An official said the pilot will entail a period during which US delegates will track Palestinian-American travel through Ben-Gurion Airport and West Bank checkpoints.
Currently, Israelis who do not hold citizenship in any of the 40 countries in the waiver program must apply for permission to travel to the United States.
Lebanese citizens have been reporting in recent weeks that visas for Lebanese outside the UAE were not being granted.
As Israel strides into the future, its public transportation system is seeing a call for transformation spurred by the digital era.
Interior Minister Moshe Arbel: "The passport marathon operation continues in full force."
The NGOs called on the Interior Ministry to retract the cancellation of visa services, or reduce the plan to two days a week.
Eli Cohen: "After we finish all the necessary legislative procedures, I estimate that Israeli citizens will be able to visit the US without the need for a visa by the end of the year."
Visa applicants must meet a number of basic requirements including a clean criminal record, having medical insurance and having a way to support themselves.
Netanyahu had claimed Israel that would join the US Visa Waiver Program in September.
The proposition was approved unanimously by the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee (FADC) chaired by MK Yuli Edelstein (Likud).
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