Tag: Hamas

Alison Lundergan Grimes, the Kentucky Democrat challenging Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for reelection, told reporters that Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system prevents Hamas militants from tunneling into the Jewish state. (AP/Timothy D. Easley)

Beltway Confidential

Gaffe Watch: Alison Lundergan Grimes explains how Israel’s Iron Dome protects against Hamas tunnels

Kevin Daley · July 30, 2014 9:27 pm

Beltway Confidential

Media reports filed under the sway of terrorists can’t be trusted

Charles Hoskinson · July 30, 2014 9:20 pm

Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, addresses his supporters in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, July 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

U.S. shouldn’t let Israel’s enemies mediate a ceasefire

Jed Babbin · July 30, 2014 9:00 pm

Deadly Israeli strikes hit UN school, market area

KARIN LAUBTIA GOLDENBERG · July 30, 2014 8:13 pm

Smoke rises in the skyline from Israeli strikes in eastern Gaza City, early Wednesday, July 30, 2014, amid Israel's heaviest air and artillery assault in more than three weeks of Israel-Hamas fighting. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

AP ANALYSIS: Amid war, endgames in Gaza emerge

Dan Perry · July 30, 2014 7:39 pm

Podcast: Obama Strategy For Gaza? Keep Iran Happy.

TWS Podcast · July 30, 2014 7:10 pm

Dissent quieted with most Israelis behind Gaza war

ARON HELLERTIA GOLDENBERG · July 30, 2014 6:42 pm

If you want to read a stinging critique of Secretary of State John Kerry's Middle East diplomacy, take a look at Adam Garfinkle's take in The American Interest blog. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

A sulfuric denunciation of John Kerry’s Middle East diplomacy

Michael Barone · July 30, 2014 5:47 pm

FILE - This May 19, 2014 file photo shows Ron Dermer in New York. Dermer, Israel's ambassador to the US is asserting that criticism of Secretary of State John Kerry's peace-making efforts is traceable to Israel's "very rambunctious democracy," and not Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Dermer said Netanyahu appreciates Kerry's efforts to bring about a cease-fire in the Gaza war. He adds, quote, "This is not coming from the prime minister." (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)

National Security

Diplomat: Criticism of Kerry not from Netanyahu

Washington Examiner · July 30, 2014 3:35 pm

Israel hits symbols of Hamas rule; 128 killed

IBRAHIM BARZAKYOUSUR ALHLOU · July 29, 2014 10:24 pm

FILE - In this July 24, 2014, file photo, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, talks with the media on Capitol Hill in Washington. While much of the rest of the world watches the Gaza war in horror and scrambles for a cease-fire, U.S. lawmakers are pressing the Obama administration to take no action that puts pressure on Israel to halt its military operations. Boehner said Monday, July 28, the administration should "stand with Israel, not just as a broker or observer but as a strong partner." (AP Photo/File)

National Security

Lawmakers struggle to seal $225M Iron Dome package

BRADLEY KLAPPERDONNA CASSATA · July 29, 2014 8:50 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry, right, and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin shake hands at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, July 29, 2014, during a news conference. The United States says there's been "no shred of evidence" that Russia is willing to help end the violence and bloodshed between the Ukraine separatists backed by Moscow and the government in Kiev. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

National Security

Kerry shrugs off Israeli criticism

Matthew Lee · July 29, 2014 4:39 pm