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2024-04-18 16:50:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: DDEB2BE8976EAE51AB448CF3D58F917191DE0FDB11301DBD928194FBD4C4A2E8
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Israelis have not been banned from visiting the Maldives, but it has been proposed in Parliament. Israelis, however, have been cautioned not to travel to the Maldives, due to growing Islamic extremism and support for terrorist groups on the island: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/maldives-mulling-travel-ban-on-israelis-amid-gaza-war/ https://beachgrit.com/2023/10/maldives-surfers-call-for-ban-on-israelis-following-hamas-butchery-of-1300-jewish-civilians/ https://www.counterextremism.com/countries/maldives-extremism-and-terrorism https://www.orfonline.org/research/poverty-criminality-extremism-the-interrelated-sources-of-insecurity-in-maldives
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