08.03.2009|Court Documents|Response to Petition
HCJ 660/08 - 'Amer et al. v. Commander of the Army Forces in the West Bank Respondent's Updating Notice
The State's notice in HaMoked's petition regarding changes of address from the Gaza Strip to the West Bank. The State enclosed a procedure with its notice, pursuant to which Palestinians from Gaza may - ostensibly - change their registered address and relocate to the West Bank. Requests for "settlement" in the West Bank must be transferred, via the Director General of the Palestinian Civilian Affairs Ministry, to the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories. The criteria for approval comprise of "objective humanitarian cases" which may only be resolved in the West Bank. The procedure is graduated: a permit for six months during the first year followed by a yearly permit for seven years, after which Israel will reconsider the change of address.
