The US will make a decision on whether Israel should be admitted to its visa waiver programme by Sept 30 Read more at straitstimes.com.
JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON - Israel said it will begin on Thursday allowing entry to all US citizens, including Palestinian Americans living in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip, in a policy change it hopes will secure visa-free access for Israelis to the United States.
“The full implementation of the programme will apply to any US citizen, including those with dual citizenship, American residents of Judea and Samaria and American residents of the Gaza Strip,” the statement said. US ties with its closest Middle East ally have been strained over policies towards the Palestinians of Prime Ministerwhich critics see as anti-democratic.
They would also be able to begin using new online Israeli forms to apply for entry to Israel at West Bank crossing points as US tourists, the sources said. The official declined to detail how Washington would monitor implementation, but sources said a State Department and Homeland Security Department delegation was due to observe operations during the trial, with visits to Ben Gurion and to crossings between the West Bank and Israel.
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