A French-Palestinian member of the European Parliament says she was denied entry into Canada only days before she was scheduled to participate in conferences in Montreal.

Rima Hassan wrote online that she was “prevented” from coming to Canada in what she described as an attempt at censorship.

The far-left La France Insoumise party said in a statement that Hassan’s electronic travel authorization was initially approved by Canadian authorities before being revoked on Friday.

The statement says Canadian authorities allege she failed to disclose a previous visa refusal or denial of entry as well as an alleged criminal offence, arrest, indictment or conviction.

The party believes the refusal stems from Hassan being previously denied entry to Israel, as well as complaints against her that they say are linked to her vocal pro-Palestinian stance and criticism of Israel.