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| The Early Edition: December 7, 2017 | ||
Before the start of business,Ā Just Securityprovides a curated summary ofĀ up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Heres todays news.TRUMP RECOGNIZES JERUSALEM AS ISRAELS CAPITAL President Trump recognizedĀ Jerusalem as the capital of IsraelĀ While previous president have made this a major campaign promise, they failed to deliver,Ā Trump said, adding that we cannot solve our problems by making the same failed assumptions and repeating the same failed strategies of the past. David Nakamura reports at theĀ Washington Post. The presidents decision is an important step toward peace,Ā the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in response to Trumps decision, however Palestinian officials denounced the decision and the Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas said that the move undermined efforts to achieve peace and meant that the U.S. could no longer be an honest broker in peace talks. Rory Jones reports at theĀ Wall Street Journal. The recognition of Jerusalem as Israels capital is a war declaration against Palestinians,Ā the leader of the Palestinian Hamas militant group, Ismail Haniya, said in a speech in Gaza City today, calling for a new Intifada, or uprising, and saying that Trumps decision has killed the peace process, has killed the Oslo [accord], has killed the settlement process.Ā Al JazeeraĀ reports. Clashes between Palestinian protestors and Israeli soldiers broke out todayĀ following Trumps announcement, including at a checkpoint near Ramallah, at the border fence between Israel and Gaza, and in other places in the West Bank. Loveday Morris and Ruth Eglash report at theĀ Washington Post. Leaders across the world condemned Trumps decision,Ā including some of the U.S.s traditional allies and leaders in the Arab and Muslim world. TheĀ BBCĀ reports. There is no alternative to the two-state solution. There is no Plan B,Ā the U.N.-Secretary-General AntĆ³nio Guterres said yesterday in response to Trumps announcement, adding that he understood the deep attachment that Jerusalem holds in the hearts of so many people. TheĀ U.N. News CentreĀ reports. The solution to the conflict between Israel and Palestine is based on two states and with Jerusalem as the capital of both,Ā the E.U. foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said today,Ā ReutersĀ reporting. Trumps decision amounted to throwing the region into a circle of fire,Ā the Turkish President ReƧep Tayyip ErdoÄan said today, adding that the move disregarded U.N. resolutions regarding the status of Jerusalem. TheĀ HĆ¼rriyet Daily NewsĀ reports. Trumps decision to recognize Jerusalem constitutes a legitimate reason to target American forces in Iraq,Ā the leader of a prominent Iranian-backed Iraqi militia group said in a statement today.Ā Reutersreports. I would like to announce that we are already in contact with other countries which will issue a similar recognition,Ā Netanyahu said today, but did not say which countries have been contacted,Ā Reutersreporting. The White House was prepared to accept a temporary derailment of the peace process to fulfil Trumps campaign process,Ā two senior White House officials said after the announcement, with one official explaining that we know there will be some short term pain, but think it will help in the long run. Elisa Labott and Jeremy Diamond report atĀ CNN. A full transcript and video of Trumps speechĀ is provided by theĀ New York Times. It is not for the U.S. to decide who should control East Jerusalem,Ā the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley said yesterday in response to a question about the issue. East Jerusalem is considered by many to be occupied Palestinian territory, Mallory Shelbourne reports at theĀ Hill. The U.N. Security Council will meet tomorrow to discuss Trumps decision to recognize Jerusalem,Ā diplomats said yesterday that the request for a meeting was made by eight members of the 15-member body. Michelle Nichols reports atĀ Reuters. While I recognize that you will publicly welcome this news, I ask that you restrain your official response,Ā a State Department document dated Dec. 6 said, revealing U.S. efforts to influence Israeli officials to temper their reaction to the news. Arshad Mohammed reveals atĀ Reuters. A taskforce was set up by the State Department to deal with the fallout from the Jerusalem announcement,Ā revealing the threat to the safety of Americans, Josh Rogin explains at theĀ Washington Post. The precise location of a U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem has important symbolic implications, and some consider the White Houses plan to move the embassy within three to four years as optimistic, Adam Taylor explains at theĀ Washington Post. The announcement was greeted with joy and outrage in Jerusalem, an Israeli police spokesperson said that the police were prepared for larger protests in the city tomorrow. Loveday and Ruth Eglash observe at theĀ Washington Post. The key takeaways from Trumps speechĀ are provided by Barbara Plett Usher at theĀ BBC. Trump had been intent on moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem for months.Ā Some senior administration officials, such as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, warned that the move would raise potential risks to U.S. interests in the region and undermine the prospect of an Israel-Palestine peace deal, while others, such as Vice President Mike Pence and Nikki Haley, were in support of the decision. Josh Dawsey, Missy Ryan and Karen DeYoung reveal at theĀ Washington Post. The presidents son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner pushed for the recognition of Jerusalem,Ā he has been focused on achieving a peace deal in defiance of his critics and amid waning influence since the appointment of White House chief of staff John Kelly. Kushner has gambled that the Jerusalem announcement will pay off, however it could have serious implications in the Middle East, Annie Karni explains atĀ POLITICO. Arab leaders have deprioritized the Palestinian cause while they have been distracted by other troubles in the region,Ā including the Arab Spring uprisings, wars in the Middle East, and the Saudi Arabia-Iran rivalry, meaning that the emotions following Trumps speech were as much of sadness and resignation as of anger and threats. Anne Barnard, Ben Hubbard and Declan Walsh explain at theĀ New York Times. The rationale for the decision was seemingly tied to Trumps psychology rather than diplomatic considerations,Ā and it is hard to discern any substance in the Trump administrations strategy to achieve the ultimate deal between Israel and Palestine. Peter Beaumont and Julian Borger write at theĀ Guardian. The peace process was over long ago,Ā Christopher Dickey writes atĀ The Daily Beast, noting the changed dynamics since 1995 and the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Countries have not recognized Jerusalem as Israels capital for good reason,Ā the presidents decision has demonstrated that the Trump administration has been willing to pick sides in the Israel-Palestine conflict and exploded any residual notion that Washington can act as honest broker. TheĀ Financial Times editorial boardĀ writes. Trumps decision was not as radical as his critics have portrayed, it reflected promises by numerous previous presidential candidates and was in accordance with Congresss 1995 act recognizing Jerusalem as Israels capital. TheĀ Wall Street Journal editorial boardĀ writes. Trumps speech did not acknowledge the majority-Arab East Jerusalem,Ā was muted in his support for the two-state solution, and the motivation for his speech may in fact be an ideological desire to extend the reach of the culture war, consequently solidifying his support among American evangelicals and reinforcing his own brand of divisive politics. Ishaan Tharoor writes at theĀ Washington Post. Trumps announcement has undermined the U.S.s moral authority,Ā damaged the nascent relationship between Israel and Gulf Arab countries and played into the hand of extremists and terrorists in the region. Hussein Ibish writes atĀ The Daily Beast. TRUMP-RUSSIA Trumps former national security adviser Michael Flynn told a former business associate that one of the Trump administrations first acts would be to rip up economic sanctions against Russia,Ā a whistle-blower revealed yesterday in aĀ letterĀ written to Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.). Flynn has been under investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller as part of his probe into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, Mark Mazzetti and Michael S. Schmidt report at theĀ New York Times. Cummings asked the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) to issue a subpoena to the White House for documents related to Flynn,Ā saying that the committee has credible allegations that Flynn sought to manipulate the course of international nuclear policy through the revelation that Flynn assured the associate that sanctions against Russia would be ripped up. Tom Hamburger reports at theĀ Washington Post. Gowdy said yesterday that his committee would not look into the whistleblowers allegationsĀ as the Oversight Committee is not investigating Russia, the House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas) declined to say if they would investigate the matter. Manu Raju and Katelyn Polantz report atĀ CNN. Donald Trump Jr. testified before the House Intelligence Committee yesterday and refused to provide details of a telephone conversation with his father earlier this yearĀ about how to handle the fallout from the revelations that he met with Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya at Trump Tower in July 2016, during the presidential campaign. Byron Tau reports at theĀ Wall Street Journal. Trump Jr. said the call with his father was protected under attorney-client privilegeĀ as lawyers for both men were on the call, the ranking Democrat on the committee Rep. Adam Schiff (Calif.) said that the presence of counsel does not make communications between father and son a privilege and that he would follow up with Trumps lawyer about the legal basis for refusing to disclose details of the call. Sharon LaFraniere and Nicholas Fandos report at theĀ New York Times. The founder of private military contractor Blackwater, Erik Prince, said that his meeting with Russian banker Kirill Dmitriev on Jan. 11 in the Seychelles had nothing to do with his support for the Trump campaign,Ā according to aĀ transcriptĀ released yesterday of his interview before the House Intelligence Committee. Prince said that the meeting with Dmitriev was informal and that the real purpose of the trip was to meet with Emirati officials, Katie Bo Williams reports at theĀ Hill. Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska dropped his libel suit against the Associated Press,Ā which alleged that the AP had falsely implied that he was paying Trumps former campaign chairman Paul Manafort for work advancing the Russian governments interests. Josh Gerstein reports atĀ POLITICO. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is scheduled to appear before the House Judiciary Committee on Dec. 13Ā as part of the committees Russia investigation, Brett Samuels reports at theĀ Hill. The president and his allies have attacked Muellers investigation,Ā highlighting possible bias in Muellers team and the F.B.I. in a possible attempt to discredit the special counsel and create the political support needed to dismiss him. Devlin Barrett and Sean Sullivan report at theĀ Washington Post. YEMEN Trump yesterday called on Saudi Arabia to allow food, fuel, water and medicine to reach Yemeni civilians,Ā making the statement after the second consecutive night of Saudi airstrikes on Yemens capital of Sanaa and intermittent blockades on the country by the Saudi-led coalition. Max Bearak reports at theĀ Washington Post. A White House official said that Trumps statement on Yemen was not a retaliation for Saudi Arabias condemnation of Trumps decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel,Ā saying that the statement was to do with a serious humanitarian issue in Yemen and the Saudis should and can do more. Steve Holland and Phil Stewart report atĀ Reuters. The Saudi-led coalition captured an area southwest of Sanaa,Ā residents said today, marking the first significant gains by the coalition since the former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed on Monday.Ā ReutersĀ reports. The death of Saleh has changed the dynamics of the war in Yemen,Ā providing Saudi Arabia an opportunity to gain an advantage by bridging relations with Saleh supporters in opposition to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. Yaroslav Trofimov writes at theĀ Wall Street Journal. NORTH KOREA The U.S.-South Korea large-scale military exercises and U.S. threats have made the outbreak of war an established fact,Ā a spokesperson for North Koreas foreign ministry said today. Soyoung Kim and Heekyong Yang report atĀ Reuters. The U.N. political affairs chief Jeffrey Feltman met with North Koreas vice foreign ministerĀ in Pyongyang yesterday and discussed bilateral cooperation and other issues of mutual interest, according to North Koreas K.C.N.A. news agency.Ā ReutersĀ reports. A total of 49 countries violated U.N. sanctions on North Korea between March 2014 and September 2017,Ā according to a report by a Washington-based think tank. Rishi Iyengar reports atĀ CNN. SYRIA Approximately 2,000 U.S. troops are on the ground in Syria,Ā the Defense Department acknowledged yesterday, a number four times greater than the figure provided a month ago. Ellen Mitchell reports at theĀ Hill. The updated figure does not reflect troops assigned to classified missions and some Special Operations personnel,Ā Pentagon spokesperson Eric Pahon said yesterday, John Ismay reporting at theĀ New York Times. A delegation representing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is expected to arrive in Geneva on Sunday to participate in U.N.-backed peace talks,Ā according to Syrias state S.A.N.A. news agency, the delegation had walked out last week and returned to the Syrian capital of Damascus.Ā ReutersĀ reports. U.S.-led airstrikes continue.Ā U.S. and coalition forces carried out 33 airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq between December 1 and December 3. [Central Command] OTHER DEVELOPMENTS The Islamic State groups capacity to reach sympathizers around the world means that its ability to inspire attacks remains potent,Ā the acting director of intelligence at the National Counterterrorism Center, Lora Shiao, told senators yesterday. Doina Chiacu reporting atĀ Reuters. The Saudi merchant Mustafa al Hawasi said that he was very happy to have been able to support the brothers who carried out the 9/11 attack,Ā former F.B.I. agent Abigail Perkins said of her 2007 interrogation of the former C.I.A. captive, describing the conversation in testimony meant to demonstrate that Hawasi is subject to trial before the GuantĆ”namo Bay war court. Carol Rosenberg reports at theĀ Miami Herald. The House yesterday voted against advancing articles of impeachment against Donald Trump,Ā Ben Jacobs and Lauren Gambino report at theĀ Guardian. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is expected to visit Africa at the beginning of next year,Ā amid speculation over his position and a plan to replace Tillerson with C.I.A. Director Mike Pompeo.Ā Reutersreports. |
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| Top diplomat says Ukraine sticking point in US-Russia ties – ABC News | ||
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| ANALYSIS – Trump, Brexit and Britain’s far-right – Anadolu Agency | ||
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| Tillerson: US, Russia could normalize ties but for Ukraine – KIRO Seattle | ||
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| Top Diplomat Says Ukraine Sticking Point in US-Russia Ties – U.S. News & World Report | ||
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| US to maintain Russia sanctions until it withdraws from Ukraine, Tillerson says – CNN International | ||
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| Trump’s attacks put new FBI director in tough spot – Seattle Times | ||
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| The FBI’s constant bungling is an American embarrassment – The Hill | ||
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| 5:23 PM 12/6/2017 FBI and DOJ have Been Under Investigation Since January American Lens | ||
Mike Novas Shared NewsLinks Mike Novaās Shared NewsLinks FBI and DOJ have Been Under Investigation Since January American Lens Peter Strzok Photo: See First Image of the FBI Agent fbi criticism ā Google Search How Nonpartisan and Independent Was the FBIās Leadership in 2016? DANA MILBANK: Latest fallback: Who cares if Trump colluded with Russia? ā¦Ā Continue reading“5:23 PM 12/6/2017 ā FBI and DOJ have Been Under Investigation Since January American Lens” |
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| 5:46 PM 12/6/2017 The FBIs constant bungling is an American embarrassment | TheHill | ||
FBI from mikenova (7 sites) Saved Stories ā FBI: Trump recognizes Jerusalem as Israelās capital ā CNN 1. FBI from mikenova (16 sites): Christopher Wray ā Google News: House conservatives ramp up accusations of bias against Trump in Russia probe ā USA TODAY 1. FBI from mikenova (16 sites): Andrew McCabe ā Google News: The ā¦Ā Continue reading“5:46 PM 12/6/2017 ā The FBIās constant bungling is an American embarrassment | TheHill” |
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