Six Canadian MPs Travelling With Muslim Organization Denied Entry Into West Bank

Israel has denied entry to the West Bank for six Canadian MPs, as well as the remainder of a 30-person delegation led by a Canadian Muslim group.
The MPs were part of a group organized and sponsored by the non-profit The Canadian-Muslim Vote and accompanied by staff with the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) with the aim of meeting with displaced Palestinians and community members of various faiths.
The group was denied entry as it tried to cross from Jordan into the West Bank on Dec. 16. Liberal MPs Fares Al Soud, Iqra Khalid, Gurbux Saini, Sameer Zuberi and Aslam Rana were among those denied entry, along with NDP MP Jenny Kwan….