Tag: White House
Kamala Harris wants it both ways on Israel
Since she became the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party for the presidency in the last week, backers of Vice President Kamala Harris have been doing their best to redefine her image. That has...
Inside story: Behind the Netanyahu-Harris meeting
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris sent strong signals to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week on what to expect from a relationship should she succeed U.S. President Joe Biden in the Oval Office.
Netanyahu...
Israel, Hamas agree to hostage deal framework, PA-led force in Gaza
The Hamas terror group has agreed to a hostages-for-ceasefire framework and mediators are negotiating the details and implementation, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday night.
The Post‘s David Ignatius said that though the framework is in place, officials...
Pro-Hamas group got $50 million US grant under Inflation Reduction Act, senator says
Democrats in Washington awarded a $50 million grant, under the Inflation Reduction Act, to the pro-Hamas and antisemitic group Climate Justice Alliance in December, according to Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.).
“We went to the...
Hitler admirer who crashed truck into White House pleads guilty
Sai Varshith Kandula, 20, of Missouri, who attempted to drive a U-Haul truck into the White House, has entered a guilty plea that could get him up to 10 years imprisonment, though prosecutors have suggested eight....
US: Gaza aid has greatly increased in recent days
The United States has confirmed a substantial increase in humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip over the past few days.
“The aid has increased and quite dramatically in just the last few days,” White House...
White House ‘disappointed’ Israel cancels delegation to Washington
John Kirby, the White House national security communications advisor, told reporters on Monday that the Biden administration is “disappointed” that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called off a high-level delegation to Washington to discuss a...
US to continue UNRWA funding ban for another year
The United States ban on funding the U.N. Relief and Works Agency will continue until at least March 2025, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
Two sources familiar with an agreement reached on Tuesday between U.S. congressional leaders and...
Biden to pressure Israel on alternatives to Rafah op
The White House will present alternative plans designed to dissuade Jerusalem from carrying out a full-scale military operation in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah when an Israeli delegation visits Washington early next week, Axios reported on...
Kamala Harris demands ‘immediate ceasefire, for at least next six weeks’
Overlooking Edmund Pettus Bridge, the site of the “Bloody Sunday” attacks on civil-rights activists in 1965 in Selma, Ala., U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris opened her speech marking the 59th anniversary of that violence...