Jerusalem ID

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Jerusalem ID

Also known as "blue IDs." These IDs are required for Palestinians to live and work in the city of Jerusalem. They provide municipal services, health insurance and building permits, but do not allow one to vote in Israeli elections nor hold an Israeli passport. Palestinian residents who live in East Jerusalem are able to travel freely throughout the West Bank and Israel, which is prohibited to Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza. In order to reside legally in Jerusalem, Palestinians without Jerusalem IDs have to apply with the Israeli Interior Minister, who can refuse applications without justification. Numerous restrictions are placed on Palestinian residents with Jerusalem IDs that do not apply to Israeli citizens or Jewish permanent residents. Restrictions include losing your residency if you travel abroad without a re-entry visa, living abroad (this includes the West Bank) for longer than seven years, marrying a spouse who is not a resident and does not apply for family reunification, and establishing residency outside of Jerusalem. Only children whose fathers hold Jerusalem IDs are eligible to obtain resident status. Those without Jerusalem IDs are denied educational and health services in Jerusalem. Between 1967 (when Israel annexed Jerusalem) and 2009, the Israeli government confiscated 13,115 identity cards from Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem. See “East Jerusalem.” B’tselem. 19 August 2011. http://www.btselem.org/jerusalemhttp://www.justvision.org/glossary/jerusalem-id