Supporters of Israel have rallied by the tens of thousands on Washington’s National Mall, voicing solidarity in the fight against Hamas even as criticism has intensified over Israel’s offensive in Gaza – Tuesday, November 14, 2023

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• Supporters of Israel have rallied by the tens of thousands on Washington’s National Mall, voicing solidarity in the fight against Hamas and crying “never again.” The “March for Israel” offered a resounding and bipartisan endorsement of one of America’s closest allies as criticism has intensified over Israel’s offensive in Gaza.
• The Israeli military says its forces are raiding Gaza’s largest hospital, the site of a lengthy standoff with the Hamas militant group.
• The House has voted overwhelmingly to prevent a government shutdown. New Republican Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to reach across the aisle to Democrats when hard-right conservatives revolted against his plan. Johnson’s proposal to temporarily fund the government into the new year passed on a bipartisan 336-95 tally, with 93 Republicans voting against it.
• Palestinians and a coalition of human rights organizations sued the Biden administration, alleging its complicity in Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, citing U.S. funding and unconditional support of Israel.
• A Michigan judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump will remain on the state’s primary ballot. Court of Claims Judge James Robert Redford said in an order released Tuesday that Trump has followed state procedure to qualify for the ballot and that a clause in the Constitution can’t be used to disqualify him.
• A Senate committee hearing on labor and unions escalated into a near brawl today when a Republican senator challenged one of the labor witnesses to a fight.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, of La., with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks during a March for Israel rally on the National Mall in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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