Israeli MP’s Visa Revoked Hours Before Flight to Australia

The current government had earlier cancelled the visas of former minister Ayelet Shaked and blogger Hillel Fuld.

Israeli Member of Parliament (Knesset) Simcha Rothman of the Religious Zionist party chairs a session of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee in Jerusalem, Israel on March 20, 2023. Gil Cohen-Magen-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images

A senior member of the Israeli government, due to arrive in Australia in a show of moral support for the Jewish community, has had his visa revoked at the last moment.

Simcha Rothman is the chair of the Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee and a senior government member.