You may not know it, but the U. S. has a visa waver program with over 40 countries which allows U. S. passport holders to visit, with full access, those countries without requiring a visa, and the same privileges for citizens of those countries to visit the U. S. Not included in these 40 visa reciprocity agreements is Israel, excluded because of a failure to meet requirements, and, in particular, restrictions and discrimination of U. S. citizens of Palestinian background. Adam Shapiro, Director of Advocacy for Israel/Palestine at Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), talks about the restrictions Israel places on these US/Palestinian residents.

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