West Bank sanction row: Israel bars 12 British MPs from entering country

Israel bars 12 British MPs from entering the country. Israel has barred 12 British MPs and a campaign group director from entering the country, with Foreign Minister Gideon Saar accusing them of anti-Israel and antisemitic activity.The move came after the UK government imposed restrictions on goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, escalating tensions between the two governments.Saar announced the measures on Tuesday, saying Israel was responding to what he described as hostile actions by the Labour government. He also criticised remarks made by Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband in Parliament, calling his address "outrageous lies".The British officials and campaign figures affected are Jeremy Corbyn, Zarah Sultana, Naz Shah, Diane Abbott, Hannah Spencer, Carla Denyer, Sian Berry, Ellie Chowns, John McDonnell, Richard Burgon, Adrian Ramsay and Fahad Ansari, director of Riverway to the Sea.Saar said those targeted were "involved in antisemitic and anti-Israel activity, as well as those who deny the very existence of the State of Israel".The restrictions extend beyond the MPs. Israel will close the British Consulate in Jerusalem and remove British representatives ...