Tag: Gaza Strip
European lawmakers: Palestinian terror groups committing ‘double war crimes’
More than 50 European lawmakers expressed solidarity with Israel while condemning Palestinian terror groups for their rocket fire on Israel and using their own populations as human shields.
In a letter spearheaded by the American Jewish Committee...
Most American Jewish groups express solidarity with Israel, some lay blame on it for...
On blog posts, social media and statements to news outlets, Jewish groups from across the religious and political spectrums voiced concerns about the ongoing conflict in Israel and the Gaza Strip. As of Thursday,...
In southern Israel, residents embrace resilience and courage in face of rocket fire
At 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning, I got into my car in Gush Etzion, near Jerusalem to head down to communities along the Gaza envelope in order to learn firsthand from residents what they...
Johnson calls for ‘restraint’ amid rising violence between Israelis, Palestinians
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Israel and the Palestinians on Wednesday to “step back from the brink” and “show restraint” as violence heightened between both sides.
He said the United Kingdom “is deeply concerned by the...
Iran’s role in Israeli-Palestinian conflict cannot be ‘overlooked,’ say Mideast experts
The escalating conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians is one of the first major policy tests for the Biden administration.
Despite U.S. President Joe Biden’s hope to shift foreign policy away from the Middle East...
If current Mideast violence a test, some experts say Biden is failing
The Biden administration has come under withering criticism in the United States and Israel for its poor handling of the current situation in the Middle East. On Tuesday, U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price failed...
How old politics in Ramallah, Gaza, Jerusalem and Washington have set Israel ablaze
After one of the calmest extended periods in decades in the Middle East—and in Israel, in particular—the tide has suddenly turned, reverting to classic political mistakes that have all but erased the positive gains.
The...
Omar accuses Israel of ‘act of terrorism’ for Gaza strikes
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has accused the Israeli government of committing an “act of terrorism” with its airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on Monday. The Israeli strikes were in response to Hamas bombarding Israel with rockets...
Gaza terror factions fire more than 200 rockets at Israel; six injured in Ashkelon
Gaza terror factions have fired more than 200 rockets at Israel in the past 24 hours, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday.
The IDF struck more than 130 targets in Gaza in response, including strikes on...
Israel’s president offers Gaza-border residents respite from missiles
In the wake of a barrage of 250 missiles launched from Gaza into Israel, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin invited citizens from the Gaza “envelope” (periphery) area and greater southern Israel to his official Jerusalem...