U.S. cancels Fulbright grants for Gaza students because of Israeli restrictions

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Event #2592 U.S. cancels Fulbright grants for Gaza students because of Israeli restrictions
Date: Thursday, 29 May 2008
On Thursday, 29 May 2008, a State Department spokesman said that the scholarships were pulled because Israel will not grant the Palestinians exit visas from Gaza so they can travel to the United States to study at universities.

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