Tag Archives: travel

Shin Bet prevents thousands of Palestinians from traveling to Jordan

UDHR Art 13:2: “Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country” [ PIC 19/08/2014 – 12:11 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The Israeli Shin Bet security service prevented thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank from entering Jordan through al- Karama border crossing since last month without […]

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Egyptian authorities bar travel of 8 Palestinians

[ PIC 21/11/2013 – 08:41 AM ] RAFAH, (PIC)– Egyptian authorities resumed work in Rafah border terminal afternoon Wednesday but only allowed travel of 508 persons in both directions. Travel procedures were very slow after they were suddenly disrupted by the Egyptian side due to a technical fault in the computer network, and after they […]

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Israeli occupation blocks travel of 30 Palestinians in one week

[ PIC 25/08/2013 – 09:58 AM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) blocked the travel of 30 Palestinian citizens in the West Bank via the Karame crossing leading to Jordan over the past week. A report by the Karame police station on Saturday said that the IOA told 30 citizens they were not […]

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Israeli occupation blocks travel of 29 Palestinians via Karame crossing last week

[ PIC 06/07/2013 – 04:44 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) blocked the travel of 29 Palestinian citizens via the Karame crossing leading to Jordan last week at trivial security pretexts. PA Jericho police sources told the PIC reporter on Saturday that most of those citizens were young men, adding that […]

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Israel’s occupation force prevents journalist Nawaf Al Amer from traveling

[ PIC 06/06/2013 – 09:49 PM ] RAMALLAH, GAZA, (PIC)– The Israel Occupation Authorities (IOA) prevented on Thursday the journalist Nawaf Al Amer from traveling to Jordan, as part of the continued Israeli violation against Palestinian journalists. Al Amer confirmed that the Israeli soldiers stationed at Karama crossing prevented him from traveling through the crossing […]

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Egyptian intelligence blocks travel of two Palestinians MPs

[ PIC 05/05/2013 – 09:51 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Egyptian intelligence apparatus refused to allow two Palestinian lawmakers to travel via the Rafah border crossing on Sunday. Hamas denounced the measure in a terse statement, adding that coordination for the travel of MPs Salah Al-Bardawil and Ismail Al-Ashqar was made last Friday. Hamas condemned […]

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127 Palestinians were prevented from traveling during April

[ PIC 02/05/2013 – 06:41 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) prevented during April 2013 nearly 127 Palestinians from traveling through al-Karama border crossing, the only exit for Palestinians in the West Bank to the outside world. Quds Press quoted Palestinian official sources as saying that the IOA has prevented during the […]

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#PalHunger | Israel blocks travel of Issawi’s mother

[ PIC 26/03/2013 – 11:39 AM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) blocked the travel of detained hunger striker Samer Al-Issawi’s mother for the second time. The detainee’s sister Shireen said that her mother was on her way to Tunisia to take part in a conference for supporting prisoners. She said that the […]

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Ambulance stopped by soldiers in Beit Ummar obstructing travel of a woman in labor to the hospital

Maan News Agency | Jan 10, 2013 HEBRON (Ma’an) — Israeli forces blocked the entrance to southern West Bank town Beit Ummar on Thursday morning, preventing an ambulance from leaving, a local activist said. The ambulance officer informed the soldiers that the Red Crescent vehicle was taking a woman in labor and another patient to […]

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Ahmad al-Akhras, Journalist: My failure in finding employment is not because I am incapable

PCHR Gaza – Narratives – 08 January 2012 The closure imposed on the Gaza Strip, which entered its 6th year, has prevented a vast majority of Palestinians living in the strip from maintaining their livelihoods and realizing their right to an adequate standard of living. This closure bans imports of goods and materials in the […]

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Israel blocks travel of human rights activist Fuad Al-Khafsh director of Ahrar center

[ PIC 10/11/2012 – 07:07 AM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) blocked the travel of Fuad Al-Khafsh, the director of Ahrar center for prisoners’ studies and human rights, to Tunisia to attend a conference on Palestinian prisoners. Khafsh told Quds Press on Friday that the IOA detained him for a few hours […]

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Israeli Ministry of Tourism map annexes over 60% of the West Bank ~ by Jonathan Cook

Jonathan Cook Net – 2 November 2012 Is Israel preparing to annex Area C, as a growing number of analysts have recently been speculating? This week, on a visit to the Israel’s tourism bureau in Nazareth, I came across an official brochure, “Your Next Vacation: Israel”, that suggests the answer. The brochure is supplied to […]

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US withdraws scholarships to Gaza students

Al Akhbar English | Monday, October 15, 2012 The American Consulate in Jerusalem has withdrawn scholarships awarded to students in Gaza to study in the United States after Israel announced it would deny them permission to travel outside the coastal enclave, the Associated Press reported Monday. “Under Israeli pressure, US officials have quietly canceled a […]

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FOLLOW THE #FREEDOMBUS! | LIVE BLOG OF A 9-DAY RIDE THROUGH OCCUPIED PALESTINE

A 9-day solidarity ride through Occupied Palestine – 23 Sept to 1 Oct, 2012 Follow the #FreedomBus on it’s journey at the FreedomBus Liveblog. The FreedomBus is also available on twitter. Please follow, and help the travelers on their ride through occupied Palestine to a succesful mission, by disseminating their updates!  

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This…This is zionism! Occupation prevents Gazan child’s travel for treatment

[ PIC 05/09/2012 – 10:48 AM ] GAZA,(PIC)– Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) have refused to allow a Palestinian child, Nour al-Shami, to enter the territories occupied in 1948, Dr. Ashraf Kodra, Health ministry spokesman, confirmed. The Health Ministry in Gaza denounced, on Tuesday, the Israeli decision that prevents a Palestinian child to get treatment. Kodra […]

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