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Father Issa Thaljieh, the Palestinian parish priest at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, was denied a US visa to speak alongside American clergy about Israeli settler attacks on Palestinian villages. The US government cited security reasons, according to Middle East Eye. A visa was also denied to Christmas Lutheran Church pastor Munther Isaac for a separate event. The denials were reported on Thursday, and the report did not include a response from US authorities.