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tlement units and intends to begin a process to normalize nine outposts that were previously deemed illegal under Israeli law,” a joint statement between the nations said. “We strongly oppose these unilateral actions which will only serve to exacerbate tensions between Israelis and Palestinians and undermine efforts to achieve a negotiated two-state solution.

“We continue to support a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace in the Middle East, which must be achieved through direct negotiations between the parties. Israelis and Palestinians both deserve to live in peace, with equal measures of freedom, security, and prosperity. We reaffirm our commitment to helping Israelis and Palestinians fulfill the vision of an Israel fully integrated into the Middle East living alongside a sovereign, viable Palestinian state. We continue to closely monitor developments on the ground which impact the viability of the two-state solution and stability in the region at large,” they said.

The European Union and the U.S. had separately condemned the Israeli government’s decision over the weekend to legalize nine communities in Judea and Samaria.

“We are deeply troubled by Israel’s decision yesterday to advance reportedly nearly 10,000 settlement units and to begin a process to retroactively legalize nine outposts in the West Bank that were previously illegal under Israeli law,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on Monday.

“Like previous administrations, Democratic and Republican, we strongly oppose such unilateral measures, which exacerbate tensions and undermine the prospects for a negotiated two-state solution,” he added.

“As I have previously stated, anything that takes us away from the vision of two states for two peoples is detrimental to Israel’s long-term security, its identity as a Jewish and democratic state, and to our vision of equal measures of security, freedom, prosperity, and dignity for Israelis and Palestinians alike. We call on all parties to avoid additional actions that can further escalate tensions in the region and to take practical steps that can improve the well-being of the

Palestinian people,” Blinken concluded.

Policeman Stabbed and Then Dies

A police officer was killed in a stabbing attack at a checkpoint near the entrance of the Shuafat refugee camp on Monday evening.

government’s fascism with courage and violence,” the spokesman said.

NYC Truck Tragedy

Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador, announced her candidacy for president in a video, becoming the first major challenger to former President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination.

Two years ago, Haley had said she wouldn’t challenge Trump for the Oval Office. But in recent months she has made an about-face, citing, among other things, the country’s economic troubles and the need for “generational change,” a stab at Trump’s 76 years of age. Haley is 51.

“You should know this about me. I don’t put up with bullies. And when you kick back, it hurts them more if you’re wearing heels,” Haley said. “I’m Nikki Haley, and I’m running for president.”

One person was killed in Brooklyn, NY, on Monday when a U-Haul truck hit and injured nine people, including a police officer.

The Border Police officer and another civilian security guard boarded a bus that arrived at the checkpoint in order to question the passengers heading into Jerusalem, in a routine inspection, when a teenage suspect pulled out a knife.

Police said the Palestinian, Muhammed Bassel Fathi Zalbani, 13, managed to stab the officer and wound him. The civilian security guard then opened fire at the alleged stabber inside the bus, but accidentally hit the Border Police officer.

The officer, Staff Sgt. Asil Sawaed, 22, died of his wounds at the hospital. He was from the northern Bedouin village of Hussniyya and was a non-commissioned officer in the force after completing his mandatory service.

The attack came just hours after a 14-year-old Palestinian, also from the Shuafat refugee camp, y stabbed and lightly wounded an Israeli teenager in Jerusalem’s Old City.

A spokesman for the Hamas terror group welcomed the two attacks in Jerusalem as “heroic operations” and as a reaction to Israel’s decision to legalize nine outposts in the West Bank.

“Our youth will deal with the occupation’s aggression and the extremist

The incident took place in Bay Ridge around 10:50 in the morning. Authorities eventually stopped the vehicle near the entrance of the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel and took the driver into custody.

A 44-year-old man who was riding on a moped died in the rampage.

Police say that they don’t think the incident is connected to terrorism.

Weng Sor, 62, was the driver of the truck. Sor’s criminal record in Nevada includes a 2015 case for felony battery and a citation last month for speeding over the traffic limit. In the 2015 case, he was found guilty and sentenced to one to three years in jail, records show. He was also ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation.

In January, Sayfullo Saipov, 35, was convicted of killing eight people in a similar attack in 2017. Saipov drove a truck into a bike path on the West Side Highway and then told the FBI that he “felt good” about his actions.

Nikki for President

On Tuesday, it became official.

Nikki Haley, the former South

Haley is the first of what is expected to be many to throw their hat into the Republican ring for president. Among the probable contenders are Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina.

President Joe Biden has said he intends to seek reelection in 2024, stalling any jostling for the Democratic nomination.

Haley has regularly boasted about her track record of defying political expectations, saying, “I’ve never lost an election, and I’m not going to start now.”

If elected, Haley would be the nation’s first female president and the first U.S. president of Indian descent.

In the three-and-a-half minute video, Haley referenced being a person of color in a small South Carolinian town, saying she grew up “not Black, not white — I was different.”

Haley never mentions Trump by name in the video, instead saying “the Washington establishment has failed us over and over and over again,” Haley leans into a call for “a new genera-