Israel deports British activist who protected Palestinian children

London, United Kingdom – British student Finn Joughin has been deported from Israel following his pro-Palestine activism in the occupied West Bank.The 22-year-old worked in the village of Umm al-Khair as an international volunteer with Proactive Presence, the movement that aims to protect Palestinian communities from settler attacks.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Israel charges settler for killing Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleenlist 2 of 4Palestinians in occupied West Bank hold firm on Indigenous Peoples’ Daylist 3 of 4Palestine weekly: Netanyahu hedges on Gaza roadmaplist 4 of 4Palestinian victims of Israeli settler attacks face battle for justiceend of listHe was kidnapped by Israeli settlers at gunpoint on August 29 after intervening to protect Palestinian children playing football in the village in Masafer Yatta.Umm al-Khair is an area of the southern West Bank under Israeli administrative and security control, which was designated as Area C under the Oslo Accords. Palestinian communities there have been under continuous attack by Israeli settlers in recent months and years.“I had just taken a seat on the side of the pitch when maybe five or six teenagers ar...