Church group official denies Israeli ban was due to BDS activism
The World Council of Churches has denied reports that its executive member, who was stopped from entering Israel, was denied on the basis that she is a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) activist. Israel interrogated and deported Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri, a Malawi citizen who serves as the council’s associate general secretary, after she arrived in Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport on Monday. Media sources said the decision was […]
