The long-discussed visa waiver for Israelis traveling to the US now looks likely to be passed sometime in this year after many months of speculation and negotiation.
One source said that, while Israel would bar anyone deemed a security threat, it did not plan as a matter of policy to restrict entry to any American "BDS-ers."
Iran and additional normalization deals with Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia are a top priority for Israel, Hanegbi said.
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Some 97% of Israelis who apply for US visas receive them. Still, the Israeli government has made entering the program a priority, endeavoring to satisfy US State Department demands.
Israel has allegedly not met the requirements to join the program.
An official said the pilot will entail a period during which US delegates will track Palestinian-American travel through Ben-Gurion Airport and West Bank checkpoints.
Currently, Israelis who do not hold citizenship in any of the 40 countries in the waiver program must apply for permission to travel to the United States.
Lebanese citizens have been reporting in recent weeks that visas for Lebanese outside the UAE were not being granted.
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