The Israeli consul general for the Southeast region of the United States will likely be recalled for allegedly allowing an Iraqi friend to live with him. Jacob Rosen had been under investigation for allegedly allowing Hisham Bahalul, 29, an Iraqi friend he met during his six-year posting in Jordan, to live with him and his family “for months” in the official residence of the consul general in Atlanta.
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