Swedish EU Parliamentarians Banned From Entering Israel
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- Two Swedish EU parliamentarians, Jonas Sjöstedt and Hanna Gedin of the Left Party, have been banned from entering Israel.
- Israel's Foreign Ministry cited their consistent actions against Israel, including calls for international legal proceedings and accusations of genocide and deliberate starvation.
- The ban comes just before a planned visit by the parliamentarians to the Palestinian Authority.
Jonas Sjöstedt and Hanna Gedin, Left Party EU parliamentarians, have been banned from entering Israel. The ban, reported by The Jerusalem Post, was issued by the Israeli Foreign Ministry at the request of Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar.
According to the ministry, the two Swedish politicians have "consistently acted against Israel in recent years." This includes calls for international legal proceedings against Israelis to continue. The ministry also cited instances where Sjöstedt and Gedin allegedly "made false accusations against Israel, including claims of genocide, deliberate starvation, and that children and medical personnel are deliberately targeted."
The ban comes just a day before the parliamentarians were scheduled to visit the Palestinian Authority. The article includes a file photo of Jonas Sjöstedt.
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Originally published by Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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