The implementation of the reciprocity principle, which
is one of the main principles of the Visa Waver Program, has begun. The a
procedure requires any country that seeks to be accepted as a member of the VWP
with the US.
This new procedure establishes an outline that will
allow any American citizen to enter Israel, and later, with the acceptance of
Israel as a member of the VWP, will allow any Israeli to enter the United
States, for tourism, without the need for applying for a visa. The full
implementation of the new procedure will apply to any American citizen,
including Americans with additional citizenship (regardless of the other
country of citizenship), American residents of Judea and Samaria, and American
residents of the Gaza Strip.
Guidelines
for US citizens for arrival in the State of Israel and at the border control
These guidelines are intended to specify the method
of arranging the entry of US citizens who wish to come to Israel and pass
through Israel's border crossings, including the stage where they are still
outside Israel and have not reached its border crossings.
Moreover, the privileges will also apply, as detailed
in this document, to US citizens who are residents of the Judea and Samaria
area or who possess additional citizenship included in the appendix to the
Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law (Temporary Order), 2022 (hereafter,
"The Temporary Order").
Coordinator
of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT)'s website explains the
outline and procedures for the arrival of Palestinian citizens who also hold US
citizenship, to Israel and the area:
Entry
of Palestinian-American Tourists into Israel
1. Registration
of US passport information
2. Entry
from the Judea and Samaria area into Israel
3. Entry
into Israel from abroad
4. Entering
from the Allenby Bridge Crossing
5. Departure
into the Gaza Strip by US citizens, for visits to first-degree family
6. Exiting
abroad through the Allenby Bridge Crossing, for US citizens who are Gaza Strip
residents
7. Q&A
*The Full Procedure for entry of Palestinian-American
tourists into Israel