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The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said South Sudan remains unstable. As a result, refugees deserve asylum status.
Returning must only be voluntary. Israel intends mass deportation. International law obligations and fundamental human rights considerations don't matter.
Munayyer described his own ordeal. Separation from his wife is painful. So is foreign travel. Ben-Gurion International Airport lies close to Lod. His wife holds a Palestinian ID card. She can't use it.
She's "relegated to flying from Amman, Jordan." Planning a trip together entails a "logistical nightmare. (It) reminds us of our profound inequality before the law at every turn."
Traveling to or from Amman, they're forced to use different bridges. They're located two hours apart. Crossing into Israel or the West Bank involves "humiliating waiting and questioning. The laws conspire to separate us."
Israeli legislation prohibits Palestinians from living in Israel.
Israel's Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law is discriminatory, unfair and illegal. It denies legal status to Palestinian spouses of Israeli citizens.
In May 2006, Israel's High Court rejected petitions opposing the law and did again in January 2012. It called it essential for national security. It also covers spouses living in designated "enemy states." Iran, Syria and Lebanon are targeted. Iraq was under Saddam Hussein.
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