Foreign Ministry officials announced Tuesday that Israel would refuse to grant a visa to United Nations official Richard Falk.  Falk has compared Israel to Nazi Germany.

Falk is to begin work for the UN Human Rights Council in the near future, and will be responsible for examining Israel’s treatment of Palestinian Authority Arabs.  Israel will not grant Falk a permit to visit any part of Israel, including Judea, Samaria, and Gaza, before meeting with UN Human Rights Council officials in September to discuss the matter.