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Biden is increasingly at odds with other Democrats over Israel Sean Sullivan, Anne Gearan
Replay Video UP NEXT DEARBORN, Mich. President Biden is increasingly coming into conflict with fellow Democrats as he resists a shift in his party toward a tougher stand on Israel and stronger support for the Palestinians, a disconnect highlighted Tuesday by Biden s visit to a region that is a center of Arab American life in the United States. Biden traveled to the Detroit area to tour an electric vehicle plant and promote his infrastructure plan, an effort to bolster his domestic agenda at a moment of deadly conflict in the Middle East. Arab American protesters gathered at a mosque in Dearborn in advance of the visit, eager to demonstrate their anger at Biden’s approach to the conflict.
Home Conflict rattles Israeli rapprochement with Arab states
Conflict rattles Israeli rapprochement with Arab states
Third of Arab world has relations with the Jewish nation but violence shows ties have done nothing to resolve crisis
World Economy News
16 May 2021 • 4 min read
When the United Arab Emirates shocked the Arab world by normalising relations with Israel it said the move would help ease the protracted Arab-Israeli conflict. But nine months later, the wealthy Gulf state finds itself in a difficult position as its newest ally bombards the impoverished Palestinian territory of Gaza.
Israeli warplanes and artillery have been pounding Gaza while Hamas, the group that controls the territory, has fired rockets into Israel. On Sunday, the death toll in Gaza stood at 192, including 92 women and children, local health officials said.
Floridians urge Biden to pick former Congressman Robert Wexler as U.S. ambassador to Israel
Sun Sentinel 4 hrs ago Anthony Man, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
From Tel Aviv to Washington, D.C., political insiders have been speculating for months who President Joe Biden would pick as U.S. ambassador to Israel and the speculation has extended to Florida.
The high-profile and sensitive post is even more important given the current heightened hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians.
One possible pick for ambassador: former South Florida Congressman Robert Wexler, who was one of Israel’s most prominent supporters during his time in the House.
Sahil Lauji ’21 was one of 12 students and recent graduates selected to participate in the James C. Gaither Junior Fellows program run by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Lauji is a government concentrator from Georgia whose senior thesis, “Global Power Building: The Transnationalization of the Movement for Black Lives,” explored international relationships to historical and contemporary movements in the U.S., including the abolitionist movement, civil rights movement, and the movement for Black lives.
While at Harvard, Lauji founded the Harvard Undergraduate Foreign Policy Initiative, designed to connect undergraduates to institutions and scholars involved in foreign policy decision-making. More than 200 students have participated in the group, conducting policy research for U.S. and foreign government agencies, nonprofits, and research institutions including the National Security Council and the United Nations. He also helped to institutionalize the FYRE Pr