Israeli airstrikes have displaced tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza, the UN said. 58,000 Palestinians are homeless or seeking refuge in UNRWA schools and shelters. Rep. Rashida Tlaib and other Democrats want the Biden administration to call for a ceasefire. See more stories on Insider’s business page. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said 58,000 Palestinians have […]

WASHINGTON — President Biden has maintained his public support toward Israel even as he adopted a somewhat sharper private tone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a calculus shaped by Mr. Biden’s longtime relationship with the Israeli leader as well as by growing hopes that Israel’s military operations against Hamas are nearing an end. In a phone call on Monday, Mr. […]

When MP Erica Stanford rose to speak in a debate last week, immigrants in the public galleries burst into applause. She spoke passionately with just a few notes at hand about the plight of the hundreds if not thousands of people she has met since becoming immigration shadow minister seven months ago, especially the ones separated from their families. The […]

Anti-abortion protesters wait outside the Supreme Court for a decision on Russo v. June Medical Services on June 29, 2020. Louisiana voters will decide whether to enshrine anti-abortion language in the state constitution. (Photo: Patrick Semansky, AP) The race for New York’s 2022 gubernatorial election just got a little more interesting today.  Andrew Giuliani, the son of former New York City […]

Fallout over Facebook’s Trump ban Board says company broke its own rules Have you heard the news? In Joe Biden’s America, Big Tech oligarchs can take away your constitutional right to free speech.   It’s hard to draw any other conclusion after Facebook’s Oversight Board upheld President Donald Trump’s ban from Facebook and Instagram earlier this month. He’s already been banned from Twitter for […]

The House of Representatives is poised to give final passage on Tuesday to the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, in response to the rise in violence against Asian Americans during the coronavirus pandemic. The Senate, in an increasingly rare bipartisan effort, voted 94-1 last month to pass the bicameral resolution “condemning the horrific shootings in Atlanta, Georgia on March 16th and […]

Israel's military reported that 62 of its fighter jets dropped 110 guided bombs onto the Gaza Strip overnight and into Tuesday. Mounting international calls for a cease-fire went ignored as shelling and rocket attacks continue from both sides. The fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants continued into its ninth day Tuesday, with two Thai workers killed at a packaging […]