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Last Updated: Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 19:05 GMT

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Star-crossed lovers quit West Bank
By Matthew Price
BBC News, Jerusalem



The couple married three years ago after meeting in Jerusalem
She is a 26-year-old Jewish Israeli. Her name is Jasmine Avissar. He is a 27-year-old Palestinian Muslim, Osama Zaatar.
Jasmine and Osama's is a love story, and it tells you so much about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

They met when they worked at the same place in Jerusalem, and three years ago they got married.

First they tried to live in Israel, but the Israeli authorities would not allow Osama to join his wife there.

Then they tried living in the occupied West Bank, but some Palestinians made life difficult for them.

Now they've given up and are moving to Europe.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6405799.stm

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Israel's marriage laws are lamentable...they should get with the program and have civil marriages....