Israel bars U.S. citizens over criticism and ties to Palestinian activists, lawyers say

Travelers from the U.S. and other nations are denied entry to Israel after interrogations about their links to Palestinians, plans to visit the occupied West Bank and opinions of Israel, lawyers say.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5472x3648+0+0/resize/5472x3648!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd6%2Fa3%2F449ebdd247a9804d57ba69fd40b8%2Fgettyimages-2265265274.jpg' alt='Travelers arrive at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 5.'/><p>Travelers from the U.S. and other nations are denied entry to Israel after interrogations about their links to Palestinians, plans to visit the occupied West Bank and opinions of Israel, lawyers say.</p><p>(Image credit: Gil Cohen Magen)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5950449' />