Tutu of South Africa denied visa to enter Israel.

Desmond Tutu!   

South Africa’s Tutu has been denied visa to visit Israel on a  fact finding mission for UN.

The UN wanted Tutu and his group to travel to Gaza on a fact finding mission and the Israelis would not hear of something like that.

According to BBC, “Mr Tutu’s team would have investigated last month’s killings of 19 civilians in an Israeli artillery barrage in the northern town of Beit Hanoun. But Israel had not granted the former Archbishop of Cape Town the necessary travel clearance, a UN official said.”

But the Israelis are diplomatic in answering. They have told the media that the government had not denied the visa, but that it was under processing, and might take long  to finalize.

“Mr Tutu’s team was supposed to report its findings to the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council by Friday.”

Now Tutu says he cannot wait for the visa any longer, because he has other engagements. This will definitely please the Israelis who could not see reason why Tutu and his group were being send to Gaza.

By Korir, African Press in Norway, APN.

africanpress@chello.no

source.bbc