JERUSALEM — Since its founding, Hamas has declared that Israel has no right to exist, that there are no Israeli civilians and that every Israeli citizen is a soldier of the state and thus a legitimate target. Still, if Western nations considered Hamas a terrorist organization, they also thought that it was preoccupied with governing Palestinians crammed into Gaza. Hamas provided social services. It was even thought of as a restraint on what were considered even more radical groups. Sign up for T
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is cutting short his trip to Asia so that he can return to the United States Thursday to focus on the crisis in Israel. Schumer’s congressional delegation trip is cancelling a visit to Japan and returning early to allow the Democratic leader to be back in New York Thursday…
Candidates for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination condemned the Saturday attack on Israel by militant group Hamas. “Every American should condemn the unprovoked and massive attack on Israel by terrorists in Hamas,” Former Vice President Mike Pence said in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “Our prayers are with the families…
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