Posted on 07/18/2025 4:50:49 AM PDT by hcmama
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has threatened to publicly declare that Israel no longer welcomes Christian groups to Israel over what he said was Jerusalem’s failure to approve tourist visas for evangelical missions.
The threat was issued in a letter that Huckabee sent on Wednesday to Interior Minister Moshe Arbel, which was leaked to Hebrew media on Thursday. Arbel pushed back on the allegations in a response letter that was obtained by The Times of Israel.
“It would be very unfortunate if our embassy were forced to publicly announce throughout the United States that the State of Israel does not welcome Christian organizations and their representatives, and instead engages in harassment and negative treatment of them. We are also obligated to warn Christians in America that their generous donations are being met with hostility, and that tourists should reconsider their travels,” the US envoy wrote, according to the Belaaz Jewish news site.
Huckabee sent copies of his letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana.
Given Huckabee’s longstanding support for Israel and close ties with the current government in particular, the rhetoric in his letter represented a shockingly quick deterioration.
(Excerpt) Read more at timesofisrael.com ...
I guess if you cannot make a competent reply to what I actually said you just make up what you want to reply to.
I posted, “You’re unwelcome in the US if you protest against our government or support radical causes. Or protest. That’s a good thing.”
Is that not Trump’s policy? Remember, the post is about visitors being arrested. I never said we didn’t let in Muslims or radicals.
They have not rejected Jesus, they still believe in incoming Messiah.
The Balfour Declaration can help your confusion.
“…the following declaration of sympathy with Jewish Zionist aspirations
which has been submitted to, and approved by, the Cabinet His Majesty’s Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people,
Two different things. Being unwelcome is one thing. Not being allowed in is another.
Sorry you didn’t like my post.
Yes they are two different things so why to me calling bs on “unwelcome”?
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