The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bill that conflates criticism of the modern state of Israel with antisemitism and will mandate that definition be used by the Department of Education when enforcing federal anti-discrimination laws. The bill could be used...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a meeting on Wednesday that he would not agree to a permanent ceasefire and end to Israeli operations in Gaza in exchange for a deal that would free Israeli hostages. "He told...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that if the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for him and other Israeli leaders over the genocidal campaign in Gaza, it would be an "antisemitic hate crime." Reports first surfaced over the...
The College Democrats of America, the official college outreach arm of the Democratic National Committee, has come out strongly in support of students at college campuses across the country protesting against the US-backed Israeli slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza....
The Biden administration is considering taking in certain Palestinian refugees and giving them a permanent safe haven in the US, CBS News reported on Tuesday. The report said that officials across several government agencies are examining options to resettle...
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin acknowledged on Tuesday that it was a possibility that the 1,000 US troops deployed off the coast of Gaza as part of a project to build a pier could come under fire and said they would be able to shoot back. Austin made the comments...
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Monday called for the "total annihilation" of Rafah and other cities in the Gaza Strip. "There are no half measures. Rafah, Deir al-Balah, Nuseirat – total annihilation. 'You will blot out the remembrance of Amalek from...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday that Israel will invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah "with or without" a hostage deal with Hamas, a threat that could derail fragile ceasefire negotiations. "The idea that we will halt the war before...
The State Department said Monday that it determined five units of Israel's security forces were responsible for "gross human rights violations" against Palestinians in the West Bank, but the finding won't impact US military aid to Israel. "After a careful process, we...
A group of at least 90 lawyers, including 20 who work in the Biden administration, are urging President Biden to cut off military aid to Israel because its slaughter in Gaza doesn't comply with US and international law. The attorneys will make their case in a letter...
