Israel detains, deports two British parliamentarians

Two members of the UK parliament, Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed, were denied entry to Israel and deported on Saturday.

Ms Yang, the MP representing Earley and Woodley, and Ms Mohamed, the MP representing Sheffield Central, flew to Israel from Luton Airport on Saturday, alongside two aides.

However, they were denied entry by the Israeli Interior Minister Moshe Arbel after a period of detention and interrogation.

The Israeli immigration ministry, in a statement, said the government…