Israelis mark Passover amid conflict, loss and trauma

pbs.org This week, Jews around the world are observing Passover, the festival of liberation that marks the historic exodus from ancient Egypt. But this year, joy is tempered with…

Chinese state media backs US college campus protesters: 'Justified'

newsweek.com An editorial in an English-language Chinese newspaper this week slammed the Biden administration's "nonchalant response" to the demands of student protesters that have been…

Gas Prices Are an Economy Killer Right Around The Corner

247wallst.com Doug McIntyre and a guest discuss the potential economic impact of high gasoline prices across the United States, particularly focusing on California. They explore how…

Why Israel Can't Count Solely on Its Missile Defenses

newsweek.com The recent military clash between Iran and Israel marks an historic moment in modern warfare. With an unprecedented barrage of more than 300 drones, cruise missiles, and…

‘Hamas Could End This Tomorrow!’ Scarborough Fumes After Gut-Wrenching Interview With Mother of Severely Injured Hostage

mediaite.com MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough conducted gut-wrenching interview on Thursday morning with the mother of an Israeli-American being held hostage by Hamas – the…

Lawmakers Ask IRS To Investigate Chinese Funding Of Anti-Israel Protests

zerohedge.com Lawmakers Ask IRS To Investigate Chinese Funding Of Anti-Israel Protests Authored by Eric Lundrum via American Greatness, On Wednesday, lawmakers in the U.S. House of…

Message From a Gazan to Campus Protesters: You're Hurting the Palestinian Cause

newsweek.com Protests are spreading across the United States at college campuses, where university students are gathering in the name of Palestinian rights and occupying campus spaces…

College protesters want their schools to divest from ties to Israel. Here's what that means

nbcnews.com Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article In addition to a cease-fire in Gaza, protesters on college…

Iran Vs Israel: What Happens Next Now That Shots Have Been Fired?

zerohedge.com Iran Vs Israel: What Happens Next Now That Shots Have Been Fired? Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us, In October of 2023 in my article ‘It’s A Trap! The Wave Of…

Students protested for Palestine before Israel was even founded

vox.com Pro-Palestine student demonstrators march from the University of Colorado campus in Boulder to show solidarity and to protest the sale of US jets to Israel in this October…

Israeli economy moves toward normality despite the war – DW

dw.com The Israeli economy suffered a major contraction following the October 7 attacks and subsequent war. However, it is beginning to show signs of recovery. The Israeli economy…

EU, UN call for probe into reported mass graves at Gaza hospitals

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from Sky News, Le Monde, The Conversation, and Human Rights Watch The News The European Union and United Nations called for an…

Israeli economy moves towards normality despite the war – DW

dw.com The Israeli economy suffered a major contraction following the October 7 attacks and subsequent war. However, it is beginning to show signs of recovery even though the…

A celebration of diversity, national pride, and the power of pop and glitter

fortune.com It’s springtime in Europe — time for the annual blossoming of spectacle and sound known as the Eurovision Song Contest. Taking place in May in Malmö, Sweden, the 68th annual…

Are The Mass Pro-Palestine Protests On College Campuses Just One Big Virtue Signal?

zerohedge.com Are The Mass Pro-Palestine Protests On College Campuses Just One Big Virtue Signal? Submitted by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us, As a general rule, rebels without a cause…

How one 'Squad' member avoided an avalanche of pro-Israel money

businessinsider.com Rep. Summer Lee easily beat back a primary challenger in her Pittsburgh-area House seat. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar When Summer Lee ran for Congress in 2022, she had to battle…

Hezbollah Launches Deepest Attack Into Israel Since War's Start, On Passover

zerohedge.com Hezbollah Launches Deepest Attack Into Israel Since War's Start, On Passover Hezbollah on Tuesday conducted its deepest strikes into Israeli territory since the start of the…

Can Israel afford to wage war?

economist.com In the next few weeks Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, hopes to gain final parliamentary approval for an emergency war budget. It includes more cash for settlers…

Greg Abbott speaks out as pro-Palestinian protests hit Texas

newsweek.com Texas Governor Greg Abbott says pro-Palestinian protests on Ivy League campuses such as Columbia University are indicative of the antiquated nature of institutions that he…

The world is still lukewarm on Biden’s leadership

semafor.com The News Global approval of U.S. leadership under President Biden held steady in 2023, according to new figures from Gallup’s Rating World Leaders report out today. The…

US speaks out about "mass grave" found in Gaza

newsweek.com The U.S. has asked Israel about reports that a mass grave, reportedly containing more than 300 bodies, was discovered at a hospital in Gaza. Gaza's Civil Defense agency said…

Gaza War At 200 Days: IDF Pivots From Iran Threat Back To Hamas Operations

zerohedge.com Gaza War At 200 Days: IDF Pivots From Iran Threat Back To Hamas Operations Monday into Tuesday saw the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) intensify its operations in central and…

The Pennsylvania House race testing the fallout from the Israel-Hamas war

politico.com PITTSBURGH — Few Democrats would seem to be more vulnerable to the political fallout of the Israel-Hamas war than Summer Lee. The first high-profile progressive House member…

Will the Freedom Flotilla Sail to Gaza?

nakedcapitalism.com Yves here. “Freedom flotilla” seems both a bit generic and neoliberal for an urgent sea-borne mission to bring food and supplies to starving people in Gaza. The anodyne name…

My son is a Hamas hostage. Passover this year expands the boundaries of our agony

msnbc.com Of the almost exactly 200 days of torture we, the families of the hostages held in Gaza, have suffered through since Oct. 7, Shabbat (the Jewish Sabbath) and holidays are…

Is­rael's Mil­i­tary In­tel­li­gence Chief Resigns Over Oct.7 Failures

zerohedge.com Is­rael's Mil­i­tary In­tel­li­gence Chief Resigns Over Oct.7 Failures Israel’s top military intelligence official has announced his resignation in a shock development for…

Israeli military intelligence leader resigns over failing to prevent Oct. 7 attack

pbs.org The head of Israeli military intelligence resigned on Monday over the failures surrounding Hamas’ unprecedented Oct. 7 attack, the military said, becoming the first senior…

Israeli military intelligence chief resigns, citing Oct. 7 failures

axios.com The head of Israeli military intelligence on Monday announced his resignation more than six months after the massive intelligence failure preceding Hamas' Oct. 7 attack. Why…

Columbia in crisis, again

cjr.org On April 30, 1968, New York City police officers, acting at the behest of officials at Columbia University, cleared five campus buildings that had been occupied by students…

Israel's military intel chief resigns, citing failures over Oct. 7 attack

cnbc.com The intelligence chief of Israel's Defense Forces has resigned citing failures linked to the Hamas terror attack carried out on Oct. 7, during which 1,200 people died in…

China's scenarios for invading Taiwan could be altered following Iran's failed attack on Israel, report says

businessinsider.com Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles during a military parade in 2015. Andy Wong - Pool /Getty Images China is likely analyzing Iran's…

More Israeli air raids in Rafah kill 22 people, mostly children, as U.S. advances aid package

pbs.org Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 22 people, including 18 children, health officials said Sunday, as the United States was on track to…

US set to sanction an entire IDF battalion with a history of alleged human rights abuses on the West Bank, report says

businessinsider.com Israeli soldiers of the Netzah Yehuda Haredi infantry battalion hold their weapons during their swearing-in ceremony in Jerusalem on May 26, 2013. REUTERS The US is set to…

More than 14 Palestinians killed as violence flares in West Bank

investing.com NUR SHAMS, West Bank (Reuters) -Israeli forces killed 14 Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, while an ambulance driver was killed as he went to…

Iran's foreign minister downplays drone attack, says Tehran investigating

investing.com WASHINGTON/CAIRO (Reuters) -Iran's foreign minister on Friday said Tehran was investigating an overnight attack on Iran, adding that so far a link to Israel had not been…

Israeli Security Chief Slams 'Lame' Attack On Iran, Deepening Division Among War Leaders

zerohedge.com Israeli Security Chief Slams 'Lame' Attack On Iran, Deepening Division Among War Leaders Days ago, The Wall Street Journal featured a headline that underscored Israel's war…

‘A Win For Donald Trump Is a Win For Netanyahu’: First US Jewish Lawmaker To Call For Ceasefire Warns Against Trump Victory in November

mediaite.com Rep. Becca Ballint (D-VT), who was the first Jewish member of the House of Representatives to call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, told CNN she planned to vote…

Why Israeli and Iranian officials downplayed apparent retaliatory strike in central Iran

pbs.org There is an uneasy calm across the Middle East after both Israeli and Iranian officials had muted responses to Israel's apparent retaliatory strike in central Iran. The…

Huge Blast Rocks Iraq Base Used By Iran-Linked Militias

zerohedge.com Huge Blast Rocks Iraq Base Used By Iran-Linked Militias Reuters is reporting a massive blast at an Iraqi base used by Iran-linked militias south of Baghdad in the overnight…

Six Months Later, Hamas Is in Control

newsweek.com While the world focuses on the brewing cycle of Israel-Iran retaliation, the war in Gaza lingers on. In fact, it's becoming increasingly clear that Hamas is dictating…

Live updates: Israel carried out strike in Iran, source says

nbcnews.com The information desk at Tehran Mehrabad Airport said all flights are suspended until 10:30 a.m. local time (3 a.m. ET). Mehrabad Airport is not the international airport in…

Israel hitting targets in Iran. It’s going to be a blood bath in the market tomorrow

abcnews.go.com Israel, early Friday morning local time, launched missiles in a retaliatory strike against Iran, a senior U.S. official told ABC News. The missile launches follow Iran's…

CIA director: Iranian attack on Israel was a 'spectacular failure'

nbcnews.com Iran’s missile and drone barrage against Israel last weekend “turned out to be a spectacular failure,” with nearly all of the projectiles failing to hit Israel, CIA Director…

America's Confused Commander-In-Chief Warns Israel Against Attacking Israel

zerohedge.com America's Confused Commander-In-Chief Warns Israel Against Attacking Israel While Democratic strategists have long tried to downplay and dismiss President Biden's obvious…

Biden Pushing Pipe-Dream Of Israel-Saudi Mega Deal Based On Palestinian State Recognition

zerohedge.com Biden Pushing Pipe-Dream Of Israel-Saudi Mega Deal Based On Palestinian State Recognition The Biden administration is keeping its dream of seeing Saudi-Israeli diplomatic…

U.S. vetoes widely supported UN resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine

pbs.org The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution on Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine. The vote in…

Why USC canceled its pro-Palestinian valedictorian

vox.com Asna Tabassum, a graduating senior at the University of Southern California majoring in biomedical engineering, is at the center of the latest firestorm on college campuses…

Silencing Muslim students isn't the way to protect them from vitriolic pro-Israel voices

msnbc.com On Monday afternoon, University of Southern California Provost Andrew T. Guzman made an announcement: “After careful consideration, we have decided that our student…

World Bank's Banga wants to make gains in tackling the effects of climate change, poverty and war

apnews.com There was no shortage of stressors to the global economy when Ajay Banga took charge at the World Bank almost a year ago: inflation eating at nations drowning in debt, a…

As Hezbollah awaits Israeli retaliation, its second-in-command insists they are not seeking war

nbcnews.com Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article BEIRUT — Iran-backed Hezbollah is determined not to ramp up…

We Must Act Now to Prevent the Next Attack by Iran

newsweek.com Iran's aerial assault on Israel involved some 320 attack drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles. It was the act of a regime fully committed to annihilating the…

'Israel Propped Up Hamas': Fireworks Ensue During ZeroHedge Debate, Dennis Prager Says Atrocity Claims 'Libel'

zerohedge.com 'Israel Propped Up Hamas': Fireworks Ensue During ZeroHedge Debate, Dennis Prager Says Atrocity Claims 'Libel' On Wednesday night, against the backdrop of the war in Gaza…

US, EU announce new sanctions on Iran

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from The Guardian, Atlantic Council, The New York Times The News U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Thursday a new round of…

Israelis struggle to celebrate Passover, a holiday about freedom, while many remain captive in Gaza

pbs.org Every year, Alon Gat’s mother led the family’s Passover celebration of the liberation of the ancient Israelites from Egypt thousands of years ago. But this year, Gat is…

‘The View’ Host Joy Behar Grosses Out Cohosts With ‘Visual’ That GOP ‘Lips Are Attached’ to Trump’s Butt

thewrap.com Joy Behar has been known to be fairly explicit when it comes to jokes and metaphors on “The View,” but cohost Sara Haines couldn’t quite handle it on Thursday morning, when…

Iran's Attack Deepened Israel's Divisions

wsj.com Israelis’ post-Oct. 7 unity has given way to sharp disagreements on how to respond to Iran and whether to negotiate with Hamas for the return of hostages.

Scoop: U.S. and Israel to hold talks on Rafah offensive amid Iran tensions

axios.com The U.S. and Israel will hold a virtual meeting on Thursday about a possible Israeli operation in Rafah, two U.S. officials said. Why it matters: The Biden administration is…

What is Project Nimbus? Google’s $1.2bn Israel Cloud Deal Explained

tech.co Google is in the news for all the wrong reasons this week, not only cementing its place as one of the biggest tech companies making layoffs, but more dramatically making…

Hoisted from Comments: The Colonialist and Anti-Semitic Origins of Modern Israel

nakedcapitalism.com Yves here. Our Colonel Smithers, a regular commentor who is UK power politics adjacent, recommending republishing a comment by reader vao on how Israel’s ethnic cleansing…

Google Fires 28 Workers for Protesting Cloud Deal With Israel

wired.com Google fired twenty-eight employees Wednesday after they participated in protests against Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion cloud contract with Israel’s government that also…