the occupied Palestinian territory who are married to Palestinian
citizens of Israel from acquiring Israeli citizenship or even permanent
residence permits. This does not apply to spouses of Jewish Nationals
who are also Israeli Citizens – whether they are Jewish settlers in the
occupied Palestinian territory, or even Jewish foreigners. Palestinian
citizens of Israel are subject to institutionalized discrimination in
housing, property rights, residency, etc.
•
Palestinian permanent residents of Jerusalem:
This group consists of those Palestinians who are registered as being
permanent residents of East Jerusalem after the 1967 occupation
and annexation by Israel. Although citizenship is available to these
individuals, they exist in a difficult legal setting, being subject to
Israeli law which is highly discriminatory. They have no permanent
right to reside in the West Bank or the Gaza Strip, and their residency
in Jerusalem is subject to arbitrary revocation at the whim of Israel
(14,000 revocations since 1967).
•
Palestinians with West Bank identity card:
This group consists of those Palestinians who are registered as being
permanent residents of the West Bank after the 1967 occupation by
Israel. Palestinians living under Israeli occupation in the West Bank
are subject to military law, and have no right to freely enter Israel or
the Gaza Strip.
•
Palestinians with Gaza Strip identity card:
This group consists of those Palestinians who are registered as being
permanent members of the Gaza Strip after the 1967 occupation by
Israel. Palestinians living under Israeli occupation in the Gaza Strip are
subject to Israeli military law. They have no right to freely leave the
Gaza Strip, or to enter Israel or the West Bank. In effect, Israel treats
them as “prisoners”.
•
Palestinians living in forced exile without any legal affiliation to Palestine:
This group consists of those Palestinians (with their descendants)
who have been forcibly displaced from their homeland since the
establishment of Israel. This group of refugees numbers in the
millions, and we include them in this paper because denying them
rights and residency was – and continues to be - a deliberate act of
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