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First lady Melania Trump arrives to speak on the second night of the Republican National Convention from the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: First lady expresses sympathy for virus victims

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wear face masks to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus after they make joint statements to the press, in Jerusalem, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. (Debbie Hill/Pool via AP)

Biden camp knocks Trump ‘errand boy’ Mike Pompeo for RNC address

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a joint statement to the press with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after their meeting, in Jerusalem, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. (Debbie Hill/Pool via AP)

Defying precedent and possibly law, Pompeo dives into race

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Israeli forces shoot, wound deaf Palestinian at checkpoint

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A man gives a thumbs up as he passes United Arab Emirates and Israeli flags at the Peace Bridge in Netanya, Israel, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020. The UAE flag was displayed to celebrate last week's announcement that Israel and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to establish full diplomatic relations. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Robert O’Brien says Mideast deal due to Trump unorthodox approach

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020 file photo, the Tel Aviv City Hall is lit up with the flag of the United Arab Emirates as the UAE and Israel announced they would be establishing full diplomatic ties, in Tel Aviv, Israel. On Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, telephone service between the UAE and Israel began as the two countries opened diplomatic ties. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

Telephone calls between UAE, Israel ring for the first time

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

Shachar Oren, 25, whistles during a protest against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside his residence in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. The boisterous rallies against Netanyahu have brought out a new breed of first-time protesters -- young, middle-class Israelis who have little history of political activity but feel that Netanyahu’s scandal-plagued rule and his handling of the coronavirus crisis have robbed them of their futures. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Political novices drawn to anti-Netanyahu protests in Israel

By Josef Federman - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2016, file photo, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz is pictured while meeting Pope Francis at the Vatican. Steinsaltz, a prolific Jewish scholar who spent 45 years compiling a monumental and ground-breaking translation of the Talmud, has died. He was 83. (L'Osservatore Romano/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Adin Steinsaltz, groundbreaking Talmud translator, dies

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

An Israeli flag flies over a Jewish owned house in a Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan in east Jerusalem, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Israeli leaders paint Jerusalem as a model of coexistence, the &quot;unified, eternal&quot; capital of the Jewish people, where minorities have equal rights. But Palestinian residents face widespread discrimination, most lack citizenship and many live in fear of being forced out. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Jerusalem offers a grim model for a post-annexation future

By JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 20, 2019, file photo, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman upon his arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel. The U.S. State Department has put the ambassador to Israel's official residence outside Tel Aviv up for sale, in a decision aimed at cementing the American embassy's controversial move to Jerusalem. The beachfront mansion in the affluent Tel Aviv suburb of Herzliya is going on the market because most of Ambassador David Friedman’s day-to-day activities are based at the embassy in Jerusalem, the State Department said Tuesday, June 30, 2020. (Jim Young/Pool Photo via AP, File)

After embassy move, U.S. to sell envoy’s house near Tel Aviv

By ILAN BEN ZION - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, June 16, 2020 photo. Palestinian nurse checks a cancer patient Jehad al-Qedra, 52, while he received his treatment at a hospital in Khan Younis refugee camp, Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Authority's decision to cut all ties with Israel was intended to make it pay a price for pressing ahead with plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

PA’s bid to halt annexation leaves Gaza patients in limbo

By FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, wearing a protective mask due to the COVID-19 pandemic, chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, June 7, 2020. (Menahem Kahana/Pool Photo via AP)

Israeli PM: Killing of Palestinian with autism a “tragedy”

By TIA GOLDENBERG - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, June 3, 2020 photo, Rana, mother of Eyad Hallaq, arranges his room in their home in East Jerusalem's Wadi Joz. Early Saturday, Hallaq, a 32-year-old Palestinian with severe autism, was chased by Israeli border police forces into a nook in Jerusalem's Old City and fatally shot as he cowered next to a garbage bin after apparently being mistaken as an attacker. He was just a few meters from his beloved Elwyn El Quds school. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Killing of Palestinian man with autism draws Floyd parallel

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the Israeli Antiquities Authority, an ancient altar is on display at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. Israeli archaeologists said they've made a dope discovery, finding cannabis residue on artifacts from an ancient temple in southern Israel. They said it provides the first evidence of the use of hallucinogens in the Jewish religion. In a research paper, the authors said the discovery from an 8th century BC shrine offers the first proof for &quot;the use of mind-altering substances as part of cultic rituals in Judah,&quot; including the first Jewish temple that stood in Jerusalem at the same time. Chemical analysis of the samples conducted at Israel's Hebrew University and Technion Institute found that one altar contained the psychoactive compounds found in marijuana. (Laura Lachman/Israeli Antiquities Authority/Israel Museum, via AP)

Israeli scientists dig up cannabis traces in ancient temple

By ILAN BEN ZION - Associated Press

Saudi cleric Hammoud Al-Labban recites the call to prayers as worshippers wearing face masks and observing social distancing guidelines to protect against the new coronavirus, attend dawn prayers at al-Mirabi Mosque in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, May 31, 2020. The Ministry of Islamic Affairs said mosques will open to the public for prayers from May 31 until June 20, except in Mecca, with precautionary measures and instructions. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Mosques reopen in Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem amid virus woes

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

Israeli police officers secure the area of Lion's gate in Jerusalem's Old City, Saturday, May 30, 2020. Israeli police shot dead a Palestinian near Jerusalem's Old City who they had suspected was carrying a weapon but turned out to be unarmed. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Israeli forces kill unarmed autistic Palestinian man

By JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press

A poster depicts Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu superimposed in a court defendant's dock, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, May 24, 2020. His long-awaited criminal trial begins Sunday in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu attacks justice system as trial begins

By Aron Heller - Associated Press

Supporters of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold banners and wave Israeli flags outside his residence in Jerusalem, Sunday, May 24, 2020. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was heading to court to face corruption charges in the first criminal trial ever against a sitting Israeli leader. The Hebrew writing say " Netanyahu. you will never walk alone". (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel prime minister, heads to trial on corruption charges

By Aron Heller - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks about the coronavirus during a news conference at the State Department in Washington on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Despite virus, Pompeo talks West Bank annexation in Israel

By ILAN BEN ZION - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks about the coronavirus during a news conference at the State Department in Washington on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Amid pandemic, Pompeo to visit Israel for annexation talks

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press