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Israel denies entry to Sweden MP and ex-Israeli who sailed on Gaza flotilla

8 November 2010

By Chaim Levinson, Haaretz – 7 Nov 2010
www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israel-denies-entry-to-sweden-mp-and-ex-israeli-who-sailed-on-gaza-flotilla-1.323419

MP Mehmet Kaplan and artist Dror Feiler planned to lodge complaint against IDF for violence, armed robbery, obstruction of freedom and kidnapping.

The Turkish-born MP Mehmet Kaplan and artist Dror Feiler were detained at the Ben Gurion International Airport upon landing, on the grounds that they were barred for 10 years due to their participation in the May 2010 flotilla. Both were among the dozens of flotilla passengers taken in to custody following Israel’s deadly raid.

Kaplan and Feiler had planned to use their trip in Israel to lodge an official complaint with the Israel Police against the Israel Defense Forces. Their complaint accused the IDF of kidnapping, armed robbery, violence and obstruction of freedom.

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