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Former senior American military officers share key observations with active duty colleagues.
Politicians, pro-Israel groups and Middle East experts applauded the unsealed federal terror charges, but many said they were a long time coming.
“The charges unsealed today are just one part of our effort to target every aspect of Hamas’s operations,” Merrick Garland said. “These actions will not be our last.”
“I’ve seen some press reporting out there about ‘take it or leave it’ and ‘final proposal,’ and ‘text this’ and ‘text that,’” John Kirby said. “Our team is still working on trying to get this to closure.”
Rabbi Benny Berlin said law-enforcement officers “have continued to provide an envelope of safety around our communities.”
“This one means a lot to me personally,” Austin Knudsen, the state’s attorney general, told JNS about the accusation that MSCI penalizes Israeli banks that operate in Judea and Samaria.
The governor stated that he is “angered and heartbroken by the death of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a senseless murder at the hands of terrorists.”
“He’s prioritized his own political survival,” said Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.).
The White House condemned “any individual associating with the repugnant terrorist organization Hamas.”
“I have thought of you every day for 11 months,” said the American actress.
The U.S. president, vice president and key advisers met about “the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal” in the Situation Room on Labor Day.
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Charles Brown’s presence in Israel is a reminder that while Washington has superpower capabilities, it also has superpower interests.
