June 2, 2008

Israel to Reconsider Plight of Gazans Unable to Leave to Study

By Matthew Kalman

Jerusalem

Days after being told that their Fulbright scholarships were being suspended for this year, seven students in Gaza learned on Sunday night that the funds had been restored and that the U.S. consulate here was "working closely" with Israeli officials to help them get permission to leave Gaza.

That news came on the eve of an important court case brought by two students trying to leave Gaza on other scholarships to study in Britain and Germany. Israel's Supreme Court will hear

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