Huckabee says issue of visas for Christians ‘fully resolved’

After The Times of Israel reported that a solution had been found for the issue of visas for Christian groups, US Ambassador Mike Huckabee says that the subject “has been fully resolved.”

“I am delighted to report that the issue has been resolved to everyone’s satisfaction and the strong support that Israel enjoys from American evangelicals will continue,” writes US Ambassador Mike Huckabee on X.

“I’m convinced the Interior Minister was not fully aware of the change being imposed and I’m grateful he has personally intervened to completely restore the long-standing process,” he continues, adding that he had met with the Interior Ministry, and that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had assisted.

“American Christians are some of Israel’s strongest supporters, and the resolution of this issue among friends is a welcome outcome,” says Huckabee.

The US ambassador had fired off a seething letter to Interior Minister Moshe Arbel last Wednesday, threatening to publicly announce that Israel no longer welcomes Christian groups to Israel if the visas issues were not resolved.