Top U.S. General Warns Netanyahu Over War With Hezbollah, Cites This Big Reason To Avoid Escalation

 

Top U.S. General Warns Netanyahu Over War With Hezbollah, Cites This Big Reason To Avoid Escalation

More than eight months of war in Gaza has heightened tensions across the region, with Israeli forces and Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah exchanging fire on a near-daily basis.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant at the Pentagon on Tuesday, warning that a conflict between Israel and Hezbollah could spark a regional war and urging a diplomatic solution.

More than eight months of war in Gaza has heightened tensions across the region, with Israeli forces and Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah exchanging fire on a near-daily basis.

"Another war between Israel and Hezbollah could easily become a regional war, with terrible consequences for the Middle East," Austin said. "Diplomacy is by far the best way to prevent more escalation."

Gallant, speaking at the opening of the meeting with Austin, said "we are working closely together to achieve an agreement but we must also discuss readiness on every possible scenario.

The Israeli military announced last week that plans to attack Lebanon had been "approved and confirmed" amid escalating cross-border clashes, but the United States is trying to calm the temperature and prevent a new major conflict in the Middle East.

Gallant is visiting Washington to reaffirm the value of relations with Israel's key ally after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly criticized the United States for delays in arms deliveries.

The US government claims that only one shipment of bombs was put on hold due to concerns about their use in populated areas, while other arms shipments are proceeding as normal.

The US is Israel's main arms supplier, but the rising death toll in the Gaza conflict has increased pressure on President Joe Biden to act, raising tensions between his administration and Prime Minister Netanyahu.

Gallant had met with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington the day before. A senior US diplomat called on Israel to avoid escalation in Lebanon.

The Israeli minister also met with CIA Director Bill Burns, who is the main U.S. liaison in negotiating the release of Hamas hostages, which launched unprecedented attacks against Israel in October, sparking a devastating conflict in the Gaza Strip.

Netanyahu said Israeli forces were finishing the most intense part of the Gaza conflict and would return to the northern border, but described the move as defensive.

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Joe Biden vs Donald Trump: First presidential debate

 

Joe Biden and Donald Trump will face off in the presidential debate hosted by CNN on June 27. The two leaders are expected to discuss abortion rights, inflation, employment, immigration and other issues. Essentially, Trump's legal performance and Biden's age were put under the spotlight.

The first presidential debate in the United States is scheduled to air on Thursday, June 27, the highlight of the campaign season. The debate was held a month earlier than usual with new rules including a ban on live visitors.

Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican candidate Donald Trump will face each other for the first time this campaign season, CNN reported. We look in detail at the main points needed to dominate the discussion.

Legal drama unfolds

This debate will bring up the latest legal issues surrounding the two candidates. Trump recently became the first US president to be convicted of a crime when he was found guilty of 34 charges in New York. This development provides a major talking point for Biden, who could portray Trump as dishonest and untrustworthy. Trump, on the other hand, is hoping to fight back by bringing up the legal issue of Biden's son Hunter, who was convicted of gun charges in Delaware and faces other tax-related lawsuits. Although both men have legal problems, it is worth noting that only Trump is the candidate in this election, not Hunter Biden.

The main topic of the event should be economy, inflation and migration. Foreign issues, especially China, Ukraine and Israel's conflict in Gaza, will also be brought to the agenda.

Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha: Power and Responsibilities

 

Rejecting the opposition's demand for the deputy speaker's post in exchange for its support for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) chairman candidate, ruling NDA candidate Om Birla won the speaker's post.

"We have told Rajnath Singh that we will support their chairman (candidate), but it is customary that the deputy speaker's post is given to the opposition...," Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on June 25.

Now, attention is on the deputy speaker's post, which the opposition has been fighting for since the beginning. The post of deputy speaker in Sabah has been lying vacant since 2019.

Why does the opposition want the deputy speaker's post?

Most opposition leaders have invoked "parliamentary tradition" to argue for the post of deputy speaker. "It is traditional that if the speaker is appointed from the ruling party, the deputy speaker is appointed from the opposition...," Congress leader Sachin Pilot was quoted as saying by PTI. Congress leader KL Sharma said giving the post of deputy speaker to the opposition is a healthy democratic tradition.

Congress leader Pramod Tiwari supported the argument, saying, "...when parliamentary traditions were ignored as far as elections are concerned, we voiced our protest in a democratic manner." What about the post of deputy speaker?

Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Prahlad Joshi said the NDA is ready to discuss the post of deputy speaker when the time comes for selection of the deputy speaker, but it is not right to impose preconditions.

On Sam Pitroda's Comeback, PM Modi

 

Congress' Sam Pitroda, who resigned as foreign wing chief ahead of the general elections, has re-entered the seat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an interview that he would return as prime minister.

"Sometimes I think that the party (Congress) is doing this in a meticulous and planned way. I don't think that they (members) are doing it on their own. Then they will be expelled from the party for a few days." "After that, they will return to the mainstream," PM Modi had said in May. "This is what they did with the guru in America. He resigned. Now he is being brought back after some time... It is their deliberate strategy to create chaos in the country, change the atmosphere, create new issues and force their opponents to respond to these issues," he told ANI.

Sam Pitroda has resigned after two consecutive remarks caused huge controversy.

In an exclusive interview with The Statesman in early May, the Congress leader had said about India, "It is a diverse country... where people from the East look like Chinese, people from the West look like Arabs and people from Western countries... The North may look like white people and the South may look like Africans." The controversy over Pitroda's earlier remarks is yet to die down, with the Congress facing problems on multiple fronts.

In April, Pitroda came under fire from the Bharatiya Janata Party for his comments on US inheritance tax. He cited inheritance tax as an example of "new measures to prevent wealth concentration" that should be debated and discussed. Congress has always helped those at the bottom of the economic pyramid, he added.

Prime Minister Modi said that if elected, Congress would redistribute people's personal wealth to "infiltrators" and would not even spare mangalsutras for women.

Speaker's two-minute silence during Emergency triggers protests and adjournment

Speaker's two-minute silence during Emergency triggers protests and adjournment
Speaker's two-minute silence during Emergency triggers protests and adjournment

 

Speaker's two-minute silence during Emergency triggers protests and adjournment

The election also saw a rare moment of cordiality when Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi approached Om Birla and PM Modi to congratulate them.

Smiles and handshakes ensued between the rivals today following Om Birla's re-election as Rajya Sabha Speaker. But this rare moment of harmonious conviction did not last long and chaos returned after the newly elected Speaker referred to the "dark days of Emergency" and called for two minutes of silence.

Shortly after three-time MP Birla was re-elected by voice vote, Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi walked up to him and congratulated him. Mr Gandhi also shook hands with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two politicians then accompanied Birla to the Speaker's bench along with Parliamentary Secretary Kiren Rijiju.

The Prime Minister congratulated Birla and said his "kind smile brings happiness to the entire House". "It is an honour that you have been elected to this Speaker for the second time", he said. Opposition leaders also congratulated the Speaker but added a strong message that the Opposition must also be allowed to speak as they represent the voice of the people.

"The issue is not how efficiently the House is run. "The question is how much of India's voice will be heard. The idea that Parliament can be run efficiently by silencing the voices of the opposition is undemocratic. And this election shows that the people of India expect the opposition to uphold the Constitution," said Gandhi, who is now Leader of the Opposition. In their congratulatory speeches, several opposition leaders also referred to the mass suspension of MPs in the last term. In his address to Parliament, Birla said all MPs must work together for the good of the country. He appealed to MPs to maintain decorum in Parliament and said there must remain a distinction between protests at the sangsad (house) and sadak (street). He then asked MPs to observe two minutes of silence to mark 50 years of the "dark days of Emergency". This prompted protests from the Opposition benches, leading to the adjournment of the session.

A BJP official said this year marks the 50th anniversary of Emergency. "It is our collective duty to create awareness about every historical event. "Constitutional awareness will increase only if the younger generation learns about democracy," the source said.

Commenting on the Speaker's emergency speech, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said it was "unfortunate" that the Speaker had undermined the spirit of consensus with his "divisive" remarks. "There was no need for that. That was 49 years ago. It is unfortunate if we have to go that far on a day when the message should be cooperation and consensus," he said.

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Saudi Arabia will arrest anyone commenting against Israel

 BREAKING:

🇸🇦🇮🇱Saudi Arabia to start arresting anyone who comments against Israel on social media - Bloomberg

Saudi Arabia has stepped up the arrest of citizens for social-media posts related to the Israel-Hamas war as the kingdom signals a readiness to agree to diplomatic relations with the Jewish state - the article says

Anyone who dares to insult Netanyahu goes to jail.

Speaker's two-minute silence during Emergency triggers protests and adjournment

Speaker's two-minute silence during Emergency triggers protests and adjournment

 

Speaker's two-minute silence during Emergency triggers protests and adjournment

The election also saw a rare moment of cordiality when Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi approached Om Birla and PM Modi to congratulate them.

Smiles and handshakes ensued between the rivals today following Om Birla's re-election as Rajya Sabha Speaker. But this rare moment of harmonious conviction did not last long and chaos returned after the newly elected Speaker referred to the "dark days of Emergency" and called for two minutes of silence.

Shortly after three-time MP Birla was re-elected by voice vote, Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi walked up to him and congratulated him. Mr Gandhi also shook hands with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two politicians then accompanied Birla to the Speaker's bench along with Parliamentary Secretary Kiren Rijiju.

The Prime Minister congratulated Birla and said his "kind smile brings happiness to the entire House". "It is an honour that you have been elected to this Speaker for the second time", he said. Opposition leaders also congratulated the Speaker but added a strong message that the Opposition must also be allowed to speak as they represent the voice of the people.

"The issue is not how efficiently the House is run. "The question is how much of India's voice will be heard. The idea that Parliament can be run efficiently by silencing the voices of the opposition is undemocratic. And this election shows that the people of India expect the opposition to uphold the Constitution," said Gandhi, who is now Leader of the Opposition. In their congratulatory speeches, several opposition leaders also referred to the mass suspension of MPs in the last term. In his address to Parliament, Birla said all MPs must work together for the good of the country. He appealed to MPs to maintain decorum in Parliament and said there must remain a distinction between protests at the sangsad (house) and sadak (street). He then asked MPs to observe two minutes of silence to mark 50 years of the "dark days of Emergency". This prompted protests from the Opposition benches, leading to the adjournment of the session.

A BJP official said this year marks the 50th anniversary of Emergency. "It is our collective duty to create awareness about every historical event. "Constitutional awareness will increase only if the younger generation learns about democracy," the source said.

Commenting on the Speaker's emergency speech, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said it was "unfortunate" that the Speaker had undermined the spirit of consensus with his "divisive" remarks. "There was no need for that. That was 49 years ago. It is unfortunate if we have to go that far on a day when the message should be cooperation and consensus," he said.

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