Jul 24 Fact-checking Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's claims in his address to Congress By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Netanyahu on Wednesday defended his country's conduct in the devastating Gaza war and ridiculed protesters during a scathing address to Congress, but he also cited an unverified intelligence report and ignored much of the criticism in a war that has killed… Continue reading
Jul 24 Thousands of protestors outside the Capitol denounce Israel's war in Gaza as Netanyahu visits By Ashraf Khalil, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Throngs of demonstrators rallied near the Capitol before starting their march ahead of Netanyahu's joint address to Congress, but police blocked them from getting close to the building. Police said they used pepper spray after some protesters became “violent” and… Continue reading
Jul 24 WATCH: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu addresses joint meeting of Congress By Ellen Knickmeyer, Farnoush Amiri, Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press More than 50 Democratic lawmakers boycotted his appearance and thousands of protesters amassed around the Capitol Wednesday to condemn the war in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis it created. Continue reading
Jul 23 Demonstrators stage protest against Netanyahu visit on Capitol Hill By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Dozens of protesters rallied outside his hotel Monday evening, and on Tuesday afternoon, hundreds of demonstrators took over the rotunda of the Cannon Building, which houses offices of House of Representatives members. Continue reading
Jul 23 What to know about Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's visit to the U.S. By Ellen Knickmeyer, Ashraf Khalil, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press At stake in the visit are hopes for progress in U.S.-led efforts to mediate an end to the nine-month Israel-Hamas war. Continue reading
Jul 23 Rivals Hamas and Fatah sign China-sponsored declaration to form a future government as war rages in Gaza By Jack Jeffrey, Tia Goldenberg, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press The declaration comes at a sensitive time as Israel and Hamas weigh a cease-fire proposal. Continue reading
Jul 23 Israeli government quietly sends more than $20 million to unauthorized West Bank settler outposts By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The Ministry of Settlements and National Mission, which is headed by a far-right settler leader, has confirmed it budgeted over $20 million last year for security equipment for unauthorized Jewish farms and outposts. Continue reading
Jul 21 Biden and Netanyahu will still meet during Israeli prime minister's U.S. visit, source says By Tia Goldenberg, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Washington on Monday, leaving behind a brutal war to make a politically precarious speech before Congress at a time of great uncertainty following Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race. Continue reading
Jul 21 Israel shoots down a missile fired from Yemen hours after carrying out airstrikes on Houthi rebels By Josef Federman, Michael Wakin, Associated Press The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen early Sunday, hours after Israeli warplanes struck several Houthi targets in the Arabian Peninsula country. Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch 3:01 News Wrap: Democrats continue turning up the heat on Biden to drop out In our news wrap Saturday, Biden remains in isolation with COVID while the list of Democrats calling for him to exit the race grows longer, airports and hospitals are still trying to get systems fully online after Friday’s global tech… Continue watching