We wrote a few days ago in Is the U.S. Consulate Cooperating in Silencing Palestinian Activists?
Mohammed Omer, the Gazan journalist and photographer, is scheduled for a U.S. speaking tour together with Ali Abunimah. The U.S. consulate in the Netherlands, where Omer now resides, has put an extended hold on his visa application, effectively cancelling the tour. Omer has lived in the Netherlands since 2008, after he was detained and severely beaten by the Shin Bet when he returned to Gaza from London, where he had been awarded the prestigious Gellhorn Award for Journalism.
We just got word that Omer got his visa. Thank you to everyone for your letters- they made a difference.