Israel bars 70 Gaza patients over ‘Palestine’ logo
The Israeli authorities have blocked 70 patients from Gaza from entering Israel to receive medical treatment because their transfer documents were marked “State of Palestine,” officials said Wednesday. ● Until recently, official documentation had used the term “Palestinian territories.” But the logo was changed in mid-December, a year after Palestinians won recognition as a U.N. observer state, despite fierce Israeli opposition. “The Israelis have prevented 70 sick people who need to go to Israeli hospitals from crossing Erez because it said ‘State of Palestine’ on their transfer request,” said a senior Palestinian official at the Gaza district coordination office.
Electronic Resistance/Fars News: Gaza Patients Denied Access into Israel for Using “State of Palestine” Term