The Times of Israel June 9, 2025
Fuld said the decision is drawing diplomatic blowback, with United States Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, former Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan, and others taking up the case.

In a letter to Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke, Huckabee said Fuld “poses no threat to the people of Australia by his actions or words.”

Meanwhile, opposition leaders in Australia called on Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke to explain the cancellation.

Shadow home affairs minister Andrew Hastie said in a statement Sunday;
If there is a new political precedent in the standard for issuing entry visas to Australia, the Australian people should be informed as soon as possible,”

It’s not the first time a visa has been denied to an Israeli on political grounds, however.

Last November, former justice minister Ayelet Shaked was barred from entering Australia for similar reasons when she was slated to address a conference organized by the Australia / Israel and Jewish Affairs Council.

U.S. conservative political commentator Candace Owens was also banned from entering the country last year.

Friends of Magen David Adom attacked the ruling on Fuld’s visa. “We absolutely reject this,” it said in a statement.
Hillel has spoken to large audiences across North America, Europe and Asia with no incident.”

“The decision “is difficult to reconcile with the actual purpose of his visit, which is to speak about entrepreneurship and help raise money for emergency medical services in Israel that treat everyone, regardless of faith or background,” Zionist Federation of Australia President Jeremy Leibler added.

He said his organization was in direct contact with the government regarding the decision.
Fuld is now expected to address the fundraiser event by video conferencing instead of in person, Leibler noted.