Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s top diplomat, told reporters that Israel’s war with Hamas risks becoming a full-fledged regional crisis—noting how Western countries have blamed Iranian influence on the conflict without any evidence.
Tag: The Israel War
BBC NEWS HOST: U.S. BACKS ISRAEL BECAUSE OF ‘JEWISH WEALTH’
Gonzalo Cañada, a host on BBC’s Spanish-language service, BBC News Mundo, said during a program last week that Jewish wealth and influence can help explain why there’s so much support for the tiny Middle Eastern country in the U.S.
ISRAEL TANK STRIKES EGYPT DURING HUMANITARIAN AID TRANSFER
An Israeli tank struck an Egyptian position near Gaza during the second humanitarian convoy—injuring several border guards, Reuters reported on Sunday.
UNIVERSITIES THAT ALLOW FREE SPEECH LOSE MILLIONS FROM PRO-ISRAEL DONORS
Top universities in the U.S. are losing millions of dollars from donors who demand that only a pro-Israel view is acceptable, and if schools do not crack down on any opposing views, they should go out of business.
BLINKEN ANNOUNCES HUMANITARIAN AID TRUCKS INTO GAZA, BUT U.S. WARNS HAMAS NOT TO INTERFERE
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Saturday that humanitarian aid trucks lined up in Egypt have begun to make their way across the Gaza border, which should offer some limited relief for the city’s population of 2.3 million that have been choked off since the Hamas attack earlier this month.
AMERICANS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES WARNED TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTION
The U.S. State Department urged American citizens who are abroad to take extra precautions due to the elevated risks of terror attacks and other forms of violence, as Washington provided Israel its full-throated support to continue punishing Palestinians in Gaza after Hamas’s attack earlier this month.
VON DER LEYEN CRITICIZED BY STAFFERS OVER HER ‘UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT’ OF ISRAEL
A letter signed by workers from the European Commission took issue with their boss who is president of the Commision, Ursula von der Leyen, for expressing unconditional support for Israel while seemingly disregarding the devastation in Gaza from constant bombings.
CENSORSHIP 2.0: THUNBERG FORCED TO DELETE TWEET CALLING TO PROTECT PALESTINIANS
Greta Thunberg, the climate activist, faced swift criticism from the Israeli Armed Forces after calling for a ceasefire as Israel wages a massive air campaign against Palestinians after the high-profile Hamas attack that killed over 1,400 people in Israel earlier this month.
PETRAEUS WARNS THAT ISRAELI GROUND INVASION OF GAZA COULD LOOK A LOT LIKE THE U.S. MISADVENTURE IN MOSUL
Retired U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus said in an interview last week that an Israeli ground invasion in Gaza could be long and bloody, and compared it to U.S. forces in Iraq.
WHO ‘STRONGLY CONDEMNS’ ATTACK ON GAZA HOSPITAL
Dr. Tedros Adhenom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, announced last week that he “strongly condemns” the attack on the Gaza hospital that resulted in the deaths of hundreds seeking refuge at treatment amid an Israeli bombardment.