A pro-Palestinian activist from the Netherlands was denied entry to Israel. Gretta Duisenberg was part of a delegation of artists, journalists and writers that went to visit the West Bank on Sunday. Duisenberg had said she wanted to visit Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti.
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