Israel is preventing some Palestinian Americans from entering the country from the West Bank, an apparent violation of a recent agreement in which citizens from the United States and Israel can travel to the other nation without a visa.
The Homeland Security and State Departments, which manage the program, said American officials were trying to resolve the issue.
At the time, President Biden was making a push to broker a diplomatic deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Under the visa waiver program, Israel would lift restrictions on Palestinian Americans and other Americans of Arab or Muslim descent, easing the way for them to travel to and from Palestinian territories.
For decades, Palestinian Americans have faced difficulties traveling to the Israeli-occupied West Bank to see family and friends or to do humanitarian work.
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West Bank, Homeland Security, State, Department of Homeland Security, Palestinian, Queen Alia International
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