MATATO supports only banning Israeli govt officials from Maldives

Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (MATATO) has also said that they only support banning Israeli government leaders and the country's soldiers from travelling to the Maldives, instead of issuing a blanket ban on all Israelis.

Speaking at the Parliament's 241 Committee about the Israeli passport ban amendment to the Immigration Act, MATATO's President Abdulla Giyas said that the association's members also support selective banning of the passport.