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Link to form that needs to be filled out within 48 hours of flight to Israel

Accordingly, the FINAL criteria For entering Israel are as follows - you must meet ONE of these conditions in order to enter Israel:

1. Vaccinated within 180 days of the trip with either a second vaccine or a booster and it must be at least 14 days after the shot.

2. Recovered within 180 days of the trip with DIGITAL proof of a positive PCR result and more than 11 days have passed since the positive result. This type of proof only exists in the EU. The UK will likely have it as well.

3. Recovered anytime – even more than 180 days before the trip - with DIGITAL proof of positive PCR result AND vaccinated with at least one dose within 180 days of the trip. Again at the moment the digital proof only exists in the EU and possibly the UK shortly.

Your vaccination or recovery CANNOT expire while in Israel, which means you may not be in Israel more than 180 days after your vaccine or recovery have expired.

CONSEQUENCES FOR VIOLATING THE TERMS OF ENTRY: VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE ABOVE CRITERIA CAN MEAN SANCTIONS INCLUDING BARRING YOUR ENTRY TO ISRAEL FOR 5 YEARS.

Link to pay for the Covid test that you'll take upon arrival in TLV

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2020 on: March 16, 2021, 05:10:00 PM »
Any way to get Teudat Machalim with an anti-body test and a doctor's letter?

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2021 on: March 16, 2021, 05:10:41 PM »
Are Israeli's allowed to leave Israel now?

Does vaccination status matter?
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2022 on: March 16, 2021, 05:11:44 PM »
Are Israeli's allowed to leave Israel now?

Does vaccination status matter?
Vaccinated and immune Israelis are allowed to leave. Others (included kids and infants) need permission from an exceptions committee.
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2023 on: March 16, 2021, 05:46:33 PM »
Any way to get Teudat Machalim with an anti-body test and a doctor's letter?

Are you a member of kupat cholim? If yes, I believe the kupat cholim Dr. can get it for you. Otherwise, I believe the answer is no (currently).
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2025 on: March 16, 2021, 06:00:35 PM »
No decision is a decision. It's clear the court isn't going to completely overturn the governments ban
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2026 on: March 16, 2021, 08:19:02 PM »
Are you a member of kupat cholim? If yes, I believe the kupat cholim Dr. can get it for you. Otherwise, I believe the answer is no (currently).
Thank you. Will try that route...

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2027 on: March 17, 2021, 06:21:44 AM »
The Kennset voted in a law that empowers the cabinet to enact a quarantine electronic bracelet mandate. Only 5 Kennset members showed up and it passed 4-1. Unclear yet when it will be imposed. Kids under 14 are exempt, and everybody is free to decline the bracelet and quarantine in a government hotel instead.
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2028 on: March 17, 2021, 06:26:43 AM »
The Kennset voted in a quarantine electronic bracelet mandate law. Only 5 Kennset members showed up and it passed 4-1. Unclear yet when the law will go into effect practically. Those who are immune remain exempt from quarantine.
So regarding this...
I thought I had seen it all, with fake PCR etc..
But last 2 days I heard from different sources about a new business where you pay someone to come to your home and 'securely' removing the bracelet - and then come back to put it back an hour or two before the cops come and collect it

 :-X :-X :'(

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2029 on: March 17, 2021, 06:33:11 AM »
So regarding this...
I thought I had seen it all, with fake PCR etc..
But last 2 days I heard from different sources about a new business where you pay someone to come to your home and 'securely' removing the bracelet - and then come back to put it back an hour or two before the cops come and collect it

 :-X :-X :'(
People will always doge the law but the psychological barrier will be much greater.
Not sure how many people can be doing since nobody has a bracelet now. Only ~70 people got it in a trial that ended several weeks ago.
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2030 on: March 17, 2021, 07:15:49 AM »
https://twitter.com/gotomichal/status/1372144153652518913?s=19

Now what? Government will have to get rid of quotas and vaad harigim?

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2031 on: March 17, 2021, 07:20:43 AM »
https://twitter.com/gotomichal/status/1372144153652518913?s=19

Now what? Government will have to get rid of quotas and vaad harigim?

The rules will be left to expire on March 20 and the government is barred from extending them. My guess is the government will just use the bracelets to relax restrictions, but they can always pass Kennset laws to overrule the court if they really want to.

Looks like non vaccinated kids will be able to leave for Pesach

In any case the exceptions committee is still allowed to decide on entry requests from non citizens

https://twitter.com/gotomichal/status/1372144989191479299
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2032 on: March 17, 2021, 07:22:34 AM »
The rules will be left to expire on March 20 and the government is barred from extending them. My guess is the government will just use the bracelets to relax restrictions, but they can always pass Kennset laws to overrule the court if they really want to.

Looks like non vaccinated kids will be able to leave for Pesach

https://twitter.com/gotomichal/status/1372144989191479299
It's a potential complete game changer.
If there are no more quotas and pre-approvals, everything can potentially reopen as long as they have enough bracelets and enforcement

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2033 on: March 17, 2021, 07:51:52 AM »
Here is a link to the full 32 page court ruling https://t.me/c/1023468930/903106

I just skimmed through it, and it doesn’t seem like the court is striking down the prohibition for non vaccinated citizens to leave Israel. The bottom line ruling on page 19 paragraph 32 focuses on the 3000/day quota and merely states that if the government extends an entry prohibition or quota it must be based on specific data of how many Israelis are stranded abroad and not arbitrary. Critically, that would allow a daily quota that is directly linked to bracelet capacity.

That being said, with cases in Israel dropping rapidly, there is little incentive for the government to fight for entry restrictions. Bibbi in general is reactive and few are calling for tighter entry rules.

Here’s a cute excerpt https://twitter.com/yuvalyoaz/status/1372146783162400771
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2034 on: March 17, 2021, 08:24:47 AM »
https://www.harel-group.co.il/Insurance/foreign/policies/Pages/tour-and-care.aspx#tab2

Does getting something like this give access to Kupat Cholim to be able to get a תעודת מחלים for someone that recovered from Covid-19 overseas and got a positive antibody test in Israel?
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2035 on: March 17, 2021, 08:29:27 AM »
Thank you. Will try that route...
So the Macabi doctor would not issue teudat machlim with just an anti body test... Does the doctor in Bais Yisrael do it?

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2036 on: March 17, 2021, 08:39:27 AM »
So the Macabi doctor would not issue teudat machlim with just an anti body test... Does the doctor in Bais Yisrael do it?

I guess it's a question of what's in it for them. Why would they go out of their way and SOP to do it? Since a major part of western medicine is CYA medicine, what's their incentive to give someone a תעודת מחלים without having an Israeli positive and negative PCR test.

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2037 on: March 17, 2021, 08:59:08 AM »
I guess it's a question of what's in it for them. Why would they go out of their way and SOP to do it? Since a major part of western medicine is CYA medicine, what's their incentive to give someone a תעודת מחלים without having an Israeli positive and negative PCR test.

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They said to contact Misrad Habriut or Macabi offices, but the doctor himself wouldn't do it. Have the negative PCR but no positive PCR.

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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
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Re: Israel Reopening Ben Gurion, Still Closed To Most Foreigners
« Reply #2039 on: March 17, 2021, 09:11:52 AM »
They said to contact Misrad Habriut or Macabi offices, but the doctor himself wouldn't do it. Have the negative PCR but no positive PCR.

SOP for Israeli bureaucracy. Neither of those will help you. The Dr does have discretion as far as I understand, but no incentive to help, which is why he won't - also SOP of Israeli bureaucracy, @Dan, do you concur?
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