Letter From the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the US Presbyterian Church

The Right Reverend Suheil Dawani

The Right Reverend Dr. Munib Younan

The Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb 

The Rev. Dr. Canon Naim Ateek 

Dear Partners in Christ:

Acting out of the commandments of love for God and neighbor and our commitments to honor human rights, I have contacted the Israeli government to urge them to revoke the Order regarding Prevention of Infiltration (Amendment No. 2) and the Order regarding Security Provisions (Amendment No. 112), which were signed on October 13, 2009, and took effect in the West Bank on April 13, 2010. I further wrote to officials of the U.S. government urging them to pressure Israel to this effect. A copy of the letter is attached.

Barriers at Ben Gurion - Haaretz

It seems immigration officials have had a busy Passover holiday, having expelled over 6 tourists without even letting them leave the airport.


Three Jewish Israelis were deported from New York's JFK Airport last weekend after telling border control agents they were considering visiting a friend seeking political asylum in the United States. Despite the Israelis' protestations and the attempts by attorneys to post bail for their release, the three travelers were unceremoniously boarded on the first plane back to Tel Aviv.