August 6, 2008

U.S. Revokes Visas for 3 Palestinian Fulbright Scholars

By Aisha Labi

The State Department has abruptly revoked the visas of three Palestinian Fulbright Scholarship recipients just two months after Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice intervened personally with Israeli officials to ensure that the three scholars, along with four other Fulbright awardees, would be able to study at American universities.

One of the three arrived last week in the United States after being assured that his visa was in order, only to be asked to leave the country on

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