Tag: Israel

President Joe Biden speaks at a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023.

Families of US hostages say White House ignored request to attend Hanukkah reception: Report

Heather Hunter · December 12, 2023 2:45 am

Israeli soldiers stand by a truck packed with bound and blindfolded Palestinian detainees, in Gaza, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. Israeli forces have been rounding up Palestinians in northern Gaza for interrogation as they search for Hamas fighters.

State Department says it finds images of blindfolded and stripped Palestinians ‘deeply disturbing’

Brady Knox · December 12, 2023 2:24 am

Taylor Swift performs at Estadio Monumental during her Eras Tour concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023.

Taylor Swift attends comedy show raising money for Gaza charity: Report

Heather Hunter · December 12, 2023 1:24 am

Hezbollah fighters rise their group's flag and shout slogans, as they attend the funeral procession of Hezbollah fighter, Bilal Nemr Rmeiti, who was killed by Israeli shelling, during his funeral procession in Majadel village, south Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023.

Biden administration ‘concerned’ about report Israel used US-provided white phosphorus

Mike Brest · December 11, 2023 10:37 pm

Biden met by ‘Genocide Joe’ Philadelphia protesters after ‘American possibilities’ speech

Naomi Lim · December 11, 2023 9:52 pm

Capitol Police arrest more than 40 pro-ceasefire protesters inside Senate office building

Rachel Schilke · December 11, 2023 5:26 pm

Harvard President Claudine Gay speaks during a hearing of the House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Washington.

Hundreds of Harvard faculty call on university not to fire President Claudine Gay

Rachel Schilke · December 11, 2023 4:50 pm

Beltway Confidential

SNL tries and fails to mock Elise Stefanik’s successful blasting of Penn’s president

Tiana Lowe Doescher · December 11, 2023 1:31 pm

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks at a rally to end the use of fossil fuels, in New York, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023.

AOC calls US veto of UN’s call for ceasefire in Israel-Gaza war ‘shameful’

Julia Johnson · December 10, 2023 9:25 pm

Senate HELP Committee Chair Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., questions Moderna CEO and Director Stephane Bancel during a Senate HELP Committee hearing on the price of the COVID-19 vaccine, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Sanders abandons progressives’ support for Gaza ceasefire because Hamas wants ‘permanent war’

Asher Notheis · December 10, 2023 8:29 pm

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) speaks at a rally Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, at the National Mall during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Washington.

Rashida Tlaib withholding full support for Biden’s 2024 bid due to a ‘number of issues’

Rachel Schilke · December 10, 2023 8:03 pm

Relatives and friends of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group call for their release during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah in the Hostages Square at the Museum of Art, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023.

Beltway Confidential

In Israel-Hamas war, radical Islamism threatens democratic values

Joseph D’Souza · December 10, 2023 7:33 pm