Most Arabs living in Israel proper are full citizens of the State of Israel, entitled to Israeli passports. They make up almost 20 percent of the population. There are several Arab members in the Knesset and one on the Supreme Court. They may also volunteer to serve in the military, and many do.

Under the Oslo Agreement, the Palestinian Authority has been issuing passports to residents of the West Bank and Gaza since 1995. See the US government's discussion of its recognition of Palestinian passports at http://uscis.gov/graphics/services/asylum/ric/documentation/Palestine.htm .

Lowell G. McManus
Leesville, Louisiana, USA

----- Original Message -----

From: Doug Murray

To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 3:35 PM

Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] still looking like an eggzil tripoint border post at kerem shalom

Regarding Palestinians, what passport do they hold? Would a Palestinian living in Jerusalem carry an Israeli passport, or would they be effectively stateless?

Doug

On Nov 15, 2005, at 9:48 AM, aletheia kallos wrote:

http://english.wafa.ps/body.asp?id=4602
http://english.people.com.cn/200511/15/eng20051115_221451.html

but how the tripoint itself will factor into this
original 3way crossing is still anyones guess

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