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by hdgvhicv 45 days ago
There’s about 180m us passports, so about half the country has one, about the same percentage as France.
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ThePowerOfFuet 45 days ago
How many of those are second passports for the benefit of people who wish to visit Israel without the added friction that Israeli stamps in their primary passport would bring?

Also, EU citizens do not require a passport to travel within the EU; by law, their national ID card suffices, thus making passports unnecessary for much of their travel.

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gcr 45 days ago
Most Americans don’t generally visit Israel.

It’s generally very difficult to get a second passport.

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zulux 45 days ago
As a tourist, I’ve noticed the countries most obsessed with Israel usually aren’t winning any “pleasant place to visit” awards.
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myth_drannon 45 days ago
Israel doesn't stamp your passport if you ask.
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hdgvhicv 45 days ago
They haven’t stamped passports at TLV for about a decade. My last Israel in my “dirty” passport was at Erez coming out of Gaza.

Very few people have two passports nowadays.

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Saline9515 45 days ago
In practice many still own passports, as they are considered as better proofs of identity when you travel.
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