Israel drops Palestinian press pass ban

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http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/88A6E320-BF9D-4F69-84F6-08803B86BB2E.htm

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"Israel's Supreme Court has overturned a two-year-old government order denying media accreditation to Palestinian journalists.

The decision that was welcomed by international news organisations reportedly came in response to an appeal against the ban filed by Aljazeera satellite TV and Reuters news agency."

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"The Foreign Press Association in Israel, which has long been at loggerheads with the press office on the issue, welcomed Sunday's court ruling and called for prompt implementation.

"This policy, in effect for some two and a half years, was unjust and discriminatory, badly hampered the media's ability to cover the news and grievously injured Israel's standing as a country that respects the freedom of the press," the FPA said."