Weeks after the Maldives government prohibited “Israelis” from entering the country in response to growing public outrage over the Israeli Occupation’s aggression against Gaza, the island’s Attorney General Ahmed Usham has highlighted challenges to this extreme measure.

The Maldives government realized that the decision might adversely affect Palestinians holding “Israeli” passports.

Attorney General Usham said that a complete ban on “Israeli” passports requires further scrutiny. He emphasized that while the government's stance remains unchanged, but there are significant issues that need to be addressed.

“The biggest concern is that there are many Palestinians with Israeli passports, millions of them. What happens when we impose a blanket ban? These are matters that need careful consideration,” he said.

At present, there is no new legislation on the Maldivian parliament's agenda to enforce such a ban.

“We believe the best approach is to take the existing bill and amend it during committee discussions,” Usham said, without specifying how many amendments would be made.

“Therefore, the government will not present an additional bill.”