Former President Donald Trump criticized President Joe Biden for setting "the world on fire" and referred to comments made earlier this week that he would withhold weapons and artillery from Israel.
To the editor: In questioning the motives of protesters, one letter writer lists several instances of other governments' misconduct in the form of persecution of Indigenous populations and, in Russia's case, launching a war against Ukraine. Although these are all causes worthy of protest, they are irrelevant to the Israeli-Hamas conflict. This is an example of the "whataboutism" pseudo-argument that tries to dilute or distract from the legitimate examination of a particular issue. In expressing...
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Despite Hamas' last-minute attempts at delay, Israel's war cabinet has "voted unanimously to continue the operation in Rafah 'to put military pressure on Hamas to advance the freeing of our hostages, and the other war aims.'"
State department also says not enough concrete evidence to link specific US-supplied weapons to violations The US says it is “reasonable to assess” that the weapons it has provided to Israel have been used in ways that are “inconsistent” with international human rights law, but that there is not enough concrete evidence to link specific US-supplied weapons to violations or warrant cutting the supply of arms.In a highly anticipated report to Congress, the state department said that the assurances...
The iPad is being used for an unusual purpose in the Ukraine-Russia conflict -- they're helping the Ukraine Air Force use modern weapons on older fighter jets. An iPad in a jet [X/OSINTtechnical] One of the problems of using older vehicles in war is that it may have the hardpoints, but not have the technical capability to pass targeting information to newer weapons. In the Ukraine conflict, it appears that one workaround involves using an iPad. The U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for...
The Israeli military tells thousands of Palestinians to leave the city as it expands its military operation.
Israel criticised the UN, accusing it of not delivering “surplus” aid into Gaza as it insisted a key crossing into the strip was open.]]>
Here are key takeaways regarding attitudes on U.S. involvement with the war in Ukraine: Views of U.S. support to Ukraine About a third of Americans (31%) say the U.S. is providing too much support to Ukraine. Roughly equal shares of U.S. adults say the U.S. is providing about the right amount (25%) or not enough […]
Russian forces have attacked the command headquarters of the Ukrainian army’s southern grouping in Odesa, the Kremlin has said.]]>
Israel has racked up a bill of 60 billion shekels ($16 billion) after seven