Gerry Adams says Israel bans him from Gaza visit
Irish nationalist leader Gerry Adams says Israel has barred him from making a planned visit to the Gaza Strip during a three-day tour of the region.
Adams says he was not given a reason for the Israeli decision preventing Friday's trip and adds that he is disappointed by it.
Israel's Defense Ministry - which controls access from Israel to the densely populated strip - was not immediately available for comment.
Adams' Sinn Fein Party has long taken a pro-Palestinian position in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
