Browsing: Palestine

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) weighed in on the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, dubbing it “Biblical warfare.” “Israel doesn’t occupy the land, they own it. The promised land is theirs,” Mace posted on social media platform X. “It’s Biblical warfare, plain and simple.” Mace, like many other Republican lawmakers, has been supportive…

President Biden's statement this week, cautioning Israel that the United States will not provide it with weapons if it enters Rafah, has angered the Republican Party. This is expected to be the main topic of this week's Sunday talk shows. In a conversation with CNN's Erin Burnett on Wednesday, Biden mentioned that if the Israel Defense Forces…

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) described the Biden administration’s review of Israel’s war conduct in the Gaza Strip — which acknowledged the likely violation of international humanitarian law using U.S. weapons — as “woefully inadequate,” but did not indicate a ban on arms transfers. “If this conduct complies with international standards, God help us all,”…

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he hopes President Biden was having a “senior moment” when he threatened to withhold weapons from Israel if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proceeded with an invasion into Rafah in southern Gaza. Johnson, in a wide-ranging interview with Politico — which will air in full on a forthcoming episode of its…

Former President Trump blamed President Biden for the college graduations being canceled due to ongoing pro-Palestinian protests. He described the president as too weak to demand law and order. Trump wrote that President Biden is fully responsible for the cancellation of graduations at weak colleges like Columbia University, affecting thousands of students.

Former President Trump criticized President Biden Thursday morning for threatening to withhold specific aggressive weapons from Israel if Israeli forces invade Rafah, a city in southern Gaza. “Crooked Joe Biden, whether he realizes it or not, just stated that he will hold back weapons from Israel as they battle to eradicate Hamas Terrorists in Gaza,” Trump…

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) stated on Wednesday that he is concerned that President Biden's management of the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas could result in his loss in the election. When questioned by CNN's Kaitlan Collins about the possibility of Biden losing in November, particularly among young, progressive voters, Sanders expressed, "Well, that's what I worry about." "Look, I…

An activist from CodePink said a GOP congressman knocked her phone out of her hand when she talked to him about the Israel-Hamas war. Rep. Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) was walking in a hallway before a House committee when two people approached him. According to camera footage posted to social platform…

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Tuesday reaffirmed his support for Israel following the nation’s takeover of Gaza’s Rafah border crossing, where over 1 million civilians are sheltering during the ongoing war. When asked on Fox News if he backs Israel going into Rafah, Fetterman replied, “Well, I support Israel…

The United Nations and aid groups are urgently asking Israel to reopen Gaza’s border crossings and reduce military operations in the southern city of Rafah to deal with a humanitarian crisis affecting over one million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.  U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres made desperate pleas for Israel to ease its…