Israel eases exit restrictions for 4 of 7 Gaza Fulbright scholars
Thursday, June 5th, 20084/6/08
Israel allowed four of seven Palestinians who were awarded prestigious U.S. fellowships to leave the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip to apply for visas to the United States, an Israeli human rights group said on Wednesday. Israel allowed the four Fulbright students to travel to the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem for visa interviews. They will return to Gaza later in the day and remain there until their visas are finalized, the human rights group, Gisha, said. Three Fulbright students have yet to receive Israeli approval to travel to the Consulate, Gisha said. A U.S. Consulate spokeswoman was not immediately available to comment.
