Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser of the US government, said that the administration in the White House does not see evidence of genocide by Israel in Gaza. According to him, the United States wants to see the defeat of Hamas. The Washington official also noted that the Palestinians living in the vortex of the war are living in extremely difficult conditions and that Israel's large-scale military operation in Rafah was a mistake.
Pentagon Major Harrison Mann has resigned over US support for Israel's war in Gaza. This is the first public resignation by a member of the US military and intelligence community. "Over the past months, we have been presented with some of the most horrific and heartbreaking images of what happened in Palestine, and I couldn't ignore those images. It made me feel incredible guilt," Mann said.
Several Republican US representatives have drafted two bills that would send students arrested during pro-Palestinian protests to Gaza for six months of community service and revoke visas for foreign students.
The U.S. decision to suspend shipments to Israel and consider slowing other shipments is a major policy shift for the Biden administration. It is the first time that the US has refused military aid to a close ally since Israel began its invasion of Gaza.
A group of U.S. Republican senators has threatened International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan with "severe sanctions" after warning that an international arrest warrant would be issued against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials.
While Saudi Arabia can take comfort from the UAE and Bahrain that have normalized relations with Israel and have nothing to lose, on the other hand, the Kingdom is well aware that it will inevitably lose a lot of prestige in the Muslim world. Taking into account these aspects, he agreed to normalize relations between Israel on the condition of recognizing the independence of Palestine.
It has been reported that anti-Israel protests at US universities are organized by organizations that have received large grants from the foundations of the George Soros, Gates, Rockefeller and Pritzker families. In particular, demonstrations on the territory of Columbia University are held by the organizations "Jewish Voice for Peace" and IfNotNow, funded by the Tides Foundation, founded by billionaires.
The US has told Qatar it must expel Hamas leaders if the group continues to reject a peace deal with Israel.
The investigation was launched following a complaint by the Palestinian Legal Office that it "discriminated against Palestinian students and their supporters and created an unsafe environment for them."
Student demonstrations in support of Palestine in the United States are intensifying. So far, more than 700 students have been arrested. Demonstrations covered more than 80 universities in the country. Children from Gaza express their gratitude to them in their own way.