Israel's attack on Rafah shows the troubling limits of Biden's influence

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Smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes in eastern Rafah, Gaza on May 7, 2024.

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Despite US warnings, Israel signals it's going ahead with what could be a 'disaster' in Rafah

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Palestinians watch smoke rise in Rafah. Israel has warned civilians to evacuate the eastern part of the city.
Smoke rises in Rafah. Israel has told civilians to evacuate the eastern part of the city.

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Hamas just agreed to a cease-fire deal, but Israel is still a question mark

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An explosion in Rafah from an Israeli bombardment on May 6.
An explosion in Rafah, Gaza, from an Israeli bombardment on Monday.

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Columbia University just canceled its commencement

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NYPD officers stand near the entrance of Columbia University on May 1, 2024.
NYPD officers near the entrance of Columbia University on Wednesday.

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The UK could need an Israeli-style Iron Dome air defense system, says former US national security advisor

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L: A salvo of rockets is fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza as an Israeli missile launched from the Iron Dome defense missile system attempts to intercept the rockets, fired from the Gaza Strip, over the city of Netivot in southern Israel on October 8, 2023.

Congressman appears to praise University of Mississippi students, including one making monkey gestures, who taunted a lone Black Gaza protester

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MAY 03: Pro Israeli activists prepare to confront people at a pro-Palestinian encampment protesting the war in Gaza on the campus of the University of Chicago on May 03, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. The university leadership has reached and impasse negotiating with the demonstrators and has said the camp must be removed.

Biden isn't embracing campus protests. It's not just because he's staunchly pro-Israel.

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Biden addressing campus protests over Israel at the White House on Thursday.
Biden addressing campus protests over Israel at the White House on Thursday.

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Israel is retiring its Patriot missile batteries. They could help a struggling Ukraine.

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US soldiers participate in Patriot missile training at Mount Eitam, Israel in 2018.
US soldiers participate in Patriot missile training at Mount Eitam, Israel in 2018.

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Robert Kraft says elite schools are to blame for 'hate' on campus

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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, seen here at the Super Bowl in 2024, took out full-page ads decrying what he described as 'hate' by student protesters.
The New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft took out full-page ads decrying what he described as "hate" by student protesters.

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Biden says campus protests haven't led him to reconsider his stance on Israel

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Protesters reinforce the barricades set up against one of the doors of Royce Hall as police started clearing a pro-Palestinian encampment on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles.

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