(JNS.org) The U.S. State Department has reportedly begun a policy of denying visa requests from members of Israel’s intelligence and defense sectors. Senior security personnel said they have seen “hundreds of cases” in which members of the Shin Bet, Mossad, and Israeli defense industry workers have been told they cannot visit the U.S., Ma’ariv reported. Additionally, Israeli security personnel working in the U.S. reported being only given short-term visas and being forced to leave for Canada and then reapply.