U.S. President Joe Biden has been publicly pressuring House Republicans for months to pass a Ukraine aid package. Johnson, however, leads a fractious GOP caucus that has so far rebuffed efforts to get fresh funding to Ukraine. Cameron, who has previously traveled to the U.S. to give Ukraine aid the hard sell, painted a gloomy … Read more
The US said it would consider revoking its recent designation of Yemen’s Houthis as terrorists if the Iran-backed militants cease their shipping attacks in and around the Red Sea. “My hope is that we can find diplomatic off-ramps,” Tim Lenderking, President Joe Biden’s special envoy for Yemen, told reporters in an online press briefing on … Read more
Fox News contributor Leo Terrell lost his mind on Thursday when network pundit Jessica Tarlov invoked her Jewish-American heritage during a discussion about Israel and President Joe Biden, prompting an angry Terrell to seemingly accuse her of playing the race card. “Don’t do that!” Terrell yelled, adding: “You’re a big-time Democrat!” Tarlov, who is used … Read more
The intervention will take some months to materialize. Ireland’s statement indicates it will file a declaration to the ICJ once South Africa submits its “memorial” — the written statement of its arguments. Ireland’s announcement comes as Israel prepares to launch a military operation in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip, where 1.4 million … Read more
Sign up for our Middle East newsletter and follow us @middleeast for news on the region. The Yemen-based Houthis have told China and Russia their ships can sail through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden without being attacked, according to several people with knowledge of the militant group’s discussions. Source link
Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner has offered his own solution to the mass bloodshed and displacement in Gaza: some good, old-fashioned real estate development. During an interview with Tarek Masoud, the faculty chair of Harvard’s Middle East Initiative, Kushner proposed moving Palestinians to Israel’s arid desert region to “clean up” Gaza’s “valuable” waterfront. “Gaza’s waterfront … Read more
Founding chair of political organization No Labels and former Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) slammed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D) for a speech he made earlier this week in which he called for new elections in Israel. “[F]or a U.S. Senator, let alone a majority leader, let alone the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in Washington, … Read more
CNN saw what’s inside aid packs destined for Gaza. And investigates why they’re not reaching civilians Humanitarian workers and government officials working to deliver urgently needed aid for Gaza say a clear pattern has emerged of Israeli obstruction. CNN’s Nima Elbagir investigates. Source link
An active-duty U.S. airman set himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Air Force confirmed Sunday evening, just hours after the fiery incident unfolded. He is now in critical condition at a local hospital, D.C. Fire and Emergency Services (FEMS) confirmed to The Daily Beast. D.C. FEMS responded … Read more
The mayor of Kiryat Shmona warned all residents who were still in the northernmost Israeli city to leave immediately, as Hezbollah is escalating its operations along Israel’s northern border. In a recorded message, Avichai Stern warned residents to “not take any excess risk. For anyone still in the city, this is the time to make … Read more