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After the Oslo Accords, Palestinians could get a Palestinian Authority (PA) travel document, valid for three years. However, thousands who lost their ID cards before Oslo were considered non-residents, prohibited from entering the Area without (Israeli-issued) permits as visitors, or in some cases, a newly issued ID number if family unification was granted.
As occupier, Israel holds "supreme power" over borders and internal movement, for both residents and non-residents alike.
Family Unification
Those not "legally" registered can only obtain residency status through family unification, what's extremely hard to get. Otherwise, they need visitor permits for temporary stays, filed indirectly through relatives. Affected persons include:
-- Palestinians present but not counted in the 1967 census;
-- those the war displaced;
-- those outside the Area at the time;
-- those whose residency was revoked for overstaying a trip abroad;
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