years, but turkey accuses brunson of terrorism and for supporting a turkish cleric who lives in pennsylvania and who president erdogan believes was the mastermind behind a failed military coup in 2016. turkey is demanding he be extradited. last week brunson was released from prison but he remains under house arrest. earlier this month it appears the deal was in the works to release brunson. an israeli official confirmed to fox news that president trump called israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to request the release of a turkish woman arrested in israel on suspicion of aiding the militant group hamas. she was released, but brunson remains in custody. turkey's relationship with the united states has been fraying for years largely due to disagreements about the war in syria. pastor brunson's release will go a long way to easing tensions between the trump administration