President Joe Biden says Israel has right to defend itself when threatened by thousands of rockets
In phone call with Netanyahu, he offered unwavering support for Israel s security
Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemns rocket attacks while United Nations warns of full-scale war We fully support Israel s legitimate right to defend itself, says Blinken
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Hady Amr to travel to region immediately to meet with both sides
Benjamin Netanyahu vowed this is only the beginning after Israeli strikes killed Hamas commanders today
The Israeli Prime Minister threatened to inflict blows that Hamas has not dreamed of as he visited a hospital in Holon treating those wounded in the latest round of destructive cross-border rocket launches
Palestinian Territories: Fragmented by Israeli settlements and walled in
With fears growing of a full-scale war between Israel and the Palestinians, here is a look at the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
With fears growing of a “full-scale war” between Israel and the Palestinians, here is a look at the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
The two territories plus Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem were long touted as basis of a Palestinian state in a “two-state” solution to the long-running conflict.
But that goal has become ever more distant, with the West Bank fragmented by Jewish settlements and several states recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s “undivided” capital.
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, May 12
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HOUSTON Petroleum distribution terminals in the U.S. east coast will rely on inventories and alternative supplies until a main fuel pipeline resumes operation, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Tuesday. According to EIA, pipeline shipments move at approximately five miles per hour, so some markets may need to rely on inventories for several days after the Colonial Pipeline Company service is restored. (US-Pipeline) - - - - UNITED NATIONS A Chinese envoy on Tuesday called for efforts to stabilize Iraq and ensure peaceful elections.
Jonathan Pollard Urges “Dual Loyalty” And Spying For Israel
Jonathan Pollard, who as a civilian intelligence analyst for the U.S. Navy in the 1980s was found guilty of spying for Israel and served 30 years in prison, not only has no regrets for his action but urges other American Jews to follow in his footsteps.
Now a resident of Israel, which he considers his real “home,”
Pollard was interviewed by the Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom (March 25, 2021). He said, “The bottom line on this charge of dual loyalty is, I’m sorry, we’re Jews, and if we’re Jews we will always have dual loyalty.” Pollard said Jews were deluding themselves if they thought of America as their home. He suggested that he would counsel a young Jewish American working in an American security agency to spy for Israel, as he did.
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JERUSALEM, May 11 (Xinhua) A state of emergency was announced on Tuesday night in a central Israeli city and Border Police forces were sent there as Arabs and Jews have been clashing in fresh street violence, Israeli authorities said.
The rare move followed an emergency consultation with senior security officials after days of violence in Lod, an Arab-Jewish city east of Tel Aviv, said Prime Minister s Office in a statement.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed to take a firm action against violators of law and order and to beef up the forces in the area in order to restore calm as soon as possible, said the statement.