French authorities refuse entry to Israeli settler chief Yossi Dagan

LONDON: French authorities last week denied entry to Israeli far-right settler leader Yossi Dagan due to his activities in Israeli settlement expansion and violations of Palestinian rights.

Dagan’s office said on Wednesday that he was questioned by border control officials at Charles de Gaulle Airport and was refused entry due to his role in the building of 35 settlements in the northern occupied West Bank and for promoting the reestablishment of illegal Jewish settlements in Gaza.

Dagan heads the Shomron Regional Council, one of six bodies that manage settlement affairs in the West Bank. He has recently spearheaded the resettlement of Ganim, Sa-Nur and Homesh, which were evacuated in 2005.