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Visa Update During the Israel-Gaza War: the Israeli Civil Administration informed our Law Office that it has resumed reviewing visa extension applications. Foreign passport holders whose visas have expired recently should apply for extension until October 27, 2023

October 18, 2023

Following the breakout of the Israel-Gaza war on October 7, 2023, the Israeli Civil Administration (ICA) has stopped reviewing visa extension applications submi…Read more

New military procedure set to enter into effect on October 20, 2022 illegally restricting the entry of foreign passport holders to the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Our law firm applied to the Minister of Defense and COGAT demanding to revise the procedure and its entry into effect

September 23, 2022

On September 13, 2022, our law firm applied, on behalf of Hamoked human rights organization, to the Minister of Defense, the Coordinator of Government Activitie…Read more

The Law Offices of Bechor & Ben-Hillel petition the High Court of Justice to repeal or amend the military’s new policy on entry and residence of foreigners in the West Bank

June 26, 2022

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…Read more

Approximately 700 Individuals Will Receive Palestinian IDs. Israel Approves a Meager Amount of Family Unification Applications in the West Bank, among whom are Several Clients of the Law Offices of Bechor & Ben-Hillel.

October 20, 2021

Our offices are greatly disappointed by the meager number of Palestinian ID cards that Israel agreed to issue as part of an agreement recently reached with the…Read more

Israel and the Palestinian Authority announce that 5,000 undocumented spouses of Palestinians will receive Palestinian IDs

August 30, 2021

Following a meeting held between Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz and PA President Mahmoud Abbas, an agreement was reached to issue 5,000 Palestinian IDs (…Read more

Permanent residency and Family Unification in the West Bank: After the intervention of the Law Offices of Bechor & Ben-Hillel, Israel grants Palestinian ID cards to adult-age children of Palestinian who had lived their entire lives without legal status

June 27, 2021

The Law Offices of Bechor & Ben-Hillel recently petitioned the Civil Administration in the occupied Palestinian territories to grant permanent residency sta…Read more

Coronavirus Outbreak: In response to BBH Law’s inquiry, Israel’s Ministry of Interior clarified its policy regarding visas held by foreigners working in international humanitarian non-governmental organizations in Israel and in the Territories

April 10, 2020

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 petition…Read more

Coronavirus Outbreak: in response to BBH Law’s recent inquiry, COGAT announces that visas held by foreign nationals in the West Bank will be automatically extended until June 30, 2020

March 31, 2020

As a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, many questions have arisen regarding the entry to and exit from the West Bank of foreigner nationals (neither Israeli c…Read more

Coronavirus Outbreak: Our office approached the Civil Administration and the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) regarding entry to and exit from the Occupied Territories and extensions of visas for those foreigners living in the Occupied Territories.

March 25, 2020

As we all know, the world is grappling with the Coronavirus pandemic.  Many questions have arisen regarding the entry of foreigner nationals (neither Israeli ci…Read more

Israel’s First Investor Visa Goes into Effect

July 9, 2019

On May 1, 2019, Israel launched its first Investor Visa policy for citizens of the United States.  The policy was launched together with a parallel U.S. immigra…Read more

Supreme Court rules: an East Jerusalem couple and their two children will receive permits to reside in Israel

April 8, 2019

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 coupl…Read more

As a result of our office’s intervention, a foreign journalist’s work visa was renewed, after the journalist’s request had originally been denied on grounds that she had praised the boycott of Israel and that she “supports terrorist organizations.”

December 12, 2018

Our office represents a foreign journalist with 25 years of experience in her field, who has been covering the Middle East for many years. Since 2011, she has b…Read more

Supreme Court Orders the Release of Lara Alqasem and Overturns Interior Ministry’s Decision

October 23, 2018

The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in favor of Lara Alqasem, after two lower courts denied earlier appeals in her case.  Lara Alqasem is a 22 year-old American…Read more

Israel bans entry of Hebrew University student carrying a valid one-year student visa

October 3, 2018

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 Minis…Read more

Israel denies entry to American Jewish Temporary Resident, Despite her Protected Legal Status

September 13, 2018

On September 12, 2018, 23-year old Julie Shayna Weinberg-Connors returned to her home in Jerusalem after the Rosh Hashanah holiday, hours before she was to star…Read more

Israel is making it impossible for foreign nationals to live in the West Bank: An opinion piece by Attorney Yotam Ben-Hillel

August 22, 2018

An opinion piece by Attorney Yotam Ben-Hillel on Israel’s disturbing new policy of revoking the visas of foreign citizens residing in the West Bank. Silently an…Read more

ISRAEL DENIES PALESTINIANS’ RIGHT TO FAMILY LIFE IN AN UNPRECEDENTED CHANGE IN POLICY

September 12, 2017

In the past several months, Israel’s Civil Administration has made it increasingly difficult for foreign spouses of Palestinians to receive long-term visas that…Read more

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 22, 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 Jerusale…Read more

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

December 20, 2016

BBH Law submitted a petition to the Ministry of Interior’s Population and Immigration Authority demanding that the Ministry process applications for Israeli cit…Read more

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

November 27, 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…Read more

Jordan Valley Regulation

October 6, 2016

A coalition of human rights organizations – Kav LaOved - Workers’ Hotline, Adalah, and the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) - filed a petition to t…Read more

A losing battle in Israel’s High Court of Justice

August 8, 2016

Attorney Yotam Ben-Hillel highlights the judiciary's blatant discrimination against East Jerusalem Palestinians reflected in two recent decisions handed down by…Read more

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

February 17, 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 denie…Read more

Visa Update During the Israel-Gaza War: the Israeli Civil Administration informed our Law Office that it has resumed reviewing visa extension applications. Foreign passport holders whose visas have expired recently should apply for extension until October 27, 2023

October 18, 2023

Following the breakout of the Israel-Gaza war on October 7, 2023, the Israeli Civil Administration (ICA) has stopped reviewing visa extension applications submi…Read more

New military procedure set to enter into effect on October 20, 2022 illegally restricting the entry of foreign passport holders to the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Our law firm applied to the Minister of Defense and COGAT demanding to revise the procedure and its entry into effect

September 23, 2022

On September 13, 2022, our law firm applied, on behalf of Hamoked human rights organization, to the Minister of Defense, the Coordinator of Government Activitie…Read more

The Law Offices of Bechor & Ben-Hillel petition the High Court of Justice to repeal or amend the military’s new policy on entry and residence of foreigners in the West Bank

June 26, 2022

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…Read more

Approximately 700 Individuals Will Receive Palestinian IDs. Israel Approves a Meager Amount of Family Unification Applications in the West Bank, among whom are Several Clients of the Law Offices of Bechor & Ben-Hillel.

October 20, 2021

Our offices are greatly disappointed by the meager number of Palestinian ID cards that Israel agreed to issue as part of an agreement recently reached with the…Read more

Israel and the Palestinian Authority announce that 5,000 undocumented spouses of Palestinians will receive Palestinian IDs

August 30, 2021

Following a meeting held between Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz and PA President Mahmoud Abbas, an agreement was reached to issue 5,000 Palestinian IDs (…Read more

Permanent residency and Family Unification in the West Bank: After the intervention of the Law Offices of Bechor & Ben-Hillel, Israel grants Palestinian ID cards to adult-age children of Palestinian who had lived their entire lives without legal status

June 27, 2021

The Law Offices of Bechor & Ben-Hillel recently petitioned the Civil Administration in the occupied Palestinian territories to grant permanent residency sta…Read more

Coronavirus Outbreak: In response to BBH Law’s inquiry, Israel’s Ministry of Interior clarified its policy regarding visas held by foreigners working in international humanitarian non-governmental organizations in Israel and in the Territories

April 10, 2020

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 petition…Read more

Coronavirus Outbreak: in response to BBH Law’s recent inquiry, COGAT announces that visas held by foreign nationals in the West Bank will be automatically extended until June 30, 2020

March 31, 2020

As a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, many questions have arisen regarding the entry to and exit from the West Bank of foreigner nationals (neither Israeli c…Read more

Coronavirus Outbreak: Our office approached the Civil Administration and the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) regarding entry to and exit from the Occupied Territories and extensions of visas for those foreigners living in the Occupied Territories.

March 25, 2020

As we all know, the world is grappling with the Coronavirus pandemic.  Many questions have arisen regarding the entry of foreigner nationals (neither Israeli ci…Read more

Israel’s First Investor Visa Goes into Effect

July 9, 2019

On May 1, 2019, Israel launched its first Investor Visa policy for citizens of the United States.  The policy was launched together with a parallel U.S. immigra…Read more

Supreme Court rules: an East Jerusalem couple and their two children will receive permits to reside in Israel

April 8, 2019

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 coupl…Read more

As a result of our office’s intervention, a foreign journalist’s work visa was renewed, after the journalist’s request had originally been denied on grounds that she had praised the boycott of Israel and that she “supports terrorist organizations.”

December 12, 2018

Our office represents a foreign journalist with 25 years of experience in her field, who has been covering the Middle East for many years. Since 2011, she has b…Read more

Supreme Court Orders the Release of Lara Alqasem and Overturns Interior Ministry’s Decision

October 23, 2018

The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in favor of Lara Alqasem, after two lower courts denied earlier appeals in her case.  Lara Alqasem is a 22 year-old American…Read more

Israel bans entry of Hebrew University student carrying a valid one-year student visa

October 3, 2018

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 Minis…Read more

Israel denies entry to American Jewish Temporary Resident, Despite her Protected Legal Status

September 13, 2018

On September 12, 2018, 23-year old Julie Shayna Weinberg-Connors returned to her home in Jerusalem after the Rosh Hashanah holiday, hours before she was to star…Read more

Israel is making it impossible for foreign nationals to live in the West Bank: An opinion piece by Attorney Yotam Ben-Hillel

August 22, 2018

An opinion piece by Attorney Yotam Ben-Hillel on Israel’s disturbing new policy of revoking the visas of foreign citizens residing in the West Bank. Silently an…Read more

ISRAEL DENIES PALESTINIANS’ RIGHT TO FAMILY LIFE IN AN UNPRECEDENTED CHANGE IN POLICY

September 12, 2017

In the past several months, Israel’s Civil Administration has made it increasingly difficult for foreign spouses of Palestinians to receive long-term visas that…Read more

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 22, 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 Jerusale…Read more

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

December 20, 2016

BBH Law submitted a petition to the Ministry of Interior’s Population and Immigration Authority demanding that the Ministry process applications for Israeli cit…Read more

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

November 27, 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…Read more

Jordan Valley Regulation

October 6, 2016

A coalition of human rights organizations – Kav LaOved - Workers’ Hotline, Adalah, and the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) - filed a petition to t…Read more

A losing battle in Israel’s High Court of Justice

August 8, 2016

Attorney Yotam Ben-Hillel highlights the judiciary's blatant discrimination against East Jerusalem Palestinians reflected in two recent decisions handed down by…Read more

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

February 17, 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 denie…Read more

Visa Update During the Israel-Gaza War: the Israeli Civil Administration informed our Law Office that it has resumed reviewing visa extension applications. Foreign passport holders whose visas have expired recently should apply for extension until October 27, 2023

October 18, 2023

Following the breakout of the Israel-Gaza war on October 7, 2023, the Israeli Civil Administration (ICA) has stopped reviewing visa extension applications submi…Read more

New military procedure set to enter into effect on October 20, 2022 illegally restricting the entry of foreign passport holders to the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Our law firm applied to the Minister of Defense and COGAT demanding to revise the procedure and its entry into effect

September 23, 2022

On September 13, 2022, our law firm applied, on behalf of Hamoked human rights organization, to the Minister of Defense, the Coordinator of Government Activitie…Read more

The Law Offices of Bechor & Ben-Hillel petition the High Court of Justice to repeal or amend the military’s new policy on entry and residence of foreigners in the West Bank

June 26, 2022

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…Read more

Approximately 700 Individuals Will Receive Palestinian IDs. Israel Approves a Meager Amount of Family Unification Applications in the West Bank, among whom are Several Clients of the Law Offices of Bechor & Ben-Hillel.

October 20, 2021

Our offices are greatly disappointed by the meager number of Palestinian ID cards that Israel agreed to issue as part of an agreement recently reached with the…Read more

Israel and the Palestinian Authority announce that 5,000 undocumented spouses of Palestinians will receive Palestinian IDs

August 30, 2021

Following a meeting held between Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz and PA President Mahmoud Abbas, an agreement was reached to issue 5,000 Palestinian IDs (…Read more

Permanent residency and Family Unification in the West Bank: After the intervention of the Law Offices of Bechor & Ben-Hillel, Israel grants Palestinian ID cards to adult-age children of Palestinian who had lived their entire lives without legal status

June 27, 2021

The Law Offices of Bechor & Ben-Hillel recently petitioned the Civil Administration in the occupied Palestinian territories to grant permanent residency sta…Read more

Coronavirus Outbreak: In response to BBH Law’s inquiry, Israel’s Ministry of Interior clarified its policy regarding visas held by foreigners working in international humanitarian non-governmental organizations in Israel and in the Territories

April 10, 2020

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 petition…Read more

Coronavirus Outbreak: in response to BBH Law’s recent inquiry, COGAT announces that visas held by foreign nationals in the West Bank will be automatically extended until June 30, 2020

March 31, 2020

As a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, many questions have arisen regarding the entry to and exit from the West Bank of foreigner nationals (neither Israeli c…Read more

Coronavirus Outbreak: Our office approached the Civil Administration and the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) regarding entry to and exit from the Occupied Territories and extensions of visas for those foreigners living in the Occupied Territories.

March 25, 2020

As we all know, the world is grappling with the Coronavirus pandemic.  Many questions have arisen regarding the entry of foreigner nationals (neither Israeli ci…Read more

Israel’s First Investor Visa Goes into Effect

July 9, 2019

On May 1, 2019, Israel launched its first Investor Visa policy for citizens of the United States.  The policy was launched together with a parallel U.S. immigra…Read more

Supreme Court rules: an East Jerusalem couple and their two children will receive permits to reside in Israel

April 8, 2019

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 coupl…Read more

As a result of our office’s intervention, a foreign journalist’s work visa was renewed, after the journalist’s request had originally been denied on grounds that she had praised the boycott of Israel and that she “supports terrorist organizations.”

December 12, 2018

Our office represents a foreign journalist with 25 years of experience in her field, who has been covering the Middle East for many years. Since 2011, she has b…Read more

Supreme Court Orders the Release of Lara Alqasem and Overturns Interior Ministry’s Decision

October 23, 2018

The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in favor of Lara Alqasem, after two lower courts denied earlier appeals in her case.  Lara Alqasem is a 22 year-old American…Read more

Israel bans entry of Hebrew University student carrying a valid one-year student visa

October 3, 2018

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 Minis…Read more

Israel denies entry to American Jewish Temporary Resident, Despite her Protected Legal Status

September 13, 2018

On September 12, 2018, 23-year old Julie Shayna Weinberg-Connors returned to her home in Jerusalem after the Rosh Hashanah holiday, hours before she was to star…Read more

Israel is making it impossible for foreign nationals to live in the West Bank: An opinion piece by Attorney Yotam Ben-Hillel

August 22, 2018

An opinion piece by Attorney Yotam Ben-Hillel on Israel’s disturbing new policy of revoking the visas of foreign citizens residing in the West Bank. Silently an…Read more

ISRAEL DENIES PALESTINIANS’ RIGHT TO FAMILY LIFE IN AN UNPRECEDENTED CHANGE IN POLICY

September 12, 2017

In the past several months, Israel’s Civil Administration has made it increasingly difficult for foreign spouses of Palestinians to receive long-term visas that…Read more

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 22, 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 Jerusale…Read more

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

December 20, 2016

BBH Law submitted a petition to the Ministry of Interior’s Population and Immigration Authority demanding that the Ministry process applications for Israeli cit…Read more

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

November 27, 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…Read more

Jordan Valley Regulation

October 6, 2016

A coalition of human rights organizations – Kav LaOved - Workers’ Hotline, Adalah, and the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) - filed a petition to t…Read more

A losing battle in Israel’s High Court of Justice

August 8, 2016

Attorney Yotam Ben-Hillel highlights the judiciary's blatant discrimination against East Jerusalem Palestinians reflected in two recent decisions handed down by…Read more

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

February 17, 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 denie…Read more

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October 2023

Visa Update During the Israel-Gaza War: the Israeli Civil Administration informed our Law Office that it has resumed reviewing visa extension applications. Foreign passport holders whose visas have expired recently should apply for extension until October 27, 2023

October 18th, 2023|

Following the breakout of the Israel-Gaza war on October 7, 2023, the Israeli Civil Administration (ICA) has stopped reviewing visa extension applications submitted by foreign passport holders, thereby preventing them from being able to continue staying in the West Bank legally. In addition, the Israeli Coordinator of Government Activities in the Occupied Territories (COGAT) has [...]

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September 2022

New military procedure set to enter into effect on October 20, 2022 illegally restricting the entry of foreign passport holders to the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Our law firm applied to the Minister of Defense and COGAT demanding to revise the procedure and its entry into effect

September 23rd, 2022|

On September 13, 2022, our law firm applied, on behalf of Hamoked human rights organization, to the Minister of Defense, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), and the Military’s Legal Advisor of the West Bank demanding they revise the “Procedure for Entry and Residence of Foreigners in the Judea and Samaria Area" and postpone [...]

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August 2021

Israel and the Palestinian Authority announce that 5,000 undocumented spouses of Palestinians will receive Palestinian IDs

August 30th, 2021|

Following a meeting held between Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz and PA President Mahmoud Abbas, an agreement was reached to issue 5,000 Palestinian IDs (granting status of permanent resident in the oPt) to those spouses of Palestinians holding foreign passports.  In addition, Israel agreed that Palestinians living in the West Bank whose registered addresses were in Gaza [...]

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June 2021

Permanent residency and Family Unification in the West Bank: After the intervention of the Law Offices of Bechor & Ben-Hillel, Israel grants Palestinian ID cards to adult-age children of Palestinian who had lived their entire lives without legal status

June 27th, 2021|

The Law Offices of Bechor & Ben-Hillel recently petitioned the Civil Administration in the occupied Palestinian territories to grant permanent residency status to four children of a Palestinian West Bank mother. Their mother had been previously married to a Palestinian (who since passed away), and together they had five children. According to the Oslo Accords, [...]

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October 2018

Supreme Court Orders the Release of Lara Alqasem and Overturns Interior Ministry’s Decision

October 23rd, 2018|

The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in favor of Lara Alqasem, after two lower courts denied earlier appeals in her case.  Lara Alqasem is a 22 year-old American student, who obtained a one-year student visa to complete her master's degee in human rights and transitional justice at Israel's elite Hebrew University.  She arrived at Israel's [...]

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August 2018

Israel is making it impossible for foreign nationals to live in the West Bank: An opinion piece by Attorney Yotam Ben-Hillel

August 22nd, 2018|

An opinion piece by Attorney Yotam Ben-Hillel on Israel’s disturbing new policy of revoking the visas of foreign citizens residing in the West Bank. Silently and far from the eye of the media, the new policy prohibits foreign citizens from living in the West Bank. The policy not only destroys family life but the Palestinian [...]

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August 2016

A losing battle in Israel’s High Court of Justice

August 8th, 2016|

Attorney Yotam Ben-Hillel highlights the judiciary's blatant discrimination against East Jerusalem Palestinians reflected in two recent decisions handed down by Israel's Supreme Court. The first ruling dealt with a Palestinian family reunification : the wife was an Israeli citizen and the husband was from the West Bank, and their application to live together in Jerusalem (“ [...]

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