The outrage of young Americans over the war between Israel and Hamas has dominated political discussion for weeks. Democratic and Republican lawmakers have made pilgrimages to Columbia University and other campuses to support or denounce demonstrations in solidarity with Gaza, and President Biden addressed the unrest in his remarks on Thursday. But recent polls suggest…
A man rides a horse-drawn cart along a street devastated by Israeli bombings in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on February 9, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Mohammed Abed | Afp | Getty Images Israeli forces on Monday launched attacks on the southernmost city of Rafah,…
It was just a phrase uttered to reporters gathered around Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota last week as she showed up at a Columbia University encampment to greet pro-Palestinian protesters, including her daughter, a student activist. to show their support – to demonstrate against the Israeli attacks on Gaza. Ms. Omar, a leading pro-Palestinian voice…
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry called on the US to use its influence over Israel to prevent further bloodshed in Gaza. Speaking to CNBC’s Dan Murphy on Sunday at a World Economic Forum meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, he said: “Only the United States has the overall ability to influence conditions and motivate all concerned…
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) attends a press conference at Columbia University in response to demonstrators protesting in support of Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in New York City , USA, April 24, 2024. David Dee Delgado | Reuters House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., struggled to…
U.S. national security spokesman John Kirby speaks during a news conference at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 25, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters National security spokesman John Kirby said Sunday that Israel’s decision to withdraw some troops from the southern Gaza Strip does not appear to indicate a change in military strategy. “From…
Im Herbst 2016 schloss die Obama-Regierung ein großes Militärabkommen mit Israel ab, das die Vereinigten Staaten dazu verpflichtete, dem Land über einen Zeitraum von zehn Jahren Waffen im Wert von 38 Milliarden US-Dollar zu liefern. „Die kontinuierliche Versorgung mit der weltweit fortschrittlichsten Waffentechnologie wird sicherstellen, dass Israel in der Lage ist, sich gegen alle Arten…
One of the strongest voices in the White House calling for an end to civilian casualties in Gaza is the person closest to the president: Jill Biden. At a meeting with Muslim community members at the White House on Tuesday evening, a guest told President Biden that his wife disapproved of his participation in the…
Relatives and friends mourn the body of Saif Abu Taha, an employee of the U.S.-based aid organization World Central Kitchen, who was killed during his funeral in Gaza a day earlier when Israeli strikes hit the NGO’s convoy delivering food aid in Gaza Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on April 2, 2024. Ali Jadallah…
A Republican House member from Michigan openly mused about the obliteration of Gaza during a town hall meeting last week, telling his constituents that “it should be like Nagasaki and Hiroshima.” “Get it over with quickly,” Rep. Tim Walberg said, according to a video posted online from the March 25 event in Dundee, Michigan. His…
