By Lauren Crimp on Radio NZ…
New Zealand diplomats in the United States have contacted Texas Senator Ted Cruz to clarify New Zealand’s treatment of Israeli visitors, a spokesperson for the Foreign Minister Winston Peters says.
Cruz posted on X, sharing a story by Israeli media outlet Haaretz which incorrectly stated every Israeli must detail their military service to receive a visitor’s visa for New Zealand.
He questioned whether New Zealand should be treated as a “normal ally”, and said the country punishes Israelis.
Peters replied that the story was fake news.
His spokesperson told RNZ that the New Zealand embassy in the US has contacted Cruz to alert him that the story is incorrect.
Read the full story on Radio NZ here. And here’s the story on The Post here.
Read the Haaretz story (paywalled) here, and an earlier Times of Israel story here.
