REVEALED: Rashida Tlaib told Biden on tarmac he can t give right-wing Netanyahu billions each year to bomb schools with US-supplied weapons and said Palestinian human rights are not a bargaining chip
President Biden held an intense, nearly eight-minute long conversation with Rep. Rashida Tlaib on the tarmac when he arrived in Dearborn, Michigan
Tlaib has been critical of Biden s handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict, but declined to reveal what she said
Palestinian-American Tlaib still has family - including her 90-year-old grandmother - living in the West Bank
She has been critical of his handling of the Israel-Hamas violence and accused him of folding to Netanyahu
Todayâs Highlight in History:
On May 19, 1967, the Soviet Union ratified a treaty with the United States and Britain, banning nuclear and other weapons from outer space as well as celestial bodies such as the moon. (The treaty entered into force in October 1967.)
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In 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Englandâs King Henry VIII, was beheaded after being convicted of adultery.
In 1864, American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, 59, died in Plymouth, New Hampshire.
In 1913, California Gov. Hiram Johnson signed the Webb-Hartley Law prohibiting âaliens ineligible to citizenshipâ from owning farm land, a measure targeting Asian immigrants, particularly Japanese.
Updated: May 19 2021, 10:44 ET
JOE Biden has told Prime Minister Netanyahu he wants a significant de-escalation today ahead of a ceasefire in the bombing blitz between Israel and Hamas.
The White House confirmed that the president spoke with the Israeli Prime Minister on Wednesday morning.
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Biden has been under scrutiny from both sides of the political aisle over his administration s handling of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East between Israel and HamasCredit: AP
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The current hostilities are the deadliest between the militant group and Israel since 2014Credit: Reuters The two leaders had a detailed discussion on the state of events in Gaza, Israel s progress in degrading the capabilities of Hamas and other terrorist elements, and ongoing diplomatic efforts by regional governments and the United States, they said in a statement.
BEIRUT â The leader the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group says militant factions in Gaza went into the latest battle with Israel knowing it will be âcostly but also knowing that it is the only road to freedom and to protect Jerusalem.â
Ziad Nakhaleh said in a televised speech from Beirut on Wednesday that neither nuclear weapons, warplanes nor peace agreements with some Arab states could bring Israelis security and peace.
He added that militant groups in Gaza have âmade miracles that you can see with your own eyes and you live them every moment when you run to shelters.â
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Nakhaleh was referring to thousands of missiles and rockets that Gaza militants have fired toward Israel.