Winston Peters
This @haaretzcom story is fake news, Senator @TedCruz. We are demanding it be corrected. Israelis do not need visitor visas to travel to New Zealand, let alone have to declare their military service. And both New Zealand’s Chief Human Rights Commissioner and I - as Foreign Minister - have made clear that the so-called “genocide hotline” is dangerous, antisemitic nonsense. New Zealanders are a friendly people - and Israelis are very welcome to visit New Zealand. Many do so under our visitor visa waiver programme. New Zealand & the United States are long-standing, close partners - and we are looking forward to building that partnership further under the Trump Administration. -WP
Ted Cruz
It's difficult to treat New Zealand as a normal ally within the American alliance system, when they denigrate and punish Israeli citizens for defending themselves and their country from Iranian-controlled terrorists. Hamas didn't just murder Israelis on October 7, but also