{"id":1072514,"date":"2021-12-01T12:44:19","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T17:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1072514"},"modified":"2021-12-01T12:44:27","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T17:44:27","slug":"photos-israel-shuts-border-to-all-except-worlds-most-beautiful-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/photos-israel-shuts-border-to-all-except-worlds-most-beautiful-women\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Israel Shuts Border to All Except World&#039;s Most Beautiful Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fphotos-israel-shuts-border-to-all-except-worlds-most-beautiful-women%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1072514&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Israel shut its borders this week to all foreign passport holders \u2014 except the contestants in the Miss Universe pageant, to be held in the Red Sea resort city of Eilat later this month.<\/p>\n<p>The border closure was the most aggressive measure taken by any country in response to the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus being identified in South Africa. But the global profile of the Miss Universe pageant prompted Israeli officials to decide that the show \u2014 with precautions \u2014 must go on.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The contest will include the traditional swimwear and evening gown competitions, and the final will be hosted live by Steve Harvey at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday, December 14. Meanwhile, the competitors are taking in Israel\u2019s tourist and hoy sites:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18958378\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"41\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Miss-Universe-airport-Getty-e1638368579259.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18958378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Miss-Universe-airport-Getty-e1638368579259.jpg\" alt=\"Miss Universe airport (Ahmad Gharabli \/ AFP \/ Getty)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Miss universe contestants arrive to Israel\u2019s Ben Gurion Airport in Lod, east of Tel Aviv, on November 28, 2021. \u2013 Israel is to close its borders to all foreigners on November 28, 2021 in a bid to stem the spread of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus, authorities said. The government\u2019s latest announcement came just hours before the start at sundown of the eight-day-long Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights. (Photo by Ahmad GHARABLI \/ AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18958410\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"41\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Miss-Colombia-Getty-e1638368764748.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18958410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Miss-Colombia-Getty-e1638368764748.jpg\" alt=\"Miss Colombia (Ahmad Gharabli \/ AFP \/ Getty)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Miss universe contestants arrive to Israel\u2019s Ben Gurion Airport in Lod, east of Tel Aviv, on November 28, 2021. \u2013 Israel is to close its borders to all foreigners on November 28, 2021 in a bid to stem the spread of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus, authorities said. The government\u2019s latest announcement came just hours before the start at sundown of the eight-day-long Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights. (Photo by Ahmad GHARABLI \/ AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18958338\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"42\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Israel-Miss-Universe-Andrea-Meza-Associated-Press-e1638368435600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18958338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Israel-Miss-Universe-Andrea-Meza-Associated-Press-e1638368435600.jpg\" alt=\"Israel Miss Universe Andrea Meza (Maya Alleruzzo \/ Associated Press)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Andrea Meza, the reigning Miss Universe from Mexico, poses in front of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as she tours the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, ahead of the 70th Miss Universe pageant being staged in the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat next month. She said Wednesday that the long-running beauty pageant shouldn\u2019t be politicized, even as its next edition is being held in Israel and contestants have faced pressure to drop out in solidarity with the Palestinians. (AP Photo\/Maya Alleruzzo)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18958266\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"36\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Miss-Universe-Tower-of-David-e1638368211398.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18958266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Miss-Universe-Tower-of-David-e1638368211398.jpg\" alt=\"Miss Universe Tower of David (Menahem Kahana \/ Getty)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Contestants of the Miss Universe pageant visit the Tower of David Museum in the ancient citadel of Jerusalem near the Jaffa Gate entrance to Jerusalem\u2019s Old City, on November 30, 2021. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA \/ AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18958610\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"36\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Western-Wall-Miss-Universe-Getty-e1638369491831.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18958610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Western-Wall-Miss-Universe-Getty-e1638369491831.jpg\" alt=\"Western Wall Miss Universe (Ahmad Gharabli \/ AFP \/ Getty)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Miss Italy places a note at the Western Wall in Jerusalem\u2019s Old City on December 1, 2021 as contestants of the Miss Universe pageant tour the Holy City ahead of the 70th Miss Universe event to be held in Israel\u2019s Red Sea resort of Eilat on December 12. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI \/ AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18958578\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"36\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Miss-Universe-Church-Sepulchre-Getty-e1638369125630.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18958578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Miss-Universe-Church-Sepulchre-Getty-e1638369125630.jpg\" alt=\"Miss Universe Church Sepulchre (Ahmad Gharabli \/ AFP \/ Getty)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Two Miss Universe pageant contestants pose at the Holy Sepulchre church in Jerusalem\u2019s Old City on December 1, 2021 during a tour of the Holy City ahead of the 70th Miss Universe event to be held in Israel\u2019s Red Sea resort of Eilat on December 12. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI \/ AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18958682\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"36\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Miss-Universe-candle-lighting-Getty-e1638369703632.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18958682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Miss-Universe-candle-lighting-Getty-e1638369703632.jpg\" alt=\"Miss Universe candle lighting (Ahmad Gharabli \/ AFP \/ Getty)\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Contestants of the Miss Universe pageant visit the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem\u2019s Old City on December 1, 2021 as they tour the Holy City ahead of the 70th Miss Universe event to be held in Israel\u2019s Red Sea resort of Eilat on December 12. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI \/ AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18958658\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"36\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Miss-Armenia-Getty-e1638369604787.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18958658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Miss-Armenia-Getty-e1638369604787.jpg\" alt=\"Miss Armenia (Ahmad Gharabli \/ AFP \/ Getty)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Miss Armenia lights candles at the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem\u2019s Old City on December 1, 2021 as contestants of the Miss Universe pageant tour the Holy City ahead of the 70th Miss Universe event to be held in Israel\u2019s Red Sea resort of Eilat on December 12. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI \/ AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18958586\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"36\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Santa-Claus-Miss-Universe-Getty-e1638369235161.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18958586\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Santa-Claus-Miss-Universe-Getty-e1638369235161.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Claus Miss Universe (Ahmad Gharabli \/ AFP \/ Getty)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Miss Nepal poses with a Santa Klaus during a visit by the contestants of the Miss Universe pageant to Jerusalem\u2019s Old City on December 1, 2021 as part of their tour of the Holy City ahead of the 70th Miss Universe event to be held in Israel\u2019s Red Sea resort of Eilat on December 12. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI \/ AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite travel restrictions, Breitbart News will have full coverage in Eilat, thanks to the presence of our Israel bureau.<\/p>\n<p>Strict coronavirus protocols will be observed, with participants tested every 48 hours. As Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/middle-east\/2021\/11\/29\/miss-universe-hopeful-tests-positive-for-covid-after-arrival-in-israel\/\">reported<\/a> earlier this week, one unnamed contestant has tested positive and has been quarantined, though she may recover in time to compete.<\/p>\n<p><em>Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News and the host of <\/em>Breitbart News Sunday<em> on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET (4 p.m. to 7 p.m. PT). He is the author of the new e-book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/\"><em>The Zionist Conspiracy (and how to join it)<\/em><\/a>. His recent book, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centerstreet.com\/titles\/joel-b-pollak\/red-november\/9781546099840\/\">RED NOVEMBER<\/a><em>, tells the story of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary from a conservative perspective. He is a winner of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joelpollak\">@joelpollak<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel shut its borders this week to all foreign passport holders \u2014 except the contestants in the Miss Universe pageant, to be held in the Red Sea resort city of &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1072514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1072514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1072514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1072514\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1072514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1072514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1072514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}