On 8/11/10, Yaroslav M. Blanter putevod@mccme.ru wrote:
I believe the "difficulty" of getting a visa varies from one country to another, but even with the help of the bidding team, an issue will remain unresolved, that is: Some countries do not allow persons with an Israeli stamp on their passports, to enter their borders. The list includes: Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria, UAE, Turkey ..and other destinations. I am not sure if there are exceptions for this rule in those countries. It is a complicated situation on political and ethical levels.
Turkey is no problem, Turkish citizens can, may and do visit Israel. Also, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Tunesia, and Mauretania are no problem. Algeria I would need to check.
The list of countries which would never let a visitor in with the Israeli stamp (or Jordan or Egypt stamp in correponding checkpoints) is (I believe this is a full list but one needs to check the lates updates; not sure about Irak for instance): Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Yemen, Qatar, Sudan, Lybia. Citizens of these countries who openly visit Israel break the laws of these countries and can face prosecution.
There are other countries which would let a foreigner with an Israeli stamp in but not let their citizens to visit Israel. This list needs to be compiled from the database but I believe it includes at least Malaysia and Indonesia.
You are right about the need to check on the list update. For instance as far as I know, Bahrain has no problem with Israeli stamped passport or nationals. (maybe the local team knows can provide a full and clear list as well as confirmation on having a stamp on a separate paper without restrictions?).
thanks M
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