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May 16, 2021

Israel blasts Bella Hadid for joining pro-Palestinian march

The state of Israel slammed supermodel Bella Hadid on Sunday after she took to the streets in Brooklyn to support Palestinians in Gaza — saying her advocacy amid the escalating conflict amounts to calling for the “elimination of the Jewish state.”

May 16, 2021

Netanyahu calls out the AP after claiming they weren't warned about Israeli airstrike: 'You weren't lucky'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly called out the Associated Press for claiming not to know that an Israeli airstrike was heading for their bureau in Gaza City because of evidence that Hamas was occupying the building, noting that Israel had taken "special pains" to make sure the building was vacated.

May 16, 2021

Bernie Sanders says US should revisit foreign aid to Israel, part of which funds Iron Dome defense system

As fighting between Israel and Hamas militants entered its seventh day on Sunday, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., called for a “hard look” at the billions in military aid the U.S. gives to Israel each year.

May 16, 2021

Democrats take tougher stance against Israel as conflict escalates

There is a growing schism in the Democratic Party over the U.S. relationship with Israel as some progressive lawmakers demand that President Biden take a tougher stance against the Israeli government amid an increasingly aggressive confrontation with Palestinian groups. 

May 16, 2021

AP torched for claiming they were unaware of Hamas intel operation in their building: 'Difficult to believe'

The Associated Press came under fire Saturday for claiming to be unaware that they were sharing office space with Hamas militants in Gaza, dismissing the Israeli government's claim that the terror group was operating inside the media building that was destroyed in an airstrike over the weekend.

May 16, 2021

Netanyahu says Israel wants to 'degrade' Hamas' will, warns campaign will continue

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday morning that his country is aiming to "degrade" Hamas so they do not attack his people again.

May 16, 2021

Victor Davis Hanson: Biden flirting with disaster – here's where division at home, weakness abroad will lead

Human nature stays the same across time and space. That is why there used to be predictable political, economic and social behavior that all countries understood.

May 16, 2021

Israeli ex-ambassador: Media equating Israel to Hamas is like claiming 'moral equivalency between US, Al Qaeda

Former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer called out the global media – including in the United States – for continuing to claim there is any similarity between the actions taken by both Israel and Hamas, the fundamentalist group in control of the Palestinians.

May 16, 2021

Israeli strikes kill 26, topple buildings in Gaza City

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City flattened three buildings and killed at least 26 people Sunday, medics said, making it the deadliest single attack since heavy fighting broke out between Israel and the territory's militant Hamas rulers nearly a week ago.

May 16, 2021

‘Free Palestine’ demonstrators block traffic in Los Angeles: 'Long live intifada'

Thousands of protesters gathered in Los Angeles on Saturday to demonstrate support for Palestinians amid violence that has rocked Gaza and Israel over the past week.