Condoleezza Rice made sure the scholarships were reinstated, and because Israel would not allow three of the seven, Zuhair Abu Shaban, Fida Abed and Osama Daoud, to leave Gaza because they were 'security risks', American officials made exceptional efforts and interviewed the three on the Gaza border.
Condoleezza Rice se aseguró que las becas fueran reintegradas, y porque Israel no permitiría a tres de los siete, Zuhair Abu Shaban, Fida y Osama Abed Daoud, salir de Gaza debido a 'riesgos de seguridad'; funcionarios estadounidenses hicieron esfuerzos excepcionales para entrevistar a los tres en la frontera de Gaza.