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Letters: AIPAC donor Michael J. Sacks condemns the Oct. 7 attacks. And what about Israel’s illegal actions?
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (1469+ words) In the immediate wake of Hamas" terror attack, even before Israel responded, I watched anti-Israel sentiment accelerate within my party, including in Illinois," he writes. Even before Israel responded? Wasn"t Israel already engaged in Gaza? Wasn"t Israel already…...
Iran starts to formalize its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz with a ‘toll booth’ regime
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (757+ words) FRANKFURT, Germany " Iran appears to be setting itself up as the gatekeeper for the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important artery for oil shipments. The move could cement Tehran's de facto chokehold over the crucial waterway and formalize its…...
Most Americans say US military action against Iran has gone too far, a new AP-NORC poll finds
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (751+ words) WASHINGTON " Most Americans believe recent U.S. military action against Iran has gone too far, and many are worried about affording gasoline, according to a new AP-NORC poll. While Trump is deploying more warships and troops to the Middle East, about 59% of…...
Rateb Jarad, Loop store owner known as a mediator in Palestinian-American community, dies at 89
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (854+ words) Rateb Jarad immigrated to the U.S. from Palestine as a teenager and eventually landed in Chicago, where he worked as a door-to-door salesman of home goods before opening and operating his own retail store in the Loop. Later a successful life…...
Michael J. Sacks: Why I support AIPAC and a big tent Democratic Party
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (520+ words) I am a proud Democrat, and I have always proudly supported Israel. And because I support Israel, I support the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, though my journey there has not been a straight line. In the immediate wake of…...
International Energy Agency head says global economy faces ‘major, major threat’ from Iran war
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (546+ words) WELLINGTON, New Zealand " The head of the International Energy Agency said Monday that the global economy faces a "major, major threat" because of the Iran war. "No country will be immune to the effects of this crisis if it continues…...
AIPAC funded secretive super PACs that hid contributors and spent big in Democratic primary, new records show
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (637+ words) Newly released records reveal the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, was the primary funding organization behind two ostensibly independent super PACs that spent heavily to reshape Chicago-area Democratic congressional primaries " a connection the groups did not disclose during…...
Israel threatens a surge in attacks as Iran fires missiles farther than ever
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (898+ words) Israel's defense minister threatened a surge in attacks against Iran on Saturday and Britain condemned Iran for targeting a joint U.K.-U.S. base in the Indian Ocean as the war in the Middle East entered its fourth week. The Iranian attack on…...
Ali Larijani, believed to be running Iran since the beginning of the war, is killed in a strike
1+ week, 2+ day ago (387+ words) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates " Ali Larijani, a top Iranian security official and a conservative force within Iran's theocracy, was killed in an Israeli strike, Iranian authorities confirmed Tuesday. He was 67. Larijani was widely believed to be running the country following…...
Israel hits Tehran with airstrikes on Persian New Year as war jolts energy markets
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (1129+ words) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates " Israel pounded Tehran with airstrikes Friday as Iranians marked Nowruz, or the Persian New Year, in the midst of a war that has sent shock waves through the global economy and risked drawing Iran's Arab neighbors…...