US representative Ilhan Omar says Israel’s ‘evil genocide must end’
In a post on X, Omar, a Democrat, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Netanyahu is committing human rights abuses over and over again—bombing hospitals, burning Palestinians alive, blocking food aid, and killing aid workers”.
“This evil genocide must end and President Biden has to stop enabling it,” she said. “That starts with cutting off military aid,” she added.
Omar’s post comes after the US Department of Defense said on Sunday that the US is sending a THAAD anti-missile system to help bolster Israel’s air defences amid mounting tensions with Iran.
US representative Ilhan Omar is among several progressive Democrats who have been critical of the Biden administration’s support for Israel’s war on Gaza
Arrests at protest against Israel’s war on Gaza outside New York Stock Exchange
Hundreds of New Yorkers joined a sit-in protest in front of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, organised by Jewish Voice for Peace
The group wore t-shirts and held signs protesting financial support from the US government and Wall Street for Israel’s war on Gaza
Organisers say about 200 people were arrested at the protest
Better drag those dangerous old ladies away to protect your evil overlords. I could not do that job (police officer) working for fascists.
Arab American PAC rejects both Trump and Harris over Israel support
The Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) has cited the “blind support” of Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump for Israel – in its military operations in Gaza and Lebanon – for withholding its endorsement.
The November 5 US elections will mark the first time AAPAC has chosen not to endorse a candidate since the group’s 1998 inception. It usually endorses Democrats. Polls show the race between Harris and Trump as tight.
Arab and Muslim Americans overwhelmingly backed President Joe Biden in 2020 but have been vocal opponents of US support for Israel, which has eroded their backing of Democrats, particularly in crucial swing states such as Michigan.
Cuban President Diaz-Canel leads pro-Palestinian march in Havana
Thousands of Cubans, led by President Miguel Diaz-Canel and other leaders of the communist-run island, marched in Havana to express their solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and denounce Israel’s military operation.
The demonstrators, including some 250 Palestinian medical students living in Cuba, carried a large banner that read, “Long live free Palestine”, while the president and his allies wore traditional keffiyeh scarves.
“We are here to support the just claim of the Palestinian people, for their sovereignty, their freedom … and against the genocidal crusade that Israel practises towards the Palestinian people,” Michel Marino, a 20-year-old international relations student, told the AFP news agency.
Mohammed Suwan, a Palestinian student in Cuba, addressed the crowd, saying that “the world remains paralysed and unable to stop this tragedy” in Gaza and the West Bank. The march had been due to take place on October 7, the anniversary of the war in Gaza, but was postponed due to Hurricane Milton, which lashed Cuba and Florida last week.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel (centre), Primer Minister Manuel Marrero (centre-rght), and first secretary of the Young Communist League of Cuba, Meybis Estevez
