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West Bank Nature Reserve Denies Entry to Palestinian Security Offenders

Palestinians who served time for security offenses are refused entry by the parks authority inspectors at Ein Prat Nature Reserve.

 

 

Palestinians convicted of security offenses are being barred from entering the Ein Prat Nature Reserve in the Judean Desert, even though visitors’ security records aren’t checked at other West Bank nature reserves.

People cooling off in the waters of Ein Prat in the Judean desert.

People cooling off in the waters of Ein Prat in the Judean desert. – Photo: Amir Aloni / The Israel Nature and Parks Authority

Inspectors from the Israel Nature and Parks Authority kept two Palestinian visitors out of Ein Prat, also called Ein Fara, two weeks ago, said Dror Etkes, a researcher who monitors settlement construction and was with them at the time. Continue Reading »