Friday, September 05, 2014

Israel bars 13 European parliament MPs from visiting Gaza...

ISRAEL has barred 13 European Parliament MPs from visiting Gaza during a four-day fact-finding visit to Palestine and Israel that started on Thursday.

The MEPs, from the GUE/NGL (European United Left/Nordic Green Left) group and including three Sinn Féin MEPs, will meet members of the Palestinian Legislative Council and the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament), as well as activists from both Palestinian and Israeli human rights and peace organisations.

The Sinn Féin MEPs are Martina Anderson, Matt Carthy and Lynn Boylan.

The MEPs have strongly condemned the Israeli Government’s refusal to let them see at first-hand the needs of the people of Gaza following the devastating blitz Israel inflicted on the tiny, impoverished and largely defenceless territory.

GUE/NGL and Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson said:

“The Israeli Government refused us entry into Gaza on the grounds that our visit to the region is ‘not directly concerned with the provision of humanitarian assistance’. This is beyond irony considering that the horrific and harrowing humanitarian situation in Gaza is a direct result of Israel's 53-day military attack on the Gaza Strip, which resulted in 2,145 fatalities, including 581 children, not to mention Israel’s eight-year blockade of the region. Full story...

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