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Home Special Coverage Coronavirus Outbreak

American media magnate's son allowed back into Israel

Brandon Korff returns a month after being asked to leave over quarantine controversy.

by  Eran Swissa
Published on  07-26-2020 13:23
Last modified: 07-26-2020 15:57
American media magnate's son allowed back into IsraelNir Pekin

Brandon Korff and Yael Shelbia | Photo: Nir Pekin

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American businessman Brandon Korff, who was deported from Israel last month due to a controversy over coronavirus directives, was allowed to come back, Israel Hayom learned on Sunday.

Israel's Population and Immigration Authority said last month that it had granted Korff a special permit to enter the country, which is under a travel lockdown due to the global pandemic, to visit his brother, who is serving in the Israeli military.

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But PIA then asked him to leave after it was claimed that he had violated the 14-day quarantine directive imposed on all arrivals into the country. His Israeli girlfriend, the model Yael Shelbia, explained at the time that the incident was "just a big misunderstanding."

Authorities seem to have conceded that expelling Korff from the country may have been a tad drastic.

Back in Israel, he is currently under self-imposed isolation in his Tel Aviv apartment while Shelbia has temporarily relocated.

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