Harris and Trump find common ground after Israel retaliates against Iran
Israeli strikes on military sites in Iran Friday night, an operation closely coordinated with the Biden administration, garnered rare bipartisan U.S. support. Both presidential candidates – Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump – endorsed the strike as a critical step for regional stability and security. “The attack on Iran was precise and...
Trump Praised Netanyahu in Call After One of Israel’s Worst Attacks
Despite his recent overtures to Muslim and Arab American voters, Donald Trump privately encouraged Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call earlier this month to “do what you have to do.” The Washington Post reported Friday the former president told the Israeli prime minister that he supported Israel’s brutal bombing campaigns in Gaza and Lebanon, according to six anonymous sources. Trump himself has said that he has spoken to Netanyahu at least twice this month, with one phone conversation occurring as recently as Saturday. According to Senator Lindsey Graham, Trump was especially impressed by Israel expanding its war to Lebanon, and...
Israel's Netanyahu hoping for Trump triumph
With the US presidential election heading into the home stretch, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will likely be hoping for Donald Trump to return to the White House. - Close personal relationship - In 17 years as prime minister, Netanyahu has only served opposite one Republican leader, Trump.
Middle East latest: Trump, Harris address Israeli airstrikes on Iran amid US presidential campaigns
Israel unleashed a predawn airstrikes against military sites in Iran on Saturday, saying it targeted facilities used to make the missiles fired at Israel earlier this month along with surface-to-air missile locations. The attack risks pushing the archenemies closer to all-out war at a time of spiraling violence across the Middle East, where militant groups backed by Iran — including Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon — are already at war with Israel. Lebanon’s Health Ministry says the total toll over the past year there is over 2,600 killed and 12,200 wounded. The fighting in Lebanon has driven 1.2 million people from their homes, including more than 400,000 children, according to the United Nations children’s agency. Israeli strikes have killed much of Hezbollah’s top leadership since fighting ramped up in September. Israel’s offensive in Gaza has killed over 42,000 Palestinians, according to local health authorities, who do not differentiate between militants and civilians. The Israel-Hamas war began after Hamas-led militants on Oct. 7, 2023, blew holes in Israel’s security fence and stormed in, killing some 1,200 people — mostly civilians — and abducting 250 others.
'Completely ridiculous': Republican defends Trump when pressed on reported Hitler comments
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu on Wednesday refused to distance himself from Donald Trump after reports that the former president made admiring comments about Hitler – saying it’s “not fair” to criticize Trump and not Democrats who have taken an anti-Israel stance. “I have all the respect in the world for John Kelly, half the country doesn't think they're voting for a fascist. It's just that's not where the American voter is,” Sununu told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday. “So, I appreciate John Kelly hates Donald Trump. I appreciate a lot of people don't like Donald Trump, but at the end of th...