United States officials have denied a visa to Dr. Uzi Arad, a security expert who is Prime Minister-designate Binyamin Netanyahu’s choice to be national security advisor, according to the Washington Times. He is suspected by the Americans of being an intelligence risk, and the attempts to obtain a visa have failed for nearly two years.
Arad confirmed the report but told The Times, “The director general of the Israel Foreign Ministry did tell his American counterparts that there has been no cause to deny me a visa.” Lack of a visa would prevent him from visiting American officials on top security issues and would make it difficult for him to serve as the Prime Minister-designate’s advisor.
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