The Israeli government warned the Biden administration that if the International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants against Israeli leaders, it will take retaliatory steps against the Palestinian Authority that could lead to its collapse, two Israeli and U.S. officials said.
Why it matters: Israeli officials have grown increasingly concerned over the last two weeks that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is preparing to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Israel Defense Forces chief of staff Herzi Halevi.
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang, Stanford's Fei-Fei Li ("the Godmother of AI") and OpenAI chief strategy officer Jason Kwon are among this year's Gold House A100 List honorees.
Why it matters: The list is published annually to coincide with the start of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and recognizes individuals of Asian Pacific heritage who have had a significant impact on American culture and society.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu privately warned Secretary of State Antony Blinken Wednesday that Israel will move forward with an invasion of Rafah if Hamas continues to condition a hostage deal on ending the war, two Israeli and U.S. officials said.
Why it matters: The Biden administration is deeply concerned about the possibility of an Israeli military invasion of Rafah, a city in the southern Gaza Strip where more than one million displaced Palestinians are sheltering.
President Biden has been personally involved in intense efforts in recent days to reach a hostage and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, which he sees as a crucial element of a much wider strategy at home and abroad, U.S. officials say.
Why it matters: The president's senior advisers say the deal on the table right now is the only conceivable path to a ceasefire in Gaza and to possibly ending a war that has drawn sharp criticism of Biden among some of his key supporters ahead of the presidential election.
A majority of Americanssay they believe people who are trying to immigrate to the U.S. today have "worse character" than those who came 50 years ago, according to a new Axios Vibes survey by The Harris Poll.
The big picture: In the poll of U.S. adults' attitudes about immigration, many respondents expressed romanticism about the past and strong skepticism about it today — a contradiction historians say is rooted in myth and fantasy about the nation's immigrant past.
The big picture: As college campuses have become more diverse, Latinos are part of a new generation of student activists who identify with the Palestinian struggle.
