Israel will reopen its airport on Sunday and allow Israelis with green passports to travel abroad, but aside from Georgia, no country in the world will recognize the green passport to let tourists enter, Ynet reported early Sunday morning.
This is despite statements made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding renewed tourism with Cyprus and Greece for vaccinated Israelis, as no agreement has yet to be signed between the three countries.
In February, Netanyahu and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotkis met and announced that vaccinated Israelis would be allowed to fly to Greece without needing to be tested for COVID-19 or spend time in isolation.
Similar statements were also made two weeks ago by Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiadis during a similar visit to Israel.
According to diplomatic sources cited by Ynet, there is "strong opposition" in the European Union against member states signing this deal, with Germany reportedly being the biggest source of opposition, partially out of a desire to strengthen domestic tourism within Europe to boost the economy.