Israel to issue 'world's most secure passport'

Biometric passports will include computer chip with photo, finger prints (ynet)

After years of delays Israel is finally getting ready to embark on a new age of biometric identification. In the coming months, Israeli citizens will be asked to replace their old passports and identity cards with new sophisticated means of identification.

Perhaps because Israel's other security methods are so effective, Israel is actually somewhat late to the biometric passport party.