(Ha'aretz) Josh Breiner and Jonathan Lis - Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan on Tuesday explained an Israeli decision to deny entry to seven members of a delegation of anti-Israel European officials. "In principle, it is always worthwhile trying to convince people that Israel is right, unless you know in advance that these people are not just fixed in their opinions but distort the truth, lie, and spread incitement against Israel - and that is exactly this case." He said the group wanted to visit Marwan Barghouti, the Palestinian leader jailed in Israel for murder, and that they were also BDS activists who have promoted boycotts against Israel. Erdan noted that other countries do not allow entry to those whose goal is to harm their country.
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