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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a planned visit to Washington by a high-level delegation following the United Nations Security Council vote.
Rep. Virginia Foxx called the cease-fire resolution “antisemitic,” even though it was supported by several Jewish union members.
A Muslim civil rights group is calling for Bert James Baker to face hate crime charges in the stabbing of 23-year-old Zacharia Doar in Austin.
The Friday letter from officials in the U.S., Britain and European countries comes after a State Department meeting where employees challenged Biden's policy.
Organizers of the effort to protest the Israeli invasion of Gaza called the result a “success.”
The rabbis appealed to the global community to stop Israeli military operations in Gaza, despite the United States’ ongoing support for Israel’s invasion.
More than a thousand public defenders and other legal and social service workers voted for the resolution.
The workers in 71 congressional offices have recorded a total more than 690,000 calls for a cease-fire, but most are "unnoticed and unheard," an open letter said.
Some Biden administration officials are reportedly worried about the effect broader press access might have on the public's opinion of Israel.
The Palestinian militant group captured hundreds of people, including U.S. citizens, during its Oct. 7 attack on Israel.