JERUSALEM POST
Israel to allow Palestinian Americans entry in bid for US visa-free access
Reuters, Tovah Lazaroff
July 20, 2023

Palestinian Americans living in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip can enter Israel including through Ben Gurion airport as part of a policy change Israel announced on Wednesday night in a bid to secure visa-free access for Israelis to the United States. Washington has blocked Israel’s longstanding bid to join the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP) over differential treatment for some US citizens, and officials said the US will monitor the implementation of the changes over a six-week period. US Ambassador Thomas Nides and Israeli Ambassador Michael Herzog signed the “reciprocity agreement” which set in motion a pilot program based on the new policy. READ MORE