An Israeli court overturned deportation orders against 48 French activists who intended to visit the West Bank and Gaza Strip. According to the Israeli daily Ha’aretz, the Interior Ministry had refused the French Arab and Jewish students entry to Israel on the grounds that they intended to stage “provocations” in the territories that would interfere with Israeli army activities.
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