MP says she was screamed at, pushed by border officers
One of the MPs in the delegation says she was yelled at and pushed by Israeli officers while being held at the border crossing for several hours.
Mississauga-Erin Mills MP Iqra Khalid told our colleague Raffy Boudjikanian that she was watching another delegate being questioned by a number of Israeli officers when she stepped closer to make sure the delegate was safe.
One officer told her to move back, she said, and then another officer came toward her.
"He was yelling and screaming at my face, telling me to go away, and he pushed me back into the wall," Khalid said.
"At that point, I said, 'Please don't touch me,' and he said, 'I will touch you as much as I want,' and pushed me again."
Khalid said other delegates intervened "and took me away from that situation before it escalated."
"I was shocked at the aggressive and hostile behaviour by these officials," Khalid said.