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{{Short description|Passport issued to citizens of the State of Israel}}
{{Infobox identity document
| document_name       = Israeli passport<br />{{nobold|{{lang|he|{{Script/Hebrew|דרכון ישראלי}}|rtl=yes}}}}
| image               = Israeli passport.jpg
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| image_caption       = Front cover of a contemporary Israeli [[biometric passport]] ([[Image:EPassport logo.svg|20px]]), issued since 2013
| image2              = Israel Biometric Passport.jpg
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| image_caption2      = Data page of a contemporary Israeli biometric passport, 2014
| date_first_issued   = 1 January 2012 (biometric passport)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/|title=Home|website=www.consilium.europa.eu}}</ref>
| using_jurisdiction  = {{flagdeco|Israel}} [[Ministry of Interior (Israel)|Ministry of Interior]]
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| document_type       = [[Passport]]
| purpose             = Identification
| eligibility         = [[Israeli citizenship law|Israeli citizenship]]
| expiration          = 1, 5, or 10 years after issuance
| cost                = {{unbulletedlist
| [[Israeli new shekel|₪]]260 (adult, summer, online payment)
| ₪165 (adult, winter, online payment)
| ₪280 (adult, payment at passport office)
| ₪135 (child, summer, online payment)
| ₪100 (child, winter, online payment)
| ₪150 (child, payment at passport office)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.il/en/service/application_for_biometric_passport2|title=Apply for an Israeli passport|website=GOV.IL|language=en|access-date=2023-09-22}}</ref>}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use Oxford spelling|date=January 2024}}

The '''Israeli passport''' ({{langx|he|דַּרְכּוֹן יִשְׂרְאֵלִי}} {{Transliteration|ar|Dárkōn Yīśreʾēli}}; {{langx|ar|جواز سفر إسرائيلي}} {{Transliteration|ar|Jawāz Safar Isrāʾīlī}}) is the travel document issued to citizens of the [[Israel|State of Israel]] for the purpose of international travel.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 11, 2005 |title=Travel Documents |url=https://www.israelemb.org/ConsularTravelDoc.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050511235440/http://www.israelemb.org/ConsularTravelDoc.html |archive-date=2005-05-11}}</ref> It grants the bearer visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to [[Visa requirements for Israeli citizens|170 countries and territories]], where they are entitled to the protection of Israeli consular officials.

Although Israelis are allowed [[multiple citizenship]], a government regulation{{specify|date=May 2021}} from 2002 forbids them from using foreign passports when entering or leaving Israeli territory. Holders of the Israeli passport—or, in some cases, a foreign passport that has been used to enter Israel—are entirely prohibited from entering [[Arab–Israeli conflict|sixteen countries]].

==History==

=== 1948–1980 ===
[[Mandatory Palestine passport]]s ceased to be valid at the end of the [[Mandatory Palestine|British Mandate of Palestine]] on 15 May 1948. Israel began issuing what was described as [[travel document]]s from that date, with an initial validity of two years and used [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] and [[French language|French]] texts. After the [[Knesset]] (Israeli parliament) passed the [[Israeli nationality law]] in 1952, Israeli travel documents began to be described as passports. The first passport was issued to [[Golda Meir]], who at the time worked for the [[Jewish Agency]] and was soon to become Israel's ambassador to the Soviet Union (USSR).<ref>{{cite web |title=Golda| url=http://www.emeryweiner.org/cmtpages.php?file_name=goldacircle&link_id=294&preview=A |publisher=The Emery/Weiner School| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726030417/http://www.emeryweiner.org/cmtpages.php?file_name=goldacircle&link_id=294&preview=A|archive-date=2011-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Pine|first=Dan|title=Golda Meir's life was devoted to building Zionism |url=https://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/26398/edition_id/509/format/html/displaystory.html|publisher=San Francisco Jewish Community Publications Inc.|access-date=2005-07-15| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826214419/http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/26545/golda-meir-s-life-was-devoted-to-building-zionism/ |archive-date=August 26, 2012 }}</ref>

The first Israeli travel documents bore the limitation: "Valid to any country except Germany." An Israeli who wished to visit Germany had to ask that the words "except Germany" be deleted from their passport. This was done manually by drawing a line through these words.<ref>[[Amnon Dankner]] and [[David Tartakover]], ''Where we were and what we did - an Israeli lexicon of the Fifties and the Sixties'', Keter Publishing House, Jerusalem, p. 84 (in Hebrew).</ref> After the signing of the [[Reparations Agreement between Israel and West Germany]] in 1952, the limitation was withdrawn and passports became "valid to all countries".

=== 1980–present ===
Israeli passports issued after 30 March 1980 have used Hebrew and [[English language|English]] texts, instead of the previous Hebrew and French.

In 2006, an Israeli passport became an accepted form of identification in [[elections in Israel]]. Previously, only an [[Teudat Zehut|internal identity card]] was accepted for this purpose.

Denial or withdrawal of an Israeli passport is one of the sanctions an Israeli [[Beth din|rabbinical court]] may use to enforce divorce upon a husband who [[Agunah|chains his wife into marriage against her will]].

Since 2013, [[biometric passport]]s have been introduced, in line with standards used by the [[United States]], [[European Union]] and other countries. To obtain a biometric passport, an applicant must appear in an Interior Ministry office "to be photographed by the special camera which records information such as facial bone structure, distance between one's eyes, ears to eyes and ratio of facial features one from another. One will also be fingerprinted and all this information will be contained in the new high-tech electronic passport."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/16519/israel-moving-to-biometric-passport.html|title=Israel Moving to Biometric Passport |date=April 8, 2008}}</ref> It was reported that the [[Border control#Israel|border control]] representatives tore non-biometric passports of Israeli citizens.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Morning News system|url=https://www.mako.co.il/tv-morning-news/articles/Article-031946ffb406561006.htm|title=Israelis claim that their passports were torn in the border control, and they had to pay for new ones |website=[[Keshet Media Group#Mako|Mako]]|language=he|publisher=Presented by Nesli Barda|date=2018-08-22|access-date=2018-08-23}}</ref>

==Physical appearance==
[[File:IsrPass.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Front cover of a non-biometric Israeli passport (revoked document with clipped corners), 2008]]
[[File:Israel Passport Page.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Personal data page on a non-biometric Israeli passport, 2006]]

=== Colour, language, and symbols ===
The current passport is navy blue and has the [[Emblem of Israel|Israeli national emblem]] in the centre of the front cover, below the inscriptions "{{lang|he|מדינת ישראל}}" and "STATE OF ISRAEL" in Hebrew and English, respectively. The words "{{lang|he|דרכון}}" and "PASSPORT" are inscribed below the emblem, and the [[Biometric passport|biometric symbol]] is inscribed at the bottom. Following the national emblem's theme, the passport's inner pages are decorated with [[Olive branch|olive branches]] and the [[temple menorah]]. The regular passport contains 32 pages and the business passport contains 64 pages.

Israeli passports are valid for up to a maximum of 10 years for all citizens aged 18 or older. Although they are written in both Hebrew and English, the direction of the page order ([[Right-to-left script|right-to-left]]) is dictated by Hebrew. Hebrew is the sole official language in Israel and the Israeli government recognizes Arabic as having a non-official special status in the country, but it is not used on passports. However, [[Israeli identity card|Israeli identity cards]] are co-written in Arabic.

==== Declaration of freedom of movement ====
There is a declaration from the [[Ministry of Interior (Israel)|Ministry of Interior]] written in Hebrew and English on the passport:
<blockquote>
<div style="direction: rtl;">{{lang|he|שר הפנים של מדינת ישראל מבקש בזה את כל הנוגעים בדבר להרשות לנושא דרכון זה לעבור ללא עכוב והפרעה ולהושיט לו במקרה הצורך את ההגנה והעזרה הדרושה.}}</div>

''The [[Minister of the Interior (Israel)#List of ministers|Minister of the Interior]] of the [[Israel|State of Israel]] hereby requests all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer of this passport to pass freely without let or hindrance and to afford him such assistance and protection as may be necessary.''
</blockquote>

==== Property advisory information ====
On the back cover of the passport, there is a government advisory written only in Hebrew (English translation below):
<blockquote>
<div style="direction: rtl;">
{{lang|he|דרכון זה הוא קניינה של מדינת ישראל והינו מסמך בעל ערך שיש לשמור עליו בקפדנות. אסור להוסיף, למחוק פרט כלשהו בדרכון, לתלוש דף או דפים ממנו, להשמיד או להשחית את הדרכון. החוק קובע שהמבצע פעולה כזו וכן מי שמשתמש שלא כחוק בדרכון שאינו שלו או מניח לאדם אחר להשתמש שלא כחוק בדרכונו, עובר עבירה פלילית ועלול להיענש.

אזרח ישראלי שהוא גם אזרח חוץ ובעל דרכון זר חייב להיכנס לישראל ולצאת ממנה בדרכון או בתעודת מעבר ישראליים.

במקרה של אובדן גניבת הדרכון בארץ, על בעל הדרכון להודיע על כך מיד ללשכת רשות האוכלוסין באיזור מגוריו. אבד או נגנב הדרכון בחו"ל, יש למסור הודעה על כך לשגרירות או לקונסוליה  הישראלית הקרובה למקום הימצאו.

שמור היטב על דרכונך לבל יאבד. בעת השימוש בו, יש להחזיקו בכיס פנימי ובטוח של בגדיך ולא בתיק או במכונית. ביציאתך לחו"ל מומלץ להצטייד בצילום של דף הפרטים.

הדרכון תקף לכל הארצות (אלא אם צוין אחרת) עד לתאריך הרשום בעמוד 2. לאחר תום התוקף, או אם הדרכון נתמלא או נתבלה יש להחליפו בחדש.

לתשומת לבך!!! דרכון זה מכיל מעגלים אלקטרוניים רגישים. לתפקוד מיטבי של מעגלים אלה, נא לא לקפל, לנקב ו/או לחשוף את הדרכון לטמפרטורות גבוהות ו/או ללחות מופרזת.}}
</div>

''This passport is the property of the State of Israel and is a valuable document which must be preserved carefully. Do not add or delete any information in the passport, tear out a page or pages from it, or destroy or corrupt the passport. The law states that the perpetrator of such action and who uses an illegal passport that is not his or lets anyone else use his passport illegally, has committed an offense and is liable to be punished.''

''An Israeli citizen who is also a foreign citizen and holds a foreign passport must enter and exit Israel with an Israeli passport or travel document.''

''In the case of loss or theft of the passport in Israel, the nearest Population Office must be immediately notified. If the passport is lost or stolen overseas, the nearest Israeli embassy or consulate must be notified.''

''Be careful not to lose your passport. When you use it, keep it secured inside the pocket of your clothes and not in your bag or car. When you travel abroad, it is recommended to bring a photocopy of the information page.''

''The passport is valid for all countries (unless otherwise noted) until the date listed on page 2. After expiration, or if your passport has worn thin or is filled, it must be replaced with a new one.''

''Attention!!! This passport contains sensitive electronic circuits. For optimal functioning of these circuits, please do not fold, puncture and/or expose your passport to high temperatures and/or excessive moisture.''
</blockquote>

===Personal data page===
An Israeli passport holder's personal data can be found on page 2, and includes the following:

*Photo of passport holder on the left
*Type (P/{{lang|he|ד}}) {{lang|he|סוג}}
*Code of State (ISR) {{lang|he|סמל המדינה}}
*Passport no. {{lang|he|מס דרכון}}
*[[National identification number#Israel|Israeli ID no.]] {{lang|he|מס זהות}}
*Surname {{lang|he|שם משפחה}}
*Given name {{lang|he|שם פרטי}}
*Nationality {{lang|he|אזרחות}}
*Date of birth {{lang|he|תאריך לידה}}
*Sex {{lang|he|מין}}
*Place of birth {{lang|he|מקום לידה}}
*Date of issue {{lang|he|תאריך הוצאה}}
*Date of expiry {{lang|he|תאריך פקיעת תוקף}}
*Authority (- I.C. Passport at) {{lang|he|סמכות (- ממונה דרכונים ב)}}
*Signature of bearer (in biometric passport) {{lang|he|חתימת בעל הדרכון}}

All of the holder's information appears in Hebrew and English, and the page ends with the [[Machine-readable passport|Machine Readable Zone]]. In non-biometric passports, the bearer signature follows on page 3.

== Travel document ==
{{Main|Israeli travel document in lieu of national passport}}
[[Image:Teudat maavar biometry.jpg|thumb|Front cover of an [[Israeli travel document in lieu of national passport]] with biometrics, 2023]]

Israel may issue a [[Travel document#Israeli Travel Document in lieu of a National Passport|travel document]] ({{langx|he|תעודת מעבר}} {{Transliteration|he|Teudat Ma'avar}})<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://oldgov.gov.il/FirstGov/TopNav/Situations/SCertificateGuides/SCertificates/SCPass/ |title=Israel Government Portal - Travel document (in Hebrew) |access-date=2016-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027104236/http://oldgov.gov.il/FirstGov/TopNav/Situations/SCertificateGuides/SCertificates/SCPass |archive-date=2016-10-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> to a person who does not have any passport or to a new Israeli citizen (ole/ola hadash). It may be issued in the following circumstances:
*to a non-Israeli resident or foreigner who does not have another passport or defined citizenship (i.e., a [[Statelessness|stateless person]]), allowing them to leave the country. Examples include cases of foreigners who have infiltrated Israel illegally and are due to be deported, or foreigners who need to leave the country for any other reason and are unable to obtain a passport from another country;
*to Israeli citizens [[Israeli travel document in lieu of national passport|in lieu of a passport]], such as for those who lost their passport(s) overseas.

While the State of Israel does not guarantee visa-free entrance to relevant countries with the travel document, in fact, all of the Schengen Zone countries (except for Malta<ref>{{Cite web |title=Travel documents issued by third countries and territorial entities (Part I) - European Commission |url=https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/travel-documents-issued-third-countries-and-territorial-entities-part-i_en |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=home-affairs.ec.europa.eu |language=en}}</ref>), as well as many other countries like Japan, South Korea and others<ref>{{Cite web |title=Лессе пассе - список стран |url=https://aliya.zakon.co.il/%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B5-%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B5-%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80-%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B7-%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B7/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Алия |language=ru-RU}}</ref> do recognize it for visa-free travel, if the holder of the document is an Israeli citizen. The travel document in lieu of national passport has document code 'PP', which stands for 'provisional passport'. That effectively means the document has the status of the passport.

=== For non-citizen Arabs ===
A special travel document ({{langx|he|תעודת מעבר ישראלית לזרים}} {{Transliteration|he|Teudat Ma'avar Israelit Lezarim}})<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://archive.piba.gov.il/Regulations/3.1.0001.pdf |title=population_and_immigration_authority - Travel Document (in Hebrew) |access-date=2016-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022225840/http://archive.piba.gov.il/Regulations/3.1.0001.pdf |archive-date=2016-10-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> may be issued to the Arab residents of [[East Jerusalem]] who do not hold [[Jordanian annexation of the West Bank|pre-1967 Jordanian citizenship]], and to Arab residents of the [[Golan Heights]] who do not hold Israeli citizenship.

=== In Lieu of National Passport ===
A [[Israeli travel document in lieu of national passport|Travel Document in Lieu of National Passport]] ({{langx|he|תעודת מעבר במקום דרכון לאומי}} {{Transliteration|he|Teudat Ma'avar Bimkom Darkon Leumi}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mzv.cz/telaviv/en/visa_and_consular_services/travel_document_in_lieu_of_national/index.html|title=Travel Document in Lieu of National Passport &#124; Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tel Aviv|website=www.mzv.cz|access-date=2020-05-24|archive-date=2019-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908205623/http://www.mzv.cz/telaviv/en/visa_and_consular_services/travel_document_in_lieu_of_national/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> may be issued to an Israeli citizen by the [[Ministry of Interior (Israel)|Ministry of Interior]] in a number of circumstances:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbn.org.il/aliyahpedia/government-services/post-aliyah-travel/traveling-abroad-as-a-new-oleh/|title=Getting an Israeli Passport & Teudat Ma'avar|date=January 30, 2014}}</ref>

*A [[Aliyah|new immigrant to Israel]] acquires Israeli nationality immediately when issued with a certificate of immigration (תעודת עולה {{Transliteration|he|teudat oleh}}) upon their arrival in the country, but this nationality may be waived with retroactive effect to the moment the certificate of immigration was issued if such an application is filed with the Interior Ministry within 90 days of the issuance of the certificate of immigration. During these 90 days, a new immigrant cannot apply for an Israeli passport or travel document unless they file a waiver of the right to waive the automatic acquisition of Israeli nationality. A new immigrant cannot get an Israeli passport until they have resided in Israel for a period of at least a year following their immigration;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-733727|title=Israel to enable passports for new immigrants only a year after aliyah|website=The Jerusalem Post &#124; JPost.com|date=8 March 2023 }}</ref>
*Foreigners or stateless residents, and refugees;
*Israeli citizens with a criminal record;
*Israeli citizens who have lost or destroyed over three passports;
*Israeli citizens who have lost their passport during an overseas trip;
*Israeli citizens who are returning to Israel by the decision of the Israeli government.

They are typically valid for two years,<ref>{{cite web |title=Document: ISR-AP-03001 |url=https://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/en/ISR-AP-03001/index.html |website=www.consilium.europa.eu |language=en}}</ref> and not for more than five years. The issuance of travel documents instead of passports became prevalent in the 1990s, as the Israeli government prepared a national response to a wave of [[Russian mafia|Russian organized crime gangs]] who had begun using Israeli passports for their activities globally.<ref>{{Citation | last1 = Zaitch | first1 = D. | last2 = Bunt | first2 = H. | last3 = Siegel | first3 = D. | title = Global Organized Crime: Trends and Developments |section = Israel - The Promised Land for Russian-speaking Crime Bosses | publisher = Springer | place = Netherlands  | edition = 1st | year = 2003 |pages = 52–55 }}</ref>

==Visa requirements==
{{Main|Visa requirements for Israeli citizens}}
[[Image:Visa Requirements for Israeli Citizens.svg|400px|right|thumb|Visa requirements by country for Israeli citizens:
{{legend|#002377|State of Israel}}
{{legend|#22B14C|Visa-free entry}}
{{legend|#B5E61D|Visa-on-arrival entry}}
{{legend|#61C7A1|[[Electronic visa|E-Visa]]}}
{{legend|#79D343|Visa available online or on arrival}}
{{legend|#ABABAB|Visa required prior to arrival}}
{{legend|#555555|Travel banned by the Israel government due to safety concerns or admission refused}}]]
According to the 2018 [[Henley Passport Index]], Israeli citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 161 countries and territories, ranking the Israeli passport 21st in the world in terms of travel freedom (tied with the [[Barbados passport|Barbadian passport]] and the [[Emirati passport]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=Global Ranking - Passport Index 2018|url=https://www.henleyglobal.com/files/download/HPI2018/PI%202018%20INFOGRAPHS%20GLOBAL%20180518.pdf|publisher=Henley & Partners|access-date=22 May 2018|archive-date=29 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829210611/https://www.henleyglobal.com/files/download/HPI2018/PI%202018%20INFOGRAPHS%20GLOBAL%20180518.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Additionally, [[Arton Capital's Passport Index]] ranked the Israeli passport 16th in the world in terms of travel freedom, with a visa-free score of 146, as of 2 December 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.passportindex.org/byRank.php|title=Global Passport Power Rank &#124; Passport Index 2020|website=Passport Index - All the world's passports in one place.}}</ref>

===Designated "enemy states"===
The [[Arab–Israeli conflict]] has had a profound effect, both internally and externally, on Israel's passport policy. Under the [[Prevention of Infiltration Law]] of 1954, the Israeli government designated [[Lebanon]], [[Egypt]], [[Syria]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Jordan]], [[Iraq]], and [[Yemen]] as enemy states. However, Egypt and Jordan were dropped from this designation after the [[Egypt–Israel peace treaty|1979 Egypt–Israel peace treaty]] and the [[Israel–Jordan peace treaty|1994 Israel–Jordan peace treaty]]. In 1979, [[Iran]] became the first non-[[Arab world|Arab country]] to be designated by Israel as an enemy state, owing to the [[Iranian Revolution|Islamic Revolution]] and the subsequent [[Iran–Israel proxy conflict|Iran–Israel proxy war]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Is Libya an enemy country? The law isn't so clear |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel/is-libya-an-enemy-country-the-law-isnt-so-clear |website=The Jerusalem Post &#124; JPost.com|date=27 April 2010 }}</ref> Israeli citizens are prohibited from visiting designated enemy states without a special permit issued by the [[Ministry of Interior (Israel)|Interior Ministry]]. In January 2020, as part of further developments for [[Arab–Israeli normalization|Israeli–Saudi normalization]], Israel's [[Ministry of Interior (Israel)|Interior Ministry]] announced that [[Islam in Israel|Israeli Muslims]] were now eligible to travel to Saudi Arabia for religious purposes (i.e., [[Umrah]] and [[Hajj]]), while [[Israeli Jews]] could visit the country for business purposes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/1/27/saudi-says-israeli-passport-holders-cannot-visit-for-now|title=Not welcome: Saudi Arabia says Israelis cannot visit|website=www.aljazeera.com}}</ref>

==== Countries that do not accept Israeli passports ====
[[Image:Countries that reject Israeli passports.svg|400px|right|thumb|{{nowrap|Overview of [[International recognition of Israel|restrictions on Israelis' travel freedoms]] in 2025:}}<br />{{legend|#0fb9ad|State of Israel}}{{legend|#56c11b|Countries that reject Israeli passports}}{{legend|#198413|Countries that reject Israeli passports and non-Israeli passports that have a used/unused Israeli visa stamp, Egyptian / Jordanian border stamps issued at a crossing with Israel or have been used for any form of travel to Israel{{large|'''*'''}}}}{{Text|{{large|'''*'''}}}}Included in this category is [[Iraq]], but not Iraq's autonomous [[Kurdistan Region]], which does accept Israeli visitors with full freedom of movement (see [[Israel–Kurdistan Region relations]])]]
{{As of|2025}}, 28 countries do not [[International recognition of Israel|recognize Israel's sovereignty]]. 25 of these are [[Muslim world|Muslim-majority countries]], of which 16 explicitly do not process Israeli passport holders, and a further 7 of those 16 do not admit entry to non-Israelis with any sort of ties to Israel. These 16 countries are:

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* [[Afghanistan]]
* [[Algeria]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-11 |title=Which countries are Israelis prohibited from travelling to/through? |url=https://crazyllama.com/support/which-countries-are-israelis-prohibited-from-travelling-to-through |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=Crazy Llama |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Bangladesh]]
* [[Brunei]]<ref name="auto">{{Timatic|nationality=IL|destination=BN}}</ref>
* [[Iran]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/iran#Entry_and_Exit_Requirements |title=Travel Advice for Iran - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |access-date=2008-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510210932/http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Iran#Entry_and_Exit_Requirements |archive-date=2008-05-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Timatic|nationality=IL|destination=IR}}</ref>
* [[Iraq]]<sup>A</sup><ref>{{Timatic|nationality=IL|destination=IQ}}</ref>
* [[Kuwait]]<ref>{{Timatic|nationality=IL|destination=KW}}</ref>
* [[Lebanon]]
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* [[Libya]]<ref>{{Timatic|nationality=IL|destination=LY}}</ref>
* [[Malaysia]]<sup>B</sup><ref>{{Timatic|nationality=IL|destination=LB}}</ref>
* [[Maldives]]<sup>C</sup><ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2025-04-15 |title=Abbas: Banning Israel passport the best and harshest measure possible on a national level |url=https://en.sun.mv/95963 |url-status=live |archive-url= |access-date= |work=Sun.mv}}</ref>
* [[Oman]]<sup>D</sup>
* [[Pakistan]]<sup>E</sup><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.interior.gov.pk/registration-of-foreigners-with-police/|title=Registration of foreigners with police|access-date=2024-06-05|archive-date=2024-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315051808/https://www.interior.gov.pk/index.php/about-moi/policies-moi/183|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Saudi Arabia]]<sup>F</sup>
* [[Syria]]<ref>{{Timatic|nationality=IL|destination=SY}}</ref>
* [[Yemen]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jews-of-yemen|title=Jews of Yemen|website=www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org}}</ref><ref>{{Timatic|nationality=IL|destination=YE}}</ref>
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* A: Except for the autonomous [[Kurdistan Region]];
* B: Unless a clearance permit is obtained from the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (Malaysia)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] in addition to a visa prior to arrival;
* C: Temporarily measure in response to the [[Gaza war]];
* D: Except for transit;
* E: Unless a visa and police registration are obtained.
* F: Since 2020, except for religious purposes (for [[Islam in Israel|Israeli Muslims]]) and business purposes (for other Israelis)

The aforementioned 7 countries— Afghanistan,<ref>{{cite web|url= https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/afghanistan#|title=Travel advice for Afghanistan}}</ref> Iran,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/iran#Entry_and_Exit_Requirements |title=Travel Advice for Iran - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |publisher=Smartraveller.gov.au |access-date=2013-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510210932/http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Iran#Entry_and_Exit_Requirements |archive-date=2008-05-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kuwait,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.voyage.gc.ca/countries_pays/report_rapport-eng.asp?id=155000 |title=Travel Report - Kuwait |publisher=Voyage.gc.ca |date=2012-11-16 |access-date=2013-07-01}}</ref> Lebanon,<ref>[http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Lebanon Travel Advice for Lebanon - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224033556/http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Lebanon |date=2008-12-24 }} and [http://www.destinationlebanon.gov.lb/eng/PracticalInfo.asp Lebanese Ministry of Tourism] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327210000/http://www.destinationlebanon.gov.lb/eng/PracticalInfo.asp |date=2009-03-27 }}</ref> Libya,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Libya |title=Travel Advice for Libya - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |publisher=Smartraveller.gov.au |access-date=2013-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011030509/http://smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Libya |archive-date=2015-10-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Syria<ref>[https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Syria Travel Advice for Syria - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219225328/http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Syria |date=2008-12-19 }} and [http://www.syriatourism.org/index.php?module=subjects&func=listpages&subid=155&newlang=eng Syrian Ministry of Tourism] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505095826/http://www.syriatourism.org/index.php?module=subjects&func=listpages&subid=155&newlang=eng |date=5 May 2012 }}</ref> and Yemen<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Yemen |title=Travel Advice for Yemen - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |publisher=Smartraveller.gov.au |access-date=2013-07-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820050354/http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Yemen |archive-date=2011-08-20 }}</ref>—do not allow entry to non-Israelis with evidence of travel to Israel, or whose passports have a used or unused Israeli visa. In addition, these countries may also deny entry to non-Israelis if their passport contains an Egyptian or Jordanian border stamp issued at a [[Borders of Israel|crossing with Israel]], as this would indicate that the person has traveled to Israel.

Consequently, many countries may issue a second passport to citizens wishing to circumvent this restriction, and the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased stamping entry or exit stamps in all Israeli and non-Israeli passports.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-28 |title=Need to know about Israeli passport stamps in 2023 - Against the Compass |url=https://againstthecompass.com/en/avoid-israeli-passport-stamp/ |access-date=2023-09-30 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center">
File:1948 Israel-Laissez Passer.jpg|An example of Israel's first travel document, dating from December 1948.
File:1951 passport.jpg|Example of an early Israeli diplomatic passport, 1951
File:Beit Weizmann WLM 2013 ovedc B - 3.JPG|Israeli Diplomatic Passport No. 1, belonging to Chaim Weizmann.
File:1950 Israel travel ID.a.jpg|1950 Israel travel identity document issued to those lacking an official passport.
Image:Israel Taba Border Entry.JPG|An Israeli [[Passport Stamp|entry stamp]] in an Israeli non-biometric ordinary passport
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Visa policy of Israel]]
* [[Visa requirements for Israeli citizens]]
* [[Israeli citizenship law]]
* [[Israeli identity card]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Commons category-inline|Passports of Israel}}
* [https://www.gov.il/he/service/application_for_biometric_passport2 Application for biometric passport]

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