US secretary of state has made at least five trips to the region since war on Gaza began. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is back in the Middle East – for his fifth visit since Israel began its war on Gaza. His previous trips did not bring any respite for Palestinians under bombardment. So, … Read more
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting the Middle East as the United States seeks to avoid escalation in the region, prioritizing the prevention of a wider war between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, The Washington Post reported. Nearly 90 percent of Gaza’s population has been forcibly displaced in three months of war, … Read more
David Frum, writer for The Atlantic magazine and pro-Israel commentator, says Palestinian statehood is not the solution. David Frum, staff writer for The Atlantic magazine and a pro-Israel supporter, tells host Steve Clemons that Israel and the United States should “avoid solution-ism” for the Palestinians and focus on day-to-day necessities, like food and water. The … Read more
Columbia Professor: The US is ‘isolated globally for supporting Israel’ Middle East Eye Opinion | It’s Time for the U.S. to Give Israel Some Tough Love The New York Times Reversing America’s Ruinous Support for Israel’s Assault on Gaza War On The Rocks Israel Gaza: Angst grows among young voters over Biden’s policy BBC.com Biden’s war on manufacturing, peace … Read more
Israel-Palestine live: Heavy rain worsens conditions for displaced Palestinians Middle East Eye Humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens with displaced Palestinians threatened by hunger, disease CBS News Israel-Gaza latest news: Heavy rain adds to Gazans’ misery as Israeli bombardment continues BBC.com Palestinians ‘going hungry’ as Israel pounds Gaza Al Jazeera English ‘We have the right to live.’ Starvation, disease, and … Read more
A second convoy of aid trucks entered Gaza through the Rafah crossing from Egypt late Sunday, offering only a small fraction of the relief needed but also a “glimmer of hope,” United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths said. President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed during a phone call Sunday that there would … Read more