Fifteen Jewish Democrats‚ including some pro-Israel stalwarts‚ slammed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he rejected the idea of creating an independent Palestinian state after the Israel-Hamas war. “We strongly disagree with the prime minister‚” said the brief statement released Friday morning by the office of Representative Jerry Nadler‚ the New York representative who is the unofficial dean of Jewish House Democrats. “A two-state solution is the path forward.” The statement —...

The European Union’s foreign policy chief said on Friday Israel was responsible for Hamas’ surge to power in Gaza‚ where it is currently fighting a war against the terror group. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said very plainly during a speech at the University of Valladolid in Spain that Israel financed Hamas in an effort to weaken the then-governing Palestinian Authority. "Yes‚ Hamas was financed by the government of Israel in an attempt to weaken the Palestinian...

Tell us something we don’t know‚ Joe. President Biden told reporters Friday that the US-Mexico border is not secure — contradicting Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas — after endorsing “massive changes” in immigration policy. “No‚ it’s not‚” Biden said when asked whether the frontier was secure following remarks to a bipartisan group of mayors in the White House East Room. During his speech‚ the 81-year-old Biden said he hoped for Senate negotiators to announce a...

President Joe Biden said Friday that he was ready to make "massive changes" to border policy and challenged House Speaker Mike Johnson‚ R-La.‚ to join him in taking on the hot-button issue. "I believe we need significant policy changes at the border‚ including changes in our asylum system to ensure that we have authorities we need to control the border‚" Biden said during an event with mayors at the White House. "And I'm ready to act." The president expressed optimism that...

President Joe Biden said Friday he doesn't believe the U.S.-Mexico border is secure‚ giving an unusually blunt assessment on the state of surging migration as he pushes a deal in Congress for "massive changes" to address border security. "No‚ it's not‚" Biden said when asked by a reporter whether the border is secure after he gave remarks before a bipartisan group of mayors at the White House. "I haven't believed that for the last 10 years‚ and I've said it for the last...

In December‚ Osman Arbab*‚ 24‚ and his younger brother were on a bus just outside Atbara‚ Sudan‚ when military intelligence stopped it and asked which of the passengers were from Darfur or Kordofan. The two men are originally from Kordofan‚ even though they have not lived there for years‚ and found themselves bundled up with all the other young men on the bus who were from the two places. The military intelligence officers told them all they were accused of spying for the Rapid Support...

Elon Musk has said a report that his artificial intelligence (AI) company‚ xAI‚ has secured $500 million in commitments from investors toward a $1 billion goal is inaccurate. "This is simply not accurate‚" he said in a reply to a user post about the Bloomberg article on social media platform X. The artificial intelligence (AI) startup xAI is discussing a valuation of $15 billion to $20 billion‚ though terms could still change in the coming weeks‚ Bloomberg reported‚ citing people familiar...

Chris Christie once said that Donald Trump is often portrayed by legal counsel as "the unluckiest S.O.B. in the world." Perhaps‚ but when it comes to his enemies‚ Trump sometimes seems to find advantages despite his worst efforts.  Many of us have criticized Trump for his personal attacks on Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis as being racist and unethical; he even accused her of having an affair with a gang member‚ a claim that was widely contested as unfounded...

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Dr. Vernon Coleman delights us once again while commenting on a variety of topics that make up his ‘Passing Observations 221’. He gives useful definitions for “fact-checker”‚ “troll” and “civil servant.” And‚ […]