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Israeli police arrest pro-Palestinian activists at Ben Gurion airport

GAZA, July 8 (KUNA) -- Israeli police arrested scores of foreign pro-Palestinian activists immediately after arrival at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv on Friday.
Around 60 activists from several European countries suspected of being pro-Palestinian have arrived in Ben Gurion airport, the Israeli radio said.
The Israeli police kept the activists in a separate lounge for interrogation, it added.
The airport authorities decided to ban 25 activists from entering Israel, added the radio, and that they would be repatriated to their countries: France, Belgium, the US, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands. (pickup previous) mzt.bs KUNA 082052 Jul 11NNNN