Nolhivaram MP Mohamed Nasheed Abdulla (Mosta) has introduced a bill to amend the Immigration law to ban Israeli passports and ban Israeli tourists from entering Maldives.
In a post on X, the MP said the purpose of the bill is to condemn Israel's genocide in Palestine and call for an end to the massacre.
Arab countries and some countries of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have taken various measures to ban the entry of individuals on Israeli passports, he said.
He stated that the Maldives should follow the example of those countries. If the bill is passed, Israeli passports will be banned when the bill is ratified.
People gathered near the parliament on Wednesday to condemn Israel's genocide against Palestinians and call for a ban on Israeli passports.
The protesters asked for a resolution to be put on the agenda and passed expeditiously. MPs and Speaker Mohamed Aslam also met with them.
There will be a session of parliament tomorrow and another demonstration is being planned to coincide with the session.
The Israeli aggression in Gaza which began on October 7 has martyred more than 12,000 Palestinians including 5,000 children.
