Joint statement from Dr Peter Prinsley MP and Dr Simon Opher MP

Two British MPs, members of a Parliamentary delegation to the occupied West Bank, have been denied entry into Israel.

The purpose of this visit, organised by the Council for Arab-British Understanding (CAABU), was to enable Members of Parliament to witness the vital medical and humanitarian work of a range of organisations including Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) in the occupied West Bank. Dr Simon Opher and Dr Peter Prinsley, both respected medical professionals, were travelling as part of the delegation which was also due to meet British diplomats in Jerusalem in addition to Palestinian and Israeli human rights organisations. 

It is deeply regrettable that the Israeli authorities prevented them from seeing first-hand the grave challenges facing medical facilities in the region and from hearing the British government’s assessment of the situation on the ground.