1.   Palestinians have to obtain a travel permit for travel between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

2.   Some opponents of the licensing system say that Treasury officials are notorious for holding up travel permits.

3.   Sometimes it happens after a probationer gets a travel permit and decides not to return home.

4.   The Players Association was able to get U.S. officials to withhold travel permits for potential strikebreakers, and a policy reversal could take time.

5.   They carried travel permits telling whoever found their bodies to bury them without bothering to notify their hometowns.

6.   Under IAAF rules, the various national federations control travel permits and have the power to keep athletes from competing overseas.

7.   A spokesman for the Interior Ministry, which in charge of issuing travel permits, said there would be no comment on the case.

8.   Another sign directed travelers to a fortified inspection area where travel permits and cars will be checked.

9.   Another sign directed travelers to a fortified inspection area with a watch tower where travel permits and cars will be checked.

10.   But the Israelis and Palestinians were unable to agree yesterday on where in the Gaza Strip to place a joint office that would issue travel permits to Palestinians.