Ben Samuels
By Ben Samuels
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News Could Biden’s support of Israel’s Gaza war cost him the 2024 election?
Arab and Muslim communities in swing states are threatening not to vote for Joe Biden in next year’s presidential election, with Palestinian-American Rep. Rashida Tlaib leading the condemnations
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Fast Forward Fatal explosion in Gaza hospital result of failed launch by Islamic Jihad, IDF says
U.S. President Joe Biden said the blast was apparently cause by Israel's foes
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Fast Forward Biden: It would ‘be a big mistake’ to reoccupy Gaza
Appearing on '60 Minutes,' Biden made it clear that finding the hostages was a top priority, calling Hamas 'a bunch of cowards' but reiterating the need for a path to a Palestinian state
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Fast Forward U.S. deploying second carrier strike group near Israel as Gaza ground invasion looms
The USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier will join the USS Gerald R Ford carrier, as part of the U.S. "effort to deter hostile actions against Israel"
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Fast Forward Blinken to return to Israel following whirlwind Middle East diplomacy tour over Gaza War
Blinken will head to Israel from Egypt, with whom the U.S. has been working in hopes of alleviating the worsening Gaza humanitarian crisis, securing a deal on temporarily opening the Rafah crossing and establishing a humanitarian corridor
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Fast Forward Trump slams Israel days after Hamas attacks: ‘I’ll never forget Bibi let us down’
The former president and Republican frontrunner criticized Israel's intelligence failures at a campaign rally
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News Dems and GOP united on Israel against Hamas, but will gridlock halt progress?
Unlike previous rounds of fighting with the Palestinian group, even progressive lawmakers are supporting Israel, but the caustic atmosphere in Washington could block legislation on military and diplomatic aid.
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Fast Forward U.S. sending aircraft carrier, destroyer, munitions to help ‘protect the Israeli people’
Other measures possibly under consideration includes the release of the stockpile of U.S. ammunition stored in Israel that Israel is allowed to access in case of emergencies
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