WASHINGTON — A reporter asked President Joe Biden if he thought Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was “doing enough” as the president returned to the White House on Monday. Biden answered, “No.”  Biden added that he was pushing as “hard as we can for a deal” for a ceasefire in Gaza that would bring home hostages.  The bodies of six of those hostages were found murdered in a tunnel in Gaza over the weekend, including Israeli-American citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23.  Once again, the pressure is on Bibi, and hence on Biden to lean on Bibi — and not Hamas, the terrorist group that killed 1,200 on Oct. 7 and abducted some 251 hostages.  Methinks the very focus of the White House press corps about what Biden will do to force a ceasefire deal lets Hamas off the hook.  Ditto the massive protests in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu.  American billionaire Bill Ackman, whose criticism of university diversity, equity and inclusion policies helped spur the resignation of academic biggies, including Harvard President Claudine Gay, had strong words of advice for activists who took to Israeli streets to protest Netanyahu.  “By protesting Israel’s leadership one day after Hamas executed an American and five Israelis in cold blood, the protesters are rewarding Hamas for their barbaric acts and blaming their leadership for the loss. This is a very bad message to send to terrorists,” Ackman posted on X.  Ackman cautioned, “I fear it will only embolden the enemy to execute more heinous acts.”  During a press event, Netanyahu warned of the consequences of protests and calls for further concessions after the brutal execution of the six hostages.  “What message does this send Hamas?” the prime minister asked. “It says kill more hostages — murder more hostages, you’ll get more concessions.”  Netanyahu was especially critical of the consequences of giving Hamas a win for an international and domestic pressure campaign.  The PM spoke with authority when he said that some critics wrongheadedly claim the Jewish state can leave the Philadelphi Corridor and then return later. “It is not easy to do such a thing,” Netanyahu offered. “It’s not a question of military tactics as it is a question of the great diplomatic pressure that the entire world will use on us. If we leave — we will not go back.”  At Tuesday’s White House press briefing, Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre why Biden is “harder on Benjamin Netanyahu than he is on the terrorist leader of Hamas.”  The president, KJP countered, has been “very clear about Hamas leaders and what they have done.” But when she referred to the killings as “a heinous murder,” it was as if she had been searching for the right sound bite. No fire.  Netanyahu used his press event to apologize to the families of the six victims. “I am asking for your forgiveness that we did not manage to bring them back still alive. We were close, but we did not achieve it.”  On Monday, Rachel Goldberg-Polin and her husband, Jon, buried their son, Hersh.  “Finally, my sweet boy, finally finally finally finally you’re free,” the grieving mother declared at her son’s funeral. She wore a ripped shirt with the number 332 for the number of days since the Oct. 7 hostages were taken.  She had already told her son, “Now I no longer have to worry about you. I know you are no longer in danger.”  COPYRIGHT 2024 CREATORS.COM We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post 6 Hostages Murdered. Put Heat on Hamas, Not Netanyahu.  appeared first on The Daily Signal.

DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Former President Donald Trump raised about $130 million in August, his campaign announced Wednesday night. Trump’s fundraising numbers are down slightly from the nearly $140 million the former president brought in during July, when his campaign initiated a fundraising push days after he was shot by a failed assassin on July 13. Rival Kamala Harris’ campaign has not released its August fundraising figures, but it likely eclipsed Trump’s as Harris campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon released a memo on Aug. 25, in which she claimed the vice president had raised $540 million since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race on July 21, including $82 million during the week of the Democratic National Convention. “With Republicans united and a growing number of independents and disaffected Democrats crossing partisan lines, the Trump-Vance campaign has momentum for the final stretch of the race,” Trump campaign senior adviser Brian Hughes said in the news release announcing the fundraising numbers. “These fundraising numbers from August are a reflection of that movement and will propel President Trump’s America First movement back to the White House so we can undo the terrible failures of Harris and Biden.” Contrary to the Trump campaign’s enthusiasm, GOP leaders are raising the alarm behind closed doors and publicly about how a large financial disparity has emerged between the two parties. Liberals have commanding ad-spending leads in almost all competitive Senate races and the Congressional Leadership Fund, the primary super PAC aimed at electing Republicans to the House, is $70 million behind its Democratic counterpart in ad spending, according to Politico. “The only thing preventing us from having a great night in November is the massive financial disparity our party currently faces,” National Republican Senatorial Committee Executive Director Jason Thielman previously told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “We are on a trajectory to win the majority, but unless something changes drastically in the next six weeks, we will lose winnable seats.” Statewide Republican parties in a number of states with close legislative elections in November, such as Arizona and Wisconsin, have also been outraised and outspent by their Democratic counterparts. Before Democrats replaced Biden with Harris, the Trump campaign had overcome his Democratic rival’s cash advantage, Politico reported. The Trump campaign claims to have had $295 million in cash on hand at the end of August. The average donation to Trump was $56, with 98% of donations being under $200, according to the campaign. Trump is no stranger to fighting campaigns at a financial disadvantage, defeating Hillary Clinton in 2016 despite only having half as much money, and narrowly losing to Biden in 2020 despite a 3-to-1 cash disadvantage heading into the final month of the election. The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment. Originally published by the Daily Caller News Foundation The post Trump Campaign Says It Raised $130 Million in August appeared first on The Daily Signal.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Canada wants to expand the scope of the World Health Organization, WHO’s global pandemic agreement (treaty) by adding more censorship measures. The initiative is to add social media “misinformation” (and censorship thereof) to the discussion of the draft treaty. In anticipation of the “next pandemic,” Canada also wants more attention to be paid to what it considers diversity, equity, and inclusion. The treaty’s purpose is to give WHO an active role in directing how the United Nation’s 193 member countries deal with pandemics or other health crises. However, the negotiators failed to agree on the text of the document by the May deadline this year. At the end of the same month, there was a new version of the pandemic agreement draft that softened the tone of some of the censorship provisions but gave WHO more surveillance powers. Before the latest version was published, what are referred to as “partners and stakeholders” in Canada wanted to add measures such as holding social media platforms “accountable for the content they host” (depending on what type of “accountability” the authors of the proposals had in mind, it’s unclear how this would be acceptable, for example, to the US, given its Section 230). More ideas coming out of Canada include burdening the same entities with accountability “for the impact of their algorithms” – all this in the context of the “threat of misinformation.” More “threats” that are predictably cited these days in certain quarters include “AI”, and when it comes to surveillance, the treaty should provide for “inclusive practices,” the Canadian proposal says. “Comprehensive prevention strategies, inclusive surveillance practices, and addressing challenges for marginalized communities are essential for effective pandemic prevention,” the conclusions from the meetings held in January and February 2024 in several cities specify. Canada’s Liberal government has chosen not to stick its neck out by openly pushing for such measures, and is very careful to note that in a report, but it’s clear enough how the system works: “partners” and “stakeholders” are said to be behind the proposals – and they work with the Office of International Affairs for the Health Portfolio, a government entity. The Office had brought together over 100 people from indigenous groups, universities, civil society, public and private sectors, as well as territorial and provincial governments. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post Expanding WHO’s Role: Canadian Stakeholders Eye “Misinformation” Control appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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