Without an intermediate stop: Israelis and Palestinians will fly together to the World Cup in Qatar - voila! tourism

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An agreement between Israel, FIFA and Qatar will allow direct flights to the World Cup and the provision of Israeli consular services in Qatar.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture and Sports today reached an agreement with representatives of FIFA and the organizers of the World Cup in Qatar to hold direct charter flights between Israel and Qatar during the World Cup.

The flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Hamad Airport (HAMAD) in Qatar will allow Israelis to reach Qatar directly without the need for intermediate stops and connections and are expected to reduce the costs for Israelis who come to watch the games.

In addition, it was agreed to provide consular services to Israelis through an Israeli consular team.

Khalifa Stadium in the 2022 World Cup (Photo: GettyImages, Alexandre Schneider)

"An opportunity for Israelis to build relationships"

The World Cup games will begin on November 20 this year, and flights to Qatar will be operated subject to Israel's security requirements and operational capabilities.

*Alon Oshfiz, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "I would like to thank FIFA and the Qatari hosts.

Today's announcement will allow Israeli citizens to travel freely to Qatar and participate in the World Cup games.

We have successfully closed all the guarantees including Israel's access to the consular services during their stay in Qatar.

As the first World Cup the Middle East has ever hosted, a celebration of soccer is guaranteed and an opportunity for Israelis to build connections and share cultural experiences with people from across our region and the wider world.

I thank the many partners for the achievement, including the government ministries and the football association."

Prime Minister Yair Lapid, on the arrangement of flights and the handling of Israelis at the World Cup in Qatar: "Good news for soccer fans and all citizens of Israel. After hard work that lasted for many months, we have arranged for Israeli citizens the possibility to fly to the World Cup in Qatar on direct flights and an Israeli office will be opened in Qatar to handle the fans who will come to the World Cup."

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