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1930 – 2018Tom Wolfe (1930-2018)Died 14 May 2018, aged 88American author and journalist who pioneered New Journalism and wrote novels including The Bonfire of the Vanities and The Right Stuff. His distinctive white suits and satirical eye made him a fixture of American letters. He chronicled American society across six decades of writing.
2018US embassy relocates to JerusalemMove coincides with deadly Gaza border protestsThe United States formally relocated its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, fulfilling a campaign pledge by President Trump and reversing decades of US policy. The move was condemned by Palestinians and much of the international community. The same day, Israeli forces killed dozens of Palestinian protesters along the Gaza border.