Page 112

Biden Confers With Netanyahu on a Possible Cease-Fire and Hostage Deal – The New York Times

| April 29, 2024

President Biden spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Sunday to discuss the prospects of a possible cease-fire deal to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas, while repeating his warnings about a new Israeli assault on the city of Rafah in southern Gaza, officials said.

World Central Kitchen says it will resume operations in Gaza – NPR

| April 29, 2024

People stand next to a vehicle in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on April 2, where workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK), were killed in Israeli airstrikes, according to the NGO. Yasser Qudihe/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty hide caption People stand next to a vehicle in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on April 2, where workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK), were killed in Israeli airstrikes, according to the NGO. The aid group World Central Kitchen said it was resuming operations in Gaza, less than a month after seven of its staff were killed in Israeli airstrikes.

Palestinian Flag Raised At Harvard As Protests Intensify At US Universities – NDTV

| April 29, 2024

Pro-Palestinian protests began from Columbia University more than a week ago Pro-Palestineprotests at US universities, triggered by Israel's war against Hamas, spread over the weekend as police crackdowns and arrests continued into another week. Protesters at Harvard University raised a Palestinian flag at the Ivy League school in a spot usually reserved for the US flag.They also unfurled an enormous Palestinian flag from a top-floor window at the Washington Hilton Hotel, the venue of the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Police arrested around 275 people on four separate campuses.

Deborah Lipstadt on Antisemitism’s Threat to Democracy – Puck – Puck

| April 29, 2024

When I came to meet Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, Joe Bidens special envoy for combating global antisemitism, in her office at the State Department late last week, she had something she wanted to show me. It was the cover of New York magazine from January 1996

‘Lasting impact’: Holocaust and Social Justice Program visits capital – Evening Observer

| April 11, 2024

Submitted Photos Area high school students and teachers in the Holocaust and Social Justice Program of Chautauqua County are pictured on the U.S.

Members of Congress introduce bill calling for coordinated federal efforts to counter antisemitism – The Jerusalem Post

| April 11, 2024

A group of bipartisan, bicameral members of Congress will introduce the "Countering Antisemitism Act" on Wednesday, which aims to increase federal efforts from the White House to the Department of Education to tackle the rise in antisemitism across the country. The bill is sponsored by the co-chairs of the Senate and House Bipartisan Task Forces for Combating Antisemitism Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and James Lankford (R-OK) along with Reps

Biden administration said to approve transfer of over 2000 bombs, 25 F-35s to Israel – The Times of Israel

| March 30, 2024

The United States in recent days authorized the transfer of billions of dollars worth of bombs and fighter jets to Israel even as it publicly expresses concerns about an anticipated military offensive in Rafah, The Washington Post reports.

Biden-Netanyahu Tensions Over U.N. Abstention and Rafah Offensive Roil U.S.-Israel Ties – Foreign Policy

| March 30, 2024

Welcome back to Foreign Policys SitRep. Heres whats on tap for the day: U.S.-Israel relations hit a low point over Gaza, another shake-up in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskys cabinet, and Washington gets another cyber wake-up callthis time from Chinese hackers targeting U.S. critical infrastructure

Who is Mohammad Mustafa, the new prime minister of the Palestinian Authority? – NPR

| March 21, 2024

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (left) poses with Mohammad Mustafa, the former deputy prime minister and the chairman of the Palestine Investment Fund, after the latter was appointed as new prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, in Ramallah, West Bank, on Thursday. Palestinian Presidency/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (left) poses with Mohammad Mustafa, the former deputy prime minister and the chairman of the Palestine Investment Fund, after the latter was appointed as new prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, in Ramallah, West Bank, on Thursday. TEL AVIV, Israel Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime minister of the Palestinian Authority and has tasked him with forming a new government.

Biden and other Democrats forced to adapt to pro-Palestinian protests – The Washington Post

| March 21, 2024

Early this month, protesters confronted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) at a Brooklyn theater, demanding that she call the Israel-Gaza war a genocide.


Page 112

matomo tracker