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Tiny Maldives Bans Israelis From Vacation Paradise: Nearly 100 Percent Muslim Country’s President Lashes Out at ‘Atrocities’ and ‘Genocide’ 

After months of delays, President Mohamed Muizzu makes his travel ban on Israeli passport holders official.

Kazuhiro Tsugita/Wikimedia Commons
A hotel in the Maldives. Kazuhiro Tsugita/Wikimedia Commons
DANIEL EDWARD ROSEN
DANIEL EDWARD ROSEN

The President of the Republic of Maldives on Tuesday officially approved a ban on Israeli passport holders from entering into his country in a move intended to reaffirm the nation’s “resolute solidarity with the Palestinian cause.”

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DANIEL EDWARD ROSEN
DANIEL EDWARD ROSEN

Mr. Rosen's work has appeared in Esquire, the New York Observer, City Journal, New York Magazine, and the New York Times. He is also the founder of DER Strategies, a content marketing consultancy.

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