Foreign Minister Winston Peters has dismissed a recent report by Israeli newspaper Haaretz, which claimed that Israelis must now detail their military service in order to obtain a visitor visa.
Peters called the report “fake news” and demanded a correction, stressing that Israeli citizens do not require visas to visit New Zealand under the existing visa waiver programme.
The original article, written by Haaretz journalist Rachel Fink, alleged that New Zealand’s Immigration Authority had introduced new measures requiring Israeli applicants to disclose extensive details about their Israel Defense Forces (IDF) service, including unit assignments, military ID numbers, and combat roles. The report also claimed that at least 37 Israeli visa applications had been declined since October 7, 2023, and referenced a controversial “genocide hotline” set up by a pro-Palestinian group in New Zealand.
However, Peters categorically denied these assertions, stating that “Israelis do not need visitor visas to travel to New Zealand, let alone have to declare their military service.” He also condemned the “genocide hotline” promoted by the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA), calling it “dangerous, antisemitic nonsense.”
The Haaretz article sparked international reactions, including criticism from U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, who accused New Zealand of “denigrating and punishing Israeli citizens for defending themselves.” Cruz further stated that New Zealand’s stance made it difficult to treat the country as a reliable ally within the American alliance system.
In response, Peters reiterated that New Zealand remains a close partner of both the United States and Israel, highlighting the country’s welcoming stance toward Israeli visitors. He also stressed that New Zealand’s Chief Human Rights Commissioner had denounced the PSNA hotline, which encourages New Zealanders to report IDF soldiers visiting the country, as a harmful and divisive initiative.
The controversy underscores growing tensions in New Zealand over the Israel-Gaza conflict, with Jewish organisations and political leaders condemning what they see as increasing antisemitism in the country. A recent report by the New Zealand Jewish Council noted a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents since October 7, 2023.
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… https://t.co/mhrx9pwHyw
— Winston Peters (@NewZealandMFA) February 1, 2025
…perhaps more orchestrated ‘victimisation’ by Haaretz in order to gain sympathy or as a psy-optic push-back for condemning the Zionist Genocidal Death Cult for what it truly is…
https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news-selections/world-news/new-zealand-denying-israeli-tourist-visas-over-war-crimes-crimes-against-humanity-etc
https://phibetaiota.net/2019/03/breaking-new-zealand-false-flag-by-zionist-israel-with-complete-new-zealand-police-and-freemason-complicity/
Quite frankly, I would be denying those IDF Genocidists entry into the country period!!! And so should other countries!
After all, Auntie Helen booted the bastards OUT of NZ when they were caught with fake NZ Passports which were to be used to frame NZ in a Zionist plot offshore in the future.
Isn’t it amazing that when something ‘bad’ happens to Israel or the J3w$, it’s all soooo terrible and lamenting…!
BUT- when the J3w$ victimise others, it’s conveniently ignored…by seemingly most nations, and endorsed despite the designations by the ICC and ICJ as ‘Crimes Against Humanity’!
But-
Most of those nations that not only ignore J3wi$h / Israeli atrocities but lend creedence to the same are under Zionist control.
Aleksander Solzhenytsyn noted that the greatest genocide in history was perpetrated by the J3wi$h Bolsheviks against Russian Orthodox Christians.
They murdered or ‘eliminated’ 65 million non-J3wi$h Russians from 1917-1989.
Solzhenytsyn also noted that the worst genocide in history has been deliberately ignored by the J3wi$h-Zionist controlled media, as the media is in the hands of the perpetrators of history’s greatest crime.
But yet, ‘6 Million’ always seems to be a magick number when addressing the so-called ‘hate crimes / pogroms’ against the Zionist J3w$ over various time frames. ‘6 Million’ has been used in a number of instances.
Holo=Sacrifice, Caust=to burn, hence, a burning sacrifice. But blood libel is never addressed in the ritual sacrifices of Gentiles / Goyim.
BTW, Trump is a J3wi$h President, beginning in 2017. He is closely monitored and ‘handled’ by Jared Kushner. THAT is why the illegal settlements were continued despite ICJ rulings, and with Israel getting everything it wanted, including the irritating move of the U.S. Embassy from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem, which pissed-off the Arab World!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIAQkgTJyKA
THAT is why Israel is allowed to continue it’s criminal genocidal behaviours in Palestine, Lebanon, and the new leader of Syria is also J3wi$h. That is why he was removed from the FBI’s ‘Most Wanted’ list!
https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news-selections/world-news/al-jawlani-head-of-hts-that-overthrew-syria-president-is-jewish
And- here’s the result of that…
https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news-selections/world-news/behold-the-results-of-assad-overthrow-in-syria
All part of the ‘Greater Israel’ plan…
In the meantime, see the Russian Orthodox Christians murdered by Zionist Ukrainian Forces, as the Ukraine is still headed by a J3wi$h / Zionist ‘President’ whose term expired months ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-gdUkBN3XE
But.. as Hal Turner noted, the time of reckoning is coming…! For many, it can’t come soon enough!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5T5CF1jhTg
https://rumble.com/v6d3on7-has-trump-defeated-the-wef-or-joined-forces-with-them.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp
Yes, the Bolshevik RED TERROR was the real deal, the 6 million holocaust Jews a hoax.
We have to look deeper though, and realize that those who call themselves Jews, but are not, who hide behind Judaism, are the real controllers, the puppet masters and manipulators, and their control base is The Empire of the 3 cities.
thank you. This should bd repeated again and again. Unless it is forgotten
What a demented diatribe. Hamas are the terrorists and perpetrators oif genocide not Israel. Anyone who is fighting islamic terrorism is ok in my book and I welcoem Israelis – military or not into NZ as visitors.
– Unjabbed, Anti-AGW fraud, anti-WEF and anti-jabcinda propoganda athiest.
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.
Time for a change then Winnie!
The fact that Truth is antsemitic is entirely the fault of the genocidal state.
Agree 100%. This is yet another pro US govt, just like the last one.
I don’t think it is. Quote from Islamification NZ “… Immigration New Zealand says it’s incorrect to state EVERY Israeli wishing to come to New Zealand has to provide details of their IDF service and there have been no new policies announced for either Israeli or Palestinian nationals”.
Note the sublety – which Israelis DO have to provide details then if not EVERY Israeli?
Meanwhile, Ukrainains can come and go to NZ as they please.
They should require all of these things and the hot line reflects the horror many Palestinians have experienced directly or through family ties back home, at the hands of the Genocidal Israeli government. Glad I don’t vote for your anymore Winston and I can assure you, that will be the case in the future too.
There’s no such thing as Paaletine, it is a Balfour fiction.
Hamas is using arabs as their air bags just as terrorists do. Hamas will be extinct soon thnaks to Israel. The sooner the better – extremist religious terrorism needs to be wiped out.
First off “Palestine”, was there long before Israel turned up in 1948 and annexed land at the behest of the great Western powers. What’s happened since is a slow creep land grab, that is forced colonisation, backed by brutality, oppression, genocide and ethic cleansing. They have even admitted they want the Palestinians off their own land. As for Hamas going extinct, you don’t seek a cease fire, when you are winning. In short, your argument and I use the term loosely, is utter nonsense.
There is only one thing more dangerous than being Americas enemy, its being Americas friend.
Perhaps you prefer being China’s friend then?
Why not? I don’t see China having 900+ military bases all over the world or incessantly starting wars.
Winston, you keep that welcoming stance toward Israeli visitors for yourself,
I have nothing but disgust.
I welcome Israelies to NZ, you can stick you emotional tanti to yourself.
Well I don’t welcome them either and maybe its YOU having a tantrum.