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Jordan - Tourist with Talis & Tefilin Denied Entry to Jordan

Jul 10, 2009 at 08:05 AM

Jordan - Border patrol denied an Israeli citizen entry into the country after border guards noticed that the traveler was carrying a prayer shawl and phylacteries. They prevented him from crossing the border with his son due to his visibly Jewish identity of a beard, side locks, tefillin, and a prayer shawl. After initially being stopped by Jordanian authorities at the border crossing near...

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