tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962766813371730193.post9061842398043856543..comments2023-05-04T17:09:04.262+03:00Comments on A Wisconsin Yankee in King David's Court: Let Gaza Students Go to U.S.A Wisconsin Yankee in King David's Courthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18266541659470140880noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962766813371730193.post-53019837435748038692008-07-03T12:51:00.000+03:002008-07-03T12:51:00.000+03:00UPDATEOn June 16, 2008, the New York Times reporte...UPDATE<BR/><BR/>On June 16, 2008, the New York Times reported: "On the Palestinian winners of the Fulbright award, the American government’s flagship international education study grant, Israel permitted four students to exit Gaza, but told three others that they were security risks and could not enter Israel in order to fly to the United States. The Israelis declined to give details of their concerns to the students or to journalists, but they did say they were sharing them with American officials."<BR/><BR/>U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said: “It continues to be my belief that all of the Fulbrights should be able to take up their fellowships. I consider this to be a very high priority to get this resolved.”<BR/><BR/>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/16/world/middleeast/16mideast.htmlA Wisconsin Yankee in King David's Courthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05416993610728595351noreply@blogger.com