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View all search resultsGovt to check suspicion that two former IDF members manage villas in Bali
The two Israelis are believed to have entered Bali using German passports and one of them holds a temporary stay permit (KITAS) as an investor.
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Travelers walk in the domestic terminal of the I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport on April 7, 2024, in Badung regency, Bali. The Immigration and Corrections Ministry is still checking reports that two former members of the Israeli Defense Force are residing in Bali and managing luxurious villas. (Antara/Ni Putu Putri Muliantari)
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he Immigration and Corrections Ministry is examining a viral report that two Israelis, believed to be former members of the Israeli Defense Force (IDF), are managing luxurious villas in Bali.
“We are still checking it right now. Our team is there [Bali], conducting operations," Immigration minister Agus Andrianto said in Jakarta on Wednesday, as quoted by the Antara news agency.
Suspicion surrounding the two Israelis' business activities in Bali has been circulating on social media over the past month, leading to widespread scrutiny and public criticism online.
The IDF’s operations in Gaza are widely considered acts of genocide and a string of heightened repressive actions have been taking place in the occupied West Bank.
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Bali Governor Wayan Koster has in the past refused to allow Israeli national teams to participate in international events held in Bali.
In April 2023, Koster refused to host the Israeli contingent at the World Beach Games from Aug. 5-12, 2023, in the island province.
