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Israel has denied two British Labour MPs into Israel on Saturday, on the basis that they would be a security concern. Yuan Yang MP (below right) who represents Earley and Woodley, is the first Chinese born MP in the House of Commons. She has called for sanctions to be placed upon Israel, and spoken about how Israel kills women and children. The second Labour MP is Abtisam Mohamed, who is the first Arab woman to be elected to the House of Commons. She was born in Yemen and serves the constituency of Sheffield Central. During a Commons Chamber debate earlier this month, she accused Israel of ethnic cleansing and of pursuing the destruction of Gaza. Both Labour MPs claimed to be part of an official delegation visiting Israel on behalf of the British parliament, however the immigration authority said this was not true. When further questioned, they later claimed, they were in Israel to document the activities of security forces and publicise the events. This was interpreted as spreading anti-Israel hatred and Israel's Population and Immigration Authority decided, after speaking to the Interior Minister, that because there was no official visit, they and their two aids were returned to Luton.