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The Law Offices of Bechor & Ben-Hillel petitioned the High Court of Justice to repeal or amend the "Policy on Entry and Residence of Foreigners in Judea and Samaria" published by Israel’s Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (“COGAT”), a unit of the Israeli Defense Ministry.  The policy purports to regulate all issues regarding [...]

As a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, many questions have arisen regarding the status of foreigners residing in Israel. On April 5, 2020, our office petitioned the Ministry of Interior (MOI) on behalf of international humanitarian non-governmental organizations working in Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territories (oPt).  These INGOs employ local and international staff, residing [...]

As we all know, the world is grappling with the Coronavirus pandemic.  Many questions have arisen regarding the entry of foreigner nationals (neither Israeli citizens nor Palestinian I.D. holders) to the West Bank, their residence in the West Bank, and their exit from the West Bank. Our office, representing many foreign nationals living in the [...]

A 10-year legal battle to grant permits to a Palestinian family from Jerusalem finally reached its end. On 9 December 2018, the Supreme Court ruled that a couple and their two children, residing in Jabal Mukaber, should be granted permits to reside in Jerusalem in accordance with a Prime Minister’s decision from 2007. The appellant was [...]

BBH Law filed an emergency appeal and motion for a stay of deportation in the early hours of 3 October on behalf of an American student banned by Israel's Ministry of Interior (PIBA) from entry into the country.  The student, Palestinian American Lara Alqasem, is registered to begin her studies at the Hebrew University and was [...]