Browsing: Israel-Hamas War

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Google terminated 28 employees on Wednesday who opposed the tech giant’s cloud computing agreement with the Israeli government. Protesters staged sit-ins Tuesday at two Google offices — New York City and Sunnyvale, Calif. — in opposition to the $1.2 billion agreement that the company has with Amazon for providing cloud computing services to Israel. Nine people…

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Around 40 percent of adults of Latino descent in the U.S. believe that the U.S. should advocate for an immediate truce in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, as indicated by a recent survey.  An Ipsos-Axios survey, released on Tuesday, surveyed 1,000 Latino and Hispanic Americans to gather their opinions on the Israel-Hamas war, which has been ongoing for more than six months since…

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Vice President Harris met with family members of Americans still being held captive by Hamas as the administration seeks a cease-fire in Gaza that would result in their release. Harris, during the meeting at the White House, “stressed that President Biden and she have no higher priority than reuniting the hostages with…

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Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y), the highest-ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, stated on Tuesday that he requires “assurances” before consenting to the sale of F-15 fighter jets to Israel during its conflict with Hamas. “I’m waiting for assurances,” Meeks expressed during a “CNN News Central” interview. “When I return to Washington, D.C., I want to ensure that I understand the types of weapons and their intended use.”

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Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Friday he thinks Iran will retaliate for a recent airstrike by Israel on an Iranian Embassy compound in Syria, but on a limited scale. “They are going to act,” Esper said on CNN’s “The Source” with anchor Kaitlan Collins. “They’re gonna feel the need to uphold their dignity, to…

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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday dismissed two officers after finding that a fatal strike this week killing seven workers with the charity group World Central Kitchen (WCK) should not have occurred. A preliminary investigation carried out by the Israeli Joint Chiefs of Staff found that the IDF mistakenly thought a convoy carrying the…