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Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz has resigned from Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, delivering a blow to the prime minister who has been celebrating the rare rescue of hostages held in Gaza. “Netanyahu prevents us from moving forward to a real victory [in Gaza],” Gantz said in a televised statement Sunday in which he described leaving …
After over three hours of deliberations on Sunday afternoon, Israel’s five-person war cabinet did not reach a decision as to how the country would respond to Iran’s massive missile and drone barrage on Saturday night. Given several reports that the US is urging caution and that US President Joe Biden himself urged Prime Minister Benjamin …
Biden released the following statement: History will not look kindly on House Republicans for their blatant act of unconstitutional partisanship that has targeted an honorable public servant in order to play petty political games. Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, a Cuban immigrant who came to the United States with his family as political refugees, has spent …
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has surrendered his passport as part of a police investigation into the attempted coup on 8 January 2023, which sought to keep him in power, his lawyers have said. In operations that also targeted key allies of the former far-right leader, federal police agents carried out 33 searches and four …
Guardian: Israel has failed The British Guardian newspaper writes that Israel lost the war, but Netanyahu and his radical cabinet do not want to admit it. pic.twitter.com/G4F9WIwrZz — Sprinter Press (@SprinterPress) December 23, 2023 via theguardian: Until recently the war narrative on Gaza has been very largely controlled by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and …
Four cabinet ministers in Japan quit on Thursday over a fundraising scandal involving the ruling party’s most powerful faction. More than 500m yen (£2.8m; $3.4m) is alleged to have ended up in slush funds over a five-year period through 2022. Tokyo prosecutors have also launched a corruption probe, Nikkei reported. It is the latest blow …
"If Biden stays as the nominee for the Democrats, I believe Donald Trump will win." Former House @SpeakerMcCarthy talks with @costareports about his future, including his openness to serving in a prospective Trump cabinet, THIS SUNDAY. pic.twitter.com/5oj2ZTNO3w — CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 (@CBSSunday) December 8, 2023
The government is slated to advance new measures that will allow police to use live fire against Israeli citizens who are blocking roads or entrances to towns during a “multi-front war,” the Kan public broadcaster reports. Police will only need approval from a senior officer before opening fire under the loosened rules, Kan says, adding …
Three former Blackrock executives are in Biden’s cabinet – no wonder we suddenly have an ESG priority in the government. — MJ (@msmarcijoy) August 24, 2023 Net Zero=50 Trillion….. pic.twitter.com/A8NX4iQgsH — Dr. Michael Jones (@TruthorConseq12) August 24, 2023