Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., met with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) last week and told the lobby group that Republicans plan to cancel universities that allow protests that are critical of Israel as it carries out a genocide in Gaza, bombs Lebanon, and provokes war with Iran.
Israeli forces rolled their tanks into the main gate of the UN peacekeepers stationed in Lebanon despite international condemnation for intentionally firing on Irish troops carrying out the mission earlier last week.
Shari Redstone, the chairwoman and CEO of CBS News’s parent company Paramount Global, jumped to defend an anchor who confronted author Ta-Nehisi Coates for talking about the everyday horrors that Palestinians face in the West Bank under Israel’s rule.
Masoud Pezeshkian, the Iranian president, called out the U.S. and Europe for its unconditional support for Israel as it continues to carry out its killing spree in Gaza and expands the war into Lebanon.
Iran will not tolerate Gulf states allowing Israel to use their airspace during the expected retaliatory strikes and said it will regard any action of support as “an action taken by the entire group, and Tehran will respond accordingly.”
Yoav Gallant, the head of the Israel Defense Forces, told reporters last week that Israel’s retaliatory strike on Iran will be “deadly, pinpoint, accurate, and surprising”—while offering few other details.