Six Canadian members of parliament, along with a delegation of 24 other people, were denied entry by Israel to the occupied West Bank on Tuesday while trying to cross the border from Jordan.
The group were attempting to enter as part of a trip to Israel and the West Bank sponsored by non-profit organisation The Canadian-Muslim Vote (TCMV).
The Israeli ambassador to Canada said the group of 30 had been denied entry because TCMV had links to Islamic Relief Worldwide, a non-governmental organisation proscribed by Israel as a terrorist group.
The Canadian affiliate of Islamic Relief has strongly denied that characterisation. TCMV also hit out, saying its funding came from qualified donors only.
Israeli military body Cogat, which oversees the Allenby border crossing, told CBC News that the group had been denied entry "for security reasons", after they arrived at the Allenby border crossing "without prior co-ordination".
