[Foundation-l] Partecipation in Wikimania 2011

[Yaroslav M. Blanter]

> I am curious if the Israeli embassies are going to be lenient in
> mid-eastern
> countries and are aware of the issue, do you have their support? I would
> also like to ask about the stamp being on a separate page? doesnt the
Visa
> have to be on the passport itself, are you talking about
> two separate things?
> 

In the past, sometimes Israeli entry authorities would agree to stamp a
passport of a citizen of a visa-free country on a separate page
(technically, on a page that does not belong to the passport) to avoid them
having Israeli stamps. I am not sure about the citizens of the countries
which do require visa - I think visa is always on a passport, but I think
it is easier for the organizers to inquire at the Foreign Ministry.

It this is indeed the case, the only way I see for a citizen of a country
A which does not recognize Israel to travel to Israel is the following. To
travel first to a country B which does recognize Israel, get in B Israeli
visa (which is anyway impossible to get in A), travel to Israel, lose a
passport while back in B, apply to the embassy of A in B and get a new
passport or a return certificate. 

To me personally it sounds too complicated, but cases could be different.

Cheers
Yaroslav