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 …

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: 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

THE OHIO MESSAGE: Voters in Republican-dominated Ohio approved a measure to amend the state constitution to guarantee a woman’s right to choose abortion. By a wide margin, Ohio’s issue 1 legalizes abortion up to 22 weeks, the point of fetal viability. …

SIGNIFICANT OPERATION: In a sign of rising opposition to Israel’s war on Gaza, as many as 30,000 protesters marched in Washington on Saturday as concern grows about the rising deaths of innocent Palestinians. Marchers also hit the streets in New York, …