Yair Netanyahu visits the charity and help project for the residents of the south and the north of Shai Graucher from the association "Together we will win"/Instgram
The High Court today (Sunday) ordered the state and Yair Netanyahu to respond to the petition that was submitted last week, which deals with the question of why the Prime Minister's son received a diplomatic passport - according to various publications in the media. The
petitioner is attorney Reuven Billet, who sought to understand why Netanyahu received the passport Although he does not hold a diplomatic position that gives him such a right. Billet was not satisfied with submitting the petition and he even turned to the state attorney, Amit Isman, in order to understand why Netanyahu was issued such a passport, but an answer from the attorney did not arrive. Today, as mentioned, the High Court of Justice ruled that on May 1, Yair Netanyahu, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ombudsman and the State Attorney will have to respond to the petition.
Yair Netanyahu, diplomatic passport/image processing, Nitzan Arny/Wikipedia, Avshalom Sassooni/Flash 90
The issue of the issuance of diplomatic passports to the Prime Minister's son and Likud members by former Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, who according to publications approved doing so, was seen by the public as controversial.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs then issued a statement stating: "At the height of the war, self-interested parties decided to overturn old decisions on the issuance of passports. Let us clarify: the passport for Yair Netanyahu was approved in January, according to the procedures and security considerations."
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What are the differences between a diplomatic passport and a regular passport?
Entry and exit from countries: holders of a diplomatic passport are usually exempt from the visa requirement (visa) in most countries in the world, which makes it significantly easier to plan trips and business trips.
Legal immunity: In some countries, diplomatic passport holders are granted legal immunity, meaning they are not subject to the laws of the local country.
Tax exemptions: In some cases, diplomatic passport holders are exempt from paying income tax and other taxes in the country where they are.
Diplomatic assistance: Whenever a person with a diplomatic passport encounters a problem in a foreign country, he can turn to the Israeli embassy and receive assistance.
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