#Hamas practiced public dress rehearsal before attack

#Hamas practiced public dress rehearsal before attack

Hamas practiced a public dress rehearsal for their recent attack on Israel, according to a propoganda video posted on social media by the group, recognized as a terrorist organnization by the United States. The video posted on Sep. 12 featured fighters utilizing explosives to get through a replica of a border gate on the Gaza-Israel…

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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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#Anxiety grows amid GOP Speaker’s battle

#Anxiety grows amid GOP Speaker’s battle

The White House and Senate are ringing the alarm as the next deadline to avoid a government shutdown draws closer and House Republicans appear no closer to picking a Speaker. The deadline to fund the government is Nov. 17, but the lack of a Speaker is complicating those efforts. At the same time, lawmakers are……

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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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#Washington Post slashing 240 jobs

#Washington Post slashing 240 jobs

The Washington Post says it has plans to do away with more than 200 jobs as a cost cutting measure after prognostications for online readership and subscriptions proved “overly optimistic” heading into 2024. In a note sent to staff on Tuesday and obtained by several media outlets, Patty Stonesifer, thechief executive officer at the Post,…

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#Blinken: ‘Every action’ by Hamas ‘making it worse’ for Palestinians, Israelis

#Blinken: ‘Every action’ by Hamas ‘making it worse’ for Palestinians, Israelis

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that “every action” taken by militant group Hamas is worsening the situation for both Palestinians and Israelis. Blinken made the rounds on Sunday morning news shows to offer the latest insights into the ongoing conflict in Israel after Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a multifaceted attack on Israel on Saturday. He warned…

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