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A Visa Story from Palestine

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Palestinians are subject to special difficulties when applying for a visa: the ban imposed by the Israeli military authorities on Palestinians entering Israel and traveling via Bin Gurion airport is compounded by the obligation of Palestinians who need to travel abroad to fly via Queen Alia International Airport in Amman. Since September 11th the author and many of his colleagues have experienced overwhelming difficulties in securing visas to travel abroad to attend the smallest activity. Harsh and restrictive visa policies are playing into the hands of extremists on both sides. It is the responsibility of colleagues in countries that are implementing these restrictions to pressure their governments to change those policies.

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Los Palestinos se hallan sujetos a serias dificultades a la hora de solicitar un visado: la prohibición, por parte de las autoridades militares Israelíes, de entrada de Palestinos a Israel y de viajar a través del aeropuerto de Bin Gurion se acrecienta por la obligación de los Palestinos que necesitan viajar al extranjero de volar a través del Aeropuerto Internacional Queen Alia en Amman. Desde el 11 de Septiembre él, y muchos de sus colegas, han experimentado grandes dificultades para conseguir visados para viajar al extranjero con objeto de participar en pequeñas actividades. Las severas y restrictivas políticas de visados impuestas juegan a favor de los extremistas de ambos lados. Los colegas de los países que están implantando esas restricciones tienen la responsabilidad de presionar a sus gobiernos para que cambien dichas políticas.

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Les palestiniens sont sujets à des difficultés particulières lorsqu’ils demandent un visa: le bannissement par les autorités militaires israéliennes des Palestiniens qui entrent en Israël et qui voyagent via l’aéroport Bin Gurion ce qui résulte dans l’obligation pour les Palestiniens qui doivent voyager à l’étranger de passer par l’aéroport international Queen Alia à Amman. Depuis le 11 septembre, l’auteur et plusieurs de ses collègues, ont expérimenté des difficultés accablantes pour l’obtention de visas afin de voyager à l’étranger et pour assister aux plus petites activités. Le durcissement des politiques et les restrictions pour l’obtention d’un visa avantagent les extrémistes des deux côtés. C’est la responsabilité des collègues dans les pays qui implantent ces restrictions de faire pression sur leurs gouvernements pour changer ces politiques.

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  1. The name "Schengen" originates from a small town in Luxembourg. In June 1985, seven European Union countries signed a treaty to end internal border checkpoints and controls. Since then, another eight countries have joined this treaty. At present, the 15 Schengen countries are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.

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Yahya, A.H. A Visa Story from Palestine. Arch 3, 190–193 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11759-007-9016-x

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