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ISRAEL SAID SET TO SEEK $250b compensation for Jews
forced out of Arab countries
Israel is set to seek $35 billion dollars in compensation for lost
Jewish assets from Tunisia, and $15 billion dollars from Libya.
In total, the TV report said Israel will seek over $250 billion
from those two countries plus Morocco, Iraq, Syria, Egypt,
Yemen and Iran. “The time has come to correct the historic
injustice of the programs (against Jews) in seven Arab countries
and Iran, and to restore, to hundreds of thousands of Jews who
lost their property, what is rightfully theirs,” Israel’s Minister
for Social Equality, Gila Gamliel, who is coordinating the Israeli
government’s handling of the issue, said Saturday.
BOLTON CAUTIONS SYRIA
Following the decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria, National
Security Adviser John Bolton reportedly cautioned the Syrian
government on Saturday that the drawdown should not be viewed
as an opening to use chemical weapons.
SOME U.S. TROOPS COULD REMAIN in Syria after
planned withdrawal
The U.S. has no timeline for Trump’s order of a complete troop
withdrawal but believes the remaining pockets of ISIS in Syria
can be eliminated in a matter of weeks, said the senior
administration official, who was traveling with national security
adviser John Bolton on a trip aimed at clarifying the new policy
for America’s allies. Some of the U.S. troops that leave Syria
will be sent to Iraq, the official said.
RUSSIA to DEPLOY PRECISION STRIKE MISSLES
Russia is deploying long-range, precision cruise missiles to the
western Atlantic that American defense officials say will allow
Moscow to target Washington and other East Coast cities with
conventional or nuclear attacks. Moscow is adding Kalibr land
attack cruise missiles to both warships and missile submarines
that Moscow plans to use in Atlantic patrols near the United States.
EGYPT PRESIDENT INAUGURATES MEGA MOSQUE CHURCH
Egypt's President Abdulfatah Al-Sisi inaugurated Sunday
'mega the Al-Fattah Al-Alim Mosque and the Nativity of
Christ Cathedral in the country's new administrative capital.
"This occasion is a message that we will not allow anybody
to come between us, and I do not like to use the term sectarian
strife because Muslims and Christians in Egypt are one, and
will stay one," Al-Sisi said.
FRANCE’s MACRON GAMBLES on PUBLIC DEBATE
After nearly two months of violent protests and billions of
euros in tax cuts to try to restore calm across France, Emmanuel
Macron’s government is counting on a vast, potentially risky public
debate to keep his presidency on track. Ministers used broadcast
appearances Sunday to promote Macron’s plan for three months
of discussions in town halls and online about ecology, taxes,
citizenship and democracy, and the organization of public services.
The debate will be the foundation for new measures and draft laws
introduced as early as April.
MALAYSIA KING: Sultan Muhammad V abdicates in historic first
Malaysia is the only country in the world to have a rotational
monarchy.Malaysia's king, Sultan Muhammad V. has unexpectedly
abdicated in a historic first. No Malaysian monarch has stepped
away from the throne since the country gained independence
from the UK more than 60 years ago. The National Palace did
not give a reason for his resignation but said it would take effect
immediately.
$18 MILLION in 18 DAYS
President Trump’s devoted fans have been contributing to an
intense crowdfunding effort to help finance the border wall
between the U.S. and Mexico. “The Trump Wall” GoFundMe
outreach is approaching $19 million in donations, accrued in
18 days, and donated by 312,000 people. Donations are coming
in, roughly, at $1 million a day.
forced out of Arab countries
Israel is set to seek $35 billion dollars in compensation for lost
Jewish assets from Tunisia, and $15 billion dollars from Libya.
In total, the TV report said Israel will seek over $250 billion
from those two countries plus Morocco, Iraq, Syria, Egypt,
Yemen and Iran. “The time has come to correct the historic
injustice of the programs (against Jews) in seven Arab countries
and Iran, and to restore, to hundreds of thousands of Jews who
lost their property, what is rightfully theirs,” Israel’s Minister
for Social Equality, Gila Gamliel, who is coordinating the Israeli
government’s handling of the issue, said Saturday.
BOLTON CAUTIONS SYRIA
Following the decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria, National
Security Adviser John Bolton reportedly cautioned the Syrian
government on Saturday that the drawdown should not be viewed
as an opening to use chemical weapons.
SOME U.S. TROOPS COULD REMAIN in Syria after
planned withdrawal
The U.S. has no timeline for Trump’s order of a complete troop
withdrawal but believes the remaining pockets of ISIS in Syria
can be eliminated in a matter of weeks, said the senior
administration official, who was traveling with national security
adviser John Bolton on a trip aimed at clarifying the new policy
for America’s allies. Some of the U.S. troops that leave Syria
will be sent to Iraq, the official said.
RUSSIA to DEPLOY PRECISION STRIKE MISSLES
Russia is deploying long-range, precision cruise missiles to the
western Atlantic that American defense officials say will allow
Moscow to target Washington and other East Coast cities with
conventional or nuclear attacks. Moscow is adding Kalibr land
attack cruise missiles to both warships and missile submarines
that Moscow plans to use in Atlantic patrols near the United States.
EGYPT PRESIDENT INAUGURATES MEGA MOSQUE CHURCH
Egypt's President Abdulfatah Al-Sisi inaugurated Sunday
'mega the Al-Fattah Al-Alim Mosque and the Nativity of
Christ Cathedral in the country's new administrative capital.
"This occasion is a message that we will not allow anybody
to come between us, and I do not like to use the term sectarian
strife because Muslims and Christians in Egypt are one, and
will stay one," Al-Sisi said.
FRANCE’s MACRON GAMBLES on PUBLIC DEBATE
After nearly two months of violent protests and billions of
euros in tax cuts to try to restore calm across France, Emmanuel
Macron’s government is counting on a vast, potentially risky public
debate to keep his presidency on track. Ministers used broadcast
appearances Sunday to promote Macron’s plan for three months
of discussions in town halls and online about ecology, taxes,
citizenship and democracy, and the organization of public services.
The debate will be the foundation for new measures and draft laws
introduced as early as April.
MALAYSIA KING: Sultan Muhammad V abdicates in historic first
Malaysia is the only country in the world to have a rotational
monarchy.Malaysia's king, Sultan Muhammad V. has unexpectedly
abdicated in a historic first. No Malaysian monarch has stepped
away from the throne since the country gained independence
from the UK more than 60 years ago. The National Palace did
not give a reason for his resignation but said it would take effect
immediately.
$18 MILLION in 18 DAYS
President Trump’s devoted fans have been contributing to an
intense crowdfunding effort to help finance the border wall
between the U.S. and Mexico. “The Trump Wall” GoFundMe
outreach is approaching $19 million in donations, accrued in
18 days, and donated by 312,000 people. Donations are coming
in, roughly, at $1 million a day.