#Hold Hamas and all of its enablers accountable

#Hold Hamas and all of its enablers accountable

One of the things I love most about America is its nearly limitless capacity for charity and empathy.  Americans are consistently among the world’s most generous donors to those in need or crisis.  And particularly now, no one should shy away from sympathy for and support to Gazans. But one should not confuse sympathy for…

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#Biden administration authorizes nonessential personnel to depart Israel, West Bank

#Biden administration authorizes nonessential personnel to depart Israel, West Bank

The Biden administration released an updated travel advisory for Israel, the West Bank and Gaza on Saturday as the ongoing conflict in the region persists. The State Department authorized the departure of all “non-emergency U.S. government personnel and eligible family members for U.S. Embassy Jerusalem and U.S. Branch Office Tel Aviv.” “Terrorist groups, lone-actor terrorists and…

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#Schumer faces Democratic divisions on Israel 

#Schumer faces Democratic divisions on Israel 

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), the first Jewish Senate majority leader in history and a staunch ally of Israel, faces a tricky divide in his caucus and the broader Democratic Party over how to respond to the attacks against Israel.   Schumer must navigate the growing tensions between Democratic allies of Israel and progressive…

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#Bipartisan lawmakers introduce Iron Dome appropriations act

#Bipartisan lawmakers introduce Iron Dome appropriations act

Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.), Max Miller (R-Ohio) and Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) on Tuesday introduced a bill that would appropriate $2 billion to help Israel with its Iron Dome defense system. The Iron Dome is a system that intercepts rockets being fired at Israel. “Radical Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists are kidnapping, torturing, raping, burning…

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#Palestinian president asks UN for help with ‘Israeli aggression’ in Gaza

#Palestinian president asks UN for help with ‘Israeli aggression’ in Gaza

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the United Nations to help stop the “Israeli aggression” in Gaza, state media reported Monday. In a call with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Abbas reportedly asked the U.N. to “immediately intervene” to stop the ongoing “Israeli aggression,” Palestinian news agency WAFA reported Monday night. Abbas urged Guterres and the…

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#Pentagon: US ‘surging’ air defense, munitions to Israel

#Pentagon: US ‘surging’ air defense, munitions to Israel

The United States is “surging” air defense and munitions to Israel following terrorist attacks against the country over the weekend, a senior defense official said Monday.  “We remain in constant, ongoing contact with our counterparts in Israel to determine and then support their most urgent requirements,” the official told reporters Monday. They declined to specify the…

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