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A Proxy Denied Entry Threat

by | September 16, 2006 | Latest News

My father, Sami Bahour, landed at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport Fri at 9:35 am. He exited the
airport on his way to El-Bireh at 12:15pm, but not after being told he would be denied entry.

When asked why he was coming (to his hometown and birthplace), my father explained that
he had just won a one year battle with bladder cancer and had promised his two
granddaughters that he would come an visit. This was the truth.

Upon interrogation with Israeli police and immigration authorities, my father was told the
reason he was being denied entry is that I (his son) was in Israel illegally. Moreover, he was
told that I have no relation with my wife and kids and am only using them to stay in Palestine.
So much for individual responsibility. Collective punishment is the norm here!

My father calmly explained that they were wrong. They countered with pulling up the total
number of times I have renewed my visa over the past decade. My dad told them that I was
given a 1 month extension from the “Civil” Administration via my wife’s Palestinian I.D. status
and was legal. After an hour or so of checking and calling around, they found that I was here
legally. They informed my dad that I had till Oct 1st and he would be allowed in. My dad
almost wanted to give them a piece of his mind regarding my relation to my two daughters
and wife, but he passed.

He was given a 3 mo visitor’s visa. On the way out of the airport, my dad said that two other
Palestinian families were still being interrogated and he felt they would be denied entry.

Just another layer in this rotten web.

Rgds,
Sam

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  • Sam Bahour

    Sam Bahour is a Palestinian-American business consultant, writer, and commentator based in Al-Bireh/Ramallah, Palestine. He is the principal of Applied Information Management (AIM), a consultancy specializing in business development and startup advisory services.

    Bahour was instrumental in establishing two of Palestine’s publicly traded companies: the Palestine Telecommunications Company (PALTEL) and the Arab Palestinian Shopping Centers (APSC). He co-founded Americans for a Vibrant Palestinian Economy (A4VPE), of which he is now an emeritus member, and served as an independent director on the board of Arab Islamic Bank P.L.C. from 2004 to 2025. He currently serves on the board of Just Vision and The Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS).

    He frequently gives talks to delegations visiting Palestine on the subjects of Palestine’s political economy, Palestinian Politics 101, and a general orientation to the state of affairs under Israeli military occupation.

    A prolific writer on Palestinian affairs, Bahour has been published in major international outlets including The New York Times, The Guardian, Haaretz, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, Al Jazeera America, Le Monde diplomatique, Al-Monitor, +972 Magazine, The Hill, and Arab News. He has appeared as a commentator on NPR, CNN, BBC, and other broadcast media.

    Bahour is the co-editor of Homeland: Oral Histories of Palestine and Palestinians (Olive Branch Press, 1993) and was profiled in the bestselling anthology Kingdom of Olives and Ash, edited by Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman, in a chapter authored by Chabon titled “The Tallest Man in Ramallah.” He holds an Associate’s and Bachelor’s degree in Computer Technology from Youngstown State University, and a Kellogg-Recanati International Executive MBA — a joint program of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and the Recanati Business School at Tel Aviv University.

    He tweets at @SamBahour, blogs at www.epalestine.ps, and may be reached at sbahour[AT]gmail[DOT]com.

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