Israeli nationals, and those with stamps in passport from visiting Israel, not allowed into UAE and other countries!??

[chri'stina 190]

I guess I just expected better from Dubai, my mistake. They present a certain image for themselves. All of it's "glory" and all is just a farce to me.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

I guess I just expected better from Dubai, my mistake. They present a certain image for themselves. All of it's "glory" and all is just a farce to me.

Ok, drama queen

[chri'stina 190]

I guess I just expected better from Dubai, my mistake. They present a certain image for themselves. All of it's "glory" and all is just a farce to me.

Ok, drama queen

Sorry that I actually care about certain issues.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

I guess I just expected better from Dubai, my mistake. They present a certain image for themselves. All of it's "glory" and all is just a farce to me.

Ok, drama queen

Sorry that I actually care about certain issues.

i'm just messin' with ya... you are right to be outraged...

[chri'stina 190]

I guess I just expected better from Dubai, my mistake. They present a certain image for themselves. All of it's "glory" and all is just a farce to me.

Ok, drama queen

Sorry that I actually care about certain issues.

i'm just messin' with ya... you are right to be outraged...

I know AJ...I didn't think you were serious, you rude person you!!

[doodlebugg 10]

Lots of Muslim countries have that rule.

You can't enter Pakistan or Bangladesh if you have an Israeli stamp in your passport either.

In India, during the Muslim-pandering years of the 1970s, you couldn't enter India either if you had the stamp.

It's their loss. Israel, whatever your political views, is an engine of growth. You don't want em? Your loss.

I think UAE is kicking Israel's butt in GDP growth.

With all that UAE, especially Dubai, is hailed with and how high tech and kind of westernized it looks, I found this info to be very disappointing. It's supposed to be so progressive in Dubai, well I guess with just how fancy their buildings and plans look, but they are still bigoted IMO.

Since when does progressive = pro Israel?

[chri'stina 190]

Does a country have to be pro-Israel in order to let Israeli's or those with stamps from Israel visit? I don't think they have to say they love Israel or anything. And if they wanted to punish the leaders of Israel that'd be one thing. But they are punishing all Israelis and ppl who have visited there.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

They're just skeered some Jews might sneak in to their lovely little countries and steal the sand or something.

[thetreble 19]

That is too bad. I really would like to go there myself. I had a friend go there last year and had an amazing time.

[sweet_peach 0]

I know about this all to well.

Every time I enter into Lebanon the first question asked is "Have you ever visited Israel?" and then the agent proceeds to look at EVERY page of my passport making sure that there are no Israeli stamps in it. Then the agent will perfectly place a Lebanese stamp in my passport. Most countries barely put ink on the stamp, but not Lebanon, you can clearly read it.

Now I haven't heard about other ME countries doing this, but I know for sure Lebanon wont allow you in with the other countries stamp.

[chaishai 1]

I know about this all to well.

Every time I enter into Lebanon the first question asked is "Have you ever visited Israel?" and then the agent proceeds to look at EVERY page of my passport making sure that there are no Israeli stamps in it. Then the agent will perfectly place a Lebanese stamp in my passport. Most countries barely put ink on the stamp, but not Lebanon, you can clearly read it.

Now I haven't heard about other ME countries doing this, but I know for sure Lebanon wont allow you in with the other countries stamp.

Just so we dont make blanket statements here, it is possible to go to lebanon with an israeli stamp in your passport, you just need to get approval from lebanese immigration. Same story for syria. Syria used to (and may still?) give a hard time to those with jordanian stamps in their passports as well FWIW..... Two ways around the whole situation are to get israel to stamp you on a sheet of paper or to get an additional passport for this explicit purpose.

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Edited August 5, 2008 by chaishai

[Scott & Lai 12]

I know about this all to well.

Every time I enter into Lebanon the first question asked is "Have you ever visited Israel?" and then the agent proceeds to look at EVERY page of my passport making sure that there are no Israeli stamps in it. Then the agent will perfectly place a Lebanese stamp in my passport. Most countries barely put ink on the stamp, but not Lebanon, you can clearly read it.

Now I haven't heard about other ME countries doing this, but I know for sure Lebanon wont allow you in with the other countries stamp.

Just so we dont make blanket statements here, it is possible to go to lebanon with an israeli stamp in your passport, you just need to get approval from lebanese immigration. Same story for syria. Syria used to (and may still?) give a hard time to those with jordanian stamps in their passports as well FWIW..... Two ways around the whole situation are to get israel to stamp you on a sheet of paper or to get an additional passport for this explicit purpose.

edited to change my and to an or

But why should that even be necessary?

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

But why should that even be necessary?

They're scared she might show up:

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

But why should that even be necessary?

They're scared she might show up:

or this.....

you choose

[ready4ONE 5,400]

I know about this all to well.

Every time I enter into Lebanon the first question asked is "Have you ever visited Israel?" and then the agent proceeds to look at EVERY page of my passport making sure that there are no Israeli stamps in it. Then the agent will perfectly place a Lebanese stamp in my passport. Most countries barely put ink on the stamp, but not Lebanon, you can clearly read it.

Now I haven't heard about other ME countries doing this, but I know for sure Lebanon wont allow you in with the other countries stamp.

UAE allowed me in, at the time, I only had a Canadian stamp in my passport! And I had to beg at the Canadian border for it!