On 8/11/10, Yaroslav M. Blanter <[email protected]> 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?).
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