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Congress hasn’t declared war or authorized it, and it wasn’t precipitated by an imminent attack or a national emergency. If the war continues through Friday without congressional approval, it will be illegal, having passed the 60-day threshold that the president is given, under the War Powers Resolution, to conduct this kind of military operation.
Bari Weiss, who was named editor by Israel partisan David Ellison to promote Israel, is replacing 20-year veteran Claire Day with a correspondent based in Israel with no experience in television or management. Weiss has long been an Israel operative.
The State Department claimed on several occasions that the US “is engaged in this conflict [with Iran] at the request of and in the collective self-defense of its Israeli ally, as well as in the exercise of the United States’ own inherent right of self-defense” – but it was a preemptive war of choice, not self-defense.
Nearly half of Iranians killed by Israel-US were civilians: Iran ■ War criminal Netanyahu declares, “There is no place for violence…against anyone” (LOL) ■ More news and headlines from the region.
The majority of Gaza’s farmland is unusable due to Israeli bombing, bulldozing, or seizure within the so-called “Yellow Line.”
Immigrants can now be denied a green card for participating in pro-Palestinian campus protests, posting criticism of Israel on social media, etc.
The Palestinian village of Al-Mughayyir, surrounded by illegal outposts, has come under daily settler attacks in recent weeks. Settlers recently stole 170 sheep in broad daylight. The next day, a uniformed settler fatally shot 2 Palestinians.
Israel has launched a multimillion-dollar campaign — spearheaded by a former top lieutenant of President Trump — to reshape how AI platforms portray the nation.
Twenty-three Palestinians reflect on the lives they have lost and the political futures that have been foreclosed in the wake of genocide.