WATCH: 5 Prominent Anti-Israel Activists Prevented From Boarding Tel Aviv-Bound Flight

A group of five prominent anti-Israel BDS movement activists were prevented Monday from boarding a flight from Washington, D.C., to Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport.

The anti-Zionist organization Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) had coordinated the “interfaith delegation” to Israel. When the group attempted to check in for a Lufthansa flight to Tel Aviv at Dulles International Airport, they were informed the Israeli government had ordered they not be allowed to board.

“We were told at check-in that the airline has a letter from the Israeli government saying we are not allowed to fly to Israel.

I wasn’t even able to get as far as checking my bag,” said Wise, according to a JVP statement. She added, “I’m heartbroken and outraged.”

Israel’s move falls in line with the Knesset legislature’s recent approval of a bill forbidding BDS activists from entering the Jewish state.

See full press release with @PresbyPeace @AMPalestine here: https://t.co/1ucFIudega pic.twitter.com/8lNnRW9Gre

— JewishVoiceForPeace (@jvplive) July 24, 2017

(JNS.org)