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NEWS
Departing Citizens Need Passports
by Yated Ne'eman Staff
In a definite policy change that has disrupted travel plans
of many people, the Israeli authorities decided, as of May 1,
to enforce the long-standing regulation that anyone who can
get an Israeli passport must do so in order to leave the
country.
Those holding dual citizenship, for example, often keep the
passport of their non-Israeli country because it makes it
easier to travel elsewhere. An Israeli passport is
superfluous for them outside of Israel. For many years such
travelers did not bother to get an Israeli passport and the
Israeli border control authorities let them enter and leave
with no difficulty.
As of May 1, this is no longer the case. Those arriving at
the airport without a valid passport are turned back,
regardless of their airline reservations and travel plans.
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