ISRAEL'S HIGH COURT NARROWLY UPHELD ON SUNDAY A CONTROVERSIAL LAW THAT SEVERELY RESTRICTS PALESTINIANS FROM LIVING IN ISRAEL WITH THEIR ARAB ISRAELI SPOUSES AND CHILDREN. THE RESTRICTIONS, IMPOSED IN 2002 AT THE HEIGHT OF ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN FIGHTING, ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE KEPT HUNDREDS, AND POSSIBLY THOUSANDS, OF WEST BANK AND GAZA PALESTINIANS FROM MOVING TO ISRAEL TO LIVE WITH THEIR FAMILIES. AN EXPANDED PANEL OF 11 JUDGES VOTED 6-5 AGAINST A PETITION TO STRIKE DOWN THE LAW, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTED.