“Permanent resident” sounds like a solid, enduring, legal status to have, even if it’s typically granted to foreigners arriving to a new country. In what ways has Israel uniquely clipped and limited this status, limiting it to its most constrained interpretation and application, leaving Palestinian Jerusalemites extraordinarily vulnerable? This graphic highlights the ways.
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The Uniquely Impermanent Resident Status Israel Gives Palestinians in Jerusalem

A graphic about permanent resident status for Palestinians in Israel
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Jerusalem Story Team
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