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Zena Al Tahhan

Israel passes law allowing deportation of Palestinian prisoners

It is unclear how many Palestinians this will apply to and whether the law will be applied retroactively to include those who served their sentences [File: Ammar Awad/Reuters]

Occupied East Jerusalem – The Israeli parliament has passed a law making it easier for authorities to revoke citizenship and residency from Palestinians imprisoned over Israeli-designated “acts of terror” and who receive financial assistance from the Palestinian Authority (PA).

The final reading of the bill, which for the first time stipulates the deportation of Palestinians to the occupied territories, was passed in the Israeli parliament – the Knesset – on Wednesday afternoon by a vast majority of 94 votes in support, and 10 against.

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