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Before biometrics: Israel's earliest passports and travel documents
The first Israeli passport issued was in the name of Golda Meir, who at the time worked for the Jewish Agency and was soon to become Israel’s ambassador to the Soviet Union.
Tel Aviv citizens waiting to have their passport photos taken, January 23, 1949
(photo credit:
HANS PINN/GPO
)
By
GIL ZOHAR
MAY 14, 2024 13:10
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