Palestinian emigration on the rise
JPost.com Staff, THE JERUSALEM POST Nov. 1, 2006
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Palestinians are leaving the territories due to the harsh security and
economic situation there, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said on
Wednesday.

Israel Radio reported that thousands of Palestinians have received permits
to emigrate to Arab and other foreign countries.
Ahmed Suboh, a Palestinian Foreign Ministry official, said at a Ramallah
press conference that over the last four months, foreign and Arab diplomats
in the territories have authorized 10,000 Palestinians to enter their
countries.

Suboh said that some 45,000 additional emigration requests were currently
being evaluated by various foreign representatives.
The Foreign Ministry official noted that Palestinian emigration was likely
to continue with the deterioration of the security situation.

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