UK politicians among international delegates barred from entering the West Bank
Group of 23 held for nine hours at Allenby Bridge before being turned away from olive-harvest solidarity trip
An international delegation of 23 people, including four elected representatives from Britain, has been barred from entering the West Bank after being detained for nine hours at the Allenby/King Hussein Bridge, on a trip to meet Palestinian farmers and civil society leaders facing escalating violence during olive harvest season.