Pro-Palestine protesters in Michigan ‘speaking out for right reasons’: VP candidate Walz
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, addresses pro-Palestine protesters in Michigan – home to a large Arab and Muslim-American community – saying they are “speaking out for all the right reasons” amid Israel’s war on Gaza.
Walz made the remarks during an interview with Michigan TV station WCMU, where he was questioned about whether he and his presidential running mate, Kamala Harris, would diverge from President Joe Biden’s current policy on the war.
Walz responded that the people of Israel have “the right to defend themselves”, but that “we can’t allow what’s happened in Gaza to happen”.
“The Palestinian people have every right to life and liberty themselves,” said Walz. “We need to continue, I think to put the leverage on to make sure we move towards a two-state solution.”
He added: “I think those folks who are speaking out loudly in Michigan are speaking out for all the right reasons. It’s a humanitarian crisis. It can’t stand the way it is.”
Will Waltz be able to do something as VP?
Side deal between US, Hamas to return US captives ‘not possible’: Report
A White House official has told CNN that the US will not propose a unilateral deal to Hamas to release US citizens held captive in Gaza, despite earlier reports it was considering the option.
“Because of Hamas’s demands, there has not been a formal offer for a side deal made because no such deal is possible,” CNN quoted the unnamed US official as saying.
Yesterday, the White House and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put out conflicting messages about the prospect of Israel and Hamas reaching a ceasefire. US National Security spokesman John Kirby said that only “implementing details” remained to be hashed out, while Netanyahu said “there’s not a deal in the making”.
Ben-Gvir requests inclusion of West Bank in Israel’s war objectives
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has requested that PM Netanyahu include the defeat of Hamas in the occupied West Bank among the goals of the war in Gaza.
Ben-Gvir said in a post on X – accompanied by a copy of a formal letter – that Israel must avoid a repetition of the October 7 attack by Hamas. “We must not repeat the mistakes, war on Hamas – also in Judea and Samaria!,” he said, using the Israeli name for the West Bank.
Ben-Gvir has repeatedly and openly called for Israel’s annexation of the West Bank.
Israel should stop sending food to Gaza: Israeli MP Lieberman
Israeli MP Avigdor Lieberman has called for Israel to halt food shipments to Gaza, stating that such deliveries are “intolerable” while Hamas continues to hold Israeli captives.
“We must stop this lifeline immediately,” Lieberman wrote in a post on X. “No food products, no cigarettes and no additional luxuries.”
Back in May, the International Court of Justice unanimously ruled that Israel must do all it can to ensure food arrives in Gaza, warning that Palestinians there face the growing prospect of famine.
Suggesting that it's Israel that's sending food? All Israel does is blocking aid shipments.
