A solidarity mission led by Pastor Mario Bramnick, president of the Latino Coalition for Israel, recently met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and other high-ranking government officials. Bramnick's delegation included Rev. Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council; Sara Carter, Fox News contributor; and Ellie Cohanim, deputy special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism during the Trump administration. The delegation...
The UN issued its annual World Happiness Report on Wednesday, and Israel again ranked exceptionally high, earning the title this year of the fifth happiest country in the world (down a single notch from last year).Every year since 2012, the UN has issued these reports, and every year since 2012 Israel is way up there in the rankings. Every year as well, Israelis ask themselves after hearing about the report: “Are they talking about us? Can’t be.”Not only Israelis have that...
Follow NBC News live updates for the latest coverage of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza as the United Nations is set to vote on a cease-fire resolution.
This live blog is now closed. For more on the UN security council vote, you can read our full report:Israel isolated as UN security council demands immediate ceasefire in GazaUnrwa’s planning director has said “more people will die” in the north of the Gaza Strip as a result of Israel barring the agency from delivering aid there.Sam Rose is quoted by Al Jazeera saying:An independent authority warned last week of an imminent famine and people are already dying of starvation up in the north. And...
Mediator Qatar says it is 'cautiously optimistic' after start of indirect
This live blog is now closed. For more on the US’s vetoed UN resolution, you can read our latest reporting:US resolution on Gaza ceasefire vetoed at UN by Russia and ChinaExplainer – Why did Russia and China veto US’s Gaza ceasefire resolution?The Palestinian news agency Wafa reports that “hundreds of worshipers” were “blocked” from reaching the al-Aqsa mosque compound by Israeli forces on Friday.According to Wafa: “Eyewitnesses reported that Israeli forces significantly increased their military...
Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator At least one UNRWA staff member was killed after Israel targeted a food distribution center in Rafah, in southern Gaza, on March 13. Another 22 UNRWA workers were injured in the attack by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). On March 14, the IDF released a statement to the US […]
Days after seeking to appease the Hamas-sympathizer wing of the Democratic Party with promises of a pier to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, President Joe Biden stepped up his two-faced rhetoric against Israel, saying an attack on the city of Rafah would be a “red line” that the Israel Defense Forces must not cross. Senate […]
"For three days, Al Jazeera followed three families in Gaza to document how they are coping with hardly any food."
As hostilities in the Middle East continue there’s also growing tensions between the U.S. and Israeli leadership, now spilling into public view.
As hostilities in the Middle East continue there’s also growing tensions between the U.S. and Israeli leadership, now spilling into public view.
As Israel continues its military campaign to destroy the genocidal, Iranian-backed terrorist organization Hamas following the savage Oct. 7 attacks, some members of the House and Senate seek to condition U.S. security assistance to Israel on other factors. President Joe Biden had called proposals to condition aid “a gigantic mistake” and an “absolutely outrageous” idea […]