Court Grants Palestinian Man Entry to Israel.The Israeli District Court in Haifa on Tuesday overturned the Interior Ministry's decision to deny entry for security reasons to a Palestinian resident of the West Bank, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported.<p>Jihad Nazer, of the Attil village near TulKarem and has been married to an Israeli citizen from the northern village Baka Jat since 1996. The couple has two children living in Israel and have been trying since their wedding to arrange the appropriate documents to bring Nazer into the country. The High Court in 1994 granted the couple its request for family reunification Family reunification is a recognized reason for immigration in many countries. The presence of one or more family members in a certain country, therefore, enables the rest of the family to immigrate to that country as well. . Nazer has since been given temporary entrance permits every two to six months. But following his last permit, Nazer's request for re-enter was denied by the Interior Ministry. The couple appealed to the military court, which found no security grounds to deny his entrance to Israel. But the ministry, which relied on a recommendation from the Shin Bet Noun 1. Shin Bet - the Israeli domestic counterintelligence and internal security agency; "the Shin Bet also handles overall security for Israel's national airline" General Security Services , refused to change its decision. Once the military court learned that the ministry had retained its verdict, it too retracted its ruling to grant him entrance. Judge Ron Shapira of the Haifa District Court, however, decided to revoke the ministry's decision as the latest retraction In the law of Defamation, a formal recanting of the libelous or slanderous material. Retraction is not a defense to defamation, but under certain circumstances, it is admissible in Mitigation of Damages. Cross-references Libel and Slander. was not discussed in an official hearing and was based entirely on the Shin Bet's recommendation. Judge Shapira said that he found no security reasons to deny Nazer's entrance into Israel. He added that Shin Bet, which recommended that his access be denied, does not have right of veto on family reunification matters. But its recommendation has weighty influence on the court's decision. 'The Interior Ministry's decision to deny Nazer's entrance permit directly and imminently harmed his family,' said Judge Shapira. 'In a case such as this where they deny a permit that was previously granted, and which hinders family reunification, the importance for access is twofold.' 2004 Palestine News & Information Agency (WAFA WAFA Wilderness Advanced First Aid (Wilderness Medical Associates course) WAFA World Association of Flower Arrangers WAFA Western Australian Forest Alliance WAFA Washington Area Finance Association ). All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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