Travel ban

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

The Florida Republican ignited a new round of controversy with a series of remarks about Palestinians and “mainstream Muslims” that his critics say are not just provocative but amount to “genocidal.”

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

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem picutred at a cabinet meeting in the White House, December 2, 2025.

US widens travel ban to more than 30 countries, Noem says

Migrants from Bangladesh hand over their passports to a Panamanian official after arriving to the migrant reception center, in the village of Lajas Blancas, Darien Province, Panama September 26, 2024.

Bangladesh restores ‘except for Israel’ inscription on passports


COVID-19: Israel cancels red countries, reopens its skies

Starting Friday, Israelis can travel anywhere without special permission * On Sunday, Israel will reopen to vaccinated foreigners

Travelers arriving at Ben-Gurion Airport last Sunday, the day before the government’s latest travel ban went into effect.

Australia cancels Djokovic's visa, denies him entry

Djokovic, seeking a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam win at the Australian Open, was seemingly granted a medical exemption from vaccine requirements – though he was subsequently denied entry.

Tennis - Official Presentation of ATP Team Competition - The O2, London, Britain - November 15, 2018 Novak Djokovic during a press conference

Don't exaggerate Diaspora Jewry's 'distress' amid COVID-19 travel ban - opinion

It's unfortunate that Diaspora Jews can't come to family events in Israel due to COVID-19, but it is hardly the same as the distress Jews experienced in the 1890s in Russia.

 President Isaac Herzog, then serving as Jewish Agency chairman, speaks during a rally in Jerusalem in 2020 held in solidarity with Jews in the US and around the world following a wave of antisemitic attacks.

COVID-19 travel: Likely no more red countries by next week – health official

Exceptions to travel to nations under travel ban set to allow family members to participate in life-cycle events.

  Travelers seen at the Ben Gurion International Airport, on December 22, 2021.

Israel must open the skies to Diaspora Jewry - opinion

The government must ensure that the gates of our homeland remain open to Jews seeking to visit Israel or explore the possibility of making aliyah.

Travelers seen at the Ben Gurion International Airport, on December 22, 2021.

COVID-19: Israel reopens to jabbed tourists from non-red countries, US still out

The new rules are set to come into effect on Sunday, but the US, UK remain on the red list.

With more countries being declared ‘red,’ travelers converge on Ben-Gurion Airport on Sunday.

More aid for El Al Airlines amid COVID travel bans

Israel’s flag carrier will receive tens of millions of dollars from the state and El Al’s controlling shareholders.

The first El Al flight from Israel to the United Arab Emirates

Diaspora Jews should at least be let into Israel - opinion

125 years later, Jews around the world are once again in distress, this time, because the state that Herzl helped create is closed off to them.

 PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett addresses a memorial ceremony marking 107 years since the death of Theodor Herzl, held on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem in June.

Israel is wrong to close its borders to Diaspora Jews - opinion

Israeli taxpayer money goes to Jews around the world because we understand that their fortitude, safety and Jewish identity are important not just for them, but also for us.

 How much longer will Israel remain closed to the Diaspora?

Diaspora Jews’ misplaced anger at Israel’s no-entry policy - opinion

Viruses don’t engage in discrimination. No, it’s politicians who do that.

  Travelers seen at the Ben Gurion International Airport, on December 22, 2021.