The wedding is scheduled in two weeks. Under full-closure no Palestinian is allowed to leave the Occupied Territories except for VIP's and doctors.
Jewish settlers retain the full right to enter and exit the territories at any time.
After twice appealing to the Israeli authorities and explaining the special circumstances of his case, the Israelis refused yesterday to issue Issa a permit to exit the West Bank and travel to the airport. The airport permit is good for four hours calculating the amount of time it takes for a Palestinian from the Occupied Territories to reach the airport. In the petition to the High Court, LAWE attorney Allegra Pacheco argued that the Israeli security authorities' refusal to issue a permit for Issa because of the full closure, was a collective punishment against Issa for acts he did not commit, and for acts that have in fact not been committed at all. She contended that the Israeli refusal was arbitrary and extreme especially in light of the fact that Issa has received permits to enter Israel continuously for the last four years and thus has been cleared from all security records. Attorney Pacheco also claimed that the refusal to give Issa a permit was a discriminatory act since the decision was based solely on the fact that Issa is a Palestinian from the West Bank.