Israel Denies Entry to Human Rights Watch Official

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Israel Denies Entry to Human Rights Watch Official

JERUSALEM —

Israeli authorities have rejected a request from Human Rights Watch to grant a work permit to its regional director, accusing the group of engaging in Palestinian “propaganda,” the group said Friday.

The decision was Israel’s latest step against human rights groups and other advocacy organizations that it accuses of bias against the Jewish state.

Israel’s Interior Ministry issued its ruling this week, some six months after Human Rights Watch asked for permission for its New York-based Israel and Palestine director, Omar Shakir, to be able to work in the country.

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