Israel says it will begin on Thursday allowing entry to all US citizens, including Palestinian Americans living in occupied West Bank and besieged Gaza, in a policy change it hopes will secure visa-free access for Israelis to US
Israel has pushed for years to secure visa-free entry for its citizens to the US, a privilege enjoyed by 40 countries, mostly in Europe and Asia. / Photo: Reuters
US officials assessing the trial will also focus on whether Palestinian Americans or other Arab Americans are subjected to selective grilling by Israeli security personnel. Instead, those travelling to the occupied West Bank or Gaza must enter via neighbouring Jordan or Egypt. One source said that, while Israel would bar anyone deemed a security threat, it did not plan as a matter of policy to restrict entry to any American"BDS-ers" — a reference to pro-Palestine calls to boycott, divest from or sanction Israel.
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