The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for Ramadan and the release of all hostages. The US abstained from the vote, and the other 14 members of the Security Council voted in favor of the resolution. The US had...
Government Funding Bill Signed By Biden Includes $3.8 Billion in Military Aid for Israel, Cuts Funding to UNRWA
The $1.2 trillion government funding package that President Biden signed into law on Saturday includes $3.8 billion in annual military aid for Israel and also cut funding for the UN's Palestinian relief agency, UNRWA, as Gaza is on the brink of famine. The US provides...
House Democrats Tell Biden To Enforce US Law and Suspend Military Aid to Israel
Six senior House Democrats sent a letter to President Biden on Saturday urging him to invoke US foreign assistance laws to suspend military aid to Israel due to the country's starvation blockade on Gaza "Given the catastrophic and devolving humanitarian situation in...
Israeli Minister Says Israel Will Invade Rafah No Matter What the US Thinks
Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer has vowed that Israel will invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah even if it causes a rift with the US, The Times of Israel reported Thursday. Any Israeli attack on Rafah would incur huge civilian casualties since 1.5...
Biden Donors Warn ‘Unconditional Support’ for Israel Could Cost Election
A group of more than 100 Democratic donors sent a letter to President Biden this week warning him that his "unconditional support" for the Israeli slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza could cost him the election to former President Trump. The letter said that likely...
Hamas Says Israel Responded Negatively to Latest Hostage Deal Proposal
A Hamas official said on Wednesday that Israel responded negatively to the Palestinian group's latest proposal for a hostage deal and ceasefire. Indirect negotiations have been taking place in Qatar, and according to a report from Axios, the deal that's on the table...
Biden Reassures Netanyahu He’s Not Trying To Undermine Him
President Biden reassured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he wasn't trying to undermine him politically by criticizing the Israeli government, Axios reported on Tuesday. Biden gave Netanyahu the assurance during a phone call on Monday, which came after...
Israeli Airstrikes Hit Syria for Second Time This Week
Israeli airstrikes hit targets outside of the Syrian capital of Damascus this week, marking the second time Israeli warplanes bombed the country this week. According to Syria's SANA news agency, the strikes caused some material damage, but no casualties were reported....
Biden Knew Israel Was Bombing Civilian Targets in October
Biden administration officials knew back in October that Israel was bombing buildings in Gaza without having "solid intelligence" that they were military targets and continued to provide full support for the Israeli military operations anyway, The Washington Post...
Netanyahu To Send Delegation to US To Discuss Plans To Attack Rafah
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will send a delegation of officials to the US to discuss Israeli plans to attack Rafah, the southern Gaza city on the Egyptian border that's packed with 1.5 million Palestinians. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said...