US EditionChristian Visa Dispute In Israel Resolved After U.S. Ambassador's Intervention - Worthy Christian News
ISRAEL, JUL 20 – U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee confirmed visa processing for American Evangelical Christian groups is restored after months of delays caused by Israeli Interior Ministry investigations and bureaucratic hurdles.
- On Saturday, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visited the West Bank village of Taybeh, amid reports of extremist Israeli settler harassment.
- The Population and Immigration Authority’s new policy led to delays and hostility, as a source close to the matter told Fox News Digital.
- Huckabee said, after urgent meetings by the Prime Minister’s Office, Interior Ministry, and U.S. embassy, Myers added the breakthrough resulted from cooperation, Myers explained.
- Christian leaders applauded the outcome but voiced frustration that it took international pressure, while tensions in Taybeh appear to have eased following the resolution.
- Huckabee pledged to seek accountability, amid ongoing violence by hilltop youth settlers targeting Taybeh village, Huckabee said.
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