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US lawmakers eye visa exemption by 2015
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 15.01.13, 21:14
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1. Good way to get reelected...
Alon ,   Tel-Aviv   (01.15.13)
Congressman Brad Sherman, he represents the San Fernando Valley district in LA. Overall Mr. Sherman has done a lot for the community in the Valley
2. Won't pass. wanna bet ? ,...
split ,   US   (01.15.13)
There's a deal made at the request Israeli government to not to, to prevent an exodus, brain drainage and draft dodging and of course a litmus test of zionist attractiveness ,... There's a hundreds ways to stop people from defecting, you can do it like Soviets, sealing off borders, building walls like E. Germany or make a deal with an attractive State to limit admission by requiring visas. To make it less obvious you can add a couple other States to that list and voilĂ  the problem is solved and their face saved.
3. no possibility
realist ,   USA   (01.15.13)
folks, this won't happen because it would mean visa free travel to the nearly 20% of Israeli passport holders who are arab muslims.
4. Palestinian-US citizens must be allowed to enter Israel
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (01.16.13)
...without discrimination.
5. If it passes, it will be thanks only to Bibi!
Israeli 2   (01.15.13)
6. Can not work
Eric ,   Toronto   (01.16.13)
This can not work, as it would allow Israeli Arabs with bad intentions to enter easily the US. And please don't tell me that, the Israeli Arabs all love the US!
7. Our Mafia is very very happy with this, Casablanca is not LA
miki ,   tampa   (01.15.13)
8. there's already a quarter million Israelis in L.A. alone
Scott ,   Ramat Fan, Israel   (01.15.13)
Most of them are there illegally, having come as tourists. The visas are absolutely necessary.
9. this is will get matched up with Palestinian State Visas!
Jew C ,   Israel   (01.15.13)
wait for it. It will happen.
10. number 4
galilean ,   Israel   (01.16.13)
And do you know that we Israelis are not allowed to enter the PAL Authority areas?? Israel allows a certain number of PAL's into Israel everyday, but totally does not allow us Israelis to go there!
11. Between us: I'd never go to a restaurant that makes me wait
tom ,   tel aviv   (01.16.13)
and I'd never visit a country that has me baking in the sun for hours: it's not THAT a great privilege to travel & spend money in the United States of Amereeeka... Did someone say "Palestinian visas"? Nice attempt at stand up comedy.
12. 4
(01.16.13)
can any jew enter any of the vast majority of arab muslim countries at all???? none would allow jews to enter. can any christians enter and be free to pray or have houses of worship in any of the gulf states? none! talk about discrimination. you are such an ignorant, it is painful. sometimes it is better to keep your mouth closed and be thought of as ok, rather than open it and prove you're a total idiot. hameed aboughaze, iranian
13. 3 Europeens don t need visas..
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (01.16.13)
Europa is full of Muslims.
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