Why It's Illegal For Israelis To Visit Palestine
Channel: Daniel Rosehill
Date: 2021-12-05

Due to an army order promulgated at the time of the second intifada, Israeli citizens are prohibited from entering area A of the West Bank, under full control of the Palestinian Authority (PA). For those involved in coexistence initiatives, this is frustrating. The order is in place because of a security assessment by the army. Repeatedly, Israelis have accidentally entered area A cities and been saved from likely lynchings by the Palestinian (PA) police, who generally shield them and then hand them over to the IDF.

Related: area A and B signs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4agj9jqXfAc

== Links and resources mentioned ==

Text version of the law in Nevo (Hebrew):

https://www.nevo.co.il/law_html/law65/666_040.htm

IDF order outlawing entry to area A for the (rather widely defined) group of people defined under the legislation as 'Israeli'. This version of the ordinance was signed off on 11/03/202 by Nadav Padan (PDF, P19) (Hebrew):

https://www.idf.il/media/54044/%D7%90%D7%95%D7%92%D7%93%D7%9F-%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%99-%D7%94%D7%99%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%AA-2018.pdf

Israel's national GIS system which includes an area for viewing the exact parameters of areas A, B, and C as fined under the Oslo Accords:

https://govmap.gov.il/

== Some of the incidents involving Israelis entering area A and having to be rescued after the outbreak of rioting and/or lynch attempts ==

A recently reported incident of Israeli citizens accidentally entering area A (Ramallah) and having to be rescued by the PA police and turned over to Israeli custody:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-israelis-attacked-car-torched-by-palestinians-after-entering-downtown-ramallah/

Another incident in Jenin (this time involving a soldier):

https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/idf-soldiers-assailed-by-palestinians-after-accidentally-entering-jenin-542398

Czech tourists who entered a Palestinian area and were stoned, likely on the mistaken suspicion that they were Israeli:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-rescue-czech-tourists-who-accidentally-entered-palestinian-village/

Israeli activists who entered Ramallah and had to be evacuated after their car was set on fire by rioters (June 2016):

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-activists-evacuated-from-ramallah-after-car-is-set-on-fire/
 
By: Daniel Rosehill 

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