Rep. Gregory Meeks expressed fear Tuesday that in addressing the ongoing Israel-Hamas War, “people have forgotten or are not talking any longer” about the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israeli civilians.
“We’ve got to go after Hamas,” the Democrat from New York told “Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Jonathan Lemire. He noted that as concerns over Israel’s military response in Gaza this last month grow, Israelis understand “the difference between the Palestinians and Hamas, but people are not talking about Hamas enough and the tragedies that they have done and continue to do.”
Meeks’ assessment came after his return to Washington, D.C. from Israel, where as a ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, he helped lead a bipartisan congressional delegation to Israel where lawmakers met with Israel’s leaders and got a private screening of graphic footage from Hamas’ attack.
Meeks said that the trip was “very,...
“We’ve got to go after Hamas,” the Democrat from New York told “Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Jonathan Lemire. He noted that as concerns over Israel’s military response in Gaza this last month grow, Israelis understand “the difference between the Palestinians and Hamas, but people are not talking about Hamas enough and the tragedies that they have done and continue to do.”
Meeks’ assessment came after his return to Washington, D.C. from Israel, where as a ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, he helped lead a bipartisan congressional delegation to Israel where lawmakers met with Israel’s leaders and got a private screening of graphic footage from Hamas’ attack.
Meeks said that the trip was “very,...
- 11/15/2023
- by Benjamin Lindsay
- The Wrap
New York, March 2 (Ians) The House Foreign Affairs Committee has voted 24-16 in favour of banning TikTok in the US, advancing a bill that would allow US President Joe Biden to ban the Chinese short-video making app in the country.
The Technological Adversaries Act, or Data Act, directs Biden to sanction or ban TikTok nationwide if his administration finds that the Chinese firm shared American users’ data with the Chinese government.
If that data was used to surveil, hack, or censor users, Biden could impose additional sanctions against TikTok and its parent-company Bytedance, reports The Verge.
“TikTok is a modern day Trojan horse of the Ccp used to surveil and exploit Americans’ personal information,” said Rep Michael McCaul (R-TX).
However, some Democrats and civil liberty groups raised objections on the bill.
Democrat Gregory Meeks (D-ny) called the bill “dangerously overbroad”.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) also raised its...
The Technological Adversaries Act, or Data Act, directs Biden to sanction or ban TikTok nationwide if his administration finds that the Chinese firm shared American users’ data with the Chinese government.
If that data was used to surveil, hack, or censor users, Biden could impose additional sanctions against TikTok and its parent-company Bytedance, reports The Verge.
“TikTok is a modern day Trojan horse of the Ccp used to surveil and exploit Americans’ personal information,” said Rep Michael McCaul (R-TX).
However, some Democrats and civil liberty groups raised objections on the bill.
Democrat Gregory Meeks (D-ny) called the bill “dangerously overbroad”.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) also raised its...
- 3/2/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
The pressure on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign is growing.
On Friday afternoon, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, also of New York, issued a joint statement calling on the embattled governor to step down amid mounting accusations of sexual harassment. “It is clear that Governor Cuomo has lost the confidence of his governing partners and the people of New York,” the senators wrote. “Governor Cuomo should resign.”
Their statement came on the heels of others issued Friday by prominent members of the U.
On Friday afternoon, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, also of New York, issued a joint statement calling on the embattled governor to step down amid mounting accusations of sexual harassment. “It is clear that Governor Cuomo has lost the confidence of his governing partners and the people of New York,” the senators wrote. “Governor Cuomo should resign.”
Their statement came on the heels of others issued Friday by prominent members of the U.
- 3/12/2021
- by Tessa Stuart and Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
President Trump isn't even trying to hide his racist language based on his staunch refusal to apologize to the Central Park Five ... at least that's how Congressman Gregory Meeks sees it. We got the distinguished gentleman from New York near Capitol Hill and he went Off about Trump saying earlier this week there are "two sides" to the story of the wrongly convicted boys in the Central Park 5 case. President Trump refuses to apologize for...
- 6/20/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
President Trump insists he's not feeling any impeachment heat, but his Veep Mike Pence is in prepare-for-the-worst mode ... according to Congressman Gregory Meeks. We got the distinguished gentleman from NY on Capitol Hill and he tells us he sees similarities between Mueller's Trump investigation and the one that eventually forced Richard M. Nixon out of office. Meeks believes Robert Mueller's court filing last week was devastating for Potus because it revealed Cohen told the special...
- 12/12/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
While promoting his newest hotel in Washington, D.C. on Friday, Donald Trump finally put to rest the birther controversy he has so often fueled with persistent suggestions over at least five years that President Obama was really born in Africa. "President Barack Obama was born in the United States - period," Trump said out loud, at last. In a more than 30-minute appearance, Trump spent 20 seconds reversing himself on the birther issue. The ugly controversy was reignited on Wednesday when he wouldn't admit to The Washington Post that Barack Obama was born in Hawaii. "I'll answer that question at the right time,...
- 9/16/2016
- by Dave Quinn, @NineDaves
- PEOPLE.com
While promoting his newest hotel in Washington, D.C. on Friday, Donald Trump finally put to rest the birther controversy he has so often fueled with persistent suggestions over five years that President Obama was really born in Africa. "President Barack Obama was born in the United States - period," Trump said out loud, at last. The ugly controversy was reignited on Wednesday when he wouldn't admit to The Washington Post that Barack Obama was born in Hawaii. "I'll answer that question at the right time," he told the newspaper. "I just don't want to answer it yet." After Trump's brief remarks Friday,...
- 9/16/2016
- by Dave Quinn, @NineDaves
- PEOPLE.com
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-ny) was one of 133 congress members who voted against the Iraq War resolution in 2002, but as he told MSNBC's Chris Hayes Monday night, there aren't too many media bookers looking for his expert opinion on the revived subject of Iraq. With All In as the exception, Meeks said most news shows seem to be more interested in what Republicans like Sen. John McCain (R-az) have to say.
- 6/17/2014
- by Matt Wilstein
- Mediaite - TV
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