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Priest forced from West Bank after Israel refuses visa renewal

Priest forced from West Bank after Israel refuses visa renewal

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

A Latin Patriarchate official said Israel declined to renew Father Louis Salman’s visa after Facebook posts were deemed “incitement,” forcing the Jordanian priest to leave his ministry near Bethlehem.

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