The State Department soon after changed its passport policy to "request the applicant’s biological sex at birth,” rather than permitting applicants to self-identify their sex.
When the phrase was removed in 2021, Israeli officials hoped it was a sign of warming relations.
The best advice is as follows: If you are flying with an Israeli passport, it’s recommended to fly with Israeli airlines.
“The pilot did not have their passport onboard,” United Airlines said in a statement. “We arranged for a new crew to take our customers to their destination that evening."
Israeli passport holders are able to travel to 170 countries without a visa, with some destinations requiring a visa on arrival or an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA).
Once obtained, the ETA-IL stays valid for up to two years, or until the traveler's current passport expires – whichever comes first.
The country's Attorney-General Ahmed Usham noted that issuing such a complete prohibition on Israeli passports required further review.
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The raid was part of an undercover investigation opened in the previous weeks.
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.
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