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Ariel Gold
JERUSALEM (JTA) – An American Jewish activist was denied entry to Israel for her work with the BDS movement, despite the fact she had a valid student visa.
Ariel Gold, a 43-year-old mother of two, active in the social justice NGO CodePink, was arrested Sunday night at Ben Gurion International Airport. She wrote in a post on Facebook: "I am at the Tel Aviv airport deported .I have obtained a visa in advance to enter the country, but they refuse to get in." honor and deport me now. "
Gold demonstrated against Israeli politics in Israel and the United States. Last summer, she spent time in Hebron overseeing the trial of Palestinian activist Issa Amro and she was also excluded from the Wailing Wall after distributing political pamphlets. She was informed in writing when she left the country for the last time that she should get a visa to go home.
On Sunday, she arrived in Israel on a student visa and said that she would study Judaism at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. According to the Jerusalem Post,
In addition to being denied entry into the country by Gilad Erdan, the Minister of Public Security, Gold's student visa was canceled by the Minister of Education. 39, Interior, Arye Derim Haaretz. boycott activist, to enter the country. Our policy is clear: those who campaign to boycott Israel and come here to harm will not be able to enter the country. The rules have changed, and Israel will not show restraint towards those who try to hurt it, "wrote Erdan
Alyssa Fisher is a news editor at The Forward. Email it to [email protected] or follow it on Twitter at @alyssalfisher
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