Israel revokes ID of 241 Palestinians in Jerusalem

Israeli authorities have revoked the ID of 241 Palestinians living in Jerusalem in the last two years, a human rights organisation has said.

In a statement issued on Thursday, Al-Meethaq for Human Rights (MHR) said that this policy poses a threat socially and economically to Palestinian residents in Jerusalem.

MHR noted that Palestinians submitted 1,255 applications for ‘family reunion.’ The Israeli authorities accepted 405, refused 174, froze 84 whilst 592 are still under process.

Regarding the registry of children, where one of their parents hold an Israeli ID, 2,944 applications were submitted. The authorities accepted 2,444 and denied 500. This means that they will not be able to enjoy public health or education services.

Palestinian lawyer Yassin Gheith said that the Israeli occupation does not give real reasons for the bad treatment of Palestinian residents in Jerusalem. “They attempt to put pressure on the Palestinians in order to leave the city,” he said.

Meanwhile, head of MHR Firas Sabbah said that the Israeli occupation measures in Jerusalem violate international law, mainly the Hague Convention article 43, as well as the fourth Geneva Convention.