Daily Archives: February 19, 2024
A strong Europe benefits the US and Israel
When former President Donald Trump speaks, exploding heads tend to follow, often for good reason. His recent comments about NATO, saying he would not protect European countries that do not pay their dues to...
Refugees Lives Matter,’ unless they’re Palestinian
The recent news cycle has been awash with dire predictions of what awaits the Palestinian population of Gaza following a widely expected Israeli ground incursion into the southern city of Rafah. Germany warned of...
Israel expects up to eight weeks of intense fighting in Gaza
Jerusalem expects intense fighting to continue in Gaza for another six to eight weeks, including in Rafah city, before scaling back the war effort, Reuters reported on Monday.
“Military chiefs believe they can significantly damage Hamas’s remaining...
US floats UNSC resolution for interim ceasefire ‘as soon as practicable’
After threatening to veto a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire, the United States is floating a ceasefire draft of its own, albeit with watered-down terms.
Washington’s proposed text includes “support for a...
Tennessee Democrats blame Republicans for Nashville neo-Nazi march
Dozens of neo-Nazis bearing black swastika flags marched at the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville on Saturday, drawing widespread condemnation from Jewish and political leaders, including two state representatives who blamed state Republicans for the march.
“Through...
Knesset votes against ousting Cassif for support of ICJ ‘genocide’ trial
The Knesset on Monday voted against removing lawmaker Ofer Cassif over his public support for the charges of genocide that South Africa lodged against Israel in the International Court of Justice.
Eighty-five MKs voted to oust...
IDF reveals videos of Bibas family just after being abducted on Oct. 7
Israel Defense Forces Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari revealed on Monday videos of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas taken in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, just after they were kidnapped from their home in Kibbutz...
UN court opens hearings on Israel’s ‘ongoing occupation’
Public hearings opened at the International Court of Justice in the Hague (ICJ) on Monday regarding the legal repercussions of Israel’s “ongoing occupation” of Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem.
The court is hearing arguments due...
Israel’s Democrats Abroad board quits over umbrella group’s hostility
Democrats Abroad Israel’s entire board quit in December over the anti-Israel animus and lack of sympathy displayed by its umbrella organization towards the victims of the Hamas attack on Oct. 7.
Democrats Aboard is “the...
Illinois public defender sues to display photo with gun, Israeli flag in office
An assistant public defender in Cook County, Ill., is suing her employer for the right to display a photo of herself with a gun standing in front of an Israeli flag.
Debra Gassman, who has...