Newsletter
Newsletter Support JNS

Iranians with fake Israeli passports caught in Bulgaria

They are not the first Iranian nationals to attempt this scam, which is evidently used to gain easy entry to Europe.

The cover of an Israeli passport.
The cover of an Israeli passport.

Three Iranians with fake Israeli passports were caught in Bulgaria on Oct. 31 and are undergoing deportation proceedings.

According to a report in The Sofia Globe, the men—aged 21, 28 and 32—were found with falsified Israeli passports.

They are not the first Iranian nationals to attempt this scam, which is evidently used to gain easy entry to Europe.

In July, another Iranian man was arrested in Dehli’s Indira Gandhi International Airport and subsequently deported. In early 2016, an Iranian couple was caught in India with fake Israeli passports and arrested before they could board a plane to Europe.

The report noted that an increase in the number of Iranians attempting to use fake passports to relocate to more Western countries.

“The expansion of our emergency services will help us better care for patients with the most serious injuries, ensuring they receive the specialized treatment they need, when it matters most,” the hospital said.
“My intent was to honor our Jewish neighbors and friends,” Nathalie Kanani stated. “We are all human, and even with the best intentions, honest mistakes can happen.”
The man was recognized by police officers while attending a court hearing of the three other suspects connected to the case.
The U.S. president warned that the U.S. military will begin targeting Iranian power plants and bridges on Tuesday if the Strait of Hormuz is not opened.
The cell posed an immediate threat to Israeli forces in northern Gaza, according to the military.
The event, which was attended by 70,000, comes just over two months after the rapper, also known as Kanye West, publishing an apology letter for antisemitic remarks.