House Speaker Mike Johnson criticized President Joe Biden for threatening to stop U.S. shipments of weapons to Israel if they launch a major invasion of Rafah, a southern city in Gaza, saying it was “a senior moment.”
Biden made this threat during a CNN interview with anchor Erin Burnett.
“I want to ask you about something happening as we sit here and speak, and that, of course, is Israel striking Rafah,” Burnett stated. “I know that you have paused – Mr. President – shipments of 2,000 pound U.S. bombs to Israel due to concern that they could be used in any offensive on Rafah. Have those bombs- those powerful 2,000-pound bombs – been used to kill civilians in Gaza?”
“Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs and other ways in which they go after population centers,” he responded. “And I made it clear that if they go...
Biden made this threat during a CNN interview with anchor Erin Burnett.
“I want to ask you about something happening as we sit here and speak, and that, of course, is Israel striking Rafah,” Burnett stated. “I know that you have paused – Mr. President – shipments of 2,000 pound U.S. bombs to Israel due to concern that they could be used in any offensive on Rafah. Have those bombs- those powerful 2,000-pound bombs – been used to kill civilians in Gaza?”
“Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs and other ways in which they go after population centers,” he responded. “And I made it clear that if they go...
- 5/12/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
As pro-Israel and pro-Palestine groups of demonstrators waved flags and vied for support from passing motorists at a busy Los Angeles intersection on Wednesday night, an audience of around 200 people filed through a security checkpoint into the city’s Museum of Tolerance.
Attendees, the protesters chanting outside, and scores of police officers had shown up because of a video collage titled Bearing Witness, compiled by a unit of the Israel Defense Forces from raw footage of the deadly attack by Hamas militants against Israel on Oct. 7, in which 1,400 people were...
Attendees, the protesters chanting outside, and scores of police officers had shown up because of a video collage titled Bearing Witness, compiled by a unit of the Israel Defense Forces from raw footage of the deadly attack by Hamas militants against Israel on Oct. 7, in which 1,400 people were...
- 11/9/2023
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
An entertainment-industry crowd turned out on Wednesday for the Los Angeles premiere of “Bearing Witness to the October 7th Massacre,” a controversial 47-minute documentary assembled by the Israeli Defense Forces.
“Witness” features extremely graphic footage from the atrocities committed last month that claimed the lives of 1,400 Israelis and resulted in terrorist group Hamas taking 240 hostages. The images were culled from hundreds of hours of footage retrieved from terrorist body cams, security cameras, victims’ mobile phones and other sources.
Protesters waving Israeli and Palestinian flags gathered outside the Museum of Tolerance, which was under heavy protection by the Los Angeles Police Department, where the screening took place. Multiple fights reportedly broke out outside the event but no arrests were made.
The incident prompted LA Mayor Karen Bass to take to social media to lament the “unacceptable violence,” and called for “unity in our city.”
While organizers took pains to keep the screening under wraps,...
“Witness” features extremely graphic footage from the atrocities committed last month that claimed the lives of 1,400 Israelis and resulted in terrorist group Hamas taking 240 hostages. The images were culled from hundreds of hours of footage retrieved from terrorist body cams, security cameras, victims’ mobile phones and other sources.
Protesters waving Israeli and Palestinian flags gathered outside the Museum of Tolerance, which was under heavy protection by the Los Angeles Police Department, where the screening took place. Multiple fights reportedly broke out outside the event but no arrests were made.
The incident prompted LA Mayor Karen Bass to take to social media to lament the “unacceptable violence,” and called for “unity in our city.”
While organizers took pains to keep the screening under wraps,...
- 11/9/2023
- by Andrew Wallenstein
- Variety Film + TV
On Wednesday evening, while most of Hollywood was cheering the news that the months-long actors strike had just come to an end, some 200 invited members of the industry — most of them avowed supporters of Israel — convened at the Museum of Tolerance in West L.A. for a screening of a film unlike any other: Bearing Witness, which comprises 43 minutes of footage of atrocities committed by Hamas terrorists against Israeli citizens on Oct. 7.
The somber gathering took place under heavy guard. Another media outlet leaked the location at which it would be taking place, resulting in threats against the museum and necessitating an FBI advance team in the days leading up to it. On Wednesday, a considerable number of LAPD officers were stationed inside the museum’s theater, out on the surrounding streets and in a helicopter overhead. But in the end, there appeared to be no more than a few...
The somber gathering took place under heavy guard. Another media outlet leaked the location at which it would be taking place, resulting in threats against the museum and necessitating an FBI advance team in the days leading up to it. On Wednesday, a considerable number of LAPD officers were stationed inside the museum’s theater, out on the surrounding streets and in a helicopter overhead. But in the end, there appeared to be no more than a few...
- 11/9/2023
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
President Joe Biden confirmed on Tuesday that Americans are among the hostages held by Hamas, and that at least 14 U.S. citizens have been killed in the ongoing war between Israel and the militant Palestinian Islamic organization.
Biden addressed the nation from the White House on Tuesday, stating that the American lives were lost at the “bloody hands of the terrorist organization Hamas, a group whose stated purpose for being is to kill Jews.”
“This is an act of sheer evil,” Biden said. “More than 1,000 civilians slaughtered — not just killed,...
Biden addressed the nation from the White House on Tuesday, stating that the American lives were lost at the “bloody hands of the terrorist organization Hamas, a group whose stated purpose for being is to kill Jews.”
“This is an act of sheer evil,” Biden said. “More than 1,000 civilians slaughtered — not just killed,...
- 10/10/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Americans have been captured and are being held hostage by Hamas amid the militant group’s attack on Israel that began Saturday, two Israeli ambassadors said, although the number of American hostages remains unconfirmed.
Israel’s U.N. Ambassador Gilad Erdan said that “dozens” of Americans are being held in Gaza amid a Hamas attack. “I know that there are dozens — dozens, Ok? — of Israelis holding American citizenship who are being held hostage in Gaza,” Erdan told Fox News, according to Haaretz. “There are many Israelis who have American citizenship,...
Israel’s U.N. Ambassador Gilad Erdan said that “dozens” of Americans are being held in Gaza amid a Hamas attack. “I know that there are dozens — dozens, Ok? — of Israelis holding American citizenship who are being held hostage in Gaza,” Erdan told Fox News, according to Haaretz. “There are many Israelis who have American citizenship,...
- 10/8/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Natalie Portman Photo: Georges Biard
"I chose not to attend because I did not want to appear as endorsing Benjamin Netanyahu, who was to be giving a speech at the ceremony," said Natalie Portman in a statement after announcing yesterday that she would be turning down the Genesis Prize, a highly prestigious award sometimes described as the Jewish Nobel Prize.
Israeli Culture Minister Miri Regev accused the Jackie star of falling into the hands of the Bds movement, which campaigns for sanctions against Israel until it complies with Un rulings relating to Palestine. There were calls in the Knesset for her citizenship to be revoked. Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan agreed with Regev but suggested that a tour of Israeli settlements near the border with Gaza might change her mind.
Portman has stressed that she is not boycotting Israel and says she does not support Bds. "Because I care about Israel,...
"I chose not to attend because I did not want to appear as endorsing Benjamin Netanyahu, who was to be giving a speech at the ceremony," said Natalie Portman in a statement after announcing yesterday that she would be turning down the Genesis Prize, a highly prestigious award sometimes described as the Jewish Nobel Prize.
Israeli Culture Minister Miri Regev accused the Jackie star of falling into the hands of the Bds movement, which campaigns for sanctions against Israel until it complies with Un rulings relating to Palestine. There were calls in the Knesset for her citizenship to be revoked. Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan agreed with Regev but suggested that a tour of Israeli settlements near the border with Gaza might change her mind.
Portman has stressed that she is not boycotting Israel and says she does not support Bds. "Because I care about Israel,...
- 4/21/2018
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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