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Anti-Israel Palestinian activist blocked from entering the US

By Zach Halaschak
Published April 11, 2019 10:26pm ET
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Anti-Israel Palestinian activist blocked from entering the US
Omar Barghouti listens during an interview with the Associated Press in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, May 10, 2016. Barghouti, a Qatari-born Palestinian who is married to an Israeli woman and leader of the international boycott movement against Israel, on Tuesday accused Israeli authorities of imposing a travel ban on him as retribution for his political activities. | (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Anti-Israel Palestinian activist Omar Barghouti, a leading advocate of boycotting Israel, has been denied entry into the U.S.

Barghouti, 55, opposes Israel’s existence and has been accused of supporting terrorism. He is a leader of the boycott, divest, and sanctions, or BDS, movement, which tries to impose financial pressure on Israel by boycotts against supporters of Israel.

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