United States officially confirms Israel's entry into the Visa Waiver Program

American officials announced that Israel will benefit from the United States visa exemption program, in a decision that the Jewish state had been waiting for for a long time, but it faced criticism from democratic parliamentarians and pro-Palestinian organizations.

This decision, which is supposed to become official on Wednesday, comes after a mutual agreement on visa exemptions concluded between the United States and Israel last July and was under testing for several months, as these officials explained, refusing to reveal their names.