Hundreds of protesters blockaded the New York Stock Exchange to demand the US stops arming and funding Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon, and to condemn weapons firms profiting from the violence. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
The US has always been Israel’s most important ally. What’s behind the relationship? What keeps it going? And why are some people questioning how it works? #AJStartHere with @SandraGathmann explains. 00:59 – The US has supported Israel from the beginning 01:44 – Why the US supported Zionism 02:29 – The US and Israel’s “shared values” 03:27 – The US and Israel are strategic partners 04:07 – How the US and Israel’s strategic partnership developed during the Cold War 05:29 – The US gives Israel a lot of money for its military 07:25 – Being pro-Israel pays off politically in the US 07:51 – Why evangelical Christians in the US support […]
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called for “calm” and “de-escalation” between Israelis and Palestinians while reiterating Washington’s “ironclad” commitment to Israel. In a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday, Blinken reaffirmed that the administration of US President Joe Biden will push forward with normalisation efforts between Israel and Arab states, to “integrate” the country into the region. In his first visit to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories since Netanyahu’s far-right government took office late last year, the top American diplomat also heaped praise on the US-Israel alliance. Al Jazeera’s James Bayes reports from occupied East Jerusalem. Subscribe to our […]
