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Trump calls for a ceasefire deal on the war in Gaza as signs of progress emerge

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday urged progress in ceasefire talks in the 20-month war in Gaza, as Israel and Hamas appeared to move closer to an agreement. A top adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ron Dermer, was set to travel to Washington this week for talks on a ceasefire, an Israeli official said, and plans were being made for Netanyahu to travel there in the coming weeks, a sign there may be movement on a deal. The official declined to […]

todayJune 30, 2025

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Who really deserves credit for the Gaza ceasefire deal?

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump are both claiming credit for Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire deal in Gaza on Wednesday after the White House brought Trump’s Middle East envoy into negotiations that have dragged on for months. Trump wasted no time in asserting he was the moving force behind the deal. Biden, meanwhile, stressed that the deal was reached under “the precise contours” of a plan that he set out in late May. “This EPIC ceasefire agreement […]

todayJanuary 18, 2025

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‘It wasn’t an accident’: Harris chooses stage before Black voters to call for Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Before delivering remarks commemorating Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama, and the continued fight to preserve voting rights for Black Americans, Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and notably called for an “immediate ceasefire.”“People in Gaza are starving. The conditions are inhumane. And our common humanity compels us to act,” said the vice president, escalating the Biden-Harris administration’s criticisms of its ally Israel after the death toll of Palestinians surpassed 30,000. “The Israeli government must do more […]

todayMarch 4, 2024

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Do Biden and the Democrats think the Black pastors calling for a ceasefire in Gaza are on Putin’s payroll? 

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Will Biden heed the call of Black pastors who want a ceasefire in Gaza? Over 1,000 Black pastors from around the country representing hundreds of thousands of parishioners have signed open letters urging President Biden to tell Israel to stop the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.  In a time of moral clarity, Black people, including young Black people, are […]

todayFebruary 5, 2024

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African leaders call for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — African leaders on Friday criticized Israel for its military campaign in Gaza and called for an end to the fighting that continues take its toll on mostly civilians. The African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat described the war in Gaza as immoral and unacceptable. “We demand an immediate end to this unjust war against Palestinians and implementation of the two-state solution,” he said. Gaza’s Health Ministry says more than 24,400 Palestinians have died, and the United […]

todayJanuary 22, 2024