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“This action likely falls within the president’s inherent authority under Article II of the Constitution,” said Sen. Mike Lee.
“Innovation is a shared language between our societies,” Hebrew University President Tamir Sheafer said at the ceremony.
The country’s share of the seaborne coal imports is set to more than triple from 2024 levels.
José Antonio Kast Rist defeated the Communist Party’s candidate by a large margin.
The FBI and U.S. Justice Department allege that the vessel was carrying sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran.
The two leaders agreed to exchange high-level visits and deepen cooperation in security, agriculture and tourism as diplomatic ties are formally restored.
Israel’s foreign minister and the U.S. secretary of state also addressed the situations in Syria and Lebanon.
Ali Hage Zaki Jalil, of Lebanese descent, had been living on Venezuela’s Margarita Island, where he was seized by authorities last month.
The Israeli foreign minister will also sign an agreement with his Bolivian counterpart to renew diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The two countries are expected to sign an agreement in Washington, as new center-right President Rodrigo Paz adopts a friendlier stance toward Jerusalem.
Israel is expected to sign a free-trade agreement with the Central American nation this week.
Authorities said the group included 17 children and nine adults, who were detained during a Nov. 22 raid.
