Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed on Tuesday that Russia bombed civilian infrastructure in Ukraine following a phone call between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin that had reportedly resulted in a limited ceasefire agreement.
Last week, Ukraine agreed to a 30-day ceasefire and the phone call between Trump and Putin on Tuesday elicited that there would be an “energy and infrastructure ceasefire.”
“The leaders agreed that the movement to peace will begin with an energy and infrastructure ceasefire, as well as technical negotiations on implementation of a maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea, full ceasefire and permanent peace,” the White House <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5202186-zelensky-ukraine-civilian-infrastructure-hit-russia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a>. “These negotiations will begin immediately in the Middle East.”
“Right now, in many regions, you can literally hear what Russia truly needs,” Zelensky posted Tuesday evening on X. “Around 40 ‘Shahed’ drones are in our skies, and air defense is active. Unfortunately, there have been hits, specifically on civilian infrastructure. A direct hit by a ‘Shahed’ drone on a hospital in Sumy, strikes on cities in the Donetsk region, and attack drones currently in the skies over the Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Chernihiv, Poltava, Kharkiv, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, and Cherkasy regions.”
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Right now, in many regions, you can literally hear what Russia truly needs. Around 40 &#8220;Shahed&#8221; drones are in our skies, and air defense is active.
Unfortunately, there have been hits, specifically on civilian infrastructure. A direct hit by a &#8220;Shahed&#8221; drone on a hospital in… <a href="https://t.co/TKTeB9gaZy">pic.twitter.com/TKTeB9gaZy</a>
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1902120683699626108?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2025</a></blockquote>
“It is these types of nighttime attacks by Russia that destroy our energy sector, our infrastructure, and the normal life of Ukrainians,” he continued. “And the fact that this night is no exception shows that the pressure on Russia must continue for the sake of peace. Today, Putin effectively rejected the proposal for a full ceasefire. It would be right for the world to respond by rejecting any attempts by Putin to prolong the war. Sanctions against Russia. Assistance to Ukraine. Strengthening allies in the free world and working toward security guarantees. And only a real cessation of strikes on civilian infrastructure by Russia, as proof of its willingness to end this war, can bring peace closer.”
According to the Kremlin, Putin declared his “key condition” for reaching peace with Ukraine is a complete halt to military and intelligence support for Ukraine from other countries, the New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/world/europe/trump-putin-call-russia-ukraine-war.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.

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The FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office in Albany, New York, have reportedly begun a formal criminal investigation into the real estate and mortgage transactions of New York Democratic Attorney General Letitia James.
Last month, William J. Pulte, director of the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency, sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi alleging that James might have “falsified bank documents and property records to acquire government backed assistance and loans and more favorable loan terms.” He said James had “potentially included … falsifying residence status for a Norfolk, Virginia-based home in order to secure a lower mortgage rate and … misrepresenting property descriptions to meet stringent requirements for government backed loans and government assistance.” He pointed out, “Primary residence mortgages receive more favorable loan terms, including lower interest rates, than secondary residence mortgages.”
Two weeks ago, James’ attorney, Abbe Lowell, wrote a <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25913822-nyag-james-letter-to-ag-bondi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to Bondi, stating, “I write to address the latest act of improper political retribution—this time directed at Ms. James—publicly instigated and endorsed by President Trump&#8230;. This so-called ‘Criminal Referral,’ which recycles long-disproven allegations and is ‘[b]ased on media reports’ lacks any credible foundation.”
“Mr. Trump has singled out Attorney General James dating back to her campaign in 2018, and ever more so during and after the trial and verdict in New York in which Mr. Trump and the Trump Organization were found liable for financial fraud and assessed a $454 million judgment,” Lowell claimed.
Lowell referred to what he called “baseless allegations,” saying:
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Director Pulte cherry-picked an August 17, 2023 power of attorney that mistakenly stated the property to be Ms. James’ principal residence and at the same time absolutely ignored her very clear and all caps statement two weeks earlier to the mortgage loan broker that “[t]his property WILL NOT be my primary residence[.] It will be Shamice’s primary residence.”  
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In 1983, James, then a recent college graduate, bought a Queens residence with her father, with some documents listing her as his “wife.’
“He asked his daughter (then a few years out of school) to help by allowing him to add her name to the mortgage application,” Lowell argued. “Mr. James filled out the mortgage material (wherein he described their relationship as being ‘spouses’) and purchased the home without his daughter’s involvement.”
“However, James, then 24 and a college graduate, signed the notarized mortgage, along with her father, on one of the document’s three pages that listed her as his ‘wife,’” the Times-Union <a href="https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/fbi-opens-formal-investigation-ny-attorney-20316868.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. “One of those references to her being her father’s ‘wife’ was just below her signature. Lending experts consulted by the Times Union said that by listing themselves as husband and wife, the pair may have qualified for a loan — or received better borrowing terms — than had they not been considered a couple due to income requirements.”
James led a prosecutorial effort to investigate Trump’s business dealings, which ended with a judge ordering him, his two sons, and a Trump company official to pay more than $360 million.

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FBI Officially Launches Probe Into New York’s Letitia James

On Thursday morning, the day after the Federal Reserve voted to leave the benchmark interest rate between 4.25% and 4.5%, President Donald Trump targeted Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, calling him a “fool who doesn’t have a clue” while adding, “I like him very much!”
“‘Too Late’ Jerome Powell is a FOOL, who doesn’t have a clue. Other than that, I like him very much! Oil and Energy way down, almost all costs (groceries and ‘eggs’) down, virtually NO INFLATION, Tariff Money Pouring Into the U.S. — THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF ‘TOO LATE!’ ENJOY!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
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“Too Late” Jerome Powell is a FOOL, who doesn’t have a clue. Other than that, I like him very much! Oil and Energy way down, almost all costs (groceries and “eggs”) down, virtually NO INFLATION, Tariff Money Pouring Into the U.S. — THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF “TOO LATE!” ENJOY!
From…
— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrumpDailyPosts/status/1920433381654909340?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
The Fed stated that it doesn’t want to lower interest rates until economic forecasts — which have been in the doldrums since Trump announced his tariff policy — become brighter, adding that the “risks of higher unemployment and higher inflation have risen,” CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/08/trump-calls-fed-chair-jerome-powell-a-fool-after-central-bank-keeps-rates-steady.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
“We are always going to do the same thing, which is we are going to use our tools to foster maximum employment and price stability for the benefit of the American people,” Powell — who was initially nominated to his post by Trump in November 2017, then reappointed by President Joe Biden — said. “We are always going to consider only the economic data, the outlook, the balance of risks and that’s it. That’s all we are going to consider.”
In February 2024, Trump said he would not reappoint Powell, whose term ends in May 2026, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/02/economy/trump-reappoint-fed-chair-jerome-powell" target="_blank" rel="noopener">telling</a> Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo, “It looks to me like he’s trying to lower interest rates for the sake of maybe getting people elected, I don’t know. I think he’s going to do something to probably help the Democrats, I think, if he lowers interest rates.”
In mid-April, Powell <a href="https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/who-appoints-fed-chair-and-can-trump-fire-jerome-powell-what-to-know/3724729/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the Economic Club of Chicago, &#8220;For the time being, we are well positioned to wait for greater clarity&#8221; on the impact of Trump’s policy changes. Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114352766082542122">responded</a> the next day, “The ECB is expected to cut interest rates for the 7th time, and yet, ‘Too Late’ Jerome Powell of the Fed, who is always TOO LATE AND WRONG, yesterday issued a report which was another, and typical, complete ‘mess!’ Oil prices are down, groceries (even eggs!) are down, and the USA is getting RICH ON TARIFFS. Too Late should have lowered Interest Rates, like the ECB, long ago, but he should certainly lower them now. Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough!”
On Sunday, Trump <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/read-full-transcript-president-donald-trump-interviewed-meet-press-mod-rcna203514" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spoke</a> of Powell on “NBC’s “Meet The Press,&#8221; saying Powell should lower interest rates, adding, “We are at a perfect time. It’s already late. But he should lower interest rates.”
When host Kristen Welker asked if he would rule out removing Powell, Trump replied, “I get to change him very quickly anyway.”
“You don’t have plans to remove him before 2026 when his time’s up?” Welker pressed.
“No, no, no. That was a total — why would I do that? I get to replace the person in another short period of time,” Trump answered.

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Fed Says It Won’t Lower Interest Rates. Trump Calls Powell A ‘Fool Who Doesn’t Have A Clue.’

On Wednesday, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), who has been the leader in Congress grilling university presidents about their failure to confront antisemitism on campus, took apart Haverford College President Wendy Raymond, who consistently evaded giving direct answers and referred to a cheat sheet she brought with her.
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The president of Haverford showed up to a congressional hearing on antisemitism with flashcards of pre-written answers. 
Not convictions. Not moral clarity. 
Flashcards.
This is what higher ed leadership looks like now—scripted, spineless, and coached to the bone. <a href="https://t.co/WHb90uJv0h">https://t.co/WHb90uJv0h</a> <a href="https://t.co/hGbVOWmFXd">pic.twitter.com/hGbVOWmFXd</a>
— Rep. Elise Stefanik (@RepStefanik) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepStefanik/status/1920179928537985284?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
Stefanik asked about a statement from a student group on Haverford’s campus which called for the “complete dismantling of the apartheid settler colonial state of Israel by all means necessary,” asking, “What does ‘by all means necessary’ mean to you?&#8221;
Raymond answered with a quote from her cheat sheet, replying, “Invoking that kind of terminology is repugnant.”
When Stefanik asked if any disciplinary action was taken, there was a long pause before Raymond started to repeat, “Those kinds of statements are” — then looked at her notes.
“I’m not asking you if they’re repugnant; I’m asking about the disciplinary action,” Stefanik stated. “You were the one university president who failed to lay out if any disciplinary action has been taken, if any suspension or expulsions. So I am asking you: Was there any disciplinary action taken?”
“Disciplinary action can include expulsion and —,” Raymond began.
“I’m not asking what it can include; I’m asking, was it taken?” Stefanik pressed.
“I will not be talking about individual cases here,” Raymond dodged.
Stefanik asked about a professor who had said in the wake of the murderous Hamas massacre of more than 1200 people in Israel on October 7, 2023, “We should never have to apologize for celebrating these scenes of an imprisoned people breaking free from their chains. This was a historic moment to be recorded in your history books.”
“Jewish students have reported that you said, ‘This post could be perceived in many ways.’ Does this post simply depend on the context President Raymond, and were there any disciplinary actions taken against this professor?” Stefanik asked.
“Such posts have been incredibly harmful to our entire community and I disavow them and that outcome for us,” Raymond said.
When Stefanik asked if the professor had been investigated, Raymond dodged again, prompting Stefanik to assert, “This is a simple question. The other presidents are answering this straightforward as to disciplinary action; again, these university presidents, who are former presidents, failed to answer these direct questions. In this case, was there disciplinary action taken or an investigation of this professor?”
“Respectfully, representative, I will not be talking about individual cases,” Raymond said loftily.
“Respectfully, President of Haverford, many people have sat in this position who are no longer in their positions as presidents of universities for their failure to answer straightforward questions,” Stefanik fired back.
After further attempts by Raymond to evade giving direct answers, Stefanik concluded, “For the American people watching, you still don’t get it. Haverford still doesn’t get it. It’s a very different testimony than the other presidents who are here today who are coming with specifics. So again this is completely unacceptable and it’s why this committee has stepped in, because higher education has failed to address the scourge of antisemitism putting Jewish students at risk at Haverford and at other campuses across the country.”
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Stefanik: Let me ask you a specific question. There was a student group on Haverford’s campus who called for the “complete dismantling of the apartheid settler colonial state of Israel by all means necessary.” What does “by all means necessary” mean to you?
Raymond: Invoking that kind of terminology is repugnant because of what it can mean and I will not  —
Stefanik: So does that depend on the context?
Raymond: I will not defend that statement.
Stefanik: So what disciplinary action was taken against that group or those individuals who made that call? Any disciplinary action? (long pause) Was there any disciplinary action taken against that group or those individuals?
Raymond: Those kinds of statements are (looks at her notes)
Stefanik: I’m not asking you if they’re repugnant; I’m asking about the disciplinary action. You were the one university president who failed to lay out if any disciplinary action has been taken, if any suspension or expulsions. So I am asking you: Was there any disciplinary action taken?
Raymond: Disciplinary action can include expulsion and —
Stefanik: I’m not asking what it can include; I’m asking, was it taken?
Raymond: I will not be talking about individual cases here and I’m saying that that is —
Stefanik: So have there been any actions taken by Haverford  related to antisemitism? Any?
Raymond: Disciplinary actions are absolutely in our work against antisemitism?
Stefanik: Have they been taken? Have they been taken by Haverford?
Raymond: Yes, there have been some.
Stefanik: I want to ask you another example. There was a professor of mathematics and statistics who posted after the October 7 Hamas terrorist attacks, “We should never have to apologize for celebrating these scenes of an imprisoned people breaking free from their chains. This was a historic moment to be recorded in your history books.” Jewish students have reported that you said. “This post could be perceived in many ways.” Does this post simply depend on the context President Raymond, and were there any disciplinary actions taken against this professor?
Raymond: Such posts have been incredibly harmful to our entire community and I disavow them and that outcome for us.
Stefanik: Was there an investigation of the professor?
Raymond: Investigations happen in all such cases.
Stefanik: So yes in this case.
Raymond: Investigations happen in all such cases, as I have said, and we follow —
Stefanik: This is a simple question. The other presidents are answering this straightforward as to disciplinary action; again, these university presidents, who are former presidents, failed to answer these direct questions. In this case, was there disciplinary action taken or an investigation of this professor?
Raymond: Respectfully, representative I will not be talking about individual cases.
Stefanik: Respectfully, president of Haverford, many people have sat in this position who are no longer in their positions as presidents of universities for their failure to answer straightforward questions. Another question I have, because this is a theme at Haverford: There was an administrator who said that “racial minority students have never felt safe at Haverford” and that “Jewish perspective students should not expect to feel safe and should instead be brave.” This was according to litigation against your college. Was there any investigation into this administrator for making those statements?
Raymond: That report does not reflect administrators that I know, who stand strongly with me and the entire college against antisemitism.
Stefanik: So that didn’t happen is your position? Was that statement not made by that administrator?
Raymond: That statement does not comport with those administrators that I know.
Stefanik: I’m not asking if it comports with the administrators that you know. I’m saying, is it your testimony that statement did not happen even though it’s coming out in litigation? So are you saying it did not happen.
Raymond: What I am saying is that I cannot imagine that happening from those colleagues of mine.
Stefanik: Let me ask you: If it did happen, what disciplinary action would Haverford take against that administrator.
Raymond: We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment or bias.
Stefanik: And what does that mean, “not tolerate”? Does that mean suspension, firing of that individual, what does that mean?
Raymond: It means following all of our policies which begin with investigation and then can lead to any of the aspects that you listed.
Stefanik: For the American people watching, you still don’t get it. Haverford still doesn’t get it. It’s a very different testimony than the other presidents who are here today who are coming with specifics. So again this is completely unacceptable and it’s why this committee has stepped in, because higher education has failed to address the scourge of antisemitism putting Jewish students at risk at Haverford and at other campuses across the country.
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WATCH: I questioned Haverford College President Wendy Raymond on her failure of leadership and the scourge of Antisemitism within her institution during the <a href="https://twitter.com/EdWorkforceCmte?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EdWorkforceCmte</a> hearing. <a href="https://t.co/YKPbLPXBIV">pic.twitter.com/YKPbLPXBIV</a>
— Rep. Elise Stefanik (@RepStefanik) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepStefanik/status/1920139825417519322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2025</a></blockquote>

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Masked anti-Israel activists, some of them possibly students, occupied Columbia University’s Butler Library, where students were trying to prepare for finals, leaving the frustrated students outside.
No one expelled them.
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RIGHT NOW AT COLUMBIA: Masked anti-Israel students just broke into the library during finals week. 
Columbia Public Safety unsuccessfully attempted to stop them. <a href="https://t.co/vBfkQFlwUW">pic.twitter.com/vBfkQFlwUW</a>
&mdash; Eden Yadegar (@edenyadegar) <a href="https://twitter.com/edenyadegar/status/1920196848523833405?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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WATCH: Anti-Israeli protesters have stormed the Butler Library at Columbia University and are now occupying it. 
Make an example of these people. <a href="https://t.co/asiA8YMm3U">pic.twitter.com/asiA8YMm3U</a>
&mdash; RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) <a href="https://twitter.com/RedWave_Press/status/1920208253494964262?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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⚠️BREAKING: Pro-Hamas fanatics have taken over Columbia University, terrorizing everyone while masked with keffiyehs, as usual.
Public safety has cleared all other rooms because of these radicals.
Why is this allowed? Why aren&#39;t they being arrested?<a href="https://t.co/J4GILh5tdP">pic.twitter.com/J4GILh5tdP</a>
&mdash; Vivid.🇮🇱 (@VividProwess) <a href="https://twitter.com/VividProwess/status/1920202182093070371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
Students who could not enter the library gathered outside.
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BREAKING: Over 100 students have OCCUPIED Columbia University Butler Library, stating &quot;THE BASEL AL-ARAJ POPULAR UNIVERSITY has just launched, reclaiming BUTLER LIBRARY FOR THE PEOPLE&quot;.
Students are gathered outside of the library unable to go in.
Video by <a href="https://twitter.com/a_lkoakes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@a_lkoakes</a>… <a href="https://t.co/pwQOeyGs34">pic.twitter.com/pwQOeyGs34</a>
&mdash; Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY) <a href="https://twitter.com/ScooterCasterNY/status/1920204903215227246?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD), the campus coalition of leftists, issued a <a href="https://x.com/ColumbiaBDS/status/1920199061950329089">video</a> in which they stated, “BREAKING: THE BASEL AL-ARAJ POPULAR UNIVERSITY HAS JUST LAUNCHED, RECLAIMING BUTLER LIBRARY FOR THE PEOPLE &#8230; Over 100 people have just flooded Columia University for Palestine.”
The group issued a <a href="https://x.com/ColumbiaBDS/status/1920211153214476471">list of demands</a>, including, “Full financial divestment from zionist occupation, apartheid and genocide. Academic boycott of all complicit institutions, including the cancellation of the Tel Aviv Global center. Cops and ICE off our campus. &#8230; Amnesty for all students, staff, faculty and workers targeted by Columbia University’s discipline.”
Last year the Columbia University Apartheid Divest coalition publicly acknowledged a deeper truth: they are fighting to “eradicate” Western civilization. They joined with the university’s Bengali Student Association to post a statement on Instagram, as Campus Reform <a href="https://www.campusreform.org/article/columbia-university-anti-israel-group-says-fighting-total-eradication-western-civilization/26077">reported</a>.
“We are Westerners fighting for the total eradication of Western civilization,” they stated. “We stand in full solidarity with every movement for liberation in the Global South. Our Intifada is an internationalist one—we are fighting for nothing less than the liberation of all people. We reject every genocidal, eugenicist regime that seeks to undermine the personhood of the colonized.”
”As the fascism ingrained in the American consciousness becomes ever more explicit and irrefutable, we seek community and instruction from militants in the Global South, who have been on the frontlines in the fight against tyranny and domination which undergird the imperialist world order,” they continued.
Columbia University also administers the Pulitzer prizes, awards that recognize excellence in American journalism, arts, and letters, named after newspaper Joseph Pulitzer, who was Jewish.
This year, the Pulitzer committee awarded a Pulitzer to Palestinian Mosab Abu Toha, who denied that Israelis taken and kept by Hamas in the October 7, 2023 massacre of over 1200 Israelis were hostages. Toha claimed that an Israeli civilian who was shot twice and abducted from her home was not a hostage; referred to another young woman abducted by Hamas as a “hostage,”: with quote marks around the word, and declared Israeli soldiers celebrating Hanukkah was “what true antisemitism looks like,”
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Meet Pulitzer Prize winner Mosab Abu Toha. He justifies the kidnapping of Israelis on Oct. 7. 
We aren&#39;t going to congratulate him for his prize. Instead, we&#39;re going to ask <a href="https://twitter.com/PulitzerPrizes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PulitzerPrizes</a> whether they bothered to check his social media.
Because we did, and it&#39;s not pretty. 🧵 <a href="https://t.co/qQAMQGi0IK">pic.twitter.com/qQAMQGi0IK</a>
&mdash; HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) <a href="https://twitter.com/HonestReporting/status/1919972603545973171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Hamas held Agam Berger hostage with none of the rights due to a prisoner who has gone through a legal process.
But that doesn&#39;t matter to Mosab Abu Toha. Because no Israeli could be a hostage in his eyes. <a href="https://t.co/w2tSLNrfO9">pic.twitter.com/w2tSLNrfO9</a>
&mdash; HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) <a href="https://twitter.com/HonestReporting/status/1919972606704308686?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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According to Mosab Abu Toha, Israeli &quot;terror soldiers&quot; celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah is &quot;what true antisemitism looks like.&quot; 🤨
Maybe he should ask Hamas what true antisemitism is. <a href="https://t.co/r5d3oOeD3Z">pic.twitter.com/r5d3oOeD3Z</a>
&mdash; HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) <a href="https://twitter.com/HonestReporting/status/1919972609401249891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2025</a></blockquote>

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Masked Anti-Israel Activists Take Over Columbia U Library During Finals. No One Expels Them.

On Tuesday, Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced the Department had approved another 180 infrastructure grants as the Trump administration slices through the backlog of more than 3,200 projects the Biden administration left behind.
The largest grant in the $3.2 billion package will be directed to the building of Alabama’s I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Multimodal Project to update the aging tunnels and bridges that have plagued the Yellowhammer State.
“As part of this process, the Department has ripped out burdensome DEI, Green New Scam, and social justice requirements that Congress deliberately did not mandate. This includes social cost of carbon accounting, pointless greenhouse gas emission reporting, and discriminatory DEI language,” the Department <a href="https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/us-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-approves-another-180-grants-get-america" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a>.
“America is building again,” Duffy enthused. “At the Department of Transportation, that means getting back to basics: Building More, Building Efficiently and Building Quickly. The last administration liked to grab the headlines but didn’t want to do the hard work of building. They also tied road construction up with red tape and leftist social requirements – adding millions in costs and months of delay – all while our outdated infrastructure sat in disrepair. This administration has a different vision: drain the swamp and make government work for the American people.”
“Road construction costs <a href="https://enotrans.org/article/fhwa-highway-construction-costs-continued-to-grow-at-24-annual-rate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">skyrocketed</a> roughly 70% under the last administration,” the Transportation Department said. “The greenhouse gas reporting burden alone increased project costs and added months to the permitting process.”
<a href="https://www.transportation.gov/infrastructure-investment-and-jobs-act/grants-press-release" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Other states</a> where bridges will receive funding include Mississippi, Montana, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, West Virginia, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, Maryland, and California. Airport terminal programs in 22 states will receive funds. Consolidated rail structures in five states will also receive funding.
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A three-star general who has served as the United States Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence stated that Israel should have sovereignty over the biblical areas of Judea and Samaria.
Retired general William Boykin, who spent 36 years in the U.S. military, including 13 years in Delta Force, the Army’s elite special operations, counter-terrorism unit, is a staunch Christian who <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/college-boots-ex-delta-force-hero-after-complaint-from-lgbt-activists">said</a> as far back as 2016, “I’m going to do everything I can to stop men from going into bathrooms with my daughters, my wife and my granddaughters. I am going to be a very outspoken antagonist on this issue.” President George W. Bush tasked him with hunting down Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Retired Army Major General Robert Scales said of him, &#8220;He commanded Delta and is one of the toughest guys around—but he&#8217;s also one of the nicest, gentlest people I know.&#8221;
Boykin spoke of the necessity of Israel’s sovereignty over Judea and Samaria on Sunday in Samaria, saying, “What we’re doing here is standing on a time bomb that’s going to go off at some point. It already did on the 7th of October,” JNS <a href="https://www.jns.org/former-us-delta-force-commander-backs-judea-samaria-sovereignty/">reported</a>.
“It’s gonna happen again, and that’s why … we need to recognize that if we don’t create a situation where we have sovereignty here, we’re going to see another Oct. 7,” Boykin continued. “There are people who have no knowledge or understanding, and they believe that a 15-mile stretch can be part of your defense—and that is not the case. You and we must stand together and say: We will not accept a two-state solution!”
“After October 7, we must understand—and you of course understand—that Jewish towns and cities here in Judea and Samaria are not just a matter of historical justice. The Jewish communities are Israel’s security belt,” Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan explained.
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), a research institute focusing on national security and foreign policy, identified 28 Iran-backed terrorist groups and branches in the Biblical areas of Judea and Samaria in Israel, sometimes referred to as the West Bank, where Palestinians have consistently murdered Jews for decades.
“Iran-backed terrorist groups, including, al-Aqsa Martyrs&#8217; Brigades, and Hamas, have proliferated in number and strengthened their presence in the West Bank in recent years,” FDD’s Long War Journal <a href="https://www.longwarjournal.org/westbankterrorgroups" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. “The groups have established battalions (Katibat) in Nablus, Jenin, Tulkarm and beyond. Iranian arms and funding have primarily fueled this violent escalation. FDD&#8217;s Long War Journal has identified 26 West Bank branches belonging to established terrorist organizations, and two independent armed groups.”
Last December, Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced a bill in the Senate to require all official U.S. documents and materials to use the historically accurate term “Judea and Samaria” instead of the “West Bank.”
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Referring to Judea and Samaria as the ‘West Bank’ is a slap in the face to historical truth.
It’s time to call this region by its rightful name and stop playing into anti-Israel propaganda.<a href="https://t.co/tYwYMZkGMJ">https://t.co/tYwYMZkGMJ</a>
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenTomCotton/status/1864694801217487019?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2024</a></blockquote>
The bill, titled the &#8220;Retiring the Egregious Confusion Over the Genuine Name of Israel’s Zone of Influence by Necessitating Government-use of Judea and Samaria (RECOGNIZING Judea and Samaria) Act,&#8221; matched legislation in the House<a href="https://tenney.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-tenney-introduces-legislation-recognize-rightful-name-judea-and" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> sponsored</a> by Reps. Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Randy Weber (R-TX), and Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY).
“The Jewish people’s legal and historic rights to Judea and Samaria goes back thousands of years. The U.S. should stop using the politically charged term West Bank to refer to the biblical heartland of Israel,” Cotton stated.
“The Israeli people have an undeniable and indisputable historical and legal claim over Judea and Samaria, and at this critical moment in history, the United States must reaffirm this,”  Tenney echoed. “This bill reaffirms Israel&#8217;s rightful claim to its territory. I remain committed to defending the integrity of the Jewish state and fully supporting Israel&#8217;s sovereignty over Judea and Samaria.”
The term “West Bank” only came into common usage after the 1948 Israeli War of Independence, while &#8220;Samaria&#8221; dates back at least 2,000 years. The great historian Flavius Josephus <a href="https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/ancient/josephus-wara.asp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>, “Now as to the country of Samaria, it lies between Judea and Galilee.”
Virtually all of the events in the Old Testament occurred in Judea and Samaria; Hebron is considered the burial place of the Biblical patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and where King David was crowned; Shiloh was where the Tabernacle rested for roughly 370 years; Joseph, who became the Egyptian pharaoh’s right-hand man, is buried in Shechem; Elon Moreh is where the Bible says God promised the Land of Israel to Abraham; and David fought Goliath in the Valley of Elah. These are just some of the Jewish biblical connections to Judea and Samaria.

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