A bill introduced in the House by Reps. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) and Mike Lawler (R-NY) would create "antisemitism monitors" at colleges funded by the US federal government, a reaction to widespread pro-Palestinian demonstrations that have falsely been labeled...
Israel Threatens Rafah Invasion If Hostage Deal Not Reached
Israeli officials are threatening to invade Rafah if a hostage deal is not reached amid Egyptian and Qatari-mediated negotiations with Hamas. Axios reported on Friday that Israeli officials told their Egyptian counterparts that Israel is giving Hamas "one last chance"...
US Working To Prevent ICC Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu
The US and Israel are working together to prevent the International Criminal Court from issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other high-level Israeli officials, Israeli media has reported. Haaretz reported that the Israeli...
Hamas Official Says Group Willing To Disarm for Two-State Solution
A top Hamas political official has told The Associated Press that the Palestinian group would be open to a five-year truce with Israel and would disarm and become solely a political party if a Palestinian state was established along the pre-1967 borders. Speaking in...
Netanyahu Calls for Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Protesters in the US
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday called for a crackdown on Americans protesting against Israel's slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza at college campuses across the United States. "What’s happening in America's college campuses is horrific....
Israeli Strikes in Rafah Kill 22, Including 18 Children
Israeli strikes hit the southern Gaza city of Rafah Saturday night into Sunday morning, killing 22 people, including 18 children, The Associated Press reported. The bombardment came just hours after the US House of Representatives passed a $26 billion bill that...
US Vetoes Palestinian Bid for Full UN Membership
On Thursday, the US vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have granted Palestine status as a full UN member state, a move that goes against President Biden's claim that he favors a two-state solution. The US was the only member of the 15-member council to...
Israeli Forces Kill Five Palestinians Trying To Return to North Gaza
Five Palestinians were killed and 52 were wounded on Sunday when Israeli forces opened fire on a crowd trying to return to northern Gaza, The Associated Press reported, citing officials at the Awda Hospital in central Gaza. Thousands of displaced Palestinians...
Head of USAID Says Palestinians in North Gaza Are Already Experiencing Famine
Samantha Power, the head of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), said on Wednesday that some parts of northern Gaza are already experiencing famine, which has been created by Israel's US-backed bombardment and siege of the Strip. Power made the...
Israeli MK Says There Are Secret Plans To Establish Israeli Settlements in Gaza
Limor Son Har-Melech, a member of the Israeli Knesset and the hardline Jewish Power party, has said there are secret Israeli plans to establish settlements in the Gaza Strip, The New Arab reported on Wednesday. Har-Melech told the Israeli Knesset's TV channel that...