A Grassroots Campaign for the Protection of Foreign Passport Holders Residing in and/or visiting the oPt

ICRR
Israeli Committee for Right of Residency

Tel: 972-9-958-4804

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In March 2006, the Israeli government initiated a policy of visa denial to individuals of Palestinian descent having foreign passports, many of whom Israel has arbitrarily denied residency rights to in the Occupied Palestinian Territory ( OPT). Many of these persons have lived in the OPT for years without succeeding to obtain residency rights even though they made Palestine their primary residence and place of employment/business, married local Palestinians, and had children who were born in Palestine.