US Embassy In Jerusalem Issues Israel Security Alert As Peace Plan Unveiled

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Palestinians burn posters showing a portrait of US President Donald Trump during a protest against the U.S. Middle East peace plan, in the West Bank city of Nablus, January 28, 2020. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Moments after President Donald Trump announced his Israeli-Palestinian peace plan in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem released a security alert that warned against traveling to some areas of Jerusalem.

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The alert referenced “widespread calls for demonstrations in Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza,” and warned against personal travel to “the areas of Jerusalem’s Old City surrounding the Damascus Gate, Herod’s Gate, Lion’s Gate, and Chain Gate, Haram Al-Sharif/Temple Mount, and in the West Bank, to include but not limited to Bethlehem, Jericho, Qumran, Wadi Qelt, Al Auju, St. Geroniumus/Khogla Monastery, St. George Monastery, Nabi Musa, the Inn of the Good Samaritan, and the parts of the Dead Sea that lie within the West Bank.”

The warning added that Americans should avoid areas where crowds have gathered and where there is increased police and/or military presence.

“We recommend that U.S. citizens take into consideration these restrictions and the additional guidance contained in the Department of State’s travel advisory for Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza when making decisions regarding their travel,” the statement said.

Palestinian violence against settlers and soldiers in the West Bank has traditionally increased with the announcement of peace plans and other such guidelines.


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Yankele
Yankele
4 years ago

Another dismal failure for Degenerate Donald. Peace Plan = a Security Alert? After selling out the Kurds, no one believes him. Except his alt-kapos.

5TResident
5TResident
4 years ago

Peace Plan – feh. All this will do is irritate the Pals.

Here is the only Peace Plan the Pals will accept.

1) All Jews Out
2) All Pals In

Simple.

Boochie
Boochie
4 years ago

Imbecile trump didn’t bother to invite any Palis to his big blowhard announcement. He misprounounced several arab words and had his goofy son in law kneeling nearby. Maybe he wants to deflect THE SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL by starting a new war in Israel.