U.S. Politics
If appointed, another nominee would be the first Muslim American federal appeals court judge.
“That is a war crime,” stated U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, of hospital patients being used as human shields.
“We will continue to work with our partners and allies to disrupt Hamas’s terrorist financing channels,” stated U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
“The unity in our community is almost unprecedented,” said Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents.
Visiting U.S. lawmakers present the PM with a declaration in support of Israel’s right to defend itself against Hamas terrorism.
The Prime Minister’s Office responded by saying that “the fighting continues, and there will be no ceasefire without the release of our hostages.”
Also on Tuesday, Sen. John Fetterman said he will display posters until every hostage is returned, and King Charles condemned Hamas’s “barbaric acts of terrorism.”
“This raises real questions about their commitment to the safety of Jews,” said JCRC CEO Tyler Gregory.
“Israel has no ally more important and no closer friend than the U.S.,” Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen told U.S. Ambassador to Jerusalem Jack Lew.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about “concrete steps” to minimize civilian deaths in Gaza.
“Tlaib has repeatedly displayed conduct entirely unbecoming of a member of the House of Representatives,” said Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.)
“This phrase means eradicating Israel and Jews. Dressing it up in a new PR ploy won’t change that,” wrote Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.).
