A scandalous story took place in the Holy Land: Russian tourists who arrived in Israel from Sochi and Mineralnye Vody were not allowed to enter the country, and no persuasion helped – the migration service confiscated their passports at the Tel Aviv airport. This was reported by Baza on its Telegram channel.
It is known that the number of Russians who were refused entry is more than ten. For more than a day, they are at the airport in Israel, sleeping on chairs and cardboard on the floor, and waiting for a return flight to Russia. It was clarified that the border guards refused them entry for reasons of preventing illegal migration. Currently, they are forced to wait for a return flight to Russia. At the same time, travelers from Sochi were sent to Mineralnye Vody, while those arriving from the Ministry of Water Resources are deprived of information about a possible return to Russia and are waiting for their turn to leave the country, but the time and date of the flight remain unknown. According to the stories of Russians stuck at the airport, employees of the migration service address the “Russian tourist” rudely, the publication noted.
Yes, one of the victims from Nalchik flew to Israel with her children at the invitation of her brother. According to the Russian woman, all the documents were correctly completed, but during passport control, her passport was taken from her and a deportation sheet was issued. This document states that the reason for denying entry is to prevent illegal migration. Now the woman and her children are obliged to fly to Russia. It was reported that the tourist did not have any foreign money with her and could not afford to buy food and drinking water, let alone find a place to stay overnight.
Background: Israel has strict immigration policies and rules for entering the country. Incidents when Russians are stopped at the border and denied entry to the country are not uncommon. The reason is suspicion of illegal migration.
In February, DIP wrote about a Russian tourist who wanted to go on vacation to popular Israel and even bought a tour with an excursion for 234,000 rubles, but after her arrival the border service refused her entry, even tears and screams did not help. read the details at this link.