{"id":952796,"date":"2021-11-02T08:58:46","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T12:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=952796"},"modified":"2021-11-02T08:58:48","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T12:58:48","slug":"israel-opens-its-borders-but-only-to-vaccinated-travelers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-opens-its-borders-but-only-to-vaccinated-travelers\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Opens Its Borders &#8212; But Only to Vaccinated Travelers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fisrael-opens-its-borders-but-only-to-vaccinated-travelers%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=952796&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\">Tourists are now allowed entry into Israel for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, as long as they can show proof of vaccination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-61 Component-p-0-2-52\">Israeli authorities recognize most vaccines enough to allow immediate entry into the country, with the exception of Russia\u2019s Sputnik which requires individuals administered with that vaccine to also take a serological test upon arrival.<\/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 class=\"Component-root-0-2-61 Component-p-0-2-52\">All tourists&nbsp;must present a negative coronavirus test before boarding their flights and take another one on arrival.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-61 Component-p-0-2-52\">There were 218 serious COVID-19 cases in Israel reported on Sunday, down from 750 a month ago. A total of 8,100 Israelis have died from COVID-19. More than 1.3 million&nbsp;Israelis \u2014 out of a total population of 9.3 million \u2014 have been infected with the virus since the start of the pandemic, Health Ministry data shows.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17408506\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"35\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/08\/wi\/afp\/06\/israeli-tourists-arrive-at-marrakesh-airport-direct-commercial-flight-israel-morocco-july.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-17408506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/israeli-tourists-arrive-at-marrakesh-airport-direct-commercial-flight-israel-morocco-july-1024x693-1.jpg\" alt=\"AFP\" width=\"990\" height=\"670\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Israeli tourists arrive at Marrakesh airport on the first direct commercial flight between Israel and Morocco, on July 25, 2021. (AFP)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-61 Component-p-0-2-52\">Nearly half the population has received the third Pfizer booster shot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-61 Component-p-0-2-52\">First degree relatives of Israelis were allowed to enter the country throughout the pandemic, but many criticized the government for what was seen as draconian measures to allow them to enter the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-61 Component-p-0-2-52\">Israel is hoping that opening its borders will allow the flailing tourism industry to pick up once again \u2013 especially ahead of the Christmas season. Prior to the outbreak of the pandemic, hundreds of thousands of tourists would travel to Israel to visit the West Bank city of Bethlehem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tourists are now allowed entry into Israel for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, as long as they can show proof of vaccination. 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