Tag: Israel

National Security

Reporter’s Notebook: Tensions mount as Gaza faces high casualties

Washington Examiner Staff · December 9, 2023 10:30 pm

State Department bypasses congressional review to approve tank ammunition sale with Israel

Cami Mondeaux · December 9, 2023 7:21 pm

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks to reporters on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Washington.

Senate Democrats push new amendment to condition US military aid to Israel

Samantha-Jo Roth · December 8, 2023 10:21 pm

President Joe Biden tried to name and shame House Republicans for opposing more funding for Ukraine, without concessions regarding border security and immigration.

Younger Americans more likely to disapprove of Biden handling Israel-Hamas war: Poll

Mabinty Quarshie · December 8, 2023 5:46 pm

Philippe Lazzarini, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, speaks during a news conference May 23, 2021, in Gaza City following a ceasefire reached after an 11-day war between Gaza's Hamas rulers and Israel.

UN agency in Gaza ‘on verge of collapse’ amid Israeli military campaign

Mike Brest · December 8, 2023 5:41 pm

Embattled Penn President Liz Magill faces growing calls for resignation

Jeremiah Poff · December 8, 2023 4:22 pm

US told Israel it would lead response to Houthi attacks: Report

Mike Brest · December 8, 2023 4:14 pm

Council on American-Islamic Relations national executive director Nihad Awad speaks during a news conference, Jan. 30, 2017, in Washington.

White House condemns Muslim group director’s comments on Oct. 7 Hamas attack

Mike Brest · December 8, 2023 4:12 pm

Washington Secrets

Ukraine and Israel wars spiking ammo prices in US

Paul Bedard · December 8, 2023 3:43 pm

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a session at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Article 99: The rarely used power exercised at UN over Israel-Hamas war

Associated Press · December 8, 2023 3:24 pm

Palestinians inspect the rubble of the Yassin Mosque destroyed after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City early Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Israel's military battled to drive Hamas fighters out of southern towns and seal its borders Monday as it pounded the Gaza Strip.

Beltway Confidential

Forget ceasefires: The only path to peace is Hamas’s complete destruction

Michael Rubin · December 8, 2023 11:00 am

A Nigerien soldier provides rear security for his squad while they performed a dismounted patrol during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock exercises strengthen security institutions, promote multilateral sharing of information, and develop interoperability among partner nations in the Trans-Sahara.

Israel’s tragic blunder

Jamie McIntyre · December 8, 2023 9:00 am