U.S. Politics
“Sending more weapons is not only immoral, it is also illegal,” the Vermont senator said.
“When it comes to Lebanon, the U.S. military has no involvement in Israel’s operations,” said a Pentagon spokesperson.
“It’s far past time to transfer to Israel the capabilities it needs to win,” senators Tom Cotton and Mitch McConnell wrote to President Joe Biden.
“I just don’t understand how you have a Hamas and Taliban exception to the Visa Waiver Program,” Richard Goldberg, of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told JNS.
The Preventing Antisemitic Harassment on Campus Act strengthens and clarifies students’ civil-rights protections.
The Israeli prime minister’s remarks come amid reports that the Biden administration is spearheading a new diplomatic effort to end the fighting.
The president “is beginning to acknowledge” that the chances of a Gaza ceasefire deal are fading, his aides say.
Catherine Lhamon, the assistant secretary of education for civil rights, told legislators about the many hurdles in revoking a school’s government funding.
On Aug. 21, Ramallah claimed its economy was at risk of collapsing within “days” after Israeli banks stopped accepting Palestinian cash deposits.
“Out of an abundance of caution, we are sending a small number of additional U.S. military personnel forward to augment our forces that are already in the region,” the Pentagon said.
The Department of Justice echoed the U.N. position on the suit filed by Oct. 7 victims.
Benjamin Weber told JNS that “as the sole Jewish councilor, I consider it my responsibility to work so that Jews in Boston are able to peacefully mourn the victims of Oct. 7 on its anniversary.”
