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Retraction of US-backed Gaza famine report draws anger, scrutiny

Report by USAID-funded network said ‘highly likely’ the threshold for famine has been surpassed in northern Gaza.

Al Jazeera

Blinken ignored US assessments that Israel blocked aid to Gaza: Report

Acknowledging Israel blocked US aid to Palestinians would have triggered a ban on arms transfers to Israel.

Al Jazeera

Israel blocked Gaza aid, US agency found

U.S. law requires cutting off weapons shipments to countries that block the delivery of humanitarian assistance

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Israeli forces kill American-Turkish activist in the occupied West Bank

Twenty-six-year-old Aysenur Ezgi Eygi is shot in the head during a protest against illegal Israeli settlements.

Al Jazeera

‘Pure terrorism’: World reacts to Israeli settler attack in West Bank

Deadly attack on Palestinian village of Jit sparks condemnation and calls for accountability, sanctions against Israel.

Al Jazeera

Blinken report expected to criticize Israel, but say it isn't breaking U.S. weapons terms

The report sparked the most contentious internal debate in the State Department since the Oct. 7 attack, U.S. officials said.

Axios

Biden Warns Israel Not To Use Gaza Aid As 'Bargaining Chip'

US President Joe Biden warned Israel on Thursday that it cannot use aid as a "bargaining chip" in its fight against Hamas and called for an immediate temporary ceasefire in Gaza, where fears of a looming famine have multiplied.

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Biden calls for ‘pause’ in Israel’s war in Gaza for the first time

US leader’s remarks mark a subtle shift in position as Washington previously rejected ‘drawing red lines for Israel’.

Al Jazeera

Senate confirms Biden ambassador to Israel as Hamas conflict continues

Obama administration alum confirmed by US Senate in 53-43 vote

The Independent UK

Senate acts on 'unprecedented' lack of U.S. ambassadors, spurred by Israel-Hamas war

The lack of a U.S. ambassador in Israel hobbles the Biden administration's ability to pursue its goals. The U.S. also lacks ambassadors in Egypt and other countries in the region.

WEKU

US senators to reportedly visit Middle East to show support for Israel

Lindsey Graham, who said he wants to see Gaza ‘levelled’, among bipartisan group expected to visit Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt

The Guardian - US

Who is Jack Lew? Biden’s Israel ambassador nominee prepares for confirmation hearing

In September, President Joe Biden nominated longtime Washington bureaucrat Jack Lew to serve as the US ambassador to Israel

The Independent UK

Dysfunction in Washington leaves Middle East without key US diplomats

Having no US ambassador to Israel in place and Republicans holding up military promotions is a threat to democracy, experts say

The Guardian - US

Israel Hit From All Sides

Plus: Spooky NYU statements, no ambassador to Israel, FTX trial developments, and more...

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The Independent UK

As Israel declares war, the US has no ambassador there. That’s exactly how Republicans want it

GOP obstruction of Joe Biden’s nominees is an expression of their belief in his illegitimacy, writes Andrew Feinberg

The Guardian - US

The political ripples of the Israel-Palestine crisis are already hitting both US parties

Biden may be the last unalloyed pro-Israel Democratic president. But right now he sets the tone of US policy

The Guardian - US

Tuberville will continue block on US military nominees despite Hamas attack on Israel

Republican US senator’s blockade is protest over Pentagon policy which facilitates abortions for service members and dependents

Zenger

Biden Tells US Jews, ‘I Have Your Back,’ In A Pre-High Holidays Call

Biden wants nobody to ever have to fear walking down the street wearing a symbol of their faith

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Zenger

DC Insiders Praise Jack Lew, Reported Candidate For Ambassador To Israel

Tom Nides' replacement, former treasury secretary Jack Lew, is being considered for the position of American ambassador to Israel.

WEKU

Jack Lew had a front-row seat to debt ceiling fights under Obama. Here's his advice

The U.S. came dangerously close to defaulting on its debt in 2011. Jack Lew, chief of staff and then treasury secretary under President Obama, offers some advice to the current administration.

Tribune News Service

Biden faces GOP debt showdown with bitter memory of 2011 crisis

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden was there in 2011 when Democrats tried to negotiate the type of broad deficit-reduction plan that GOP lawmakers are once again demanding as a condition of raising the federal debt ceiling.

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