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US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Jessica Steinberg for today’s episode.
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Following US President Donald Trump’s description of the ceasefire with Iran as being on “life support,” Magid reports on Iran’s willingness, or lack thereof, to relinquish its stockpiles of highly enriched uranium that are buried underground, and Trump’s frustration when that was not included in the latest proposal from Tehran.
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The European Union has approved sanctions against violent Jewish settlers, and Magid names the individuals and organizations that now won’t have access to funds from Europe.
A donation of $100 million from the United Arab Emirates is intended to help set up a Gaza police force to maintain internal security in the Gaza Strip, reports Magid, although he notes that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not fully on board with this latest Board of Peace plan.
Yasser Abbas, the millionaire son of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, is up for a position on the powerful central committee of Fatah, and Magid discusses how that might play out during the movement’s upcoming conference.
Magid briefly notes a kerfuffle between Israel’s US Ambassador Yechiel Leiter and several American Jewish organizations that cosponsored an event with the Israel-bashing Spanish government.
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For further reading:
Trump says Iran ceasefire ‘on life support’ after Tehran submitted ‘garbage’ proposal
EU foreign ministers approve sanctions on violent Israeli settlers, Hamas leaders
UAE sends Board of Peace $100 million for training of new Gaza police force — officials
Abbas seen positioning son for Palestinian leadership, dismaying those seeking new blood
Israeli envoy takes rare swipe at US Jewish groups for cosponsoring Spanish exhibit
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