On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 8:30 AM, Joseph Catron <jncatron at gmail.com> wrote:
> The US State Department is denying visas to senior members of Israeli
> security forces whose work is connected to Israeli control of the West
> Bank, Israel's Channel 10 reported Tuesday night, citing "pro-Israel
> sources" on Capitol Hill.
>
> The State Department effort to identify officers and commanders from the
> IDF, Shin Bet, Mossad, and other organizations with a West Bank role stems
> from a fear that these individuals may have played a part in violating
> Palestinians' human rights, the report said.
>
>
>
> http://www.timesofisrael.com/us-denying-visas-for-officers-serving-in-west-bank
>
> Here's an earlier version of that report with a different focus:
>
> Discrimination against visiting Arab-Americans is the primary reason
> Israel is not eligible for a program allowing Israeli tourists in to the
> United States without visas, the Obama administration said.
>
>
>
> http://www.jta.org/2014/03/25/news-opinion/politics/state-discrimination-keeps-israel-out-of-visa-waiver-deal
>
> The first part, if not the second, should be seen primarily in the context
> of the current negotiations and the recent wave of sanctions against
> Israeli settlement interests by EU member state and their regulated
> enterprises. The Western powers are twisting every knife they have to force
> a deal.
>
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> lytlað."
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