Overview
- Two weeks after submitting his application, the case remains under consular review and he was told to pick up his passport with a decision still pending.
- His online ESTA authorization was denied, prompting a standard U.S. visa application and an interview at the embassy.
- During the interview, he acknowledged past incidents from when he was 19 and said his most recent police questioning occurred the previous day.
- Israeli police had questioned him about an alleged entry to the Sde Teiman military base last summer, which triggered closer scrutiny.
- He appealed to Israel’s Foreign Ministry for assistance, but no resolution has been announced and the trip was missed.