FYI: newsflash: Kurdistani Fami

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                                                  Jerusalem, 17 May 1995

KURDISTANI FAMILIES GRANTED TOURIST VISAS
(Communicated by Interior Ministry Spokeswoman)

The Interior Ministry has decided to grant tourist status, until the end
of the year, to eight Kurdistani families who recently immigrated to
Israel using false identities. Upon arriving in Israel, the families
received immigrant status and the children were granted permanent
residency, after they were falsely identified as relatives of Jewish
families living in the country. After the Interior Ministry learned that
the families were using borrowed identities, a hearing was convened,
during which the families admitted their deceit. As a result, the Interior
Ministry decided to revoke their immigrant status and to give them
temporary documents.

This week, taking the human dimension of the situation into consideration,
the Interior Ministry decided to grant the heads of the families tourist
status with a work permit, and the rest of the family members tourist
status, until the end of the year. Throughout all stages of the affair,
the Interior Minister never issued expulsion orders against the families.
The Ministry has also recommended to the families that they search for
another country that would be prepared to accept them by the end of the
year.