Published by AFP {SDJW: See objections from HIAS in the comment section} Washington (AFP) – President Joe Biden will temporarily shut the US-Mexico border to asylum seekers whenever illegal migrant crossings surge, the White House said Tuesday, in a dramatic bid to neutralize one of his political weak spots in the reelection battle against Donald […]
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Published by AlterNet A billionaire heiress who frequently ranks among the top donors to GOP candidates and causes has remained relatively quiet in the 2024 race, but she recently suggested former President Donald Trump could win her over with an even more hawkish pro-Israel foreign policy agenda. According to Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Miriam Adelson —
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Vandalism and other property damage have accompanied anti-Israel protests on college campuses. Now the House Oversight Committee is investigating how these protests are being financed. [Press Release]
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Published by IBTimes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Tuesday denied American media reports that he will address the US Congress on June 13, amid mounting pressure to agree to a ceasefire with Hamas. Netanyahu’s office told Israeli media the date of his speech to Congress had “not been finalised”, but it would not
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Published by Tampa Free Press President Joe Biden’s newest Gaza ceasefire plan could hand Hamas a much-needed window to rebuild its battered ranks and potentially launch another Oct. 7-style attack on Israel, defense experts and former U.S. officials told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Israel, the U.S. and international negotiators have been working for months
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“The illegal strike by UAW Local 4811 is tied to the antisemitic Boycott, Divest and Sanctions movement, the goal of which is to demonize Israel, undermine its existence and ultimately seek the elimination of the only Jewish state. The strikers and other allied groups conducted a walking tour to show which research centers ‘get money from Zionists.’ [Press Release]
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Published by ANI News Washington, DC [US], June 3 (ANI): US President Joe Biden congratulated Claudia Sheinbaum on her historic presidential win as Mexico’s first woman to lead the country’s government. Biden said in a statement on Monday, “I congratulate Claudia Sheinbaum on her historic election as the first woman President of Mexico.” “I look
Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address the US Congress on June 13, media reported Monday, amid mounting pressure for the American ally and Hamas to agree to a permanent ceasefire. The development, reported by Punchbowl News and Politico, comes with Netanyahu facing intense criticism over the civilian death
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(To Tune of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’): I’ve heard there was a public trial/ Of a president for deeds so vile/ The jury didn’t believe what he was sellin’. … {Laurie Baron]
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“Some are born great. Some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” Weiser then turned to the man who will succeed him: “Dear Rabbi Geiger: we are thrusting greatness upon you tonight!” [Donald H. Harrison]
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So far, Biden’s reticence has contrasted with the rhetoric of at least two Jewish California Democrats, who believe they can turn Trump’s felony conviction to their advantage in the upcoming November 5 elections. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Published by HNGN Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a bipartisan invitation to address a joint meeting of Congress — prompting an immediate boycott by outspoken critic Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. In a statement posted Saturday on his official Senate website, the Vermont independent called it “very sad for our country” that Netanyahu would
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Published by DPA Pressure is growing on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following US President Joe Biden’s proposal for an end to the war in Gaza. President Isaac Herzog thanked Biden on Sunday for his efforts and said that he had assured Netanyahu and the government of his “full support for a deal that will
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Published by DPA International US President Joe Biden has unveiled a new proposal from Israel to end the war in Gaza and secure the release of hostages. “We can’t lose this moment,” Biden said at the White House on Friday. “Indefinite war in pursuit of an unidentified notion of total victory … will only bog
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