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A session at the High Court of Justice (Tess Scheflan / Jini) Last update - 09:25 19/02/2008 Israel blocking Gaza kids from joining parents in Ramallah By Amira Hass Tags: West Bank, Israel, Gaza  Israel is preventing four children in the Gaza Strip from joining their parents in Ramallah. The children, aged 3 to 16, have been alone in the Gaza Strip since September 2007 when their mother went to the West Bank for medical treatment and did not return. The High Court of Justice is now debating a petition filed at the end of January by the Center for the Defense of the Individual against the Interior Ministry and IDF, to enable the children to join their parents. Advertisement Mohamed and Amal al-Adaluni lived in Gaza from 1994. In 2002, al-Adaluni was diagnosed with Behcet's syndrome, an infectious disease that affects the body's immune system. In the absence of treatment for her condition in the Strip, she received permits from the Israeli authorities to travel to Ramallah for treatment. In January 2007, the father, an employee of the Palestinian aviation ministry, was moved to a Ramallah position. The family's requests to visit him were denied or unanswered. In September 2007, Al-Adaluni's condition worsened and she received another permit to go to Ramallah for treatment. Since then, the children have been alone. The state told the court the family intends to move to the West Bank and there is no reason to allow them to do that. "The petitioners have no right, either in Israeli law or international law, to move from the Gaza Strip, which is no longer under military control, to the West Bank," the prosecution stated. The prosecution argued that the mother's condition did not oblige her to remain in Ramallah and she could return to Gaza. Attorney Ido Blum, who represents the minors, said the state was ignoring the doctors' opinions that she must remain under his constant supervision. Another medical opinion said the complicated treatment requires the supervision of an expert doctor who is familiar with the illness and patient. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Holocaust row U.K. Tory chief draws fire for calling school visits to Auschwitz a gimmick. 5 Stops in Galilee Rock hares, peach orchards, a taste of the past, and walking the Jesus trail.   1.   Getting Intoxicated by Rights Talk 04:17  |  Brad 19/02/08   2.   May you ALL burn in hell 04:35  |  Ahmed 19/02/08   3.   The State of Israel. 04:42  |  Maureen Ann 19/02/08   4.   What Kind of Parents Abandon Children in a War Zone? 04:49  |  Jane 19/02/08   5.   For Ahmed 05:25  |  nunya 19/02/08   6.   Gaza state is too far from another state of West bank 05:26  |  Cristo 19/02/08   7.   For Jane I couldn`t agree more 05:30  |  nunya 19/02/08   8.   #4: Jane the Righteous 06:04  |  Bear 19/02/08   9.   2/ahmed - sincere feelings that millions feel 06:43  |  Steve Katz 19/02/08   10.   Post #4, Response to Jane 06:52  |  DoubleClick 19/02/08   11.   Is it really Israel`s fault? 06:52  |  Sam 19/02/08   12.   Let them move to the West Bank 06:53  |  Michael Safyan 19/02/08   13.   THEY CAN JOIN THEIR PARENTS WHEN GILAD SHALIT CAN JOIN HIS 07:02  |  Israel 19/02/08   14.   This is not another hate-mail against Israel! 07:04  |  Umm Danny 19/02/08   15.   Ahmed You First 07:29  |  Brad 19/02/08   16.   Steve: One More thing 07:37  |  Brad 19/02/08   17.   2AHMED 07:44  |  ZAHAVA 19/02/08   18.   #4 Jane. Who doesn`t read all of the article? 07:52  |  Maureen Ann 19/02/08   19.   Make Humanitarian Gestures Then... 08:00  |  Yosemite 19/02/08   20.   Treatment in Ramallah? 08:02  |  hala 19/02/08   21.   #2 ahmed, i second that sir 09:00  |  raw truth 19/02/08   22.   # 2 Ahmed you are nuts 09:24  |  J. B. 19/02/08   23.   What Kind of goverment don`t let Children join their parents? 10:27  |  lola 19/02/08   24.   WHO CARES? Besides Haaretz, who cares?? What about the children 11:17  |  spade 19/02/08   25.   To Ahmed 11:37  |  Rana 19/02/08   26.   What happened to the father?? 12:00  |  nina 19/02/08   27.   What is wrong with Israel? 12:35  |  Jimmy Jim 19/02/08   28.   To Ahmed....sounds like youre ready to eat your gun. Enjoy. 12:37  |  SLAVO 19/02/08   29.   to # 11, Sam in Tennessee 13:07  |  Joy 19/02/08   30.   Jane #4 blaming the victims 13:10  |  phil 19/02/08   31.   To Hala in MI re: Treatment in Ramallah? 13:18  |  Joy 19/02/08   32.   BARBARIC PRACTICES 13:30  |  Mohamed Malleck 19/02/08   33.   # 19 Yosemite is right!!! 13:33  |  Lynn 19/02/08   34.   # 14 Ummm Danny 13:35  |  Lynn 19/02/08   35.   # 4 Jane.....I have always respected 13:43  |  Lynn 19/02/08   36.   to Maureen 16:53  |  Harry 19/02/08   37.   To Mohammed Mallak 16:58  |  Harry 19/02/08   38.   OH MY GOD, Where is THE Jewish values? 17:00  |  Joshua 19/02/08   39.   Who stays in Gaza or in West Bank is not Israels business 18:09  |  John 19/02/08   40.   Palestinians have right to live anywhere in Palestine 18:33  |  Patrick 19/02/08   41.   Sounds Like Nazi Germany 23:01  |  T.M. 19/02/08   42.   for Jane 12:54  |  N. 24/02/08

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