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So far Leora Bechor has created 18 blog entries.

December 2016

More than 2,000 Palestinians in family reunification with their spouses – residents and citizens of Israel – will finally be granted Israeli temporary resident visa (A/5 visas) after living with military permits for more than 13 years

December 22nd, 2016|

Under the Law on Citizenship and Entry into Israel enacted in 2003 as a “temporary order,” Palestinian spouses of Israeli citizens or residents of East Jerusalem who meet eligibility criteria may obtain military permits, renewable annually, with no opportunity to “upgrade” their status to temporary resident (A/5 visa)- Israeli temporary resident visa. .  Every year, [...]

Ministry of Interior has almost entirely stopped approving applications for citizenship submitted by East Jerusalem Palestinians

December 20th, 2016|

BBH Law submitted a petition to the Ministry of Interior’s Population and Immigration Authority demanding that the Ministry process applications for Israeli citizenship also for East Jerusalem Palestinians within a fixed time frame and develop a written policy on the matter available to the public. The vast majority of East Jerusalem Palestinians are not Israeli citizens but [...]

November 2016

Gazan businessmen in crisis – Israel’s Civil Administration confiscates entry permits into Israel in record numbers

November 27th, 2016|

The second half of 2016 witnessed a new and worrisome phenomenon of mass revocation of entry permits held by Palestinian merchants from Gaza, also known as BMG permits ("Business Man Gaza" permits) or BMC permits. Haaretz and Al-Monitor reported that between the months of May – October 2016, Israel revoked 1,700 entry permits into Israel [...]

February 2016

Husband of international aid worker denied tourist visa (B/2 visa) in violation of Ministry of Interior’s own policies

February 17th, 2016|

M. and his wife are foreign nationals working in the field of humanitarian assistance, M's appeal for a tourist visa (B/2 visa) for visiting his wife, was denied by the Israeli Ministry of Interior. In August 2014, when M.'s wife was holding a temporary position in a humanitarian organization in the West Bank, M. reached the [...]