Gay Palestinian gets OK to live with Israeli lover
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has granted a Palestinian a rare residency permit after the man, who is gay, said his sexuality put his life in danger in the West Bank, a Defence Ministry official said on Tuesday.
The 33-year-old Palestinian from Jenin was issued a temporary permit to live with his Israeli partner in Tel Aviv after arguing he faced death threats from fellow Palestinians who disapproved of him being gay, the official said.
Israel's Interior Ministry rarely issues permits for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank who want to live with their partners in Israel, regardless of sexuality. Requesting such a permit can take years.
"In this case the man's lawyer said his life was in danger because of his sexual preference," said Peter Lerner, spokesman for Israel's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, whose office comes under the defence ministry.
"On this basis we issued the temporary permit," he said.
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Not 100% across the board, but I find it surprising that the pro-Palestinian movement and the pro-gay movement usually end up on the same left side of the aisle even though the results are diametrically opposed...
Anti-conservatives make strange bedfellows...
03-25-2008, 04:39 PM
Gay Palestinian gets OK to live with Israeli lover
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