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| US issues travel warning to Israel | |
| 2015-01-22 | |
In the wake of the terror attack in Tel Aviv on Wednesday morning and rising tensions in northern Israel, the US Embassy issued a travel warning to its personnel, barring them from using public buses in Israel and the West Bank and from coming near Israel's borders with Leb and Syria. "Because of concerns about security on Israel's northern borders, US government personnel are currently required to obtain advance approval if they wish to travel within 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) of the Leb border, or travel on or east of Route 98 in the Golan Heights," a statement from the Embassy said. American visitors to Israel are advised not to use public transport in Israel and the West Bank. On Wednesday evening, the US condemned the stabbing attack in Tel Aviv. "We strongly condemn today's stabbings on a bus in Tel Aviv," said State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki ...a valley girl who woke up one morning and found she was spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of State... . "There is and can be no justification for such attacks against innocent civilians." She once again urged all sides to work cooperatively together to lower tensions, reject violence and seek a path toward peace. The last time the United States issued a travel warning for Israel over security reasons was during Operation Protective Edge. | |
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| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-01-22 11:13 |
| #3 B beat me to it. No Go Zones Chicago. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-01-22 09:46 |
| #2 Israel murders, 2009 - 135 (all kinds, including shootings.) A month in Chicago is riskier than a year in Israel. (Chicago population 2.7 MM, Israel population 8.1 MM) |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2015-01-22 09:07 |
| #1 Chicago, Illinois Jan. 1, 2015 - Jan. 22, 2015 78 shooting victims Jan. 1, 2014 - Dec. 31, 2014 2,589 shooting victims Chicago Tribune link. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-01-22 01:40 |