Preventing a number of British politicians and international representatives from entering the West Bank An international delegation that included a number of British politicians was barred from entering the West Bank to meet with Palestinian children, farmers and leaders of local communities facing the escalation of violence by Israeli forces. One of these people says: It is clear that they made a political decision; A decision based on the fact that they did not want people to witness what was happening in the West Bank, especially on the eve of the elections.