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With Biden, Palestinians seeking freedom get permits instead

A Palestinian shepherd herds his flock back-dropped by Har Homa, an Israeli settlement in east Jerusalem that Israel considers a neighborhood of its capital, July 6, 2022. For more than two years, the Biden administration has said that Palestinians are entitled to the same measure of “freedom, security and prosperity” enjoyed by Israelis. Instead, they've gotten U.S. aid and permits to work inside Israel and its Jewish settlements. The inconsistency is likely to come up when President Joe Biden visits Israel and the occupied West Bank this week for the first time since assuming office. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Palestinian laborers wait for transportation after crossing into Israel from the West Bank at Eyal crossing between the West Bank town of Qalqilya and the Israeli Kibbutz Eyal Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022. The White House says Palestinians are entitled to the same measure of "freedom, security and prosperity" enjoyed by Israelis, but when President Joe Biden visits the region this month he will have few accomplishments to point to. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Palestinian labourers warm themselves around a fire as they wait for transportation after crossing a checkpoint from the West Bank city of Bethlehem into Jerusalem, March 15, 2022. For more than two years, the Biden administration has said that Palestinians are entitled to the same measure of “freedom, security and prosperity” enjoyed by Israelis. Instead, they've gotten U.S. aid and permits to work inside Israel and its Jewish settlements. The inconsistency is likely to come up when President Joe Biden visits Israel and the occupied West Bank this week for the first time since assuming office. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

A vendor sells goods to Palestinian laborers as they cross from Israel back to the West Bank at the end of working day, next to a section of Israel's separation barrier in Meitar crossing in the West Bank, March 10, 2022. For more than two years, the Biden administration has said that Palestinians are entitled to the same measure of “freedom, security and prosperity” enjoyed by Israelis. Instead, they've gotten U.S. aid and permits to work inside Israel and its Jewish settlements. The inconsistency is likely to come up when President Joe Biden visits Israel and the occupied West Bank this week for the first time since assuming office. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Palestinian laborers work at a construction site in a new housing project in Har Homa, an Israeli settlement in east Jerusalem that Israel considers a neighborhood of its capital, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. For more than two years, the Biden administration has said that Palestinians are entitled to the same measure of “freedom, security and prosperity” enjoyed by Israelis. Instead, they've gotten U.S. aid and permits to work inside Israel and its Jewish settlements. The inconsistency is likely to come up when President Joe Biden visits Israel and the occupied West Bank this week for the first time since assuming office. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Palestinian laborers wait for transportation after crossing into Israel from the West Bank at Eyal crossing between the West Bank town of Qalqilya and the Israeli Kibbutz Eyal Feb. 20, 2022. The White House says Palestinians are entitled to the same measure of "freedom, security and prosperity" enjoyed by Israelis, but when President Joe Biden visits the region this month he will have few accomplishments to point to. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Hundreds of cars parked by Palestinians who cross into Israel for work, near Meitar crossing in the West Bank, March 10, 2022. For more than two years, the Biden administration has said that Palestinians are entitled to the same measure of “freedom, security and prosperity” enjoyed by Israelis. Instead, they've gotten U.S. aid and permits to work inside Israel and its Jewish settlements. The inconsistency is likely to come up when President Joe Biden visits Israel and the occupied West Bank this week for the first time since assuming office. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

FILE - Palestinian workers enter Israel after crossing from Gaza on the Israeli side of Erez crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip, March. 27, 2022. For more than two years, the Biden administration has said that Palestinians are entitled to the same measure of “freedom, security and prosperity” enjoyed by Israelis. Instead, they've gotten U.S. aid and permits to work inside Israel and its Jewish settlements. The inconsistency is likely to come up when President Joe Biden visits Israel and the occupied West Bank this week for the first time since assuming office. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

FILE - Palestinian workers crossing from Gaza to Israel wait for their belongings after a security check on the Israeli side of Erez crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip, March. 27, 2022. For more than two years, the Biden administration has said that Palestinians are entitled to the same measure of “freedom, security and prosperity” enjoyed by Israelis. Instead, they've gotten U.S. aid and permits to work inside Israel and its Jewish settlements. The inconsistency is likely to come up when President Joe Biden visits Israel and the occupied West Bank this week for the first time since assuming office. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

Palestinian laborers work at a construction site in a new housing project in Har Homa, an Israeli settlement in east Jerusalem that Israel considers a neighborhood of its capital, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. The White House says Palestinians are entitled to the same measure of "freedom, security and prosperity" enjoyed by Israelis, but when President Joe Biden visits the region this month he will have few accomplishments to point to. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

With Biden, Palestinians seeking freedom get permits instead