{"id":2930,"date":"2023-01-08T14:27:47","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T14:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=2930"},"modified":"2023-01-08T14:27:47","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T14:27:47","slug":"israel-revokes-palestinian-foreign-ministers-travel-permit-over-un-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/politics\/israel-revokes-palestinian-foreign-ministers-travel-permit-over-un-move\/2023\/01\/08\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel revokes Palestinian foreign minister’s travel permit over UN move"},"content":{"rendered":"

JERUSALEM<\/span> (AP)<\/span>Jan,8–<\/span> Israel<\/span> on<\/span> Sunday<\/span> revoked<\/span> travel<\/span> permits<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> Palestinian<\/span> foreign<\/span> minister<\/span> as<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> series<\/span> of<\/span> punitive<\/span> measures<\/span> against<\/span> Palestinians<\/span> announced<\/span> days<\/span> ago<\/span> by<\/span> Israel’s<\/span> new<\/span> hardline<\/span> government.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> his<\/span> statement,<\/span> Riad<\/span> Marqui<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> was<\/span> returning<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> inauguration<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> president<\/span> of<\/span> Brazil<\/span> when<\/span> he<\/span> was<\/span> informed<\/span> that<\/span> Israel<\/span> had<\/span> revoked<\/span> his<\/span> travel<\/span> permit,<\/span> whether<\/span> or<\/span> not<\/span> other<\/span> officials’<\/span> permits<\/span> had<\/span> also<\/span> been<\/span> revoked.<\/span> is<\/span> unknown.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>On<\/span> Friday,<\/span> the<\/span> Israeli<\/span> government<\/span> approved<\/span> a<\/span> move<\/span> to<\/span> punish<\/span> Palestinians<\/span> in<\/span> retaliation<\/span> for<\/span> asking<\/span> the<\/span> UN’s<\/span> top<\/span> judicial<\/span> body<\/span> to<\/span> comment<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> Israeli<\/span> occupation.<\/span> The<\/span> decisions<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> International<\/span> Court<\/span> of<\/span> Justice<\/span> are<\/span> not<\/span> binding,<\/span> but<\/span> they<\/span> can<\/span> influence<\/span> public<\/span> opinion<\/span> around<\/span> the<\/span> world.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> decision<\/span> highlights<\/span> the<\/span> tough<\/span> line<\/span> the<\/span> current<\/span> government<\/span> is<\/span> already<\/span> taking<\/span> toward<\/span> the<\/span> Palestinians<\/span> just<\/span> days<\/span> into<\/span> its<\/span> tenure.<\/span> It<\/span> comes<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> time<\/span> of<\/span> spiking<\/span> violence<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> occupied<\/span> West<\/span> Bank<\/span> and<\/span> as<\/span> peace<\/span> talks<\/span> are<\/span> a<\/span> distant<\/span> memory.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Palestinians<\/span> condemned<\/span> the<\/span> revoking<\/span> of<\/span> Malki’s<\/span> permit,<\/span> saying<\/span> Israel<\/span> should<\/span> be<\/span> the<\/span> one<\/span> being<\/span> \u201cpunished<\/span> for<\/span> its<\/span> violations<\/span> against<\/span> international<\/span> law.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> Benjamin<\/span> Netanyahu<\/span> told<\/span> a<\/span> meeting<\/span> of<\/span> his<\/span> Cabinet<\/span> on<\/span> Sunday<\/span> the<\/span> measures<\/span> against<\/span> the<\/span> Palestinians<\/span> were<\/span> aimed<\/span> at<\/span> what<\/span> he<\/span> called<\/span> \u201can<\/span> extreme<\/span> anti-Israel\u201d<\/span> step<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> U.N.<\/span> Israel’s<\/span> Defense<\/span> Ministry<\/span> confirmed<\/span> that<\/span> Malki’s<\/span> permit<\/span> had<\/span> been<\/span> revoked.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>On<\/span> Friday,<\/span> the<\/span> government’s<\/span> Security<\/span> Cabinet<\/span> decided<\/span> Israel<\/span> would<\/span> withhold<\/span> $39<\/span> million<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> Palestinian<\/span> Authority<\/span> and<\/span> transfer<\/span> the<\/span> funds<\/span> instead<\/span> to<\/span> a<\/span> compensation<\/span> program<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> families<\/span> of<\/span> Israeli<\/span> victims<\/span> of<\/span> Palestinian<\/span> militant<\/span> attacks.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Security<\/span> Cabinet<\/span> also<\/span> targeted<\/span> Palestinian<\/span> officials<\/span> directly,<\/span> saying<\/span> it<\/span> would<\/span> deny<\/span> benefits<\/span> to<\/span> \u201cVIPs<\/span> who<\/span> are<\/span> leading<\/span> the<\/span> political<\/span> and<\/span> legal<\/span> war<\/span> against<\/span> Israel.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Meanwhile,<\/span> Israel’s<\/span> new<\/span> defense<\/span> minister,<\/span> Yoav<\/span> Gallant,<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> was<\/span> stripping<\/span> three<\/span> senior<\/span> Palestinian<\/span> officials<\/span> of<\/span> VIP<\/span> privileges<\/span> allowing<\/span> them<\/span> to<\/span> enter<\/span> Israel.<\/span> The<\/span> move<\/span> comes<\/span> after<\/span> visiting<\/span> an<\/span> Israeli<\/span> Arab<\/span> citizen<\/span> who<\/span> was<\/span> released<\/span> from<\/span> prison<\/span> last<\/span> week<\/span> after<\/span> serving<\/span> 40<\/span> years<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> murder<\/span> of<\/span> an<\/span> Israeli<\/span> soldier.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Saturday’s<\/span> police<\/span> operation<\/span> came<\/span> days<\/span> after<\/span> Ben-Gvir<\/span> took<\/span> office.<\/span> Police<\/span> claimed<\/span> the<\/span> parents’<\/span> conference<\/span> was<\/span> funded<\/span> by<\/span> Palestinian<\/span> authorities,<\/span> attended<\/span> by<\/span> PA<\/span> activists,<\/span> and<\/span> violated<\/span> Israeli<\/span> law.<\/span> Police<\/span> said<\/span> they<\/span> stopped<\/span> the<\/span> rally<\/span> on<\/span> Ben-Gwir’s<\/span> orders<\/span> and<\/span> disrupted<\/span> the<\/span> rally.<\/span> Police<\/span> refused<\/span> to<\/span> provide<\/span> evidence<\/span> to<\/span> support<\/span> their<\/span> claims,<\/span> and<\/span> a<\/span> spokesperson<\/span> for<\/span> Ben-Gvir<\/span> referred<\/span> the<\/span> question<\/span> to<\/span> police.<\/span> The<\/span> Palestinian<\/span> Authority<\/span> was<\/span> established<\/span> to<\/span> administer<\/span> Gaza<\/span> and<\/span> parts<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> occupied<\/span> West<\/span> Bank.<\/span> Israel<\/span> has<\/span> refused<\/span> all<\/span> public<\/span> business<\/span> the<\/span> PA<\/span> conducts<\/span> in<\/span> East<\/span> Jerusalem,<\/span> and<\/span> police<\/span> have<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> past<\/span> disbanded<\/span> events<\/span> it<\/span> claimed<\/span> were<\/span> PA-related.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Israel<\/span> occupied<\/span> and<\/span> later<\/span> annexed<\/span> East<\/span> Jerusalem<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> 1967<\/span> Middle<\/span> East<\/span> War,<\/span> a<\/span> move<\/span> that<\/span> most<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> international<\/span> community<\/span> did<\/span> not<\/span> recognize.<\/span> Israel<\/span> sees<\/span> this<\/span> city<\/span> as<\/span> an<\/span> undivided<\/span> eternal<\/span> capital.<\/span> Palestinians<\/span> are<\/span> seeking<\/span> the<\/span> eastern<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> city<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> capital<\/span> of<\/span> their<\/span> desired<\/span> nation.<\/span> About<\/span> a<\/span> third<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> city’s<\/span> population<\/span> is<\/span> Palestinian,<\/span> and<\/span> they<\/span> have<\/span> long<\/span> faced<\/span> neglect<\/span> and<\/span> discrimination<\/span> from<\/span> Israeli<\/span> authorities,<\/span> including<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> areas<\/span> of<\/span> education,<\/span> housing<\/span> and<\/span> public<\/span> services.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

JERUSALEM (AP)Jan,8– Israel on Sunday revoked travel permits for the Palestinian foreign minister as part of a series of punitive measures against Palestinians announced days ago by Israel’s new hardline government. In his statement, Riad Marqui said he was returning from the inauguration of the president of Brazil when he was informed that Israel had […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[280,24],"tags":[646,685,696,697,698,699],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ISRAEJPG.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2930"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2930"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2930\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2933,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2930\/revisions\/2933"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}