WASHINGTON, D.C.— In a new and more pointed travel warning, the U.S. State Department has once again strongly advised Americans to defer travel to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. This time, the agency also said U.S. citizens residing in Jerusalem as well as in other occupied and adjacent territories should consider moving to safer locations. Those who live in the city— the target of an escalating string of Palestinian bombings— were told to be particularly careful and to avoid crowds and demonstrations. Warnings to Americans to stay away from Israel were similarly issued in December and January. However, yesterday’s statement was coupled with an announcement that dependents of U.S. diplomats and other American workers at the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem were authorized to go home at government expense.
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