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2005 Warden Messages

Warden Message  

October 28, 2005

In light of the recent upturn in violence, which includes the October 26 suicide bombing at the Hadera market which killed 5 persons, the October 16 drive-by shootings in the West Bank which killed 3, Qassam rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) targeted assassinations of Palestinian militant leaders, and ongoing IDF security operations in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Department of State strongly urges U.S. citizens to carefully review their security posture, to defer unnecessary travel to the West Bank, and to avoid all travel to Gaza.

We take this opportunity to remind all Americans presently in or considering travel to Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip of the information contained in the current Travel Warning, which can be accessed at http://travel.state.gov. As the U.S. Government develops information on any potential security threats to U.S. citizens overseas, it shares credible threat information through its consular information program documents, available on the Internet at http://travel.state.gov. For emergencies after business hours and on weekends, U.S. citizens can contact the Embassy Duty Officer via the Embassy switchboard at 03-519-7551. The Embassy is located at 71 Hayarkon Street, Tel Aviv, Israel 63903. U.S. citizens in Jerusalem and the West Bank may contact the Consular Section of the U.S. Consulate General at 27 Nablus Road in Jerusalem. The telephone number is (972)(2) 622-7200. The number only for emergency purposes after normal business hours is (972)(2) 622-7230.

General information about Israel and Gaza is available at the Embassy's website http://israel.usembassy.gov. Information about Jerusalem and the West Bank is available from the Consulate General Jerusalem website at http://
jerusalem.usconsulate.gov/jerusalem/citizen_services.html.

For the latest security information, Americans traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department’s Internet web site at http://travel.state.gov where the current Travel Warnings and Public Announcements, including the Worldwide Caution Public Announcement, and Middle East and North Africa Public Announcement, can be found.

Up-to-date information on safety and security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S., or for callers outside the U.S. and Canada, a regular toll-line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).

Finally, all residents of and visitors to Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza are urged to register their presence via the Internet at https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/home.asp to facilitate communications.