Middle East

Israel's Gaza operations may have led to some internal rifts at the State Department

7:05am November 15, 2023

There's been some dissent in the State Department and among aid workers about the Biden administration's stance on Israel during the war in Gaza.

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Israel-Hamas war divides U.S. politics into support for Israel or Palestinians

5:17am November 15, 2023

Michigan is a key state in the 2024 elections. How is the war between Israel and Hamas registering with voters there, particularly Arab Americans?

Poll: Growing number of Americans say Israel is going too far in response to Hamas

5:17am November 15, 2023

Americans are split over whether Israel's response to the Hamas attack has been too much or about right — with a majority of Democrats saying it's been too much.

Palestinians injured in Israeli raids arrive at Nasser Medical Hospital on Tuesday in Khan Younis, Gaza.

Israel says its troops have entered Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City

11:19pm November 14, 2023

In a posting on social media, the Israel Defense Forces said it was launching "a precise and targeted operation against Hamas in a specified area" of the hospital complex.

U.S. Diplomats and aid staff are objecting to U.S. policy in the Middle East

4:42pm November 14, 2023

by Michele Kelemen

Dozens of U.S. diplomats and aid experts have been expressing dissent over US policy in the Middle East.

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Michigan's 2024 vote could be heavily impacted by Biden's Middle East policy

4:36pm November 14, 2023

by Don Gonyea

Michigan is poised to be a pivotal state in the 2024 presidential election

Thousands took to the streets in Washington during pro-Israel march

4:36pm November 14, 2023

by Joel Rose

Supporters of Israel flooded into Washington, D.C. Tuesday. They came to speak out against Hamas and the October attack on Israel.

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Israel claims it has evidence of a Hamas military compound beneath a Gaza hospital

7:16am November 14, 2023

by Leila Fadel

Israel's military says it's asking everyone at hospitals in northern Gaza to evacuate in its pursuit of Hamas. The hospitals are in dire conditions, and staff on the ground say patients are dying.

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Israeli military veteran sounds the alarm about Israel's occupation of Palestinians

5:12am November 14, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Ori Givati, a former Israeli tank commander, about the increase in violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank since the outbreak of the war in Gaza.

A look into how Gaza's hospitals are struggling to get by

4:36pm November 13, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to Doctors Without Borders deputy operations manager for Palestine Dr. Amber Alayyan about the situation in Gaza's hospitals.