A leading reporter at PBS is backtracking on previous remarks where she told a live audience that former President Donald Trump was hoping to see the war between Israel and Hamas continue to benefit his campaign.

Judy Woodruff, a senior correspondent with experience at the network as far back as 1983, should have known better when she accused President Trump of encouraging Israel to back out of a tentative cease-fire agreement with Hamas. The remark was made before an audience and panel of guests earlier this week while covering the Democratic National Convention. On the Monday episode, Woodruff told her colleagues, “The reporting is that former President Trump is on the phone with the prime minister of Israel, urging him not to cut a deal right now, because it’s believed that would help the Harris campaign. Who knows whether that will come about or not, but I have to think that the Harris campaign would like for President Biden to do what presidents do, which is work on that one.”

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Woodruff admitted her mistake but stated she was merely “clarifying” her remark after reading a series of flimsy reporting on an alleged conversation that Trump recently had, according to the New York Post. Critics online faulted the senior reporter for failing to fact-check the claim which had been debunked days earlier. Further, her clarification did not come on-air, but on X. “I want to clarify my remarks on the PBS News special on Monday night about the ongoing cease fire talks in the Middle East. As I said, this was not based on my original reporting; I was referring to reports I had read, in Axios and Reuters, about former President Trump having spoken to the Israeli Prime Minister. In the live TV moment, I repeated the story because I hadn’t seen later reporting that both sides denied it. This was a mistake and I apologize for it,” Woodruff wrote on Wednesday afternoon.

I want to clarify my remarks on the PBS News special on Monday night about the ongoing cease fire talks in the Middle East. As I said, this was not based on my original reporting; I was referring to reports I had read, in Axios and Reuters, about former President Trump having…

— Judy Woodruff (@JudyWoodruff) August 21, 2024

The office of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back forcefully in response to Woodruff’s original claim, calling it a “complete lie,” in response to questions from the Jerusalem Post. Woodruff’s statement was based on a report by Axios dated August 14th citing two sources claiming Trump and Netanyahu recently spoke and broached the idea of delaying or indefinitely pausing cease-fire talks until after the election. Reuters shared the story on its site but did not include the claim that Trump encouraged Netanyahu to walk away from the bargaining table. Netanyahu’s office issued a blanket denial one day later, and both outlets reported on the denial four days before Woodruff repeated the original reports. PBS declined a request for comment from the Post.

President Trump maintained that he spoke with Netanyahu but encouraged him to come to a fair deal with Hamas and criticized the current terms under discussion. “He knows what he’s doing, I did encourage him to get this over with,” Trump said, the outlet reported. “It has to get over with fast — get your victory, and get it over with. It has to stop, the killing has to stop.”

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Election season is spilling over into the sports world following Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s caustic speech before a joint session of Congress this week, leading one NFL sideline reporter to call out a “Squad” congresswoman for her blatant disrespect of a head of state.

Michele Tafoya, 59, covered professional football for NBC Sports for more than a dozen years before retiring in 2022. Now free to speak her mind, the reporter-turned-podcaster is calling out Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) for quietly protesting Bibi as he pleaded with American lawmakers to stick by his nation while they work to free the remaining hostages held captive by Hamas. Photographs of the House floor show Tlaib holding up an auction-style sign that read “war criminal” in bold letters. One X user noted, “Rashida Tlaib sat in the same room as Noa Argamani – who was brutally kidnapped and held hostage by Hamas for 245 days – and wore a keffiyeh in SUPPORT of the genocidal rapist jihadists who abused and terrorized Noa.”

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Rashida Tlaib sat in the same room as Noa Argamani – who was brutally kidnapped and held hostage by Hamas for 245 days – and wore a keffiyeh in SUPPORT of the genocidal rapist jihadists who abused and terrorized Noa.

Rashida Tlaib is absolutely vile. pic.twitter.com/riJycFUtBr

— The Persian Jewess (@persianjewess) July 24, 2024

The silent protest was too much for Tafoya, who replied, “When a sitting United States congressperson is lobbying on behalf of another country, they need to resign.”

When a sitting United States congressperson is lobbying on behalf of another country, they need to resign, @RashidaTlaib. https://t.co/NTgpNsjXJK

— Michele Tafoya (@Michele_Tafoya) July 25, 2024

The Minnesota native has played footsie with Republican politics since retiring in 2022 and left open the possibility of her own run for office. She chaired the unsuccessful campaign of her homestate Republican gubernatorial candidate Kendall Qualls that year and took on an increased surrogate role following an attempt to branch out on her own during a controversial 2021 interview with the ultra-liberal ABC program “The View.”

Appearing alongside far-left hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin, and others, Tafoya blasted critical race theory and attempted to defend vaccine opponents, throwing the liberal ladies into a full-blown meltdown. “I just want to give the benefit of the doubt to some people that there are two sides to the story. I think all of us can agree that there is probably a lot to this story we still don’t know,” Tafoya said to the audience, who jeered right back at her. “Oh, you’re going to groan at me!” Tafoya lamented. Joy Behar quipped,“That’s The View, honey.” Her comments led to a brief disappearance from NBC Sports which executives chalked up to scheduling conflicts at the time.

Targeting the Squad, however, may prove to be smarter politics for Tafoya now that she herself is an unsigned agent. The media-savvy ex-reporter is tapping into broad dissatisfaction with far-left ideologies and candidates, and Rep. Tlaib may be looking over her shoulder after fellow anti-Israel critic, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, lost his Democratic primary last month to a staunch progressive Jewish suburbanite. Similarly, Missouri Democrat Cori Bush (D-MO) is running neck-and-neck with a progressive opponent in a Detroit district where voters have grown tired of her posturing and pursuit of national headlines.

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An Israeli NGO is calling on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Amal Clooney, the wife of actor George Clooney, over her role in the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over the war in Gaza.

According to Shurat HaDin, Clooney participated in the ICC’s advisory forum and was a supporter of the decision to issue arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant, as well as Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed Deif in Gaza.

The group is alleging that Clooney violated federal law by participating in the “investigative actions” against the two Israeli leaders while on American soil. The complaint specifically alleged that Clooney violated the American Servicemembers’ Protection Act of 2001, also known as The Hague Invasion Act.

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Under the legislation, ICC agents are prohibited from conducting their investigations on behalf of the court while on U.S. soil. Neither the United States nor Israel is a member of the ICC.

“The American law is extremely clear: No agent of the ICC can operate or assist in ICC investigative actions against Americans or their allies while residing in the U.S.,” Shurat HaDin President Nitsana Darshan-Leitner said in a statement to Ynet News.

If Clooney is found to have conducted any of her work for the court while located in the United States, she could face felony charges.

In its letter, the Israeli NGO noted that Clooney took part in an investigative forum under ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan, which was tasked with investigating allegations of war crimes in the Gaza War.

The group further alleges that Clooney openly discussed her work with the forum and bragged about her efforts to incriminate the Israeli leaders.

“As President Biden stated, it is outrageous that this biased court in The Hague would attempt to prosecute Israeli officials as they battle the Hamas murderers, rapists and terror gangs in Gaza,” Darshan-Leitner said.

“If Amal Clooney participated in the ICC panel investigating Prime Minister Netanyahu while residing in the US then she is the one that needs to be prosecuted. She seems to be passionate about international law but pretty contemptuous of American regulations.” 

Shurat HaDin also pointed to George Clooney’s fundraising and support for the Biden/Harris campaign. “George Clooney’s efforts to intervene and interfere with White House policy on behalf of his wife while raising funds for Biden’s campaign is troubling and suspicious,” she added. 

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, drawing applause and criticism with his remarks. Netanyahu, on a visit aimed at bolstering U.S.-Israel relations and garnering support for Israel’s military actions in Gaza, turned heads when he made a joke about pro-Hamas protestors.

Netanyahu targeted the protestors who have criticized his policies, particularly those demonstrating against the ongoing conflict in Gaza. “It’s amazing, absolutely amazing. Some of these protesters hold up signs proclaiming ‘Gays for Gaza.’ They might as well hold up signs saying ‘Chickens for KFC,’” he joked.

His comparison drew laughter from some members of Congress but also prompted visible outrage among others. “I have a message for these protesters. When the tyrants of Tehran, who hang gays from cranes and murder women for not covering their hair, are praising, promoting and funding you, you have officially become Iran’s useful idiots,” Netanyahu later said.

“Our enemies are your enemies. Our fight is your fight. And our victory will be your victory. Ladies and gentlemen, that victory is in sight. Israel’s defeat of Hamas will be a powerful blow to Iran’s axis of terror.”

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Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), known for her vocal criticism of Israeli policies, was present during the speech, holding up a sign that labeled Netanyahu a “war criminal.”

Rashida Tlaib: pic.twitter.com/aDpZfZ43rK

— Emissary of Night (@EmissaryOfNight) July 24, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris, along with roughly 80 House Democrats and several Democratic senators, did not attend Netanyahu’s speech. Harris, the presumptive Democrat nominee for president, is scheduled to meet with the Israeli leader on Thursday.

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I see no difference pic.twitter.com/aw1Tid7ERl

— ice (@icebergz99) July 24, 2024

Today is Tlaib’s birthday by the way

— Emissary of Night (@EmissaryOfNight) July 24, 2024

Nice of her to hold her nametag up

— NoahMuse (@JoakimMuse) July 24, 2024

Every accusation is an admission

— Felicia (@missfeliciah) July 24, 2024

Every accusation is an admission

— Felicia (@missfeliciah) July 24, 2024

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Don’t call it an insurrection.

Far-left protestors stormed the Capitol building on Tuesday, banging on doors and forcing lawmakers to barricade themselves inside their offices while the mob expressed its anger over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivering a speech before a joint session of Congress. The Jewish leader has been denounced globally for atrocities committed during the nation’s war against Hamas in response to the horrific October 7, 2023 attack, including by many Democratic members of the U.S. House and Senate who are boycotting his visit. The liberal vitriol was even more pronounced among rioters.

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Fox News reported that approximately 200 anti-Israel protestors gathered in the Cannon building’s Rotunda hall, chanting pro-Palestinian slogans as police officers worked to apprehend many participants. Video of the rally shows most protestors clad in matching red shirts with corresponding slogans including “Jews Say Stop Arming Israel,” “Stop Arming Israel,” and “Not in Our Name.”

A source within the office of Democratic Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI) said the Michigan lawmaker and his staff and interns locked the doors to their offices and barricaded entryways after protestors began “violently beating on all three of the doors.”

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U.S. Capitol police begin to arrest some of the hundreds of Jewish people protesting at the Capitol calling for a ceasefire & arms embargo to Israel pic.twitter.com/MdOQ0hNKxX

— Prem Thakker (@prem_thakker) July 23, 2024

“Hundreds of protesters outside the office became disruptive, violently beating on the office doors, shouting loudly, and attempting to force entry into the office,” Kildee’s chief of staff told Fox in a statement. “U.S. Capitol Police and Sergeant at Arms responded immediately to the incident and have made several arrests.”

“Congressman Kildee is safe and his staff are all accounted for,” the statement added.

U.S. Capitol Police characterized the mob as “peaceful demonstrators.” In a statement on X, the agency wrote, “The Cannon Rotunda is now clear of demonstrators. We will provide [the] number of arrests tonight when we get the final number.” Among the crimes committed by protestors were crowding, obstructing, or incommoding, according to the Capitol Police.

A steady stream of Democratic lawmakers has decided to skip Netanyahu’s speech in solidarity with far-left activists who say Washington and the White House aren’t doing enough to limit civilian casualties in the conflict. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) was set to preside over the joint session but on Tuesday announced that she would be passing up the opportunity. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), who has generally supported Israel and called for a peaceful resolution, will preside instead.

Speaking with reporters in advance of his speech, Netanyahu said President Joe Biden’s decision to end his reelection campaign does not dampen his enthusiasm to work with whoever will serve as the United States’ next president. “In this time of war and uncertainty, it’s important that Israel’s enemies know that America and Israel stand together,” the leader said.

The riot comes more than three years after the January 6, 2021 riots at the Capitol where pro-Trump protestors entered the building in an attempt to delay certification of the 2020 election. In the time since, the Department of Justice has overseen the conviction of hundreds of participants, though a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision narrowing the scope of the crimes means many now have the opportunity to challenge their sentences.

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