The American Embassy in Tel Aviv has provided reassurance to some Israelis born in countries on President Donald Trump’s entry-ban list – but not all.
The embassy said that Israeli passport holders born in one of the countries on the list may still enter the US as long as they have a valid American visa and do not also have a passport from one of the blocked states.
Last Saturday, Mr Trump signed an executive order preventing citizens of Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen — including those who hold dual citizenship — from entering the country for at least 90 days. It has also suspended the admission of refugees for 120 days.
On Tuesday, the American embassy in Tel Aviv said: "If you have a currently valid US visa in your Israeli passport and were born in Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, or Yemen, and do not have a valid passport from one of these countries, your visa was not cancelled and remains valid.
