Travel During COVID-19: As Omicron Spreads, Israel May Soon Reopen Skies

By JPost
Posted on 01/02/22 | News Source: JPost

As the new Omicron variant spreads within the country, Israel might soon lift at least some of the travel restrictions it put in place to slow it down, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and other government officials said Sunday.

Bennett addressed the issue during the cabinet meeting at the request of Tourism Minister Yoel Razvozov.

"It is time to end with the isolation of vaccinated Israelis returning from abroad,” Tourism Minister Yoel Razvozov. “It no longer has medical value.”

“I think it should happen this week,” he further said. “At the same time, we should allow the return of vaccinated foreigners to Israel, because, despite the aid package, the tourism industry and the economy will not be able to continue to bear this burden.”

“It will probably happen this week as we reach the infection numbers that at the time we said would bring about this change,” Bennett replied, adding that the Tourism, Interior and Health ministries will meet to formulate the new policy.