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Israel will not let Green MEPs into the country after criticizing "occupation".

Israel has refused entry to a Spanish Green MEP, sparking criticism in Brussels.

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Israel will not let Green MEPs into the country after criticizing "occupation".

Israel has refused entry to a Spanish Green MEP, sparking criticism in Brussels. A spokeswoman for EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called the decision "deeply disappointing" on Tuesday. The politician Ana Miranda, who was rejected at the border, spoke on Twitter of a "diplomatic affront".

According to a statement by the Greens in the European Parliament, Miranda said her rejection at the Israeli border was "the price I pay for standing up for human rights and condemning the Israeli occupation of Palestine".

The 51-year-old Miranda landed at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport with a delegation from the European Parliament on Monday, but was prevented from continuing her journey. She had to take the first plane back to Madrid on Tuesday morning, she explained.

The incident is seen in Brussels as a setback for relations with Israel. It was only in October that the EU and Israel resumed their talks within the framework of the joint Association Council after a ten-year break. Earlier, the EU's criticism of Israel's settlement policy in the West Bank caused resentment in Jerusalem.

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