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The offices of the Interior Ministry in Jerusalem, November 23, 2011. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
April 29, 2026, 9:45 am
After years in limbo, court lets Syrian convert live in Israel with husband, a disabled vet
Interior Ministry had repeatedly denied couple’s efforts to build a home in the country, despite woman’s conversion to Judaism and severing of ties to Syria
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: Passengers consult the departures board at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport on June 25, 2025. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
December 12, 2025, 8:10 pm
US plans to order tourists, including from Israel, to disclose social media histories
Under proposal, visitors from 42 visa-waiver countries, including Israel, UK and France, would be required to submit five years of social media activity before being granted entry
By Agencies
Dozens of protesters arrive at San Francisco International Airports after border officials deny entry to two Palestinian activists who arrived with valid visas for a speaking tour. (Courtesy of Chase Carter/Center for Jewish Nonviolence via JTA)
June 14, 2025, 5:28 pm
Bay Area synagogue mobilizes for two Palestinian visitors detained at airport
Cousins from Masafer Yatta face deportation after arriving on valid visas for awareness mission sponsored by local synagogue; authorities revoked their visas for unknown reasons
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Hillel Fuld (Courtesy)
June 8, 2025, 7:36 pm
Australia blocks visit by Israel activist Hillel Fuld, causing outrage
Scheduled to speak at events to raise money for Magen David Adom, Fuld had his visa rescinded as he was accused of being a ‘merchant of Zionist hate speech’
By Zev Stub
Illustrative: A Cornell University student walks along the campus in Ithaca, NY, on Dec. 16, 2021, with luggage in tow. (AP/Heather Ainsworth)
March 30, 2025, 1:26 am
Cornell’s new Jewish president says he’s ‘very comfortable’ with where university is currently
Days after being permanently appointed to the interim position he’s held since July 2024, Mike Kotlikoff weighs in on campus Jewish life, visa revocations, and academic freedom
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Jewish pilgrims arrive in Uman, Ukraine ahead of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 14, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 23, 2024, 4:58 pm
Moldova, Ukraine warn new Israeli travel rules threaten visa-free regimes
New requirement for visitors to obtain a so-called Electronic Travel Authorization could prompt Chisinau, Kyiv to implement ‘reciprocal decisions,’ say ambassadors
By Sam Sokol
Shayna Smilovitz, baby Roni and her parents upon meeting their granddaughter for the first time in April 2021, after grappling with Israel's complicated entry rules during the coronavirus pandemic (Courtesy Shayna Smilovitz)
April 23, 2021, 3:32 am
Want to visit your Israeli grandchildren after a year of separation? Get in line
First-degree family members, new grandparents and Israeli residents with visas try to navigate the labyrinthine regulations of entering Israel during the pandemic
By Jessica Steinberg
Annabelle Amery, left, with her fiance, Sergey Yanchenko. The two are waiting for Amery's vaccinated parents and sisters to be able to travel to Israel for their wedding (Courtesy Annabelle Amery)
April 5, 2021, 11:33 pm
With parents locked out of country, fuming immigrants plan Knesset protest
Numerous English-speakers who moved to Israel are finding their families are being barred from visiting for weddings, births, surgeries and more, with no rhyme or reason
By Jessica Steinberg
An El Al airliner carrying Israeli and US delegations to Abu Dhabi for talks takes off from Ben Gurion Airport, near Tel Aviv, August 31, 2020. (Ariel Schalit/AP)
November 23, 2020, 8:25 pm
UAE to open to Israelis in coming weeks, before visa-waiver deal takes effect
As mutual program will take at least 30 days to begin, Foreign Ministry says Emiratis will allow airlines to grant permits electronically; El Al announces flights from December 13
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: An Etihad Airways plane lands at at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, on October 20, 2020. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
November 22, 2020, 5:05 pm
Israel ratifies visa exemption agreement with UAE, its first with Arab state
Netanyahu hails agreement as boost for reciprocal tourism; misleadingly says Sudan abstained on anti-Israel UN resolution when instead it was absent from vote on Israeli resolution
By Raphael Ahren
El Al's airliner, carrying a US-Israeli delegation to the UAE, landing on the tarmac at the Abu Dhabi airport, August 31, 2020. (Karim SAHIB / AFP)
November 1, 2020, 5:43 pm
UAE ratifies mutual visa exemption agreement with Israel
Deal for visa-free travel receives final okay from Abu Dhabi’s cabinet; Israeli ministers must now do same for it to go into effect
By ToI Staff
Emirati official Omar Saif Ghobash (R) handing a letter to Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi at a ceremony in Israel on October 20, 2020. (Foreign Ministry)
October 20, 2020, 4:56 pm
UAE asks Israel to move quickly on establishing mutual embassies
Jerusalem says Emirati foreign minister sent official request to establish mission in Tel Aviv as soon as possible, is hoping Israel does the same in Abu Dhabi
By Raphael Ahren and ToI Staff
PM Netanyahu, left, greets US Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin and UAE Minister of State for Financial Affairs Obaid Humaid Al Tayer ahead of a ceremony during which Israel and the UAE signed four bilateral agreements at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport, October 20, 2020 (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
October 20, 2020, 1:36 pm
Senior UAE delegation comes to Israel; Netanyahu: ‘Today we are making history’
Israeli and Emirati officials sign visa exemption agreement and announce, together with the US, a $3 billion regional development fund
By Raphael Ahren
The crew of an Etihad Airlines flight wave Israeli flags after landing at Ben Gurion Airport, October 19, 2020 (Sivan Farag)
October 20, 2020, 1:14 am
Israel to sign visa exemption agreement with UAE, its first with an Arab state
Netanyahu, Ashkenazi set to welcome first senior Emirati delegation to Israel, headed by country’s finance and economy ministers; sides will sign several bilateral agreements
By Raphael Ahren
Passengers stand at the Jet Airways counter at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, India on April 18, 2019. (AP/Rafiq Maqbool)
March 11, 2020, 11:22 pm
India suspends tourist visas over coronavirus
Decision will remain in force until April 15, but exceptions will be made for diplomats, international organizations, foreign workers; quarantine required for all arrivals
By AFP
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