The US State Department may refuse to issue an American visa before Israeli Treasury Secretary Bezalel Smotrich’s visit to Washington, following the minister’s call to destroy the Palestinian city of Huwara. Reported by this news portal axis with reference to sources.
The US is considering issuing a visa to an Israeli minister after a call to “destroy” Huwara.
According to the portal, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is conducting internal consultations on this issue. It was noted that not granting a visa to the minister could be an “unprecedented step” in relations between the United States and Israel.
Formerly Israel Hayom newspaper WroteIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Smotrich began discussing measures that could speed up the approval process for construction projects outside the border line in the West Bank.
Ned Price, then spokesman for the US State Department. declarationHe said the country “strongly opposes” Israel’s plans to expand its settlement presence in the West Bank.