Columbia cancelled in-person classes, dozens of protesters were arrested at Yale and the gates to Harvard Yard were closed to the public on Monday as some of the most prestigious US universities sought to defuse campus tensions over Israel’s war with Hamas. The various actions followed the arrest last week of more than 100 pro-Palestinian … Read more
An independent review conducted for the United Nations into the neutrality of its agency helping Palestinian refugees found that Israel never expressed concern about anyone on the staff lists it has received annually since 2011. The review was carried out after Israel alleged that a dozen employees of the agency known as UNRWA had participated … Read more
File photo Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Israel will increase “military pressure” on Palestinian group Hamas in a bid to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza. “In the coming days we will increase the military and political pressure on Hamas because this is the only way to free our hostages,” … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden can breathe a bit easier, at least for the moment, now that Israel and Iran appear to have stepped back from the brink of tipping the Middle East into all-out war. Israel’s retaliatory strikes on Iran and Syria caused limited damage. The restrained action came after Biden urged Prime … Read more
The U.S. took another step toward supporting Israel’s ongoing conflict in Gaza, as the House passed a bill to allocate more aid to the U.S. ally in a 366-58 vote Saturday. The bill allocates some $26.4 billion to Israel, including for support of the nation’s Iron Dome and David’s Sling defense systems. The legislation also … Read more
World leaders appealed for calm Friday after reported Israeli retaliation against Iran added to months of tense spillover from the war in Gaza, with Iranian state media reporting explosions in a central province.Israeli officials made no public comment on the attack and Iranian officials played down its significance.Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Israeli micro-drones … Read more
As open fighting between two of the Middle East’s best-armed players worsens, more than a million Palestinian lives hang in the balance. Israel on Thursday attacked Iran, in retaliation for an April 13 attack from Iranian drones and missiles, which was itself a retaliation for the Israeli bombing of an Iranian consulate on April 1. … Read more
Global central bankers fretting about geopolitics just got another sharp reminder overnight about the potential threat that the Middle East poses to their inflation fight.In the same week that multiple monetary officials meeting in Washington said they’re on the lookout for potential oil shocks that could reignite consumer-price growth, Israel’s attack on Iran on Friday … Read more
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Tuesday yet again encouraged Americans who experience closed roads and heavy traffic due to protests about the Israel-Hamas war in several cities across the country to take matters into their own hands. In an interview with NBC News, the Republican senator labeled those who take to the streets to express … Read more
The Israeli military renewed warnings on Monday for Palestinians not to return to northern Gaza, a day after witnesses and medical officials said Israeli troops opened fire and killed five people among throngs of displaced residents trying to walk back to their homes in the devastated area. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were driven from … Read more
