Dozens arrested on California campus after students in Texas detained as Gaza war protests persist
Hours after University of Texas police actively detained dozens of people in recent clashes between law enforcement and students protesting the Israeli-Hamas war on campuses across the country, police on Wednesday sent police to Southern California. peacefully arrested student protesters at the university; Tensions escalated between police and demonstrators at the University of Southern California […]
Pope Francis calls for peace in Ukraine, Gaza: ‘A negotiated peace is better than a war without end’
In his first in-depth interview with a US network, Pope Francis called for peace in the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, saying a “negotiated peace” is better than continued conflict. “Please, all the countries that are at war, stop the war. Try to negotiate. Seek peace,” the pope said. Interview with CBS News on wednesday. […]
UN demands investigation of mass graves at Gaza hospitals raided by Israel
The United Nations on Tuesday called for a “clear, transparent and credible investigation” into mass graves discovered at two main hospitals in the war-torn Gaza Strip, which were raided by Israeli forces. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters that reliable investigators must have access to the scene, adding that more journalists needed to be able […]
Boston-Area Students Rally Behind ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’ at Columbia University
Students from MIT, Emerson College, and Tufts University set up an encampment in solidarity with Columbia University’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment. “We have shown the administrators the power that we have, and we cannot relinquish it. We are the ones running this campus, and we are the ones who made it what it is. We are […]
Israeli strikes on southern Gaza kills 18 people, including 14 children
An overnight Israeli airstrike on the city of Rafah in southern Gaza killed 18 people, most of them children, as US lawmakers moved forward with a package to send millions of dollars to Israel. Kuwait hospital officials said the first Israeli airstrike killed a man, his wife and their 3-year-old child, according to the Associated […]
House overwhelmingly passes $26 billion aid to Israel, Gaza as tensions with Iran escalate
The House of Representatives showed overwhelming bipartisan support for a $26 billion foreign aid bill that would provide funding to Israel and humanitarian aid to Gaza. The bill predictably polarized the most right-wing and left-wing members of Congress. The former is furious about the State Department’s $9 billion in aid to civilians in Gaza, and […]
Palestinians Hit the Beach in Gaza
Palestinians are flocking to Gaza’s beaches this week as families take advantage of soaring temperatures and a lull in fighting in much of the region. A displaced Palestinian boy plays with a dog on a beach in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, as people seek shelter from the high temperatures inside evacuation […]
Biden confuses Israeli city with Rafah in Gaza: ‘Don’t move on Haifa!’
President Biden made a stunning blunder on Tuesday by confusing the Israeli port city of Haifa with Rafah, the last refuge for civilians in the Gaza Strip. The 81-year-old president made a gaffe during a one-on-one interview with Nexstar Media’s Reshad Hudson when asked about his plans to win back pro-Palestinian voters in the wake […]
‘What is frickin’ wrong with you?’ Lefty Michael Moore warns Biden he’ll lose to Trump for backing Israel’s Gaza ‘slaughter’
Leftist Michael Moore has warned President Joe Biden that he will lose to former President Donald Trump in November for supporting Israel’s Gaza “genocide.” What are the details? Moore had an important message for Biden on Monday’s episode of the podcast “Rumble with Michael Moore.” Moore wrote in his own episode, “the eve of destruction. […]
Anti-Israel agitators shut down traffic, disrupt cities all across US in demand for Gaza ceasefire
Several other large protests have surfaced across the United States, with hundreds of anti-Israel agitators blocking traffic along California’s Golden Gate Bridge and in Oakland. “Worst tactics, worst causes, worst people,” Guy Benson replied to X. In New York City, nearly 300 protesters gathered outside the New York Stock Exchange on Monday morning. Protesters chanted […]