URGENT ISRAEL TRAVEL ADVISORIES - IN ENGLISH

(Communicated by the National Security Council Counter-Terrorism Division) The National Security Council Counter-Terrorism Division presents the following updated and current table as a public service. The below tables notwithstanding, all travelers are called upon not to take unnecessary risks upon themselves in any case. 1. ARAB COUNTRIES NO. COUNTRY THREAT LEVEL RECOMMENDATION 1 Libya Continuing potential threat Postpone non-essential travel 2 Oman 3 Kuwait Basic concrete threat Avoid visiting 4 UAE 5 Tunisia 6 Qatar 7 Morocco 8 Chad 9 Bahrain 10 Algeria High concrete threat Avoid visiting and leave country as soon as possible 11 Saudi Arabia 12 Djibouti 13 Egypt* Very high concrete threat Avoid visiting and leave country immediately 14 Sudan 15 Jordan 16 Syria 17 Lebanon 18 Somalia 19 Iraq 20 Yemen *All of Egypt but especially the Sinai peninsula 2. OTHER COUNTRIES NO. COUNTRY THREAT LEVEL RECOMMENDATION 1 Tajikistan Continuing potential threat Postpone non-essential travel 2 Nigeria 3 Bangladesh 4 Kenya Basic concrete threat Avoid visiting 5 Indonesia High concrete threat Avoid visiting and leave country as soon as possible 6 Malaysia 7 Pakistan 8 Afghanistan Very high concrete threat Avoid visiting and leave country immediately 9 Iran 3. PARTIAL WARNINGS NO. AREA THREAT LEVEL RECOMMENDATION 1 Khao San Road and vicinity (Bangkok) Continuing potential threat Postpone non-essential travel 2 Southeastern Turkey (borders with Iraq and Iran) 3 Northern Nigeria (north of 10 degrees north latitude) High concrete threat Avoid visiting and leave country as soon as possible 4 Southern Thailand (south of meridian between Krabi and Nakhon Si Thammarat to the Malaysian border) 5 Kashmir (northern India) Very high concrete threat Avoid visiting and leave country immediately 6 Mindanao (southern Philippines) 7 Chechenya (southern Russia) 4. GENERAL CAUTION AND ALERTNESS Even though there are no travel warnings regarding the following countries, there are occasional and potential terrorist threats in their regard. Therefore, Israeli citizens are called upon to be especially cautious when visiting them and to adopt the recommended rules of conduct: The Philippines, Turkey, Thailand, and Uzbekistan. For additional clarifications, please contact the Counter-Terrorism Division at 03-5486062/3/4/68.