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The Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Herzog said Israel does not need “urging” to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza. Herzog said Israel is “ramping up humanitarian supplies into” the areas of Gaza that are away from Hamas’s reach, in the southern region. He told Blake Burman during an interview on “The Hill on NewsNation”… […]
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Israeli ambassador on U.S. calls for humanitarian aid to Gaza: ‘We don’t need urging’
November 2nd, 2023 
Awake Goy Biden tells a heckler calling for cease-fire: ‘I think we need a pause’
November 2nd, 2023 Awake Goy President Biden was confronted Wednesday evening by a heckler calling for a cease-fire at a campaign event and responded with support for a pause in the fighting between Israel and Hamas. Biden was speaking to an audience of 200 people at a fundraiser when one person in the audience shouted out, “As a rabbi, I… […]
US hits Iranian facilities in Syria following attacks on US troops
October 27th, 2023 Awake Goy The United States has struck two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran and its proxies in response to attacks against U.S. troops in the region, the Pentagon announced late Thursday. President Biden ordered U.S. military forces to carry out “self-defense airstrikes” on a weapons storage facility and an ammunition storage area used by Iran’s… […]
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No Comments »Republican rep’s pro-Israel sign vandalized outside office
October 27th, 2023 Awake Goy Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) posted online that the pro-Israel sign outside of his office in the Capitol was vandalized. “We’ve seen many examples of Hamas sympathizers ripping down posters of innocent hostages,” Walberg posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “Now, right here in the House office buildings, we see more cowardly acts… […]
Netanyahu adviser says Israel will try to minimize civilian casualties in Gaza
October 22nd, 2023 Awake Goy A senior aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s military is undertaking a “maximum effort” to minimize civilian casualties amid its military campaign in Gaza. The war between Israel and Hamas began earlier this month after the militant group killed over 1,400 Israelis in a surprise attack on towns and military bases. The… […]
Posted in International, policy Tags: adviser, casualties, civilian, israel, minimize, netanyahu! No Comments »UN chief lauds movement of aid into Gaza, but asks for ‘much, much more’
October 22nd, 2023 Awake Goy United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on the international community to double down on efforts to provide humanitarian aid for Gaza on Saturday, amid Israel’s war with Hamas. The first aid convoys entered Gaza early Saturday after days of negotiations between Egypt, the U.S. and Israel. Israeli strikes had previously kept Gaza’s only border… […]
DeSantis, Scott vow sanctions on colleges, students over Hamas support
October 22nd, 2023 Awake Goy GOP candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday said he would revoke student visas of Hamas sympathizers if elected to the White House in 2024. “You see students demonstrating in our country in favor of Hamas,” DeSantis said during a campaign stop in Iowa. “Remember, some of them are foreigners.” The governor said if… […]
Haley argues return of hostages shows Hamas trying to ‘earn favor’ with US
October 21st, 2023 Awake Goy Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said she thinks Hamas releasing two hostages Friday means the group is trying to “earn favor” with the United States and warned the Biden administration to “be smart” and not weaken its response. “First I’ll say, two prayers have been answered and we’ve got 200 more to go,” Haley said… […]
Americans overwhelmingly support Israel in war with Hamas: poll
October 21st, 2023 Awake Goy More than 80 percent of Americans are siding with Israel amid an ongoing war against Hamas in a new Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll shared with The Hill. The survey found that 84 percent of respondents sided more with Israel in the Israel-Hamas war, compared to 16 percent who sided with Hamas. Broken down by age, 52… […]
Lawmakers react to Biden’s Oval Office address
October 20th, 2023 Awake Goy Lawmakers reacted after President Biden delivered an Oval Office address on Thursday night, during which he spoke on the Israel-Hamas conflict and the war in Ukraine. Democrats seemed to react well to their leader’s Thursday night speech, with many praising the president’s words on the current foreign conflicts. “Tonight, President Joe Biden masterfully presented the… […]
Posted in International, News, policy, ukraine Tags: address, biden, lawmakers, office, react No Comments »Hutchinson calls Trump an ‘isolationist’
October 20th, 2023 Awake Goy Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) called former President Trump an “isolationist” during a Thursday forum at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C. “Donald Trump fundamentally believes in a ring around the United States,” Hutchinson told moderator Blake Burman, host of “The Hill on NewsNation.” “In fact, he’s used those words. And so, he moves… […]
Hutchinson says he’d ask Congress to authorize use of military force against Hamas as president
October 20th, 2023 Awake Goy Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on Thursday said as president he would ask Congress to authorize the use of military force against the Palestinian militant group Hamas. “As President, I would ask Congress to give authorization for military force against Hamas,” Hutchinson, a 2024 GOP presidential primary candidate, said in an interview on NewsNation.… […]
Posted in International, News Tags: against, authorize, Congress, force, Hamas, hutchinson, military No Comments »Biden to send Congress ‘urgent’ aid request for Israel, Ukraine
October 20th, 2023 Awake Goy President Biden said he is sending to Congress an urgent budget request for military assistance for Ukraine and Israel, in a primetime speech Thursday night laying out the stakes for American leadership on the world stage. The president held back giving a dollar number, but the request is expected to be around $100 billion with… […]
Why we must support both Israel and Ukraine
October 17th, 2023 Awake Goy We cannot stand idly by, bearing witness without providing help. That’s not the American way. Source
Iran’s supreme leader labels Israeli assault on Gaza ‘genocide’
October 17th, 2023 Awake Goy Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denounced Israel’s siege of Gaza on Tuesday as a “genocide.” The Iranian leader called on the country to immediately halt its indiscriminate bombardment of neighborhoods in Gaza which have killed thousands in the territory. “If the crimes continue, Muslims will be impatient, resistance forces will be impatient, and nobody will be able… […]
Posted in International, policy Tags: assault, Genocide, israeli, labels, leader, supreme No Comments »Jordan, Egypt unwilling to take Palestinian refugees, king says
October 17th, 2023 Awake Goy Jordan and Egypt will not accept Palestinian refugees amid the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, Jordanian King Abdullah II said Tuesday. “This is a situation that has to be handled within Gaza and the West Bank,” he said in a meeting with the German chancellor, The Associated Press reported. “And you don’t have… […]
Posted in International, jordan, policy Tags: egypt, Jordan, palestinian, refugees, unwilling No Comments »Divisions emerge between 2024 Republicans over Israeli-Palestinian conflict
October 17th, 2023 Awake Goy Tensions spurred by the Israel-Hamas war are boiling over in the Republican presidential primary as the contenders issue responses to the escalating conflict. On Saturday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the U.S. should not take Palestinian refugees from Gaza because they “are all antisemitic.” Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley pushed back… […]
Posted in International Tags: between, conflict, divisions, emerge, israeli, palestinian, republicans No Comments »Number of Americans killed in Israel rises to 30
October 16th, 2023 Awake Goy The number of Americans confirmed dead as a result of the war in Israel rose to 30 on Sunday. “At this time, we can confirm the deaths of 30 U.S. citizens. We extend our deepest condolences to the victims and to the families of all those affected,” a spokesperson for the State Department said in… […]
Posted in International, News, policy Tags: Americans.., israel, killed, number, rises No Comments »Biden says reoccupation of Gaza by Israel would be ‘big mistake’
October 16th, 2023 Awake Goy President Biden said in a new interview that it would be a “big mistake” if Israel once again occupied Gaza as it fights the militant group Hamas following an attack and subsequent war that has left thousands dead. “I think it’d be a big mistake,” Biden said when asked by CBS’s Scott Pelley on “60… […]
Biden says simultaneous wars in Ukraine, Israel won’t overwhelm US
October 16th, 2023 Awake Goy President Biden in a new interview dismissed the idea that the United States could not simultaneously support Israel in its war against Hamas and Ukraine in its war against Russia. “We’re the United States of America for God’s sake, the most powerful nation in the history — not in the world, in the history of… […]
US names special envoy for Middle Eastern humanitarian efforts, with eye on Gaza
October 16th, 2023 Awake Goy The White House announced Sunday the appointment of David Satterfield, former U.S. ambassador to Turkey, to serve as Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues. Satterfield, in his new position, “will focus on ensuring life-saving assistance can reach vulnerable people throughout the Middle East,” national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement Sunday. The… […]
Posted in International, News, policy Tags: eastern, efforts, envoy, humanitarian, middle, names, special No Comments »Journalism organization reports at least 12 journalists killed in Israel-Hamas war
October 15th, 2023 Awake Goy A journalism organization on Saturday reported the deaths of at least 12 journalists due to the fighting between the militant group Hamas and Israel. “As of October 14, in the first eight days of fighting, at least 12 journalists were killed, two were missing and eight injured,” the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on… […]
Posted in International, News Tags: israel, Journalism, journalists, killed, least, organization, reports No Comments »Blackburn calls for National Security Advisor Sullivan’s ousting
October 15th, 2023 Awake Goy Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) called for the ouster of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Friday. Blackburn sent a letter to President Biden highlighting her reasons for why she thinks Sullivan can be removed from the role, saying he “has routinely misled the entire government about the status of security threats around the world.” “Just… […]
Wray warns of rise in violent extremism amid Israel-Hamas war
October 15th, 2023 Awake Goy FBI Director Christopher Wray warned of a rise in violent extremism in a Saturday speech amid fighting between the militant group Hamas and Israel. “History has been witness to antisemitic and other forms of violent extremism for far too long. Whether that be from foreign terrorist organizations, or those inspired by them, or domestic violent… […]
Kari Lake argues world leaders taking advantage of ‘feeble’ Biden
October 15th, 2023 Awake Goy Arizona Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake said that world leaders are taking advantage of the U.S.’s “feeble” president amid fighting between militant group Hamas and Israel in a recent interview. “[S]ome of these world leaders are like sharks,” Lake said in an interview on One America News Network (OAN). “They smell blood in the water.… […]
Tlaib makes plea in support of lives in Gaza
October 15th, 2023 Awake Goy Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) made a plea in support of Palestinian civilians in Gaza amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. “I cannot believe I have to beg my country and colleagues to value every human life, no matter their faith or ethnicity,” Tlaib wrote in a post on X, the platform formerly known… […]
Rubio: the only language radical regimes understand is ‘strength’
October 13th, 2023 Awake Goy Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said he believes people in the West are “incredibly naïve” for thinking agreements can be made with “radical Islamic regimes” in the wake of the deadly Hamas attack. Referencing the Iranian government and the militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah, Rubio said they do not value life “the way we do.” “We… […]
Posted in International, News Tags: language, radical, regimes, rubio, strength, understand No Comments »Haley says battle in Gaza will be ‘hard’ and ‘long,’ but ‘necessary’
October 13th, 2023 Awake Goy Republican Presidential candidate Nikki Haley said the battle in Gaza and Israel will be “hard” and “long,” but “necessary” in a social media post Thursday evening. “At the UN, I saw how Israel was criticized. It will be worse this time,” she posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “The battle in Gaza… […]
Christie says Iran ‘greatest’ source of world’s terrorist activity
October 13th, 2023 Awake Goy Republican Presidential candidate Chris Christie weighed in on the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas and the deal between the United States and Iran, calling Iran the “greatest” source of the world’s terrorism. The Biden administration struck a deal with Iran in August, allowing $6 billion in previously frozen assets to return to the… […]
Posted in International, News Tags: activity, christie, greatest, source, terrorist, world No Comments »Reps urge Biden, Mayorkas to redesignate temporary protected status for Nicaraguans
October 13th, 2023 Awake Goy Dozens of House members signed a letter asking President Biden and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to redesignate temporary protected status for Nicaraguans on Wednesday. “We commend the Biden Administration’s decision to re-designate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans in the United States,” the letter read. “However, an 18-month extension of TPS for Nicaragua… […]
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