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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, 2023Following 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, 2022On 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, 2022The 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, 2021Our 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, 2021Following 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, 2021The 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, 2020As 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, 2020As 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, 2020As 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, 2019On 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, 2019A 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, 2018Our 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, 2018The 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, 2018BBH 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, 2018On 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, 2018An 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, 2017In 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, 2016Under 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, 2016BBH 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, 2016The 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, 2016A 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, 2016Attorney 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, 2016M. 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, 2023Following 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, 2022On 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, 2022The 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, 2021Our 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, 2021Following 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, 2021The 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, 2020As 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, 2020As 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, 2020As 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, 2019On 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, 2019A 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, 2018Our 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, 2018The 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, 2018BBH 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, 2018On 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, 2018An 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, 2017In 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, 2016Under 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, 2016BBH 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, 2016The 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, 2016A 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, 2016Attorney 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, 2016M. 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, 2023Following 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, 2022On 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, 2022The 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, 2021Our 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, 2021Following 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, 2021The 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, 2020As 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, 2020As 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, 2020As 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, 2019On 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, 2019A 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, 2018Our 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, 2018The 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, 2018BBH 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, 2018On 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, 2018An 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, 2017In 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, 2016Under 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, 2016BBH 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, 2016The 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, 2016A 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, 2016Attorney 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, 2016M. 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