Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said his country has no plans to reoccupy Gaza once the fighting is over, but repeated that they are not prepared to agree to a cease-fire as the Palestinian death toll continues to climb. In an interview with Fox News, Netanyahu said Israel in the future wants to […]
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday spoke of the U.S. vision for Gaza once the Israel-Hamas war ends, seemingly drawing a contrast with Israel’s plans for the besieged territory. Speaking from Tokyo, where he attended a Group of Seven foreign ministers’ meeting, Blinken said the U.S. is focused on creating the conditions for lasting […]
More than 100 congressional staffers staged a walkout on Wednesday to call on the lawmakers they work for to endorse a cease-fire in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Gathered on the U.S. Capitol steps, the staffers held a moment of silence and led prayers for the 1,400 Israelis killed by Hamas in its Oct. 7 attack and […]
WASHINGTON ― Lawmakers are poised to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) over what they claim is her antisemitic criticism of Israel. The House on Tuesday rejected a Democratic motion to table the censure resolution against Tlaib, meaning its eventual passage this week is likely. The resolution, by Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.), accuses Tlaib, the only […]
Sen. Chris Murphy, one of the most influential Democrats on foreign policy in the upper chamber, denounced Israel on Thursday for its continuous siege on Gaza that has killed at least 9,000 Palestinians over the span of weeks and led voices around the world to demand a cease-fire. In a statement, the Senate Foreign Relations […]
WASHINGTON ― A Republican proposal to offset the cost of U.S. aid to Israel by cutting IRS funding would backfire and actually lose billions of dollars for the government, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) this week introduced a bill that would pay for $14 billion worth of Israel aid […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed Jacob Lew as ambassador to Israel, filling the key diplomatic post as the country is fighting a war with Hamas. Lew, a treasury secretary under President Barack Obama, was confirmed 53-43. He has promised to stand side by side with Israel’s leaders as they respond to the militant […]
Protesters interrupted U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s testimony before a Senate committee on Tuesday, calling for a cease-fire as he outlined the Biden administration’s requests for more U.S. aid to support Israel’s attacks on Gaza. The group of protesters, sitting in the back of the chamber with red-painted hands, yelled at Blinken: “You have […]
The White House on Monday sought to distinguish between Russia and Israel after Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal decried a “double standard” in the U.S. response to Moscow’s war in Ukraine as opposed to the Israel-Hamas conflict. Jayapal told NBC’s “Meet The Press” that while the White House sharply criticized Russia over its attacks on civilian […]
Republicans are looking to cut funding for the free digital tax filing system currently being developed by the Internal Revenue Service to instead offset the $14 billion emergency request for military aid for Israel’s war in Gaza. After House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) declared that Republicans insisted on cutting the budget to pay for the […]