The United States exercised its veto power at the United Nations on Tuesday to block an Arab-proposed resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
In the Security Council vote, which saw a tally of 13-1 with the UK abstaining, the international community’s overwhelming support for ending the protracted conflict was evident. The conflict, which began with Hamas’s unexpected incursion into southern Israel, resulting in approximately 1,200 casualties and the abduction of 250 individuals, has since claimed the lives of over 29,000 Palestinians in Israel’s sustained military campaign, as reported by the Gaza health ministry.

On Sunday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu spoke at the gathering of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, convened at the Museum of Tolerance in Yerushalayim.
“I’ve been seeing you here year after year, but this year it’s different. Each year you come here to express your solidarity with the State of Israel, solidarity of the Diaspora with the Jewish state, but this year, that solidarity is particularly important, because it’s an expression of unity between the Jewish people and the Jewish state, between so many of our friends around the world and the great trial that we are faced with today,” said Bibi.

By Mike Hume
Given the increase in issues vexing travelers, it’s common to see frustrated fliers air their complaints on social media while tagging the offending airline in their posts.
Maybe they’re miffed at a flight disruption or lost baggage. They’re likely hoping that a public shaming will spur the airline into fixing their problem. While airlines are active on social media and typically engage with aggrieved travelers in their direct messages, these types of posts are also prompting scam artists to swoop in and “help.”
In late January, after a second trip back from the runway to the gate to address a “paperwork” issue, I posted to X (formerly Twitter) about the flight delays. That generated the following reply from “Patrick, JetBlue Manager.”

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By: Mordechai Tzvi Ezrieli

The Supreme Court, sharply divided with a 5-4 vote, approved a measure allowing federal border agents to dismantle razor wire installed by Texas along its US-Mexico border. This development marks the latest clash in the ongoing legal feud between President Biden and Governor Greg Abbott regarding border security. The justices’ vote along party lines on Monday cleared the way for the removal of Texas-installed barriers along a 30-mile stretch near Eagle Pass, with Justices Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Thomas voting against the vacation of a December injunction.

Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, openly confronted Israel today in a highly publicized speech, asserting that his Lebanese terror organization harbors no fear of conflict and emphasizing an unyielding stance in the face of potential warfare.
Nasrallah dismisses any deterrence, mocking the departure of a US warship from the region. He contends that Israel’s struggles in Gaza have become evident, seemingly unimpressed by the challenges the country faces.

A survey released on Channel 12 News on Monday night reveals that in the current political landscape, Benny Gantz’s party would secure 37 seats in the Knesset, while the Likud would trail behind with 18 seats.
Yesh Atid would secure 15 seats, Shas 11, Yisrael Beytenu 9, Otzma Yehudit 8, United Torah Judaism 7, and Hadash-Ta’al, Meretz, and Ra’am each would garner 5 seats.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionist Party, Balad, and Labor fall below the electoral threshold. Labor, in response, is gearing up for upcoming primaries for both its Knesset slate and the party chairmanship, as Merav Michaeli plans to step down.

The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA) has launched an aggressive campaign to counter misleading anti-Israel disinformation continually found in The Washington Post.
CAMERA will send a truck with a mobile billboard to drive around the publication’s headquarters.
One ad will feature the logo of the daily newspaper on a parrot with the slogan, “Tell The Washington Post to stop parroting Hamas lies about Israel,” the text emphasizing the word “parrot.” Another image says “Hamas is a terror group. Hamas controls the Gaza Health Ministry. Why is the Washington Post parroting Hamas’ casualty numbers?”

Israel’s ambassador to the UK, Tzipi Hotovely, asserted on Wednesday during an interview with Sky News that Israel would not entertain the idea of a two-state solution once the conflict with Hamas concludes. When pressed on the possibility of Palestinians having their own state, Hotovely categorically responded, “Absolutely no.” Emphasizing her stance on peace, she stated, “Israel knows today and the world should know now… that the Palestinians never wanted to have a state next to Israel,” further claiming their desire for a state “from the river to the sea.”