Next Year in Jerusalem

09/04/2017 – י״ג בניסן ה׳תשע״ז – י״ג בניסן ה׳תשע״ז – 14:33

Pesach (Passover) seder is in a few days. What does Next Year in Jerusalem mean to you? If you are not living in Israel, you need to move to Israel NOW!! Look at all the things you are missing. Pesach Shopping You know exactly what you can buy in every Store. and in many store everything is without Kitniyot. – Leavened foods concealed behind plastic at Jerusalem supermarket during Passover The White plastic film covering the shelves of Chametz is what our local store dose, but a lot of stores remove all Chametz completely weeks before Pesach. All the Dairy is Kosher for Pesach at least a week before Pesach. I personal like Rami Levi Mehadrin in Givat Shaul, Jerusalem. The products have no Kitniyot. Click to Download the Printable Hebrew-English Haggadah-Chabad Remember to Cout the Omer. Sefirat HaOmer Chart
A Country of Chessid (Kindness) The IDF helping with Pesach Food Boxes for the poor.
Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yosef “Today thank God most of the nation of Israel is here in the land of Israel.” Be part of the Majority. Make Aliyah Today! It’s time to come home! Nefesh B’Nefesh: Live the Dream 1-866-4-ALIYAH UK 0800 075 7200 Come home to the Land of Emuna Nefesh B’Nefesh: Live the Dream US & CAN 1-866-4-ALIYAH \| UK 020-8150-6690 or 0800-085-2105 \| Israel 02-659-5800 https://www.nbn.org.il/ info@nbn.org.il Be sure to try out a Wonder Pot-סיר פלא. It is great when you do not have a Kosher for Pesach large oven. You can use it like an oven on the stovetop. Wonder Pot (Hebrew: סיר פלא‎, seer peh-leh) is an Israeli invention for baking on top of a gas stove rather than in an oven. It consists of three parts: an aluminium pot shaped like a Bundt pan except smooth-sided rather than fluted, a hooded cover perforated with venting holes, and a thick, round, slightly domed metal disc with a center hole that is placed between the pot and the flame.A Wonder Pot can be used to bake cakes, casseroles, rice, potatoes, apples, and even meat and chicken.
Pesach Wonder Pot סיר פלא Recipe – Baked Potato סיר פלא-תפוחי אדמה Place 6 – 10 small or Medium Potatoes in the bottom of the Wonder Pot סיר פלא, they can even be standing up, Place lid on and Bake on Medium Heat Check the Potatoes Medium Potatoes – 1 hour: If they are soft and done. If not fully baked cook for another 30 minutes You can also Cut up Potatoes, Yams, Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, Beets, or any vegetable into chunks or slices. Drizzle Olive Oil on top and Bake	Wonder Pot-סיר פלא-potato-תפוחי אדמה
Pesach Wonder Pot סיר פלא Recipe – Potato Knishes
first boil the clean potatoes	Chop up fresh onions and fresh large garlic then Brown then together in Olive oil be sure to use fresh garlic of stead of the small dried garlic from China.
Be sure to use fresh garlic of stead of the small dried garlic from China.	After boiling the Potatoes, drain the Potatoes and peel them.
Mix everything except matzoh meal then roll into big balls and roll in matzoh meal.	The Wonder Pot: bottom flame heat diffuser, the Pot and top cover with holes to let the heat out.
Place the heat flame diffuser on the center of the burner facing down so that the center dimple is facing down and the rim is up.	Place The Wonder Pot, סיר פלא, on top of the flame heat diffuser so that the bottom grove of the pot is on the rim of the flame heat diffuser.
Put the Potato Knishes in wonder baker all around, and bake for ½ hour and check and then another ½ hour til cooked, check so it doesn’t burn. Use a medium flame. Absolutely delicious.	Use a medium to low flame. Absolutely delicious.
It’s done.	Wonder Pot-סיר פלא-potato-תפוחי אדמה
Pesach Wonder Pot סיר פלא Recipe Potato Knishes 5 Cups mashed potatoes 3 eggs ¾ Cup matzoh meal salt and pepper to taste chopped up fresh garlic optional 2 onions olive oil to line pot Brown onions and garlic (if using) in pan. Mix everything except matzoh meal and roll into big balls and roll in matzoh meal, place in wonder baker all around, and bake for ½ hour and check and then another ½ hour til cooked, check so it doesn’t burn. Use a medium flame. Absolutely delicious.
Carol Umbehocker’s Delicious Squash Kugel for Passover Baked Squash Kugel for Passover 3 lb. (1.36 Kg) Yellow summer squash ½ Cup chopped onions ½ Cup Matzoh meal 2 eggs 1/2 Cup of vegetable oil or 1 stick margarine (Kitniyot) divided in half 1 teaspoon Salt or to taste 1 Tablespoon. sugar ½ teaspoon pepper to taste Wash and cut up the squash. Boil until tender. Drain thoroughly, then mash. Add all ingredients to squash and ½ stick of melted margarine. Melt remaining margarine. Pour mixture into baking dish then spread melted margarine over top and sprinkle with matzo meal. Bake at 350 degrees F or 180 degrees C for 1 hour or until top is brown. TOP
Try fresh steamed vegetables as a side dish
Try the Potato Knishes with steamed vegetables.	Try the Potato Knishes with steamed vegetables.
Pesach Wonder Baker Pot סיר פלא Recipe-Wonder Pot Classic Cake By: Yaara Holtzman http://www.kan-naim.co.il/artical.asp?id=4462
“מתכוני פסח מיוחדים ל”סיר פלא זוכרים את ’סיר-הפלא יש לו תחייה מחודשת מכינים בו עוגות, שאגב לא מביישות אף אופה מקצועית, על… הגאז! מאת: יערה הולצמן orange-apricot זוכרים את ’סיר-הפלא?’ כן, סיר המתכת העגול עם החור, שהסבתות שלנו, השתמשו בו בימי ה’צנע’? ובכן, יש לו תחייה מחודשת! היות ולהרבה משפחות אין תנור מיוחד לפסח ולא כולם נוהגים להכשיר את התנור הרגיל. לפיכך, מכינים עוגות, שאגב לא מביישות אף אופה מקצועית, על… הגאז! עוגת ’סיר פלא’ קלאסית החומרים: 6 ביצים מופרדות 1 כוס סוכר ¾ כוס קמח תפוחי אדמה ¾ כוס שמן 1 כוס אגוזים קצוצים 1 כפית קינמון 1 תפוח עץ או גזר 1 אבקת אפיה אופן ההכנה: מערבבים את החלמונים עם ¾ כוס סוכר ומוסיפים את קמח תפוחי האדמה, האגוזים, אבקת האפייה, השמן והקינמון. מגררים תפוח עץ או גזר ומוסיפים לתערובת. בנפרד, מקציפים את החלבונים עם ¼ כוס סוכר. מוסיפים לתערובת בתנועות קיפול. משמנים את ’סיר הפלא’ ושופכים פנימה את התערובת. סוגרים את הסיר. מחממים את טבעת המתכת המיוחדת שרוכשים עם סיר ’ואופים’ ע”ג אש בינונית – נמוכה, למשך ¾ שעה. עוגת שלוש שכבות החומרים: 6 ביצים מופרדות 2 כפות קקאו 2 כפות קמח תפוחי אדמה 1 חבילה קוקוס 3 כפות שמן 2 כפות יין 1 אבקת אפייה אופן ההכנה: להקציף חלבונים עם 1 כוס סוכר. בנפרד להקציף חלמונים עם ½ כוס סוכר. להוסיף לתערובת החלמונים שמן, קקאו, קמח תפוחי אדמה ויין. Cake_sirpela מחצית מקערת החלבונים המוקצפים להכניס לקערת החלמונים בתנועות עטיפה. לקצף החלבונים הנותר להוסיף את הקוקוס. לשמן את ’סיר הפלא’ ולשפוך את מחצית מתערובת החלמונים לסיר. להוסיף את קצף החלבונים והקוקוס ולשטח על גבי השכבה השנייה בעזרת כף. לשפוך את יתרת תערובת החלמונים מלמעלה. לסגור את הסיר. לחמם את טבעת המתכת המיוחדת שרוכשים עם הסיר ו’לאפות’ ע”ג אש בינונית – נמוכה, למשך ¾ שעה. * הכותבת יערה הולצמן, למדה עיצוב, ועבדה בתור ארט-דירקטורית וקופירייטרית במשרדי פרסום שונים. כיום היא עסוקה בעיקר בגידול ילדים, בישול וספונג’ה, ובין לבין היא גם “חוטאת” בכתיבה. * מובא באדיבות אתר aish של “אש התורה” שהיא רשת בינלאומית וא-פוליטית של מרכזים לחינוך יהודי.	Special Passover Wonder Pot recipes {This is a traslation into English via Google} Remember the wonder pot has a reassertion prepare cakes, which by the way is not put to shame even a professional baker, the … gas! By: Yaara Holtzman Remember the ‘wonder pot?’ The metal pot with a round hole, our grandmothers, used during H’tzna? Well, it has a revival! Since many families have no special oven for Passover and not all of them tend to use the regular oven. Therefore, make cakes, which by the way is not put to shame even a professional baker, the … gas! Wonder Pot Classic Cake Ingredients: 6 eggs, separated 1 cup sugar ¾ cup potato flour ¾ cup oil 1 cup chopped nuts 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 apple or carrot 1 baking powder Preparation: Mix the egg yolks with ¾ cup sugar and add the flour, potatoes, nuts, baking powder, and cinnamon oil. Grate an apple or carrot and add to the mixture. Separately, beat the egg yolks with ¼ cup sugar. Fold add to the mix. Grease the ‘Wonder pot and pour in the mixture. Close the pot. Place the metal ring on the Burner Flang facing up, put the Wonder pot on the ring and bake ‘with on medium heat – Low, for ¾ hour. Three-layer cake Ingredients: 1 ½ cup sugar 6 eggs, separated 2 tablespoons cocoa 2 tablespoons potato flour 1 package coconut 3 tablespoons oil 2 tablespoons wine Baking powder 1 Preparation: Whisk egg whites with 1 cup of sugar. Separately whisk egg yolks with ½ cup sugar. Add the egg yolk mixture of oil, cocoa, flour, potatoes and wine. Half a bowl of whites put in a bowl of egg yolks wrapping movements. Egg whites add the remaining coconut. Lubricate the ‘Wonder pot and pour half of the egg yolk mixture into the pot. Add the egg whites and coconut and flatten onto the second layer with a spoon. Pour the remaining egg mixture on top. Close the pot. Place the metal ring on the Burner Flang facing up, put the Wonder pot on the ring and ‘bake’ with on medium heat – Low, for ¾ hour. * The author Yaara Holtzman, studied design and worked as art director and copywriter in various advertising agencies. She is currently busy with raising children, cooking and mop up, and in between is also a “sinner” in writing. Excerpted courtesy of a aish of “Aish HaTorah” which is an international network and a-political centers of Jewish Education.
From epicurious.com Here is a Torte without Potato flour or Potato Starch that normally contains Sulfites used as a preservative or whitening agent that is lethal to asthmatics. Mock Chestnut Torte by Marcy Goldman \| Epicurious 1998 A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking Mock Chestnut Torte Yield: Makes 14 to 18 servings ingredients Torte 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted Passover margarine 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 6 large eggs, separated 1 1/2 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes, fresh or canned 1 teaspoon Passover rum extract (optional) 10 ounces good-quality semi-sweet chocolate, melted and cooled 1/4 teaspoon salt Chocolate Ganache Glaze 1/2 cup water 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped Toppings (optional) Unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted Curls of semi-sweet chocolate Pureed strawberries or raspberries preparation Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9-inch springform pan with baking parchment. Torte: In a mixing bowl, cream the unsalted margarine or butter with the 1/3 cup sugar. Blend in the egg yolks, then the mashed sweet potatoes, rum extract (if using), and cooled chocolate. In another bowl, with clean beaters, whip the egg whites gently until they are a bit foamy. Then add in the salt and whip on a higher speed, slowly dusting in the two tablespoons of sugar to form stiff, glossy (but not dry) peaks. Fold one third of the egg whites into the sweet potato/chocolate mixture and work them in well to loosen the batter. Then, gently fold in the remaining egg whites, blending well but taking care not to deflate the mixture. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 40 minutes. The cake rises and looks dry, and slightly cracked on top when done. The middle should be soft but firm. Cool in the pan for 20 minutes, then remove to a wire rack. At this point, the cake can be frozen for up to a month. Even if serving it the same day, chill the cake for an hour or two before finishing it with the ganache glaze. Chocolate Ganache Glaze: In a double boiler, bring the water to a gentle boil and add the chopped chocolate all at once. Remove from the heat and stir briskly with a wire whisk until all the chocolate melts and you have a thick glaze or sauce-like topping. Refrigerate for an hour or so. (You can also make this ahead and refrigerate it for up to a week or two. Simply warm it to the right temperature for glazing the cake.) Invert the cake onto a cardboard circle or cake board so that the smooth, flat bottom faces up. Do not be dismayed if this is not a high cake — it is a torte and is meant to be a little less than statuesque. Pour the glaze over the cake and, using a metal spatula, even out the glaze and spread it along the sides. Instead of the glaze, you can also simply sift some cocoa over the top of the cake or decorate it with curls of chocolate (using a vegetable peeler and a warmish chocolate bar). The cake can also be offered with a pureed raspberry or strawberry sauce, garnished with chocolate shavings, or left as is, with a citrus leaf, a sweetheart rose, or several berries in the center. Source Information Reprinted with permission from A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking by Marcy Goldman. © 2009 Whitecap Books, Ltd. Epicurious.com © Condé Nast Digital, Inc. All rights reserved.
When Erev Pesach is Shabbat Daily Halachic Corner – 336 – Pesach 2021 – Rav Dayan Elgrod!
Real Pesach in Jerusalem The Passover Recipe That You DON’T Want to Miss! Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yosef “Today thank God most of the nation of Israel is here in the land of Israel.” Be part of the Majority. Make Aliyah Today! It’s time to come home! Nefesh B’Nefesh: Live the Dream 1-866-4-ALIYAH UK 0800 075 7200 Come home to the Land of Emuna Nefesh B’Nefesh: Live the Dream US & CAN 1-866-4-ALIYAH \| UK 020-8150-6690 or 0800-085-2105 \| Israel 02-659-5800 https://www.nbn.org.il/ info@nbn.org.il Now that the majority of Jews are in their homeland we can have Korban Pesach! Bring out the Mint jelly! Kotel, Western Wall, Jerusalem, Shavuot Is Korban Pesach Obligatory Today?
Holy Temple Myth Busters: Part I – Introduction Published on Dec 19, 2016We must wait for Moshiach to build the Holy Temple. Fact or myth?The Holy Temple will descend ready-made from heaven. Fact or myth?Building the Holy Temple will cause World War III. Fact or myth?Rabbi Chaim Richman provides the answers from the sources of Torah wisdom to these questions and many more in this multi-part series which will bust all of the myths that have come to clutter Jewish thought concerning the building of the Holy Temple and its significance to the entire world.This video was made possible in part by the Shraga family of the USA, and by the Temple Institute, Inc., a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization .SOURCES: Jerusalem is the center of the World – Title: Die gantze Welt in ein Kleberblat, welches in der Stadt Hannover, meines lieben Vaterlandes Wapen Description: Depicting the world as a cloverleaf, this cartographic curiosity reflects the traditional Medieval world view of three continents. breaking the glass: BT Talmud Berachot 30,31 fruit was lost: Sotah 9, 12 all the Torah’s commandments are for all of israel to fulfill – Rambam, Igeret HaShmad (Letter on Persecution), Yitzchak Shilat Edition, Volume I, pp. 57-58 Rambam, Sefer HaMitzvot, Positive Commandments number 20 *Rashi on BT Sukkah 41:a, Ezekiel 43:11 (“so that they keep: They will learn the matters of the measurements from your mouth so that they will know how to do them at the time of the end.”) The sources can also be found at https://www.templeinstitute.org/holy-…
Holy Temple Myth Busters: Part II: Falling from Heaven Published on Feb 6, 2017 The Holy Temple will descend ready-made from heaven. Fact or myth? Rabbi Chaim Richman provides the answers from the sources of Torah wisdom to this question and many more in this multi-part series which will bust all of the myths that have come to clutter Jewish thought concerning the building of the Holy Temple and its significance to the entire world. This video was made possible in part by the Shraga family of the USA, and by the Temple Institute, Inc., a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization. SOURCES FOR THIS VIDEO: Old World Map -Jerusalem City Hall Rambam, Sefer HaMitzvot, Shoresh Shlishi Rambam, 13 Principles of Faith, Introduction to Tractate Sanhedrin Rambam, Igeret HaShmad Deut. 29:28 Rambam, Hilchot Yesodei HaTorah 9,1 Sefer HaIkarim 3:16 Maharal Tiferet Yisrael 51 ‘clearly according to halacha it is a mitzva for Israel to build the Beit HaMikdash, Rambam Hilchot Beit HaBechira 1,1 Aruch L’Ner on Sukkah 41.A, on Rashi ‘Ei Nami’ Rambam, Sefer HaMitzvot 20 Or HaChaim on Shemot 25:8 Sifre BaMidbar, 92 S’Mag, Positive Commandments 163 Sanhedrin 17.b, Shavuot 15.a, Jerusalem Sanhedrin 1,3, Rambam Hilchot Beit HaBechira 6,11 The Mitzvot are for Israel to Fulfill (G-d commands, we fulfill); G-d does not do the commandments: Ramchal Derech Hashem 1:2:2; Makot 23b; Devarim 6:24-25; 30:11; Bereshith Rabbah 44:1; Vayikra Rabbah 13:3; Tanchuma, Shemini 8; Midrash Tehillim 18:25; Yalkut Shimoni 2:121; Rambam Moreh Nevuchim 3:26-27; Avodat HaKodesh, Chelek HaAvodah 3; Shnei Luchot HaBrit, Shaar HaGadol 1:48b; Maharal Tiferet Yisrael 7. Opinions of Rashi/Tosafot: Sukkah 41:a, Rosh Hashana 30:a, Shavuot 15:b source for information about R. Y. ben Chanina B’reishith Rabbah 64 Ezekial 43:11, Rashi says ‘so that they will know to do them’ source for R. Yehiel of Paris…Kaftor Va’Ferach, Rabbi Ashtori HaParchi, Chapter 6 The sources can also be found at https://www.templeinstitute.org/holy-…
Holy Temple Myth Busters: Part III: Mashiach vs the People Published on Mar 23, 2017 We must wait for the messiah to build the Holy Temple. Fact or myth? Quoting directly from Israel’s most illustrious sages, Rabbi Richman explodes myth after myth concerning Moshiach and his role in the building of the Holy Temple. From previous chapters in the Temple Institute’s Holy Temple Myth Busters Series: The Holy Temple will descend ready-made from heaven. Fact or myth? Building the Holy Temple will cause World War III. Fact or myth? Rabbi Chaim Richman provides the answers from the sources of Torah wisdom to these questions and many more in this multi-part series which will bust all of the myths that have come to clutter Jewish thought concerning the building of the Holy Temple and its significance to the entire world. This video was made possible in part by the Shraga family of the USA, and by the Temple Institute, Inc., a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization. SOURCES FOR THIS VIDEO: Maimonides Mishneh Torah, Hilchot Beit HaBechira 1,1 Maimonides Mishneh Torah, Hilchot Melachim 11,1 Maimonides Mishneh Torah, Hilchot Melachim 12 Malachi 3:1 Pesikta Rabati 36 Maimonides, Sefer Igeret HaShmad The sources can also be found at https://www.templeinstitute.org/holy-…
Holy Temple Myth Busters: Part IV: Korban Pesach: To Be Or Not To Be? Published on Apr 3, 2017 The Passover Offering is a thing of the past. It’s not relevant today. Fact or myth?Quoting directly from Israel’s most illustrious sages, Rabbi Richman explains why it is not only possible to bring the Korban Pesach today, but it is imperative to do so.From previous chapters in the Temple Institute’s Holy Temple Myth Busters Series:We must wait for the messiah to build the Holy Temple. Fact or myth?The Holy Temple will descend ready-made from heaven. Fact or myth?Rabbi Chaim Richman provides the answers from the sources of Torah wisdom to these questions and many more in this multi-part series which will bust all of the myths that have come to clutter Jewish thought concerning the building of the Holy Temple and its significance to the entire world.This video was made possible in part by the Shraga family of the USA, and by the Temple Institute, Inc., a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization.SOURCES FOR THIS VIDEO:Exodus Chapter 12Numbers 9:13Kritot 22:bRambam Hilchot Teshuva 8, 1Rambam Hilchot Biyat HaMikdash, Chapter 4, 7Chasam Sofer Responsa, Yoreh Deah #236R. Ashtori HaParchi, Kaftor V’Ferach, Chapter 6Ya’avetz Responsa, Section I, #99Maharatz Chajes, Kuntrus Acharon, Avodat HaMikdash 76Rambam Hilchot Beit HaBechira Chapter 6, 15Rambam end of Hilchot Klei HaMikdash, Maharatz Chajes Kuntrus Acharon Chapter 2HaRav Tzvi Hersch Kalisher, Drishat Tzion, Additions to Ma’amar Kadishin, Ma’alat Eretz Noshavat 5, Neilat Sha’arimRambam Hilchot Beit HaBechira Chapter 7, 23HaRav Yitzchak Itinga, Respona Mahari, Sec. I, Orach Chaim 88The sources can also be found at https://www.templeinstitute.org/holy-temple-myth-busters-sources.htm These sheep are in Jerusalem outside our window Kohanim in uniform Arab Sheep grazing on Jewish Jerusalem land
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Rabbi Sacks http://www.ttidbits.com/1225/1225whole.pdf Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks Why Civilisations Die In her recent “The Watchman’s Rattle”, subtitled ‘Thinking our way out of extinction’, Rebecca Costa delivers a fascinating account of how civilisations die. Their problems become too complex. Societies reach what she calls a cognitive threshold. They simply can’t chart a path from the present to the future. The example she gives is the Mayans. For a period of three and a half thousand years, between 2600BCE and 900CE, they developed an extraordinary civilisation, spreading over what is today Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Belize with an estimated population of 15 million people. Not only were they master potters, weavers, architects and farmers. They developed an intricate cylindrical calendar system, with celestial charts to track the movements of the stars and predict weather patterns. They had their own unique form of writing as well as an advanced mathematical system. Most impressively they developed a water-supply infrastructure involving a complex network of reservoirs, canals, dams and levees. Then suddenly, for reasons we still don’t fully understand, the entire system collapsed. Sometime between the middle of the eighth and ninth century the majority of the Mayan people simply disappeared. There have been many theories as to why it happened. It may have been a prolonged drought, overpopulation, internecine wars, a devastating epidemic, food shortages, or a combination of these and other factors. One way or another, having survived for 35 centuries, Mayan civilisation failed and became extinct. Rebecca Costa’s argument is that whatever the causes, the Mayan collapse, like the fall of the Roman Empire, and the Khmer Empire of thirteenth century Cambodia, occurred because problems became too many and complicated for the people of that time and place to solve. There was cognitive overload, and systems broke down. It can happen to any civilisation. It may, she says, be happening to ours. The first sign of breakdown is gridlock. Instead of dealing with what everyone can see are major problems, people continue as usual and simply pass their problems on to the next generation. The second sign is a retreat into irrationality. Since people can no longer cope with the facts, they take refuge in religious consolations. The Mayans took to offering sacrifices. Archeologists have uncovered gruesome evidence of human sacrifice on a vast scale. It seems that, unable to solve their problems rationally, the Mayans focused on placating the gods by manically making offerings to them. So apparently did the Khmer. Which makes the case of Jews and Judaism fascinating. They faced two centuries of crisis under Roman rule between Pompey’s conquest in 63 BCE and the collapse of the Bar Kochba rebellion in 135 CE. They were hopelessly factionalised. Long before the Great Rebellion against Rome and the destruction of the Second Temple, Jews were expecting some major cataclysm. What is remarkable is that they did not focus obsessively on sacrifices, like the Mayans and the Khmer. Instead they focused on finding substitutes for sacrifice. One was gemillat chassadim, acts of kindness. Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai comforted Rabbi Yehoshua, who wondered how Israel would atone for its sins without sacrifices, with the words, “My son we have another atonement as effective as this: acts of kindness, as it is written (Hosea 6:6), ‘I desire kindness and not sacrifice'” (Avot d’Rabbi Natan 8). Another was Torah study. The sages interpreted Malachi’s words (1:11), “In every place offerings are presented to My name”, to refer to scholars who study the laws of sacrifice. (Menachot 100a). “One who recites the order of sacrifices is as if he had brought them” (Taanit 27b). Another was prayer. Hosea said, “Take words with you and return to the Lord … We will offer our lips as sacrifices of bulls” (Hosea 14:2-3), implying that words could take the place of sacrifice. “He who prays in the house of prayer is as if he brought a pure oblation” (Talmud Yerushalmi, B’rachot 5:1). Yet another was T’shuva. The Psalm (51:19) says “the sacrifices of God are a contrite spirit.” From this the sages inferred that “if a person repents it is accounted to him as if he had gone up to Jerusalem and built the Temple and the altar and offered on it all the sacrifices ordained in the Torah” (Vayikra Rabba 7:2). A fifth was fasting. Since going without food diminished a person’s fat and blood, it counted as a substitute for the fat and blood of a sacrifice (B’rachot 17a). A sixth was hospitality. “As long as the Temple stood, the altar atoned for Israel, but now a person’s table atones for him” (B’rachot 55a). And so on. What is striking in hindsight is how, rather than clinging obsessively to the past, sages like Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai thought forward to a worstcase-scenario future. The great question raised by Tzav, which is all about different kinds of sacrifice, is not “Why were sacrifices commanded in the first place?” but rather, given how central they were to the religious life of Israel in Temple times, how did Judaism survive without them? The short answer is that overwhelmingly the prophets, the sages, and the Jewish thinkers of the Middle Ages realised that sacrifices were symbolic enactments of processes of mind, heart and deed that could be expressed in other ways as well. We can encounter the will of God by Torah study, engage in the service of God by prayer, make financial sacrifice by charity, create sacred fellowship by hospitality and so on. Jews did not abandon the past. We still refer constantly to the sacrifices in our prayers. But they did not cling to the past. Nor did they take refuge in irrationality. They thought through the future and created institutions like the synagogue and house of study and school that could be built anywhere and sustain Jewish identity even in the most adverse conditions. That is no small achievement. The world’s greatest civilisations have all, in time, become extinct while Judaism has always survived. In one sense that was surely Divine Providence. But in another it was the foresight of people like Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai who resisted cognitive breakdown, created solutions today for the problems of tomorrow, who did not seek refuge in the irrational, and who quietly built the Jewish future. Surely there is a lesson here for the Jewish people today: Plan generations ahead. Think at least 25 years into the future. Contemplate worst-case scenarios. Ask what we would do, if… What saved the Jewish people was their ability, despite their deep and abiding faith, never to let go of rational thought, and despite their loyalty to the past, to keep planning for the future.
JerusalemCats Comment: On the other hand you have this: This is a very short clip of a much longer video from the The Ruderman Family Foundation on facebook. Knesset Member Amir Ohana to american leftist Jew If I will have to choose
From Esser Agaroth: Rashi suggests the possibility that only 20% of Israel left Egypt, at the time of our great exodus from there. How so? וַיַּסֵּב אֱלֹהִים אֶת-הָעָם דֶּרֶךְ הַמִּדְבָּר, יַם-סוּף; וַחֲמֻשִׁים עָלוּ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל, מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם. (שמות יג,יח) But God led the people about, by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea; and the children of Israel went up (hamushim) armed out of the land of Egypt. (Ex. 13:18) On the word hamushim, he offers an alternative translation to “armed.” דבר אחר: חמושים אחד מחמשה יצאו, וארבעה חלקים מתו בשלשת ימי אפילה. Another thing: one fifth of five [fifths] left, and four parts (fifths) died in the [plague of the] three days of darkness. Several sources, such as the Kol HaTor, suggest parallels between our exodus from exile in Egypt and how we will complete our exodus from the current exile of Edom, including the possibility that only four fifths of us will make it out this time as well. Who knows? There might even be three days of darkness. However, this time final time around, will these days of darkness necessarily be physical? Instead, they could be spiritual, and unfortunately, the may have already begun for European [or American] Jewry. May our recalling of the exodus from Egyptian exile this Pesach (Passover) inspire those Jews still entrenched in Europe, to complete their own Exodus. JerusalemCats Comment: Something to think about: What percentage of Jews made it out of Spain in 1492. 10%? What percentage of Jews made it out of Europe in 1939 before the Holocaust. 10%? From Holocaust Encyclopedia The Jewish communities of eastern Europe were devastated. In 1933, Poland had the largest Jewish population in Europe, numbering over three million. By 1950, the Jewish population of Poland was reduced to about 45,000. The Soviet Union had the largest remaining Jewish population, with some two million Jews. Romania’s Jewish population was nearly 757,000 in 1930 and fell to approximately 280,000 (1950). Most of these demographic losses were due to the Holocaust, the rest to postwar emigration from Europe. Before the Nazi takeover of power in 1933, Europe had a vibrant and mature Jewish culture. By 1945, most European Jews—two out of every three—had been killed. Most of the surviving remnant of European Jewry decided to leave Europe. Hundreds of thousands established new lives in Israel, the United States, Canada, Australia, Great Britain, South America, and South Africa.
Caroline Glick The American Jewish Community’s Moment to Choose
As for the risks living in Israel with Hamas, Fatah (PA) and the other crazies;To quote General George S. Patton “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. “ “You (the Arabs) have a choice, The peace of prosperity or the peace of unburied death. The choice is yours” Just look at all the attacks to the Jewish Community in the US! Come home to Israel while you still can. Nefesh B’Nefesh: Live the Dream US & CAN 1-866-4-ALIYAH \| UK 020-8150-6690 or 0800-085-2105 \| Israel 02-659-5800 https://www.nbn.org.il/ info@nbn.org.il It’s time to come home! Nefesh B’Nefesh: Live the Dream 1-866-4-ALIYAH UK 0800 075 7200 Come home to the Land of Emuna
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The Day After Purim

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Pesach is 30 Days after Purim. It is time to clean the house for Pesach.

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My Favorite Pesach Cleaning Checklist by Rabbi Scheinberg

Posted by JewishMOM.com on Mar 7, 2010 https://jewishmom.com/2010/03/07/clean-for-passover-and-enjoy-the-seder-by-rabbi-scheinberg/

Is Passover cleaning getting you stressed out, tired out, and flipping out with your kids and husband? Rabbi Scheinberg Shlit”a says: Don’t go overboard, Jewish mom! If you are starting to look like the woman in this video, I recommend that you print up Rabbi Scheinberg’s thorough but easy room-by-room instructions as a sanity-preserving guideline for Passover cleaning. This is long, so I’ve marked the highlights in bold.

CLEAN FOR PESACH AND ENJOY THE SEDER! by Rabbi Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg
Edited By Rabbi Moshe Finkelstein Kiryat Mattersdorf, Jerusalem
Pesach 5765

These notes are based on the responsa of Moreinu veRabbeinu HaGaon HaRav Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg, shlita, rosh yeshivas Torah Ore, to questions posed by women attending his regular talks. They have been compiled by a group of his students. The notes also include Hebrew sources and footnotes, which are not reproduced here.

PREFACE

In former times, wealthy people who had large houses also had many servants who did their bidding, while poor people, who could not afford servants, lived in small homes with one or two rooms. Understandably, the pre-Passover chores of the rich were performed by the servants, while the poor, who had only their one or two rooms to clean, a few pieces of furniture, a minimum of utensils, and some clothing, took care of their needs themselves.

In those days, cleaning was hard. Tables were made of raw wood, requiring them to be scrubbed or even to be shaven to ensure that no pieces of food were hidden in the cracks. Earthen or wooden floors also needed to be thoroughly cleaned and scrubbed.

Today, we seem to be caught in a trap. The average modern home is larger than formerly. Furniture, utensils and clothing are much more plentiful. The average home today can compare with the more affluent homes of previous generations. However, we do not have the servants that they had, so that today, all the chores fall on the woman of the home. At the same time she still feels obligated to clean and scrub as they did formerly, even though she has laminated furniture and tiled floors, making this type of cleaning unnecessary.

As a result of this, the pressure of pre-Pesach cleaning has reached unnecessary and overwhelming levels. The housewife often becomes overly nervous, unable to enjoy the holiday joy of Passover and unable to perform the mitzvos and obligations of the Seder night.

INTRODUCTION

Passover, like every other yom tov, must be enjoyed by every member of the family, including women. This is an obligation clearly defined in the Torah as explained by our Sages. We can understand a person dreading Tisha B’Av but Pesach is to be looked forward to and anticipated with joy. Every woman should be well rested, relaxed and alert at the Seder table so that she can fulfill all the Torah and Rabbinic obligations and follow the Haggadah with the rest of the family. Clearly, the performance of her pre- Passover duties must be balanced against her Passover obligations.

Pre-Passover cleaning is required to avoid the danger of transgressing any Torah or Rabbinic prohibition of having chometz in the house on Pesach. It is evident from the responsa of the Rosh Hayeshiva shlita that this need not be excessive.

It is not the intention here to abolish traditions which have been passed down by Klal Yisroel from generation to generation. Nevertheless, some practices adopted by women in the Passover cleaning today are not an actual continuation of the old traditions. For example, if a person does not sell his chometz, of course it is necessary to check his utensils and to wash off any chometz left on them, or to render the chometz inedible. But if the chometz is sold, then washing the pots, pans and dishes which are going to be locked away is not necessary.

One might be tempted to insist on doing the extra work anyway — to be machmir (stringent). However, in these stringencies lies the grave danger of causing many laxities and brushing aside many mitzvohs completely, including Torah and Rabbinic obligations which women are required to do on Passover and particularly during the Seder.

Many women like to do more “cleaning” than the bare minimum, to such an extent, that some even incorporate their general “spring cleaning” into their required pre-Passover chores. These extra exertions should not prevent them from fulfilling their obligations on Passover, and particularly on the Seder night.

GENERAL NOTES

A. All property and possessions must be cleaned and checked to make sure that they are free of all chometz, except in the following cases: B. If, during the year, chometz is not brought into a place, that place does not have to be cleaned out or checked for chometz. C. Any article which is not used on Pesach does not need to be checked for chometz, provided it is put away properly and the chometz in it is sold. D. Crumbs which have been rendered completely inedible [C.J. Weisberg explains: by coating with small amount of household cleaner] to the extent that they are not fit to be eaten by a dog are not considered chometz. E. The general obligation to check for and destroy crumbs does not apply if the crumbs are less than the size of an olive (kezayis) and are dirty or spoiled enough to prevent a person from eating them. F. The household cleaner (mentioned below) used must spoil the crumbs slightly to the extent that people would refrain from eating them. G. It is customary that any item to be kashered should not be used for 24 hours prior to kashering, in order that it should not be a ben- yomo.

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

1) CLOTHING CLOSETS: If there is some significant possibility that chometz went into them, they should be checked for fully edible crumbs of chometz, besides large pieces of chometz. If the probability that chometz entered these places is remote, a rav can be consulted to clarify the conditions under which they do not have to be checked. This includes chests, dressers, basements, and all other similar places (see General Note E).

2) FLOORS: We don’t have earthen floors with deep cracks in them. It is sufficient for tiled or covered floors to be swept and washed with a household floor cleaner. Cracks and spaces between tiles do not have to be checked if the cleaning solution reaches into them.

3) FOOD CABINETS: If the cabinet is not going to be used on Passover, then you just have to lock it or seal it in a manner that will remind you not to use it on Passover and sell it with the chometz (see General Notes C & E ). If the cabinet is going to be used on Pesach, take out all the food and wash it with a rag soaked in a household cleaner. Be sure the cleansing agent reaches into all the cracks and soaks into any crumbs that might be left there. The usual practice is to line the cabinets.

4) REFRIGERATOR: Take the food out, and wash it with a rag soaked in a household cleaner. The racks are usually covered. (It is advisable to leave holes for air circulation.)

5) KASHERING SINKS: Clean the sinks (see General Note G), and pour a kettle of boiling water into them and on their sides. Some people pour hot water mixed with bleach down the drain. The usual practice today is to use an insert, or line the sinks (e.g. aluminum foil, contact paper). If not difficult, this practice should be followed.

6) FAUCETS (TAPS): Cleaning, without any other kashering procedure, is sufficient.

7) MARBLE AND STAINLESS STEEL COUNTERS: If they were used for hot chometz they should first be cleaned well. They should either be completely covered so that nothing Pesach’dik touches them or (if it will not ruin the countertop) pour boiling hot water on them (see General Note G). Many people do both.

8 TABLETOPS: Wash them with a household cleaner. The usual practice is to cover the tables.

9) KASHERING RANGE/OVEN/STOVE-TOP: Wash the top and side surface areas with a rag soaked in a strong household cleaner. Clean the knobs well. Grates can be kashered by first cleaning them well (see General Note G), then put them back on the stove, and then lighting all the burners, raising them to their maximum heat, putting on a blech while the burners are on. This spreads the heat over the whole top and intensifies the heat on the grates. Let it burn for 5 – 10 minutes. [Be careful that the knobs don’t melt.] After kashering, the usual practice today is to cover the stove-top with aluminum foil (being extremely careful not to block the air inlets around the burners and on the back of the stove, as this could create poisonous fumes in the room).

* OVEN: If you want to use the oven: (a) First clean the oven well with an oven cleaner (e.g. Easy-Off). Make sure that it reaches into all the cracks and around the screws. (After using the oven cleaner, there is no need for further cleaning). (see General Note G). Then heat the inside of the oven by turning the oven on to its highest temperature for about one hour. (b) If your oven has a turbo option (a fan which circulates the heat ), consult a rav about your particular type. (c) After kashering, if the oven door has a glass window, preferably cover the entire inside of the door with aluminum foil. (d) If a closed oven insert is available, this would be preferable. In this case, only washing and cleaning are necessary. (e) Do not use the chometz-dik oven racks for Pesach. If this is difficult, then one can kasher the racks with the same procedure as for the oven, placing them as close as possible to the heating element.

If the oven is not going to be used: None of the above is necessary. Just make certain that there is no edible chometz inside, tape it closed well and see below #10.

10) POTS, PANS, DISHES, & SILVERWARE (CUTLERY): Whatever is not going to be used for Pesach should either be locked up, or put away and sealed in a manner which will remind you not to use them on Pesach. If there is a possibility of actual chometz in them, the chometz should be sold (see General Note C.). If you do not sell chometz, then they should be either washed or soaked in a household cleaner; it is not necessary to scrub them. (Concerning kashering utensils for Pesach consult a rav.)

TIP: To clean Stainless steel Counters, Pots and Pans – Use oven cleaner on all your Stainless Steel Pots and Pans. Wear Rubber Gloves and have good ventilation! Wait 20 Minutes then scrub and wash clean.

TIP: To clean a Water Urns קומקומ that has calcium from Hard Water – Pour a bottle of Vinagar in it and let stand overnight. Then wipe out with a cloth.

11) FOOD PROCESSOR/MIXER: A rav should be consulted.

12) DISH TOWELS: If one does not have a Pesach’dik set of dish towels, then one’s regular dish towels may be used if they are washed with a detergent and no food remains attached to them. (It is customary to have a set of Pesach’dik dish towels.)

13) PESACH TABLECLOTHS: These can be ironed with the same iron as is used during the rest of the year.

14) CLOTHES, BLANKETS, POCKETS, ETC.: If they have been washed in detergent or dry cleaned, then there is no need for them to be checked (see General Note E). Otherwise they need to be cleaned and checked thoroughly by brushing or shaking them out well. However, if there is a possibility of crumbs between the stitches or in a hidden crevice which cannot be shaken out, then they must be wiped with a rag which has been soaked in a detergent. Clothes which will not be worn on Pesach do not have to be checked, but they should be put away and the chometz in them sold (see General Notes C. and Sec. 10 on Pots and Pans).

15) SIDDURIM, BENCHERS, SEFORIM, BOOKS: If there is a chance that they contain chometz, then they should either be put away and sold with other chometz utensils (see General Notes C.), or cleaned and checked well.

16) TOYS: If there is edible chometz, then it should be either removed, or rendered inedible (see General Notes E). There is no need to scrub them.

17) TECHINA & OTHER KITNIYOS (legumes): May be used after the house has been cleaned for Pesach. They should not be cooked in utensils that will be used on Pesach, and certainly not on Pesach itself (according to the Ashkenaz minhag).

20) LAST MINUTE PREPARATIONS: For example, setting the table, etc., should be completed early enough in the day, so that you will be able to rest a little bit. Be ready to start the seder immediately after ma’ariv, to ensure that the children won’t fall asleep at the Seder.

21) ENJOY PESACH! Try to make the Pesach chores easy for yourself. Don’t do unnecessary hard work. Don’t do unnecessary cleaning. You can be like a Queen and you must enjoy your Pesach!

10 Adar, 5762. Jerusalem, Israel

Pesach Crisis Cleaning Checklist

April 13, 2008 by Hannah Katsman http://www.amotherinisrael.com/pesach-crisis-cleaning

When it comes to Passover I don’t like to talk about where I’m “holding,” because I don’t want to hear that my neighbor has set her seder table while my house looks like a tornado ran through it. But those who are inspired by others’ progress should look here.

This is for readers having trouble getting started with Pesach preparations. It’s all practical; no inspiring words tonight.

Mom in Israel’s Guide to Pesach Cleaning

Make a schedule including a column for each day. Mark any appointments you have, and pencil in the Pesach chores that are left. Try to distribute the heavy jobs among different days, according to when you will have help.

Keep in mind that anything you plan to kasher must be cleaned carefully and cannot come into contact with hot chametz for 24 hours prior to kashering.

Anything not coming into contact with food does not need to be cleaned, only checked for pieces of edible chametz.

Here are the jobs, in some kind of logical order. Skip anything that doesn’t apply to you.

The refrigerator and freezer. Empty them and clean carefully.
Chametzdik Menus. As you empty cabinets and the refrigerator/freezer, sort food into the following categories: Kosher for Pesach, eat before Pesach, sell (chametz), put aside (not chametz, but not KFP either), and give away/throw out. If you need more food, add it to your shopping list. Make menus for the meals until Pesach.
Cover one shelf of the fridge and freezer with newspaper for the last of the chametzdik food.
Cabinets. Empty out and line one or two cabinets for Pesach food as early as possible. Continue to prepare cabinets as you finish up the cooking and can put away utensils you no longer need. If you come across an item that you haven’t used since last Pesach, give it away.
Don’t clean more cabinets than you need. Wipe off the crumbs and gook, and ignore stains. If it’s convenient, put Pesach utensils in the cabinets as you prepare them.
Bedrooms. The kids should do their own, if they are old enough. If you are compelled to clean every toy small children might use during the holiday, set aside a few and pack up the rest. Check backpacks, pockets, purses and drawers. Don’t clean them.
Plan menus for Shabbat and the seder. Make them simple. Mark down any items not on your standard shopping list.
Shopping. The longer you wait, the more crowded the stores. Pick a calm, quiet time to write the list, and don’t forget non-food items like toilet paper, dish and laundry detergent, candles, toothbrushes and cleaning supplies. Avoid going to more than one or two stores, and if no one in the family can help, go with a neighbor (at least in Israel).
Set aside utensils to be kashered. Arrange for the sale of chametz.
Clean the car. Or at least check it.
Keep up with the household laundry. If the leader of your seder wears a kittel (special white robe) is it clean? Any summer clothes you want to take out? Ironing? Linens? Tablecloths and dish towels?
Check that medicines are kosher for Passover.
Scrub the top of the stove, grates, and knobs.
Clean and kasher the oven.
Clean and kasher the dishwasher. Since this involves taking it apart and cleaning a million pieces individually, you may decide it’s possible to survive without it. Ours is electronic so the timer will be useless anyway by the time the seder rolls around this year.
Vacuum the sofa, or at least pull up the cushions and look for chametz. Maybe you’ll find something good.
Polish silver. Not essential but niceï¿½maybe you can find an available pre-teen.
Haircuts and clothes shopping, if necessary.
Kasher utensils.
Finally, clean, kasher and cover the counters and sinks.
Cook. Start with the items that keep well. As soon as I “turn over” the kitchen I make the mayonnaise, hard-boiled eggs, and egg noodles. The kids make the “ice cream” (sherbet). (I bought two boxes of macaroons; no baking for me.) Then I do the soup, haroset, meat and vegetables, leaving the horseradish for last. I calculate the vegetables I need and prepare them at the same time. For example, if I need carrots for soup, pot roast and carrot salad, I peel them all at once. Chopped onions also keep in the refrigerator. I wash all greens at once, dry them on towels, and store in the refrigerator.
Last minute items: Wash floors, empty garbage and vacuum canister, open packages, set timers, and check the refrigerator and cabinets for chametzdik food.

Allow time after every task to clean up and “put out fires” that have built up elsewhere, and to make sure your kids are fed and supervised. Get them involved whenever you can (see below). Take frequent breaks to eat, drink, and rest. Alternate heavy and light jobs, sitting and standing. Try to sweep and do a light mop at the end of each day (ha).

Wishing you all happy cleaning, and pleasant memories of this time for ourselves and our children.

Kitniyot List

OU Kosher Staff https://oukosher.org/passover/guidelines/food-items/kitniyot-list/

The following are considered Kitniyot:
Beans
Buckwheat
Caraway
Cardamom
Corn
Edamame
Fennel
Fenugreek
Lentils
Millet
Mustard
Peas
Poppy Seeds
Rapeseed (Canola oil)
Rice
Sesame Seeds
Soybeans
Sunflower Seeds

The following are not considered Kitniyot, but may require special checking:
Anise
Carob
Chia Seeds
Coriander
Cottonseed
Cumin
Guar Gum
Linseed
Locust Bean Gum
Saffron

The following may be Kitniyot and are therefore not used:
Amaranth
Peanuts

Pesach and Halachic Issues with Pets

https://www.star-k.org/kashrus-kurrents.php

Chometz from the five grains¹⁶ is assur b’hanaa on Pesach, i.e. we are forbidden to eat it or derive benefit from it. One may not even have chometz in his possession on Pesach.

The following commonly listed items found on pet food ingredient panels are not acceptable for Pesach: Wheat (cracked, flour, germ, gluten, ground, grouts, middlings, starch¹⁷), barley (cracked, flour), oats (flour, grouts, hulled), pasta, rye, and brewer’s dried yeast. Note: Any questionable ingredient should be reviewed by a competent Rabbinic authority. Dog and cat food made with gravy or sauce generally contain chometz.¹⁸

Kitniyos

legumes, such as rice and beans, may be fed to animals even though they are not eaten by Ashkenazic Jews. The following commonly listed items found on pet food ingredient panels are acceptable for animals on Pesach: Beans, buckwheat, brewer’s rice,¹⁹ corn, grain sorghum (milo), millet, peanuts, peas, rice, safflower, sesame, soybeans, soy flour, and sunflower.

What is Kitniyot?

OU Kosher Staff

In addition to the Torah’s restrictions on owning, eating and benefiting from chametz, an Ashkenazic minhag developed in the middle ages to not eat certain foods known collectively as “kitniyot”. The Mishnah Berurah (453:6 & 464:5) cites three reasons for the minhag (a) kitniyot is harvested and processed in the same manner as chametz, (b) it is ground into flour and baked just like chametz [so people may mistakenly believe that if they can eat kitniyot, they can also eat chametz], ( c ) it may have chametz grains mixed into it [so people who eat kitniyot may inadvertently be eating chametz]. Although initially there were those who objected to the minhag, it has become an accepted part of Pesach in all Ashkenazic communities.

Which foods are kitniyot

The earlier Poskim mention that rice, buckwheat/kasha, millet, beans, lentils, peas, sesame seeds and mustard are included in the minhag (see Beis Yosef O.C. 453, Rema 453:1 & 464:1 and Mishnah Berurah 453:4, 7 & 11) and it is generally accepted that corn (see below), green beans, snow peas, sugar-snap peas, chickpeas, soybeans, sunflower and poppy seeds are also forbidden. On the other hand, potatoes (see below), coffee, tea, garlic, nuts, radishes and olives and not treated as kitniyot (see Sha’arei Teshuvah 453:1, Chayei Adam 127:7 and others). Iggeros Moshe (O.C. III:63) assumes that peanuts are not kitniyot but notes that some have a custom to be machmir. Some other examples of foods which are or aren’t kitniyot will be noted below and in the “Derivatives of kitniyot” section.

Iggeros Moshe explains that the minhag to not eat kitniyot developed differently than other minhagim and therefore rules that only foods which we know were specifically included in the minhag are forbidden. [See also Chok Yaakov 453:9 who makes a similar point]. With this he explains the generally accepted custom to not consider potatoes to be kitniyot even though logically they should be, as follows: the minhag of kitniyot can be dated back at least until Maharil, who died in 1427, and potatoes didn’t come to Europe until the 16th century, so potatoes were a “new” vegetable which wasn’t included in the minhag. An important “exception” to the aforementioned rule that “new” vegetables aren’t included in the minhag, is corn/maize which Mishnah Berurah 453:4 and others rule is kitniyot even though it was introduced to Europe after the minhag had already begun.

As a rule, spices are not considered to be kitniyot and Rema 453:1 makes a point of noting that anise/dill and coriander are not kitniyot. Taz 462:3 notes that all spices should be checked before Pesach to establish that no chametz-grains are mixed in, and elsewhere Taz (453:1) specifically notes that anise and coriander seeds should be thoroughly checked. In addition, Taz and Magen Avraham (453:3) discuss whether fennel, cumin and caraway seeds (i.e. three variations of “Kimmel” ) can possibly be checked (and used) for Pesach. Thus, as a rule, spices are not kitniyot but require special care to guarantee that no chametz-grains are mixed into them. Some hashgochos consider fenugreek to be kitniyot while others do not, and the surprising ramifications of this question will be noted towards the end of the article.

From Chabad.org What is Chametz?

https://www.chabad.org/holidays/passover/pesach_cdo/aid/1755/jewish/1-What-Is-Chametz.htm

Chametz is “leaven” — any food that’s made of grain and water that have been allowed to ferment and “rise.” Bread, cereal, cake, cookies, pizza, pasta, and beer are blatant examples of chametz; but any food that contains grain or grain derivatives can be, and often is, chametz. Practically speaking, any processed food that is not certified “Kosher for Passover” may potentially include chametz ingredients.

Chametz is the antithesis of matzah, the unleavened bread we eat on Passover to recall the haste in which we left Egypt, and the humble faith by which we merited redemption. Matzah is the symbol of the Exodus, a central component of the Seder rituals, and the heart of the “Festival of Matzot” (as Passover is called in the Torah). And the flip-side of eating matzah is getting rid of chametz — and the egotism and spiritual coarseness it represents.

Guide To “Real” Chometz

https://www.star-k.org/kashrus-kurrents.php

PRODUCT	“REAL” CHOMETZ?
Barley (if pearled, raw and packaged)	No
Beer	Follow Family Custom¹
Bread	Yes
Cake	Yes
Cake mixes (dry)	No
Cereal with primary ingredient of wheat, oats, or barley	Yes
Chometz content is more than a k’zayis. The chometz can be eaten in a time span of kdai achilas pras² (e.g. box of Froot Loops cereal)	Yes
Chometz content is more than a k’zayis. The chometz can not be eaten b’kdai achilas pras² (e.g. box of Cap ‘N Crunch cereal)	No
Chometz content in entire package is less than a k’zayis but is greater than 1/60 of the product (e.g. Corn Flakes cereal)	No
Chometz content is less than 1/60 of the product	Not chometz ⁴
Chometz Nokshe (e.g. chometz glue)	No
Condiments containing vinegar (e.g. ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, pickles)	No
Cooked on chometz equipment (not during Pesach) but contains no chometz in the product.	Not chometz³
Cookies	Yes
Detergents	Not chometz⁴
Extracts	No
Farfel Mix	Yes
Flour	No
Food Coloring	No
Ketchup	No
Kitniyos	Not chometz³
Licorice	Yes
Malt flavoring (in product)	No
Maltodextrin	No
Maltose (in product)	No
Mayonnaise	No
Medicine containing chometz	No
Modified food starch (from unknown sources)	No
Mustard	No
Pasta	Yes
Pickles	No
Pretzels	Yes
Products non-edible even for canine consumption (nifsal mayachilas kelev)	Not chometz³
Rolled Oats	Yes
Vanillin and Ethyl vanillin	No
Vinegar (from unknown sources)	No
Vitamin tablets containing chometz	No
Wheat gluten (unknown amount in product)	Yes
Wheat protein (unknown amount in product)	Yes
Whiskey	Follow Family Custom¹
Yeast (Baker’s)	Not chometz³
Yeast extract	No

1. Some individuals sell this chometz, others do not. One should follow his family custom.2. Kdai achilas pras is the amount of time it takes to eat the volume of buttered bread equaling 3-4 eggs (approximately 2-4 minutes). For example, if one eats a bowl of Foot Loops cereal, he will eat a k’zayis of chometz within 2-4 minutes. However, if one eats Cap’N Crunch cereal, he will not eat a k’zayis of chometz fast enough as the amount of chometz in Cap’N Crunch cereal is relatively minimal.3. These products are not chometz. One may even retain possession on Pesach. Sale is not necessary (mutar b’hana’ah b’Pesach). The product may not be eaten on Pesach.4. These products are not chometz. One may even retain possession on Pesach. Sale is not necessary (mutar b’hana’ah b’Pesach).

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The Third Temple – Dayenu

24/07/2013 – י״ח באב ה׳תשע״ג – י״ח באב ה׳תשע״ג – 18:21

Dayenu

From the Pesach Haggadah How many levels of favors has the Omnipresent One bestowed upon us:

If He had brought us out from Egypt, and had not carried out judgments against them Dayenu, it would have sufficed us!

If He had carried out judgments against them, and not against their idols Dayenu, it would have sufficed us!

If He had destroyed their idols, and had not smitten their first-born Dayenu, it would have sufficed us!

If He had smitten their first-born, and had not given us their wealth Dayenu, it would have sufficed us!

If He had given us their wealth, and had not split the sea for us Dayenu, it would have sufficed us!

If He had split the sea for us, and had not taken us through it on dry land Dayenu, it would have sufficed us!

If He had taken us through the sea on dry land, and had not drowned our oppressors in it Dayenu, it would have sufficed us!

If He had drowned our oppressors in it, and had not supplied our needs in the desert for forty years Dayenu, it would have sufficed us!

If He had supplied our needs in the desert for forty years, and had not fed us the manna Dayenu, it would have sufficed us!

If He had fed us the manna, and had not given us the Shabbat Dayenu, it would have sufficed us!

If He had given us the Shabbat, and had not brought us before Mount Sinai Dayenu, it would have sufficed us!

If He had brought us before Mount Sinai, and had not given us the Torah Dayenu, it would have sufficed us!

If He had given us the Torah, and had not brought us into the land of Israel Dayenu, it would have sufficed us!

If He had brought us into the land of Israel, and had not built for us the Beit Habechirah (Chosen House; the Beit Hamikdash) Dayenu, it would have sufficed us! Historic Omer Barley Offering Held in Jerusalem ט’ז ניסן תשע״ה Counting The Omer ספירת העומר

As you can see from the last line of Dayenu which we say every Pesach (Passover) the Beit Hamikdash is the final step of ending the Exile.

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http://harhakodesh.co.il/ The Har Hakodesh (lit. “The Holy Mountain”) website includes educational material about the history of the Temple Mount, which was the site of the First Temple and Second Temple. The Temples were the focus of divine service for the Jewish nation.

From Tomer Devorah: A Jewish website that aims to teach Israelis about the Temple has been met with an angry backlash from the Arab Muslim community.

The Har Hakodesh (lit. “The Holy Mountain”) website includes educational material about the history of the Temple Mount, which was the site of the First Temple and Second Temple. The Temples were the focus of divine service for the Jewish nation.

The site also includes stunning photographs of the Temple Mount, including pictures taken by a non-Jewish photographer from parts of the Mount which Jews may not enter.

And of course; Muslim Anger over Virtual ‘Third Temple’

They need to grow up and to quote Golda Mier – Peace will come when the Arabs will love their children more than they hate us.

“בית מקדש שלישי בירושלים Third Beit HaMikdash Holy Temple in Jerusalem; And rebuild Jerusalem the holy city soon in our days! Blessed are You, O Lord, Who will rebuild Jerusalem in His mercy.

The Temple institute is in a new location.

The Temple Institute’s Holy Temple Visitors Center

Bringing the Awesome World of the Holy Temple to an Unprecedented Level of Understanding The Temple Institute is delighted to announce that after twenty five years of introducing visitors the world over to the sacred vessels of the Holy Temple and the dream, along with the practical measures being taken for rebuilding the Holy Temple, our headquarters are now located in a new, expanded facility, which includes a brand new Visitors Center. Just a few hundred meters from our former location the new center is located just above the Yehudah HaLevy stairs which lead from Jerusalem’s Old City Jewish Quarter down to the Western Wall Plaza facing the Temple Mount.

Efrat Chief Rabbi Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, a Kohen himself, gets measured for his own set of Kohanim garments

mourning maze Temple Institute.org

Historic Omer Barley Offering Held in Jerusalem

ט’ז ניסן תשע״ה On Saturday night/Sunday, the 16th of Nisan 5775, the Temple Institute, in cooperation with the Women on Behalf of the Holy Temple, performed a reenactment and training session for kohanim of the Omer harvesting and offering of the new barley crop in the land of Israel. The Omer offering is a Torah commandment to be performed every year in the Holy Temple. It marks the first day of the fifty day countdown between the start of Passover and the festival of Shavuot commemorating the receiving of Torah at Sinai.

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Has American Jewry fallen to this with Pesach פסח (Passover)?

An American Passover Greeting Card 2015 A family was ordering a McDonald’s like Clown Passover Happy Meal Voice on Speaker: “Welcome to the Seder Shack. May I take your order?” Father: “Yes, We’ll have three Matzo Meals, some Maror Nuggets with the special Seder Sauce, and a SuperSize kosher grape juice shake.” Son: “Dad, don’t forget the collectible Elijah cation figure!” The Card States: ” Passover in the not-so-distant future.”

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PSA to my Israeli friends: Passover flavors of Israeli-owned Ben & Jerry’s are out now including the holiday favorite: Charoset!! #Passover 🫓 pic.twitter.com/SNLkeg0IoE

— Michael Dickson (@michaeldickson) March 16, 2023

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Rabbi Chaim Lazaroff, searches for leavened bread, also called chametz, at Chabad of Uptown April 17, 2008 in Houston. The candle is used to search for the chametz, while a feather is used to sweep it in to a wooden spoon. All three items are burned along with the chametz. The burning of leavened bread represents the eradication of the ego and all of the negative energies associated with the ego according to Jewish religious scripture. Pesach, or Passover, celebrates freedom. Egypt represents the limitation of ourselves. The observance of Passover is an exercise in being better today than we were yesterday and unleashing personal boundaries to drive ourselves to perfection.
Thursday, April 17, 2008, in HOUSTON. ( Eric Kayne / Chronicle )

13 Nissan Did you remember to sell your chametz? Your local Chabad rabbi can help, or complete an online “Authorization for the Sale of Chametz” form by clicking here.Search for the chametz after dark (click here for the exact time). Recite the blessing prior to the search, and the nullification of the chametz (Kol Chamira) following the search. Click here for more information on the search and removal of chametz.

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14 Nissan
The day before Passover
Stop eating chametz before the end of the fourth seasonal hour (click here for the exact time).

Burn your remaining (unsold) chametz before the fifth seasonal hour (click here for the exact time).

When burning you chametz be sure to throw your iPhone or Smartphone into the fire.

Place The Wonder Pot, סיר פלא, on top of the flame heat diffuser so that the bottom grove of the pot is on the rim of the flame heat diffuser.

14 Nissan
The day before Passover

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IDF Passover Seder

At the Seder when you say “Next year in Jerusalem” really talk to your family about making Aliyah (immigration to Israel) and come on home to your real home and homeland!

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Holiday Havdalah

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22 Mar 1989, San Francisco, California, USA — Jewish Family Celebrating Seder — Image by © Roger Ressmeyer/CORBIS

-15 Nissan Pesach Night
Light the Passover candles, reciting blessings 3 & 4. Click here for the blessings, and here for local candle-lighting times. Click here for a summary of the laws of Yom Tov. Pesach Seder סדר פסח (Passover Seder): The Seder contains the observance of many biblical and rabbinical mitzvot, including: eating matzah, eating maror (bitter herbs), drinking four cups of wine, relating the story of the Exodus to our children, reclining as a symbol of freedom, etc. (Click here for a How-To Seder guide.)To locate a public Seder near you, please click here.The first night of Passover is referred to as leil shimurim (a night of guarding), based on Exodus 12:42.

—15 Nissan Pesach Morning
1st day of Passover Morning service. Full Hallel is recited. Two Torah scrolls are taken out of the ark.
Torah reading: Exodus 12:21–51 and Numbers 28:16–25.
Haftorah: Joshua 3:5–7, 5:2–6:1, 6:27.Beginning with the Musaf Amidah, we recite morid hatal, the prayer for dew, and we omit the prayer for rain. This practice continues until Shemini Atzeret, the day after Sukkot.The priests bless the congregation with the priestly blessing during the Musaf prayer.Festive lunch meal.According to Chabad custom, complete Hallel is recited during Maariv evening prayers, followed by the “Counting of the Omer.” We count the 1st day of the Omer. The counting of the Omer is recited during each of the next 49 days, leading up to the holiday of Shavuot on the 50th day. The 49 days embody the 49 steps of self-improvement—beginning with the departure from our “personal” Egypt, until our arrival at Mount Sinai, when we are ready to accept the wisdom of the Torah. —16 Nissan Pesach Night If you live in Eretz Israel You have 1st Night of Chol Hamoed Pesach (intermediate days)If you live outside of Eretz Israel You have a Second Seder: After dark, light candles for the second day of Passover, using an existing flame, and recite blessings 2 & 4. Click here for the blessings, and here for local candle-lighting times.The Seder contains the observance of many biblical and rabbinical mitzvot, including: eating matzah, eating maror (bitter herbs), drinking four cups of wine, relating the story of the Exodus to our children, reclining as a symbol of freedom, etc. (Click here for a How-To Seder guide.) Havdalah is incorporated into the Kiddush prayer. We look at the holiday candles for the blessing on fire and do not recite the blessing on spices.

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Holiday Havdalah

By Naftali Silberberg
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/611296/jewish/Holiday-Havdalah.htm

Holiday havdalah can be divided into two categories: 1) Havdalah recited at the conclusion of a holiday. 2) The special havdalah recited on a holiday which falls on Saturday night. Havdalah is made when entering a day of lesser holiness. Since Shabbat is holier than all the holidays, we recite the havdalah when Shabbat leads into a holiday. Following the same logic, havdalah is not recited if a holiday leads into Shabbat.

Havdalah at the Conclusion of a Holiday

Havdalah is only made when entering a day of lesser holiness

Havdalah is recited at the conclusion of the following biblical holidays: Rosh Hashanah; Yom Kippur; the first days of Sukkot; Simchat Torah; Passover, both its first and last days; and Shavuot.

If the final day of the holiday was Shabbat, then the exact same havdalah procedure as a typical Saturday night is followed. If the holiday ended on another weeknight, the procedure is very similar to the Shabbat havdalah, but with some differences:

In some communities, the prefatory verses (from “Hinei E-l” until the wine blessing) are omitted. Many communities, however, including Chabad, do recite these verses.
Spices and a havdalah candle are not used. The exception to this rule is the Yom Kippur havdalah, which includes the blessing on a havdalah candle. The Yom Kippur havdalah candle is kindled from a fire which burnt throughout the holiday, such as a yahrtzeit candle.
The V’yiten lecha prayer is not recited following a holiday, nor is it customary to partake of a Melaveh Malka meal. (The Atah chonantanu insert is included in the post-holiday evening prayer.)
If one forgets to make havdalah following a holiday, it can be recited until sundown of the following day.

Havdalah From Shabbat to a Holiday (“Yaknahaz”)

Whether a holiday begins on a Saturday night or if Saturday night ushers in the second day of a holiday, that night’s holiday kiddush incorporates within itself the havdalah for Shabbat as well.

The whole text of the kiddush/havdalah can be found in your standard or holiday prayer book. The following is the basic procedure:

For the havdalah candle we use the standard holiday candles

The order of the night’s kiddush/havdalah is: 1) The wine blessing. 2) The holiday kiddush blessing. 3) The blessing on the candle. 4) The havdalah blessing — which is different than the standard Shabbat havdalah blessing. 5) The Shehecheyanu blessing (aside for the last days of Passover when it is not recited).
No spices are used.
For the havdalah candle we use the standard holiday candles which are on the table. It is not necessary to conjoin two candles. During this havdalah, many, including Chabad, have the custom to only gaze at the candles after reciting the candle blessing without looking at the fingernails.

Note: There are many activities which are forbidden on Shabbat but permissible on a holiday. All such activities must wait until one verbally “separates” between Shabbat and the holiday. This, however, does not have to wait for kiddush/havdalah, as a special havdalah themed insert, the Vatodi’enu paragraph, is inserted in the Amidah of the night’s prayers. Alternatively, one can say: “Baruch hamavdil bayn kodesh likodesh” — “Blessed is the One who separates between (the) holiness (of Shabbat) and (the) holiness (of the holiday).”

By Naftali Silberberg

Rabbi Naftali Silberberg is a writer, editor and director of the curriculum department at the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute. Rabbi Silberberg resides in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, Chaya Mushka, and their three children.

Havdalah Blessing for Motzei Shabbat and Yom Tov

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When Erev Pesach Is Shabbat

Guidelines for Passover when it begins on Saturday night

By Menachem Posner https://www.chabad.org/holidays/passover/pesach_cdo/aid/5025853/jewish/When-Erev-Pesach-Is-Shabbat.htm

Approximately once every nine years, Passover begins on Saturday night. This means that erev Pesach, the day before Passover, coincides with Shabbat, bringing with it a number of unique laws and guidelines. Let’s address them chronologically.

Fast of the Firstborn

It is an ancient tradition for the firstborns to fast on the day before Passover. Since we (generally) do not fast on Shabbat, which is a day of feasting, or on Friday which may interfere with our Shabbat joy, this fast is observed on Thursday, 12 Nissan. The widespread custom is for firstborns to participate in a siyum or another celebratory event that overrides the fast and allows them to eat for the remainder of the day. This, too, is done on Thursday.

More About Fast of the Firstborn

Search for Chametz

On the night before Passover we search for chametz (which we are forbidden to own or eat on Passover) by candlelight. Since this cannot be done on Friday night, which is Shabbat, we do it after nightfall on Thursday.

How to Search

Destroying Chametz

The last bits of chametz must be burned the day before Passover, before the fifth halachic hour of the day. Since this cannot be done on Shabbat, the burning of the chametz takes place at the same time on Friday, even though we keep just enough chametz to eat at the Friday night and Shabbat morning meals.

Burning the Chametz

The Sale of Chametz

All chametz that we wish to save for use after Passover must be sold to a non-Jew and then repurchased after the holiday has passed. This sale typically takes place on the morning before Passover. Since buying and selling are forbidden on Shabbat, the sale is transacted (by the community rabbi on behalf of his community) on Friday.

Sell Your Chametz Online

Eating Chametz on Shabbat

Since the house cannot be cleaned on Shabbat, all the cleaning must be finished on Friday. Yet it is a mitzvah to eat bread at the Friday night and Shabbat morning meals.

It is also forbidden to eat matzah at this time, in order that we enjoy it on Passover eve with gusto. (It is possible to eat kosher-for-Passover egg matzah, since one may not use this matzah for the seder. According to Ashkenazi custom, all healthy people must finish eating egg matzah before the latest time to eat chametz, like bread. For more on this, see Is Egg Matzah Kosher for Passover?)

In practice, we retain a small quantity of chametz, carefully kept away from our food and utensils, all of which are strictly kosher for Passover by this time.

On Shabbat morning, services are held early so that the Shabbat meal, which requires two challah loaves (which are chametz), can be concluded before the deadline.

On a practical note, it is advisable to prepare small rolls, one per meal for each participant, which can be distributed and eaten without the use of a knife.

Make sure that you eat all the chametz that has been left for Shabbat before the deadline (which you can calculate here), as chametz cannot be sold, burned, or taken out to the street on Shabbat. Any remaining challah pieces and crumbs should be flushed down the toilet. At this point, we say the second Kol Chamira declaration, disowning any leftover chametz.

Shabbat Hagadol

The Shabbat before Passover is known as Shabbat Hagadol, “the Great Shabbat” (read why this is so). It is the Chabad custom to only read the special Shabbat Hagadol Haftarah1 in years like this, when Shabbat Hagadol is the day before Passover.

Like every Shabbat Hagadol, after the Minchah services on Shabbat afternoon, it is customary to read a selection of texts from the Haggadah, beginning from the words, avadim hayinu, “We were slaves…”

Print a Haggadah Here

Preparing for the Seder

Shabbat is a day of rest, and we may not start preparing on Shabbat for after Shabbat. As such, setting the table, cooking, and preparing can only be done once night has fallen on Saturday night. Before these tasks may be commenced, one should say bah-rookh hah-mahv-deel bayn koh-desh leh-koh-desh, “Blessed is He Who divides between the sacred (Shabbat) and the sacred (holiday).”

Even though cooking is allowed on yom tov (with certain caveats), it is forbidden to kindle a fire from scratch. So if you wish to have your oven and/or stove on over yom tov, be sure to make sure the fire is on before Shabbat, even though no cooking is allowed on Shabbat itself.

How to Prepare the Seder Items

Malachi 3:4-24.

By Menachem Posner
Rabbi Menachem Posner serves as managing editor at Chabad.org, the world’s largest Jewish informational website. He has been writing, researching, and editing for Chabad.org since 2006, when he received his rabbinic degree from Central Yeshiva Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch. He lives in Chicago, Ill., with his family.

ISRAEL AT WAR 5785: Time and Again

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No more Israeli pussyfooting around

By Walter E. Block & Peloni 26January2025 https://www.israpundit.org/no-more-israeli-pussyfooting-around/

It is time for Israel to get serious. No, it is way past the time for the only Jewish state on the planet to flex its muscles, just a little bit.

How about this message to Hamas: take care of those hostages. For every one not returned at all, or only their dead bodies returned, we will execute 10 Hamas prisoners now in Israeli jails. Where did we get that 10 to 1 ratio? It is a nice round number. But this will not apply to any and all Hamas members who are now guests of the Israeli prison system: it will pertain only to those convicted of murder. We do not want to lower Israel standards to the barbaric level occupied by its enemies.

The Irgun was not afraid to execute two British soldiers. This heroic organization announced that hanging its fighters would result in the subsequent identical treatment of British soldiers. The Jews Avshalom Haviv, Yaakov Weiss, and Meir Nakar were executed on July 29, 1947 by the imperialist army of the United Kingdom. Subsequently, the British Sergeants Clifford Martin and Mervyn Paice were treated in the same manner.

But we need not wait for any hostages who would not be returned, alive. Six of them have already been brutally executed. RIP: Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino and Eden Yerushalmi, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lobanov and Carmel Gat. Two of them were young women. We need more Irgun, Stern and Hagenah spirit to respond than has so far been forthcoming.

Should Israel respond to Hamas in kind? Of course not. It adheres to a higher, standard: do not kill, rape, innocent people, even though the enemy does just that. Is there nothing then that Israel can do in response to Arab atrocities such as Oct 7? There is indeed something. Israel has almost 10,000 prisoners. Many have already been convicted of crimes, most of them registering high up in the heinous scale. Israel could send out a message to Hamas: be very careful about those hostages you have seized. There will be serious repercussions.

If you kidnap someone, and he dies while under your custody, are you or are you not guilty of murder? Of course you are. That is just negligence. Putting bullets in the bodies of six hostages is far more serious than mere carelessness and neglect. It is much higher on the scale of despicability. It should be met with the utmost severity.

We need more Irgun, Stern (Lehi), Hagenah, and less Knesset.

But wait. If Israel engages in any such activity, it will be met by a harsh condemnation from the UN. The students at Harvard, Columbia, Stanford and other US universities will riot. Dearborn Michigan will be in a snit. The ICC will denounce the only civilized country in the Middle East. Fair weather friends of Israel the world over will deplore such action. And this is to say nothing of the Arab “street.” Those people will have apoplexy. Maybe an unforgiving reaction to the brutal murder of six hostages should not be undertaken?

Hogwash! Nonsense! Israel must recognize that in many regards, it is on its own. It is alone. It cannot rely on anyone else to save it. It must employ the stick, not the carrot.

On the other hand, the Knesset did just fine, very fine indeed, on June 7, 1981, in an operation called Operation Opera. That was the date upon which Israel bombed Iraq’s Osiraq nuclear reactors. It did so with sorties engaged in by F-15 and F-16 aircraft. Is Jerusalem to follow upon this important, no, magnificent initiative, with a complete absence of addressing Iran’s nuclear development? So far, no movement in this direction. Let’s get cracking!

Of course, President Biden (he is still the leader of the free world, God help us) has objected to Israeli destruction of Iranian nuclear facilities. He fears “escalation” if this occurs. Well, let me tell him a little secret: that “escalation” will be as nothing compared to the situation if and when Iran goes nuclear. They, probably, presumably, likely, God forbid, will be the second country in all of human history to use such a weapon in a war. Then, when Israel retaliates, there will be no more Iran. That is the type of escalation that can be avoided if Israel does to Iran what it did to Iraq, the views of Biden – Harris to the contrary notwithstanding.

And what’s with it that so many IDF soldiers have died, unnecessarily, while protecting Gazan civilians. No other army on the planet is so concerned with enemy civilians that they are willing to sacrifice their own soldiers. So far, 329 have perished. It is impossible to say how many have needlessly perished for this reason, but common sense would indicate that it is more than just a few. Let us be a little bit, ok, ok, a lot more, cautious about spilling IDF blood. Indeed, a policy of equitable remedy and retribution must be employed when dealing with the ongoing terror wars waged against an innocent Israeli public, and yet the question arises as to what sort of remedy might curb the murderous focus of the terror hordes such as Hamas.
Notably, Begin was ill at ease when executing the two young British officers, but recognized that the execution of the British soldiers would forestall further acts of imperial tyranny under the guise of British justice as was visited upon Haviv, Weiss and Nakar.
Notably, a similar action taken against Hamas would hardly be expected to bear similar fruit given the death cult aspect of the terrorists ideology which holds at its most basic core a sense of victory with every Gazan who is killed by an Israeli, as it benefits their Jihadi cause at no perceivable cost to them or their ideology. The permanent loss of land, surrendered in a war of conquest as initiated by their own acts of barbarism, would however represent a significant price which would chastise and horrify the perpetrators of October 7. Indeed, the loss of territory is a sin perceived to be of such significance that the terror hordes, like the British with their executed soldiers, would respond in accordance with Israeli interests. So, capturing, annexing, and settling former lands considered to be Hamastan would have the effect of deterrence upon the radical Islamists which Begin gained with the British executions…which is why this, rather than bartering 30 terrorists for a single Israeli, is how negotiations with Hamas should have proceeded.

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JerusalemCats Comments: Israeli government to get $2.5–$4 billion in taxes. Google just paid for the War!

Israel’s biggest ever exit: Google buying Wiz for $32b

Wiz founders Yinon Costica, Assaf Rappaport, Ami Luttwak, Roy Reznik credit: Avishag Shaar Yishuv

18March2025 15:28 https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-israels-biggest-ever-exit-google-buying-wiz-for-32b-1001505142
Meytal Vaizberg

Google has confirmed that an agreement has been signed for an all-cash deal. Wiz will remain an independent company under Google.

Google is buying Israel cybersecurity company Wiz for $32 billion. In monetary terms, this is Google’s biggest ever acquisition, and the biggest ever acquisition of an Israeli company. Google has confirmed that an agreement has been signed, and states that the deal will be in cash. After the acquisition is completed, Wiz will become part of Google Cloud. “This acquisition represents an investment by Google Cloud to accelerate two large and growing trends in the AI era: improved cloud security and the ability to use multiple clouds (multicloud).” Google stresses that Wiz’s solutions will continue to work on all leading cloud platforms. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals.

Industry sources told “Globes” that Wiz co-founder and CEO Assaf Rappaport would in the future head what will become “Google Security”, an independent division that will focus on cybersecurity solutions, with Wiz becoming the basis of this activity. The sources also said that, unlike in Google’s previous bid for Wiz, this time it was agreed that Wiz would remain an independent company under Google, in a model similar to that of LinkedIn under Microsoft. This means that Wiz will be able to continue to serve all the major cloud computing companies, including Google competitors such as Microsoft and Amazon. The sources added that the current move indicated Google’s strategic intention of becoming a main player in the global cybersecurity market, a critical field given the growing threats in the digital space.

“Wiz is an innovative leader and continues to deliver new products with strong adoption, fueling rapid business growth, including over the last 12 months in which it has begun to deliver new categories of cybersecurity solutions. Google Cloud is a leader in cloud infrastructure, with deep AI expertise and a track record of industry-leading security innovation. Bringing all this to Wiz will help make their solutions even better and more scalable, benefiting customers and partners across all major clouds,” Google’s announcement states.

Wiz, which was founded in 2020 by Rappaport, Ami Luttwak, Yinon Costica, and Roy Reznik, has since grown meteorically. The company is the developer of a cloud security platform that enables enterprises to identify vulnerabilities in their systems without the need to install software or lengthy implementation. According to Wiz, its ability to provide a comprehensive, fast, and effective security solution has generated high demand among large enterprises that use many cloud platforms, and this has enabled it to reach annual revenue of some $500 million within just a few years, to raise $1 billion from investors at a valuation of $12 billion, and to build an impressive customer base that includes Fortune 500 companies.

Published by Globes, Israel business news – en.globes.co.il – on March 18, 2025.

© Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd., 2025.

Google buying Wiz, Israeli government to get $2.5–$4 billion in taxes

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Google seals historic $30+ billion acquisition of cybersecurity startup Wiz—the largest deal in Israel’s history. The Israeli government is set to receive $2.5–$4 billion in taxes, Maariv Online reports. pic.twitter.com/InnoqpUcgN

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) March 18, 2025

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Google seals historic $30+ billion acquisition of cybersecurity startup Wiz—the largest deal in Israel’s history. The Israeli government is set to receive $2.5–$4 billion in taxes, Maariv Online reports.

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Gaza goes BOOM

Bye-bye, Gaza!!! pic.twitter.com/6yNLSvhUn4

— REAL JEW (@THEREALJEW613) February 5, 2025

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BACKGROUND: What Israel has to deal with. Mein Kampf

Look what you can see at the Cairo International Book Fair. pic.twitter.com/YvCPsGco0N

— Elder of Ziyon 🇮🇱 (@elderofziyon) February 4, 2025

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What Israel has to deal with. Hamas is worse than the Grim Reaper

This pretty much sums it up!

[Artist: Shlomo Cohen] pic.twitter.com/NZDa7cmauQ

— Arsen Ostrovsky 🎗️ (@Ostrov_A) February 25, 2025

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This pretty much sums it up!

[Artist: Shlomo Cohen]

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Future of Jewish

I can no longer forgive the Israeli Left.

The Israeli Left’s unwillingness to face the truth is a betrayal that l cannot overlook anymore.

Joshua Hoffman
25March2025 https://www.futureofjewish.com/p/i-can-no-longer-forgive-the-israeli

The grief of October 7th still haunts every Israeli soul.

It wasn’t just a failure of security or intelligence; it was a shattering of our national innocence, the brutal end of a belief that goodwill could protect us.

And yet, in the face of one of the worst atrocities in Jewish history, there are those among us — the Israeli leftist elite — who continue to point fingers not at the monsters who crossed the border with murder in their hearts, but at their own people.

I can’t forgive that.

The problem is not just Hamas. It is Israel’s own elites, the NGOs, the academic class, the so-called humanitarians — those who have spent decades undermining victory, pursuing policies of enriching and placating Palestinians based on “the hope that being nice will win reciprocal gestures.” Each has spectacularly failed. Instead of acknowledging this failure, they double down, desperate to preserve their moral vanity.

If you want to be taken seriously — truly, sincerely — then start here: No failure of the Israeli army (and yes, there was one) caused October 7th to happen. No single act of an Israeli politician caused October 7th to happen. No Israeli politician or citizen is responsible for the deaths, the suffering, the pain, the torture, the starvation, the beatings, the abuse of the hostages for every one of these last 511 days.

You’ve accused the wrong people, the wrong country. You’ve maligned the innocent, brought down generals, charged soldiers with impossible tasks, and judged our leaders as failures for not releasing hostages they aren’t holding.

There is one single entity responsible for everything: Hamas, the regime that rules Gaza with sadism and genocidal intent. The evil comes from there — and from Lebanon, Iran, Yemen, Iraq, Syria. That evil isn’t theoretical or political; it is operational, strategic, and relentless.

Could the IDF have responded faster? Probably. Did they just release detailed information about where the breakdowns were? Yes. But had there been a breakdown in communication with no attack, no one would have died. The existence of Hamas made the cost of that breakdown a massacre.

If you want to know who could have “brought them home” alive, look to the United Nations and every so-called human rights organization that sat in silence, complicit, while Israeli hostages suffered in darkness.

And if you insist on blaming the IDF and the Israeli government, then you must also hold accountable those who opened their homes to our enemy, those who lobbied for gestures of goodwill, who told the world — and our enemies — that Israel is a country of peace-loving weaklings. That we have no spine for war. That we’ll compromise endlessly, no matter how many of our children bleed.

Let’s not forget: The modern State of Israel was founded by the Left. From the Mapai Party to Labor Zionism, the Left dominated Israeli politics and society for the first three decades of the country’s existence. It built the kibbutzim, the Histadrut (Israel’s largest trade union and a powerful social movement), the socialist economy, the government-run monopolies. It laid the groundwork for the physical state — and for many of the long-term dysfunctions that would follow.

And while it deserves credit for nation-building under impossible odds, we must also be honest: the Israeli Left had no idea how to govern in the treacherous Middle East. Its view of geopolitics was naive. It believed that utopian ideals and collective farms could stand up to regional hostility, that moral posture could compensate for security vigilance, and that neighborly gestures could melt decades of genocidal intent. That illusion cost lives — then, and now.

Economically, its policies were equally disastrous. The command-and-control structure it imposed on Israel’s economy created inefficiency, corruption, and bloated bureaucracy. By the late 1970s and early 1980s, the country had been rocked by two bouts of massive inflation, culminating in a near-total economic collapse. At its worst, inflation reached over 400 percent annually. The shekel was worthless. The average Israeli couldn’t keep up with prices that changed weekly, sometimes daily.

It took a dramatic shift away from the leftist economic model — led ironically by coalitions the Left hated — to save the economy. Only when free-market principles were introduced did Israel begin its transformation into the start-up nation, a global leader in technology and innovation.

So when today’s Israeli Left speaks with such moral superiority — as if they alone understand the soul of the nation — we must remember: They have failed before, and they are failing again. They built the early state, yes, but they nearly buried it under ideological rigidity and economic mismanagement.

What’s more, the Israeli Left (a minority after all) has spent decades trying to convince the world, and the rest of Israel, that peace comes from surrender, that empathy will melt away hatred. That if we just humanize our enemy, they will stop trying to dehumanize us.

It was a beautiful dream. But October 7th killed that dream. And the Israeli Left’s unwillingness to face that truth — their insistence on mourning the collapse of their ideology more than the collapse of our safety — is a betrayal I cannot overlook.

On October 14, 2023 — exactly one week following October 7th — I said to my Israeli cousin: “Just watch, in a few weeks or months the Israeli Left will take to the streets, wailing and screaming about how the real crime isn’t what Hamas did to us, but how our own government responded. They’ll say the hostages are being forgotten, that the war is immoral, that Bibi is the devil, and that somehow, somehow, Israel is to blame for all of this.”

And sure enough — they did. Like clockwork. As if the bodies weren’t still being identified, as if the screams of that day had faded into background noise, they reemerged not with unity, but with slogans. Not with a vision for victory, but with recycled protests and righteous outrage aimed not at Gaza, but at Jerusalem.

The Israeli Left, in its current form, has not only failed to process the lessons of October 7th; it has exploited this war to reassert its own failed ideology. Every development in this war, every tragedy, every difficult decision has been twisted into another excuse to demonize the Israeli right.

The hostages — those we all pray for, cry for, march for — have become, for many on the left, not a symbol of our shared pain, but a political weapon. Instead of focusing solely on the inhumanity of those who hold them captive, they direct their fury inward, using the hostages as a bludgeon against the government, as if Israel is the jailer, not the victim.

They cheered the resignation of the Shin Bet chief not because it offered clarity or accountability, but because it gave them one more scalp in their campaign against a government they loathe — a loathing that runs deeper than policy differences. It’s not really about Netanyahu anymore. It hasn’t been for a while. It’s about the Israeli left’s total inability to reconcile with a nation that has, time and again, rejected its utopian vision in favor of realism and resilience.

In their worldview, the true enemy isn’t Hamas or Hezbollah or the Houthis — it’s the right. It’s the settlers. It’s the religious. It’s the Zionist who believes in Jewish power and defense and sovereignty. And that hatred has blinded them. It has made them incapable of unity, incapable of reflection, incapable of change.

This has nothing to do with holding leaders accountable and everything to do with salvaging a broken ideology. They do not oppose the war because they think it’s unjust. They oppose the war because it confirms what they most fear: that their decades-long program of appeasement, withdrawal, and moral relativism has utterly failed.

Ultimately, we gain nothing by blaming each other — nothing, that is, except offering our enemies a victory they could never achieve on the battlefield.

But blame is not the same as accountability. And if the Israeli Left wants to regain the moral high ground they so desperately cling to, they must start by acknowledging who attacked us, who raped, murdered, and kidnapped us — and who didn’t.

Forgiveness starts with truth. Until then, I can’t forgive you.

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To my fellow Jew on the Left – Wake up.

To my fellow Jews on the left: pic.twitter.com/mUapNJo4Yp

— Matthew Feinberg (@thewebbie) April 5, 2025

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To my fellow Jews on the left:

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To my fellow Jew on the Left – Wake up

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Freed Hostage Eli Sharabi, Where was the Red Cross, The UN when we needed them?

Eli Sharabi at the UN: “Where was the Red Cross when we needed them? Where was the UN? 491 days of suffering, and no one came. No one in Gaza helped me. The civilians saw us suffering, and they cheered for the terrorists. There is no such thing as ‘uninvolved’.” pic.twitter.com/I0a8FajeWt

— Im Tirtzu (@IMTIzionism) March 20, 2025

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Eli Sharabi at the UN: “Where was the Red Cross when we needed them? Where was the UN? 491 days of suffering, and no one came. No one in Gaza helped me. The civilians saw us suffering, and they cheered for the terrorists. There is no such thing as ‘uninvolved’.”

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How Hamas Can Be Destroyed With Military Force | Opinion

Published Mar 07, 2025 at 10:08 AM EST https://www.newsweek.com/how-hamas-can-destroyed-military-force-opinion-2041216
By John Spencer

chair of urban warfare studies at the Modern War Institute (MWI) at West Point; served for 25 years as an infantry soldier and two tours in Iraq

Recent events have reignited the debate over whether Hamas can be defeated militarily. Following President Donald Trump‘s meeting with freed Israeli hostages in the Oval Office, he warned Hamas to release all captives or face severe consequences.

He also promised to send Israel “everything it needs to finish the job.” This pledge likely includes military supplies that were previously withheld under the Biden administration—such as large-diameter bombs and bulldozer parts—items Trump promptly released after the elections. The implicit message is clear: renewed military operations aimed at dismantling Hamas are on the table.

Some argue that Hamas cannot be destroyed through military means. This assertion not only misrepresents history but also ignores the shifting political and military realities of the battlefield. Dismissing Israel’s ability to dismantle Hamas militarily fails to account for the constraints the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) faced in the past 16 months and the unprecedented opportunities it may have in the future.

Israeli hostages Avera Mengistu (4th-R) and Tal Shoham (L) are flanked by Palestinian Hamas fighters as they stand on a stage during their release in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Feb. 22. OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images

During the initial phase of the war, the IDF was forced to operate under significant restrictions not placed on militaries throughout history.

First, Arab nations—especially Egypt—pressured Israel to conduct military operations in a manner that left civilian populations in areas within Gaza rather than relocating them to safer zones outside the battlefield.

Hamas exploited this situation, using civilians and hostages as human shields and creating safe havens in areas the IDF was prevented from entering. Another of Trump’s proposals under consideration now is a temporary evacuation of civilians to neighboring nations, a move that could fundamentally alter the battlefield and remove one of Hamas’s key advantages.

Second, Israel faced external political constraints. The Biden administration and other international actors imposed severe limitations on IDF operations. These included withholding military aid, demands to not conduct operations in key Hamas strongholds like Rafah, unrealistic expectations of zero civilian casualties, and frequent pauses in combat due to humanitarian concerns based at times more on perception than verified data within Gaza. The IDF was even compelled to limit the scale of its operations from the beginning of the war, prolonging the conflict and allowing Hamas to regroup.

Third, the IDF’s operational focus was split. Israel had to divert substantial military resources to northern Israel to counter Hezbollah’s attacks and the persistent threats of a large-scale ground assault. Meanwhile, Israel also faced attacks from the extremist regime in Iran, as well as the Houthi insurgency in Yemen. These additional threats stretched IDF resources thin, preventing a fully concentrated effort against Hamas.

Should military operations resume, they will unfold under a vastly different set of conditions. The IDF is likely to receive increased U.S. political backing, ensuring fewer restrictions on military operations. There is a strong possibility that civilians in Gaza will be temporarily relocated, removing one of Hamas’s key defenses. Israel may also mobilize a greater number of forces than were used in the entirety of the war so far. Additionally, the IDF will benefit from battle-hardened troops, replenished supplies, and strategic adaptations made over the course of the war.

Just as importantly, Hamas is no longer the formidable force it was at the onset of the conflict. In October 2023, Hamas possessed five brigades, 24 battalions, tens of thousands of rockets, fortified defensive positions, and a well-trained leadership with decades of experience. Today, Hamas has been degraded into a guerrilla force with weakened leadership, reduced firepower, and limited capability to conduct large-scale operations. While still dangerous, Hamas lacks the centralized command structure, heavy weaponry, and defensive strongholds it once had.

To be sure, to decisively defeat Hamas, Israel will have to shift from its previous approach of raiding operations to a more methodical strategy. The IDF must fully seize and clear territory, rather than conducting short-term incursions. Notably, it was not until late 2024 that the IDF began systematically clearing portions of Northern Gaza, an approach that will need to be extended to the entire Strip. Once Hamas is militarily neutralized, Israel must ensure that the group cannot reconstitute itself, as it has in past conflicts.

This will likely require a temporary occupation of Gaza by the IDF or another security force to provide stability and prevent a resurgence of Hamas. While politically complex, securing and governing Gaza post-Hamas is essential to ensuring that a new militant force does not simply take its place.

Military success alone will not be enough. Hamas’s complete destruction—both militarily and politically—requires a clearly defined political end state. While Israel’s military actions can set the stage, Israel’s political leadership must outline a vision for a post-Hamas Gaza. Whether through direct Israeli administration, international oversight, or a Palestinian-led alternative government, the political future of Gaza must be determined to ensure that Hamas does not return under another name.

Yes, Hamas can be destroyed militarily. The constraints that once limited Israel’s ability to achieve this objective are changing, and with the right approach, Israel can dismantle Hamas’s military and political apparatus. However, victory requires not only battlefield success but also a long-term commitment to security and governance in Gaza. The opportunity is there—Israel and its allies must seize it.

John Spencer is chair of urban warfare studies at the Modern War Institute (MWI) at West Point, codirector of MWI’s Urban Warfare Project and host of the “Urban Warfare Project Podcast.” He served for 25 years as an infantry soldier, which included two combat tours in Iraq. He is the author of the book Connected Soldiers: Life, Leadership, and Social Connection in Modern War and co-author of Understanding Urban Warfare.

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Nobel Laureate Yisrael (Robert J) Aumann in his office at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Feb. 23, 2025, Photo by David Isaac.

Nobel laureate on terrorist release deal: ‘We’re killing ourselves’

“The basis of Game Theory is to give incentives to the other side to do what’s good for you. And we keep doing the opposite. We are literally killing ourselves.”

David Isaac

27February2025 https://www.jns.org/nobel-laureate-on-terrorist-release-deal-were-killing-ourselves/

Yisrael (Robert J.) Aumann was awarded the 2005 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his contribution to Game Theory, a branch of applied mathematics that studies strategic interactions between individuals or groups.

Aumann has said that if he could describe Game Theory in one word, it would be “incentives.”

JNS caught up with Aumann on Feb. 23 at his offices in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he is a member of the Einstein Institute of Mathematics and The Federmann Center for the Study of Rationality, to ask what he thought of the current prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas.

The deal called for the release of 33 Israeli hostages in exchange for about 1,900 imprisoned terrorists, many of them murderers serving multiple life sentences.

In a word, said Aumann, “Crazy.”

“The basis of Game Theory is to give incentives to the other side to do what’s good for you,” Aumann told JNS. “And we keep doing the opposite. We are literally killing ourselves. We are killing our own children. It’s not only that they will kidnap more. We are incentivizing them to attack us again and again, to make war against us, to repeat Oct. 7,” he said, referring to the Hamas-led massacre of Oct. 7, 2023.

Q: Do we know the recidivism rates of these released prisoners who return to terror?

A: We don’t have the exact number. It’s important. Someone should pull together those numbers. It doesn’t even require any analysis. It’s just a matter of gathering the available data. There are a lot of sources.

When it comes to recidivism, not every terrorist attack is successful. In fact, my subjective impression is that most terrorist attacks are not successful. Most of the time, they kill the terrorist, or they stop him before he manages to kill someone.

Let’s say the number of unsuccessful attacks is somewhere between 50% to 75%. But that leaves successful ones between 25% and 50%, and if you talk about 1,000 terrorists released, we get maybe between 250 and 500 successful terrorist attacks where they manage to kill somebody, at least one person. That’s at least 250 dead for 33 live hostages.

Just on that basis alone, it’s obviously a terrible deal.

But that’s not the worst of it. The worst of it is that again and again we’re going to have people kidnapped. We’ve shown the enemy that it’s worth it, that we will completely give up and raise a white flag even if you abduct one, like with Gilad Shalit [an IDF soldier kidnapped by Hamas in June 2006 and exchanged five years later for 1,027 terrorist prisoners.]

We’ve given them incentives to go and kidnap more and more. And they’ve said they’re going to do it. They did it in the past. So we better believe them.

Q: Is Game Theory relevant to understanding this deal?

A: There’s a game that’s more or less relevant to the conflict, and that is the Blackmailer’s Game. I don’t even think that the Blackmailer’s Game is that relevant, but I’ll tell you what it is.

Anne and Bob are given $10,000 and told, “You get the $10,000 if you can agree how to split it.”

Anne is overjoyed. She says she doesn’t have that much money and $5,000 means a lot. She says, “Bob, we have $10,000— $5,000 to me, $5,000 to you.”

Bob says, “No way, I’m not leaving this room with less than $9,000.” Anne says, “Be reasonable.” He says, “I won’t go away with less than $9,000 and if you want, you don’t have to agree. We’ll both go away with nothing.” So Anne thinks it over for a while, and says, “Okay, $1,000 is better than nothing.”

And that’s how they split it. Now the trouble with that is that Anne is rational and Bob is the one who’s irrational, but the irrational guy comes out with a lot more than the rational one.

Q: If you were Israel’s chief negotiator, what would you tell the other side?

A: I would say one for one. One prisoner per hostage is the maximum. And if they say it’s out of the question, I would say, “Okay, now we wipe you out.” I would stop this hostage business. One for one, that’s my answer. And if it means that no hostages are released, so be it. Let the people in Kaplan do what they want. [The Israeli protesters calling for a hostage release deal gather near Kaplan Street in Tel Aviv.]

Q: How can Israel break this pattern of handing over enormous numbers of prisoners for a handful of captives?

A: You just change it. At the beginning, I guess they will just kill the kidnapped. Or they’ll keep them, hoping we relent. A specific part of the deal of this last exchange, stage one [of the ceasefire agreement], was that the released prisoners do not even have to sign a non-binding statement that they will not return to terrorism. That’s an explicit part of the agreement—that they don’t have to agree. So we are actually killing ourselves.

And the tremendous amount of fuss that’s made over bodies is absolutely terrible. We should give zero for bodies. Even people on the right make a big fuss about the bodies that are released. A body is a body. It’s not a person.

We should take a very tough stance, one that will probably simply be rejected by the other side. We should do this for the future. My children are no longer of army age. But I have grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and I want them to live. I’m almost 95, but I’m worried about them.

People wave these banners at the protests that say, “What would you say if it were your father?” If it was my father, maybe I’d say something different. I’m not sure. But our government has to worry not only about the people whose father is captive, but about the whole population. If we’re going to get 10 people killed for one captive released, then that’s bad.

Q: What do you think of the death penalty as a solution? If we kill all the terrorists, then there are none to exchange.

A: It’s something to consider. That’s a big step to take, and I’m not sure. The original law that there’s no death penalty in Israel except for Nazi [criminals]—in fact, it was only carried out for [Adolf] Eichmann—I think that that is good because it sets the Holocaust apart from everything else.

I’m also afraid of ourselves, of our judicial system, that this would lead to complications.

There’s something I want to say that I haven’t said before. The other side are idealists. Yes, they are terrorists and they want to kill me, but their motives are not low or degraded. They stick by their ideals, and they’re willing to give their lives for their ideals. I want to kill them, but I respect them.

Q: You have criticized the campaign of the hostages’ families as raising the price that Hamas demands for the hostages.

A: Let’s be honest. It’s not the hostages’ families. The handful of hostages’ families could never have raised the billions that this campaign cost. [There is a movement of] people who are opposed to the government. We know some of their names. [Former Israeli Prime Minister] Ehud Barak is prominent among them. This is an attempt to bring down the government, or to [force them] throw up their hands in the war, to give up. There are people here opposed to the Zionist enterprise. They want a country for all its citizens, one-state or something like that.

I would add that not all the Kaplan people are post-Zionists. But the leadership is, the people who drive it. And the others sort of go along. There are some very good Zionists there. Some of my own descendants are part of the Kaplan protests.

Q: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the Gilad Shalit deal and now he’s making another Shalit deal. How do you explain that? Why isn’t he putting a stop to it?

A: [U.S. President Donald] Trump threatened. He said before he was sworn in that there’s going to be hell to pay if there’s no deal. This was generally interpreted as a threat to Hamas, but actually it may also have been a threat to Netanyahu.

Also, one of the main people on the negotiating team was the head of the Shabak [the Israel Security Agency], who is left wing.

Now this is changing, but maybe part of the problem was that the negotiating team was no good. But it’s a small part of the problem.

Q: If we know where these deals lead, why do we keep doing them?

A: It’s a post-Zionist tendency. They actually control what’s being done. They can throw out cases; laws that are passed by the Knesset. They’re in charge of the army. They’re in charge of the police. I won’t say that they’re totally running the country. But they have tentacles and that has a lot of practical effects.

Earlier I said I respect our enemy. But I don’t respect—I won’t call them the enemy—but the other side, the post-Zionists. If they don’t like it here, they should leave.

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We lost 2,977 innocent Americans on 9/11. This is how Palestinians reacted!

We lost 2,977 innocent Americans on 9/11. This is how Palestinians reacted! pic.twitter.com/BM03ceBfEh

— 🇺🇸ProudArmyBrat (@leslibless) March 9, 2024

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We lost 2,977 innocent Americans on 9/11. This is how Palestinians reacted!

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US Department of Justice Joint Task Force October 7

🚨 IT’S HAPPENING. THE DOJ JUST DECLARED WAR ON HAMAS—AND THEIR FOOT SOLDIERS IN THE U.S.

This isn’t just some bureaucratic memo. This is the United States Department of Justice officially launching a full-scale crackdown on Hamas and their enablers—here and abroad. The new… pic.twitter.com/bIEGFJZ5bY

— Jews Fight Back 🇺🇸🇮🇱 (@JewsFightBack) February 9, 2025

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🚨 IT’S HAPPENING. THE DOJ JUST DECLARED WAR ON HAMAS—AND THEIR FOOT SOLDIERS IN THE U.S.

This isn’t just some bureaucratic memo. This is the United States Department of Justice officially launching a full-scale crackdown on Hamas and their enablers—here and abroad. The new Joint Task Force October 7 (JTF 10-7) has one mission: Hunt down, prosecute, and annihilate every piece of filth responsible for the October 7th massacre, their funders, and their counterparts.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

🔥 Criminal charges, including capital punishment, for the October 7 terrorists
🔥 Arrest & extradition of Hamas leaders hiding in luxury abroad
🔥 Tracking & prosecuting every American-based entity funding Hamas
🔥 JAIL TIME for the Hamas networks on U.S. soil—especially on college campuses

Every single one of these sick freaks chanting for intifada, tearing down hostage posters, blocking Jewish students, and screaming for the annihilation of Israel? You’re not just protesting. You’re part of a terror network. And now, the U.S. government is treating you like it.

The FBI, U.S. Attorneys, the Treasury, and Homeland Security are ALL mobilizing. The feds are going to go after foreign bank accounts, track every dollar funneled to Hamas, and legally obliterate the terror pipeline.

If you thought you could openly call for another October 7th, fund Hamas, or harass Jews in broad daylight with zero consequences—
THINK AGAIN.

The DOJ just put every last one of you on notice. YOU WILL BE INVESTIGATED. YOU WILL BE CHARGED. AND YOU WILL PAY.

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At USAID, Funding for Terror-Tied Groups and Internal Hostility Toward Israel Goes Back Years

One former State Department official described ‘a lack of embarrassment among some USAID staffers about being associated with terrorist organizations’

L:USAID Administrator Samantha Power (Alex Wong/Getty Images) R: Hamas militants (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Adam Kredo
10February2025 https://freebeacon.com/israel/at-usaid-funding-for-terror-tied-groups-and-internal-hostility-toward-israel-goes-back-years/

As the Trump administration works to shutter the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), current and former U.S. officials who worked closely with the embattled aid group say they watched for years as it funneled millions of dollars to anti-Israel advocacy groups and entities linked to terrorism.

That funding caused internal friction across multiple administrations, according to those who spoke with the Washington Free Beacon. In some cases, USAID fought to conceal how taxpayer funds were spent. And when it came to Israel, officials recalled battling USAID over funding for groups that worked to undermine the Jewish state or maintained ties to terror organizations.

“For those who believe in a strong U.S.-Israel relationship, elements of USAID have been problematic for years,” said one former State Department official who worked with USAID during the Biden administration. “There was even a lack of embarrassment among some USAID staffers about being associated with terrorist organizations.”

Some of the terror-tied funding initiatives are publicly known. In November 2022, for instance, USAID awarded $100,000 to a Palestinian activist group whose leaders hailed the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a designated terror group. Just six days before Hamas’s Oct. 7 assault on Israel, USAID handed $900,000 “to a terror charity in Gaza involved with the son of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.”

USAID’s hostilities toward the Jewish state, however, ran deeper than the agency’s grantmaking.

Under Samantha Power, former president Joe Biden’s pick to run USAID, agency officials fought pro-Israel policymaking at the State Department, often urging their colleagues at Foggy Bottom to pare down statements that praised the Jewish state, former officials said. In 2021, during a period of conflict with Hamas, Power herself refused to meet with Israel’s ambassador unless Israel reached a ceasefire with the Iran-backed terror group. The decision put Power at odds with the White House National Security Council, which had signed off on the meeting, emails obtained by the Free Beacon show.

Years later, in September, Power’s USAID accused Israel of deliberately blocking Gazan aid deliveries, which Hamas is known to steal for its own use and for black market sales that fund its terror activities. USAID staffers went as far as to urge the Biden State Department to end military aid to Israel. Former secretary of state Antony Blinken rejected the request.

“They weren’t even in line with some of the Biden administration’s policies,” the State Department official who worked under Biden and Blinken told the Free Beacon. “It’s more than just problematic grants to anti-Israel organizations. It’s also their role in the internal approval processes and statements within the administration. There’s an entire bureaucratic process they’re a part of. They carry out their obstructionist ideology on that front as well.”

The rogue nature of USAID under Power has motivated the Trump administration’s push to dismantle the agency. During his recent trip to El Salvador, Secretary of State Marco Rubio described a longstanding “frustration” with the agency, which he called “completely unresponsive.” The “level of insubordination,” Rubio said, “makes it impossible to conduct a sort of mature and serious review that I think foreign aid writ large should have.”

Federal investigations lend credence to that assessment. A January memo from inspector general Paul Martin, for example, noted that the agency “does not maintain a comprehensive internal database of subawardees.” In other words, the foreign entities that work with a primary grantee on a USAID project often go unreported, impeding the ability of agency investigators to vet “fraud allegations,” according to the memo.

Such allegations often include the diversion of taxpayer-funded aid to terrorist organizations. In a November report, for example, Martin “identified deliberate interference and efforts to divert humanitarian assistance” by foreign terrorist organizations, including “systemic coercion of aid workers by FTOs” and “FTO influence over beneficiary selection.”

Those diversion efforts are particularly pronounced in Hamas-controlled Gaza.

A February report from the Middle East Forum think tank found that USAID had awarded “millions of federal dollars” to “organizations directly in Gaza controlled by Hamas.” In one Biden-era case, USAID funded an “educational and community center in Gaza” controlled by a local group called the Unlimited Friends Association. The association openly collaborated with Hamas, inviting the terror group’s officials to its office and boasting of U.S.-funded projects in Hamas-controlled newspapers. In 2021, its director called for Jerusalem to be cleansed “from the impurity of the Jews.”

A separate report, released in January by Israeli research organization NGO Monitor, outlined millions in USAID funding for two nonprofits—Mercy Corps and American Near East Refugee Aid—that “have closely coordinated with a Gaza-based ministry, run by a senior Hamas official identified by the U.S. Treasury Department as previously responsible for part of Hamas’ smuggling operation.”

When it resumed funding for the Palestinians in 2021, the Biden State Department issued an internal warning that there was a “high risk” Hamas would steal U.S. aid. But information about terror-tied grant recipients in Gaza and elsewhere came mostly from watchdog groups. When members of Congress pressed USAID on those grants, they were often obstructed.

In a letter sent to Rubio last week, Sen. Joni Ernst (R., Iowa) detailed USAID’s “willful sabotage of congressional oversight.” The agency, she wrote, falsely claimed that certain grants were classified in a “desperate attempt to limit congressional oversight of public information.”

Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) described similar interactions with USAID staffers. In some cases, he told the Free Beacon, USAID “refused to disclose what groups were getting money and gave tens of millions in American cash to be distributed without American supervision.”

“Before and after Oct. 7, USAID flowed uncountable hundreds of millions of dollars toward Hamas that enabled it to launch the attack and keep battling Israel afterwards,” Cruz said. “The full story of USAID funding Hamas is vast and much of it was done in secret.”

U.S. officials involved in foreign policy emphasized in interviews with the Free Beacon that, despite its many issues, USAID does fund essential work providing medicine and other lifesaving aid. Rubio has made similar statements, expressing his desire to continue funding programs “providing food or medicine or anything that is saving lives and is immediate and urgent.”

Over time, however, “more and more money flowed to groups and organizations whose work is contrary to the interests of the United States,” one official who has worked closely with USAID across multiple administrations told the Free Beacon. “How bad it got is finally coming to light and there is finally transparency.”

The Trump administration plans to scale back the agency by dissolving it and placing its core functions within the State Department, where roughly 600 current USAID staffers would work. The agency employed some 10,000 staffers when President Donald Trump took office last month.

The overwhelming majority of those staffers were set to go on leave by midnight Saturday. A federal judge blocked the action until Feb. 14, though the decision is temporary and the case is expected to go to the Supreme Court. Democratic lawmakers have vehemently opposed the cuts, arguing that they endanger millions of vulnerable people across the globe.

“People can quibble about this or that,” the current U.S. official said of the Democratic attention surrounding USAID. “But let’s not make the perfect the enemy of the good. This is long overdue.”

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Trump Vows to Deport Hamas-Supporting Students, Combat Antisemitism in America With Executive Order

30January2025 | Flash Brief https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/01/30/trump-vows-to-deport-hamas-supporting-students-combat-antisemitism-in-america-with-executive-order/

Latest Developments

Trump Signs Executive Order Combatting Antisemitism: President Donald Trump issued an executive order on January 29 to combat antisemitism, pledging to deport individuals who publicly supported Hamas following its October 7, 2023, atrocities in Israel. The order cites the “unprecedented wave of vile” antisemitism witnessed at American universities throughout 2024 and expands on the president’s previous order targeting antisemitism, which was issued in 2019 during his first term in office.
Order Seeks to Stem Hamas Support in United States: Trump’s latest order outlines a federal plan to quell what the administration called a “campaign of intimidation, vandalism, and violence” in support of Hamas throughout America in the wake of the October 7 attacks. Actions in the report include directing the attorney general “to aggressively prosecute terroristic threats, arson, vandalism, and violence against American Jews,” along with deporting “resident aliens who joined in the pro-jihadist protests,” to which Trump added, “we will find you, and we will deport you.” The president also vowed to “cancel the student visas of all Hamas sympathizers on college campuses.”
Antisemitism in America at Record High: Since the October 7 Hamas attacks, there have been over 10,000 antisemitic incidents in the United States, according to the Anti-Defamation League. The data, published on the one-year anniversary of the atrocities, represents a 200 percent increase compared to the same period the previous year. The figures include over 8,015 instances of verbal or written harassment, 1,840 instances of vandalism, and over 150 instances of physical assault against Jews in America.

FDD Expert Response

“Foreign supporters of Hamas and other designated foreign terrorist organizations do not have a right to a visa to enter the United States, and they should not be allowed to deprive the civil rights of Americans while they’re here. This is an important concrete step toward countering malign foreign influence in higher education, which should be followed with additional moves to investigate and disrupt Hamas front groups and networks providing material support to campus violence.” — Richard Goldberg, Senior Advisor

“Actions have consequences. The Trump administration is sending that message loud and clear to the disrupters who turned the quads on our nation’s university campuses into orgies of antisemitism. Jewish students are finally getting the protection they deserve.” — David May, Research Manager and Senior Research Analyst

“President Trump’s executive order is common sense policy. Those living on visas in America, taking advantage of its great education system while praising terrorists dedicated to the country’s destruction, must go. The Trump administration is taking a necessary step in combatting not only antisemitism but also foreign-inspired violent extremism.” — Aaron Goren, Research Analyst and Editor

FDD Background and Analysis

“‘Student Intifada’: FBI Arrests George Mason Student Plotting Mass Casualty Attack on NYC Israeli Consulate,” FDD Flash Brief

“College Presidents Are Losing the Battle against Campus Antisemitism,” by Bonnie Glick

“Anti-Defamation League Report Card Grades 85 Universities’ Records on Antisemitism,” by Antonette Bowman<

“The Campus Antisemite’s Secret Weapon,” by Antonette Bowman

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New polling shows Britain’s failure to protect its Jews

27January2025 https://antisemitism.org/new-polling-shows-britains-failure-to-protect-its-jews/

We Don’t Hate Jews Yellow Vest

New polling of British Jews by Campaign Against Antisemitism has revealed a number of alarming insights.

The study covers how secure British Jews feel, their views on the criminal justice system and Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, where they believe threats are, their assessment of political parties and the Mayors of London and Manchester on antisemitism, their views on the BBC and universities, and more.

Being Jewish in Britain

Only one-third (34%) of British Jews believe that Jews have a long-term future in the UK.
Half of the Jewish community has considered leaving Britain in the past two years due to antisemitism. Among 18-24-year-olds, it is two-thirds (67%). The main reason is the surge in antisemitism since 7th October 2023, cited by 76% of respondents.
Less than half of British Jews (43%) feel welcome in the UK. Almost half of 18-24-year-old Jews (47%), conversely, do not feel welcome.
A majority of British Jews (58%) hide their Judaism due to antisemitism.

Extremism

British Jews consider Islamists to be the most serious threat (95%) compared to the far-right (67%) and the far-left (91%).
More than nine in ten British Jews do not believe that the authorities do enough to protect the Jewish community from Islamists.

Policing and prosecutions

Less than one-tenth of British Jews believe that the authorities are doing enough to address and punish antisemitism; 84% believe that they are not.
In Scotland, nearly one-fifth of Jews would not bother reporting an antisemitic hate crime to the police, with almost two-thirds not confident that it would be prosecuted.
Only 16% of British Jews are confident that if they reported an antisemitic crime, it would be prosecuted if there was strong enough evidence. Conversely, 62% are not confident, rising to 64% in London – the highest level geographically.
An alarming eight in ten British Jews think that the police do not do enough to protect them.
A minuscule ten percent of British Jews think that the CPS does enough to protect them, and only 13% think that of the courts.
Three-quarters of British Jews are dissatisfied with how their local police force has been policing anti-Israel marches in their local cities. Only one-tenth are satisfied.
Just 5% of British Jews have confidence in Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, and six in ten believe that he should not be in post.

Politics

The vast majority – 85% – of British Jews are dissatisfied with London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s performance in relation to the Jewish community since 7th October 2023. Fewer than one in ten (9%) are satisfied.
Regarding Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, one-third of British Jews are dissatisfied with his performance in relation to the Jewish community, while only 12% are satisfied. In Northern England the satisfaction is higher at 30%, but still less than one-third; dissatisfaction is also higher, at almost half (49%).
Nearly three-quarters – 72% – of British Jews think that the Green Party is too tolerant of antisemitism among their MPs, MEPs, councillors, members and supporters. This is closely followed by the Labour Party with 71%. This is the highest figure ever recorded for the Greens, and it is the first time that another party has overtaken Labour in our polling. For their first time, a third party has also crossed the majority threshold: the SNP, at 52%.
The figures for the other parties are 42% for Sinn Féin; 40% for the Liberal Democrats; 26% for Plaid Cymru; 22% for the Conservatives; 22% for UKIP; 21% for the Democratic Unionist Party; and 19% for the Reform Party.
72% of Scottish Jews feel that the Scottish National Party is too tolerant of antisemitism.

Arts and Media

92% of British Jews think that media bias against Israel fuels persecution of Jews in Britain.
Among broadcasters, the BBC scored the worst in terms of its coverage of matters of Jewish interest, with 92% of British Jews rating its coverage as unfavourable.
Among newspapers, The Guardian scored the worst on the same metric, with nearly seven in ten – 69% – of British Jews describing its coverage as unfavourable.
More than four-fifths (84%) of British Jews agree that boycotts of Israeli artists, academics or businesses selling Israeli products constitute intimidation. This finding is particularly pertinent given the incidence of boycotts over the past year.

Proscriptions

Nearly all British Jews – a resounding 98% – back our calls to proscribe all groups that were involved in the 7th October 2023 attack in Israel under terrorism legislation.
94% of British Jews back our calls to proscribe the Houthis and 93% to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The latter was promised by the Government prior to the General Election but has not been delivered.
More than four-fifths (85%) of British Jews think that the British Government should proscribe the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group.

Universities and education

Only 3% of British Jews are confident that if a Jewish student reported an antisemitic incident on campus, the university’s administration would take appropriate action. Among young Jews it is 6%.
90% of young British Jews blame students for the increase in reported antisemitic incidents on UK campuses.
Nine in ten British Jews said that if anybody in their family were choosing a university, antisemitism would be a factor in their choice.
Nearly nine in ten – 88% – British Jews said that if anybody in their family were choosing a school, antisemitism would be a factor in their choice.

Rhetoric

95% of British Jews consider the chant ‘From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free’ to be an antisemitic call to destroy the Jewish state. Only 2% do not.
A minuscule 2% of British Jews consider the fiercely anti-Zionist Neturei Karta sect to be representative of their views on Israel.

Representation

86% of British Jews believe that Campaign Against Antisemitism is representative of their views on antisemitism. More than half strongly believe that.

Full results of the survey can be accessed here.

A spokesperson for Campaign Against Antisemitism said: “As we reflect today on historic antisemitism, as a society we also have to ask ourselves: why are we doing so little about antisemitism right here, right now? The truth is that Britain and the authorities are failing the Jewish community. These figures paint a sobering picture of the lives of British Jews and their future.

“British Jews have lost trust in the criminal justice system in general, which they do not feel is protecting them, and in the Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley in particular, after he has presided over the worst surge in antisemitism in living memory, opting for excuses over action and gaslighting those who call him out. It is time for arrests and a ban on the anti-Israel marches.

“From politics to the BBC to universities, the Jewish community sees betrayal across our civil and cultural institutions. The cumulative result is that less than half of British Jews feel welcome in the UK. Antisemitism has become our nation’s great shame, and time is running out.”

Fieldwork

Fieldwork was conducted between 3rd and 11th June 2024. In total, 4,078 responses were obtained.

Methodology

Our surveys of British Jews were modelled on the National Jewish Community Survey (NJCS) conducted by the Institute for Jewish Policy research. In common with the NJCS, the samples were self-selecting, and respondents were required to self-identify as Jewish and confirm that they lived in the United Kingdom. Like the NJCS, they were contacted primarily through ‘seed’ organisations, including religious bodies, Jewish online networks (including targeted advertising on social networks), and community welfare organisations, among others. In common with the NJCS, the seed organisations were used to initiate a ‘snowballing’ process which, in effect, created a non-probability convenience sample. It was not possible to use a random probability sampling approach for this study because a suitable sampling frame for the Jewish population is not available in the UK. Fieldwork was conducted between 3rd and 11th June 2024. In total, 4,078 responses were obtained. As is the case with the NJCS, the number of unique respondents contacted cannot be determined due to the likely overlap between different ‘seed’ organisations’ supporter bases, thus we cannot estimate the survey response rate.

A key issue with an online survey is to ensure that respondents are not counted twice. To avoid this and other abuses that might affect the survey’s integrity, several measures were implemented. These included: carefully monitoring responses for unusual trends during the fieldwork phase, and assessing the completed dataset for the presence of extreme or unrealistic values (i.e. outlier diagnostics) and for the presence of unlikely combinations of values across variables (i.e. logical checks).Additionally, cookies were used to avoid respondents completing the survey more than once. Finally, respondents’ IP addresses were logged so that if a respondent deleted their cookies, multiple responses from the same IP address could still be identified. As a result, duplicate responses were kept to a minimum and ultimately, removed from the sample.

Our survey is modelled on best practice established by NJCS. All surveys have their shortcomings, and ours shares the shortcomings of NJCS. Even surveys that are based on probability sampling are typically affected by high levels of non- response. Surveys of populations lacking sampling frames, such as this one, are particularly challenging, as is establishing their representativeness. Nevertheless, because we have extremely high-quality baseline statistics available in the UK, it is possible to both accurately weight the data and make reasonable assumptions about where they may depart from the ‘true’ picture. In general, the survey samples reflect the diverse character of Jewish respondents in the UK across geographical, demographic and religious variables. Where the sample does depart from baseline characteristics, responses were weighted for location, gender, age and religious affiliation. Population estimates were based on responses to the 2021 Census in England and Wales and the 2022 Census in Scotland where that data is available, and otherwise on responses to the 2011 Census, and size estimates with regard to religious denominations were based on the NCJS 2013. The weights were calculated using random iterative method weighting by an external consultant.

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The Truth behind Gaza (Hamas) Ministry of Health Reports-October 2024

The inconvenient truth no one will tell you. pic.twitter.com/xNED3gLG0Z

— Hillel Fuld (@HilzFuld) December 22, 2024

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The inconvenient truth no one will tell you.

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The Truth behind Gaza (Hamas) Ministry of Health Reports-October 2024

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Universities manufacture Woke Activists

Universities manufacture Woke Activists pic.twitter.com/fukPdreBgb

— The Rabbit Hole (@TheRabbitHole84) January 29, 2025

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Universities manufacture Woke Activists

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Is Higher Education Redeemable?

The incurable leftism of Western intellectuals who enjoy all the benefits of economic and political freedom yet dream about destroying it has been labeled “left caviar,” “champagne socialism,” or “useful idiocy.” The only viable way to cure this condition is to win the long-term cultural war.

Posted by Nora Dimitrova Clinton 6April2025 https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/04/is-higher-education-redeemable/

Higher-Ed Brainwashing Branco-Legal Insurrection

In his incisive analysis of the three dominant ideologies in the world today, Dennis Prager remarks:

There are three ideologies competing for the allegiance of mankind. This competition shapes much of the present world, and the outcome will shape humanity’s future.

They are Islamist, Leftist, and American.

“Islamist” does not refer to [all] the … people around the world who identify as Muslims. I am referring to those within the Muslim world who wish to see as much of the world as possible governed by Sharia, Islamic law. The word Islam means “submission” (to Allah) and that submission is manifested by adherence to Islamic law in a state that is governed by Sharia and whose leaders are Muslim clerics (though there are no clergy in Islam).

“Left” refers to the values associated with the Western welfare state, secularism, and the vast array of attitudes and positions identified as Left from Karl Marx to contemporary socialist democrat parties and today’s Democratic Party in the United States. Identifying Leftist values and explaining why people adopt them is far more difficult than identifying and explaining American values or Islam and its values….

American values, or Americanism, refers to what I call the “American Trinity”: “Liberty,” “In God We Trust,” and “E Pluribus Unum” (“Out of Many, One”), the three values that appear on all American coins.

Most of our universities today favor two of these ideologies—leftism and Islamism. These two ideologies are philosophically incompatible; yet they are engaged in a nefarious collusion in order to destroy Western, and in particular, American, values.

This was a shock to me when I first arrived in the United States, after being fortunate to win a prestigious scholarship that allowed me to complete a Doctorate at an Ivy League school. I had grown up in a family of academics and felt immense admiration for the knowledge and wisdom that so many great scholars possessed.

As a Classicist, I was also somewhat sheltered from experiencing the aggressive Marxist takeover of the humanities and social sciences that currently plagues Western universities. Until recently at least, the field of Classics was dedicated to the good old traditions that shaped Western societies. It was largely spared from the pervasive leftist dogmatism that had become the norm elsewhere in higher education.

While the Classicists I was surrounded with had preserved a true academic spirit of free thought and dialogue, once I ventured into conversing with other scholars and scientists, I was astonished by their unquestioning support for anti-Americanism and Marxism—they considered such positions a matter of being enlightened and morally superior.

I debated many of them to the point of exhaustion—passionately, yet civilly, but to no avail. I couldn’t fathom how such highly intelligent and knowledgeable people could be so blind about the evil nature of socialism, leftism, and anti-Americanism. Then it dawned on me that this was the result of the confluence of several unfortunate factors.

One was undoubtedly the unrelenting communist and neo-communist propaganda that had infected our universities in a major way since at least the 1960s. The proponents of this propaganda were consciously, or unwittingly, doing the bidding of the Soviet Union and more recently China. Communists have termed this “the long march through the institutions,” which has advanced with slow, yet scary strides.

This propaganda cherry-picks and exaggerates isolated historical facts and preys on the naïve decency of many people in Western societies, who are eager to engage in a civilizational self-flagellation without realizing that the alternatives are infinitely worse.

Another factor is the narrow specialization of modern knowledge that has produced astounding expertise in extremely limited fields at the expense of general erudition and commonsense wisdom. This phenomenon has been compounded by the worshipping of technology and secular “experts” that characterizes progressivism.

The result is the proliferation of compartmentalized specialists who may know everything, for instance, about the human pinky toe, but are woefully ignorant of why America embodies the greatest principles of liberty and human governance. While the humanities and social sciences have largely replaced liberal arts education with leftist dogma and anti-American platitudes, even the STEM fields are not impervious to this ideology, reflected in blind acceptance of DEI propaganda or the cult of net zero emissions.

Another reason for the lack of wisdom and common sense that leftist intellectuals display is that many of them can afford to inhabit the ivory towers of academia and have never lived through socialist oppression, indigence, and tyranny. A number of French intellectuals who sympathized with the Soviet Union and had the foolishness to relocate there could not abandon their ideology swiftly enough after getting a sobering first-hand experience of communist reality.

The incurable leftism of Western intellectuals who enjoy all the benefits of economic and political freedom yet dream about destroying it has been labeled “left caviar,” “champagne socialism,” or “useful idiocy.”

The only viable way to cure this condition is to win the long-term cultural war—to keep educating our children, with facts and reason, to appreciate America’s ideals, to avoid the pitfalls of socialist utopias, and to understand what makes Western civilization, historically and philosophically, the best bet to ensure human flourishing.

This can be done by fostering school choice and alternatives to public schooling such as home schools, micro-schools, private, and charter schools as well as working with red states to implement a time-honored curriculum that educates children how to think independently, write well, and read the greatest works of our civilization.

At the university level, this could be achieved, as the process has partly begun, by defunding institutions that enable anti-Semitism and anti-Americanism and by encouraging students to attend traditional liberal arts colleges, which impart not only knowledge but also wisdom and virtue.

Most importantly, it is up to families and local communities to teach future generations why they should honor and preserve the great American experiment. Often simple people with good values and solid work ethic have more common sense and wisdom than sophisticated elites. As Einstein famously noted, “Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.”

Nora D. Clinton is a Research Scholar at the Legal Insurrection Foundation. She was born and raised in Sofia, Bulgaria. She holds a PhD in Classics and has published extensively on ancient documents on stone. In 2020, she authored the popular memoir Quarantine Reflections Across Two Worlds. Nora is a co-founder of two partner charities dedicated to academic cooperation and American values. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and son.

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Masks no longer work!

Say good bye to getting away with terror, violence, anarchy, and hate, and welcome with us the age of poetic justice and repercussions! Masks no longer work! DETAILS IN THE COMMENT THREAD!@StopAntisemites @JewsFightBack @Betar_USA @ShirionOrg @canarymission @NYPDHateCrimes… pic.twitter.com/c039I8bwDE

— Terror Watch Agency (@terrorwatch613) February 10, 2025

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— Terror Watch Agency (@terrorwatch613) February 10, 2025

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Say good bye to getting away with terror, violence, anarchy, and hate, and welcome with us the age of poetic justice and repercussions! Masks no longer work! DETAILS IN THE COMMENT THREAD!

@StopAntisemites
@JewsFightBack
@Betar_USA
@ShirionOrg
@canarymission
@NYPDHateCrimes
@ICEgov

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Newsweek’s Pseudo-Academic Analysis on Gaza Masks Disinformation and Lies

When media outlets interview academic experts, news consumers deserve an in-depth analysis. But Newsweek’s attempt to do so this week, in a piece titled “Israel-Hamas war: What it Will Take to Rebuild Gaza,” is not…

Rinat Harash
19January2025 https://honestreporting.com/newsweeks-pseudo-academic-analysis-on-gaza-masks-disinformation-and-lies/

When media outlets interview academic experts, news consumers deserve an in-depth analysis. But Newsweek’s attempt to do so this week, in a piece titled “Israel-Hamas war: What it Will Take to Rebuild Gaza,” is not only intellectually shallow but also factually wrong and infected with personal animosity towards Israel.

Instead of asking serious questions and presenting various views, the magazine quoted biased experts whose level of analysis matched that of an average high school student on TikTok.

With subheaders that don’t require a Ph.D. — such as “Dr. Asher Kaufman: Rebuilding Gaza Will Take Years and Cost Billions, “Professor Best Dawn: Clearing the Rubble in Gaza Alone Will Take Years,” or “Professor Atalia Omer: There Is a Fear That Israel Has Rendered Gaza Uninhabitable” — the piece is an insult to common sense.

But perhaps more importantly, the magazine gave a platform to the historical revisionism of these so-called experts, who didn’t even bother doing their homework on the basic facts of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Take Oxford University anthropologist Professor Dawn Chatty, for example, who falsely claims in the article that Israel implemented military Plan Dalet in 1948 to “clear Palestine of Palestinians,” i.e. ethnic cleansing.

The deliberate misinterpretation of events in 1948 to delegitimize Israel and claim it was born in sin is not new. Historian Benny Morris has categorically debunked the claim that there was a Zionist “plan” to evict Palestinians during the War of Independence. Doesn’t Newsweek employ editors who either know a thing or two about the region’s history or are prepared to do some rudimentary fact-checking?

As historian Benny Morris said: “There was no Zionist ‘plan’ or blanket policy of evicting the Arab population, or of ‘ethnic cleansing.'”

And most Palestinian refugees weren’t forcibly expelled but fled to escape the war. pic.twitter.com/P19AR1xf9i

— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) January 28, 2025

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.@Newsweek asked academics what it would take to rebuild Gaza. Instead, they got historical revisionism & disinformation.

Take @nouraddouha who falsely claims Israel implemented Plan Dalet in 1948 to “clear Palestine of Palestinians,” i.e. ethnic cleansing. 🧵
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As historian Benny Morris said: “There was no Zionist ‘plan’ or blanket policy of evicting the Arab population, or of ‘ethnic cleansing.'”

And most Palestinian refugees weren’t forcibly expelled but fled to escape the war.

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Related Reading: The Palestinian Refugees: 1948 to Today

When HonestReporting raised these questions on social media, Chatty replied by telling us to “Read Ilan Pappe,” a charlatan who admitted he didn’t care about the truth and whom Benny Morris called “at best… one of the world’s sloppiest historians; at worst, one of the most dishonest.”

Also in the Newsweek article, Chatty spread blatant disinformation by claiming that the Palestinians’ “right of return” is enshrined under international law. She conveniently ignored the fact that United Nations General Assembly Resolution 194 of 1948 is not legally binding and there’s nothing in international law guaranteeing a Palestinian right to destroy Israel as a Jewish state demographically.

None of the above is surprising if one takes a quick look at Professor Chatty’s X account (formerly Twitter), which is almost exclusively full of anti-Israeli propaganda, including a post calling to suspend the Jewish state from the United Nations. She also reposted what bona fide antisemite Jake Shields — whom the ADL says “has a history of espousing a range of hateful tropes and narratives including antisemitism, anti-Zionism, the Great Replacement theory, anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and more — had to say against Israel in a tweet about the USS Liberty incident:

Dawn Chatty reposts

But Newsweek editors don’t seem to do any background checks on their experts.

They certainly didn’t do any due diligence on Professor Atalia Omer, who shared posts about “Israel’s state violence” and “apartheid.”

And Newsweek had no qualms about quoting her false claim that the ICJ deemed Israel’s actions in Gaza as “plausibly genocidal.”

Sadly, it seems no editor was able to remind her that the former ICJ president said that “[The court] did not decide that the claim of genocide was plausible.”

Contrary to what Atalia Omer claims in @Newsweek, the former ICJ president said:

“The court decided that the Palestinians had a plausible right to be protected from genocide…It then looked at the facts but it did not decide that the claim of genocide was plausible.” pic.twitter.com/3zFZ5G8e7X

— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) January 28, 2025

And here’s Joan Donoghue, former President of the International Court of Justice, clarifying it on air 👇https://t.co/bFIORYUZQ5

— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) January 28, 2025

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Contrary to what Atalia Omer claims in @Newsweek, the former ICJ president said:

“The court decided that the Palestinians had a plausible right to be protected from genocide…It then looked at the facts but it did not decide that the claim of genocide was plausible.”
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And here’s Joan Donoghue, former President of the International Court of Justice, clarifying it on air 👇

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So what Newsweek gave its readers was nothing more than a superficial mix of biased pseudo-academic analysis and lies.

In fact, the once-respected magazine used the former to mask the latter.

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Yuval Raphael – New Day Will Rise | Official Israeli entry | Eurovision Song Contest 2025

השיר שלנו לאירוויזיון 2025 🇮🇱 יובל רפאל – New Day Will Rise 🌅

Yuval Raphael – New Day Will Rise | Official Israeli entry | Eurovision Song Contest 2025 pic.twitter.com/7UY7Si0GWU

— כאן (@kann) March 9, 2025

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השיר שלנו לאירוויזיון 2025 🇮🇱 יובל רפאל – New Day Will Rise 🌅

Yuval Raphael – New Day Will Rise | Official Israeli entry | Eurovision Song Contest 2025

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A better way to free the Israeli hostages

By Madeline Brooks 20January2025 https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/01/a_better_way_to_free_the_israeli_hostages.html

There can be a moral perspective on how one deals with terrorists. Rabbi Manis Friedman says that negotiating with terrorists rewards and encourages them. According to him, it is wrong—indeed, it is definitely immoral—to reward terrorists with commuted prison sentences. Boldness, not bribes, is how one must deal with them, as the Bible instructed millennia ago.

He brings up the daring hostage rescue in 1976 in Entebbe, Uganda. Israeli commandos violated all sorts of international laws and killed the captors of the hostages—but the world celebrated the soldiers anyway because they did not negotiate with terrorists. They did the right thing, states the Rabbi. I would add that the world was also amazed by the boldness and skill of the rescue team. As for more raids in Gaza to free the captives in today’s war, since there were some successful raids, there are reports of suicide bombers surrounding the hostages, cutting short a direct approach.

Suppose your child was kidnapped, Rabbi Friedman ventures. Would you offer the criminals a reward or show them fake compassion to get your child back? No! You would have a right to be outraged. Period. The rabbi has moral clarity. He can call evil evil—and can tolerate knowing that evil exists—unlike many people who try to wish it away or explain it as a misperception or a mere reaction to a bad environment.

Exultant Gaza residents call for the slaughter of the Jews

Image: Exultant Gaza residents call for the slaughter of the Jews. X screen grab.

Ari Abramowitz, in the YouTube video The Israeli Guys, references the Bible on the current Israeli hostage problem. “Do not make covenants with evil people.” No deals, no negotiations. Exodus 23:32-33.

In the Biblical Messianic age, the hope is that all will live in peace and fellowship. But we are not there now, and it is a grave mistake for tender-hearted Jews, beleaguered as they are, to imagine otherwise. Acknowledging the bloodthirsty ways of Hamas, Abramowitz comes up with a novel way to get the hostages back home. Israel has hundreds of prisoners: murderers, rapists, beheaders, etc. All it has to do is make very public announcements in Gaza that every hour, a prisoner will be executed in a public and humiliating way until all the hostages are released. This makes sense to me because it plays to the fact that Israel has the upper hand by dint of its military might, even though, sadly, it is not using it.

And what can Israel do about changing the culture of violent Hamas? Forget curriculum changes in children’s textbooks. The problem is deep-rooted, even spiritual. It goes all the way back to warlike Ismael, Abraham’s illegitimate son.

Abromowitz states that Muslims must be proven wrong through military defeat. As Muslims expand their territory, their conviction grows that their god is strong and favors them. So they have to experience that their god is weaker than the Israeli God to accept defeat. That can happen if Jews totally crush Hamas and take Gaza back again. Here, too, Israel does have the upper hand, but it holds back out of a twisted sense of pity for the enemy.

I would add that the books of Deuteronomy and Joshua command the Israelites as they emerge from the desert to take the land of Canaan, which includes Gaza. The Lord ordered every single inhabitant killed to prevent His people from participating in the Canaanites’ “loathsome” customs. (If this sounds mean, you can argue with God, not me.)

Practically speaking, negotiating with terrorists who vow to return to jihad just as soon as they can makes Israel look dangerously weak, as if it devalues itself, inviting new attacks. The United States demanding negotiations looks weak, too. And for every Jew living in the diaspora, our lives are now even more devalued, more threatened. This can and should change.

Madeline Brooks, M.A., is the former head of the New York chapter of ActforAmerica and is a conservative and counter-jihad writer. Her articles have been published in AmericanThinker.com, CanadaFreePress.com, FamilySecurityMatters.org, and elsewhere. Her book, What You Need To Know About Islamic Jihad: Information The Main Stream Media Is Not Giving You, is available on Scribd. She can be reached at ResistJihad@aol.com.

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The world has failed… again.

The world has failed… again.

The reckoning will come… it always does… but what then?

If the Holocaust wasn’t enough to prevent the global ‘buy in’ to October 7 then how the hell will October 7 be enough to stop the next one?

My take on the three hostages just released…… pic.twitter.com/LANV6RooVm

— Erin Molan (@Erin_Molan) February 8, 2025

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The world has failed… again.

The reckoning will come… it always does… but what then?

If the Holocaust wasn’t enough to prevent the global ‘buy in’ to October 7 then how the hell will October 7 be enough to stop the next one?

My take on the three hostages just released… and the sh_t show that got us here…

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People really need to understand the Palestinian honor/shame mentality

People really need to understand the Palestinian honor/shame mentality.

To Hamas, humiliation is worse than death. They project that mindset onto Israeils as well.

To the Palestinian mind, humiliating Israel is what makes it a victory. Gaza could be a parking lot but they…

— Elder of Ziyon 🇮🇱 (@elderofziyon) February 21, 2025

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People really need to understand the Palestinian honor/shame mentality.

To Hamas, humiliation is worse than death. They project that mindset onto Israeils as well.

To the Palestinian mind, humiliating Israel is what makes it a victory. Gaza could be a parking lot but they would still look at this as a win.

The entire sham of swapping hostages for murderers is designed to humiliate Israel. Spreading out the releases, doing them on Shabbat, sending the wrong body insteasd of Shiri, the reprehensible festivals surrounding the release of hostages and bodies – all of it is designed to maximize humiliation of Israel.

What people don’t get is that there is no ceasefire. The public shaming of the hostages on worldwide media is another phase of the war. It is a war only being fought by one side, so it is easy for Hamas to declare victory.

The world media and human rights groups should shame Hamas, especially after Thursday’s stunt. But they won’t because most of them are on Hamas’ side.

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‘VonNaftali’ – Independent Pro-Israel Blog on Business&more

Arch of Titus

Defeating Hamas is not enough

Naftali Hirschl, Ph.D 20February2025 https://vonnaftali.com/2025/02/20/defeating-hamas-is-not-enough/

Israel is currently far from being able to militarily confront Hamas to the point where Hamas must surrender unconditionally. A defeat which can be called unconditional surrender aka ‘Just Victory’. But for which purpose? That Hamas will not rule anymore? No “Palestinian” state? That’s not enough.

There are 2 Million Terrorist in Gaza

Why is it that Hamas is not defeated? This is not only because of Biden’s and Obama’s obstruction, of the “surrender deal”, refusniks in all their shades, support by the global Left and Europe for Islamists, support by the Islamic world (from Egypt over Turkey to Iran and Qatar) for the terrorist cause, or technical incapacity (the IDF can win the war within days if the IDF is ordered and allowed to win the war), but as an additional important factor, we have to see that Israel’s elites do not have a clear strategic goal and are cum grano salis appeasers and believers of the “Connceeeeptia” and Disengagement/Containment/Oslo.

However, this should not distract from the first truth that the “Palestinians”, and only they, are in the first and the last instance to blame. They started the war. Since the existence of the State of Israel. First as Arab Muslims, then as fabricated “Palestinians”. The “Palestinians” and only the “Palestinians” are responsible for the war they started out of a ceasefire. This war was carried out by the “Palestinian” terror organization Hamas backed by Iran, Qatar, Turkey and Egypt. And as we learn – thanks to Trump and Musk – by Biden’s USAID, the EU and UN. And no, there are no “innocent civilians” in Aza except the hostages.

Israel’s elites do not want any fundamental change in Israel which will inevitably come when Israel wins the war. A change from a rather state-centred, socialist society – closely tied to the liberal and left circles – hijacked by the deep state and friends-bring-friends-networks to a society of more freedom (free market, freedom of speech), competition, and meritocracy. Israel urgently needs a DOGE and an Israeli version of Trump+Milei (after the war).

In short, Israel’s elites must come to their senses and start the war. Real war. Open the gates to hell. We have the most pro-Israel US Administration on our, Israel’s, side. Let’s size this historical moment.

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Massive attack averted: Bombs found on five buses in central Israel

Three empty buses explode and catch fire in a parking lot. Two additional bombs found on buses in Holon and Bat Yam.

Ohevya Sharabi< Published: Feb 20, 2025, 9:23 PM (GMT+2) Updated: 11:17 PM https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404249

Three empty buses exploded and caught fire on Thursday evening in three parking lots in Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv. Additional explosive devices were found on two buses in the nearby city of Holon.

One explosion occurred in a bus lot near the Bat Yam Stadium and the second in a lot 400 meters away.

Later a report was received about a bus that exploded in a lot near Wolfson Hospital in Holon, four kilometers away from the other two.

The words: “Revenge from Tulkarm” were found written on one of the devices.

After the explosions, bus drivers in Bat Yam received a voice message stating: “I ask all drivers who are currently on routes to stop at the nearest bus stop and search the bus. If you see a suspicious bag, please report it.”

An Israeli source said that Prime Minister Netanyahu views the incident of planting explosives on buses with great severity and will instruct the security forces to act more decisively against terrorist elements in Judea and Samaria.

Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the IDF to intensify its operations against refugee camps in Judea and Samaria in response to attempted attacks in the Gush Dan area.

“In light of the severe attempted attacks in Gush Dan by Palestinian terror organizations against Israel’s civilian population, I have instructed the IDF to increase the intensity of its operations to thwart terrorism in the Tulkarm refugee camp and in all refugee camps in Judea and Samaria. We will pursue the terrorists relentlessly and destroy the terror infrastructure in the camps, which serve as a forward outpost of the Iranian axis of evil,” Katz said.

The Bus Drivers Union published an order to all public transportation drivers to stop all operations across the country. “We call on all bus drivers in Israel to follow the directives of the security officials and the known procedures and to conduct thorough inspections of the buses while showing maximum vigilance. In case of any unusual incident report it immediately to the security forces.”

Minister of Transportation Miri Regev also ordered all trains in the country to cease operations.

Bat Yam Mayor Tzvika Brot stated: “A short time ago two explosions occurred on two buses that were in bus lots in the city, without passengers. No one was hurt in the incidents.”

The Mayor added: “The details of the incident are still unclear, and we are carrying out searches and taking precautions at this stage to ensure there are no additional threats.”

Brot later updated that three explosive devices detonated on buses in the city.

The police stated that “several reports were received regarding explosions at multiple scenes in Bat Yam involving several buses. Numerous police forces are at the scenes of the explosions, searching for suspects. Police bomb disposal experts are scanning for additional suspicious objects.”

Police Commissioner Daniel Levy arrived at the scene and was assessing the situation.

The Firefighting Service stated: “At 8:30 p.m. a report was received regarding a bus explosion in a bus lot on Amal Street in Bat Yam. Firefighting crews that arrived at the scene saw a bus completely engulfed in flames, no one was injured or trapped. The firefighters gained control of the fire quickly and without concern for the flames spreading. No one was injured in the incident.”

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20February2025-15 buses were scheduled to explode in the Tel Aviv area, along with five suicide bombers who planned to detonate themselves on the light rail

Unfortunately, this is far more serious than it appears or sounds.
The buses that were supposed to explode this morning are the rockets that were launched at Israel on the morning of October 7, 2023.
This was just a diversion.
This morning, while we were all supposed to rush to…

— Igal Malka – 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱 (@igal_malka) February 21, 2025

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As of this moment, it is known that 15 buses were scheduled to explode in the Tel Aviv area, along with five suicide bombers who planned to detonate themselves on the light rail.

According to security sources, this terrorist infrastructure originated in Judea and Samaria.

This is the consequence of releasing murderous predators into the area while confidently assuming, ‘We’ll be able to manage.’

Only God protects this country.

Via @igal_malka

I’m literally frozen at the moment. One of my worst fears is coming back and I’m numb
Igal Malka-tweet-21February2025-this is far more serious than it appears
Unfortunately, this is far more serious than it appears or sounds.
The buses that were supposed to explode this morning are the rockets that were launched at Israel on the morning of October 7, 2023.
This was just a diversion.
This morning, while we were all supposed to rush to see what was happening in the Tel Aviv area, thousands of jihadists were preparing to breach the border and repeat Hamas’s attack on the Gaza Envelope—only this time, in the major cities at the heart of Israel.
A great miracle happened to us.

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28 jihadist group operating in Judea and Samaria

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There are no less than 28 jihadist group operating in the territories. They’ve all got to GET OUT.

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Muslims Murdering Jews since 628 CE

Muslims are right. It didn’t start October 7 2023.

It started in 628 CE .

What do you think they mean when they chant “Khaybar Khaybar Ya Yahud?” pic.twitter.com/XjXZTY63xK

— Elder of Ziyon 🇮🇱 (@elderofziyon) December 6, 2024

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Muslims are right. It didn’t start October 7 2023.

It started in 628 CE.

What do you think they mean when they chant “Khaybar Khaybar Ya Yahud?”

“Khaybar Khaybar ya yahud” is the first verse of an antisemitic chant used to massacre the Jewish population in the Khaybar Oasis of modern-day Saudi Arabia in 628 CE. The full verse is: “Khaybar Khaybar ya yahud, jaish Muhammad soufa ya’oud.” It translates to “Khaybar Khaybar oh…

— Mitzi (@MitziFetch) December 6, 2024

Mitzi-tweet-6December2024-Khaybar Khaybar ya yahud
“Khaybar Khaybar ya yahud” is the first verse of an antisemitic chant used to massacre the Jewish population in the Khaybar Oasis of modern-day Saudi Arabia in 628 CE. The full verse is: “Khaybar Khaybar ya yahud, jaish Muhammad soufa ya’oud.” It translates to “Khaybar Khaybar oh Jews, the army of Muhammad will return.”

Elder of Ziyon-tweet-6December2024-Muslims Murdering Jews since 628 CE

“Khaybar Khaybar ya yahud” is the first verse of an antisemitic chant used to massacre the Jewish population in the Khaybar Oasis of modern-day Saudi Arabia in 628 CE. The full verse is: “Khaybar Khaybar ya yahud, jaish Muhammad soufa ya’oud.” It translates to “Khaybar Khaybar oh Jews, the army of Muhammad will return.”

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The list of crimes committed by Muslims against Jews since the 7th century

Ksantini | 9october2023 https://medium.com/@Ksantini/the-list-of-crimes-committed-by-muslims-against-jews-since-the-7th-century-0ff1a8eb0ad0

▪ 622–627: ethnic cleansing of Jews from Mecca and Medina, (Jewish boys were publicly inspected for pubic hair and executed if they had any)

▪ 624: after the victory of Badr, beginning of the elimination of the Jews

▪ 625: expulsion of the Jewish clan of Al Nadir

▪ 626: massacre of the Beni Khazradj Jews and division of families and loot

▪ 626? : expedition against the Jews beni Qoraizha, insulted by Mohammed: “O you, monkeys and pigs…”

▪ 626? : massacre of 700 Beni Qoraïzha Jews, bound for three days, then slaughtered above a ditch, with the young boys

▪ 626: murder of the Jew Kab, leader of the Beni Nadhir and satirist poet, and of his wife who had made fun of Mohammed

▪ 626: expedition against the Jews of Kaihbar

▪ 626: murder on the orders of Muhammad of the Jew Sallam abu Rafi

▪ 626: Mohammed had the palm trees of the Jewish oasis Beni Nadhir cut down

▪ 627: elimination of the Jewish Qurayza clan in Medina

▪ 627: massacre of the Jews of Medina; sharing of families and property

▪ 628? : attack on the Jews of Khaibar, and torture of prisoners

▪ 628? : taking of the Jewish oasis of Fadak as Mohammed’s personal property

▪ 628: submission of the Jews of Wadil Qora

▪ 628: Mohammed to the Jews beni Qainoqa: “if you do not embrace Islam, I declare war on

you”

▪ 629: first massacres in Alexandria, Egypt

▪ 622–634: extermination of the 14 Arab Jewish tribes

▪ 630: submission of the Jews and Christians of Makna, Eilat, Jerba

▪ 638: expulsion of the Jews from Jerusalem

▪ 640: expulsion of Jews from Hedjez

▪ 643: expulsion of the Jews from Khaibar by Omar

▪ 822–861: the Islamic empire adopts a law requiring Jews to wear yellow stars (a bit like

Nazi Germany), caliph al-Mutawakkil

▪ 940: beheading of the Jewish exilarch of Baghdad for having sullied the name of Mohammed

▪ 945: assassination by a crowd of fanatics of the last Jewish exilarch of Baghdad

▪ 948: closure of the Jewish theological school of Baghdad “Sora”

▪ 1004: Jews and Christians must wear a black turban and sash in Egypt

▪ 1009: Jews and Christians in Egypt must wear a cross or bells in the baths

▪ 1009: destruction of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem by the Fatimids

▪ 1010–1013: start of massacre of hundreds of Jews around Cordoba

▪ 1016: Jews are persecuted and driven out of Kairouan

▪ 1010: persecution of Christians, Jews and Sunnis by the Fatimid caliph Al Hakim

▪ 1032: 5 to 6,000 Jews killed in a riot in Fez and expulsion of survivors

▪ 1040: beheading of the Jewish theologian Gaon Chizkiya, head of a Talmudic school

▪ 1106: Ali Ibn Yousef Ibn Tashifin of Marrakech decrees the death penalty for any local Jew, including his Jewish doctor, and his military general.

▪ 1148: the Almohads of Morocco give Jews the choice of converting to Islam or being expelled

▪ 1057: capture and pillage of Kairouan by the Hilalian tribes; expulsion of Jews and certain Muslims

▪ 1066: Massacre of thousands of Jews in Granada in Muslim-occupied Spain

▪ 1073: start of persecution against Jews and Christians by the Turks in Jerusalem

▪ 1127: in Morocco, after the failure of the prophetic movement of the Jewish messiah Moshe Dhery, wave of persecutions and forced conversions

▪ 1142: start of persecution against the Jews by the Almohads; massacre in Tlemcen, Bougie, Oran

▪ 1145: the Jews of Tunis must choose between conversion and exile

▪ 1146: capture of Meknes by the Almohads; persecution of the Jews

▪ 1147: capture of Tlemcen by the Almohads; persecution of the Jews

▪ 1147: Almohad invasion of Spain: expulsion of Jews or forced conversions

▪ 1147: capture of Marrakech by the Almohads; persecution of the Jews

▪ 1147: start of Almohad persecutions against the Jews of North Africa

▪ 1148: start of the exodus of Maimonides fleeing the intolerance of the Almohads

▪ 1148: Almohadin of Morocco gives Jews the choice of converting to Islam or being expelled.

▪ 1152: advent of Abd el Moumin in Morocco; choice for Christians and Jews between conversion or death

▪ 1159: controversy between Maimonides and the rabbi of Fez on the attitude towards forcible converts

▪ 1160: capture of Ifriqiya by the Moroccans of Abd el Moumen; Jews and Christians must choose between death and conversion; Jews are converted by force and superficially.

▪ 1165–1178: Yemen: Jews throughout the country were given the choice (under the new constitution) to convert to Islam or die

▪ 1165: chief rabbi of the Maghreb burned alive. The Rambam fled to Egypt.

▪ 1165: flight of Maimonides to Egypt to escape the Almohads

▪ 1171: in Egypt, decree recalling obedience to ordinances concerning the submission of Jewish and Christian infidels under penalty of death

▪ 1184: the Almohads impose distinctive signs on Christians and Jews in Spain

▪ 1198: forced conversion of the Jews of Aden

▪ 1220: tens of thousands of Jews killed by Muslims after being blamed for the Mongol invasion, Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Egypt

▪ 1232: massacre of the Jews of Marrakech

▪ 1266: the tomb of the Patriarchs of Hebron is converted into a mosque and closed to Jews and Christians

▪ 1267: Mamluk Sultan Baybars forbids Jews from entering the vault of the Patriarchs in Hebron; the ban ended exactly five centuries later in 1967

▪ 1270: Sultan Baibars of Egypt resolved to burn all the Jews, a ditch having been dug for this purpose; but at the last moment he repented and instead demanded a heavy tribute, in which many perished.

▪ 1270: widespread segregation of Jews in Andalusia

▪ 1276: 2nd pogrom of Fez, Morocco

▪ 1284: In Baghdad, the Jewish doctor Ibn Kammuna died locked in a trunk after writing “a book in which he showed irreverence towards the prophecies”; he escapes a lynching and is threatened with the stake

▪ 1291: death of the converted Jew Sad al Dawla, grand vizier of Argun Khan in Iran, a rank which provoked the anger of the Muslim court

▪ 1291: forced conversion of the Jews of Tabriz in Persia

▪ 1301: start of the persecution of the Jews in Egypt

▪ 1318: beheading of Rashid aldin Tabid, historian and Persian minister, Jewish convert who provoked the anger of Muslim elites

▪ 1318: forced conversion of the Jews of Tabriz in Persia

▪ 1333: forced conversion of the Jews of Baghdad

▪ 1333: the traveler Ibn Battuta complains that Djenkchi Khan djagataï allows Jews and Christians to repair their places of worship

▪ 1334: forced conversion of the Jews of Baghdad

▪ 1344: forced conversion of the Jews of Baghdad

▪ 1351: trial of Jews (in Cairo?) accused of desecration, who must choose between conversion or death

▪ 1385 : Massacres du Khorasan, Iran

▪ 1390: foundation of the first Jewish ghetto in Fez

▪ 1391: in Morocco, persecution of Jews from Spain

▪ 1438: creation of ghettos for Jews in the cities of Morocco, under the name “mellah”

▪ 1438: 1st massacres in the Mellah ghetto, North Africa

▪ 1448: in Egypt, decree recalling obedience to ordinances concerning the submission of Jewish and Christian infidels under penalty of death

▪ 1450: trial of Jews accused of having written the name of Mohammed in their synagogue in Fustat; they are converted by force

▪ 1465: In Fez, pogroms after the discovery in the Jewish quarter of the tomb of the city’s founder, a descendant of Mohammed…; Jews are forced to move to the ghetto (11 Jews left alive)

▪ 1492: Jewish community of Touat in Morocco is massacred; synagogues destroyed

▪ 1516: Algerian Jews receive the official status of dhimmi from the Ottomans; certain colors are forbidden to them (red and green); they are not allowed to ride horses or carry weapons; they must pay the discriminatory tax; their representative is ritually slapped during the delivery of tribute to the authorities

▪ 1517: 1st pogrom in Safed, Ottoman Palestine

▪ 1517: 1st pogrom of Hebron, Ottoman Palestine

▪ Massacre of Marsa ibn Ghazi, Ottoman Libya

▪ 1521: expulsion of Jews from Belgrade by the Ottomans

▪ 1524: expulsion of Jews from Buda in Hungary by the Ottomans

▪ 1535: pogrom then expulsion of Jews from Tunisia

▪ 1554: looting and persecution against the Jewish population of Marrakech by the Turks who took the city

▪ 1574: civil war in Morocco between three claimants; Jews are victims of all camps

▪ 1577: Passover massacre, Ottoman Empire

▪ 1588–1629 : pogroms of Mahalay, Iran

▪ 1604: start of a period of famine, violence and forced conversions of the Jewish population of Fez: 2000 conversions in 2 years

▪ 1608: persecution for two years of the Jews of Taroudat by the Berbers

▪ 1622: forced conversion of the Jews of Persia

▪ 1630–1700: Yemenite Jews were considered “impure” and therefore forbidden to touch a Muslim or a Muslim’s food. They were obliged to humble themselves before a Muslim, walk on the left side and greet him first. They could not build houses taller than those of a Muslim or ride a camel or horse, and when riding a mule or donkey, they had to sit on the side. When entering the Muslim quarter, a Jew had to take off his shoes and walk barefoot. If attacked with stones or fists by Muslim youths, a Jew was not allowed to defend himself.

▪ 1650: Jews from Tunisia are deported to special neighborhoods called “hara”

▪ 1650: forced conversion of the Jews of Persia, under Shah Abbas II

▪ 1656: Jews expelled from Isfahan in Iran

▪ 1660: 2 pogroms in Safed and Tiberias, Ottoman Palestine

▪ 1670: Expulsion of Mawza, Yemen

▪ 1676: expulsion of Jews from Sanaa in Yemen

▪ 1678: forced conversion of Jews in Yemen

▪ 1679–1680: Sanaa massacres, Yemen

▪ 1700: massacre of Jews in Yemen

▪ 1747 : Massacres de Mashhad, Iran

▪ 1758: executions of a Jew and an Armenian in Constantinople for violation of the legislation on the clothing of infidels

▪ 1770: expulsion of Jews from Jeddah in Arabia

▪ 1785 : Tripoli Porom, Libya ottomane

▪ 1790–92: Pogrom of Tetouan. Morocco (Jews of Tetouan undressed and lined up)

▪ 1790: destruction of most of the Jewish communities in Morocco

▪ 1800: new decree adopted in Yemen, prohibiting Jews from wearing new or good clothes. Jews were forbidden to ride mules or donkeys, and were sometimes rounded up for long, naked marches through the Roob al Khali desert.

▪ 1805: 1st pogrom in Ottoman Algeria against the Jews of Algiers after a famine. French

consul Dubois-Thainville saves 200 Jews by sheltering them in his consulate.

▪ 1805: exile of Jews from Algiers to Tunis and Livorno

▪ 1805, the leader of the Jewish Nation of Algiers, Naphthalie Busnach, is killed while riots ravage the neighborhoods.

▪ 1806: expulsion by fatwa of the Jews of Sali in Morocco

▪ 1806: ban on Moroccan Jews wearing Western clothing

▪ 1806: the janissaries of the dey of Algiers massacre and pillage in the Jewish quarter

▪ 1807: expulsion of Jews from Tetouan

▪ 1808: 1st massacres in the Mellah ghetto, North Africa

▪ 1815, the chief rabbi of Algiers, Isaac Aboulker, is beheaded during a riot.

▪ 1815: the Jews of Algiers are forced to fight against an invasion of locusts

▪ 1815: 2nd pogrom of Algiers, Ottoman Algeria

▪ 1816: in Algeria, ban on carrying weapons for Jews and Christians

▪ 1820: Massacres of Sahalu Lobiant, Ottoman Syria

▪ 1828 : pogrom de Baghdad, Iraq ottoman

▪ 1830: 3rd pogrom of Algeria, Ottoman Algeria

▪ 1830: start of the persecution of Jews in Persia, caused by the Russian advance in the Caucasus

▪ 1830: ethnic cleansing of Jews in Tabriz, Iran

▪ 1834: 2nd pogrom of Hebron, Ottoman Palestine

▪ 1834 : Pogrom de Safed, Palestine ottomane

▪ 1838: Druze attack in Safed, Ottoman Palestine

▪ 1839: Massacre of the Mashadi Jews, Iran

▪ 1839: forced conversion of surviving Jews from Mashadi

▪ 1839: campaign of forced conversions of Iranian Jews

▪ 1840: persecution of the Jews of Damascus; ritual murder case

▪ 1840: forced conversion of the Jews of Mashadi

▪ 1841: massive murders of Jews in Morocco; the sultan is obliged to consider the Jews as his personal property, which helps to protect them

▪ 1840: Damascus, ritual murders (French Muslims and Christians kidnapped, tortured and killed Jewish children for entertainment), Ottoman Syria

▪ 1844: 1st Cairo massacre, Ottoman Egypt

▪ 1847: Dayr al-Qamar Pogrom, Liban ottoman

▪ 1847: ethnic cleansing of Jews in Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine

▪ 1848: 1st pogrom of Damascus, Syria

▪ 1848: total disappearance of the Jews of Mashhad

▪ 1850: 1st pogrom of Aleppo, Ottoman Syria

▪ 1854: anti-Jewish pogrom in Demnate, Morocco

▪ 1857: beheading in Tunis of the Jewish coachman Batou Sfez, accused of blasphemy, while he was drunk

▪ 1860: 2nd pogrom of Damascus, Ottoman Syria

▪ 1862: 1st pogrom of Beirut, Ottoman Lebanon

▪ 1866 : pogrom at Kuzguncuk, Turquie Ottomane

▪ 1867: Barfurush massacre, Ottoman Türkiye

▪ 1868: Eyub Pogrom, Ottoman Türkiye

▪ 1869: Massacre of Tunis, Ottoman Tunisia

▪ 1869: Massacre of Sfax, Ottoman Tunisia

▪ 1864–1880: Marrakech massacre, Morocco

▪ 1870: 2nd Alexandria massacres, Ottoman Egypt

▪ 1870: 1st pogrom in Istanbul, Ottoman Türkiye

▪ 1871: 1st Damanhur massacres, Ottoman Egypt

▪ 1872: Massacres in Edirne, Ottoman Türkiye

▪ 1872: 1st pogrom of Izmir, Ottoman Türkiye

▪ 1873: 2nd massacre of Damanhur, Ottoman Egypt

▪ 1874: 2nd pogrom of Izmir, Ottoman Türkiye

▪ 1874: 2nd pogrom of Istanbul, Ottoman Türkiye

▪ 1874: 2nd pogrom of Beirut, Ottoman Lebanon

▪ 1875: 2 pogroms in Aleppo, Ottoman Syria

▪ 1875: Massacre on the island of Djerba, Ottoman Tunisia

▪ 1877 : 3e massacre de Damanhur, Egypte ottomane

▪ 1877: Pogrom of Mansura, Ottoman Egypt

▪ 1882: Massacre of Homs, Ottoman Syria

▪ 1882: 3rd massacre of Alexandria, Ottoman Egypt

▪ 1889: after the funeral of a rabbi, deemed too discreet, the Jewish cemetery of Baghdad was confiscated

▪ 1889: looting of the Jewish quarter of Baghdad

▪ 1890: 2nd Cairo massacre, Ottoman Egypt

▪ 1890, 3e pogrom de Damas, Syrie ottomane

▪ 1891: 4th massacre of Damanahur, Ottoman Egypt

▪ 1897: murders in Tripoli, Ottoman Libya

▪ 1903&1907: Taza & Settat, pogroms, Morocco

▪ 1890: Massacres of Tunis, Ottoman Tunisia

▪ 1901–1902: 3rd Cairo massacre, Ottoman Egypt

▪ 1901–1907: 4th Alexandria massacres, Ottoman Egypt

▪ 1903: 1st Port Said massacres, Ottoman Egypt

▪ 1903–1940: Pogroms of Taza and Settat, Morocco

▪ 1904: massacre of Jews in Yemen

▪ 1907: Casablanca, pogrom, Morocco

▪ 1908: 2nd Port Said massacre, Ottoman Egypt

▪ 1909: comment from the British vice-consul of Mosul: “The attitude of Muslims towards Christians and Jews is that of a master towards his slaves.”

▪ 1910: blood libel of Shiraz

▪ 1911: Shiraz pogrom

▪ 1912: 4th Fez, Pogrom, Morocco

▪ 1914: expulsion of Jews from Palestine old enough to bear arms by the Ottomans

▪ 1917: Jewish Inquisition of Baghdadi, Ottoman Empire

▪ 1918–1948: adoption of a law prohibiting the raising of a Jewish orphan, Yemen

▪ 1920: Irbid massacres: British mandate in Palestine

▪ 1920–1930: Arab riots, British Mandate Palestine

▪ 1921: 1st Jaffa riots, British Mandate Palestine

▪ 1922: Massacres of Djerba, Tunisia

▪ 1922: law of forced conversion of orphans in Yemen, concerning Jews including as adults

▪ 1927: 60 Jews killed by Arabs in the Mellah of Casablanca Morocco

▪ 1928: Massacres of Ikhwan, in Egypt and under British mandate in Palestine.

▪ 1928: Jewish orphans sold into slavery and forced to convert to Islam by the Muslim Brotherhood, Yemen

▪ 1929: anti-Jewish riots, British mandate: in August 1929, the Jews demanded the construction of the Western Wall; pogroms in Jerusalem, Hebron, Safed. To stop the violence, the British reject this request

▪ 1929: 3rd Hebron Pogrom under British Mandate Palestine.

▪ 1929 3e pogrom de Safed, mandate britannique Palestine.

▪ 1933: 2nd Jaffa riots, British mandate in Palestine.

▪ 1934: Anti-Jewish pogrom in Constantine Algeria. 200 Jewish stores were raided, the total material damage was estimated at more than 150 million francs. It also sent a quarter of Constantine’s Jewish population into poverty.

▪ 1934: Pogroms in Thrace, Türkiye

▪ 1934: 1st massacres in Farhud, Iraq

▪ 1936: 3rd Jaffa riots, British Mandate Palestine

▪ 1936: 2e massacre of Farhud, Irak

▪ 1938: boycott of Jews in Egypt

▪ 1939: discovery of 3 bombs in synagogues in Cairo

▪ 1941 : 3e massacre de Farhud, Iraq

▪ 1941: persecution of Jews in Libya

▪ 1941: massacre of Jews in Baghdad, with the support of the authorities: approx. 170 dead

▪ 1942: collaboration of the mufti with the Nazis. Plays a role in the final solution

▪ 1942: Struma disaster, Türkiye

▪ 1942: Nile Delta pogroms, Egypt

▪ 1938–1945: Arab collaboration with the Nazis

▪ 1942: discriminatory tax law of Varlik Vergisi in Turkey against Jews and Christians

▪ 1942: looting of Jewish property in Benghazi and deportation to the desert

▪ 1944: attack on the Jewish quarter of Damascus

▪ 1945: anti-Jewish and anti-Christian riots in Egypt; churches and synagogues destroyed

▪ 1945: 4th Cairo massacre, Egypt

▪ 1945: Pogrom of Tripoli, Libya

▪ 1947: segregation measures against Jews in Egypt

▪ 1947: pogrom in Libya; approx. 130 dead

▪ 1947 : Pogroms d’Aden au Yemen

▪ 1947: 3rd pogrom d’Alep, Syrie

▪ 1948: “emptying” of the Jewish quarter of Damascus, Syria

▪ 1948: 1st Arab-Israeli war (1 Jew killed in 100)

▪ 1948 : Oujda & Jerada Pogroms, Morocco

▪ 1948: 1st Libyan Inquisition of the Jews

▪ 1948: attacks by the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood against Jewish traders

▪ 1950: massive departure of Jews from Arab countries

▪ 1951: 2nd Libyan Inquisition of the Jews

▪ 1952: anti-Jewish and anti-Christian pogroms in Suez

▪ 1954: assassinations and attacks in Algeria affecting the Jewish community, the desecration and destruction of 30 synagogues are attributed to Muslim populations.

▪ The desecration in 1960 of the synagogue of Algiers as well as the cemetery of Oran,

▪ 1954: Massacre of Sidi Kacem. 6 Jews were beaten and then burned alive with their children.

▪ 1955: anti-Jewish and Christian riots in Türkiye; looting of churches and Jewish stores

▪ 1955: attack on the rabbi of Batna,

▪ 1956: fire in a synagogue in Oran,

▪ 1956: in response to the attack on Suez, Nasser expels almost all Jews from Egypt, around 90,000 people, and confiscates their property

▪ 1957: murder of the rabbi of Nedroma,

▪ 1957: murder of the rabbi of Médéa,

▪ 1957–1962: attacks in the Jewish neighborhoods of Oran and Constantine.

▪ 1961: grenade thrown into a synagogue in Boghari, Bousaada,

▪ 1961: ransacking of the Casbah synagogue in Algiers,

▪ September 2, 1961, the assassination of a Jewish hairdresser in Oran and anti-Jewish attacks

▪ 1955 : 3rd pogrom d’Istanbul, Turkey

▪ 1955: anti-Jewish riots in Izmir

▪ 1956: 1st Egyptian Inquisition of the Jews

▪ 1956: in response to the attack on Suez, Nasser expels tens of thousands of Jews and confiscates their property

▪ 1960: a Saudi newspaper describes Eichmann: “the man who can be proud of having killed five million Jews”

▪ 1961: in Algeria, assassination of Jewish musician Sheik Raymond

▪ 1962: desecration of the Jewish cemetery of Oran

▪ 1962 : pogrom d’Oran

▪ July 5, 1962, a few days after the independence of Algeria, between 900 and 1,300 Europeans, notably Jews, were massacred in Oran.

▪ 1964: the Egyptian army weekly notes: “In essence, the Jew has no qualifications to bear arms.”

▪ 1965: the Egyptian military manual presents the war against Israel as a jihad and quotes the Koran: “kill them wherever you reach them”

▪ 1965: wave of anti-Semitism in Algeria; flight of the Jewish community

▪ 1965: pogrom in Aden

▪ 1965: 5th pogrom in Fez, Morocco

▪ 1967: 2nd Egyptian Inquisition of the Jews

▪ 1967: Egyptian Jews are herded into camps during the Six Day War

▪ 1967: pogrom in Libya during the Six Day War

▪ 1967: pogroms in Tunisia

▪ 1967: the World Islamic Congress in Amman declares that Jews living in Arab countries must be considered “mortal enemies”

▪ 1967: pogrom in Aden

▪ 1967: arson of the great synagogue of Tunis

▪ 1967: riots in Tunis, Tunisia

▪ 1967: World Islamic Congress in Jordan; it was decided that all Muslim governments must treat Jews “as mortal enemies”.

▪ 1967: publication in Egypt of the anti-Semitic text “The Protocol of the Elders of Zion”

▪ 1967: pogrom and looting of Jewish stores in Tunisia

▪ 1969: Khomeini delivers thirteen speeches in Najaf which will be the basis of his book “The

Islamic Government”; he develops the theme of hatred of Jews, accused of conspiring against Islam everywhere

▪ 1969: execution of Jews in Baghdad

▪ 1970: flight SR-330 Zurich — Tel Aviv crashes in a forest near Würenlingen, killing all 47 occupants. A bomb planted by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine exploded 9 minutes after takeoff

▪ 1979: start of the flight of 200,000 Iranian Jews after the Islamist revolution.

Strangely, Palestinians have historically never been involved in any massacre of Jews — because they never existed before the 1960s.

Research by JP Grumberg

Originally published on June 30, 2022 & Updated on July 20, 2023

Translated to English by XR Ksantini

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Nakba of Germans in Prussia not just Palestinians.The Potsdam Conference Agreement. Where are the keys to houses in Breslau?

FAFO MF’S. By international law Palestinians committing admitted genocide on 10/7/23 & who still holding illegally abducted innocent civilians women & children hostages “shall be punished”/”are punishable” offenses. There is no home in Gaza. Following WWII, 12 million Germans… pic.twitter.com/Tl90iDag4M

— John Gallagher (@ReallyMyOpinion) January 29, 2025

John Gallagher-tweet-29January2025-By international law Palestinians committing admitted genocide on 7October2023
FAFO MF’S. By international law Palestinians committing admitted genocide on 10/7/23 & who still holding illegally abducted innocent civilians women & children hostages “shall be punished”/”are punishable” offenses. There is no home in Gaza. Following WWII, 12 million Germans were expelled from east-central Europe.

By International law Palestinians committing admitted genocide on 7October2023

Thank you for the rarely mentioned “nakba” of Germans in Prussia and other territories. Nobody’s protesting for them to regain their lands, not that I can see. Where are the keys to houses in Breslau? This was FAFO on a grand scale.

— Van Wallach (@VanWallach1) January 29, 2025

Van Wallach-tweet-29January2025-Nakba of Germans in Prussia
Thank you for the rarely mentioned “nakba” of Germans in Prussia and other territories. Nobody’s protesting for them to regain their lands, not that I can see. Where are the keys to houses in Breslau? This was FAFO on a grand scale.

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Too bad. After WW2, Czechoslovakia deported 2.5 million Sudeten Germans who where there prior to WW2 as part of the Potsdam Agreement. Make no effort to help rebuild and the problem will take care of itself.

— SpikeSteel (@SpikeSteel) January 29, 2025

SpikeSteel-tweet-29January2025-After WW2-Czechoslovakia deported 2.5 million Sudeten Germans
Too bad. After WW2, Czechoslovakia deported 2.5 million Sudeten Germans who where there prior to WW2 as part of the Potsdam Agreement. Make no effort to help rebuild and the problem will take care of itself.

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Potsdam Conference

World War II

Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Last Updated: Dec 28, 2024 • Article History https://www.britannica.com/event/Potsdam-Conference

Potsdam Conference, (July 17–August 2, 1945), Allied conference of World War II held at Potsdam, a suburb of Berlin. The chief participants were U.S. President Harry S. Truman, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (or Clement Attlee, who became prime minister during the conference), and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin.

The conferees discussed the substance and procedures of the peace settlements in Europe but did not attempt to write peace treaties. That task was left to a Council of Foreign Ministers. The chief concerns of the Big Three, their foreign ministers, and their staffs were the immediate administration of defeated Germany, the demarcation of the boundaries of Poland, the occupation of Austria, the definition of the Soviet Union’s role in eastern Europe, the determination of reparations, and the further prosecution of the war against Japan. The amity and good will that had largely characterized former wartime conferences was missing at Potsdam, for each nation was most concerned with its own self-interest, and Churchill particularly was suspicious of Stalin’s motives and unyielding position.

The Potsdam Conference’s Declaration on Germany stated, “It is the intention of the Allies that the German people be given the opportunity to prepare for the eventual reconstruction of their life on a democratic and peaceful basis.” The four occupation zones of Germany conceived at the Yalta Conference were set up, each to be administered by the commander-in-chief of the Soviet, British, U.S., or French army of occupation. Berlin, Vienna, and Austria were also each divided into four occupation zones. An Allied Control Council made up of representatives of the four Allies was to deal with matters affecting Germany and Austria as a whole. Its policies were dictated by the “five Ds” decided upon at Yalta: demilitarization, denazification, democratization, decentralization, and deindustrialization. Each Allied power was to seize reparations from its own occupation zones, although the Soviet Union was permitted 10–15 percent of the industrial equipment in the western zones of Germany in exchange for agricultural and other natural products from its zone.

Poland’s boundary became the Oder and Neisse rivers in the west, and the country received part of former East Prussia. This necessitated moving millions of Germans in those areas to Germany. The governments of Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria were already controlled by communists, and Stalin was adamant in refusing to let the Allies interfere in eastern Europe. While in Potsdam, Truman told Stalin about the United States’ “new weapon” (the atomic bomb) that it intended to use against Japan. On July 26 an ultimatum was issued from the conference to Japan demanding unconditional surrender and threatening heavier air attacks otherwise. After Japan had rejected this ultimatum, the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The protocols of the Potsdam Conference suggested continued harmony among the Allies, but the deeply conflicting aims of the Western democracies on the one hand and the Soviet Union on the other in fact meant that Potsdam was to be the last Allied summit conference.

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2March2025-Israel is halting humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip

There are breaking reports that Israel is halting humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and closing the goods crossings,

Everyone is going to go crazy, and a lot of so-called “experts” will claim that this is a war crime.

Here is a US Department of Defense Laws of War manual,… pic.twitter.com/ABrhtu4Uhf

— Elder of Ziyon 🇮🇱 (@elderofziyon) March 2, 2025

Elder of Ziyon-tweet-2March2025-Israel is halting humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip
There are breaking reports that Israel is halting humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and closing the goods crossings,

Everyone is going to go crazy, and a lot of so-called “experts” will claim that this is a war crime.

Here is a US Department of Defense Laws of War manual, quoting the Geneva Conventions Article 23, that says that sieges are legal even if they affect the civilian population when the enemy diverts the aid or when it helps the economy of the enemy.

International law allows Israel to cut off everything to Gaza when Hamas acts the way it has for the past 16 months, diverting and reselling aid to pay for its operations.

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US Department of Defense Laws of War manual

US Department of Defense Laws of War manual-Art 23

DoD Law of War Manual 5.19 SIEGES AND ENCIRCLED AREAS

Go to page 354 of the Manual: DoD Law of War Manual – June 2015 Updated Dec 2016

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9March2025-Israel stopped the transmission of electricity to Gaza

BREAKING NEWS!

Israel just stopped the transmission of electricity to Gaza!

About time!! 💪 pic.twitter.com/in6TCcIJVb

— Hillel Fuld (@HilzFuld) March 9, 2025

Hillel Fuld-tweet-9March2025-Israel stopped the transmission of electricity to Gaza
BREAKING NEWS!

Israel just stopped the transmission of electricity to Gaza!

About time!! 💪

Hillel Fuld-tweet-9March2025-Israel stopped the transmission of electricity to Gaza

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Happy Women’s Day to Iranian women.

Imtiaz Madmood-tweet-8March2025-Happy Women’s Day to Iranian women.
Happy Women’s Day to Iranian women.

Imtiaz Madmood-tweet-8March2025-Happy Women’s Day to Iranian women.

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UPDATE: March2025 Hamas War

18March2025-Israeli Air Force took out hundreds of Hamas terrorists

This is how the Israeli Air Force took out hundreds of Hamas terrorists, including five senior Hamas commanders, in less than 60 minutes last night.

Sound on. Enjoy the show. pic.twitter.com/iebkhrvEjh

— Vivid.🇮🇱 (@VividProwess) March 18, 2025

Vivid.-tweet-18March2025-Israeli Air Force took out hundreds of Hamas terrorists
This is how the Israeli Air Force took out hundreds of Hamas terrorists, including five senior Hamas commanders, in less than 60 minutes last night.

Sound on. Enjoy the show.

Vivid.-tweet-18March2025-Israeli Air Force took out hundreds of Hamas terrorists

19March2025-The IDF ground operation in Gaza has just begun

BREAKING NEWS!

The IDF ground operation in Gaza has just begun.

The IDF confirms it has launched “pinpoint” ground operations in the central and southern Gaza Strip, which it says is aimed at expanding its buffer zone.

Troops of the 252nd Division entered the Netzarim… pic.twitter.com/NkJPrZqHVX

— Hillel Fuld (@HilzFuld) March 19, 2025

Hillel Fuld-tweet-19March2025-The IDF ground operation in Gaza has just begun
BREAKING NEWS!

The IDF ground operation in Gaza has just begun.

The IDF confirms it has launched “pinpoint” ground operations in the central and southern Gaza Strip, which it says is aimed at expanding its buffer zone.

Troops of the 252nd Division entered the Netzarim Corridor area, capturing around half of it, up to the Salah a-Din road.

At the same time, the IDF says it deployed the Golani Brigade to the southern part of the Gaza border, readying themselves for future actions in the Strip.

Please say this prayer for our warriors!

He Who blessed our forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob — may He bless the fighters of the Israel Defense Forces, who stand guard over our land and the cities of our God, from the border of the Lebanon to the desert of Egypt, and from the Great Sea unto the approach of the Aravah, on the land, in the air, and on the sea.

May the Almighty cause the enemies who rise up against us to be struck down before them. May the Holy One, Blessed is He, preserve and rescue our fighters from every trouble and distress and from every plague and illness, and may He send blessing and success in their every endeavor.

May He lead our enemies under our soldiers’ sway and may He grant them salvation and crown them with victory. And may there be fulfilled for them the verse: For it is the Lord your God, Who goes with you to battle your enemies for you to save you.

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20March2025-ELIMINATED: Hamas’ General Security Forces

In an additional strike, the IDF and ISA eliminated Ismail Abd al-Aal, a central terrorist in Islamic Jihad’s Weapons Smuggling Unit. In his role, he led most of Islamic Jihad’s weapons smuggling operations in recent years. The weapons smuggling unit is responsible for the…

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) March 20, 2025

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🔴 ELIMINATED: Rashid Jahjuh, the Head of Hamas’ General Security Forces and Ayman Atsalih, the Head of the Khan Yunis sector within Hamas’ General Security Forces.

This unit was responsible for exposing “collaborators”, safeguarding senior Hamas members and assets within Gaza and abroad, and suppressing opposition to Hamas’ rule. Additionally, it operates to produce intelligence assessments that enable senior Hamas officials to plan and execute terror attacks against the State of Israel.

In addition to his role, Jahjuh also oversaw Hamas’ propaganda efforts aimed at shaping public opinion in Gaza.
Israel Defense Forces-tweet-20March2025-In an additional strike
In an additional strike, the IDF and ISA eliminated Ismail Abd al-Aal, a central terrorist in Islamic Jihad’s Weapons Smuggling Unit. In his role, he led most of Islamic Jihad’s weapons smuggling operations in recent years. The weapons smuggling unit is responsible for the transportation, storage and smuggling of military equipment and weaponry into Gaza.

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IDF intends to evacuate all residents of the Gaza Strip

🔴
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME AROUND IN IDF ACTIONS IN GAZA?

This time, the IDF intends to evacuate all residents of the Gaza Strip to a newly established humanitarian zone designated for long-term stay. The area will be enclosed, and anyone entering will be screened to ensure… pic.twitter.com/YTiBAprMDh

— Voice From The East (@EasternVoices) March 19, 2025

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🔴
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME AROUND IN IDF ACTIONS IN GAZA?

This time, the IDF intends to evacuate all residents of the Gaza Strip to a newly established humanitarian zone designated for long-term stay. The area will be enclosed, and anyone entering will be screened to ensure they are not terrorists. The IDF will not allow the population to refuse evacuation this time—anyone remaining outside the humanitarian zone will be considered a combatant. The plan has U.S. backing.

The IDF has deployed ground forces to block the Salah al-Din route and has begun retaking control of the Netzarim corridor.

I would dare to say that these are early signs of a ground maneuver.

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Israel will execute Hamas prisoners

Unprecedented:

Rumors say Hamas threatened to execute hostages.
In return, they got a list of senior Hamas prisoners in Israeli jails who will be executed if Hamas dares to act.

And the formula? It’s not 1 for 1.
The games are over.
Bibi has started speaking Arabic. 🚨🔥 pic.twitter.com/IuVMdBSpEu

— LionsOfZion_ official (@LionsOfZion_ORG) March 18, 2025

So how is this legally possible?

In the past, Israel avoided the death penalty for terrorists—but after October 7, the rules have changed.

🔹 Military tribunals – Israeli military courts now have the authority to impose the death penalty for severe terrorism and war crimes.
🔹…

— LionsOfZion_ official (@LionsOfZion_ORG) March 18, 2025

LionsOfZion_ official-tweet-18March2025-Israel will execute Hamas prisoners
Unprecedented:

Rumors say Hamas threatened to execute hostages.
In return, they got a list of senior Hamas prisoners in Israeli jails who will be executed if Hamas dares to act.

And the formula? It’s not 1 for 1.
The games are over.
Bibi has started speaking Arabic. 🚨🔥
LionsOfZion_ official-tweet-18March2025-Game Changer
Game Changer: 🚨

Insiders say this message is mild.
What Hamas actually received shook them just as much as last night’s attack.
And the message? It didn’t come from Bibi alone.

This is a new era. The rules have changed.
LionsOfZion_ official-tweet-18March2025-Military tribunals
So how is this legally possible?

In the past, Israel avoided the death penalty for terrorists—but after October 7, the rules have changed.

🔹 Military tribunals – Israeli military courts now have the authority to impose the death penalty for severe terrorism and war crimes.
🔹 Emergency legislation – The Knesset has the power to enable capital punishment for mass atrocities.
🔹 Laws of war – When facing an enemy that disregards international law, Israel can take stronger deterrent measures.
🔹 Judicial review – Courts and legal advisors oversee these actions, but the current reality justifies a new precedent.

The message is clear: Those who once acted without consequence now face an unprecedented response.

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Syria

10/12/2024 – ט׳ בכסלו ה׳תשפ״ה – ט׳ בכסלו ה׳תשפ״ה – 12:14

THANK YOU, HASHEM, FOR THE MIRACLES
‘The G-d of vengeance has appeared’ (Psalm 94:1)
The Land of Israel has been gifted to us by Hashem
Syria: The collapse of the Assad regime, great opportunity, significant dangers
Syria has fallen! Israel Attacks Syrian Military Assets
Time to rethink the borders of the Middle East map

Islamic terrorists are capturing and torturing Christians in Syria
9March2025-Christians, Druze, and other minorities butchered in Syria by Jihadist
The Syrian Druze of Mt. Hermon request officially to be annexed to Israel
Katz: Syrian Druze to work in Israeli Golan Heights
Let’s compare how much Syrian territory Israel controls with how much Turkey illegally occupies
433 days ago Israel found itself in its darkest hour
Israel establishing a de facto autonomous Druze zone in southern Syria
The Druze now fully control the southern Syrian region of Sweida

THANK YOU, HASHEM, FOR THE MIRACLES

Israel missed the opportunity of doing mass teshuva after the miracles of the 6-Day War in 1967. History is repeating itself. Miracles in real-time right now:
1. The IDF is working overtime destroying the Syrian AF and sophisticated weaponry on the ground.
2. The Hermon has… pic.twitter.com/LNf5LtULKh

— Rabbi Lazer Brody (@LazerBrody) December 10, 2024

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Israel missed the opportunity of doing mass teshuva after the miracles of the 6-Day War in 1967. History is repeating itself. Miracles in real-time right now:
1. The IDF is working overtime destroying the Syrian AF and sophisticated weaponry on the ground.
2. The Hermon has been liberated as well as strategic territory in the Golan.
3. Iran has left Syria with its tail between its legs.
4. Russia has retreated from most of Syria, confined to their AF and naval base on the Mediterranean.
5. Hezbolla is fleeing from Syria, chased by the rebels who seek revenge against them.
6. The leftist media here had doomsday predictions of hundreds of thousands of Hezbolla missiles raining all over Israel, Heaven forbid. None of it happened.
7. Civil Defense warned that we’d be for at least 3 days without electricity and water. None of it happened.
There are 100’s (1000’s) more pre-Moshiach miracles that I’m not even mentioning, such the liquidation of our enemies one-by-one and President Trump’s election victory…
All of Israel should be doing teshuva. At least, has anyone thanked Hashem? I will. Right now. If you also want to thank Hashem, repost this do give your followers a chance to thank Hashem. THANK YOU, HASHEM, FOR THE MIRACLES. The more we thank Hashem, the more reasons He’ll give us to thank Him.

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“The G-d of vengeance has appeared” (Psalm 94:1)

Pay close attention to Hashem’s timing: We are now in Kislev, the miracle month of Chanukah, and the week of “Vayishlach”, when we read Ovadiah’s prophecy of Hashem’s vengeace on our enemies.
Syria has always been our most dangerous enemy:
1. In 2007, Syria had North-Korean… pic.twitter.com/UYSy0kyNQb

— Rabbi Lazer Brody (@LazerBrody) December 12, 2024

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Pay close attention to Hashem’s timing: We are now in Kislev, the miracle month of Chanukah, and the week of “Vayishlach”, when we read Ovadiah’s prophecy of Hashem’s vengeace on our enemies.
Syria has always been our most dangerous enemy:
1. In 2007, Syria had North-Korean designed and built nuclear complex, a copy of the one in Yongbyon, NK, which produced plutonium for nuclear bombs. This was in the Syrian desert at Al Khibar, well isolated, concealed and heavily guarded. With Hashem’s help, Israel destroyed it in a daring “Operation Orchard,” the night of Sept. 5-6, 2007, the Syrians were only a few weeks away from producing bomb-grade radioactive materials.
2. The Syrians have had poison gas and chemical weapons for decades, along with at least 4 production facilities and dozens of stockpiles. Assad used them against his own people in the Ghouta attack of 2013. This too has always been a covert threat against Israel. Those of us who served on the Syrian border underwent special training how to protect ourselves from these nasty death agents. With Hashem’s help, this week, Israel destroyed at least 3 of the 4 production facilities as well as the stockpiles.
3. Sign of Moshiach: Hashem, with the IDF as His messenger, this week has destroyed this cruel enemy without a war. The cherry on top is Mount Hermon, which He has given us also.
4. Many of our young readers never heard of masterspy Eli Cohen, navigator Ron Arad and the valiant Golani soldiers atop Mount Hermon on Yom Kippur of 1973, wounded in battle and executed by the sadistic Syrians. Hashem doesn’t forget and He takes His revenge at the time He deems fit. In the case of Assad’s Syria, it has been this week.
Thank You, Hashem. In King David’s words, “The G-d of vengeance has appeared” (Psalm 94:1). And, in the words of Deborah, Judge and Prophetess, “Thus shall perish all Your enemies, Hashem” (Judges 5:31).
Anyone who can’t smell Moshiach on the way should schedule an appointment with an ear, nose and throat specialist.

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The Land of Israel has been gifted to us by Hashem

The adjacent photo shows 3 prodigious tzaddikim zatza”l from the previous generation, whom I had the privilege of meeting personally and receiving their blessing: at left is the Lubavitcher Rebbe; top right is the Bostoner Rebbe and botom right is the Sadigora Rebbe.
Their… pic.twitter.com/QZxFpCcewh

— Rabbi Lazer Brody (@LazerBrody) December 15, 2024

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The adjacent photo shows 3 prodigious tzaddikim zatza”l from the previous generation, whom I had the privilege of meeting personally and receiving their blessing: at left is the Lubavitcher Rebbe; top right is the Bostoner Rebbe and botom right is the Sadigora Rebbe.
Their common denominator was that they were uncompromising on the territorial integrity of the Land of Israel.
All 3 would have demanded Israel sovereignty over all of Mount Hermon and the Golan buffer zone, as well as the rebuilding of Gush Katif. These 3 teach us what uncompromising Jewish pride is.
Look what the Lubavitcher Rebbe said in 1982:
“The Land of Israel has been gifted to us by Hashem in our generation with open miracles. There is no doubt whatsoever that we are forbidden to touch it. No one has the right to touch it because it is ours as an everlasting inheritance! The Land of Israel belongs to every single Jew throughout the world, to every Jew of all previous generations, as well as to our children and grandchildren, given to us by G-d….
“There are those, Heaven forbid, who want to give away parts of the Land of Israel. These lands, still today, belong to Avraham, Yitzchok, and Yaakov, to the 12 tribes, to the 70 souls that went down into the Egyptian exile, to the 600,000 Jewish people, and to the generation which entered the land conquered by Yehoshua bin Nun. Not one single person is the owner to give away even one small piece of land, even half a piece, even one iota, because it is not his to relinquish!”
The IDF and Govt. must stop apologizing for taking all of the Hermon. The world condemns us anyway, so lets not heed them. It’s time to rebuild Gush Katif and make the Golan even stronger. Let’s not forget our biblical heartland of Judea and Samaria. There’s no such thing as territories. May Hashem bless us all with emuna and strong Jewish backbones. Kislev is the month to pray for both.

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Syria:The collapse of the Assad regime, great opportunity, significant dangers

This is a historic day for the Middle East. The collapse of the Assad regime, the tyranny in Damascus, offers great opportunity but also is fraught with significant dangers.

We send a hand of peace to all those beyond our border in Syria: to the Druze, to the Kurds, to the… pic.twitter.com/yJZE3AZZJn

— Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) December 8, 2024

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This is a historic day for the Middle East. The collapse of the Assad regime, the tyranny in Damascus, offers great opportunity but also is fraught with significant dangers.

We send a hand of peace to all those beyond our border in Syria: to the Druze, to the Kurds, to the Christians, and to the Muslims who want to live in peace with Israel.

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Syria has fallen! Israel Attacks Syrian Military Assets.

⭕ In 48 hours, the IDF struck most of the strategic weapons stockpiles in Syria to prevent them from falling into the hands of terrorist elements. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻:

⚓ Naval Operations: Israeli Navy missile ships struck 2 Syrian Navy facilities… pic.twitter.com/6N1fz7BiMF

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) December 10, 2024

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⭕ In 48 hours, the IDF struck most of the strategic weapons stockpiles in Syria to prevent them from falling into the hands of terrorist elements. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻:

⚓ Naval Operations: Israeli Navy missile ships struck 2 Syrian Navy facilities simultaneously: the Al-Bayda port and the Latakia port, where 15 Syrian naval vessels were docked.

🌊 Naval Targets: Dozens of sea-to-sea missiles with ranges of 80–190 km were destroyed. Each missile carried significant explosive payloads, posing threats to civilian and military maritime vessels in the area.

✈️ Air Force Operations: Manned aircraft flew hundreds of hours over Syrian airspace, conducting 350+ aerial strikes.

🎯 Targets Struck: A wide range of targets, including anti-aircraft batteries, Syrian Air Force airfields, and dozens of weapons production sites in Damascus, Homs, Tartus, Latakia, and Palmyra.

❌ Assets Neutralized: Numerous strategic assets, including Scud missiles, cruise missiles, surface-to-sea, surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missiles, UAVs, fighter jets, attack helicopters, radars, tanks, hangars, and more.

🪖 Ground Operations: The IDF conducted air strikes on 130 assets in Syria, including weapons depots, military structures, launchers, and firing positions.

🎥This footage is from the perspective of the munitions that were sent to strike these targets.

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JUST IN 🚨

The Israeli Air Force describes one of the heaviest attack days in Syria since the Yom Kippur War. Dozens of aircraft carried out nearly 100 strikes against Syrian army targets in rapid succession, focusing primarily on weapons, Assad’s Air Force, including aircraft. pic.twitter.com/Bbucaipvpi

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) December 8, 2024

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JUST IN 🚨

The Israeli Air Force describes one of the heaviest attack days in Syria since the Yom Kippur War. Dozens of aircraft carried out nearly 100 strikes against Syrian army targets in rapid succession, focusing primarily on weapons, Assad’s Air Force, including aircraft.

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Israel destroying chemical weapons plants in Syria

In addition to Israel’s capturing the Syrian Hermon and buffer zone to keep the Jihadis away from our border, our sources say that Israel has done a great service to humanity by today destroying the chemical weapons plants in Massyaf (w. of Hama) and Dummar (s. of Damascus). pic.twitter.com/qEDYEjK7Dh

— Rabbi Lazer Brody (@LazerBrody) December 8, 2024

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In addition to Israel’s capturing the Syrian Hermon and buffer zone to keep the Jihadis away from our border, our sources say that Israel has done a great service to humanity by today destroying the chemical weapons plants in Massyaf (w. of Hama) and Dummar (s. of Damascus).

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IDF strikes on a Assad weapons warehouse last night

UNBELIEVABLE FOOTAGE🚨

Insane footage of IDF strikes on a Assad weapons warehouse last night. pic.twitter.com/I0iaoffos4

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) December 10, 2024

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UNBELIEVABLE FOOTAGE🚨

Insane footage of IDF strikes on a Assad weapons warehouse last night.

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Israel obliterated Syria’s remaining chemical weapons stockpile, air-defense systems, and air force

0vernight Israel obliterated Syria’s remaining chemical weapons stockpile, air-defense systems, and air force, including Iranian military positions.

And approximately $20 billion worth of Iranian supplied weapons pic.twitter.com/znCzSLazZN

— JoeHoo (@JoHoo40469540) December 9, 2024

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0vernight Israel obliterated Syria’s remaining chemical weapons stockpile, air-defense systems, and air force, including Iranian military positions.

And approximately $20 billion worth of Iranian supplied weapons

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Strategic masterstroke by Israel

Strategic masterstroke by Israel. In perhaps the most intensive bombing campaign in its history, Israel has destroyed the Syrian air force, air defences, navy & army assets plus defence industries & C2I. Looks also like chemical weapons neutralised/seized. IDF ground forces… pic.twitter.com/9ZX92pYMBn

— Rɪᴄʜᴀʀᴅ Kᴇᴍᴘ ⋁ (@COLRICHARDKEMP) December 10, 2024

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Strategic masterstroke by Israel. In perhaps the most intensive bombing campaign in its history, Israel has destroyed the Syrian air force, air defences, navy & army assets plus defence industries & C2I. Looks also like chemical weapons neutralised/seized. IDF ground forces secured defence lines inside Syria. This eliminates a significant threat to Israel & further degrades & neutralises the remnants of Hizballah. It is also yet another hammer blow to Iran.

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Israeli hamantashen destroys Syrian MIG-29 Fleet

Syria 🇸🇾 has a large fleet of MiG-29 aircraft.

*had💥

There are none left. pic.twitter.com/TZF3E81Uin

— Hashem (@HashemAllMighty) December 10, 2024

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Syria 🇸🇾 has a large fleet of MiG-29 aircraft.

*had💥

There are none left.
JerusalemCats Comments: That triangle is a hamantashen

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Israel is destroying Assad’s navy

Israel is destroying Assad’s navy to prevent it falling in the hands of the Al Qaeda spinoff that just seized Syria.

Israel keeps the world safe.

— Eylon Levy (@EylonALevy) December 10, 2024

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Israel is destroying Assad’s navy to prevent it falling in the hands of the Al Qaeda spinoff that just seized Syria.

Israel keeps the world safe.

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Time to rethink the borders of the Middle East map

by Eric R. Mandel, opinion contributor – 12/27/24 1:30 PM ET https://thehill.com/opinion/5057286-middle-east-artificial-nations/

Most Americans are unaware that today’s Middle East is an artificial construct created by British and French diplomats (Sykes and Picot) after World War I to advance their empires’ economic and political interests. They carved up the Middle East map with the stroke of a pen, and we have lived with the consequences ever since.

The San Remo Conference in 1920 codified colonial interests out of the remains of the defunct Ottoman Empire. Ethnic, religious and topographical considerations were ignored or minimized.

Now, just over a hundred years later, we are at another crossroads in the aftermath of the collapse of Syria, one of the Western-created nation-states. Many wars have been fought to keep these artificial states together, but they have more compelling reasons to be divided than to stay whole. As Conrad Black wrote in Brussels Signal, “The collapse of the Assad government in Syria must rank as the final unflattering death knell of the attempts at nation-building by the victorious Allied leaders at the end of World War I.”

Is 2025 the year we finally are ready to acknowledge the harm of jamming together religious and tribal groups who hate each other? The multi-ethnic state model works in the United States because Americans desire it. The world may not be ready to redraw the boundaries of the Middle East but it should not be under the false illusion that ignoring the false divisions will lead to fewer cycles of persecution, torture, religious extremism and authoritarian rule.

Syria, today’s shiny coin for international attention, is another mock nation imagined by the Brits and French. For the last 44 years, it was ruthlessly ruled by an Alawite minority led by the Assad family, who persecuted the majority Sunni population.

Unfortunately, the Syrian uprising in 2024 is led by Sunni jihadists funded by the ascendent Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Turkish President Recep Erdogan and his Qatari partners. Erdogan’s goal is the resurrection of the Ottoman empire and acquiescence to Turkish hegemony in the Muslim Middle East. The Muslim Brotherhood is the ideological bedrock of political Islamism and radical jihadism, which ranges from Hamas to al Qaeda to HTS (Tahrir al-Sham), the latter the most likely group to dominate Syria in 2025 and beyond.

HTS’ leader, Abu Mohammed al-Golani, appears to have learned the lessons of past jihadist confrontations with Westerners and will be patient to gain their misplaced trust. He knows if he says the words they want to hear — democracy, freedom of religion, tolerance, respect for human rights — they will offer tens of billions of dollars for reconstruction of his war-torn nation. America and the West are happy to be fooled over and over again.

Logic says Syria could be divided into an autonomous America-aligned Kurdish region, a small Alawite region on the Mediterranean Coast, and, unfortunately, a Turkish-dominated Sunni jihadist entity in the rest of the rump nation. Most of the Christian population has been chased away and exiled out of fear of persecution. Syrian Druze may prefer to join their families on the Israeli side of the Golan.

Despite the optimism of the Syrian people captured in American media, Syria today feels more like the early excitement of the Arab Spring (2011), which quickly turned into an Arab Winter of repression.

Iraq, another artificial nation, was created with British commerce and dominance in mind. The colonial powers installed a king not indigenous to Iraq as compensation for broken British and French promises. The Hashemites were given newly created monarchies in Iraq and Jordan. The Iraqi king was deposed in the 1950s, but the multi-ethnic and sectarian divided nation remained intact.

From 1979-2003, Iraq was ruled by the tyrant Saddam Hussein, who persecuted the majority population until the U.S. invasion, which led to cycles of vengeance and war without America doing what was most needed, creating three states in Iraq. The Kurds in the north, the Shiites in the south, and the Sunni majority in the center would form states roughly along ethnic and traditional lines. The Kurds, an indigenous people who were promised their own country, were betrayed by the European powers. Today, they are persecuted in Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria.

The Iranian-dominated nation of Iraq will keep oppressing its minorities until the Iranian empire of evil next door is overthrown by the Iranian people, something that should be an American foreign policy goal, stated publicly, supported with aid where possible, but not backed by U.S. troops on the ground.

Which brings us back to how this all happened. Skyes and Picot redrew the Middle East according to colonial desires while ignoring the profound differences in religion, culture, clan and territory that had been in place for centuries, spawning a century of strife and persecution.

So many of the promises were broken, leaving a bad taste in the mouths of Middle Eastern peoples with long memories. The ancient and indigenous Jewish people were promised, as the lines were being drawn by the colonial powers, an area from the Mediterranean through today’s Jordan, which was whittled down to less than 20 percent of what was pledged.

Yet, Israel could be a model for nation-states in the Levant because it was created for a people of shared history, tradition, indigeneity and religion. Unfortunately, unlike their Muslim neighbors, only they can give full rights to their minority citizens, because they adopted a Western-style democracy. This does not negate the possibility of autonomy for the Palestinians unless their lodestar remains the elimination of the Jewish State.

In Jordan, the Brits installed a Hashemite king from the Arabian Peninsula, but his monarchy is not indigenous to the Levant. Lebanon, another artificial construct, was initially supposed to be Christian-dominated in alliance with France, but is now a failed state due to demographic changes that led to a Shiite plurality allied with the hegemonic Islamic Republic of Iran.

Lebanon, too, should be divided, but the international and Western powers are blinded by their misconceived historical perspective, thinking that Lebanon, Syria and Iraq are millennial old nations, where in fact, they are less than a century old.

None of this is optimal, but this is the hand the region has been dealt. The Middle East has been such a basket case for so long that perhaps a newly reimagined region based on ethnic and religious realities is needed to reverse the damage colonial interests created a hundred years ago.

In America, the foreign policy pendulum has swung to the isolationist side, which risks missing an opportunity to advance our regional interests. We can learn from the mistakes of nation-building in Iraq while working with the people of the region who want to be our allies. This is a path forward for U.S. foreign policy.

Those Syrian rebel enthusiasts would be wise to listen to the lyrics of the rock band The Who, “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.” Under a new administration, America should help the Middle East learn to sing a new tune.

Eric R. Mandel is the director of the Middle East Political Information Network and senior security editor for the Jerusalem Post’s Jerusalem Report.

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Islamic terrorists are capturing and torturing Christians in Syria

It doesn’t ever matter which Islamists run a country… the end result is always the same. And as always, the entire world will watch and do nothing. https://t.co/EmX91JHtam

— Cheryl E 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🎗️ (@CherylWroteIt) December 9, 2024

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It doesn’t ever matter which Islamists run a country… the end result is always the same. And as always, the entire world will watch and do nothing.
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BREAKING:

Islamic terrorists are capturing and torturing Christians in Syria.

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745 Christians, Druze, and other minorities butchered in Syria within 48 hours—rounded up, executed, and left for dead.

The so-called international community is conveniently looking the other way, too busy to care, because they can’t blame Israel.

No emergency sessions at the UN, no mass protests, no breaking news headlines.
Looks like the tragic rule still stands: no Jews, no news.

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The Syrian Druze of Mt. Hermon request officially to be annexed to Israel

6 Syrian Druze villages in the Suweida governate in southern Syria request to be annexed to Golan, Israel.
They fear the Islamists now controlling Damascus “They (HTS) will come for our women and daughters…”.

The Druze of Mt. Hermon(Jabal Al Sheikh) request officially to be annexed to Israel.
“They (HTS) will come for our women and daughters…”. pic.twitter.com/RC048MFBjv

— Deνiουs⛦🇱🇧📟 (@Anthonioseo) December 13, 2024

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The Druze of Mt. Hermon(Jabal Al Sheikh) request officially to be annexed to Israel.
“They (HTS) will come for our women and daughters…”.

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Katz: Syrian Druze to work in Israeli Golan Heights

“We will strengthen ties with the residents of the region.”

Akiva Van Koningsveld https://www.jns.org/israel-defense-minister-syrian-druze-to-work-in-israel/?hss_channel=tw-538525553

(March 12, 2025 / JNS) Syrian Druze will be able to enter the Israeli Golan Heights to work starting on Sunday, Defense Minister Israel Katz announced Tuesday.

“We will strengthen ties with the residents of the region, and soon, on the 16th of the month, the Druze will start working in the Golan Heights communities,” Katz said in remarks published by his office following an official visit to the buffer zone on the Syrian side of Mount Hermon.

The initial stage of the pilot will see dozens of Syrian Druze working in construction and agriculture in Golan Druze towns, Israel’s Kan News public broadcaster reported last month.

The plan was reportedly initiated by Israeli Druze, who asked security officials to come to the aid of their people across the northern border. The plan was drawn up by Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian, a Druze who heads the Israeli Defense Ministry’s Unit for the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories.

Katz during his tour reiterated his commitment to the Israel Defense Forces staying in Syrian territory “indefinitely” to protect the border.

“Every morning when [Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa] opens his eyes in the presidential palace in Damascus, he will see the IDF watching him from the heights of the Hermon and will remember that we are here, in all security areas in southern Syria,” he said.

“We are here to protect the residents of the Golan and the Galilee from any threat posed by him and his jihadi associates,” added the minister.

On Monday, Katz slammed mass killings and other atrocities carried out in Syria in recent days. Al-Shara’a “took off his jalabiya, put on a suit, and presented a moderate facade,” but now “has removed the mask, revealing his true face: a jihadist terrorist from the Al-Qaeda school, committing atrocities against the Alawite civilian population.”

The massacres in Syria have reignited concerns over the country’s new Sunni Islamist government. More than a thousand people have been killed in the coastal provinces of Tartus and Latakia, with the true figure possibly being much higher.

Al-Sharaa’s government has denied responsibility for the killings, calling the accusations “undocumented.” Local human rights groups have also reported Assad loyalists killing members of Al-Sharaa’s security forces.

Al-Sharaa was a leading figure in Al-Qaeda before founding Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which led the overthrow of the Assad regime last year.

Katz said Israel would ensure southern Syria remains demilitarized and free of threat, and would protect the local Druze population, warning that “anyone who harms them will face our response.”

Earlier this month, Katz and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the new government in Damascus that if it harmed Syria’s Druze community, Jerusalem would retaliate militarily.

“We will not allow the terrorist regime of radical Islam in Syria to harm the Druze. We have instructed the IDF to prepare and deliver a harsh and clear warning: If the regime harms the Druze, it will be harmed by us,” the Israeli leaders said in a joint statement issued on March 1.

“We are committed to our Druze brothers in Israel to do everything to prevent harm to their Druze brothers in Syria, and we will take all necessary measures to ensure their safety,” the statement added.

Netanyahu and Katz instructed the military to prepare to defend the city of Jaramana, located about 1.8 miles southeast of Damascus, in the Rif Dimashq (“Damascus Suburb”) Governorate on the Ghouta plain.

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Let’s compare how much Syrian territory Israel controls with how much Turkey illegally occupies

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Lots of antisemites are looking at Israel going into the former buffer zone in Syria to help defend Israel from any threats. They are saying that this is evidence of the “greater Israel” plan, of Israel’s ast expansionist desires to eventually control the entire region from the Nile to the Euphrates.

Let’s look at how much land Israel is now occupying. (Most maps from Critical Threats.)

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It is the little patch of blue next to the much larger Golan Heights.

Now let’s zoom out and look at who is controlling all of Syria today.<

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You can hardly see the blue area.

But look at the light yellow areas in northern Syria.

Those are controlled by the “Syrian National Army.” The SNA is a Turkish proxy – essentially, Turkey’s “Hezbollah.” It is funded by Turkey, armed by Turkey and all of its military decisions are made by Turkey.

Turkey controls 22 times the area Israel controls – 8,835 square kilometers.

And the Turkish presence is not only in the yellow sections. As of 2021, one think-tank counted 113 Turkish military bases and outposts in Syria: within 5 governorates: 55 in Aleppo, 43 in Idlib, 9 in Raqqa, 4 in Al-Hasaka and 2 in Lattakia.

Map of Turkey’s bases and posts in Syria

Unlike the Russian and Iranian bases in Syria, the Turkish bases are in no danger of being taken over by the rebels.

This has been going on for many years, and there are probably fewer articles about Turkish occupation of vast parts of Syria in the past decade than on Israel taking over tiny parts of Syria in the past couple of days.

But that is not the only thing that Western media has been downplaying about these areas.

Turkey considers a 20-30 km wide swatch of Syrian territory along its borders to be a “safe zone” – which is a buffer zone that it controls or intends to control. And within that zone are illegal settlements.

You see, Turkey has been expelling hundreds of thousands of Kurds from these territories – building settlements, and forcibly populating them with Sunni Muslim Syrian refugees who fled to Turkey. They are changing the demography of the area with settlements that almost no one talks about.

Turkey’s policy of occupation, ethnic cleansing and settlement enterprise in parts of Syria violates international law. Almost no one discusses this and European governments, fearful of Turkish reactions and threats to send millions of refugees their way, are reluctant to emphasize this – but no one outside Turkey disputes this.

How many Syrians has Israel displaced? From all accounts – zero.

Here is a great example where the main story is true – Israel did indeed take over 400 square kilometers of Syrian territory, as a temporary measure until there is a dependable government or other arrangements that can guarantee Israel’s security. But when you compare that to the entire size of Syria and the amount of land controlled by other foreign nations, the real story turns out to be the one that everyone is ignoring.

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433 days ago, Israel found itself in its darkest hour

🔺 Destroying the Syrian army 🔺 Route to Iran is clear 🔺 End to UNRWA ops in Israel 🔺 Druze call Israel to annex them 🔺

Middle East Report / Friday, December 13

“War does not determine who is right, only who is left.”
– Bertrand Russell

🔺 433 days ago, Israel found… pic.twitter.com/soqe77L4mR

— Itamar Avni / Chief Hasbara Officer (@AvniItamar) December 13, 2024

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🔺 Destroying the Syrian army 🔺 Route to Iran is clear 🔺 End to UNRWA ops in Israel 🔺 Druze call Israel to annex them🔺

Middle East Report / Friday, December 13

“War does not determine who is right, only who is left.”
– Bertrand Russell

🔺 433 days ago, Israel found itself in its darkest hour. The horrible slaughter of Israelis on #October7Massacre broke the hearts of Jews and many others around the world, but also shattered the dreams of ever sharing the land peacefully with the #Palestinians.

433 days later, after facing tremendous challenges on every possible front, I believe there is one clear victor. You don’t have to be religious to realize that the prayer for the IDF soldiers was true: “For it is the Lord your God, Who goes with you to battle your enemies for you to save you.” Events of Biblical scale are happening before our eyes as the Jews rise from the ashes to smite their enemies.

Jews rise from the ashes to smite their enemies

#Iran, the master of the evil ring of fire around Israel, as well as #Hamas and #Hezbollah, underestimated Israel’s ability to sustain the losses and keep fighting for 14 months. Hamas was minimized to the area of Khan Yunis. Hezbollah teased Israel for 11 months, then was struck with plagues it never imagined. And only a week ago did we witness the collapse of the Iranian-supporting regime in #Syria. A years civil war that lingered for 13 years ended with a blitz that took 11 days only, and old Syria was gone.

🔺 Never forget that Biden’s administration wanted to stop Israel from fighting for its life and survival. So many tease me that Israel is nothing without the US. In reality, it’s the opposite. Without the US the war would take 2 months, not 14. 40,000 Palestinians could still be alive, most of Gaza would be standing and the Israeli hostages would be home long ago.

🔺 All eyes on Syria now. On the range between losers and winners, #Turkey is certainly on the winning side. Turkey aided and supported the rebels and now Syria is hers. It can keep annexing the huge “buffer zone” that it created inside Syria along their shared border, by that have better access to the Kurds that it hates so much.

The Syrian people on the other hand are facing very challenging times. The Alawites are trying to escape into Lebanon or flee to other countries. What will be the fate of those who can’t run away?
The rebels, now the government, are hunting people from Assad’s regime. In videos down this thread, you will see what Syria will look like in the near future. Executions in the streets and fields, just like that. These are Israel’s new neighbors. The rebels, lest you forgot, are former Al-Qaeda or ISIS. Who knows what religious fanaticism they’ll bring with them?

The #Kurds are holding the eastern side of Syria, after retreating from other, central, areas, but it’s still quite a large portion of the country. The Kurds are supported by the US and under the radar they are in close ties with Israel. Can Syria be run in peace and harmony as a single state with these groups working together singing Kumbaya? I highly doubt it, certainly when one of the groups is led by radical Islam. The best solution (which should have been enforced right after WWI) is to create 3 states or cantons – Muslim, Kurdish and Druze. Let each have an autonomy in his area, and Israel could finally enjoy a friendly non-Arab neighbor on its border for the first time in 76 years. Just imagine.

An amazing story came out today from the #Druze villages along the #Golan border. Druze leaders of 6 villages near the Israeli border, joined together and called Israel to annex them to the Golan. They’d rather live as Israelis than put their faith in the hands of the rebels. As I said earlier, we are seeing tectonic plates moving in the Middle East, all thanks to Israel’s insistence to keep fighting till victory. The largest Druze concentration is located south of Damascus and close to Jordan, in a mountainous area called Mount Druze (Jabel al-Duruz). The video that was released today puts the Druze in clear danger – Israel, Jordan and the US must help keep them safe.

🔺 And now Israel, finally enjoying an Iran-free Syria. Once the picture became clearer, Israel knew it had a once in a lifetime opportunity to get rid of one of its greatest threats. On Sunday, when the news of the rebels entering Damascus arrived, Israel set out to one of its largest air campaigns ever – to destroy the Syrian army before anyone will put his hands on the weapons.

Israel has destroyed the Syrian air force

According to the IDF’s estimations, 86% of Syria’s air defense systems were destroyed. This practically gives the IAF freedom to fly without interruption above Syria (till recently one of the densest place on earth missile-wise) all the way… you guessed it… to Iran. 90% of the MIG-29 fighters, 80 of the Sukhoy-24, air defense systems, most of the Syrian navy, suspected locations of chemical weapons, intelligence bases, research and manufacturing sites and much more. Huge Iranian investment went up in flames in a matter of days.

It was a battle in the presence of one side only, zero Syrian resistance, which will cripple Syria’s ability to threaten Israel in the next decade. Another step that Israel took is to take control of the buffer zone on the border.

The Golan Heights

The armistice agreement (1974) after the Yom Kippur war included a demilitarized buffer zone guarded by UNDOF. These are the yellow lines you see in the map. As the rebels advanced south, they attacked a UN post in the buffer and Israeli forces went in to help. The Syrian army abandoned its posts and ran away, against the 1974 agreement, and the IDF filled the gap.
If there’s one lesson we’ve learned from October 7 (and yet need to implement in Lebanon) is that we no longer have the luxury to let barbarians reach our border. For that reason, Gaza now has a 1 km security strip along the borders. Anyone getting closer will be shot. For that same reason, an Israeli elite unit reached the higher peak on the Hermon mountain as its Syrian guards left it. The defense minister already instructed the IDF to prepare to stay there all winter.

🔺 As the negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza are gearing up, Israeli defense minister said “the war will not be over as long as there’s even one hostage in Gaza.”
Be skeptical about what you see in the news. 90% is fake, attempts by all sides to influence the other for a better deal. The major change this time is that Hamas suddenly finds itself alone. The only proxy still fighting alongside it are the Houthis. They launch drones and ballistic missiles from time to time which hardly makes any effect, but while they keep trying it seems that Israel is losing its patience. My guess is that we’ll see some kind of a retaliation in the next few days.

🔺 Last October, the Israeli Knesset passed a law with an astonishingly large majority (92:10, and against an American objection) that will forbid any #UNRWA activity in Israel. According to the new law, passed 59 years too late, UNRWA will not have any representation in Israel, nor supply any service or hold any operation on Israeli territory, directly or indirectly. All it’s activities in East Jerusalem will be stopped and Israel will take over. The law will take affect on January 28.

Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of UNRWA

Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of UNRWA, and many countries objected to the Israeli step. Lazzarini threatened UNRWA will have to stop its activities when the law kicks in. The workers in the West Jerusalem HQ already got their termination letters. Hallelujah.
The Israeli law, just to clarify, does not prohibit UNRWA from operating, only that it won’t be able to do so from Israel. It only makes sense that an organization educating children to die as martyrs in a holy war against Israel, won’t work IN Israel. No more inciting against the Jewish state while sleeping in a luxurious Tel Aviv hotel.
Besides, it’s about time Palestinians will pay for their education and healthcare with their own money. Maintaining them as a needy society that can’t do anything by itself for 76 years (except for terror) only keeps peace away.

🔺 In the meantime, Israel keeps hunting the participants of the Oct 7 invasion. Just like after the 1972 Olympics massacre, when Israel tracked and killed each and every terrorist who was part of the plan, the same happens now with a special Shin Bet team working 24/7 to bring justice to the Israeli victims. Every one who crossed the border that day knows by now that there’s a cross on his back. Time to say goodbye.

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Israel establishing a de facto autonomous Druze zone in southern Syria

A coalition of Druze have announced the formation of the Sweida Military Council.

The militia seeks to unite Druze forces and acquire the ability to ensure the safety of the populace in southern Syria.

The only obvious threat they could counter are Jolani’s forces in Damascus. pic.twitter.com/RqlctprJ2H

— H.A. Hazony (@HAHazony) February 24, 2025

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Israeli PM Netanyahu laid out his vision for southern Syria:

1) IDF will remain indefinitely across on the Hermon Mt.
2) Syrian forces won’t be allowed south of Damascus.
3) IDF will ensure safety for the Druze in Syria.

Establishing a de facto autonomous Druze zone.
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A coalition of Druze have announced the formation of the Sweida Military Council.

The militia seeks to unite Druze forces and acquire the ability to ensure the safety of the populace in southern Syria.

The only obvious threat they could counter are Jolani’s forces in Damascus.

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Druze receive protection from the Islamists in Damascus

Israeli media reports that the IDF is offering the Druze of southern Syria employment opportunities inside the state of Israel.

Economically, life for Israeli Druze is much better than that of their Syrian cousins. This may be a tactic to encourage support for the new alliance. pic.twitter.com/mM4pXLm5zD

— H.A. Hazony (@HAHazony) February 24, 2025

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I have written about the interests of the players in the region a few times, see bellow.

Essentially, the Druze receive protection from the Islamists in Damascus,
Israel receives a buffer zone between the homeland and the Turkish-Islamist alliance.
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The Druze of southern Syria have publicly declared their desire to secede from Syria and be annexed to Israel.

Based on topography this is what the annexation would look like.

The IDF has already taken over the DMZ in yellow and moved into some of the Druze towns.
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Israeli media reports that the IDF is offering the Druze of southern Syria employment opportunities inside the state of Israel.

Economically, life for Israeli Druze is much better than that of their Syrian cousins. This may be a tactic to encourage support for the new alliance.

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The Druze now fully control the southern Syrian region of Sweida

A new country is emerging in the Middle East.

The Druze, with the support of Israel, now fully control the southern Syrian region of Sweida.

Sweida has almost half a million people. Over 85% are Druze and nearly 10% are Christian. It’s BY FAR the safest area for Christians in… pic.twitter.com/MnqS6qLP3U

— Dr. Maalouf ‏ (@realMaalouf) March 2, 2025

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A new country is emerging in the Middle East.

The Druze, with the support of Israel, now fully control the southern Syrian region of Sweida.

Sweida has almost half a million people. Over 85% are Druze and nearly 10% are Christian. It’s BY FAR the safest area for Christians in Syria.

Sweida would become the first overwhelmingly non-Muslim state in the Middle East since Israel!

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Pogroms

08/11/2024 – ז׳ במרחשוון ה׳תשפ״ה – ז׳ במרחשוון ה׳תשפ״ה – 09:42

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

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: pic.twitter.com/gXZid4uset

— Rabbi Lazer Brody (@LazerBrody) November 12, 2024

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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:

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Nefesh B’Nefesh: Live the Dream US & CAN 1-866-4-ALIYAH | UK 020-8150-6690 or 0800-085-2105 | Israel 02-659-5800 ext. 1 https://www.nbn.org.il/ aliyah@nbn.org.il WhatsApp: 1-551-800-5414

It’s time to come home! Nefesh B’Nefesh: Live the Dream 1-866-4-ALIYAH

Better yet. Make Aliyah! Have them call Jewish Agency to start the formal application on 0800-085-2105 / 0800-051-8227 or email gci-en@jafi.org https://www.jewishagency.org/aliyah/

Jews are attacked by violent mobs who scream ‘Free Palestine’
The cult of death vs the nation of life
Riots have broken out again in Amsterdam tonight
‘Not one German was involved in rounding up and deporting Holland’s Jews; it was Dutch police and Austrians’
State-Enforced Antisemitism in America? Lawfare against Jews in America
A cheering crowd fills the streets over terror against Jews
Every time in history. The excuses change; the hate persists.
Israel to dispatch rescue flights following Amsterdam pogrom
Foreign Ministry guidelines for Israelis in Amsterdam
El Al announces Shabbat rescue flights from Amsterdam
Dutch police refuse to guard Jewish sites over ‘moral dilemmas,’ officers say
Police did not arrest a SINGLE assailant who participated in the pogrom
After Days of Antisemitic Riots the Police are taking action
Revealed: How Pro-Palestinian mob organised via WhatsApp to ‘Hunt Jews’ across Amsterdam

The Fear, The Answer Aliyah
‘Zionists leave Britain or be slaughtered’: Antisemitic flyers spread in London Jewish neighborhood
Why young British Jews are leaving for Israel
Pro-terror demonstrators in Paris
LILLEY: Canadian officials make it clear, Jews not welcome here
The Jewish community in Australia is not safe
Israel will always be the safest place on earth for a Jew
Never Again will we leave our fate in the hands of others
Fueled by fear and fraternity, foreigners start buying up Israeli homes, just in case
I asked Grok to draw picture of Zionist Twitter and a pro-palestine Twitter
You made us into the people you now resent

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

— Natalie Lisbona (@NatalieLisbona) November 10, 2024

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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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Jews are attacked by violent mobs in Europe, America and beyond 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”…

— Caroline Glick (@CarolineGlick) November 8, 2024

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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.

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Visit Holland. Feel like 1941 again.

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. https://t.co/xRBrb25Dep

— Caroline Glick (@CarolineGlick) November 8, 2024

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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.
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Visit Holland. Feel like 1941 again.

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The cult of death vs the nation of life

The red triangle 🔺 on the Palestine 🇵🇸 flag represents the tip of a sword stained with blood. It represents death.

The Star of David ✡️ on the Israel 🇮🇱 flag is the Shield of David… it protects life and represents the sanctity of life.

That is the difference.

This entire…

— Cheryl E 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🎗️ (@CherylWroteIt) November 28, 2024

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The red triangle 🔺 on the Palestine 🇵🇸 flag represents the tip of a sword stained with blood. It represents death.

The Star of David ✡️ on the Israel 🇮🇱 flag is the Shield of David… it protects life and represents the sanctity of life.

That is the difference.

This entire war is the cult of death vs the nation of life.

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Riots have broken out again in Amsterdam tonight

11November2024

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… pic.twitter.com/nlICoalTgo

— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) November 11, 2024

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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.

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13November2024-After all the Israelis and Jews left Amsterdam

⚠️After all the Israelis and Jews left Amsterdam, the Islamist rioters are now attacking native Dutch citizens.

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— Dr. Maalouf ‏ (@realMaalouf) November 13, 2024

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⚠️After all the Israelis and Jews left Amsterdam, the Islamist rioters are now attacking native Dutch citizens.

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

a plaque on the wall of the @annefrankhouse 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 (@herbyg72) November 8, 2024

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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”

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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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State-Enforced Antisemitism in America? Lawfare against Jews in America

Jewish Journalist Sloan Rachmuth Arrested for Objecting to Islamic Terror Symbol in U.S. Grocery Store—A Chilling Precedent (Exclusive Interview)

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Jewish Journalist Sloan Rachmuth Arrested

Dragged from her home in handcuffs, paraded past her neighbors, and thrown in jail on a bogus charge, Jewish journalist Sloan Rachmuth was politically targeted, humiliated, and silenced for daring to object to a U.S. grocery store employee wearing an Islamic terror symbol—exposing a shocking case of corporate complicity, police overreach, and state-enforced antisemitism.

Holly Springs, NC – Sloan Rachmuth, a Jewish journalist and political commentator, was arrested at her home in front of her terrified children on November 3, 2024. Her alleged crime? According to Rachmuth, she objected to a supermarket employee at Harris Teeter wearing the controversial keffiyeh, a political symbol widely associated with Hamas and its ambitions to destroy Israel and the Jewish people worldwide.

Rachmuth, an outspoken advocate against antisemitism and a contributor to national media outlets on Middle Eastern affairs, explained to RAIR Foundation in an exclusive interview that she was handcuffed, marched through her neighborhood, and charged with cyberstalking, posting about the troubling incident online.

Rachmuth explained the police never asked for her side of the story, nor investigated the credibility of the alleged victim. Her arrest was based solely on an unverified accusation, raising serious concerns about law enforcement’s complicity in this apparent retaliation.

Rather than uphold its corporate attire and political expression policies, Harris Teeter—a subsidiary of The Kroger Co., the largest supermarket chain in America—ignored its regulations. Indeed, Harris Teeter allowed an employee to wear a threatening symbol of Islamic and Palestinian terrorism, visibly wrapping it around her head while working with customers.

Rachmuth describes this as not just corporate censorship or police overreach but state-backed antisemitic persecution and the criminalization of those who publicly object to terror support and antisemitism.

Sloan Rachmuth

A Known Hamas Symbol in a U.S. Grocery Store

On October 31, 2024, Rachmuth entered Harris Teeter on Sunset Lake Road in Holly Springs, North Carolina, a store where she had shopped regularly for seven years. According to Rachmuth, as she checked out, she noticed an employee handling food while wearing a keffiyeh—a garment long associated with the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and frequently worn by Hamas militants and supporters. In America, the keffiyeh has been used as a rallying icon for violence against Jews during demonstrations. Even countries like the United Arab Emirates and Egypt—both Arab nations—have banned its political use, recognizing its ties to Islamic groups.

Aware of its political significance, Rachmuth says she politely asked the employee, Amira M. Fattah, “It’s Halloween; are you wearing this as a costume?” Fattah replied, “No, it’s for Free Palestine,” confirming she wore the keffiyeh as a political statement rather than for religious reasons.

As a Jewish woman and a longtime customer, Rachmuth was deeply uncomfortable with a store employee openly supporting an ideology that symbolized the destruction of Israel and the Jewish people while handling food. While at the store, Rachmuth escalated her concerns to store manager Sheronna Irick, expecting Harris Teeter to uphold its policies against political speech in the workplace.

Instead of addressing the hostile work environment created by an employee wearing a symbol of Jewish oppression, Irick dismissed Rachmuth’s complaint outright and told her, “Like it or leave.”

Harris Teeter’s Failure to Act

Realizing that the store manager was indifferent to the issue, Rachmuth contacted Harris Teeter’s corporate office to inform them of what had occurred.

Frustrated by the store manager’s hostile response, Rachmuth turned to social media and posted about the encounter on X (formerly Twitter). She included a photo of the employee wearing the keffiyeh—showing only the employee’s profile—along with a caption questioning the corporation’s stance on political speech in the workplace.

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The post quickly gained traction, sparking widespread debate about corporate complicity in antisemitism. Rather than address the concern, Harris Teeter’s employees escalated the situation by calling the police in what appears to be an act of retaliation against a customer.

According to arrest records and law enforcement, store manager Sheronna Irick played a pivotal role in facilitating this retaliation. made it clear that the Harris Teeter manager’s actions directly enabled Rachmuth’s falsely-charged arrest.

The Arrest: How Law Enforcement Was Weaponized Against a Jewish Mother

Three days later, after Rachmuth’s X post, Holly Springs Police officers—Elliott Warren, Benjamin Marino, and Edgar Hernandez—arrived at Rachmuth’s home and began pounding on her door.

Holly Springs Police officers-Elliott Warren, Benjamin Marino, and Edgar Hernandez

To understand how this politically motivated arrest unfolded, examining events leading up to it is important.

A Timeline of the Political Arrest

October 31, 2024: Rachmuth reports that she noticed a Harris Teeter employee wearing a keffiyeh, questioned her about it, and later posted images on social media.
November 2, 2024: Holly Springs Police took a report from the employee and store manager, who alleged that Rachmuth called her a terrorist in the store—an accusation Rachmuth vehemently denies.
The incident report officially labeled the case as ‘ANTI-ISLAMIC (MUSLIM),’ suggesting that law enforcement intentionally framed the situation as a bias-motivated offense. This classification raises serious concerns about whether police exaggerated or misrepresented the nature of the allegations to justify Rachmuth’s arrest. If Rachmuth’s concern over a political symbol was rebranded as a ‘hate crime,’ does this mean that simply objecting to Hamas-affiliated imagery is now considered a criminal act? The implications of such a designation are chilling—especially given that there was no investigation into whether the allegations against her were truthful.
November 3, 2024: Officer Elliott Warren obtained an arrest warrant, accusing Rachmuth of using her cellphone to “harass, embarrass, or terrify” the employee.
Later that day: Police arrived at her home with an arrest warrant in hand, leading to what many believe was an effort to humiliate her publicly.

Rachmuth, a mother of two, says she was shocked and confused by the officers’ presence. When she demanded the reason for her arrest, Officer Benjamin Marino chillingly replied, “Something you did made her uncomfortable, all right?”

Rachmuth’s arrest video shows she was then handcuffed with no questions asked. She says the police paraded her through her neighborhood before taking her to Wake County Jail. Adding to the cruelty of the arrest, this occurred on her 17th wedding anniversary, as her terrified children, concerned husband and protective German Shepherd watched helplessly.

Sloan RING footage

Rachmuth states that despite the alleged crime being an unarrestable misdemeanor, she was forced to pay a $1,000 cash bail—a sum typically reserved for serious offenses—and was treated like a violent criminal during the booking process.

Democratic activists and their media swiftly circulated her mugshot and charge sheet online, weaponizing the arrest as a political smear campaign. Major left-wing outlets, including The Independent, The Intercept, MSN, Daily Mail, and other partisan publications, immediately jumped on the bandwagon, launching coordinated attacks against Rachmuth. They spread her mugshot far and wide, framing her as a villain—without even attempting to reach out to her for comment.

This rapid media blitz has left many questioning who contacted the media so swiftly and how they were able to mobilize coverage within hours of her arrest. Just as questions linger over who at Harris Teeter initially called the police, suspicions are growing that this was not an organic reaction but rather a carefully coordinated effort to weaponize the criminal justice system against a Jewish journalist. Many believe this was a deliberate, politically motivated attack meant to silence and intimidate her—setting a dangerous precedent for anyone daring to expose antisemitism or radical extremism in America.

A Baseless Charge Meant to Intimidate and Silence Critics

The charge against Rachmuth—cyberstalking—had no legal precedent or justification. The accusation alleged that she used her phone to take a photo with the intent to embarrass someone—an assertion unsupported by any state or federal law and one that raises serious First Amendment concerns.

Even Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman, a Democrat, acknowledged the blatant injustice of the case and dropped all charges the next day, stating that the alleged conduct did not meet the elements of the offense.

However, this charge’s legal overreach and selective enforcement remain deeply troubling. North Carolina’s cyberstalking statute, G.S. 14-196.3, requires repeated electronic communications made to a person with the intent to “annoy, threaten, or harass” an individual. Rachmuth’s single post about a store policy does not meet this legal threshold. Furthermore, legal precedents in State v. Bishop (2016) and State v. Shackelford (2019) have reinforced the principle that vague and overly broad interpretations of online speech statutes violate constitutional protections of free speech and press freedom.

If this charge had moved forward, it would have set a chilling precedent for journalists, activists, and citizens engaged in lawful political speech. The case raises serious questions about lawfare and the use of activist law enforcement to target political dissenters.

While Freeman ultimately dropped the charges, the fact that the Holly Springs Police Department pursued them in the first place—despite clear constitutional and procedural concerns—demonstrates the selective weaponization of the law to intimidate and silence individuals exposing antisemitism and Islamic radicalism. The police department has yet to acknowledge any wrongdoing in Rachmuth’s case.

The damage is done. Rachmuth has been publicly humiliated, smeared as an extremist, and left to deal with the lasting emotional trauma inflicted on her and her children. Left-wing media outlets quickly distributed her mugshot and charge sheet, weaponized to destroy her credibility and intimidate others from speaking out.

The swiftness with which the media picked up the story—without even verifying the charge’s validity—further supports the growing suspicion that this was a coordinated attack on a Jewish journalist for daring to challenge the glorification of Hamas and its genocidal ideology.

A Dangerous Precedent: How Hamas Sympathizers Exploit U.S. Institutions

Rachmuth argues that this arrest highlights a disturbing trend in America: where Jewish individuals who expose the glorification of Islamic terrorism and Hamas’s genocidal ideology are punished. At the same time, those who promote these dangerous movements face no repercussions. She asserts that the legal system has been weaponized to silence and intimidate those who speak out against radicalism, making it increasingly risky for Jewish Americans to call attention to antisemitism and extremism.

According to Rachmuth, her arrest raises serious concerns about how political and ideological biases impact law enforcement actions, particularly when it comes to Jewish Americans who challenge the normalization of anti-Jewish hostility.

Rachmuth also points to what she describes as a two-tiered justice system at play. Between 2022 and 2023, she lodged multiple detailed complaints with the Holly Springs Police Department regarding relentless harassment, cyberstalking, and threats she received for being Jewish and having an Israeli husband. Internal documents shared with RAIR show her detailed police reports of the doxxing of her family, anti-Jewish slurs, and ongoing harassment from known perpetrators were ignored by the police chief. Emails show the police declined to take action, stating that ‘no criminal North Carolina General Statutes have been violated.’

In a letter to Rachmuth dated January 9, 2023, the police admitted that they had thoroughly analyzed the documentation, consulted with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NC-SBI), and ultimately concluded that the harassment fell under ‘First Amendment protected speech’—even though it included threats, public exposure of personal records, and clear targeting of her family. In an email, the police chief justified inaction by citing the need to follow a chain of command before presenting charges for judicial review.

Yet, regarding her arrest, no such legal scrutiny or procedural delay was observed, as evidenced by the charges being dropped within 24 hours. She was promptly taken into custody without the due diligence police had claimed was necessary in previous cases. The statute requires ‘repeated’ communication directly to a person, a requirement absent from the arrest warrant. Furthermore, North Carolina courts have overturned similar cases on constitutional grounds.

Questions remain over who ordered her arrest. The DA was not involved in the initial decision—as later suggested when Freeman personally called her to confirm there was no case. Was this the work of a police department eager to silence her? She argues that the lack of due process in her case, compared to the meticulous legal caution used when she was the victim, speaks volumes about the selective enforcement of the law.

Rachmuth insists that those responsible for what she describes as her wrongful arrest, including Holly Springs Police Chief Paul Liquorie and the officers involved, must be held accountable. She warns that the decision to arrest her, despite the lack of legal grounds, sets a dangerous precedent for civil liberties, Jewish advocacy, and the ability to challenge radical ideologies without fear of state-backed retaliation.

Unanswered Questions: Who Will Be Held Responsible?

Is Amira M. Fattah still employed at Harris Teeter?
Is Sheronna Irick still working as the store manager?
Did Harris Teeter issue a policy clarification prohibiting political symbols in the workplace?
Why hasn’t Rachmuth received an apology from Harris Teeter or Holly Springs PD?
Who within Harris Teeter’s corporate leadership initiated the false police report?

State-Enforced Antisemitism in America?

Rachmuth argues that her arrest is a direct attack on Jewish Americans who speak out against antisemitism and radicalism. She believes that her treatment at the hands of Harris Teeter and the Holly Springs Police Department reflects a growing danger faced by Jews in the United States—where supporters of terrorism are given a platform. At the same time, those who oppose terrorism are silenced and criminalized.

For Rachmuth, this case is more than just corporate censorship or police overreach—it is a glaring example of how extremists manipulate the United States legal system to punish those who object to terrorism. Lawfare is a tool of intimidation and activist police departments are complicit, using their power to suppress dissent and terrorize law-abiding citizens, she says.

Rachmuth warns that this weaponization of law enforcement against a Jewish journalist sets a dangerous precedent for the future of free speech, religious liberty, and civil rights. She argues that if an American can be arrested simply for objecting online to pro-terrorist symbolism in a grocery store, then no one is safe from politically motivated prosecution.

RAIR Foundation will continue to monitor this case closely and demand full accountability from Harris Teeter, the Holly Springs Police Department, and all individuals responsible for what it describes as a blatant abuse of power.

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Sue the arresting officers, city, & police department for deprivation of Constitutional rights under the color of the law. You get to hit the city and the individual government agents in THEIR personal wallets and the state’s coffers.
42 USC § 1983
18 USC § 242

— JungleJerry (@thetiki71) March 3, 2025

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Sue the arresting officers, city, & police department for deprivation of Constitutional rights under the color of the law. You get to hit the city and the individual government agents in THEIR personal wallets and the state’s coffers.
42 USC § 1983
18 USC § 242

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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 pic.twitter.com/ZNFmFZbXkC

— Im Tirtzu (@IMTIzionism) November 8, 2024

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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

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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… pic.twitter.com/xnp79CTeEX

— יוסף חדאד – Yoseph Haddad (@YosephHaddad) November 8, 2024

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

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

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…

— The Mossad: Satirical and Awesome (@TheMossadIL) November 9, 2024

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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.

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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

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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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

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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

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

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… pic.twitter.com/zctHGoO2oD

— EL AL USA (@ELALUSA) November 10, 2024

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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.

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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.

Onacceptabel. Als een agent geen joodse objecten wil bewaken is dat reden voor ontslag. https://t.co/7UmmevQVuE

— Geert Wilders (@geertwilderspvv) October 1, 2024

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Onacceptabel. Als een agent geen joodse objecten wil bewaken is dat reden voor ontslag.

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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

“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

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 (@HenMazzig) November 9, 2024

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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.

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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. https://t.co/AZHMZSDY8L

— De Telegraaf (@telegraaf) November 9, 2024

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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

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

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After Days of Antisemitic Riots the Police are taking action

The world needs to see this. Yesterday around 11 pm pro-Palestinian protestors in Amsterdam got relocated by police to an industrial area. There they got hunted down, beaten up and hunted down again. One protestor is beat up while she’s laying on the ground. Please share! pic.twitter.com/qS8sDYVBCZ

— Jazie Veldhuyzen (@JazieAnthony) November 14, 2024

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The world needs to see this. Yesterday around 11 pm pro-Palestinian protestors in Amsterdam got relocated by police to an industrial area. There they got hunted down, beaten up and hunted down again. One protestor is beat up while she’s laying on the ground. Please share!

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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

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

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

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

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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The Fear, The Answer Aliyah

Just landed in Israel with my family. On the way here, we stopped in France. In the airport, my son yelled, “I’m so excited to go to Israel!” My heart sank.

We got nasty stares, and looks of disgust. It was uncomfortable and sad—it didn’t used to be like that.

As soon as we got… pic.twitter.com/5WzMb0R4Ao

— Berel Solomon (@BerelSolomon) January 21, 2025

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Just landed in Israel with my family. On the way here, we stopped in France. In the airport, my son yelled, “I’m so excited to go to Israel!” My heart sank.

We got nasty stares, and looks of disgust. It was uncomfortable and sad—it didn’t used to be like that.

As soon as we got to Israel, all of that melted away. The Israeli flags everywhere, waving proud. Israeli soldiers there to protect us. And a booming country fighting multiple wars with one arm tied behind her back.

My son was expecting to walk into a war zone. To his surprise, we feel safer walking on the streets here than anywhere in the world.

It makes me proud that a people rose from the ashes of the Holocaust and built this thriving country. Nobody will ever take it from us again.

It’s so sad to see the ignorant hate this country gets, from people that have never been here before.

I invite all the keyboard warriors who get their information from TikTok to get on a plane and experience the Holy Land for themselves.

God Bless Israel.

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‘Zionists leave Britain or be slaughtered’: Antisemitic flyers spread in London Jewish neighborhood

The incident, which saw antisemitic leaflets dispersed in a London Jewish neighborhood, was reported to Stand With Us.

By COREY TUSAK
28NOVEMBER2024 12:41 Updated: 28NOVEMBER2024 14:01 https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-831132<

An Israeli flag flies below the Union Jack at Hendon Town Hall in London, Britain, October 9, 2023. (photo credit: Anna Gordon/REUTERS)

Antisemitic leaflets reading “Zionists leave Britain or be slaughtered” were recently dispersed in a London Jewish neighborhood, GB News reported on Wednesday.

“Zionists leave Britain or be slaughtered” was written in Hebrew on flyers that were distributed in Hendon, a highly Jewish-populated neighborhood, GBN reported.

Also reportedly written on the flyer was the phrase “Zionist free zone” in English.

“We are witnessing a troubling trend of red lines being repeatedly crossed,” Isaac Zarfati, the executive director of Stand With Us UK, told GBN. “This is not just another wave that will pass if we remain passive.”

‘Zionists leave Britain or be slaughtered’: Leaflets distributed in London Jewish neighbourhoodhttps://t.co/8oy28sdnRO

— GB News (@GBNEWS) November 27, 2024

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‘Zionists leave Britain or be slaughtered’: Leaflets distributed in London Jewish neighbourhood

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“We must take those threats and statements seriously because one day they will turn into actions, and decisive steps are needed to combat this alarming phenomenon,” Zarfati added.

Trend of antisemitic flyers, statements

A similar incident occurred close by before Yom Kippur with statements like “F*** the Jew” and “Heil Hitler” as well as the swastika symbol being raked into bunkers (sand dunes) on the golf course of the Heldon Golf Club, GBN reported.

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, commented on the golf course incident, stating that he was “sickened by the rise in antisemitism in our city. Hate crime is a criminal offense and has no place in London.” The GBN quoted the mayor.

The number of antisemitic hate crimes in London has more than doubled in the space of a year, according to figures put out by the London Metropolitan Police.

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Why young British Jews are leaving for Israel

The vicious intolerance sweeping Europe is now impossible to ignore.

Neil Davenport

8December2024 https://www.spiked-online.com/2024/12/08/why-young-british-jews-are-leaving-for-israel/

For most British teenagers in their final year of A-levels, thoughts are now turning to choosing universities, attending open days and organising accommodation. But for a growing number of young British Jews, these familiar rites of passage are being replaced by more urgent concerns: joining the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) or volunteering in Israel.

The change in the priorities of young British Jews shows how much their world has changed since 7 October last year. First, Hamas’s brutal slaughter of civilians in Israel provided a horrifying wake-up call. And then the subsequent surge in anti-Semitism in Britain and Europe made it clear that many supposedly tolerant institutions are anything but.

‘I had always intended to join the IDF’, 17-year-old Thalia Cohen tells me. ‘But the events of 7 October solidified my decision. I want to help Israel defend itself and make sure something like that never happens again.’

Orli Miller completed her sixth-form studies this year. Visiting British university campuses since 7 October has transformed her view of the UK. ‘I visited one of the universities I’d applied to, and I was deeply unsettled by what I saw’, she recalls:

‘Posters of hostages taken by Hamas had been torn down. I realised this wasn’t an environment where I’d feel comfortable or supported. As a Zionist, I knew I’d be much happier in Israel, where I can align my actions with my beliefs without fear of judgement.’

Orli initially applied to serve in the IDF but was turned down on medical grounds. But rather than return to a university campus in the UK riddled with anti-Semitism, she chose to sign up for Sherut Leumi, Israel’s alternative national-service programme. Participants get to work in a wide range of areas, including healthcare, nursing homes and in disadvantaged communities.

That increasing numbers of young British Jews are now turning their backs on the UK university system provides a damning indictment of the vicious intolerance washing over campuses today. Universities were once regarded as sanctuaries of free thought and inclusivity. They have now become breeding grounds for hostility towards Jews. For Thalia and Orli, the message sent by universities is clear: all racism is condemned, apart from anti-Semitism.

Thalia has refused to shrink away. ‘People tell us to hide our religious symbols’, she says. ‘I take the opposite view – we should display them proudly. We should stand tall, proud of our religion, and proud of Israel.’

Both Thalia and Orli stress that Israel’s existence as a refuge for Jews is not merely symbolic – it’s also essential for their survival. ‘One of the tragic reasons so many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust was the absence of a place to escape to’, Orli tells me. ‘That’s why Israel matters. It’s the one place where Jews can find security, even though it’s constantly under threat. The need for a Jewish homeland has never been more urgent.’

Thalia agrees. Her family and friends support her decision to join the IDF, and some of her relatives are already serving as reservists. ‘I feel Jews should make this self-sacrifice – it is vital for Israel’s survival’, she says, before adding, ‘but it depends on how connected you are to Israel’.

Their sense of urgency is palpable. ‘Israel is under constant threat from terrorist groups that aim to destroy it’, says Orli. ‘Their weapons are becoming more sophisticated, and they are overwhelming our defence systems. To survive, we must fight back – and fight hard.’

The fallout from the 7 October atrocities has left scars. Orli lost friends, and one was kidnapped. Thalia describes the tense atmosphere in Israel:

‘When I visited in the summer, people were more nervous. You have to think about where to shelter if something happens. But there’s also a deep sense of unity. People are coming together to help each other.’

Recent attacks on Israeli Jews in Amsterdam have only added to their anxiety. It’s a grim reminder that Israel is not a ‘settler-colonial’ state – it is a refuge, a nation born from the ashes of persecution in Europe and the Middle East. For Israel to remain a safe haven, Jews must defend it – a stark reality that young people like Thalia and Orli understand all too well.

But this fight cannot fall solely on the shoulders of Jews. The growing anti-Semitism across Britain demands a response from those who claim to oppose bigotry in all its forms. Now is the time to send a clear message: Jews are not alone.

Names have been changed in this article

Neil Davenport is a writer based in London.

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Pro-terror demonstrators in Paris

BREAKING: Pro-terror demonstrators in Paris completely destroyed a McDonalds and Starbucks.

Families were eating inside as these domestic terrorists smashed the windows and climbed onto the building. These terror supporters are destroying the West. pic.twitter.com/esMZUxvNXT

— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) November 13, 2024

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BREAKING: Pro-terror demonstrators in Paris completely destroyed a McDonalds and Starbucks.

Families were eating inside as these domestic terrorists smashed the windows and climbed onto the building. These terror supporters are destroying the West.

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LILLEY: Canadian officials make it clear, Jews not welcome here

There’s are different set of rules for Jews in Canada

Brian Lilley
Published 27November2024

Are Jews being treated differently in Canada? Absolutely, and not in a good way.

From local police to the federal government, Jews are clearly not the chosen people of Canadian government officials.

Take the case of Rabbi Adam Scheier who was asked by police to leave downtown Montreal because he looked too Jewish and there was a pro-Hamas protest coming.

“The only thing I am guilty of is shopping in downtown Montreal … while wearing a kippah,” Scheier wrote in a Facebook post.

“The policeman explained to me that he was fearful of a ‘fire starting between the two sides.’ Apparently, my presence is deemed a sufficient provocation for removal, while their hateful chants are allowed to continue.”

Shouldn’t it be the job of the police to ensure the people who march through the streets belting out genocidal chants don’t start getting violent?

Nah, easier to make sure the guy who looks Jewish just leaves.

In Toronto, police have been protecting the pro-Hamas protests since they started their marches immediately after the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. They have allowed them to take over city streets at will without permits to block traffic and block street cars. At times they have even shut down major roads to pray in the middle of the street.Last Sunday, as a group of pro-Hamas types gathered at Bathurst St. and Sheppard Ave. W. – a predominantly Jewish neighbourhood – it was a Jew who was arrested.

When Ezra Levant of Rebel News tried to take his cameras to interview the folks waving placards celebrating Hamas – a protest that included a guy dressed like Yahya Sinwar, the recently killed mastermind of the terror attacks on Israel – it was Levant who was arrested.

Though released, Levant had been arrested for disturbing the peace. The people actually disturbing the peace by bringing a message that celebrated the killing of Jews into a Jewish neighbourhood were left alone.

There is even a photo of Toronto Police Staff-Sgt. Jeffery MacDuff sharing a chuckle with Ahmad Jarrar Hajahmad, a key organizer of many of the protests in the city and a backer of the encampments that took over university campuses in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa last spring.

The message is clear, there are different rules for Jews in Canada.

Take the example of the Jewish National Fund, a charitable organization in Canada for over a century that had their charitable status revoked this past summer. The revocation came after an audit started in 2014 for charitable works that had taken place in 2011-12 and which had never been an issue in the past.

However, a sustained campaign against the group by anti-Israel, anti-Jewish activists pushed the Canada Revenue Agency to reconsider what was approved. Rather than working with JNF, which had never failed an audit before, the CRA pulled the organization’s status, and the issue is now being challenged in court.

It’s very different approach from the one taken by CRA after their audit of the Muslim Association of Canada determined the organization was working with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and Syria. While the Muslim Brotherhood is not considered a terrorist group in Canada, documents obtained and reported on by Le Journal de Montreal show there was real concern.

CRA found that the Syrian group had asked MAC for financial assistance, including for weapons. The Brotherhood in Egypt has been tied to political violence.

“Even entities that are not considered terrorist in Canada can put a charity’s resources at risk of terrorist abuse if those entities are linked to violent ideologies,” say CRA documents obtained by Le Journal.

The reaction of CRA to these revelations and several others was simply to ask MAC to take corrective action and not associate with people or groups that may have links to terrorism or violent ideologies.

The difference in treatment could not be more stark and, like the police action, the message to Canada’s Jewish community from government officials could not be clearer. Add to that the attack on Kosher meat by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency after hundreds of years of being allowed in this country and you really see what is going on.

Canadian officials are making it clear, Jews aren’t welcome in Canada and they will harass you until you get the picture.

It’s sad and wrong but it is true.

blilley@postmedia.com

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The Jewish community in Australia is not safe.

LABOR HAS BROUGHT SHAME ON AUSTRALIA

The Australian Labor government has brought shame on Australia.

For the first time ever the prestigious Simon Wiesenthal Center has issued a negative travel advisory on Australia for Jews the world over.

Instead of learning the principles… pic.twitter.com/eoYRmbOxOt

— Australian Jewish Association (@AustralianJA) December 12, 2024

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LABOR HAS BROUGHT SHAME ON AUSTRALIA

The Australian Labor government has brought shame on Australia.

For the first time ever the prestigious Simon Wiesenthal Center has issued a negative travel advisory on Australia for Jews the world over.

Instead of learning the principles of Never Again, the govt actions and inactions which have facilitated a violent antisemitism crisis has brought us to Never Before.

This is Labor’s legacy.

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Simon Wiesenthal Center issued negative travel advisory on Australia

THIS IS ANITSEMITIC TERRORISM IN AUSTRALIA

Confirmed torching of the large orthodox Jewish Adass synagogue in Melbourne.

This is the flow on from the most hostile Federal government in Australia’s history to the Jewish community and the most anti-Israel. Since 9 October 2023,… pic.twitter.com/qF9ICXz5k9

— Australian Jewish Association (@AustralianJA) December 5, 2024

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THIS IS ANITSEMITIC TERRORISM IN AUSTRALIA

Confirmed torching of the large orthodox Jewish Adass synagogue in Melbourne.

This is the flow on from the most hostile Federal government in Australia’s history to the Jewish community and the most anti-Israel. Since 9 October 2023, our political leaders and law enforcement have betrayed us – in terror supporting policies, on university campuses, on the streets and in the media.

This attack is on an orthodox community, some might say ultra-orthodox. They are NOT known as being particularly Zionist.

Just like the Opera House riot on 9 October (before Israel made any response), these campaign have always been about a hatred of Jews.

And our governments response? Condemn Israel, give $millions to Hamas supporters locally and overseas, and import 1000s from terrorist controlled Gaza with minimal security checks.

There used to be a wonderful country called Australia. Perhaps you remember it.

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Days after a Melbourne synagogue was firebombed, a Sydney suburb was graffitied and a car torched in a neighborhood with a lot of Jewish families.

Wake up Australia. Your country is turning into a cesspool of Jew-hatred. pic.twitter.com/aAI2vhWYMv

— Aviva Klompas (@AvivaKlompas) December 10, 2024

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Days after a Melbourne synagogue was firebombed, a Sydney suburb was graffitied and a car torched in a neighborhood with a lot of Jewish families.

Wake up Australia. Your country is turning into a cesspool of Jew-hatred

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Genuine question. What has the jewish community in Australia done to deserve this type of hatred? pic.twitter.com/dsa9Sbk7PF

— Peter Horovitz (@Horror1403) January 6, 2025

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Genuine question. What has the jewish community in Australia done to deserve this type of hatred?

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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! https://t.co/ilolgUBxk7

— Rabbi Lazer Brody (@LazerBrody) November 8, 2024

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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!
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#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

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Never Again will we leave our fate in the hands of others

There was no occupation.
There was no “open air prison”.
There was no Nakba.
There is no genocide.
There is no famine.
There is no 45k “civilian casualties”.

When the evidence shows that all these accusations are false, how has half the planet allowed itself to be… pic.twitter.com/OdtvR8a5Kc

— Cheryl E 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🎗️ (@CherylWroteIt) December 17, 2024

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There was no occupation.
There was no “open air prison”.
There was no Nakba.
There is no genocide.
There is no famine.
There is no 45k “civilian casualties”.

When the evidence shows that all these accusations are false, how has half the planet allowed itself to be brainwashed so easily by the largest psychological propaganda campaign in human history? How have the very institutions entrusted to educate our children been allowed to deliberately and maliciously manipulate, invert, and destroy history and truth?
Why have so many governments knowingly ignored the truth and gone along with this charade?

Everything that has happened since October 7 has been well funded, well choreographed, well planned, well coordinated and well executed.

If history teaches us anything, it’s that however bad we think things are today after 14 months of this, this is still just the beginning. Things are going to get worse. Much worse.

When the Nazi Party first rose to power, they too tried to downplay antisemitism. Their entire propaganda machine stated that it was just anti communism. And it spread until Hitler took over as chancellor and Hindenburg died. And it’s at that point, four years later, that the real intention came out and the masks came off. But by then, it was too late. Millions were slaughtered. Millions suffered. And like today, the world stood by and watched and did nothing. The greatest human tragedy of the 20th century unfolded in front of our eyes and the world was silent.

And today, the wave of Jew hatred and propaganda is infinitely worse, more widespread, more toxic and more dangerous. And, like then, the world is watching it unfold in front of their eyes and simply stay silent.

The consequences we can’t even imagine. But what we can assure you is that it doesn’t matter what is said, what is threatened, what UN resolution is passed, or how large this wave will still grow, we as the Jewish people will never allow ourselves to simply be massacred by this hate. Things are different now in 2024 only in that we will fight to the end. We will never allow our people to meet the same fate as many of our ancestors did back in the 1930’s.

We will fight to the death, and like it or not, it won’t be our death. We will survive this as we survived every time before it. You can stand with us, or you can stand against us. But regardless, we will win this war.

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Fueled by fear and fraternity, foreigners start buying up Israeli homes, just in case

With antisemitism on the rise and many wanting to be more involved in Israel, property acquisitions by non-residents are surging, especially in Beit Shemesh and Jerusalem

By Shoshanna Solomon
6 December 2024, 10:35 am https://www.timesofisrael.com/fueled-by-fear-and-fraternity-foreigners-start-buying-up-israeli-homes-just-in-case/

Children wave Israeli flags outside of a car as members of the Jewish community gather at Simon Wiesenthal Center on Monday, June 24, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP/Damian Dovarganes)

Earlier this year, with the country still at war in Gaza and recovering from the shock of the October 7 attack, Marc and Yael Azran bought an apartment in Beit Shemesh, a city of some 175,000 situated in the hill country about 30 kilometers (18.5 miles) west of Jerusalem.

The Azrans, who live in Silver Spring, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, DC, closed the deal in March. Since then the family has spent the Passover and Sukkot holidays in their second home, despite the continuing threat of rocket and missile attacks on Israel from Iran-backed groups in Gaza, Lebanon and around the region.

Buying a property in Israel was always a dream for the Azrans. Both had spent time in Israel on youth programs as teenagers, and when they married, they lived in Israel for a while. The idea was to someday return, said Marc Azran.

The push came after the October 7 events, he said, because the couple felt the need to “be connected” and support Israel, he said. Though they continue to live in the US, they now have a home to visit in Israel, and hope to eventually move there.

“I feel like it’s time for the Jewish people to be in Israel, and I want to be part of that destiny, and I want my children to be part of that destiny,” Azran said over the phone as he drove to his job where he works as an anesthesiologist. “I do not feel that there is a bright future for Jews in America and in Europe, in the long term.”

According to official figures, the Azrans are just one of hundreds of foreign residents who have snapped up homes in Israel since the start of fighting some 15 months ago. By all appearances, the trend is being driven by Jewish buyers who want to enhance their connection with the Jewish state, and by fears of rising antisemitism around the globe, which outweigh concerns about the threat of war or terrorist violence.

Marc Azran, left, Yael Azran, second left, and their three children at their second home in Beit Shemesh in October 2024. (Courtesy: Jeff Kalwerisky.)

Antisemitic incidents have surged around the world since Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, in which terrorists from the Gaza Strip invaded and killed some 1,200 people, took 251 hostages and triggered the ongoing war there.

According to data published in November by the Finance Ministry, foreign residents in September acquired 254 apartments in Israel, a sharp increase of 119 percent compared to September last year, and the highest level of acquisitions since July 2022, when the market was infused with post-COVID optimism and a lower tax rate.

Home purchases by foreigners dropped steeply in October 2023 in the wake of the attack and war, official figures show, but quickly rebounded, reaching pre-war levels by December. They mostly continued to rise throughout the year before the September surge.

“After October 7, for one month, there was nothing…. It was dead, nobody was calling,” said Donny Fein, a real estate agent who owns the Elite Israel Realty firm which focuses on the Beit Shemesh area. “It took about three or four weeks, [and then] the phones did not stop ringing.”

Donny Fein. (Courtesy: Jared Bernstein)

Fein should know, Beit Shemesh and the larger Jerusalem area are ground zero for the resurgent foreign buyer phenomenon, making up over half the properties purchased by foreigners in September. In Beit Shemesh alone, 87 apartments were purchased by non-residents in September, outstripping even the capital despite being less than a fifth of its size.

A Brooklyn native who immigrated to Israel, Fein said some customers had bought homes in Israel without ever visiting them in person. The buyers aren’t necessarily looking for their dream home, but rather to have a safe haven in their back pocket should trouble strike and they need to flee, he said. Until then, the foreign owners generally rent out their units on short-term leases of two years or less, to keep their options open.

“They call it the Mashiach clause,” Fein said, making joking reference to the messianic yearning for Israel deeply ingrained in Jewish Orthodox theology. While standard contracts in Israel contain no such clause accounting for the possibility of divine salvation, it’s an idea in the back of many buyers’ minds, according to Fein.

Illustrative: Students protest on the street after police close the student plaza during an anti-Israel demonstration over the war in Gaza at the George Washington University in Washington, April 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

“They know that they’re not making Aliyah anytime soon, but if they have to, if the Nazis come knocking on the door, they have a place to go,” he said. “This is not 1939 anymore. We have a home in Israel, and we have a place to come to. This is what they say.”

Foreign home purchases in Israel are nothing new, and even with the surge in September, levels remain far below their 2005 high, when some 1,400 homes were sold to foreigners in a single fiscal quarter. But many in Israel also see the purchases as a scourge, taking properties off a market where demand already exceeds supply and driving prices higher. Foreign acquisitions in luxury complexes are also often kept as vacation homes rather than being rented out, turning whole buildings in prime locations into dimly lit shells for much of the year.

Builders working on the Mamilla luxury apartments, situated across from David’s Village, both considered to be part of Jerusalem’s “ghost apartments.” (photo credit: Rebecca Zeffert/Flash 90)

But since October 7, experts believe the purchases are being fueled by the same antisemitism fears driving immigration to Israel even as war rages.

According to data published by the Aliyah and Integration Ministry and the Jewish Agency, some 31,000 new immigrants came to Israel from around the world between September 2023 and September 2024. Most of the immigrants were from Russia, North America, France, Ukraine, Belarus and Britain, the figures show.

The city that absorbed the most immigrants was Netanya, followed by Tel Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem, Bat Yam, and Ashdod.

New immigrants from France arrive on a special “Aliyah Flight” at Ben Gurion Airport in central Israel on August 1, 2024. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

According to the Finance Ministry, foreign purchases of homes in Tel Aviv remain near record-low levels. But Netanel Shuchner, the CEO of real estate firm RMA-ET, said his company has seen a sharp rise in demand from foreign residents for homes in Israel, mainly in Tel Aviv and Ra’anana.

Many of the prospective buyers are from the US and France, and Shuchner predicted even more people would also begin looking for homes in Israel following a wave of anti-Jewish and anti-Israel violence that rocked Amsterdam when the Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team visited for a match.

“Following the recent events in Amsterdam I expect we will see a further rise in demand,” said Shuchner, who is also a lecturer in economics and real estate valuations at the College of Management Academic Studies.

Netanel Shuchner. (Courtesy: Amit Moser)

A Times of Israel report on November 28 pointed to “unprecedented” interest in immigration to Israel among Dutch Jews following the attacks on Israeli fans and others.

David, a Jewish lawyer who lives in West Hempstead, New York, with his family, also acquired a home in Beit Shemesh some six months ago.

The house is rented for two years, and the idea is to eventually use it as a vacation home, said David, who asked that his real name not be used because of privacy concerns.

“We are not moving yet,” he added, though it could happen in a couple of years.

The timing of the acquisition was related to the outbreak of the war, David said, although the family had been planning to buy something in Israel for a long time.

A construction site in the Israeli town of Beit Shemesh on September 5, 2021. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

“The war made us feel like it’s time to buy something,” he said by phone. While rising antisemitism in the US was not a driving factor, he admitted it may have played a role as he and his wife decided on the purchase. “It is not a conscious thing, but it definitely was in the back of our minds.”

Whatever the pull, it is strong enough to motivate buyers to pay above-market prices in order to have a home in Israel rather than anywhere else, Fein noted. He called it an “emotional premium.”

“People always said to me it’s not safe in Israel, but I always said at least in Israel we know who your enemies are,” he said. “In America, you could be walking down some random street and some crazy guy who hates Jews can literally just knock you out.”

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You made us into the people you now resent.

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You say we run the banks. You say we run Hollywood. You say we control the media. You say we have too much influence, too much power, too much pride.

But you never ask why.

So let me tell you.

We were banned from owning land, so we learned to make a living with our minds. While others built legacies on soil and serfdom, we built ours in scholarship and study. We became merchants, financiers, physicians, and philosophers — not because we craved gold, but because the ground was never ours to till.

We were denied entry into universities, so we opened our own schools and studied twice as hard. Our emphasis on education didn’t arise from privilege; it arose from exclusion.

In the shtetls of Eastern Europe and the ghettos of Western Europe, the Torah was our textbook, and Talmudic reasoning became our discipline. When others mocked us for being bookish, we turned the insult into armor.

You pushed us into ghettos and restricted us from guilds and professions. So we turned to what was left: entertainment, garment work, trade, and storytelling. In America, barred from many “respectable” jobs, we went west and helped invent Hollywood — not to brainwash, but to dream. To create magic from nothing. To tell our stories because no one else would.

You say we run the banks, but we never asked for that job either. In medieval Europe, the Church banned Christians from lending money with interest, calling it a sin — usury.

But kings and nobles still needed loans, and someone had to do the collecting. So they turned to the Jews, already considered impure, already despised. Tax collection, moneylending, and finance were viewed as “dirty work,” so who better to assign it to than the “dirty” Jew?

And so we became moneylenders not by ambition, but by force. We were squeezed for every coin we could collect, and then, when the debts mounted or the crown no longer needed us, we were expelled, or worse.

Our financial roles were used as justification for persecution, pogroms, and blood libels. Yet we survived. We learned. We built an understanding of money because we had no other choice. And centuries later, you turned around and said, “Look how greedy they are!”

You say we stole the land from others — but you forget where we came from. Jews lived across the Arab and Muslim world for centuries — not as equals, but as dhimmis. Second-class citizens. Tolerated, not accepted. Protected, but humiliated.

We had to pay special taxes just to exist. We weren’t allowed to build homes taller than those of our Muslim neighbors. We had to step aside in the streets, lower our gaze, and never, ever forget our place.

Sometimes we were left in peace. Other times, our synagogues were torched, our women assaulted, our children taken, our lives uprooted. And when the State of Israel was born, nearly a million Jews were expelled or forced to flee from Arab lands — stripped of their property, their citizenship, and their dignity.

From Baghdad to Cairo, from Tripoli to Damascus, Jewish communities that had lasted for millennia vanished almost overnight. No United Nations agency was created for those Jewish refugees. No global “right of return” was demanded. We didn’t hang our trauma like a weapon; we used it to build.

Many of the Mizrahi Jews you see in Israel today are the grandchildren of those who lost everything — but finally found something greater: a home that would fight for them.

You say we’re tribal. But you forget that we tried to integrate. We tried to blend in. We changed our names, straightened our curls, even abandoned our faith.

But no matter how much we tried, you reminded us we were Jews. So we turned inward and leaned on each other. We built communities where we were locked out. Synagogues where we were barred from churches. Hospitals when we weren’t welcome in yours. Organizations to defend ourselves when no one else would.

You say we’re too successful. But success was our only security. When pogroms came, we needed money to flee. When quotas blocked our children, we needed influence to open doors. When no nation would have us, we built our own — Israel — so we’d never again rely on the mercy of foreign powers.

We are accused of dual loyalty, but loyalty to what? To a world that burned us or stood by while we burned? Our loyalty is to each other because history taught us that no one else would be.

You hate that Israel exists. Not because of its policies. Not because of land. You hated us before 1948, before a single border was drawn. What you hate is that the Jew now has power. A standing army. A government. A home. You preferred us weak, wandering, dependent on your pity — or your permission to live. Israel is the ultimate Jewish response to 2,000 years of homelessness, humiliation, and massacre.

You hate that we don’t ask permission anymore. That we don’t wait for the world’s sympathy to defend ourselves. You hate that we build, we innovate, we revive ancient languages and make deserts bloom. You hate that Jewish self-determination is real, and thriving, and permanent.

And here’s what scares you the most: Israel is not a reaction to the Holocaust; it is the insurance policy against the next one. It is the place where “Never Again” isn’t just a slogan; it’s a security doctrine. It’s F-16s, Iron Dome, and boys and girls in olive green who won’t go quietly.

You hate that Israel exists because it means the Jew is no longer at your mercy, and you hate that Israel is strong. But what did you expect? That the people you scattered, ghettoized, and slaughtered would build a weak country? That a nation born from Holocaust ashes would vow “Never Again” — and not mean it?

You hate that Zionism has been the most successful decolonization project, perhaps ever. While nations all over the world were casting off foreign rule, one ancient people did the impossible: We returned home after 2,000 years in exile. Not to conquer someone else’s land, but to reclaim our own.

Zionism was never about imperialism; it was about ending the longest colonization in history, the displacement of Jews from their indigenous homeland. We are indigenous to the Land of Israel. Our language was born there. Our prophets walked there. Our ancestors prayed there facing Jerusalem, not Paris, not Warsaw.

We didn’t “colonize” the land; we revived it. We built a state not on conquest, but on return. And we did it while surrounded by enemies, embargoed by the world, and mourning our murdered millions.

You celebrate decolonization — until the Jew does it. You want every people to rise — except us.

And then came October 7th. You showed us, again, exactly why we need Israel. You showed us what happens when Jews are vulnerable. What happens when we let our guard down. What happens when we believe that hatred has an expiration date.

On October 7th, the mask fell. Hamas didn’t target soldiers. They targeted babies. Grandmothers. Festival-goers. Peace activists. Holocaust survivors.

They raped, mutilated, burned, and broadcasted it to the world. And while we searched for our kidnapped children and buried our dead, the world gathered to chant, not against terror — but against us.

You held up signs that said, “By any means necessary.” You justified the slaughter with words like “resistance.” You turned our grief into your celebration.

October 7th wasn’t just a massacre; it was a revelation. It reminded us that no amount of assimilation, no level of success, no Nobel Prizes, no peace treaties, and no hashtags will protect us if we cannot protect ourselves.

We now live in a post- October 7th world. A world where Jews are done apologizing. Done seeking your approval. Done believing that if we just explain ourselves better, you’ll stop hating us.

We now know, without a doubt, that the world’s memory is short, but ours is long.

We are a people who carry both trauma and tenacity. We are the children of refugees who became warriors. The descendants of Holocaust survivors who became state-builders. The grandchildren of exiles who came home.

You tried to destroy us on October 7th. Instead, you reminded us who we are.

Here’s the irony you refuse to see: It was your hatred that made us this way. You forced us out of your professions, so we mastered the ones you didn’t want. You shut us out of your elite institutions, so we built better ones. You isolated us, so we built our own networks. You called us weak, so we became strong. You wanted us poor and powerless — and in trying to keep us there, you gave us every reason to rise.

Antisemitism didn’t stop Jewish success. It caused it. You wanted us out of your world. We built a new one. And now you complain it’s thriving.

So yes, we are proud. Yes, we are successful. Yes, we are influential. But none of it came easy. Every Jewish triumph stands atop centuries of exile, scapegoating, genocide, and resilience. We became strong because you gave us no other choice.

You made us into the people you now resent.

And we’re not sorry

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