The Biden administration’s pier to aid Gaza now can’t operate at all
The temporary US military dock built to facilitate more aid to the Gaza Strip has been hit with one bad headline after another. Rescue efforts from the pier have reportedly been halted due to damage caused by rough seas. report Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said on Tuesday the pier would be removed and sent to […]
US aid to Gaza stalls after temporary pier breaks apart in heavy seas | Gaza
US aid efforts in Gaza A temporary pier built by the military The Pentagon said Tuesday that the ship broke apart in rough seas. The $320 million pier was meant to be a vital supply conduit to deliver aid by sea to starving Palestinians and alleviate the humanitarian disaster — efforts that have now been […]
Biden was my boss. I resigned because as a Jew I cannot endorse the Gaza catastrophe | Lily Greenberg Call
Until last week, President Biden was my boss. Last week, I resigned from my position at the U.S. Department of the Interior, becoming the first Jewish political appointee to publicly resign in protest and mourning over President Biden’s support of genocide in Gaza. Over 35,000 Palestinians killedThis was an incredibly difficult decision, but a necessary […]
Biden’s $320M Gaza pier: Over budget and under constant threat, a ‘purely political’ misadventure
The temporary piers, installed under President Biden’s orders, have gone way over budget and have caused some problems since USAID began delivering them, leading some lawmakers to question the value of the undertaking. “At the end of the day, this is putting the American people at unnecessary risk. It’s costing a lot of money. It’s […]
Egyptian Soldier Killed near Gaza Border in ‘Shooting Incident’
Egypt confirmed on Monday that one Egyptian soldier was killed in a gunfight with Israeli forces in the city of Rafah, near the border with Gaza. The Times of Israel reported, “Egypt said one of its soldiers was killed in a shooting near the border with the Gaza Strip city of Rafah, appearing to confirm […]
Nikki Haley meets with victims of Hamas at the Gaza border
Former presidential candidate Nikki Haley offered comfort to Israeli communities affected by the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack during a visit to the Israel-Gaza border on Memorial Day. Haley, 52, assured citizens of Middle Eastern allies that the United States would continue to support Israel despite a wave of anti-Israel protests in the country. “To […]
4 U.S. Army Ships Run Aground Near Floating Gaza Pier; ‘Boots on the Ground’
On Saturday, four US naval vessels supporting a “floating dock” in the Gaza Strip lost their moorings and ran aground, with two of them washing up on the Israeli coast. U.S. soldiers were forced to land on a beach near Ashdod, Israel, to rescue the ship, which was hit by bad weather and high waves. […]
Israel Is Succeeding in Gaza
Written by Andrew Fox Western analysts think otherwise, because they are seeing Israel’s war through the lens of America’s own failed counterinsurgency doctrine. As the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducts another assault in the north of Gaza, they face significant criticism from Western officials and analysts who are asking why the IDF is repeatedly going […]
U.S. Army Vessels Beached as Heavy Seas Hit Gaza Aid Deliveries
On Saturday, four U.S. military vessels attempting to help deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip were pulled from their moorings by rough seas. Two of the ships are stranded along the Israeli coast near Ashkelon, while the other two are anchored on shore near a temporary pier built and set up by the U.S. […]
Rashida Tlaib Suggests Voting Against Biden for Handling of War in Gaza
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) has suggested voting against President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election because of his handling of the ongoing war in Gaza and his support for Israel. Speaking at the Palestinian People’s Congress in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, Tlaib said: Hit Biden said Israel’s war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip […]