May 13, 2016
Despite having lived in Israel for 22 years with no criminal record of any kind,
Omar Barghouti (above) was this week denied the right to travel outside the country.
As one of the pioneers of the increasingly powerful movement to impose
boycotts, sanctions and divestment measures (BDS) on Israel, Barghouti, an
articulate, English-speaking activist, has frequently traveled around the world
advocating his position. The Israeli government’s refusal to allow him to travel
is obviously intended to suppress his speech and activism. Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu was one of the world leaders who traveled last year to Paris
to participate in that city’s “free speech rally.”
As the husband of a Palestinian
citizen of Israel, Barghouti holds a visa of permanent residency in the
country, but nonetheless needs official permission to travel outside of Israel,
a travel document which – until last week – had been renewed every two years. Haaretz
this week reported that beyond the travel ban, Barghouti’s
“residency rights in Israel are currently being reconsidered.”
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Despite having lived in Israel for 22 years with no criminal record of any kind, Omar Barghouti (above) was this week denied the right to travel
outside the country. As one of the pioneers of the increasingly
powerful movement to impose boycotts, sanctions and divestment measures
(BDS) on Israel, Barghouti, an articulate, English-speaking activist,
has frequently traveled around the world advocating his position. The
Israeli government’s refusal to allow him to travel is obviously
intended to suppress his speech and activism. Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu was one of the world leaders who traveled last year to Paris
to participate in that city’s “free speech rally.”
As the husband of a Palestinian citizen of Israel, Barghouti holds a visa of permanent residency in the country, but nonetheless needs official permission to travel outside of Israel, a travel document which – until last week – had been renewed every two years. Haaretz this week reported that beyond the travel ban, Barghouti’s “residency rights in Israel are currently being reconsidered.”
- See more at: http://portside.org/2016-05-14/interview-bds-co-founder-omar-barghouti#sthash.J5JFT7TX.dpuf
As the husband of a Palestinian citizen of Israel, Barghouti holds a visa of permanent residency in the country, but nonetheless needs official permission to travel outside of Israel, a travel document which – until last week – had been renewed every two years. Haaretz this week reported that beyond the travel ban, Barghouti’s “residency rights in Israel are currently being reconsidered.”
- See more at: http://portside.org/2016-05-14/interview-bds-co-founder-omar-barghouti#sthash.J5JFT7TX.dpuf
Despite having lived in Israel for 22 years with no criminal record of any kind, Omar Barghouti (above) was this week denied the right to travel
outside the country. As one of the pioneers of the increasingly
powerful movement to impose boycotts, sanctions and divestment measures
(BDS) on Israel, Barghouti, an articulate, English-speaking activist,
has frequently traveled around the world advocating his position. The
Israeli government’s refusal to allow him to travel is obviously
intended to suppress his speech and activism. Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu was one of the world leaders who traveled last year to Paris
to participate in that city’s “free speech rally.”
As the husband of a Palestinian citizen of Israel, Barghouti holds a visa of permanent residency in the country, but nonetheless needs official permission to travel outside of Israel, a travel document which – until last week – had been renewed every two years. Haaretz this week reported that beyond the travel ban, Barghouti’s “residency rights in Israel are currently being reconsidered.”
- See more at: http://portside.org/2016-05-14/interview-bds-co-founder-omar-barghouti#sthash.J5JFT7TX.dpuf
As the husband of a Palestinian citizen of Israel, Barghouti holds a visa of permanent residency in the country, but nonetheless needs official permission to travel outside of Israel, a travel document which – until last week – had been renewed every two years. Haaretz this week reported that beyond the travel ban, Barghouti’s “residency rights in Israel are currently being reconsidered.”
- See more at: http://portside.org/2016-05-14/interview-bds-co-founder-omar-barghouti#sthash.J5JFT7TX.dpuf
