Tag: Passports
A vision for Jerusalem during Trump’s next term
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s first term was noted for its accomplishments in stabilizing the Middle East, strengthening Israel’s strategic position and embracing creative policies that transformed the reality on the ground. Decisions such as...
Maldives delays travel ban over Palestinians who hold Israeli passports
The Maldives has postponed plans to ban Israelis from traveling to the tiny island nation over the war in Gaza after discovering that many Palestinians also hold Israeli passports.
Attorney General Ahmed Usham said at a press...
Top Hungarian diplomat confirms Budapest issued passports to five hostages
Israel’s war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, which is roiling the Middle East, has become the “No. 1 issue” of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council, Budapest’s top diplomat told JNS on Wednesday.
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Israelis can now travel to US without a visa
Israelis became eligible on Thursday to travel to the United States for up to 90 days without a visa—more than a month earlier than the estimated date, the Israeli Embassy in Washington announced.
Israel was...
Israel enters US Visa Waiver Program
Israel on Wednesday joined the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, which will allow Israeli citizens to travel to America for 90 days without a visa.
"This decision shows the strong ties between the two countries,” said...
Israeli’s birthplace switched from ‘Jerusalem’ to ‘Occupied Territories’ on new UK passport
Israel’s Foreign Ministry is investigating a report that an Israeli woman had her birthplace changed from “Jerusalem” to “Occupied Palestinian Territories” upon renewing her U.K. passport.
Ayelet Balaban, a dual Israeli-British citizen who has held...
US issues first passport with ‘Israel’ listed to Jerusalem-born US citizen
The United States has issued its first passport with Israel listed as the place of birth to a U.S. citizen born in Jerusalem—in fact, to the person who was at the center of a...
Report: US citizens born in Jerusalem to be allowed to list ‘Israel’ on passports
U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem will be allowed to list Israel as their place of birth on their U.S. passport, alluded the Trump administration on Wednesday.
Politico first reported the development, citing a U.S. official, adding that...
Israel calls out Turkey for giving Hamas members passports
Israel’s charge d’affaires in Turkey, Roey Gilad, on Wednesday confirmed reports that Turkey is granting passports to members of the Hamas terrorist organization.
“Some are in the process, some already got , but we are...
Pompeo: ‘Jerusalem, Israel’ on US passports is ‘actively being looked at’
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday that the Trump administration is considering allowing U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem to list “Jerusalem, Israel” on their U.S. passports.
“We’re constantly evaluating the way we...