EU member of parliament calls Israel 'rogue state' after denied entry

A member of the European Union parliament who was travelling to Israel and the occupied West Bank to meet Palestinian officials and human rights activists and was denied entry at Tel Aviv airport on Monday has slammed Israel as a "rogue state".

“This utter contempt from Israel is the result of the international community failing to hold them to account,” Lynn Boylan, who chairs the EU parliament's EU-Palestine delegation, said in a statement.

“Israel is a rogue state, and this disgraceful move shows the level of utter disregard that they have for international law. Europe must now hold Israel to account," she said. 

Another lawmaker, Rima Hassan, was also denied entry.