U.S. move on Israel may backfire by Tracy Wilkinson

Newspaper: Los Angeles Times
Date: Sunday, December 25, 2016
Article: U.S. move on Israel may backfire
Writer: Tracy Wilkinson
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Questions

1. What is President-Elect Donald Trump planning on doing with Israel relations?
2. How much is Israel going to hold back from contributing to the U.N.?
3. Has Israel recalled ambassadors from countries that backed the resolution?
4. Why didn’t President Obama veto the U.N. resolution on Israel?
5. Who wrote the resolution?
6. Who considers the expansion of settlements illegal?
7. What do the settlements by Israel undermine?
8. What is the pending law that is going through the Knesset, or Israeli parliament?
9. Who does Donald Trump plan to place as U.S. ambassador to Israel?
10. Where does Donald Trump plan to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel?
11. What city do the Palestinians claim to be their capital?

Reference:
http://www.latimes.com/la-bio-tracy-wilkinson-staff.html
http://www.knesset.gov.il/main/eng/home.asp

The Samoan Way by Christopher Reynolds

Newspaper: Los Angeles Times
Date: Sunday, December 25, 2016
Article: The Samoan Way
Writer: Christopher Reynolds
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Questions

1. Where is the National Park of American Samoa?
2. How many visitors did the National Park of American Samoa get last year?
3. What is the National Park of American Samoa greatest asset?
4. How far is Samoa from California by plane?
5. How big is the national park?
6. How big is the rainforest?
7. How big is the coral reef?
8. What are the average household incomes by the park?
9. Is the National Park of American Samoa a rental?
10. How long is the lease of the National Park of American Samoa?
11. How much do villagers get from the lease revenue?
12. How much does the National Park Service spend to run the park?
13. Do you think it is correct that the National Park of America Samoa is rented by the National Park Service?

Reference:

http://www.latimes.com/la-bio-christopher-reynolds-staff.html
https://www.nps.gov/npsa/index.htm