New Donald Trump ad heralds Middle East peace accords – Sept 18, 2018
President Donald Trump‘s reelection campaign is launching a TV commercial in Florida heralding peace accords between Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates he brokered.
The new 30-second spot, “Abraham Accords” also boasts that Trump has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, a nomination entered by right-wing Norwegian politician Christian Tybring-Gjedde, which in no way guarantees he’ll be chosen for the honor.
The commercial goes into the campaign’s existing television buy and will run on national cable television and on local television in Florida markets and Philadelphia.
As video shows Trump, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and leaders from Bahrain and United Arab Emirates coming together to sign peace accords, a narrator declares, “They said it couldn’t be done. President Trump did it. The first Middle East peace agreement in decades.”
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Tropical Depression 22 – Forms – Sept. 18, 2018 6:00 pm EDT
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Tropical Depression Twenty-Two Special Advisory Number 1
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL - AL222020
600 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2020
…TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO…EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY OVER THE WESTERN GULF INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK…
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Trump touts Middle East peace deals in Rosh Hashanah message to US Jews – Sept. 18, 2020
US President Donald Trump lauded his administration’s brokering of normalization agreements between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in a Rosh Hashanah message to US Jews ahead of the holiday which begins on Friday evening.
“This year’s High Holy Days come with a sense of optimism for the people of Israel, as my Administration continues to make great strides in securing a more stable, prosperous and peaceful Middle East region,” the US president said in a statement.
The First Lady and I wish our Jewish brothers and sisters Shana Tova and hope the millions observing this sacred day in America and around the world have a blessed start to the High Holy Days,” the statement adds.
“As the High Holy Days begin, this momentous milestone in geopolitical relations is a reminder that we can create a coalition of nations that have shared goals of eliminating extremism and promoting security and prosperity, while also respecting religious freedom and building a more hopeful tomorrow for future generations.”
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Trump Seeks to Turn Israeli-Arab Accords Into Campaign Gains – Sept. 20, 2020
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Trump to UNGA: 'We intend to deliver more peace agreements shortly' – Sept. 22, 2020
US President, Donald Trump voiced optimism that more peace agreements to normalize ties between Israel and Arab countries are possible when he addressed the opening session of the 75th UN General Assembly. As the General Debate is taking place mostly virtually this year due to COVID-19,Trump delivered his speech from the White House.
Trump’s speech was mostly focused on the pandemic, and he sharply criticized China for its response to the virus. “We must hold accountable the nation which unleashed this plague onto the world – China,” he said.
“In the earliest days of the virus, China locked down travel domestically while allowing flights to leave China.”“We are mass producing them in advance so they can be delivered immediately upon arrival, we will distribute a vaccine,” Trump said. “We will defeat the virus.”
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Houston inundated by Beta's flooding downpours as storm barely budges; Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued disaster declarations for 29 counties – Sept. 22, 2020
Houston highway completely underwater: Drivers planning to travel on Interstate 610 in the Houston area may need to look for an alternate route to their destination as part of the highway was submerged in both lanes on Tuesday afternoon. AccuWeather National News Reporter Bill Wadell was on the scene, showing the highway covered in what appeared to be feet of water. This is just one of many roads across the city that is closed due to flooding from Beta.
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Defense Minister Gantz meets Kushner, discuss 'additional accords' – Sept. 22, 2020
Defense Minister Benny Gantz and senior advisor to the U.S. President, Jared Kushner, have just completed a meeting at the White House.
Gantz opened the meeting with remarks expressing gratitude for the exceptional efforts and achievements on the part of Kushner and the American government in advancing peace and stability in the Middle East, culminating in the Abraham Accords.
The two discussed "avenues for jointly furthering additional accords as an instrument for ensuring regional stability and protecting Israel’s security, while maintaining Israel’s qualitative edge throughout the process."
At the end of the meeting, Gantz stressed that "the historic achievements led by the American government highlight the centrality and depth of the friendship between Israel and the U.S.,which is grounded in shared aspirations, values, and interests, and which is an important anchor of regional and global stability."
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Israel's coronavirus cabinet concludes: Full lockdown beginning Friday – Sept. 24, 2020
The country is heading back into a complete lockdown which is to begin Friday and is likely to last until at least the end of the holidays.
After eight hours of deliberations, the coronavirus cabinet made its recommendations, which was brought to the full cabinet for a late-night vote.
The lockdown is expected to be more stringent than the one in March, and should include shuttering synagogues, reducing the number of people who can protest, closing all nonessential businesses and markets, reducing public transportation routes and allowing citizens to gather only within their nuclear families.
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CHRONOLOGY – Israel
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Abraham Accords signed at the White House
Netanyahu returns to Israel to major COVID19 crisis and 48 hours before national lockdown
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Thursday, September 17, 2020
Over 5,500 people diagnosed with virus in 24 hours in Israel
Coronavirus lockdown to be enforced by 6,000 police, 1,000 soldiers
UAE to establish embassy in Tel Aviv
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Friday, September 18, 2020
5,238 new coronavirus cases
Nation locks down as Netanyahu threatens more restrictions
Israel’s 2nd sweeping virus lockdown begins, hours before Jewish New Year
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Saturday, September 19, 2020
Israel Goes Into Lockdown for 3 Weeks
Fires blazing in US West ‘more devastating than anyone could have imagined’
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September, September 20, 2020
Qatar: Normalizing ties with Israel conditional on two-state solution
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September 21, 2020
Gantz orders IDF to build field hospital for virus cases as hospitals fill up
Hospital chief: Government ‘abandoning’ us with order to end elective surgeries
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September 22, 2020
Coronavirus cabinet to meet today, as seriously ill spike
Gantz visits Kushner at the White House
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September 23, 2020
Coronavirus: UAE records over 1,000 COVID-19 cases, its highest single day spike
Virus surges to almost 7,000 daily cases as cabinet meets on tightening closure
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Thursday, September 24, 2020
New virus cases In Israel near 7,000 for 2nd straight day, with over 1 in 8 tests positive
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Friday, September 25, 2020
Coronavirus lockdown starts Friday at 2 p.m.
Hours before full lockdown set to begin, Knesset yet to give final okay
New virus cases In Israel on Thursday 7755, with 12.8% of the tests proving positive
Netanyahu on coronavirus: 'We are at the height of an ongoing war'