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womanofthehills's JournalNetanyahu Cancels Washington Delegation Visit After U.S. Abstains From U.N. Cease-Fire Vote
TOPLINE Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a planned Israeli delegation visit to Washington D.C.—as he had threatened to do—just minutes after the United Nations Security Council passed a cease-fire resolution on Monday that the U.S. refused to veto
The U.S. abstained from Monday’s resolution vote, which passed with 14 member states voting in favor and called for a cease-fire during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, as well as the “immediate and unconditional release of all hostages” and access for humanitarian aid into Gaza.
In a series of tweets, the prime minister’s office argued the U.S. had “abandoned its policy” of explicitly linking a cease-fire to the release of hostages, and for that reason, Netanyahu “decided that the delegation will remain in Israel.”https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2024/03/25/netanyahu-cancels-washington-delegation-visit-after-us-abstains-from-un-cease-fire-vote/?sh=3b2b85ca7339
Biden administration gauges Israeli compliance with laws of war
A group of 17 Democratic senators is calling on the Biden administration to reject Israel’s claims that it is not violating international law by restricting humanitarian aid amid a growing debate in Washington over whether the United States should suspend arms transfers to the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The State Department last week received Israel’s written assurances that its use of U.S.-supplied weapons in the Gaza war has not violated international or U.S. laws in its conduct of the war and protection of civilians, including the provision of sufficient aid.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-administration-gauges-israeli-compliance-with-laws-of-war/ar-BB1knEp7
Sex hormones could be key to treating long COVID
A new study by a prominent team of researchers from the Yale School of Medicine and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has found that women with long COVID had significantly lower levels of testosterone compared to those who had recovered from their infection. That difference seems to driving certain symptoms female patients experience more often and more severely than male patients, such as headaches, hair loss, muscle pain and memory issues.
Low testosterone in women was also associated with elevated levels of distinct immune cells, as well as signs that dormant viruses had been reactivated. While the researchers found that men with long COVID had lower levels of estradiol (indicative of low testosterone), their symptoms were less burdensome and different immune cells were activated.
The findings make clear that hormones deserve much more attention as scientists search for answers to why and how this often-debilitating condition manifests.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-03-sex-hormones-key-covid.html
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