Khymani James, 20, went as far as to say, "Be glad, be grateful that I'm not just going out and murdering Zionists". This comes as anti-Israel protests are flaring up in US universities as the death toll mounts in the nearly seven-month-long Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on a dozen companies, individuals and vessels, including three from India, for facilitating "illicit trade and UAV transfers" on behalf of the Iranian military amid skyrocketing tensions over Tehran's increasingly aggressive stance against Washington.
The U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territory Francesca Albanese said during a press conference in Egypt that Israel “has reneged on its international obligations"and called on "immediate and unconditional sanctions which should entail first and foremost an arms and oil embargo.
Massive pro-Palestinian protests are taking place at US universities, demanding they sever financial links with Israel. Police at the University of Texas at Austin aggressively detained dozens on Wednesday in the latest clash between officers and those protesting the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
Protesters and police clashed on the campus of the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles during a pro-Palestinian demonstration on Wednesday. Demonstrators chanted, "Free, free Palestine" as they marched and carried tents on campus.
Biden signed the $95 billion war aid measure package into law that includes military assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, along with a provision for TikTok to be sold or banned in the US. The military package was passed by the Senate earlier after months of delays.
The United States on Tuesday warned Pakistan of massive sanctions, if it considers any business deal with Iran. Here's what the Pentagon said.
The Israel-Hamas war has gone on for nearly seven months with no end in sight, devastating Gaza and killing more than 34,000 Palestinians. Now, students at prestigious US universities have demanded their schools to condemn Israel's assault and stop accepting investments that benefit Israel.
The latest development came after Palestinian Civil Defence in the Gaza Strip said it had uncovered 283 bodies from a temporary burial ground inside the main hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis.
With tensions at Columbia continuing to run high and some students afraid to set foot on the campus, officials said the Ivy League school will switch to hybrid learning for the rest of the semester.
A sweeping foreign aid package easily passed the US Congress after months of delay, clearing the way for billions of dollars in fresh Ukraine funding amid advances from Russia's invasion force and Kyiv's shortages of military supplies.
The head of Israeli military intelligence, Major General Aharon Haliva said he accepted responsibility for the intelligence failures that allowed the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7.
An Israeli civilian is lightly injured as a result of an improvised explosive device near the West Bank settlement of Kochav Hashahar.
Although Biden did not announce sanctions publically, several top American officials have been increasingly critical of Israel's military offensive in the besieged terrority.
The attack came amid red-hot tensions at Iran fired air defence batteries at suspected Israeli drones in retaliation for a missile and drone attack by Tehran on Saturday. However, Iran has denied any external attack and Israel is yet to officially comment on the matter.
An Iranian official confirmed to a news agency that the explosion heard in the Isfahan was a result of the activation of Iran's air defence system.
Commercial flights began diverting their routes over western Iran without explanation early as one semiofficial news agency in the Islamic Republic reported “explosions” heard over the city of Isfahan.
Air defence systems in the Iranian city of Isfahan were activated against "an object suspected to be a drone", sources told the semi-official Fars news agency on Friday, which added that three explosions were heard near an army base in the city's northwest.
The missile launch came after Iran's attack last Saturday where Israel faced more than 300 uncrewed drones and missiles toward targets throughout the country, Israeli military officials previously said.
Israel will make its own decisions about how to defend itself, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, as Western countries pleaded for restraint in responding to a volley of attacks from Iran.
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