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Fetterman Defends Israel, Condemns Hamas for Hiding Behind Civilians (VIDEO)

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In an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Wednesday, Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) addressed the recent deaths of civilians in an Israeli airstrike on a tent camp in Rafah. Fetterman described the casualties as “awful” and “heartbreaking,” but emphasized the role of Hamas in exacerbating the situation.

Fetterman stated, “The deaths of civilians in the strike were awful and a heartbreaking tragedy. However, there is a truth about this war, and that’s what Hamas does — Hamas, those cowards hide behind civilians. It’s becoming more evident that there was a dump of munitions there that exploded, causing additional damage. That’s where Hamas is hiding them.”

He further explained the complexity of the conflict, noting, “If Hamas truly wanted peace, they could have accepted the ceasefire deal offered a couple of weeks ago or surrendered if they were genuinely concerned about civilian casualties. Instead, they persist in their efforts, showing no connection with the suffering of Palestinians. They don’t seem to care how many die or anything.”

Fetterman also remarked on Israel’s efforts to minimize civilian casualties, acknowledging the challenges faced by the Israeli military. “I believe Israel does try to minimize that, but it’s a very difficult war when they have to wage a war with Hamas hiding behind civilians.”

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Biden Corrects Himself for Saying Hostage ‘Being Held by Hamas’ Is Safe (VIDEO)

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President Joe Biden immediately corrected another gaffe during a speech on Monday in which he falsely claimed that an American hostage “being held by Hamas” is now safe.

The president issued his gaffe during a celebration of Jewish heritage at the White House wherein he acknowledged Hersh Goldberg-Polin as being “here with us today” even though he remains held by Hamas.

“My administration is working around the clock to free the remaining hostages, just as we have freed hostages already. And here with us today is Hersh Goldberg-Polin,” Biden said at the rose garden party.

The president immediately corrected himself, saying, “He is not here with us, but he is still being held by Hamas.”

As the New York Post noted, dual Israeli citizen Goldberg-Polin “is among the five known Americans still held by Hamas terrorists after being kidnapped from southern Israel on Oct. 7.” (Read more from “Biden Corrects Himself for Saying Hostage ‘Being Held by Hamas’ Is Safe” HERE)

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Bring Them Home: The 5 Americans Still Held Hostage by Hamas

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There are still five American hostages being held by Hamas. And though our leaders seem to have forgotten them, the American people have not.

Hamas murdered 1,200 people in Israel in the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack, and took more than 250 hostages. While some hostages have been freed, there are still roughly 130 hostages still being held by Hamas – not all of whom are still alive. Five of them are U.S. citizens.

The five American hostages who are still in Hamas’ captivity are; Keith Siegel, 65, Sagui Dekel-Chen, 35, Omer Neutra, 22, Edan Alexander, 20, and Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23. (Read more from “Bring Them Home: The 5 Americans Still Held Hostage by Hamas” HERE)

This Pro-Hamas Student at Princeton Shows How Weak and Soft the Left Is

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It’s not enough that pro-Hamas mayhem has overtaken college campuses nationwide. We now have these students, though many are probably professional agitators, going on hunger strikes to protest the war in Gaza. We should put “hunger strike” in quotes since this is intermittent fasting. These kids are taking snack breaks—it’s the weakest sauce hunger strike ever. Yet, at Princeton, one student who claims to be immunocompromised complained that she was dying from her self-imposed hunger strike and blamed the school for weakening her.

“This is absolutely unfair. My peers and I, we are starving. We are physically exhausted. I am quite literally shaking right now, as you can see,” said the pro-Hamas supporter.

And? This decision was yours to make. Israel isn’t going to withdraw because some idiots decided to starve themselves for terrorists. Biden may be messing with arms shipments to Israel, which is reckless, but even this administration isn’t going to abandon Israel, though it might seem that way right now. (Read more from “This Pro-Hamas Student at Princeton Shows How Weak and Soft the Left Is” HERE)

Hamas Changed Cease-Fire Deal to Count Hostages as ‘Alive’ or ‘Bodies’ in Proposed Prisoner Swap: Report

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Hamas changed the language in the cease-fire deal it accepted Monday to count the bodies of dead hostages in a proposed swap for Palestinian prisoners, according to a shocking report.

The deal signed by Hamas also included an end to the war in Gaza — something the Israeli side said it would not accept.

Israeli officials have blasted the proposal as significantly different from what Israel had initially said it would agree to.

One of the biggest changes came in the language around the 33 Israeli hostages who were set to be released in exchange for a cease-fire.

While the original deal called for 33 living hostages, Hamas changed the wording to include 33 hostages “alive or bodies,” officials told public broadcaster KAN TV. (Read more from “Hamas Changed Cease-Fire Deal to Count Hostages as ‘Alive’ or ‘Bodies’ in Proposed Prisoner Swap: Report” HERE)

Another Arab Country Rejects Hosting Hamas Terrorist Leaders

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Despite its previous wars and rhetoric against Israel since the Jewish State’s founding — don’t get us started on Queen Rania — the government of Jordan, though a senior diplomat, entirely rebuffed the suggestion that Hamas leaders could move to the Kingdom from their current home base in Qatar.

Mousa Abu Marzouk, the deputy political chief for Iran-backed Hamas, said in a recent interview that if Qatar decided to boot the terrorist leaders, Hamas would “move to Jordan.”

Jordan, however — after its air force joined in the defense of Israel during Iran’s unprecedented direct attack on the Jewish State — said that’s not an option. And it’s not the first time rejecting Hamas attempts to move their “political” (read: terrorist) operation to Jordan after the Kingdom banned Hamas in 1999

Jordanian diplomat Ziad Majali reminded that “Hamas behaves as if there’s no state and no authority in Jordan that will decide and determine how to act and how to conduct itself” and made it clear that “Jordan has closed the book on Palestinian cells — and we do not intend to reopen it.” (Read more from “Another Arab Country Rejects Hosting Hamas Terrorist Leaders” HERE)

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Report: White House Considers Inviting Gaza Palestinians as Refugees

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The White House has reportedly been considering whether or not to accept Palestinians from Gaza as refugees amid Israel’s war with Hamas.

According to internal federal documents obtained by CBS News, senior officials in the Biden administration and U.S. agencies have “discussed the practicality of different options to resettle Palestinians from Gaza who have immediate family members who are American citizens or permanent residents.”

The documents show that welcoming Palestinians under the United States Refugee Admissions Program has been proposed as a means to bring people into the country from war-torn Gaza. CBS News added:

Top U.S. officials have also discussed getting additional Palestinians out of Gaza and processing them as refugees if they have American relatives, the documents show. The plans would require coordination with Egypt, which has so far refused to welcome large numbers of people from Gaza.

Potential refugees would need to pass various security and medical screenings before they could be granted access to the United States and the numerous benefits associated with refugee resettlement in the country, including permanent residency, housing assistance, and a pathway to American citizenship. (Read more from “Report: White House Considers Inviting Gaza Palestinians as Refugees” HERE)

Watch Columbia Protester’s Entire Worldview Collapse in Seconds From a Few Simple Questions

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An anti-Israel protester who sought “humanitarian aid” for those who forcibly occupied a building on the campus of Columbia University appeared nonplussed when questioned by reporters.

The protesters seized Hamilton Hall, an administration building on the Manhattan campus of the Ivy League school, early Monday morning, at one point preventing one of the workers in the building at the time from leaving while they demanded the school not take action against the demonstrators and end financial ties with Israel. The protester, identified as Johannah King-Slutzky by journalist Jordan Schachtel in a post on X, gave a press conference Tuesday where she discussed requests from the protesters occupying the building.

“First of all, we’re saying that they’re obligated to provide food for students who paid for a meal plan here,” King-Slutzky said at the start of a video posted on X.

A reporter asked a question of King-Slutzky regarding the request for food and water.

“To allow it to be brought in,” King-Slutzky responded. “I guess it’s ultimately a question of what kind of community and obligation Columbia feels it has to its students. Do you want students to die of dehydration and starvation or get severely ill if they disagree with you? If the answer is no, then you should allow basic… I mean, it’s crazy to say because this is an Ivy League campus, but this is basic humanitarian aid we’re asking for, like could people please have a glass of water?” (Read more from “Watch Columbia Protester’s Entire Worldview Collapse in Seconds From a Few Simple Questions” HERE)

Another Ivy League Says They’re Suspending Pro-Hamas Students

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As Townhall has been covering, Columbia University threatened and has now gone through with suspending pro-Hamas student agitators setting up encampments on campus. A statement from Cornell University President Martha E. Pollack on Monday signaled that they too will go through with suspending students, as CNN highlighted as part of their live updates. . .

Local news outlet WENY reported that four students were suspended over the encampment on April 26, including PhD student Momodou Taal who has lamented that pro-Hamas agitators on campus have had their visa status threatened. “They have deliberately targeted students with precarious positions such as visa status,” he whined, even though he notes he was given “a grace period.”

His post also contained telling language about the university, such as how “It is clear that they are more concerned with appeasing their Zionist donors and keeping their hands drenched in blood than over the expressed refusal of their students and workers.”

Cornell has recently made headlines in other ways over such concerning protests. Recall that Cornell Professor Russell Rickford shouted over a megaphone that he found the October 7 attack to be “exhilarating” and “energizing.” This took place days after that attack resulted in 1,200 Israelis killed through unspeakable means, including babies and Holocaust survivors. Victims were also tortured, raped, and taken hostage, with many still in captivity. (Read more from “Another Ivy League Says They’re Suspending Pro-Hamas Students” HERE)

FBI Director Accused of Hypocrisy for Monitoring Conservatives but Not Pro-Hamas Protests

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The director of the FBI is being accused of hypocrisy for allowing the targeting of concerned parents, Trump supporters, and American Catholics but not “monitoring” pro-Hamas rallies and protests on college campuses.

Director Christopher Wray was asked in an interview on Tuesday about “actively monitoring” the rallies erupting across college and university campuses, which have become the subject of controversy and condemnation from even senior government officials. Wray replied, “We don’t monitor protests.” He added, “But we do share intelligence about specific threats of violence.”

Social media users reacted, accusing Wray of hypocrisy. Conservative podcast host Graham Allen quoted Wray saying, “We don’t monitor protests,” and wrote:

Author and conservative media commentator Jesse Kelly pointed out the FBI’s failure to investigate the vandalizing and firebombing of pregnancy resource centers, commenting:

(Read more from “FBI Director Accused of Hypocrisy for Monitoring Conservatives but Not Pro-Hamas Protests” HERE)