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More Americans want the government to pay more attention to foreign policy issues in 2024, according to a new poll. Thirty-eight percent of Americans identified foreign policy as one of the top five issues that government should tackle in 2024, according to a new poll from The Associated Press (AP) and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research… […]
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More Americans want attention on foreign policy: AP-NORC poll
January 2nd, 2024 
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No Comments »GOP rep says Biden must reverse course on Iran: ‘Terrorism will come back as long as Iran is flushed with cash’
December 27th, 2023 Awake Goy Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) said Tuesday the Biden administration must “reverse course” on its Iran policy to help Israel after its war with Palestinian militant group Hamas is over. “Israel is just going to be mowing the grass in Gaza,” Waltz told Fox News anchor Bret Baier. “It’s going to grow back, terrorism is going… […]
Houthis attack another container ship in Red Sea
December 27th, 2023 Awake Goy Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Tuesday launched an attack on another commercial ship in the Red Sea, marking the latest escalation of aggression along shipping routes in the region, the rebel group confirmed. The rebel group’s forces launched naval missiles Tuesday against the MSC United VIII, a container ship owned by MSC Mediterranean Shipping, Houthi military… […]
Freed Americans return home from Venezuela
December 22nd, 2023 Awake Goy Imprisoned Americans, freed in a deal between the Biden administration and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, arrived to the U.S. late Wednesday, officials confirmed. Six of the 10 Americans included in the agreement — who were considered wrongfully detained — landed in Kelly Airfield Annex in San Antonio, Texas, according to the administration. “These individuals have… […]
Northern Gaza without functioning hospital: WHO
December 22nd, 2023 Awake Goy Northern Gaza no longer has any functioning hospitals due to the “immense impact” of recent attacks from Israel as a result of its war with Hamas, the World Health Organization’s director-general announced Wednesday. Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza was northern Gaza’s “last functioning hospital” until earlier this week, when the WHO learned it no longer could… […]
It would be a dangerous mistake to reward violence with statehood
December 22nd, 2023 Awake Goy Israel must stand strong against international pressure to respond to an inexcusable terrorist attack by making concessions. Source
The cruelty and futility of Israel’s starvation blockade on Gaza
December 21st, 2023 Awake Goy Seeking victory by starving Palestinians of Gaza is not only a crime, it’s a blunder. Source
Navalny says 2024 election results will be falsified: ‘Russia no longer needs Putin’
December 8th, 2023 Awake Goy Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny predicted Russia’s 2024 election results will be falsified and pushed for voters to oppose Russian President Vladimir Putin, arguing the country “no longer needs” the longtime leader. “For Putin, the 2024 elections are a referendum to approve his actions, to approve the war,” Navalny said in an online statement, adding… […]
Taliban education policies hurting boys too: Human Rights Watch
December 8th, 2023 Awake Goy Human Rights Watch (HRW) claimed Wednesday that the education policies implemented by the Taliban in Afghanistan are harming boys as well as girls. “Human Rights Watch interviewed boys and parents of boys across 8 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces and found an alarming deterioration in boys’ access to education and the quality of their education,” the… […]
‘Genocide’ is a word whose meaning should matter
December 8th, 2023 Awake Goy If genocide no longer has meaning, then the slippery slope becomes a cliff. Source
Lawler: Antisemitism on college campuses ‘not a free speech issue’
November 11th, 2023 Awake Goy Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) held up his new bill as a possible solution to antisemitism on college campuses, saying the debates in colleges and universities across the country are “not a free speech issue.” Lawler, alongside Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), Max Miller (R-Ohio) and Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.), introduced the Antisemitism Awareness Act in late October,… […]
Posted in International, News, policy Tags: Antisemitism, campuses, college, issue, lawler, speech No Comments »Elon Musk says Israel could thwart Hamas with ‘conspicuous acts of kindness’
November 11th, 2023 Awake Goy Tech billionaire Elon Musk is advocating for an alternate path to peace between Israel and Hamas amid their war in Gaza: “Conspicuous acts of kindness.” In an interview with podcast host Lex Fridman on Friday, Musk said Israel helping the people of Gaza would actually thwart the terrorist group’s intentions to rile up opposition to… […]
US and Israel diverge over post-war Gaza occupation
November 11th, 2023 Awake Goy Israel’s war in Gaza is raising questions over how the coastal enclave should be managed once the fighting is over, exposing a growing divide between U.S. and Israeli officials on the issue. Several U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, have said Israel should not occupy Gaza and the strip must be run by… […]
Gaza loses telecom contact again
November 6th, 2023 Awake Goy Gaza experienced its third total communications blackout since the war began between Israel and Hamas, multiple outlets reported Sunday. The Associated Press said Gaza was experiencing a “collapse in connectivity,” reported by an advocacy group for internet access, NetBlocks.org. The Palestinian telecommunications company, Paltel, claimed on Sunday that internet access was cut off and placed… […]
Israel’s military says it has surrounded Gaza City
November 6th, 2023 Awake Goy The Israeli military said Sunday night that troops had surrounded Gaza City and were prepared to strike the north, as it warned Gazans to flee south ahead of the attack. Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari also said the military has divided the Gaza Strip into two, in remarks at a briefing reported by The Associated Press.… […]
Russia says it successfully test fired an ICBM from its new nuclear submarine
November 6th, 2023 Awake Goy The Russian military announced Sunday it has successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from its new nuclear submarine. Military officials said that the missile, also known as a Bulava missile, was launched from an underwater position off the country’s northern White Sea coast, according to Axios. According to the Federation of American Scientists, the… […]
Posted in International, News, policy Tags: fired, nuclear, rússia, submarine, successfully No Comments »Margaret Brennan presses Palestinian ambassador over not condemning Hamas
November 6th, 2023 Awake Goy CBS News anchor Margaret Brennan on Sunday pressed Palestinian Ambassador to the U.K. Husam Zomlot over not condemning the militant group Hamas and its Oct. 7 attacks against Israel, in response to which Zomlot instead called for the U.S. to “be the peacemaker” and recognize the Palestinian state. In an interview on CBS News’s “Face… […]
Posted in International, News Tags: ambassador, brennan, condemning, Hamas, Margaret, palestinian, presses No Comments »Netanyahu suspends minister who suggested dropping nuclear bomb on Gaza
November 6th, 2023 Awake Goy Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suspended far-right Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu on Sunday after he suggested dropping an atomic bomb on Gaza was a possible way to deal with the threat from Hamas. Asked in a radio interview Sunday whether Israel should drop an atomic bomb on Gaza, Eliyahu replied that that was an option,… […]
Posted in International, News Tags: dropping, Minister, netanyahu!, nuclear, suggested, suspends No Comments »Blinken makes surprise visit to Baghdad amid concerns of wider Middle East conflict
November 6th, 2023 Awake Goy Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday made a surprise visit to Baghdad, Iraq, where he met with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani amid concerns of a wider conflict in the Middle East stemming from Israel’s war with the militant group Hamas. Blinken’s meeting comes as American forces in Iraq and Syria face a surge… […]
Posted in International Tags: Baghdad, blinken, concerns, makes, surprise, visit, wider No Comments »Ukrainian ambassador says world cannot ‘lose focus in one place or another’ in wake of Israel-Hamas war
November 6th, 2023 Awake Goy Oksana Markarova, the Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S., said Sunday that the “war on terror” must be won everywhere — and stressed the importance of not only focusing on one place over another. “We just have to understand that this war on terror has to be won everywhere, and that we cannot afford to lose… […]
Posted in International, News Tags: ambassador, another, cannot, focus, place, ukrainian, world No Comments »Israel is more committed to protecting civilians in Gaza than Hamas is
November 6th, 2023 Awake Goy In stark contrast to Israel’s efforts to protect Palestinian civilians, Hamas shows a complete disregard for the safety of its own population. Source
Bernie Sanders says he hopes Israel rids of Netanyahu
November 6th, 2023 Awake Goy Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) railed against the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, saying that he hopes Israel removes him as their leader. “This is a horrendously complex issue,” Sanders said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “You got a right wing government in Israel, which is racist. And the people by… […]
Posted in Benjamin Netanyahu, International Tags: bernie, hopes, israel, netanyahu!, sanders No Comments »Zelensky invites Trump to Ukraine: ‘He can’t manage this war’
November 6th, 2023 Awake Goy Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited former President Trump to his country’s war zone, saying the former president “can’t manage this war.” Zelensky, who joined NBC “Meet the Press” Kristen Welker, responded to Trump’s claims that he could end the war with Russia in 24 hours. “Former President Trump said that about 24 hours, that… […]
Posted in International, News, russia, ukraine Tags: invites, manage, Trump, Ukraine, zelensky No Comments »Blinken meets with Palestinian leader in West Bank
November 5th, 2023 Awake Goy Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a previously unannounced trip to the occupied West Bank on Sunday to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abba as the death toll from the Israel-Hams war continues to climb. Blinken’s visit to Ramallah comes on the third day of his tour to the Middle East amid the ongoing war… […]
Ukrainian missiles strike Crimea shipyard, damages Russian ship
November 5th, 2023 Awake Goy The Russian Defense Ministry said that Ukrainian missiles struck a Crimea shipyard and damaged a Russian ship on Saturday. The Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday that 15 Ukrainian cruise missiles were launched at the Zaliv shipyard in Kerch, a city in the east of the Crimean Peninsula, The Associated Press reported. The Defense Ministry said its forces… […]
Tlaib asserts Biden is ‘supporting genocide’ in Gaza
November 4th, 2023 Awake Goy Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) criticized President Biden on Friday, claiming he “supported the genocide of the Palestinian people” over his administration’s support for Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza. Tlaib posted a video to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday showing pro-Palestinian marches around the country with tens of thousands of participants,… […]
Posted in International, News, policy Tags: asserts, biden, Genocide, supporting, tlaib No Comments »Pentagon halts travel to Israel, discourages congressional visits
November 4th, 2023 Awake Goy The Pentagon will no longer allow its senior military leaders to travel to Israel and will discourage members of Congress from making trips amid the country’s ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza, according to a memo released Friday. The memo, confirmed to The Hill by a Defense Department official, was dated to go into effect… […]
Posted in dod, International, News, policy Tags: congressional, discourages, halts, israel, Pentagon, travel, visits No Comments »Majority of voters in new poll worried US could be drawn into Israel-Hamas war
November 4th, 2023 Awake Goy Over 80 percent of Americans are concerned that the U.S. could be pulled into the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, according to a new poll. The Quinnipiac University poll, released Thursday, found about 84 percent of respondents were either “very” or “somewhat” concerned that the U.S. could be drawn into the conflict. The… […]
Posted in International, policy Tags: could, drawn, Hamas, israel, majority, voters, worried No Comments »Former NATO chief backs pause in Gaza war, but not cease-fire
November 4th, 2023 Awake Goy The former leader of NATO said a “humanitarian pause” in Gaza “makes sense,” citing the need to help civilians in the region as the war between Israel and Hamas militants continues. But, he refused to back a full cease-fire in the conflict. “I don’t think a sweeping, in place, cease-fire is appropriate from the military… […]
Israel says strike on ambulance convoy targeted Hamas; WHO chief ‘utterly shocked’
November 4th, 2023 Awake Goy The Israeli military confirmed it struck a convoy of ambulances leaving a Gaza hospital Friday, which it said was being used by “Hamas terrorist operatives.” Gaza health officials said the strike killed “a big number” of people, while the leader of the World Health Organization said he was “utterly shocked” by the news and reiterated… […]
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