Dubai Restricts Israeli Entry After Killing

The Wall Street Journal ^ | March 1, 2010 | Joshua Mitnick

[myknowledge]

TEL AVIV—Dubai's police chief said it will enforce an entry ban on Israeli dual nationals, the first sanction by the emirate following its allegations Israeli intelligence agents murdered a top Hamas leader there in January.

Though the countries have no diplomatic ties, Israeli dual nationals, mostly business people, have entered the United Arab Emirates relatively unhindered under second passports.

The Emirates will seek to identify Israelis by "physical features and the way they speak.'' said Lt. Gen. Dahi Khalfan Tamim.

A spokesman for the Israeli prime minister's office declined to comment on the announcement.

[myknowledge]

They think all Israeli visitors to the UAE are potential Mossad agents.

[DManA]

This is just nuts. Arab features are the same as Jewish features.

The Emirates will seek to identify Israelis by "physical features and the way they speak.'

[jmcenanly]

They are going to have a lot of false leads. Would you think that this woman from Santiago, Chile was a Mossad agent?

[monday]

“They think all Israeli visitors to the UAE are potential Mossad agents.”

No they don't, they are just racist and want to inconvenience as many Jews as they can. Heck, they would execute them if they thought they could get away with it.

Anyone stupid enough to do business in Dubai deserves to lose their business though. Everyone knows that Muslims hate all non Muslims. If they say they don't they are just lying as the Koran instructs them to do.

[myknowledge]

Not all Israelis look similar to Arabs. Some look like Eastern Europeans.

[SJackson]

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What after, the UAE doesn't allow Israelis in the country. Now they'll bar anyone looking like a Jew. I'm heartbroken, as to those Israelis doing business there, there are always exceptions.