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Akbar Ahmed

Karachi, New Haven

Senior Diplomatic Correspondent at HuffPost

Senior Diplomatic Correspondent @HuffPost. Writing a book on the Biden administration & Gaza @WWNorton. He/him. [email protected] or akbar.58 on Signal

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  • Dec 4, 2024 | msn.com | Akbar Ahmed

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  • Dec 4, 2024 | huffpost.com | Akbar Ahmed

    Israel is committing a genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the human rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday, in a campaign that’s benefited from huge military and diplomatic support from the United States.

  • Nov 21, 2024 | huffpost.com | Akbar Ahmed

    As of Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is officially wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity — a stunning position for the leader of one of the nations closest to the U.S., which positions itself as a champion of international humanitarian law to protect against such crimes.

  • Nov 20, 2024 | huffpost.com | Akbar Ahmed

    WASHINGTON — 18 senators on Wednesday voted against sending Israel additional American military equipment — the first-ever rebuke of its kind in Congress, and a signal of how frustration has grown in Washington as Israeli forces have pummeled Gaza with near-total support from President Joe Biden. That group of senators voted against sending Israel $774 million worth of tank rounds, which its military has used in attacks on children and aid groups.

  • Nov 20, 2024 | huffpost.com | Akbar Ahmed

    The Biden administration is aggressively pushing senators to bless continued U.S. weapons shipments for Israel ahead of a first-of-its-kind vote in Congress on the policy, HuffPost has learned ― and administration officials are suggesting lawmakers who vote against the arms are empowering American and Israeli foes from Iran to the militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah, which the U.S. treats as terror organizations.

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