In both cases, the protective-presence activists, who did not know each other, had their passports photographed by a soldier or settler. These are the first known cases in which Israeli authorities appear to be violating the Law of Return

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Israel has revoked the aliyah approval issued by the Jewish Agency of two Jewish activists in their 20s – one a British citizen and the other an American – who do not know each other. Both have been active in recent years in protective presence in the West Bank, which involves staying in Palestinian communities to deter settler and military violence and document attacks.

The two were informed of the revocation after the Jewish Agency, which handles immigration from Western countries, had approved their applications. The Population and Immigration Authority has not yet given a reason for halting the process. In response to a query from Haaretz, however, it did not deny that the reason was their involvement in protecting Palestinians from settler violence.

The Jewish Agency told the two that the Population Authority is “examining” their eligibility under the Entry into Israel Law. That law governs entry by people who are neither citizens nor new immigrants, and it has no bearing whatsoever on prospective immigrants.

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