US Limiting Visas for ’Israeli’ Officers

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The "Israeli" Globes daily revealed that "the US has been limiting the issuing of visas to "Israeli" officers, "Israelis" who work for Mossad or the "Israel" Security Agency, and "Israelis" connected to other security-related bodies."

According to pro-"Israeli" sources on Capitol Hill, the limitations are part of an effort to make sure that visas are not granted to "Israelis" who violate human rights in the West Bank.

State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Friday that "Israel" will not be included in the list of entities, whose "citizens" can enter the US without a visa, because of the way the Zionist entity treats Palestinian Americans at its border crossings.

"The Department of Homeland Security and State remain concerned with the unequal treatment that Palestinian Americans and other Americans of Middle Eastern origin experience at "Israel's" border and checkpoints, and reciprocity is the most basic condition of the Visa Waiver Program," Psaki said in her daily briefing with reporters.

However, congressional sources told Globes that in recent months, several lawmakers have been looking into information about efforts to screen "Israeli" and other security officers who may have contributed to "violating the human rights of Palestinian Arabs."

Maariv reported earlier this month that hundreds of "Israelis" with connections to the security establishment were denied visas into the US in the past year - or were given a single entry visa for three months, as opposed to the multiple entry visas for periods of up to 10 years that were usually given "Israelis" until now.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team