Israeli passport
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Israeli passports are issued to citizens and nationals of the State of Israel for the purpose of international travel[1] and entitle the bearer to the protection of Israel's consular officials overseas.
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[edit] Traveling with Israeli passport or visa
Several Arab and Muslim countries will not allow entries to people with evidence of visits to Israel or used or unused Israeli visas in their passports [1], [2], [3], since the existence of the state of Israel is not recognised [citation needed]. To help foreigners circumvent these restrictions, Israel does not require visitors to have their passports stamped upon entry or advanced visas, making it difficult for those countries to tell if a citizen or tourist went there.[2] Many of these nations are aware of the exit stamps placed in passports by Egypt and Jordan at their land borders with Israel and may block entry based on the presence of these stamps. For example, a traveller may be denied entry to certain countries because of the presence of an Egyptian exit stamp indicating the person left Egypt at Taba, at the Israeli border. Some nations will void old passports and reissue new passports to their nationals based on the presence of evidence of a visit to Israel, recognising the passport's function is compromised.[citation needed] The United Kingdom and the United States Department of State may allow a passport holder to have two valid passports to circumvent the restrictions concerning Israel if the applicant can satisfactorily explain why a second passport is needed when applying.
[edit] Lists of countries
- Countries that do not accept Israeli passports
Algeria, Bangladesh, Brunei, Djibouti, Iran, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.[citation needed]
- Countries that do not accept passports which contains Israeli stamps or visas
Iran, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
- Muslim countries that do accept Israeli passports
Afghanistan, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Egypt, Guinea, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Qatar, Senegal, Somalia, Tunisia, Turkey and former Soviet republics with Muslim majority: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.[citation needed]
