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THE YACOUBS ARE HOME -

[see 3 previous entries posted yesterday] -

Several children of Steve and Wedad Yacoub from Lakeland FL arrived at Orlando International Airport about 2am Friday on a flight from Amman, Jordan. They had been visiting their grandmother and relatives in Ramallah.

Previously: The Lakeland Ledger seemed to be having server problems yesterday and was not accessible all afternoon. Evening access was spotty.

*This year's visit included weddings:

Twin brothers Ibrahim and Yacoub Yacoub,
22, got married in Ramallah in July.

Yacoub Yacoub, who was married in the West Bank over the summer, remained behind in Ramallah with his new wife. But there is no mention in the reports as to where his twin brother Ibrahim and his new wife are.

The Yacoub's eldest child, a daughter, Palestine Yacoub,
who is pregnant, chose not to make the trip.

Rupp said the State Department posted a notice to travelers on its Web site about the new policy, then issued an enhanced warning in July, but the Yacoubs claimed they had no hint the rules had changed and had never encountered difficulty traveling to Palestine [sic] before.*

The foregoing material, between the asterisks, was drawn from the reports of Cary McMullen, the religion editor of the Lakeland Ledger, whose blog is ::Scriptorium::

Although things got a bit hysterical yesterday,
everything seems to seems to be OK now.

:: Ledger Report ::
and another :: Ledger Report ::

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