Israel detained SNP MP Lara Bird and Scottish Green MSP Kate Nebens for about eight hours and refused them entry to the West Bank, where they were going to attend a congress in Ramallah. Labor MP Clive Lewis, former Labor MP Sam Tarry and Senator Buskey were also rejected. "If Israel has nothing to hide, why is it so determined to prevent us from seeing what is happening in the West Bank? " asked a bird.