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He's training for the biggest race of his life – but his family is trapped in starving Gaza
The Middle East Israel-Hamas warFacebookTweetLink Follow Palestinian para-cyclist Alaa al-Dali has long dreamed about representing his people on an international stage. Following months of grueling training, al-Dali – an amputee with one leg – is putting everything he has into training for the Para-Cycling World Championships in August, after he and teammate Mohamed Asfour became the first Palestinians to finish in the top 20 at the Para-Cycling World Cup in May, securing their place in the prestigious competition. But keeping his mind on training is challenging most days, and near impossible on some, as his thoughts go towards the war in Gaza, where distressing images of skeletal children are pouring out of the area, causing international outrage over starvation and mounting concern over restrictions on food and aid ordered by Israel. 'My family is in Gaza. My children are in Gaza. There is famine now. There's a genocide happening. We are going through a very difficult time now,' al-Dali told CNN Sports. 'Our people in Gaza, they are under bombardment, under threat of being killed all the time,' he said, explaining that he has lost over 30 friends and family to the war, with scores more injured. Meanwhile, his wife and two children are trapped in Gaza as health officials report more deaths from malnutrition and among people desperately trying to get aid from convoys and distribution sites. 'My children are starving, and all I can do is look at them on a screen,' al-Dali said. More than 60,000 people have died and over 146,000 have been injured in Gaza from Israeli strikes and military action after more than 21 months of fighting, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, which does not differentiate between civilians and militants. The 28-year-old al-Dali's path to the cycling spotlight has been marred by injury and tragedy. In 2018, having qualified to be part of the Palestinian cycling team at the Asian Games later that year, he was shot during the first of the Great March of Return protests on March 30, and ultimately, had to have his leg amputated. Al-Dali is just one of 35,000 protestors who sustained injuries during the 2018 Great March of Return, according to research from The Institute for Palestine Studies, an independent nonprofit research and publication center, which notes that this was 'due to the deliberate targeting of protesters' limbs by Israeli snipers.' The Great March of Return demonstrations were protests to 'demand the end of the Israeli blockade and the right of return for refugees,' according to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). One in five of those injured – over 8,000 people – were hit by live ammunition, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and 156 people had to have limb amputations as a result. At the time, the Israeli military said its snipers fired at the feet or legs of those who tried to penetrate into Israel, which they said followed international law. Looking back on that fateful day in 2018, al-Dali told CNN that losing his leg almost killed his dreams of being an athlete once and for all. 'I felt that I lost hope, as if I had lost my life and lost everything. And the amputation was a very big matter for me. I would not be able to complete and I was deprived of participating in Jakarta,' he said. But in spite of this, al-Dali pushed on. Determined to fulfill his childhood dream to represent his people in cycling, he slowly started learning how to ride a bike with one leg. In 2020, he founded the Gaza Sunbirds, a para cycling team that also distributes aid to those in need in the form of food parcels, hot meals, shelter, and a universal basic income scheme for those with disabilities. To date, the Sunbirds have distributed more than over $400,000 worth of aid, according to their website. 'We are not only delivering aid to people, but we are also giving them a glimmer of hope in this life,' he told CNN Sports. 'The support that we are providing to our people is a small part compared to the suffering they are living through. 'The bike is not just a tool that I ride, to finish a race, or ride it for training. The bike for me is a big part of my life. It has become a part of my soul, and my soul is the bike,' al-Dali added. 'Despite this situation, and despite everything, we gathered ourselves as a team. We started training and going out to ride our bikes, short rides. But we were under bombardment, the danger of death, and threats at that time. 'We even used bikes there as a means of transportation because transportation had almost stopped in Gaza.' Members of the Sunbirds team are sounding the alarm about the desperate situation inside Gaza, with Karim Ali, the London-based co-founder of the Gaza Sunbirds, describing amputee athletes and staff as 'starving to death as they fight to continue delivering aid in the strip.' 'In what world is it acceptable that aid workers – who are supposed to be the ones feeding the starving – are deteriorating themselves and barely have enough sustenance to support themselves? How can a dying population be relying on people who haven't eaten for days at a time and struggle to get out of bed?' he told CNN Sports. 'We all have responsibility to put on the pressure and say enough to this forced mass starvation and enough to this genocide,' Ali added. Israel has vehemently denied any accusations that it is committing genocide and has consistently argued that it is acting in accordance with international law and that its war in Gaza following the deadly Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023 is one of self-defense. Al-Dali now lives in Belgium, where he is seeking asylum, after he and a delegation were evacuated from Gaza earlier this year in order to compete in races in Europe and Kazakhstan. Alongside a small team of athletes, coaches and support staff, al-Dali was evacuated into Egypt and got short-stay visas to race in the World Cup in Belgium. After traveling the world and competing in eight races, al-Dali returned to Belgium on his own to claimed asylum while the assault on Gaza rages on. He continues to wait for his asylum to be approved in Belgium. 'An athlete should be psychologically in comfort. They need to be able to sleep well. They need to be able to rest well. Psychological relief is essential for the sport,' he explained. 'We are trying to be champions, but we are not champions because we are going through very difficult times. 'I get worried. I get scared constantly. I have nightmares about the safety of my family. I'm always worried about losing someone new,' he said. That fear is not unfounded. On May 19, al-Dali's cousin and fellow Sunbird Ahmed al-Dali was killed in a missile strike on Gaza. Ahmed, he explained, was a father to three daughters and had recently welcomed a son. Ahmed was also an amputee, having lost his leg in 2014. Al-Dali told CNN Sports that his cousin was passionate about cycling and loved fixing bicycles. 'He was a great human being, very optimistic, always laughing, and making us laugh,' al-Dali said. 'His leg was amputated, but he continued his life. He challenged everything in his life, and he continued his future.' He said that his late cousin's bravery was one of the things that made him so admirable. 'Even when Ahmed was killed, he was going to save other people,' al-Dali recounted, explaining that his cousin was trying to help people injured by an airstrike, when a second attack came and ultimately claimed his life. 'So you can imagine how great of a person he is, while trying to save people's lives, only having one leg. He is a figure for me, and his memory should live on,' al-Dali said. 'I will try to deliver Ahmed's message. I will raise his voice with God's word in the international events, as much as I can, and also we will as a team.' Al-Dali will next cycle at the World Championships in Belgium in August, alongside teammate Mohamed Asfour. 'We exemplify that people with disabilities do continue their lives and they will also be able to continue with their lives.'
CNN
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- CNN
US support for Israel's actions in Gaza drops, as Democratic opposition grows and MAGA movement splits
Americans' support for Israel's military actions in Gaza is dropping rapidly, prompting pro-Israel Democrats and some of President Donald Trump's long-time allies to warn that the country could permanently damage its standing in the United States. A Gallup poll released this week found that just 32% of US adults support Israel's military actions in Gaza — a record low since the war was launched in response to Hamas' October 7, 2023, terror attack. The poll also found the strongest partisan split yet: Support among those who identify themselves as Republicans remained strong, at 71%. But just 8% of Democrats and 25% of independents say they back Israel's military actions. In perhaps the most ominous long-term sign for backers of Israel, the poll found just 9% support for its actions among those age 18-34 of all political parties. The shift in public opinion has crucial implications for both parties: Some key members of Trump's MAGA movement are vocally questioning whether the United States should keep supporting Israel, while plummeting backing for the country among Democrats will likely impact the party's primaries in key races in 2026 and 2028. The collapse in American support for Israel is part of a global trend. The United Kingdom said this week it would recognize a Palestinian state before the United Nations General Assembly unless Israel takes major steps to end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The announcement followed France's decision to do so. United Nations agencies are warning that 'time is running out to mount a full-scale humanitarian response' in the besieged Gaza Strip. Data show that more than one in three people (39%) are now going days at a time without eating, the UN's World Food Programme said in a statement Wednesday, adding that over 500,000 people — almost a quarter of Gaza's population — 'are enduring famine-like conditions.' Rep. Brad Sherman, a California Democrat who co-chairs the bipartisan Congressional Israel Allies Caucus, told CNN that Israel is losing the battle for worldwide public opinion. He said Israel's military faces serious challenges in Gaza, where Hamas is willing to incur massive civilian casualties 'to undermine Israel's position in the world,' but said its objectives 'have to be balanced against each other.' 'Israel has to determine, what are its military objectives, and what casualties is it willing to incur to realize that national security includes your image around the world,' Sherman said. 'You can't get everything you want, and your worldwide image is important.' Within the GOP, fissures over Israel's actions came into public view after Trump on Monday disputed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's weekend assertion that there is 'no starvation in Gaza.' 'That's real starvation stuff,' Trump said. 'I see it, and you can't fake that. So, we're going to be even more involved.' Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a prominent figure in Trump's 'Make America Great Again' movement, appeared to become the first Republican in Congress to describe the crisis in Gaza as a 'genocide' with a Monday night social media post. 'It's the most truthful and easiest thing to say that Oct 7th in Israel was horrific and all hostages must be returned, but so is the genocide, humanitarian crisis, and starvation happening in Gaza,' Greene said. Her comment came in a longer post criticizing Florida GOP Rep. Randy Fine, a staunch supporter of Israel. Fine told CNN that 'those who claim that Israel is engaged in genocide are either antisemites or idiots or both.' 'If Israel had wanted to commit a genocide in Gaza, they had the ability to do it. And it would have been done 18 months ago, and it would have been over in two days,' he said. 'Israel has the capability to kill everyone in Gaza, but they haven't. … Hundreds and hundreds of Israeli soldiers have died in order to minimize the deaths of Gaza Arabs.' He argued that Israel should stop putting its own soldiers at risk 'to minimize the deaths of the enemy.' Fine added: 'Israel needs to stop worrying about what the rest of the world thinks and take care of business. Political opinion does not win wars.' While many Republicans still agree with Fine, Steve Bannon, the former Trump chief strategist, said Tuesday on his podcast that there is 'very little support for Israel' within Trump's MAGA movement among those under age 30. 'And now, even people who support Israel are sitting there going, what in the hell's going on here?' Bannon said. Inside the Democratic Party, the issue of support for Israel proved to be a difficult one in 2024 for President Joe Biden and then his replacement atop the ballot, Vice President Kamala Harris, particularly in the battleground state of Michigan. That state, with its large Arab-American population, will host a competitive Senate contest in 2026. And Democrats who hope to run for president in 2028 will surely be pushed on their Israel policies in primaries across the country. Progressive Pennsylvania Rep. Summer Lee, who was one of six members of Congress to support a recent Greene amendment to strip $500 million in funding for Israel's missile defense systems from a defense appropriations bill, said in a statement that, 'The United States has a responsibility to demand a permanent ceasefire, stop funding and supplying the bombs being dropped, and call for unconditional humanitarian aid to enter Gaza immediately. It is good policy, good politics, and the right thing to do.' More establishment figures in liberal media have also sharpened their criticism of Israel in recent days — offering a preview of what could become a significant long-term shift in the party. The former aides to President Barack Obama who host the 'Pod Save America' podcast argued this week that Democratic candidates should stop supporting military aid for Israel. 'There has to be a total mindset change in the Democratic Party,' co-host Tommy Vietor, a former Obama National Security Council staffer, said. 'When the war ends, we are not going back to the pre-October 7 status quo. It's not where the party is. It's not where the world is.' Eric Fingerhut, the president and chief executive officer of the Jewish Federations of North America and a former Ohio Democratic congressman, said the Gallup findings numbers reflect 'overwhelmingly negative media coverage of the war.' 'There's no question that we are in a very partisan moment in America, and that that is an overlay on how people react to the situation in Israel and in the war in Gaza,' Fingerhut said. CNN's Nadeen Ebrahim and Ibrahim Dahman contributed to this report.
Yahoo
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- Yahoo
Jesse Watters' New Trump-Themed Rule For Men Has Everyone Making The Same Damning Point
Fox News' Jesse Watters — the apparent self-appointed arbiter of what it takes to be a 'real man' — on Wednesday introduced something new to the mix. And it involved President Donald Trump. While mocking Sen. Corey Booker's (D-N.J.) impassioned speech on the Senate floor earlier this week, Watters declared: 'Rules for men. Control your emotions. You never see Trump lose his cool. Even when they arrested him and put him on trial.' Watch here: Watters: Rules for men, control your emotions. You never see trump lose his cool. Even when they arrested him — Acyn (@Acyn) July 31, 2025 The comment sparked mockery online. Critics pointed out numerous moments when Trump has appeared to lose his temper — on social media, in interviews and during public events. Watters' ever-growing list of things 'real men' allegedly shouldn't do already includes waving with both hands, sipping through straws, eating soup in public and even wishing other men a happy birthday. Trump is the most thin-skinned man-baby orange bronzer ever stuck to. What is Watters talking about? — Milenka~ (@MilenaAmit) July 31, 2025 That's funny, from a spokesperson of a movement entirely built on emotional appeals. There's not a single issue where, if you get the facts straight the MAGA position is not based on what they feel is right. — Jens Johansson (@jejebob77) July 31, 2025 Trump has whiny meltdowns on a daily/hourly basis. — Infinite Jest (@infinitejest) July 31, 2025 'Trump never loses his cool?' @JesseBWatters must've missed the all-caps meltdowns, the table-pounding depositions, and the tantrums over toilets. If that's stoicism, I'm the Queen of England. — Chetter 📢🗽⚖💙 Beacon for Democracy (@ChetterHub) July 31, 2025 @JesseBWatters No, what @CoryBooker did was a passioned speech, what you and @GOP do is whine like little brats that didn't get their mom and dad's attention. After all, Trump sues everyone that hurts his feelings. — Kathy Harris (@deguin77) July 31, 2025 You mean the man that just lashed out at Kaitlan Collins this afternoon? — nightowlmike (@nightowlmike1) July 31, 2025 Does Jesse Watters think we have amnesia? — Ivonne Rovira (@IvonneRovira) July 31, 2025 Lmao! The guy that yelled at Zelensky in the Oval Office controls his emotions well? 😂 — One Woke Citizen (@onewokecitizen) July 31, 2025 Oh yeah, Trump never whines or complains about the world being against him. Never the victim. Sure. — BoserHoes (@BoserHoes) July 31, 2025 Except when he gets angry and calls things bullsh*tWhich is all the time — Justin @ (@AUJuzzy) July 31, 2025 Related... 'Oh, My God! Why Are You Like This?!?': Karoline Leavitt Blows Meyers' Mind In Spoof Presser Marjorie Taylor Greene Boasts She'd Win This Race In A Landslide But Is Sitting It Out Trump White House Puts 'Absolutely Disgusting' Spin On Viral TikTok Meme
