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Close to 90 congressional Democrats urge Biden to sanction Israeli ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir

November 14, 2024David Leibermann

WASHINGTON — Close to 90 Democrats in Congress, including eight Jewish officials, are calling on President Joe Biden to use his lame-duck period to sanction two far-right Israeli ministers. Both ministers have pushed for Israeli annexation of part or all of the West Bank, a policy that the incoming Donald Trump administration may support. The […]

US takes no action as deadline passes for Israel to meet Gaza’s humanitarian needs

November 13, 2024David Leibermann

WASHINGTON — After a deadline passed for Israel to deliver more aid to Gaza or face cuts to U.S. military assistance, Biden administration officials say they are still assessing whether Israel is meeting the requirements. “We continue to be in discussion with our partners in Israel about these steps that they have taken, which they […]

Biden warns Israel to allow humanitarian relief into Gaza or face cuts to military aid

October 15, 2024David Leibermann

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration warned that it could restrict weapons transfers to Israel if the flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip does not increase. A letter sent Sunday by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin accused Israel of sharply reducing humanitarian assistance to Gaza Palestinians. The letter also […]

As Netanyahu pushes US to join fight against Iran, Biden tells Jewish leaders US ‘fully’ backs Israel’s right to defend itself

October 9, 2024David Leibermann

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — President Joe Biden told American Jewish leaders Israel “fully” backs Israel’s right to defend itself against Iranl as Israel’s government prepares to respond to last week’s Iranian missile barrage on its territory and has pushed its allies to join in. Biden’s call Wednesday afternoon was timed to the High Holiday season, […]

Biden lights Oct. 7 yahrzeit candle as Kamala Harris vows to see Hamas threat ‘eliminated’

October 7, 2024David Leibermann

WASHINGTON — In separate statements marking the anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris said they continue to support Israel’s war against the group and its allies. Harris, who in four weeks will face Donald Trump in a bid to replace Biden, pledged to eliminate the […]

Netanyahu vows in UN speech to fight on in Lebanon and Gaza, as Israel strikes Hezbollah HQ in Beirut

September 27, 2024October 3, 2024Sara Wood

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to keep fighting in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon until his war objectives were reached and warned that “there is no place in Iran that the long arm of Israel cannot reach.” Netanyahu’s speech Friday at the United Nations General Assembly opening came as Israel hit a key Hezbollah […]

Biden warns against ‘full-scale war’ in Lebanon in speech to United Nations

September 24, 2024David Leibermann

Speaking to the United Nations General Assembly, President Joe Biden warned against “full-scale war” in Israel and Lebanon, sounding a warning as massive exchanges of fire escalated between Israel and Hezbollah. In his final speech as president to the international body, Biden squarely blamed the Hezbollah for the hostilities on Israel’s northern border, which began […]

Xi, Biden and a $10t. cost of war over Taiwan

January 12, 2024January 12, 2024David Rutman

War over Taiwan would have such a cost in blood and money that even those unhappiest with the status quo have reason not to risk it. Bloomberg Economics estimates the price tag at around $10 trillion, equal to about 10% of global GDP – dwarfing the blow from the war in Ukraine, the COVID pandemic, […]