Israel is withdrawing its negotiators from Qatar and is blaming the lack of a hostage deal with Hamas on a UN Security Council resolution that called for a Ramadan ceasefire in Gaza. Hamas officials said on Monday that the Palestinian group was still seeking a hostage...
Trump Says Israel Has To ‘Finish the War’ Because It’s ‘Losing a Lot of Support’
Former President Trump said in an interview with Israel Hayom over the weekend that Israel made a "big mistake" by broadcasting images and videos of the destruction in the Gaza Strip, saying it's losing Israel "a lot of support." Trump said he would have done the same...
In US, Israel’s Defense Minister Says There’s No ‘Moral Right’ to End Gaza Slaughter
During a visit to Washington on Monday, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant responded to the UN Security Council passing a resolution that called for a Ramadan ceasefire in Gaza, saying Israel had "no moral right" to stop its brutal military operations. "We have no...
US Claims Israel Is Following International Law, Not Blocking Aid
The State Department claimed on Monday that Israel is using US weapons without violating international or US law despite the massive civilian casualties in Gaza and the starvation blockade imposed on the Strip. Under a new national security memorandum, the US requires...
Data Shows Israel Gets 99% of Its Weapons From the US and Germany
Amid growing calls for the US to stop arming Israel, data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has shown that Israel gets 99% of its arms from the US and Germany, The Times of Israel reported on Monday. The SIPRI report said that from...
UN Security Council Passes Gaza Ceasefire Resolution, US Abstains
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...