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Hostage Deal May Be Working

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

DEAL WORKING: President Joe Biden and other US authorities say a deal is close for the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. Asked by a reporter whether a rumored agreement was near, Biden said, “I believe so”.   CNN reports that …

Bombs Hit UN Gaza Schools

Monday, November 20, 2023

PEACE BUT NOT CEASE: Two schools run by the United Nations in northern Gaza were bombarded over the weekend resulting in as many as 24 deaths plus injuries. The New York Times reports that it verified video from one of the …

Hamas Overwhelmed Israeli Tech

Saturday, November 18, 2023

TECH WAR: The Gaza Health Ministry, which answers to Hamas, now says that 16,000 people have been killed in the crowded strip of land since the war with Israel began.    The US is pushing for Hamas to release its hostages to …

Reporters Visit Gaza Hospital

Friday, November 17, 2023

TUNNEL VISION: Israeli soldiers led journalists on a tour of the grounds of the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza in an attempt to prove that it was used as an underground base by Hamas militants.   They were shown the entrance to a …

Hostage Deal in the Works

Thursday, November 16, 2023

HOSTAGE DEAL: Hamas militants say they would free 50 Israeli women and children held hostage in trade for a pause in fighting, increased humanitarian aid, and freedom for an unspecified number of Palestinians held in Israeli jails.    Israel is reported to …

Israeli Troops Enter Hospital Compound

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

MAJOR SURGERY: Israeli forces conducted what they described as a “precise and targeted operation” against Hamas militants inside the grounds of the Al Shifa Hospital complex in Gaza.  Both Israel and the US have said Hamas is storing weapons and operating a command …

US Employees Dissent on Israel

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

INTERNAL DISSENT: More than 400 government employees from 40 agencies have sent letters of dissent on President Joe Biden’s support of Israel in its war on Hamas militants.    In just one example, dozens of State Department employees disagreeing with administration …

“Too Many Dead”

Saturday, November 11, 2023

November 11, 2023Vol. 12, No. 2038 FAR TOO MANY: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said yesterday that “far too many Palestinians have been killed” in Gaza under Israeli bombardment, a blunt statement of the Biden administration’s increasing concern about what has …

US Cautions Israel About World Opinion

Friday, November 10, 2023

Time Is Running: US officials say that with world opinion turning against them because of the civilian slaughter in Gaza, Israel has limited time to destroy the Hamas militant organization before the country loses sympathy over the 1,400 people killed in …

Running for Second Place

Thursday, November 9, 2023

THE MAN WHO WASN’T THERE: Five Republican presidential candidates ripped each other up during a debate in Miami last night and said little about the man they are running against, Donald Trump. They’re running to be the alternative.   The five quipped …