Antony Blinken holds two-hour meeting with Netanyahu while Hamas considers ceasefire proposalIsrael’s leaders were under renewed pressure to allow more aid into Gaza on Wednesday after the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, told Benjamin Netanyahu to “accelerate and sustain improvements” seen during recent days in the amount of humanitarian assistance reaching the territory.Humanitarian agencies say that though the number of lorries entering Gaza after being vetted by Israel has increased...
US president and Israeli PM talk as Israel vows to invade southern Gaza city despite global concern for 1 million Palestinians sheltering thereSee all our Middle East crisis coverageJoe Biden “reiterated his clear” opposition to an invasion of Rafah in a conversation with Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, as pressure builds on Israel and Hamas to reach a deal that would free some Israeli hostages and bring a ceasefire to the nearly seven-month-long war in Gaza.In the face of global concern for the...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi received a phone call from US President Joe Biden on Monday to discuss the ongoing Gaza crisis, including Egypt’s role in brokering a ceasefire and facilitating a potential exchange of hostages. Ahmed Fahmy, the spokesperson for the Egyptian presidency, stated that the discussion highlighted the need for a peaceful resolution […]
Pelosi gave an interview where she called Netanyahu's response 'terrible'. She joined Sen. Schumer who called for a new leadership in Israel last month. House passed aid bill with bipartisan support despite criticism of Netanyahu. Foreign aid package is moving forward in the Senate
President Joe Biden's support for Israel has resulted in calls to scrap the president's planned commencement speech at Morehouse College.Morehouse, a historically Black college that counts civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr. among its alumni, announced earlier this week that the president would travel to the Atlanta campus to deliver the keynote address during the graduation ceremony on May 19.Morehouse President David Thomas said in a statement that the college was "excited" to host...
Harry Zehner The political and media class is doing what it always does with the US and its allies: trying to frame deliberate atrocities as tragic mishaps.
Biden’s remarks come amid skyrocketing tensions on school campuses over Israel’s war in Gaza, which has left more than 34,000 Palestinians dead in nearly eight months of hostilities. Biden has publicly been critical of Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the conflict, and his administration has pushed for a ceasefire, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging Hamas to agree to the truce proposal Israel offered up last weekend. But Biden has not substantially altered his policy toward Israel,...
Israel's military says it already looked into reports of mass graves and
Islamist group release new video apparently showing two hostages as UN warns famine thresholds will be breached within six weeksHamas has said it is studying the latest Israeli counterproposal regarding a potential ceasefire in Gaza, a day after media reports said a delegation from Egypt had arrived in Israel in an attempt to jumpstart stalled negotiations.The signs of renewed truce talks come as the UN warned that “famine thresholds in Gaza will be breached within the next six weeks” unless...
Former national security adviser John Bolton criticized President Biden for putting “enormous pressure” on Israel to not “do more” to Iran Friday, after the country launched retaliatory strikes on Israel following an attack earlier this month in Syria. Early Friday, the Israeli military struck close to a major air base and nuclear site in Iran.
Pro-Israel groups are ramping up efforts to target incumbent progressives who have criticized both Israel’s military action in Gaza and continued U.S. support for Israel, even as the first member of the so-called “Squad” survived a primary challenge this week. Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA) defeated moderate rival Bhavani Patel this week. Lee had been one […]
Congressman Adam Smith says ‘totalitarian’ protesters are ‘trying to silence anyone who dares to disagree with them’Protesters calling for Israel to cease fire in its war with Hamas who have disrupted US public events and infrastructure are practicing “leftwing fascism” or “leftwing totalitarianism”, a senior US House Democrat said, adding that such protesters are “challenging representative democracy” and should be arrested.“Intimidation is the tactic,” said Adam Smith of Washington state, the...