Michael Moore is not holding back regarding his opinions of President Joe Biden and the Israel-Gaza conflict. The Oscar-winning filmmaker excoriated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday for his ongoing bombing offensive in Gaza, which has led to massive loss of life and continuing starvation, and slammed the Biden administration for funding it. “There’s … Read more
Michael Moore has a critical bone to pick with the Democratic National Convention. The “Fahrenheit 9/11” director had nothing but praise for last week’s jubilant convention in Chicago, save for its complete lack of Palestinian American voices amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. “Where’s the Palestinian voice on the stage? That was sad,” Moore said Tuesday … Read more
Jenna Ortega is finally breaking her silence on the firing of her former costar. In November, Melissa Barrera, who starred opposite Ortega in the fifth and sixth “Scream” films, was canned after voicing support for Palestinians amid the Israel-Gaza conflict. Ortega is now sharing her thoughts on the matter for the first time. “The business … Read more
Delegates for an anti-war, pro-Palestinian voting bloc are calling for Democratic National Convention organizers to allow a doctor who’s been on Gaza’s front lines to speak at the presidential nominating event about the humanitarian crisis. The “uncommitted” delegation represents a movement of Democratic voters who oppose the Biden administration’s support for Israel’s military offensive in … Read more
WASHINGTON ― Vice President Kamala Harris, suddenly also the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, on Thursday quietly became the White House’s public face on the Israel-Hamas war. While Harris and President Joe Biden both had meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, it was Harris, not Biden, who gave a detailed debriefing. “I’ve said it many … Read more
Israel struck the southern and central Gaza Strip on Monday to put more pressure on Hamas, following a weekend strike targeting the militant group’s leadership which killed scores of Palestinians camped in a designated “safe zone”. Two days after the Israeli strike turned a crowded swathe of Mawasi near the Mediterranean coast into a charred … Read more
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As international concerns remain about a potential Israeli offensive in the city of Rafah, Gaza, a Calgary doctor who has been volunteering in the border city this month has been told to leave because the situation is too dangerous. Dr. Fozia Alvi says she was part of the first foreign primary care team to assist … Read more
“Come and get me,” Hind Rajab was heard crying desperately in an audio recording. (File) Relatives found the body on Saturday of a 6-year-old Palestinian girl who had begged Gaza rescuers to send help after being trapped by Israeli military fire, along with the bodies of five of her family members and two ambulance workers … Read more
Motaz Alhelou, a 31-year-old Palestinian who was held in U.S. detention for a year and deported to Gaza, was killed in December. Alhelou was sheltering at the family’s business in western Gaza City when he was struck by sniper crossfire, his brother Mohammed Alhelou told HuffPost. It is unclear who shot him. More than 26,000 … Read more
