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The incident, which was broadcast by U.K.-based “Al-Araby Al-Jadeed,” came in response to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to Israel and the Trump administration’s peace plan.
The letter noted that “up until the Tamimi case and its Israeli victims, Jordan had extradited terrorists to the United States multiple times.”
“The United States is renewing four restrictions on the Iranian regime’s nuclear program for an additional 60 days,” said State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus.
The nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers has allowed Tehran to continue its nuclear program within certain limits in exchange for lifting of economic sanctions.
The position of U.S. ambassador to Japan has been vacant since William Hagerty stepped down in July after two years in office.
It does consist of $200 million for a “Diplomatic Progress Fund” that could be used to implement the administration’s Mideast peace plan.
“For too long, the heart of Israel has been outrageously branded as illegally occupied territory,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Today, Mr. President, you are puncturing this big lie.”
“The Palestinians are still angry at the State of Israel, but they’re also looking at Gaza; they see the conditions there, and they do not want to reach that. They fear closures and disorder disrupting their lives,” Moshe Elad, founder of security coordination between the Israel Defense Forces and the Palestinian Authority, tells JNS.
Senior religious Zionist rabbis that penned a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning of the dangers of the Trump peace plan are “squandering the moment.”
P.A. foreign ministry: U.S. peace proposal is “the plot of the century to liquidate the Palestinian cause.”
While any peace deal is likely to be controversial, its project release is coming under added scrutiny. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political opponents believe that he stands to benefit from the outcome just five weeks’ away from national elections.
Israeli and American representatives at the United Nations believe that the unveiling of the long-awaited initiative will spark resistance within various U.N. bodies, specifically the Security Council.
