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History is repeating itself. Remember 30November. Don’t Be A Statistic!

Here’s why you should come to Israel


Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-12November2024-Here’s why you should come to Israel
If a person’s only motivation to come to Israel is refuge from anti-Semitism, he or she won’t be happy. On a material level, it’s far from comfort zone here. But for the soul, the Land of Israel is paradise. Miracles are natural in the Land of Emuna. Here’s why you should come:

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-12November2024-Here's why you should come to Israel

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-12November2024-Here’s why you should come to Israel

 

 

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10November2024 Preparations to harm Israelis in major cities in the UK, and several European cities.


Natalie Lisbona-tweet-10November2024-preparations to harm Israelis in UK European cities
BREAKING NEWS:
Note from the Israeli National security council says they have uncovered preparations to harm Israelis in major cities in the UK, and several European cities.
“In the past few days, there have been calls among pro-Palestinian/terrorist-supporter groups to harm Israelis and Jews, under the pretense of demonstrations and protests, taking advantage of mass gatherings (sports and cultural events) to maximize the damage and the media coverage”

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Natalie Lisbona-tweet-10November2024-preparations to harm Israelis in UK European cities

 

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Jews are attacked by violent mobs in Europe, America and beyond who scream “Free Palestine!”


Caroline Glick-tweet-8November2024-Jews are attacked by violent mobs who scream Free Palestine
Every day, Jews are attacked by violent mobs in Europe, America and beyond who scream “Free Palestine!”
“Free Palestine,” is the current way of saying “Death to the Jews.”
Everyone knows it. But in our world of lies, bigots in suits get away with insisting that “anti-Zionism” isn’t Jew hatred, thus proving two things:
1. They hate Jews and want to see us harmed.
2. Israel is the only place where Jews are defended. That is, Zionism remains not only the national liberation movement of the Jewish people, but that without Israel, there would be no Jewish people.

Caroline Glick-tweet-8November2024-Jews are attacked by violent mobs who scream Free Palestine

Caroline Glick-tweet-8November2024-Jews are attacked by violent mobs who scream Free Palestine

 


 

Visit Holland. Feel like 1941 again.


Caroline Glick-tweet-8November2024-The Palestinian flag is today’s swastika
Let’s remember that today, in Holland, anti-Semites are trying Israel for genocide in one kangaroo court, and deliberating over whether to issue arrest warrants against our leaders in another kangaroo court.
The “Palestinian” flag is today’s swastika.
The Mossad: Satirical and Awesome-tweet-8November2024-Visit Holland. Feel like 1941 again.
Visit Holland. Feel like 1941 again.

Caroline Glick-tweet-8November2024-The Palestinian flag is today's swastika

Caroline Glick-tweet-8November2024-The Palestinian flag is today’s swastika

 

 

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11November2024-Riots have broken out again in Amsterdam tonight


Hen Mazzig-tweet-11November2024-Riots have broken out again in Amsterdam tonight
Riots have broken out again in Amsterdam tonight. Rioters are damaging property and shouting “Kankerjoden,” which means “Cancer Jews.”

To Amsterdam’s Jews, please stay safe. Don’t go outside.

To the rest of the world, look at what you’ve done.

You can deny it all you want, but as these horrible attacks continue to happen, know it is your fault. You have enabled it, you have defended it, and, deep down, you were probably hoping it would happen again.

Hen Mazzig-tweet-11November2024-Riots have broken out again in Amsterdam tonight

Hen Mazzig-tweet-11November2024-Riots have broken out again in Amsterdam tonight

 

 

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“Not one German was involved in rounding up and deporting Holland’s Jews; it was Dutch police and Austrians”


Herb Glatter-tweet-8November2024-Not one German was involved in rounding up and deporting Holland’s Jews
A plaque on the wall of the anne frank house museum in Amsterdam reads:
“Not one German was involved in rounding up and deporting Holland’s Jews; it was Dutch police and Austrians”

Herb Glatter-tweet-8November2024-Not one German was involved in rounding up and deporting Holland's Jews

Herb Glatter-tweet-8November2024-Not one German was involved in rounding up and deporting Holland’s Jews

 

The law is not a moral compass. The people who hid Anne Frank were breaking the law. The people who killed her were following it. The next time someone screams Israel is violating “International Law”, show them this meme and ask, “What did your group or country do to actively save the Jews from the Holocaust, Pogrom or Terrorist Attack?” The list of Jew haters will be very, very long. For the US Democrats, let’s start with FDR closing the gates to Jewish immigration to the US in the 1930s and 1940s and not bombing the Death Camps. The British closed the gates to Eretz Israel. Germany, France and the rest of Europe along with the Arabs; aiding and abetting the Nazis in murdering 6 Million Jew along with Arab Pogroms against the Jews because they were Jews.

The law is not a moral compass. The people who hid Anne Frank were breaking the law. The people who killed her were following it. The next time someone screams Israel is violating “International Law”, show them this meme and ask, “What did your group or country do to actively save the Jews from the Holocaust, Pogrom or Terrorist Attack?” The list of Jew haters will be very, very long. For the US Democrats, let’s start with FDR closing the gates to Jewish immigration to the US in the 1930s and 1940s and not bombing the Death Camps. The British closed the gates to Eretz Israel. Germany, France and the rest of Europe along with the Arabs; aiding and abetting the Nazis in murdering 6 Million Jew along with Arab Pogroms against the Jews because they were Jews.

 

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A cheering crowd fills the streets over terror against Jews


Im Tirtzu-tweet-8November2024-A cheering crowd fills the streets over terror against Jews
A day after a pogrom, a cheering crowd fills the streets over terror against Jews.
You don’t understand one thing, you blonde, European, useful idiots.
#thewestisnext

Im Tirtzu-tweet-8November2024-A cheering crowd fills the streets over terror against Jews

Im Tirtzu-tweet-8November2024-A cheering crowd fills the streets over terror against Jews

 

 


 

You hypocritical terrorist supporters


Yoseph Haddad-tweet-8November2024-You hypocritical terrorist supporters

תזכרו שאתם הבאים בתור ועוד קצת זמן החיוכים שלכם יתחלפו בבכי כשאתם תהפכו למטרה של אותם המחבלים מהמזרח התיכון יא אהבלים תומכי טרור צבועים! הסרטון הזה שרץ ברשת הוא מסתבר לא מהיום אחרי הפרוגרום אלא מלפני כמה שבועות- אבל לא תראו את אותם תומכי טרור מגנים או מתנערים מהפרוגרום אלא שמחים ומברכים עליו. והמסר הוא אותו מסר- מי שתומך בטרור של אותם מחבלים שהיגרו מהמזרח התיכון יהיה מי שיבכה כשיהפוך למטרה הבאה שלהם!

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Remember that you are next in line and in a little while your smiles will turn to tears when you become the target of those terrorists from the Middle East, you hypocritical terrorist supporters! This video that is running on the net is apparently not from the day after the program but from a few weeks ago – but you will not see those supporters of terrorism condemning or rejecting the program but rather happy and congratulating it. And the message is the same message – whoever supports the terrorism of those terrorists who immigrated from the Middle East will be the one who will cry when he becomes their next

Yoseph Haddad-tweet-8November2024-You hypocritical terrorist supporters

Yoseph Haddad-tweet-8November2024-You hypocritical terrorist supporters

 

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Every time in history, The excuses change; the hate persists.


The Mossad: Satirical and Awesome-tweet-9November2024-Every time in history
Every time in history there’s been an antisemitic attack, people have found ways to defend the attackers and justify the violence.

Remember Amsterdam? Jews were mobbed because “Israelis were rowdy.”

October 7? Because Jews have a country.

The Tree of Life massacre? Because Jews “helped migrants.”

The Har Nof massacre? Because Jews “threatened al Aqsa.”

The Farhud? Jews “sided with the British.”

The Holocaust? Jews were “racially inferior.”

The Dreyfus Affair? Jews were “treasonous.”

The Russian pogroms? Jews “caused poverty.”

The Chmielnicki Massacres? Jews “colluded with Polish nobility.”

The Inquisitions? Jews were “undermining Christianity.”

The Black Death pogroms? Jews “poisoned the wells.”

The Expulsions? Jews were “heretics.”

The Second Temple’s destruction? Jews “defied Rome.”

The excuses change; the hate persists.

The Mossad: Satirical and Awesome-tweet-9November2024-Every time in history

The Mossad: Satirical and Awesome-tweet-9November2024-Every time in history

 

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Arutz Sheva http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

Israel to dispatch rescue flights following Amsterdam pogrom

Both civilian and military planes will be sent to bring Israeli emergency teams to Holland and bring Jews back to Israel.

Israel National News / 8November2024, 7:48 AM (GMT+2) http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/398825

 

Riots in Amsterdam

Riots in Amsterdam

 

The Ministry of Transportation has announced that in accordance with the directive of the Minister of Transportation, three additional flights have been added to rescue Israelis from Amsterdam by the three Israeli companies in addition to the three existing flights.

 

“In the wake of the lynching and pogrom against Israelis that took place in Amsterdam, the Minister of Transportation instructed the Civil Aviation Authority and the Airports Authority to contact the Israeli airlines in order to reinforce the flights from Amsterdam to Israel, in order to evacuate the Israelis from Amsterdam.”

 

It was further reported that “the Ministry of Transportation has been in constant contact since the beginning of the incident with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Security Council and is prepared in addition to the three existing flights to add three additional flights of Israair, Arkia and El Al in order to rescue the Israeli soccer fans who were attacked in Amsterdam.”

 

The Minister of Culture has instructed all the Ministry’s agencies to provide any possible assistance in order to rescue the Israelis and return them home.

 

Additionally, the IDF will send a contingent of Home Front Command rescue personnel in IAF cargo planes to assist in treating and evacuating the victims. The mission has been coordinated with the Dutch authorities.

 

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Arutz Sheva http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

Foreign Ministry guidelines for Israelis in Amsterdam

Israelis in Amsterdam advised to avoid displaying Jewish symbols, fly back to Israel as quickly as possible following antisemitic pogrom.

Israel National News / 8November2024, 9:18 AM (GMT+2)  http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/398831

 

The Israeli Foreign Ministry and National Security Council published new instructions at 9:05 a.m. Israeli time for Israelis staying in Amsterdam following the antisemitic pogrom committed in the city overnight.

1. The local security forces have been deployed in the area and those who wish to get from the hotel to the airport – this is possible and you can go out and use local transportation.

2. The local police must be informed immediately of any incident of threat or attack and the local Israeli consulate must be informed by phone 0031646312161. You can also call the situation center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02-5303155.

 

In addition, you can call the following numbers:

 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

025304358

025303287

025303644

025303401

0505074986

Embassy of Israel in the Netherlands:

+31703760570

+31642648282

+31648493297

3. One should avoid walking around the streets while wearing visible Israeli/Jewish symbols.

4. Those who can, should advance their flight back to Israel.

5. Israelis staying in Amsterdam are advised to install the Home Front Command application where targeted updates about the situation will be transmitted.

6. A number of Israeli planes are expected to arrive in Amsterdam in the coming hours, more details about flights back to Israel will be published later.

 

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, MK Sharren Haskel (National Right Party) stated, “The antisemitic pogrom in Amsterdam is an unimaginable event. This incident is one of the extremes that have occurred recently and echoes the events of Kristallnacht, which took place exactly 80 years ago. I spoke with the ambassador and the embassy staff, and rescue and medical teams are on their way to the Netherlands.”

 

“Radical Islam is spreading terror and hatred everywhere. Europe is no longer safe for Jews, and if it will not wake up, it will soon no longer be safe for anyone,” Haskel said. She also urged any Israeli who requires assistance or guidance to call the above numbers

Readers Comments:

Rationilst Jew8November2024
Jews not living in Israel – Remember once strong and true statement

HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF. It is only a waiting game. America is no promised land -Try to see if you can Remember Crown Heights!

The only reason it is called the promised land – is the “promise” sooner or later it happen here again in larges scales. An economic breakdown leading to a strong depression and try to guess what happens? Don’t delude yourself you are safe!

 

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They just reinforced the case for the State of Israel’s existence. Weren’t no planes coming to rescue Jews after Kristallnacht

 

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El Al announces Shabbat rescue flights from Amsterdam

Israeli airline announces it will run free last-minute flights to bring Israelis home from Amsterdam today, even on Shabbat, following the pogrom against Israeli soccer fans.

Israel National News / 8November2024, 10:25 AM (GMT+2) http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/398838

 

El Al flight

El Al flight

 

Following last night’s antisemitic pogrom in Amsterdam, El Al announced that it will operate rescue flights from the destination to Tel Aviv at short notice, including on Shabbat. The flights will be free of charge, the first flight will take off from Amsterdam at 2:00 p.m. (local time), and is expected to land back in Tel Aviv later today.

 

Hundreds of fans of the Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team reported that they were attacked overnight Thursday by Arabs in Amsterdam, as they left the stadium following Maccabi’s game against AFC Ajax.

 

The fans testified that an ambush had been prepared for them in advance at various points outside the stadium.

 

Disturbing footage from the city, which was posted to social media, fans are seen being violently attacked, beaten and even run over. One of the fans was forced to say “Free Palestine” before he was let go. Some of the fans barricaded themselves in shops and other places in the city. The local police escorted some of the Israelis back to their hotels.

 

The Israeli Foreign Ministry said that ten fans were injured and that three people are unaccounted for, and efforts to get in touch with them are ongoing.

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this morning spoke with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof following the pogrom.

 

Prime Minister Netanyahu said that he views with utmost gravity the planned antisemitic attack against Israeli citizens and requested that security be increased for the Dutch Jewish community.

 

The Prime Minister thanked his Dutch counterpart for expressing shock over last night’s events and for saying that it was an extraordinary and antisemitic event.

 

Pursuant to the Prime Minister’s directive, Israeli planes are now en route to the Netherlands to bring back the [Israeli] citizens, including the wounded.

 

Dutch right-wing leader Geert Wilders condemned the violence and wrote on X, “Looks like a Jew hunt in the streets of Amsterdam. Arrest and deport the multicultural scum that attacked Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters in our streets. Ashamed that this can happen in The Netherlands. Totally unacceptable.”

 

He later posted again about the incident and wrote, “A pogrom in the streets of Amsterdam. We have become the Gaza of Europe. Muslims with Palestinian flags hunting down Jews. I will NOT accept that. NEVER.”

 

“The authorities will be held accountable for their failure to protect the Israeli citizens. Never again,” he added.

 


 

EL AL mobilized to assist Israeli citizens in Amsterdam


EL AL USA-tweet-10November2024-EL AL mobilized to assist Israeli citizens in Amsterdam
Following therecent violent events in Amsterdam, we mobilized to assist Israeli citizens and our country, and we will continue to do so as needed.

We operated a total of eight flights from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv – six flights on Friday and two additional flights on Saturday, with all evacuation flights operated on wide-body aircraft. We flew a total of approximately 2,000 passengers back home.

These evacuation flights, which cost millions of shekels, were fully funded by EL AL and were free for passengers.

Additionally, we responded to over 10,000 inquiries received by our customer service center.

We are proud to be a pillar for Israelis, even in difficult times.

EL AL USA-tweet-10November2024-EL AL mobilized to assist Israeli citizens in Amsterdam

EL AL USA-tweet-10November2024-EL AL mobilized to assist Israeli citizens in Amsterdam

 

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https://www.jpost.com/

Dutch police refuse to guard Jewish sites over ‘moral dilemmas,’ officers say

Marcel de Weerd and Michel Theeboom, from the Jewish Police Network, claimed ““There are colleagues who no longer want to protect Jewish targets or events.”
By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
OCTOBER 4, 2024 12:32 https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-823171

 

Officers in the Dutch police force have been refusing to protect Jewish targets, two officers told Nieuw Israëlisch Weekblad earlier this week.

 

Marcel de Weerd and Michel Theeboom, representing the Jewish Police Network, expressed concerns over changes they were seeing in the force.

 

“There are colleagues who no longer want to protect Jewish targets or events. They talk about ‘moral dilemmas,’ and I see a tendency emerging to give in to that. That would truly mark the beginning of the end. I’m concerned about that,” Theeboom said.

 

Adding to Theeboom’s claims, De Weerd said, “We see that leadership is struggling with this. Especially now, with the conflict in the Middle East, we risk drifting away from what we should stand for as a collective. We need to keep discussing this with each other.”

 

De Weerd also claimed that many of the younger officers he had encountered were ignorant of the country’s history, including the police’s role in World War II.

 

The officers later spoke with De Telegraaf, where they said that some members of the police expressed they didn’t want to be deployed at the Dutch National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam and refused food and drinks from the venue.

 

Mireille Beentjes, the police force’s spokeswoman, told De Telegraaf she had heard of officers making moral objections, admitting there were “no strict policies.”

 

“We take moral objections into account when creating schedules. But if there’s an urgent task, you will be deployed, whether you want to or not,” she said. “You are expected to behave professionally. Others shouldn’t notice anything.”

 

Beentjies claimed officers had been made to guard institutes and events that they found morally objectionable in other circumstances.

 

“It pains them when the Quran is burned, but at the same time, they still have to protect the people who do it,” Beentjes stressed.

 

According to the Brussels Signal, Commissioner of the Dutch National Police Janny Knol claimed, “Police officers are human beings and have the right to their own opinions and emotions.” However, he stressed, “But when it comes to people’s safety, that is our top priority. We are here for everyone. That is the foundation of our work as police officers.”

 

Nine Kooiman, President of the Dutch National Police Union, reportedly added, “If you keep giving in to everyone, there’s no end to it. You are in service of society and must be able to distance yourself from your personal considerations and emotions. A professional attitude.”

 

Koen Simmers, another official at the union, said, “It is unacceptable that there are police officers who refuse to carry out tasks and orders, such as protecting Jewish, Christian, Islamic institutions, demonstrations, or social events.

 

“The police are there for everyone. Moral objections may exist and are expressed, but if you are not prepared to protect everyone, then you have chosen the wrong job.”

 

Dutch Member of Parliament Geert Wilders condemned officers refusing to guard Jewish institutes.

 


Geert Wilders-tweet-1October2024-Unacceptable
Onacceptabel. Als een agent geen joodse objecten wil bewaken is dat reden voor ontslag.

Translated from Dutch by

Unacceptable. If an officer does not want to guard Jewish objects, that is grounds for dismissal.
De Telegraaf-tweet-1October2024-Police officers do not want to guard Jewish objects
Agenten willen geen Joodse objecten bewaken: korpsleiding heeft begrip voor ’morele bezwaren’

Translated from Dutch by

Police officers do not want to guard Jewish objects: police leadership understands ‘moral objections’

Geert Wilders-tweet-1October2024-Unacceptable

Geert Wilders-tweet-1October2024-Unacceptable

 

“Unacceptable. If an officer does not want to guard Jewish objects, that is grounds for dismissal,” Wilders wrote on X/Twitter.

The threats faced by Dutch Jews

In the Netherlands, much like the rest of the Diaspora, antisemitic incidents significantly increased after Hamas’s October 7 attacks – an increase of over 800%, according to the Center for Information and Documentation on Israel.

 

In March, pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated outside the opening of a Holocaust museum in Amsterdam. President Isaac Herzog had attended the opening.

 

In April, a former hostage released from Hamas captivity was verbally abused by Dutch airport staff. In the same month, Dutch Rabbi Aryeh Leib Heintz told The Jerusalem Post that he was violently assaulted in an antisemitic incident in Utrecht.

 

More recently, Germany arrested a teenager being groomed to carry out an attack on Dutch Jews while on a school trip to Holland.

 

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Police did not arrest a SINGLE assailant who participated in the pogrom


Hen Mazzig-tweet-9November2024-disorderly conduct
BREAKING: Dutch police released 52 of 62 detained assailants, merely fining 40 for “disorderly conduct” & “violating public order.”

A pogrom is not just “disorderly conduct.”

It’s no wonder Jews only feel safe in the country created to protect us from this sort of injustice.
Hen Mazzig-tweet-9November2024-Police did not arrest a SINGLE assailant who participated in the pogrom
UPDATE: Contrary to original Dutch police reports, the 62 arrests were made before/during the match, and police did not arrest a SINGLE assailant who participated in the pogrom after.

The handling of this attack only becomes worse by the hour.

Jews deserve better.

Hen Mazzig-tweet-9November2024-Police did not arrest a SINGLE assailant who participated in the pogrom

Hen Mazzig-tweet-9November2024-Police did not arrest a SINGLE assailant who participated in the pogrom

 


 

No arrests were made on the night of the Pogrom


De Telegraaf-tweet-9November2024-No arrests were made on the night of the Pogrom
In de nacht waarin tientallen Israëli’s werden aangevallen op straat in Amsterdam is geen enkele aanhouding verricht, bevestigt het OM.

Translated from Dutch by

No arrests were made on the night when dozens of Israelis were attacked on the streets of Amsterdam, the Public Prosecution Service confirmed.

De Telegraaf-tweet-9November2024-No arrests were made on the night of the Pogrom

De Telegraaf-tweet-9November2024-No arrests were made on the night of the Pogrom

Source: https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/1428164439/om-bevestigt-geen-arrestaties-in-amsterdamse-nacht-vol-geweld

 

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The Telegraph logo

Revealed: How Pro-Palestinian mob organised via WhatsApp to ‘Hunt Jews’ across Amsterdam

Fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv attacked before and after their team’s Europa League match against Ajax

Dutch police detain a man in Amsterdam after he had allegedly provoked Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters Credit: JEROEN JUMELET/Shutterstock

Dutch police detain a man in Amsterdam after he had allegedly provoked Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters Credit: JEROEN JUMELET/Shutterstock

Gordon Rayner Associate Editor. Connor Stringer Senior reporter
08 November 2024 5:45pm GMT https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/11/08/jewish-maccabi-tel-aviv-fans-attacked-in-amsterdam/#Echobox=1731143020-1

 

The most famous and revered stop on Amsterdam’s tourist trail is the four-storey house on the Prinsengracht canal where the diarist Anne Frank lived in hiding for two years.

 

Now a museum, it is one of Europe’s most powerful reminders of the Holocaust, with a near-sacred status as a memorial to Jews like Anne who were exterminated by the Nazis.

 

On Thursday night, a terrible echo of the “Jew hunts” that took place during the German occupation played out just a few hundred yards from Anne Frank’s House as Israeli football fans were pursued through the streets and attacked.

 

The parallels were too obvious to ignore, prompting the Dutch king to say his country had failed Jewish people just as it did during the Second World War.

 

A pro-Palestinian demonstration had coincided with a European football match between the Maccabi Tel Aviv, the Israeli side, and Ajax, the local team whose fans refer to themselves as the “Super Jews”. The result was as shaming as it was foreseeable.


Amsterdam attacks

Amsterdam attacks

Amsterdam attacks

 

Videos posted on social media showed fans of the two teams being punched, kicked and humiliated as pro-Palestinian marchers shouted anti-Semitic slurs at them.

 

Now it has emerged that the attacks on the Jewish football fans were planned in advance and co-ordinated using WhatsApp and Telegram.

 

The Telegraph has seen messages from a group chat called Buurthuis, a Dutch word for a type of community centre, which were posted on Wednesday, the day before the match.

 

One message says: “Tomorrow after the game, at night, part 2 of the Jew Hunt.

 

“Tomorrow we work them.”

Buurthuis group chat

Buurthuis group chat

 

Another member of the group says: “Who can sort fireworks?” adding, “We need a lot of fireworks”. Participants refer to “cancer dogs”, a particularly vile insult in the Netherlands.

 

The previous day had some skirmishes, which the Jewish fans escaped by going into a local casino. One of the messages sent by the pro-Palestinians said: “They won’t go to the casino any more.”

Buurthuis group chat-2

Buurthuis group chat-2

 

Tensions had been running high before the match because Amsterdam was in the midst of a week of pro-Palestinian protests.

 

The demonstrators had wanted to protest at the Johan Cruyff Arena, home of Ajax, but Femke Halsema, the city’s mayor, ordered police to keep them a kilometre away from the stadium.

 

Some demonstrators tried to get to the stadium anyway but were stopped.

 

Police were given stop-and-search powers within areas deemed a security risk and riot police patrolled the streets. Yet, they failed to prevent violence that has attracted condemnations from around the world.

 

One piece of footage posted online shows a man who had jumped into a canal in a desperate attempt to escape his attackers.

 

As he thrashes around in the water, a pursuer shouts: “Say Free Palestine, and we’ll let you go,” and spits out a vile Dutch phrase that means “Cancer Jew”.

 

The person who posted the video on X commented: “This coward jumped into the canal, afraid of getting beaten.” It was accompanied by “crying with laughter” emojis.

 

Another video shows a man who appears unconscious on the street being repeatedly kicked as he lies in the fetal position.

 

A third film shows a young Israeli football fan cornered in a narrow alley where he ends up crouching on the floor. He begs for mercy but his assailants knock him out with a punch to the head.

 

There is little wonder why one Israeli diplomat described it as “a pogrom”.

 

Ben Myers, a British-Israeli living in Amsterdam, said injured football fans were rushed to safe houses by a group of Israeli men and women who mobilised on WhatsApp groups.

 

Mr Myers, who helped coordinate the rapid response, said the Jewish community had been failed by the Dutch police.

 

He added: “It really was a testament to the power of the women, organising a mini Dunkirk and getting Israelis to safety.

 

“There were definitely people being pushed into canals. They must have known it was going to kick off. One of the biggest gripes was the lack of police action. A lot of Israelis were saying they didn’t see police for hours.

 

“Even when they did, they were driving nonchalantly by. It was definitely a failure by the Dutch police to protect the football fans.”

 

Two Maccabi Tel Aviv fans, Aviv and Harel, told the Kan public broadcaster: “There was a police force standing on the side, not doing too much when there was some kind of protest. Each of us had been to the Netherlands four times; we had never felt like this before.”

 

Violence flared when a group gathered at the National Monument in Dam Square – the country’s cenotaph – started chanting pro-Palestinian slogans at passing Israeli fans.

 

One Maccabi Tel Aviv fan dressed in a blue and yellow dressing gown gestured at the protestors and shouted “f— you” and others joined in by shouting “f— you Palestine”.

 

Maccabi fans descending into the Amsterdam metro sang: “Let the IDF win, we will f—* the Arabs” and “f— you Palestine.”

 

What appeared to be a visiting fan was filmed being hoisted up to a first-floor window where he grabbed a Palestinian flag and tore it down.

 

Soon the football fans were being chased through the streets by locals.

 

The victims included a man wearing the yellow strip of Tel Aviv crouching on the ground as his attackers kicked him and shouted: “It’s for the children motherf——.”

 

“Please take all my money,” he responded in desperation, in a video posted on social media.

 

The attackers responded: “Free Palestine now.”

 

Further video footage showed a man being kicked to the ground as fireworks went off around him.

 

He was dragged along the street and then tried to escape as a pro-Palestinian assailant filmed the scene and said: “Now you know how it feels.”

 

He shouted: “That’s Gaza. That’s Palestine. That’s Gaza motherf—–.”

 

Others had narrow escapes.

 

Amit Amira, a Maccabi fan, said: “Three people approached me on the street and asked where I was from. I said, ‘Greece.’ One of them grabbed my hand and told me to show my ID. I pushed him away and went into the casino.

 

“We stood at the entrance to the casino, and no one wanted to help us. They told us, ‘Why did you come here?’ In the end, an Arab Israeli helped us. He said, ‘No one will mess with you. You’re with me.’ He ordered two taxis for us, and we escaped.”

 

Amsterdam was known as the Jerusalem of the West before the war because of its thriving Jewish population, many of whom supported Ajax, whose stadium was close to the Jewish quarter. Giant Israeli flags are a common sight at Ajax home games.

 

Today, Amsterdam also has a large Arab population, including more than 77,000 Moroccans who live in the Dutch capital.

 

In the aftermath of the attacks, many shaken and traumatised Maccabi fans said they were the victim of what some said were pre-planned attacks that could have ended in fatalities as they sought to leave the Netherlands on the first available flight.

 

One shaken Israeli woman who spoke to Dutch media NOS from Amsterdam’s Schipol airport: “It seems like it was organised. There were a lot of people. They saw everyone in yellow.

 

“They jumped on us. They stabbed people. They beat them. They did horrible things. We hid in the hotel until it was safe outside.”

 

Others said they would not return to Amsterdam and were even scared to take taxis to the airport for fear of being attacked by drivers, some of whom apparently took part in the clashes.

 

In all, five people were hospitalised and 62 were arrested, according to local police.

 

Rescue flights were sent to Amsterdam to get the Tel Aviv fans home safely. As one flight waited on the runway, passengers posted social media videos of everyone on the plane punching the air and shouting with relief.

 

Dozens of armed police officers stood guard at the check-in desk, cornered off passengers travelling on the last flight from Schiphol airport to Tel Aviv on Friday evening.

 

Outside, still wearing his navy Maccabi Tel Aviv tracksuit, Ofek Ziv’s voice begins to break as he recalls being ambushed by the pro-Palestinian mob.

 

The 27-year-old financial advisor was hit by a rock as he and other fans were attacked by a gang of ski-masked men.

 

He told The Telegraph: “We have been let down by the police and the country. They did nothing. I was frightened, I was in shock. It was a very intense moment because you don’t expect to get attacked in this country – they accept all cultures.”

 

The ambush echoed that of October 7, in which he lost a close friend, he said.

 

He added: “My friend was killed in Nova on October 7. It’s the same feeling today – you see all these people attacked without any help and you can do nothing.”

 

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Israel will always be the safest place on earth for a Jew


Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-8November2024-Israel will always be the safest place on earth for a Jew
Interviewing “Kaplanist*” at a demonstration: “We’re fed up here. We’re moving to Europe.” OK, bro, if you don’t want our holy homeland, here’s what’s waiting for you in Europe…
Israel will always be the safest place on earth for a Jew. Shabbat Shalom!
Israel War Room-tweet-8November2024-mob of antisemites attacking Jewish soccer fans in Amsterdam
#BREAKING: New footage of a mob of antisemites attacking Jewish soccer fans in Amsterdam

*Tel Aviv’s Kaplan Street is known the world over these days as the weekly meeting place of the mass movement fighting the Netanyahu government’s judicial overhaul

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-8November2024-Israel will always be the safest place on earth for a Jew

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-8November2024-Israel will always be the safest place on earth for a Jew

 

 

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Hezbollah War 5784-5785

Updated 2024 words in the dictionary


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As it will be one year since the October 7th massacre, I want to provide you with the updated 2024 words in the dictionary.

📖 Genocide – Lost a war.

📖 Famine – War isn’t going as planned.

📖 Nakba – Starting a war that backfired.

📖 War criminal – Wins wars.

📖 Innocent civilian – Holds hostages in their home.

📖 Occupation – Started a war with no plan and lost.

📖 Resistance – Terrorist with media backing.

📖 Diplomacy – War with a smile.

📖 Ceasefire – Losing side can regroup.

📖 Peace process – Get your ally to lose.

📖 Humanitarian aid – Smuggling weapons disguised as food.

strongAPstrong-tweet-6October2024-updated 2024 words in the dictionary

strongAPstrong-tweet-6October2024-updated 2024 words in the dictionary

Israel is fighting a “milchemet mitzva”,


Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-25September2024-Israel is fighting a milchemet mitzva
Terrorist aggression from Hamas, Hezbolla and Iran forced a war on us that we certainly did not seek. If our enemies are now crying about getting burned, they shouldn’t have played with fire.
Israel is fighting a “milchemet mitzva”, a war that’s a mitzva. How? Living in Israel is a mitzva. As to the north, Hezbolla has caused nearly 100K residents to uproot. Unfortunately, only in recent days did our govt. list the return of the displaced to their homes as a war goal. An emuna-oriented Govt. would have done that 11 months ago.
The Govt & IDF brass seem to be adopting the same unimaginative tactics in Lebanon as the did in Gaza – politically correct ones, to meet Blinken’s approval. Massive bombing and populistic eliminations, but no victory. That must change now.
We live in a tough neighborhood and our neighbors only understand the language of force.
As long ar our people are displaced, Hezbolla and Iran are winners. Their whole goal is to uproot us. Therefore, we need a new strategy up north that’s completely different from the last 11+ months in Gaza. This is a Torah-based strategy:
1) To enable our northern residents to come home, we need, with Hashem’s help, to assure their security. Therefore, all Lebanese citizens south of Litani must evacuate to the north.
2) The Litani River, which is the geographic northern border of the Galilee, must become Israel’s new northern border. All Lebanese remaining there currently, Hezbolla or otherwise, must evacuate to Lebanon north of the Litani.
3) After steps #1 and #2 have been implemented, any Lebanese individual found south of the Litani should be considered a terrorist and a threat to be dealt with accordingly. As such, all the current bridges over the Litani must be destroyed.
4) The Lebanese govt. must be responsible for any long-range missiles fired from north of the Litani, and suffer the consequences thereof.
If the current Israeli govt. won’t take these 3 steps, Moshiach will. Soon, speedily and in our days. Blessings for an inscription in the Book of Life for a wonderful New Year 5785. Ein Od Milvado. Am Yisrael Chai. Don’t ever forget.

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-25September2024-Israel is fighting a milchemet mitzva

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-25September2024-Israel is fighting a milchemet mitzva

 

Israel-Lebanon border after the war

Israel-Lebanon border after the war

Back to the Future

Map of the 12 Tribes of Israel

Map of the 12 Tribes of Israel


BACKGROND


Elica Le Bon-tweet-26September2024-Jihadist history in Lebanon
A little history on how imperialism has destroyed Lebanon. It is in fact dual imperialism – both from the PLO out of Palestinian Territories and Hezbollah out of the Islamic regime in Iran. This tag team of imperialist forces have crippled Lebanon, using it as a base to attack Israel and drawing it into unwanted wars. Lebanon showed so much promise from its founding, as the “Paris of the Middle East.” The Lebanese people deserve their sovereignty free from imperialist forces. This is why I say I blame the jihadists for every death, and I stand in solidarity with the Lebanese people to be free from the consequences of death, destruction, and war that the jihadists bring with them on their coattails wherever they go.

Elica Le Bon-tweet-26September2024-Jihadist history in Lebanon

Elica Le Bon-tweet-26September2024-Jihadist history in Lebanon

 

 

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A prayer for safety and protection.


Chabad.org-tweet-1October2024-A prayer for safety and protection
A prayer for safety and protection.

On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, as all eyes turn to the Holy Land, take a moment to say a special prayer for the safety and protection of our brothers and sisters in the land of Israel!

1 A song for ascents. I shall raise my eyes to the mountains, from where will my help come?
2 My help is from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
3 He will not allow your foot to falter; Your Guardian will not slumber.
4 Behold the Guardian of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord is your Guardian; the Lord is your shadow; [He is] by your right hand.
6 By day, the sun will not smite you, nor will the moon at night.
7 The Lord will guard you from all evil; He will guard your soul.
8 The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in from now and to eternity

א שִׁ֗יר לַֽמַּֽ֫עֲל֥וֹת אֶשָּׂ֣א עֵ֖ינַי אֶל־הֶֽהָרִ֑ים מֵ֜אַ֗יִן יָבֹ֥א עֶזְרִֽי:
ב עֶזְרִי מֵעִ֣ם יי עֹ֜שֵׂ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ:
ג אַל־יִתֵּ֣ן לַמּ֣וֹט רַגְלֶ֑ךָ אַל־יָ֜נ֗וּם שֹֽׁמְרֶֽךָ:
ד הִנֵּ֚ה לֹ֣א יָ֖נוּם וְלֹ֣א יִישָׁ֑ן שׁ֜וֹמֵ֗ר יִשְׂרָאֵֽל:
ה יי שֹֽׁמְרֶ֑ךָ יי צִ֜לְּךָ֗ עַל־יַ֥ד יְמִינֶֽךָ:
ו יוֹמָ֗ם הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ לֹֽא־יַ֜כֶּ֗כָּה וְיָרֵ֥חַ בַּלָּֽיְלָה:
ז יי יִשְׁמָרְךָ֥ מִכָּל־רָ֑ע יִ֜שְׁמֹ֗ר אֶת־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ:
ח יי יִשְׁמָר־צֵֽאתְךָ֥ וּבוֹאֶ֑ךָ מֵֽ֜עַתָּ֗ה וְעַד־עוֹלָֽם:

Chabad.org-tweet-1October2024-A prayer for safety and protection

Chabad.org-tweet-1October2024-A prayer for safety and protection

 

A Song of Ascents

A Song of Ascents

 

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“With Hashem’s help, together, we shall win.”


Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-29September2024-With Hashem’s help together we shall win
Last night in his address to the nation following the fall of Sayyed Haman Nasrulla, og”r (of good riddance), Bibi’s concluding 4 words were the 4 most important words he ever said. Translated, “With Hashem’s help, together, we shall win.”

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-29September2024-With Hashem's help together we shall win

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-29September2024-With Hashem’s help together we shall win

 

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Menachem Begin ob״m would take no GARBAGE from Biden


Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-30October2024-Menachem Begin no GARBAGE from Biden
King Solomon said (Ecclesiastes 1:11), “There’s nothing new under the sun. History repeats itself.
Apropos the key word in today’s media #garbage, Menachem Begin ob”m would take none of it from Biden.
In June of 1982, my unit and I were on active reserves inside Lebanon. This was “Shlom Hagalil” aka the 1st Lebanon War. At the same time, Sen. Joe Biden from Delaware was threatening to cut off aid to Israel. Here’s how PM Begin responded:
“Don’t threaten us with cutting off your aid. It will not work. I am not a Jew with trembling knees. I am a proud Jew with 3,700 years of civilized history. Nobody came to our aid when we were dying in the gas chambers and ovens. Nobody came to our aid when we were striving to create our country. We paid for it. We fought for it. We died for it. We will stand by our principles. We will defend them. And, when necessary, we will die for them again, with or without your aid.”

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-30October2024-Menachem Begin no GARBAGE from Biden

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-30October2024-Menachem Begin no GARBAGE from Biden

 

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Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah leader is Dead


Israel-tweet-28September2024-Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah leader is Dead
The Israeli @IDF confirms that Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Hezbollah terrorist organization and one of its founders, was eliminated yesterday, together with Ali Karki, the Commander of Hezbollah’s Southern Front, and additional Hezbollah commanders.

Nasrallah will no longer be able to terrorize the world.
Vivid.-tweet-28September2024-The entire top-chain command of Hezbollah in 10 days
The entire top-chain command of Hezbollah in 10 days.

Insane.

Israel-tweet-28September2024-Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah leader is Dead

Israel-tweet-28September2024-Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah leader is Dead

 

Hezbollah chain of Command DEAD

Hezbollah chain of Command DEAD

 


 

Hezbollah hides among civilians


Israel Defense Forces-tweet-29September2024-Hezbollah hides among civilians
53 meters. That’s the distance between a @UN school and Hezbollah’s underground headquarters where Hassan Nasrallah was eliminated alongside 20+ additional terrorists.

The terrorists were in Hezbollah’s central headquarters, located in the heart of Beirut, embedded beneath civilian buildings.

This unequivocally proves that Hezbollah hides among civilians, endangering the lives of the people of Lebanon.

Israel Defense Forces-tweet-29September2024-Hezbollah hides among civilians

Israel Defense Forces-tweet-29September2024-Hezbollah hides among civilians

 

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Thanking God that our enemies have fallen once again


Yishai Fleisher-tweet-28September2024-celebration and thanking God
This is how a major Israeli news show began tonight – with celebration and thanking God that our enemies have fallen once again:
il7217-tweet-28September2024-A solid opening for the program

פתיחה סולידית לתוכנית…😜

Translated from Hebrew by

A solid opening for the program… 😜

Yishai Fleisher-tweet-28September2024-celebration and thanking God

Yishai Fleisher-tweet-28September2024-celebration and thanking God

 

 


 

The elimination of the oppressor is celebrated with baklava and a toast.


Malkah Fleisher-tweet-1October2024-The elimination of the oppressor is celebrated
itamarbengvir-tweet-29September2024

חוגגים עם בקלאוות והרמת כוסית את חיסולו של הצורר. לחיים!

Translated from Hebrew by

The elimination of the oppressor is celebrated with baklava and a toast. Cheers!

Malkah Fleisher-tweet-1October2024-The elimination of the oppressor is celebrated

Malkah Fleisher-tweet-1October2024-The elimination of the oppressor is celebrated

 

 

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Israel’s secret weapons on the Rosh Hashana table


Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-2October2024-Israel’s secret weapons on the Rosh Hashana table
Iran’s attack against us was badly timed. Tonight, we retaliate. You’ll find our secret weapons on the Rosh Hashana table. Leeks in Hebrew are “Carti” – they destroy our enemies. Beets in Hebrew are “Selek” – they cause our enemies to disappear. My leeks turn into a rocket launcher and my beets into bunker busters. Bye-bye Bushehr* and Happy New Year! (*site of Iran’s nuclear reactor; if you believe that Nasrulla and Haniya are no longer with us, then believe that Bushehr will soon be a sand dune). Thank You, Hashem for all of last night’s miracles and for all the miracles on the way!

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-2October2024-Israel's secret weapons on the Rosh Hashana table

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-2October2024-Israel’s secret weapons on the Rosh Hashana table

 

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Hezbollah is now massively bombing the city of Safed in northern Israel.


Megatron-tweet-24September2024-Hezbollah is now massively bombing Safed
BREAKING:

🇮🇱🇱🇧 Hezbollah is now massively bombing the city of Safed in northern Israel.

Israeli media reports that the Iron Dome is no longer operational.

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Megatron-tweet-24September2024-Hezbollah is now massively bombing Safed

 

 

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Hezbollah drone crashed into Haifa kindergarten


Malkah Fleisher-tweet-12November2024-Hezbollah drone crashed into Haifa kindergarten
MIRACLE IN ISRAEL:

A kindergarten teacher in Haifa heard the faint wail of warning sirens in nearby Kiryat Ata and decided to take her little students to the bomb shelter, even though their local siren hadn’t been activated.

Moments later, a Hezbollah drone crashed into her yard, shattering glass everywhere.

In this video, you can see the little backpacks of these sweet little people, still hanging on their hooks.

This cautious, caring teacher SAVED THE LIVES OF HER CHILDREN.

May Hashem bless her, and may He help us to eradicate the monsters who did this.

Malkah Fleisher-tweet-12November2024-Hezbollah drone crashed into Haifa kindergarten

Malkah Fleisher-tweet-12November2024-Hezbollah drone crashed into Haifa kindergarten

 

 

 


Raylan Givens-tweet-12November2024-Israeli kindergarten teacher Sarah Yassour Menesher
🚨 This is the Israeli kindergarten teacher Sarah Yassour Menesher. A whole country should salute her this morning.

With her resourcefulness and wisdom, she saved the kindergarten children and the entire country from what could have been one of the most shocking mornings in the country’s history.

Raylan Givens-tweet-12November2024-Israeli kindergarten teacher Sarah Yassour Menesher

Raylan Givens-tweet-12November2024-Israeli kindergarten teacher Sarah Yassour Menesher

 

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The Plan-Hezbollah Human Shield Strategy


Israel Defense Forces-tweet-26September2024-The Plan-Hezbollah Human Shield Strategy
Hezbollah doesn’t want you to watch this video.

And they really don’t want you to share it.

Israel Defense Forces-tweet-26September2024-The Plan-Hezbollah Human Shield Strategy

Israel Defense Forces-tweet-26September2024-The Plan-Hezbollah Human Shield Strategy

 

 

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Arutz Sheva http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

The complete Hezbollah battle plan to conquer Israel

Revealed for the first time, this was the Hezbollah battle plan for the invasion of the Zionist State (Israel).

Barry Shaw / 24September2024 https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/396650

These are the stages of the Hezbollah battle plan for the invasion of the Zionist State (Israel).

 

THE “CONQUEST OF THE GALILEE” PLAN

 

One of the main lessons Hezbollah learned from the Lebanon War was the need to change the goals of the next war against Israel.

 

Hezbollah sought to develop offensive capabilities that would enable it to conduct a war within Israeli territory.

 

Imad Mughniyeh, the architect of the plan, determined that in the next war, Hezbollah would invade, capture territories and take hostages in the Galilee (North Israel).

 

Hezbollah targeted areas where it had topographical superiority compared to Israel’s topographical disadvantage near the border.

 

THE PLAN’S HIGHLIGHTS:

 

• Training Hezbollah’s special forces to take control of isolated Israeli towns along the northern border.

In Hezbollah’s terminology, this was referred to as the “Conquest of the Galilee.”

• Digging tunnels penetrating Israeli territory near Israeli settlements. These tunnels were intended for the passage of hundreds of fighters, not for the abduction of soldiers or civilians.

 

Mughniyeh’s model was the North Korean infiltration tunnels, which Iranian instructors had studied closely.

• Hezbollah’s operational plan also involved building a massive missile-launching capability targeting population centers and strategic sites from the Haifa area in the north, through Tel Aviv in the center, down to Dimona in the south.

 

Hezbollah’s concept was that this situation would attract all of Israel’s military attention, allowing Hezbollah’s special forces to execute the “Conquest of the Galilee” plan.

 

THE OPERATIONAL PLAN:

 

The source reported that Hezbollah’s operational plan, developed in coordination with senior Iranian strategic experts, is based on deploying a force of 5,000 fighters, recently trained in Iran specifically for this purpose. In another report, it was stated that Hezbollah forces recently completed intensive training in Iran and were deployed in southern Lebanon and the Beqaa.

 

It was also reported that in the Maydon area in western Beqaa, Hezbollah engineering units finished excavation work and position improvements, and Iranian Army engineering units mined areas in eastern Beqaa, marked as potential landing zones for Israeli special forces, whose goal would be to strike Hezbollah’s missile and artillery arrays.

 

• The 1st brigade will take control of the city of Nahariya, or parts of it, after crossing the border in the Rosh HaNikra area. According to Hezbollah’s information, the defenses in this area are minimal, the distance is short (7 km), and there are no special military or topographical features that would delay the brigade from achieving its objective.

 

At the same time, a force of 150 fighters from the first brigade will reach Nahariya by sea using speedboats that Hezbollah already possesses. The mission assigned to this force is to take as many hostages as possible to prevent Israel from bombing Hezbollah forces in this sector.

 

• The 2nd brigade will take control of the town of Shlomi, which has a population of 6,500 and is located about 300 meters from the border. The goal is to sever the IDF’s supply lines and force it to send reinforcements from the east to areas in North Israel, where a large number of military forces are located.

 

• The 3rd brigade was instructed to reach the city of Karmiel and take control of areas south of it in order to block movement from Acre on the Mediterranean coast to Safed.

 

• The 4th brigade will take control of the the towns: Malkia, Ramot Naftali, and Yiftach to prevent the IDF from producing fire from these areas toward southern Lebanon.

 

•The 5th brigade will serve as a strategic reserve force assigned to special missions.

The Hezbollah-affiliated source reported that Hezbollah’s fighting force will consist of 5 brigades, each composed of 1,000 fighters. Each brigade has been assigned a defined combat zone in Israel to take control of. Therefore, each brigade is familiar with the structure and topographical conditions of its zone and has trained for its conquest.

 

This is the major attack planned against Israel that the IDF is currently destroying in Lebanon.

All this, armed and trained by Iran.

Furthermore, Hezbollah has thousands more forces trained and prepared to attack Israel which are stationed in Syria and in Iraq.

 

Barry Shawis at the Israel Institute for Strategic Studies.

 

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Hezbolla murdered 12 Druze children of Majdal Shams


Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-28July2024-Hezbolla murdered 12 Druze children of Majdal Shams
Precedent: On 24.11.22, Pally terrorists in Jenin killed Tiran Fero, a 17 yr-old Druze lad from Daliat al Karmel. The Druze gave Jenin 12 hours to return Tiran’s body. Meanwhile, they abducted 3 Pallys and threatened to level Jenin. The body was returned pronto.
Now, the Druze of Majdal Shams, agonized over the fresh graves of their 12 murdered children, have given an ultimatum: “Bibi, you have 72 hours to level Hezbolla. The blood of Majdal Shams is just as red as the blood of Tel Aviv. For one Tel Aviv fatality, you levelled a port town in Yemen. You are now being tested. If you don’t take action, we shall!”
The Druze have fierce emuna. They fight for what they believe in and make no compromises. There’s no such thing as political correctness or empty threats. They are loyal brothers in arms and you can believe what they say. They speak the language of our neighborhood.
If our Druzi brothers would have led the IDF and the government, the hostages in Gaza would have been returned within a week – maximum – and the war would have been over in a month. Hashem didn’t let that happen because He wants us to be disgusted by the defeatist concepts of the hedonistic, anti-emuna deep state that controls (temporarily) our beloved homeland. Moshiach now!
Now14Israel-tweet-28July2024-

שי גולדן מגיב לריאיון שובר הלב עם עד הראייה סמיר חלבי שזעק מדם ליבו על הטבח הרצחני: “דין מג’דל שמס כדין תל אביב, גבעתיים, נהריה, ראש פינה וכל מקום אחר שבו נהרגים יהודים! נתניהו, אתם במבחן ואנחנו מסתכלים עליכם”

לריאיון המלא – https://now14.co.il/?p=986661

@atayshalev6

#ישראל_נלחמת

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-28July2024-Hezbolla murdered 12 Druze children of Majdal Shams

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-28July2024-Hezbolla murdered 12 Druze children of Majdal Shams

 

 


 


Hillel Fuld-tweet-28July2024-No words
No words. Just tears.

Hillel Fuld-tweet-28July2024-No words

Hillel Fuld-tweet-28July2024-No words

 

 


 


Leslie Young-tweet-28July2024-DRUZE TO HEZBOLLAH
DRUZE TO HEZBOLLAH:

Druze communities in northern Israel have released a video warning ‘Hezbollah, you have opened the gates of Hell on yourselves.’

Leslie Young-tweet-28July2024-DRUZE TO HEZBOLLAH

Leslie Young-tweet-28July2024-DRUZE TO HEZBOLLAH

 

 


 


Caroline Glick-tweet-28July2024-The Druze in Syria have declared war on Hezbollah

הדרוזים בסוריה הכריזו מלחמה על חיזבאללה. מניחה שיהיו לכך השלכות (חיוביות מבחינתנו) גם בלבנון. אין לנו זכות קיום אם לא נפעל כעת באופן שמסיר מעל כולנו את איום איראן/חיזבאללה אחת ולתמיד.

Translated from Hebrew by

The Druze in Syria have declared war on Hezbollah. I assume that this will have consequences (positive from our point of view) in Lebanon as well. We have no right to exist if we do not act now in a way that removes the threat of Iran/Hezbollah from all of us once and for all.

The Mossad: Satirical, Yet Awesome-tweet-27July2024-Druze militia in Syria Announcement
Announcement from the Syrian Flag Brigade, a Druze militia in Syria.

The terrorist Hezbollah committed a {war crime} against our people in Majdal Shams… Public Statement:
➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖
The horrific crime committed by the terrorist Hezbollah against our people in Majdal Shams clearly and explicitly indicates Hezbollah’s insistence on pressuring the Druze community and dragging them into the ongoing war in the Middle East.

In recent months, Iran, along with Hezbollah, has imposed a military siege on the province of Suwayda, taking control of all airports and military units surrounding the province. They have begun to exert pressure in various ways and directions on the people of the province, who oppose the Iranian presence in southern Syria.

Previously, Iran and Hezbollah played a major role in spreading drugs and supporting ISIS in the Suwayda desert to threaten the province.

The terrorist crime committed by Hezbollah today will contribute to the expansion of the war and puts Suwayda at risk due to Iran and the Syrian regime’s attempts to invade and control the province from within.

The escalation in the Middle East is becoming more dangerous, and Hezbollah is a partner to all terrorist organizations in the Middle East in spreading the ideology of terrorism and extremism, targeting the Druze community and all Syrians who reject its presence.

We consider what happened today a clear and public declaration of war by the terrorist Hezbollah and Iran against the Druze community, an act of criminal pressure aimed at dragging them into the ongoing war in the Middle East.

Mercy to the souls of the martyrs of Majdal Shams and a speedy recovery to the wounded.

Political Bureau / 28/7/2024

Caroline Glick-tweet-28July2024-The Druze in Syria have declared war on Hezbollah

Caroline Glick-tweet-28July2024-The Druze in Syria have declared war on Hezbollah

 


 


Israel Defense Forces-tweet-28July2024-11 of the 12 children who were murdered by Hezbollah
Millar Maadad al-Shaar, 10

Alma Ayman Fakhr al-Din, 11

Naji Taher Halabi, 11

Yazan Naif Abu Salah, 12

Izil Nashat Ayoub, 12

Finis Adham Safadi, 12

John Wadie Ibrahim, 13

Hazem Akram Abu Salah, 15

Fajr Laith Abu Salah, 16

Amir Rabi Abu Salah, 16

Nazem Fakher Saeb

These are 11 of the 12 children who were murdered by Hezbollah yesterday.

Israel Defense Forces-tweet-28July2024-11 of the 12 children who were murdered by Hezbollah

Israel Defense Forces-tweet-28July2024-11 of the 12 children who were murdered by Hezbollah

 


 


Aviva Klompas-tweet-27July2024-12 children who were murdered by Hezbollah
These are the 12 children and teenagers murdered by Hezbollah in Majdal Shams, northern Israel today.

Look into their eyes and remember their faces. Their deaths will not go unanswered.

Aviva Klompas-tweet-27July2024-12 children murdered by Hezbollah

Aviva Klompas-tweet-27July2024-12 children murdered by Hezbollah

 

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What the Iron Dome can do


Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-25August2024-Nice sound and light show
Today’s excerpt from Midrash Lazer:
Dad: Where’s my car, son?
Son: A bully stole it from me.
Dad: Did you put up a fight?
Son: Yes, Dad. I threw a rock at him.
Dad: Not good enough, son. You didn’t get my car back.
Northern residents to IDF brass: Nice sound&light show this morning, but you didn’t get our homes back. @netanyahu @yoavgallant @IDFSpokerperson

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-25August2024-Nice sound and light show

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-25August2024-Nice sound and light show


Hillel Fuld-tweet-25August2024-What the Iron Dome can do
Hezbollah announced that their attack on Israel in response to the assassination of Fouad Shukar, a senior Hezbollah terrorist has begun!

Well, Israel had other plans.

This is some of the coolest Iron Dome footage I’ve ever seen.

Hillel Fuld-tweet-25August2024-What the Iron Dome can do

Hillel Fuld-tweet-25August2024-What the Iron Dome can do

 

 


 

There is no greater danger then underestimating your opponent


Brian BJ-tweet-25August2024-There is no greater danger then underestimating your opponent
There is no greater danger then underestimating your opponent
Sun Tzu

An analysis of today’s attacks; Israel v Hezbollah

1. Hezbollah planned to launch a large rocket & drone assault on northern Israel (mostly on military targets), plus attacks on strategic sites in Tel Aviv area (i.e. Glilot base housing Mossad HQ & IDF Intel Unit 8200)

2. Hezbollah must have known that its preparations that take time(especially for its longer range missiles) would be seen by Israel in time and the scale on which it happened () and the sort of missiles) would likely trigger a pre emptive strike.

So why go ahead with it? i see two options:
a. attack nonetheless and claim to have won as in politics and world opinion perception is everything, not reality. As they were under pressure to act cause of the elimination of Shukr

b. Or this is not the real attack. And the launchers and rockets lost today were to give Israel a false sense of security. To make Israel underestimate hezbollah’s capabilities just like Israel’s intelligence community vastly underestimated hamas capabilities which led to the intelligence failure of oct 7th and the massacre of over 1200 Israeli’s

Which is a real possibility as the same intelligence community who failed preventing oct 7th is still largely in place now. Would 10 months of war suddenly have improved their judgement? Their blind spots is something enemies would love to exploit again.

I see many jokes going around on social media on how hezbollah hit a chicken coop and ridiculing them. But underestimating them would be a deadly mistake

Hezbollah is next level
Hezbollah is not your hamas, it is next level organised, battle hardened and outfitted.

Hezbollah has been funded with billions of dollars from Iran’s regime. Many of its terrorists have been trained by irgc instructors. Many terrorists have been battle hardened in the syrian civil war

Its stockpile of weapons is immense, it has many rocketlaunchers, and between 150-200 k rockets and drones. It has elite Radwan forces trained in infiltration of enemy territory and ground invasions.

It has vast underground tunnels and networks and facilities across southern Lebanon, the Bekaa valley and parts of Beirut to name some strongholds.

It has had years to prepare with tunnels, underground facilities under schools, hospitals and homes. And to hide their capabilities well from eyes in the sky.

So it is a dog that can not only bark but also bite hard.

3. Israel & Hezbollah are now closely watching each other, as well as the Gaza ceasefire talks, before making their next moves. Also what is decided in Tehran regarding their response to Haniyeh’s elimination will be important.

As feelings of victory are running high in Israel today it is important to prevent any sense of underestimating Hezbollah. and to keep an open mind to any realistic scenario including the possibility that today’s events were to deflect from a coming real attack.

Brian BJ-tweet-25August2024-There is no greater danger then underestimating your opponent

Brian BJ-tweet-25August2024-There is no greater danger then underestimating your opponent

 


 

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The results: Hezbollah’s attacks on Israel-25August2024-Attacks Chicken Coop


Amjad Taha-tweet-25August2024-Hezbollah attacks Chicken Coop
Let’s all condemn Hezbollah’s attacks on Israel. What’s amazing is that even Israeli chickens didn’t run away; they stood firm on their ground and survived those rockets, while Hamas terrorists in Gaza hide like rats. At least learn from an Israeli chicken. Hezbollah should pay for this.

Amjad Taha-tweet-25August2024-Hezbollah attacks Chicken Coop

Amjad Taha-tweet-25August2024-Hezbollah attacks Chicken Coop

 

 

 

Top Secret military facility training special attacking chicken agents


Dr. Eli David-tweet-25August2024-Hezbollah attacks Chicken Coop
Hezbollah claims they targeted a military facility in Israel 👇

Why so many dead chicken there? Is it a chicken coop or a top secret military facility training special attacking chicken agents? 🐓

Dr. Eli David-tweet-25August2024-Hezbollah attacks Chicken Coop

Dr. Eli David-tweet-25August2024-Hezbollah attacks Chicken Coop

 


 


Joshua of Jerusalem-tweet-25August2024-Hezbollah attacks Chicken Coop

Joshua of Jerusalem-tweet-25August2024-Hezbollah attacks Chicken Coop

Joshua of Jerusalem-tweet-25August2024-Hezbollah attacks Chicken Coop

 


 

Revenge is a dish best served fried.


Chris-tweet-25August2024-Hezbollah attacks Chicken Coop
Not all chickens. Revenge is a dish best served fried.

Chris-tweet-25August2024-Hezbollah attacks Chicken Coop

Chris-tweet-25August2024-Hezbollah attacks Chicken Coop

 

SEE: Calling Hezbollah


Jonathan Elkhoury-tweet-17September2024-The chicken association-explosive-pagers-for-Hezbollah-in-Lebanon
The chicken association took responsibility for the pager attack on Hezbollah terrorists. “You hit us, we’ll hit your eggs” statement said.

Jonathan Elkhoury-tweet-17September2024-The chicken association-explosive-pagers-for-Hezbollah-in-Lebanon

Jonathan Elkhoury-tweet-17September2024-The chicken association-explosive-pagers-for-Hezbollah-in-Lebanon

 

 

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Hezbollah Attacks the North 22September2024


StandWithUs-tweet-22September2024-Hezbollah Attacks the North
🚨BREAKING: In the fourth barrage of rocket fire by Hezbollah terrorists from Lebanon this morning, red alert sirens sound across the Haifa region and central Galilee, in northern Israel. Details to follow.

StandWithUs-tweet-22September2024-Hezbollah Attacks the North

StandWithUs-tweet-22September2024-Hezbollah Attacks the North

 


 

Hezbollah attack on Kiryat Bialik


Arsen Ostrovsky-tweet-22September2024-Hezbollah attack on Kiryat Bialik
From the Hezbollah attack on Kiryat Bialik this morning.

Arsen Ostrovsky-tweet-22September2024-Hezbollah attack on Kiryat Bialik

Arsen Ostrovsky-tweet-22September2024-Hezbollah attack on Kiryat Bialik

 

 


 

Hezbollah hit Barn 22September2024 Kills Cows


OSINTdefender-tweet-22September2024-Hezbollah hit Barn Kills Cows
A Direct Impact from a Hezbollah Rocket on a Barn in Beit She’arim, resulting in the Death of several Cows.

OSINTdefender-tweet-22September2024-Hezbollah hit Barn Kills Cows

OSINTdefender-tweet-22September2024-Hezbollah hit Barn Kills Cows

 

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Calling Hezbollah

Hezbollah Pagers and Walkie-Talkies explode through out Lebanon


Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-18September2024-2nd wave of explosions
Beirut, this afternoon: 2nd wave of explosions, this time walkie-talkies. See Nahum, Chapter 2, for today’s news from Beirut: “The chariots rush madly in the streets, they jostle one against another in the broad places; the appearance of them is like torches, they run to and fro like lightning…She is empty, and void, and wasted; her heart melts and her knees knock together in fear, and all her limbs convulse, and the faces of them are sooted in blackness.” Moshiach is coming, faster than we all can imagine. Get ready, and don’t put off until tomorrow what must be done today – teshuva!

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-18September2024-2nd wave of explosions

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-18September2024-2nd wave of explosions

 


The Mossad: Satirical and Awesome-tweet-18September2024-5000 Hezbollah terrorists pagers exploded
If simultaneously popping 5000 pagers exclusively owned by Hezbollah terrorists causing minimal collateral damage is a war crime, then what do you call 8,500 Hezbollah randomly fired rockets killing 43 people including the 12 children who were playing soccer?

The Mossad Satirical and Awesome-tweet-18September2024-5000 Hezbollah terrorists pagers exploded

The Mossad Satirical and Awesome-tweet-18September2024-5000 Hezbollah terrorists pagers exploded

 


 


NEXTA-tweet-17September2024-More than 3,000 Hezbollah terrorists
❗️ More than 3,000 Hezbollah terrorists have been wounded in explosions of communication devices

Dozens have been killed and another 500 are dying, Lebanese media reported.

The devices that exploded were from a new shipment that Hezbollah received in recent days, according to The Wall Street Journal.

NEXTA-tweet-17September2024-More than 3,000 Hezbollah terrorists

NEXTA-tweet-17September2024-More than 3,000 Hezbollah terrorists

 


 


Im Tirtzu-tweet-17September2024-explosive pagers for Hezbollah in Lebanon
Lebanese media report that the explosive pagers in Lebanon have wounded some 1,000 people.

Israel allegedly hacked the communication devices used by Hezbollah, causing them to explode.

According to the reports, among the 1,000 are at least five critically wounded. There are no deaths, Lebanese media say.

Im Tirtzu-tweet-17September2024-explosive pagers for Hezbollah in Lebanon

Im Tirtzu-tweet-17September2024-explosive pagers for Hezbollah in Lebanon

 

 


 

Brian-BJ-tweet-17September2024-explosive pagers for Hezbollah in Lebanon
Trigger warning, very GRAPHIC:

Severely injured and dead in a Lebanese hospital. This is one of Hezbollah’s worst days since the 1980s when it was established.

Brian-BJ-tweet-17September2024-explosive pagers for Hezbollah in Lebanon

Brian-BJ-tweet-17September2024-explosive pagers for Hezbollah in Lebanon

 

 


 


Nioh Berg-tweet-17September2024-Hezbollah members are blowing up EVERYWHERE
🚨 There’s footage like this all across Lebanon.

Hezbollah members are blowing up EVERYWHERE.

Nioh Berg-tweet-17September2024-Hezbollah members are blowing up EVERYWHERE

Nioh Berg-tweet-17September2024-Hezbollah members are blowing up EVERYWHERE

 

 


 


The Mossad: Satirical and Awesome-tweet-19September2024-The graduating class of Beeper U so far
The graduating class of Beeper U is growing steadily.

The Mossad Satirical and Awesome-tweet-19September2024-The graduating class of Beeper U so far

The Mossad Satirical and Awesome-tweet-19September2024-The graduating class of Beeper U so far

 


 

You dared to strike at a wise and courageous people on October 7th


daniel hanukha-tweet-18September2024-Amjad Taha-political strategist and analyst from the UAE
Amjad Taha, a political strategist and analyst from the UAE, wrote:

“You dared to strike at a wise and courageous people on October 7th—committing genocide, kidnapping their children, and violating their women. You thought they would fall, but they rose again. After 11 months, they returned to correct what briefly slipped—their intelligence. Now, they will send you back 1,000 years, to an era without technology, where a ringing phone feels like a death sentence and a beep is a nightmare. You will be haunted by your own shadow, too afraid to use any technology, cut off from the advanced world.

They will defeat you—not with bullets or tanks, but with the unbreakable will of brave and intelligent people. Over a simple cup of coffee, with a decisive click, they will seal your fate and that of anyone who dares to harm their children. This is a nation the world respects.

Lebanon—Hezbollah’s beeper attacks and today’s V82 strike aren’t just military victories; they represent a triumph for the Middle East over radicalism—a victory not just for Israel, but for all who stand against terror.”

daniel hanukha-tweet-18September2024-Amjad Taha-political strategist and analyst from the UAE

daniel hanukha-tweet-18September2024-Amjad Taha-political strategist and analyst from the UAE

 


 

IDF Goals:


Baba Banaras-tweet-IDF-terrorists will be afraid of going to the toilet
Israeli Chief of Staff on Lebanon attacks: “We still have many capabilities, at every stage we operate we are already 2 stages ahead. At every stage the price in Hezbollah should be high. We will make it so that terrorists will be afraid of going to the toilet & even eating food.”

Baba Banaras-tweet-IDF-terrorists will be afraid of going to the toilet

Baba Banaras-tweet-IDF-terrorists will be afraid of going to the toilet

 

 

A Hezbollah man exploded in the bathroom


Olia-tweet-18September2024-A Hezbollah man exploded in the bathroom
A Hezbollah man exploded in the bathroom. According to witnesses, his last heard words were: “Sh*t!!!”

Olia-tweet-18September2024-A Hezbollah man exploded in the bathroom

Olia-tweet-18September2024-A Hezbollah man exploded in the bathroom

 


Vivid.-tweet-20September2024-Israel is absolutely destroying Hezbollah
Israel is absolutely destroying Hezbollah.

– 9/17: Pager’s Operation – 4,000+ injured.
– 9/18: Radio Devices Operation – 500+ injured.
– 9/19: Massive and relentless airstrikes.
– 9/20: The entire high-ranking commanders of Hezbollah’s “Radwan Force” eliminated.

Insane.

Vivid.-tweet-20September2024-Israel is absolutely destroying Hezbollah

Vivid.-tweet-20September2024-Israel is absolutely destroying Hezbollah

 


 

A Jew invented the Pager


StopAntisemitism-tweet-17September2024-A Jew invented the Pager

StopAntisemitism-tweet-17September2024-A Jew invented the Pager

StopAntisemitism-tweet-17September2024-A Jew invented the Pager

Alfred Gross details

Alfred Gross details

 


 

Hashem sting 3,600 Hezbolla terrorists simultaneously


Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-17September2024-Hashem sting 3,600 Hezbolla terrorists simultaneously
If someone would have told you yesterday that Moses summoned a beeper hornet to sting 3,600 Hezbolla terrorists simultaneously, would you have believed it? Don’t attribute this to hi-tech. It’s all Hashem. With Moshiach soon here, we all must strengthen our emuna.

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-17September2024-Hashem sting 3,600 Hezbolla terrorists simultaneously

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-17September2024-Hashem sting 3,600 Hezbolla terrorists simultaneously

 


Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-18September2024-an eye for an eye
Mojtaba Amini, Iran’s minister to Lebanon, carried a Hezbolla pager in his pocket. Why? He was one of them. Only Hashem knows how many innocent Iranians he blinded. He now tastes Divine justice, literally, “an eye for an eye” (Exodus 21:24).
Kaveh Shahrooz-tweet-18September2024-Rarely is karma so perfectly exact
Per the NYT: “Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amini, lost one eye and severely injured his other eye when a pager he was carrying exploded…”

It was Iranian regime policy to shoot Woman, Life, Freedom protesters in the eye.

Rarely is karma so perfectly exact.
Emily Schrader-tweet-18September2024-The Islamic republic’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amini, lost an eye
The Islamic republic’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amini, lost an eye and injured his other eye when his Hezbollah lager exploded. 19 other IRGC terrorists in Syria were also reportedly killed when their pagers exploded.

In a poetic way, justice was served to the countless victims of the Islamic Republic who were intentionally shot in the eye during protests against the regime in the last few years…by, allegedly, Israel.

May everything the Islamic regime in Iran has done come back to haunt them for eternity.

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-18September2024-an eye for an eye

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-18September2024-an eye for an eye

 

Emily Schrader-tweet-18September2024-The Islamic republic’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amini, lost an eye

Emily Schrader-tweet-18September2024-The Islamic republic’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amini, lost an eye

 


 

Hashem’s protection exposing terrorists


Amjad Taha-tweet-19September2024-Hashem’s protection exposing terrorists
Is it Israel’s intelligence service, or is it God’s protection exposing terrorists? Just moments ago, Hezbollah had prepared hundreds of rockets from #Lebanon aimed at Israeli civilians, schools, and hospitals. Miraculously, just minutes before the launch, #Israel discovered the plot, struck, and successfully destroyed all the rockets.

Amjad Taha-tweet-19September2024-Hashem's protection exposing terrorists

Amjad Taha-tweet-19September2024-Hashem’s protection exposing terrorists

 

 

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Most of Hezbollah’s cash and gold reserves were destroyed


Open Source Intel-tweet-11October2024-Hezbollah cash and gold reserves destroyed
⚡️⚡️⚡️Some really good news as we head into Yom Kippur:

Most of Hezbollah’s cash and gold reserves were destroyed in Israel’s recent strike that eliminated the Hezbollah leader at their headquarters. An estimated $1.5 billion in cash was incinerated, and 2,000 pounds of gold were melted into the earth during the attack.

Sources:

•L’Orient Today
•Al Majalla
•Kyle Bass
•The Times of Israel

Thank you Israel for helping with inflation.

Open Source Intel-tweet-11October2024-Hezbollah cash and gold reserves destroyed

Open Source Intel-tweet-11October2024-Hezbollah cash and gold reserves destroyed

 

 

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The Revenge of Israel’s Women on Hezbollah

Dividing and taking apart an Islamic terrorist group.

3October2024 by Daniel Greenfield https://www.frontpagemag.com/the-revenge-of-israels-women-on-hezbollah/

 

Some were shocked to learn that Israel’s successful ‘Pagergeddon’ operation had been the work of a female intelligence operative under thirty. But they shouldn’t have been.

 

Israel’s digital intelligence capabilities rely on the work of young women operating in arenas like Unit 8200 which monitors enemy communications, plants surveillance devices and puts together intel data to form a bigger picture, and Unit 414, the unarmed observers on the front line, many of whose members were killed and a number captured during the Hamas invasion on Oct 7.

 

Women from 8200 and 414 had sounded early warning alerts about Hamas training drills and movements that went unheard before Oct 7. And Unit 414 had lost 27 of its own on Oct 7.

 

Unit 8200, which is 55% female, had taken some of the blame for the failures on Oct 7. The assault on Hezbollah provided a unique opportunity for Israel’s women to strike back.

 

‘Pagergeddon’ went viral on social media but it was only a piece of a bigger puzzle. The Israelis had deconstructed the lessons of Oct 7 and turned them against the Islamic terrorists. Hamas and its Iranian masterminds had wrecked Israeli battlefield communications in the initial attack. Israeli military units were slow to respond, aerial units were unable to strike and hours passed before the military leadership understood the scope of the terrorist assault on the homeland.

 

The first thing Israel came after were Hezbollah’s communications. ‘Pagergeddon’ was a crucial last step that began with Israel infiltrating Hezbollah’s landlines and then its other communications. When Hezbollah leaders fell back on the pagers and handheld radios, also favored by Hamas, that had been rigged to explode, communications were fatally scrambled.

 

Hezbollah leaders were forced to begin meeting in person and retreating to bunkers which made it all too easy to take them out. With a broken leadership and communications structure, Hezbollah lacked the ability to decisively move its forces and quickly respond. Within a week, its protectors at the UN and the White House were frantically urging a ‘ceasefire’.

 

Destroying communications and the chain of command is standard military doctrine, and Israel’s successful implementation of it within such a short time and against one of the world’s largest Islamic terrorist groups will be studied in military academies for generations, but there was also something feminine about breaking apart Hezbollah’s social bonds before a bombing campaign.

 

While misleading photos and videos of female IDF soldiers carrying rifles circulate on social media, the burden of front line combat is largely handled by men. The killing and capture of unarmed Israeli female observers from Unit 414 remains a deep moral failure. The true role of Israeli women is to act as the invisible heart and soul of the country’s national defense.

 

When Iron Dome and other interceptor systems take down incoming attacks, the odds are very good that the country’s female air defense controllers are alert and responding. And the extent to which Hezbollah’s communications were penetrated and turned against the terror group owes much to nameless female ‘keyboard warriors’ who exposed the enemy’s weaknesses.

 

Hezbollah was uniquely vulnerable to these tactics because it was in the awkward stage between terror group and terror state, too big to hide in tunnels, too small to have an effective air defense system, and too dumb to realize that tens of thousands of rockets were still no match for what a first rate air force could do to all its infrastructure and weaponry.

 

The Iranian-backed Jihadists who had taken over much of Lebanon’s power structure still thought like terrorists even as Hezbollah had grown much too big to function like one.

 

Terrorist groups start out as individual cells carrying out lone attacks, recruit more members, build militias, seize control of entire areas, transition to guerrillas and then become states. Islamic terrorists naturally adopted the same model employed by Marxist guerrillas across Asia because it was already innate to nomadic raiding culture and foundational to the rise of Islam.

 

Western militaries perform badly against terrorists and guerrillas, but very well against states.

 

Islamic armies never achieved much success against Israel, but their terrorists proved quite effective. Peace accords that turned over territory to the PLO and Hamas created safe zones for terrorists inside Israel in which the terrorists were surrounded by civilians who shared their cause of establishing Arab Islamic supremacy over Israel and the entire world.

 

Hezbollah’s position in Lebanon was much more precarious. Unlike Gaza, Lebanon is genuinely diverse. Apart from its large Christian population, Lebanon contains Arab Sunnis and groups that hate Hezbollah and resent the country turning into an Iranian and Syrian colony.

 

Mao had advocated that guerrillas should move like fish in the water among the local population. Hamas does this, Hezbollah, like its Shiite counterparts in Iraq, however built an intimidating sectarian power base by controlling entire neighborhoods and areas. Dahieh, the center of Israel’s bombing campaign, is Hezbollahs’s version of Sadr City. Rubbing shoulders with Christians and Sunni Muslims, every move Hezbollah makes is highly visible and reported to the Israelis by both allies and enemies who are eager to see the Shiite terrorist group fall.

 

Dahieh was not Rafah, it was the Green Zone in Iraq, and Hezbollah was not moving among the people like fish in the water, but like a widely resented occupying army making a lot of noise.

 

All of that allowed Israel to infiltrate its communications, track its personnel and strike decisive blows against its leaders. Hezbollah had alienated the local population, built up its forces and assumed that the sheer threat of its rocket arsenal would be enough to deter Israel, allowing it to shell Israel’s north with thousands of rockets in order to depopulate the region in preparation for its own version of the Oct 7 attack. But a rocket arsenal is a very crude tool. Like suicide bombs and other terror weapons, it’s useful for attacks carried out from hiding. But the response to a large visible terrorist group isolated in its areas launching rockets is all too obvious.

 

The inability of the Biden-Harris administration to stop the similar Houthi attacks by its sister Iranian-backed terror group out of Yemen had given Hezbollah a false sense of confidence.

 

Not only did Israel take out the Hezbollah leadership planning an invasion of the Galilee, providing a redeeming narrative for Unit 8200 after the horrors of Oct 7, but Hezbollah had made the fatal mistake of planning to invade Israel from a territory it did not actually control.

 

Everything that Hezbollah had thought was a strength, its arsenal, its power and its numbers, were actually weaknesses. Outside Iran and Dearborn, Michigan, Hezbollah has no friends.

 

Hezbollah is not only widely hated in Lebanon, but in the Arab world. Even the Sunni Arab Muslims clamoring to save Hamas had little more to offer than disdainful shrugs for Hezbollah. The wounds of the Syrian Civil War run deep and many Sunnis hate Hezbollah more than israel.

 

Israel isolated Hezbollah’s leaders and cut them out, just as it isolated the terror group.

 

Iran and Qatar had set out to divide Israel. Hamas took hostages, living or dead, while its Qatari backers pushed for rallies that demanded Israel surrender to Hamas to free them. The terrorists had hoped to fracture Israeli society into factions in order to tear it down the way they had torn apart Lebanon. But Israel turned to Lebanon to divide the terrorists and unify Israel.

 

By attacking Hezbollah, Prime Minister Netanyahu exploited the divisions among the terrorists and reunified Israel around the mission of defeating them. Syrian Sunni Arabs celebrate the downfall of Hezbollah while Shiites lash out at them. Iran is trying to pressure Syria’s dictator to bail out Hezbollah and Iraq’s Sunnis are taking issue with the Shiites dragging them into a war.

 

Behind the scenes, Israeli women had played a vital unsung role in dividing the terrorists and uniting the country just as they had done in keeping the nation and families together during the war. Countless wives and mothers had watched their husbands go off on deployment after deployment and had kept households going, sometimes from bomb shelters, and then still found time to volunteer and to pray after putting the children to bed.

 

Thousands of mothers of families displaced by Hezbollah’s rocket attacks have had to do all this without a home to come back to. As the fires burn in Hezbollah compounds, hope rises that all Israelis will be able to return home, that backyards will no longer have to give way to bomb shelters and that Israel’s families may once again know some measure of peace.

 

In the Bible, the Prophetess Devorah had predicted that “into the hand of a woman the Lord will deliver Sisera”. And in her song she described Sisera’s mother being comforted with promises that the Canaanite general and his armies were seizing women and loot. “Are they not finding and dividing the spoils? A girl or two for every man?” she imagines them saying and concludes with “So may perish all Your enemies, O Lord.” Once again history repeats itself.

 

And many a woman has repeated the same words and sentiments tonight in Israel.

 

Daniel Greenfield

Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism.

 

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This is the time to reclaim Lebanon from the sadistic Iranian regime


Fatima J-tweet-18September2024-This is the time to reclaim Lebanon
To the people of Lebanon, this is the time to reclaim our country from the sadistic Iranian regime.

This is the time to ensure there is a homeland for our future generations.

This is the time for us to remove all foreign allegiances and symbols from our country.

This is the time to pledge our loyalty to the only flag that will fly in our skies.

This is the time to shout,
!لبّيك لبنان

Fatima J-tweet-18September2024-This is the time to reclaim Lebanon

Fatima J-tweet-18September2024-This is the time to reclaim Lebanon

 

Lebanon belongs to the Christians and the Druze


Sachin Jose-tweet-18September2024-Lebanon once had a majority Christian population
Lebanon once had a majority Christian population. According to the 1932 survey, 56 percent of the population were Christian. Once a wealthy a country, Lebanon has also become economically very unstable. The Islamist group Hezbollah has dragged the country and the peaceful Christian community into yet another conflict.

Sachin Jose-tweet-18September2024-Lebanon once had a majority Christian population

Sachin Jose-tweet-18September2024-Lebanon once had a majority Christian population

 


 

Lebanon was created by Christians

A continuous Christian presence in Lebanon since 1st Century AD


Archaeo – Histories-tweet-25September2024-A continuous Christian presence in Lebanon since 1st Century AD
Christianity was introduced to Lebanon in 1st Century AD. Tradition states that it was brought to Lebanon by St Peter and St Paul, and there has been a continuous Christian presence in the country since then.

Lebanon, then part of the Roman Empire, was one of the first places Christianity spread to in the first century AD. Sidon, on Lebanese coast, is mentioned in Acts (27:3). It is where St Paul (then a Roman prisoner) was allowed ‘to go to his friends so they might provide for his needs’, possibly indicating a very early Christian presence.

St George’s Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Beirut was said to have first been built by Eusebius of Nicomedia, Bishop of Berytus (modern-day Beirut), who died in 341 AD, although the current building is much later. But it’s the Maronite Church that has had the biggest influence in Lebanon and its history. In 4th Century, Maronite Christians (followers of St Maron, an aesthetic monk from Syria) moved into Lebanese mountains and began converting the population. Their monasteries in Kadisha Valley are some of oldest in the world and Maronite Church is largest Christian presence in Lebanon today.

Although part of Catholic branch of the church, it developed independently and has a unique character. Maronite community lived for many centuries in seclusion of Lebanese mountains, largely cut off from Rome (and rest of church). They and other indigenous Christian communities (Greek and Syriac Orthodox), resisted assimilation with Arab conquerors, who moved into Levant in 7th Century, and maintained a significant level of autonomy.

During 11th-12th Centuries, Crusaders briefly established Western Christian rule in region. Before they were driven out by the Muslim army, they built several churches and castles, including St John-Marc Cathedral in Byblos, and reestablished contact with Maronite church. Congregationalists and Presbyterian churches began to appear after Protestant missionaries arrived in Lebanon in around 1820s, and first Baptist congregation was founded in Beirut in 1895, but their numbers have remained small.

More significant in terms of numbers are Armenian Christians. Many fled to Lebanon during the Armenian Genocide in 1915, bringing with them their unique Christian heritage. Armenians are considered to be the world’s first Christian nation, when King Dirtad III converted to Christianity in 301 AD. By 1926 there were 75,000 Armenians in Lebanon, many concentrated around Beirut. Today this number has risen to around a quarter of a million. For much of Lebanon’s history the indigenous Christian community and larger Muslim community have lived in relative harmony. Notable exceptions being 1860 Mount Lebanon Druze-Maronite conflict and the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990). Power-sharing agreements between Christians and Muslims have been part of Lebanese politics since at least 19th Century and Christians continue to play a significant role in government and culture of Lebanon today.

Today, Christians in Lebanon face an existential crisis, as their country increasingly has become controlled by Hezbollah terrorists who answer to Iran, prompting a mass exodus. Over the years, Lebanese Christians have faced multiple attacks, now they also face a new threat in the form of a rapidly declining proportion in relation to the Islamic element in the country. Many “unfortunately now feel like strangers in their own home country,” Maronite priest Jad Chlouk said in 2021. “This is negatively affecting the whole Christian community, because it is losing most of its brightest and best, and especially its young people, who are supposed to be the future of the Christians here. Hence, the number of Christians in the country is decreasing day by day, and this is badly affecting the situation and causing still more pressure for those who remain, in a situation where they might soon suffer from persecution.”

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Archaeo - Histories-tweet-25September2024-A continuous Christian presence in Lebanon since 1st Century AD

Archaeo – Histories-tweet-25September2024-A continuous Christian presence in Lebanon since 1st Century AD

 

 

The St. Paul Greek Catholic Basilica in Harissa, Lebanon


Dr. Maalouf-tweet-27September2024-The St. Paul Greek Catholic Basilica in Harissa, Lebanon.
The St. Paul Greek Catholic Basilica in Harissa, Lebanon.

Reminder that Lebanon was created by Christians to be a safe haven for all persecuted Christians in the Middle East.

Hezbollah and other Islamic terrorists have no right to exist in Lebanon!

Dr. Maalouf-tweet-27September2024-The St. Paul Greek Catholic Basilica in Harissa, Lebanon.

Dr. Maalouf-tweet-27September2024-The St. Paul Greek Catholic Basilica in Harissa, Lebanon.

 

 

Hezbollah occupied predominantly Maronite villages


Mount Levnon-tweet-25September2024-Hezbollah occupied predominantly Maronite villages

PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH THE #WORLD: IT’S VITAL TO KEEP THE #MARONITE COMMUNITY SAFE.

The claims that Israel is targeting Christian villages are entirely false.

The town of Lassa, which was recently struck by the #IDF, is indeed owned by the Maronite Endowments, but Hezbollah has occupied it for years, establishing military installations within its schools. For instance, the Mahdi School in Keserwan is also a launch site for Hezbollah missiles.

If we look at the villages surrounding Lassa, they are all predominantly Maronite, such as Aqoura, Yanouh, and Ehmej. Therefore, instead of using Shiites as human shields, Hezbollah resorts to using Maronites, knowing full well that the Maronites despise them. In doing so, Hezbollah hits two birds with one stone.

As free Maronites, we tell Israel to strike Hezbollah wherever they are, especially when they are entrenched in our villages. We do not want this occupation in our lands.

Mount Levnon-tweet-25September2024-Hezbollah occupied predominantly Maronite villages

Mount Levnon-tweet-25September2024-Hezbollah occupied predominantly Maronite villages

 


 


Dr. Maalouf-tweet-18September2024-Lebanon belongs to the Christians and the Druze
Lebanon was never meant to be an Islamic country.

Lebanon belongs to the Christians and the Druze!

F*ck Hezbollah!

Dr. Maalouf-tweet-18September2024-Lebanon belongs to the Christians and the Druze

Dr. Maalouf-tweet-18September2024-Lebanon belongs to the Christians and the Druze

 


 


Hen Mazzig-tweet-18September2024-the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing
Can someone please tell the American students and Squad members mourning Hezbollah terrorists that the group killed 241 U.S. service members—220 Marines, 18 sailors, and 3 soldiers—in the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing?

They then, mere minutes later, detonated a second bomb and killed 58 French troops, and six Lebanese civilians.

Hezbollah is not your friend. Neither is Hamas.

Hen Mazzig-tweet-18September2024-the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing

Hen Mazzig-tweet-18September2024-the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing

 


 


Jowelle Michel Howayeck-tweet-22September2024-You cannot ask a hostage to free himself
You cannot ask a hostage to free himself.

We are hostage of the terrorists militia.

On August 4th 2020 Hizballah caused the death of 230 civilians and the injuries to more than 6000 others by storing Ammonium Nitrate in beirut port.
They have been blocking the judicial process since then.

Please check about the political assassination they are accused of.

They’re killers.

Jowelle Michel Howayeck-tweet-22September2024-You cannot ask a hostage to free himself

Jowelle Michel Howayeck-tweet-22September2024-You cannot ask a hostage to free himself

 


 

 

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Israel puts the people of Lebanon first


Fatima J-tweet-18July2024-Israel puts the people of Lebanon first
September 5-6 1972 Palestinian terrorists of the group Black September kidnapped, held hostage and killed the Israeli team that was in Munich for the Olympics. One of the terrorists Ali Hassan Salameh became Arafat’s right hand man, an asset for the CIA and husband to Miss Universe Georgina Rizk (Lebanese) He was living in Beirut, Lebanon.

October 1978 – for 6 months Operation Maveer observed the going and comings of Salameh, studying his routine and the company around him.
January 22, 1979 – Salameh left his 6 month pregnant wife’s apartment and began heading to his mothers who was also living in posh Beirut. As him and his convoy turned onto Rue Madame Curie in Beirut the terrorist was assassinated by explosives that were attached to a parked car.

It took 6 months to find the perfect time to assassinate this terrorist because Israel wanted to be certain of there would be no civilian deaths.

Lebanon was housing a terrorist. Lebanon is still housing terrorists.
Lebanon’s daughter sold herself to a terrorist. Lebanon’s sons still sell their daughters to terrorists. Lebanon was protecting a terrorist. Lebanon still protects terrorists.
It was Israel that puts Lebanon’s civilians first. It is Israel that continues to put the people of Lebanon first.
Lebanon has and continues to put herself in the devil’s hands.

I am a Lebanese Maronite and I stand with Israel.

Fatima J-tweet-18July2024-Israel puts the people of Lebanon first

Fatima J-tweet-18July2024-Israel puts the people of Lebanon first

 


 

List of massacres that the Palestinians did in Lebanon


Phalangist – Lebanese Forces-tweet-20July2024-List of massacres that the Palestinians did in Lebanon

Phalangist - Lebanese Forces-tweet-20July2024-List of massacres that the Palestinians did in Lebanon

Phalangist – Lebanese Forces-tweet-20July2024-List of massacres that the Palestinians did in Lebanon

 


 

1976 Damour Massacre, Palestinian Fighters Murder at least 582 Christian Civilians


Saffiya-tweet-25September2024-1976 Damour Massacre
Stay safe. We know the sectarian history of Lebanon. ♥✡ ✝
1976 Damour Massacre, Palestinian Fighters Murder at least 582 Christian Civilians

Saffiya-tweet-25September2024-1976 Damour Massacre

Saffiya-tweet-25September2024-1976 Damour Massacre

 

1976 Damour Massacre, Palestinian Fighters Murder at least 582 Christian Civilians

1976 Damour Massacre, Palestinian Fighters Murder at least 582 Christian Civilians

 

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“Thank you Israel.” Celebration of Israel eliminating Hezbollah leader Nasrallah


Oli London-tweet-29September2024-Thank you Israel
“Thank you Israel.”

Iranians hold a street party in Toronto and hand out cake in celebration of Israel eliminating Hezbollah leader Nasrallah in an air strike.”

Oli London-tweet-29September2024-Thank you Israel

Oli London-tweet-29September2024-Thank you Israel

 

 


 

Iranians thank the IDF for eliminating Nasrallah


Kosher-tweet-28September2024-Iranians thank the IDF for eliminating Nasrallah
🚨 HAPPENING NOW 📍

Amazing to see!

Iranians gathered outside the Israeli embassy in London to thank the Israeli army for taking out Nasrallah

Singing of the Iranian Monarchy anthem 🥂

Makes a difference to Anti-Israel Hate Marches we see in London

Kosher-tweet-28September2024-Iranians thank the IDF for eliminating Nasrallah

Kosher-tweet-28September2024-Iranians thank the IDF for eliminating Nasrallah

 

 


 

Half of the Arab world celebrated Israel’s dominance over Hezbollah


Vivid.-tweet-27September2024-Half of the Arab world celebrated Israel’s dominance over Hezbollah
Half of the Arab world celebrated Israel’s dominance over Hezbollah and called Benjamin Netanyahu a hero.

This video has gone viral on Arab social media.

Vivid.-tweet-27September2024-Half of the Arab world celebrated Israel’s dominance over Hezbollah

Vivid.-tweet-27September2024-Half of the Arab world celebrated Israel’s dominance over Hezbollah

 

 

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Arutz Sheva http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

In Jerusalem and central Israel: Home Front Command limits gatherings on Rosh Hashanah

IDF restricts gatherings in Jerusalem and central Israel to 30 people outdoors, 300 indoors, following rocket barrage on central Israel. Central Selichot prayers at the Western Wall expected to be canceled.

Israel National News / 1October2024, 2:51 PM http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/397025


 

The IDF’s Home Front Command on Tuesday updated the guidelines for a number of areas in Israel, limiting gatherings on the Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) holiday.

 

The changes affect the following areas: Hacarmel; Wadi Ara; Menashe; Samaria; the Sharon, Dan, and Yarkon areas in central Israel; the central area of the “coastal” plains; Jerusalem; and the Judean plains.

 

The IDF explained: “Following a situational assessment, it was determined that as of today, at 14:00, changes will be made to the Home Front Command Guidelines with immediate effect.”

 

“As part of the changes, it was decided to implement additional restrictions in areas throughout the country. Restriction on activities and gatherings have been put in place for the following areas: Carmel, Wadi Ara, Menashe, Samaria, Sharon, Dan, Yarkon, Shefela, Jerusalem, and Judean Shefela.

 

“The guidelines in the rest of the country remain unchanged.”

Home Front Command guidelines 1-5October2024

Home Front Command guidelines 1-5October2024

The IDF added: “The main changes are as follows: Educational activities can be held in a place where you can reach a protected space in case of an alert.”

“Gatherings and services can be held with a limit of up to 30 people in an open area and up to 300 people in closed spaces.

“Workplaces can operate in a building or place where you can reach a protected space in case of an alert.”

 

Beaches will also be closed under these guidelines. Under these guidelines, it is expected that the central Selichot prayer event at the Western Wall will also be canceled. Larger synagogues and community prayers will also be affected.

 

The IDF stressed: “The instructions published on the official Home Front Command channels must be followed. The full instructions are updated on the National Emergency Portal and the Home Front Command app.”

 

Following the Home Front Command’s update, the Western Wall Heritage Foundation responded: “The central Selichot prayers at the Western Wall will take place in a restricted format, within the Western Wall Tunnels and in accordance with the Home Front Command’s guidelines.”

 


 

Arutz Sheva http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

Are precautions still necessary, if the Home Front Command removed restrictions?

The IDF’s Home Front Command removed restrictions on large gatherings for Israelis in Jerusalem and Central Israel. Here’s why you might not want to attend a large gathering.

Chana Roberts /  2October2024, 12:29 PM (GMT+3) http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/397079

 

The IDF’s Home Front Command on midnight Wednesday morning declared that restrictions on large gatherings in central Israel, Jerusalem, and its suburbs would be removed, following a situational assessment.

With this declaration, the Home Front Command enabled thousands of Israelis to revert to their original plans for the Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) holiday.

 

The restrictions led to the cancellation of the central Selichot prayer gathering at the Western Wall, included a limit on gatherings of more than 30 people outdoors and more than 300 people indoors. These limits forced Jews around Israel to rethink their plans for Rosh Hashanah, especially if the plans included large gatherings.

 

However, the removal does not provide any real indication of what might happen over the course of the next three-and-a-half days, until the holiday and the Shabbat (Sabbath) which immediately follows draw to an end.

 

It is for this reason that a wise Israeli (or tourist) would do well to avoid banking on attending large gatherings during the holiday, and ensure some way of receiving Home Front Command updates if they do wish to attend large gatherings.

 

The IDF’s Home Front Command is constantly updating its guidelines for Israeli civilians, and does so even in the middle of the day. Earlier this week, security sources urged Israelis to reconsider their holiday plans in light of potential security threats, and choose a synagogue from which a bomb shelter could be reached within the required amount of time and without pushing or rushing.

 

Though as of this writing the Home Front Command removed restrictions on gatherings in Jerusalem and central Israel, it is not out of the question that the restrictions will be reinstated closer to the holiday’s start, or over the course of Rosh Hashanah itself.

 

In such a case, Israelis who observe the religious requirement to turn off electronics on the Sabbath and holidays will not be alerted when the restrictions are reimposed, but will hear the air raid sirens when they sound in real time. However, in cases of large gatherings, not everyone will be able to reach shelter in time, unless the gathering is held within a bomb shelter. There is also a real danger of crushing; in the vast majority of cases, those injured during a siren are injured while running for shelter, and not by the missile or interceptions.

 

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Iran attacks Israel 1October2024

Arutz Sheva http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

Iran attacks Israel with 181 ballistic missiles

Iran launches attack on the State of Israel, triggering sirens throughout the country. 181 ballistic missiles fired at the Jewish State

Israel National News /  1October2024, 7:39 PM (GMT+3)  http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/397039

 

At least 181 ballistic missiles were launched from Iran towards the State of Israel on Tuesday evening.

 

Magen David Adom reported that despite several impacts, no casualties during the attack have been reported so far.

 

United Hatzalah Deputy Spokesman Elias Romano stated, “Following the sirens throughout the country – so far no casualties have been found as a result of the missiles fired. United Hatzalah volunteers went out to scan several scenes where it was reported that there had been missile hits or shrapnel. A number of people were treated after injuring themselves following falls on their way to shelters.”

 

“United Hatzalah’s Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit provided assistance to over 20 people who suffered from emotional shock.”

 

The IDF stated in a message to Israeli citizens when the attack began, “You are instructed to remain alert and precisely follow the Home Front Command’s instructions.”

 

“In the last few minutes, the Home Front Command has distributed life-saving instructions in various areas across the country. The public is asked to adhere to the Home Front Command’s guidelines. Upon hearing a siren, you must enter a protected space and remain there until further notice.

 

“The IDF is doing and will do everything necessary to protect the civilians of the State of Israel.”

In addition, IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari stated in an announcement to the nation, “Dear citizens, A short time ago, missiles were launched from Iran towards the State of Israel. You are asked to remain vigilant and follow the Home Front Command’s instructions precisely.”

 

“In the last few minutes, the Home Front Command has sent messages to mobile phones in certain areas with life-saving instructions, directing people to enter protected spaces. You must reach the safest protected space in your vicinity. Upon hearing a siren, immediately enter a protected space and remain there until further instructions are given.

 

“The air defense system is fully operational, detecting and intercepting threats wherever necessary, even at this moment. However, the defense is not hermetic, and therefore it is essential to follow the Home Front Command’s instructions. You may hear explosions, which could be the result of interceptions or impacts.

 

“Due to the variety of threats, alarms may be triggered in widespread areas. Stay updated on the instructions via the official pages of the Home Front Command and the IDF Spokesperson.

 

“Continue to act responsibly and keep calm, as you have done so far, and make sure to follow the guidelines. We are strong and can handle this event as well.

 

“The IDF is doing and will continue to do everything necessary to protect the civilians of Israel. The IDF is fully prepared for both defense and offense at peak readiness.

 

“I will continue to provide updates on all developments,” Hagari said.

Multiple explosions were heard in Jerusalem.

 


 

Hell hath no fury like a million Jewish women whose challahs just flopped in time for the holiday.


Malkah Fleisher-tweet-1October2024-Hell hath no fury like a million Jewish women whose challahs just flopped
We have just been notified that Iran is now preparing to launch long range ballistic missiles at Israel. They could be launched at any moment, and many of us have faced the unenviable task of notifying our children of the possible alterations to the daily schedule.

Alongside this, Jewish women have been toiling for days to prepare for the momentous and powerful Rosh Hashanah holiday.

And so Iran, I would like to pass you this message, on behalf of the House of Israel:

If you knock our electricity out while our challahs are baking, so help me I will gather such a flood of Jewish women that we will come over there and tear your missile silos down with our bare manicured hands.

Hell hath no fury like a million Jewish women whose challahs just flopped in time for the holiday.

Malkah Fleisher-tweet-1October2024-Hell hath no fury like a million Jewish women whose challahs just flopped

Malkah Fleisher-tweet-1October2024-Hell hath no fury like a million Jewish women whose challahs just flopped

 


 

Result so far: 0 Israelis killed 1 Palestinian killed 5 Iranians killed


Dr. Eli David-tweet-1October2024-Result so far: 0 Israelis killed 1 Palestinian killed 5 Iranians killed
🚨 Breaking: 5 Iranian Revolutionary Guards forces were killed and at least 12 injured in the explosion of a ballistic missile during launch.

Result so far:
🇮🇱 0 Israelis killed
🇵🇸 1 Palestinian killed
🇮🇷 5 Iranians killed

Well done Iran 🙄

Dr. Eli David-tweet-1October2024-Result so far 0 Israelis killed 1 Palestinian killed 5 Iranians killed

Dr. Eli David-tweet-1October2024-Result so far 0 Israelis killed 1 Palestinian killed 5 Iranians killed

 


 

The entire country just had air raid sirens


Im Tirtzu-tweet-1October2024-The entire country just had air raid sirens
The entire country just had air raid sirens

Im Tirtzu-tweet-1October2024-The entire country just had air raid sirens

Im Tirtzu-tweet-1October2024-The entire country just had air raid sirens

 

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Stop the Bravado/Operational Security (OpSec)


Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-14October2024-Stop the Bravado
Hashem hates bravado; the Torah forbids it. Bravado=arrogance, the opposite of emuna. Moses and King David were the 2 most humblest people ever and therefore Hashem’s chosen leaders of Israel. The contrast – what we have today in the non-emuna “leadership”, is sick. For example:
Defense Minister Gallant: 4 days ago, crowed that Israel’s response to Iran would be, “powerful, precise, and above all – surprising. They will not understand what happened and how it happened.” Meanwhile, there hasn’t been any IDF response…
Chief of Staff Herzi: 2 days ago vaunted, “Hezbollah is trying to hide the significant harm we have inflicted on the organization in the past weeks.”
Both big bravado mouths, who can’t bring themselves to say, “B’ezrat Hashem” (with Hashem’s help) always trigger tragedies. Last night, a Hezbolla drone that was “powerful, precise, and above all – surprising” (a bravado backfire) hit an IDF base, killing 4 soldiers and wounding dozens more. Hezbolla has not yet been harmed significantly enough. Gallant and Herzi, please, engage the safety lock on your tongues.
Only a spiritually blind, deaf and dumb individual fails to see Hashem’s hand in this war. When Hashem so desires, hundreds of ballistic missiles don’t even scratch a single Jew; case in point, April 14, 2024 and October 1, 2024. But when Hashem hears bravado and the Defense Brass crediting themselves for these achievements, He withdraws His Divine Protection and one little drone does so much damage.
We don’t need American weapons for our survival. We need Hashem’s protection. We invoke it with prayer, teshuva, emuna, Torah and good deeds. Without teshuva and emuna, forget about victory. We’ve entered the Age of Moshiach, and there’s no turning back. The answer is not in the right nor the left. The answer is not Bibi or Benny. The answer is teshuva and emuna, demanded of us immediately. Also, a bit of humility and less chatter will certainly help. May Hashem have mercy on us.

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-14October2024-Stop the Bravado

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-14October2024-Stop the Bravado

 


 

The IDF requests that no footage of impacts be shared for operational security (OpSec) reasons.


Open Source Intel-tweet-2October2024-operational security
The IDF requests that no footage of impacts be shared for operational security (OpSec) reasons.

Translated from Hebrew by

Important message!
You revealed the locations of falls and documentation
From areas where there are inquiries?
You helped the enemy!

Open Source Intel-tweet-2October2024-operational security

Open Source Intel-tweet-2October2024-operational security

 

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Fighting Middle Age-mindset terrorists with Middle Age technology


Kosher-tweet-13June2024-IDF-spec trebuchet
Wow.

Fighting Middle Age-mindset terrorists with Middle Age technology.

The IDF soldiers built a TREBUCHET to clear foliage/bushes that Hezbollah have been hiding in and firing from.

Kosher-tweet-13June2024-IDF-spec trebuchet

Kosher-tweet-13June2024-IDF-spec trebuchet

 

Wikipedia-logo

Trebuchet

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trebuchet
A trebuchet[nb 1] (French: trébuchet) is a type of catapult[5] that uses a rotating arm with a sling attached to the tip to launch a projectile. It was a common powerful siege engine until the advent of gunpowder. The design of a trebuchet allows it to launch projectiles of greater weights and further distances than that of a traditional catapult.

 

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We will continue to fight forever


Hillel Fuld-tweet-31October2024-We will continue to fight forever
This video makes me deeply happy and proud. No more shaking knees, world!
Transcript:
After a year of war also in the southern region, also in Judea and Samaria and now in Lebanon and for those that gave up their lives and paid the heavy price we the IDF soldiers Paratroopers in reserves Division 646 troop 466 are destroying with this a gathering village of the enemy Hezbollah. We will not allow on our watch for the enemy to challenge our free life in our precious country. We will remember those that paid with their lives. We will continue to fight forever and we will be the protectors of the land.

Hillel Fuld-tweet-31October2024-We will continue to fight forever

Hillel Fuld-tweet-31October2024-We will continue to fight forever

 

 

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UNIFIL is now SPYING for Hezbollah


dan linnaeus-tweet-15October2024-UNIFIL is now SPYING for Hezbollah
UNIFIL is compromising its neutrality, openly sharing granular battlefield intelligence in near real-time, compromising freedom of operations, and making an effective contribution to Hezbollah’s efforts. This risks their protected status under the relevant conventions (49, 77, 94) and exposes facilities and potentially UNIFIL troops to lawful targeting under IHL.
dan linnaeus-tweet-13October2024
A prime example of UNIFIL compromising its neutrality can be found in its public statement made through its social media channels at approximately 17:00 local time detailing IDF troop movements, timeframes, force composition and otherwise granular battlefield intelligence on IDF military operations.

While UNIFIL’s mandate includes its obligation to report violations of UNSCR 1701 and preserve the safety of peacekeepers, the level of detail provided about IDF activities in an active combat situation can be viewed as a manipulation of its mandate to advantage one side, compromising the IDF’s operational security and derogating from neutrality.

A. Furnishing the Enemy with Battlefield Intelligence

UNIFIL reports the observation of three IDF platoons crossing into Lebanon and notes that two IDF Merkava tanks entered its position after destroying the main gate. It also describes incidents related to logistical movement restrictions.

UNIFIL’s report could be seen as furnishing Hezbollah with real-time battlefield intelligence as it provides timely information about IDF movements, positions, and actions, which can be exploited by hostile actors to adjust their own military activities.

Reporting the movement of IDF forces compromises neutrality if details are used by Hezbollah to adjust their tactics, if they gain insights into IDF deployments or if it otherwise makes effective military contributions to Hezbollah’s efforts. Publicly detailing the movement of IDF platoons and other military actions can be viewed sharing sensitive battlefield intelligence, irrespective of intentions, by revealing IDF operational behavior in real time. Hezbollah or other adversaries can use this information to anticipate or counter IDF actions, and otherwise puts IDF troops at risk.

—— Detailed Battlefield Intelligence Provided by UNIFIL’s Public Disclosure

Troop movements — Early morning (no specific time given) on 13 October 2024.

Force composition: Three platoons of IDF soldiers observed crossing the Blue Line into Lebanon near Ramyah.

Tank entry and actions — At 4:30 a.m., two IDF Merkava tanks destroyed the main gate of a UNIFIL position and forcibly entered the base.

Duration: The tanks stayed inside the position for approximately 45 minutes before leaving after UNIFIL’s protest.

Actions: IDF personnel requested multiple times that UNIFIL turn off the lights at the base.

Artillery or smoke rounds — At 6:40 a.m., several rounds were fired 100 meters north of the UNIFIL position, emitting smoke.

Effects: Smoke caused 15 peacekeepers to suffer symptoms, including skin irritation and gastrointestinal reactions.

Logistical blockade — On 12 October 2024, IDF soldiers stopped a critical UNIFIL logistical movement near Meiss ej Jebel, preventing the movement from being completed.

,h3>B. Manipulation of UNIFIL’s Mandate

It is true that UNIFIL has an obligation to report violations of UNSCR 1701 and preserve the safety of peacekeepers. In this context, the statement may be framed as serving as a record of IDF violations of UN premises and restrictions on UNIFIL’s movement. From a peacekeeping mandate perspective, transparency is a necessary part of maintaining accountability for breaches of international law.

However, the level of detail provided about IDF activities in an active combat situation, raises the question of whether UNIFIL is maintaining its neutrality or providing one side (Hezbollah) with useful tactical information. If UNIFIL’s public reporting of IDF movements benefits Hezbollah more than it serves the transparency obligations of the UN, neutrality is compromised.

In closing, although UNIFIL is not actively participating in hostilities, granular reporting of one party’s movements in the context of an ongoing military operations in conflict tilts towards compromise of neutrality. The detailed disclosure of IDF troop movements, timeframes, force composition and specific military actions undermining UNIFIL’s neutrality.

—— The statement in full is provided below:

UNIFIL statement (13 October 2024)

Early this morning, peacekeepers at a UN position in Ramyah observed three platoons of IDF soldiers crossing the Blue Line into Lebanon.

At around 4:30 a.m., while peacekeepers were in shelters, two IDF Merkava tanks destroyed the position’s main gate and forcibly entered the position. They requested multiple times that the base turn out its lights. The tanks left about 45 minutes later after UNIFIL protested through our liaison mechanism, saying that IDF presence was putting peacekeepers in danger.

At around 6:40 a.m., peacekeepers at the same position reported the firing of several rounds 100 metres north, which emitted smoke. Despite putting on protective masks, fifteen peacekeepers suffered effects, including skin irritation and gastrointestinal reactions, after the smoke entered the camp. The peacekeepers are receiving treatment.

In addition, yesterday, IDF soldiers stopped a critical UNIFIL logistical movement near Meiss ej Jebel, denying it passage. The critical movement could not be completed.

For the fourth time in as many days, we remind the IDF and all actors of their obligations to ensure the safety and security of UN personnel and property and to respect the inviolability of UN premises at all times.

Breaching and entering a UN position is a further flagrant violation of international law and Security Council resolution 1701 (2006). Any deliberate attack on peacekeepers is a grave violation of international humanitarian law and Resolution 1701. UNIFIL’s mandate provides for its freedom of movement in its area of operations, and any restriction on this is a violation of Resolution 1701.

We have requested an explanation from the IDF for these shocking violations.

dan linnaeus-tweet-15October2024-UNIFIL is now SPYING for Hezbollah

dan linnaeus-tweet-15October2024-UNIFIL is now SPYING for Hezbollah

dan linnaeus-tweet-13October2024-UNIFIL compromising its neutrality

dan linnaeus-tweet-13October2024-UNIFIL compromising its neutrality

JerusalemCats Comments: What should be done with UNIFIL?

Firing Squad: 'I don't have to tell you that cigarettes are bad for your health.'

Firing Squad: ‘I don’t have to tell you that cigarettes are bad for your health.’

 

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Hezbollah attacks UNIFIL


Israel Defense Forces-tweet-29October2024-Hezbollah attacks UNIFIL
Earlier today, a report was received regarding damage caused to UNIFIL’s Headquarters in the area of Naqoura, southern Lebanon. An examination determined that Hezbollah launched a rocket from the Hallousiyyeh El Faouqa area which hit the @UNIFIL_ Headquarters.

UNIFIL reported a number of casualties resulting from the rocket impact on its headquarters.

The Hezbollah terrorist organization continues to systematically violate international law, endangering both Israeli civilians and international organizations operating in the region.

Israel Defense Forces-tweet-29October2024-Hezbollah attacks UNIFIL

Israel Defense Forces-tweet-29October2024-Hezbollah attacks UNIFIL

 


 


UNIFIL-tweet-29October2024-rocket hit UNIFIL’s headquarters
Statement:

This afternoon a rocket hit UNIFIL’s headquarters in Naqoura, setting a vehicle workshop on fire. Peacekeepers were not in bunkers at the time. While some peacekeepers suffered minor injuries, fortunately no one was seriously injured.

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UNIFIL-tweet-29October2024-rocket hit UNIFIL’s headquarters

 

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Hezbollah controls UNIFIL


Open Source Intel-tweet-30October2024-Hezbollah demands from unifil
JUST IN 🚨

Hezbollah demands for Germany to be booted from UNIFIL for its
‘complicity’ with Israel – TOI

I never knew Hezbollah had this authority…

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Open Source Intel-tweet-30October2024-Hezbollah demands from unifil

 

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Article 51 of the UN Charter – the right to self-defense


Amichai Chikli-tweet-22September2024-Article 51 of the UN Charter – the right to self-defense

ידידי המשפטן דוד פטר (@ptr_dvd) הפנה אותי לנקודה חשובה מאד בעניין המלחמה בצפון, סעיף 51 למגילת האו״ם – הזכות להגנה עצמית.

1. לאחר פיגועי 9/11 מועצת הביטחון של האו”ם העבירה החלטות 1368 ו-1373 שגינו את המתקפה של אל-קעידה והבהירו שהזכות להגנה עצמית עומדת גם מול ישויות לא מדינתיות וקראו למדינות לנקוט בצעדים נגד טרור בינלאומי.

2. בעקבות הפלישה של ארה”ב לאפגניסטן התפתחה נורמה בינלאומית לפיה מדינה מותקפת זכאית להפעיל כוח נגד ארגון טרור שפועל מתוך שטח מדינה ריבונית כאשר אותה מדינה לא מסוגלת או לא מעוניינת לטפל בארגון הטרור.
כמו שאמר ג׳ורג׳ וו. בוש בנאומו כמה ימים לאחר מתקפת הטרור:
״We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them״

3. העיקרון של מדינה שלא מסוגלת או לא מעוניינת לטפל בארגון טרור שפועל משטחה אומץ גם בעניין המלחמה מול דאעש.

4. לבנון לא מקיימת אף לא סעיף אחד מהחלטה 1701 ועל שכן זוהי זכותה וחובתה של מדינת ישראל לקחת את המושכות לידיה ולעצב מחדש את המציאות הביטחונית
בגבול הצפון.

מצ״ב: צילום מסך מדו״ח מפורט של מכון קהלת בנושא.

 

Translated from Hebrew by

My friend the lawyer David Peter (@ptr_dvd) directed me to a very important point regarding the war in the north, Article 51 of the UN Charter – the right to self-defense.

1. After the 9/11 attacks, the UN Security Council passed Resolutions 1368 and 1373 that condemned the Al-Qaeda attack and clarified that the right to self-defense also applies to non-state entities and called on countries to take measures against international terrorism.

2. Following the US invasion “In Afghanistan, an international norm has developed according to which an attacked country has the right to use force against a terrorist organization that operates from the territory of a sovereign country when that country is unable or unwilling to deal with the terrorist organization. As George W said. Bush in his speech a few days after the terrorist attack: “We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them”

3. The principle of a country unable or unwilling to deal with a terrorist organization operating on its territory was also adopted in the matter of the war against ISIS.

4. Lebanon does not comply with even one clause of Resolution 1701 and moreover it is the right and duty of the State of Israel to take the reins and reshape the security reality on the northern border. Mtsev: a screenshot from a detailed report by the Ecclesiastical Institute on the subject.

Amichai Chikli-tweet-22September2024-Article 51 of the UN Charter-the right to self-defense

Amichai Chikli-tweet-22September2024-Article 51 of the UN Charter-the right to self-defense

What is Resolution 1701 of the UN Security Council?

What is Resolution 1701 of the UN Security Council?

What is Resolution 1701 of the UN Security Council?

 

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What is Resolution 1701 of the UN Security Council?

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Security Council Resolution 1701: The Diplomatic Solution the U.N. Failed to Implement

https://www.aipac.org/resources/un-1701-hezbollah

 

UNSCR 1701 Requirements

UNSCR 1701 Requirements

The failure of the Lebanese government and the international community to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1701 has enabled Hezbollah to significantly expand its military capabilities, attack Israel, and push Israel and Lebanon to the brink of a devastating war.

UNSCR 1701 was a negotiated resolution to end the 2006 Second Lebanon War that Hezbollah initiated. Israel withdrew from Lebanon, but the U.N. and Lebanese government have failed to uphold three key demands that were also a part of the resolution:

  1. Disarm Hezbollah and prevent it from rearming — as well as all other armed non-state groups in Lebanon.
  2. Demilitarize southern Lebanon — except for the Lebanese military and U.N. forces.
  3. Strengthen the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) enforcement — authorizing it to use force to ensure that southern Lebanon would not be used as a terrorist safe haven for Hezbollah.

 

Unfortunately, UNIFIL and the Lebanese government have failed to enforce the resolution. As a result, Hezbollah has turned Lebanon into a military fortress from which it is attacking Israel.

 

Israelis must be able to live in peace and security without the constant threat of terror. Lebanon and Hezbollah must be brought into full compliance with UNSCR 1701.

 

Requirement: Disarm Hezbollah and prevent it from rearming.

Reality: With help from Iran, Hezbollah’s weapons stockpile has multiplied dramatically.

 

From the resolution: UNSCR 1701 “require[s] the disarmament of all armed groups in Lebanon, so that […] there will be no weapons or authority in Lebanon other than that of the Lebanese State.”

 

With Iran’s help, Hezbollah’s arsenal has grown tenfold since UNSCR 1701’s passage. In 2006, the terrorist group possessed around 15,000 rockets. Today, it has more than 150,000 missiles and rockets — many of which are capable of precisely targeting any location in Israel.

 

Since October 7, Hezbollah terrorists have launched more than 8,500 missiles, rockets and drones into Israel. More than 40 Israelis, including 26 civilians, have been killed by Hezbollah. Around 80,000 Israelis remain displaced from their homes in the north.

 

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has boasted that the group’s “weapons and rockets come from the Islamic Republic of Iran,” and that it will continue to receive Iranian arms shipments.

 

Requirement: Demilitarize southern Lebanon.

Reality: Hezbollah has entrenched its military infrastructure within civilian areas throughout Lebanon.

From the resolution: UNSCR 1701 requires “the establishment between the Blue Line [the 2000 border demarcation between Israel and Lebanon] and the Litani river of an area free of any armed personnel, assets and weapons other than those of the Government of Lebanon and of UNIFIL.”

 

Hezbollah has turned major Lebanese cities, including the entire area south of the Litani River, into a military fortress from which it can attack Israel — in blatant violation of UNSCR 1701. Today, many Lebanese cities are a Hezbollah maze of underground bunkers, rocket-launch sites and interconnecting tunnels, with at least one out of every four houses in some areas reportedly hosting a Hezbollah base, post, weapons depot or hideout.

 

Hezbollah has put the lives of Lebanese civilians in danger by using them as human shields and positioning its forces and weapons inside hospitals, homes and schools, in direct violation of Article 57

 

of the Geneva Conventions. Major Lebanese cities and critical infrastructure have been taken over by Hezbollah for terrorist purposes, including Lebanon’s major international airport in Beirut. In 2018, the IDF revealed six Hezbollah tunnels dug from residential Lebanese neighborhoods into northern Israel.

 

Requirement: Strengthen UNIFIL.

Reality: The U.N. force has completely failed to prevent Hezbollah’s weapons smuggling and terrorist activity.

From the resolution: UNSCR 1701 “supplement[s] and enhance[s] the [U.N.] force in numbers, equipment, mandate and scope of operations, [including] to authorize an increase in the force strength of UNIFIL to a maximum of 15,000 troops,” up from 2,000 troops. Also, authorized UNIFIL to take “all necessary action” to enforce the resolution.

 

Due to intimidation by Hezbollah and lack of cooperation from the Lebanese Armed Forces, UNIFIL’s roughly 10,000 troops do not act against Hezbollah. UNIFIL routinely fails to patrol areas known to host illicit Hezbollah weapons and neglects to report on Hezbollah violations. Hezbollah outposts are often situated mere feet from UNIFIL outposts. The U.S. has repeatedly called on UNIFIL to increase its capacity and commitment to investigating and reporting these violations.

 

Lebanon’s porous border with Syria has also allowed Hezbollah to import significant arms from both Syria and Iran. While UNSCR 1701 does allow UNIFIL to deploy along the border with Syria at the Lebanese government’s request, such a request has never been made — largely due to Hezbollah and Iranian intimidation.

The Way Forward

Hezbollah must cease all attacks on Israel and be brought into full compliance with UNSCR 1701. The international community must exert all possible pressure on the Lebanese government to compel it to take action against Hezbollah.

 

Simultaneously, America must stand by Israel as it responds to Hezbollah’s increasingly aggressive attacks and continue to ensure Israel has the weapons it needs to protect its families and destroy Hezbollah’s capabilities.

 

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Saudi Arabia does not care about Palestinians


Times Algebra-tweet-29September2024-Saudi Arabia does not care about Palestinians
BIG NEWS 🚨 Saudi Prince Mohammed Bin Salman tells U.S. secretary of state that he doesn’t care about Palestinians.

Hamas, Hezbollah in SHOCK !!

Liberal leader MBS ⚡- Do I care personally about the Palestinian issue? I DON’T

“70% of people in my country are younger than me. For most of them, they never really knew much about the Palestinian issue” – Mohammed Bin Salman

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Times Algebra-tweet-29September2024-Saudi Arabia does not care about Palestinians

 

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ISRAEL AT WAR 5784: Time and Again


Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-21June2024-Shabbat Shalom
#ShabbatShalom is a bit like the Jewish version of “TGIF” but with a dash of spiritual elegance. “Shabbat Shalom” is Hebrew for “peaceful Sabbath,” and it’s a greeting used by Jews around the world to wish each other a serene and meaningful day of rest.
The expression of “Shabbat Shalom” embraces the spirit of the Sabbath. It’s our chance to unplug from the hustle and bustle of the week. Shabbat reminds us that we are souls and not robots. Shabbat replenishes the soul. Shabbat means connecting with Hashem, with family and with our own souls
So, whether you’re praying, munching on challah, sipping a glass of fine Israeli dry red wine or just taking a nap in the middle of the day, remember to spread the “Shabbat Shalom” love and enjoy a peaceful day of rest. Shabbat Shalom, cherished friends.

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-21June2024-Shabbat Shalom

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-21June2024-Shabbat Shalom

 

Israeli Citizen Spokespersons’ Office

4 Hostages rescued ALIVE from Gaza

This is what happens when you make peace

Israel Derangement Syndrome

Los Angeles – Pico-Robertson Pogrom 23June2024

Around the World

“If today the heads of government are unsure of their ability to withstand the nations – if they are fearful and weak – it is better that they leave the task of leadership to others.”


Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-8July2024-if they are fearful and weak
Prophetic words of the Lubavitcher Rebbe osb”m, 1970: “If today the heads of government are unsure of their ability to withstand the nations – if they are fearful and weak – it is better that they leave the task of leadership to others.” Tonight, 3 Tammuz, is his 30th yahrtzeit.

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Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-8July2024-if they are fearful and weak

 


 

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When talking about the 1st Lebanon War in 1982, the Lubavitcher Rebbe said, “You’re fighting terrorists. Hit them before they hit you. Finish the job, swiftly and completely.” Prophetic words on deaf ears. The deafness is from a lack of emuna.
harabi_770-tweeet-30July2024-We must end the war in the north!

חייבים לסיים את המלחמה בצפון!

Translated from Hebrew by

We must end the war in the north!

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-30July2024-Finish the job

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-30July2024-Finish the job

 

 


 

Bibi, switch the horses already


Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-21August2024-Bibi, switch the horses already
This tune is going viral in Israel, “Bibi, switch the horses already,” sung by Ariel Zilber, and it really makes you smile because it’s so true how the anti-emuna junta here messes things up. Enjoy – smile, don’t get angry. Hashem is doing everything for the best.

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-21August2024-Bibi, switch the horses already

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-21August2024-Bibi, switch the horses already

 

 


 


Caroline Glick-tweet-29July2024-This is the Hatziri of the Hatzi

זאת הפצ”רית של הרצי וחונטת סיירת מטכ”ל בראשות אהוד ברק. הם האחראים הבלעדים לאסון שמחת תורה. לא נוכל לישון בשקט כל עוד הם ממשיכים לשלוט במטכ”ל.

Translated from Hebrew by

This is the Hatziri of the Hatzi and the commander of a general patrol led by Ehud Barak. They are solely responsible for the Simchat Torah disaster. We will not be able to sleep peacefully as long as they continue to control the General Staff.
Michael Ben-tweet-29July2024-

במו ידיה הגברת הזו תביא לנו את הרפורמה המשפטית.
כמה את טיפשה גברת….

Translated from Hebrew by

With her own hands this lady will bring us the legal reform.
How stupid you are lady…

Caroline Glick-tweet-29July2024-This is the Hatziri of the Hatzi

Caroline Glick-tweet-29July2024-This is the Hatziri of the Hatzi

 

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Arutz Sheva http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

Netanyahu fires Gallant as Defense Minister

PM dismisses Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, citing ‘significant gaps’ and lack of trust, appoints Israel Katz in his place.

Israel National News / 5November2024, 8:16 PM (GMT+2)  https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/398672

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday evening.

 

Netanyahu explained that this is the result of a crisis of trust and significant differences between the two in the management of the war.

 

“As the Prime Minister of Israel, my chief obligation is to preserve the security of Israel and to achieve our total victory. In the midst of war, more than ever, complete trust is required between the Prime Minister and the Defense Minister,” Netanyahu began.

 

“Unfortunately, even though such trust was present during the first months of the military campaign, and we had a very productive cooperation, during the past several months this trust between myself and the Defense Minister has begun to crack,” he stated.

 

Netanyahu continued, “Defense Minister Gallant and I had substantial disagreements on the management of the military campaign, disagreements which were accompanied by public statements and actions that contravened the decisions of the Government and the Security Cabinet.”

 

“I have made multiple attempts to resolve these disagreements, but they became increasingly wider. They were also brought to the knowledge of the public in an inappropriate manner, and what is even worse, they have reached the knowledge of the enemy; our enemies have taken great delight in these disagreements and have derived much benefit from them,” he added.

 

He explained that “different opinions in open debates, as anyone who knows me can attest to, are my way of holding discussions and consultations, and making decisions. Everyone knows that. However, the increasingly wide crisis of confidence between myself and the Defense Minister had become public knowledge, and that crisis is hindering the continued proper administration of the military campaign.”

 

“I am not the only one with this opinion; in both the Government and the Security Cabinet, the majority of the members of which, virtually all members, share the feeling that this state of affairs cannot continue,” he noted.

 

“In view of the above, I have decided today to remove the Defense Minister from his post. In his stead, I have decided to appoint Minister Israel Katz to this position. Israel Katz has proven his abilities and has made a contribution to national security as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Finance, Minister of Intelligence for five years, and equally important, as a long-standing member of the State Security Cabinet,” Netanyahu declared.

 

“Israel Katz brings to the table an impressive combination of rich experience and executive capabilities. He is known as a man of action who combines responsibility with reserved decisiveness, all important qualities for driving a military campaign,” he said.

 

He further stated that former Minister Gideon Sa’ar would take Minister Katz’s place as Foreign Minister. “Also, I have spoken today with Minister Gideon Sa’ar and proposed that he join the coalition along with his faction and serve as Minister of Foreign Affairs. As a member of the Government and Security Cabinet for many years, Gideon Sa’ar will bring to the table much experience and consideration in the areas of policy and security, and will be a significant addition to our leadership team.”

 

“Gideon Saar’s addition and the addition of his faction will increase the stability of the coalition and the government, important factors at any time, and especially important in time of war. I am convinced that these steps will reinforce the Government and the Security Cabinet, transforming them into bodies that work cooperatively and harmoniously for the security of the State of Israel, for the citizens of Israel, and for our victory,” he said.

 

Gallant stated in response, “The security of the State of Israel always was, and will always remain my life’s mission.”

 

Incoming Defense Minister Israel Katz said, “I thank Prime Minister Netanyahu for the trust he placed in me in appointing me to the position of minister of defense. I accept this responsibility with a sense of mission and a deep commitment to the security of the State of Israel and its citizens.”

 

“We will work together to advance the defense establishment to victory against our enemies and to achieve the goals of the war: the return of all the hostages as the most important mission, the destruction of Hamas in Gaza, the defeat of Hezbollah in Lebanon, the curbing of Iranian aggression and the safe return of the residents of the north and south to their home,” he added.

 

The move was welcomed by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who said, “The prime minister did well to remove him from his position.” Ben-Gvir claimed that “it is not possible to achieve absolute victory” with Gallant as Defense Minister.

 

On the other hand, opposition figures condemned Gallant’s firing, Democrats chairman Yair Golan called on the public to “take to the streets” in protest.

 

National Unity MK Orit Farkash Hacohen said, “A Defense Minister who announces conscription orders for thousands of Haredim is fired in the middle of a war on the eve of an [expected Iranian] attack for the sake of the evasion law.”

 

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Think for yourself

Finally: Prayer rally in Hevron, Sept 12th 2024

by 19August2024  https://thinkforyourselfpublishing.com/finally-prayer-rally-in-hevron-sept-12th/

 

I just got sent this:

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Prayer rally in Hevron-12September2024

 

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The Rav has called for a prayer gathering in Hevron, on Thursday September 12th, 2024, beginning at 9pm.

BH, the Rav will be coming, too.

 

Strange to say, this is a very good sign.

 

All year, I’ve been waiting for one of these prayer gatherings to be called in Hevron – because I’ve seen so many times in the past, how they literally make ‘the problem’ disappear overnight – and all year, it just hasn’t happened.

I guess we hadn’t reached the part in this massive process of awakening and teshuva where the prayer gathering would be effective.

Now, BH, I’m hopeful that the end of the nightmare situation that has been 5784 is in sight.

If, enough people show up in Hebron on September 12th.

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While I was browsing the RavBerland.com site, looking for more stuff about the concept of ‘MBY’ from the Rav, I came across something I wrote five years ago now, in 2019:

 

https://ravberland.com/5779-the-year-in-review/

It talks a lot about different prayer gatherings in Hevron that took place throughout the year of 5779 – just before the Evils unleashed the scamdemic on the world.

 

Perhaps more to the point, it reminded me of how many ‘tough times’ were going on in 5779 – and how these prayer gatherings literally turned everything around for Am Yisrael.

 

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Five years ago, it was way harder to ‘get with the Rav’, in some ways.

You had to have already figured out that the masonic media lies about everything, collaborates with the corrupt State to frame innocent people for political ends – and that the State itself is rotten to the core, morally.

That was quite an ‘ask’ five years ago.

 

But now?

This should be obvious to any awake person (awake defined as, literally, not asleep, and with two functioning brain cells.)

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So, if you can make it to Hevron on September 12th at 9pm, even with mesirut nefesh, please come and join the prayer gathering, with the Rav.

At the very least, these prayer gatherings ‘work’ to sweeten things for the people who make the effort to participate.

 

And if you only help yourself by coming – dayenu.

 

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Rabbi Lazer Brody’s predictions 28July2024


Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-28July2024-predictions
I hope I’m wrong on both counts, but here are my predictions:
1) Israel will make a very lukewarm attack against Hezbolla, maybe killing 12 porcupines in a deserted Hezbolla base;
2) Kamala Harris will win the US Presidential Elections.

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-28July2024-predictions

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-28July2024-predictions

 

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Israel hits Iran

“Operation Days of Teshuva” 26October2024


Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-27October2024-Operation Days of Teshuva
The more the smoke clears from yesterday’s miraculous IAF strike against Iran, the more we must thank Hashem and praise His Name for giving our airmen the skill and success for accomplishing the impossible. Iran is now completely exposed, and that’s not all:
1) Satellite photos show damage on Iran’s missile production that will take 2 years to repair.
2) All four Russian supplied S300 missile defense systems were destroyed.
3) All radar defenses surrounding Tehran were destroyed.
4) 12 different ballistic-fuel mixing centers were destroyed.
5) Several weapons research centers were destroyed. One of them may have been a nuclear research center as a message to Iran: You could have been hit much worse…
Successes like this carry a pricetag. No wonder the mission was called, “Operation Days of Teshuva (Repentance)”; maybe the IDF was referring to the recent High Holidays, but Hashem is referring to the coming days, when all of us should strengthen ourselves in emuna and Torah observance. Hashem is showing us what He can do for us when we do. Let’s start with something easy – stop badmouthing other people and stay away from those who do. Unity is what Hashem wants from us.

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-27October2024-Operation Days of Teshuva

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-27October2024-Operation Days of Teshuva

 


Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-26October2024-Operation Days of Teshuva-Shabbat Breishit
Thank You, Hashem, for a successful “Operation Days of Teshuva” strike against Iran, early Shabbat Breishit. Here’s what we know now:
1. Dozens of IAF F16s, F15s and support aircraft departed for Iran at about 2AM Shabbat, local time.
2. Iran’s proxy air defenses in Iraq and Syria were first neutralized.
3. Israel attacked the plant that produces Russian S300 ballistic missiles, drone-manufacturing plants and other strategic sites.
4. There was no attack against oil fields, nuclear plants or civilian centers.
5. The attack lasted for 3 hours until 5 AM.
6. All of our personnel and aircraft returned home safely, Baruch Hashem.

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-26October2024-Operation Days of Teshuva-Shabbat Breishit

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-26October2024-Operation Days of Teshuva-Shabbat Breishit

 


 

19April2024 Israeli strikes on Iran


HonestReporting Canada-tweet-19April2024-Israeli strikes on Iran
According to @abcnews, at least 7 different #Iranian locations have been struck so far tonight by #Israeli airstrikes.

HonestReporting Canada-tweet-19April2024-Israeli strikes on Iran

HonestReporting Canada-tweet-19April2024-Israeli strikes on Iran

 

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Those who destroy you and lay (your land) in waste, come from your midst


Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-1September2024-Those who destroy you
Why were Isaiah’s eyes red from crying? Yet why is Sinwar laughing?
Sinwar wants the address of the National Labor Union (Histadrut) head to send him a bouquet of flowers. While foreign governments, including Biden and Blinken, are condemning the Hamas savages who murdered our hostages in cold blood – Bar David, head of the leftist deep-state mafia aka Histadrut, is calling for a general strike tomorrow. While Israel’s right is busy fighting the enemy, Israel’s left is busy fighting Israel’s right. This is what brought tears to Isaiah’s eyes: מְהָרְסַיִךְ וּמַחֲרִיבַיִךְ, מִמֵּךְ יֵצֵאוּ. – “Those who destroy you and lay (your land) in waste, come from your midst (Isaiah 49:17).

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-1September2024-Those who destroy you

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-1September2024-Those who destroy you

 

 

List of Cities not striking


Malkah Fleisher-twert-1September2024-List of Cities not striking
This is a partial list of the cities which have refused to take part in the demoralizing and highly politicized strike the labor unions decided to foist on the backs of Israelis who have already been suffering and struggling for almost a year:

Jerusalem
Ashdod
Netanya
Ramle
Dimona
Holon
Petach Tikva
Tzfat
Efrat
Ariel
Katzrin
Kiryat Yam
Kiryat Motzkin
Kiryat Bialik
Beit Shemesh
Mitzpe Ramon
Arad
Maale Adumim
Migdal Haemek
Harish
Nahal Sorek
Bnai Brak
Shlomi
Maale Tarshisha

Malkah Fleisher-twert-1September2024-List of Cities not striking

Malkah Fleisher-twert-1September2024-List of Cities not striking

 


 

Who is the architect of the move designed to bring about surrender? Yoav Galant.


Caroline Glick-tweet-2September2024-The American announcement-Yoav Galant

ל”עסקה,” איננה סיבה למסיבה. להיפך. זה איום אסטרטגי ממעלה ראשונה. התזמון אינו מקרי. מדובר ככל הנראה במהלך מתואם עם ראשי כנופיית קפלן שמאשימים באופן בלתי נתפס, את ראש הממשלה בפשעי חמאס. הלחץ האמריקני לא מופעל כיום, ומעולם לא הופעל עד כה, על חמאס אלא רק על ישראל. והמסר שמועבר בהודעה על “הצעה סופית,” הוא, זהו יהודונים, שיחקתם מספיק. עכשיו תתקפלו! ומי מחולל את הכל כאן בפועל? מי אדריכל המהלך שנועד להביא לכניעה? יואב גלנט. כאשר ההיסטוריה של תקופה זאת תיכתב, נדמה שגלנט ייזכר שם כמולל המערכה שנועדה להביא להתפרקות של המהפכה הציונית. אם אני צודקת, אז ההתנהלות הבלתי נסלחת שלו בקבינט ביום חמישי והציוץ שלו אתמול בבוקר יתבררו כמצית של ליל גלנט השני, והאסוני ביותר. בפעם הראשונה, המעשה שלו הביא לפירוק יכולת נבחרי העם לתפוס את הגה השלטון מהפקידים הפוסט ציונים העוינים לעם ולשלטונו. בפעם השנייה, כעת, המעשה שלו עלול, חלילה, להביא לאובדן הריבונות שלנו. לא הגענו עד הלום כדי להתקפל. אסור למצמץ. אסור להתבלבל.

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The American announcement that the administration is preparing a “final offer” for a “deal,” is no cause for celebration. on the contrary. This is a strategic threat of the first order. The timing is no accident. This is apparently a coordinated move with the leaders of the Kaplan gang who unimaginably accuse the Prime Minister of Hamas crimes. The American pressure is not applied today, and has never been applied until now, on Hamas but only on Israel. And the message that is conveyed in the announcement of a “final offer,” is, this is Jews, you have played enough. Now fold up! And who creates everything here in practice? Who is the architect of the move designed to bring about surrender? Yoav Galant. When the history of this period is written, it seems that Gallant will be remembered there as the instigator of the campaign that was intended to bring about the disintegration of the Zionist revolution. If I’m right, then his inexcusable conduct in the Cabinet on Thursday and his tweet yesterday morning will turn out to be the igniter of the second, and most disastrous, Night of Gallant. For the first time, his act resulted in the dismantling of the ability of the people’s elected officials to seize the helm of power from the post-Zionist officials hostile to the people and their government. For the second time, now, his act may, God forbid, result in the loss of our sovereignty. We didn’t come this far to fold. Do not blink. Don’t get confused.

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The Palestinian Tradition of Celebrating the Death of Jews

by Bassam Tawil
8October2024 https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/20998/palestinians-celebrate-death-of-jews

 

  • Palestinians have a custom of celebrating in the streets every time Israel is attacked or a Jew is murdered by terrorists.
  • It is hard, if not impossible, to find one senior Palestinian official who is willing to criticize his own people for celebrating terrorist attacks. It is also hard, if not impossible, to find one senior Palestinian official who is willing to condemn the October 7 atrocities and massacres against Israelis. Palestinian leaders have good reason not to speak out: they are afraid of being killed by their own people.
  • Last month, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, ignored the Hamas attack and instead accused Israel of committing “massacres,” “crimes,” and “genocide” against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Needless to say, Abbas also ignored the fact that a large number of Palestinians expressed support for the Hamas-led October 7 attack and took to the streets to celebrate the brutal mass-murder of Israeli women, children and the elderly.
  • Palestinian leaders who do not have the courage, or are unwilling, to denounce terrorism will never be able to call on their people to recognize Israel’s right to exist, let alone make peace with it. Palestinians who celebrate the murder of their neighbors are not ready for a state, which will undoubtedly be used as a springboard to slaughter more Jews and to try to destroy Israel.
  • There is no excuse for celebrating murder. A society that celebrates murder will never be a partner for peace. True peace will only come when Palestinian leaders values their people’s lives more than celebrating the murder of Jews.

Palestinians celebrating in the streets

Palestinians celebrating in the streets

Palestinians have a custom of celebrating in the streets every time Israel is attacked or a Jew is murdered by terrorists, and it is hard, if not impossible, to find one senior Palestinian official who is willing to criticize his own people for celebrating terrorist attacks. Pictured: Palestinian Arabs celebrate Iran’s ballistic missile attack on Israel and pose, flashing the “V for victory” sign, with a piece of a downed Iranian missile that they moved to the town square of Dura (near Hebron), on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Hazem Bader/AFP via Getty Images)

 

Palestinians have a custom of celebrating in the streets every time Israel is attacked or a Jew is murdered by terrorists.

 

The latest Palestinian celebrations took place on October 1, 2024, when Iran launched hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel. The celebrations occurred even though some of the missiles fell in Palestinian areas in the West Bank and the only person killed was, ironically, a Palestinian man in the city of Jericho.

 

In one West Bank village, Palestinians erected a monument from the tail of an Iranian missile to celebrate Iran’s attack on Israel.

 

Similar celebrations took place in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and in many countries when Iran launched its first direct missile and drone attack against Israel in April. According to a report by Iran’s Tehran Times:

“It was also a sleepless night in Ramallah and other cities in the occupied West Bank, that saw excited crowds of Palestinians gathering in the streets and pointing to the skies amid the visible trails of Iranian missiles flying, with a celebratory mood until the early hours of Sunday morning.”

The largest celebrations occurred a year ago, on October 7, 2023, when thousands of Iran-backed Hamas terrorists and “ordinary” Palestinians invaded Israel from the Gaza Strip and murdered 1,200 Israelis. During the attack, thousands of Israelis were raped, tortured, and burned alive, while more than 240 others were kidnapped into the Gaza Strip. A year later, 101 Israeli hostages are still being held by Hamas terrorists.

 

A video from the Qatar-owned Al-Jazeera television network titled “Palestinians overjoyed with the Al-Aqsa Flood Operation” (the name Hamas uses to describe its October 7 attack) showed celebrations in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

 

The Iranian-affiliated Lebanese TV station Mayadeen aired a report about Palestinian celebrations in the West Bank, where sweets were handed out in Nablus and guns were fired in Jenin “in jubilation.” A little girl can be seen waving a rifle and a handgun in the air.

 

Palestinian activist Omar Assaf praised the Hamas attack:

“The resistance has proven today, once again, that the only option the people support is the option of resistance and confrontation, and proved, once again, that this occupation is weaker than a spider web, like [Hezbollah leader] Hassan Nasrallah said.”

In 2004, thousands of Palestinians spilled onto the streets of the Gaza Strip to celebrate a twin suicide bombing in southern Israel that killed 16 people. The Palestinians celebrating, estimated to number about 20,000, threw sweets in the air and chanted slogans in support of Hamas, which took credit for the terrorist attack.

 

The Palestinians are also happy to see Americans targeted by terrorists. While Israel declared a “national day of mourning” in solidarity with the US after the 9/11 attacks, Palestinians celebrated by handing out sweets, firing guns in the air and chanting Allahu Akbar (Allah is the greatest).

 

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has since been celebrating the 9/11 attacks with cartoons glorifying Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden or mocking and attacking the US.

 

The PA’s official media outlets made a concerted effort to bash the US by rubbing salt in its most sensitive wounds, and by depicting America as evil, while appropriating Palestinians, Arabs, and Muslims as the victims.

 

In one Palestinian cartoon, bin Laden is shown forming a victory sign with his fingers, which are made up of the smoldering Twin Towers next to a plane about to fly into them.

 

In another cartoon, the PA mocked the US by portraying Uncle Sam fleeing in terror from the date “September 11.”

 

After the massacre and atrocities committed by Palestinians on October 7, a senior Palestinian official repeated the accusation that the US knew about the 9/11 attacks but wanted them to happen:

“They [Israel] knew about this [Oct. 7 attack] and were silent because they wanted that what happened would happen, just as their teacher [America] did in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.”
— Fatah Revolutionary Council member Adnan Al-Damiri, Facebook, December 20, 2023.

It is hard to forget how the Palestinians also celebrated when Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein fired Scud missiles at Israel more than 30 years ago.

 

Here is what The Washington Post wrote about the celebrations back then:

“As Iraqi missiles fell on Israel’s coastal plain Friday and Saturday, Palestinian residents here huddled in rooms sealed with masking tape and bleach-soaked cloths, in case the warheads contained deadly chemical agents. Still, when they heard the thud of explosions, they cheered for Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

 

“‘We were happy. A little scared, maybe, but mainly happy,’ said May, a shopkeeper, during a two-hour break today in the military curfew imposed by occupying Israeli forces. Added Amer, a 15-year-old boy who stood nearby: ‘It’s wonderful that missiles hit Tel Aviv…’

 

Two Western reporters in search of opinions were quickly surrounded by Palestinians on a downtown street. Everyone who passed by, it seemed, wanted to express admiration for Saddam. Most seemed full of emotion. ‘Saddam is winning, of course he is winning,’ said Sammy, 27, an employee in a United Nations refugee camp. ‘Why? Because he is still fighting. He is fighting 28 countries, and yet after two days he fired 11 missiles at Tel Aviv, with precision. This is a victory.'”

It is hard, if not impossible, to find one senior Palestinian official who is willing to criticize his own people for celebrating terrorist attacks. It is also hard, if not impossible, to find one senior Palestinian official who is willing to condemn the October 7 atrocities and massacres against Israelis. Palestinian leaders have good reason not to speak out: they are afraid of being killed by their own people.

 

Last month, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, ignored the Hamas attack and instead accused Israel of committing “massacres,” “crimes,” and “genocide” against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Needless to say, Abbas also ignored the fact that a large number of Palestinians expressed support for the Hamas-led October 7 attack and took to the streets to celebrate the brutal mass-murder of Israeli women, children and the elderly.

 

Palestinian leaders who do not have the courage, or are unwilling, to denounce terrorism will never be able to call on their people to recognize Israel’s right to exist, let alone make peace with it. Palestinians who celebrate the murder of their neighbors are not ready for a state, which will undoubtedly be used as a springboard to slaughter more Jews and to try to destroy Israel.

 

There is no excuse for celebrating murder. A society that celebrates murder will never be a partner for peace. True peace will only come when Palestinian leaders values their people’s lives more than celebrating the murder of Jews.

Bassam Tawil is a Muslim Arab based in the Middle East. His work is made possible through the generous donation of a couple of donors who wished to remain anonymous. Gatestone is most grateful.

 

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JerusalemCats Comments: The Palestinians won’t be celebrating when they are Deported to some “Hell-hole”.

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Law allowing deportations of families of terrorists approved in second and third readings

The law permits the Minister of the Interior to order the deportation of a family member of a terrorist, if it is proven that he knew in advance of his relative’s intention to commit an act of terrorism and did not make efforts to prevent the act.

Hezki Baruch / 7November2024, 3:31 AM (GMT+2) http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/398747

 

The Knesset plenum approved early Thursday morning the second and third readings of a law allowing the deportation of families of terrorists, proposed by MKs Hanoch Milwidsky (Likud), Eliyahu Revivo (Likud) and Almog Cohen (Otzma Yehudit).

 

61 MKs voted in favor of the legislation and 41 voted against it.

 

The law stipulates that the Minister of the Interior will be permitted to order the deportation of a family member of a terrorist, after a hearing, if it is proven that he knew in advance of his relative’s intention to commit an act of terrorism and did not make efforts to prevent the act.

 

In addition, the option will be given to deport a family member who expressed support or identified with the act, or published words of praise or encouragement for a terrorist act or a terrorist organization.

 

The validity of the deportation order for an Israeli citizen shall not be less than seven years and shall not exceed 15 years, and for a permanent or temporary resident – shall not be less than 10 years and shall not exceed 20 years.

 

The explanatory notes to the bill read: “In recent years, and in particular after the beginning of the Swords of Iron war, which broke out following the terrorist attack that began on October 7, 2023, the cases in which citizens and holders of a permanent residence permit in Israel incite to terrorism have increased, either by publishing direct calls to commit terrorist acts or by publishing words of praise, sympathy or encouragement for these acts, supporting them or identifying with them.”

 

The notes further states that “from various studies conducted over the years, both by the National Security Council and by the IDF related to dozens of terrorists with Israeli citizenship, it emerged that the terrorists’ only concern was what would happen to their families after the attack. There is no doubt that many terrorists will refrain from carrying out an attack, as long as they know that their families will be punished for it.”

 

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Qatar wants Hamas to win


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Qatar wants Hamas to win. Qatar told Hamas to keep the hostages. Qatar mourned the death of Yahya Sinwar. Qatar condemned Israel on October 7. This is what the State Department calls “promoting regional peace.”
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In Doha, @SecBlinken will meet with officials to discuss seizing the moment to end the conflict in Gaza and secure the release of hostages. The U.S. is grateful for Qatar’s indispensable role in promoting regional peace.

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Daniel Rubenstein-tweet-24October2024-Qatar wants Hamas to win

 

JerusalemCats Comments Remember who is in Qatar.

Gaza’s sky is black but Qatar is always sunny

 

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Qatar expels Hamas after Trump win


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Qatar has started expelling Hamas officials, reportedly telling them, “You’re no longer welcome here” 🇶🇦🚫. This major shift comes just hours after @realDonaldTrump U.S. election win, according to @kann_news.

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Fatah demands Progroms


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Reminder, this is Fatah, the party of Mahmoud Abbas. These are the folks you wanna give a state too? They would do a pogrom every day of the week if they could!

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Dr. Einat Wilf

Episode #1 UNRWA | Deep Dive with Dr. Einat Wilf


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Introducing Episode #1 – UNRWA of the Deep Dive series with Dr. @EinatWilf

Dr. Einat Wilf is a former member of the Knesset and author of the best-selling book “The War of Return.”

#deepdive #israelicitizenspox

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IsraeliCitizenSpox-tweet-30May2024-UNRWA

 

Episode #1 UNRWA | Deep Dive with Dr. Einat Wilf

 

Episode #2 – ‘Anti Zionism’ is now live!


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Dr. @EinatWilf is back with Deep Dive!

Episode #2 – ‘Anti Zionism’ is now live!

If you like to access a free course on Zionism and Anti-Zionism taught by Dr @einatwilf
you can access the link here: https://tikvahfund.org/course/zionism-and-anti-zionism-the-history-of-two-opposing-ideas/

#israelicitizenspox #deepdive #einatwilf #antizionism

 

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Episode #2 Anti-Zionism | Deep Dive with Dr. Einat Wilf

 

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4 Hostages rescued ALIVE from Gaza


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Noa Argamani (25), Almog Meir Jan (21), Andrey Kozlov (27), and Shlomi Ziv (40) were rescued in a special operation by the IDF, ISA and Israel Police from 2 separate locations in the heart of Nuseirat after being kidnapped by Hamas from the Nova music festival.

They are in good medical condition and have been transferred to the ‘Sheba’ Tel-HaShomer Medical Center for further medical examinations.

We will continue to make every effort to bring the hostages home.

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Israel Defense Forces-tweet-8June2024-4 Hostages rescued ALIVE from Gaza

 


 

Noa Argamani’s dad praying at the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s holy gravesite


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Noa Argamani, taken hostage on Oct.7, was rescued yesterday in a miraculous special-forces mission in Gaza. Despite 2 rescue vehicles that broke down, Hashem made the mission succeed. The photo, from a few months ago, is her dad praying at the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s holy gravesite.
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הבקשה שנענתה: יעקב ארגמני, אביה של נועה שחולצה השבת מהשבי בעזה, מעתיר בתפילה על ציונו הקדוש של הרבי לפני מספר חודשים.

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The request was answered: Ya’akov Argamani, the father of Noa, who was rescued on Shabbat from captivity in Gaza, petitions in prayer for the Rebbe’s holy grave a few months ago.

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Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-9June2024-Noa Argamani’s dad praying at the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s holy gravesite

 


 

hostages return celebrations


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Just imagine the celebrations when all the hostages return!

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Im Tirtzu-tweet-8June2024-hostages return celebrations

 

 


 

If our leaders would say, “Thank You, Hashem” and “B’ezrat Hashem,” Hashem would give them many more reasons to smile


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If our leaders would say, “Thank You, Hashem” and “B’ezrat Hashem,” Hashem would give them many more reasons to smile. Before you do something, solicit Hashem’s help by saying “B’ezrat Hashem.” Once you’ve done it, say “Thank You, Hashem”. Wait and see how successful you’ll be.

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Hamas abuses the hostages


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We are learning more about how Hamas abuses the hostages (and these are the ones held in civilian homes):

▪️Beatings “almost every day”
▪️No protein, so muscle wastage
▪️Malnutrition, periods of “almost no food whatsoever”
▪️Medical neglect
▪️No sunlight

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Eylon Levy-tweet-10June2024-Hamas abuses the hostages

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Hostages were beaten, abused ‘almost every day,’ says doctor who treated rescuees

10 June 2024, 10:05 pm https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/hostages-were-beaten-abused-almost-every-day-says-doctor-who-treated-rescuees/

 

File: Itai Pessach, director of the children’s hospital at Sheba Medical Center, during a television interview (courtesy of Sheba Medical Center)

File: Itai Pessach, director of the children’s hospital at Sheba Medical Center, during a television interview (courtesy of Sheba Medical Center)

 

The doctor in charge of treating the hostages rescued from Gaza on Saturday tells CNN that the abductees were regularly beaten by their captors.

 

“It was a harsh, harsh experience, with a lot of abuse, almost every day,” Dr. Itai Pessach of Sheba Medical Center says. “Every hour, both physical, mental and other types, and that is something that is beyond comprehension.”

 

According to the American outlet, Pessach says the eight months the hostages spent under Hamas captivity “left a significant mark on their health,” despite them appearing outwardly to be in good shape.

 

“They had no protein, so their muscles are extremely wasted, there is damage to some other systems because of that,” he says, adding that they said the supply of food and water varied, and that they were moved a few times and dealt with different guards.

 

“There have been periods where they got almost no food whatsoever,” Pessach adds. “There were other periods where it was a little better, but all in all, the combination of the psychological stress, malnutrition or not getting enough food or not getting the right kind of food, medical neglect, being limited to space, not seeing the sun and all of the other things have [a] significant effect on health.”

 

Elaborating on the psychological strain, he says: “As time passes, hope of being released kind of decreases and you start wondering if this would ever end… losing that faith, I think, is where you get to the breaking point.”

 


 

Rescued hostage Andrey Kozlov


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Rescued hostage Andrey Kozlov had his hands and feet bound for 2 months during captivity.

His parents have revealed the horrific conditions he was subjected to during the 245 days he spent as a hostage.

“He told us that for two months, they were tied up by their hands and feet. In the first weeks, their hands were tied behind their backs…

In other cases, they had to relieve themselves in a bucket. The terrorists engaged in psychological abuse, constantly telling each captive, ‘Israel has forgotten you.”

Source: Ynet News

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The inside story of Israel’s dramatic Gaza hostage rescue

The JC can reveal previously unknown details of the daring mission, which was the result of weeks of intelligence work culminating in a 45 minute shoot-out with Hamas terrorists

BY Elon Perry

13June2024 08:32 https://www.thejc.com/news/israel/the-inside-story-of-israels-dramatic-gaza-hostage-rescue-e2t1d8qu#:~:text=On%2012%20May%2C%20Israel%20received,to%20locate%20the%20exact%20location

 

On 12 May, Israel received intelligence about the location of four hostages in the Nuseirat refugee camp area in the Gaza Strip. From that day on, every branch of Israeli intelligence was focused on the area 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to locate the exact location. A team of undercover ‘Mista’arvim’ (units that assimilate into local populations to gather intelligence) were sent there, mainly in the local market of Nuseirat.

 

Their role was not only to gather intelligence from locals but also to check information from the interrogations of captured terrorists. In addition, information was gathered by aerial observation and other sophisticated technological means.

 

After 19 days of intensive cooperative intelligence gathering work, the combined units managed to compile solid and accurate information about the location of the Israeli hostages. It was discovered that the hostages were being held in two separate buildings in the same area. Noa Argamani was held in the first floor of one and three other hostages were in another building, 800 metres away, on the third floor.

 

At the beginning of June, this information was brought to the War Cabinet, and the Chief of Staff of the IDF and head of the Shin Bet were asked to present a rescue plan. The intelligence was kept top secret. Even the other forces in Gaza, including senior commanders, were not informed about it. As the War Cabinet discussed options, the preparations and training for the operation began.

 

In order to finally verify the information and to prepare the ground for the operation, another team of undercover soldiers (including several women dressed in hijabs and long black dresses) was sent into the Nuseirat refugee camp. Pretending to be two Gazan families looking for a large house in Nuseirat, they arrived in two cheap-looking old cars loaded with domestic items characteristic of those families displaced in the Strip, such as mattresses and clothing identical to those of the locals.

 

When the residents of the Nuseirat camp asked the undercovers where they came from and what they were looking to do in Nuseirat, they replied that they had fled from Rafah due to “deadly shelling from the Israeli army”, and decided to rent a house in the area. Then they pointed to the building where Noa Argamani was being held. They showed one of the locals a large amount of cash and offered to pay three times the going rate for rent. The local agreed to help and within three hours found a large house on the very street where Argamani was held. This was only 800 metres away from where the other three hostages were held.

 

A few days later, after settling into the house and getting to know the area, including shopping at the local market, and realising that they did not arouse suspicion, the undercovers began their mission: verifying the location where the hostages were held. They split into two teams. One team consisted of two commandos, a man dressed as a typical Gazan local and a woman dressed in a long black dress and hijab. They began marching down the street towards the ‘Al-Auda’ medical centre where, in a nearby residential building 200 metres from the hospital, Noa Argamani was held. The undercovers walked with complete confidence as if they were walking down a street in Tel Aviv. To add to their authenticity, they stopped from time to time at stalls along the sides of the street, showing interest in the products while complaining about the difficult situation in Gaza. This was done in fluent Arabic with a perfect Gazan accent. Behind them, walked four more undercover men, armed to give backup in case a ‘Fauda-like’ situation occurred (Fauda in Arabic means unexpected chaos).

 

The second team consisted of four female soldiers dressed as typical Arab women (one feigning being pregnant) carrying plastic bags full of food products and vegetables. They walked in two pairs (a young Muslim woman is not allowed to walk around alone) towards a nearby residential building, where, on the third floor, the three male hostages were held. Behind them walked four more undercover men armed to give them backup.

 

Meanwhile five other members of the undercover team stayed at the house to guard it and make sure the teams had not been exposed and that no nasty surprises would await them.

 

Three hours later, at the prearranged time, the two teams came back to the rented house and began to process the information they had obtained. Now it was confirmed: the four hostages were being held in two homes of Gazan families. The force commander confirmed to Israel that the two locations were correct.

 

The cabinet decided to act. Twenty-eight fighters from the ‘Yamam’, a commando unit that specialises in fighting terrorists and rescuing hostages, began training on two specially built models that replicated the two buildings where the hostages were held. After three days of training, the commander of the force informed the IDF Chief of Staff, Herzi Halevi, who then informed the Minister of Defence, Yoav Gallant, that they were ready to carry out the operation. After Prime Minister Netanyahu had been informed and given permission to launch the operation, it was able to proceed.

 

On Thursday night, 5 June, the undercovers were ordered to leave the area of Nuseirat refugee camp without arousing suspicion, although four remained to keep an eye on the buildings to make sure that the hostages were not transferred to another location.

 

Only at this time were senior Israeli commanders and other cabinet members informed about the operation.

On Friday morning, 6 June, the 28 commandos of the ‘Yamam’ unit began making their way in two teams towards the two buildings in Nuseirat refugee camp. To maintain the element of surprise as much as possible, the unit’s fighters travelled hiding in two trucks.

 

Just before 11 am the commandos arrived with precise timing at the two targets and awaited the order to attack. Observations and technological surveillance measures from IDF aircraft reported that the area was ‘clean’, with no suspicious movements near the two buildings. The information and live coverage of the alleys and the 800-metre-long street that separated the two target buildings were transmitted directly to the screens in two command and control rooms in Israel from which the operation was being overseen.

 

At 11.00 am exactly the commandos received the order to go ahead and stormed both buildings simultaneously in full coordination, to prevent the terrorists from endangering the hostages and the entire operation.

 

The Israeli soldiers eliminated the terrorists guarding Noa Argamani, and within six minutes had rescued her unharmed from the apartment. They then took her to a waiting helicopter that immediately flew her back to Israel.

 

But while the rescue of Argamani went smoothly, the task of rescuing the other three hostages on the third floor of the second building became complicated.

 

They were held in the home of Dr Ahmed al-Jamal, a medical doctor, who was a Hamas activist. His son, Abdullah, a journalist who had written for Al-Jazeera, was also staying in the apartment.

 

Some of the commandos used a ladder to enter directly into the room where the three hostages were held. This coincided with the entry of the rest of the force who came up the stairs from the main entrance of the building.

 

But Commander Arnon Zamora’s team, which broke into the apartment at the head of the force, encountered massive fire from around thirty Hamas terrorists in the apartment They fired with machine guns, threw grenades and some even fired rocket-propelled grenade missiles at the surprised Israelis. This is how Arnon Zamora was killed.

 

The fact of the presence of 30 terrorists in the apartment had not been known to the undercover teams who had reported the information about the hostages’ location back to Israel. It is assumed that the terrorists arrived at the apartment only that morning or the night before, to strengthen the guarding of the three hostages.

 

Nevertheless, the experienced Israeli commando fighters were not deterred by the deadly surprise and continued to fight the terrorists with determination at close range, joined by the other fighters who were waiting outside the apartment. The three hostages had to hide in the bathroom of the apartment, protected by several Israeli fighters, during the battle. There was no way to leave the apartment due to the massive unexpected gunfire as it might endanger the hostages.

 

After a long face-to-face battle, the Israelis managed to eliminate all the terrorists in the apartment. But during the shooting from dozens of guns inside a crowded two-room apartment, Arnon Zamora was hit and lay on the floor bleeding, while three medics and a doctor leant over him, under heavy fire, trying to save his life.

 

Meanwhile, dozens of terrorists emerged from the tunnels around the building and began to fire at the Israeli fighters with machine guns and RPG missiles. The Israelis started making their way out of the building (several of them carrying Arnon Zamora on a stretcher), running through smoke-filled alleys and the nearby market which was crowded with thousands of Gazans who would not have hesitated to lynch them. The Israeli forces tried, under constant fire, to get to the rescue vehicle that was waiting for them, but it was hit by two RPG missiles.

 

The commander of the operation in Israel then activated ‘Plan B’, the rescue plan that had been prepared in advance: a daring operation under massive, very close fire from the enemy, covered by Israeli fire from ground, sea and air.

 

With the help of tanks, hundreds of soldiers (from the Golani and Givati infantry brigades and paratroopers) charged on foot into the refugee camp, fighting face-to-face battles with Hamas terrorists while navy ships covered them from the west and air force helicopters from the east. Fire from the air hit the terrorists just ten metres from the Israeli soldiers.

 

The reinforcement forces and the air force managed to isolate the battle scene, providing a safe escape route for the main force escorting the three hostages.

 

At the end of an exhausting and continuous battle the Israeli fighters eliminated all the armed threats in the battle arena.

Hamas claims that during the rescue operation in the crowded streets of the refugee camp, 274 Palestinians were killed. However, the IDF says that 104 Palestinians were killed or wounded – all of whom were Hamas terrorists or armed civilians who collaborated with the terrorist organisation.

 

After the battle, the three abductees (who had kept their cool throughout) were led by the fighters to one of the Israeli helicopters waiting for them and flew them to Israel.

 

Meanwhile, the air force planes bombed the building which collapsed within seconds.

The special forces soldiers then boarded the other two helicopters that took off back to Israel. Attempts to revive Arnon Zamora continued on the short flight, but l he was pronounced dead on arrival in hospital.

 

Elon Perry is a journalist and former commando in the Golani Brigade of the IDF

 


 

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Everyone in Gaza is Hamas! There are NO Civilians.


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Why are not enough people asking the question: Why did Hamas hide hostages among 30,000 people?

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Arsen Ostrovsky-tweet-8June2024-Why did Hamas hide hostages among 30,000 people

 


 

Hamas is intentionally involving the civilian population of Gaza in its war crimes


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We need to talk about the elephant in the room.

Many Gazan civilians participated in killing, raping, and kidnapping Israelis on October 7.

It is also reported that Gazan civilians were paid by Hamas to hold hostages captive in their homes.

Hamas is intentionally involving the civilian population of Gaza in its war crimes.

The world must condemn this in the strongest terms.

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Israel Foreign Ministry-tweet-10June2024-Hamas intentionally involving Gaza civilian population

 


 

Al-Jazeera held hostages


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Al Jazeera tries to deny links to kidnapper Abdullah Aljamal, despite the fact that he is literally listed on the Al Jazeera website.

But even more telling, they call the rescued Israelis “PRISONERS” and not “HOSTAGES.”

Prisoners? What was their crime? Being Jewish?
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Meet Abdallah AlJamal, Al Jazeera journalist by day, terrorist kidnapper of Jewish civilians from peace festivals by night.

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The Persian Jewess-tweet-10June2024-Al Jazeera tries to deny links to kidnapper Abdullah Aljamal

 

Abdallah AlJamal-Al Jazeera journalist terrorist

Abdallah AlJamal-Al Jazeera journalist terrorist

 


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The Israel Defense Force has now Confirmed what was reported earlier today, which is that Abdallah Aljamal, a Photojournalist as well as Writer/Editor for Al-Jazeera and several other Palestinian New’s Organizations was a Member of Hamas and was holding several of the Hostages which were Rescued yesterday from the Nuseirat Refugee Camp, inside of his Home in the Central Gaza Strip. Both Abdallah and several Members of his Family were Killed while trying to Resist the Rescue of Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov, and Shlomi Ziv who were all being held within the Home; with Chief Inspector Arnon Zamora, the Commander of the Israeli Police’s “Yamam” National Counter-Terrorism Unit, who the Operation is now named after, being Killed while entering the House.

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OSINTdefender-tweet-9June2024-Al-Jazeera held hostages

 

UPDATE

Rescued hostage filing lawsuit against U.S. non-profit


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Rescued hostage filing lawsuit against U.S. non-profit The Palestine Chronicle after one of its employees held him hostage.

Almog Meir Jan was held in the home of Abdallah Aljamal, a contributor to the website The Palestine Chronicle for nearly 250 days.

His captor also worked as a spokesman for the Hamas-run labor ministry in Gaza before being killed in the rescue mission to free Almog and the other hostages.

The Palestine Chronicle is a U.S. operated non-profit, run by the tax-exempt group, the People Media Project.

Whilst Aljamal kept the Israeli man hostage, he continued to write articles for the newspaper and pushed anti-Israel propaganda.

The lawsuit, which was filed Tuesday in Washington state alleges The Palestine Chronicle “knowingly and willfully procured and disseminated Hamas propaganda to the Palestine Chronicle’s readers in the United States,” citing reports alleging “at least six Palestine Chronicle writers and contributors have been affiliated with Iranian propaganda outlets.”

Source: Fox News

 

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Oli London-tweet-9July2024-Rescued hostage filing lawsuit against U.S. non-profit

 


 

Hostages were held here


The Persian Jewess-tweet-9June2024-Everyone Knew about the imprisoned hostages
As a Middle Easterner, I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt that there is ZERO CHANCE Abdullah Al Jamal imprisoned hostages in his home for 246 days without his neighbors, in laws, cousins, second cousins, siblings, and mother’s uncle’s cousin’s dentist knowing about it.

The Persian Jewess-tweet-9June2024-Everyone Knew about the imprisoned hostages

The Persian Jewess-tweet-9June2024-Everyone Knew about the imprisoned hostages

 


Nioh Berg-tweet-8June2024-hostages were held here
Apparently this was the location in Nuseirat where the hostages were held.

If you as a civilian agree to keep hostages imprisoned in your home, you become a combatant. Simple as that.

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Nioh Berg-tweet-8June2024-hostages were held here

 

 


 

Hamas firing RPGs in a populated area


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🤷 It’s really that simple.

No one is saying Palestinian lives don’t matter. It’s about who you’re blaming and where you’re directing your anger. Hamas firing RPGs in a populated area during the IDF rescue mission tells you everything you need to know.

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HonestReporting-tweet-10June2024- Hamas firing RPGs in a populated area

 


 

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The Entebbe Rescue

IDF-tweet-4July2016-Entebbe-Rescue 40 yrs ago, the IDF rescued 102 hostages in the historic Operation Entebbe rescue mission

IDF-tweet-4July2016-Entebbe-Rescue 40 yrs ago, the IDF rescued 102 hostages in the historic Operation Entebbe rescue mission

Operation Entebbe was a counter-terrorist hostage-rescue mission carried out by commandos of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at Entebbe Airport in Uganda on 4 July 1976. A week earlier, on 27 June, an Air France plane with 248 passengers was hijacked by a hijacker of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – External Operations (PFLP-EO)

Operation Entebbe was a counter-terrorist hostage-rescue mission carried out by commandos of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at Entebbe Airport in Uganda on 4 July 1976. A week earlier, on 27 June, an Air France plane with 248 passengers was hijacked by a hijacker of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – External Operations (PFLP-EO)

Operation Entebbe was a counter-terrorist hostage-rescue mission carried out by commandos of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at Entebbe Airport in Uganda on 4 July 1976. A week earlier, on 27 June, an Air France plane with 248 passengers was hijacked by a hijacker of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – External Operations (PFLP-EO)

Operation Entebbe was a counter-terrorist hostage-rescue mission carried out by commandos of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at Entebbe Airport in Uganda on 4 July 1976. A week earlier, on 27 June, an Air France plane with 248 passengers was hijacked by a hijacker of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – External Operations (PFLP-EO)

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Operation Entebbe

This is the remarkable account of the successful completion of Operation Entebbe as Lt. Col. (res.) Avi Mor – the navigator of three of the four planes sent to rescue the hostages in Uganda – describes in detail his experience in directing 103 Jewish hostages to freedom.

02January2018
IDF Editorial Team

https://www.idf.il/en/mini-sites/wars-and-operations/operation-entebbe/

Lt. Col. (res.) Mor knows what it means to fight for freedom. He was born in Poland and escaped to Israel with his parents and seven siblings during the Nazi regime. He enlisted in the Israel Air Force and passed the rigorous Flight Academy course. During his time as a captain in the IAF, he became a trained navigator. His talent for navigation was put to the test when, on June 27, 1976, Air France Flight 139 was hijacked.

Evacuated Entebbe hostages

Evacuated Entebbe hostages

 

The flight, which had originated in Tel Aviv, had a scheduled layover in Athens, Greece, before it was to continue to Paris, France. Shortly after taking off from Athens, four of the new passengers hijacked the flight and demanded the release of hundreds of prisoners worldwide. The hijackers – Wilfried Böse and Brigitte Kuhlmann of the German Baader-Meinhof militant group, and two Palestinians from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – directed the hijacked flight to Entebbe Airport in Uganda, where Ugandan soldiers, under the leadership of then-Ugandan President Idi Amin Dada, helped support the hijackers and trap the hostages.

 

Upon arrival, the terrorists immediately separated the Jewish and Israeli hostages from the rest of the captives. “Even now, as I am telling you the process by which the terrorists selected their hostages, it hurts me to say it,” Lt. Col. (res.) Mor said, recounting that “it was a similar selection process the Nazis administered when selecting who would go work and who would be sent to the gas chambers.”

Evacuated Entebbe hostages landing in Israel

Evacuated Entebbe hostages landing in Israel

 

The Israeli security establishment faced a ticking clock. Room for negotiation? None. Information about the terrorists’ plans? Minimal. Deadline for terrorists’ demands? Forty-eight hours – or else, they threatened, they would start murdering hostages.

Gathering Intelligence

With the deadline in motion and little known about the underlying motives of the hijackers, their exact whereabouts in Entebbe Airport, and their plans moving forward, Israel’s government and security officials sought to collect information about the situation as quickly as possible.

 

“One of the biggest problems we had,” recalled Lt. Col. (res.) Mor, “was that we were operating with minimal clarity throughout the entire mission, as we had no reliable source of information. And, when faced with an ultimatum, time is of the essence.”

 

In the week before the raid, Israel tried a number of political avenues to release the hostages. Faced with little choice, the Israeli government announced that it would enter into negotiations. This provided Israel with just enough time to consolidate a seemingly impossible military rescue operation, as the terrorists issued a new ultimatum for July 4.

 

Gathering intelligence took a few days and, by midday Tuesday, IDF forces were able to gather enough information about the situation to provide them with basic clarity to work desperately on a possible rescue attempt.

 

In the middle of the night on Wednesday, Lt. Col. (res.) Mor received a house visit from a friend and fellow soldier in the Israel Air Force.

 

“My wife answered the door. My friend told her ‘Norit, I suggest you go to your room and close the door,’” Lt. Col. (res.) Mor recalled. “By 6 the following morning, I was at an exercise with Sayeret Matkal.” From that moment on, every single person who was in some way relevant to the mission was in a period of intensive brainstorming for the best possible rescue scenario to present to Israel’s governing officials.

 

A few options were thrown around until, on July 1st, the mission’s main commander, Brig. Gen. (res.) Dan Shomron (later to become the IDF’s Chief­ of­ Staff), presented the rescue plan to Lt. Gen. (res.) Mordechai Gur (then Chief of Staff), Shimon Peres (then Israel’s defense minister) and Yitzhak Rabin (then prime minister) for final authorization to complete the highly secretive rescue mission.

 

One of the aircraft crews that landed at Entebbe poses with their plane after the mission.

One of the aircraft crews that landed at Entebbe poses with their plane after the mission.

 

One of the aircraft crews that landed at Entebbe poses with their plane after the mission.

Ready, Set, Don’t Fire

Out of this plane emerged two jeeps and a black Mercedes, practically identical to the car of then-Ugandan president Idi Amin Dada. Lt. Col. Netanyahu’s unit drove slowly and calmly towards the old terminal, appearing as if they were Ugandan forces in familiar vehicles. They were ordered not to shoot before reaching the old terminal and to take the terrorists by surprise. However, one of the IDF soldiers shot at a Ugandan soldier who was heavily armed and close to their vehicle. They were no longer undercover, and their plan was now altered as they had to reach the old terminal as quickly as possible.

 

The second and third Israeli planes arrived six minutes later, carrying reinforcements and troops assigned to help fight the Ugandan forces surrounding the airport. “I had the great honor of being the leading navigator for aircrafts two, three, and four,” Lt. Col. (res.) Mor said proudly.

 

The fourth aircraft – the only aircraft with enough gas to fly to Entebbe and back to Israel, arrived empty, ready to evacuate the hostages and take them home. “The rest of us had no details about the first aircraft and what was going on down there. I was in the second aircraft and, whether the first was successful or not, we had to land at the airport precisely six minutes after them,” Lt. Col. (res.) Mor said. “Luckily, they succeeded and, in six minutes, killed the terrorists and rescued the hostages.”

 

Within 20 minutes of their arrival, IDF soldiers began evacuating the hostages in the fourth aircraft. “Our mission was accomplished the instant the hostages had left Entebbe,” Lt. Col. (res.) Mor recalled.

 

Entebbe Raid-two jeeps and a black Mercedes

Entebbe Raid-two jeeps and a black Mercedes

 

Everyone was accounted for besides one: Lt. Col. Yonatan Netanyahu, the commander of the first aircraft’s Sayeret Matkal rescue unit, who had been shot and killed while helping hostages return to the aircraft. At least five other soldiers were wounded during the escape, but the soldiers finished evacuating the hostages, loaded Lt. Col. Netanyahu’s body into one of the planes, and left Entebbe Airport only 58 minutes after their arrival. The operation was later named “Operation Yonatan” in honor of its commander and one of Israel’s greatest soldiers.

Returning Home

On the morning of July 4, 1976, the rescued hostages and their defenders landed safely in Israel, concluding one of the most daring chapters in the history of the IDF. “I did not register it then, as we were still in mission mode,” Lt. Col. (res.) Mor explained, “but we landed at Ben Gurion [Airport in Israel] to a sea of Israelis swarming with pride, elated to welcome us home.”

 

Looking back, Lt. Col. (res.) Mor insists this was one of Israel’s finest moments, as its heroic actions were heard around the world. “It marked one of the best times in Israel’s history in terms of international recognition and respect,” Lt. Col. (res.) Mor stated.

 

Operation Entebbe marked a dramatic victory over international terrorism, but it did not eliminate the danger. Thirty seven years later, as Israel continues to cope with the threat of terror, the rescue at Entebbe serves as a reminder that victory is worth the fight.

 

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They Criticized the Entebbe Rescue, Too

The Soviet and Chinese governments denounced what they called “the Zionist aggression.” United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim charged that Israel had committed a “serious violation of the sovereignty” of Uganda.

https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/372241/they-criticized-the-entebbe-rescue-too/

 

It may seem perplexing that anybody would criticize Israel’s rescue of four hostages from Gaza. But in 1976, there was criticism of Israel’s rescue of hostages from Entebbe, too.

 

While Israelis celebrated the June 8 rescue of hostages held by Arab terrorists and civilians in Gaza, United Nations special rapporteur Francesca Albanese accused the Israeli commandos of “perfidiously hiding in an aid truck” in order to enter the neighborhood where the hostages were imprisoned.

 

MSNBC host Ayman Mohyeldin asserted that the rescuers’ tactics “raise(d) moral and ethical questions,” while former MSNBC host Krystal Ball denounced celebrations of the rescue as “depraved.”

 

In June 1976, Palestinian Arab terrorists hijacked a French plane on its way to Israel and forced it to fly to the Entebbe airport in Uganda. There they released the non-Jewish passengers, and held the remaining 106 passengers and crew hostage, demanding the release of terrorists who were imprisoned in Israel. Ugandan dictator Idi Amin was deeply sympathetic to the terrorists, and Ugandan soldiers helped the hijackers guard the hostages.

 

On July 4, Israeli commandos raided the airport and freed the hostages. All seven terrorists, and several dozen Ugandan soldiers, were killed. The only rescuer killed was the raid’s leader, Yonatan Netanyahu, brother of Israel’s current prime minister. Mrs. Dora Bloch, an elderly passenger who had been taken to a local hospital, was murdered there by Ugandan soldiers.

Most of the world celebrated the rescue raid on Entebbe. But not everybody.

 

The Organization of African Unity, consisting of several dozen African countries, accused Israel of “wanton aggression” and demanded reparations for damage to the airport. The Soviet and Chinese governments denounced what they called “the Zionist aggression.”

 

United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim charged that Israel had committed a “serious violation of the sovereignty” of Uganda. A few years later, Waldheim’s past as a Nazi war criminal was exposed. (However, that did not prevent his election as president of Austria in 1986.)

 

The Mexican government criticized Israel’s “flagrant violation” of Ugandan sovereignty, and declared its “firm rejection of the use of armed force by any state as a means of trying to solve conflicts.”

 

The Mexican position was especially surprising because just months earlier, it had explicitly promised to refrain from anti-Israel policies. That promise was made in order to secure an end to the boycott of Mexico announced by Jewish organizations following its support of the infamous Zionism-is-racism resolution at the U.N. in 1975.

 

The French government’s response to the Entebbe rescue was particularly troubling, given the fact that it was a French plane that was hijacked, and French crew members who were held hostage. The French Foreign Ministry issued a brief statement which expressed satisfaction at the rescue, but emphasized its condemnation of the casualties, almost all of whom were the terrorists or the soldiers who assisted them.

 

A spokesperson for the Air France crew read a statement hailing President Amin for his “constant care to ensure our safety, our material comfort and even our health.” The statement appeared to have been dictated by French officials.

 

The U.S. government publicly praised the Israeli rescue mission, but it also introduced an “even-handed” resolution at the U.N. Security Council. While condemning the hijacking, the resolution also affirmed “the need to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all States.” The resolution did not secure enough votes to pass, so it was withdrawn.

 

At the same time — according to declassified documents — Secretary of State Henry Kissinger informed Israel’s ambassador in Washington that because the Israelis had used US equipment in the raid, “we will have to put a temporary freeze on military shipments.”

 

Ambassador Simcha Dinitz replied: “You are kidding me.” Kissinger was not kidding. “You know you have no right to do this without prior consultation,” he admonished the ambassador. Dinitz argued that the relevant U.S. law applied to “only weaponry, not equipment.” But Kissinger insisted that the U.S.-made C-130 transport planes were a “military version” of that aircraft and therefore could not be used outside Israel’s borders. Kissinger could have looked the other way; instead, his response was to penalize Israel following its miraculous rescue of the hostages.

 

Israel’s prime minister in those days was Yitzhak Rabin, and the government was ruled by the Labor Party — a reminder that whether Israel’s government is from the political left or the right, and whether its leader is named Rabin or Netanyahu, there will always be those who complain when Israel takes action to defend the lives of its citizens.


Dr. Medoff is founding director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies and author of more than 20 books about Jewish history and the Holocaust. His latest is “Whistleblowers: Four Who Fought to Expose the Holocaust to America,” a nonfiction graphic novel with artist Dean Motter, published by Dark Horse / Yoe Books.

 

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Making peace with invaders


Brett Chapman-tweet-13June2024-Land stolen from Native Americans
Native Americans didn’t simply “lose” land, it was stolen from. Important distinction.
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This is a map that shows the land loss of Native Americans in the United States

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Brett Chapman-tweet-13June2024-Land stolen from Native Americans

 

 


 


Jose Muniz-tweet-11July2024-Christians kick Islam out of the Peninsula
In 722 a group of christians in the north of Spain decided that they would wake up every day for the next 800 years with just one mission. To kick Islam out of the Peninsula.
In 1492 they did it

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Jose Muniz-tweet-11July2024-Christians kick Islam out of the Peninsula

 

 

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Israel gave up the Sinai and Southern Lebanon for what?

Remember Gush Katif, What did the “Disengagement” get you? Rockets landing in Tel Aviv!

Map of Israeli Withdrawal from Sinai

Map of Israeli Withdrawal from Sinai

South Lebanon security zoneSouth Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)

South Lebanon security zone
South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)

Israel gave up land for a piece of Paper

What did the Jews of Israel get with the “Disengagement”?

Rockets from Gaza rain havoc on Israeli cities in latest war

15 Seconds in Sderot, Israel

 

An Open Letter to Critics of Israel

BLOOD CELLS EVERYWHERE: An IDF map of the locations of rockets launched from Gaza from July 8th to August 4th. (Still awaiting a map from Hamas, in case the terrorist group disagrees.)

BLOOD CELLS EVERYWHERE: An IDF map of the locations of rockets launched from Gaza from July 8th to August 4th. (Still awaiting a map from Hamas, in case the terrorist group disagrees.)

Violent Hamas Riots and Rockets summary 2018

Violent Hamas Riots and Rockets summary 2018

Friday, 11 July 2014 Miracle in Ashdod: Direct Hit on Gas Station, no Fatalities What's the war like in Ashdod?

Friday, 11 July 2014 Miracle in Ashdod: Direct Hit on Gas Station, no Fatalities What’s the war like in Ashdod?

Tel Aviv hit with rocket fire from Gaza

Tel Aviv hit with rocket fire from Gaza

LONGSHOT: At a cost of as much as $100,000 per unit, Israel’s Iron Dome, seen here in action, has a rocket-interception rate of 85-90%. But it doesn’t cover the whole country—not by a longshot.

LONGSHOT: At a cost of as much as $100,000 per unit, Israel’s Iron Dome, seen here in action, has a rocket-interception rate of 85-90%. But it doesn’t cover the whole country—not by a longshot.

 


 

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Listening to Bad Advice


Alex Traiman-tweet-20June2024-This is when momentum shifted in the war
This is when momentum shifted in the war:

When photos began to surface of Hamas terrorists and their supporters being arrested, blindfolded and stripped to their underwear, I knew the end of the war, including the release of hostages was just weeks away.

Yet almost just as quickly, the images stopped appearing, with the Biden Administration claiming the images were “disturbing.”

These images were actually benevolent, and could have saved thousands of lives.

Why? If you want to survive in the Middle East, it is critical to understand the Arab culture of honor vs shame.

These images completely humiliated Hamas. To destroy Hamas, and to make the Palestinians stop supporting them, they need to be thoroughly humiliated by the IDF.

The IDF’s killing Hamas terrorists, in the eyes of Palestinian society, is projected as an honor. Those killed are “martyrs.”

To defeat Hamas, Israel needs to create less martyrs, and create more losers.

In preventing the IDF from publishing the photos, and by Israel’s adhering to the Biden administration’s Western sensitivities and directives, the war has dragged on to the detriment of all parties.

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Alex Traiman-tweet-20June2024-This is when momentum shifted in the war

 


 


Nioh Berg-tweet-29July2024-Israel’s most successful war was in 1967
Israel’s most successful war was in 1967.

– No significant foreign aid.
– No American terms and conditions
– Pre-emptive strike instead of responding after being attacked

Seems to me like relying heavily on US weapons and money is a recipe for failure.

SELF SUFFICIENCY NOW.

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Nioh Berg-tweet-29July2024-Israel’s most successful war was in 1967

 


 


Nioh Berg-tweet-29July2024-We now know
We now know:

– The US doesn’t want Israel to retaliate
– The US has been leaking Israeli attack plans to Hezbollah

Israel needs to become self sufficient, stop taking US aid, and fight wars on their own terms. Demcrats clearly are backstabbers.
Larry-tweet-29July2024-Israel has to make all their military equipment themselves.
Israel has to make all their military equipment themselves.

Nioh Berg-tweet-29July2024-We now know

Nioh Berg-tweet-29July2024-We now know

 


 

 

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https://www.jpost.com/

Israel vs. its mortal enemies: Deeper meanings of terror, violence against Jewish state – opinion

In Israel’s no-choice war against Hamas and Iran, the death and injury of Palestinian noncombatants are the legal responsibility of “perfidious” jihadist enemies.

By LOUIS RENÉ BERES
22SEPTEMBER2024 https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-821136

 

Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and other jihadist foes of Israel are ultimately more focused on transcendent goals than on tactical or strategic advantages. This focus is “power over death.” How ought Israeli military planners to grasp and operationalize such an abstract notion?

 

While Israel’s attitude to counterterrorism is based on logic, science, and engineering, jihadist violence revolves around mystery, paradox, and witting self-delusion. Accordingly, a core question should now present itself in Jerusalem: In what usefully precise manner should jihadist beliefs in immortality be understood by Israel’s national security decision-makers?

 

There are pertinent particulars.

In facing jihadist ideologies that promise eternality to the faithful, Israel needs to be wary of projecting ordinary political and strategic preferences onto Hamas, Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the Houthis, and Iran. While enemy irrationality may not be uniform, certainly normative secular political preferences, such as self-determination, are generally secondary.

 

Though Israel’s immediate security concerns center on counterterrorism in Gaza, Judea and Samaria (West Bank), Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen, direct conflict with Iran is on the near horizon. What would be the longer-term implications of such a direct war – one that could become continuous and protracted?

 

If Israel’s national decision-makers were to survey the current configuration of global jihadist terrorist organizations (Sunni and Shi’ite) from an augmented analytic standpoint, the need to acknowledge the enemy philosophy of “power over death” (the nexus between “martyrdom operations” and “life-everlasting”) would be clear.

 

Jerusalem’s national security planners could then begin to place themselves in an improved operational position to deter Islamist murderers, hostage-takers, and suicide-bombers as individual terrorist-criminals and as enemy states that support the jihadist terrorist microcosm.

 

There are corresponding elements of law to be applied in such scenarios. In law, right can never stem from wrong.

Jihadist insurgents who seek to justify barbarous attacks on Israeli noncombatants in the name of martyrdom are acting contrary to international law. Insurgents’s intentional killing or maiming of noncombatants is always defined as terrorism. It is irrelevant whether the expressed cause of the terror-violence is presumptively just. Using unjust means to fight for allegedly just ends is never permissible.

 

Sometimes, martyrdom-seeking terrorist organizations such as Hamas or Hezbollah advance a supposedly legal argument known as tu quoque. This authoritatively discredited argument stipulates that because the other side is allegedly guilty of “similar, equivalent, or greater criminality,” the terrorist side is innocent of any wrongdoing. Jurisprudentially, any such argument is invalid – especially after the landmark postwar legal judgments of the Nuremberg and Tokyo Tribunals.

A no-choice war

In Israel’s no-choice war against Hamas and Iran, the death and injury of Palestinian noncombatants are the legal responsibility of “perfidious” jihadist enemies. Because Hamas and its Iranian state mentor place terror fighters in protected places (schools, hospitals, mosques), these places are no longer off-limits to defensive military action by Israel. For the Jewish state, enemy use of “human shields” is exculpatory of all necessary exertions of military force. In law, this is called “military necessity.”

 

Whenever an insurgent group resorts to unjust means, its actions constitute terrorism. Even if adversarial claims of a hostile controlling power could be taken as plausible, corollary claims to “any means necessary” would remain false. Recalling Hague Convention No. IV: “The right of belligerents to adopt means of injuring the enemy is not unlimited.”

 

Though Israel’s bombardments of Gaza produce Palestinian casualties, legal responsibility for these harms still lies entirely with Hamas/Iranian perfidy. While Israel-inflicted Palestinian casualties are unwanted, inadvertent, and unintentional, the killing and wounding of Israeli civilians are the verifiable result of Palestinian mens rea – criminal intent.

 

In law, there is a consequential difference between raping and murdering celebrants at a public music festival and the lethal consequences of a state’s self-defense operations. Insurgent movements that fail to meet the test of just means can never be defended as lawful or legitimate in themselves.

 

Even if relevant law was somehow to accept the argument that terror groups had fulfilled all valid criteria of “national liberation,” it would still not satisfy the equally significant legal standards of distinction, proportionality, and military necessity. These critical standards were applied to insurgent or armed sub-state organizations by the common Article 3 of the four Geneva conventions of 1949 and by the two 1977 protocols to these conventions.

 

Standards of “humanity” remain binding on all combatants by customary and conventional international law, including Article 1 of the Preamble to the Fourth Hague Convention of 1907. This rule, commonly called the Martens Clause, makes “all persons” responsible for the “laws of humanity” and associated “dictates of public conscience.” There can be no permissible exceptions to this universal responsibility.

 

Terrorist crimes mandate universal cooperation in apprehension and punishment. As punishers of “grave breaches” under international law, all states are required to “extradite or prosecute” individual terrorists. Under no circumstances are states permitted to treat terrorist “martyrs” as law-backed “freedom fighters.” International law is binding on all nations, including the United States and Israel.

 

Remarkably, legal authority for the American republic was largely derived from William Blackstone’s Commentaries, a magisterial work that owes much of its clarifying content to the principles of the Torah.

 

The writer is an emeritus professor of international law at Purdue University and the author of many books and scholarly articles on international law, nuclear strategy, nuclear war, and terrorism. His 12th and latest book is Surviving Amid Chaos: Israel’s Nuclear Strategy (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016; second edition, 2018).

 

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The Supreme Court does not have sovereignty!


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Galia Hoshen, the mother of Hadar Hoshen HYD, who was murdered in Nova, cries out:

“The Supreme Court does not have sovereignty! The people are the sovereign power. The time has come for the court to stop taking powers that are not in its control and to stop deciding on matters that are not theirs to discuss!

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https://www.fdd.org/

https://www.fdd.org/

June 19, 2024 | The Washington Times

Israel’s long war

A “ceasefire deal” won’t end it

Clifford D. May
Founder & President https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2024/06/19/israels-long-war-2/

 

The Nova Music Festival was billed as a celebration of “Friends, Love, and Infinite Freedom.” On Oct. 6, 2023, attendees from more than two dozen countries gathered in Israel’s Negev Desert just three miles from Hamas-ruled Gaza to sing, dance, and celebrate peace through the night.

 

At dawn the next day, Hamas terrorists used bulldozers and bombs to break through Israel’s high-tech fence that was thought to secure the border. Arriving at the festival grounds, they began slaughtering, raping, mutilating, and kidnapping concertgoers, exuberantly shouting: “Allahu Akbar!” – “God is greatest!”

 

On a visit to Israel earlier this month, I wandered through that killing field, now a makeshift memorial. Atop a small forest of poles are pictures of the more than 360 victims, most of them young, and, in these photos, smiling and full of life. Flowers and Israeli flags surround them.

 

I also toured Be’eri, a nearby kibbutz, a farming community, where the invaders from Gaza gleefully tortured, shot and burned alive men, women, children, toddlers, and babies.

 

Oct. 7 was the bloodiest day in Israeli history, the worst Jew-killing orgy since the Nazis overran Europe. Within hours, jihadists and their secular allies were blaming Israelis and/or Jews for Hamas’ crimes and atrocities.

 

Hamas, they insisted, was responding to the Israeli “occupation” – ignoring the plain fact that, in 2005, the Israelis withdrew from Gaza, a territory they’d taken from Egypt in the defensive war of 1967.

 

Hamas seized full control of the territory in 2007, after waging a brief war to oust the Palestinian Authority.

 

Hamas then began importing weapons and ammunition – provided mostly by Iran’s rulers – and constructing the expensive and elaborate subterranean fortress in which Yahya Sinwar and other Hamas honchos are believed to be ensconced, presumably surrounded by hostages in chains.

 

Aboveground, Hamas fighters have blended in with noncombatants serving as human shields.

 

That this is a key component of Hamas’ warfighting strategy was confirmed by the Wall Street Journal’s publication last week of secret messages Mr. Sinwar has sent to his compatriots outside Gaza. Dead Gazans, he told them, are “necessary sacrifices” in the long war to annihilate Israel and exterminate Israelis.

 

Israel’s many critics and enemies refuse to recognize this reality. On June 8, Israeli commandos staged a daring broad-daylight rescue of four hostages from two civilian buildings in Nuseirat, a city in central Gaza.

 

Joseph Borrell, the European Union’s foreign minister, called the operation a “massacre.” How dare Israelis return fire at those trying to kill them as they were extricating their citizens! Indeed, the leader of the Israeli mission was mortally wounded by heavily armed Hamas terrorists.

 

The Washington Post headlined: “More than 200 Palestinians killed in Israeli hostage raid in Gaza.” The Post is one of many media outlets that parrots whatever numbers Hamas provides without attempting to verify or distinguish civilians from combatants. (Israel’s military estimates about 100 Gazans were killed or wounded, most of them gunmen.)

 

BBC news anchor Helena Humphrey asked Jonathan Conricus, a former officer in the Israel Defense Forces, whether Gazans should not have been warned of the impending rescue operation. (The BBC has gone beyond parody.)

 

While the media remains focused on Gaza, there are other fronts in this war. Most significantly, since Oct. 8, Hezbollah, Tehran’s most formidable foreign legion, has been firing rockets and drones from southern Lebanon into northern Israel, the Galilee and the Golan. The attacks have sharply escalated over recent days.

 

This demonstrates – to anyone with eyes that see – that “ceasefire deals” and “peace agreements” with proxies of Tehran are useless or, worse, lethal traps.

 

Recall that Hezbollah’s last major war against Israel was in 2006. U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701 mandated a “full cessation of hostilities” by Israel in exchange for the establishment of a zone from Lebanon’s border with Israel to the Litani River “free of any armed personnel, assets and weapons other than those of the Government of Lebanon” and U.N forces. It also called for Hezbollah’s disarmament.

 

But the 10,000 U.N. troops charged with enforcing the demilitarization of southern Lebanon merely watched as Hezbollah hid thousands of missiles in mosques, hospitals, schools, and homes. And the American-supported Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) has acted as Hezbollah’s auxiliary.

 

Hezbollah’s attacks have forced more than 60,000 Israelis to abandon their homes, farms, villages and cities. Hezbollah rockets have sparked fires that have consumed thousands of acres of forest.

 

Another full-blown war with Hezbollah would cause many deaths and much destruction in Israel. As for Lebanon, already a failing state thanks largely to Hezbollah, it might never recover.

 

But it’s hard to see how the Israelis can long allow a proxy of Tehran to turn regions of their small country into an uninhabitable free-fire zone.

 

Final note for today: On June 10, the U.N. Security Council passed an American ceasefire proposal for Gaza. Biden administration officials then pleaded for Mr. Sinwar to agree to it.

 

Secretary of State Antony Blinken observed that Gazans are “suffering every day,” adding – with determined naivety – that if Mr. Sinwar “has their interests at heart, he will come to a conclusion to bring this to a conclusion.”

 

To what should be nobody’s surprise, Mr. Sinwar rejected the proposal. He expects President Biden to pressure the Israelis to offer more concessions – or end the war as Mr. Biden ended the conflict in Afghanistan: by capitulating.

 

For now, the Israelis are continuing to battle Hamas in Gaza while preparing for the eventuality of an all-out war against Hezbollah. And, at some point, they will need to attend to unfinished business with the patron of both terrorist groups, the jihadist and genocidal regime in Tehran.

 

Clifford D. May is founder and president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) and a columnist for the Washington Times.

 

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Islamophobia


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They can’t live peacefully with Hindus
They can’t live peacefully with Jews
They can’t live peacefully with Christians
They can’t live peacefully with Atheists
They can’t live peacefully with Buddhists
They can’t live peacefully with other sects of Islam
They can’t live peacefully with LGBT.
They don’t like Free Speech
They don’t like Religious Freedom
They don’t like free Women

But they constantly want Islamophobia criminalized.

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This is Islam


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This is Islam

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Salwan Momika-tweet-14July2024-This is Islam

 

 


 


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Freedom of religion was designed for Christian denominations or Judaism.

But it should not apply to Islam as a warfaring and conquering religion. It should only be allowed with severe and specific restrictions.

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Oscar Ekman-tweet-12June2024-Freedom of religion

 


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Famous Personalities from Different Religions

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Imtiaz Mahmood-tweet-12June2024-Famous Personalities from Different Religions

 

Famous Personalities from Different Religions

Famous Personalities from Different Religions

 


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Amateur Jew-tweet-12June2024-Buddhists on Islam

Amateur Jew-tweet-12June2024-Buddhists on Islam

 

Buddhists on Islam

Buddhists on Islam

 


 

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How to properly treat Islamophobia


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K9 Neutralizes a Terrorist that Threw an Explosive on Soldiers and then Went into Hiding.

Jihadists killed by women or dogs don’t win 72 virgins. They become unclean and lose the heavens pass.

There is no “I’ll just be a tough guy” when one of these dogs bites you. Same for all the big predators of the animal kingdom. It’s somewhat like taking pliers to your body.

Congrats! You are food. Your primal brain is now on fire.

Add to your knowledge. Jihawg ammo (You can Google)

Not only does Jihawg guarantee that all of their ammunition meets or exceeds S.A.A.M.I. standards for velocity, penetration, and accuracy, they also coat each projectile with a special ballistic paint infused with pork to make it “Haraam” or unclean to a radical Jihadist.

This makes Jihawg Ammo the only commercially available ammunition with the added deterrent factor of eternal damnation for the fundamentalist Islamic Jihadist.
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Imtiaz Mahmood-tweet-14June2024-K9 Neutralizes Terrorist

 

 


 

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Start fighting for our existence

 


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Dear Jews,

We could be perfect and they would still find reasons to hate us.

It’s time to stop apologizing for existing and start fighting for our existence.

Because if we won’t do it for ourselves then why in the world would anyone else want to do it for us?

The time for silence is over. SPEAK UP!
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😡☠️😎

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The Persian Jewess-tweet-11June2024-Start fighting for our existence

 


 


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Mossad Commentary-tweet-13November2023-Israel

Mossad Commentary-tweet-13November2023-Israel

 


 


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Nothing infuriates them more than this.

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Nioh Berg-tweet-29October2024-Womaan Praying in tartan skirt with M16 Gold Boots

 


 


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Only in Israel. 💙

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Vivid-tweet-19June2024-Only in Israel

 


 


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Not something you’d see very often 6 months ago, but a pretty normal thing you’d see now.

I know that it’s inconvenient that the Jews are able to fight back but you’re just gonna have to get used to it.

💪✡️🇮🇱🙏

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Hillel Fuld-tweet-14March2024-Jews are able to fight back

 


 

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Dearborn, Michigan: “We don’t have terrorists”


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Dearborn, Michigan: “We don’t have terrorists”

Also Dearborn, Michigan: “Come to the memorial of one of our neighborhood Hezbollah Martyrs”

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Open Source Intel-tweet-19September2024-Dearborn Michigan

 

Medical fundraiser for Hezbollah


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Following the Israeli targeting of potentially thousands of Hezbollah fighters, the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn, Michigan, will be holding a medical fundraiser for Lebanon on Friday.

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Joe Truzman-tweet-19September2024-Medical fundraiser for Hezbollah

 


 

 

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Muslim countries taking Palestinian refugees-No Fucking Way


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On auspicious Eid day, feeling charitable, 57 Muslim countries’ foreign ministers voted in a Zoom meeting, on taking Palestinian refugees.

The results are: 46 countries politely voted, “No”
11 countries voted non politely, “No Fucking Way”

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Imtiaz Mahmood-tweet-16June2024-Muslims taking Palestinian refugees-No Fucking Way

 

 


 

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https://www.jpost.com/

Despite conflict, scores of Jews move to Israel

Despite the ongoing war and lack of safety, a new wave of Jews from the US and France choose to make aliyah, demonstrating an unwavering commitment to the State of Israel.

By VERONICA NEIFAKH/THE MEDIA LINE
JUNE 10, 2024 15:33 https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-805738

 

The October 7 Hamas attack on Israel sparked an emotionally charged phenomenon: a new wave of Jews choosing to move to Israel despite the war, lack of safety, and numerous challenges.

 

For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org

 

According to Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, from the war’s onset until the end of May 2024, 1,169 new immigrants arrived from the US and 587 from France. Remarkably, the number of new Israelis from America and France has not decreased in comparison to last year. The same period last year saw 1,321 immigrants from the US and 628 from France.

 

Marc Rosenberg, vice president of Diaspora partnerships at Nefesh B’Nefesh, a nonprofit organization that promotes and facilitates aliyah from North America, told The Media Line that Americans are now mainly moving to Israel for ideological reasons, although some are also coming for practical reasons.

 

Desire for connection

“We’ve seen that a majority of North American Jews want to make their connection with Israel stronger. Therefore, those who were thinking about immigration to Israel, have sped up their plans,” Rosenberg said.

 

“People seem to be determined, despite the insecurity that’s happening here. War increases passion for Israel, they want to be a part of the story,” he continued.

 

According to Rosenberg, Nefesh B’Nefesh now sees three main groups of people who are immigrating to Israel: singles under the age of 30, who are coming to serve in the Israeli army or study in Israel; people who are 60+ and are coming to retire; and families.

 

“We see an increase of people asking about serving in the army, which is fascinating considering the danger that is involved,” Rosenberg said.

An event for Israeli immigrants. (credit: Gvahim)

An event for Israeli immigrants. (credit: Gvahim)

 

Another reason that American Jews are immigrating to Israel is antisemitism, which has increased since the war in Gaza began, asserted Rosenberg. “It’s something that people are mentioning, but usually it is not the main reason [for their move t Israel]. But surely, even a few antisemitic cases create a certain atmosphere,” he said.

 

Twenty-four-year-old Hadar Amar from California hadn’t thought about moving to Israel before last year, although her two older siblings moved to Israel six and nine years ago, respectively.

 

“I got my degree in the States and started working at a corporation. However, there was always a sense of loneliness. I just didn’t feel connected; in America, I felt like a stranger,” she told The Media Line.

 

In 2023, when Amar found herself in a romantic relationship with an Israeli, she started thinking about moving to the Jewish state. She got a job offer during the summer of 2023 and planned to make aliyah on October 18. But then the war happened.

 

“On the 7th of October, I was still in America with my family and boyfriend. He was visiting us at that time. As the war started, at first I was doubting my decision to come to Israel,” Amar explained. “Physically, I was in America, but my heart was in Israel,” she added.

 

‘My heart was in Israel’

Amar said that both her brother and boyfriend serve in the Israel Defense Forces.

 

“They were in reserves for weeks, and I decided to come to Israel and be with them. Talking to them with the difference in time zones was horrible. Being far from them was pure torture,” she said.

 

Amar came to Israel on November 6 and received Israeli citizenship on November 14. Amar’s mother decided to travel to Israel with her daughter to support her children and stayed in the country for five months.

 

“My parents understood that I wanted to be in Israel, although everyone was scared. They were trying to be as supportive as possible, but I know it was hard for them,” she shared.

 

Regarding antisemitism, Amar said that although it hasn’t affected her personally, she saw many instances of antisemitic while still in California.

 

“When the war started, I saw that a lot of people who I grew up with were sharing pro-Palestine posts on Instagram. I know that they just aren’t educated about the situation. There was nothing that personally targeted me. I did lose some friends though, but I am okay with it because now I know that they weren’t my true friends,” she said.

Jacob, Panina and Miriam Licht. (credit: Courtesy)

Jacob, Panina and Miriam Licht. (credit: Courtesy)

 

In the middle of February 2024, Jacob Licht, 50, moved to Israel from the US with his wife Panina and their daughter Miriam.

 

“One of our other daughters had already made aliyah and was serving in the Air Force in Israel. Now she is working for the year, and then she’ll start college in Israel,” Licht told The Media Line.

 

Licht explained that 22-year-old Miriam has a disability, and she gets better support in Israel than she does in the US.

 

“That’s why we had started the [immigration] process and decided that we want to move over the summer, but when October 7 happened, it accelerated the process in our minds,” he explained.

 

“Our desire was even stronger after October 7, because there was an attack on our people and our land,” Licht added.

 

Licht emphasized the importance of Jewish people having a homeland, a place to live unconditionally.

 

Working in the business side of biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, Licht expressed his deep desire to help Israel develop this industry.

 

“I’ve been doing this for 25 years, and some of my work has overlapped with Israeli companies, but I’ve mostly worked in the US, Europe, and in Asia. I understood that Israel has a lot to offer, and I want to be a part of the Israeli ecosystem,” he explained.

 

“I want to be here and help companies grow through partnerships and alliances with the rest of the world,” he added.

 

Licht further shared that his niece is now finishing her first year at Columbia University.

 

“She couldn’t go to Pesach seder there as the police said that it would require protection… My daughter then said to me: ‘Isn’t it strange that we’re sitting in a restaurant in a country that’s actually at war, and it’s my cousin in America who is afraid?’” he recalled.

 

Besides the US, Israel has seen an influx of new immigrants coming from France, despite the ongoing war.

 

Leon Cohen, the head of France projects in Gvahim, an organization that facilitates the successful integration of new immigrants into the Israeli labor market, explained to The Media Line that Zionism has been one of the most important reasons for French Jews to move to Israel during the war.

 

“In their hearts, October 7 activates and embraces the thought that Israel is their place, it’s the place where they have to go,” he said.

 

According to Cohen, in his professional experience, most of the Jews in France have felt an increased desire to come to Israel since the war began.

 

“They were hurt in their hearts, as if they, themselves, were in the Kibbutz Be’eri, as if the attack happened to them. For many, it felt like something terrible was happening to their family members and they just have to be in Israel,” he said.

 

Cohen also mentioned that for some new immigrants, ordinary household situations also motivated them to leave France and come to Israel. “They divorce, or don’t like their job in France, or want to change something in life… Some people also immigrate to Israel simply because of it,” he said.

 

Conversion to Judasim

Meanwhile, Rebecca, who requested not to use her surname, immigrated to Israel from France in April 2024 with her husband Michael and their 3-year-old daughter after October 7.

 

Rebecca grew up in Morocco but felt a strong connection to Israel and the Jewish people. She converted to Judaism three years ago.

 

“I come from Sumerian parents. My path of life made me discover Judaism and feel very close to it and to the land of Israel. Conversion took years. It [the desire to convert] emerged when I was 17 years old, and I started the process when I was 21. I had to study for three years,” she explained.

 

Given that she hasn’t yet found unemployment in Israel, Rebecca said that she feels “new” to the country and as if she’s still experiencing the aliyah process.

 

Rebecca shared that although she and her husband had thought about moving to Israel before the Hamas attack on October 7, the events of that day inspired them to embark upon the immigration process faster.

 

“We felt that everything that’s happening in Israel was affecting us. We felt that for us it is better to be here,” she said.

 

Rebecca shared an example of antisemitism that she had experienced in France. Their nanny had refused to take care of her daughter once Rebecca told her that they were Jewish.

 

Another Zionist who made aliyah from France is 27-year-old Maxime Horwitz from Metz, who moved to Israel in mid-November 2023.

 

“It was planned at the beginning of mid-October. I really wanted to come but because of the situation, my parents were really afraid. We had a clash because of my departure, and I agreed to wait, but no more than one month or a few weeks,” he told The Media Line.

 

Horwitz explained that he prefers to live in a Zionist environment.

 

“I feel that there is one place for Jewish people, and it’s in Israel. I just knew that I want to live in Israel,” he shared.

 

Today, despite the difficulties of immigration and the danger of war, Israel’s new immigrants felt that living in a Jewish state was a positive experience.

 

“Being in Israel now makes me feel safe, happy and connected. I’m with my loved ones. I’m also creating the life that I have been waiting for, for years. It’s not easy, especially having the people closest to you serving in the army, but this experience helped me to realize what it’s like to be a Jew in today’s society,” concluded Amar.

 

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Israel Revamps Aerial Bomb Production

Defense Business Weekly News Summary

By News Desk – 3October2024 https://defense-update.com/20241003_defense-business-news-summary.html#:~:text=Elbit%20Systems%20has%20signed%20a,before%20Elbit%20Systems%20acquired%20it.

Elbit Systems has signed a 1.5-billion-shekel (approximately $400 million) contract with Israel’s Ministry of Defense to establish an aerial bomb manufacturing bombs for the Israeli Air Force. In the past, the government-owned IMI operated this factory before Elbit Systems acquired it. This strategic move aims to reduce Israel’s dependence on bomb supplies from abroad.

Elbit System’s product portfolio comprises a wide range of aerial bombs and deep penetrator bodies with precision-guided aerial weapons. Until recently, Israel’s defense companies focused more effort on the advanced, precision guidance kits rather than the explosive and bunker buster bombs used as warheads, considered by many as ‘commodities.’ The shortage of bombs and other munitions emphasized the need for Israel to maintain local supplies of ammunition. The company currently operates several production lines for manufacturing artillery and tank rounds, mortar bombs, and small-caliber ammunition. Expanding those lines is part of Israel’s broader strategy to strengthen domestic production capabilities and expand manufacturing lines within Israeli industries, as outlined by the Ministry of Defense.

 

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Arutz Sheva http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

NIS 2 billion deal to expand Iron Beam laser defense system signed

Defense Mistry signs landmark deal worth approximately NIS 2 billion (over $500 million) to expand serial production of Israel’s first domestically developed laser interception system, the Iron Beam, with lead developers Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Elbit Systems.

Israel National News / 28October2024, 6:13 PM (GMT+2)  https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/398230

 

Signing of Iron Beam deal

Signing of Iron Beam deal

 

The Israel Ministry of Defense signed a landmark deal worth approximately NIS 2 billion (over $500 million) yesterday (Sunday) to expand serial production of Israel’s first domestically developed laser interception system, the Iron Beam, with lead developers Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Elbit Systems.

 

Director General of the Ministry of Defense, Maj. Gen. (Res.) Eyal Zamir, signed the deal at a ceremony at the Ministry’s headquarters in Tel Aviv attended by Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Dr. Daniel Gold, Head of the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D); Yoav Tourgeman, CEO of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems; Bezhalel (Butzi) Machlis, CEO of Elbit Systems; Dekel Cohen, CPA, Head of the Ministry’s Finance Department; attorney Itay Ophir, Legal Advisor to the Defense Establishment; and other senior officials.

 

Iron Beam is a ground-based high-power laser air defense system designed to counter aerial threats, including rockets, mortars, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and cruise missiles. The Ministry of Defense’s (IMod) DDR&D’s R&D Unit leads the project with primary developers Rafael and Elbit Systems. The Iron Beam system represents a global technological breakthrough, with its impressive interception capabilities demonstrated through a series of successful trials. The system is expected to integrate into Israel’s multi-layered defense array as a complementary capability to the Iron Dome system. This integration will significantly enhance Israel’s defense capabilities against current and future threats while offering substantially lower operational costs.

 

Maj. Gen. (Res.) Eyal Zamir, Director General of the IMoD: “Since the outbreak of war, the Ministry has signed hundreds of orders worth billions of dollars to strengthen domestic production capabilities and build the IDF’s force. The Iron Beam deal is among our most significant agreements, as it heralds the beginning of a new era in warfare. The initial capability of the ground-based laser system developed through collaboration between the DDR&D, major defense industries, and startup companies is expected to enter operational service within one year. The Iron Beam deal will ensure continued and accelerated procurement of many additional laser systems.”

 

Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Dr. Daniel Gold, Head of the DDR&D: “The Iron Beam system further demonstrates the exceptional expertise of our defense industries under DDR&D’s leadership, combining creativity, innovation, and inventiveness with effective management and execution capabilities. We have achieved a qualitative military edge and its battlefield implementation by successfully integrating defense industries and startup companies. The Iron Beam will complement the Iron Dome, and the combination of laser and missile interception will further strengthen our defense systems against rockets, missiles, UAVs, cruise missiles, and additional threats.”

 

Yoav Tourgeman, CEO of Rafael, commented: “Rafael is proud to lead the development and delivery of the world’s first advanced high-power laser system for intercepting a wide range of aerial threats. After years of research, development, and significant technological breakthroughs in laser technology at Rafael, along with an extensive series of successful trials, the Iron Beam system will soon reach maturity for operational deployment. The Iron Beam project marks a significant milestone in upgrading Israel’s air defense capabilities. Iron Beam will join Iron Dome and David’s Sling, providing optimal protection for Israeli citizens through breakthrough technologies and superior performance.”

 

Bezhalel (Butzi) Machlis, President & CEO of Elbit Systems: “As Israel’s global leader in high-power laser technology, Elbit Systems welcomes the significant progress in the Iron Beam project and is proud of its contribution to its success. The capabilities developed at Elbit that will be integrated into Iron Beam represent a quantum leap in future defense technology against various threats. Elbit’s management and employees take pride in contributing to Israel’s defense through groundbreaking strategic systems. The development of laser technology and its integration into a national project led by the IMoD is another significant step in maturing Elbit Systems’ diverse capabilities in transforming and advancing defense and warfare technologies.”

 

In the photo alongside the Director General of the Ministry of Defense, from right to left: Legal Advisor to the Defense Establishment, attorney Itay Ophir; President & CEO of Elbit Systems, Bezhalel (Butzi) Machlis; Rafael CEO Yoav Tourgeman; Head of the DDR&D, Brig. Gen. (res.) Dr. Daniel Gold; and Head of the Ministry’s Finance Department, Dekel Cohen, CPA.

 

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France bans all Israeli defense companies from the Euronaval Defence Expo in Paris


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The Paris 2024 Olympics and Israeli society


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A thread on some of the Israeli delegation to #paris2024olympics. It’s also a thread on Israeli society.

Let me begin by saying to all of those who will use the incredible diversity of the team to pretend we’re not “indigenous”: you’re WRONG.
Jews, as we celebrate today with the 17 Tammuz fast, have been exiled and dispersed all over the world, that’s true. Now they’re BACK, each with what they picked during their travels.

It would have been easier, and many did it, to just forget about our roots and assimilate.

That’s why each and every Israeli Jew you see here is the scion of a family Jewish enough, and attached enough to its ancestral Land of Israel, to bear 1950 years of exile and humiliation, in the inextinguishable, stubborn waiting to go back home.

We came back from places as diverse as Ghana and Ukraine, USA and China. We’re coming home.

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Olympic Committee Announces $2 Billion in Lost Revenue: “The Games May Never Recover”

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Haredi leader Goldknopf on army draft: ‘You don’t want us and you don’t need us’

At event marking Bnei Brak centenery, UTJ chief wonders why ultra-Orthodox parties’ electoral achievements do not enable them to strike deals to avoid enlistment for their community

By ToI Staff
17 June 2024, 5:00 am https://www.timesofisrael.com/haredi-leader-on-army-draft-you-dont-want-us-and-you-dont-need-us/

 

Leader of the United Torah Judaism party Yitzhak Goldknopf argued Sunday night that Israel does not need or want Haredi conscripts, while wondering whether ultra-Orthodox parties’ electoral victories did not give them the right to strike deals to avoid enlistment for their community.

 

Goldknopf, speaking at an event celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of Bnei Brak, a city whose population is mostly Haredi, said: “You still don’t understand us, why we say we live on the Torah, that without the Torah who knows where we’d be.”

 

Citing a tweet by former politician Haim Ramon, Goldknopf claimed that “four thousand Haredim asked to enlist since the beginning of the year — though that’s not good to hear — but you ruled out 3,300 of them. You don’t want us and you don’t need us. Why do you abuse us?” (Ramon in his tweet cited data from the Knesset, though he later acknowledged that some individuals had challenged the data as problematic.)

 

Goldknopf went on to ask: “Have we no worth, since we won elections? The attorney general says ‘This can’t be done, this can be done.’ It has nothing to do with her legally. Do we have no right in elections to negotiate and receive what we deserve?”

 

Israel has seen an intensifying public and legal debate over blanket ultra-Orthodox exemptions from the military draft, as the High Court of Justice considers multiple petitions demanding the immediate drafting of young Haredi men.

 

Ultra-Orthodox men of military age have been able to avoid being conscripted to the Israel Defense Forces for decades by enrolling in yeshivas for Torah study and obtaining repeated one-year service deferrals until they reach the age of military exemption. In 2017 the High Court ruled that mass exemptions to military service on a group basis are illegal and discriminatory. Successive governments have since that time tried and failed to formulate new legislation to settle the matter, while requesting repeated deferrals from the court.

 

However, justices have shown diminishing patience, and the need to fill the military’s manpower shortfalls has become far more acute since the outbreak of the war in Gaza and the threat of war on the Lebanese border.

 

The court ruled in March that the state must cease subsidizing Haredi yeshivas whose students are eligible for the draft, since the legal framework for doing so had expired. As a result, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has had to deal with a severe political headache owing to the high priority Haredi political parties place on both yeshiva funding and military exemptions.

 

Lawmakers last week voted to apply “continuity” to a bill from the previous Knesset dealing with the military service of yeshiva students, reviving the contentious legislation, but it is not expected to solve the matter.

 

If eventually approved, the bill would lower the current age of exemption from mandatory service for Haredi yeshiva students from 26 to 21 and “very slowly” increase the rate of ultra-Orthodox conscription. The vote was to renew the legislative process where it left off, without having to start from scratch in the current session. The legislation will now advance to the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee to be prepared for the second and third readings it must pass to become law.

Netanyahu declared his support for advancing the bill last month after failing to come to an agreement with his ultra-Orthodox partners on legislation to enlist members of their community. By working to advance the legislation, Netanyahu appeared to be trying to show the High Court that he is working on the enlistment issue, which would buy him time while keeping his Haredi coalition partners on board.

 

However, deep abiding disagreements over the bill between Haredi lawmakers and Likud members mean it is highly unlikely to advance through the committee stage.

 

Meanwhile the government on Sunday gave its backing to a draft bill raising the retirement age for IDF reservists, amid widespread criticism of its recruitment policies, which many Israelis believe place unequal burdens on different segments of the population.

 

The proposal, a Defense Ministry-backed “draft Security Service Law,” calls to extend for several more months a temporary measure raising the exemption age for reserve military service from 40 to 41 for soldiers and from 45 to 46 for officers due to an ongoing manpower shortage.

 

Specialists such as doctors and air crewmen will be required to continue serving until 50, instead of 49.

The current law raising the exemption age, which was initially passed by the Knesset late last year, is set to expire at the end of the month.

 

After canceling a scheduled cabinet discussion on the measure on Sunday morning following harsh public criticism, the government referred the matter to the Ministerial Committee for Legislation. The committee approved sending the legislation to the Knesset, where it must pass three readings to become law.

 

If eventually approved by the Knesset, the draft bill would mark the second extension of the measure, which was intended as a stopgap solution to prevent a mass release from the reserves of those soldiers reaching the exemption age amid ongoing combat operations in Gaza.

 

It was first extended for four months by 44-33 a Knesset vote in late February.

Despite the Defense Ministry calling to extend the measure until the end of the year, the committee only supported a three-month extension, following objections by Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara.

 

Baharav-Miara told the government on Sunday that the bill was legally unacceptable unless an immediate effort is made to draft extra military power “from the entire population,” a reference to the tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students who receive blanket exemptions from military service.

 

The government has faced harsh public backlash over extending reservists’ service while appearing to take little action to draft the ultra-Orthodox.

 

While being careful not to comment on any current legislation or wade into politics, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi also endorsed integrating the ultra-Orthodox into the army during comments released on Sunday.

 

Speaking to soldiers during a visit to Gaza over the weekend, Halevi said that there “is now a clear need” for Haredi soldiers and that every new “ultra-Orthodox battalion [the army establishes] decreases the need for the deployment of many thousands of reservists.”

 

Over the past eight months, reservists have complained of economic and familial problems brought about by their long, repeated stints in the army. In many cases, spouses were left alone to care for children — sometimes with schools and kindergartens closed due to the war, depending on the area — and were unable to work for months.

 

Jeremy Sharon contributed to this report.

 

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Irrationally anti-Israel

How is a rational person to deal with someone under the influence of Israel Derangement Syndrome? One possibility: Don’t waste your time with such a person.

By  Alan G. Futerman and Walter E. Block – Published on  04June2024 11:14 – Last modified: 04June2024 11:14 https://www.israelhayom.com/opinions/irrationally-anti-israel/

 

Participants march way up Fifth Avenue in New York City during the annual Israel Day Parade on June 4, 2023 | Photo: Getty Images / Ryan Rahman

Participants march way up Fifth Avenue in New York City during the annual Israel Day Parade on June 4, 2023 | Photo: Getty Images / Ryan Rahman

 

There is a new virus that has been spreading all over the world. It is called Israel Derangement Syndrome. It is especially virulent at prestigious university campuses, newsrooms and left-wing political parties the world over. It consists of simply being unable to see any merit in the Israeli side in its present battle with Hamas, and also, to see any fault with the latter group of terrorists. As early as October 8, 2023, one day after one of the worst, most vicious attacks on civilians in all of history, those afflicted with IDS were blaming the victims.

 

Consider trying to show someone suffering from IDS the error of his ways. If you show him pictures, he’ll claim they’re fake; show him videos, he’ll claim they are created by AI; show him testimonies, he’ll say they are lies; show him documents, he’ll claim they are fabricated; show him audio, he’ll claim they are hoaxes; show him historical facts, he’ll claim they never happened or are lies; show him the videos uploaded by Hamas assassins themselves, he’ll claim that Israelis died of “friendly fire” anyway; show him that even if Israelis died as a result of “friendly fire”, this was in the course of eliminating the Hamas invaders and as a consequence of Hamas genocidal invasion, he’ll claim that in fact it was all a false flag because the border “could not have been easily overcome by Hamas” (paraphrase); show him that Hamas indeed prepared for the attack and launched its operation motivated by what they themselves say in their own Charter, he’ll claim that the Charter changed; show him that the Charter really never changed, he’ll claim that Hamas in fact was created by Israel; show him that Hamas was created by followers of the Muslim Brotherhood and is funded by Qatar, Iran and Turkey, he’ll claim that Hamas is the result of Israeli “occupation”; show him that the intent to destroy Israel preceded Israeli control of Judea, Samaria and Gaza, he’ll claim that it all began in 1948 with the ethnic cleansing of Arabs; show him that there was no ethnic cleansing of Arabs in 1948 and that the Arabs who left (most of them due to fear) or were displaced while the ongoing fighting during the War of Independence did so as a result of the war the Arab states themselves launched, he’ll claim that Arabs were dispossessed before the creation of Israel and that created the animosity against Jews; show him that Jews were attacked by Arabs in the preceding decades even before the creation of the state of Israel, he’ll claim again that this was due to dispossession; show him that Arabs sold land to Jews and Jews homesteaded a part of the land, he’ll claim that Arabs owned most of the land anyway; show him that Arabs did not own most of the land, that a great part of that which was regarded as Arab land was considered “uncultivable” and hence unhomesteaded and illegitimately owned actually as government concessions, and that most of the land was really owned by the government (Ottoman or British), he’ll claim that the Jews had no right to any land in any case and that the land was “Arab” anyway; etc. etc. etc.

 

In other words, it is impossible to convince someone who doesn’t want to be convinced. No evidence could be shown to those who are not willing to look at it in the first place. He already knows that Israel and Jews are to blame and that no good can come from Jews and no bad can come from Israel’s enemies since Israel is the source of all evil.

 

The motto of those afflicted with IDS might well be, “Don’t confuse me with the facts.” Or, “No matter what has happened, Israel is in the wrong.” Or, “No matter what are the facts, Israel is a colonist, racist, genocidal, western, evil country, unmatched by any other in all of human history.”

 

How is a rational person to deal with someone under the influence of Israel Derangement Syndrome? One possibility: don’t waste your time with such a person. Another is to keep on trying since this issue is so important, not only to Israel but to all civilized people. If Hamas can get away with its depredations, no civilized people are safe. Perhaps IDS can be overcome with patience and generosity despite the foregoing considerations.

 

We doubt it because IDS, as the Anti-Zionist mentality in general, is not motivated by reason but by hate. In any case, truth will eventually prevail.

 

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You may be Jewish, but any connection between you and Judaism is purely coincidental, you are definitely useful idiots


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You may be Jewish because you were born into Jewish families, but any connection between you and Judaism is purely coincidental. One thing’s for sure, though: you’re definitely useful idiots

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Antisemitic Zombies in Valley Village-California


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HAPPENING NOW 😡😡😡

Outside the school at Shaarey Zedek Congregation in Valley Village

Protestors yelling in loudspeaker at Jewish school: “FREE FREE PALESTINE!”
Parent: “You’re coming to our school?!”
Protestors: “Go across the street if you’re going to be an agitator!”

Parent to police: “But this is our school!”
Police to parent: “We understand but they have the right to protest.”

Is this a protest? Or is it targeted harassment of Jewish kids?

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Stephanie-tweet-21June2024-Antisemitic Zombies in Valley Village-California

 

 

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‘They came for the Jews’: Inside the LA pogrom

Caroline B. Glick
(June 25, 2024 / JNS) A mob attacks Jews outside of a synagogue in Los Angeles; pro-Hezbollah and pro-Hamas protests crop up across America; AOC spreads antisemitic rhetoric; and a new communications hire at the White House, Tyler Cherry, has a terrible history of anti-Israel and anti-Jewish rhetoric.

 

All this and more on Caroline Glick’s “In-Focus!”

 

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Anti-Israel mob surrounded a synagogue in LA hosting an Israel real estate event Sunday. The mob spread out to a Jewish neighborhood & restaurant. In all locations, they were met by Jews defending themselves & pushing back after word went out that police were told to stand down.

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Jewish victim of the Palestine mob, outside of a synagogue in LA.

This is not what fighting for human rights looks like.

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What I Saw at a Terrorist Rally Outside a Synagogue

“Billions of us will come and kill you.”

25June2024 by Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/what-i-saw-at-a-terrorist-rally-outside-a-synagogue/

 

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Thirty minutes after Hamas supporters first set up their operation outside a Los Angeles synagogue, they maced their first Jew. And the Los Angeles police did nothing.

 

Not until an hour into the terrorist rally outside a synagogue, did the LAPD finally step in, pushing back masked Jihad supporters in keffiyeh terror scarves from the entrance of Congregation Adas Torah (Congregation of the Bible) which they had occupied.

 

And then the mob, chanting calls for “intifada” and the destruction of Israel, moved outward to target two smaller synagogues attended by Persian Jewish refugees from Islamic terror in Iran.

 

“Billions of us will come and kill you,” a heavily accented Middle Eastern man in a keffiyeh unprompted rasped at me as I walked up. Only dozens had actually shown up, but they made up for it with bullhorns, robotic chants, and assaults in the middle of a Jewish neighborhood.

 

The Jewish counterprotesters had come waving American and Israeli flags while the other side was a sea of terrorist flags. A man wore an Antifa cap, another had come in ski goggles during 90-degree heat, while others toted bear spray, metal bottles, and other implements of violence.

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The Jewish community members included older men and women, as well as families, while the Hamas contingent was mostly young and many were masked. A pair of rabbis led a melodic song that could hardly be heard over the harsh clatter of the hateful terror chants.

 

Despite knowing that a terrorist rally was planned outside a synagogue, the LAPD had allowed the terrorist supporters to take over the entire sidewalk leaving only a thin lane for attendees to walk through to get inside. The LAPD did little to interfere with the terrorist supporters, but did block Jewish counterprotesters from reaching their own synagogue. The police also did nothing as clumps of masked Hamas supporters broke away from the synagogue and began confronting, threatening, and attacking Jewish community members on the street.

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LAPD officers did not stir as confrontations escalated into assaults, shoving into mace and bear spray. Jewish community members rushed to provide water bottles to the affected. Only after several such incidents did the LAPD finally bring in reinforcements and push the Hamas supporters away from the synagogue entrance (dispersing them to harass and threaten two other synagogues) while also clearing Jewish families away from the other side of the street who had been peacefully waving flags near a children’s school.

 

The terrorist hate rally spread outside three synagogues, Congregation Adas Torah, Chabad Persian Youth, and Congregation Ateret Israel (Glory of Israel), and the confrontations in the center of the street continued. There were running battles along the large commercial street with violent assaults outside a Kosher luncheonette and running battles down a residential street in the Jewish neighborhood.

 

The terrorist hate rally was not an aberration, It’s become the new normal.

The terrorist hate rally was not an aberration, It’s become the new normal.

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On Thursday, Hamas supporters showed up at Congregation Shaarey Zedek (Gates of Righteousness) in the San Fernando Valley formerly attended by Ben Shapiro, yelling abuse at parents taking their children to school. Other Jewish schools have been similarly targeted.

 

Beginning with the assault on the Museum of Tolerance when it was screening a documentary on the Oct 7 massacre to the violence at UCLA, it has played out this way for 8 months.

 

The LAPD has consistently failed to secure protest zones, to separate different groups of protesters and to prevent violence, and only steps in when it escalates past a set point. That point usually comes when the Jewish counterprotesters start fighting back. And then the LAPD begins arresting both sides while politicians, including Mayor Bass, deplore the violence.

 

Media accounts, especially from the Los Angeles Times, CNN and the JTA, falsely characterize the violence as coming from the Jewish counterprotesters rather than the terrorist supporters.

 

I had previously heard first person accounts from people who were assaulted while the police and security at UCLA did nothing, but now I saw it for myself. And after 8 months of the same thing, it’s hard to believe that it’s simple incompetence or that a major urban police force has no idea how to handle the same kind of protests and is incapable of figuring out how to do so.

 

Especially when it’s been standard procedure by other urban police forces.

 

The LAPD is clearly aware of the potential for violence because it sends out offices in riot gear. But rather than engaging in proactive policing to prevent violence, they stand passively and wait for orders from higher up before taking any action. This is not normal policing during protests and counterprotests when the standard doctrine is for police to set up barriers and stand between groups of protesters before they bring out the riot gear. But the LAPD brings out the riot gear, allows the radicals free rein and waits as long as possible before taking any action.

 

Why is this happening? I previously reported that Mayon Karen Bass is a close political ally of BLM LA boss Melina Abdullah, who has backed the pro-terrorist campaign against Jews. When Jews were attacked at UCLA, Democrat members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed a motion to fund legal support for the terrorist supporters. The resolution to use taxpayer money to fund legal defenses for antisemites was put forward by Supervisor Lindsey Horvath who ‘represents’ CD3 where the synagogue hate riot was taking place. After all the antisemitic violence at UCLA, the only one facing serious charges is a Jewish student.

 

The Democrat leadership of Los Angeles does not stand with the Jewish communities being targeted by hate, but with the antisemitic mobs surrounding synagogues.

 

Behind the masks, keffiyehs and the terrorist flags is the new Democratic Party.

Behind the masks, keffiyehs and the terrorist flags is the new Democratic Party.

 

Daniel Greenfield

Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism.

 

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Fed up Canadians are leaving


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Hopefully my family and I will follow suit. Canada is a failed society. The top 5% of earners are sucked dry in order to create the parasitic Ponzi scheme known as the socialist welfare state.
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While the Liberals are destroying our economy and society, and importing the third world, fed up Canadians (including disillusioned immigrants) are leaving for greener pastures in increasing numbers.

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Hamas celebrates October 7 in New York

“Long Live October 7”


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Cover of today’s @nypost shows the mob outside the Nova Exhibit in NYC with a banner that reads “Long Live October 7”

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Hamas at Nova Exhibition in NYC


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Pro-Hamas demonstrators violently set off smoke bombs in front of the Nova Exhibition in NYC which commemorates the hundreds of Israelis murdered by Hamas at a music festival.

When people show you who they are believe them.

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OMG THESE PEOPLE HAVE LOST ALL THEIR MORALS!!!! Protesting in front of the Nova exhibit, honoring the hundreds massacred, raped and kidnapped by Hamas. Totally disgusting and shameful. My sister said she was trapped inside and could not get out. Really, 2024 in NYC and Jews are unable to leave a building!?!? I thought we had a few decent people there. On my way to a charity event I stopped to speak to a few people. We even shook hands thinking we could agree to disagree. Had a good feeling about them until they started telling me that I was a Nazi and all Zionists were Nazis. And that Hitler was a Zionist and then to F@&k off. And then another got in my face until the @nypdnews told him to back off. Wow, these are my fellow New Yorkers. Freakin scary!!!!! Well you know what, I am a Loud and Proud Zionist! And I love @Israel and America. #AmYisraelChai! @bringhomenow #BringThemHomeNow

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New York City Jewish voters are terrified of living in NYC


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Wow.

New York City Jewish voters are terrified of living in NYC.

44% has experienced personal fear about living in NYC. That’s astounding.

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Most American Jewish organizations are leftist first and foremost

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I have spent the last year angry at Jews.

What if Jews don’t wake up?

Karol Markowicz

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Tragedy unites.

 

I was in New York on 9/11 and despite the pain and fear, or because of it, there was so much warmth, care and love. I know Israel had a similar occurrence, briefly, after 10/7. Buildings in Tel Aviv were lit up with the message “together, we will win.” Israeli flags were everywhere.

 

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In the diaspora, Jews attempted the same. But in America, Jews and their Jewish organizations had leaned so far into their leftist identity that this was difficult to accomplish, especially as October 7th brought the realization to many of them that their leftist friends were very much not on their side.

 

For those of us on the right, we had to be patient and watch them figure out for themselves the serious mistakes they had made over the course of decades. Some are not quite there yet and it’s been hard to watch.

 

Some Jews, you can not reach. Every Jewish society in history had people who lined up to help the enemy and ours is no different. Jewish Voices for Peace, and nonsense groups like that, are Jews who use their Judaism only to harm other Jews with it. Their stupid tallit, meant to be worn only in prayer, suddenly a shmata they wear to choke other Jews. They cry out for peace only when it’s time for Jews to fight back and never when Jews are attacked. They are best shunned and forgotten.

 

Then there are Jews who do get the moment, understand what we are up against, but have spent so long in their “we’re Democrats-first” world that they don’t know how to adjust to our current time.

 

An important Jewish teen organization held a major conference in Florida in February and one of the speakers was anti-Israel Congressman Maxwell Frost. Frost had called for a ceasefire in October. Yet he was invited to speak to Jewish youth at an organization that touts its connection to Israel. When I called the organization, with smoke coming out of my ears, they explained to me that yes, their event featured only Democratic politicians and elected officials but hey, they had Meghan McCain too. I love Meghan McCain, this is in no way a shot at her. She is an incredible friend to Jews and I’m so grateful for her voice. But the event was in Florida and they couldn’t find a single pro-Israel Republican elected official to speak? They actually had to work to locate an anti-Israel one, even among Democrats in Florida.

 

The problem is, if they could have the entire Democratic party, even the squad who openly despise them, at their event to talk to the next generation, they would. They could have prominent Republicans, who actually support them, at their event but they don’t. They seemed shocked that anyone thought they did anything wrong. They have been on the Democratic reservation so long that they openly celebrate people who punch them in the face and expect the rest of us to do the same.

 

Jews are traditionally liberals, that’s true, but we’re not traditionally stupid. We can see with our eyes who is on our side and the lack of gratitude from Jewish organizations, because they still hope that their political team will someday take them back, is abominable.

 

There were the galas, for example, thrown by many Jewish organizations. I don’t begrudge anyone pretty dresses and rubber chicken or self-congratulating awards. It was a tough year and the people who helped us get through it, standing up for Jews in general and Israel in particular, should be singled out for praise.

 

But where were the invites and awards for the conservatives who had unwaveringly stood by us? Where was Megyn Kelly? Where were Clay Travis and Buck Sexton? Dan Bongino? Xaviaer DuRousseau? Erick Erickson? Dana Loesch? Glenn Beck? Guy Benson? Sohrab Ahmari? Stephen “RedSteeze” Miller? Kurt Schlichter? Mary Katharine Ham? Pretty much everyone on Fox News? I only leave off Douglas Murray because he did get one from the country of Israel and one from the Manhattan Institute for his “unwavering defense of Western values,” which is for something even wider than just his defense of Israel and Jews, and Meghan McCain because she got one from the right-leaning magazine Algemeiner Journal. They both deserve even more.

 

My list of well-known non-Jewish conservatives, with giant platforms, who spent the year standing up for Israel and for Jews in America, could go on and on. These people went above and beyond and got no official thank you from the American Jewish community at all, not a single Jewish organization celebrated them. It’s sickening. These mensches didn’t benefit one iota from standing with Jews and with Israel. They took shots for us, they suffered abuse for us. They’ll say they don’t need the praise. They did it because it was right. But how dare we not say thank you? Throw your Tikkun Olam in the nearest trash can and learn Hakarat Hatov. And then wonder: where is the similar cadre of liberal writers and media personalities to defend you? It does not exist. Face it.

 

And that’s before we get into the moguls and the politicians. If there was a non-Jewish leftist billionaire who went to Israel, wore the dogtags, he would be headlining every major Jewish event. But it was Elon Musk so that didn’t count? Nearly every Republican politician effusively stood up for Israel and demanded the protection of American Jews. Where is Ted Cruz’s award? Ron DeSantis’s? Tom Cotton’s? Where is Donald Trump’s?

 

We know why. Most Jewish organizations are dinosaurs, committed to Democrats just as the Democrats make clear they are not at all interested in them. That’s the problem with tying your religion to a political party. The political party can tell you that your enemies, who want to destroy you and murder your children, “have a point” and you’ll just take it.

 

Then there are the Jews who do get it, who know what history has taught us about times like these, but think they can somehow duck this moment. They’ll never find out that you’re Jewish, Betsy Silverman [this is a generic Jewish-sounding name, not attacking anyone named Betsy Silverman in particular], or that you’re obviously a Zionist because that word means that you have faced the reality that Israel exists and will exist and should. You’ll stay popular at your safe job in Hollywood or Fashion. You’re one of the good ones, they’ll believe, because you’ll always highlight every single cause but your own. You couldn’t post about the hostages, because then they’d know you don’t want Jews killed or maimed and you can’t let them find out! You also couldn’t laugh with us when crotches of Hezbollah fighters exploded in supermarkets. Oh no, serious face, this might lead to escalation. As if the 80,000 people evacuated from the north of Israel because Hezbollah shoots rockets at their house daily isn’t already an escalation. You couldn’t celebrate the hostages being rescued, the fist bump between the IDF guy and Almog Meir Jan, even though you know what you felt in that moment. You have to performatively hate Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, and celebrating the successes of Israel would place you on the wrong “side.” Your politics have separated you from your people. It’s pathetic. I feel sorry for you for having to live your lie.

 

Or the actual Hollywood stars who are super Jewish when they can profit off of it but mute when it matters. Jews control Hollywood? I wish. Hollywood controls Jews and makes sure they stay quiet.

 

Even groups I should like, formed to combat antisemitism, are leftist first and foremost. They post about pride month, they celebrate the almost entirely mute Barbra Streisand. What is the point of you, I want to yell at these groups. But instead I google what they’re up to, hoping it’s something more than the nothing I see on X, and see they’ve gotten another $100 million for their…what, exactly? Ads with silly blue boxes and a hashtag that makes it sound like they’re fighting hateful Jews?

 

I’ve never been to a therapist. I know it’s the Jewy thing to do but I always felt I could ask myself the questions a therapist might. What are you mad at, really? What’s at the root of this anger?

 

It’s this: It was not hard to be a Jewish conservative my entire life because my Soviet Jewish community in Brooklyn got it. They understood what the world was really like. When I met liberal American Jews, they seemed to live in a land of make believe but I never held it against them. They were the luckiest Jews in history. I got why they prioritized other issues ahead of our collective interest. They had known nothing but security. They were unbelievably naive. I understood.

 

I no longer have that space in my heart to understand. I don’t even mean just voting right, though why not talk about the election: Donald Trump was the most pro-Israel president in my lifetime and it’s not particularly close. Other presidents said the right words, he had the actual right deeds. The American Embassy is now in the capital of Israel, in Jerusalem, where it should be, because of Donald Trump. You don’t care about that? You’re into peace? The Abraham Accords normalized relations between Israel and UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan. There hadn’t been a peace agreement in nearly 30 years but Donald Trump got one done. Democrats see Israel as a problem to solve. Donald Trump sees Israel’s enemies as the problem. They are not the same.

 

But forget about Israel. You’re an American Jew and, ahem, it’s America first. Think about your kids on college campuses, think about where your family is safe and where it is not, think about the side that lets you fight back and doesn’t want you to just take it. It is not the side you’re desperately trying to find your way back to.

 

Jews are changing, I wrote even before October 7th, for the better. But what if I’m wrong? What if they don’t? What if they put all of us in peril because they have chosen a side the way a child might choose a football team and they will support that side to our collective demise?

 

Antisemitism thrives when Jews are weak. There’s a reason the glee on streets around the world was on October 8th and not when Israel killed Hassan Nasrallah, not when Israel shrugged off Iranian ballistic missiles, not when Israel went into Gaza and saved hostages. People are drawn to the strong. When we cower and fear, we lose. When we’re begging to be loved, that’s when we’ll be most hated.

 

Chazak, Chazak, V’nitchazek we say on Shabbat mornings when we finish a book of the Torah. Be strong, be strong, and let us strengthen each other. When the safest Jews in the world don’t speak up, don’t fight back, don’t care about each other, it harms us all.

 

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Suicidal Jews

By Joan Swirsky 23September2024 https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/09/suicidal_jews.html

 

When individuals kill themselves, we look for answers in their DNA, their environments, their personal reactions to feelings of impotent rage, rejection, disappointment, heartbreak, and mental illness.

 

But how to explain group suicide?  There are numerous examples, going back to 206 B.C., and these relatively recent cases:

  • In 1943, in the final phase of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, many of the Jewish fighters besieged in the “bunker” at Miła 18 committed mass suicide by ingesting poison rather than surrender to the Nazis.
  • In 1945, about 1,000 residents of Demmin, Germany, committed mass suicide after the Red Army had sacked the town.
  • In 1978, 918 Americans — including 276 children — ingested cyanide in the Peoples Temple, after being exhorted and compelled to do so by their cult leader, Jim Jones, in Jonestown, Guyana.
  • In 1997, 39 followers of the Heaven’s Gate cult in California died in a mass suicide, believing they would travel on a spaceship that followed comet Hale — Bopp.

Clearly, some groups took their lives en masse for ideological reasons, whereas others — particularly vulnerable people in dire need of a “leader” — simply followed orders.  In all the mass suicides in recorded history, dozens, hundreds, and up to one thousand people took their own lives.

 

But today, when looking at suicidal Jews, the numbers could be in the millions!

Currently, out of a worldwide population of eight billion people, there are about 15 million Jews — approximately seven million in Israel, almost seven million in the United States, and one million throughout the world.  This is, by any measure, a few grains of sand compared to the massive total population of the world.

 

According to U.S. voting patterns, Jews are overwhelmingly liberal — up to 80 percent — which means they vote in huge numbers for leftists like Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden.  These people’s staffs have comprised, almost exclusively, career antisemites, who have done everything in their power to effect anti-Israel policies like the Iran nuclear deal, knowing that the fanatical mission of the mullahs in Teheran was — and is to this day — to wipe Israel off the map and exterminate every Jew in existence.

 

As Karin McQuillan explained in “Leftist Jew Hatred Has Come to America,” “the Left began with blacklisting and boycotting conservatives.  Now American Jews are in the crosshairs, no matter how liberal their politics.”

 

But they won’t jump off the bandwagon, she wrote, because that would mean “losing your friends, being shunned at synagogue, and stunting your career[.] … [C]hanging party affiliation is such a tall cliff, it feels suicidal, that is the loss of their entire identity.”

 

McQuillan quotes the estimable Daniel Greenfield: “There is no future for Jews on the left except as collaborators in anti-Semitism.”

 

Look no farther than the full-bodied ideological and financial support that liberal — suicidal — Jews lend to virulently anti-Israel organizations, many of them founded and financed by leftist Jews, such as the Women’s MarchBlack Lives Matterthe fascistic AntifaJ StreetIf Not NowAmericans for Peace Now, B’TselemBend the ArcBreaking the SilenceNew Israel FundJews for Racial and Economic Justice, the newspaper The Forward (recently defunct), Michael Lerner’s Tikkun magazine, Reform Action CenterT’ruah (formerly Rabbis for Human Rights), Jewish Voice for Peace, and Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, et al.

 

Why? Because it’s hard to be a Jew, and liberal Jews are simply not up to the task.  The desperate need to be liked, accepted, admired, and embraced is the historical downfall of weak Jews.

 

That is why so many Jews adored President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who stacked his administration with Court Jews and then stabbed every Jew in the world in the back, refusing refuge to the few who escaped Hitler’s murderous onslaught by turning away thousands from our shores and sending them back to their grisly deaths.  And he counted on — who else? — weak liberal Jews and a complicit leftist media — to cover for his mortal sins!

 

WHO HATES THE SUICIDAL LIBERAL JEWS?

  • Black leftists.  According to historian Rafael Medoff, “American Jews played a significant role in assisting the African-American community throughout the past century — having a central role in creating the NAACP, building more than 5,000 schools for rural African Americans from 1914 to 1932, and participating actively in the black civil-rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.”  But when the Black Power movement arose in the mid-’60s, the first people blacks irrationally turned against were the Jews.
  • The World Council of Churches, which represents 350 member churches in 110 countries, and half a billion Christians throughout the world, fully embraces the vicious Boycott, Divest, and Sanction (BDS) campaign to destroy Israel.
  • Amnesty International, which obliterates Jewish history.  The organization, as you can read here, has gone full-blown antisemitic.
  • Doctors Without Borders prides itself on its neutrality but consistently launches venomous anti-Israel political campaigns.
  • Airbnb, an American company offering short-term lodging services to lease or rent internationally, removed all listings of Jewish homes in Judea and Samaria (AKA the West Bank), although not in other disputed territories owned by Turks in Cyprus, Moroccans in the Sahara, Chinese in Tibet, or Russians in the Crimea, et al.
  • The American Friends (Quakers), who “boast” of their history of nonviolent activism, yet work to destroy the Jewish people and their ancient homeland, Israel, by inciting others to strive for Israel’s annihilation, often through violence.
  • The unhallowed halls of academia are a hotbed of virulent antisemitism throughout the country, with Columbia University leading the pack.
  • The Anti-Defamation League under the leadership of Jonathan Greenblatt, a former Soros employee and Obama official.  As Daniel Greenfield expresses, “[o]nce upon a time, the ADL was a Jewish civil rights organization.  Now it’s just another generic lefty group that pretends to care about Jewish causes only long enough to fleece some of its donors.  As the Left goes antisemitic, the ADL is becoming a threat to Jews.”
  • The United Nations, a cesspool of tin-pot dictators and antisemites on 1st Avenue in N.Y. City, which has a virtual fetish with the “Palestinian” issue, and just the other day issued a Resolution calling for the Old City of Jerusalem to be free of Jews, which passed by a 124-14 margin.
  • The heads of the Women’s March: Linda Sarsour (“nothing creepier than Zionism”), Tamika Mallory (“white Jews, as white people, uphold white supremacy”), and Carmen Perez — all ardent admirers of hate preacher and head of the Nation of Islam Louis Farrakhan (Jews are “termites”).  All of them share Ms. Mallory’s sentiment that Israel doesn’t have the right to exist, as do Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.),  Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), and many others who have joined this hate fest, and let’s not leave out Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), who has called these Jew- and Israel-haters “the suffragists of our time.”

We Jews are taught by our sages to accept and embrace all Jews, no matter their flaws or shortcomings.  We are a tiny people, and only by understanding the imperative for unity will we survive.  Look for the good in even the most egregious behavior of our fellow Jew — does he help the poor, take in the widow and orphan, donate generously to charity, etc.?  Then accept that Jew, embrace him, love her.

 

In Genesis 12:3, God tells Abram (before he becomes Abraham): “I will make you into a great nation[.] … I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you.”

 

Personally, I don’t embrace the quisling Jews and other antisemites who opt for the toxic American liberalism that vilifies Jews and Israel.  I curse them.  And I promise them that their determination to destroy the Jewish state — because of their rancid hatred and obsessive jealousy — will fail as thunderously as all attempts over the past 5,000 years have failed.

 

Joan Swirsky is a New York-based journalist and author.  Her website is www.joanswirsky.com, and she can be reached at joanswirsky@gmail.com.

 

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Auschwitz style selection line at Heathrow Airport

 


UK Lawyers For Israel-tweet-12June2024-Auschwitz style selection line at Heathrow Airport
Customs officers @HeathrowAirport selected all incoming passengers from El Al flight last night after seeing Israeli flag on suitcase & directed them to room on left where their bags were scanned. No other passengers selected for this treatment at the time. @UKLFI writing to HMRC. Does it remind you of anything?
Jacklondon-tweet-11June2024-the last time Jews’ luggage was segregated in Europe
@HeathrowAirport the last time Jews’ luggage was segregated in Europe:

UK Lawyers For Israel-tweet-12June2024-Auschwitz style selection line at Heathrow Airport

UK Lawyers For Israel-tweet-12June2024-Auschwitz style selection line at Heathrow Airport

 

Jacklondon-tweet-11June2024-the last time Jews’ luggage was segregated in Europe

Jacklondon-tweet-11June2024-the last time Jews’ luggage was segregated in Europe

 


 

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Heathrow accused of Harassment of Jewish and Israeli passengers as Security Staff sport Pro-Palestine Badges 

June 19, 2024  https://www.uklfi.com/heathrow-accused-of-harassment-of-jewish-and-israeli-passengers-as-security-staff-sport-pro-palestine-badges flag, Travelling

All five security staff at Heathrow Terminal 4’s Fast Track lane were sporting Palestinian Flag badges when scanning El Al passengers and their luggage.

El Al passengers who were on their way to catch their flight back to Tel Aviv last Sunday 16 June 2024 felt intimidated by this display of badges on the lanyards of the security staff.  Two of the staff were also wearing watermelon badges – these days a symbol for Palestinian solidarity and “resistance”.

 

One of the passengers remarked “The people responsible for making sure terrorists don’t blow up aeroplanes were wearing badges that identify with terrorists.”  A passenger complained and eventually the five security staff were moved and replaced by others, and their badges were taken.

 

UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has written a letter of complaint to Heathrow’s services director, pointing out that not only were the staff in breach of Heathrow’s own uniform regulations by wearing political badges, they were also breaching the Equality Act 2010.

 

By wearing the badges, the security staff engaged in “unwanted conduct” relevant to a protected characteristic  (being Jewish and Israeli), and this had the purpose of creating an intimidating and hostile and offensive environment for them.

 

This show of anti-Israel feeling amongst Heathrow staff comes just a week after all the passengers from an  El Al flight were taken to one side at customs at Heathrow, whilst going through the Nothing to Declare channel, and made to have their luggage scanned. The passengers were made to feel as if they were being called out as Jews.

 

A spokesperson from UKLFI commented:  “It is obvious that if staff wear these badges it would make most Jewish, Israeli and Israel supporting passengers feel uncomfortable and unsafe, particularly in the area of security checking at Heathrow.

 

We would like to know why so many security officers were allowed to wear highly offensive, divisive and political badges attached to their Heathrow uniform, when it was a breach of Heathrow’s uniform policy.”

 


 


Canary Mission-tweet-22June2024-Heathrow Airport security staff identify with terrorists
“The people responsible for making sure terrorists don’t blow up airplanes were wearing badges that identify with terrorists.” El Al passengers called out security guards in @HeathrowAirport who had Palestinian flags pinned to the lanyards of their uniform https://www.uklfi.com/heathrow-accused-of-harassment-of-jewish-and-israeli-passengers-as-security-staff-sport-pro-palestine-badges

Canary Mission-tweet-22June2024-Heathrow Airport security staff identify with terrorists

Canary Mission-tweet-22June2024-Heathrow Airport security staff identify with terrorists

 

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IDF magical bunker busting mushrooms


Cheryl E-tweet-13July2024-IDF magical bunker busting mushrooms
Many studies on the effect of psychedelics on depression and mood have proven that they are an effective therapy to treat anxiety and depression.

Well, I can say without any doubt that these magical bunker busting mushrooms that took out Mahmoud Deif, Rafe Salame and 75+ other Hamas terrorists made me feel very very bloody happy 🤭. I can’t stop smiling and dancing.

Cheryl E-tweet-13July2024-IDF magical bunker busting mushrooms

Cheryl E-tweet-13July2024-IDF magical bunker busting mushrooms

 

 

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Houthis in Yemen attack Israel, The results.

20July2024-Israel attacks Yemen Houthis Port


Israel Nitzan-tweet-19July2024-Iranian-made Yemen Houthis UAV exploded last night in Tel Aviv
Iranian-made UAV exploded last night in Tel Aviv. The drone was launched from Yemen by the Houthis.
This attack is part of the Iranian war against Israel, using Iran’s terrorist militias in Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, Syria.
It’s not about Gaza.
It’s about Iran.

Israel Nitzan-tweet-19July2024-Iranian-made Yemen Houthis UAV exploded last night in Tel Aviv

Israel Nitzan-tweet-19July2024-Iranian-made Yemen Houthis UAV exploded last night in Tel Aviv

 

 


Israel Defense Forces-tweet-20July2024-Israel attacks Yemen Houthis Port
After 9 months of continuous aerial attacks by the Houthis in Yemen toward Israel, IAF fighter jets conducted an extensive operational strike over 1,800km away against Houthi terrorist military targets in the area of Al Hudaydah Port in Yemen. This port serves as an entryway for Iranian weapons for the Houthi terrorist regime.

The IDF is capable of operating anywhere required and will strike any force that endangers Israelis.

Israel Defense Forces-tweet-20July2024-Israel attacks Yemen Houthis Port

Israel Defense Forces-tweet-20July2024-Israel attacks Yemen Houthis Port


War Monitor-tweet-20July2024-Israel attacks Yemen Houthis Port
Big. Mistake.

War Monitor-tweet-20July2024-Israel attacks Yemen Houthis Port

War Monitor-tweet-20July2024-Israel attacks Yemen Houthis Port

 

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Visegrád 24-tweet-20July2024-largest port of Yemen is now completely engulfed in flames
BREAKING:

2 days ago, the Houthis in Yemen carried out their first ever deadly drone attack against Israel.

Now, Israel has answered with their first ever missile strikes against the Houthis.

The largest port of Yemen is now completely engulfed in flames.

Visegrád 24-tweet-20July2024-largest port of Yemen is now completely engulfed in flames

Visegrád 24-tweet-20July2024-largest port of Yemen is now completely engulfed in flames

 

 

 

Summary of the Israeli strike


Open Source Intel-tweet-20July2024-Summary of the Israeli strike
Summary of the Israeli strike according to what is known so far:

– Approximately 25 F-15 and F-35 aircraft, accompanied by refueling planes, flew about 2000 kilometers toward the city of Hodeidah in Yemen.

– The strike was carried out in 8 waves.

– The attack destroyed fuel depots, inflicted damage on the port, and destroyed a power station north of the port.

– The fire is still burning and is expected to continue for several more days.

– There is a power outage across the entire region.

– The message of the strike is clear: this is not a strike on military targets (which has been done by the coalition over the past 9 months) but an attack on the already struggling Yemeni economy, causing significant economic damage.

– The attack on the port is a direct response to the damage Yemenis have caused to the port of Eilat.

– The message to the rest of the Middle East is also clear: the Bandar Abbas port and the Kharg Island, from where most of Iran’s oil is exported, are in Israel’s sights, as well as the port of Beirut.

– Israel has decided to take off the gloves; this is not a minor strike like those in Iran.

– The Houthis are threatening to retaliate, but it is unclear what the threat entails, as they have already attacked Israel 200 times.
@orfialkov

Open Source Intel-tweet-20July2024-Summary of the Israeli strike

Open Source Intel-tweet-20July2024-Summary of the Israeli strike

 


 

29September2024-The IAF struck Houthi military targets


Israel Defense Forces-tweet-29September2024-The IAF struck Houthi military targets
⭕️BREAKING: The IAF struck military targets belonging to the Houthi terrorist regime in Yemen in response to their recent attacks against Israel.

The targets included power plants and a seaport, which were used by the Houthis to transfer Iranian weapons to the region, in addition to military supplies and oil.

Over the past year, the Houthis have been operating under the direction and funding of Iran, and in cooperation with Iraqi militias, in order to attack the State of Israel, undermine regional stability, and disrupt global freedom of navigation.

The IDF is determined to continue operating at any distance—near or far—against all threats to the citizens of the State of Israel.

Israel Defense Forces-tweet-29September2024-The IAF struck Houthi military targets

Israel Defense Forces-tweet-29September2024-The IAF struck Houthi military targets

 


V.O.H-tweet-29September2024-Yemen’s oil depots refineries power plants and airport now on fire
Yemen’s oil depots, refineries, power plants and airport controlled by Houthi terrorists are now on fire. 👇

Israel is on a roll and is sending a clear message: we will screw those who attack us. 🇮🇱THE EXPLOSION 💥 SHOWS YOU MUST OBEY OR YOU (KPAI)DIE!!

V.O.H-tweet-29September2024-Yemen's oil depots refineries power plants and airport now on fire

V.O.H-tweet-29September2024-Yemen’s oil depots refineries power plants and airport now on fire

 

 

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The terrorists got instant karma


Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-13August2024-terrorists got instant karma
This is the power of teshuva, and there was a lot of that in Israel today, TY, Hashem!
Documenting Israel-tweet-13August2024
A car bomb exploded earlier in Hebron which had terrorists in it and it was supposed to be used against Jews in Israel.

The terrorists got instant karma

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-13August2024-terrorists got instant karma

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-13August2024-terrorists got instant karma

 

 

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Thank You Hashem! Miracle in Tel Aviv


OSINTdefender-tweet-19August2024-Miracle in Tel Aviv
Israeli Police are now almost Positive that yesterday’s Explosion in Tel Aviv was the result of a Failed Terrorist Attack, which if Successful would have been First Bombing within the City in over 18 Years. The Terrorist, who is now believed to have been a Palestinian Resident of Nablus in the West Bank, was carrying the Explosive Device in a Backpack when it suffered some kind of Malfunction and Prematurely Detonated, resulting in his Death. His Intended Target is still Unknown, though he was nearby several Synagogues and Shopping Centers at the time of the Detonation, with him even being seen on CCTV Camera near multiple Large Crowds right before the Explosion. Sources with the Israeli Police have stated it is a “Miracle” that the Explosive Device suffered such a Malfunction, and that if it hadn’t the results would have been Catastrophic.

OSINTdefender-tweet-19August2024-Miracle in Tel Aviv

OSINTdefender-tweet-19August2024-Miracle in Tel Aviv

 

 


Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-19August2024-Divine protection
Look what a 50lb backpack of nails & TNT did last night in S. Tel Aviv near the Rashbi shul. The terrorist was on his way to downtown, but the bomb exploded before planned on a quiet street. Only the terrorist was killed. It could be that your one mitzva, prayer or daily Gemara learning saved dozens of lives. No one – not police, IDF, Shin Bet or anyone else – thwarted this heinous crime. It was some special mitzva that someone – maybe you – did. Don’t let up!

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-19August2024-Divine protection

Rabbi Lazer Brody-tweet-19August2024-Divine protection

 

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Hamas on Campus

Columbia Encampment Antisemitism April 17 24 2024

Columbia Encampment Antisemitism April 17 24 2024

The results of Tikkun Olam:



Menachem Vorchheimer-tweet-5October2024

Menachem Vorchheimer-tweet-5October2024

Menachem Vorchheimer-tweet-5October2024

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Stop the Anti-Semitism on campuses


Benjamin Netanyahu-tweet-24April2024-Stop the Anti-Semitism on campuses
Anti-Semitism on campuses in the United States is reminiscent of what happened in German universities in the 1930s.

The world cannot stand idly by.

Benjamin Netanyahu-tweet-24April2024-Stop the Anti-Semitism on campuses

Benjamin Netanyahu-tweet-24April2024-Stop the Anti-Semitism on campuses

 

 

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Hamas on Campus

Columbia Encampment Antisemitism April 17 24 2024

Posted 26April2024 Documenting Jew Hatred on Campus:

This is what’s going on at Columbia University. Must Watch.
Antisemitic Pro Terrorist, Pro Communist, Hamas supporting Students camping out on the grounds of Columbia University during Finals Week. They are intimidating and fighting Christian Americans Students and Jewish Students.

 


Columbia University judenrein


Canary Mission-tweet-30April2024-Columbia University judenrein
Chaos @Columbia as President Minouch Shafik clearly has made a decision not to intervene and allow her campus to be LITERALLY taken over by the pro-Hamas mob. WATCH
https://canarymission.org/campaign/Columbia_University’s_Antisemitism_Problem

Canary Mission-tweet-30April2024-Columbia University judenrein

Canary Mission-tweet-30April2024-Columbia University judenrein

 


 

Israeli student at Columbia-NO health services allowed


Eyal Yakoby-tweet-30August2024-Israeli student at Columbia-NO health services allowed
Breaking: An Israeli student at Columbia who went to see health services, was not seen as the healthcare workers stated they would not treat her because she was Israeli.

Columbia University has truly been infiltrated with radicalism and terror ideology at every level.

Eyal Yakoby-tweet-30August2024-Israeli student at Columbia-NO health services allowed

Eyal Yakoby-tweet-30August2024-Israeli student at Columbia-NO health services allowed

JerusalemCats Comments: Read the underlined text: “Healthcare Professionals would not treat her because she was Israeli”

Israeli student at Columbia-NO health services allowed

Israeli student at Columbia-NO health services allowed

 


 

Students chant “Kill the Jews” at the Northeastern University


Oli London-tweet-27April2024-Students chant Kill the Jews at the Northeastern University
Students chant “Kill the Jews” at the Northeastern University campus last night.

Oli London-tweet-27April2024-Students chant "Kill the Jews" at the Northeastern University

Oli London-tweet-27April2024-Students chant “Kill the Jews” at the Northeastern University

 

 


 

UCLA 2024 Germany 1938

Nazis prevent Jewish Students from entering University of Vienna, Austria 1938

Nazis prevent Jewish Students from entering University of Vienna, Austria 1938

 


Dr. Eli David-tweet-30April2024-Jewish UCLA student is prevented entry
Jewish @UCLA student is prevented entry by masked pro-Palestinian mob 👇

These are exactly the scenes last witnessed in 1938 Germany.

 

Dr. Eli David-tweet-30April2024-Jewish UCLA student is prevented entry

Dr. Eli David-tweet-30April2024-Jewish UCLA student is prevented entry

 

 


 

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The Chabad Rabbi of UCLA was just physically assaulted


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The Chabad Rabbi of UCLA was just physically assaulted live on camera. The students subsequently began calling him a “Zionist pedophile Rabbi,” telling him to “go back to Poland.” We are in such a dark, dangerous time in our country, with almost no leadership fighting back

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What the real intifada is


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Come closer, children, you have nothing to fear. Your friendly neighborhood jihadists just want to wish you a peaceful intifada. Take a candy.

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Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing (MFA-Suicide bombing of No 2 Egged bus in Jerusalem – 19August2003)

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The Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing was the suicide bombing of a crowded public bus (Egged bus 2) in the Shmuel HaNavi quarter in Jerusalem, Israel, on August 19, 2003. Twenty-four people were killed and over 130 wounded. Many of the victims were children, some of them infants.[1] The Islamist militant group Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.

The attack

Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing was the suicide bombing of a crowded public bus (Egged bus 2) in the Shmuel HaNavi quarter in Jerusalem, Israel, on August 19, 2003. Twenty-four people were killed and over 130 wounded. Many of the victims were children, some of them infants. The Islamist militant group Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.

Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing was the suicide bombing of a crowded public bus (Egged bus 2) in the Shmuel HaNavi quarter in Jerusalem, Israel, on August 19, 2003. Twenty-four people were killed and over 130 wounded. Many of the victims were children, some of them infants. The Islamist militant group Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.

On August 19, 2003 (22 Av 5763), a Hamas suicide bomber sent out by the organization’s Hebron cell disguised himself as a Haredi Jew and detonated himself on a No. 2 Egged bus traveling through Jerusalem’s Shmuel HaNavi neighborhood. He blew himself up after entering the back door.[2] The double-length bus was crowded with Orthodox Jewish children returning from a visit to the Western Wall. The huge explosion killed 7 children and 16 adults, among them an eight-months-pregnant woman, and injured more than 130 people. The bomb was spiked with ball-bearings designed to increase injuries on the crowded bus. Hamas said the bomber was a 29-year-old mosque preacher from the city of Hebron.

Because so many of the dead were young children,[3] the media dubbed it the “children’s bus”. According to an Associated Press report,

Strollers were scattered near the stricken bus, medics carried away children with blood-smeared faces and a baby girl died in a hospital before doctors could find her parents. At least five children were among the 18 dead in Tuesday’s suicide bombing by a Palestinian militant who blew himself up on a Jerusalem bus. Forty children were among more than 100 people injured. The attack was the 100th Palestinian suicide bombing against Israelis since the latest round of fighting began in September 2000. The youth of the victims stands out in that grim list, and the government said the choice of target was particularly cold-blooded.[4]

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Twenty-three people were killed and over 130 wounded when a Palestinian suicide bomber detonated a five-kilogram device packed with ball-bearings on a crowded No. 2 Egged bus in Jerusalem’s Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood. Many of the passengers were returning from prayers at the Western Wall when they were killed. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.

For the ultra-Orthodox, the attack took place not only during the vacation, but also on the eve of the month of Elul, the month of selihot – the special penitential prayers recited during the week before Rosh Hashanah.

As a result of the attack, the Cabinet decided on September 1, 2003, among others, to wage an all-out war against Hamas and other terrorist elements, and to freeze the diplomatic process with the Palestinian Authority.

The victims:

– Avraham Bar-Or, 12, of Jerusalem
– Binyamin Bergman, 15, of Jerusalem
– Yaakov Binder, 50, of Jerusalem
– Feiga Dushinski, 50, of Jerusalem
– Miriam Eisenstein, 20, of Bnei Brak
– Lilach Kardi, 22, of Jerusalem
– Menachem Leibel, 24, of Jerusalem
– Elisheva Meshulami, 16, of Bnei Brak
– Tehilla Nathanson, 3, of Zichron Ya’acov
– Chava Nechama Rechnitzer, 19, of Bnei Brak
– Mordechai Reinitz, 49, and Issachar Reinitz, 9, of Netanya
– Maria Antonia Reslas, 39, of the Philippines
– Liba Schwartz, 54, of Jerusalem
– Hanoch Segal, 65, of Bnei Brak
– Goldie Taubenfeld, 43, and Shmuel Taubenfeld, 3 months, of New Square, New York
– Rabbi Eliezer Weisfish, 42, of Jerusalem
– Shmuel Wilner, 50, of Jerusalem
– Shmuel Zargari, 11 months, of Jerusalem.
– Fruma Rahel Weitz, 73, of Jerusalem died of her wounds on August 23.
– Mordechai Laufer, 27, of Netanya died of his wounds on September 5.
– Tova Lev, 37, of Bnei-Brak died of her wounds on September 12.

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JerusalemCats Comments: Showing the Truth about the Antisemite George Soros is not Antisemitic just because he claims to “Be A Jew”. Just look at Korach. He was so bad they gave him his own Parshah, Parshah Korach, Numbers 16:1.

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George Soros paying student protesters across US Colleges – report

Brendan Taylor April 26. 2024
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George Soros paying student protesters across US colleges – report

 

George Soros is paying student radicals who are sparking a nationwide surge of anti-Israel protests at colleges throughout the country, NY Post reported.

George Soros and Rockefeller foundations paying students of US colleges who are arranging nationwide protests

Two major American philanthropic foundations, Rockefeller and Soros, are backing a group that pays certain activists. These protestors are disrupting college campuses across the country, WSJ reported.

 

The anti-Israel demonstrations initially erupted when students occupied Columbia University’s Morningside Heights campus lawn last week, now spreading across the nation.

 

Copycat tent encampments have emerged at various colleges, such as Harvard, Yale, Berkeley in California, Ohio State University, and Emory in Georgia. All were arranged by branches of the Soros-backed Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), resulting in clashes with law enforcement at some locations.

 

At three colleges, protests are being fueled by paid radicals who are fellows of a Soros-funded group called the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR).

 

The USCPR offers community-based fellows up to $7,800 and campus-based fellows between $2,880 and $3,660 to dedicate eight hours a week to organizing campaigns led by Palestinian organizations. They’re taught to “rise up, to revolution.”

 

This radical group has received over $300,000 from Soros’ Open Society Foundations since 2017 and $355,000 from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund since 2019. The SJP’s main organization has been financially supported by a network of nonprofits ultimately backed by Soros and other left-wing investors.

USCPR fellows driving protest actions on college campuses

Three individuals serving as “fellows” have been prominent figures in the nationwide protest movement. Nidaa Lafi, previously the president of the University of Texas Students for Justice in Palestine, was spotted at a encampment at UT Dallas on Wednesday, delivering a speech urging an end to the conflict in Gaza.

 

At Yale, USCPR fellow Craig Birckhead-Morton was arrested on Monday and charged with first-degree trespassing as SJP’s branch, Yalies4Palestine, occupied the school’s Beinecke Plaza, according to the Yale Daily News. Birckhead-Morton, who also previously interned for Democrat Maryland representative John Sarbanes, later spoke at a sit-in blocking traffic in New Haven after being released from custody.

 

The most prominent fellow is Malak Afaneh from Berkeley, who serves as co-president of the Berkeley Law Students for Justice in Palestine. She has been actively speaking at an anti-Israel protest on campus this week. Previously, Afaneh gained attention for disrupting a dinner at the law school dean’s house by shouting anti-Israel slogans. She later accused the dean’s wife of assaulting her when asked to leave.

 

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George Soros is paying student radicals who are fueling nationwide explosion of Israel-hating protests

By Isabel Vincent
Published April 26, 2024, 6:00 a.m. ET
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George Soros and his hard-left acolytes are paying agitators who are fueling the explosion of radical anti-Israel protests at colleges across the country.

 

The protests, which began when students took over Columbia University’s Morningside Heights campus lawn last week, have mushroomed nationwide.

 

Copycat tent cities have been set up at colleges including Harvard, Yale, Berkeley in California, the Ohio State University and Emory in Georgia — all of them organized by branches of the Soros-funded Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) — and at some, students have clashed with police.

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Israel hate camps explode – funded by Soros

George Soros is paying agitators who are fueling the explosion of radical anti-Israel protests at colleges across the country.

The SJP parent organization has been funded by a network of nonprofits ultimately funded by, among others, Soros, the billionaire left-wing investor.

 

At three colleges, the protests are being encouraged by paid radicals who are “fellows” of a Soros-funded group called the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR).

 

At three colleges, the protests are being encouraged by paid radicals who are “fellows” of a Soros-funded group called the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR).

 

USCPR provides up to $7,800 for its community-based fellows and between $2,880 and $3,660 for its campus-based “fellows” in return for spending eight hours a week organizing “campaigns led by Palestinian organizations.”

 

They are trained to “rise up, to revolution.”

 

The radical group received at least $300,000 from Soros’ Open Society Foundations since 2017 and also took in $355,000 from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund since 2019.

George Soros and Wall Street moguls financed radical anti-Israel groups behind campus protests at Columbia University. Rikki Schlott

George Soros and Wall Street moguls financed radical anti-Israel groups behind campus protests at Columbia University. Rikki Schlott

 

The University of Texas-Austin is one of the campuses where anti-Israel protests have exploded this week, copycatting the takeover of Columbia University’s lawn. AP

The University of Texas-Austin is one of the campuses where anti-Israel protests have exploded this week, copycatting the takeover of Columbia University’s lawn. AP

It has three “fellows” who have been major figures in the nationwide protest movement.

 

Nidaa Lafi, a former president of the University of Texas Students for Justice in Palestine, was seen at an encampment at UT Dallas Wednesday making a speech demanding an end to the war in Gaza.

 

Lafi, a former legislative intern for the late Democratic Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, graduated from the school last year with a degree in global business and is now a law student at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

Lafi was seen at the University of Texas-Austin on Wednesday leading a protest against Israel. Alamy Live News

Lafi was seen at the University of Texas-Austin on Wednesday leading a protest against Israel. Alamy Live News

 

Nidaa Lafi returned to the University of Texas, Dallas, campus Wednesday to lead a “teach-in” at the Students for Justice in Palestine’s occupation of the college lawn. She is paid as a “fellow” by a group backed by George Soros.

Nidaa Lafi returned to the University of Texas, Dallas, campus Wednesday to lead a “teach-in” at the Students for Justice in Palestine’s occupation of the college lawn. She is paid as a “fellow” by a group backed by George Soros.

In January, she was detained for blocking the route of President Biden’s motorcade after he arrived in Dallas for the funeral of Johnson, her former boss.

 

At Yale, USCPR’s fellow Craig Birckhead-Morton was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree trespassing when SJP’s branch, Yalies4Palestine, occupied the school’s Beinecke Plaza, the Yale Daily News reported.

Birckhead-Morton — also a former intern for a Democrat, Maryland rep John Sarbanes — emerged from custody to address a sit-in blocking traffic in New Haven.

At Yale, Craig Birckhead-Morton (circled) is paid up to $3,360 for his work encouraging protests. He was arrested for trespass Monday and charged with first-degree trespass.

At Yale, Craig Birckhead-Morton (circled) is paid up to $3,360 for his work encouraging protests. He was arrested for trespass Monday and charged with first-degree trespass.

 

The most high-profile of the fellows is Berkeley’s Malak Afaneh, co-president of the Berkeley Law Students for Justice in Palestine.

 

She has been a serial speaker at an anti-Israel protest on the campus this week — which came after she first shot to prominence by hijacking a dinner at the law school dean’s home to shout anti-Israel slogans, then accused the dean’s wife of assaulting her when she asked the radical to leave.

 

Serial protester Malak Afaneh is paid by the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights as a “fellow.” She has repeatedly spoken to an encampment of students at the University of California, Berkeley, where she is a law student.

Serial protester Malak Afaneh is paid by the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights as a “fellow.” She has repeatedly spoken to an encampment of students at the University of California, Berkeley, where she is a law student.

 

UC Berkeley law student Malak Afaneh speaks to a large crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters during a protest on the campus of UC Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif., Monday, April 22, 2024. AP

UC Berkeley law student Malak Afaneh speaks to a large crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters during a protest on the campus of UC Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif., Monday, April 22, 2024. AP

 

The cash from Soros and his acolytes has been critical to the Columbia protests that set off the national copycat demonstrations.

 

Three groups set up the tent city on Columbia’s lawn last Wednesday: Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) and Within Our Lifetime.

 

At the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” students sleep in tents apparently ordered from Amazon and enjoy delivery pizza, coffee from Dunkin’, free sandwiches worth $12.50 from Pret a Manger, organic tortilla chips and $10 rotisserie chickens.

 

Afaneh posted this video after hijacking a dinner to which she was invited by the dean of the law school and shouting anti-Israel slogans — then claimed she was the victim. TikTok/@realsairarao

Afaneh posted this video after hijacking a dinner to which she was invited by the dean of the law school and shouting anti-Israel slogans — then claimed she was the victim. TikTok/@realsairarao

 

An analysis by The Post shows that all three got cash from groups linked to Soros. The Rockefeller Brothers Fund also gave cash to JVP.

 

The fund is chaired by Joseph Pierson, and includes David Rockefeller Jr, a fourth-generation member of the oil dynasty, on its board of directors. The non-profit gives money to “sustainable development” and “peace-building.”

 

And a former Wall Street banker, Felice Gelman, a retired investment banker who has dedicated her Wall Street fortune to pro-Palestinian causes, funded all three groups.

 

Free sandwiches from upscale takeout joint Pret a Manger are on offer at the encampment, worth up to $12, and $10 rotisserie chickens. Cash for the encampment has come from billionaire investor George Soros. NYPJ

Free sandwiches from upscale takeout joint Pret a Manger are on offer at the encampment, worth up to $12, and $10 rotisserie chickens. Cash for the encampment has come from billionaire investor George Soros. NYPJ

 

Both SJP and JVP were expelled from Columbia University in November for “threatening rhetoric and intimidation.” JVP blamed Israel for the Oct 7 Hamas terrorist attack that left 1,200 Israelis dead.

 

“Israeli apartheid and occupation — and United States complicity in that oppression — are the source of all this violence,” JVP said in a statement on its website.

 

SJP called the terrorist strike on Israel “a historic win.”

 

Also on offer for the thirsty anti-Israeli protesters camped out at Columbia is free coffee from Dunkin’. Behind the scenes, the groups organizing the encampment have received cash from Soros and another former Wall Street banker. NYPJ

Also on offer for the thirsty anti-Israeli protesters camped out at Columbia is free coffee from Dunkin’. Behind the scenes, the groups organizing the encampment have received cash from Soros and another former Wall Street banker. NYPJ

 

An analysis by The Post shows how Soros and Gelman’s cash made its way to the students through a network of nonprofits that help obscure their contributions.

 

Soros has given billions to the Open Society Foundations which his son Alexander — whose partner is Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton’s top aide and the estranged wife of pervert Anthony Weiner — now controls.

 

In turn, Open Society has given more than $20 million to the Tides Foundation, a progressive nonprofit “fiscal sponsor” that then sends the cash to smaller groups.

 

George Soros, the billionaire investor, is the ultimate source of cash for JVP and SJP, two of the groups encamped on Columbia’s lawn. It comes via a series of intermediaries. Andrew Toth

George Soros, the billionaire investor, is the ultimate source of cash for JVP and SJP, two of the groups encamped on Columbia’s lawn. It comes via a series of intermediaries. Andrew Toth

 

Those groups include A Jewish Voice for Peace, which between 2017 and 2022 has received $650,000 from Soros’ Open Society. Its advisers include the academic Noam Chomsky and the left-wing feminist author Naomi Klein.

 

JVP has been a prominent part of the protests at Columbia and one of its student members was among a group expelled from the university for inviting the leader of a proscribed terrorist group, Khaled, to the “Resistance 101” Zoom meeting.

 

Soros has also donated $132,000 to WESPAC, called in full the Westchester People’s Action Coalition Foundation.

 

Soros’ Open Society Foundations is now controlled by his son Alexander. It has been the ultimate source of funds for all three groups that set up camp on the Columbia lawn.

Soros’ Open Society Foundations is now controlled by his son Alexander. It has been the ultimate source of funds for all three groups that set up camp on the Columbia lawn.

 

The White Plains-based nonprofit was founded in 1974 to rally for civil rights and against the Vietnam War but is now a major funder of anti-Israel groups, including Within Our Lifetime and Students for Justice in Palestine.

 

SJP has also received funding from the Sparkplug Foundation, a New York-based nonprofit run by Gelman and her husband, Yoram Gelman.

 

The couple funneled their $20,000 donation to the group through WESPAC in 2022, according to public filings.

 

Alexander Soros’ partner is Huma Abedin. The Hillary Clinton aide separated from her husband Anthony Weiner after he was caught sexting an underage girl. X/@humaabedin

Alexander Soros’ partner is Huma Abedin. The Hillary Clinton aide separated from her husband Anthony Weiner after he was caught sexting an underage girl. X/@humaabedin

 

Gelman was previously on WESPAC’s committee for Justice and Peace in the Middle East in 2009 when she was invited to Gaza by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, according to the group’s website.

 

The UN group has been slammed for its support of Hamas.

 

Gelman is on the board of the Bard Lifetime Learning Institute, an offshoot of the infamously progressive college, as well as the Jenin Freedom Theatre, located in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank.

 

David Rockefeller Jr., seen with daughter Ariana, is a fourth-generation scion of the Standard Oil fortune. He chaired the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, which champions progressive causes until 2022. It is now chaired by Joseph Pierson. Paul Bruinooge/PatrickMcMullan.c

David Rockefeller Jr., seen with daughter Ariana, is a fourth-generation scion of the Standard Oil fortune. He chaired the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, which champions progressive causes until 2022. It is now chaired by Joseph Pierson. Paul Bruinooge/PatrickMcMullan.c

 

Felice Gelman, a former Wall Street investment banker, gave Students for Justice in Palestine $20,000 through Sparkplug, her family foundation. Bard LLI

Felice Gelman, a former Wall Street investment banker, gave Students for Justice in Palestine $20,000 through Sparkplug, her family foundation. Bard LLI

 

WESPAC president Howard Horowitz, a former Orthodox Jew, is a member of the New York chapter of JVP, which says it works for “advocacy and public education for Palestinian human rights.”

 

Horowitz said he embraced the Palestinian cause after time spent living in Israel, according to a report in the Israel Times.

 

WESPAC has also given money to Within Our Lifetime, founded by the ubiquitous anti-Israeli protester Nerdeen Kiswani.

 

Howard Horowitz, a former Orthodox Jew from New York, is the longtime leader of WESPAC, which funds radical anti-Israel groups, including Students for Justice in Palestine. 914Wired/ YouTube

Howard Horowitz, a former Orthodox Jew from New York, is the longtime leader of WESPAC, which funds radical anti-Israel groups, including Students for Justice in Palestine. 914Wired/ YouTube

 

Within our Lifetime uses a loophole in the law to avoid declaring how much it receives from donors by not being a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, meaning it is unknown how Kiswani has benefited.

 

However, WESPAC is named as a fiscal sponsor of Within Our Lifetime.

 

After The Post published our story, an Open Society Foundations spokesperson said: “For the record, Open Society Foundations has a long history of fighting antisemitism, islamophobia and all forms of racism and hate.

 

“Open Society has funded a broad spectrum of US groups that have advocated for the rights of Palestinians and Israelis and for peaceful resolution to the conflict in Israel and the OPT.

 

“This funding is a matter of public record, disclosed on our website, fully compliant with US laws, and is part of our commitment to continuing open debate that is ultimately the only hope for peace in the region.

 

“The Open Society Foundations proudly support the right of all citizens to peaceful protest — a bedrock principle of our democracy.”

 

None of the other groups responded to requests by The Post for comment.

 

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Who Is Funding the Pro-Hamas Protests; Are They Aiming to Take Down America?

by Robert Williams
4June2024 https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/20680/funding-pro-hamas-protests

 

  • Rather more jarring is that the Biden administration, and therefore taxpayer money, is also funding the protests, through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
  • “U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference and Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee… discussed oversight findings from the EPW Committee that revealed a $50 million grant was awarded from the EPA through the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to ‘Climate Justice Alliance,’ a group that engages in pro-Hamas, anti-Israel, and anti-Semitic activities.” — US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, May 21, 2024.
  • “[We] went to the website of Climate Justice Alliance. This is what we found on the website that our taxpayer dollars are going to organizations such as this. This, at the bottom, is a picture of the bulldozer that went through the fence when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7.” — Senator Shelley Moore Capito, May 21, 2024.
  • The People’s Forum’s executive director Manolo De Los Santos called for the complete destruction of the United States at the conference to great applause: “We have to bring down this empire with one million cuts, and those one million cuts have to come from every sector of struggle in this room.”
  • Terrorists and their billionaire, as well as less-affluent supporters, are actively conspiring to destroy the US with the backing of foreign powers — and very little, if anything, is being done to stop it.

 

The answers to the question of who is funding the groups behind the pro-Hamas, anti-Israeli protests on US campuses, continue to grow in complexity. It appears that a multitude of donors are falling over each other to help promote the cause of the officially designated terrorist group, Hamas – whose openly stated aim is the destruction of Israel and the Jews — to impressionable young students and the public at large.

 

Politico revealed — to those who still had doubts — that many of the people bankrolling the campus protests are the same as Biden’s largest donors. They include Democratic mega-donors George Soros, and David Rockefeller Jr. of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Both have donated to anti-Israeli groups through the Tides Foundation, once described as a “charitable money laundering” organization. It sponsors anti-Israeli groups such as Jewish Voice for Peace and IfNotNow, both of which are active in the protests. In addition, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund has given nearly $500,000 directly to Jewish Voice for Peace over the past five years, and donated to the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR).

 

Hamas-affiliated Professor Hatem Bazian, a founder of Students for Justice in Palestine and chairman of American Muslims for Palestine, calls himself “an ally and partner with Jewish Voice for Peace.” Bazian began calling for an intifada in the US at least 20 years ago.

 

The Libra Foundation, founded by Democratic megadonors Susan and Nick Pritzker, heirs to the Hyatt hotel empire, has also donated money to organizations behind the protests, including Solidaire Network. According to Influence Watch:

[Susan] Pritzker is board treasurer of Solidaire Network, a left-of-center donor group supporting race, gender, and climate based causes. Its 10-year strategy is “a roadmap to liberate wealth for movements to build lasting left power in the United States.”

Rather more jarring is that the Biden administration, and therefore taxpayer money, is also funding the protests, through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

“U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference and Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee… discussed oversight findings from the EPW Committee that revealed a $50 million grant was awarded from the EPA through the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to ‘Climate Justice Alliance,’ a group that engages in pro-Hamas, anti-Israel, and anti-Semitic activities.”

According to Moore Capito:

“[We] went to the website of Climate Justice Alliance. This is what we found on the website that our taxpayer dollars are going to organizations such as this. This, at the bottom, is a picture of the bulldozer that went through the fence when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7. They have a rendering on their website, it says ‘Decolonize Palestine’ and it has a picture of that same bulldozer going through that fence.

 

“If you dig deeper. They want to defund the police, defund the military, either them or their affiliates, want to have very radical, drastic initiatives that I think are anti-American, and they’re certainly anti-Israel and anti-Semitic. So, the Biden administration doesn’t seem to care. $50 million dollars in December, who knows how much more in the future and other like groups because there are other associated groups with this group… all they care about is the mission, the climate mission, no matter what the radical ideas that are associated with the groups.”

Foreign actors are involved behind the scenes to foment chaos and reap the benefits of a United States in turmoil: China, for instance, is maneuvering by means of an organization named Code Pink, which has been highly active in demonstrations, sit-ins and harassment of members of the pro-Israel camp.

 

According to the New York Times, American millionaire Neville Roy Singham, “works closely with the Chinese government media machine and is financing its propaganda worldwide.” He does so through a web of organizations and in a mix of “progressive advocacy with Chinese government talking points.” The Times describes how Code Pink went from criticizing China’s human rights violations to defending its reportedly genocidal treatment of Muslim Uyghurs after Singham, in 2017, married Jodie Evans, the co-founder of Code Pink. Singham, a long-time admirer of Mao Zedong, lives in Shanghai, where he helps promote the Chinese Communist Party. His wife ardently defends China. “If the U.S. crushes China,” she said in 2021, it “would cut off hope for the human race and life on Earth.” Code Pink is currently under investigation by the House Committee on Natural Resources for its ties to the CCP.

 

Singham is also the primary sponsor of the People’s Forum, which has helped organize many anti-Israel walkouts in New York City public schools – telling students to chant the slogan advocating the destruction of Israel: “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”

 

Significantly, the People’s Forum was behind the recent three-day conference in Detroit, “People’s Conference for Palestine”. The event featured Wissam Rafidi, a member of the terrorist group Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) — a US designated terrorist entity — who said that “there is no longer a place for a two-state solution for any Palestinian. The only solution is one democratic Palestinian land which will end the Zionist project in Palestine.”

 

Sana’ Daqqa, the wife of late PFLP terrorist Walid Daqqa — who served a life sentence in prison for kidnapping and murdering an Israeli soldier — praised the US campus protests, and then said, referring to the October 7 massacre, in Arabic called “Al-Aqsa Flood”:

“The only thing that can stop this is a flood…. This is what the resistance intended, that the flood would become floods throughout the entire region.”

US Representative Rashida Tlaib was also at the conference, where she called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “murderous war criminal”. The People’s Forum’s executive director Manolo De Los Santos called for the complete destruction of the United States at the conference to great applause:

“We have to bring down this empire with one million cuts, and those one million cuts have to come from every sector of struggle in this room. I know all of you in this movement are exhausted… but it is not about gathering and talking. It is about transforming that work into action.”

Terrorists and their billionaire, as well as less-affluent supporters, are actively conspiring to destroy the US with the backing of foreign powers — and very little, if anything, is being done to stop it.

 

Meanwhile, at the end of May, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei thanked and praised the pro-Hamas protesters on US campuses.

“Dear university students in the United States of America, you are standing on the right side of history.

 

“You have now formed a branch of the Resistance Front and have begun an honorable struggle in the face of your government’s ruthless pressure – which openly supports Zionists.”

Khamenei then added:

“Dear university students in the US, my advice to you is to become familiar with the Quran.”

Robert Williams is a researcher based in the United States.

 

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Lawsuit by October 7 Victims Against Two Pro-Palestinian Groups

A battle for justice.

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There is no point in invoking morality, decency, or any suchlike stuff, in appealing to the pro-Palestinian groups that have been spewing their antisemitic venom on campuses from sea to shining sea to cease and desist. But a just-announced lawsuit against two of those groups could lead to a possible hit to their pocketbook, and that’s another matter. That will get their attention. That will fill them with anxiety. And so will another possible outcome of that lawsuit: both the groups, and those of their officers who are non-citizens, could also face expulsion from the country.

 

Now a group of nine victims of Hamas’ attacks on October 7 are suing two of the most important anti-Israel groups on American campuses, the umbrella groups National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJUP) and American Muslims For Palestine (AMP), for aiding Hamas as “collaborators and propagandists.” More on their lawsuit, which will bring great grief to both NSJUP and AMP, including possibly bankrupting both groups and their officers, as well as leading to the expulsion of both groups from the United States, can be found here: “Israeli Terror Victims Sue Anti-Semitic Campus Groups for Aiding Hamas,” by Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon, May 2, 2024:

Israeli victims of Hamas’s Oct. 7th terror spree are suing two anti-Israel campus groups, alleging they are partially liable for the attack due to their role “as collaborators and propagandists for Hamas.”

 

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. district court Wednesday, seeks damages for nine American and Israeli victims of Hamas’s unprecedented terror assault. It targets two campus umbrella groups—American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) and National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP)—that are responsible for fomenting a tidal wave of antisemitic protests on college campuses across the country.

 

The suit marks the first time terror victims are taking aim at campus anti-Israel groups for their alleged role in bolstering Hamas propaganda on campus and driving a series of increasingly violent protests that have endangered Jewish college students across the country.

 

“Survivors of Hamas’s October 7 terrorist attack, family members of those murdered by Hamas, civilians still under fire from Hamas’s ongoing terrorism, and persons displaced by Hamas’s ongoing terrorism have been, and continue to be, injured because AMP and NSJP knowingly provide continuous, systematic, and substantial assistance to Hamas and its affiliates’ acts of international terrorism,” the lawsuit states.

 

In a joint statement, the terror victims and their families said the AMP and NSJP should be held legally liable for Hamas’s terror campaign and face expulsion from the United States….

 

Arsen Ostrovsky, an attorney and CEO of the International Legal Forum, one of several groups supporting the lawsuit, said that NSJP “has effectively become the U.S. campus arm of Hamas.” The suit is jointly being handled by Greenberg Traurig, the National Jewish Advocacy Center, Schoen Law Firm, and Holtzman Vogel.

 

These groups are “directly aiding and abetting the terror group on American colleges, and facilitating the conditions necessary for Hamas to continue carrying out acts of terror and the holding of hostages, including American nationals,” Ostrovsky said. “Enough is enough, we must bring to justice not only the perpetrators of the most heinous massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, but hold accountable all those who enable, support, and collaborate with them, like NSJP and AMP.”

The legal team arrayed against the Hamas “collaborators” AMP and JSJP is formidable. It is led by lawyers from Greenberg Traurig, one of the biggest firms in the world, with 2750 lawyers. It should not be hard for those seasoned lawyers — who are going to be relentless, because for them, given their backgrounds, far more than billable hours are at stake — to prove that both groups have aided and abetted Hamas, providing It on hundreds of campuses with moral and political support, justifying and praising the October 7 atrocities, vilifying Israel, and acting as propagandists for the likes of Yahya Sinwar and Ismail Haniyeh.

 

A world of woe awaits AMP and NSJP in the courtroom. It will be a pleasure to observe.

 

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Antisemitism surging, report finds, prompting fear for future of ‘Jewish life’ in West

The US saw a 103% increase in incidents fueled by Gaza war, a global report for 2023 shows, while France stands out with near-quadrupling of cases

By Canaan Lidor
5May2024, 11:07 am Updated at 1:05 pmhttps://www.timesofisrael.com/in-global-surge-of-antisemitism-france-stands-out-with-near-quadrupling-of-cases/

 

Thousands gather for a march against antisemitism in Paris, France, November 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Sylvie Corbet)

Thousands gather for a march against antisemitism in Paris, France, November 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Sylvie Corbet)

 

In 2023, France registered the highest increase in recorded antisemitic incidents of any country with reliable statistics, according to data released in a new report that warned that current trends could threaten the very “ability to lead Jewish lives in the West.”

 

Published Sunday by Tel Aviv University and the Anti-Defamation League, the report showed a near-quadrupling of incidents in France, from 436 in 2022 to 1,676 last year. It also highlighted antisemitism on US campuses, which the head of the ADL called the “most alarming” aspect of the surge of Jew-hatred in the United States.

 

Of last year’s antisemitic incidents in France, the tally showed that 74% happened after October 7, when invading Hamas terrorists killed some 1,200 people in Israel and abducted another 253, triggering a still-ongoing military campaign by Israel in Gaza and daily exchanges of fire with Hezbollah along the border with Lebanon.

 

In the United States, the tally more than doubled, from 3,697 incidents in 2022 to 7,523 last year, with 52% of the 2023 total occurring after October 7. In Canada, the increase was from 65 to 132; in the United Kingdom from 1,662 to 4,103; in Germany from 2,639 to 3,614, and in Italy from 241 to 454.

 

On an incident-per-capita basis, French Jews, who according to the report number about 440,000, were three times likelier to experience an antisemitic attack than Jews in the US, whose population the report estimates at 6 million.

 

“For those whose views serve an anti-Jewish and anti-Zionist ideological and instrumentalist purpose, October 7 was a golden opportunity to advance further their hateful and racist fringe perspectives into mainstream conservative discourse, using it to attack rivals, mobilize supporters and attract new followers,” wrote the authors of the US chapter of the report, which is titled “Antisemitism Worldwide Report for 2023.”

 

Illustrative: Anti-Israel protesters call for an intifada at a protest in New York City, September 17, 2021. (Luke Tress/Flash90)

Illustrative: Anti-Israel protesters call for an intifada at a protest in New York City, September 17, 2021. (Luke Tress/Flash90)

 

The authors of the chapter on France interviewed Jonas Jacquelin, the rabbi of the Copernic Street Synagogue, the first Reform synagogue in France. He does not wear his kippa on the street, partly because he was raised not to and in part because he does not want to provoke antisemitic attacks, the authors wrote.

 

“The year is not 1938, not even 1933,” Prof. Uriya Shavit, head of The Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry and the Irwin Cotler Institute, wrote in a press release. “Yet if current trends continue, the curtain will descend on the ability to lead Jewish lives in the West – to wear a Star of David, attend synagogues and community centers, send kids to Jewish schools, frequent a Jewish club on campus, or speak Hebrew.”

 

The 148-page report features an essay devoted to antisemitism on US campuses, where the ADL recorded 913 incidents in 2023, or 12% of the annual tally for the entire country.

 

“Antisemitism today seems to have taken firm root in the academy,” the author of that essay, Dr. Sara Yael Hirschhorn, wrote.

 

On campuses across the US, anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian students have staged demonstrations that included the occupation of campus buildings and other disruptions and led to clashes with police, who have arrested hundreds of student protesters. A standoff at Columbia University in New York City between police and students occupying campus grounds ended in fresh arrests last week.

 

A car with smashed windows and anti-Israel graffiti reading ‘Intifada’ and ‘Free Gaza’ is seen at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon on May 2, 2024. (John Rudoff/AFP)

A car with smashed windows and anti-Israel graffiti reading ‘Intifada’ and ‘Free Gaza’ is seen at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon on May 2, 2024. (John Rudoff/AFP)

 

“Jewish and pro-Israel students have been physically assaulted, verbally harassed, bullied online, and generally made to feel unsafe on campus, while Jewish fraternities, Hillel and Chabad houses, and even dorm rooms have been vandalized,” Hirschhorn added.

 

Nearly 75% of American university students have said they experienced or witnessed some form of antisemitism since the academic year began, the ADL report notes.

 

“All this occurred as the leadership of academia fell silent, particularly at America’s most elite universities,” wrote Hirschhorn. She connected that reality, as she described it, to ethnic studies and discourses that vilify Jews and Israel as colonialist or oppressive; prevailing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) frameworks that fail to account for antisemitism; and Qatari and other funding from the Middle East.

 

“By dint of their affiliations, campuses sponsored by despotic and anti-Zionist regimes are sometimes silent partners to rampant human rights abuses and illiberal agendas,” Hirschhorn wrote.

 

Jonathan Greenblatt participates in a panel during the TAAF Heritage Month Summit at The Glasshouse on May 5, 2023 in New York City. (JP Yim/Getty Images via AFP)

Jonathan Greenblatt participates in a panel during the TAAF Heritage Month Summit at The Glasshouse on May 5, 2023 in New York City. (JP Yim/Getty Images via AFP)

 

In his essay in the report, Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the ADL, called the proliferation of antisemitism on US university campuses the “most alarming” aspect of the national surge of Jew-hatred after October 7.

 

“We have seen instances where Jewish students barricaded themselves in a library because a pro-Palestinian mob was outside. We have heard stories of students being afraid to cross their campuses at night for fear of being attacked, or attending Shabbat dinners at their Hillels with armed guards posted at the doors,” wrote Greenblatt.

 

These and other events on US campuses, he added, mean that “the Jewish community is facing a crisis unseen in generations.”

 

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In Our Name: A Message from Jewish Students at Columbia University

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Hundreds of Jewish students at @Columbia just published one of the most incredible student letters I have ever read.

It’s not only magnificently written, but it also clearly articulates their experiences on campus for the past six months.

Their letter tells the story of what’s it like being a Jewish student right now better than any professor like myself could ever do.

Please take 4-5 minutes to read their letter.

Give Jewish students a voice.

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In Our Name: A Message from Jewish Students at Columbia University

To the Columbia Community:

Over the past six months, many have spoken in our name. Some are well-meaning alumni or non-affiliates who show up to wave the Israeli flag outside Columbia’s gates. Some are politicians looking to use our experiences to foment America’s culture war. Most notably, some are our Jewish peers who tokenize themselves by claiming to represent “real Jewish values,” and attempt to delegitimize our lived experiences of antisemitism. We are here, writing to you as Jewish students at Columbia University, who are connected to our community and deeply engaged with our culture and history. We would like to speak in our name.

Many of us sit next to you in class. We are your lab partners, your study buddies, your peers, and your friends. We partake in the same student government, clubs, Greek life, volunteer organizations, and sports teams as you.

Most of us did not choose to be political activists. We do not bang on drums and chant catchy slogans. We are average students, just trying to make it through finals much like the rest of you. Those who demonize us under the cloak of anti-Zionism forced us into our activism and forced us to publicly defend our Jewish identities.

We proudly believe in the Jewish People’s right to self-determination in our historic homeland as a fundamental tenet of our Jewish identity. Contrary to what many have tried to sell you – no, Judaism cannot be separated from Israel. Zionism is, simply put, the manifestation of that belief.

Our religious texts are replete with references to Israel, Zion, and Jerusalem. The land of Israel is filled with archaeological remnants of a Jewish presence spanning centuries. Yet, despite generations of living in exile and diaspora across the globe, the Jewish People never ceased dreaming of returning to our homeland — Judea, the very place from which we derive our name, “Jews.” Indeed just a couple of days ago, we all closed our Passover seders with the proclamation, “Next Year in Jerusalem!”

Many of us are not religiously observant, yet Zionism remains a pillar of our Jewish identities. We have been kicked out of Russia, Libya, Ethiopia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Poland, Egypt, Algeria, Germany, Iran, and the list goes on. We connect to Israel not only as our ancestral homeland but as the only place in the modern world where Jews can safely take ownership of their own destiny. Our experiences at Columbia in the last six months are a poignant reminder of just that.

We were raised on stories from our grandparents of concentration camps, gas chambers, and ethnic cleansing. The essence of Hitler’s antisemitism was the very fact that we were “not European” enough, that as Jews we were threats to the “superior” Aryan race. This ideology ultimately left six million of our own in ashes.

The evil irony of today’s antisemitism is a twisted reversal of our Holocaust legacy; protestors on campus have dehumanized us, imposing upon us the characterization of the “white colonizer.” We have been told that we are “the oppressors of all brown people” and that “the Holocaust wasn’t special.” Students at Columbia have chanted “we don’t want no Zionists here,” alongside “death to the Zionist State” and to “go back to Poland,” where our relatives lie in mass graves.

This sick distortion illuminates the nature of antisemitism: In every generation, the Jewish People are blamed and scapegoated as responsible for the societal evil of the time. In Iran and in the Arab world, we were ethnically cleansed for our presumed ties to the “Zionist entity.” In Russia, we endured state-sponsored violence and were ultimately massacred for being capitalists. In Europe, we were the victims of genocide because we were communists and not European enough. And today, we face the accusation of being too European, painted as society’s worst evils – colonizers and oppressors. We are targeted for our belief that Israel, our ancestral and religious homeland, has a right to exist. We are targeted by those who misuse the word Zionist as a sanitized slur for Jew, synonymous with racist, oppressive, or genocidal. We know all too well that antisemitism is shapeshifting.

We are proud of Israel. The only democracy in the Middle East, Israel is home to millions of Mizrachi Jews (Jews of Middle Eastern descent), Ashkenazi Jews (Jews of Central and Eastern European descent), and Ethiopian Jews, as well as millions of Arab Israelis, over one million Muslims, and hundreds of thousands of Christians and Druze. Israel is nothing short of a miracle for the Jewish People and for the Middle East more broadly.

Our love for Israel does not necessitate blind political conformity. It’s quite the opposite. For many of us, it is our deep love for and commitment to Israel that pushes us to object when its government acts in ways we find problematic. Israeli political disagreement is an inherently Zionist activity; look no further than the protests against Netanyahu’s judicial reforms – from New York to Tel Aviv – to understand what it means to fight for the Israel we imagine. All it takes are a couple of coffee chats with us to realize that our visions for Israel differ dramatically from one another. Yet we all come from a place of love and an aspiration for a better future for Israelis and Palestinians alike.

If the last six months on campus have taught us anything, it is that a large and vocal population of the Columbia community does not understand the meaning of Zionism, and subsequently does not understand the essence of the Jewish People. Yet despite the fact that we have been calling out the antisemitism we’ve been experiencing for months, our concerns have been brushed off and invalidated. So here we are to remind you:

We sounded the alarm on October 12 when many protested against Israel while our friends’ and families’ dead bodies were still warm.

We recoiled when people screamed “resist by any means necessary,” telling us we are “all inbred” and that we “have no culture.”

We shuddered when an “activist” held up a sign telling Jewish students they were Hamas’s next targets, and we shook our heads in disbelief when Sidechat users told us we were lying.

We ultimately were not surprised when a leader of the CUAD encampment said publicly and proudly that “Zionists don’t deserve to live” and that we’re lucky they are “not just going out and murdering Zionists.”

We felt helpless when we watched students and faculty physically block Jewish students from entering parts of the campus we share, or even when they turned their faces away in silence. This silence is familiar. We will never forget.

One thing is for sure. We will not stop standing up for ourselves. We are proud to be Jews, and we are proud to be Zionists.  

We came to Columbia because we wanted to expand our minds and engage in complex conversations. While campus may be riddled with hateful rhetoric and simplistic binaries now, it is never too late to start repairing the fractures and begin developing meaningful relationships across political and religious divides. Our tradition tells us, “Love peace and pursue peace.” We hope you will join us in earnestly pursuing peace, truth, and empathy. Together we can repair our campus.

Signed:

Eliana Goldin, GS/JTS ’26

Elisha Baker, CC, ’26

Eden Yadegar, GS/JTS ’25

Rivka Yellin, Barnard ‘26

David Hidary, CC, ’26

Natan Rosenbaum, Columbia School of General Studies ‘26

Jesse Spear, GS 26

Amiel Nelson, General Studies ‘27

David Tarrab, SEAS ‘27

Nicholas Baum, General Studies/JTS ‘27

Daniella Coen, GS ‘24

Rosie Alchalel, Barnard ‘26

Robbie Fox, CC ‘24

Stephanie Tarrab, SEAS ‘25

Charlotte Roiter, Columbia/JTS ’26

Jonathan Lederer, CC, ’26

Benjamin Trau, Columbia ‘26

Daniel Katz  CC’27

Michael Pagovich, GS/JTS

Gabriel Nelson, CC ‘27

Tova Segal, Barnard/JTS, ’25

Shira Weiss-Ishai, GS/JTS ‘27

Eliana Wagner , CLS ‘26

Ayelet Glaser, Barnard ‘24

Adam Vogt, General Studies ’24

Rachel Halpern, Barnard ‘26

Rebecca Kalimi, Barnard ‘23

Mariana Lederman, Teachers College ‘24

Cecile Toussaint, School of General Studies, 2024

Jonathan Rosen, Columbia ‘25

Daniel Kroll, Columbia 24

Alexander Rosenberg GS/JTS ‘26

Josef Korich, SEAS ’27

Rachel Lisbona, general studies, 2025

Alice Loiferman, Barnard ‘27

Jamie Cappell law school 24

Jonny Rosen GS/JTS ‘25

Menachem Weiss, Columbia Law ’24

Talia Rabban, Barnard ‘25

Jacob Schmeltz, Columbia College ‘24

Shira Eisman, GSAS ‘26

Austin Stoll, GS ’24

GSAPP, 2024

Jordan Sumberg GS/JTS ‘27

Haley Wiener, Barnard ‘24

Danya Gewurz, Barnard ‘24

Maytal Polonetsky, Barnard ‘27

Kyra Weisberger, Barnard ‘27

Beth Kahn ‘25

Jake Schwalbe, Columbia ‘24

Talia Bodner, GS/JTS ‘27

Bo Kizildag, Columbia ‘25

Lily Penn, GS/JTS ‘25

Matthew Meltzer, CLS ’25

Asher Strell Columbia school of General Studies 26

GF, Barnard ‘24

Dore Feith, LAW ‘25

Kendall Bender, Columbia Law School ‘24

Jessica Yeroshalmi, Columbia Law School ’26

Ron Chalamish, GS, 26

Brandon Rosenberg, Columbia Law School ‘24

Jaime Israel CLS ‘24

Raphael Kepecs, SEAS ’27

Shiri Gil, GS, ‘25

Maya Jamil, GS ‘26

Jonathan Shapiro, CC ‘18, LAW ‘25

Laura Bellows, Barnard/JTS ‘27

Lior Kreindler, Biomedical Engineering PhD

Bar Maman, GS ’26

Avital Kobrin, Barnard ‘27

Inbar Brand, GS/TAU ’25

Jacob Dubin, CLS ‘25

Gabriel Kahane, General Studies, ‘26

Noam Josse, CLS ’26

Saphira Samuels, Barnard ‘26

Aliza Ruttenberg, Barnard ‘27

Jessica Weinfeld, CC ‘27

Noa Siegel, GS ‘24

David Lederer, SEAS, ‘26

Parker De Dekér Cabral-Vásquez, Columbia College ’27

Alix Gilkarov, GS/JTS ‘26

Liv Shalom, Columbia ‘26

Sheina Benzaquen, General Studies ‘25

David Padover, CBS/CLS ‘24

Mark Kava, Law School ‘26

Daniel F. CLS ‘24

AR, Law ‘24

Dina Herzig, Columbia Law School ‘25

Dalia Moallem, Mailman ‘24

Stella Vayner, Columbia Engineering, 2026

Jonah Chill, Columbia Law School, ‘26

Avi Fixler, Columbia Law School, ‘24

Dahlia Bernstein, Barnard ‘27

Sam Lisner, SPS, 2024

Hannah Wander, CLS ‘25

Noga Aharony, CUIMC 26’

Esther Kishk, Columbia Law School 26

Victoria Kontsevich, General Studies ‘24

Maytal Rahimzada, Teachers College Columbia University ’25

Beverly Dweck, Barnard ‘27

Olya Skulovich, PhD,  ‘24, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science

Ariel Nurieli, Gs, 25

Ezra Dayanim, GS/JTS ‘24

Marc Nock, Mailman MPH ’24

Moshe Gershenfeld, Columbia Law School ‘24

Liam Schorr, GS/JTS ‘27

Franziska Sittig, GSAS ‘24

Rachel Freilich, CC ’27

Matan Malka, VP&S ‘25

Dori Baron, CC ‘26

Ella Waisman, SEAS, ’27

Sarah Ginsberg, Barnard ‘27

Risa Farber, SEAS ‘27

Robyn Beyda, Barnard ‘27

Frieda Catton, Barnard ‘27

Joy Reeve ‘25

Aryeh Krischer, Columbia, ’26

Bracha Weinberger, Barnard 24′

Rachel Landesman, Barnard ’25

Sam Nahins, Columbia GS ‘24

Eytan Abramowitz, SEAS ’27

Nathan J Saldinger, GS ‘24

Omer Nauer, GS ‘24

Ilana Bramson /GS/JTS ‘27

Yehuda Dicker, Columbia College ‘25

Leo Salkind Columbia GS 26

Daphna Spira, Barnard ‘24

Lucy Hecht, CC ’26

Abraham Jacobs, Columbia ‘24

Ali Levontin, GS 24

Zachary Krivine, SIPA ’24

Gideon Marcus, GS, ’25

Sally Schuster, SIPA ‘24

Yahli Bibi, GS ‘27

Michael Kolber, GS 26’

Katya Kantor, GS ‘22 SIPA ‘24

Sarah Hamerman, Columbia College ‘27

Dor Lev GS 26

Maya Jubas, CC ’25

Evgeny Manzhosov, PhD Candidate, Columbia

Aiden Englander, SEAS ‘25

Caroline Ulrich, BC ‘25

Elya Levi, SPS ‘24

Jaya Fainzilber, Touro ‘27

Lihi Tal, GS ‘25

Danielle Feit, Barnard ‘24

Danelle Tuchman, CC ’25

Jacob Resnick, GS/JTS’ 26

Liana Marks, GS/JTS ‘27

Alexander Dobensky, School of the Arts ’24

Shai Goldman, CC ’24

Andrew Stein, GS, ’25

Rebecca Dyckman, Barnard ’27

Henna Krauss, Barnard ‘27

Molly Nelson, Barnard ‘24

Simone Miller, CC ‘26

Emily Silverstein, Barnard ‘25

Stella Lessler, Columbia Engineering ‘24

Ariella Burnstein, Barnard ‘27

Ariel Slomka, Columbia GS ‘25

Yael Amiel, CLS ’24

Joseph Kaplan, CC 25

Sonya Poznansky, Columbia GS ’24

Sabrina, Columbia TAU 25

Mendi Hecht, GS ‘26

Zippy Wilson, Barnard ’26

Avi Kohn, CLS ’26

Tal Zussman, SEAS PhD

Esther Rotlevi, Neurobiology and Behavior (GSAS), ’27

Mali Lobel, GS ‘26

Tans Rosen, SEAS ’26

Meira Saffra, Barnard ’24

Eliza Binstock, Columbia College ‘27

Yasmine Abouzaglo, Columbia ‘27

Rebecca Glanzer, Columbia College ’16, Columbia Business School ’24

Nora Samadi, Barnard ‘25

Daniel Glick, SEAS 24’

Riva Rubin, Columbia College ’25

Jared Axelowitz, Columbia Law School ’25

Annika Erickson, Barnard ’24

Talia Kesselman, Columbia School of Social Work, ’24

Tallie Steiner, Barnard ‘24

Gal Lev Ari, GS’26

Noam Zolty, CLS ’22

Natalie Carnoy, Columbia College ’26

Emily Kahan, Columbia College ‘26

Noam Woldenberg, CC ‘27

Joel Sontag, Columbia Law School, ’24

Lexi Berger, Barnard ‘24

Rachel Neplokh, TAU General Studies Dual Degree ‘24

Ava Quinn, GS/JTS ’25

Ann Mizrahi, Columbia University ’24

Shimon Nataf, Columbia Law School ’26

Sam Horowitz CLS 25

Josh Sussman, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health ‘25

Eden Shaveet, Bridge to Ph.D. Scholar, ’24

Nickia Muraskin, SEAS PhD Student

Joshua Strongin, Teachers College ‘24

Sasha Isler, SEAS ‘26

Molly Litvak, CC ‘26

Alon S. Levin, Electrical Engineering PhD Student

Alex Malamud, Barnard ‘24

Hannah Solon, GS/JTS ’25

Danielle Yahalom, Barnard ’25

Emily Vayner GS/JTS ’27

Daniel Barth, GS ’24

Noa Salkind GS 26

Sapir Agam GS ‘25

Rebecca Wernick, Barnard ‘25

Asher Dayanim GS ‘24

Ariel Weinsaft, Barnard ’25

Samantha Tarlowe, GS/JTS ‘27

Simone Glajchen, Columbia College ‘27

Jessica Major, Columbia School of Social Work, ‘25

Aaron Bruce, JTS/GS ’25

Lola Hurst, Barnard ‘27

Michael Lippman, GS ‘25

Yaniv Yatziv, CBS ’25

Emma Vorchheimer, Barnard, 25’

Yola Ashkenazie, Barnard ‘24

Clementine silver Schwartz, GS ‘27

Daniel Becker, GS Tel Aviv Dual-Degree ‘25

Jessica Brenner, Barnard ‘26

Sharon Nagy, Tau-Columbia 28‘

Eliana Steinlauf, Barnard ’24

Hana Cohen, GS/JTS ‘26

Tomas Fiure, SEAS ‘24

Gabriela Bentolila, SEAS ‘25

Gabriela Bentolila, SEAS ‘25

David Rabbani, CC ‘25

Emily Bejerano, SEAS PhD ‘27

Benjamin Hadar, CSSW ’25

Ilana Goldstein, Barnard/JTS, ’26

Katie Friedman, TAU GS ’25

Danielle Dorfman, Barnard ’24

Andrew Leibert, SIPA ’24

Daniella Davis, GS, 2027

Mikael Rochman, GS 25’

Ben Wald, JTS/GS, 25’

Chloe, TAU/GS Dual Degree Program, ’25

Danielle Gillai, Barnard ‘27

Thomas Zev Huneycutt, GS ‘27

Sarah Cohen, SIPA ‘25

Maya Gal, GS/TAU ‘24

Gabriella Jacobs, TAU-Columbia ‘27

Ariana Pinsker Lehrer, Columbia School of Social Work, 25

Ayal Yakobe, GS ’24

Talia Escobedo, SOA ‘24

Trevor Siegel CC ‘24

Ara Nazmiyal, Columbia ’26

Almog Ankori, GS ‘27

Matthew Shtaynberg, JTS/GS ‘25

Maayan Malter, CBS PhD ’24

Sahar Paz, Columbia GS, 2025

Kayla Venger, Barnard ‘27

Edan Mortman, GSAS, ’26

Eliana Khoobian, GS, ‘26

Ayelet Kurz, Columbia College ’26

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Natan Sharansky: A landmark letter from 500 Jews at Columbia University

Natan Sharansky, Former Jewish Agency Chairman<br />https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/natan-anatoly-sharansky

Natan Sharansky, Former Jewish Agency Chairman
https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/natan-anatoly-sharansky

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The 500

A letter from 500 Jews at Columbia University may be a landmark in the struggle to escape a stifling regime of doublethink and ensure the American Jewish future through proud and open dissent

by Natan Sharansky

May 28, 2024 https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/500-jewish-students-columbia-university

Columbia University, April 29, 2024 SOPA Images Limited/Alamy

Columbia University, April 29, 2024 SOPA Images Limited/Alamy

 

Twenty years ago, just after the second intifada, I went on a tour of American and Canadian campuses. Shaken by what I saw and heard, I told (then) Prime Minister Ariel Sharon that the major battle for the future of American Jewry will be fought on campuses. So disturbed was I by this visit, that I titled the article I wrote about it in the Hebrew press “a journey into occupied territory.”

 

The “occupiers” in my metaphor were the centers for Middle East studies that had sprouted like mushrooms in American universities to spread anti-Zionist propaganda. Their influence was palpable, not only in events they organized, but also in their effect on the Jewish students I met. While many expressed deep solidarity with Israel and support for its struggle against terror, a few young men and women told me that for them, as liberal Jews, it would be better if Israel didn’t exist. “Then,” they told me, “I won’t be perceived as responsible for such awful crimes.”

 

Such statements, which foreshadowed attempts by groups like Jewish Voice for Peace to dissociate themselves from Israel, didn’t concern me as much as yet another, and far more alarming, set of statements. People who wish to fully sever their association with Israel neither reflect nor sway the sentiments and opinions of the overwhelming majority of American Jews. No, the statements that concerned me and led me to speak of occupation and battlefields were the many variations I heard on one young woman’s quietly spoken and regretful admission that she would very much like to speak against divestment and other anti-Israel measures, but she couldn’t. Her professors won’t like it, she told me. It would harm her future career.

 

“The ideological regime of antisemitism that has entrenched itself in America’s universities will only collapse when enough Jews stop being afraid and stop unwillingly aiding it by hiding and self-censoring.”

 

Dear Lord, I thought, when I first heard these words. We are not in the Moscow of my youth, where one’s career depended on pretending to buy the Soviet credo hook, line and sinker! Yet the more students I met, the more I heard of similar, stifling concerns. Having grown up in the Soviet Union, I knew very well how catching and pervasive self-censorship can become. No one will need to “occupy” the campuses physically if the Jewish students will carry out their own occupation themselves by growing too afraid to speak their own truths.

 

Totalitarian societies survive by relying on a core of true believers to frighten even those who don’t buy the ideological party line into becoming “doublethinkers”—people who adhere to the party line in public regardless of their private thoughts—rather than outright dissidents. In the normal course of events, the percentage of doublethinkers is always on the rise, as more and more people grow disillusioned with the false promises of the regime yet continue to pledge allegiance to it out of fear instead of faith. The regime controls them not through their own convictions but through the power its institutions hold over their lives, livelihoods, and safety. In other words, it controls them by frightening them into censoring themselves on the regime’s behalf.

 

Of course America is a free country and not a totalitarian regime. However, it was impossible to miss the resemblance between the culture I encountered in the American academy 20 years ago and the Soviet worldview of my youth. Like the Communist party (following Marx), more and more people started dividing the world into oppressors (read: always bad, always in the wrong) and oppressed (read: always in the right), and claiming that whoever belonged to the first camp wasn’t worthy of the same rights, freedoms, and protections as the latter. Since Israel and successful “white” Jews elsewhere were a priori classified as oppressors, hating and indeed abusing them became less and less taboo.

 

In the past 20 years, the ideologues of this new antisemitism continued to pour their fervor into demonizing Israel, and to use every tool at their disposal to press the majority of American Jews who don’t believe their lies into becoming doublethinkers. They made it more and more difficult to get a public position in a student body for students who supported Israel or even visited it on a Birthright trip. They gaslighted Jewish students who spoke about their personal experiences of antisemitism by telling them that what they experienced was really “only” and “legitimate” anti-Zionism, putting them on the defensive for their so called “alarmism” and “rejection of legitimate criticism.” More and more Jewish students found that standing up for their beliefs marked them for discrimination and harassment. Jewish students found themselves unwilling doublethinkers in the very places that are supposed to be the bedrock and bastion of free society.

 

After Oct. 7, the campaign to vilify Israel and scare its potential supporters on campuses has exploded into the open. Explicit antisemitism became legitimate and accepted on many American campuses, as so-called “anti-Zionism” revealed itself to be a flimsy cover for unadorned antisemitism. At Drexel University, “anti-Zionist” protesters demanded that the university sever its association with Hillel and Chabad, eliminating Jewish life on campus. At the University of Toronto and other campuses, protesters proudly recite classic antisemitic canards about Jewish control of the banks and the press while calling for genocide and praising Hitler. At UCLA, the university administration reached an agreement with protesters allowing them to bar students with the “wrong” opinions—i.e., Jews—from campus. At Columbia, a leader of the student protests expressed his personal desire to kill Jews.

 

None of these are isolated incidents; they are in fact true expressions of what “anti-Zionism” means to its proponents, namely, to drive Jewish students and professors off campus or at the very least to force them to live in disguise. Jews are now routinely warned not to speak Hebrew or wear a kippa on campuses for their own protection, while their would-be harassers are lauded as heroes and are at best given slaps on the wrist which are revoked weeks or days later, when presumably fewer people are watching (imagine the outrage if female students were warned not to dress immodestly on campus for their own protection, while their would-be harassers were lauded as heroes!). A flat denial of Israel’s right to exist became an axiom that goes without saying. Surrounded by classmates and professors who celebrate the worst violations of human rights in recent history—Hamas’ horrific massacre on Oct. 7—as a legitimate step toward liberation, the Jewish students are left to fend for themselves, abandoned by the progressive allies that Jewish institutions and individuals supported unquestioningly in their own hours of need.

 

The occupation of the campuses, which 20 years ago was but a metaphor, has become a real movement with funding, leadership, and physical presence. Young Jews no longer face ostensible threats against their professional futures; they face daily threats against their physical safety and the core of their identities as Jews and as human beings.

 

It was into this foul atmosphere that Columbia’s Jewish students wrote their letter. Five hundred of Columbia’s Jewish students declared that they won’t be cowed by the haters, that they reject the attacks against their Jewish identity, and that Zionism is a part of Jewish identity. They called out their haters for the antisemites they are, and the administration of the university for downplaying and mishandling the attacks that target Jews. They flatly rejected attempts to victim-blame the Jews for the hatred that targets them. Most remarkably, they all signed the letter with their full names, proudly and openly, shedding the self-censorship and silence of the doublethinker for the proud stance of the dissident. In the days since then, more and more Jews added their names to this list.

 

When I was a dissident in the USSR, my friends and I knew well that a revolution can only start when a critical mass of doublethinkers stops being afraid and crosses the line into open dissent. Only when the masses lose their fear and drop the mask of pretense, can they lead their society into a different future. It was true in the USSR, and it is true today: The ideological regime of antisemitism that has entrenched itself in America’s universities for decades will only collapse when enough Jews stop being afraid. It will only collapse if they stop unwillingly aiding it by hiding and self-censoring, and instead speak their truths openly and loudly.

 

When we were fighting the USSR from within, we estimated that once approximately a fifth of the population will transform from doublethinkers into dissidents, the authorities will no longer be able to contain the spread of free thought. Heartwarmingly, more than a fifth of the Jews of Columbia University have already signed the letter that marks them as dissidents to the reigning ideological regime. I hope that our estimations decades ago about the tipping point from oppression to revolution will prove right in the case of this revolution as well.

 

The next year will likely be as tough for Jews on campus as this one. Of course, in democratic America there are many tools that can be used to fight antisemitism: going to court, encouraging hearings in Congress, using the press to unmask the dangerous actors who finance the new antisemitic waves, and so forth. But in order to defend your rights, you have to first define and claim them. Until America’s Jewish students publicly claim their right to their Jewish and Zionist identity, they will continue to fight at a disadvantage.

 

However, if the Jewish students of Cornell, Stanford, Harvard, and the other campuses will join Columbia’s Jews in their public statement, they stand a chance to do more than stand up for their own truths—they stand a real chance to revolutionize the campuses, defeat the antisemitic forces that have occupied them, and win the battle for American Jewry’s future.

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