High Court bars Gazan students from studying in West Bank - Haaretz

Subscribe to Print Edition

Sun., August 12, 2007 Av 28, 5767

Israel Time: 18:13 (EST+7)

web haaretz.com

Back to Homepage

Print Edition

Diplomacy

Defense

Real Estate

Arts & Leisure

Jewish World

National

Sports

Advertising

Magazine

Week's End

Opinion

Business

Rosner's Domain

Anglo File

Travel

Q&A



		Supreme Court Justice Elyakim Rubinstein. (Archives)

del.icio.us

Digg It! new

Last update - 22:34 11/08/2007

High Court bars Gazan students from studying in West Bank

By Tamara Traubmann, Haaretz Correspondent

The High Court of Justice on Tuesday rejected a petition by a group of Palestinian students from Gaza against Israel's policy of barring students from the Gaza Strip from studying in the West Bank, even when there is no evidence that they pose a security threat to the state.

The decision was made by a panel of judges chaired by Justice Elyakim Rubinstein.

The petition was submitted in 2005 by a group of occupational therapy students from Gaza who had enrolled at Bethlehem University because the university of Gaza did not have an occupational therapy program.

	Advertisement

The Israel Defense Forces and the state claim that the students belong to a 'risk group,' and that the decision to collectively bar them from studying in the West Bank is part of the broader government policy regarding the Palestinian Authority since Hamas' ascension to power in Gaza. The students had asked that the army review their requests individually, and then decide if they pose a security risk.

In the verdict, Justice Rubinstein recognized the need for the formation of a bureaucratic mechanism that would view such cases on an individual basis. But he stipulated that "the bottom line is that situation between Israel and Gaza has deteriorated to an all time low, and issuing a court order that sets aside would not fit in with the present dire reality.

Bookmark to del.icio.us


	A slippery slide
	The roads to pure pleasure are many and varied at the Holon water park.


	A daring insight
	The philosophy of Rabbi Shagar has found a place in the hearts of many.




1.	pals: halt terrorism=study anywhere, enjoy peace, prosperity	20:51	\|	don	11/08/07

2.	well planned	21:18	\|	Realistic Arab	11/08/07

3.	#2 No evidence?	21:30	\|	Gili	11/08/07

4.	Other perspective	21:44	\|	Indrajaya	11/08/07

5.	More ugly racism,opression & collective punishment from Zion	21:44	\|	Joe	11/08/07

6.	Realistic Arab	22:03	\|	Allon	11/08/07

7.	A good decision by the Supreme Court! Israel should have no	22:10	\|	Anat	11/08/07

8.	How to create an angry Palestinian step by step	22:24	\|	Ken	11/08/07

9.	#5 definition of oppression	22:33	\|	eymanamen	11/08/07

10.	Israel and Hezbollah	22:42	\|	Shemo	11/08/07

11.	This is the time for Israel`s academia to speak out	22:43	\|	Ben Alofs	11/08/07

12.	Racism	23:30	\|	Jan	11/08/07

13.	ALERT = Fake Indrajaya number 4	23:32	\|	Indrajaya	11/08/07

14.	In favour of boycott	23:36	\|	H50	11/08/07

15.	Boycot Israelis, they are a threat wherever they go.	23:39	\|	Andreas	11/08/07

16.	#1, Don	23:48	\|	Hannah	11/08/07

17.	#11 dr ben rights and no responsibilities again	23:50	\|	victor hardman	11/08/07

18.	Academic Boycott?	23:55	\|	Palestinian Brit	11/08/07

19.	#6, Allon	23:59	\|	Hannah	11/08/07

20.	#7, Anat	00:04	\|	Hannah	12/08/07

21.	#10 taking an occupational therapy class a human right?	00:06	\|	eymanamen	12/08/07

22.	#10, Shemo	00:10	\|	Hannah	12/08/07

23.	Listen to Ben Alofs, WW2 England was allowing German students	00:19	\|	Absolute Sweden	12/08/07

24.	Faulty Justification	00:28	\|	Reuven	12/08/07

25.	UKs academic boycott justifiable	00:29	\|	Rachel C.	12/08/07

26.	#21 This is about much more than occupational therapy.	01:00	\|	Ben Alofs	12/08/07

27.	#8 ken	01:06	\|	duncan	12/08/07

28.	#23, Abolutely non-Swedish	01:10	\|	Hannah	12/08/07

29.	#18, Palestinian Brit	01:16	\|	Hannah	12/08/07

30.	To all you bashers and boycott proponents	01:18	\|	ChanahS	12/08/07

31.	#1, don,"...it`s not rocket science. "	01:24	\|	Akiva Patysh	12/08/07

32.	Joe, gone fishin`...	01:30	\|	Akiva Patysh	12/08/07

33.	Ken of Toronto	01:38	\|	Akiva Patysh	12/08/07

34.	eymanamen`s definition	01:45	\|	Akiva Patysh	12/08/07

35.	#1 Don and rocket science	02:18	\|	Kevin	12/08/07

36.	Kevin, pray tell...	02:38	\|	Akiva Patysh	12/08/07

37.	#25, Rachel C.	03:28	\|	Hannah	12/08/07

38.	#30, Chanah S.	03:34	\|	Hannah	12/08/07

39.	#32, ! איזה בושה	03:42	\|	Hannah	12/08/07

40.	Hard to believe	03:54	\|	Josh Korn	12/08/07

41.	#26 Of course it`s about more then o.t.	04:21	\|	eymanamen	12/08/07

42.	Akiva #34 and #36, is it Genetic Alteration	04:41	\|	Kevin	12/08/07

43.	#42 kevin	16:17	\|	duncan	12/08/07

Today Online


	Arafat's doctor: There was HIV in his blood, but poison killed him
	Responses: 113


	Jerusalem source: Syria worried by Iran's bear hug
	Responses: 37


	Gideon Levy: Failure to uproot Hebron settlers is the real crime
	Responses: 54


	Hamas announces formation of new naval coast guard unit
	Responses: 47


	Carlo Strenger: Peres must address the pain of the religious right
	Responses: 24

Rosner's Domain

* Blog and Poll: Is the US leaving Iraq? Not so fast...

* The Orthodox Union should raise its voice against Orthodox disobedience

* WTR: Opposing the Saudi deal from right and left

* Guest: What Jewish American voters want

More Headlines
17:07 Lantos: Don't expect breakthroughs at Mideast summit


15:14 Report: Hezbollah buying up lands in southern Lebanon


17:49 Mofaz, Yishai storm out of gov't meeting on 2008 State Budget


14:19 Foreign Minister, Palestinian PM to meet in W. Bank Wednesday


17:04 Israel probing kickback claims against ambassador to Hungary


10:06 Sderot residents: Restraint policy on Qassams promoting war of attrition


13:04 Jerusalem source: Syria is worried by Iran's 'bear hug'


11:47 Police to take action after seven die in weekend car accidents


09:27 Resident of northern Bedouin town shot, killed in his car


10:32 Arafat's doctor: There was HIV in his blood, but poison killed him