Tag: Denial of Entry

  • The New Refugees

    By Amira Hass for Haaretz Until Enaya Samara, who has been living in forced exile for the past eight months returns to her village near Ramallah, and until Someida Abbas, who was banished from his home 10 months ago accompanies his children to kindergarten again, it will not be possible to believe the defense establishment’s…

  • Announcements of Israeli Change of Policy Unfounded in Reality

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE by the campaign for the Right of Entry Despite assurances relayed by American and European diplomats, foreign passport holders trying to join their families in the Israeli occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), including Bethlehem, for the holidays are being denied entry and expelled by Israel. On Friday the 15th edition of the English…

  • Israeli denial of entry policy continues despite promises made to the EU

    by the Right to Entry Campaign, December 17th Despite assurances given to the EU presidency by Israeli authorities, foreigners continue to be barred from passing through Israeli-controlled access points when their destination is the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). “Arbitrary denials of entry and expulsions have not stopped. No transparent rules or mechanisms are in place…

  • Petition Challenges Israel’s practice of barring foreign passport holders from the Israeli occupied Palestinian territory

    Campaign for Right of Entry, December 12th The Jerusalem Legal Aid Center (JLAC), on December 11, petitioned the Israeli Civil Administration and the Ministry of Interior (MoI) to reinstate the processing of visitor permit renewal requests and to reinstate those whose permits have lapsed. JLAC attorney, Sliman Shahin, presented the petition on behalf of spouses…

  • Travel Warning – Bethlehem & Jerusalem, Occupied Palestine

    Campaign for Right of Entry, December 10th This Travel Warning is being issued to update information on the general security environment in Israel, Jerusalem, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip, and to reiterate threats to foreign nationals, especially American citizens. Although the situation in Israel is seemingly calm, the fact of the matter remains…