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- Jerusalem shooter who injured 1 police officer identified as Arab Israeli citizen
An assailant who opened fire on a group of police officers in Jerusalem’s Old City, injuring one, has been identified by police as an Arab Israeli citizen. The attacker was shot and killed on the spot by law enforcement.Feb 6, 2020 17:24World News - Jerusalem car ramming against IDF soldiers investigated as a terrorist attack – policePolice are searching for a suspect who fled the scene after ramming a car into a group of people in Jerusalem, injuring 12 IDF soldiers and reportedly two more people. The incident is being investigated as an act of terrorism.Feb 6, 2020 06:56World News
- ‘Mix of tragedy & farce’: Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ is set to cause outrage, but won’t change anything – George GallowayWhile Donald Trump’s ‘peace plan’ from Israel and Palestine violates international law in every possible way, its only result will be a widespread outrage among the Muslims since it’s impossible to implement, George Galloway says.Jan 28, 2020 23:09World News
- Al-Awkward? Trump trips over iconic mosque's name as he unveils long-awaited Middle East peace planUS President Donald Trump promised Palestinians that all Muslims would be able to worship at the “al-Aqua mosque” under his Middle East “deal of the century” peace plan – presumably referring to al-Aqsa.Jan 28, 2020 18:35USA News
- US will ‘proudly’ open a new embassy in proposed ‘Palestinian capital’ in east Jerusalem – TrumpUS President Donald Trump has said that Washington will open a new embassy in East Jerusalem, where a proposed new Palestinian capital will exist, under his freshly unveiled Middle East peace plan.Jan 28, 2020 17:38USA News
- Brazil to move its Israel embassy to Jerusalem – Bolsonaro’s sonBrazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s son Eduardo has said that his father will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, following the lead of US President Donald Trump. Bolsonaro described the move as “natural and normal.”Dec 15, 2019 17:48World News
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