Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked tells ministry to keep applying, policy, originally enacted as security measure in 2003, as if amendment had never expired

Some 5,000 families will receive family unification, a procedure long in deep freeze, as part of a first step towards resolving the issue, says senior PA official

Those seeking permits to reside in the West Bank face a strict Israeli system and a PA that may be burying their applications, making them prisoners in their own adopted homes

The Knesset couldn't renew the controversial 2003 law, meaning thousands of Palestinians may now have a pathway to citizenship, though several hurdles remain

Israel says measure stopping Palestinians from becoming citizens through marriage is key for security, but critics lament toll on family life and ask if justification still holds