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.
The White House on Sunday said President Joe Biden had again spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as pressure builds on Israel and Hamas to reach a deal that would free some Israeli hostages and bring a cease-fire in the nearly seven-month-long war in Gaza. There were no immediate
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...
Opinion by Mark Hannah (CNN) — The $95 billion military aid package President Joe Biden signed Wednesday was a feat of tough-minded negotiation to get funding to Ukraine and Israel after months of congressional horse-trading. But if the aid inflates those countries’ war aims, it could discourage the kind of tough-minded negotiation that is the only way
CNN Opinion by Mark Hannah (CNN) — The $95 billion military aid package President Joe Biden signed Wednesday was a feat of tough-minded negotiation to get funding to Ukraine and Israel after months of congressional horse-trading. But if the aid inflates those countries’ war aims, it could discourage the kind of tough-minded negotiation that is the only
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is talking up an Israeli offer to Hamas – does this mean Israel and Hamas are on the verge of a new deal to pause hostilities? We also hear about the perils of being a journalist in Gaza.Also in the programme: Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says he'll stay on, despite allegations about his family; and Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz on competing freedoms and the dangers of neoliberalism.(IMAGE: US Secretary of State Antony...
U.S. national security spokesperson John Kirby told ABC News on Sunday that Israel has agreed to discuss the Biden administration’s concerns over the protection of non-combatants before they launch any military activity in the Gazan city of Rafah. "They've assured us that they won't go into Rafah until we've had a chance to really share
The Biden administration’s policy of placating terrorists is dangerous, especially when it comes to President Joe Biden’s treatment of Hamas. Biden promised that he would have soldiers build Gaza a pier to provide aid, which we all know will almost certainly be confiscated by Hamas terrorists. Biden is doing this even as Hamas holds Americans […]
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden held a phone call on Sunday with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against the backdrop of growing U.S. college campus protests and a possibly imminent invasion of Rafah. The two discussed areas of commonality, with Biden "reaffirm[ing] his ironclad commitment to Israel’s security" after Iran's missile and drone attack on the country earlier this month, the White House readout said. The leaders reviewed hostage and cease-fire discussions and talked...
President Joe Biden has reiterated his unwavering support for Israel amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, linking the affirmation to the Jewish holiday of Passover. read more
By WILL WEISSERT, MICHELLE L. PRICE and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Student protests over the war in Gaza have created a new and unpredictable challenge for President Joe Biden as he resists calls to cut off U.S. support for Israel while trying to hold together the coalition of voters he’ll need
Biden tries to navigate the Israel-Hamas war protests roiling college campuses