The stepdaughter of Vice President Kamala Harris is publicly raising cash for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency — even as the United States has cut funding to the group over its members’ alleged participation in the Oct. 7 terrorist attack in Israel.
Ella Emhoff — whose father is second gentleman Doug Emhoff — is currently posting a link to UNRWA’s English-language fundraising page on her personal Instagram.
The Jewish teacher at a Brooklyn high school who complained of swastikas, death threats, Nazi salutes, and Hitler-loving comments by unruly students was booted from the building this week — as Chancellor David Banks voiced concern for a student caught posing as the German tyrant.
Superintendent Michael Prayor made the decision to move global history teacher Danielle Kaminsky from Origins HS, just two days after she returned to work following The Post’s front-page expose about hateful incidents in the Sheepshead Bay school, the educator said.
“The superintendent does not want me in the district,” Kaminsky said.
Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, escaped with a slap on the wrist as the judge decided she could stay on the case.
But the judge said she could only do so if Wade removed himself to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.
Wade’s resignation letter was addressed to Willis, his now former boss, who accepted it.
He wrote: ‘The furtherance of the rule of law and democracy has always been the North Star of our combined efforts in the prosecution of those who are alleged to have attempted to overthrow of the results of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election.’
Wade said he was stepping down ‘in the interest of democracy, in dedication to the American public and to move this case forward as quickly as possible.’
In accepting her former lover’s resignation Willis complimented Wade’s ‘professionalism and dignity’.
On Friday, President Biden reaffirmed the anti-Israel remarks made by Senator Chuck Schumer, who virtually equated Netanyahu and Hamas as “obstacles to peace”. Speaking with reporters in the White House, Biden called it a “good speech” that “expressed serious concern shared not only by him, but by many Americans.”
In perhaps the biggest bombshell, Biden confirmed that Schumer informed his “senior staff” about the speech, apparently in advance.
Biden praises Schumer's critique of Netanyahu, call for Israeli elections.
— Jacob N. Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) March 15, 2024
“He made a good speech, and I think he expressed serious concern shared not only by him, but by many Americans."
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If your print copy of The New York Post was slightly delayed yesterday morning you can blame the “peace” brigade.
The same people who have spent the last few months blocking bridges and stopping New Yorkers getting to work yesterday morning targeted one of this paper’s printing works in Queens.
The plant also prints The Wall Street Journal, Newsday, USA Today and the New York Times.
The protestors seemed especially angry about the last of these. Though I’m tempted to say that they deserve each other.
In the early hours of the morning these protestors lay across the road and put a barricade in the middle of it.
They also put up a sign saying “Consent for genocide is manufactured here.”
Wearing Palestinian bandanas and other terrorist-chic the protestors sought to disrupt the operations of the free press. All to demonstrate their opposition to something that isn’t happening.
Because of course there is no “genocide” in Gaza. There is a targeted military operation in a heavily built-up area where Hamas hide behind the civilians and also dress as civilians.
In any case, what military operation there is could stop at any moment if the terrorists of Hamas just handed back the more than 100 Israeli hostages who they are still holding.
But you never hear calls like that from these activists. Because human details don’t disturb them. Any more than facts or reality do.
The Biden administration is holding secret, indirect talks with Iran in order to encourage Tehran to rein in Houthi attacks on shipping vessels in the Red Sea, according to a new Financial Times report.
Trained and funded by Iran, the Houthis have repeatedly targeted merchant ships passing near their territory, snarling global supply chains and creating chaos for manufacturers and retailers.
According to the FT report, senior White House officials – including Middle East adviser Brett McGurk and its Iran envoy Abram Paley – led an American delegation to Oman in January.
Iran also sent representatives to Oman at the same time. While the two sides did not sit in the same room for negotiations, Omanis acted as interlocutors transmitting messages between the countries
A Biden administration official would not confirm or deny that the talks took place.
“We have many channels for passing messages to Iran,” a U.S. State Department spokesperson told FT.
They refused to give specifics regarding those channels, “other than to say that, since October 7, all of them have been focused on raising the full range of threats emanating from Iran, and the need for Iran to cease its across-the-board escalation.”
Despite being widely seen as an Iranian proxy, a Tehran-based official denied that the Islamic Republic has control of the Houthis.
“Iran has repeatedly said it only has a form of spiritual influence [over the Houthis.] They can’t dictate to [them], but they can negotiate and talk,” an Iranian official told FT.
In February, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, deputy commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM), said that Iranian military officials are “inside Yemen and serving side by side with the Houthis, advising them and providing them with target information.”
He told 60 Minutes that the Iranians are resupplying [the Houthis] as we sit here right now at sea. We know this is happening. They’re advising them, and they’re providing target information. This is crystal clear.”
What a 24 hours.
— Richard Goldberg (@rich_goldberg) March 14, 2024
Biden gives Iran $10 billion.
White House offers to meet with CAIR in Chicago.
Schumer calls for regime change in Israel.
Biden imposes sanctions on more Israelis.
All-out political warfare on our ally, rewards for terrorists, their sponsors and allies.
As investigations continue to find evidence of who participated in Hamas's October 7 attack, it was found that women and teens were involved in both the attacks and kidnappings of hostages, according to a Makor Rishon report.
Since the devastating attacks on October 7, there has been much investigation into who was involved. One of the leaders of the investigation in the Israel Police's Unit of International Crime Investigations, Alex Namirovski, related his efforts to collect concrete evidence, hoping that the justice system would be able to use it to indict those who are suspects.
According to Namirovski, those currently detained are "teenagers, aged 17 or 16. Some adults are also close to the age of sixty."
"There were also women who assisted in the kidnappings, guarded the hostages, and helped the terrorists. Women participated on October 7, although there were not many," Namirovski continued.
Israel has been faced with the issue of how to prosecute the terrorists who were involved in the attack. For example, there is currently a lack of evidence when it comes to proving sexual assault.
"On the issue of sexual assault, we do not have concrete evidence because most of the victims were probably murdered," Namrvoski explained.
Due to this lack of concrete evidence, Namirovski also mentioned the difficulty of differentiating between which terrorists were involved, as there were many on the scene, and it is difficult to know which terrorist did the act of shooting.
"There is constant discussion in the Knesset and government [about how to prosecute]. It is possible that the indictments will be filed jointly, and terrorists will be prosecuted in a group indictment. There may also be legislative amendments that will allow as many terrorists as possible to be put on trial."
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday renewed another 120-day sanctions waiver for Iran only six weeks after three US soldiers were killed by Iran’s proxies.
Biden’s signature on the waiver released up to $10 billion in frozen funds to the ayatollahs, the Washington Free Beacon reported.
The State Department claims that the funds can only be used for humanitarian needs but Republicans have pointed out that the waivers enable Iran to divert funds to terror activities, including funding Hamas in its war against Israel.
“By waiving the application of sanctions, the Administration is maintaining a financial lifeline for the Iranian regime, even as it continues to support terrorist organizations around the world,” Rep. Bill Huizenga (Mich.) and three GOP House colleagues wrote to the Biden administration earlier this week.
Iran, the lawmakers argued, “has a history of lying about humanitarian transactions. There is no reason to think that they will not try to skirt these restrictions again. Additionally, money is fungible, and the waiver and subsequent transfer will free up billions in funds that Iran can now spend on its terrorist proxies, nuclear activities, and military.”
Richard Goldberg, a former White House National Security Council member who worked on the Iran portfolio, said the latest version of the sanctions waiver is substantially different than the one issued during the Trump administration. The Biden version, he said, gives Iran far more leeway in how the money is used.
“This is not the same waiver for Iraqi electricity imports that has been issued since 2018. This is an Iran sanctions relief waiver that allows Tehran to access money and use it for budget support, including debt payments and import subsidies,” said Goldberg, a senior adviser for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies think tank.
“The fact that the administration will not even tell the American people how much money Iran has accessed over the last four months—money that subsidized three American soldier deaths and nonstop attacks on the American Navy—should prompt the U.S. Senate to immediately pass the No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act and send to the president’s desk,” he said, referring to legislation that would cut off Iran’s access to previously frozen funds.
National Unity party chairman Minister Benny Gantz joined the chorus of criticism of US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's speech calling for new elections in Israel.
"The US and Israel share common values and interests, and the citizens of Israel and its leadership are very grateful for the US standing by the State of Israel in its difficult and complicated moments," Gantz said.
"The leader of the Democratic majority in the Senate, Chuck Schumer, is a friend of Israel, who helps us a lot even during these days, but he made a mistake in his statement. Israel is a strong democracy, and only its citizens will determine its leadership and future. Any external intervention in the matter is incorrect and unacceptable."
Prime Minister Netanyahu's Likud strongly condemned Schumer's speech, saying, "Israel is not a banana republic but an independent and proud democracy that elected Prime Minister Netanyahu. Prime Minister Netanyahu leads a determined policy that is supported by a huge majority of the people."
"Contrary to Schumer's remarks, the Israeli public supports a complete victory over Hamas, rejects any international dictate to establish a Palestinian terrorist state, and opposes the return of the Palestinian Authority to Gaza. We expect Senator Schumer to respect the elected government of Israel and not undermine it. This is always true, ll the more so in times of war," the Likud stated.
Earlier, former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that “Regardless of our political positions, we strongly oppose external political interference in Israel's internal affairs. We are an independent nation, not a banana republic. The danger of terrorism is on the way to the West and it would be good if they would help Israel in its justified war. In the long run, they are defending themselves as well."
Israeli Ambassador to the US, Mike Herzog also condemned him saying: "Israel is a sovereign democracy. It is counterproductive, even more so in a situation where Israel is at war with Hamas, a terrorist organization, to address the internal politics of a democracy. This goes against our common goals."
Not all Israeli leaders condemned Schumer's speech. Opposition leader the clueless Yair Lapid said, “Senator Schumer’s speech is proof that Netanyahu is losing our best supporters in the US. Even worse is that he is doing it on purpose. Netanyahu is causing serious damage to the national effort to win the war and preserving Israel's security.”
