Israel Re-Opens ‘Tourist’ Borders

Israel begins allowing entry to all tourists, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated against COVID-19 or not, from today (March 1st).

Under new guidelines, tourists of all ages, both vaccinated and unvaccinated, will be allowed to enter the country so long as they submit a negative PCR before boarding and take another PCR after landing.

Up to now only COVID-19 vaccinated foreigners have been allowed into Israel after the country closed its borders to foreigners in March 2020.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett commented: "We are seeing a consistent decline in morbidity numbers, so this is the time to gradually open up what we were the first in the world to close.”

Sharon Ehrlich Bershadsky, Director of the Israel Tourism Office in London commented: “This is the news that we have been eagerly waiting for since the first wave of the pandemic two years ago.

“Israel has had a world leading response to its management of Coronavirus and this decision to open borders in line with new figures is welcomed. After two years we hope this is one of many boosts the travel industry needs as it bounces back after a long period of uncertainty.

“We are hopeful visitor levels will begin to restore themselves to pre-pandemic numbers as consumer confidence grows in line with restrictions easing.”

All new travel restrictions are listed on https://israelsafe.com and https://corona.health.gov.il/en/.