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Maldives: A destination that bans Israelis, would you book a vacation there? - opinion

How long will it take before the Israeli ban broadens into the total exclusion of all Jews, no matter where they hail from?

|ByCOOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN
Illustration of Israeli passport against backdrop of Maldives Islands.
Illustration of Israeli passport against backdrop of Maldives Islands.

Maldives bans Israelis from entering the country over Gaza war

The move reflects the Maldives' "firm stance" against the ongoing atrocities committed by Israel against the Palestinian people, President Muizzi said.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Israeli and Egyptian flags flutter at the Nitzana Crossing. January 30, 2024.

Israel considers Egypt travel warning amid fears of Iranian attacks ahead of Hanukkah - report

According to a Sunday morning Kan Radio report, Israeli officials have urged Egypt to bolster its security forces to counter these threats.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People walk on a beach in Vilimalé Island. November 15, 2023.

Six months later: What happened to the Maldives' call for a ban on Israeli passports?

The country's Attorney-General Ahmed Usham noted that issuing such a complete prohibition on Israeli passports required further review. 

|ByYAEL HALFON

Israel recommends that its citizens avoid the Maldives

The Foreign Ministry recommended that Israelis in the Maldives evacuate as quickly as possible.

JUNE 3, 2024
ByREUTERS
General view of a beach at Olhuveli island in Maldives

Arab countries sweep top charts at 2023 World Travel Awards

Persian Gulf countries topped the "best of" categories.

DECEMBER 7, 2023
Qatar won many awards at the "Oscars of Travel"

UNHRC gets 14 new members – including 3 that don’t recognize Israel

The vote for new UNHRC members is held annually in a secret ballot by the 193-member General Assembly in New York, with a third of the council’s membership rotating every year.

OCTOBER 11, 2022
Deputy Minister, Alvin Botes delivers a National Statement at the Annual High Level Panel on Human Rights Mainstreaming under the theme “Thirty years of implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: challenges and opportunities”, at the UNHRC, Geneva.

Mars on Earth: Turkish lake may hold clues to ancient life on planet

A team of American and Turkish planetary scientists carried out research in 2019 on the shorelines of the lake, known as Turkey's Maldives because of its azure water and white shores.

MARCH 9, 2021
ByREUTERS
Get a little distance by pretending for a minute that it's Mars and not our precious Earth where this is taking place.

The Maldives: The antibodies of paradise

Flight attendants hand out red sealed boxes of the new travel necessities: anti-bacterial wipes, Alco-gel and a mask.

DECEMBER 29, 2020
ByJANE MEDVED
COMO IS A collection of luxury hotels and retreats that specialize in privacy, tranquility, health and what they loosely refer to as ‘guest well-being.’