Sen. Chuck Schumer, who has called himself a shomer Yisroel—or a guardian of the people of Israel, proved his criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this year was a farce and last week joined House Speaker Mike Johnson in inviting the Israeli leader to address Congress.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, shared footage of the Israeli raid in Nuseirat on Saturday to free four hostages and, like many others in the U.S., got down on his knees to praise Israel.
U.S. President Joe Biden said in an interview published Tuesday that he understands how one could believe that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not an honest broker in ceasefire deals with Hamas for his own political survival and “there is every reason for people to draw that conclusion.”
“I did not know Israel was capturing or recording my face. [But Israel has] been watching us for years from the sky with their drones. They have been watching us gardening and going to schools and kissing our wives. I feel like I have been watched for so long.”—Mosab Abu Toha, Palestinian poet
“We don't have electricity or running water or Internet or phone connection or anything,” Halima Tayah, 68, told The New York Times.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last week that Israel stands ready to respond to Hezbollah as his IDF troops continue their massacre in Gaza.
Chanting “Death to Arabs” and “Muhammad is Dead,” a frenzied mob of tens of thousands of far-right Israelis took part in the Jerusalem Day Flag March through the Muslim Quarter of the city to threaten and confront Arabs.
The U.S. moved to defend Israeli settlers intent on stealing more Palestinian land in the West Bank and announced sanctions last week on an armed group that has carried out attacks on IDF troops that have been enabling the latest land steal.
The New York Times ran a headline last week that gave the impression that the White House is applying a massive amount of pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ease his killing campaign in Gaza.
Top U.S. officials and agencies posted words of encouragement for Israel after its latest massacre in Gaza on Saturday that resulted in at least 297 deaths and about 700 injured—in an effort to save four Israeli hostages.