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The U.S. Air Force member who set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C., on Sunday has died. The service member, who identified himself as Aaron Bushnell in a video he shot of the incident, said he “will no longer be complicit in genocide.” He added, “I …

The Senate passed a $95.3 billion aid package for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan in a bipartisan vote early Tuesday morning — but like pretty much everything these days, it seems destined to end up in the House GOP’s legislative graveyard. In a 70-22 vote, a rare supermajority in the upper …

President Joe Biden is “warming” to the idea of being more publicly critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as his country’s assault on Gaza continues unabated, The Washington Post reported. The paper reported that Biden is becoming increasingly frustrated with Netanyahu, citing interviews with multiple sources familiar with internal …

Suddenly, the ground beneath our feet doesn’t feel so solid. That’s because as 2024 kicked off, the topic of tunnels began to come up again and again. They can be dangerous or just baffling, their scale often impressive (and sometimes disputed). A few remain works in progress: TikToker @engineer.everything, nicknamed …

Music rights company BMGis preparing to split entirely from Roger Waters following controversial comments he made onIsrael, Ukraine, and the United States,Variety reports. According to the publication, the Pink Floyd co-founder and German-based company signed a publishing agreement in 2016 and had plans to release a re-recorded version of the …

Nancy Pelosi suggested that Russia may be funding pro-Palestinian protesters who have been interrupting Democratic campaign events, saying that some calling for a ceasefire are promoting “Putin’s message.” Protesters disrupted Pelosi’s appearance in Seattle on Thursday to call for an end to Israel‘s assault on Palestine. Vocal demonstrators have also …

Melissa Barrera seems remarkably composed for someone navigating one of the most trying periods of their personal and professional lives. You’ve probably seen the headlines: The rising star of Vida, In the Heights, and the Scream films was fired from the horror franchise and falsely branded antisemitic for a series …

On Tuesday night, the United States Senate tabled a resolution that would have required the State Department to report to Congress on Israeli human rights violations committed in Gaza involving the use of U.S. arms and equipment. Only 11 senators voted in favor of the resolution: nine Democrats [Sens. Laphonza …

Christmas is supposed to be a day of peace, especially in the Holy Land. Not this year. Hamas and Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad rejected on Monday a proposal for a ceasefire to the fighting in Gaza, Egyptian security sources told Reuters. And Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israeli troops …

As the Israeli military pounded Gaza City in early November, Dr. Hammam Alloh made his way through the city’s Al Shifa Hospital. Days later, Israel’s assault on the hospital would trap staff and patients inside while reserve fuel ran out. But that day, on his rounds, he watched as his …