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Friday, August 21, 2009
Obama State Dept To Israel: You'll Open Your Borders To Who We Say You'll Open Your Borders To
http://www.mererhetoric.com/archives/11275839.html
Just so everyone's clear: for the purposes of pressuring Israel to give away territory, there is a timeless distinction between Palestinian land and Israeli land. But when it comes to letting random Israel-hating US citizens wander between terrorist havens and Israeli cities - well, it's all just land, ya know? The United States said Wednesday it had complained to Israel about restrictions on the travel of US citizens of Palestinian origin, calling the measures "unacceptable." The State Department said that Israel has been issuing entry stamps for some travelers, mostly those of Arab ancestry, stating that they are only allowed in the Palestinian Authority and cannot transit through Israel.
"We have made it quite known to the Israeli government ... that we expect all American citizens to be treated the same regardless of their national origin," State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said. "These kinds of restrictions we consider unacceptable," Kelly told reporters. "We will continue to protest."... Israeli authorities recently started to stamp in visitors' passports whether they are heading to Israel or the Palestinian territories, potentially preventing them from traveling to both.
Interesting. Usually the US asks Israel not to stamp passports because intransigent Arab states bounce travelers with Israeli stamps, making it harder for US citizens to get into those countries. That's a policy State is presumably not "continuing to protest." Now they're asking Israel not to stamp passports because it makes it difficult for genuinely suspicious US citizens "of Palestinian origin" - and believe it or not, such people do exist - to move between Gaza and Israel at their leisure.
The policy isn't racist, the AFP's implicit smear by omission aside. It very emphatically extends to moonbat activists who want to burn Israeli flags with terrorists in the morning and chain themselves to a Jerusalem building at night. It's not exactly hard to understand why Israel wants to limit their movement.
There's an easy solution to this though. If the choice is all or nothing - Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza or no entrance at all - well, that almost solves itself doesn't it?
References:
* US complains to Israel on Palestinian-American entry rules [AFP]
* State Dept Importing 1,350 Palestinian Saddam Supporters From Iraq Into Southern California [MR]
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So, why the US makes difficulties to Israelis who were born in Arab states (and other Israelis for that matter) to get tourists' visas to the US?
American hypocrisy !
Abe,
YUP! This says it all for me also.
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