Middle East
A special State Department panel told Blinken that the U.S. should restrict arms sales to Israeli military units that have been credibly accused of human rights abuses. He has not taken any action.
“Blaming and threatening the mediator is not constructive,” the Embassy of Qatar in Washington, D.C., said in a statement.
"They should get out and move those people off the streets," the Republican senator said.
Columbia University’s president is set to testify over questions of antisemitism and the school’s response to escalating conflicts on campus.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The human rights office was referring to a recent rash of attacks by armed settlers and Israeli forces against Palestinians in the occupied territory.
Facing pressure from all sides, Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan is to let members pick and choose what they support.
The warning comes after Israeli forces killed five Palestinians and wounded dozens as displaced residents tried returning to their homes in the north.
An Israeli military spokesman said that 99% of the drones and missiles launched by Iran were intercepted.
The former national security adviser also criticized President Joe Biden’s strategy in the Middle East.
The sharp rise in security fears has raised further questions about the viability of the two-decade American military presence in Iraq.