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by Worthy News Jerusalem Bureau Staff

(Worthy News) -A simmering diplomatic dispute over visa delays for Christian organizations in Israel has been resolved, following high-level intervention from U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee and pressure from American faith leaders.

The controversy erupted after Ambassador Huckabee sent a strongly worded letter to Israeli Interior Minister Moshe Arbel, expressing “great distress” over the Interior Ministry’s halt to the routine issuance of clergy visas for Christian workers. The ministry had reportedly begun investigating each Christian group individually, rather than relying on the Ministry of Religious Affairs’ recommendations, which led to significant bureaucratic hurdles.

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