Queens and members of various royal families come to visit to the United States, theres modern diplomatic protocol that anybody in that kind of a foreign leadership role notifies the u. S. Government if they are coming to the u. S. Any sort of world leader, any sort of significant member of a royal family, if any of them are going to be present on u. S. Soil, the United States government expects to know about it in advance for security reasons if nothing else. And its a pretty closely held protocol. That is the way it works. Well, this past december, december 2016, that protocol was broken because a very Senior Member of the elm ratty royal family, the crown prince of the United Arab Emirates, he came to the United States in december in secret. He did not notify the Obama Administration. He did not notify the u. S. Government that he was coming and thats weird. That said, its not like he didnt get noticed. Hes pretty highprofile international figure. And u. S. Intelligence agencies pic
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(Photo : Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images) Demonstrations Along The Gaza / Israel Border After Naksa Day
NAHAL OZ , ISRAEL - JUNE 08: Israeli soldiers stand along the border during a Palestinian protest on the Israel-Gaza border on June 8, 2018 in Nahal Oz area, Israel. Naksa is Arabic for setback. Naksa Day is the anniversary of the defeat of the Arabs during the 1967 Six-Day War between Israel and Egypt, Jordan and Syria.
In a significant response to the dispute between Israel and Gaza s ruling Hamas party, US House Democrats proposed a bill on Wednesday aiming to block a $735 million sale of precision-guided weapons to Israel. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Mark Pocan, and Rashida Tlaib were the bill s lead sponsors. It has at least six other cosponsors, including three of the House s most left-leaning Democrats.