Detention of young Palestinian in East Jerusalem by Israeli Border Police, December 2017 (Photo: Activestills)

Knesset Passes Law Allowing State to Revoke Permanent Residency Status of Jerusalem’s Palestinians

The Knesset passed a law Wednesday, March 7, allowing the Minister of the Interior to revoke the permanent residency status of Palestinians living in occupied East Jerusalem who “engage in terror or other anti-Israel activities.” Furthermore, under this law, the state can deport anyone whose permanent residency status has been withdrawn. Specifically, the government-sponsored law…