Israel, Bahrain sign bilateral "green pass" deal for vaccinated people

Israel and Bahrain reached a deal on Thursday for reciprocal recognition of vaccination passports, Israeli officials said.

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Israel and Bahrain reached a deal on Thursday for reciprocal recognition of vaccination passports, Israeli officials said. Under the agreement, the two countries will mutually recognize tourists' vaccination certificates issued by their home countries.

According to the Israeli foreign ministry, vaccinated tourists will be exempted from staying in quarantine. "This will promote tourism and boost our economies and help our common fight against the coronavirus," Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi wrote on Twitter.

The new agreement is part of the expanding cooperation between the two countries after they signed a U.S.-brokered normalization deal in September 2020.

With more than half of its population fully vaccinated, Israel is looking to resume flights to multiple destinations and reopen its tourism industry. 

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