President Biden’s relatively tepid response to the clashes between police and protesters on college campuses shows he’s playing with a political powder keg as young voters in droves abandon his administration’s side in the Israeli-Hamas war. Biden seemed afraid to take a tough stance against the violence erupting on campuses – much of it by … Read more
The University of Vermont (UVM) has canceled United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s commencement speech amid pro-Palestinian protests on campus as protests sweep colleges across the nation. “We are looking forward to the upcoming Commencement ceremonies and the opportunity to celebrate our 2024 UVM graduates,” Suresh Garimella, the university’s president, said in a message to the … Read more
Latest on Israel-Hamas war as college protests continue – CBS News Watch CBS News A presidential address and police presence on U.S. campuses have not stopped students from protesting the Israel-Hamas war. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd joins with analysis of what’s happening in the Middle East and its consequences here at home. … Read more
Hamas said on Friday it was sending a delegation to Cairo to discuss a deal for a truce and the release of hostages in Gaza, hours after US CIA Director William Burns arrived in the Egyptian capital, according to Egyptian sources. Egypt, along with Qatar and the United States, has been leading efforts to … Read more
A senior Palestinian doctor died in an Israeli prison after more than four months of detention, two Palestinian prisoner associations said on Thursday, blaming Israel for his death. The associations said in a joint statement that Adnan Al-Bursh, head of orthopedics at Al Shifa Hospital, Gaza’s largest medical facility, had been detained by Israeli … Read more
Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s comments, which labeled Hamas a terrorist organization, are an attempt to appear presidential ahead of a potential run for office in 2028, analysts told The Media Line. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org Imamoglu, a member of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), is widely … Read more
The French foreign minister said on Wednesday diplomats were still working to secure a truce in the war between Israel and Hamas and the release of hostages held in Gaza. The mediation efforts were intensifying following a renewed push led by Egypt to revive the stalled negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group. … Read more
Here’s a headline from the Harvard Crimson that may cheer you up: “State Legislature Is Considering an Endowment Tax; Experts Say It Could ‘Cripple’ Harvard.” The sooner the better, I’d say. Who says Beacon Hill never does anything for working-class Americans? Or tries to, anyway. If I were a state rep, this is what I … Read more
Israeli army inside the Gaza Strip (Photo: AP) Tel Aviv: The indirect talks between Hamas and Israel are progressing in Cairo with Egyptian and Qatari mediators taking the lead. The talks that commenced on Monday are continuing on Tuesday. According to sources in the Israeli Defence Ministry, the negotiations are on a positive path. After … Read more
CAIRO — The United States stepped up pressure for a cease-fire deal in Gaza on Monday as the secretary of state said a new proposal had been put to Hamas, whose officials were in Cairo talking to Egyptian mediators. Israeli airstrikes killed 26 people in Gaza’s southernmost town of Rafah, according to hospital records. U.S. … Read more
