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US presses Israel on exit visas for Gaza students

The US State Department said on Friday it was pressing the Israeli government to allow seven Palestinians who live in the Gaza Strip to travel to the United States to study on coveted Fulbright fellowships.

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  • Published: 19:15 May 30, 2008
  • Gulf News

Washington: The US State Department said on Friday it was pressing the Israeli government to allow seven Palestinians who live in the Gaza Strip to travel to the United States to study on coveted Fulbright fellowships.

"We are trying to revisit this issue with the Israeli government," State Department spokesman Tom Casey told reporters, referring to Israel's failure to grant exit visas for the students.

"Frankly, a decision to let people that have been vetted for what is perhaps the most prestigious foreign educational program run by the United States ... it ought to be falling off a log for them to be able to do this."

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