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Maldives delays travel ban over Palestinians who hold Israeli passports

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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

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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. Péter...
A traveler holding a biometric passport is seen at passport control in the departure hall at Ben-Gurion International Airport, May 20, 2015. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Israelis can now travel to US without a visa

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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...
Ben-Gurion International Airport on Dec. 22, 2021. Photo by Flash90.

Israel enters US Visa Waiver Program

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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...
Ayelet Balaban's old and new British passports. Upon renewing the document, Balaban, who holds dual citizenship, was surprised to discover that her place of birth had been changed, from "Jerusalem" to "Occupied Palestinian Territories." Photo by Ayelet Balaban.

Israeli’s birthplace switched from ‘Jerusalem’ to ‘Occupied Territories’ on new UK passport

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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...
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman hands the first U.S. passport with "Israel" listed to Jerusalem-born American citizen Menachem Zivotofsky at the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem on Oct. 30, 2020. Source: David M. Friedman/Twitter.

US issues first passport with ‘Israel’ listed to Jerusalem-born US citizen

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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...
U.S. passport. Credit: Pixabay.

Report: US citizens born in Jerusalem to be allowed to list ‘Israel’ on passports

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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...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosts Hamas leaders in Istanbul on Aug. 22, 2020. Credit: Twitter @rafsanchez.

Israel calls out Turkey for giving Hamas members passports

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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...
U.S. passport. Credit: Pixabay.

Pompeo: ‘Jerusalem, Israel’ on US passports is ‘actively being looked at’

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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...