The Hon. Mujibur Rahman
Mujibur Rahman raised questions to the Prime Minister on national security and foreign policy following concerns about an incident in Arugam Bay involving Israeli tourists. He sought details on Israeli arrivals, any links to the Israeli Defence Forces, visa compliance, business or investment activity, detentions for invalid visas, and permissions granted for Israeli religious or cultural centres, including their locations and legal basis.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Questions to the Hon. Prime Minister on national security and foreign policy. A recent incident in Arugam Bay involving Israeli tourists raised concerns.
¶ 02 1. How many Israeli nationals visited Sri Lanka during the last year? 2. How many among them were members of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF)? 3. Are Israeli nationals on tourist visas engaging in business activities locally? 4. Have visas been issued to Israeli nationals for investment projects such as starting businesses or industries? If so, where and what investments? 5. Have Israeli nationals without valid visas been detained? If so, how many? 6. Have permissions been granted to construct Israeli religious or similar cultural centres? If so, where? 7. On what basis were such permissions granted?
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 8 January 2025 ·No. 1737023464031571 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Mujibur Rahman. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 January 2025. No. 1737023464031571. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27551