Posted on 06/04/2024 10:15:37 AM PDT by DFG
The Maldives government will ban Israelis from the Indian Ocean archipelago, known for luxury resorts, as public anger in the predominantly Muslim nation rises over the war in Gaza.
The president’s office said Sunday that the Cabinet decided to change laws to prevent Israeli passport holders from entering the country and to establish a subcommittee to oversee the process.
It said President Mohamed Muizzu will appoint a special envoy to assess the Palestinian needs and to launch a fundraising campaign.
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“It is time for us all to boycott the Maldives” Bill Ackman
https://x.com/BillAckman/status/1797419148995109348
Bigots and antisemitic A-holes...
Wonder how many Pali refugees they’re going to take?
Maybe all the Palestinian tourist dollars will make up for it.
Agreed.
I don’t know anybody who gets out that way much anyhow.
Place is run by the french IIRC.
Dry Tortougas for us!
Aren’t the Maldives all low-lying islands? So climate change will put them all under water pretty soon. Let’s hear it for SUVs!
I would boycott the Maldives if I could afford to go there in the first place.
The US should ban Madives residents, rescind any visas.
I have read that the Maldives near sole source of income is tourism.
Not sure how barring “Isreali” citizens is going to increase tourism. It will likely be viewed Anti Semetic.
But a few variables to ponder...
1. Many US Jews hold both a US Passport AND an Israeli passport. If they are a passport holder, will they be flagged as “Israeli” and barred fron entrance?
2. there are a LOT of Muslim Israelis.. Therefore Israeli citizens and Israel passport holders. Are they barring Muslim Israelis as well?
They probably didn’t know that Israel has muslim citizens and muslims in their government.
There are 193 members of the United Nations, many of which have nice beaches—plus Caribbean islands which are not independent. So there are plenty of alternatives to the Maldives.
Cutting off the flow of Israelis to Maldives? /snicker
but Muslim rapist and murderers are welcome.
Good luck with that. I guess some of the richest tourists won’t be going to Maldives.
I thought Maldives was going to be totally underwater by now, according to the “Global Warming Experts”.
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