May 09 Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march against Israel’s participation in Eurovision By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Chanting "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!" and "Israel is a terror state," the demonstrators set off smoke flares in the Palestinian colors during a noisy, peaceful rally to criticize Israel and call for a cease-fire. Continue reading
May 09 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing after Biden announces plan to withhold weapons delivery to Israel By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Biden acknowledged that “civilians have been killed in Gaza” by the type of heavy bombs that the U.S. has been supplying -- his first validation of what administration critics have been loudly protesting, even if he still stopped short of… Continue reading
May 09 WATCH: GOP senators respond to Biden threat stopping weapons for Israel for Rafah attack By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The decision drew a sharp rebuke from House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who said they only learned about the holdup from press reports. Continue reading
May 08 Tens of thousands of Palestinians flee chaos in Rafah after Israel’s seizure of border crossing By Wafaa Shurafa, Sarah El Deeb, Lee Keath, Associated Press The past three days, streams of people fleeing the city with belongings have jammed roads leading out, on foot and in cars, trucks and donkey carts in a confused evacuation while continued Israeli bombardment boomed and raised palls of smoke. Continue reading
May 08 Biden says U.S. won’t supply offensive weapons for Israel to assault Rafah By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Biden said the U.S. was still committed to Israel's defense and would supply Iron Dome rocket interceptors. But he said that if Israel goes into Rafah, "we're not going to supply the weapons and artillery shells used, that have been… Continue reading
May 08 Why the U.S. paused the delivery of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel ahead of a possible assault on Rafah By Tara Copp, Associated Press The potential use of 2,000-pound bombs in Rafah, where more than 1 million people have sheltered because they have nowhere else to go, has drawn significant administration concern. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 4:25 Israel seizes Gaza border crossing as cease-fire and hostage deal hangs in the balance By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Dan Sagalyn Delegations from Israel and Hamas returned to Cairo to resume fraught negotiations over a potential cease-fire and hostage deal. Meantime, Israeli tanks and troops seized the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, delaying aid shipments as 1.2 million Palestinians shelter in… Continue watching
May 07 Watch 5:40 How Israel’s operation in Rafah affects aid for Palestinians and cease-fire talks By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi An Israeli delegation arrived in Cairo for crucial cease-fire talks a day after Hamas said it had accepted an Egyptian-Qatari proposal. To explore what could happen next, Amna Nawaz spoke with Hussein Ibish, senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf… Continue watching
May 07 Watch 7:43 Campus protesters are violating rights of other students, argues David French By Lisa Desjardins, Courtney Norris Protests against the war in Gaza continue on college campuses across the country. Monday, we looked at the idea that colleges themselves fomented these demonstrations. Now, Lisa Desjardins speaks with New York Times opinion columnist David French who says colleges… Continue watching
May 07 What Israel’s assault on Rafah means for the 1.3 million Palestinians sheltering there By Julia Frankel, Melanie Lidman, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press The operation that began Tuesday followed a dramatic 24 hours in which hopes for a long-awaited cease-fire between Israel and Hamas rose and then fell, though negotiators were still talking. Continue reading