Israel delays travel restrictions on West Bank in apparent gesture to Joe Biden
by Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem from World news | The Guardian on (#60WZ4)
New rules limiting ability of foreigners to enter occupied territory are postponed before US president's Middle East visit
Israel has delayed the implementation of strict rules limiting the ability of foreigners to enter and stay in the occupied West Bank, in what is believed to be a gesture to Joe Biden before the US president's visit to the Middle East next month.
A statement from the high court on Wednesday said the new rules would be shelved until early September, as a decision had not yet been made regarding objections to the proposed policy.
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