Israel

Biden Administration Sued Over Sanctions For Israeli Settlers

Aug 8, 2024

Pro-Israel advocacy groups and dual U.S.-Israeli citizens have filed a lawsuit challenging President Joe Biden’s order, which subjects individuals involved in settler violence in the West Bank to financial and immigration sanctions. The complaint, filed in Amarillo, Texas federal court on Tuesday, claims the executive order Biden, a Democrat, issued in February violates the plaintiffs’…
US Law Clerks In Rare Anonymous Statement Decry ‘Genocide’ In Gaza

May 31, 2024

On Wednesday, twenty-five federal law clerks issued a public statement criticizing the judiciary’s restrictions on their ability to speak out against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians during its war with Hamas in Gaza. They also condemned what they described as “our government’s complicity in that genocide.” Published by Balls & Strikes, a court news and commentary…
Teenager To Face Court For Attack On Pro-Palestinian Encampment

May 28, 2024

Authorities arrested 18-year-old Edan On on Thursday for allegedly attacking a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) last month. Police booked him on a felony charge and are holding him on $30,000 bail, according to UCLA Police and jail records. The media first identified On and other counterprotesters by reviewing hundreds…
Musk’s X Corp Loses Lawsuit Against Israeli Data-Scraping Company

May 12, 2024

A U.S. judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s X Corp against an Israeli data-scraping company, accusing it of illegally copying and selling content from the social media platform, as well as providing tools for others to do the same. U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco ruled on Thursday that X, formerly…