As Pro-Palestinian protesters reignited the flames of anti-Israel chants on the Emory University quad Thursday evening, whispers of a Jewish rally were growing.
Pro-Palestinian protesters and opponents of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center clashed with law enforcement on the campus of Emory University this morning with 28 arrests being made.
In the wake of October 7, and the bombardment of Gaza by the Israeli government, many American Jews have found themselves questioning something that had long felt like a given: that if you were Jewish, you would support Israel, and that was that. But as more Jews speak out against Israel's actions in Gaza, it's exposing deep rifts within Jewish communities – including ones that are threatening to break apart friendships, families, and institutions.
"They risked everything to feed people they did not know," the chef and founder of the humanitarian group said of the seven aid workers who were killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza.
UNICEF says one child is injured or killed in Gaza every 10 minutes. This is the story of a 12-year-old boy shot by Israeli forces while he was trying to get food aid.
The bill passed the Senate on an overwhelming 79-18 vote late Tuesday after the House had approved the package Saturday. Biden is expected to quickly sign the legislation.
GPS "spoofing" sends false location signals to satellites to deter rockets and missiles. It also increases risks for planes, ships and technology that rely on the system.
Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah killed 22 people, including 18 children. Meanwhile, the United States approved $26 billion in aid for Israel, including around $9 billion for Gaza.
Israel and Iran seem to be downplaying the attack, the latest in a series of retaliatory strikes between the two. Analysts say that could be a sign of the de-escalation world leaders are calling for.
As local elected officials continue to face pressure to pass resolutions calling for an end to the fighting in Gaza, some aren't sure how or whether to take a stand at all.
Images and videos from previous conflicts, video games and AI generators were often spread by accounts that pay to be boosted on the social media site once known as Twitter.
Iran launched a barrage of more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel over the weekend, saying it was in response to an airstrike earlier this month that hit Iran's consulate in Syria and killed seven Iranian military officials, including two generals.
Israel neither confirmed nor denied responsibility for the Syria strike, though the Pentagon said Israel was responsible.
Sima Shine is a former senior Israeli intelligence official. She now runs the Iran desk at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv. She says this attack is "crossing the Rubicon" from the point of view of Iran, and explains what Israel's retaliation could be.
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Iranian officials have heaped praise on the attack, with a top lawmaker saying that "it humiliated the Israeli regime." But Israel says 99% of Iran's missiles and drones were intercepted.
President Biden said an attack by Iran against Israel could happen sooner rather than later. Iranian commandos seized an Israeli-affiliated container ship near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.