After political disputes prevented a vote on bill, U.S. envoy appealed to opposition to prevent delay in Israel's inclusion in the VWP; Israel must still comply with under 3% rejection rate for visa applicants.

Leaders in the outgoing Knesset opposition parties told U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides that they will pass the necessary legislation for Israel to qualify for the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (WVP).

Legislation was stalled when the opposition parties refused to pass legislation the necessary legislation before the Knesset was dissolved last week.The Likud, ultra-orthodox parties and the Joint List all expressed to the ambassador, their readiness to pass the two conditions required for qualification.

As reported by Ynet
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