WORLD - Israel 19th Most Powerful Passport
The Israeli passport ranked as the 19th strongest passport in the world in the Henley Passport Global Ranking Index for 2025.
Israeli passport holders are able to travel to 170 countries without a visa, with some destinations requiring a visa on arrival or an electronic travel authority.
This year’s ranking advances Israel by two slots compared to its 2024 ranking of 21st.
According to the company, the Abraham Accords, the US visa waiver agreement, and additional bilateral agreements have contributed to a surge in the number of countries Israeli residents can enter.
Topping the list was Singapore, whose passport holders can enter 195 countries, with Japan following suit with 193, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, South Korea, and Spain ranking third with 192 countries.
The United Kingdom passport ranked fifth with 190 countries, while the US passport dropped from seventh to ninth, enabling its passport holders to enter 186 countries visa-free.
At the bottom of the index, in the 106th position, was the Afghani passport, which allows its passport holders access to 26 countries without a visa.
-www.jpost.com, 9 January 2025
Arno's Commentary
Quite surprisingly, two additional states have allowed Israeli citizens to enter visa-free. The overwhelming majority of countries stand in opposition to Israel’s defensive wars against Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria, yet they give Israelis visa-free access.
More than 2,700 years ago, Isaiah the prophet proclaimed: “And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem” (Isaiah 2:3). That is future.
Arno Froese is the executive director of Midnight Call Ministries and editor-in-chief of the acclaimed prophetic magazines Midnight Call and News From Israel. He has authored a number of well-received books, and has sponsored many prophecy conferences in the U.S., Canada, and Israel. His extensive travels have contributed to his keen insight into Bible prophecy, as he sees it from an international perspective.
