Proponents said Palestinians from the occupied West Bank and Gaza were susceptible to recruitment by armed groups and that security vetting alone was insufficient. Today, Israel allows more than 100,000 Palestinian workers from the West Bank to enter on a regular basis. Palestinian spouses from Gaza have been completely banned since the militant Hamas group seized power there in 2007. The law does not apply to the nearly 500,000 Jewish settlers who live in the West Bank, who have full Israeli citizenship. Couples that move to the West Bank live under Israeli military occupation.

Source: Ethiopian News July 05, 2021 06:56 UTC