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Renowned Palestinian-British doctor Ghassan Abu Sittah was barred from entering Germany on Friday where he is due to speak at a pro-Palestine conference in Berlin about the challenges faced by medics in Gaza. The New Arab correspondent Rabeea Eid, who is covering the conference, spoke to Abu Sittah who confirmed “they didn’t let him in and he cannot now make a statement until the evening”. Abu Sittah, who was recently appointed rector of Glasgow University, is currently being held at a Berlin airport and will not be able to make the conference. “Invited to address a conference in Berlin about …