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May 24, 2021

Biden condemns 'despicable' anti-Semitic attacks as Democrats take harder line on Israel

President Biden on Monday condemned "despicable" anti-Semitic attacks against American Jews in the U.S. who have found themselves targets of death threats, hate speech and violent physical attacks amid the conflict between Israel and Palestinians.

May 24, 2021

Michael Goodwin: Dems' anti-Israel faction – how Biden is playing to the radicals within his party

Truman's decision made America the first country to recognize the new nation and made him a hero to Jews around the world. It also helped make the Democrat Party a reliable ally of Israel for decades as war after war threatened its survival.

May 24, 2021

Auschwitz survivor, 97, receives anti-Semitic messages on TikTok: report

A 97-year-old Holocaust survivor received a series of hate-fueled messages on social media during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, her family says, according to reports.

May 23, 2021

IDF spokesperson on rocket attacks: Iran had 'hands on involvement on the ground'

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) international spokesman Jonathan Conricus argued on Sunday that none of the recent violence in the Middle East “would have been possible without Iranian knowledge, funding, expertise and hands on involvement on the ground."

May 23, 2021

Dems who don't support Israel 'don't really have understanding' of the conflict, says colleague

Rep. Brad Sherman responds to Biden's handling of the Israel-Gaza conflict and his colleagues' reactions.

May 23, 2021

NYT's Peter Baker scorched for comparing Israel's swift rebound to Gaza's delayed return to 'normalcy'

New York Times reporter Peter Baker was confronted on Twitter Sunday after he contrasted Israel's swift rebound to Gaza's long road to recovery following tensions that were halted by an Egpyt-brokered cease-fire agreement last week.

May 23, 2021

Biden administration stresses need for 'equal' peace between Israel, Palestinians

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stressed the Biden administration’s focus on an "equal peace" between Israel and the Palestinian people after the most recent bloody conflict in the region.

May 23, 2021

Bernie Sanders calls Hamas a 'terrorist group' but says Israeli government has 'overt racists'

Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday called Hamas a "terrorist group" but also said the Israeli government is "right-wing" and contains "overt racists" as he urged the Biden administration to dial back its support of Israel under the leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

May 23, 2021

NYPD investigates more anti-Semitic attacks after Jewish teens beaten, synagogue worshippers harassed

NYPD’s Hate Crimes Division said Saturday it’s investigating two more incidents targeting Jewish people in New York City that appeared to be prompted by the recent Israel-Palestinian conflict.

May 23, 2021

Netanyahu adviser Mark Regev says Hamas should 'think twice' before breaking cease-fire

Mark Regev, a senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he hopes Hamas will “think twice” before potentially restarting violence after the two sides came to a cease-fire this week that ended 11 days of violence.