December 18th, 2023

• ​GOP senator Lindsey Graham: Israel must accept two-state solution to normalize ties with Saudis
• Herzog: Now's not the time for two-state solution - Israel's president said Israel must first deal with its emotional trauma after Oct. 7 and its need for security
• Israel faces new calls for truce after killing of hostages raises alarm about its conduct in Gaza
• UK, Germany stress need for 'sustainable ceasefire' - soon but not 'right now'
• French FM urges 'immediate and durable' truce, which Cohen casts as 'gift for Hamas'
• Turkey Calls on U.S. to Use Influence to Halt Israeli Attacks on Gaza
• UN Security Council to vote on new resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire
• Austin becomes latest US official to visit Israel as Biden administration presses for strategy shift from Netanyahu
• Islamic convention featuring Hamas leaders says war would end if nuclear-armed Pakistan threatened Israel
• Senior PA official: Hamas must 'reconsider all its policies and methods' after war
• Gaza aid trucks stolen by gunmen and looted, as convoys start crossing from Israel
• Pope Francis deplores Israeli killings of civilians in Gaza church
• IDF refutes claim it targeted sole Catholic church in Gaza after 2 women said killed
• IDF Uncovers Massive Tunnel Complex Built by Hamas Leader's Brother
• Israel finds tunnels under vacation homes of Yahya Sinwar, other top Hamas officials
• Israel raids vacation homes of Hamas leaders, discovers tunnel under baby crib in Gaza: 'Gaining operational control'
• Released hostage quoted telling ministers: Don't send soldiers into tunnels; it's a colossal danger
• Israel said to let Hamas choose next hostages to be freed, in talks on new ceasefire
• Family mourns hostage Alon Shamriz killed by IDF in error, blames government for death
• Slain hostage's dad says IDF murdered him, calls for recognizing him as fallen soldier
• Partisan divisions resurface at rival rallies for release of Gaza hostages
• Majority of Israelis oppose annexation, resettlement of Gaza - poll
• Volunteers help Arab Israeli farmers suffering from labor shortage amid war in Gaza
• For Messianic Jews, Debate Over Hamas Gets Biblical - Netanyahu's allusion to the Amalekites sparks discussion of how to responsibly apply Scripture stories to current events like Israel's war in Gaza
• Young Americans: Jews are 'oppressors,' calls for genocide not hate speech - poll. More than half of young Americans said the long-term answer for the conflict is for "Israel to be ended and given to Hamas."
• Bill Maher urges Palestinians not to believe 'myth' of 'from the river to the sea': Israel is going 'nowhere'
• Black American solidarity with Palestinians is rising and testing longstanding ties to Jewish allies
• 'Gangs of pro-Hamas students' like '1930s Berlin Brownshirts': James Morrow
• Senator Visits Harvard, Witnesses Pro-Hamas Protesters Take Over Widener Library Just Days After President Gay Said Condemning Calls for Genocide of Jews Depended on the Context
• Pro-Hamas Protesters Terrorize Children Waiting to Meet Santa at Toronto Mall; Chant "Jesus Was Palestinian"
• Hundreds of US synagogues receive bomb threats as spree continues despite arrests
• EU condemns demolition of West Bank Palestinian school funded by European bloc
• IDF reservist stabbed, moderately wounded by Palestinian in West Bank gas station
• IDF: At least 4 gunmen killed in drone strikes during arrest raid near Tulkarem
• Hezbollah anti-tank missile strikes Israeli kibbutz
• Gallant warns Hezbollah amid frequent attacks from Lebanon, IDF retaliatory strikes
• Syrian state media reports Israeli strikes in Damascus area
• Syria says two soldiers hurt, 'material losses' caused by alleged Israeli strike
• Houthis launch more attacks in Red Sea as US warships head to region
• US Navy fights off barrage of 14 drones in Red Sea fired from Yemen as 'global trade problem' looms
• Houthi attacks on Israel-linked ships in Red Sea to raise prices of Far East imports
• Taiwan faces a flood of disinformation from China ahead of crucial election. Here's how it's fighting back
• North Korea fires ballistic missile into sea, blames US for destabilizing region - North Korea has test-fired more than 100 missiles since start of 2022
• Russia and Ukraine Duel in the Skies Launching Dozens of Drones at Each Other on Sunday
• Ukrainian troops fighting on Dnipro river say official claims of success are misleading: 'There are no positions. It's a suicide mission'
• Russians carved swastikas into foreheads of Ukrainian captives
• Russia loads new intercontinental ballistic missile into silo south of Moscow
• Putin warns of problems with neighboring Finland after West 'dragged it into NATO'
• Putin says Russia has no plan to attack NATO, dismisses Biden remark as 'nonsense'
• Trump quotes Putin in bid to portray Biden as authoritarian
• Trump quotes Putin condemning American democracy, praises autocrat Orban - Trump also called Jan. 6 defendants 'hostages' and again demonized immigrants as 'poisoning the blood of our country'
• Sen. Lindsey Graham says he isn't 'worried about impeaching' Biden right now and questions if a 'smoking gun' even exists
• House Democrat says Biden impeachment inquiry 'reflection' of 'extremism' within GOP
• Top CNN legal analyst says Jack Smith is 'racing against the clock' to imprison Trump before 2024 election - "He wants this case to result in conviction."
• NY Attorney General Letitia James Admits Her Guilt in Denying Trump Due Process - Says Judge Found Donald Trump Guilty "Before This Trial Even Began"
• Tristan Tate: J6 Protesters Should Have Just Had Anal Sex in Capitol Instead of Marching Around Waving Flags - Apparently That's Perfectly Acceptable
• Dem Senator Cardin's Words Come Back to Haunt Him After Staffer Fired Following Gay Porn Scandal: Cardin is a guy who once took to the Senate floor to describe the U.S. Capitol as a "sacred space"
• Fired Aide to Democrat Sen. Ben Cardin Reportedly Under Investigation and May Face Criminal Charges for Filming Gay Sex Tape in Senate Building
• Senate Staffer Who Was Fired for Having Anal Sex in the Senate Hearing Room in a G-String Jock Strap Blames Fallout on Homophobia
• NBC News frames Senate sex tape video as 'conservative news outlets' pushing the story
• Car crashes into Biden motorcade in Delaware, Secret Service agents draw weapons on driver
• Investor warns US entering 'greatest real estate correction in my lifetime': 'Going to be at epic levels'
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Abepura, Indonesia
• Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 23,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 21,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 20,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 19,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Ibu volcano in Indonesia erupts to 14,000ft
• Queensland floods: Airport submerged and crocodiles seen after record rain
• Charleston sees record rain as flash flooding wreaks havoc on the South Carolina coast
• Emergency in China as temperatures hit lowest levels ever
• Canada to Announce All New Cars Must Be Zero-Emissions by 2035
• Texas City Declares Shelter-In-Place Due To 'Chemical Release' At Refinery
• Pope's former adviser jailed over major Vatican corruption scandal
• Gen Z U.S. Soldiers Engaged in 'TikTok Mutiny,' Discouraging Army Recruits
• Lindsey Graham has 'never been more worried about a 9/11' with border deal 'not close'
• Unstoppable Wave of Migrants in Texas Forces Border Patrol Checkpoint Closures
• Border Crisis: Border Patrol Officers Find $10 Million of Meth and Cocaine in Vats of Jalapeno Paste
• Holiday party attack in Mexico leaves 12 dead: authorities
• American Society of Magical Negroes' trailer sparks anger for saying 'White people' are most dangerous animal - 'It looks like the Harry Potter for Woke racists,' one account on social media observed
• Soaring Crime Pushes Wizards, Capitals Out of D.C.; Potential Revenue Loss $25M
• Florida Republican leaders vote to strip authority from party chairman accused of rape
• Actor Christian Keyes Says He Was Sexually Harassed by 'Billionaire' Hollywood Mogul
• 'Host clubs' in Tokyo force women into sex work to pay off huge debts
• Canada: Court Rules Calling Drag Queens "Groomers" Does Not Fall Under Protected Speech
• Church of England Blesses Same-Sex Couples For the First Time
• NYT's Swisher: If SCOTUS Bans Abortion Pill, the GOP Will 'Lose Everything'
• Nikki Haley: State Legislatures Need to 'Tweak' Abortion Laws
• 'Tranq Tourism': Content Creators Blasted for Filming Drug Addicts in Philadelphia
• African scientist could wipe out malaria by editing mosquito DNA
• CDC sounds major alarm as new 'highly contagious' Covid variant grips the US
• Hospitals may have to ration care if COVID and flu surge continues, CDC warns