New Entrance Requirements for Israel Starting January

All travelers must apply for an ETA before visiting Israel starting January 1, 2025
Travelling to Israel? Don’t count on reuniting with your luggage

The airlines are blaming the baggage handling difficulties on staffing problems.
Israel’s Tourism Boom Continues, Will it Welcome Record Number of Pilgrims?

It has been apparent for the last few years that Israel is experiencing a tourism boom – and the latest figures from the country’s Ben Gurion International Airport support this. According to Globes, August saw a record 2.7 million arrivals and departures – the airport’s busiest month in its history and a 10-percent increase on August 2017.
Israel Welcomes 201 New Citizens on America’s Independence Day

According to Rabbi Yehoshua Fass, founder of Nefesh B’Nefesh, this was the 56th charter flight since the organization opened in 2002.
Record Numbers Flood Ben Gurion Airport in 2016

Leading destinations for travel to and from Israel included Turkey, the United States, Germany and Italy.
For First Time, BDS Activist Turned Away at the Gate

For the first time, Israel refused to allow an activist for the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement into the country on the grounds that she is working against the interests of the state.
Muslims Praying in Israeli Airport Synagogue Kick Up Religious Controversy [VIDEO]

A recent incident in Ben Gurion Airport nearly turned the terminal into a flashpoint of international conflict.
ZAKA Helps Make a Miracle for Disabled Boy Yearning Towards the Holy Land

“We have a very special boy, Chaim Levy, with a dream to come to Israel, but he is wheelchair-bound and must be connected to medical devices at all times.”
Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport Ranked Fourth Best Airport in the World

International travelers recently ranked Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport as the world’s fourth best international airport in a survey conducted by Condé Nast Traveler readers.
Shin Bet Nabs Hezbollah Recruiter at Ben Gurion Airport

A Swedish citizen with a Lebanese background was arrested in Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport last month for connections to Hezbollah.