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Al Jazeera Staff

New Israeli rules on foreigners visiting West Bank stir outrage

New Israeli restrictions on foreigners entering the West Bank have caused controversy [File: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters]

Palestinian legal experts, academics and digital rights groups have expressed outrage over an incoming Israeli policy for the entry and residence of foreigners in the occupied West Bank, which they say further complicates the rules of movement, and adds restrictions to an already convoluted system.

The 97-page ordinance, called Procedure for Entry and Residence for Foreigners in Judea and Samaria Area (PDF), replaces the current four-page document. Judea and Samaria is the term the Israeli government uses to refer to the West Bank.

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