Travel ban

Court bars Netanyahu's chief-of-staff's departure for UK envoy post, reinstates restrictions

Judge Michael Karshen accepted the police appeal against a lower court decision that had largely lifted the conditions imposed on Braverman, who is under investigation.

Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Tzachi Braverman arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of the testimony of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the trial against him, December 18, 2024.
Joseph S. Blatter attends a press conference at the Extraordinary FIFA Executive Committee Meeting at the FIFA headquarters on July 20, 2015.

Ex-FIFA chief Sepp Blatter backs boycott of US World Cup over Trump policies

REP. RANDY Fine, former gambling executive, won a special election in a deep-red district on Florida’s northeast coast.

Rep. Randy Fine’s incendiary comments on Muslims alarm many Jews, backed by pro-Israel right

US President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 10, 2025.

Trump bars Palestinians from entering US on PA-issued travel docs


Where does Israel rank in the world's most powerful passports?

Israel remains steady and able to travel without hassle to many countries across the world - but which passports are the strongest?

Close up of woman hand with engagement ring holding passport and suitcase

Israel's El Al Airlines agrees to repay state's COVID loan by year end

The loan was part of a government package to help the airline during the COVID-19 crisis.

An Israeli flag is seen on the first of Israel's El Al Airlines order of 16 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner jets, as it lands at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv

How can travel agents charge handling fees even when flights are canceled?

Travel agents became concerned that even if a contract between an agent and a customer allows a handling fee, they would be faced with lawsuits from customers.

 Illustrative image of an airplane.

International travel still lags amid COVID, inflation and gun worries

Travel industry leaders in the US acknowledged that potential visitors are worried about gun violence due to recent mass shootings in Buffalo, Texas and elsewhere.

 Travelers at Orlando International Airport, on May 23, 2022.

The end of pandemic flight bargains? Air travel costs surging with more to come

Multiple air travel experts say the worst is still to come. After two years of COVID crushing our travel plans, consumer demand is now high.

 Air travellers wearing protective face masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, walk at JetBlue Terminal 5 at JFK International airport in New York, US, November 16, 2021.

US govt to cut back on 'do not travel' COVID advisories

Out of about 215 countries and territories that it rates, the department currently lists nearly 120 at "Level Four: Do Not Travel", including much of Europe Japan, Israel and Russia.

 Passengers walk at John F. Kennedy International Airport during the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant in Queens, New York City, US, December 26, 2021.

Israel banning easy entry for Ethiopian Christians this Easter - report

Population and Immigration Authority said it is concerned these tourists will not return home.

ETHIOPIAN CHRISTIAN worshipers carry a cross during a procession along Via Dolorosa

Israel’s skies are reopening, will Christians return?

Christian World talks to Christian Zionists who have been locked out of the Holy Land. Now, they are making initial plans to come back.

 David and Natalie Kiern in Israel

Israel's frustrated, out of work tour guides try to find way forward

'We lost our living, but we are also losing a part of our identity.'

 TIME TO hang up the hiking boots?

Israel's confusing, changing COVID-19 rules keep olim, families apart

While many olim are now able to reunite with family and friends, we took a look back at how corona-era travel restrictions have impacted families.

 ‘IT IS hard to know that family members are not just a plane ride away like they used to be.’