According to a representative of the Consulate General of Israel in New York, it is not possible that the Israeli authorities would simultaneously issue a Teudat Zhut (identity card) and a passport to a person they had asked to leave Israel within the month (20 Sept. 1993). This information is corroborated by a lawyer at the Society of St-Yves, a Christian human rights organization in Jerusalem (16 Sept. 1993).

This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

Consulate General of Israel, New York. 20 September 1993. Telephone interview with representative.

Society of St-Yves, Jerusalem. 16 September 1993. Telephone interview with representative.