USA is considering adding Israel to the list of 38 countrieswho are permitted to enter the States without a visa. It will be a victory of the Israeli authorities, who have long said that their country should be included in the list of visa-free States.
As reported on Monday, the Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot, attorney General Avichai Mandelblit and Deputy attorney General for international Affairs Roy Steindorf reached a deal with the Department of national security of the United States. As a result, the US would have gained access to part of the database of the fingerprints of Israel. As reported previously, America has requested access to the entire database, but now her interest to the persons suspected of crimes with a sentence of 10 years.
The future transaction must be preceded by a special law in Israel, as it addresses the issues of sharing intelligence with a foreign state. For this reason a visit to the United States is going Ayele Shake, the Minister of justice.
Until the Convention entered into force, the Israelis must undergo an interview, provide documents and obtain visas for entry into America.
Critics point out that such an agreement contrasts sharply with the attempts of the administration of Donald trump to run so-called «muslim ban«, which suspended the processing of documents on visas for people from certain Muslim countries.
