Israeli tourists required to disclose IDF service before entering country

January 30, 2025

By Geoffrey Clarfield

It is well known that New Zealand was among the most pernicious and woke countries during and after the Covid pandemic, when their cultural Marxism and anti Zionism was still hidden from the public.

But now, dear readers, they have “come out of the closet.”

This is the most “extraterritorial” piece of hypocritical, extraterritorial overreach so beloved of authoritarian Davos loving globalists..

Such self righteousness is unacceptable. Like its nearby tyranny, China, New Zealand is no longer on my travel bucket list.

I suggest that others avoid it as well. It is no longer democratic.

From World Israel News

New Zealand recently denied a tourist visa to an Israeli citizen who served in Gaza, signaling that the country is adopting a policy similar to that of neighboring Australia.

According to a Zman Israel report, New Zealand now requires Israelis to disclose extensive details about their military service when applying for a visa.

The country requires Israelis to detail sensitive information about their military service, including their army identification numbers, their roles and details of their duties, locations of the bases where they served, the name of their unit or corps, and more.

Israelis who served in classified roles are forbidden from providing many these details, making it impossible for them to apply for a visa at this time, Zman Israel reported.

Notably, INZ, New Zealand’s immigration authority, did not dispute that they had denied a visa to an Israeli solely because he had served in the Gaza Strip.

In December, Australia denied visas to two IDF soldiers because they had served in Gaza.