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Israel says it is shutting down the Al Jazeera bureau in Jerusalem and pulling the media credentials of its reporters for matters of internal security.  Communications Minister Ayoub Kara accused Al Jazeera of inciting the recent violence in Jerusalem's Old City at a site considered holy to Jews and Muslims, which was actually centered around Palestinian objections to Israel's installation of metal detectors and security cameras.  "The Prime Minister is not too pleased with the constant incitement that you see and hear on Al Jazeera, a lot of it in Arabic," Mr. Kara said. 

The Qatar-based news network denounced the Israeli plan: "Al Jazeera stresses that it will closely watch the developments that may result from the Israeli decision, and will take the necessary legal measures towards it," it said in a statement.  "Al Jazeera will continue to cover the events of the occupied Palestinian territories professionally and accurately, according to the standards set by international agencies, such as the UK Office of Communications (Ofcom)."

A US Justice Department official refused to rule out jailing journalists for publishing leaked information in the future, although Rod Rosenstein admitted that's not the plan for now.  "We're after the leakers, not the journalists," Rosenstein said, "We don't prosecute journalists for doing their jobs" - unless, the Trump administration prosecutor added, "the reporter was purposefully violating the law."  The First Amendment of the US Constitution specifically guarantees press freedom, and journalists are the only profession singled out in that entire document and all of its amendments for legal protection.

The city of Chicago will sue the Trump administration on Monday over Attorney General Jeff Sessions threats to withhold public safety funds from so-called sanctuary cities which offer a small amount of protection and support to undocumented workers and their families.  "Chicago will not let our police officers become political pawns in a debate," said Mayor Rahm Emanuel, a former official in the Obama Administration.  "Chicago will not let our residents have their fundamental rights isolated and violated.  And Chicago will never relinquish our status as a welcoming city."  The "Justice" Department is demanding local governments allow federal immigration authorities unlimited access to local jails and provide 48 hours' notice before releasing anyone wanted for immigration violations.

Venezuelan forces quickly ended a call to rebellion at Fort Paramacay in Carabobo state, led by a very small group of a soldiers and "civilian delinquents in military uniforms and a first lieutenant who had deserted" three years ago and had lived in Miami during that time.  The co-conspirators put out a video condemning the democratically-elected government, which failed to get any traction.  Authorities say the co-conspirators have already admitted to being funded "by far right Venezuelan activists in connection with foreign governments".

The US military called of the search and rescue for three Marines missing after the crash of their Osprey aircraft into the ocean off Queensland; the operation is now called a recovery mission.  The Marines' next of kin had been notified.  The MV-22 Osprey was taking part in the Talisman Sabre joint military exercises with Australia.

Nigerian police blame a feud between locals and a visiting group of expatriates for a gun attack on a church that killed at least eleven people and wounded 18 more.  This happened in Ozubulu near the city of Onitsha. 

Paris cops are holding a man who allegedly brandished a knife and yelled "Allahu Akbar" as he tried to force his way into the Eiffel Tower.  Officials say the subject was "very quickly overpowered and arrested" and no one was hurt.

German police arrested two Chinese tourists for performing nazi salutes while taking selfies at the Bundestag building in Berlin.  Germany has a zero-tolerance policy for nazi displays, although such rhetoric has recently found its way back in to the political process through ignorant right wing parties.  The dimwits will probably be allowed to leave the country without a trial, as their bail money is about equal with the fine for acting like a pair of jackasses.

China is urging North Korea to halt its missile tests and to abide by UN resolutions, at a meeting of the two countries' foreign ministers held in the Philippines.  It is not known how the North Korean official responded.  This comes after China voted for a UN Security Council measure to impose economic sanctions on Pyongyang.  Those sanctions stand to reduce North Korea's export income by about a third, and its only customer is China.