A spokesman for Israel’s Foreign Ministry said it is unlikely that Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan would be granted permission to visit Israel. Farrakhan was slated to embark on a 52-nation tour, which is scheduled to include Syria, Iraq, Libya and Cuba.
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