America's celebrated Civil Rights Bill - the anti-racialism legislation - could soon be weakened if Israeli lobbyists have their way. That part of the law which assumes reciprocal action by other nations just will not be accepted by Israel, which does not intend to make travel easy for US/Palestinians. US Arabs, or just US citizens known to be less than full of praise for the Israeli regime. At the moment US lawmakers in looking at codifying a bill that would legitimise Israel's discriminatory behaviour towards US citizens, appear to be set to quietly ignore this elephant. As Electronic Intifada states: The State Department refuses to release the exact number of US citizens denied entry into Israel, but Israel’s denial of entry and harassment of travelers is so common that the State Department warns “some US citizens holding Israeli nationality, possessing a Palestinian identity card, or of Arab or Muslim origin have experienced significant difficulties entering or exiting Israel or the West Bank.” The State Department’s unwillingness to hold Israel accountable has prompted civil society organizations like the Arab American Institute and American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee to document these cases themselves and follow up with lawmakers.
Read more at http://electronicintifada.net/content/why-does-us-government-let-israel-discriminate-against-americans/12729
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