Tag: Denial of Entry

  • URGENT ACTION: ATTENTION US CITIZENS WHO HAVE BEEN DENIED ENTRY

    The US State Department in Washington DC and the US Consulate in East Jerusalem have been following up on the current situation of US citizens denied entry in recent years. This is an excellent opportunity for us to alert US government representatives of the ongoing harm caused by Israel’s continued practice of entry denial on…

  • Ha’aretz: The evil decree

    (See Ch. 10 TV news items linked below) The scene shown Tuesday night (second TV item) on television was one of the most harsh and shameful seen here in recent times: a two-and-a-half-year-old boy, Ahmed Samut from Khan Yunis, and a nine-and-a-half-year-old girl, Sausan Jaafari, of Rafah, as they entered the Erez crossing alone, after…

  • Italian delegation denied entry to Gaza – Another soon to follow

    (An Italian delegation left to visit Gaza. They were denied entry, but another delegation, working for the European Parliament, is coming soon. This was what they released beforehand.) The initiative “Gaza must live – appeal to end a genocidal embargo” was launched at the end of September. The appeal was promoted, among others, by a…

  • Ha’aretz: Dichter cancels U.K. trip over fears of ‘war crimes’ arrest

    By: Barak Ravid Public Security Minister Avi Dichter canceled a trip to Britain over concerns he would be arrested due to his involvement in the decision to assassinate the head of Hamas’ military wing in July 2002. Fifteen people were killed in the bombing of Salah Shehade’s house in Gaza, among them his wife and…

  • Wire Fencing Erected to Obstruct Passage at Huwara

    The Huwara checkpoint controlling exit from Nablus is notorious for long lines and hours-long delays, particularly on holidays. This roofed and turnstiled checkpoint, in place since the start of the current Intifada, governs traffic flowing to Ramallah, as well as to the many nearby villages outside Nablus. University students, workers, and people seeking medical treatment…