US Bars Shin Bet, Mossad Agents From Visiting -- Arutz Sheva
U.S. reportedly turns down visa requests from Mossad, Shin Bet agents; change may mean fewer American exports to Israel.
The United States has quietly instituted a policy of denying visa requests from members of Israel’s security services, Maariv/nrg reports.
Senior security personnel who spoke to the paper said that over the past year they have seen hundreds of cases in which members of the Shin Bet and Mossad, and workers in Israel’s defense industries, have been told they cannot visit America.
The situation has been discussed in Israeli defense circles, they said. No official statement has been forthcoming from either U.S. or Israeli leaders.
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Update #1: Exposure: “The US Refuses Visas for the Defense Establishment” -- Israel Defense
Update #2: Israelis: Obama Withholding Visas to Israeli Security Personnel -- Newsmax
My Comment: The White House is clearly sending a signal to Israel .... and the Israelis are not amused. Another U.S. ally being "dissed" by the U.S. government. Here is another U.S. message to Israel .... Obama: US won’t be able to defend Israel if peace talks fail -- Times of Israel
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To paraphrase Thatcher, One of these days O and his people are going to run out of other people's countries.
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