President Trump extended EO 12947, mean toto deal with the threats to the United States by terrorist who would disrupt the Middle East Peace Process, until January 23, 2018. The National Emergency With Respect to Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process which extends for an additional year the national emergency first declared on January 23, 1995 by Executive Order (EO) 12947 to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States constituted by grave acts of violence committed by foreign terrorists that disrupt the Middle East peace process. Modifications to the Annex to that EO were made in 1998 and clarifications were made in 2005. The national emergency is being continued because these terrorist activities continue to threaten the Middle East peace process and to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.
