• The Daily Beast

    Opinion: Biden’s Playing Dumb Politics With Threat to Cut Israel Military Aid

    Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesJoe Biden is in the process of alienating his allies for the sake of adversaries he can neither win over, nor appease. This, as they say, is a rookie mistake.I’m speaking, of course, about Biden’s threat that the U.S. will not supply weapons for Israel to invade Rafah, a city that the Associated Press describes as “the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza.”In so doing, Biden is being less than a loyal friend to Israel, an ally who rightly views Hamas as an existential

  • Bulls Wire

    Alex Caruso is a lock for All Defense, should Chicago Bulls still trade him?

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  • Reuters

    Australia says Palestinian UN membership bid builds peace momentum

    Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Saturday the country's support for a Palestinian bid to become a full United Nations member was part of building momentum to secure peace in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Australia voted on Friday with the overwhelming majority of the U.N. General Assembly in backing the resolution that would effectively recognise a Palestinian state. The United States had vetoed a recommendation that "the State of Palestine be admitted to membership" in a Security Council vote last month.