Israel begins issuing passports to kids born to its citizens in UAE
The Israel Embassy has begun issuing passports to citizens' kids born in the UAE.
This was announced by Amir Hayek, the first Israeli Ambassador to the country, in a tweet on Thursday evening.
“Another exciting moment. Issuing the first Israeli passport for an Israeli baby born in the United Arab Emirates,” he tweeted, along with a photo of him holding up the little baby who had been issued the passport.
The move was welcomed by Emirati writer Hassan Sajwani. He tweeted: "What a day !! I never thought this could happen, be possible ! First ever Israeli passport issued in the UAE to a baby born in the emirates thank you #Abrahamaccords…thank you President, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan."
The news comes just months after the second anniversary of the Abraham Accords. The official Israeli embassy in the UAE was opened in June 2021, while the UAE opened its embassy in Tel Aviv in July.
Last year, the Israel's Consulgeneral in Dubai lan Sztulman Starosta's daughter Mia became the first Israeli baby to be ever born in the UAE. At the time, Sztulman had said that he was excited to be in a historic moment. “There have been other Jewish newborns, but she's the first newborn of an Israeli diplomat here in Dubai,” he said. “Having a baby born here in a hospital like anybody else is symbolic of the closer relationship the two countries are building.”