Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations spoke out forcefully against the notion of Palestinian statehood during a U.N. Security council meeting on Monday, going so far as to suggest that the U.N. had backtracked on its original goal of preventing the spread of Nazi ideology by supporting Palestinian statehood. While speaking in the General Assembly, Erdan held up a World …
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Dozens of Democrats have followed President Biden’s lead and argued against continued support of Israel following a White House call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Calls among Democrats for the U.S. to halt weapons shipments to Israel have grown since Biden’s conversation last week and an Israel Defense Forces strike that killed seven staffers of the World Central Kitchen, …
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Democrats are worried President Biden’s stance toward Israel has ruined his standing with a key portion of the Democratic base, as the president continues to face criticism from progressives over his messaging on the war in Gaza. “It has undermined one of his most important assets against Trump,” Matt Duss, a former foreign policy adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders, told …
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House Republicans are gearing up to rebuke President Biden’s harsher stance on Israel this week after the Democratic commander-in-chief signaled he could condition the Middle Eastern ally’s aid on how it treats civilians in Gaza. The House will vote this week on a resolution titled, “Opposing efforts to place one-sided pressure on Israel with respect to Gaza,” according to the …
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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Streams of Palestinians filed into the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Monday to salvage what they could from the vast destruction left in the wake of Israel’s offensive, a day after the Israeli military announced it was withdrawing troops from the area. Those returning found their hometown, Gaza’s second largest city, unrecognizable, …
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Six months ago, Israel suffered the largest slaughter of Jews in a single day since the Holocaust, with over 1,100 killed and 134 hostages, Americans among them, still languishing and tortured in the terror tunnels of Gaza. Just days after the brutal coordinated attacks by Hamas, former president George W. Bush spoke these rather prescient words: “It’s not going to …
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JERUSALEM – The new Palestinian Authority (PA) government sworn into office this week by PA President Mahmoud Abbas – and warmly welcomed by the White House and the State Department – includes at least two ministers who hold extreme and racist views toward Israel and Jews, Palestinian Media Watch (PMW), an Israeli organization that draws attention to Palestinian extremism, has …
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The mother of Omer Neutra, a 22-year-old American from Long Island, New York, who was abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7, had a message for those who are pushing for Israel to end its military campaign. “Bringing the hostages back should be the top priority. It should be a world top priority. Everyone looking for de-escalation in the region should …
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A pro-Palestinian student at a private university in Macon, Georgia, was arrested after making physical contact with a conservative speaker delivering a speech on campus about the Israel-Hamas war. Mercer University student Savannah Grace O’Brien was arrested Thursday by campus police on simple battery charges after making physical contact with Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman, who appeared to be speaking …
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., revealed on Sunday that he still isn’t fully clear on the White House’s position concerning aid and Israeli accountability amid the humanitarian situation in Gaza. CBS’ Margaret Brennan asked Van Hollen if he was clear on Biden’s position of conditioning aid to Israel, and noted the Democratic senator has been calling on the White House …
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