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Israel revokes visas of 27 French lawmakers and officials
21 April 2025 12:52 BST
Israel revoked the entry visas of 27 French lawmakers and officials just two days before their scheduled visit to the state and the occupied West Bank, the delegation has said.
Seventeen members of the group, including representatives from France’s Ecologist Party and the French Communist Party, condemned the move as “collective punishment” on Sunday and called on French President Emmanuel Macron to respond.
“The revocation of our permits to enter Israel 48 hours before our departure is a major breach of diplomatic ties with the French state and of our mandates as elected representatives of the republic,” the delegation said in a statement, according to Haaretz.
“It requires an unequivocal stance from the highest authorities of our state.”
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