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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

Author Topic: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread  (Read 642870 times)

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3020 on: April 30, 2021, 03:03:28 PM »
Final update, got my get out of jail card at 4 am via sms

Hi- 4am result, but when did you take the test? And can you share the cost to have them go to airport?

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3021 on: April 30, 2021, 04:32:37 PM »
This court ruling was months ago

Yup. Looks like price is about to triple.

https://m.calcalist.co.il/Article.aspx?guid=3889455

I wonder if Omega will be able to set up shop elsewhere for those prices.
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3022 on: May 01, 2021, 09:51:48 PM »
Hi I'm leaving isreal in less then 24 hours what do I need to have in order to go out?
And where can I take a rapid test?

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3023 on: May 01, 2021, 10:10:06 PM »
Hi I'm leaving isreal in less then 24 hours what do I need to have in order to go out?
And where can I take a rapid test?
I don't know anything about this but it would probably be useful to tell ppl here where you're going. I think what you need probably depends on the entry requirements of the country that you're flying to.

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3024 on: May 01, 2021, 10:25:54 PM »
I don't know anything about this but it would probably be useful to tell ppl here where you're going. I think what you need probably depends on the entry requirements of the country that you're flying to.
Seems to be asking about requirements to leave Israel.

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3025 on: May 01, 2021, 11:19:12 PM »
I'd love to know the answer to this too. It seems COVID tests in israel are ridiculously expensive for no reason other than to make money off the tourists.  The average COVID test costs a provider $5 or less in the US.

Would love if someone could break down affordable places to test, including ANTIBODY testing post-landing. I do see various free covid testing sites in Jerusalem, but are those for citizens only?

A covid test is free to anyone with Kupat Cholim.
If you don't go through Kupat Cholim you're asking for "bespoke" private medicine, which costs...

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3026 on: May 01, 2021, 11:52:17 PM »
Does anyone know if they allow taking a regular taxi or someone picking you up to take you to the bidud location when leaving the airport - or is there a specific system?
Are there any phone companies with open stores at the airport selling SIMs?
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3027 on: May 02, 2021, 04:46:05 AM »
Hi I'm leaving isreal in less then 24 hours what do I need to have in order to go out?
And where can I take a rapid test?
https://chaimvchessed.com/current-requirements-for-leaving-israel/
https://chaimvchessed.com/corona-testing-options/

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3028 on: May 02, 2021, 07:38:14 AM »
Crazy that Israel is still closed for vaccinated when they seem to be headed now towards a day with single digits of covid cases.

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3029 on: May 02, 2021, 09:57:26 AM »
Crazy that Israel is still closed for vaccinated when they seem to be headed now towards a day with single digits of covid cases.
Insanity. Throwing away all of their front runner advantage.
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3030 on: May 02, 2021, 10:00:29 AM »
Insanity. Throwing away all of their front runner advantage.
Not agreeing or disagreeing, but how many people would have said the same thing last November 1. And then how many of those same people in January of 2021 were  critical that we opened too fast?
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3031 on: May 02, 2021, 10:20:10 AM »
Not agreeing or disagreeing, but how many people would have said the same thing last November 1. And then how many of those same people in January of 2021 were  critical that we opened too fast?
Facts on the ground are different. Who was vaccinated in November?
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3032 on: May 02, 2021, 10:40:08 AM »
Landing at 12:25. Feel like Shamir would be my best bet but cannot seem to make appointment online without TZ, and cannot get through on phone. Any ideas?

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3033 on: May 02, 2021, 11:37:00 AM »
Not agreeing or disagreeing, but how many people would have said the same thing last November 1. And then how many of those same people in January of 2021 were  critical that we opened too fast?
Is there a real concern that the Indian variant is a danger to vaccinated people? If there is, I get why they would not open up so fast.

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3034 on: May 02, 2021, 11:38:48 AM »
Does kupat Cholim (Clalilit) do free antibody tests for members arriving in Israel to get out of bidud?

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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3035 on: May 02, 2021, 12:29:28 PM »
Is there a real concern that the Indian variant is a danger to vaccinated people? If there is, I get why they would not open up so fast.
The problem is that the media and politicians aren’t capable of discerning a medically accurate concern from a scariant.
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3036 on: May 02, 2021, 01:43:12 PM »
Landing at 12:25. Feel like Shamir would be my best bet but cannot seem to make appointment online without TZ, and cannot get through on phone. Any ideas?

Try the phone during Israeli business hours. Otherwise, try Sheeba via WhatsApp (second cheapest, and approximately similar travel time from airport).
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3038 on: May 02, 2021, 04:57:38 PM »
So when there's a will there's a way to have antibody testing at the airport (with the question about the outcome for those that aren't above the threshold unanswered). Will this be implemented otherwise?

https://twitter.com/gotomichal/status/1388817416097042436
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Re: Israel And Ben Gurion COVID-19 Reopening Master Thread
« Reply #3039 on: May 02, 2021, 05:26:20 PM »
The problem is that the media and politicians aren’t capable of discerning a medically accurate concern from a scariant.
That's for sure. Is there any data though?
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