France turns back Israeli settler leader at Paris airport over West Bank role
French authorities have barred Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria Regional Council, from entering France after he arrived at a Paris airport, according to his office and French officials. His office said he was questioned during passport control before being told he could not enter the country and was sent back. The French foreign ministry said the ban was linked to his active role in implementing settlement policy in the occupied West Bank.The ministry did not confirm the deportation itself, but said Dagan was subject to an administrative ban from French territory. It said settlement building is contrary to international... [Continue Reading]
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