MALDIVES BANS ISRAELI PASSPORT HOLDERS TO PROTEST ‘ACTS OF GENOCIDE’ IN GAZA

Tue 15 April 2025:

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu has ratified the Third Amendment to the Maldives Immigration Act prohibiting Israeli passport holders from entering the territory of the Republic of Maldives, the President’s Office said on Tuesday.

The amendment was passed by the People’s Majlis during the 20th sitting of the first session of the year on April 15, the President’s Office said in a statement.

“The ratification reflects the government’s firm stance in response to the continuing atrocities and ongoing acts of genocide committed by Israel against the Palestinian people,” his office said in a statement. “The Maldives reaffirms its resolute solidarity with the Palestinian cause.”

The ban will be implemented with immediate effect, a spokesman for Muizzu’s office told the AFP news agency.

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The Maldives, a small Islamic republic of 1,192 strategically located coral islets, is known for its secluded white sandy beaches, shallow turquoise lagoons and Robinson Crusoe-style getaways. Official data showed that only 59 Israeli tourists visited the archipelago in February, among 214,000 other foreign arrivals.

The Maldives had lifted a previous ban on Israeli tourists in the early 1990s and briefly moved to restore relations in 2010.

President Muizzu has consistently reiterated the Maldives’ principled support for the establishment of an independent and sovereign State of Palestine, the President’s Office said..

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