The Israeli passport (Hebrew: דַּרְכּוֹן‎ darkon) is a travel document issued to Israeli citizens to enable them to travel outside of Israel, and entitles the bearer to the protection of Israel's consular officials overseas.Israeli citizens are allowed to hold passports of other countries, but are required to use the Israeli passport when entering and leaving Israel. This regulation was introduced officially in 2002, after having been legally contested on several occasions.