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Israel has occupied Palestine for over 60 years. People who want to visit Palestine who are non Israelis cannot entire Gaza or the West Bank without Israel’s permission even from Jordan. And permission is withheld if one is a known peace activist…not a terrorist..a non violent peace activist. Palestinians cannot leave their homeland without Israel’s permission. Israel imprisons Palestinians in a mass home arrest and Palestinians cannot receive visitors, even children,parents,spouse without Israel’s permission. The only border Gaza has that is not connected to Israel or Egypt is the sea and Israel will not allow us to enter there either though no boat need go into Israeli waters to visit Gaza. Israelis on the other hand can get into boats and boat to Cyprus with no inhibitions. Freedom of movement and human rights are denied Palestinians under the auspices of Israel, the US and Egypt. It is criminal. My government is complicit in denying US citizen’s and others right to travel and denying US protection to US citizens from Israeli piracy,kidnapping,beatings, murder and imprisonment.The Us apparently thinks it must serve Israel and not americans.