Israeli authorities fail to check Palestinian permit holders return home
The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) issues entry permits to Palestinians traveling into Israel, but has no mechanism to ensure they return home, it has emerged.
An Israeli solider looks at ID of a Palestinian man at a checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus January 10, 2018(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMAD TOROKMAN)ByDONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS