Tishrei 1, 5778, 9/21/2017
 Good news for Israelis: Pay less for your passportPassport prices drop just in time for summer, Interior Minister says the step 'lowers the cost of living.' PA planning to issue 'State of Palestine' passportsPA reportedly tells Israel it will issue "State of Palestine" passports - with or without its consent. Report: ISIS stole 'tens of thousands' of blank passportsIslamic State stealing identity papers to sneak terrorists into Europe as refugees, report claims. ISIS terrorists with 150 European passports nabbedTwo jihadists arrested at Istanbul's international airport with enough European passports stuffed in mini-pizza ovens for a small army. Surge in Passport Requests as Syrians FleeOne million citizens applied for passports in six months, Syrian media reveals - five times the requests in the first half of 2014. Jewish Orgs Slam 'Myopic' Supreme Court Decision on JerusalemBoth ADL and ZOA blast the decision to separate 'Jerusalem' from 'Israel' on passports, accuse US gov't of bias against Israel. 'The US Refuses to Recognize Israel's Sovereignty'Ari Zivotofsky, the father who fought for 12 years for 'Jerusalem' to be 'Israel' on US passports, speaks on the landmark ruling. Biometric Passport Stands Debut at Ben-Gurion AirportGoodbye, long lines: 17 stands introduced in latest step to transfer Israeli ID system over to biometric. Two Iranians Sentenced For Using Fake Israeli PassportsTwo Iranians sentenced with jail time or fine for traveling with fake Israeli passports, but mystery remains over their true plans.Iranians Caught in Kenya with Fake Israeli PassportsTerror attack or just criminal? Mystery deepens after Iranians attempt to board flight to Tel Aviv with stolen passports. US, Israel Issue Landmark Agreement for Mutual Investor VisasAmerican, Israeli visa process opened to allow US nationals to invest in Israel economy, and vice versa. Is this the end to a visa crisis?Organizations Appeal to Supreme Court Over 'Jerusalem' PassportThree major umbrella organizations file amicus briefs to US Supreme Court, demanding US citizens born in Jerusalem be listed as Israelis. US Supreme Court to Decide on Jerusalem's StatusCan the US president declare Jerusalem as Israel's capital? US Ambassador Says End to Visa Crisis ComingDespite doubling in visa rejection rates for young Israelis, US ambassador to Israel stresses the days of the US visa are numbered. Sephardic Community Leader, Spanish King Meet Over CitizenshipSephardic Community Council to be the liaison between Jews in Israel and Spanish government, leader tells Arutz Sheva. Senior Rabbis Forbid Taking Spanish Citizenship as ReparationsReligious Zionist rabbis, including Rabbi Sholmo Aviner, forbid obtaining Spanish passports, compare to 'reparations' for expulsion. Report: Hezbollah Terrorists Roam the World on Foreign PassportsReport says Hezbollah terrorists travel the world freely, seeking opportunities to carry out terror attacks against Israelis and Jews. Court: U.S. Doesn't Have to List Israel on Jerusalem PassportsThe State Department does not have to honor a law that requires passports issued in Jerusalem to list Israel as their country of issue. |
