Saudi bans Israeli Muslims from Hajj pilgrimage: Report
New Saudi passport rules have barred Israeli Muslims from visiting Mecca for Hajj pilgrimage, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. Since Israel and Saudi don't have diplomatic ties, Israeli Muslims visited Mecca by going to Jordan where they got temporary Jordanian passports that allowed them to travel to the kingdom. Saudi will no longer accept temporary Jordanian passports, the report added.