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The Israeli prime minister said such developments “we could only dream about, but which now we have the opportunity to implement.”
The conference will take place in Southern Florida from Dec. 5-8 and is expected to draw nearly 4,000 attendees from around the world.
“If it’s so important for [Benjamin] Netanyahu, then he should pay the Palestinians $12 million,” U.S. president tells advisers, according to senior White House officials quoted by Israeli media.
The fundraiser is not being backed by any official Jewish organization.
Sanctions would be removed once a permanent ceasefire takes effect on the condition that Turkey fight ISIS and help secure ISIS prisoners.
“Broadly speaking, the rest of America’s allies in the region are likely wondering whether they, too, could be cast aside this easily. This decision does not reflect well on American foreign policy,” says Jonathan Schanzer, senior vice president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Kurdish scholar Diliman Abdulkader said the Kurds “defeated [the ISIS] caliphate, protected ethnic and religious minorities, brought stability to a third of Syria ... 11,000 angels sacrificed their lives so the rest of the world can be at peace.”
Sanctions target Turkey’s defense, interior and energy ministries • U.S. also raises tariffs on Turkish steel imports to 50 percent and cancels negotiations on “$100 billion” trade deal.
Turkish forces seize targets in Syria during second day of offensive
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: “From the hour the operation started, 109 terrorists have been killed. ... Our operation is ongoing.”
“It’s wrong. It’s harmful. And his bigotry is reflective of the white supremacist base he relies on for political gain,” says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of northern Syria will contribute to a regional power vacuum that Islamists, both Sunni and Shi’ite, will promptly look to fill.
No doubt encouraged by what he’s hearing from European leaders, Ayatollah Khamenei appears to be allowing Iran’s diplomatic processes some room to maneuver, despite his increasingly aggressive tone.
