Unnamed officials said the floating pier and causeway that Washington hopes to use to bring aid into Gaza could be completed by Friday with aid deliveries beginning Saturday. The development comes as the cost of the pier has nearly doubled, and Defense Secretary Lloyd...
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State Dept. Official Resigns, Says White House Inciting Attacks on US Troops
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 30, 2024 | News
The State Department’s former Arabic language spokeswoman says she resigned from her post after official talking points became too provocative. Hala Rharrit said White House policy was potentially provoking attacks on US troops, and explained she refused to do Arabic...
Blinken Says US Nearing Saudi-Israel Proposal But Calm in Gaza Is Needed
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 29, 2024 | News
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the White House is finalizing an incentive package to bribe Israel and Saudi Arabia to normalize their ties. The Biden administration is seeking to expand the Trump-era Abraham Accords, in which Washington handed out favors to...
UN Oversight Office Closes Investigation Into Four Staff Over Alleged Ties to Hamas
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 28, 2024 | News
Four of the 12 employees of the UN Palestinian Relief Agency (UNRWA) under investigation by the UN’s internal inspector’s office had their cases closed due to lack of evidence. In January, Israel claimed 12 members of UNRWA participated in the Hamas attack on October...
Ben Gvir Wants Israeli Police to Create ‘Local Response Teams’ to Protect Jews Outside of Israel
by Connor Freeman | Apr 25, 2024 | News
Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, an extremist settler and Jewish supremacist, has called on the police commissioner to create “local response teams” globally to protect Jewish communities overseas. This comes amid a wave of antiwar protests on...
Ukraine Sidelines Abrams Tanks After Russian Drone Attacks – AP
by Will Porter | Apr 25, 2024 | News
The Ukrainian military has opted to withdraw its US-supplied M1 Abrams main battle tanks from the front lines due to the threat posed by Russian drones, American officials told the Associated Press.
ByteDance Will Shut Down TikTok in US Rather Than Comply with Divestment Demand
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 25, 2024 | News
ByteDance says it will not sell off its popular video-sharing app TikTok after President Joe Biden signed a law that will ban the platform from American users in nine months if it is not sold away from Chinese ownership. Several sources inside ByteDance say TikTok is...
Biden Signs TikTok Ban, But Campaign Will Remain on Platform
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 24, 2024 | News
The same day that Joe Biden signed a massive foreign military aid bill that includes a provision to ban TikTok for US users, the President’s reelection campaign says it will remain on the platform through this year’s election. On Wednesday, President Biden signed a...