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Hostages’ families rally at Netanyahu’s home to demand deal

Relatives of the remaining hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip rallied Saturday in front of the private residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding a deal to return the hostages. “Do you know where your child slept last night?” Shelly Shemtov, whose 21-year-old son Omer is among the hostages, begged the crowd […]

Sanders calls for end of US funding for Netanyahu’s ‘immoral’ war 

Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) on Tuesday called on Congress to withhold more than $10 billion in military funding to Israel, saying it would be a “grossly disproportionate” and “immoral” move by the Israeli government in Gaza. He warned that the money would be used to fund the war. This was the latest criticism leveled by […]

Israel’s Supreme Court overturns part of Netanyahu’s judicial reform

Israel's Supreme Court ruled on Monday to overturn Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial law restricting judicial powers that threatens to send Israel back into civil disintegration as the war with Hamas continues. The high court narrowly struck down a law enacted in July that prohibited judges from reversing government decisions they deemed “unreasonable.” The Middle […]