NFL player Michael Bennett leads boycott against trip to Israel.

Three of the NFL players who were members of a sports delegation to Israel have backed out at the last minute, joining a boycott instead.

A group of NFL players expected to arrive in Israel on Monday will be minus a few members when the plane touches down at Ben Gurion International airport.

The delegation is set to arrive Monday for a seven-day visit, during which they will meet with a wide range of Israelis from different walks of life. The athletes will visit Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, the Dead Sea, Haifa, and Christian sites in the Galilee. They plan to be baptized the River Jordan at Yardenit as well, and will tour other sites too.

Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett, the first to cancel his plans, tweeted a picture of Martin Luther King Jr. late Friday with the declaration, “I’m not going to Israel.”

His tweet was answered by another user who suggested he “educate himself” before using his voice to incite against Jews.

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