NYTIMES (Hilary Howard) - Housing or Flood Protection? In Brooklyn, Housing Is Winning.
A towering apartment development has been approved for the waterfront, even though some residents would have preferred parkland.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (David Brady) - Rep. Ro Khanna Detained By Settlers in West Bank
State of the Union: The California Democrat was on a three-day trip in Palestine. The post Rep. Ro Khanna Detained By Settlers in West Bank appeared first on The American Conservative .
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) was detained for 90 minutes by Israeli settlers while touring the West Bank Wednesday afternoon. Khanna, who is considering a 2028 presidential run, visited the West Bank as part of a three-day trip. While traveling through the ruins of Khirbet Zanuta, a Palestinian village, Khanna was surrounded by armed West Bank settlers who blocked his vehicle for 90 minutes. Per the New York Times, Israel Defense Force members arrived at the scene during the encounter but did not assist Khanna, but blocked the road after the settlers departed. The encounter was captured by the representative’s team and seen by a Times photographer. Khanna has become an increasingly vocal critic of Israel’s wars in Gaza and Iran. The…Open