Of course, there are significant differences between then and now, the most obvious being that during the Nazi era, antisemitism was a state-driven policy, whereas today it’s a civil society phenomenon in Western countries. Still, there are two overlaps that are worth pointing out.

Firstly, while Western governments aren’t actively discriminating against their Jewish populations, many of them are feeding antisemitic sentiments. This is certainly true of those countries in the European Union, such as Spain and the Republic of Ireland, which have pushed for unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state and advocated for sanctions against members of the current Israeli government. These politicians have essentially blessed the notion that Israel is a rogue state committing war crimes and therefore deserving of anger—anger that all too often gets directed at Jewish communities. As Arfi pointed out, “We all live with the idea that some people consider Jews to be legitimate targets for a battle happening 4,000 kilometers away.”

Secondly, many of the tactics and methods supported by the Hamas acolytes mirror the anti-Jewish measures introduced by the Nazi regime. A particularly shocking example emerged last week when the ultra-left New Communist Party in Italy published a blacklist of institutions and individuals who “support or promote the Zionist state in Italy.” In essence, this was an electronic version of the Nazi boycott campaign of Jewish-owned stores and businesses in Germany during the 1930s that helped give rise to the Holocaust a few years later.

In tandem with that is the rewriting of Jewish history and the caricaturing of Jewish theology. Social-media platforms like X (Twitter) and Instagram have been flooded with content that mocks the link between the land of Israel and the Jewish people, casting Israelis as Ashkenazi colonists who have willfully stolen Arab territories. The feed of Richard Medhurst—an Anglo-Syrian propagandist whose unhinged ravings are published by Iran’s Press TV and Russia’s RT—is replete with disparaging references to Ashkenazi Jews, to give one example. Medhurst’s co-thinkers, like Scott Ritter, an American former U.N. weapons inspector and convicted pedophile, and Mary Kostakidis, an Australian reporter who has enthusiastically embraced Medhurst’s own hatred of Zionism, form a reliable echo chamber for this theme and others, such as the slander that Jewish “chosenness”—a purely religious notion about the Jewish relationship with God—is actually an ideology of racial and national superiority. All these outpourings are designed to make their audiences despise all Jews, everywhere; in Israel, where they occupy and persecute the “indigenous” Palestinian Arabs, and outside, where the vast majority of Jews who support Israel, and have family and friends there, are framed as inherently suspect.

As I’ve argued before—and here is the link between the antisemitism of the last century and that in this one—anti-Zionism has morphed into “antizionism.” Freed from its hyphen, what remains is an ornate, multi-layered conspiracy theory with pretensions to be a revelatory, liberating and compelling explanation for why the world is in a rotten state.

For that reason, I think we can now reasonably speak of the “Nazification” of anti-Zionism. As the Nazi newspaper Der Stürmer, citing the German historian Heinrich von Treitschke, declared from its masthead: “The Jews are our misfortune.” For their inheritors, it’s the “Zionists” who play the same nefarious role, but for all intents and purposes, there is no practical distinction between these two categories. If we are to educate non-Jews about the evils of antisemitism, we are obliged to demonstrate its consistencies across different historical periods. The core message is, after all, evolving in the same way as the trajectory of antisemitism through the ages: You have no right to live among us as Zionists; you have no right to live among us; you have no right to live.

The argument over whether there’s such a thing as too high a price to pay for the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza continues to rage in Israel unabated. And “rage” is the right word to describe what is rarely a serious discussion on the part of the “Bring Them All Home Now” advocates.

Those whose family members are still languishing in the Strip can be forgiven for seeing the issue from a prism of personal pain. Still, not all the captives’ loved ones agree with their more vociferous counterparts that the government should cave in to Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s demands in order to seal a deal that would put an end to the 11-month nightmare.

The latter group grasps that it’s not so simple. In the first place, Sinwar hasn’t consented to free all the hostages, including if Israel withdraws all troops from Gaza and leaves him in power to repeat the atrocities of Oct. 7 “again and again and again,” as his henchmen have vowed to do.

Second, the hundreds of bereaved families of soldiers who fell in this war to defeat Hamas and rescue the hostages are desperate not to have all that loss be in vain. Ditto for the men and women in uniform risking their lives every day in the same pursuit.

The people who deserve no sympathy are the ones who’ve been exploiting everyone’s devastation to fan the flames of the pre-Oct. 7 protests aimed at ousting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing coalition. Indeed, their cynical abuse of the hostage crisis to further a political agenda that got upstaged by the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust is nothing short of despicable.

Since the bulk of the Hebrew media has been complicit in this effort, it’s often difficult for members of the public to make a distinction between rational debate and “anybody but Bibi” hysteria. Occasionally, though, the disingenuousness gets exposed—and it’s a doozy.

I have requested anonymity for this essay because there is intense social pressure on American Jews to be anti-Israel, especially on campuses. I am a professor at a liberal arts college where there is intense hostility toward Israel; my Zionism has already caused me to become a pariah on my campus.

If I was to publicly take the next logical step — conclude that drastic political changes are required to stem the public tide of Jew-hatred, even as drastic as supporting the presidential candidate “they” all uniformly despise — I sincerely believe my personal safety would be in question. That is why this essay both needs to be published and to be anonymous. The situation is that dire.

That somber moment when the flight attendant says, “Though we do not anticipate a change in cabin pressure,” so heavy with portent (at least for those of us with darker dispositions), and then the sage advice: “If you’re traveling with someone who may need assistance, put your own oxygen mask on first.”

Sage, if perhaps unnecessary, given the normal human instinct for self-preservation. I am reminded of the “Seinfeld” episode in which a fire breaks out at a children’s birthday party and George knocks children and elderly out of the way in order to escape. A moment of levity back then, the final calm, perhaps, before the storm, back when being Jewish was still somewhat cool.

This may just be my darker disposition speaking, but I believe the cabin pressure has changed.

If you do not already know this, or perhaps have been out of the United States — or off the planet — for the past year, a brief survey should catch you up. Franklin Foer summed it up back in March with his article in The Atlantic titled, “The Golden Age of American Jews is Ending.” That title, though perhaps optimistic in using the present continuous rather than past perfect, nails it.

Combine it with Jacob Savage’s 2023 article, “The Vanishing: The Erasure of Jews From American Life,” documenting the disappearance — a euphemism for “exclusion” — of Jews from academia, from all sorts of leadership positions, cultural institutions, activist organizations, legal positions such as judgeships, prestigious fellowships like Guggenheims and MacArthurs, and so on.

An article from just last week by Joshua Hoffman is entitled, “American Jews are increasingly excluded from leadership positions — because they are Jewish.” Being Jewish is also increasingly uncomfortable (another euphemism) in medical schools, law schools, and (anecdotally, though not yet well-documented) business schools.

The vanishing is complete in the public university system of New York City, once extraordinarily friendly to Jews in the American city with the largest Jewish population, now the largest urban university system in the country with some 25 campuses and approximately 230,000 people — where “of the top 80 senior leadership positions including campus presidents, as of April 2023, there were zero Jews remaining.”1

Five years ago the ever-prescient Liel Leibovitz urged Jews to “get out” of the elite American university system, where they were so clearly unwelcome; well that call has been heeded, if not by the Jews themselves then by the administrators and admissions officers who have kept them out, as the percentages of Jews in the Ivy League has plummeted over the last decade or two.

As Armin Rosen’s article last year put it, we have witnessed an “Ivy League exodus.” Professor of politics Eric Kaufmann found that just four percent of elite American academics under 30 are Jewish (compared to 21 percent of boomers).2 The steep decline of Jewish editors at the “Harvard Law Review” (down roughly 50 percent in less than 10 years) could be the subject of its own law review article.

Put it all together and we have seen what can only be called a purge: a purge of Jews from public life, from leadership, from elite institutions, and, most forebodingly of all, from the pipeline itself. If Jews are being hounded out of medical, law, and business schools, the next generation of physicians, lawyers, and businesspeople will be sparse with Jews.

If Israel did not exist, if it were replaced by an Arab entity “from the river to the sea,” I can imagine some university or museum director crafting a land acknowledgement for Jerusalem. So many of them compose these acknowledgements for the land expropriated from indigenous native Americans in our own country. Other than their virtue-signaling, I wish more of them would devote some of their vast resources to help them.

The land acknowledgement would state:
“Here lies land taken from the Israelites who under King David established his capital in Jerusalem in 1000 BCE, and whose successors inhabited this land for more than 1,000 years. This is the capitol in which Jesus and his disciples consecrated the Last Supper.

“Despite the Romans’ destruction of the Temple 500 years before Muhammad was born in Mecca, the Jews have lived in Jerusalem continuously for the succeeding two thousand years.

“In their quaint emphasis on their nostalgic past, most of their descendants, the Jews, living thousands of miles away, recite yearly at their Passover seders their quixotic aspiration: Next year in Jerusalem.”

This acknowledgement is only fitting, as so many of the elite in the media and elsewhere love commemorating dead Jews.

No, with the establishment of the State of Israel, a thriving democracy despite incessant attacks by its enemies, an oasis of innovation in a desert of desolation and despair, no land acknowledgement is warranted.

Instead, we should recognize that despite its mistakes, Israel is in the vanguard, fighting against the rabid spread of radical and authoritarian Islam. It’s the proverbial canary in the coal mine for the West.

In short, Zionism should be celebrated as the modern miracle of the resurrection of Jewish sovereignty after 2,000 years, and the state of Israel’s birth coming just three years after the worst devastation foisted on our people in history.

Those who deny this right, who develop Rube Goldberg-like contortions to deny Zionism while claiming innocence of antisemitism, should be condemned for the hateful antisemites they purport to condemn.

And we should not be shy in calling them out.

In this video, I ask how the West benefits from not banning the Muslim Brotherhood, a terrorist organization for which Hamas serves as the military wing, responsible for the October 7th attacks in Israel, and from which groups like Al-Qaeda and ISIS have emerged. Why allow your… pic.twitter.com/p3j73IubUc

— Amjad Taha أمجد طه (@amjadt25) August 29, 2024

Jews are not alone
Another mistake is overestimating the strength of contemporary antisemites.

Though they largely control the educational establishment and have a powerful grip on popular culture and other sectors of society, they remain a minority among Americans, most of whom continue to support Israel, the sole democracy in the Middle East. Whatever one may think of the sincerity of those on the left, including Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, who maintains that they are supportive of Israel while also being reflexively hostile, their fear of being labeled “anti-Israel” is an acknowledgment of political reality. Jews are not alone in this country. Even as support for Jerusalem has lessened among Democrats and liberals, who have fallen prey to woke ideas that bolster the myth of the “settler/colonial” Jewish state, most independents and Republicans remain solidly pro-Israel. The same can be said about a sizable minority of Democrats. These basic facts show why a timid approach to confronting the pro-Hamas mobs is a terrible mistake.

Lastly, we must never lose sight of the foundation for contemporary antisemitism: woke ideology. The surge in left-wing antisemitism would be unimaginable without the way American institutions of higher learning have been steeped in critical race theory and intersectionality. They have indoctrinated a generation of educators, academics and students in a belief in an endless and unwinnable race war in which all oppressors and all victims are somehow linked. That is why so many otherwise ignorant students now reflexively believe that Israelis are all “white”—though a majority are, by the definitions of the left, people of color because they trace their origins to the Middle East or North Africa—and that the conflict with the Palestinians is one about race, rather than Islamist intolerance of the Jewish presence in their ancestral homeland.

Any solution to the current problem of American antisemitism must therefore include a rolling back of the woke tide and DEI infrastructure in education, the arts and government.

Above all, Jews who worry about another year of a siege of Jews in American education must remember not to play by the rules of the antisemites. We must push back and stand up, rather than seek shelter and concede the public square to the Jew-haters. Anything else is a recipe for the further erosion of Jewish safety.

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) spoke out about what American colleges and universities need to do to protect Jewish students this semester.

“Number one, they need to comply with all Title VI requirements to protect Jewish students and Jewish faculty members,” Stefanik said on Thursday during an appearance on “The Howie Carr Show” radio program. “Number two, they cannot allow pro-Hamas terrorists to take over public spaces. They need to enforce their own rules.”

Stefanik also identified the role of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs as an influence on the hostile environments against Jewish students and faculty on campus.

“They need to root out the rot of these offices of DEI, which are inherently antisemitic on their own,” Stefanik told Carr. “In the case of Harvard, you had hundreds of Jewish students reach out to the office of DEI, and the office of DEI did not even respond. That itself is antisemitic.”

She pointed to deeper, systemic issues in academia as a further factor, saying that “you need to broadly look at the fact that there is something very wrong in higher education when 95% of the faculty are radical, far left, and there are fewer and fewer conservatives.”

Despite a Democratic convention in Chicago last week that appeared largely polished and error-free, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, who formally accepted the party’s nomination for president, doesn’t seem to be benefiting from the traditional post-convention polling bump.

Days after Harris and her supporters captured the national spotlight in the Windy City, most major polls show little to no statistically significant changes in her numbers from the beginning of last week until the end of this week. But Jewish leaders on the left told JNS that the convention was important in showing a united Democratic front on Israel, which wasn’t previously clear.

Ted Deutch, CEO of the nonpartisan American Jewish Committee and a former Democratic congressman for the state of Florida, told JNS that it’s impossible to overstate the impact of the speech delivered by Jonathan Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin, parents of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23.

“People watched them in silence for their entire presentation, and they succeeded in what they wanted to do—reminding people that this is a humanitarian issue,” Deutch said.

“Bringing home the hostages is something that should matter to everyone in the world, regardless of who they are, regardless of their political affiliation or where they come from,” he told JNS.

The 40,000 or so anti-Israel protesters who showed up outside the convention were far fewer in number than predicted, although some were violent and were arrested. Jewish organizations that held events on the convention’s sidelines largely kept the locations secret for security reasons, and the Democratic party did not grant a formal speaking slot to any member of the pro-Palestinian protest movement.

Some anti-Israel critics expressed frustration with the party over their lack of a platform to criticize the Jewish state, though Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of J Street, which identifies as “pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democracy,” told JNS that the Democratic Party isn’t offering an either-or choice.

“I hope that the message out of this convention is that the Democratic Party is staunchly united in support of the U.S.-Israel relationship, and has a very strong presence from the American Jewish community,” Ben-Ami said.

“We also have a great deal of support within the party for people who care about Palestinian rights, but the two can live together,” he told JNS. “The protesters have been at the fringe, and there was really no uproar debate within the convention itself.”

Attorney General Brenna Bird is escalating her ongoing dispute with the financial services industry by demanding documents from a top Wall Street company that she accuses of antisemitism.

Since taking office in 2023, Bird has repeatedly criticized what she describes as "woke investment strategies," often joining other states in writing letters to major companies and regulators.

In a May 2024 letter to investors in ExxonMobil, Bird claimed that adopting so-called Environmental, Social and Governance, or ESG, investment strategies runs the risk of lower returns for Iowans' retirement investments.

On Wednesday, Bird took that cause a step further, announcing an investment and subpoena against MSCI Inc., which provides data and analytics for other companies' investment funds. According to MSCI, funds tracking the company's indexes currently manage more than $15.5 trillion. MSCI is headquartered in New York and does not have any Iowa offices.

In a press release, Bird accuses MSCI of antisemitism for allegedly "participating in the antisemitic movement to boycott, divest and sanction companies for doing business with Israel," including a company that manufactured security barriers for Israel.

"After the barbaric terror attacks on Oct. 7, it is more critical than ever that we support our allies in Israel and root out antisemitic hate," Bird said. "MSCI’s silence when asked whether it is targeting companies for doing business in or with Israel is deafening."

MCSI, in a statement, denied penalizing any investment opportunity because of connections to Israel.

The Jewish animal rights activists who are sounding the alarm about the antisemitism are being targeted on our own social media pages, with some Free Palestine activists conflating our concerns about antisemitism with support of, and complicity in, “genocide” and a lack of compassion for the victims of war. If accusing us of being inhuman isn’t cruel enough, they are also charging us with misusing and weaponizing “antisemitism” in response to their hateful rhetoric, telling Jews what is and is not antisemitism—which is akin to telling people of color what constitutes racism.

In addition to individual activists, three global animal rights groups which had never, to the best of my knowledge, taken a stand on geopolitical issues made posts on Instagram accusing Israel of committing genocide. In the posts, Direct Action Everywhere, the Save Movement and Generation V made no mention of the actual ethnic cleansing of Jews on 10/7 and of the textbook genocides taking place in other countries: only Israel. These posts reached thousands of impressionable animal rights activists, many of whom assuredly accepted the narrative without researching it for themselves.

As predicted, the antisemitic rhetoric embraced by animal rights activists — and many others — has led to hateful acts and physical violence. Jewish people, homes, businesses, schools, temples and cemeteries are being attacked and vandalized every day. Posters reminding people of the hostages held captive by Hamas are being torn down or defaced. In a particularly malicious act, Amsterdam’s sacred statue of Anne Frank, the Dutch teenager who chronicled her life in hiding before being killed in a Nazi concentration camp, was twice desecrated with graffiti.

Attacks on Jews and Jewish institutions have increased so dramatically and with so few consequences that some Jewish community leaders are encouraging their visibly Jewish constituents to disguise our identities by removing the mezuzahs from our doors, the Stars of David from our necks and the yarmulkes from our heads. They are, in essence, suggesting that we go into hiding.

Given the similarities between 1930s Germany and their own countries today, some Jews in North America, Europe and Australia have begun to ask their Jewish friends and neighbors the dreaded question, “Have you started to make a plan?” By “plan,” they are referring to moving to Israel, the only country that explicitly protects Jews from antisemitic persecution. Since 10/7, several thousand Jewish people in Europe and the United States have moved to Israel, despite the risks associated with the ongoing war.

Jews are not the only victims of antisemitism in the animal rights movement. As Jewish activists spend our time responding to “anti-Zionist” attacks online or altogether withdraw from a community where we no longer feel welcome, the animals for whom we should be advocating continue to suffer. In fact, everyone loses when people or groups fomenting hate co-opt and compromise a social justice movement.

To be sure, antisemitism is not unique to the animal rights movement. The scourge has spread within the LGBTQ+, reproductive rights, feminist and BLM movements too, leaving many progressive Jews feeling ostracized and excommunicated.

The Bar Standards Board’s Independent Decision-Making Body (IDB) has dismissed a complaint against the Garden Court Chambers barrister Franck Magennis, who uses a picture of Hamas terrorists breaking into Israel on 7 October as his Twitter/X banner.

The complaint was made in a private capacity by solicitor Simon Braun, who told Jewish News that he was “livid, but not surprised,” at the decision by the IDB.

Franck Magennis, who represents numerous Palestinian clients, posted a comment on Twitter/X on 7 October last year in which he wrote: “For almost two decades ‘Israel’ has trapped more than two million people in an open air prison for the ‘crime’ of being insufficiently Jewish. We owe Palestinians our solidarity in their struggle against this naked racial domination. Victory to the intifada.”

Mr Braun said: “Under the Terrorism Act, it is a criminal offence to support or glorify a terrorist organisation. Not only did the police not prosecute, which is beyond perverse, but we were refused [the opportunity] to allow a private prosecution [against the barrister] to be brought before a judge”.

A Franck Magennis tweet from December 2020
The IDB ruling says that “all the available information was considered” and that “the decision was made to dismiss the matter… as the IDB decided that there was insufficient evidence of a breach of the BSB handbook as alleged”.

Mr Braun was told that ”the IDB determined that there was insufficient evidence to show that the Twitter/X reposts, and the use of the photograph, indicated support for Hamas. The IDB also determined that there was insufficient evidence to show that a reasonable person could perceive that Mr Magennis’s actions on Twitter/X indicated support of Hamas”. Franck Magennis

There is no mechanism for an appeal against the ruling, the Bar Standards Board says, unless new evidence comes to light leading it to reconsider its decision.

The Bar Standards Board’s ruling comes after a UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) application to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), to bring a private prosecution against Mr Magennis, under the Terrorism Act, was rejected earlier this year. For certain offences, DPP consent is required before an application can be made.

At the time, UKLFI were told that “criminal liability for this offence requires sufficient evidence to establish that the suspect was responsible for publishing the statement. Having considered the evidence submitted it was assessed that there was insufficient evidence of attribution to enable a prosecutor to assert that the Twitter account belonged to the suspect.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its Greater Los Angeles Area office announced that they would be filing a lawsuit against US officials, including officials at the FBI, Secret Service, Attorney General Office, Department of Justice, Secretary of Homeland Security, and more. This complaint is filed in the name of two US citizens of Palestinian origin, who were allegedly placed on a No Fly List, or had their electronic devices taken from them while holding them for prolonged interrogation.

One of the plaintiffs is Osama Abuirshaid, also known as “Dr. O,” who has shown extensive connections with and sympathy for Hamas, as will be shown later. Abuirshaid complained in the lawsuit, “upon information and belief,” that he was placed on a federal watch list between 2010-2017, during which period, his flight tickets were stamped with “SSSS” (Secondary Security Screening Selection), “indicating that Dr. Abu Irshaid was designated as a “known or suspected terrorist.” He also complained that agents would seize his electronic devices and was subject to prolonged detentions, which made him feel “degraded and humiliated”.

Now Abuirshaid claims that his name has been reintroduced to a federal watch list as of 2024, also based on “information and belief”. The complaint features the accounts of Abuirshaid’s May 2024 journey to and from Jordan and Hamas leader-host Qatar, denouncing the prolonged screening and interrogations process.

One peculiar aspect of the lawsuit is the incriminating evidence Abuirshaid provides about himself. In one part, Abuirshaid denies to airport agents that he has met with members of designated terrorist organizations and deems them “baseless internet rumors”, despite widely available footage showing that he spoke in a panel with PFLP terrorist Leila Khaled in the same room, acknowledging and commending her. Abuirshaid also admits in the complaint that he refused to answer simple questions posed by airport agents about his whereabouts in Jordan, and openly said that he purposely sends his family on different flights so that they and their belongings won’t have to go through the same screening that he does.

Who is Osama Abuirshaid?
Osama Abuirshaid is a leading figure at the 501(c)3 American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) and the 501(c)4 lobbying organization, Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action), both of which are leading organizations in the anti-Israel scene in the US.

Abuirshaid was a member and worker of the Hamas-affiliated Islamic Association for Palestine (IAP),a now defunct organization found guilty of providing aid and financing Hamas. Due to their ties to Hamas, IAP were indicted in 2004 and ordered to pay $156 million in damages to the Boim family whose son David Boim was murdered in 1996 by Hamas terrorists. However, the group disbanded before having paid the said amount, claiming that they were out of business.

In 2017, the Boim family turned to the US courts again in hopes to redeem what had been lawfully sanctioned to them. They filed a lawsuit against Abuirshaid’s current organization, American Muslims for Palestine, pay the damages, highlighting a “startling” similarity in leadership, mission, and operation to IAP, and claiming that AMP was just IAP operating under a different name.

Despite attempting to hide them, Abuirshaid boasts strong ties to Hamas and its leaders. In 2021 he spoke at a conference in Jordan which also hosted Hamas officials Mohammad Nazzal and Sami Khater. In the same event, Abuirshaid was present in the same room with PFLP terrorist Leila Khaled and commended her for her actions. Also in 2021, Abuirshaid posted on his Facebook page an obituary to Hamas leader in Jordan Ibrahim Ghoshe, without mentioning his name. He wrote “Sometimes, stringent circumstances prevent us from mourning symbols who contributed to the revival of a nation and the defense of its rights” - and proceeded to delete the post later on.

The Palestinian Ambassador to Australia just awarded a certificate of recognition to “Free Palestine Printing,” a Melbourne based company that sells sweatshirts featuring the emblem of Hamas as well as toilet paper with the Star of David. pic.twitter.com/jcRhDY7pQ4

— Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 (@DrewPavlou) August 30, 2024

These posters were spotted on a building in Mill Lane in West Hampstead, London.

The genocidal chant ‘From the River to the Sea’, which is regularly heard at anti-Israel protests, refers to the Jordan River and Mediterranean Sea, and, whether intended or not, is widely… pic.twitter.com/S09Cwu3lBl

— Campaign Against Antisemitism (@antisemitism) August 30, 2024

For decades, the prestigious London School of Economics has been seen as a hotbed of student radicalism and left-wing politics.

Unsurprisingly, in recent years, that cocktail has made the central London university a distinctly heated environment for pro-Israel students and visitors. In November 2021, for example, Israel’s ambassador to Britain, Tzipi Hotovely, was rushed to her car from a speaking event there after a large group of protesters engaged in what one UK minister later condemned as “aggressive and threatening behavior” toward her.

But this summer the school has struck twin blows against anti-Israel student protesters — taking legal action in June to end a monthlong occupation of a university building and last month robustly rejecting the demands of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.

The stance by the London School of Economics (LSE) reflects the failure of BDS campaigners to advance their goals on Britain’s campuses despite a wave of pro-Palestinian protests and a surge in antisemitic incidents in the UK following the October 7 Hamas-led terror onslaught and the subsequent war in Gaza.

According to the latest analysis by the Community Security Trust (CST), which monitors antisemitism and provides protection for Jewish venues, there has been “a significant rise in anti-Jewish hate incidents in higher education settings.” January to June 2024 saw a record half-year figure and a sharp increase of 465% over the same period in 2023. Nearly three-quarters of incidents — in which the victims or offenders were students or academics, or which involved student unions, societies or other representative bodies — contained discourse relating to Israel, Palestine and the Middle East, compared to 52% of all incidents nationally.

The CST says no single factor can explain the higher prevalence of antisemitic incidents apparently linked to the Jewish state on campuses. However, it believes “a longstanding tradition of student anti-Israel activism can contribute to an environment in which some individuals respond to the current war in the Middle East in an antisemitic way.”

The Union of Jewish Students agrees. “Following a year where Jewish students have experienced the worst campus antisemitism crisis — that continues to unfold — a renewed campaign of BDS that targets Jewish life on campus is misguided, disruptive, and unacceptable,” a union spokesperson said in a statement. “BDS is a divisive movement prioritizing a single narrative instead of nuanced and respectful discussion. It divides peers, alienates Jewish students and creates an atmosphere that can and has fueled antisemitism on campuses across the UK.”

Two Stanford University professors have publicly called for reforming “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) programs in higher education, arguing that they foster racial tension and contribute to antisemitism on college campuses.

“Rather than correcting stereotypes, diversity training too often reinforces them and breeds resentment, impeding students’ social development,” Paul Brest — professor emeritus at Stanford Law School — and Emily Levine — who teaches history and education at the university — wrote in an op-ed published by The New York Times. “Overall, these programs may undermine the very groups they seek to aid by instilling a victim mind-set and by pitting students against one another.”

Throughout the piece, Brest and Levine, both of whom served on Stanford’s Subcommittee on Antisemitism and Anti-Israel bias, described the way in which DEI’s promotion of identitarianism — a concept which reduces individual identity to racial origin — has in their view promoted flagrantly wrong theories of race whose logical conclusion is conspiracies of Jewish power and control, as well as antisemitic discrimination. As an example, they cited a Stanford DEI training program which prompted a federal civil rights complaint in 2021, a story The Algemeiner covered extensively.

Those programs, argued the Louis D. Brandeis Center, which filed the complaint, “endorsed the narrative that Jews are connected to white supremacy” and promoted “antisemitic tropes concerning Jewish power, conspiracy, and control.” It also excluded Jewish history and antisemitism from conversations about bigotry and racism.

What most outraged the Jewish community, however, was the program’s forcing Jewish mental health clinicians to join “segregated ‘whiteness accountability’ affinity [groups], created for ‘staff who hold privilege via white identity’ and ‘are white identified … or are perceived as white presenting or passing,'” a notion which, in addition to unfairly characterizing whites and institutionalizing racial segregation, does not describe the majority of the world’s Jewish population, many of whom are of color.

“I was placed in the white affinity group based on the idea that I can hide behind my white identity … and I was very disturbed by this because my parents survived World War II in the UK, which ended 11 years before I was born, and people like us were murdered because we were seen as contaminants to the white race. Not only did that feel like a betrayal to my heritage but to my parents,” Stanford employee Sheila Levin told The Algemeiner in 2021.

The anti-Zionist Shut It Down (SID) party, which captured control of the University of Michigan’s Central Student Government (CSG) in May, has conceded defeat and voted to approve the fall budget it threatened to veto to force the administration into boycotting Israel, The Michigan Daily reported on Wednesday.

As The Algemeiner previously reported, dozens of SID candidates won election to Central Student Government in the spring by running on a platform which promised to sever the University of Michigan’s academic and financial ties to Israel. After assuming power, CSG president Alifa Chowdury (SID) defunded the school’s 1,700 student clubs by vetoing the summer term budget, which had been “unanimously” supported by the CSG Assembly, and vowed to block any spending bill that would fund them in the fall term. The measure was, in SID’s view, strategic. It argued during the campaign that crippling university operations would inexorably lead to a boycott of Israel.

“CSG merely serves as an extension of an institution that has perpetuated systems of oppression by maintaining the current status quo of neocolonial capitalism,” the party said in a manifesto issued in March. “Every dollar coming out of this university is blood money. Student government cannot operate as usual as we witness the systematic murder of Palestinians. Student life cannot continue as normal when our tuition and labor are being used to fund a genocide.”

However, the university earlier this month resolved to fund the student clubs over Chowduryand SID’s objections, effectively stripping the new government of the power of the purse. Explaining the intervention to The Algemeiner on Tuesday, university spokesperson Colleen Mastony said it was prompted by Chowdury’s “senior” colleagues in the CSG Assembly.

Now, Chowdury has retreated from her original position, the Daily has reported. When CSG met on Tuesday to vote on the budget for fall term, she withheld her veto, formalizing a policy the university had already enacted without her. Conducted by secret ballot, the measure passed 25-15. Addressing the assembly ahead of the vote, Chowdury, claiming to have acted in the interests of the student body, defended vetoing the summer budget as a strategy for advancing the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel.

Jewish employees at various universities in the Netherlands are increasingly worried about the safety of Jewish students and teachers in higher education. The National Coordinator for Combating Antisemitism (NCAB) reported this on Thursday after meetings with researchers and teachers in preparation for the new academic year.

Employees said during the talks that Jewish students and teachers find the pro-Palestinian demonstrations at universities intimidating. "We see that anti-Semitic expressions at our universities unfortunately accompany the escalating Israeli-Palestinian conflict, said NCAB Eddo Verdoner.

He added that it is "unacceptable" that Jewish students and teachers don't feel safe. "You are allowed to demonstrate, but we cannot close our eyes to antisemitism that is disguised as criticism of Israel."

Verdoner emphasized that the conflict in Gaza is not over yet and that it is, therefore, essential to be "well prepared before the start of a new academic year to ensure a safe climate" for Jewish students and lecturers.

For these three monsters masquerading as professors, the testimony of Jews about their treatment in captivity should not be believed.

They want NYT to get testimony from terrorists before defaming Hamas. https://t.co/UqOQPKWNoqpic.twitter.com/eDS2FHHSV3

— Sloan Rachmuth (@SloanRachmuth) August 28, 2024

Take action NOW. Email these Jew-hating monsters and tell them what you think and copy the provost at Provost@unc.edu. You can also call 919-962-2198.

— Sloan Rachmuth (@SloanRachmuth) August 28, 2024

The University of Maryland will allow the anti-Israel Students for Justice in Palestine to take over a massive chunk of its campus on October 7, the anniversary of Hamas’ slaughter of 1,200 Israelis.

Rabbi Ari Israel, director of the university’s Hillel chapter, told The Daily Wire he expressed concerns about the event to university leadership. SJP held a similar event on Tuesday, the university’s second day of classes, setting up 15,000 flags in the center of campus to “honor the 150,000+ martyrs who have lost their lives within the past year,” and holding speeches against “the zionist entity,” according to an SJP flier.

The October 7 event is likely to be similar, and set to take place on the same section of campus.

Not even Hamas claims 150,000 people have been killed since Oct. 7 — the terrorist group alleges that 40,000 Palestinians have been killed— but SJP says it uses a higher “estimate” because “the health ministry has been unable to keep count of the dead.”

“We are approaching 11 months of genocide against the Palestinians,” the Maryland chapter of SJP said on Instagram “It has been almost a full year of genocide and terror as death tolls continue to rise.” In its declaration of views, the university’s SJP chapter “unequivocally states that the Zionist state of Israel has no right to exist.”

“The zionist entity has committed some of the most egregious criminal acts of our century” the group added.

Israel told parents of Jewish university students that “we did voice our concerns with senior UMD leadership” and “apprised them of the emotional load SJP’s callous behavior will bear on our Jewish community if they protest on the greatest Jewish day of mourning and tragedy since the Holocaust.”

The University of Maryland SJP chapter did not return a request for comment from The Daily Wire. Spokespeople for University of Maryland President Darryll Pines did not provide SJP’s application materials for reserving the space, or explain Pines’ justification in allowing it to proceed.

Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) - i.e. the pro-terror mob on steroids - placed 15,000 flags in the center of the University of Maryland campus to “honor the 150,000+ martyrs who have lost their lives within the past year.”

Not even Hamas claims that many people have been… pic.twitter.com/XWeaJZqhZr

— Aviva Klompas (@AvivaKlompas) August 29, 2024

Hundreds of Jewish and Israeli students at Columbia think that the Ivy League school “has not treated them with the standards of civility, respect and fairness it promises to all its students,” according to a report from Columbia’s task force on antisemitism released on Friday.

The 91-page report, which draws on interviews with almost 500 students, found that Jew-hatred on campus is “serious and pervasive.”

“These student stories are heartbreaking, and make clear that the university has an obligation to act,” the task force’s report states. (It wasn’t clear from the report how many of the 500 students were Jewish or Israeli.)

“Unfortunately, some members of the Columbia community have been unwilling to acknowledge the antisemitism many students have experienced—the way repeated violations of university policy and norms have affected them and the compliance issues this climate has created with respect to federal, state and local anti-discrimination law,” the report states.

“Many of the events reported in the testimonials took place well before the establishment of the encampments and the takeover of Hamilton Hall,” it adds. “The experiences reported during that period were even more extreme.”

Students, who often didn’t know how to report Jew-hatred to Columbia, found that “some faculty and staff responded with compassion and determination,” but “others minimized the concerns of these students, reacting sluggishly and ineffectively even to the most clear-cut violations,” the report states. “Even students who had successfully reported an incident spoke of a recurring lack of enforcement of existing university rules and policies.”

The task force suggested its own working definition of Jew-hatred for Columbia to use, and recommended “in-person workshops about antisemitism and Islamophobia, as well as a range of optional training and workshops for others in our community, including on implicit bias and stereotypes, bystander interventions and having difficult conversations.”

“Many Jewish students said they now avoid walking alone on campus,” the report states. It quotes a student who said that walking on campus with a visible Star of David or wearing a kippah “could start World War III.”

Student groups @Columbia ostracized their Jewish members. Below, a student’s email to the board of the @BarnardCollege dance team, and their response, eventually removing her from the team. (Pg. 20) pic.twitter.com/gx0X4edSaw

— Columbia Jewish & Israeli Students ✡️🇮🇱 (@CUJewsIsraelis) August 30, 2024

Faculty @Columbia promoted old-school antisemitic tropes in mandatory core curriculum sessions at the School of Public Health @ColumbiaMSPH. (Pg. 22-23) pic.twitter.com/sJdJazdSfO

— Columbia Jewish & Israeli Students ✡️🇮🇱 (@CUJewsIsraelis) August 30, 2024

Thank you to the Task Force for conducting listening sessions with students throughout the last year, and for citing our video in the report!https://t.co/LkZ0Ff7hfK

— Columbia Jewish & Israeli Students ✡️🇮🇱 (@CUJewsIsraelis) August 30, 2024

The mob at @CUNY Hunter made signs.

One reads: “Bring the war home”

A second reads: “It is right to rebel, Hillel go to hell.”

Hillel is a community for Jewish students on campus.

Got that? They are bringing the war to Jewish students. pic.twitter.com/LZkcft1cgH

— Aviva Klompas (@AvivaKlompas) August 30, 2024

Welcome back to college! (Unless you're a Jew). https://t.co/giVwSnUs7E

— Caroline Glick (@CarolineGlick) August 30, 2024

Breaking: Today, students at Toronto Metropolitan University targeted the Hillel on campus. They brought megaphones and blocked the entrance of Hillel while calling for a “global intifada.”

It appears the new tactic of SJP is to specifically target campus Hillels. pic.twitter.com/Ur6a15a9Cp

— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) August 30, 2024

UPDATE: antisemite Dr. Kashif Chaudhry is no longer employed by University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). https://t.co/CAjoANoNFs

— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) August 29, 2024

Rudy Meixell continues:
- claims America is the world’s bully because of the Jews
- throws tantrums that laws are being enacted to protect Jews
- believes Jews change their identities based on convenience

Jewish students are not safe at @texastech while Rudy Meixell is employed.… pic.twitter.com/jH60l9s8CD

— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) August 30, 2024

The nomination of an antisemitic terrorism supporter for an Emmy award is provoking anguish and outrage. It should also stir a sense of déjà vu—because Hollywood has done this kind of thing before.

The latest object of Tinsel Town’s misplaced adoration is Bisan Atef Owda, a filmmaker who has circulated antisemitic tweets and has publicly embraced the terrorist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

The PFLP has boasted about its participation in the October 7 pogrom. It also pioneered airplane hijackings in the 1970s, and has carried out numerous massacres of Americans and Israelis over the years, including the slaughter of five rabbis—four of them Americans—and an Israeli policeman in a Jerusalem synagogue in 2014.

Ms. Owda was a featured speaker at a rally celebrating the PFLP’s 48th anniversary, and in her remarks called for the destruction of Israel. She even wore a PFLP uniform for the occasion. She was involved in additional PFLP activities as recently as 2018.

Nevertheless, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has nominated Owda’s recent documentary about Gaza for an Emmy, along with the film’s publisher, AJ+, which is a division of the antisemitic media network Al Jazeera.

The fact that October 7, in which the PFLP participated, was the worst single massacre of Jews since the Holocaust adds irony to the fact that Hollywood previously honored a filmmaker who assisted those who perpetrated the Holocaust itself.

In 2004, the organizers of the Academy Awards included Nazi propaganda filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl in their memorial tribute to recently-deceased movie industry figures.

Riefenstahl was personally chosen by Adolf Hitler to direct films glorifying the Nazis, such as Triumph of the Will (1934), which Who’s Who in Nazi Germanycharacterizes as “perhaps the most effective visual propaganda for Nazism ever made.”

Greenall did not bother to clarify to readers that the “house” was adjacent to an explosives store or that one of the “children” was Adnan Jaber who was involved in manufacturing IEDs. Adnan Jaber and Mohammed Elayyan (also Alian) were later claimed by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, as was Mohammed Yusif (Yusuf).

Making no mention of Palestinian terrorists groups’ recruitment of child soldiers, Greenall continues:
“Jibril Jibril was a member of Hamas who had been released from an Israeli prison in November as part of an exchange for Israeli hostages held in Gaza, according to the Palestinian reports.”

However, Greenall does not tell BBC audiences that Jibril was the third terrorist released in November to have been killed in recent weeks due to terrorist activity.

Greenall’s amended portrayal of the second incident reads as follows:
“Later on Monday, the [Palestinian Authority] health ministry said a 40-year-old man named Khalil Salem Khalawi was shot dead during an attack by Israeli settlers in the Palestinian village of Wadi Rahhal, south of Bethlehem. Three other people were wounded, it added.

Wafa cited the head of the village council, Hamdi Ziada, as saying that shots were fired as settlers attacked homes near the local boys’ school.

He also claimed that Israeli forces had entered the village to provide protection for the settlers and fired tear-gas at residents.

Israel’s Ynet news website reported that Mr Khalawi was an Israeli Arab and that he was shot dead by IDF soldiers who arrived in Wadi Rahhal following a claim by settlers that stones had been thrown at an Israeli vehicle. Settlers also clashed with residents of the village, it said.”

As noted above – and as Greenall obviously knows – the investigation into that incident is still ongoing, including the possibility that Khalawi was killed by IDF fire. Nevertheless, Greenall’s amended headline tells BBC audiences of “Six killed in West Bank strike and settler attack”, the by-line tells visitors to the BBC News website in no uncertain terms that one person was “shot dead by settlers” and he devotes three paragraphs to the promotion of unverified Palestinian claims.

It is entirely obvious that the initial version of this report – that the BBC News website published despite not yet having adequate information – failed to provide BBC audiences with an accurate and impartial account of the events that are its subject matter. That version remained online for six hours before being amended to include additional information but nevertheless fails to fully inform.

Members of the public who read the initial version of this report would be unlikely to return to it hours later. The question arising is why the BBC News website rushes to publish inadequate and even misleading content rather than waiting for the full range of information to become available, so that accurate and impartial coverage can be provided to the corporation’s funding public.

Three Israeli Arab tourists and two Egyptian hotel workers were injured after a fight broke out in the Egyptian town of Taba on the border with Israel on Friday, Egyptian security sources said.

The sources said a physical altercation erupted when an Israeli tourist verbally insulted an Egyptian hotel employee, sparking a melee that involved other tourists and employees.

Egypt's state-affiliated Al-Qahera News television channel said one of the Egyptian workers had sustained serious injuries.

The fight broke out after the Israeli Arab tourists refused to pay a bill for hotel services, according to Ynet, citing Egyptian media.

Emergency response to the situation
The parties involved have now been taken for medical attention, according to the Egyptian report.

Numerous troops are converging on the location, including Egyptian police.

Israeli media is currently reporting six victims with head and stab wounds.

Magen David Adom and ambulance teams are currently waiting at the border.

"the liberation army told our fighters to evacuate their families, so they can WIPE OUT THE JEWS"

An old (and wealthy looking) palestinian "refugee" laments that he cannot go back to "his" home in Safed, Israel

He admits that they left voluntarily, convinced by the Arab armies,… pic.twitter.com/kdwr1K2fb3

— Hamas Atrocities (@HamasAtrocities) August 30, 2024

The Palestinian National and Islamic Forces calls for boycotting Saudi TV channels Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath: "They serve as a mouthpiece for the [Israeli] occupation." pic.twitter.com/9QHpk9h09O

— Khaled Abu Toameh (@KhaledAbuToameh) August 29, 2024

An estimated 330k Gazans have chosen to remain as human shields in the active warzone of North Gaza, instead of moving to the humanitarian zone in the South, which has much more food availability and medical care.
Here are people queuing for UN free food aid in North Gaza.… pic.twitter.com/VV9IpCB6gs

— Imshin (@imshin) August 30, 2024

Gaza chef Samah Haboub shows how she makes sweet strawberry juice in the midst of war in Gaza, using strawberry jam and chilled water.

The incongruous background song is the popular Gazan anthem of this war, with words including: "Call us the self-sacrificing guerrillas... we… https://t.co/fIDlWO7Vo1pic.twitter.com/yWmyd0xfXI

— Imshin (@imshin) August 30, 2024

Yemen’s Houthi rebels released footage on Thursday showing that their fighters had boarded and placed explosives on a Greek-flagged tanker, setting off blasts that put the Red Sea at risk of a major oil spill, though the European Union said no oil spill had yet been detected from the Sounion as salvaging operations had begun.

The vessel was abandoned earlier, after the Iran-backed rebels repeatedly attacked it last week.

In the video, the Iran-backed Houthis chant their motto as the bombs detonated aboard the oil tanker: “God is the greatest; death to America; death to Israel; curse the Jews; victory to Islam.”

The blasts capped the most serious attack in weeks by the Houthis in their campaign disrupting the $1 trillion in goods that pass through the Red Sea each year over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, as well as halting some aid shipments to conflict-ravaged Sudan and Yemen.

The Sounion carried some 1 million barrels of oil when the Houthis initially attacked it on August 21 with small arms fire, projectiles and a drone boat. A French destroyer operating as part of the European Union’s Operation Aspides rescued the Sounion’s crew of 25 Filipinos and Russians, as well as four private security personnel, after they abandoned the vessel and took them to nearby Djibouti.

The highly-produced footage released Thursday, set to dramatic music, shows masked Houthi fighters carrying Kalashnikov-style rifles boarding the Sounion after it was abandoned. The bridge and control room appeared ransacked. Fighters then rigged explosives over hatches on its deck leading to the oil tankers below. At least six simultaneous blasts could be seen in the footage.

Watch as the Houthis board a Greek ship and burn it down.

As a result, there is no an environmental catastrophe ensuing in the Red Sea due to the oil spill. pic.twitter.com/YYr6NkOfGm

— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) August 29, 2024

Maxar Satellite Image from Aug 29th: The tanker Sounion, which was attacked by the Houthis in the Red Sea, has begun leaking oil. pic.twitter.com/eImeHNL8Eh

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) August 30, 2024

Egyptian Journalist Osama Saraya: Iran Must Be Held Accountable for What It Committed in the Middle East; Religious Fundamentalism and Militias Have Destroyed the Arab World pic.twitter.com/u7fvX5FxXr

— MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) August 30, 2024

Executive Summary
The Islamic Republic of Iran appears to be in the process of significantly advancing its nuclear weapons program in the coming weeks while Americans are preoccupied with politics at home and Israel is busy battling Hamas and Hezbollah. Iran may seek to establish a nuclear fait accompli before the next administration takes office in January 2025, especially if Iran perceives the new administration to be more hawkish, unpredictable, or otherwise less constrained.1 This monograph is designed to recommend military and non-military steps the Biden-Harris administration should quickly take to deter Iran from making significant progress toward a nuclear weapon before the U.S. election on November 5 and the presidential inauguration on January 20.

The monograph begins with an analysis of the current status of Iran’s nuclear program. It then lists specific nuclear weapons program advances that Iran might, unless deterred, undertake and complete in the coming weeks. Within the overall scope of its nuclear weapons program, Iran is evidently attempting to advance in two major categories. The first is enrichment activities other than enriching uranium to 90 percent U-235 (weapons-grade level). The second is nuclear weaponization activities (advancing toward construction of an explosive device capable of unleashing the destructive power of the weapons-grade uranium (WGU) inserted therein). The next section derives key principles for deterring Iran based on previous successful U.S. efforts to deter Iran. The monograph then recommends specific military and non-military steps that the administration should take.

The concern that Iran may be in the process of significantly advancing its nuclear program appears consistent with a classified report on Iran’s nuclear weapons program issued by the office of the director of national intelligence (ODNI) in late July. On July 28, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) described the classified ODNI report about Iran’s nuclear program as “stunning.”2

Graham said the report made him “very worried” that Iran “could use these three or four months before our election to sprint to a nuclear weapon” and warned, “we have to put them on notice that cannot happen.”3 Graham added, in a July 31 press conference, that “after having viewed the DNI report, I believe it is a certainty that if we do not change course, Iran will in the coming weeks or months possess a nuclear weapon.”4

The unclassified version of the ODNI report on Iran’s nuclear program, dated July 23,5 contains a deeply troubling change from both an analogous 2023 report6 and the Iran section of the Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community (published in February 2024).7 The July report is missing the following sentence contained in the February 2024 report (and nearly identically in the 2023 report): “Iran is not currently undertaking the key nuclear weapons-development activities necessary to produce a testable nuclear device.”

The CIA suppressed secrets from inside Iran during the Obama administration showing efforts by Tehran to build a nuclear weapon were more advanced than suspected, according to a former National Security Agency counterintelligence official.

The intelligence, however, was blocked to avoid upsetting efforts by the administration and a group of world powers to reach the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, aka the nuclear deal with Iran, said John Schindler, the former NSA counterspy.

Mr. Schindler revealed in a report published this week that a pro-U.S. intelligence service more than a decade ago recruited a defector in place with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who had obtained startling secrets regarding the nuclear program.

At a conference of security and intelligence experts in central Europe 12 years ago, Mr. Schindler said he was passed a packet of documents from the IRGC mole.

The documents turned out to be a dossier of top-secret IRGC material that contained technical data on Iran’s centrifuge program, the key element of the nuclear program, he stated in the post in his newsletter, “Top Secret Umbra.” The nation that ran the mole was not identified other than specifying that it was not Israel, he said.

Israel reportedly relied on help from recruited agents within the IRGC for the recent assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.

“The agent inside the IRGC was a true golden source, a senior officer who had access to nuclear secrets,” Mr. Schindler said. “He knew a great deal about the true status of Iran’s program to develop ‘the bomb.’”

The documents showed that Iran’s progress on building nuclear arms was further along than U.S. intelligence community assessments and more advanced than the Obama administration publicly asserted at the time, Mr. Schindler said.

The intelligence was unwelcome news for the administration, which was promoting the nuclear deal in Congress, with the public and among other nations.

Shamkhani's son "effectively oversees an intertwined web of companies, with Milavous operating as one of the parent firms." The company's headquarters is in Dubai, U.A.E., and trading offices are in the U.A.E., Switzerland, Singapore, Turkey, Romania, India, and Pakistan. It owns… pic.twitter.com/aE7sTGbXCA

— Nazenin Ansari (@NazeninA) August 30, 2024

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, signed identical state House and Senate bills on Wednesday that extend the state’s protections against hate crimes to discrimination based on ethnicity, including antisemitism.

“Today, we come together as Virginians to sign legislation that builds the framework to take action because hatred, intolerance and antisemitism have no place in the commonwealth,” he stated. “We remain steadfast in our commitment to prioritize the safety and security of all Virginians as our commonwealth continues to be a beacon of freedom and opportunity.”

Jason Miyares, the state’s attorney general, stated that the “unanimous passage of these bills reflects the shared commitment across party lines of upholding the principles of equality and justice in Virginia.”

State House Delegate Dan Helmer said “as the grandson of Holocaust survivors and a Jewish parent whose kids have confronted antisemitism, I know how important it is that all Virginians are safe regardless of their ethnicity.”

Bryce Reeves, a state senator, said Youngkin signed the “much-needed protections” into law “as Israel stands on the verge of a two-front war.”

Haifa-based Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has reported a significant surge in sales and orders for the second quarter of 2023.

The Israeli defense giant saw sales climb to 3.9 billion shekels ($1.07 billion), representing a 25% increase from the same period last year.

The company’s orders received experienced an even more dramatic rise, jumping 65% to 6.4 billion shekels ($1.76 billion) in Q2, compared to 3.9 billion shekels ($1.07 billion) in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. This robust performance has led to an all-time high in Rafael’s order backlog, which now stands at an impressive 59 billion shekels (16.2 billion).

Yoav Har-Even, CEO of Rafael, shared insights into the company’s growth strategy: “Since the beginning of the year, we’ve hired more than 1,100 employees. A third of our activity is involved in development, we invest enormous amounts of energy in determining the future.”

One of the key developments highlighted by Har-Even is the Magen Or laser-based air-defense system.

“Magen Or is expected to enter operational service next year,” he said. “Magen Or is just one of the developments that is progressing at a nice pace, and it has global technological breakthroughs.”

While the proportion of the firm’s sales to Israel slightly decreased from 59% to 54% between Q1 and Q2, there was a notable increase in sales to countries in the Western Hemisphere. The Americas market share jumped from 3% in Q1 to 8% in Q2, bolstered by Argentina’s reported interest in purchasing Spike LR2 anti-tank missiles.

“We are active in 41 countries with Spike,” Har-Even explained. “There is a club of system users, where knowledge and experience are passed from one to another.”

The Spike series of fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missiles range from the shoulder-launched TACT (a Hebrew acronym for Short Range Personal Missile) model to the long-range NLOS (Non-Line Of Sight) Tamuz, capable of being deployed from land, air or sea platforms.

MAFAT, Israel’s Defense Research and Development Directorate, plans to issue a tender for the purchase of about 20,000 Israeli-made drones, worth hundreds of millions of shekels.

The winning companies will supply various types of drones, including attack and surveillance models, over five years.

Israeli companies such as Dronix Engineering, Xtend, Robotican—Autonomous Robotics, Heven Drones and CopterPIX Pro may apply when the tender is published.

This marks a shift from the IDF Ground Forces’ recent preference for Chinese drones. The IDF ordered thousands of drones from SZ DJI Technology and Autel Robotics, two Chinese companies blacklisted by the U.S. Department of Defense, due to urgent needs in the current Gaza conflict. However, this dependence on Chinese drones poses security risks and could be problematic if China, an ally of Iran, Russia, Qatar and Hamas, decides to restrict component sales.

Chinese drones also face operational challenges on Israel’s northern front, where Hezbollah uses the DJI AeroScope detection platform to identify and locate them. Recognizing these issues, the IDF aims to support the Israeli drone industry for long-term strategic advantage.

The Israeli drone industry currently lacks the capacity for large-scale production. To meet the new demand, Israeli companies must establish production lines and recruit skilled workers. Consequently, drone supply from the tender is expected to arrive in the medium to long term.

Cherna Moskowitz, a leading supporter of Jewish charities and community improvement projects worldwide who with her late husband, Dr. Irving I. Moskowitz, helped expand Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria, died in Florida on April 29 at the age of 93.

Cherna Moskowitz was born in 1931 in Wisconsin to parents who immigrated to the United States in the early 1900s. She met her husband there and they married, after which the couple moved to California. In 1968, they launched the Irving I. Moskowitz Foundation, which provides aid and assistance in the wake of international natural disasters, along with numerous other charitable initiatives.

Irving Moskowitz, a physician, businessman and activist born to Jewish immigrants from Poland who lost more than 100 family members in the Holocaust, died at age 88 on June 16, 2016, in Miami, where he and his wife were living.

The couple served as board members for the Zionist Organization of America. Cherna Moskowitz was also heavily involved with education, active with Ariel University, Bar-Ilan University and Hesder Yeshiva of Sderot. Other organizations she supported include Nefesh B’Nefesh and the Jewish Institute for National Security of America.

“Cherna Moskowitz was an extraordinary Zionist,” Mort Klein, national president of ZOA, said in a statement on Friday. “Her love of the holy land of all of Eretz Yisroel, given to the Jewish people by God almighty, was surpassed only by her love of her fabulous family.”

Klein said along with her husband, Cherna Moskowitz “committed her life to legally securing all of the Jewish people’s eternal city Jerusalem and Judea-Samaria for the Jewish people, and helping the Jewish people in every way she could.”

In a powerful display of solidarity, the Jewish Federations of North America is orchestrating a massive volunteer effort, aiming to send 1,000 North American Jews to Israel.

The “Serve Israel” program is designed to bolster rehabilitation efforts in the country, which continues to grapple with ongoing conflicts in its northern and southern regions. Volunteers will contribute across various sectors, from revitalizing agricultural work to providing support for displaced families and active-duty soldiers.

Under this program, the volunteers will embark on missions to Israel, committing to seven- to 10-day stints or four-week periods running through January 2025. The initiative casts a wide net, welcoming participants ranging from 16-year-olds to university students, young professionals at the outset of their careers and adults up to age 65.

The volunteers will be strategically deployed to farms grappling with severe workforce shortages across Israel. This effort serves a dual purpose: bolstering the country’s economy and shoring up its food security.

Beyond agricultural assistance, volunteers will lend their hands at logistics centers, engage in food packaging operations, provide support to displaced families and soldiers, mentor students, and contribute to a range of other vital activities.

In the wake of the Oct. 7 attack, thousands of North American Jews have already answered the call, traveling to Israel to volunteer. Many have focused their efforts on farms, which have seen their workforce dimish dramatically following the terrorist invasion and the outbreak of war with Hamas.

Former world champion boxer Floyd Mayweather and some NBA players attended an event in Los Angeles on Monday night for children who had an immediate family member murdered by Hamas-led Palestinian terrorists during their deadly rampage across southern Israel on Oct. 7.

A group of 62 bereaved siblings and children from Israel attended the “LA With Love” event that was organized by Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) and hosted at the home of billionaire Israeli-American businessman Haim Saban, TMZ reported. The children were able to mingle and take pictures with Mayweather as well as Denver Nuggets small forward Michael Porter Jr., Los Angeles Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt, and Miami Heat point guard Tyler Herro. Mayweather and the professional basketball players also signed autographs and some other items for the teens. The group of children were accompanied by family members of several soldiers and commanders in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) who were killed in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, according to TMZ.

One Israeli teen whose father was killed on Oct. 7 said, “When we saw all the celebrities, it felt really good because we see a lot of famous people are against Israel. But it’s so good to see that there are still famous people, good people, who support Israel and support us. I lost my dad on Oct. 7, and this makes my heart warm.”

Israeli swimmer Ami Dadaon won a gold medal Friday in the men’s 100-meter freestyle S4, his third career Paralympic gold medal and Israel’s second in as many days in Paris.

Dadaon, 23, finished the race with a time of 1:20.25, finishing nearly a second and a half ahead of the Japanese silver medalist. Dadaon had qualified for the final after setting a new Paralympic record in the heats with his time of 1:19.33. He also owns the world record in the event for his disability classification, with his time of 1:18.94 that he recorded at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships.

The Haifa native was born with cerebral palsy and started swimming at 6 years old. He said Friday’s win was especially meaningful.

“I was able to represent the people of Israel, I have no words to describe [the feeling],” Dadaon said after winning, according to Haaretz. “When I’m in the water, I don’t think about anything, only the race. But now I know that I will sing Hatikvah during this time, that’s all I wanted — to represent the people of Israel in this period and to give them hope.”

An Iranian athlete refuses to compete against Israeli taekwondo fighter Adnan Milad in a repechage round at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, handing Israel a win by default.

Saeid Sadeghianpour does not show up to face Milad in the men’s under-63kg weight class, and therefore the Arab-Israeli athlete automatically advances to the bronze medal match later tonight.

Iran forbids its athletes from competing against Israelis in international competitions.

Earlier, a Tunisian boccia player pulled out of contention to avoid facing Israel’s Nadav Levi.

Iranian athlete Saeid Sadeghianpour just forfeited his Paralympics taekwondo match to Israeli athlete Adnan Milad.

Milad, who is Arab, had his arm amputated after a work accident in 2018.

It’s always amazing when Jew hatred runs so deep it leads to bad behavior toward the… pic.twitter.com/G7u6SzASAw

— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) August 30, 2024

Israeli wheelchair tennis star Adam Berdichevsky will have his first match in the Paralympics tomorrow!

Berdichevsky is from Kibbutz Nir Yizchak, which was hit hard on October 7th. Seven people were murdered and five others taken hostage during the Hamas attack. Berdichevsky,… pic.twitter.com/tT4y0aKIJO

— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) August 29, 2024

“September 5,” a film about the Palestinian terrorist attack targeting the Israeli delegation at the 1972 Munich Olympics, made its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday.

Tim Fehlbaum’s “September 5” centers on Sept. 5, 1972, the day the Black September terrorist group infiltrated the Summer Olympics in Munich and murdered 11 Israeli athletes and coaches after taking them hostage. However, viewers follow the tragic events from the perspective of the American broadcasting team for ABC Sports that covered the hostage situation on the ground in Munich and shifted gears to present live coverage of the terrorist attack for television viewers in the US as it unfolded around them.

The Munich massacre was the first time a terrorist attack had been broadcast live to a global audience, according to NPR. It became an iconic moment in broadcasting history when ABC anchor Jim McKay, who had led coverage throughout the day, announced to world audiences at 3:24 am, “They’re all gone,” after the 11 Israelis were murdered.

“September 5” includes archival documentary footage from the terrorist attack and the ABC Sports broadcast at the time, including scenes that feature McKay.

The Black September terrorist attack has been the subject of other films in the past, most notably Steven Spielberg’s “Munich,” but “September 5” is the first time that the massacre is being depicted on screen from the unique perspective of the real-time, live broadcast that was seen globally by an estimated one billion people at the time, according to a synopsis of the 94-minute film provided by the Venice Film Festival.

“At the heart of the story is Geoff, a young and ambitious producer [played by John Magaro] striving to prove himself to his boss, the legendary TV executive Roone Arledge,” who is played by Peter Sarsgaard, the synopsis further stated. “Together with Marianne, a German interpreter [played by Leonie Benesch], Geoff unexpectedly takes the helm of the live coverage. As narratives shift, time ticks away, and conflicting rumors spread, with the hostages’ lives hanging in the balance, Geoff grapples with tough decisions while confronting his own moral compass. How do you cover a situation like this if what the perpetrators want is the spotlight you give?”

Fehlbaum explained that as part of the research for “September 5,” his team partnered with Geoffrey Mason, who was a “key eyewitness” of the Olympic attack and “an integral member of the control room team that pivoted from reporting on sports to geopolitics during this 22-hour marathon of live broadcasting.”

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Antisemitism as “a point”
Thus, while it is true that the Convention did not permit a Palestinian Arab speaker to address the Convention, this was overshadowed entirely by the fact that the Jewish members were compelled to assemble in hiding to conduct Jewish-related affairs for fear of disruption by anti-Jewish mobs.

One can only wonder in troubled bewilderment what departing president, Joe Biden, had in mind when he conceded that the pro-Hamas hooligans, demonstrating outside the Convention hall, “had a point”—as they raucously expressed their “outrage” at the IDF response to the murder and mutilation, the ravages and rapes of seniors and of infants, of men and of women that comprised the peaceful population of the towns, villages and agricultural communities in the Gaza Envelope.

Indeed, two aspects underscore the gravity of the unfolding metamorphosis: The one is the timing; the other is the substance.

With regard to the timing, this shift in sentiment seems particularly incongruous, coming as it does when the Palestinian Arabs seem more worthy than ever of censure and sanction, rather than support and sympathy. Indeed, this is all the more astounding since this emerging hostility comes hard on the heels, not only of the unspeakable barbarity and brutality on the part of the Gazan Arabs, but also the joyous embrace with which the appalling atrocities were celebrated by the vast majority of Palestinian Arabs, in general.

Crucible, not victim
Moreover, it is difficult to separate out between the moral culpability of the general populace in Gaza and their elected leadership. Indeed, contrary to popular belief, the overall population in Gaza is not the hapless victim of its radical Hamas leaders. Rather, it is the crucible in which Hamas was forged and the incubator from which it emerged.

Thus, Hamas is not an unwelcome imposition on an otherwise placid population, but an authentic reflection of the innermost desires of an inherently savage horde.

But rather than side unreservedly with Israel, the Democratic party and the Biden administration have chosen to take unprecedented measures against the elected government of a friendly nation.

Thus, with unspeakable impudence, and cynical exploitation of his Jewish origins, Democratic Senate leader, Chuck Schumer, purported to know better than the Israeli electorate itself what is good for it. In a desperate attempt to kowtow to his party’s increasingly assertive radical wing, he accused the elected Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, of being an “obstacle to peace”, calling for new elections to replace him—despite the fact that, even today, he is the most popular politician in the country. This, of course, is something Schumer would never have presumed to do with any other democratic ally of the US - or even any non-democratic adversary. Thus, somehow, Schumer found no reason to urge the removal of any member of the brutal Iranian regime in Tehran. Go figure.

Pompous pretentiousness
Arguably even more perturbing is the initiative by the Biden State Department to impose punitive sanctions on rightwing Israeli citizens—and to threaten sanctions on duly-elected senior ministers(Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir). Stunningly, none of the sanctioned individuals or organizations have been accused—never mind, convicted--of any current transgressions by Israeli law-enforcement agencies. With unmatched audacity, the Administration pompously proclaimed: "The United States remains deeply concerned about [Jewish] extremist violence and instability in the 'West Bank', which undermines Israel’s own security” neglecting of course any mention of how Arab extremism might impact Israel’s security.

Then, with breathtaking arrogance, it announced that if Israel does not act in accordance with its wishes, the US will take it upon itself to deal with “recalcitrant” Israeli citizens—with no commensurate intentions regarding lawless Arabs, who regularly stone, firebomb, and shoot at Israeli citizens: "We strongly encourage the government of Israel to take immediate steps to hold these individuals and entities accountable. In the absence of such steps, we will continue to impose our own accountability measures."

One can only imagine the outcry that would ensue should Washington threaten to intervene and supersede the functioning of the national law enforcement authority in any other country—especially if US citizens were not directly impacted by the action or inaction of that authority within the area of its jurisdiction.

Perverse and paradoxical
Furthermore, in terms of substance, Democratic support for the Palestinian Arab cause seems highly incongruous. After all, for anyone who ostensibly embraces progressive liberal values, there should be little attraction in the establishment of any Palestinian entity, especially a theocratic tyranny, such as a Hamas-ruled enclave in Gaza. Indeed, why would the party endorse establishing (yet another) homophobic, misogynistic Muslim-majority tyranny, whose hallmarks would be the suppression of women, the oppression of homosexuals, and the repression of non-Muslims and political opponents?

Clearly then, there is nothing that corresponds with the values to which the Democratic party professes to subscribe and the support for gender discrimination, gay persecution, religious intolerance, and political oppression that would characterize any self-governing Palestinian political entity.

So, if the new surge of support for Hamas and Gaza is antithetical to values allegedly dear to the Democratic party, but is manifestly detrimental to the Jewish state and by association, Jews who identify with it, what could be the motivation behind this malign shift?

Antisemitism certainly seems a highly plausible answer.

We know of no other country that has been treated anything like this. For example Australia and the UK conducted war crimes investigations that took many years and were not plagued with intervention by the ICC. Israel, though, must apparently be subjected to special treatment. Arrest warrants were demanded by Khan seven months after the start of the conflict which triggered his intervention.

An ICC inquiry is one thing. Issuing arrest warrants against national leaders is something entirely different. In his latest submission to the ICC, Khan justifies his request solely on the basis that arresting Netanyahu and Gallant ‘could avert further harm to the victims who remain in Gaza and to those who were forced to leave but continue to suffer physical and mental harm’. That is manifestly absurd and Khan’s application should be immediately dismissed on that ground alone.

Does he expect Israel will arrest and hand over its Prime Minister and Defence Minister because he says so? Or perhaps he thinks the ministers will travel to the territory of a member state that will incarcerate them and send them into his clutches. Obviously neither would happen, but if it did, does Khan actually believe their replacements would end the war (read: surrender to Hamas)?

Khan must know none of this is realistic, and therefore his so-called justification is entirely without merit. The truth is that his arrest warrants are nothing other than a performative charade, intended to insult Israel and undermine its sovereignty and legitimacy.

We said earlier that this whole episode is not just a danger to Israel but to the world. Of course the inclusion of Hamas terrorists in Khan’s warrant application is yet more theatre, intended to pretend to the world that the ICC is ‘even-handed’. No extremist group or despotic regime has ever been or is ever going to be in any way deterred by the grandly-gowned justices at The Hague. Quite the reverse. Hamas and its kind will be emboldened by the knowledge that their enemies are vulnerable to legal action by the ICC while by definition they themselves remain inviolate. Khan pretty much confirmed this by not even bothering to adduce any justification for the Hamas arrest warrants, such as preventing further atrocities against Israel.

Like it or not, the only way to deal with such bloodthirsty terrorist gangs is by military force, not by lawsuits handed down with fanfare by the ICC. Paradoxically, Khan’s ill-judged machinations serve to deny effective military action by intimidating democratic national leaders who need to use force for the legitimate defence of their countries.

If the ICC’s ironically unaccountable judges succumb to Khan’s demand, we will have further confirmation that they are driven by a political agenda lacking legal logic or reason. Only the US can do anything about that. President Biden and Secretary Blinken both condemned Khan’s arrest bid in May but seem unwilling to go beyond words. Previously, the US sanctioned ICC officials for attempting to bring their countrymen before the court. In June, the US House of Representatives voted to pass legislation sanctioning the ICC for its action against Israel. Negotiations with the Senate to get that bill passed should be renewed with urgency. As with so much else in this anti-western political warfare campaign, Israel is the canary in the coal mine. If this precedent is allowed to stand, US political and military leaders will be back on the ICC’s menu and the world will be a more dangerous place.

The Israeli Air Force was a pioneer in integrating computers into bombers, drastically improving the precision of airstrikes. By the 1990s, these computers became small enough to be installed directly into bombs, leading to the development of precision-guided munitions (PGMs). The IDF has increasingly adopted this technology, particularly since the mid-1990s, to minimize collateral damage. For instance, during the First Gulf War in 1991, the U.S. used smart weapons in just 8% of strikes, but by later conflicts like 2008's Operation Cast Lead, nearly 100% of the munitions used were smart bombs. In the current war, Israel has not only employed smart bombs to target terrorists embedded within civilian populations—a Hamas war crime in itself—but has also integrated new technologies to enhance the accuracy of ground troops and artillery.

One such innovation is the Dagger sight by Smart Shooter, which uses computer vision and artificial intelligence to ensure that every shot is precise, effectively turning each soldier into a sniper and significantly reducing the risk of hitting unintended targets.

Another game-changing technology is the Iron Sting mortar, developed by Elbit. Unlike conventional mortars, which are generally imprecise, the Iron Sting is accurate to within meters. It relies on inputted coordinates rather than electro-optical imaging, significantly reducing collateral damage and the likelihood of civilian casualties.

Throughout the war, there were several well-known instances where Israel targeted terrorists in schools, with international media echoing Hamas propaganda by claiming that Israel killed many civilians during these strikes.

For example, on August 10, Israel targeted terrorists at Tabeen School. The Guardian reported: “At least 80 people have been killed in Israeli missile strikes on a school compound in Gaza City, according to the territory’s civil defense service.” In reality, the IDF targeted 20 terrorists, causing minimal damage to the school, and provided evidence demonstrating that the inflated number of casualties was highly unlikely. The IDF even posted the names and photos of those killed in the attack.

The Tabeen School strike is just one example of numerous propaganda attempts by Hamas and their allies to tarnish Israel’s image and further their strategy of maximizing civilian casualties to pressure Israel on the world stage.

A comparative perspective
These practices have enabled the IDF to achieve remarkable success on the battlefield while minimizing civilian casualties. The IDF reports that it has eliminated over 14,300 terrorists. Even if we accept the inflated figures from the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), which are based on numbers provided by Hamas, the civilian death toll would be around 24,000. This results in a ratio of approximately 1.5 civilians killed for every one combatant. In comparison, the Soviet-Afghan War had a ratio of 10 to 1, and the Biafran War had a ratio of 15 to 1.

When we consider the total civilian death toll, which stands at around 26,000 (including Israeli civilians), this conflict is far less deadly for civilians than other recent wars. For example, the war in Yemen has resulted in over 367,000 civilian deaths, the Syrian Civil War has claimed over 617,000 lives and the Liberian Civil War left more than 200,000 civilians dead.

The IDF's efforts to avoid civilian casualties stand in stark contrast to these conflicts, demonstrating a commitment to minimizing harm even in the midst of intense warfare.

During combat in the Gaza Strip, Israel Defense Forces troops located several corpses that may belong to abducted Israelis, the military said on Saturday night.

“Forces are still operating in the area and working to extract and identify the bodies, which will last several hours,” the IDF said.

The military called on the public not to spread rumors.

On Tuesday, Israeli forces rescued a hostage alive from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip. Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, a father of 11 from the Bedouin city of Rahat in the Negev, was rescued from a tunnel in southern Gaza in a “complex operation.”

Upon leaving Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva on Wednesday, Alkadi expressed the desire to see his mother and daughters, adding, “Whether you’re Arab or Jewish, everyone has a family waiting for them. They all want to celebrate. I hope and pray this will end.”

“I wouldn’t wish my experience on anyone,” said Alkadi, who spent nearly 11 months in captivity. “I even told the Prime Minister [Benjamin Netanyahu] to put an end to this. It’s hard for everyone, Jewish and Arab alike.”

Latest Developments
NATO member Turkey hosted a conference on August 28 that featured Hamas leader Khaled Mashal’s call for Palestinians to conduct suicide attacks targeting Israelis. “We want to return to martyrdom operations. This is a situation that can only be addressed by open conflict. They are fighting us with open conflict, and we are confronting them with open conflict,” Mashal said in a video address to the “Eye on Jerusalem” conference organized by the Al-Quds International Institute — an organization sanctioned by the United States. Mashal added that the “responsibility and the sharia is to unleash all the [fighting] fronts against” Israel. Following his speech, the Turkish state-funded Arabic language outlet TRT Arabic promoted Mashal’s statements on its social media accounts.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has intensified his long-standing belligerent stance against Israel in the wake of Hamas’s October 7 atrocities, pursuing economic and legal warfare against the Jewish state and even threatening military action.

Expert Analysis
“Khaled Mashal’s call for a resumption of suicide attacks is a sign of desperation from a terror organization whose own atrocities have led to the destruction of Gaza. On October 7, Hamas’s hope was that Iran’s proxies would unite to finally defeat Israel. But it didn’t happen on October 7, and despite the toll of this war on Gaza and the skirmishes that Israel has fought with Iran and its proxies, Israel has all but destroyed Hamas’s military capabilities in Gaza and decapitated most of its leadership.” — Enia Krivine, Senior Director of FDD’s Israel Program and National Security Network

“With this development, Turkey has crossed another line. The state broadcaster is a taxpayer-funded entity that has no business advocating for any cause, let alone augmenting the aspirations of a terrorist organization. Hamas’s desire to commit murder and acts of terrorism should not be given a platform on Turkish national television and is another example of the country’s lack of institutional governance. The Turkish state is 100 percent under Erdogan’s thumb, and all agencies have become his mouthpiece, projecting his Islamist worldview.” — Sinan Ciddi, FDD Non-Resident Senior Fellow

At @FDD we have warned for a long time that Khamenei is building a massive terror infrastructure in the West Bank and is also threatening Jordan. One of our many detailed reports: https://t.co/soErmIkheEhttps://t.co/lQcdo61Rqnpic.twitter.com/bCYvku80DE

— Mark Dubowitz (@mdubowitz) August 31, 2024

Twice as many Gazans breached the border into Israel on October 7 than previously reported, Channel 12 says, citing data compiled by the IDF’s Gaza Division.

The report says some 3,800 trained and armed Hamas terrorists smashed through the border fence, among a total of 6,000 Gazans who crossed into Israel that day.

Hitherto, figures made public indicated that some 3,000 Hamas-led terrorists participated in the invasion, massacre and hostage-taking that day.

The TV report also says that the border was breached in 119 places — again, about double the hitherto widely cited figure of 60 breaches in the Gaza-Israel fence.

Additionally, 1,000 terrorists inside Gaza were involved in firing rockets at Israel that day, the report says, meaning that a total of some 7,000 Gazans took part in the onslaught.

Some 5,000 rockets were fired at Israel that day, 3,000 of them in the first four hours of the onslaught.

An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed and three others were wounded on Saturday during clashes with Hamas terrorists in Jenin in northern Samaria.

The slain man was named as St. Sgt. Elkana Navon, 20, of the Bislamach Brigade’s 906th Training Battalion, from Petach Tikvah.

Bislamach is an acronym for the School for Infantry Corps Professions and Squad Commanders—the IDF body responsible for training all infantry squad commanders and platoon sergeants.

Israel launched the large-scale operation in the Jenin and Tulkarem areas overnight Tuesday, involving hundreds of soldiers and air support. Troops were also active in the Far’a camp in Tubas.

According to an IDF investigation, troops conducting a counterterror raid in Jenin engaged in a firefight with two high-ranking Hamas members, killing both of them. Four soldiers were struck by the gunfire, including Navon.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi held an assessment in Jenin with senior officers earlier on Saturday.

The goal of the ongoing operation is to hit as much terrorist infrastructure as possible in northern Samaria and the Jordan Valley, with an emphasis on neutralizing explosives and locating terrorist operatives.

Israel’s United Nations Ambassador Danny Danon on Thursday morning responded to Secretary-General António Guterres’s call for a halt to IDF activity in Judea and Samaria.

“Since Oct. 7, Iran has been working vigorously to introduce into Judea and Samaria sophisticated explosive devices that are intended to detonate in the centers of Israeli cities,” Danon tweeted.

“The State of Israel cannot sit idly by and wait for the spectacle of buses and cafes exploding in city centers. The activity of the IDF forces in Judea and Samaria is intended for the clear purpose of thwarting terrorist attacks and acts before they are carried out under Iranian direction.”

We are heartbroken to report on the death of an additional IDF soldier:
🕯️First Sergeant Elkana Navon (20)
Elkana was killed in the West Bank/Judea and Samaria during the current counterterrorism operation. May his memory forever be a blessing. 🕯️ pic.twitter.com/WEiZIT53C1

— StandWithUs (@StandWithUs) August 31, 2024

The Hamas terrorist group on Saturday hailed the previous day’s “double heroic operation” after car bombers wounded three Israelis in the Gush Etzion region of Judea.

While stopping short of claiming responsibility for the attacks, Hamas described them as “a clear message that the resistance will be prolonged and sustained so long as the brutal occupation’s aggression and targeting of our people and land continue.”

In the first attack, a car bomb was detonated at a gas station near the Gush Etzion Junction, prompting the Israel Defense Forces to dispatch troops to the scene. The terrorist opened fire on the soldiers, who then killed him.

One soldier was moderately wounded and an officer was lightly hurt in the exchange, the military said.

Twenty minutes later, a Palestinian terrorist rammed his car through the entrance to the nearby community of Karmei Tzur.

A member of the local security team drove after the terrorist and crashed into his car, before getting out and shooting him dead. Shortly thereafter, the terrorist’s car exploded.

The guard was lightly injured in the crash.

The IDF believes that the Palestinian terrorists, both from Hebron, coordinated their attacks.

🚨Footage of the elimination of the terrorist in Gosh Etzion now pic.twitter.com/RbjZbVCmyI

— Raylan Givens (@JewishWarrior13) August 30, 2024

St.-Sgt. Elkana Navon was killed as the army battled with terrorists in Jenin, the IDF announced on Saturday.

In the battles, 14 terrorists were also killed as explosions were heard in the al-Damj neighborhood, according to Maariv.

A source in Hamas’s Al-Qassam Brigades leadership told Qatari state-run media giant Al Jazeera that the terror organization has prepared itself for long days of confrontations with the IDF.

“We reassure our people that the resistance, with all its formations in the West Bank, is in the best stages of coordination,” the source said.

Walla reported that the IDF is increasing the amount of force in the area. Apache helicopters were flying over Jenin, according to Arab media. Enlrage imageEnlrage image

The IDF has also operated in Tulkarm in recent days, where five terrorists were killed and six wanted individuals were arrested.

Explosives planted on the roads by terrorists were also destroyed by Israeli forces. They also located weapons in a suspicious vehicle near the government hospital in Tulkarm.

ELIMINATED: Commander of the Islamic Jihad’s Central Camps Brigade, terrorist Muhammad Katrouy.

Katrouy was responsible for rocket attacks against Israel from central Gaza and the Islamic Jihad's terrorist activities against Israeli civilians. He held a number of roles in the… pic.twitter.com/k87GpDWWzF

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) August 31, 2024

The IDF and the ISA eliminated the Commander of the Islamic Jihad’s Central Camps Brigade. He is identified as Muhammed Katrouy. pic.twitter.com/jupuIsKik7

— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) August 31, 2024

Expert Analysis
“It certainly appears that the IDF did its best to protect a humanitarian convoy from being hijacked by terrorists without putting the convoy at risk. By now, everyone on the ground knows that the IDF is watching to prevent Hamas’s diversion of aid — armed individuals unexpectedly seizing control of a lead car would quite obviously trigger a response.” — Richard Goldberg, FDD Senior Advisor

“Terrorist groups and criminal organizations have systematically exploited humanitarian organizations’ goodwill for their gain. Hamas and its allies have stolen aid to bolster their fighters, while criminal enterprises have peddled this assistance on the black market at inflated prices. Meanwhile, it is Palestinian civilians who suffer from the consequences of these criminal actions.” — Joe Truzman, Senior Research Analyst at FDD’s Long War Journal

Anera Says Gunmen Were Not Vetted
In a news release following the strike, Anera said that shortly after its aid convoy left the Kerem Shalom crossing on its way to deliver food and fuel to the Emirati Red Crescent hospital in Gaza, “four community members with experience in previous missions and engagement in community security” with Anera’s transit company, Move One, “stepped forward and requested to take command of the leading vehicle, citing concern that the route was unsafe and at risk of being looted.”

The organization added that the four “were neither vetted nor coordinated in advance, and Israeli authorities allege that the lead car was carrying numerous weapons.” Anera said that the “coordinated and cleared transport plan called for unarmed security guards in the convoy” and that it was conducting a thorough review of the incident.

Hamas Gunmen ‘Steal’ From Gazans
On May 2, the U.S. State Department reported that Hamas had hijacked a major humanitarian aid shipment. The IDF has repeatedly filmed Hamas terrorists taking over aid trucks entering Gaza since October 7. Last December, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit released a video “in which Hamas terrorists are shown stealing food and humanitarian aid from civilians in Gaza City’s Shujaiya neighborhood and assaulting them.”

Protect your car with this clever hack!🚗@imshin shared a video from World of Stickers in Gaza City, showing car decals that make cars look like UN vehicles.

But is their intended use civilian protection or terrorist deception? pic.twitter.com/us73TXLP5S

— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 30, 2024

Amit Soussana, who was snatched by Hamas on October 7, was beaten by her terrorist captors and feared she would die in the tunnels before being released. As talks continue to free hostages, she tells the story of her captivity https://t.co/r1wnAViJer

— The Times and The Sunday Times (@thetimes) August 31, 2024

There is an excerpt from my new book The October 7 War in the weekend magazine of the @Jerusalem_Post#TheOctober7war I Hope you’ll check out the book which covers that terrible day and the first six months of the war as well as the lead-up to the surprise attack. Based on my own… pic.twitter.com/yWRLJPiwvK

— Seth Frantzman (@sfrantzman) August 30, 2024

Bring Kfir and Ariel home. Bring the entire Bibas family home. #BringThemAllHomeNOW@Yosishnaiderhttps://t.co/x9al6Pcf6ipic.twitter.com/7iLM7IVzTT

— ERIC RUBIN אריק 🟦 🎗️ (@rubin_eric) August 31, 2024

World soccer's governing body FIFA has delayed again its decision on a Palestinian bid to have Israel suspended from international soccer over the war in Gaza.

FIFA said late on Friday it would now consider the Palestine Football Association's (PFA) proposals against the Israel Football Association (IFA) in October.

The PFA had submitted a proposal to suspend Israel in May, with FIFA ordering an urgent legal evaluation and promising to address it at an extraordinary meeting of its council in July.

FIFA said last month the legal assessment would now be shared with its council by Aug. 31.

The Zurich-based body said it had now moved the assessment back to October.

"FIFA has received the independent legal assessment of the Palestine Football Association's proposals against Israel," FIFA said.

"This assessment will be sent to the FIFA Council to review in order that the subject can be discussed at its next meeting which will take place in October."

FIFA declined to give further details of the assessment, or when in October the meeting would take place.

The PFA did not respond to requests for comment.

A group of Jewish students were attacked by an individual holding a glass bottle at the University of Pittsburgh campus on Friday night, the institution reported on Saturday.

Two of the students received medical attention at the scene after being struck by the bottle. The suspect behind the attack was arrested by Pittsburgh police, and the university said that the suspect has no affiliation with the institution.

The attack reportedly happened near the campus's Cathedral of Learning.

The university stated that after the attack, it contacted the Hillel University Center and the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh to offer support.

"Neither acts of violence nor antisemitism will be tolerated," the university said. "Local and federal partners are supporting Pitt Police in this ongoing investigation."

Suspect behind campus attack revealed
The suspect was later identified as Jarett Buba, CBS News reported on Saturday morning.

According to CBS, Buba was charged with "simple assault, aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person, resisting arrest, and harassment."

Surveillance footage viewed by the city police said they saw him sitting at a table and then running across Forbes Avenue to assault the two students, the report said. He was taken to Allegheny County Jail after trying to resist arrest.

I joined “The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition,” @FoxEbenBrown to discuss the status of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. Their success in achieving their strategic goals. https://t.co/VM8pn6sZbG

— John Spencer (@SpencerGuard) August 30, 2024

I explain the logic behind the ongoing Israeli operation against Palestinian terror organizations in Judea and Samaria on @BBCWorld, reminding viewers that the scope of Palestinian attacks in last 3 years has been hugely underreported, and that @IDF ops will likely expand to… pic.twitter.com/4THcbVZ5a1

— Jonathan Conricus (@jconricus) August 30, 2024

It’s always good to remember that the Palestinians were invented in 1968 by Yassir Arafat (trained & guided by the USSR)
Until that point they were Arabs. Ironically, It’s the Jews that were known until 1948 as Palestinians. They obviously turned Israelis when Israel was born.… pic.twitter.com/Sk8qj7PNiy

— Eye On Antisemitism (@AntisemitismEye) August 31, 2024

Annetta Able, known at 100 years old for being the oldest survivor in the world of the experiments conducted by Nazi physician Josef Mengele at Auschwitz, has joined the Anti-Defamation Commission (ADC) on Thursday to urge the Australian government to ban far-right political commentator Candace Owens from visiting the country.

Owens in early July said on her podcast that experiments performed by Mengele were "bizarre propaganda." She is slated to visit the country on a speaking tour.

“As a survivor of Dr. Mengele's inhumane experiments in Auschwitz, I feel compelled to speak out against Candace Owens' planned visit to Australia. Her recent statement dismissing the horrific experiments I endured as 'bizarre propaganda' is not just deeply offensive, it is a dangerous distortion of historical truth that I witnessed with my own eyes," Able said. "I still bear the physical and emotional scars of Mengele's cruelty.

"The pain, fear, and trauma I experienced were very real and to hear someone deny these atrocities is a fresh wound to my heart and an insult to the memory of those who perished. I urge the Australian government to deny Candace Owens a visa.”

Able, who is based in Melbourne, also joined her daughter Daphne in calling for the commentator to not visit Australia. Her daughter said that "Owens' visit will be a betrayal of Holocaust survivors and their legacy of educating future generations about the dangers of antisemitism and racism.

"As the child of a survivor, I inherited the responsibility to keep the memory of the Holocaust alive," she continued. "And I ask the Australian government not to let my mother’s and my aunt’s suffering - and the suffering of millions - be dismissed as 'propaganda' on Australian soil."

Comments by the ADC Chairman
ADC Chairman Dr. Dvir Abramovich said that his "message to Candace Owens is very simple: Stay Out! We don’t want you, your hatred and your antisemitism here. Australia should not put out the welcome mat and provide a platform to a serial bigot, to an individual who has engaged in Holocaust denial.

Abramovich also demanded that Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke not to grant Owens a visa into the country.

"At a time of skyrocketing antisemitism across our nation, the last thing we need is to have this hate-preacher whose presence will only normalize and mainstream antisemitism and Holocaust denial," Abramovich continued. "Words are bullets and they often escalate into real-life violence and when people are told that Jews are bad and evil, they feel emboldened to harass, demean, degrade and carry out attacks against us."

Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah, continues to be investigated by the General Medical Council (GMC) for his social media posts, despite a tribunal rejecting an application by the GMC to suspend him from practice.

Dr Abu Sittah is a plastic surgeon, who has spent time working in Gaza, and has also been elected Rector of Glasgow University. He decided to waive his confidentiality to release the news, several months after the event, that the Interim Orders Tribunal had decided not to immediately suspend him from practice. This decision should not be interpreted as meaning that Dr Abu Sittah has been completely vindicated by the (GMC).

Dr Abu Sittah also released the information that UK Lawyers for Israel had initiated the complaint to the GMC against him, as a result of his social media posts. UKLFI had not publicized anything about this complaint.

Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah’s Interim Orders Tribunal was held in private on 30 May 2024. UKLFI was not informed that the GMC had instigated the hearing, or that it was taking place, but was notified about the results of the hearing on 4 June 2024. UKLFI was also informed that details relating to the hearing are treated as confidential. However, Dr Abu Sittah decided to waive his confidentiality so that he could publicise the fact that he had not been immediately suspended from practice.

The GMC has confirmed that the disciplinary procedure against Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah is ongoing and he continues to be under investigation as a result of his social media posts and re-posts.

The General Medical Council confirmed that the disciplinary procedure against Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah is ongoing, and he continues to be under investigation as a result of his social media posts and re-posts 👇

Abu Sittah expressed support for banned terror organisations multiple… https://t.co/uz2mTuasgBpic.twitter.com/xsIY0Fo8Zg

— GnasherJew®גנאשר (@GnasherJew) August 31, 2024

Amnesty International literally have posted an image with a PFLP (terrorist group) fanboy front and centre..

They are completely lost.https://t.co/F7578yCNY4

— David Collier (@mishtal) August 31, 2024

I once noted that the dubious silver lining of our Dumb Era is that there’s so much hateful nonsense now that the world-historical mamzer, Glenn Greenwald, no longer commands people’s attention.

But here he gives it the old college try: Herzl Antisemitic, Jews “overrepresented” https://t.co/zykMh28qT6

— John-Paul Pagano (@johnpaulpagano) August 30, 2024

Roger waters is a demented psychotic with voices he hears telling him to be antisemitic.
He should be disregarded as a lunatic.

— Judean General🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇮🇱 (@JudeanGeneral) August 31, 2024

United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese claimed on social media on Friday that Israel had no valid claim to self-defense when it came to operations in the West Bank.

Albanese’s comments came less than a day before two attempted terrorist attacks wounded three Israelis in Gush Etzion in the West Bank.

“Israel claims that what it is doing in the West Bank is justified under the law of self-defense. This claim has no validity,” Albanese wrote. “...As an ongoing unlawful use of force, Israel’s occupation of the [Palestinian territories] cannot be justified by any claim of self-defense.

“Israel’s perversion of the law on self-defense must be recognized for what it is: a brazen attempt to provide an imprimatur of ‘legality’ to the maintenance of its unlawful aggression against the territorial integrity and political independence of the State of Palestine.

“If Israel truly wants to achieve its claimed security, the best and most obvious way to do that would be to cease its colonization of another people’s land, withdraw from all of it, and make appropriate reparation for damage caused (as requested by the ICJ), while being sure to apologize to its victims on the way out.”

Albanese’s post on X, formerly Twitter, also shared comments made by Albanese a day earlier. On Thursday, Albanese had charged, “The world's failure to protect Palestinians echoes its failures with Bosnians and Tutsis, despite promises made after the Holocaust to prevent such atrocities.”

You just want Jews to be defenceless while the Islamic Republic of Iran and its proxies attempt a genocide of 7 million more Jews.

— Kosher🎗🧡 (@K0sher_C0ckney) August 31, 2024

You always gotta have receipts pic.twitter.com/mo0ApsBdfw

— Eitan Fischberger (@EFischberger) August 31, 2024

A judicial investigation has been opened into a column written by Flemish author Herman Brusselmans in which he wrote that the image of a Palestinian boy screaming for his mother lying under rubble infuriates him so much that he wants to “ram a pointed knife down the throat of every Jew he encounters.”

The public prosecutor of the East Flanders Province in Ghent confirmed the investigation into the article in the Humo weekly magazine to Belgian news agency Belga.

The investigation is a result of a civil complaint, which obliges the examining magistrate to conduct a judicial investigation. The complaint was filed by the European Jewish Association, a Brussels-based federation of Jewish communities across Europe, which announced earlier this month that it was taking legal action against Brusselmans for incitement to hatred and violence.

It had previously been announced that the East Flanders public prosecutor’s office had opened an investigation, but because of the new complaint, a judicial inquiry has been set up. As a result, the investigating judge has greater powers.

The European Jewish Association is cooperating in its complaint with the Forum of Jewish Organizations (FJO), Jewish Information and Documentation Center (JID), the Israelite Congregation of Antwerp Shomre Hadass and the Belgian League Against Antisemitism (LBCA).

Lawyer David Szafran, who is acting for EJA along with another lawyer, Sven Mary, confirmed that the complaint has been filed.

“The investigation is now in the hands of the investigating judge, who will determine what to do. Previously, it was indeed an investigation following Unia’s complaint. Our complaint was formulated on the basis of incitement to hatred or violence, but I cannot give details about the content.”

Unia, an anti-discrimination public service in Belgium, filed a complaint because Brusselmans violated the anti-racism law with his column and incited hatred or violence against persons of Jewish origin. Brusselmans has not yet been questioned in the case.

NAZI-STYLE HATRED IN WOOLLAHRA COUNCIL

AJA exposes but Council refuses to act
AJA has exposed that a Woollahra Council employee is spreading vile anti-Jewish hatred, including talk of 'killing'.
Woollahra Council, where many Jews live, is refusing to act, potentially placing… pic.twitter.com/7EfCJ7fWjj

— Australian Jewish Association (@AustralianJA) August 31, 2024

It's a total mystery why this guy - pictured smiling in front of a Palestinian terrorist who hijacked an airplane - was questioned at an airport. Complete head-scratcher. pic.twitter.com/tf5kHacp1h

— Joo🎗️ (@JoosyJew) August 31, 2024

Do Jewish students feel safe on college campuses?

I hosted a focus group to ask them myself:
"Thousands of students have started to hate Jews, so I've had to start hiding my identity."

You can watch the full episode of #AmericaSpeaks now: https://t.co/AGOgVn14Aypic.twitter.com/f5UfUaEM0N

— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) August 31, 2024

Priceless: Palestinians trying to “free Palestine” by vandalizing the lawn at McGill University 🤣pic.twitter.com/RFR27JIEkS

— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) August 31, 2024

Look surprised 😯

Abuayyash suddenly elevated her privacy settings on Facebook. As always, we keep receipts 😉 pic.twitter.com/fy2AdSITzW

— GnasherJew®גנאשר (@GnasherJew) August 30, 2024

Surprise, Jamila Hassan Eragat deactivated her LinkedIn page and deleted her offensive posts on X. Unfortunately for her, we have digital archives of her tweets. pic.twitter.com/nuGa54mkjt

— GnasherJew®גנאשר (@GnasherJew) August 31, 2024

Update: antisemite Mansoor Sikander is no longer employed by Enhance Rehab.

Furthermore, an ethics complaint has been filed with the @AOTAInc concerning his bigotry. https://t.co/HAtI0NJo53

— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) August 31, 2024

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— Canary Mission (@canarymission) August 31, 2024

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— Canary Mission (@canarymission) August 31, 2024

British Islamic scholar and television presenter Haitham Al-Haddad, who said in a London sermon that far right riots in the UK are part of a Zionist agenda, was recently interviewed on BBC Radio London, where he was introduced as a "highly respected imam."[1] Al-Haddad's history of extremist and antisemitic statements was not mentioned.

Delivering a sermon at Greenwich Islamic Centre earlier this month, Al-Haddad said: "Some of them [rioters] have an agenda and some of them have - maybe that agenda is connected to Zionism at large. Yes, we know this. And we know that some of them may want to divert the attention of the Government from condemning what the Zionist-state Israel is doing and they want to stop arming Israel, so they want to attract the attention or divert the attention of the Government."[2]

In a Facebook post on October 7, 2023, Al-Haddad celebrated the Hamas-led attack on Israeli civilians which killed 1,200, writing: "O Allah, support the people of truth in Gaza, Al-Quds and Palestine – they have managed to cause confusion to the enemy's calculations with a new tactic. Grant them victory and aid them against their oppressors in their struggle for Justice and Truth."[3]

The following are MEMRI TV clips of Haitham Al-Haddad's past statements, in which he criticizes democracy and emphasizes the role of Muslims in shaping the future of Europe and introducing it to Islam.

British Islamic Scholar And Jurist Haitham Al-Haddad On Muslims In The West: When You Look Outside You Would Think You Are In A Second Afghanistan, But You Are In 'Londonistan'; You Are Not A Subjugated Minority – You Are The Leaders Of Humanity – February 2024
Haitham al-Haddad, a British Islamic scholar and jurist, the chair of the Fatwa Committee for the Islamic Council of Europe, said in a panel discussing "Muslims in the West" that the situation of Muslims in the U.K. and in the West is a lot better than it was 20 years ago. He said that if you go outside, you would think you were in a "second Afghanistan," but it is in fact "Londonistan." Al-Haddad said that Muslims in the West should not consider themselves a "subjected minority," because they are the "leaders of humanity."

The panel was part of the "Anchored by Quran" conference organized by the Michigan-based Miftaah Institute in Manchester and London during August 2023 and it was uploaded to the Miftah Institute YouTube channel on September 26. Two American Islamic scholars also participated in the panel, Yasser Qadhi, the dean of The Islamic Seminary of America and resident scholar at the Texas East Plano Islamic Center and Abdullah Waheed, co-founder and dean of the Miftaah Institute and Director of Islamic Affairs at Flint Islamic Center in Michigan.

Haitham Al-Haddad: "This brother was telling me: 'Sheikh, I don't see now that our situation is better than before.' I said: 'No, our situation in the UK in particular and in the West in general, is far better than our situation ten years ago.' I said to him: 'Look at the number of Quran memorizers now. Look at the number of mosques. Look at the number of Islamic institutions. Look now, who [would have] imagined that we [would] have Islam Channel, Eman Channel, Iqra TV, all in the U.K.

"This was not there 20 years ago, by the grace of Allah. Look at, mashallah… Our brothers and sisters, if you go outside you think that you are in a second Afghanistan, but you are in Londonistan. So it is really amazing, overwhelming. Don't ever, my brothers and sisters, look at yourselves as a subjugated minority. We are the leaders of humanity. We should look at ourselves as we have something to offer."

In recent weeks and months, the Le Devoir newspaper has published a series of outrageous cartoons by Eric Godin, a man who seems to be obsessed with Israel and a wholehearted, unquestioning embracer of every ridiculous claim of its detractors.

At least four times in recent months — including twice in August alone — Godin has penned cartoons which either make light of the horrific situation in the Middle East or which spread false and hateful propaganda about it.

An August 14 cartoon crudely depicted a large pile of human skulls, ostensibly representing suffering Gazans, while mockingly depicting United Nations leaders as being more concerned with their lunch plans than with resolving the issue. Aside from the distastefulness of making light of the victims of war and illustrating them in such an offensive manner, the suggestion that the United Nations — an already infamously anti-Israel organization which has routinely condemned every single action Israel has taken throughout its defensive war — is somehow to be attacked for not supporting the Palestinians enough is laughable and could never be taken seriously by any reasonable reader on any side of the political spectrum outside the extreme fringes of the anti-Israel movement.

An August 6 cartoon, meanwhile, condescendingly compared “last week in Paris” (showing an Olympic athlete being showered with flowers) to “another week in Gaza” (showing bombs falling on someone). Aside from the lack of clarity as to what one of these events has to do with the other in the slightest, or why this particular world problem is singled out in this way when, to our knowledge, Godin has never suggested that the Olympics should be put on hold while conflicts in Nigeria, Myanmar, Bangladesh, or Armenia are taking place, this cartoon shamelessly reinforced the idea that Israel is bombing people at random in Gaza when, in reality, Israel is conducting a precise, targeted campaign against a vicious terrorist group with one of the lowest civilian death tolls in the history of modern urban warfare.

On May 29, Godin painted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a liar trying to hide his culpability for a deadly fire in Rafah despite the fact that the evidence in that case suggests the fire was caused by Hamas munitions.

Paralympic medal winner Mark Malyar dedicates his bronze medal in the men’s 100m backstroke to the IDF soldiers fighting to protect the State of Israel.

“I want to thank the soldiers and everyone who protects us, thanks to them we can train and we can get to this point, we’re able to live thanks to them,” he tells Israel’s Sport5 broadcaster shortly after his win.

“It felt great to see the flag go up, I feel amazing,” he adds shortly after the medal ceremony.

Malyar won three medals at the Tokyo Games, and is slated to compete in three additional races in Paris.

Another medal for Israel!
Mark malyar wins bronze 🥉 in Paris!
Amazing achievement!!!! pic.twitter.com/l9UVKlYjMD

— Alex Fighting for Truth #JusticeForMalkiRoth 🎗️ (@Fight4Truth134) August 31, 2024

Hatikvah - the Hope

We have not lost our hope
The hope of millennia
To be a free nation
In our homeland
The land of Zion & Jerusalem

Thank you Ami Dadon - for the HOPE - that requires action & courage. #AmYisraelChaipic.twitter.com/PCnpiwf7qr

— מיכל קוטלר-וונש | Michal Cotler-Wunsh (@CotlerWunsh) August 31, 2024

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Hamas is the evil here. America is not responsible for the deaths of anyone in Gaza, and anyone who says otherwise is a moral idiot—just like those deranged people who seem determined to blame Bibi Netanyahu for not surrendering to Hamas, as though the hostage deals of the past, like the one that freed Hamas mastermind Yahya Sinwar in 2011, weren’t among the root causes of this horrible conflict.

But we American are morally liable for our role in our backseat-driving in this war, for screaming at the Israelis at the wheel, unnerving them as they were trying to keep their eye on the road ahead.

Hersh Goldberg-Polin was 23 years old. There are two babies there, somewhere, in those tunnels that Kamala Harris said Israel should not go into. At her convention, Rachel and Jon spoke. America wept. Then Kamala Harris gave her speech and said Israel had the right to defend herself BUT there was too much killing and we needed a ceasefire and a hostage deal and a two-state solution and for the oceans to turn to lemonade, which is about as likely in the foreseeable future as a two-state solution.

And Hamas saw her, and saw Biden, and was so terrified by what they saw, so fearful of America’s martial response to their evil, that they killed Hersh and the five others whose bodies were found—and who knows who else yet.

This is a dangerous moment. This monstrous act of villainy will not quiet the campuses as the anniversary of October 7 approaches. No, it will embolden the very monsters who have been psychologically torturing Jewish students—and assaulting them in some cases—over the past year. The stories we’ve read in the past two days about the report of Columbia University’s anti-Semitism task force chill the blood. “Hillel Go to Hell,” read a banner at a Baruch College demonstration this week, in case you were wondering if things were going to quiet down.

The threats were real then and they are going to be even more real now, as those who support the destruction of the Jewish state and the crushing of the spirit and the freedom of American Jews make their moves over the next month. Their intention is to take over the anniversary of the massacre and turn it into a tribute, as they plan to do at the University of Maryland.

We don’t need to read Joe Biden issuing statements of outrage about Hersh. We need to see that things are going to be done to protect America’s Jews from the evil that might be visited upon us as we tick down the days until it’s been a year since Jews were plunged into this existential battle designed to destabilize the Jewish state and drive American Jews underground.

Joe Biden was sitting on the beach this afternoon as the Israelis recovered the bodies. He is a spent force, a quartered roasted duck. So what are you going to do about it, Ms. Harris? What are you going to do?

The discourse in Israel isn’t simply removed from reality because it is based on a false presentation of the U.S. position by the security brass. The entire domestic debate is taking place while Hamas isn’t even participating in the negotiations. For the generals, for Gallant and their comrades in the Knesset, the media and on the streets, the only one responsible for anything is Netanyahu.

In other words, Gallant, the generals, the left’s political leaders and the rioters in the streets are all playing the roles Sinwar assigned them.

This reality played out starkly during Thursday night’s Security Cabinet meeting.

From leaks of the supposedly secret deliberations that can be traced directly to Gallant, we learned that Gallant presented his fellow ministers with an ultimatum that might as well have been written by Sinwar. Gallant said that if they don’t agree to withdraw from the Gaza-Egypt border (temporarily), the hostages will be killed.

Netanyahu reportedly exploded at Gallant and explained that there is no such thing as a temporary withdrawal from the border zone, because of the actual U.S. position opposing a reinstatement of hostilities. Gallant responded to this dose of reality with a total meltdown. He said that Netanyahu was effectively calling for the hostages to be murdered.

Netanyahu responded by presenting a draft Security Cabinet decision to reject any concessions on Israel’s control over the Gaza-Egypt border in any hostage talks. It passed with one nay vote—Gallant’s.

Then on Saturday night, the news began percolating that the hostages were executed and the IDF retrieved the bodies.

As Tal Gilboa, whose nephew Guy Gilboa-Dalal remains hostage in Gaza, wrote on her X account on Sunday morning, “If the formula is ‘dead hostages = shutting down the country,’ … what would you do if you were Sinwar?”

Gallant responded to the news of their executions by publishing a statement on X demanding that the Security Cabinet reconvene and cancel its decision on the Gaza-Egypt border from Thursday night.

Towards noon on Sunday, Netanyahu issued his first response to the news that that the hostages had been executed. He explained that Hamas stopped carrying out serious negotiations with Israel last December. Sinwar rejected the U.S. ceasefire for hostages deals in May and August—both of which Israel accepted. Netanyahu concluded by noting that the execution of the six hostages makes clear, yet again, that Hamas doesn’t want a deal.

Given past experience, in all likelihood the left’s current calls for mass riots will indeed lead to unrest. But they won’t bring down the government. All the same, as Gilboa inferred, they will place the rest of the hostages in even greater peril.

Israel needs to win this terrible war. It has no choice. Just as the Jibril deal paved the way for 20 years of escalating terror warfare against Israel, and just as Oct. 7 was born with the Shalit deal, so events far more terrible than that one-day holocaust will happen if we dare to play by Sinwar’s rules. It is shocking, and frankly unforgiveable, that Israel’s left, led to his disgrace by Gallant, insists on doing so.

The news of the six bodies of murdered hostages found by Israeli troops on Saturday night in the tunnels of Rafah makes such remarks especially repugnant. In the first place, one of the captives held by Hamas terrorists with the help of “innocent” Gazan collaborators—and killed in cold blood in recent days—was American citizen Hersh Golberg-Polin.

The only appropriate response on the part of the Biden-Harris crew to this travesty would be to hang their heads in shame for enabling Iranian proxies, in this case a group of rapist thugs with machetes and mortars, to dance rings around what is supposed to be the world’s greatest super-power. Instead, Secretary of State Antony Blinken eulogized Goldberg-Polin on X by calling him a “hero” and resuming his efforts to secure a “ceasefire”—a euphemism for a Hamas victory over Israel.

Secondly, if the incompetents in D.C. hadn’t been trying to court Hamas-supporting constituents—on the grounds, as Biden said at the Democratic National Convention, that “they have a point”—they might have behaved like the allies of Israel that they’ve been professing to be since Oct. 7. Yes, had they not kept trying to block it from entering Rafah, or withholding weapons shipments as leverage, Goldberg-Polin and many others might well have been rescued by now.

This brings us back to Harris, who made sure, in her inarticulate fashion, to stress that she’ll toe the party line on Gaza: nodding slightly to the Jewish community by purporting to back Israel’s right to be upset about the atrocities of Oct. 7, while attempting to appeal to progressive antisemites.

“We have got to get a deal done,” she told Bash. “We were in Doha [the capital of Qatar, where some of the ceasefire negotiations were held]. We have to get a deal done. This war must end. And we must get a deal that is about getting the hostages out. I’ve met with the families of the American hostages. Let’s get the hostages out. Let’s get the ceasefire done.”

Bash interjected, “But no change in policy in terms of arms so forth?”

Harris said a perfunctory “no,” repeating, “I—we—have to get a deal done. Dana, we have to get a deal done. When you look at the significance of this to the families, to the people who are living in that region, a deal is not only the right thing to do to end this war, but will unlock so much of what must happen next.”

Not a mention of Hamas’s refusal to accept any deal that doesn’t guarantee its continued reign, nor of the inconvenient fact that it never agreed to release all the hostages.

“I remain committed, since I’ve been on Oct. 8, to what we must do to work toward a two-state solution,” Harris declared. “Where Israel is secure and in equal measure the Palestinians have security and self-determination and dignity.”

There you have it.

Harris was admitting that, from the day after Palestinian terrorists committed the worst atrocities against Jews since the Holocaust—before Israeli boots even touched the ground in Gaza, but while rockets continued to be launched from the Strip into the south, and Hezbollah in Lebanon fired missile barrages on the north—Team Biden was promoting a narrative of moral equivalence between perpetrator and victim.

We all must keep this in mind as Israel lays more hostages to rest and buries additional brave soldiers who fell in the battle to bring them home and beat their monstrous captors.

Israeli forces recovered the bodies of six hostages from an underground tunnel in Rafah in southern Gaza overnight Saturday.

The hostages were identified as Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, Eden Yerushalmi, 24, Almog Sarusi, 25, Alexander Lobanov, 32, Carmel Gat, 40, and Master Sgt. Ori Danino, 25.

“A few hours ago, we informed the families that the bodies of their loved ones had been located by Israel Defense Forces troops in a tunnel in Rafah. According to our initial assessment, they were brutally murdered by Hamas terrorists shortly before we reached them,” said IDF Spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari.

All six were kidnapped alive during the Hamas-led assault on the northwestern Negev on Oct. 7.

On Oct. 7, Yerushalmi was working as a bartender at the Supernova music festival. She initially hid in a car, motionless alongside the bodies of friends who had been shot and killed. She then went into the bushes where she remained hidden for hours while on the phone with her family, and was taken by Hamas terrorists from there.

Gat was kidnapped from Kibbutz Be’eri while visiting her parents for the Simchat Torah holiday. Hamas terrorists murdered her mother, Kinneret. Her brother Alon, sister-in-law Yarden Roman-Gat and niece Geffen were also captured. Her brother and niece were able to escape while her sister-in-law was released as part of weeklong ceasefire that freed 105 hostages in November.

Goldberg-Polin was kidnapped by Hamas from the Supernova festival. He tried to escape by car but realized that terrorists were setting up roadblocks and shooting at approaching vehicles. He instead ran to a nearby bomb shelter. Soon, Hamas terrorists converged on the tiny space, murdering most inside and kidnapping those who survived. Before he was taken, Goldberg-Polin’s dominant right arm was blown off at the elbow by a grenade. His parents, Rachel Goldberg and Jon Polin, recently called for his release at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Lobanov was kidnapped from the music festival where he worked as head barman. His wife, Michal, was pregnant when he was taken and has since gave birth to the couple’s second child.

Danino was also kidnapped from the site of the festival. He had escaped but went back to help rescue Omer Shem Tov and siblings Itay and Maya Regev. The Regev siblings were released during November’s ceasefire while Omer and Ori remained in captivity.

Sarusi was kidnapped from the festival while his partner, Shahar Gindi, was murdered.

"Hamas still holds 101 hostages in Gaza, including women, children, and the elderly. We will not stop until every hostage is brought home."

The IDF International Spokesperson, @LTC_Shoshani , regarding the recovery of the bodies of 6 hostages: pic.twitter.com/JXKFJRZbQc

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) September 1, 2024

Part of the Statement released earlier by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following the announced that the Bodies of Six Hostages had been recovered from the Gaza Strip, “I say to the Hamas Terrorists who Murdered our Abductees and I say to their Leaders, your Blood is… pic.twitter.com/6sHLonP6yb

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) September 1, 2024

Here’s what you need to know about the IDF’s recovery of six murdered hostages from Hamas terrorist captivity in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/xRdvZlYV9w

— StandWithUs (@StandWithUs) September 1, 2024

Today's Funeral Schedules:

* Ori Danino - Mount Herzl, Jerusalem - 5:00 PM - Closed to media.

* Almog Sarusi - Kfar Nachman Cemetery, Ra'anana - 5:00 PM - Open to media, no interviews

* Alexander Lobanov - New Cemetery at Givat Zion, Ashkelon - 6:00 PM - Open to media, no…

— Arsen Ostrovsky 🎗️ (@Ostrov_A) September 1, 2024

Israel's health ministry says the six hostages recovered from the Gaza Strip overnight were killed between 48 and 72 hours before their autopsy, meaning between Thursday and Friday morning.

It says that an examination carried out by Abu Kabir Forensic Institute found that all…

— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) September 1, 2024

Israeli leaders and politicians reacted on Sunday morning to the IDF's recovery of the bodies of hostages Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Carmel Gat, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lobanov, and Ori Danino from Rafah in the Gaza Strip.

President Isaac Herzog said following the IDF confirmation of the identities early Sunday morning, "The heart of an entire nation is shattered to pieces."

He apologized "for failing to bring them home safely."

The president vowed that Israel would "continue to fight relentlessly against the criminal, terrorist organization Hamas, which has once again proven there is no end to its willingness to commit murder and crimes against humanity."

"The blood of our brothers cries out to us. Our sisters and brothers are still there, enduring hell. The supreme covenant between the state and its citizens is to ensure their safety. We have the sacred and urgent mission to bring them home," Herzog concluded.

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant called for the security cabinet to convene immediately and "turn over" the Thursday decision determining the IDF should remain in the Philadelphi Corridor in the Gaza Strip. "It is too late for the hostages killed in cold-blooded murder," he stated, adding, "We must return home the hostages remaining in Hamas captivity."

He further stated Israel would "reckon" with Hamas, "down to the last one."

Opposition head Yair Lapid said in a Sunday statement that the murder of the six hostages could have been prevented.

"Instead of doing a deal, they do politics. Instead of saving lives, they bury hostages. Instead of doing everything to return them home, Netanyahu is doing everything to remain in power," Lapid wrote.

The Lev Cinemas chain and the Tel Aviv Cinematheque announced that they would be closing their doors Sunday evening to honor the six hostages who were murdered and whose bodies were returned to Israel on Sunday morning -- Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Carmel Gat, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lobanov, and Ori Danino.

The Tel Aviv Cinematheque expressed condolences
The Tel Aviv Cinematheque posted a message on its website saying that because of the devastating news of this loss, it would darken its screens Sunday evening to be respectful to the hostages and their families and the continuing loss of life due to the war.

Lev Cinemas chain posted a similar announcement. Preview press screenings were also canceled. As of this writing, other movie theaters around the country have been operating normally.

A moment of silence held at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center – Ichilov Hospital for the six hostages (Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Carmel Gat, Ori Danino, Alexander Lobanov, Eden Yerushalmi, and Almog Sarusi) murdered by Hamas terrorists and bodies recovered by IDF.
Credit: Ichilov… pic.twitter.com/z6386vr4ZS

— StandWithUs (@StandWithUs) September 1, 2024

After the recovery of the bodies of six hostages—Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Carmel Gat, Ori Danino, Alexander Lobanov, Eden Yerushalmi, and Almog Sarusi—murdered by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, Hatikvah, Israel’s national anthem, was sung at Sheba Tel-HaShomer Medical Centre. Credit: ... pic.twitter.com/vU3JoQmKR0

— StandWithUs (@StandWithUs) September 1, 2024

U.S. President Joe Biden said he was "devastated and outraged" to learn of the deaths of the captives.

“We have now confirmed that one of the hostages killed by these vicious Hamas terrorists was an American citizen, Hersh Goldberg-Polin,” he said.

"Hersh was among the innocents brutally attacked while attending a music festival for peace in Israel on October 7. He lost his arm helping friends and strangers during Hamas’ savage massacre. He had just turned 23. He planned to travel the world."

Biden added: "Make no mistake, Hamas leaders will pay for these crimes.”

Vice President Kamala Harris was unequivocal in her condemnation of the murders, releasing a statement saying: “Hamas is an evil terrorist organisation. With these murders, Hamas has even more American blood on its hands. I strongly condemn Hamas’ continued brutality, and so must the entire world.

"From its massacre of 1,200 people to sexual violence, taking of hostages, and these murders, Hamas’ depravity is evident and horrifying.

"The threat Hamas poses to the people of Israel – and American citizens in Israel – must be eliminated and Hamas cannot control Gaza. The Palestinian people too have suffered under Hamas’ rule for nearly two decades.”

She said that her husband Douglas Emhoff’s prayers were with Hersh’s parents, Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg “and with everyone who knew and loved Hersh”.

"When I met with Jon and Rachel earlier this year, I told them: ‘You are not alone.’ That remains true as they mourn this terrible loss. Americans and people around the world will pray for Jon, Rachel, and their family and send them love and strength. As is said in the Jewish tradition, may Hersh’s memory be a blessing.

“As Vice President, I have no higher priority than the safety of American citizens, wherever they are in the world. President Biden and I will never waver in our commitment to free the Americans and all those held hostage in Gaza.”

In the meantime, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer wrote on X/Twitter: “I am completely shocked at the horrific and senseless killing of six hostages in Gaza by Hamas. My thoughts are with their loved ones at this awful time.

“Hamas must release all the hostages now, and a ceasefire deal must be agreed by all sides immediately to end the suffering.”

His comments were echoed by UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, who called on both Israel and Hamas to accept a hostage deal.

He said: “The UK condemns Hamas’ appalling murder of six innocent hostages in Gaza in the strongest terms. I offer my deepest condolences to those grieving at this awful time.

“Hamas must release all the hostages immediately, and all sides must accept the deal on the table to end this war.”

Foreign diplomats representing some 30 nations light candles at a vigil for six hostages whose bodies the IDF said it recovered over the weekend shortly after they were murdered by Hamas, at the Hostages Families Forum headquarters in Tel Aviv. pic.twitter.com/x3qfwMHLY1

— Noam Lehmann (@insomniacalpaca) September 1, 2024

U.S. President Joe Biden stated shortly before midnight on Saturday night that he is “devastated and outraged” after the U.S. citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin was identified among six bodies that Israeli forces recovered earlier in the day in a tunnel in Rafah.

Biden vowed that “Hamas leaders will pay for these crimes,” but then said that the United States “will keep working around the clock” to secure a deal—which would be between the Jewish state and the Hamas terror organization—to release the rest of the hostages.

“Hersh was among the innocents brutally attacked while attending a music festival for peace in Israel on Oct. 7. He lost his arm helping friends and strangers during Hamas’s savage massacre. He had just turned 23. He planned to travel the world,” Biden stated. “I have gotten to know his parents, Jon and Rachel. They have been courageous, wise, and steadfast, even as they have endured the unimaginable.”

Goldberg-Polin’s parents have been “relentless and irrepressible champions of their son and of all the hostages held in unconscionable conditions,” the president added. “I admire them and grieve with them more deeply than words can express. I know all Americans tonight will have them in their prayers, just as Jill and I will.”

Biden called Goldberg-Polin’s death “as tragic as it is reprehensible.”

“Our hearts break after receiving the devastating news of the hostages’ bodies being found in Hamas tunnels,” stated Danny Danon, the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations. “Our thoughts are with the families who have lost their loved ones. The terrorist monsters who murdered innocent hostages deserve nothing less than death.”

The Biden-Harris disastrous policies of putting illegitimate pressure on Israel and appeasing Iran, Hamas, Qatar, and Egypt have made it harder to reach a deal to help release the hostages. Biden-Harris also opposed / pressured Israel not to go into Rafah with Harris threatening… https://t.co/9Rp6zEYIrq

— David Milstein (@davidamilstein) September 1, 2024

Hamas executed one of its American hostages. That requires an American response.

Today, Hamas sponsor
Iran enjoys massive US sanctions relief.

Today, Hamas leaders get immunity in “non-NATO ally” Qatar and NATO ally Turkey.

Today, Hamas facilitators Lebanon and Egypt get a lot…

— Richard Goldberg (@rich_goldberg) September 1, 2024

Statement by Vice President Harris on Hersh Goldberg-Polin:

On October 7, Hersh Goldberg-Polin—an American citizen—was taken hostage by Hamas terrorists. He was just 23 years old, attending a music festival with friends. We now know he was murdered by Hamas. His body was… pic.twitter.com/TKkRFPRfOv

— Aviva Klompas (@AvivaKlompas) September 1, 2024

The Tikva Forum of hostage families on Sunday called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end months-long negotiations aimed at achieving an elusive ceasefire deal with Hamas.

The call came after Israeli forces recovered overnight Saturday the bodies of six hostages from a tunnel in Rafah in southern Gaza. They were identified as Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, Eden Yerushalmi, 24, Almog Sarusi, 25, Alexander Lobanov, 32, Carmel Gat, 40, and Ori Danino, 25.

According to the IDF spokesperson, they were murdered by their captors as Israeli forces approached.

The forum said the captives’ murder was further evidence of “the bitter enemy we are fighting.”

Hamas “are murderers and rapists of the lowest kind. Human animals. In these difficult moments we support the heroic IDF soldiers who give their lives to rescue the hostages,” added the forum.

The group, an alternative to the larger Hostages and Missing Families Forum, is opposed to the idea of a ceasefire deal at any cost, and believes that only military pressure will lead to their loved ones’ release.

Earlier, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum blamed the six murders on Netanyahu.

“If it weren’t for the saboteurs, the excuses and the spin, the hostages whose deaths we learned of this morning would probably be alive,” the forum tweeted.

“Netanyahu: enough of the excuses. Enough of the spin. Enough of the abandonment. The time has come to bring our hostages home—those living for rehabilitation and the fallen and murdered for burial in their land,” it added.

Kamala demanded that Israel 🇮🇱 doesn't enter Rafah, delaying the operation by many months 👇

Yesterday the body of the American 🇺🇲 hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin was found there, together with bodies of five additional hostages.
pic.twitter.com/M4OCwQak0E

— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) September 1, 2024

Consider that Hamas chose to execute an American hostage with a bullet to the back of his head during the last two or three days (along with five other hostages) whose parents just spoke at the DNC less than two weeks ago, while hostage negotiations were underway.

Consider that…

— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) September 1, 2024

This you? STFUhttps://t.co/RsEDZKp63I

— Dan Goldwasser (@dgoldwas) September 1, 2024

Statement on Hamas Killing of 6 Hostages including American-Israeli Citizen:

The American people are heartbroken and shattered to read the news of Hamas’ brutal and soulless killing of six hostages including American-Israeli citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin. Since Hamas’ October 7th…

— Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) September 1, 2024

There will be no peace - if ever - unless Hamas is destroyed. Never trust the ones who want to kill you. They cherish death while we cherish life. Hate driven terrorists don’t know the concept of reason but listen to force only. #IStandWithIsrael#AmYisraelChai

— Geert Wilders (@geertwilderspvv) September 1, 2024

The marching orders came down, and they said: "Not murdered. Found dead" pic.twitter.com/0yyejktQSa

— Eitan Fischberger (@EFischberger) September 1, 2024

Joseph Kahn, is this kind of headline—in which your paper calls six murdered people "recovered dead" and whose subhed immediately moves toward blaming Israel and does not mention Hamxs—what you want to be remembered for? History is watching you. So are your ancestors. pic.twitter.com/FZklNPvjCb

— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) September 1, 2024

The Histadrut labor federation, which represents some 800,000 Israeli trade unionists, on Sunday declared a general strike set to commence at 6 a.m. on Monday, shutting down large sectors of the economy to pressure the government to reach a hostages-for-ceasefire-and-terrorists-release deal with Hamas.

As part of the one-day strike, Ben-Gurion International Airport will cease take-offs and landings at 8 a.m. Public transportation will also be affected.

Pharmacies, hospitals, defense plants, food plants and special education will apparently continue to function.

The Histadrut’s decision came after its chairman, Arnon Bar–David, met with the families of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza, 331 days after the Palestinian terrorist organization’s Oct. 7 cross-border massacre.

“That Jews are being murdered in the tunnels of Gaza is unacceptable and it must be stopped,” Bar-David told reporters at a press conference.

“A deal must be reached; a deal is more important than anything else. I came to this conclusion after talking with many people in Israeli politics and many officers and officials in the security establishment,” he added.

Following the announcement of the impending shutdown, the Im Tirtzu Zionist movement sent a warning letter to Bar-David, threatening to hold him personally legally liable for damages caused by the “illegal” strike.

The Tikva Forum for Families of Hostages, an alternative to the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, in a statement called on all Israeli citizens “not to take part in the wild and dangerous strike of the Histadrut.

“The announcement by Arnon Bar–David and his friends of a general strike in the economy tomorrow, while pointing the blame at the Israeli government instead of at Hamas, is a terrible injustice, giving a reward to Sinwar for the murder of the six hostages and a death sentence for the captives who remain alive,” it said, calling on workers to break the strike.

Israel's unions are just as cynical, dishonest, and manipulative as our unions in America. They hate Netanyahu and want to topple him and are exploiting the plight of the hostages in an attempt to do so. Disgusting. https://t.co/UQhp1AXKGc

— Noah Pollak (@NoahPollak) September 1, 2024

I have seen some appalling statements today on Israel's recovery of the 6 murdered hostages, but this from Norway is just unconscionable, inexcusable & shameful!

Found dead? They were murdered, executed. Can't even mention Hamas. And then have the audacity to 'both sides' this! pic.twitter.com/C5Xm7bR3Xc

— Arsen Ostrovsky 🎗️ (@Ostrov_A) September 1, 2024

Check out this gem!
Kenneth says Hamas's killing of Israeli hostages is a war crime, then blames Netanyahu for not reaching a deal with the war criminals.
It takes special mental-bending powers to come up with such a fallacy. https://t.co/3Wd1VIQtsz

— Hussain Abdul-Hussain (@hahussain) September 1, 2024

António Guterres, the United Nations secretary-general who has long been accused of Jew-hatred and anti-Israel bias, drew widespread criticism on Sunday for what he did not say in a statement about the six hostages, whom Hamas killed and whose names were released the prior night.

“I will never forget my meeting last October with the parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin and other hostage families,” Guterres wrote. “Today’s tragic news is a devastating reminder of the need for the unconditional release of all hostages and an end to the nightmare of war in Gaza.”

Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch, wrote that “Hamas just murdered six Israeli and American hostages by shooting them in the head. Why can’t you say so? Why can’t you condemn them?”

“Save your crocodile tears for someone who has an ounce of respect for your leadership,” wrote the Israeli diplomat Yaki Lopez.

“Won’t even say ‘Hamas.’ Won’t condemn the terror group that took Hersh, held him hostage for 330 days and murdered him,” wrote AIPAC. “Says it all.”

Israel Nitzan, a former Israeli diplomat, called the statement “cowardly and morally flawed,” adding, “why can’t Mr. Guterres condemn Hamas for brutally executing innocent hostages?”

“Hamas. The word is Hamas. Hamas did this. Say it,” wrote Matthew Levit, a senior fellow at The Washington Institute and director of its counterterrorism and intelligence program.

“Resign. Your failure to pressure, or even acknowledge Hamas, emboldened them,” wrote Esther Panitch, a Georgia state representative who is Jewish. “They know you are spineless.”

Arsen Ostrovsky, CEO at The International Legal Forum and senior fellow at the Misgav Institute for National Security and Zionist Strategy, called Guterres “a pathetic and cowardly excuse for a world leader,” who “can’t even bring himself to name Hamas or condemn them.”

Hamas just murdered six Israeli and American hostages by shooting them in the head. Why can’t you say so? Why can’t you condemn them? https://t.co/XpUdOAef0j

— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) September 1, 2024

Their bodies weren’t just “found.” They were EXECUTED BY HAMAS, the same Hamas you want to keep in power and have done NOTHING to pressure to free the hostages. Your attacks on Israel have given Hamas a tailwind, a sense the world had its back. pic.twitter.com/5sp9JKtv24

— Eylon Levy (@EylonALevy) September 1, 2024

Russia's FM Lavrov has put out statements that were quoted from an interview and are being greeted positvely in Iran, he has also talked up a new round of Turkey-Syria-Iran-Russia meetings; as well as discussing Hamas and Hezbollah. pic.twitter.com/aFqt10o1mx

— Seth Frantzman (@sfrantzman) September 1, 2024

WaPo reports on Kamala national security adviser Phil Gordon, w/ info on Kamala potentially conditioning Israel aid. I told House Foreign Affairs they should get testimony from Gordon & others related to Harris’s Afghanistan involvement, but they haven’t.https://t.co/nBwSvQm6Q9pic.twitter.com/bGGYkpgBOI

— Jerry Dunleavy IV 🇺🇸 (@JerryDunleavy) August 31, 2024

🚨BOMBSHELL REPORT: KAMALA AND TOP AID PHIL GORDON OPPOSED TO GAZA WAR, WILL CONDITION AID TO ISRAEL🚨

Phil Gordon is a known Khamenei apologist and bitter Israel critic. Kamala says she trusts him the most. Sources indicate she'd condition aid to Israel.https://t.co/DriYhwHv1q

— Shelley G (@ShelleyGldschmt) August 31, 2024

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— Shelley G (@ShelleyGldschmt) August 31, 2024

Three Israeli police officers were killed in a drive-by shooting on Sunday morning near the Tarqumiya checkpoint, some 7.5 miles northwest of Hebron in Judea.

Magen David Adom paramedics treated a male and a female officer at the scene before pronouncing them dead. Another male officer was seriously wounded and evacuated to Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva, where he was later pronounced dead.

They were later named as Ch. Insp. Arik Ben Eliyahu, 37, from Kiryat Gat, who is survived by his wife and three children; Command Sgt. Maj. Hadas Branch, 53, from Sde Moshe, who is survived by her husband, three children and a granddaughter; and First Sgt. Roni Shakuri, 61, from Sderot, who is survived by his wife, a daughter and a granddaughter.

Shakuri’s daughter, First Sgt. Mor Shakuri, was killed while battling Hamas terrorists attempting to take control of the Sderot police station on Oct. 7.

The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday initiated a search for the terrorists, who opened fire from a car at the police vehicle with the three officers inside on Route 35 and then fled on foot. The road was closed to traffic and security forces were preparing to search the nearby Palestinian village of Idna.

Later on Sunday, IDF and Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) fighters surrounded a house in Hebron where terrorists were believed to be holed up, the military said in a statement. At least one terrorist linked to Sunday morning’s attack was “neutralized” at the site, the IDF stated.

According to reports, the terrorist who carried out the shooting served as a member of Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas‘s “Presidential Guard,” though it was unclear whether he still held the position.

Israel Police Commissioner Daniel Levy and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrived at the scene of the attack.

“I am certain and convinced that together with the IDF we will find and eliminate the despicable terrorists who harmed three of our good policemen,” Levy said at the scene.

There was a terrorist attack now by Tarkumia (Judea).

2 police officers are dead

The terrorists are being hunted pic.twitter.com/layEtPvX5E

— Documenting Israel (@DocumentIsrael) September 1, 2024

Baruch Dayan HaEmet

This was 37 year old Ch. Insp. Arik Ben Eliyahu who was murdered in the terrorist attack this morning

May his memory be for a blessing pic.twitter.com/tm2SekNB3U

— Documenting Israel (@DocumentIsrael) September 1, 2024

Baruch Dayan HaEmet

This was 53 year old Command Sgt. Maj. Hadas Brantz who was murdered in the terrorist attack this morning

May her memory be for a blessing pic.twitter.com/igPEFAvRxv

— Documenting Israel (@DocumentIsrael) September 1, 2024

Baruch Dayan HaEmet

This was 61 year old First Sgt. Roni Shakuri who was murdered in the terrorist attack this morning

His daughter, First Sgt. Mor Shakuri, was murdered while fighting terrorists at the Sderot police station on October 7th.

May his memory be for a blessing pic.twitter.com/8uU6C4zavF

— Documenting Israel (@DocumentIsrael) September 1, 2024

Full remarks:

Following the initial report regarding the elimination of the terrorist who carried out the shooting attack at the Idna Tarqumiyah Junction this morning, a short while ago, based on IDF and ISA intelligence, IDF forces encircled the residence in Hebron where the…

— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) September 1, 2024

Unbelievable footage of the murderous terrorist being killed in Hebron. A few seconds in, you can see the shoulder-fired missile from our forces impacting the building and neutralizing the terrorist. pic.twitter.com/abfn9wyqCu

— Raylan Givens (@JewishWarrior13) September 1, 2024

The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a “militia” of Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah faction, claimed responsibility on Sunday for Friday’s double car bombings in the Gush Etzion region of Judea.

In an announcement posted on Telegram, Fatah’s “military” wing hailed the terrorists who carried out the “heroic Hebron operation,” naming them as Zahdi Nidal Abu Afifa and Muhammad Ihsan Yaqin Marqa.

The statement claimed that Friday’s car bombings were a response to “Zionist massacres in the Gaza Strip, the crimes of the occupation in the occupied West Bank and violations against the blessed Al-Aqsa mosque.

“The fighters of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades continue their heroic operations against the forces of the Zionist enemy within the Battle of Al-Aqsa Flood,” it said, referring to the Swords of Iron War initiated by Hamas on Oct. 7.

On Saturday, the Hamas terrorist group hailed the previous day’s “double heroic operation” after the car bombers wounded three Israelis. While stopping short of taking responsibility, it called it “a clear message that the resistance will be prolonged and sustained so long as the brutal occupation’s aggression and targeting of our people and land continue.”

In the first attack, a bomb was detonated at a gas station near the Gush Etzion Junction, prompting the IDF to dispatch soldiers to the scene. The terrorist opened fire on the troops, who killed him. A soldier was moderately wounded and an officer was lightly hurt in the exchange.

Shortly thereafter, a terrorist rammed his car through the gate to the nearby town of Karmei Tzur. A security guard drove after the terrorist and crashed into his vehicle, before getting out and shooting and killing him. The terrorist’s car exploded, and the guard was lightly injured in the attack.

Al-Jazeera reporter with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad gunmen in Tulkarem - after the Israeli military operation. pic.twitter.com/XWAUzv8ywA

— Khaled Abu Toameh (@KhaledAbuToameh) August 31, 2024

Your employees took and held hostages on October 7. Resign and stand trial. https://t.co/jQPzR9b5L9

— Eylon Levy (@EylonALevy) August 31, 2024

As Israel intensifies its campaign to expose UNRWA’s complicity in terrorist activities, including its staff members’ role in the Oct. 7 attacks, the U.N. agency maintains a significant presence in Gaza and continues to operate in coordination with the Defense Ministry’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) unit.

Over the next several days, an extensive inoculation drive will take place in the Strip, with aid organizations planning to administer roughly 1.5 million polio vaccines. The agency tasked with administering these vaccinations is none other than UNRWA, the very organization accused of collaborating with Hamas.

Israel has consented to humanitarian pauses in hostilities across several areas of the Gaza Strip to facilitate the vaccination effort. Health officials in Gaza recently announced the arrival of the first batch of polio vaccines, which are now stored in specialized facilities.

The IDF confirmed that the shipment of polio vaccines, totaling 1.255 million doses, passed through the Kerem Shalom Crossing. The army further noted that the operation was coordinated with the U.N. and the World Health Organization, adding that local and international medical teams will administer the vaccinations in the coming days. Polio vaccines arrive in the Gaza Strip. Credit: Israel Defense Forces.

Rejection and engagement
Government sources said that while there’s no dispute regarding UNRWA’s ties to Hamas, the agency still plays an irreplaceable role in certain sectors within Gaza, particularly in education, where it has extensive infrastructure.

Consequently, UNRWA, which maintains detailed records of children in the Strip, was selected to oversee the vaccinations amid concerns of a polio outbreak. However, military sources indicate that UNRWA’s role in food distribution has diminished, though COGAT continues to engage with the organization. Unit sources report that collaboration with UNRWA has been scaled back following revelations of the organization’s staff involvement with Hamas.

Meanwhile, under the Israeli National Security Council’s oversight and approval, the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs is spearheading an online campaign aimed at exposing UNRWA’s true nature to the world.

An article published in the respected tech magazine Wired detailed how the Israeli campaign seeks to unmask the agency and highlight its employees’ involvement in the Oct. 7 attacks. The piece also suggested that the organization serves as a civilian front for Hamas.

Children, except for Kfir and Ariel Bibas—hostages of Hamas for 11 months—who have been totally abandoned by these inhumanitarian agencies that can’t even bring themselves to shed crocodile tears for their plight.

Find them. Vaccinate them. Get them out. pic.twitter.com/DIcjoySYCR

— Eylon Levy (@EylonALevy) September 1, 2024

Does “all children under ten” include Kfir (1) and Ariel (5) Bibas? https://t.co/UG3lVHHk3J

— Eylon Levy (@EylonALevy) September 1, 2024

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📅Thurs Sept 5 ⏰ 12 PM ET (7 PM Israel, 5 PM UK, 9 AM PT)

Register: https://t.co/wxp4fPQWGhpic.twitter.com/rEAsNizb5O

— NGO Monitor (@NGOmonitor) September 1, 2024

Rahm Emanuel (@USAmbJapan) joins the podcast today for a conversation on the U.S.-Japan relationship, what Americans need to know about China, lessons for U.S. foreign policy from his involvement in the Oslo and Camp David processes, and why he’s been pushing for national service… pic.twitter.com/TqfmEdD333

— Dan Senor (@dansenor) August 30, 2024

Canada-Based Activist and Former PFLP Official Khaled Barakat on Hizbullah TV: Revoking the Charitable Status of the Jewish National Fund Is an Important Victory for the Resistance following October 7, But It’s Not Enough – JNF Should Be Criminalized @JNFUSA@JNFcapic.twitter.com/236eq16npN

— MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) September 1, 2024

Blood soaked theatre in Oslo, Norway by pro-'Palestine' weirdos. This cause is nothing but an art project to them.

https://t.co/ZzOzR2BzQn

— 𝗡𝗶𝗼𝗵 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗴 ♛ ✡︎ (@NiohBerg) August 31, 2024

This the ByWard Market in Ottawa, the capital of Canada. You cannot sit and have a drink and enjoy the last days of the summer. If you think by staying neutral and not taking sides, Jihadists will spare you, you are dead wrong. If you don’t stand against Hamas sympathizers, they… pic.twitter.com/Ic1fJRbgJ4

— Salman Sima (@SalmanSima) August 31, 2024

Anti-Israel protesters harassing families trying to watch the Canadian International Air Show in Toronto.

🇨🇦🇮🇱 pic.twitter.com/cWyEmR1Klv

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) September 1, 2024

In 1926, McGill University imposed a ban on Jewish students. Like other elite colleges at the time – including Harvard, Yale, Columbia and the University of Toronto – the school viewed with suspicion the increasingly Jewish inflection of its student body. Raising the admission standards for Jewish applicants, McGill succeeded in dropping enrolment levels of Jews.

Nearly a hundred years later, McGill students and professors now fear the administration’s indifference to antisemitism on campus is having the same effect, quietly pushing Jewish students off campus. Many say that antisemitism is implicitly tolerated despite university leaders touting the school’s diversity and inclusion.

“McGill always had some antisemitism. Always. It has a long history of it, and it’s always been there,” Dr. Gerald Batist, a professor and former chair of its oncology department, told National Post. “I’ve been shocked at two things. One, is the level of antisemitism. But, number two, is the total abandonment by all of my progressive colleagues and friends; erstwhile close friends.”

The university campus became the scene of escalating demonstrations after the Hamas invasion of Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza. In early November, a coalition of anti-Israel groups organized a “Day of Shutdown” coinciding with the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht, when Hitler Youth and S.S. forces rampaged across Germany, torching Jewish businesses and synagogues. Kristallnacht is also known as the “Night of Broken Glass,” and the event poster featured demonstrators shattering glass windows.

“We witnessed troubling situations last year that impacted students, faculty, and staff on our city’s campuses. Among these was the deeply concerning encampment at McGill, which raised serious concerns within the Jewish campus community about their safety and well-being,” Federation CJA, which oversees the campus group Hillel, said in a statement. “Universities have a responsibility to ensure all students feel safe on campus.”

Law student Jamie Fabian remembers those early days of campus life post-October 7 with intense anxiety. Although he’d been politically involved earlier in life, and was one of the youngest-ever school commissioners in Quebec, the grandson of a Holocaust survivor said that debates about the Middle East were never front of mind for him. The militancy of anti-Israel activism, however, changed that, he said.

“I was very close to having mental breakdowns,” he told National Post. “When I saw the Kristallnacht protest – the advertisement for it – I was very depressed after and I was not even going to bother going to class.”

An imam based in the city of Utica in upstate New York on Aug. 20 called on students to “take out” pro-Israel Columbia University business school professor Shai Davidai.

“If you’re able to take out somebody like that and make an example, that might shut up a hundred more,” Imam Tom Facchine said during the webinar titled “Islamic Political Activism” hosted by the Columbia University branch of Students for Justice in Palestine.

Instagram removed the video and permanently banned it from its platform, Columbia’s SJP said, according to The College Fix, which covers higher education and campus news.

Davidai posted the segment to his X account.

“That Shai Davidai guy: How do we get him in trouble? How do we create a situation in which he’s in jeopardy,” Facchine said.

Facchine, 35, was born in New Jersey and educated at Vasser College. He quit Christianity and became an atheist, and then a Marxist, before settling on Islam in 2010, when he converted, according to the New York Post.

The university launched a probe of Facchine’s comments with outside security experts, who concluded that his rhetoric “did not create conditions that require enhanced security measures,” the school’s vice president of public safety Gerald Lewis told Davidai, the Post reported.

“I will not be silenced—I know I’m speaking the truth. It feels like they put a target on my back with the explicit goal to take me down, to get me fired, to make up complaints about me,” Davidai told the paper.

Most American college students reject their classmates' flagrant rule breaking and extreme tactics to protest Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza, according to a new survey conducted by North Dakota State University's Institute for Global Innovation and Growth.

59% of 2,159 respondents, drawn from 466 colleges and universities, said students do not have a right to occupy administrative buildings.

80% disagreed that it is appropriate to "shout down" speakers whose opinions about the war are contrary to theirs.

73% said they would not disrupt classes to protest, and only 13% have participated in campus demonstrations related to the conflict.

Officeworks has hired a top legal firm to respond to claims one of its managers discriminated against a Jewish man by refusing him service.

The pro-Palestine worker in Elsternwick, east Melbourne, was filmed on March 4 refusing to laminate an article from the Australian Jewish News.

The customer, who was wearing a yarmulke at the time of the incident, was seeking to laminate a piece titled, 'The indomitable spirit of our people'.

Famous religious leader Rabbi Daniel Rabbin wrote the article, which featured a photo of a group holding Australian and Israeli flags.

The female manager told the man she would not laminate the piece because she was 'pro-Palestine' and 'uncomfortable' with its contents.

It's understood she is refusing to offer the Jewish man a personal apology, the Herald Sun reported on Sunday, further intensifying the mediation process.

Despite calls for the worker to be fired, her employment was not terminated.

Instead, the manager was relocated to another Officeworks store.

In the absence an agreement between the office supplies giant and Jewish man, Officeworks has hired lawyers from Herbert Smith Freehills - a renowned international firm.

The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal is arranging a hearing date.

The Jewish man believed if the worker regretted her actions, she would have already apologised by now.

'It's seems that by Officeworks continuing to employ the individual, despite her having at least two anti-Semitic incidents within the span of only a few months, that Officeworks condones this kind of unlawful behaviour,' he said.

It’s incredibly inappropriate for a Graduate Union to be deploying such overt politics, especially when the politics are so remarkably antisemitic and hurtful. Incredibly, the Union uses their first newsletter of the semester to blast out this garbage pic.twitter.com/cpyeqMdbGR

— Shabbos Kestenbaum (@ShabbosK) August 30, 2024

Update: the man who attacked two Jewish students with a glass bottle at the University of Pittsburgh has been identified as Jarett Buba.

Buba is facing charges of aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person, resisting arrest, and harassment. https://t.co/VWPvL7Wmak

— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) August 31, 2024

UPDATE: Texas Tech has suspended antisemite Rudy Meixell and have commenced an investigation into his troubling behavior.

We will update as we learn more. https://t.co/uveKho2BB8

— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) August 31, 2024

An activist identified on social media as "Layla" who claimed to have been sprayed in the incident said Friday that the university was lying about the incident, assuring that the New York Police Department told her that “law enforcement grade chemicals" had been utilized.

The activist had claimed after the incident that Skunk, an Israeli anti-riot spray, had been used on Pro-Palestinian students. In February, she said she was "still dealing with symptoms, I feel sick all the time" and that "15 students had to go to the hospital."

In April the pro-Israel student who had been suspended for the foul incident filed a lawsuit against the university for disparate and harsh treatment.

So-called "chemical warfare"
The filing claimed that the student had sprayed "novelty, non-toxic ‘fart’ spray named ‘Liquid Ass’ and ‘Wet Farts' into the air at the anti-Israel protest.

The lawsuit challenged claims that students were harmed, arguing there was no medical evaluation evidence.

In the months following the incident, anti-Israel activists had frequently referred to the incident and supposed “chemical warfare” attack in online protest advertisements and activist materials.

Western media hostility toward Israel is hardly new. Coverage of the ongoing fighting between Israel and the Iranian regime's patrons, Hamas, Hizbullah, and Houthi group Allah Ansar, as in previous conflicts, features rampant bias.

Two days after Oct. 7, Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt accused mainstream media of being complicit in a world that allowed the "dehumanization of Israelis and sanitized the terrorism of Hamas."

When citing Palestinian casualty figures, outlets like the Associated Press accept Palestinian casualty numbers from the "Gaza Health Ministry," which editors know very well means Hamas.

In stark contrast, when sources from the Israel Defense Forces provide figures of enemy casualties, disclaimers that no evidence accompanied the data are often added.

Jews in the U.S. have endured hundreds of Charlottesvilles on American city streets and university campuses since the Hamas attack.

In numerous instances, demonstrators have physically assaulted Jews.

Great prices at Khaled Grills Restaurant in al-Zawayda, Central Gaza Strip.
1 wrap with beef kebabs - 3 shekels ($0.83)
2 wraps with beef kebabs - 5 shekels ($1.38)
TikTok timestamp: 19 hours ago#TheGazaYouDontSee
Link in 1st comment pic.twitter.com/Hl97eoxfU9

— Imshin (@imshin) September 1, 2024

"Where's my tomato sauce??!!"
This man in Gaza has just received a free food aid parcel from Turkish humanitarian aid foundation IHH.
The parcel includes: Rice, sugar, bulgur, powder milk, cooking oil, fava beans, sardines, hummus, salt, freeka, macaroni and more.
Does the man… pic.twitter.com/c879REF4GG

— Imshin (@imshin) September 1, 2024

Lebanese Druze Leader Walid Jumblatt: Arab Countries’ Borders with Israel Need to Be Opened; Hamas and the People of the West Bank Needed to Be Given Weapons; I Call for a Return to the Armed Struggle pic.twitter.com/eh933llMad

— MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) September 1, 2024

Lebanese Shiite Mufti Ahmad Qablan: I Say to UNIFIL - Patrolling the Frontline without a Lebanese Army Escort Constitutes Espionage pic.twitter.com/BaoraBCC31

— MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) September 1, 2024

Houthis Blow Up Greek Oil Tanker, Chant: Death to America! Death to Israel! Curses Upon the Jews! pic.twitter.com/8I7YPUywsF

— MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) September 1, 2024

Israeli rowers took home gold and bronze medals in the water on Sunday at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, providing a glimmer of joy for the Jewish state amid a notably difficult day.

Moran Samuel clinched the gold medal in the women’s single sculls, after winning a bronze medal in Rio 2016 and silver at Tokyo 2020, while rowing duo Shahar Milfelder and Saleh Shahin won bronze in the mixed double sculls in their Paralympic debut.

“This whole year has been happiness mixed with sadness, and we started today” with terrible news, she said in an interview with Israel’s Sport5 broadcaster, referencing news of the deaths of six hostages in Gaza whose bodies were recovered overnight and three police officers in a West Bank shooting attack on Sunday.

“This morning when I got here, I told myself, ‘Moran, this is due to, this is because of and this is despite'” the difficult situation facing Israel at home, she said. “It’s a privilege to be here in this bubble at the Paralympic Games, and to finish with a gold medal — and to be able to scream the anthem from deep inside me is a moment I’ll never forget in my life.”

Samuel said that when she crossed the finish line, she burst into tears, “due to everything together, the excitement, and the news of the morning. I wasn’t even sure I’d be able to sing the anthem… my heart is with everyone. I hope everyone comes home.”

The athlete, who was a promising basketball player in her youth, suffered a spinal stroke at age 24 that left her in a wheelchair. She first began training in wheelchair basketball before switching to para-rowing due to the lack of a high-level women’s team in Israel.

“There was a moment in my life where I thought my life was over,” Samuel said of her injury and recovery. “And I had to make that switch from ‘my life was over’ to ‘the life that I knew until then was over,’ and there are a lot of people who have to make that switch and it’s not easy.”

Israeli swimmer Ami Dadaon wins a silver medal in the men’s 150m individual medley in the SM4 disability category at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, his second medal in Paris so far.

The 23-year-old swimmer won gold in the men’s 100m freestyle on Friday. Dadaon, who was born with cerebral palsy and began swimming as a child as part of his physiotherapy, came home with three medals from the Tokyo Games three years ago — gold in the 50m freestyle, silver in the 150m individual medley, and gold in the 200m freestyle.

Dadaon has additional chances at further medals later in the week, when he swims in the 200m freestyle and the 50m freestyle.

His win marks Israel’s third medal today, after rower Moran Samuel won gold in the women’s singles and duo Shahar Milfelder and Saleh Shahin won bronze in the mixed double sculls. So far, Israel has won six medals at the Paris Paralympics, including a gold in taekwondo.

In A Brilliant Life, Rachelle Unreich approaches writing about the life of her dying mother, Mira Blumenstock, as if it were a mystery to be solved. Unreich, the grateful, untraumatized, and adoring daughter of a Holocaust survivor, uses her gifts as an empathetic, facts-driven journalist to tell the most important story of her life.

On a visit to Los Angeles at age 23, she found herself in a room with other adult children of Holocaust survivors, hearing heartbreaking stories of children brought up by traumatized parents. That was when she first became aware of a stark contrast with her own childhood.

“They all seemed to speak of parents who were too scared to let them ride bicycles, who hoarded food, who looked sad, at best, and panicked, at worst, for most of the time. These parents talked about the Holocaust constantly, or not at all, keeping their secrets in a vault while everyone around them banished decades of history from conversation.”

These experiences were so different from Unreich’s childhood. A native of Melbourne, Australia, she recalls that as a teenager, her friends often commented on her mother’s sunny demeanor. Uncovering her mother’s unpretentious yet extremely happy childhood – until the 1939 Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia – “was like finding the missing piece of a jigsaw puzzle that finally fit,” Unreich writes about realizing that her mother had been brought up in a house full of song and joy and emotional security. Mira was 12 when the Nazis invaded, and her happy memories became overshadowed by a new grim reality. Jews were not welcome. They were singled out for persecution – losing their jobs, their livelihoods, and their non-Jewish friends.

Mira spent the final eight months of World War II as a prisoner in four concentration camps. She experienced severe exhaustion, malnutrition, physical and emotional abuse, and the notorious Death March – surviving, as her daughter is amazed to note, with her faith in God and in the overall goodness of people still intact.

Unreich was familiar with the interviews that her mother had given to the USC Shoah Foundation, the organization founded by filmmaker Steven Spielberg, and to a similar video project for Holocaust survivors in Melbourne. The daughter went further, meticulously matching precious family photographs of the murdered Blumenstocks and pressing Mira to bring them back to life: a great-grandmother, grandparents, an aunt and uncle, a sister and brother – characters who, in the book, jump off the page.

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Peace of mind: Promoting psychological growth and reducing the suffering of combat veterans

ABSTRACT: The Peace of Mind (POM) program was designed to enable combat veterans in Israel to process their combat experience, address difficulties in the transition to civilian life and facilitate psychological growth as a result of their military experience. During the course of the program, 1068 participants were studied at four time points. Post-traumatic symptoms were measured using the PTSD checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), and post-traumatic growth (PTG) was measured using the Post Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). Multilevel Modeling (MLM) was used to assess symptom and psychological trajectories for all participants and for those who began with and without PTSD symptoms, respectively. The results demonstrated that those who began the program with elevated PTSD symptoms experienced a significant reduction in PTSD symptoms following the completion of the intensive element of the program. Additionally, all participants demonstrated an increase in PTG following the intensive section of the program and this was maintained throughout follow-up. 

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To recapitulate, the Galileanness of Jesus, inspirational on many levels, helps us to reconstruct the notion of belonging in the context of Palestine today. Just as Galileans were rendered enemies under the temple-state of Jerusalem, so too are today’s Palestinians cast as such under Zionism, where they are denied the right to belong to their biblical memory, history, culture, and homeland and denied recognition as Ām HaĀretz. More liberatory and decolonial theologies enable us to better think through and thus to reclaim the oneness of history and memory, of the Jesus event and the Nakba. Whether it is in stories of Galilee’s struggle against Jerusalem, Jesus’s against David, Biblical Israel’s against Roman Palestina, the crowd of sinners’ against the laos, or Filastin’s against the Zionist regime, each time we find the ochlos anew, exiled from human rights, and persistently yearning for a single sense of home. ... Here and now, it is indispensable to reread Palestine’s disenfranchised stories from Solomon’s Temple to Khurbān HaBāyit all the way to the Nakba; they seem to carry exiles that are yet to be remembered as one.

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Now this is resistance. Unprepared, unarmed, these six young people did what they could to resist the anti-Semitic savagery of the invading army from Gaza. They repelled its grenades, rescued some of its intended targets, tended to the victims of its racist sadism. They didn’t ask for war, they didn’t expect war, they didn’t deserve war. But when it came, brutishly intruding on their kibbutzim and parties, they took action that helped to minimise the Jewish people’s suffering. It is a testament to Western radicals’ swirling moral disarray and their detachment from civilisational values that they referred to the racist invaders of Israel as the ‘resistance’, and the Jewish heroes who fought back as ‘colonisers’.

But this goes beyond foolish ‘left’ apologism for Hamas. It goes beyond excuse-making for terror. There is a case to be made that the self-styled progressive conscience of the West has not been complacent in the face of Hamas’s barbarism, but complicit. Many in the West played an active role in justifying the kidnapping of people like Goldberg-Polin, Lobanov, Gat, Sarusi, Yerushalmi and Danino. They actively bolstered the kidnappers’ claims to be resistance fighters, and they actively prevented the raising of awareness of the kidnap victims, particularly through the destruction of posters featuring their faces. They were more than bystanders to a pogrom – they were unpaid PR men for the pogromists.

Consider the feral mobs of anti-Semites that clawed kidnap posters off public buildings and lampposts. The six dead of Rafah will have been on some of those posters. Indeed, in April, in Melbourne, Australia, a huge ‘Bring Them Home’ mural featuring the face of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, among others, was graffitied by anti-Israel agitators. They daubed ‘FREE PALESTINE’ in massive letters over his face and the faces of the other stolen Jews.

This rash, racist allergy to any awareness-raising of the Israeli hostages was pure spin for Hamas. In destroying the posters, or daubing them with shit, or scribbling ‘coloniser’ on them, Western Israelophobes were slavishly amplifying Hamas’s insistence that these people are not innocent. That they deserve persecution. That you absolutely should not sympathise with, and in fact you should hate, the likes of those six young men and women who were held and brutalised and murdered in Rafah. That people in the West, in virtually every major city, assisted in Hamas’s dehumanisation of the Jews in its captivity should chill us to the bone.

Or consider the frenzied ‘radical’ hostility to any effort by Israel to rescue its seized citizens. It is just three months since the social-media craze of ‘All Eyes on Rafah’. Nearly 50million people, including celebs, shared that slogan on Instagram, the aim being to condemn Israel for even thinking about sending troops into Rafah. We now know that that is where the six hostages, and others, were being held in rank, repulsive conditions. We now know Hamas was using Rafah as a base for attacking Israel. ‘All Eyes on Rafah’ was no progressive cry – it was an act of woke appeasement. ‘Leave Rafah to Hamas’, was the sick undertone of this reckless trend. Not content with defiling images of the six young Israelis interned in Rafah, the virtuous of the West then raged against military action that might have led to their rescue. They made themselves the defenders of Hamas’s wicked dominion over Rafah.

Kamala Harris has questions to answer here. She’s issued a welcome, angry statement on the slaughter of the six hostages, describing it as ‘an outrage’. And yet for months she sternly instructed Israel not to launch a ‘major military operation’ in Rafah. There will be ‘consequences’, she warned. It is now known that in Rafah, an American citizen was being held captive. Now killed. Is this the first time in history an American leader warned of ‘consequences’ over the rescue of an American rather than over the kidnap of an American? As National Review summarises it, ‘Kamala Harris warned Israel of “consequences” if it invaded Rafah, where Hamas just murdered an American hostage’.

Here’s the only question that matters right now: are Jewish lives worth fighting for? Some of us think they are. Others, from the top of politics to the frenzied anti-Semites on the streets, seem to think otherwise. It is tempting to see the West’s moral disorder over Israel-Hamas as a consequence of that old problem, ‘the sleep of reason’, the sleep of our conscience. But in truth, the West’s conscience has been wide awake, and excitable, and noisy, and it has sided not with kidnapped Jews, but with their kidnappers. Let us hope the memory of the six slain will be a blessing – and let us hope their deaths will be a lesson for a West that seems utterly morally lost.

The international narrative continues to be overwhelmingly anti-Israel, even as IDF special forces extricate the bodies of innocent Israeli hostages dragged from their homes on Oct. 7.

They were kept in tunnels for months on end, tortured and starved, only to be killed as help arrived.

The sheer mercilessness of their captors does not appear to exercise the same people around the world so eager to join pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

Where are the mass protests against the inhumanity of Hamas?

Hamas is happy to sacrifice as many Palestinians as it can to turn international opinion.

That it has partly succeeded in doing so is a blot on the people unable to make a moral distinction between those who perpetrated this violence and those responding to it.

Hamas leaders, who are closely observing the protests, are likely to harden their stance in the hope that the Israeli government will give in to the demonstrators' demands, including an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Hamas has the Israeli public pressuring their government to allow Hamas to "live to fight another day": to rearm, regroup and continue attacking Israelis – as Hamas official Ghazi Hamad vowed.

Hamas leaders are banking on the Biden administration to compel the Israeli government to give in to the terror group's demands.... It has long been the dream of Hamas and many Palestinians to see the US turn its back on Israel.

Hamas's primary goal is to remain in power and return to the pre-October 7 era, when it built a large terror infrastructure in the Gaza Strip. Hamas knows it will not be able to accomplish its aims without a full Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and an official end of the war.

That is why Hamas is insisting that Israel withdraw from the Philadelphi Corridor along the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. Israel's presence there obstructs Hamas's efforts to smuggle weapons into the Gaza Strip through cross-border tunnels, as it has been doing for the past two decades.

Hamas is reportedly demanding US and international guarantees that Israel will not target the terror group anytime in the future. Until then, Hamas will continue to hold on to many of the hostages as an "insurance policy."

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind of the October 7 atrocities, will not release all the hostages at once. He will continue to physically surround himself with many of them to ensure that Israel does not kill him. Sinwar does not care how many Palestinians in the Gaza Strip perish, as long as he is permitted to stay alive.

Even if Hamas were to initially release 10 or 20 hostages as part of any agreement, who could ensure that the remaining captives would be released? Are we supposed to take Hamas's word for it? Are we supposed to believe that the Americans, Egyptians and Qataris would be able to force Hamas to comply with the terms of any agreement?

Our enemy is dedicated, by all means necessary, to teaching a final lesson to those Jews who dared imagine themselves equal, sovereign, and masters of their fate in their own state on their ancestral land. We are up against an enemy that not only invaded our country and our homes to gleefully murder and mutilate the most peace-loving people in their beds, but went on to kidnap hundreds of them to ensure they face no consequences for what they did on Oct. 7.

Buoyed by global pressure to provide it with ongoing supplies even as it conducts a total war, Hamas remains in firm control of Gaza and its people. It has secured a position as a legitimate negotiating partner. At the same time, all the pressure is placed on Israel to yield to its demands - with no consequences for its actions.

There is only one moral position for any government or international organization to pursue: unconditional release of the hostages and unconditional surrender of Hamas. Until then, the war should be waged with no illusions about the enemy we face.

Maximum pressure should be put on Hamas. pic.twitter.com/ll92rWUHl3

— Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) September 2, 2024

Six innocent Israelis were murdered by Hamas terrorists who stole them nearly a year ago. The chaos Hamas ushered in on Oct. 7 with the mass rape, abduction, torture, and slaughter that marked the start of Iran's multifront war against Israel exposed a moral confusion in the West.

We read headlines describing these six Israelis as having "died" in Gaza. We are told that those defending their murderous captors "have a point." The foundational principle of our civilization is that every human life has dignity. It is this very principle that Hamas and its barbaric ilk are trying to turn on its head.

Many will rightly point out that Americans should be especially outraged because one of those murdered, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, was an American citizen. But it's not just that one of Iran's terror proxies murdered an American citizen. It's that he and all of those murdered by Hamas are on the front lines of a wider war that America is already part of - whether we like it or not.

In other words: This is not only about Israel. It is about the reality that those who burn Israeli flags burn them alongside American ones. Hersh, and those executed beside him, were killed by Iran, a country now in league with China and Russia, that calls for death to America in the same breath it calls for the destruction of Israel.

Statements of sorrow from the leaders of the Free World are insufficient. The message to terrorists and those who support them should be that the defenders of civilization will defeat them. No matter the cost.

Here in Israel, we’ve had to learn a lot since this war began. We learned that we’d be forced to navigate the most fraught moment in our history with a government that is the most extreme and least competent ever to lead this country—a dangerous lack of faith that erupted after today’s news in the form of many tens of thousands of protesters in the streets, furious at the failure to get our people home. We’ve learned that we’re nearly encircled by Iranian proxies. We’ve learned that the terrorist organization that seized Hersh—Hamas—in fact operates openly in the territory of two American allies, Turkey and Qatar. We’ve learned that Egypt, which has a border with Gaza and a peace agreement with Israel, has been allowing in the weapons that Hamas uses against us.

We’ve learned that Hamas is not universally shunned as a terror group, but actually enjoys broad support, including in the West, including among some of the most educated citizens. We’ve seen that much of the Western press is capable of turning a story about a war launched by Muslim fundamentalists into a story about the injustice of the Israeli response, and indeed about the injustice of our country’s existence. Some reports on these murdered civilians said they merely “had died,” or “were found dead,” and the tenor of coverage seemed notably less outraged than it was at the assassination in July of the leader of Hamas.

Hersh was an American citizen, born in California—and in California and elsewhere, we learned that other Americans would tear down his poster and those with the faces of other Israeli hostages. We’ve seen the support of the American administration wane as the war wears on, including an explicit demand by the White House to stay out of the southern Gaza city of Rafah—the city where Hersh and the five other hostages were just found by our soldiers, but too late.

The events that have unfolded since the day Hersh disappeared are bewildering. But today, here in his neighborhood in Jerusalem, for a moment they regained a kind of terrible simplicity, reduced to one beautiful human face.

This morning it felt like an invisible blanket had settled on the streets. It’s the first day of class, always a happy occasion. But outside the local elementary school, many of the other parents I saw had red eyes and couldn’t speak. Around here, even little kids know Hersh, and the grown-ups had just been trying to explain why nothing anyone did was enough to bring him back.

Were we wrong to hope?

It’s a question that is going through many pained minds right now as the Jewish world grieves for the six hostages executed by barbarians in the bowels of Hamas’s dungeon colony.

One of those hostages in particular became a symbol of optimism in a dark time. The last few times we’ve seen or heard about Hersh Goldberg-Polin, the American-Israeli captive taken on October 7 along with more than 200 others, they have been moments of hope. In late April, Hamas released a propaganda video of Hersh that was evil in its intent and no doubt torturous for Hersh to record, but it told us, and his parents, that he was alive.

In August, his indefatigable parents, Rachel and Jon, gave a moving primetime speech at the Democratic National Convention a month after the parents of another hostage did the same at the Republican National Convention. The show of support for their son, and everything he represented about the hostages and their families since October, was a salve.

Hersh’s prominence had two implications for his own captivity. The first was that he was more valuable to Yahya Sinwar alive than dead. The second was the flipside of this coin: He would probably stay in captivity longer than most hostages. In this dichotomy he represented the Jewish people: Israel’s national anthem is “HaTikvah,” (The Hope), and one section of the song translates roughly as: “Our hope is not yet lost/ It is a two-thousand-year-old hope/ To be a free people in our land/ The land of Zion and Jerusalem.”

To me, those lines have always meant that we should not be discouraged by the fact that we’d been waiting 2,000 years, but rather that the extreme time span had actually strengthened the hope. Our hope is not lost—after all, it’s been 2,000 years; what’s a few more?

Hope is in our DNA. For 2,000 years it’s been passed down from generation to generation. We are born and bred to hope. And look—we made it, we fulfilled our longing by reestablishing sovereignty in our homeland.

In that sense, the question—were we wrong to hope for Hersh’s return?—is irrelevant. We can’t not hope.

Thousands lined the streets to pay their respects to Hersh Goldberg-Polin, one of the six murdered hostages whose bodies were recovered from Gaza at the weekend, as he was laid to rest in Jerusalem on Monday.

During his funeral, his parents and the Israeli president apologised for not being able to save the 23-year-old American Israeli hostage, who had become a symbol of hope during his nearly year-long Gaza captivity.

Born in America and raised in Israel, Goldberg-Polin was kidnapped from the Nova festival on October 7. He sheltered in a bus stop during the attack and part of his arm was blown off by a grenade.

Since his capture, Goldberg-Polin's parents have spoken to world leaders about their son. On Thursday, they stood at the Gaza border and addressed Hersh via a loudspeaker.

His body was found with those of the other five hostages in a Hamas tunnel two days ago.

As they eulogised their son, Goldberg-Polin's parents, sisters and friends broke down in tears.

Mother Rachel Goldberg-Polin said it had been a privilege to have Hersh as a son: “I have had a lot of time to think about my sweet boy Hersh over the past 332 days, and one thing I keep thinking about is how out of all the mothers in all the entire world, God chose to give Hersh to me.

“What must I have done in a past life to deserve such a beautiful gift?” she said.

“I want to thank God right now in front of all of you for giving me this magnificent present of my Hersh. For 23 years I was privileged to have the honour of being Hersh’s mama, thank you. I just wish it had been for longer.”

She said she had been in “torment and worry every single minute of every single day” since her son had been kidnapped. The pain, she said, “closed my throat and made my soul throb with third-degree burns”.

“Amidst the inexplicable agony, terror, anguish, desperation and fear, we became absolutely certain that you were coming home to us alive,” she said.

“Now I no longer have to worry about you, you are no longer in danger,”

She referred to her son’s best friend, Aner Shapira, who was killed on October 7 when he threw grenades out of the shelter to save those inside: “You are with beautiful Aner. I hope he will show you around. You will meet my grandparents who adore you.”

Thousands came to Jerusalem today to pay last respect to Hersh Goldberg Polin at his funeral.

May his memory be a blessing 💔

pic.twitter.com/p7M1evnpzW

— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) September 2, 2024

The father of murdered hostage, Eden Yerushalmi, says goodbye to his daughter one last time. https://t.co/0mFN8XKssgpic.twitter.com/AGlmXkmkhQ

— Documenting Israel (@DocumentIsrael) September 2, 2024

Famous Israeli singer, Hanan Ben Ari, sings while comforting a mourner at the funeral of IDF soldier, Master Sergeant Ori Danino, who was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7th and his body was recovered recently with 5 other hostages. https://t.co/EeoAp8tk7bpic.twitter.com/s9c0RJEgoh

— Documenting Israel (@DocumentIsrael) September 2, 2024

Here is the interviewhttps://t.co/bJcYWSZSdJ

— Noam Dworman (@noam_dworman) September 1, 2024

Since October 7th, Ben Gurion Airport, in Israel, has displayed posters of hostages held by Hamas. Yesterday, the posters of six hostages, whose bodies were recovered by the IDF, were emotionally taken down. 🎗️💔

🎥: @bengurionairport_tlv pic.twitter.com/odmjfdy0XK

— StandWithUs (@StandWithUs) September 2, 2024

Three kids in class , not too long ago:

Aner, who threw grenades back at terrorists on 10/7 until succumbing to one.

Ben, who ran into the line of fire with his unit and was killed in battle.

Hersh, who survived 330 days til he was executed by monsters.

Our heroes. 🇮🇱 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/Y5acWytG8d

— Yael Bar tur 🎗️ (@yaelbt) September 1, 2024

#WATCH: Supporters of Israeli soccer club Hapoel Jerusalem unveil their tribute banner to Hersh Goldberg-Polin, murdered by Hamas in Gaza
pic.twitter.com/9qRVKYvcEb

— Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) September 1, 2024

BREAKING: Manipulating the pain and grief of the hostage families, Hamas released a video during Hersh’s funeral of the six hostages from before they executed them. Please avoid sharing this video and playing into the hands of these monsters. pic.twitter.com/9J6IZI9Vdu

— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) September 2, 2024

Israelis will pressure their government to do whatever it takes to #BringThemHomeNow!

The world must work to pressure Hamas and its backers—Iran, Qatar, and Turkey—to #LetThemGoNow!

My message at the Bondi Beach vigil for the six executed hostages in Sydney, Australia. 🇦🇺🇮🇱 pic.twitter.com/cbmxlmJPI7

— Eylon Levy (@EylonALevy) September 3, 2024

🚨 There are now violent clashes between rioters and police in Israel. This is while..

▪️ Rockets were fired from Lebanon an hour ago.

▪️ 3 police were murdered by Palestinian terrorists this morning.

▪️ An IDF soldier fell fighting in the West Bank.

▪️ Yesterday there were… pic.twitter.com/Niyz8ErYEr

— Ron M. (@Jewtastic) September 1, 2024

By delaying necessary operations like the IDF’s entry into Rafah, by giving Hamas time to move the hostages or kill them as just happened, by sending so much aid directly into the hands of Hamas, US policy has prolonged the war by months and made a ceasefire deal much harder to reach.

Hamas does not feel that it is desperate and needs to stop the fighting at all costs. It feels that it is in a position of strength to dictate terms not only to Israel, but to the US, to the greatest superpower in human history.

Perhaps worst of all, this encouragement of Hamas instead of pressuring it because of short-term thinking about what is politically expedient or will end the fighting today will lead to the taking of more hostages in the future.

At the recent Democratic National Convention, Joe Biden said that the rabid anti-Israel protesters “have a point.” It is this mindset that ensures his statement that Hamas leaders will pay for their crimes will not be backed up with any action and that his policy will effectively be the opposite.

The anti-Israel protest movement loves to burn American flags. They love to praise the leaders of genocidal terrorist organizations like Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis. They chant genocidal slogans like “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” They target Jews, Jewish schools, and synagogues. The goal of Hamas supporters is the same as Hamas, the destruction of the vast majority of world Jewry and the collapse of Western civilization. They do not “have a point” because the only point they try to make is that Israel, the Jews, and the US are evil and need to be destroyed by any means necessary.

If Joe Biden and Justin Trudeau are serious about the statements they issued right after they learned of the execution of the six hostages, they will change focus and shift policy. Rather than pander to the antisemites of the world and the “death to America” crowd, rather than attempt to secure the vote of those who want to see America and Canada destroyed and the Jewish people annihilated, they would put real pressure on Hamas to surrender and support Israel’s efforts to destroy the terrorist organization. Rather than continue attempting to freeze the conflict so that it can start all over again in a few years, they would go back support ensuring that the atrocities of October 7 never happen again as they did so briefly in late 2023.

That would require real leadership, a moral backbone, and a willingness to stand up to evil. Biden in particular has lacked these qualities in 2024. But perhaps now that he no longer has to worry about running for reelection, he can do in the fall what he should have done in spring and summer, pressure Hamas and support Israel.

There are still over 100 hostages languishing in Gaza, including children as young as one. Make them the priority, not setting aid records or ending the fighting at all costs, and the fighting will end faster. Make defeating Hamas the priority, and the next massacre and war will be prevented instead of guaranteed.

Above all, make it the priority that these be the last hostages Hamas and those like it ever take and ever kill.

Hamas has now basically admitted it killed those six hostages rather than risk their liberation — indeed, all but boasted of it.

Meanwhile, the Harris-Biden administration seems to be taking the tragedy as license to push Israel into a cease-fire deal that could let the terrorists re-supply.

Asked by a reporter Monday if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had done enough to secure a hostage deal, Biden gave a flat “No” while claiming “we’re very close” to proposing another hostage deal this week, and “Hope springs eternal.”

Hamas refused to accept the last cease-fire offer, even as Netanyahu was signaling (some) willingness to bend on the crucial question of the Philadephi corridor: Who is to control the Gaza-Egyptian border during any ceasefire?

Cairo, it turns out, had let the area be riddled with smuggling tunnels on its watch, so Bibi is reluctant to let the IDF cede control even temporarily now — lest Hamas take the opportunity to re-arm and/or get its top leaders out of Dodge.

We doubt Biden or Kamala Harris is willing to send in US forces to do the job, so slamming Bibi as the prez did is tantamount to saying that Israel must give Hamas a lifeline to get the remaining hostages freed.

Maybe that’s what Israel should do, but Washington pushing Jerusalem to bend is pretty rank — especially when Biden’s motive is fundamentally selfish: He wants a ceasefire in place to cement his own legacy, and to boost Harris’ chances in November.

And this is after Harris-Biden pushed Israel to hold off on operations that could’ve freed hostages weeks or months ago.

Especially when Hamas now brags it’ll kill hostages rather than let them be rescued.

Israel faces its own divisions on these questions; an American leader determined to be a true ally wouldn’t be stirring the pot purely to serve his own domestic political aims.

But, plainly, that’s not how Biden or Harris rolls.

After the barbarous murder of 6 innocent hostages in Gaza, including an American citizen, it is Hamas - not Israel - that should be subject to maximum pressure to release all of the hostages and surrender.

This is shameful by the Biden-Harris administration. https://t.co/fiItLfHUQM

— RJC (@RJC) September 2, 2024

Calls for Hamas to free hostages are ineffective without an “or else”.

In this Daily Briefing, Citizen Spokesman @paulrubens explains how pressure can more effectively be put on Hamas to release the hostages. pic.twitter.com/PQnU4aKD97

— Israeli Citizen Spox (@IsrCitizenSpox) September 2, 2024

"We will make Hamas pay by giving them exactly what they want as a reward for their brutal, barbaric act."

We are led by weak, morally confused amateurs. https://t.co/KYlEk4kl7t

— L A R R Y (@LarryOConnor) September 2, 2024

When it comes to the barbaric Hamas terrorists, there seems to be no end to their cruelty.

Videoing the hostages before they were murdered and taunting their families is beyond despicable. We are negotiating with the wrong people. Iran is the root of all evil in the Middle East… https://t.co/5XYxnxKz6z

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) September 3, 2024

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have put more pressure on Israel than they put on Hamas, Iran, and Iran's other terror proxies.

Weakness from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris continues to embolden Hamas. pic.twitter.com/Syt22u9F1h

— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) September 1, 2024

Ok, I’ll play.

Ms. Weingarten, expert as you are in matters of hostage negotiations and national security, please tell me the terms of the deal that Hamas had agreed to that Netanyahu refused. Please be specific:

1) how many hostages were to be released and when?;

2) which… https://t.co/F71aPr5Hfh

— David M Friedman (@DavidM_Friedman) September 2, 2024

The Global Imam’s counsel has released a statement condemning Hamas’s barbaric executions and stating in clear terms, “we hold Hamas directly responsible for the deaths and suffering of all innocent lives lost since Oct. 7.”
Why? Because they are logically, factually, and legally… pic.twitter.com/diLBMwviLv

— Elica Le Bon الیکا‌ ل بن (@elicalebon) September 2, 2024

Six hostages, including an American, were murdered by Hamas.

Despite the murder of innocence, including one of our own, there are too many in America who embrace a warped worldview that reserves more empathy for the murderers than for the murdered— that portrays the murderers…

— Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) September 2, 2024

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin ordered flags at half-staff “in memory and honor of Hersh Goldberg-Polin,” the Republican’s office stated on Sunday.

A spokesman for the governor told JNS that the order applies to all flags in the state on Tuesday.

Virginia flags Hersh Goldberg-PolinVirginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin ordered flags at half-staff on Sept. 3, 2024 to honor former Richmond resident Hersh Goldberg-Polin. Source: Virginia secretary of commonwealth.

“After 330 agonizing days since the brutal terrorist attack on Israel on Oct. 7 that left more than 1,200 dead and hundreds more held hostage, Johnathan Polin and Rachel Goldberg woke up to unimaginable news that no parent should ever receive,” Youngkin stated on Sunday.

“Suzanne and I are angered and heartbroken by the death of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a senseless murder at the hands of terrorists,” he added. “Today, Virginians, Americans, and the world join the Goldberg-Polin family and the Keneseth Beth Israel Synagogue in prayer.”

Beth Israel is an Orthodox synagogue in Richmond which traces its origins back to 1856, per its website. Goldberg-Polin lived in Richmond and had “strong” ties to the city, the governor said.

Hundreds of Americans gathered at Los Angeles’ Nova exhibit over the past 48-hours to pay their respects to six of the Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas terrorists last year and brutally murdered Sunday in Gaza.

Five of the six hostages — Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Carmel Gat, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi and Eden Yerushalmi — were forcibly snatched from the Israeli music festival on Oct. 7, 2023.

The Wrap reports Rabbi Joel Nickerson led the Sunday night memorial that featured Scooter Braun and Noa Tishby as guest speakers as attendees joined them to honor the deceased.

Cindy Crawford, Eve Barlow, WME agent Brad Slater and “Stranger Things” star Brett Gelman were among those in attendance.

“The six hostages were murdered by Hamas terrorists with several close-range gunshots,” Israeli health ministry spokesperson Shira Solomon told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Sunday.

Israel's most famous actress, Gal Gadot, asked to remind the world that even though 13 Israeli hostages were freed on Friday by Hamas, there are still more than 200 Israelis in captivity.

"Today is a beacon of light, of hope," Gadot wrote on Instagram. "There are still over 200 hostages being held captive by Hamas. All of the remaining hostages must come home safely and quickly. We are all waiting for them, sending love and strength."

Gadot, known as the lead actress in the Wonder Woman series, has been very vocal about her support for Israel since the Hamas massacre on October 7, 2023.

The soldier-turned-actress was also one of a host of celebrities posting on social media to mourn those killed in the terror attacks on Israelis carried out by Hamas on October 7th.

Sharing her grief
Gadot shared her grief and outrage with her 109 million Instagram followers in an Instagram story and a post that included a news photo from BBC News and a screenshot of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s post about the events.

"At least 200 Israelis have been murdered and dozens of women, children and elders held as hostages in Gaza, by Hamas," wrote Gadot.

Later, she posted a white Star of David on a blue background with the words, “I stand with Israel,” an image that has been widely shared on social media.

Gal Gadot has spoken out.

💔 pic.twitter.com/cHjcA1fS8z

— Kosher🎗🧡 (@K0sher_C0ckney) September 1, 2024

“And to all of you people who posted #All_Eyes_on_Rafah pressuring not to go into Rafah, which is where- they were, it’s so painful… do to all of you ‘All eyes on Rafah’ (people)- you did this.”
Debra Messing. pic.twitter.com/X1GwerWVKD

— Gal.G, Adv 🇮🇱 (@GalG_IL) September 3, 2024

Sending love and support to the families of the hostages who lives were lives were taken so brutally. So many people are sharing this pain. My family’s heart goes out to you.

💙💙💙

— Ben Stiller (@BenStiller) September 2, 2024

American actress and entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow on Monday sent a message of support to the families of the six hostages whose bodies were recovered from southern Gaza over the weekend.

In a story on her official Instagram account, she wrote, “To the families of each hostage whose life was stolen, I have thought of you every day for 11 months, but today I send you my heart.”

Ever since Hamas’s horrific Oct. 7 attack, Paltrow has consistently used her platform to raise awareness about the hostages’ plight. In October, she joined other celebrities in calling for their immediate release, sharing the hashtag “#NoHostageLeftBehind” and signing an open letter to President Joe Biden on the matter.

In a separate Instagram story, she highlighted the ongoing plight of female hostages, asking, “There are still 17 women being held by Hamas. Where are the feminists?” She accompanied this message with the hashtag “#rapeisnotresistance,” drawing attention to the reports of sexual violence against the hostages and raising awareness of victim Shani Louk’s story.

Gwyneth Paltrow has spoken out on Instagram:

“To the families of each hostage whose life was stolen, I have thought of you every day for 11 months but today I send you my heart” pic.twitter.com/sale4Ka77L

— Kosher🎗🧡 (@K0sher_C0ckney) September 2, 2024

Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida just posted a photo of a propaganda photo of a gun and a statement claiming the terrorist guards were instructed to “deal” with the hostages if the IDF got close. pic.twitter.com/dhuOEiLtSZ

— Kassy Akiva (@KassyAkiva) September 2, 2024

Qatar continues to publish Hamas's calls for violence while simultaneously playing lead ceasefire negotiator.

There can be no real ceasefire if it's negotiated by this terror state pic.twitter.com/7uHLL03trS

— Eitan Fischberger (@EFischberger) September 2, 2024

You wouldn’t have said anything if this wasn’t caught on tape.pic.twitter.com/26zjsTw01j

— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) September 2, 2024

The 250 hostages taken from Israel by Palestinians from Gaza on Oct. 7, in operations which included mass murder and rape, and involved extreme violence towards and humiliation of those kidnapped, included old people, sick people, women and children.

Contrary to all law, they were denied any rights as prisoners. They were often held without light, sanitation, and without enough food. Those who were Jews were treated even worse than those who were not.

Some were beaten, some molested. Some died of wounds or illness. Some were killed in captivity. Eleven months later, all this is still going on.

It must be the biggest continuous, organized non-state violation of international law and morality this century.

Strange how muted are the protests of Western governments and international organizations against these atrocities.

Amit Soussana, 40, a lawyer, was taken hostage from Kibbutz Kfar Aza on Oct. 7 and returned to Israel as part of November's hostage swap. She tells the story of her captivity.

As four men grabbed me to bring me to Gaza, I fought them. One punched me in the eye, split my lip, severely beat me up, lifted my shirt, touched my breast, and choked me constantly. I kept on fighting them, the fight of my life. They got really mad, handcuffed me, tied my legs, and started dragging me on the ground, face down at first.

In Gaza, one of the guards, Mohammad, came to me early in the morning and told me to shower. Then suddenly I saw him standing in the shower with the gun. He touched me; I didn't let him. I just closed my legs, tensed all my muscles, thinking, "This son of a bitch won't get what he wants." He touched my chest and kept hitting me because I wouldn't give in. Then he took me to the children's room. There I was, while he was doing what he was doing. I, who had never experienced anything like this in my life.

One day, one of the terrorists put a shirt over my head, bound me with iron handcuffs behind my back and made me kneel on the floor. He began hitting me on the head with a gun. Then other terrorists moved two armchairs, brought two sticks, and simply hung me upside down between the armchairs. I had masking tape over my face. They hit me for about 45 minutes. One with a wooden stick and the others with their hands and guns.

The American families whose sons, fathers, husbands, and mother have been held hostage by Hamas since the October 7 terrorist attack wear silver dog tags engraved with their one and only wish in two languages. The English inscription pleads, “Bring them home;” the Hebrew inscription reads, “My heart is in Gaza.”

Meet the seven American hostages. Whether raised in Israel or spending a gap year before college — their lives were interrupted – and in some tragic cases, lost – when thousands of Hamas terrorists breached the border between Israel and Gaza intent on terrifying and destroying the Jewish state.

1. Edan Alexander
Edan AlexanderEdan Alexander’s sister Mika describes him as her best friend. Growing up in Tenafly, New Jersey, whenever any of their favorite artists put out a new album, Edan would grab the car keys and take his sister for a drive so they could analyze every song.

A happy-go-lucky guy, a champion swimmer for his high school team, and a big fan of the New York Knicks, Edan spent most of his young life in Tenafly. But he was born in Israel just a few months before his parents moved to the U.S. He spoke Hebrew at home and visited Israel often to see both sets of grandparents. He even celebrated his bar mitzvah there.

His mother, Yael, was surprised when Edan announced his senior year in high school that he wanted to postpone college and try Garin Tzabar, a program founded in 1991 for young Jewish adults who want to explore serving as lone soldiers in Israel’s Defense Forces.

Edan and 16 other American high school graduates, including a classmate in Tenafly, moved to a kibbutz and did four months of training before committing to serve in the IDF. He returned for a visit home in August and expected to return again in April for his brother Roy’s bar mitzvah.

He was on patrol at a kibbutz on the morning of October 7 and called his mother after the Hamas attacks began.

“I told him at the end of the call: ‘Listen to me, Edan. I'm here. I'm with you. I love you. Just protect yourself. Just be safe,’” Yael recalled on AJC’s podcast, People of the Pod. “And that's it, we hang up. I didn't know I'm not gonna hear from him again.”

2. Itay Chen Z”L
Itay ChenItay Chen, 19, is the youngest American hostage in Hamas captivity. After months of holding out hope that their son would return, Chen’s parents, Ruby and Hagit Chen, learned that he died on October 7 defending civilians living in an agricultural area near the Gaza border. His body is still being held by Hamas.

Born in the U.S., Itay grew up in Israel, in the city of Netanya, just north of Tel Aviv, but the family frequently visited his father’s hometown of New York. He was a Boy Scout who played basketball and, like many teenagers, loved his PlayStation.

The fun-loving middle child, he was also the “life of the party” and the “connector” of their family, his father said. The only reason he was on duty that day was because he had switched weekends with another soldier so he could attend his brother’s Bar Mitzvah the following week.

Michelle was one of the most severely wounded Israelis who survived the October 7th massacre; she was shot multiple times by Hamas. One of those bullets hit her head and she was in a coma for three months.

Doctors were unsure if Michelle would ever wake up, but Michelle's… pic.twitter.com/BkPmT0eeS2

— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) September 3, 2024

Today’s announcement that a few dozen export licenses to Israel will be suspended will not be the death of Israel but the timing represents a shockingly crass bit of anti-diplomacy from an increasingly amateurish and morally bankrupt gang of politicians who must be the source of endless laughs in Beijing and Moscow and Tehran—the latter of whom is a direct beneficiary of Starmer and Lammy’s new Israel policy.

As was the case after October 7, it is important to watch how people respond to recent events. President Biden’s response wasn’t terribly encouraging either. He chose today to call out Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for not giving in to every new Hamas demand that crops up months after Netanyahu already agreed to the ceasefire deal. The president’s stompy behavior is a signal to Hamas to keep upping the ante, which will make a deal more difficult to reach, because American policy is apparently geared more toward the collapse of the Israeli government than the collapse of Hamas.

But Biden’s terse statement was more than we got out of Vice President Kamala Harris, who ran from the press today with headphones on.

Here’s a question for this class of Western leaders: Have they done anything since Saturday that would encourage Hamas to change its behavior? The answer is pretty clearly no. Have they done anything that would encourage Hamas to keep doing exactly what it is doing? The answer is pretty clearly yes.

The Biden-Harris-Starmer-Lammy squad is approaching a terrifying level of unseriousness at best and depravity at worst. Israelis may be the ones paying the price at the moment, but everyone—friend and foe alike—is watching this farce and planning accordingly.

What’s driving the creeping desertion of Israel? We know it’s not an outbreak of hippyish peacenik conscience among government officials. After all, Britain will still hawk arms round the world, including to truly tyrannical regimes. Last year it was reported that UK arms sales had reached a record annual high of £8.5 billion, and that 54 per cent of the arms went to nations categorised as ‘not free’ by Freedom House. They included Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar. Yes, Qatar, the state that happily hosts the leaders of Hamas. So Britain is trimming arms sales to the Jewish nation while selling billions of pounds’ worth of lethal hardware to the repressive regime in which Hamas’s mass murderers of Jews live in obscene luxury. And our old war heroes turn in their graves.

It seems to me that our government, horrendously, has elevated virtue-signalling over the truly virtuous task of standing by an ally that is under assault by an army of racist terrorists. Lammy and the rest seem more keen on placating Israelophobic elements here at home – in Labour, on the left, in Islamist circles – than they are in backing a friend that was attacked by an enemy not only of Israel and the Jews but also of civilisation itself. It’s a species of appeasement. We might call it Islamo-appeasement. The adoption of a tougher stance against the world’s prime victim of Islamist violence – Israel – in an effort to pacify the noisy haters of Israel in both dinner-party circles and dangerous circles in the UK itself. It is suicidally short-termist. If the Foreign Office cannot see that it is directly and wholly in Britain’s interests to support the fight against radical Islamists who hate us too, then it is even more morally lost than I thought.

Preventing the export of some military parts to Israel won’t have much consequence, people say. They are beyond wrong. The consequences of Lammy’s announcement will be vast and dire. It will communicate to our allies that we might well abandon them in their hour of need. It will reduce Britain to an unreliable partner in global affairs. And it will embolden the sworn foes of Israel. Hamas will be thrilled by what the Foreign Office has done. It will giddily cite it as Western approval for the Hamas lie that Israel’s war in Gaza is a criminal enterprise. Hamas’s sponsors in Iran will be thrilled, too. Finally, the theocrats will crow, the Western alliance is fraying and the screws on the Jewish State are tightening. And they won’t be wrong.

This partial embargo is bad for us all. For it suggests that Britain under Labour has no appreciation of what’s at stake in the Israel-Hamas War. No understanding of the mortal threat to Jewish life and civilisational values posed by a hateful army like Hamas. No sensitivity to the menace posed by Islamism to the entire Western world and the Enlightenment values we once held dear. This government of cowards and charlatans has just put a smile on the faces of Islamofascists everywhere. For shame.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday called the British government’s partial suspension of arms sales to Israel a “shameful decision” that won’t stop the Jewish state’s determination to defeat Hamas.

“Days after Hamas executed six Israeli hostages, the UK government suspended thirty arms licenses to Israel,” the premier posted on X.

“This shameful decision will not change Israel’s determination to defeat Hamas, a genocidal terrorist organization that savagely murdered 1,200 people on October 7, including 14 British citizens,” he continued.

“Hamas is still holding over 100 hostages, including 5 British citizens. Instead of standing with Israel, a fellow democracy defending itself against barbarism, Britain’s misguided decision will only embolden Hamas,” wrote Netanyahu.

“Israel is pursuing a just war with just means, taking unprecedented measures to keep civilians out of harm’s way and comporting fully with international law. Just as Britain’s heroic stand against the Nazis is seen today as having been vital in defending our common civilization, so too will history judge Israel’s stand against Hamas and Iran’s axis of terror.”

Netanyahu concluded: “With or without British arms, Israel will win this war and secure our common future.”

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced that the United Kingdom was suspending arms export licenses to Israel. The announcement came after Hamas executed six Israeli hostages.

Citizen Spokeswoman @rutilande explains in the Daily Briefing>>> pic.twitter.com/B6M5DYDFMf

— Israeli Citizen Spox (@IsrCitizenSpox) September 3, 2024

2/ Let's start with the actual controlling policy/legal standard. Policy paper linked above recaps relevant standard, captured in 1st pic below. Note red highlight on serious violation of IHL in the legal standard, bc this is important. None of the actual reasons provided in… pic.twitter.com/n5EDSQPR3q

— Dr. Brian L. Cox (@BrianCox_RLTW) September 3, 2024

4/ Assuming GCIV applies in Gaza (it doesn't), "Occupying Power" does have duty of ensuring availability of food & medical supplies to civilian population "to the fullest extent of the means available to it" (highlight, 1st pic). "Fullest extent" is inherently subjective standard… pic.twitter.com/N7MXrwhQ4X

— Dr. Brian L. Cox (@BrianCox_RLTW) September 3, 2024

6/ If 🇮🇱 were fighting armed conflict against "High Contracting Party" of GCs, Geneva Convention III, the Prisoner of War Convention, would apply to detainees. Art. 9 of GCIII contains similar general provision regarding access to POWs (1st pic).

But GCIII doesn't apply to… pic.twitter.com/uMg6gT4ifr

— Dr. Brian L. Cox (@BrianCox_RLTW) September 3, 2024

8/8 This decision to suspend select export licenses is dangerous in part because it's founded on fundamentally insufficient legal bases. The legal explanation is utterly unconvincing for the reasons described in this thread. I'll leave for another day the fraught (geo)political…

— Dr. Brian L. Cox (@BrianCox_RLTW) September 3, 2024

Know why the UK made it only a partial export ban to Israel? the F35.

Because the UK would be thrown out of the F35 program for boycotting Israel if it cuts all weapon exports.

The F35 is worth billions of dollars to the UK in manufacturing & British jobs.

The F35 and systems… https://t.co/V2Qt9q9vRTpic.twitter.com/adZmCExO8j

— Ron M. (@Jewtastic) September 2, 2024

Here's a breakdown of the dozens of Israeli systems the British Army uses

And also of other ways Britain benefits from Israel in the mutual defense ties

first Britain doesn't supply single weapon system to Israel

The data shows that it's either small internal components mostly… pic.twitter.com/fhfPjfrKHf

— Matty Backup (@MattityahuNew) September 2, 2024

Over the last three years, Britain sold 3.1 billion pounds worth of weapons to Qatar, the world's foremost sponsor of Sunni jihadism and the principal benefactor of Hamas. It sold 1.9 billion pounds worth to Saudi Arabia, which has been engaged in a bloody war in Yemen that has not been fought entirely according to democratic norms. Turkey, which has crushed the Kurds once again with less concern for human rights than one might hope, received 799 million pounds in British arms.

By contrast, Israel, the Middle East's sole democracy and the only power to respect the rights of women and minorities, which is locked in an existential struggle against the forces of jihadism that menace us all, bought 83 million pounds of British arms, 1% of its total weapons purchases.

Yet it is the Jewish state that attracted the criticism of Foreign Secretary David Lammy amid misinformation that it has been prosecuting the war in Gaza to excess. In fact, Israel has been fighting a cleaner war in Gaza than has ever been waged anywhere in the world.

Arguably, the Israeli-British security partnership has benefited us more. Britain's Watchkeeper surveillance UAVs, based on Israel's Hermes 450 drone, have saved countless British lives in Afghanistan. British troops have trained with Israel's cutting-edge Rhino mobile command and control center. In 2015, Israeli intelligence helped the Metropolitan police discover a bomb factory in northwest London, complete with three tons of ammonium nitrate. This suspension of 30 arms export licenses will surely prove an ill-judged blip, to be rectified when wiser heads prevail.

Lammy’s decision sends a clear message:

Take hostages. Execute hostages. We’re on your side.

And he chose to make this announcement as Israel buried Hersh, one of the 6 innocent hostages murdered this week.

We won’t forget this betrayal. https://t.co/sTZzKpl7To

— Dov Forman (@DovForman) September 2, 2024

It beggars belief that the British government, a close strategic ally of Israel, has announced a partial suspension of arms licences, at a time when Israel is fighting a war for its very survival on seven fronts forced upon it on the 7th October, and at the very moment when six…

— Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis (@chiefrabbi) September 2, 2024

Our statement on the Government's decision today to institute a partial arms sales suspension against Israel: pic.twitter.com/WKJNNxnVRv

— Board of Deputies of British Jews (@BoardofDeputies) September 2, 2024

The new definition of 'Labour Friend of Israel' @_LFI is a party member who wants to arrest Netanyahu, abandon Israel to the ICC, fund UNRWA without conditions and stop arms sales to Israel, but still attends a sumptuous lunch in central London once a year for the Labour great… https://t.co/lUh7cF0Q5P

— Alan Johnson (@Fathom_Editor) September 3, 2024

Hamas is still holding many innocent Jewish hostages while Israel tries to prevent a repeat of the 7th October massacre. Why are Lammy and Starmer abandoning Israel? Do they want Hamas to win?

— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) September 3, 2024

The West is in tragic decline. Two days after Hamas executed six hostages the @UKLabour government suspends arms sales to Israel. Shocking timing to announce an awful decision.

— Alexander Downer (@AlexanderDowner) September 3, 2024

On 13 December, Australian PM @AlboMP said in a joint statement with Canada and New Zealand that a ceasefire can only be sustainable if Hamas lays down its arms and has no role in the future governance of Gaza.

What changed? https://t.co/sVfyqArcge

— Eylon Levy (@EylonALevy) September 3, 2024

Here’s Jeremy Corbyn's statement, a day after the burial of six Israeli hostages murdered by Hamas, urging to strip Israel of any ability to defend itself with a "total arms embargo."

Corbyn's statement suggests that six Israeli hostages shot dead by Hamas isn't enough. pic.twitter.com/Oz8FTgLdeW

— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) September 3, 2024

BREAKING 🚨

Following the UK's decision to suspend certain arms licenses to Israel, the Jordanian foreign minister is urging all nations to impose a complete arms embargo on Israel.

Maybe Israel should turn off their water. pic.twitter.com/1OrNZFzXtB

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) September 3, 2024

Hamas just murdered six Israeli and American hostages by shooting them in the head. Why can’t you say so? Why can’t you condemn them? https://t.co/XpUdOAef0j

— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) September 1, 2024

You did nothing to help Hersh or the others. You didn’t visit a single hostage in Gaza. The least you can do now is condemn Hamas for murdering civilians. Each murder is a war crime under the Geneva Conventions. So was their captivity and torture for more than 300 days. Say so. https://t.co/CfP1AoDXRv

— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) September 1, 2024

Ken Roth renders Hamas murder of hostages as “needless deaths” — and refuses to condemn or even blame Hamas. As the head of HRW from 1993 to 2022, Roth embodies how human rights have been subverted, inverted and perverted to aid and abet misogynists, terrorists and antisemites. https://t.co/mn6mpnEPfA

— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) September 1, 2024

With a Foreword by Yahya Sinwar. https://t.co/1c8txv9O4o

— Arsen Ostrovsky 🎗️ (@Ostrov_A) September 3, 2024

.@antonioguterres@volker_turk Why are you parroting Francesca Albanese’s ugly Hamas inversions, calling detained jihadis “hostages”? Why are you amplifying her demonization of Israel when you have never once used such rhetoric against even tyrannies like Iran, China or Russia? https://t.co/zZNDrDIWZK

— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) September 2, 2024

Hi @TWennesland. Is there a reason you were unable to mention Hamas? https://t.co/I2plGzS8Kg

— Arsen Ostrovsky 🎗️ (@Ostrov_A) September 3, 2024

Shame on Wageningen University in the Netherlands for inviting the UN’s Hamas terrorism apologist to speak tomorrow after she became the first UN rapporteur in history to he condemned by France and Germany for antisemitism. @WUR knew of her record: https://t.co/aAMj2OEF0Thttps://t.co/3wnGonPH6n

— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) September 2, 2024

.@FranceskAlbs History will record that the UN monitor of “human rights in the Palestinian territories” had absolutely nothing to say about the brutal Hamas murder of six Israeli and American hostages in Gaza. Any university hosting you this term is legitimizing terrorism.

— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) September 1, 2024

Hamas's handbook for underground combat describes, in meticulous detail, how to navigate in darkness, move stealthily beneath Gaza, and fire automatic weapons in confined spaces for maximum lethality.

Israeli officials spent years searching for and dismantling tunnels that Hamas could use to sneak into Israel to launch an attack. But assessing the underground network inside Gaza was not a priority, a senior Israeli official said, because an invasion and full-scale war there seemed unlikely. All the while, Hamas was girding for just such a confrontation. Were it not for the tunnels, experts say, Hamas would have stood little chance against the far superior Israeli military.

Hamas prepared for subterranean battles that have not materialized. Hamas has primarily ambushed soldiers near tunnel entrances, using the tunnels to launch aboveground hit-and-run attacks, hide from Israeli forces, and detonate explosives using remote triggers and hidden cameras. While these maneuvers have slowed Israel's assault, its military has still decimated Hamas's ranks, routed them from strongholds, and forced them to abandon huge swaths of the tunnel network in which they invested so heavily.

Hamas knows that an internal debate exists in Israel about holding on to the Philadelphi corridor. It exploits this and uses language that is designed to sow internal discord. For instance, it accuses Israel’s leadership of seeing the corridor as “more important than Israeli captives.” The fact is that it is Hamas that sees this area as more important. It is Hamas that took hostages. It is Hamas that used the border area to become stronger and launch a genocidal attack on Israel. It is Hamas that murdered the hostages.

In Israel, the debate is whether having military units on the corridor route is essential. Some think Israel can return to the area. Others think that monitoring can be done remotely. History shows that generally, this is not the case. After 2005, there was also supposed to be a mechanism to monitor the border. The EU was supposed to have a role. Hamas was able to seize control in 2007 and clamp down on any monitoring. Once Israel left Gaza in 2005, it didn’t want to come back. This is how things have worked in the past, and it’s likely this would be how things happen in the future.

Hamas is arguing that Israel’s demands to control the corridor are new. The fact is that Hamas worked hard to prevent an Israeli operation in Rafah. Back in February and March, it used contacts, likely via Doha, to spread stories about how it needed Israel to pause fighting over Ramadan. Then in March and April, it sought to prevent an operation in Rafah by claiming civilians could not evacuate Rafah.

The US pushed for a maritime humanitarian corridor. Once Hamas had stalled long enough it attacked IDF soldiers in Kerem Shalom. The IDF began the operation in Rafah in early May, having left Khan Younis in April.

This enabled Hamas to shift its forces from Rafah to Khan Younis. Hamas basically already played for time to prevent a Rafah operation. It gained some six months in this respect. Then Hamas demanded that any talks in Doha or Cairo meant that it could keep the corridor. It made sure to cement this in talks that took place up through July. Then Hamas claimed to have accepted this proposal, and claimed Israel was now putting Philadelphi into the mix. However, it is Hamas that has always exploited this area and it is clear from the start that Hamas has wanted to hold onto southern Gaza.

Hamas is now spreading propaganda via media in Iran and Doha that is designed to make it seem that it is Israel that is being stubborn on the issue of the border with Egypt. But the reality is that this is Hamas policy. Hamas insists on control of an area in Gaza that its forces lost control of. The Rafah brigade of Hamas has been defeated. It now wants Israel to return this area for free to Hamas without the State receiving anything.

It then wants Israel to pay for this ground twice if Israel has to return to stop smuggling. This shows the arrogance and privilege of Hamas and its interlocutors who reside in Doha. The Hamas officials in Doha are being told to insist on control of Philadelphi. The IRNA report makes this clear in a roundabout way. It says, “Netanyahu is also facing mounting criticism from Israeli officials and the public over his refusal to accept a truce deal.

He has recently set a new condition for a deal, saying that Israel should maintain its control of Philadelphi corridor, which is a 14-kilometer area along the Gaza-Egypt border.” The reality is that this is Hamas policy to insist on the corridor.

Meanwhile, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke with his Bulgarian counterpart, Ivan Kondov. In the call, he said, “Iran supports any deal, which is accepted by the Palestinians and Hamas for establishing a ceasefire in Gaza and paving the way for sending humanitarian aid to [the territory],” IRNA reported. This is important because it shows how the Iranian diplomatic offensive is unfolding.

Iran is pushing into Europe and Central Asia with diplomatic initiatives and it is keeping Gaza at the forefront. It’s important to note that while Israel has internal discussions, Hamas and the Iranians are maneuvering in the region.

Egyptian opposition to Israel's presence
The Philadelphi Corridor Egypt's total lack of control over the Sinai Peninsula. Hamas is just one terrorist organization in Gaza that takes advantage of the illegal economy in the peninsula, which generates an estimated $300 million a year. During 2023-2024, it is true that Cairo invested about 6.5 billion Egyptian pounds (about $210 million) in North Sinai alone, with the local Ministry of Finance financing about 44.6% of this, but Sinai remains the "soft underbelly" of Egypt. However, this does not prevent the al-Sisi regime from vehemently opposing the Israeli presence along the corridor, which serves Egypt's security as well.

Dr. Ofir Winter is a Senior Researcher at INSS and a lecturer at the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Tel Aviv University says, "In recent years, a system of understandings was created between Egypt and Hamas, which Cairo began to exploit to its advantage. Egypt became the entity with its hand on the faucet of Gaza. It controlled the passage of goods and people to and from the Strip, which became an economic business and a lever of political power. It is also possible that the smuggling above and below the border allowed various parties in North Sinai to reap profits, which created a peace that was convenient for the authorities in Cairo after long years of terror in the Sinai peninsula."

Dr. Zelkovitz explains that Egypt is committed, at least outwardly, to show solidarity with the Palestinians and to recognize the sovereignty of the Gaza Strip. "Since this is the case, we see Egyptian opposition to the possession of the territory by the IDF. Beyond that, Egypt is very embarrassed by the revelations of the smuggling network and the tunnels that cross the border. These revelations harm both its credibility, and its ability to keep the sovereignty of holding the border and the agreements between it and Israel."

Dr. Winter mentions that according to the "borders agreement' between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) in 2005, the PA was supposed to control the north side of the Rafah crossing. However, two years after that agreement, the Hamas coup took place. "Egypt fears that an Israeli presence along the Philadelphi Corridor will change from being temporary to permanent, and does not wish to legitimize it," explains Dr. Winter. "It sees the PA as the legitimate representative of the Palestinians, but in recent years has had to face the reality that Hamas is sovereign in the Strip. In addition, for Egypt, temporary security arrangements, such as allowing IDF positions along the corridor until an underground barrier is erected on the Egyptian side of the border may become a permanent reality if the ceasefire collapses. This Israeli demand is also not acceptable to Hamas, which pushes away the ceasefire that Egypt is interested in."

The White House says that an Israel-approved framework for a hostage deal meant to close gaps between the sides includes an IDF withdrawal from heavily populated areas along the Philadelphi Corridor, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel must keep its forces deployed on the Gaza-Egypt border stretch and would do so for the foreseeable future.

“The deal itself, including the bridging proposal that we started working with… includes the removal of Israeli Defense Forces from all densely populated areas… in phase one… and that includes those areas along and adjacent to that corridor,” says White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby in a briefing with reporters. “That’s the proposal that Israel had agreed to.”

Kirby declines to clarify when asked whether this means that the US supports allowing Israeli troops to remain in less densely populated areas along the Philadelphi Corridor. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

While reiterating the deal’s requirement for Israel to at least partially withdraw from Philadelphi, the White House spokesperson acknowledges that Jerusalem is publicly stressing that it “would need some security along that corridor.”

“I’m not going to get into a debate with the prime minister over what he said over the weekend,” Kirby says.

Lengthy analysis of Hamas' current strategy:

Hamas is increasingly frustrated with its inability to secure a ceasefire agreement with Israel after more than ten months of conflict. The Islamist group is particularly concerned about maintaining its grip on power and facilitating…

— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) September 2, 2024

Scenes from the forced evacuation of the Jewish villages in the Gaza Strip, 19 years ago!

Ariel Sharon, then Prime Minister said:
"I am convinced, from the bottom of my heart, and to the best of my knowledge, that this separation will make Israel stronger"

Was he right? pic.twitter.com/sG6EodxQry

— Hamas Atrocities (@HamasAtrocities) September 3, 2024

Footage captured by the IDF shows terrorists throwing bombs from the roof of a Mosque in Jenin.

Buildings like Mosques, hospitals, and schools are meant to be safe from conflict, in accordance with humanitarian law.

However, the second armed forces begin operating out of those… pic.twitter.com/FQGCkPEpHS

— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) September 2, 2024

A Transportation Rail Within an Attack Tunnel Route; A Terror Tunnel More Than a Kilometer Long Has Been Destroyed in the Northern Gaza Strip

Since the beginning of the war, the IDF has been working to dismantle and neutralize the underground infrastructure of Hamas in the Gaza… pic.twitter.com/TBTp494vTe

— Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) September 3, 2024

Israeli forces in Gaza have killed the Hamas terrorist who led the Oct. 7 assault on the northwest Negev moshav of Netiv Ha’asara, the Israel Defense Forces and Israel Security Agency said on Tuesday.

Israeli fighter jets struck a Hamas compound near the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, killing eight terrorists from Hamas’s Daraj Tuffah Battalion, according to the joint statement. Among those killed was Ahmed Fozi Nazer Muhammad Wadia, a member of the terror group’s Nukhba force who led the invasion of Netiv Ha’asara, located directly adjacent to the Gaza fence.

Another terrorist killed in the strike was “responsible for several combat specialties in the Daraj Tuffah Battalion, including engineering, sniping and anti-tank operations, and was responsible for supplying the explosives used to blow up the security fence in the Daraj Tuffah Battalion’s area during the Oct. 7 massacre,” according to the IDF.

On Oct. 7, Wadia, who was active in Hamas’ parachute array, infiltrated the moshav using a paraglider and oversaw the massacre of 21 residents and the kidnapping of one to Gaza.

One of those murdered in the moshav that day was Gil Taasa, 46, a senior firefighter in the Ashkelon fire station. On the morning of Oct. 7, Taasa was at home with his two youngest sons, Koren, 12 and Shay, 8. After he ran out of ammunition, the terrorists threw a grenade into the shelter where they were hiding. Taasa leapt on the grenade to save his sons, who were wounded but survived.

Wadia was captured on video opening the door of the family’s refrigerator and sipping a Coke in front of the bleeding children before leaving the home. Koren and Shay then ran next door to their mother’s home and hid in the safe room for hours before being evacuated.

Taasa’s oldest son, Or, 17, was murdered by Hamas terrorists at Zikim Beach, where he had gone early in the morning to surf with friends.

“My sons are happy and that’s the most important thing,” said Gil’s widow, Sabin Tassa, after receiving the news of Wadia’s death, according to Channel 12. “My son Koren told me he wanted to see a picture of [Wadia] dead. I personally will close the circle only after I know that all Hamas members and [Hamas leader in Gaza Yayha] Sinwar have been eliminated,” she added.

🔴ELIMINATED: Daraj Tuffah Battalion Commander and 7 other Hamas terrorists, in a precise IAF strike.

The elimination included Ahmed Fozi Nazer Muhammad Wadia, the commander of the Nukhba Company in the Daraj Tuffah Battalion and a member of Hamas' paragliding unit. On October… pic.twitter.com/vIVClnhb4Q

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) September 3, 2024

❌ #Breaking@IAFsite fighter jets, under the direction of the Shin Bet, eradicated Ahmad Fozi Nasser Muhammad Wadia - the commander of the Nuhba that raided Netiv Haasara on #Oct7Massacre .
He is remembered from one of the most shocking documents from the day of the massacre,… pic.twitter.com/9OwWttgPDT

— Shmuel Shalom שמואל שלום سمؤال عبد السلام (@ShmuelShalom) September 3, 2024

A car bomb neutralized on Monday near the entrance to the Jewish community of Ateret in the Binyamin region of Samaria was intended to detonate while a school bus was passing by, security officials believe.

According to the Kan News broadcaster, the bomb, which was planted inside a gas cylinder, contained more than 100 pounds of explosive material.

In addition, an initial probe of the incident shows that the bomb contained a camera facing the road, allowing the terrorists to detonate the explosive device remotely when a bus passed by, Kan reported.

Channel 12 News said the vigilance of a local Israeli resident prevented a “major disaster,” with Israeli security forces neutralizing the heavy bomb before school busses entered the town on Monday morning.

פרטים חדשים על פיגוע רכב התופת שנמנע אתמול בבנימין:
המטען הכיל 49 קילו (!) חומר נפץ לא תקני. חומר הנפץ הוכנס לתוך בלון גז, ששימש כמיכל.
ברכב התופת הותקנה מצלמה ששידרה למחבלים - כדי שיוכלו לפוצץ מרחוק את המטען כך שיביא לכמה שיותר נרצחים ישראלים.
לפי החשד, היעד היה אוטובוס תלמידים pic.twitter.com/SPagpHtMit

— Carmel Dangor כרמל דנגור (@carmeldangor) September 3, 2024

The Israeli Air Force conducted a Strike earlier this morning on a Hamas Command-and-Control Complex at the Namaa College Campus in Gaza City, which was reportedly being used to plan and carry out Terrorist Attacks on both Israeli Civilians and Soldiers. pic.twitter.com/VxXweT4QYi

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) September 3, 2024

The DFLP terrorist organization announced the deaths its member Mousa al-Ghandour and field commander Bilal Breis.

Al-Ghandour, who was eliminated by an IAF strike in northern Gaza, also happened to be the head of the Union of Secondary School Students in Beit Lahia, #Gaza.… pic.twitter.com/qDeq31VWC9

— Aleph א (@no_itsmyturn) September 3, 2024

Hosted by Abe Greenwald, Christine Rosen, John Podhoretz & Matthew Continetti
Dan Senor joins us to take the temperature of the Israeli body politic in the wake of the heartbreaking and disgusting news involving the slaughter of six hostages in Rafah, including the American Hersh Goldberg-Polin. What will Israelis demand of their government? What can Israel do? And will the compliant media allow Kamala Harris and Tim Walz to skate lightly over this nightmare while Donald Trump seeks to fan the flames?

Hosted by Abe Greenwald, Christine Rosen, John Podhoretz & Matthew Continetti
What exactly is it the protestors in Israel and the media in the United States and Joe Biden actually want out of Israel? It appears they want the country to give up the strategic high ground it holds near Gaza in pursuit of a “deal” no one really believes can be struck.

Hosted by Dan Senor
Over the past 24 hours we learned the devastating news about Hamas’s slaughtering of 6 hostages. The families of two of these hostages – Hersh Goldberg-Polin and Carmel Gat had been guests on this podcast over the past few months.

The news of these executions followed news in Israel last Thursday of a heated debate within the security cabinet over a clause that the prime minister had introduced – to be voted on – into the negotiations over any final deal. Some critics are arguing that the introduction of that clause was part of a pattern that doomed the negotiations. Last night, hundreds of thousands of Israelis took to the streets to protest – among other things – these moves by Israel’s Government. Others inside Israel are arguing that the principles that the Prime Minister is establishing in these negotiations are necessary conditions for Israel to defeat Hamas and prevent another October 7th-like war being launched (at least from Gaza).

This is the debate happening inside Israel right now. To better understand each of these positions we had a conversation on Sunday morning with Haviv Rettig Gur from the Time of Israel from Jersuaelm.

But before we listen to the conversation with Haviv, we want to play for you a conversation I had late at night Israel time on Sunday night, with Wendy Singer, a Jersusalemite who is part of the Goldberg-Polins’ community in Baka, their neighborhood in Jerusalem. In the days ahead, we’ll hear from others connected to those six hostages murdered.

Wendy Singer is an advisor to several Israeli high-tech start-ups, including Re-Milk — https://www.remilk.com/ Wendy was the executive director of Start-Up Nation Central since its founding in 2013 — https://startupnationcentral.org/ Previously, she was the director of AIPAC’s Israel office for 16 years and served in AIPAC’s Washington office before immigrating to Israel in 1994. Earlier in her career, Wendy was a foreign policy advisor in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives.

Haviv Rettig Gur is the political analyst at The Times of Israel. He was a long time reporter for the Times of Israel. Haviv was also a combat medic in the IDF where he served in the reserves.

Instead of laying blame for Hamas's execution of six Israeli hostages where it belongs, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has decided to point fingers at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

But why would Gallant blame Netanyahu—and more importantly, why does the premier continue to keep his defense minister on board?

On today’s episode of "In-Focus," JNS senior contributing editor Caroline Glick discusses the motivations behind Gallant’s actions and how they connect to the larger effort to topple Netanyahu.

She also reveals the details of Hamas’s terms for Israel’s capitulation; the inner workings of the Jewish state's establishment; and developments in the continued war against Palestinian terror.

Chapters
0:00 Terror wave continues
10:10 Hostages found
14:00 Establishment left creates chaos
20:00 Terms of capitulation
25:00 Gallant goes to Washington
36:00 Breaking down the internal subversion
45:00 Why hasn’t Gallant been fired?

The war between Israel's IDF and Hamas continues to rage, with tragic news that the bodies of six Israeli hostages, one of whom was an American citizen, have been recovered. These captives were apparently not abandoned or killed in the fighting, but coldly executed. British author and conservative political commentator Douglas Murray, who has spent time reporting in the region, joins Piers Morgan on Uncensored to analyse the latest developments.

Douglas is steadfast in his belief that Hamas is the central cause of the conflict, stating that the aim of Hamas is not a ceasefire, but the destruction of Israel; but Piers holds his feet to the fire. Piers makes the point that many Palestinians aren't supporters of Hamas but are dying anyway. Douglas concedes that he doesn't blame all Palestinians, but says that 'they elected Hamas'.

00:00 - Tease
00:43 - Introduction
01:27 - Israel and anti-racist riots
04:53 - "Hamas does what it wants and what it wants is genocidal"
05:29 - The Philadelphi Corridor
10:33 - Netanyahu and his unwillingness to compromise on a ceasefire
15:32 - "Do you hold all Palestinians culpable?"
19:30 - Aggressive expansion of settlements
24:43 - Is Netanyahu propagating this war for self-serving purposes?
26:58 - "How does this end?"
30:23 - Southport attack and the UK racist riots
43:28 - UK Immigration
47:13 - US election

In this episode of The PDB Situation Report:
• Ukraine unveils two new domestically produced weapons, including a drone missile and a ballistic missile, both showing promising results. We'll get into the details with intelligence analyst and weapons expert Ryan McBeth.
• Israel launches its largest operation in the West Bank since the October 7th attacks, targeting key figures in Palestinian Islamic Jihad. IDF Brigadier General Doron Gavish shares his insights on the mission and its implications.

Hamas rapes, tortures, abducts and executes innocent civilians.

They celebrate and promise even more.

Unconditional support for Israel to free all remaining hostages, hold the Philadelphi line, and prosecute Hamas to neutralization. pic.twitter.com/6JNZE4ZrXW

— Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) September 3, 2024

Britain’s former top spy chief has urged the Albanese government to halt its Gaza visa program, warning it’s risking importing a terrorism problem.

The world-famous former head of MI6, Sir Richard Dearlove, says if he were in charge of national security in Australia his strong advice would be to stop any Gazans arriving from the terrorist-controlled hotspot, at least until stronger vetting is possible.

He also warned there was a danger Iranian intelligence would infiltrate the Palestinian cohort arriving in Australia with sleeper agents.

In an exclusive interview with Sky News, Sir Richard said there was a “danger” that “amongst some of those people coming into Australia there would be not just Hamas sympathisers but the possibility of Hamas activists as well”.

Sir Richard said while he admired ASIO, he agreed with Opposition Leader Peter Dutton that a total suspension was sensible.

“If I were responsible, my advice would be the same and to pause it,” he told Sky News.

“I would have thought that they need to be extremely careful in allowing these people in without some sort of security screening, without some investigation as to who's coming in, what, where they are, what they're doing, what their connections are.”

Warning of terrorism risks, Sir Richard said: “If you can’t trace and you can’t vet these people before they come in, I personally would have advised to wait until one is in a stronger position to do that.”

“It just seems to me like very basic issue, and I would have thought, given the terrorist problems that you've had in Australia, which have been notable over the last 10 to 15 years, that people should be very, very careful about this, otherwise you're going to import a problem which would be difficult,” he said.

oh this is a bit more explicit pic.twitter.com/Ti4ABCFTAD

— auspill (@aus_pill) September 1, 2024

There’s an agreement for Jews to worship in the whole complex 10 days a year.

Your incitement is shameful. https://t.co/lcP0dXUHMv

— Kassy Akiva (@KassyAkiva) September 3, 2024

On a day that the news breaks Hamas murdered six innocent Israel hostages...

Amnesty post the words of a PFLP (a terrorist group that was involved in the Oct 7 atrocities) fanboy

Amnesty are not even trying to hide it anymore. They are raw Jew haters.https://t.co/LZsUQsfBid

— David Collier (@mishtal) September 1, 2024

To be clear, the Servicemembers were never “Abducted” or “Kidnapped” during the Incident, which remained Localized to the Site in İzmir where the Assault occurred.

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) September 2, 2024

Update: https://t.co/hNSPnVBLIb

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) September 2, 2024

This cannot happen to members of our military without Turkey having to answer for it. Harris needs to demand accountability from Turkey for those who intended to harm our Marines. The Marines are to be commended for their calm response in what was an unacceptable act. They…

— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) September 3, 2024

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As a Muslim committed to Islam, and thus starkly opposed to the mendacious, totalitarian imposter of Islam that is Islamism, the underpinning of all Hamas's words, deeds, and diabolical aspirations, I and countless other Muslims around the world who saw a humble Muslim Israeli (Farhan al-Qadi) rescued by the IDF, only to witness the appalling execution of 6 Israeli hostages at the last moment of rescue, are reaffirmed in our mission to expose, disavow, reject and dismantle Islamism by all means possible.

Far from a moral stance, tolerating Hamas or even going so far as to celebrate it as in some way "defenders" of the Palestinians against Israel is, in fact, an immoral fallacy.

Hamas murders Jew after Jew while expending Palestinian lives to do so, its appetite for death boundless.

The vile murder of 6 Israeli hostages tells us who Hamas is; the heroic rescue of Bedouin captive Farhan al-Qadi tells us who Israel is.

For a UN official to draw an equivalency between the hostages abducted by Hamas and Palestinian terrorists being held in Israeli jails is outrageous – and the secretary-general, António Guterres, should at the very least censure if not dismiss the Italian jurist, who should know better.

But Guterres himself has failed to condemn Hamas for murdering the six hostages. “I will never forget my meeting last October with the parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin and other hostage families,” he posted on X. “Today’s tragic news is a devastating reminder of the need for the unconditional release of all hostages and an end to the nightmare of war in Gaza.”

Anne Bayefsky, director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust and president of Human Rights Voices, noted that Guterres refused to name the perpetrators while equating their horrible deliberate execution with Israel’s effort to release them.

“The United Nations top apparatus – its Security Council, General Assembly, and Human Rights Council – has never specifically condemned Hamas,” she told Fox News Digital. “UN denial of the right of Israeli self-defense and its promotion of violence against the people of Israel has never been more clear. No amount of UN photo-ops with hostages or their families will erase the reality of the UN’s insidious role in the nightmare of war in Israel for seven decades.”

According to the Preamble of the UN Charter signed in 1945, the purpose of the United Nations is, inter alia, “to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small, and to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained.”

As we mourn for the six hostages, we urge the UN to change its course, condemn Hamas, and take action immediately on behalf of the 101 hostages it is still holding.

Anti-Zionism undermines the millennia-old ties between Judaism and the Land of Israel.

While preparing to leave my position as a tenured full professor and academic administrator at Rutgers University in May, I was called out for contending that calls for Israel's destruction, including the view that Israel has no right to defend itself or its citizens, are antisemitic.

Anti-Zionism - opposition to the Jewish right of self-determination in the Jewish people's historic homeland - is antisemitic because it attacks a core belief of Judaism.

Three times a day, traditional Jews pray for the rebuilding of Jerusalem as part of the Jewish homeland. Academics would be outraged if anyone tried to dictate to any other religion what its beliefs should be.

What exactly is this nonsensical ideology based on? Kirsch does a fine job of detailing settler-colonialism studies logic, such as it is. Its central tenet states that "Invasion is a structure, not an event." This popular quote from the field’s leading Australian scholar, Patrick Wolfe, means that once a people arrive at and settle in a land where there is an indigenous people, the entire edifice of the society is a frozen invasion and rendered illegitimate—until settler "futurity" is vanquished. This sounds comically broad because it is.

Whether the "invaders" have replaced the indigenous people, constitute a majority, or make up a minority, they need to go. And it matters not at all whether the settler-colonialists envision a shared, inclusive, multicultural society to be enjoyed by all. Such an approach is considered merely "transfer by assimilation," one of many categories of destroying indigenous people. What’s more, you are an unwelcome settler-colonialist, whether your ancestors were the invaders or were brought to the conquered land in bondage. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, African-American descendants of slaves "benefit from the settler-colonial system as it stands today," which doesn’t bode well for their futurity. As Kirsch quotes the historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, "The desire to relieve the non-European migrant or descendants of enslaved Africans from responsibility is understandable but not sustainable if the settler-colonial foundation is to be eradicated."

There’s nothing that settler-colonialist thinkers more urgently wish to eradicate than the State of Israel. The exterminationist rhetoric of the woke jihad on American campuses and streets is not to be taken metaphorically. And in defining Israel as a settler-colonial state, radical academics compound their delusion with perversion. If any people can legitimately claim indigeneity to any piece of land on this planet, it’s the Jews to Israel. The Jewish presence in the land of Israel dates back to the second millennium B.C. Palestinian Arabs, on the other hand, are not descended from the Canaanites of the Bible. The Arabs didn’t conquer the Levant until the 6th century A.D., roughly 2,000 years after the Jews were first there. Settler-colonial studies argues that every land dispute should be resolved in favor of the land’s earliest known inhabitants. In Israel, that’s the Jews.

So if settler-colonialism scholars believed what they wrote and said, they’d be the most passionate Zionists on the planet. They don’t, and they’re not. But they do have a simple solution to this paradox: redefining established terms. "In the discourse of settler colonialism," Kirsch writes, "indigeneity has a meaning beyond chronology. It is a moral and spiritual status, associated with qualities such as authenticity, selflessness, and wisdom." Radicals pronounce anti-Israel and anti-Western parties to be imbued with these qualities and then anoint them indigenous.

Redefinition permeates the field. The indigenous are settlers, refugees are colonialists, and, according to Damien Short of the University of London, "It isn’t actually necessary for anyone to be killed in order for genocide to take place." To sum up this capsized reasoning: When non-indigenous people are not killed by non-colonialists, it’s still settler-colonialist genocide.

This labyrinth of incoherence raises a fraught question: Is it even profitable to take seriously, as Kirsch’s excellent book does, something so unserious? As an ideology, settler-colonialism studies cannot be invalidated in the traditional sense because its adherents are entirely comfortable with its figments and inconsistencies. A philosophy that disfigures language, history, and morality to bolster its claims is no philosophy at all. It is a religion.

As a fanatical religious movement, settler-colonialism studies can and should be exposed. Its historians are priests, its texts are scripture, and its students are parishioners. What do they worship? At the moment, Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran—the purveyors of slaughter who work to hasten the rapture that academic journals call decolonization. Terrorists, unlike professors, have an answer for how to reverse history. And it doesn’t involve palaver about "denying futurity." Our Western settler-colonialism obsessives deify terrorists for picking up arms, killing the colonizers, and dismantling the West—while they, the credentialed academics, make land acknowledgments and occupy campuses to expiate their own sin of non-indigeneity. The woke jihad, too, is a structure, not an event.

THE PURPOSE of the Oslo Accords, from Arafat’s perspective, was not peace, but to advance his agenda to destroy Israel. Receiving territorial, political and economic concessions, legitimacy, and recognition for the 2SS served his strategy. Many Israeli leaders ignored the risks.

Then-prime minister Ehud Barak’s offer at Camp David in July 2000 (22 years after PM Yitzhak Rabin signed the original peace accords there) to give Arafat almost everything that he wanted confirmed to the PLO leader that he was right: Israel was willing to surrender and withdraw to the 1949 Armistice lines. Despite increased terrorism, the UN and the international community prefer a quasi-Palestinian state and the 2SS.

According to former US Middle East envoy Dennis Ross, who was at Camp David and wrote two books about it, the reason that Arafat rejected Barak’s offers was because the conflict itself was his identity; it is the basis of “Palestinian national consciousness.” He initiated the Second Intifada two months later in September 2000 to prevent a resolution of the conflict (Intifada 2 lasted until February 2005, six months before the beginning of the Disengagement). The 2SS and terrorism are Arafat’s real legacy to ensure that the conflict will remain.

Arafat was born in Cairo; he is therefore not a Palestinian. His identity, however, was shaped not only by the conflict, but by the narrative, especially The Nakba. Palestinianism began in 1948 with the war to annihilate Israel and its failure – it instead became the Jewish state’s War of Independence – and continued with the 1967 Six Day War.

FOR PALESTINIANS, the nascent Jewish state was a “catastrophe,” and it continues to define their identity. For them, it is similar in a way to our connecting the Holocaust and the establishment of the State of Israel. We say “Never again”; for Palestinians it is “Don’t forget The Nakba,” “the refugees,” etc. For us, the Holocaust is part of our national identity; for Palestinians, The Nakba is the definition of what Palestinianism means.

Instead of being treated as a war criminal, however, Arafat was honored as head of the Palestinian Authority and the PLO. Even President George W. Bush, following the terrorist attack on 9/11, the war in Iraq and during the Second Intifada, declared his support for the 2SS.

A symbol of hatred and violence, the solution was widely accepted as “the only alternative.” Support for this mantra has undermined efforts by Israel to resolve the conflict and led to the rise of Hamas, other Islamist jihadist groups, and Iranian proxies, such as Hezbollah and the Houthis.

Support for the 2SS, therefore, prevents any rational, meaningful consideration of other, far better proposals for both Palestinians and Israelis and the entire region. For example: having them move to other Arab and Muslim countries, developing tribal/clan-based socio-political entities, or giving them Israeli citizenship conditioned on allegiance – like Arabs who live in Israel.

Although these options all have their own difficulties, they are possible alternatives. The one-dimensional, tunnel-vision demand for the 2SS is a recipe for continuing the conflict, not for resolving it.

Ambassador David Friedman’s new book, “One Jewish State: The Last, Best Hope to Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict,” will be released this week. Order here on Amazon. The book has already been attacked by left-wing Israeli media and will surely spark controversy. However, nearly one year into Israel’s bitter war against Hamas, observers of the Middle East should put aside their preconceived notions and be open to considering Ambassador Friedman’s bold vision for peace. Israel365 News received an advance copy, and here are ten excerpts from some of the most important themes of “One Jewish State.”

1. Two-State Solution
“Can there be a Two State Solution? The answer to the question is “NO!” And I know this because we tried. In the Trump administration, we spent years crafting a Vision for Peace that we hoped might be acceptable to Israelis and Palestinians alike.” (page 105)

“Supporters of Israel on the center and the right, and virtually everyone in the Republican Party, now see the two-state solution not as a fair outcome but as a “final solution” for the Jewish state.” (page 28)

“Under no circumstances do the Palestinians merit, nor could they justify, a second Palestinian state in addition to Jordan.” (page 61)

“Resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is considered the most complex diplomatic challenge in the world. It shouldn’t be. The truth is that it’s only difficult because we make it difficult.” ( page 209)

2. Sovereignty over Judea & Samaria
“Implementing Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria will require a partnership between Israel and the United States, its most important ally. On the U.S. side, I have no difficulty in saying that the U.S. leadership must be Republican; at least for the foreseeable future, the Democratic Party remains wedded to the two-state solution. In Israel, I will not wade into the complex party politics that produces Israel’s leadership. But I will say that the biblical lessons on leadership—the critical need that Israel’s leaders be accountable, humble, and people of faith—remain as true and essential today as in biblical times. Adherence to these principles is necessary for Israeli sovereignty over its biblical homeland.” (page 188)

“With the convergence of faith and politics in the United States, this is a singular period in which God’s will can be done. Israel, as the one Jewish state with sovereignty over all its God-given territory, can usher in a period of blessings for the United States and the entire world.” (page 159)

The Middle East seemed to be moving in the right direction under President Trump. The Abraham Accords were signed and it looked like peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia was around the corner.

So what went wrong and how can the current direction be reversed? Join JNS CEO and Jerusalem bureau chief Alex Traiman in this episode of TALX with former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman.

Friedman discusses his tenure as Washington's envoy to Jerusalem and the process of normalization that he began under President Trump.

They also discuss Hamas's Oct. 7 attacks and the ongoing war; Israel’s handling of the Gaza Strip; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington; Ambassador Friedman’s new book, “One Jewish State”; shifting from a two-state paradigm; a future Trump administration; and enduring optimism for a lasting peace.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
3:30 Becoming ambassador
8:30 Starting normalization
12:30 Oct. 7 and the Abraham Accords
15:00 The current war in Gaza
22:00 Netanyahu's last visit to Washington
27:00 Writing “One Jewish State”
34:00 Changing the two-state paradigm
42:00 A second run?
48:00 Enduring optimism

Palestinian Islamic Scholar Sheikh Muhammad Qaddura: After We Liberate Palestine, We Will Not Tolerate the Grave of a Single Jew or a Single Hebrew Word – We Will Eliminate Any Trace of Them; Palestine Is a Bride and Her Dowry Is Blood; We Welcome Our Martyrs with Joy pic.twitter.com/MilpaOrRP6

— MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) September 3, 2024

In August, the Israeli intelligence community hit a grand slam by obtaining exquisite intelligence that was highly predictive in nature and likely staved off a wider war. According to media reports, the Israelis collected information that not only indicated that Hizbullah was about to launch a significant attack against northern and central Israel, but also the precise time - 5:15 a.m. local time on August 25 - when the launches would occur and the specific units that would conduct the attacks.

This noteworthy feat, presumably gleaned from a combination of Israeli signals intelligence; imagery of movement within the rocket, missile, or drone units themselves; and human sources, who could have told the Israelis the precise plans and intentions of the Hizbullah leadership. Israel has shown an ability to penetrate Hizbullah, with the July killing in Beirut of Fuad Shukr, a close confidant and military adviser to Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

This intelligence collection then allowed the Israel Defense Forces to effectively preempt the Hizbullah attack, destroying up to 2/3 of the rockets and missiles that would have been launched. It seems quite clear that Israeli pilots knew the precise location of the Hizbullah rocket and missile units. This intelligence saved the lives of those Israelis who might have been hit by several hundred rockets and missiles.

Moreover, this Israeli intelligence coup almost certainly avoided a wider war since it was, in fact, de-escalatory in nature. Since there was no mass casualty event in Israel from the Hizbullah attack, a massive Israeli response was avoided.

On Aug. 25, Israel carried out large-scale preemptive strikes against Hizbullah targets in Lebanon, acting on intelligence that the group was preparing an imminent attack in retaliation for the killing of senior operative Fuad Shukr in the heart of Beirut. In the hours that followed, Hizbullah fired hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel, causing little damage.

Hizbullah had delayed its retaliation for nearly a month. Its main obstacle has been the dominance of Israeli intelligence, which has enabled hundreds of damaging strikes on Hizbullah assets and uncovered its attack plan with enough lead time to organize and launch preemptive action. Hizbullah leaders realized that they have not only lost the element of surprise, but also failed to deter Israel by warning it about dire retaliation.

U.S. deployments to the region have increased steadily since October and presumably deterred Hizbullah from opening a full-scale northern front when Israel's war with Hamas first erupted. Demonstrations of allied defensive power and coordination have likely boosted deterrence as well, as seen when the IDF, the U.S. military, and their partners intercepted nearly all of the missiles and drones Iran launched on April 13. Yet, if defensive responses are the only ones Washington is prepared to consider, then U.S. deterrence will inevitably erode, and Iran and its proxies will be incentivized to attack again.

Deterrence only works if one party believes the other will use offensive force. At some point, the U.S. must demonstrate its willingness to take on one of Tehran's proxies. For example, the Houthis have effectively closed the Red Sea to the bulk of international shipping for months, despite U.S.-led defensive and limited offensive operations against the group.

There's no Israeli constituency to speak of for the so-called "two-state solution."

The two-state solution died with the collapse of the Oslo framework in the Second Intifada, which began in 2000.

Nor is a government ready to return to the two-state track likely to come to power anytime soon.

Dreams about it are no more than airy nostalgia and optimism verging on the delusional.

The future, alas, belongs to the pessimists, who know that for years to come, we will not be able to let down our guard.

Most Israelis feel this in their bones, and are ready for the struggles ahead.

In the IDF is a younger cadre of officers who already call themselves the Victory Generation. They are determined to win this war. As are most of us.

Recent events have reportedly triggered a major policy shift in Israel’s approach to Judea and Samaria. Designated a “secondary arena” since the onset of the war with Hamas on Oct. 7, onset, the recent increase in terror attacks in the area have convinced top officials that this stance is no longer tenable. The Israel Defense Forces now considers Judea and Samaria as the country’s most critical front after the Gaza Strip.

While this directive is still in its initial stages, with substantial changes on the ground expected to take time, a series of operations across Judea and Samaria are imminent. “The Jenin operation is just the beginning,” security officials emphasize.

In late August, the IDF launched “Operation Summer Camps” in northern Samaria, the military’s most extensive operation in the region since “Defensive Shield” in 2002. Two brigade combat teams are currently deployed in the Jenin refugee camp and Tulkarem, with the operation set to continue for the foreseeable future.

The recent spate of terrorist attacks in Judea and Samaria underscores the need for comprehensive action across the entire sector. The security establishment faces a particular dilemma in the Hebron area, the origin of two recent attacks. While there’s unanimous agreement on the need to dismantle Hamas in Judea and Samaria, officials are wary of unintended consequences.

Palestinian security mechanisms in Hebron, driven by self-interest rather than goodwill toward Israel, have so far been cooperating with Israeli forces, but a heavy-handed operation risks triggering a broader escalation, which Israel seeks to avoid. However, there’s a growing consensus that aggressive action is necessary. As a result, we may see large-scale, intelligence-driven operations, coupled with encirclements of areas of Hebron, a strategy already in play elsewhere in Judea and Samaria.

Meanwhile, local authorities are calling for more decisive action, a sentiment echoed by Minister of Settlement Affairs Orit Strock. She has urged the Diplomatic-Security Cabinet to implement emergency measures, including declaring a state of war in Judea and Samaria. Strock pointed to a recent incident:

“Two weeks ago, five Hamas leaders in Hebron were released from detention. These individuals were arrested at the war’s outset as part of efforts to prevent an outbreak in Judea and Samaria. Merely two weeks after their release, a double bomb attack was carried out in Gush Etzion, with the perpetrators originating from Hebron. We narrowly averted a catastrophe.

“The war’s outbreak triggered a wave of arrests targeting key terrorist operatives in the sector. Their release is part of a series of releases that have occurred or are slated to occur soon, due to legal hurdles and a shortage of detention facilities. Neither of these reasons can justify the looming bloodshed.”

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has proven itself to be a hostile and political body that has, without any legal grounds, already invented a non-existent "State of Palestine" and, claiming the jurisdiction to do so, has attempted to set its borders.

The PLO's 2012 request for upgraded status in the UN and, after receiving such an upgrade, its subsequent accession to the ICC Statute in 2014, are fundamental breaches of the Oslo Accords. However, Israel chose to continue to implement the Accords, transferring to the PA over 107 billion shekels since 2010. The funds Israel transfers to the PA comprise 65% of its total income, thereby helping to fund the Palestinian legal assault on Israel.

Should the ICC accede to the Prosecutor's request, Israel will have no choice but to abandon its decades of blindness to the Palestinian breaches of the Oslo Accords. First and foremost, Israel must announce that an ICC decision to issue arrest warrants will result, inter alia, in the immediate suspension of all transfers of funds to the PA, a suspension of all the privileges granted to the PLO/PA and its leadership pursuant to the Oslo Accords, and will give rise to the necessity to act to dismantle and replace the PA.

Neve Gordon, a professor of international law and human rights at Queen Mary University of London, has written this article supporting the ICC Chief Prosecutor’s application to arrest Netanyahu & Gallant. One of his arguments is that this helps redress the disparity between ICC…

— Rɪᴄʜᴀʀᴅ Kᴇᴍᴘ ⋁ (@COLRICHARDKEMP) September 2, 2024

THE EXPLOSION of antisemitism in Scandinavia is linked to broader social and political factors. Antisemitic and xenophobic ideologies have gained traction on the far-Right, while on the far-Left antisemitic sentiments are often wrapped in a thin guise of anti-Zionism, blurring the line between fair criticism of Israel and bigotry against Jews.

While I was in Scandinavia this summer, everywhere I went were signs and stickers supporting the Palestinians and calling for the destruction of Israel. Anti-Israel demonstrators openly paraded through the streets, passing synagogues and Jewish schools.

The Israeli ambassador to Sweden has not been able to stay at the embassy since October 7 and holds his meetings in secret locations in Stockholm due to threats to his life. And if a Swedish Jew today wants to make aliyah, he or she has to travel to Copenhagen in neighboring Denmark to begin the process.

Several years ago, agents of the Iranian regime orchestrated a plot against the life of the chairman of the Jewish Central Council in Sweden (and former head of the Jewish Congregation in Stockholm).

More concerning even than pro-Hamas feelings among the Muslim immigrant community in Sweden is the blind support of the Palestinian cause by native Scandinavians with no true understanding of what is transpiring in the Middle East.

IN NORWAY, things are even worse than in Sweden. Norway’s government is one of the most stridently anti-Israel in the world, and this negatively impacts the lives of the country’s Jews, who are widely viewed as synonymous with Israel, turning them into targets of hatred just for being Jewish.

Amidst the country’s political uncertainty, French Jews are concerned about the role of “extreme” political parties like LFI, which Cohen Tenoudji says have been brandishing anti-Zionism in their rhetoric.

Saying that LFI’s antizionism was nothing more than antisemitism, Cohen Tenoudji charged that “the far-left used its anti-Israeli hatred to create a deleterious climate in France.”

Cohen Tenoudji said that there has to be greater regulation of radicalism on social networks and work has to be done to address antisemitism spreading on university campuses.

Another political challenge for the country, which is also fostering antisemitism, is the threat of Islamic extremism.

“Evil is now anchored in our country, as in Europe, as in the world,” said Cohen Tenoudji. “It will take a lot of strength and courage to attack the roots of evil and eradicate this Islamic terrorism which is shaking the planet.”

Cohen Tenoudji said that the fight of the Jewish community is not just against antisemitism, but “also for France and the protection of all the values of the Republic in which we believe.”

With French Jewry facing these challenges, Cohen Tenoudji said that some considered departing France for Israel. He added that such a life-altering decision had to be made freely and out of a desire to live in the Jewish state, not informed by fear. “France’s greatest failure would be a departure of the Jews caused by fear.”

Following the terrorist attack, Cohen Tenoudji remained optimistic, concluding that “the Jewish people are resilient.”

In a 2022 report, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) stated that WESPAC provided sponsorship to 15 groups related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – more than for any other cause. It is unclear how many groups it sponsors, overall. In 2021, the last year for which financial information is publicly available, WESPAC spent $750,000 on donations and grants; and held assets of $1.05 million. Its revenues include money that WESPAC receives through its financial sponsorships.

Doug White, a philanthropy advisor, and author of five books on nonprofit organizations, explains that financial sponsorship leaves “many legal gray areas,” as the organizations involved are not required to disclose their relationships and transactions. “There really isn’t a statutory way to track the money that ends up in the hands of these Palestinian groups,” White said. “As a result, you rely on good practices.”

ANOTHER GROUP, the “US Campaign for Palestinian Rights” (USCPR), is funded by Jewish billionaire George Soros.

Soros and his organization pay funds to radical, anti-Israel organizations that fuel hatred and encourage protests on campuses across the US. They are funded and organized by branches of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), supported by Soros and other anti-Israel organizations.

Over the past 20 years, SJP has successfully built a dense network of about 200 chapters across American academia. Comprised of local students, these operate as modern guerrilla groups to promote pro-Palestinian causes.

Another organization is Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), founded by American Jew Noam Chomsky. In an interview with journalist Ran Edelist some 10 years ago, Chomsky said, “I didn’t think Israel would become a Judeo-Nazi state, but something similar is happening now.”

His radical organization supports boycotting Israel, backs military draft refusal, calls Israel a fascist state, and views itself as advocating for peace and social justice. One of the sources of funding for terrorist organizations is advertisements on their websites, without the advertisers being aware. Algorithms developed by Internet giants direct advertisements to sites of hate and terror organizations with millions of followers.

The Jewish-Arab conflict over the Land of Israel began with the end of Ottoman occupation in 1917 and the beginning of British occupation in 1918. The Palestinian Arab National Movement began to grow, viewing the land as Arab territory. Then, as now, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is primarily ideological and religious – and it began long before the state of Israel’s establishment in 1948.

Anyone who thinks that a Palestinian state will solve the conflict is mistaken and guilty of self-deception.

"I want to make very clear these are not pro-Palestinian protests. These are anti-Israel, anti-American protests. They say so themselves."

— Michal Cotler-Wunsh, Israel's Special Envoy for Combatting Antisemitism@CotlerWunsh@RobFinnertyUSA@SharlaMcBridepic.twitter.com/Ofd1Mo700T

— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) September 3, 2024

This Monday on Labor Day, Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Michigan campaigning. Far-Left activists will be on the scene and are planning on disrupting her various events. pic.twitter.com/79WEwQnhcs

— Stu (@thestustustudio) September 2, 2024

BREAKING: Code Pink is protesting outside of Representative Eric Swalwell's office. pic.twitter.com/Ha9fZHEtCd

— Stu (@thestustustudio) August 31, 2024

Canada-Based Activist and Former PFLP Official Khaled Barakat on Hizbullah TV: Revoking the Charitable Status of the Jewish National Fund Is an Important Victory for the Resistance following October 7, But It’s Not Enough – JNF Should Be Criminalized @JNFUSA@JNFcapic.twitter.com/236eq16npN

— MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) September 1, 2024

Canadian Activist Firas Al-Najim: The ‘Deviant Jews’ Are Treacherous, Know How to Bribe and Steal; We Respond to Your Call, Oh Khamenei; American Activist Mohsin Naqvi: Campus Encampments Scare ‘U.S. Empire’ pic.twitter.com/gLA8XwrOc6

— MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) September 3, 2024

Some notes from me

-I did bump up the audio on this video so you could hear the moment where Kaine says, "I don't think student protesters should be criminalized."
-I hope you notice how "Pink Pants" is recording the student reporter.
-Many Virginia schools have implemented new… pic.twitter.com/l3f4xjz2Kj

— Stu (@thestustustudio) September 1, 2024

Dr. Borysenko is known for her very popular streams where she teaches her audience how to better understand the ideological pinnings of all kinds of Leftist theory.

She was livestreaming the Socialism 2024 conference and broke this story. https://t.co/aj5FrnVihe

— Stu (@thestustustudio) September 2, 2024

They even met with President Biden and his team. https://t.co/qijyNiLB6z

— Stu (@thestustustudio) September 2, 2024

Smearing fake blood on children is not normal or acceptable behaviour.

pic.twitter.com/dJwLd8h0xn

— 𝗡𝗶𝗼𝗵 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗴 ♛ ✡︎ (@NiohBerg) September 2, 2024

If you are dressing up as a Hamas fighter at political rallies in Australia you are clearly not assimilating into Australian culture and you should be deported. pic.twitter.com/kBwTCLAkAk

— Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 (@DrewPavlou) September 2, 2024

Thank you to Amnesty International for adding to my style guide.

Arrested Hamas Terrorists = Arbitrarily Detained Palestinians pic.twitter.com/QD9PsD5U4N

— Rabbi Linda Goldstein (🇵🇸🍉I/P Commentary) (@realrabbilinda) September 3, 2024

Last semester UNC Chapel Hill frat bros saved the American flag.

This semester, they’re celebrating at Flagstock, their concert/party. pic.twitter.com/YBIZYUESNP

— Kassy Akiva (@KassyAkiva) September 3, 2024

Interesting that, contrary to the antisemitic mobs on many college campuses, nobody seems to be wearing masks at #Flagstock2024 where we celebrated freedom, human rights, women's rights while condemning the evil that is Hamas. We are not afraid to show our faces.🇺🇸🇮🇱 @UNCpic.twitter.com/hSPoJq3gOX

— John Ondrasik (@johnondrasik) September 3, 2024

“I don’t know what these kids are learning in school, but it ain’t the f****** truth, I’ll tell you that.”@Aaronlewismusic at Flagstock for the frat bros who saved the American flag. pic.twitter.com/2tqcRwXgOW

— Kassy Akiva (@KassyAkiva) September 3, 2024

Plainly put, Columbia did nothing to stop the riots in the first place. And once the rioters had been arrested and charged, it was quick to let them off with a just slap on the wrist. It hardly takes a Ph.D. to understand that these same students will now return to school emboldened to do much more, putting Jews on campus through a veritable living hell.

Thankfully, Foxx has subpoenaed the university’s interim president, as well as the leaders of its board of trustees. But Columbia is hardly alone. A slew of other institutions — here’s looking at you, Harvard, Northwestern and Penn, among others — have fallen far, far short of using their summer break to do real soul-searching and take serious measures to guarantee the safety and well-being of their Jewish students.

With the Tentifada once again upon us, it’s time to take action. But what, then, should be done? Three things come to mind.

First, lawmakers like Foxx are absolutely correct to exert pressure on university administrations, making sure that they live up to the modest measures that they already promised to take. Such robust inquiries have already pushed out the worst offenders, like the bumbling presidents of Harvard and Columbia; they should continue until academia’s Augean stables are, if not entirely clean, at least somewhat aired out.

Second, lawmakers should work assiduously to make sure we use every tool at our disposal when holding universities responsible. This includes immediately expelling all students, and deporting all foreign students, who express support for terrorism and terrorist organizations, and denying federal grants to institutions that fail to take hate crimes seriously.

Finally — and, maybe, most importantly — there’s the rest of us, which includes students, parents, alumni, donors and everyone else who has anything to do with any American institution of higher learning. Our responsibility is to make sure we continue to hold our schools accountable, and that we refuse to send them our children and our dollars until they make real commitments and follow through on them.

This, alas, is much easier said than done. Our ordeal is far from over. The marauders are back at it, and responsible adults are nowhere to be found on the quad. It is up to us to save the day.

The Aug. 29 teachers’ association rally in Newton, Mass., in support of Bill Humphrey—and the counter-rally against him—neatly captures Newton’s and Newton Public Schools’ failure to confront antisemitism in the form of anti-Zionism. Of 24 Newton City Councilors, Humphrey was the only one who refused to sign a 2022 letter condemning the terrorizing Boston “Mapping Project,” and the Massachusetts and Newton Teachers associations (themselves embroiled in antisemitism controversies) have now thrown their financial and organizational weight behind his campaign. For Jewish residents who see record levels of anti-Jewish hatred around the country and a systematic effort by educational institutions to inculcate students with an ideological worldview that denies Israel’s right to exist, it seems that Humphrey is being rewarded for accommodating antisemitism.

The Mapping Project identified the names and addresses of about 500 Jewish organizations in Massachusetts for condemnation and attack. Among its many antisemitic elements, it expressly calls for disrupting Jewish life, noting, “We have shown physical addresses, named officers and leaders, and mapped connections. These entities exist in the physical world and can be disrupted in the physical world. We hope people will use our map to help figure out how to push back effectively.” The Boston Globe described it as “vile and sinister,” and linked it to a “larger effort by anti-Zionist groups who increasingly call for the ostracization of Zionists and Zionist organizations.” Condemnation of the project was nearly universal, even from virulent Israel critics Massachusetts Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, both Democrats.

Every Newton City Councilor signed a letter condemning the Mapping Project, except Humphrey. He now claims that other councilors only did so to avoid being “yelled at” in public forums like his recent candidate question-and-answer panel. Even when confronted with his inability to condemn terrorism, he resorts to antisemitic tropes about Jewish pressure and influence.

The systematic exclusion of Jews and Zionists from public life seen in the United States since the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel enacts the project’s goals. Jewish students hide their identities at a rate never before seen in this country, have been attacked on campus, forced to hide from marauding crowds and been physically excluded from campus life. Jewish intellectuals and entertainers have been excluded from industry organizations, ejected from their roles at publications and had appearances canceled for being Jewish. Jewish institutions of all kinds have been mobbed, vandalized and burned. Jewish leaders have had their homes picketed and protested in the middle of the night. Endorsing Hamas and Hezbollah, defending Oct. 7, repeating every anti-Israel calumny, and calling for Israel’s destruction and the ethnic cleansing of its 7 million Jews, explicitly and implicitly (“From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” “From the water to the water, Palestine will be Arab,” “Globalize the intifada”) have become daily occurrences.

The U.S. Department of Education announced on Tuesday that it resolved a complaint alleging “numerous incidents of antisemitism” at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, “including the recurring appearance of swastikas throughout campus, mezuzahs ripped off students’ doors and a brick being thrown through the window of a Jewish fraternity.”

The department investigates complaints under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act for alleged discrimination based on “shared ancestry,” which includes antisemitism. It opened an investigation against the Illinois public school in March 2020.

Between 2015 and December 2023, the university received reports of 139 incidents that reflected alleged bias based on shared ancestry, which the department reviewed. It found that the university did not meet its Title VI obligations “to assess whether a hostile environment was created for students, faculty or staff related to any of the complaints the university received.”

Of those 139, 135 (97%) alleged Jew-hatred and four (nearly 3%) related to accused anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian or anti-Arab bias.

Robin Kaler, associate chancellor of strategic communications and marketing at the university, told JNS that the school’s “full range of cultures, beliefs, faiths and perspectives” are “our greatest strength, and we do not condone expressions of antisemitism, Islamophobia or hatred and harm against any individual or groups.”

“We remain fully committed to fostering inclusion and respect and will never tolerate hate, discrimination or violence,” Kaler said.

She added that the school is “pleased” that the federal government “determined that it was appropriate to resolve the complaint through a voluntary resolution agreement in which it makes no finding against the university.”

Three anti-Israel resolutions that were to have been put to a meeting of the Monash University’s students’ council this afternoon (Tuesday) did not proceed after the union failed to achieve a quorum of members.

At a planned meeting of Clayton campus members of the Monash Students Association (MSA), the Monash Student Council (MSC) proposed to pass resolutions in the MSA’s name that called for “stopping the bombing, a permanent withdrawal of Israeli troops, an end to the 18-year-long blockade, and reparations to be paid for the reconstruction of Gaza.

“MSA calls upon Monash University to reveal and cut all ties with companies and institutions involved in the development and manufacturing of weapons used by the IDF against the Palestinian people. MSA will make representations on behalf of students by bringing resolutions 1 and 2 to the attention of the Vice-Chancellor and the General Manager of Monash University.”

However, the students did not attract the minimum 500 members needed for the resolutions to be proposed.

At the time the students’ meeting was to have passed the resolutions, Monash University Jewish Students (MonJSS) held a vigil for the hostages imprisoned in Gaza and memorialised the six hostages the IDF found murdered by Hamas on Saturday.

In an earlier statement, MonJSS condemned the student council’s “blatant disregard for the atrocities committed by Hamas and its allies – particularly, the MSC’s exclusion of any reference to freeing the 101 remaining Israeli hostages who have, as of today, been held in captivity under the most inhumane conditions for 331 days”.

MonJSS said the MSA “effectively condones the actions of a prescribed “terrorist organisation”.

“MonJSS is extremely saddened and disappointed that at no point during this process did the MSA seek contact with us or offer to engage in reasonable debate on the subject. This is despite previous assurances that the MSA would always consider and seek out Jewish perspectives on matters concerning us.

“It speaks volumes about the MSA’s distorted priorities that they fail to grasp that this motion will have no impact on either the university’s actions or the outcome of the war. Rather, it will alienate the Jewish student population further and reinforce the sentiment that we are not welcome on campus.”

Following pressure from Jewish groups at the University of Maryland, the administration reversed course on Sunday and canceled an anti-Israel rally slated for the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks.

But the policy reversal was met with mixed reactions from Jewish leaders on the College Park campus, who simultaneously applauded the decision while also “requesting a more complete response” from the university — especially a better understanding of “how to identify antisemitism.”

UMD initially granted the campus group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) a permit last month to hold the Oct. 7 demonstration on the campus’s central McKeldin Mall, prompting swift backlash and calls from campus groups including Hillel and the Jewish Student Union — and from former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who’s running for the Senate — for the school to reverse course.

On Sunday, in a letter from university President Darryll Pines, the university announced it had canceled the event. Pines wrote that the decision was made following a “safety assessment,” which, he added, did not identify any threats to the campus. He did not, however, specifically address the Jewish community, which has faced unprecedented levels of antisemitism on college campuses nationwide — often related to SJP demonstrations — since Oct. 7.

“Given the overwhelming outreach, from multiple perspectives, I requested a routine targeted safety assessment for this day to understand the risks and safety measures associated with planned events,” Pines wrote. “UMPD [University of Maryland Police Department] has assured me that there is no immediate or active threat to prompt this assessment, but the assessment is a prudent and preventive measure that will assist us to keep our safety at the forefront.”

“Jointly, out of an abundance of caution, we concluded to host only university-sponsored events that promote reflection on this day,” he continued, adding that “all other expressive events” will be held prior to Oct. 7 and permitted to continue on Oct. 8.

The decision from Pines came following a letter, signed by tens of thousands of members and allies of the broader University of Maryland Jewish community, co-authored by Gilad Chen, an associate dean for research in UMD’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, and a parent of a sophomore at the university. On Monday, Chen co-penned a follow-up letter, addressed to Pines and Chancellor Jay Perman, expressing several concerns regarding the statement that canceled the SJP event.

“While we were relieved to learn yesterday that UMD will not allow SJP to rally on our campus on October 7, we respectfully request a more complete response to our letter from last Friday,” Chen wrote. The letter goes on to claim that Pines’ statement shows an “apparent lack of understanding by UMD regarding Jewish identity and how to identify antisemitism.”

The @UofMaryland has reversed course on allowing an anti-Israel group to hold a rally on the one-year anniversary of Oct 7.

Instead, the university will observe the anniversary with “remembrance and reflection.”

Statement from the president ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/OWhPRfc2Lg

— Aviva Klompas (@AvivaKlompas) September 2, 2024

October 7 was the biggest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. Some @penn faculty glorifying barbaric terrorism as “resistance” is disgusting. pic.twitter.com/Wck0N2pWQE

— Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) September 3, 2024

Antifa and far-left extremists are celebrating that a New York judge dismissed charges against 30 suspects arrested inside the violent Hamilton Hall occupation at @Columbia during the Palestine encampments.

The far-left account admits that obstructing security cameras and… pic.twitter.com/eTevE6eqCY

— Andy Ngo 🏳️‍🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) September 3, 2024

A group calling itself Unity of Fields - a name synonymous w/ terminology used by Hamas and other terrorist groups - claims it has defaced the Alma Mater statue at Columbia University. The organization says it is attempting to force Columbia to divest from Israel, among other… pic.twitter.com/najOSxW40C

— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) September 3, 2024

BREAKING 🚨

In a packet handed out by @ColumbiaBDS during 2024 Convocation to incoming students, the student organization, again, openly expresses unequivocal support for Hamas.

Pictured on the cover is a Hamas fighter. The back endorses the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas pic.twitter.com/mB84zmqLF6

— Jessica Schwalb (@jessicaschwalb7) September 3, 2024

NOW: On first day of classes, Pro-Palestine protesters have created a picket outside of Columbia University, demanding to "Shut It Down" and telling students - "Don't Go to Classes, Do Not Enter, Call Out Sick".

Huge line of students has formed around the block to go in.

Video… pic.twitter.com/rwSkFxHadi

— Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY) September 3, 2024

Hamas supporters @mcgillu disrupt a new student orientation to recruit a fresh crop of student thugs.
Disrupter: "We need to build a movement that cannot be ignored"
Everyone in the room: Proceeds to ignore her and reject her calling for a walkout

🎥via @l3v1at4anpic.twitter.com/6iEBzNRRyX

— Canary Mission (@canarymission) September 2, 2024

Breaking: The UPenn Faculty for Justice in Palestine released a post preparing for Oct. 7th or "One Year of Resistance." The faculty salute Hamas's "steadfastness and resistance." @penn, you have faculty openly glorifying terror, is this truly who you employ? pic.twitter.com/gIOfMqr088

— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) September 3, 2024

“The Holocaust is your version of history,” says a Missouri middle school teacher to a parent (& descendant of a Holocaust survivor) asking why a Palestinian flag was flying in their child's classroom but not an Israeli one.

Alternative answer: "to brainwash them." pic.twitter.com/s9o8CBzgQE

— Canary Mission (@canarymission) September 3, 2024

Thousands of anti-Israel protesters, including some waving terrorist flags, marched through New York City on Monday, lighting flares and setting off smoke bombs, The New York Post reported.

The demonstrators, who police said numbered up to 7,000 at one point, stormed through Manhattan on Labor Day, a week before the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, starting in the afternoon at Union Square and making their way to Washington Square Park.

Video showed NYPD officers shoved aside while attempting to stop the march. Four were arrested in clashes with police.

Protesters were documented waving Hamas flags, as well as Palestinian, Syrian, Iranian and Hezbollah banners. Both Hamas and Hezbollah have been designated foreign terrorist organizations by the United States since Oct. 8, 1997.

One flag included images of Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar and Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Ziyad al-Nakhalah. Islamic Jihad has also been a designated foreign terrorist organization since Oct. 8, 1997.

The protesters participated in violent chants of “Free Palestine!” and “Resistance is justified when people are occupied.”

Counter-protesters were documented at Union Square, with one counter-protester seen with a combined Israeli and American flag.

This is NYC today. At the front of the march, someone waved a flag with 4 US-designated terrorist organizations. Below is a banner with “globalize the intifada.”

These people are enemies of the United States. pic.twitter.com/XiHwcmkVxm

— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) September 2, 2024

A few days ago, Hamas terrorists executed American citizen Hersh Goldberg Polin, along with five other Jews.

Today in NYC, this woman proudly walks waving the Hamas flag.

Enough is enough - this is incitement to murder more Jews @NYCMayor.

Video credit: @Breaking_4_Newspic.twitter.com/yuSFvyWnzS

— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) September 2, 2024

#NOW A giant Palestine flag is laid out as thousands of Pro-Palestine protesters pour into Washington Square Park pic.twitter.com/VhV4G79tWf

— Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY) September 2, 2024

#NOW Smoke bombs repeatedly set off in Washington Square Park as protesters occupy park. Police move in to give protesters a warning about using sound devices. pic.twitter.com/pUaQNkFb0l

— Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY) September 2, 2024

Pro-Hamas fans in New York chanting that Palestinians can resist “by any means necessary” on the day an American hostage was buried. Hersh was shot in the head and they think it’s “necessary”. What a twisted, sick, foul movement. pic.twitter.com/BbC4U57opY

— Heidi Bachram 🎗️ (@HeidiBachram) September 3, 2024

#NOW Nerdeen Kiswani argues with NYPD SRG as units are blocking Pro-Palestine protesters from getting close to the United Nations. pic.twitter.com/l2ZXLGUJDP

— Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY) September 2, 2024

NOW: "You are a Nazi, Jews are nazis" shouted Neturei Karta Haredi Jewish group that's Pro-Palestine, "You should have gone to Auswitz, you should have been killed!" he shouted at Pro-Israel protester as thousands dispersed from WSP after their march. pic.twitter.com/bZ0ULPErOX

— Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY) September 2, 2024

Hate marches in Leeds: ''Every Yahudi (Jew) here is a whore.''
Why do mentally ill jihadists feel confident enough to chant hate slogans against Jews right in front of the British police? Why does Britain tolerate this? Why does Britain need this? pic.twitter.com/jPjtGYLysW

— Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 (@DrewPavlou) September 2, 2024

Before becoming a far-left extremist, English woman Ruby Munslow was into vintage fashion and blogging. pic.twitter.com/tK71vRRlo1

— Andy Ngo 🏳️‍🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) September 3, 2024

One of the questions I am asked most often at my lectures in America is “From which American media outlet should I get my news about Israel?”

My answer has always been “None of them.” Since the advent of the Internet, no one in America needs to get news about Israel from the local paper anymore.

That’s where people should get their sports news and maybe their weather reports. But when it comes to Israel, it’s just as easy to click Jpost.com as the website of any American media outlet.

In the past, the follow-up question had sometimes been “Not even The Wall Street Journal?” They asked that because the editorial line of the Journal is solidly pro-Israel, and its opinion pages are a breath of fresh air compared to other papers.

But that question has not been asked lately, as the Journal’s news coverage of Israel and its current war has become increasingly problematic. This is especially disappointing considering its positive reputation and its status as America’s top circulation newspaper, with more than three million digital subscribers and 649,000 print subscriptions.

Why did The Wall Street Journal change its coverage of Israel?

Already on Oct. 7, The Wall Street Journal joined other top media outlets with false moral equivalence between the Hamas invaders who murdered 1,200 people that day and the Israelis defending themselves, whom the paper accused of escalating the hostility.

In the background piece, “What is Hamas and why did it attack Israel?” the Journal falsely claimed that Hamas has “indicated it is willing to accept a two-state solution based on borders that existed before 1967.” In fact, Hamas’s charter and its actions clearly indicate an unabated obsession with wiping Israel off the map.

Already then, the Journal’s news coverage echoed Hamas’s talking points, focusing on the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, including visits of Jews there during Sukkot and crackdowns on Palestinian violence at the site, appearing to justify the invasion.

Insiders at the Journal revealed to me that staffers who wanted to refer to Hamas as a terrorist organization were overruled, as the newspaper followed other media outlets calling it a “militant group” and Hezbollah a “militia.”

THE JOURNAL’S less sympathetic coverage of Israel has coincided with the arrival of a team of new editors led by Editor-in-Chief Emma Tucker, who arrived from The Sunday Times in what staffers called their “British invasion.”

The National Review reported that when Tucker fired dozens of workers, she “cut jobs from the team responsible for editing sensitive stories and weeding out any hints of bias.” One of the issues the new bosses decided to highlight, according to the report, was “Gaza.”

Sources at the Journal told me that its reporters covering Israel are being pressured to write more “takes,” referring to analyses that are really opinion pieces published as news with click-bait headlines. One writer was even prevented from writing a nonpolitical piece about Judaism because of his pro-Israel posts after Oct. 7.

That “but” is doing a lot of work. Immoral work. But I would expect nothing less from you. https://t.co/jj6skVO8Yo

— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) September 2, 2024

Quite disturbing. Shrimsley isn't just a FT journalist. He's @FT's chief political commentator and executive editor. https://t.co/YxgYpuuNlV

— CAMERA UK (@CAMERAorgUK) September 3, 2024

Anti-Israel activism from the Age.

They are giving the ABC a run for their money when it comes to bias in reporting. pic.twitter.com/4DSo2tWrO5

— Australian Jewish Association (@AustralianJA) September 2, 2024

As Jews are being murdered in Judea-Samaria, including 3 yesterday, Australian taxpayers are forced to fund ugly lies and blood libels from John Lyons at the ABC.

Reading his hatred and lies, one can understand the success of anti-Jewish propaganda spread by Goebbels and… pic.twitter.com/6XGPYBcQ5b

— Australian Jewish Association (@AustralianJA) September 2, 2024

Another example of @SkyNews qualifying Hamas's murder of six Israeli hostages - here by framing it as something the prime minister "says".

As we noted previously, the terror group admitted that they carried out the execution.

Source: https://t.co/USmXg5yJ5xpic.twitter.com/JN4YHBXJLP

— CAMERA UK (@CAMERAorgUK) September 3, 2024

This is @wizardbisan– Bisan Owda, a Palestinian journalist from Gaza nominated recently for Emmy award and member of terrorist organization PFLP as discovered by @EFischberger… so Bisan turns out to be a deranged anti-vaxxer

She posted a 4.5 minute video (below) in which she… pic.twitter.com/JjBjlhsVXF

— Michael Elgort (@just_whatever) September 2, 2024

Israeli police arrested 12 people on Sunday night at a professional soccer match in Beersheba, when violent clashes broke out after some fans of an Arab-Israeli club turned their backs during the playing of the national anthem.

Supporters of the home club Hapoel Beersheva became enraged when Bnei Sakhnin fans turned their backs as “Hatikvah” (“The Hope”) played before the kickoff at Turner Stadium. A brawl ensued when they stormed the pitch and beat the Bnei Sakhnin supporters with long sticks.

A dozen rioters were arrested as players and referees took shelter away from the pitch, where hundreds of people sprinted onto the turf to get involved in the brawl.

The incident was captured on video by fans in the stands and shared on social media.

A brawl broke out between Hapoel Be'er Sheva fans and Bnei Sakhnin fans after fans from the Israeli-Arab team (Sakhnin) insulted our national anthem.
And i ask myself why these fans don't move to live in Jenin if they hate our country so much
DISGUSTING pic.twitter.com/y9x7fCrobY

— The Uri (@uricohenisrael) September 1, 2024

Officials attempted to restart the match, but Bnei Sakhnin refused to play and the game was cancelled.

Both teams are expected to face punishments for the incident, with Bnei Sakhnin being hit with a technical loss.

Israel has been running a months-long online ad campaign to defund UNRWA, Wired reported last week Monday, citing testimony from UNRWA USA chief Mara Kronenfeld. Upon discovering the ads, Kronenfeld and her staff appealed to Google for help fighting what they believed to be a misinformation campaign. Despite claims that the ads spread misinformation, since the beginning of the Israeli government’s anti-UNRWA ad campaign, the United Nations has confirmed that several of the employees cited in the ads have been terminated due to their ties to Hamas and involvement in the October 7 attack.

Kronenfeld told Wired that since the Israel-Hamas war began in October, donations for their organization have skyrocketed, reaching a record-breaking $30 million in 2023. According to Kronenfeld, the Israeli campaign was an attempt to tarnish the name of and cut off donations to UNRWA USA.

Earlier in 2024, the state of Israel had accused 12 UNWRA staffers of participating in the October 7 attack, directly tying the group to Hamas terrorists.

Around the same time, the Israeli Government Advertising Agency launched an ad campaign, buying searches for “UNRWA” and “UNRWA USA” to divert those who searched the terms to a webpage full of allegations showing that the organization shouldn’t be trusted.

According to analytics provided to Wired by UNRWA USA’s Google Ads account, when users queried over 300 terms related to UNRWA between May and July, the Israeli ads came up 44% of the time that both they and UNRWA USA ads were eligible to appear. Meanwhile, UNRWA USA ads appeared in just 34% of eligible circumstances.

“There is an incredibly powerful campaign to dismantle UNRWA,” Kronenfeld said. “I want the public to know what’s happening and the insidious nature of it, especially at a time when civilian lives are under attack in Gaza.”

Throughout its war against Israel in Gaza, Hamas has refrained from publishing the names of its slain operatives, according to a report published Tuesday that delved into the terror group’s intimidation campaign aimed at barring Gazans from any mention of such fatalities.

The report, published by the Haaretz daily newspaper, stated that despite no formal ban having been implemented that would prevent Gazans from sharing the names of terror operatives killed by Israeli troops, an unwritten rule upheld in the Palestinian enclave prevents them from doing so.

Citing unnamed residents of the Gaza Strip, the report stated that the unofficial rule is implemented to such a degree that even family members of slain operatives will refrain from public mourning.

“There is fear to talk publicly about Hamas operatives, including operatives who have been killed,” one Gaza resident told Haaretz, explaining that there was fear of being branded a “traitor” or “collaborator” and of being harassed by the terror group.

The report comes in the midst of Israel’s ongoing war against the terror organization following the October 7 onslaught on southern Israel that left 1,200 dead and 251 taken hostage — and as Israel faces heavy international criticism over the level of reported civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip.

The resident, identified by Haaretz under the pseudonym Issam, said that since the start of the war with Israel, the pressure from Hamas not to publish the names of its operatives has increased significantly, and to do so would be considered treasonous.

As such, news of their deaths are only passed on by word of mouth, he said.

“The prevailing assumption on the streets is that if the names of slain gunmen are published, people around the world will identify less strongly with the Gazans’ suffering, and this will give legitimacy to bombing Gaza,” a second resident, pseudonymized as Adnan, was quoted as saying. “As long as there are clips and stories about the civilian population, nobody says a thing. But if anyone dares to criticize Hamas or to mention the name of a slain fighter, they will call them a traitor and treat them as such.”

While many in Gaza disagree with Hamas’s policy of obfuscation, they don’t have any real choice but to go along with it, Adnan said.

“We’re in a state of war and the population is suffering,” he explained. “A lot of people are having a very difficult time and they need support and assistance. There is no desire to get into it with Hamas.”

Palestinian Researcher Hesham Dibsi: Hamas Does Not Represent the Palestinians; We Strive for a Secular State, Not an Islamic One; the Palestinians Are Responsible for the Mistakes that Led the Arab World to Cut Its Support for Them pic.twitter.com/dFQnO85NwL

— MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) September 2, 2024

Many Gazans are offended and disgusted by solidarity with Gaza in the trend of dancing and singing parties, which are forbidden by Allah.
This is why victory is delayed, according to this Gazan.
TikTok timestamp: 3 days ago#TheGazaYouDontSee
Link in 1st comment pic.twitter.com/DuXQ8Ysw5y

— Imshin (@imshin) September 3, 2024

Mohammed Nasser from Rafah visits Deir al-Balah🌴, Central Gaza Strip, for the 1st time since the war started and is amazed to see all the buildings and the streets.
🏢Watch till the end to see all the tall buildings undamaged.
Timestamp: 20 hours ago
🚀Deir al-Balah has yet to… pic.twitter.com/QQ1DLtFMxC

— Imshin (@imshin) September 2, 2024

Abu Omar Saqallah's Namoura (semolina cake) bakery announces its reopening two branches in North Gaza - in Gaza City and in Jabalya.
TikTok timestamp: 1 hour ago#TheGazaYouDontSee
Link in 1st comment pic.twitter.com/BeBK5j9C94

— Imshin (@imshin) September 3, 2024

"In the shadow of the difficult circumstances, original brands have arrived in North Gaza."
TikTok timestamp: 13 hours ago#TheGazaYouDontSee
Link in 1st comment pic.twitter.com/zy3BnYwkFE

— Imshin (@imshin) September 3, 2024

Abu Saleh al-Falooji takes us for a tour of a Gaza market (looks like Deir al-Balah, Central Gaza Strip), where he says everything is available, all types of fruit and vegetables, for instance. The only shortage is soap and shampoo.
TikTok timestamp: 8 hours ago… https://t.co/2EoKhrpkqEpic.twitter.com/HJQqs1FaQq

— Imshin (@imshin) September 3, 2024

Soup kitchen in Gaza, funded by Kuwaiti charity.
TikTok timestamp: 9 hours ago#TheGazaYouDontSee
Links in 1st comment pic.twitter.com/4J8C6moYqu

— Imshin (@imshin) September 3, 2024

Ahmed and his pal have shawarma takeaway from a restaurant for lunch in their tent in South Gaza.
Timestamp: 25 Aug
(Only thing missing is a coke, because of the boycott. They don't mind eating shawarma made of Israeli chicken, but coke, no, because of the boycott)… pic.twitter.com/kDC1KLJ9xe

— Imshin (@imshin) September 3, 2024

Thank you, @UN_Lebanon, for all your peace continuum solutions that allowed Iranian regime proxy Hezbollah to acquire and deploy 150,000 missiles and rockets and to attack Israel incessantly since October 8th. 🇺🇳🕊️ https://t.co/vwBwBSHJX6

— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) September 2, 2024

If Israelis are learning things, American leaders seem to be forgetting them. One is that the United States is prosperous because it can trade freely over the world’s waterways, and that its navy exists primarily to secure this freedom. This is the U.S. Navy’s own definition of its purpose, and has been since the 18th century. But it has done very little of consequence to stop Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels from destroying commerce through the Red Sea. Just last week, the Houthis disabled a Greek oil tanker, which since then has been on fire and likely leaking its cargo into the water. They hit two more ships yesterday. Elliott Abrams comments:

A recent article in the Telegraph newspaper in London by the former Royal Navy commander Tom Sharpe was titled “The Houthis Have Defeated the U.S. Navy.” If that is not correct, it is only because the U.S. Navy has been ordered not to fight.

The navy isn’t seeking to abandon that role and there are many reports that it wishes to do more to defeat the Houthi attacks that . . . have decimated Suez Canal traffic. But it has not been given a green light by the White House, which seeks to avoid what it calls “escalation,” especially (one might guess) in the pre-election period.

A thought experiment: instead of defending ships that are attacked by the Houthis, or trying to take out launch sites one by one, what if the United States told Iran that we would respond to further missile strikes by hitting targets in Iran, the supplier of the missiles? . . . What if Iran were told that for every ship sunk by the Houthis, the United States (and, one hopes, its allies) would sink an Iranian ship?

I can hear the screeches now: this is escalation, this means war, this would create instability. But the instability comes from Iran’s aggression—its delivery of weaponry to Yemen with the intent that the weapons be fired to prevent innocent maritime activity and to attack U.S. and other naval vessels. That’s an act of war.

The IDF’s strike on Iran’s S-300 antiaircraft missile system on April 19 as retaliation for Tehran’s launching over 300 aerial threats against Israel days on April 13-14 significantly deterred the Islamic Republic and Hezbollah throughout August, top sources have told The Jerusalem Post.

How the deterrence worked was different for each party, the sources said.

To date, Iran has not retaliated in any dramatic military way directly against Israel for the assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh on July 31 while he was in Tehran, which it attributed to Jerusalem.

Sources are confident that Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei felt that the strike on the S-300 was a significant loss and that he and his armed forces were further disturbed by being unsure of how the Jewish state had pulled it off.

The significance of the strike of the S-300 was not only that it took Tehran a decade to get Russia to sell the system, or that it was a huge jump in anti-aircraft capabilities, but also that the system was located in close proximity both to Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility and a key military airport.

According to sources, Khamenei understood loud and clear that Israel could have easily destroyed those other mega-important strategic sites.

In the past year, the Islamic Republic of Iran was made Chair of the U.N. Human Rights Council Social Forum, and was President of the U.N. Conference on Disarmament. Have a nice day. https://t.co/cX6hgLPyN5

— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) September 2, 2024

A Jihadi knifeman who slashed a defenceless M&S worker's neck during a vicious rampage in December 2020 has been given an indefinite hospital order for his crimes.

Munawar Hussain, 60, stabbed Samantha Worthington, who managed the Burnley town centre branch of M&S, in the neck before chasing her through the shop on December 2 2020

He then stabbed a customer in her arm, and tried to stab her in the back as she lay on the floor, only for the blade to snap as it got stuck in her handbag strap. He then fled the scene, but was caught by a security guard and members of the public before cops arrives.

Video footage from the time showed Hussain entering the store before chasing the women through aisles of products as they slip on their own blood.

Having lost the knife, the video shows Hussain fleeing but he was chased from the shop by a store detective who confronted and detained him nearby.

Cops found a note written in Urdu which read: 'O Israel, you are inflicting atrocities on Palestinians and Marks & Spencer helping you financially.'

After he was found guilty of attempted murder and wounding following a trial at Manchester Crown Court in March 2023, he later pleaded guilty to a further offence of attempted murder for attacking a male nurse at the secure unite he was being held in.

Today Hussain was handed an indefinite hospital order, which means he can only be discharged by the Secretary of State for Justice or the Mental Health Tribunal.

Jihadi knifeman who went on rampage in Marks & Spencer, stabbing defenceless worker in the neck, because he believed the retailer 'funded Israeli persecution' of Palestine' is given indefinite hospital order.

Mental health again?

Can hospitals cure jihad now? pic.twitter.com/h7TNXiVtVI

— Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 (@TRobinsonNewEra) September 2, 2024

Polish EU Parliament Member Grzegorz Braun: The Jews Despise Poles and All Non-Jews; This Is Part of Their ‘Wild Tribal Cult’ Which Involves the Talmud and the Holocaust #Poland#antisemitism@GrzegorzBraun_@Europarl_ENpic.twitter.com/qrmNZV1zeB

— MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) September 2, 2024

Candace Owens should be institutionalized.pic.twitter.com/6nWZVfjcFT

— Awesome Jew (@JewsAreTheGOAT) September 1, 2024

Here the Jew-hater whines about it on his telegram👇 pic.twitter.com/f2zI0q8Bxd

— Awesome Jew (@JewsAreTheGOAT) September 2, 2024

Israeli swimmer Ami Dadaon won a gold medal on Tuesday at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, his third of the Games so far and his second gold.

Dadaon, 23, clinched the win in the men’s 200m freestyle S4 disability class with a time of 2:49.26, finishing more than three seconds ahead of silver medal winner Roman Zhadanov of Russia, who is competing as a neutral athlete due to the country’s Olympic ban.

Dadaon, who was born with cerebral palsy, holds the world record in the event of 2:44.84, which he set in Tokyo three years ago.

An emotional Dadaon shouted the Israeli anthem on the podium as “Hatikvah” played in the packed Paris La Defence Arena, pumping his fist in the air at the conclusion of the music.

“It never stops being less emotional, this was even more emotional than last time, every time to give hope (tikvah) to the Israeli people, every time to sing the anthem, every time to almost cry — or to cry,” Dadaon told Israel’s Sport5 broadcaster shortly after the medal ceremony.

“When I’m on the podium, I think about our nation and everything it is going through, and I know that if I can succeed in bringing a few moments of satisfaction, I’ve already done my part,” he added. Hearing the anthem, he said, “is this moment when all of your work comes into focus, all of your dreams. The anthem is the symbol of our country, my symbol, and therefore I shouted it with everything I had.”

This is Dadaon’s third medal so far in Paris, after he earlier won gold in the 100m freestyle and silver in the 150m individual medley. The swimmer wrapped up the Tokyo Games with three medals in total, but he could surpass that in Paris with one event to go — Friday’s 50m freestyle, in which he holds both the world record and the Paralympic record.

Overall, Israel has already racked up seven medals in Paris, including four gold medals; in Tokyo the Israeli delegation took home nine medals, its best finish since Athens 2004.

The International March of the Living held a joint March of Remembrance and March of the Living last week to mark 80 years since the liquidation of the Lodz Ghetto, the second-largest ghetto in Nazi-occupied Europe after Warsaw during World War II.

The event gathered 500 participants, including Polish officials and ambassadors from 12 countries, to honor the memory of those who suffered and perished during one of the darkest chapters of history.

The ceremony was held at the historic Radegast train station, where the last transport from the ghetto departed 80 years ago on Aug. 29, 1944. This transport marked the final phase of the ghetto’s liquidation, during which thousands of Jews were deported to extermination camps, including Auschwitz and Chelmno.

“We gather to remember those who suffered in the Lodz Ghetto and to share some lesser-known stories of resilience, courage and strength. Our aim at the March of the Living is to educate the young generation to learn from the tragic past of the Holocaust, in order to build a better future. We must ensure that what happened during the Holocaust is never forgotten,” said Michel Gourary, director of the European March of the Living.

Participants of the march walked the historic route that once bore witness to the suffering of the ghetto’s inhabitants. At the Radegast station, wreaths were laid and prayers offered in memory of the victims. The ceremony was followed by a march to the Monument to the Martyrdom of Children, the Monument to Poles Saving Jews in the Survivors’ Park and the Roma Forge, ending at the Monument to the Decalogue in Lodz.

A number of aging Holocaust survivors attended, including 98-year-old Leon Weintraub, who survived the ghetto, four concentration camps and a death march; and Marian Turski, who insisted on joining the ceremony and marching together with those assembled.

The Lodz Ghetto in central Poland, established in February 1940, was one of the most significant sites of Jewish suffering and resistance during the Holocaust. At its peak, it housed more than 160,000 Jews, who were forced into labor under brutal conditions. Despite the deprivation, the community maintained cultural and educational activities, a testament to their determination to preserve their humanity.

By the time the ghetto was liquidated in 1944, more than 200,000 Jews had passed through it, the vast majority of whom were sent to their deaths. The destruction of Polish Jewry was nearly complete by the end of the war, with over 90% of Poland’s pre-war Jewish population of 3.3 million perishing in the Holocaust.

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It was a drear Sunday morning when we heard the news that Hamas had executed six hostages, among them American citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin. Israeli Parents struggled to put on a brave face as they readied their excited children for the first day of school. Teachers had to smile and pretend they were happy as they welcomed students into classrooms all over Israel. For the most part, the rest of us had no need to hide our sadness. Even the sky was sad—it drizzled, an almost unheard of phenomenon at this time of year. I was not the only one who remarked that the heavens were crying for our dead.

On that mournful morning, all of Israel shared the pain. We suffered together all at once, a nation depressed, beset by collective grief. There’s unity in that. But it’s not a good kind of unity. It’s a unity that palpably hurts.

There’s the pain of the loss; the way it happened; and the fact that we were so close to getting them home. Then too, by now we felt we knew them. We knew their faces and names. They were a part of us now, especially Hersh, whose parents had fought so hard for him with their very visible efforts to spread word of the plight of their beautiful son, the boy with the dark curls and impish grin who suffered so hard for 330 days.

We were hurting, and even more, we hurt for the families, knowing that our pain was as nothing compared to what they were now experiencing; pain beyond our imagination. Perhaps that’s why US President Joe Biden’s words fell so flat. “I am devastated and outraged,” he said, the words contrasting strangely with his history vis-à-vis Israel and his Middle East policy in general; the hampering of Israel’s defensive war, and the funding of Iran, which in turns funds Hamas.

The very next day, of course, Biden turned around and blamed the execution of Jews on the Jews themselves, via the man who represents them, Netanyahu.

Kamala Harris' public reaction to the six hostage deaths, in contrast with Biden's brief statement, was long, careful, and noncommittal—so balanced it was almost a refutation that what happened to Hersh was in any way special in proportion to the thousands of dead in Gaza. Stuff happened to Israelis, she seemed to say, but also to the people of Gaza (emphasis added):

On October 7, Hersh Goldberg-Polin—an American citizen—was taken hostage by Hamas terrorists. He was just 23 years old, attending a music festival with friends. We now know he was murdered by Hamas. His body was recovered today in the tunnels under Rafah, along with five other hostages.

Doug and my prayers are with Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin, Hersh’s parents, and with everyone who knew and loved Hersh. When I met with Jon and Rachel earlier this year, I told them: You are not alone. That remains true as they mourn this terrible loss. Americans and people around the world will pray for Jon, Rachel, and their family and send them love and strength. As is said in the Jewish tradition, may Hersh’s memory be a blessing.

Hamas is an evil terrorist organization.With these murders, Hamas has even more American blood on its hands. I strongly condemn Hamas’ continued brutality, and so must the entire world. From its massacre of 1,200 people to sexual violence, taking of hostages, and these murders, Hamas’ depravity is evident and horrifying.

The threat Hamas poses to the people of Israel—and American citizens in Israel—must be eliminated and Hamas cannot control Gaza. The Palestinian people too have suffered under Hamas’ rule for nearly two decades. President Biden and I will never waver in our commitment to free the Americans and all those held hostage in Gaza.

Shiva tent for Hersh Goldberg-Polin, seen from a distance, Jerusalem

Signing the guest book at the Goldberg-Polin shiva

Reporter: "What's your reaction to the 6 hostages being found dead in Gaza?"

Tim Walz ignores the question like Biden and said "Thanks everybody". pic.twitter.com/sw02ctFsH4

— Real Mac Report (@RealMacReport) September 1, 2024

In our fresh state of grief, the sense of betrayal cuts a little deeper. But not by much. Israeli Jews, better than most, understand that Jewish history repeats itself, with betrayal by friends a common feature. The very heavens may have wept for our six, but many bad "friends" did not.

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To my neighbors, to my supposed enemies,

These have been the darkest of days for you. They have been dark for me, too. All I want to do is give you a hug. But I cannot do that.

For one, I am a Palestinian who lives in a small village in the West Bank. The crossings have been closed ever since October 7, so I cannot physically reach you, despite being just a few miles away.

But beyond the practical barriers that exist between us, people like me aren’t supposed to embrace people like you. Where I come from, we are called traitors for doing just that.

I had always been proud to be Palestinian. That changed on October 7. Seeing those images of women, children, and elderly taken as hostages or killed by Hamas, I felt deeply ashamed that such hate could have any home among my people. And I said so. I spoke out publicly on social media—saying that the massacre was unequivocally wrong—and expressing my love for my friends in Israel.

Now, I’m trying to flee the neighborhood I called home for my entire life because the people around me don’t understand how I could hold such a belief. Because being called a traitor means something where I live. It means groups like Hamas will try to kill you.

If I’m a traitor for saying that murdering and kidnapping innocent women, babies, and the elderly is wrong then yes, I am a traitor. If I’m a traitor for weeping alone in my bedroom over the murder of six more innocent souls by terrorists who are on the side of endless death and destruction, then yes, call me a traitor.

Netanyahu's duty, as prime minister of Israel, is to return the hostages and ensure peace and security for his own citizens. Biden's duty, as president of the United States, is to do the same for his own citizens, one of whom was just murdered by Hamas. And yet Joe Biden is pushing Hamas propaganda, blaming the Jews for the actions of those who wish to destroy them.

First, let's say that a ceasefire is the most important goal (which, it must be said, it is not). Israel has accepted multiple deals. Meanwhile, Hamas — the terrorists who are busy murdering Israeli hostages — has not.

If one side accepts a deal and the other does not, in what world is the side that accepted the deal to blame for the other's rejection?

But second, and far more importantly, do not miss the deeply antisemitic trick being played by Biden and those who are propping him up.

Hamas set this timeline in motion. Hamas engaged in the deadliest day of violence against Jews since the Holocaust on Oct. 7. Hamas slaughtered 1,200 innocent Israeli civilians. Hamas raped, tortured, mutilated. Hamas took hostages. Hamas murdered hostages.

But when Jews have the audacity to defend themselves against an ongoing threat — Hamas, after all, has promised to continue their attempted genocide no matter the cost — Jews are to blame, and Hamas is blameless.

Jews are to blame when they are attacked by Hamas, and Hamas is blameless. Jews are to blame when they fight back against Hamas, and Hamas is blameless. Jews are to blame when they agree to ceasefire or hostage agreements that Hamas rejects, and Hamas is blameless.

In a sane world, Hamas would be condemned as the evil barbarians they are, and Israel celebrated for their entirely justified actions in defense of their own sovereignty.

But we do not live in a sane world. For Hamas, who needs friends when you have enemies like Joe Biden, the same sort of naive, clueless and bigoted morons who would have blamed Jews for the spread of disease hundreds of years ago, who today blame Jews for committing the ultimate crime: fighting to live.

In 2000, Israel did not foresee Nasrallah transforming his militia from defensive to offensive. Perhaps that was why, in 2005, Israel replicated its unilateral withdrawal from Lebanon by conceding Palestinian territories, even without prior agreement with the Palestinian Authority (PA) under Mahmud Abbas.

Israel dismantled settlements, pulled out 10,000 Israelis, and withdrew its forces from the Gaza Strip entirely and the northern part of the West Bank, around Jenin and Tulkarem.

Withdrawal was expected to boost the popularity of the PA, but its corruption and incompetence cost it the legislative election that Hamas won in 2006. By June 2007, Hamas had violently ejected the PA from Gaza. Palestinians now had two governments.

In the West Bank, under PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, the economy grew and security improved. Fayyad’s competence, however, deprived Abbas and his cronies of their public money spoils.

In 2013, Abbas ejected Fayyad, causing a backslide in the economy and security. Hamas started recruiting in Jenin, from where the terrorist group organized attacks — such as shootings, ramming cars, and knifings — against Israelis. The Israeli military was forced to operate in the West Bank, thus compounding Palestinian misery. When Abbas visited Jenin in July 2023, Palestinians chased him away.

Since October 2023, Israel has had to go into most of Gaza and intensified its incursions into the West Bank. Israel has also had to fight against Hezbollah to restore normalcy to its north.

Thirty-one years after Israel started experimenting with coordinated withdrawals with Palestinian leaders, 24 years after Israel unilaterally withdrew from Lebanon, 19 years after it left Gaza and Jenin, and only one year after Jerusalem signed on to a US-sponsored maritime border demarcation deal with Beirut, none of the deals or unilateral withdrawals brought Israel peace.

For its concessions, Israel got a Hamas massacre of 1,200 of its citizens on October 7, the biggest loss of Jewish life since the Holocaust. Then, on October 8, Israel found itself facing Hezbollah attacks that have depopulated its north.

And despite all of this, UN Secretary-General Guterres believes the end of Palestinian and Lebanese violence against Israel will only result from more Israeli withdrawals, as if three decades of Israeli concessions have not proven the futility of compromising — and that Jews, Israelis, and foreign citizens will die as a result.

An overwhelming majority of Israelis support Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s negotiation positions regarding a hostage deal with Hamas and oppose anti-government demonstrations in Tel Aviv demanding an immediate deal at any price, according to a new, in-depth JNS poll.

Netanyahu’s positions are supported not only by coalition-party voters, but also by approximately one third of voters for opposition parties, the survey found.

Direct Polls conducted the survey on Monday evening both before and after the prime minister’s press conference, finding a significant disparity in Netanyahu’s favor in the latter sampling.

At the press conference, Netanyahu set out the rationale for his refusal to remove Israel Defense Forces troops from the border zone between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor, its code name on IDF maps.

JNS asked respondents: “Do you believe Israel should support or oppose a deal that conditions the receipt of between 18-30 hostages on an IDF withdrawal from the Philadelphi Corridor for six weeks, during which Hamas will be able to rearm and smuggle hostages out of Gaza?”

Thirty-five percent of respondents overall said that Israel should agree to such a deal, while 62% opposed it. Three percent had no opinion.

Among coalition party voters, 7% supported withdrawing from the Gaza-Egypt border, compared to 62% of opposition voters. Ninety-two percent of coalition voters opposed the withdrawal and 33% of opposition voters opposed withdrawing from the Philadelphi corridor.

Notably, 65% of opposition voters polled before the press conference supported withdrawing from the Philadelphi Corridor, and only 57% of opposition voters polled afterwards supported that position. Support for the withdrawal among coalition voters decreased from 8% to 5%.

The disparity between the way opposition party voters polled before and after Netanyahu’s press conference viewed mass anti-government protests on behalf of a hostage deal was even more apparent. Fifty-two percent of opposition party voters surveyed before Netanyahu’s press conference thought that the demonstrations advanced the goal of getting the hostages home. Thirty-two percent said that the demonstrations had no impact on whether or not a deal would be achieved that would get the hostages home. Sixteen percent said that the demonstrations decreased the chance of getting a hostage deal with Hamas.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced terrorism charges against senior leaders of Hamas for carrying out the Oct. 7 massacre.

Merrick Garland, the U.S. attorney general, announced the charges on Tuesday evening in a recorded message. He said that Yahya Sinwar and other Hamas leaders oversaw “a decades-long campaign to murder American citizens and endanger the national security of the United States.”

“On Oct. 7, Hamas terrorists, led by these defendants, murdered nearly 1,200 people, including over 40 Americans, and kidnapped hundreds of civilians,” Garland said. “This weekend, we learned that Hamas murdered an additional six people they had kidnapped and held captive for nearly a year, including Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a 23-year-old Israeli American.”

Garland said the federal government is investigating Goldberg-Polin’s murder, and that “each and every one of Hamas’s brutal murders of Americans, as an act of terrorism.”

“The charges unsealed today are just one part of our effort to target every aspect of Hamas’s operations,” Garland said. “These actions will not be our last.”

The newly unsealed complaint charges Sinwar, Ismail Haniyeh, Mohammed Deif, Marwan Issa, Khaled Meshaal and Ali Baraka with seven counts each related to the Oct. 7 attacks. Those include conspiracy to murder U.S. nationals and to use weapons of mass destruction resulting in death.

Haniyeh, Deif and Issa are reportedly dead. Meshaal and Baraka are based in Qatar and Lebanon, respectively, while Sinwar is believed to be in the Gaza Strip.

“The Justice Department has a long memory,” Garland said in the recorded message. “We will pursue the terrorists responsible for murdering Americans, and those who illegally provide them with material support, for the rest of their lives.”

Dated Feb. 1, the complaint notes that on Oct. 7, more than 2,000 Hamas fighters massacred more than 1,000 people and kidnapped more than 200 others. It adds that the terrorists “weaponized sexual violence against Israeli women, including rape and genital mutilation.”

“As of the date of this complaint, at least 43 American citizens were among those murdered, and at least 10 American citizens were taken hostage or remain unaccounted for,” per the complaint.

In today's episode of ILTV Daily News: The United States has filed criminal charges against key Hamas leaders; the US and Israel clash over new version of the hostage deal; Israel's finance minster presents the 2025 budget and the cost of war; and so much more.

It may have taken 11 months and half of the Hamas terrorist leaders have been eliminated already, but the primary importance here is the pressure it will place on Qatar and Turkey, who continue to support and provide safe harbor to Hamas terrorists. https://t.co/142mhnRfhD

— Arsen Ostrovsky 🎗️ (@Ostrov_A) September 4, 2024

Up to this point Hamas has not agreed to any proposal put forward. Some people mistakenly think that there is a deal on the table that Hamas agrees to and that the Israeli government does not agree to. That is not true. We are committed to bringing the hostages home.

My… pic.twitter.com/ToENrnCNBQ

— Ron Dermer - רון דרמר (@AmbDermer) September 4, 2024

On Monday, as Israelis were busy burying their dead, the British foreign secretary David Lammy announced that his country is suspending 30 of 350 licenses for the export of arms to Israel, in order to prevent possible violations of international humanitarian law. It’s worth noting that, according to the UK’s own offficial assessments, the IDF hasn’t broken any such laws. Melanie Phillips comments:

The defense secretary, John Healey, said the UK remained “a staunch ally of Israel” but that the British government had a “duty to the rule of law.” But Israel isn’t breaking any law. Nor does the British government say it is. It says merely there’s a “serious risk” that it might.

But there’s no evidence to back that either. It’s an entirely tendentious assertion by the Foreign Office, which has drawn overwhelmingly on malicious falsehoods produced by the Hamas-linked UN and NGOs that lie reflexively about Israel as part of a global strategy to bring about its destruction.

The impact on Israel’s military capabilities will indeed be minimal. Israel buys relatively few weapons from Britain, which buys far more weapons from Israel. Given the incalculable benefits Britain also derives from Israeli intelligence and military expertise—the very expertise the British government has now besmirched by recycling Hamas-derived lies and distortions—Britain has far more to lose than Israel from a cooling of this relationship.

The arms embargo is but the latest in a series of deeply hostile moves against Israel by the new Labor government.

For instance: as Phillips details, another government minister recently bragged about getting preferential treatment at an emergency room because a doctor recognized her and remembered her anti-Israel positions.

The Foreign Secretary badly underestimated the repugnance which his disrespect to a sorrowing Israel would provoke. Foreign minister Israel Katz left him in no doubt. “This step sends a very problematic message to the Hamas terrorist organisation and its backers in Iran,” Katz said. “Israel is disappointed by the British Government’s recent series of decisions... Israel is a law-abiding state that operates in accordance with international law… we expect friendly countries, such as the UK, to recognise this… especially just days after Hamas terrorists executed six Israeli hostages, and in light of recent threats by the Iranian regime to attack the State of Israel.”

Lammy even managed to earn himself a stinging rebuke from the Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis who has shown heroic reserves of patience with Sir Keir Starmer and his insistence that anti-Semitism has been purged from the Labour Party. (Don’t think for a moment the Prime Minister didn’t approve the decision to suspend those arms exports. It has emotionally-constipated robot written all over it.)

“Israel faces down the threat of Iran and its proxies not just to its own people, but to all of us in the democratic West,” tweeted the Chief Rabbi. “Britain and Israel have so much to gain by standing together against our common enemies for the sake of a safer world.”

Millions of us would agree with that sentiment. We know we owe Israel a huge debt of gratitude for sacrificing her people to hold the line against the erasure of our civilisation which, despite its problems, we still prefer to any other. It shouldn’t be complicated. Either you stand against a regime which arrests and kills young women who refuse to cover their hair and hangs men from cranes for being gay, or you give comfort to the devil.

It has only become complicated in this country since we had MPs who parrot the propaganda of a proscribed terrorist organisation. Too many now regard our “common enemies” as friends. I feel sick knowing there are men in our Parliament who think the fiends who abducted sweet Hersh and the others have a point. Every week, we see further disturbing evidence that there is a parallel society within the UK which abides by different civilisational norms to our own – most recently a man convicted for beating up three young women at a petrol station who dared to wear make-up and not dress in “conservative” fashion. Dismayingly, the Labour Government has just shown a willingness to promote the interests of that parallel society over and above the one we know and trust. So we end up with a nonsensical, two-tier foreign policy.

What can be done? In a hugely impressive speech on Monday, launching her campaign to become Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch said: “When everyone was talking about the five new MPs from Reform, I was far, far more worried about the five new MPs elected on the back of sectarian Islamist politics – alien ideas that have no place here. That’s the sort of politics we need to defeat – and defeat quickly.” Identity politics, political laws, according to Badenoch, are “used by Left-wingers to protect certain groups above others”. Yes, and those groups don’t include Jews.

I am travelling to Israel very soon. I am steeling myself to meet the remarkable person whose job it was to prepare the bodies of the women murdered on October 7 for burial, who bore witness to the diabolical sexual violence the women and girls endured at the hands of Hamas and who restored to them some dignity, some final tenderness. I could cry thinking about it. The whole world should be crying.

I will apologise to every Israeli I meet for the tawdry betrayal by the British Government. I will explain that Israel is still our valued ally, an oasis of democracy in a desert of tyranny, our Foreign Secretary is a grandstanding halfwit and Labour is just trying to appease groups with whom most decent people disagree. I will say that and I will hope, actually I will pray, that it’s true.

Am Yisrael Chai.

Hillel Neuer rips into Britain's new Labor government for distancing itself from Israel right after terrorist Hamas terrorist executes six hostages.

🔊 Listen to full episode hosted by @FoxEbenBrown: https://t.co/yPi7TYFTkmhttps://t.co/vueRzacki5pic.twitter.com/VUelYEbBUD

— UN Watch (@UNWatch) September 4, 2024

The Israel Defense Forces says the Hamas terror group killed six hostages just before they arrived during a rescue operation. One of the victims was twenty three year-old Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli-American citizen who was abducted at the Re'im music festival massacre on 'Oct. 7th.' Meanwhile, Britain's defense minister said announced the suspension of 30 of its 350 arms export licenses to Israel.

FOX’s Eben Brown speaks with Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch and international human rights lawyer, who says even with these murders, Israel continues to receive undo criticism of how they have conducted the war.

The implications of this decision extend far beyond the immediate impact on Israel’s military capabilities. By freezing arms sales, the UK is signaling to the world that it is willing to abandon its allies when the going gets tough. This is not just a question of military hardware; it is a question of moral support. Israel has always been on the front lines of the fight against terrorism and extremism, acting as a bulwark against the spread of radical ideologies that threaten not only the Middle East but the entire world. By withdrawing its support, the UK is undermining not just Israel’s security but the security of the free world.

Moreover, this decision raises uncomfortable questions about the UK’s broader foreign policy priorities. Is the UK now more concerned with appeasing Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood than with supporting a democratic ally that shares its values? Iran, after all, is the principal backer of Hamas, providing financial, logistical, and military support to a group whose stated goal is the destruction of Israel. The Muslim Brotherhood, meanwhile, has long sought to destabilize the region and spread its radical Islamist ideology. By freezing arms sales to Israel, the UK risks emboldening these forces at a time when they should be firmly opposed.

Israel is not just another country in the Middle East; it is the region’s only true democracy, with a robust legal system, free press, and a commitment to human rights that is unparalleled in the region. Israel’s struggle against Hamas is not only about defending its borders; it is about defending the values that underpin its society – values that are strikingly similar to those that the UK claims to hold dear. By turning its back on Israel, the UK is betraying an ally and betraying its own principles.

The UK’s decision to freeze arms sales to Israel is a grave mistake that must be reversed. It is a blow to the moral and strategic partnership between the two nations, and a gift to the enemies of democracy and freedom. Israel will continue its fight against Hamas with or without British arms, but the UK must decide whether it wants to stand with its ally or be swayed by the forces of appeasement and moral relativism. History will judge this decision, and the UK must ensure that it is on the right side of that judgment.

Good point, well made by @Fox_Claire about how Israel’s arms are being scrutinised but not those sold (in far larger quantities) to the Saudis, Turks, Qataris and Egyptians pic.twitter.com/EmhNaPWiYH

— Jake Wallis Simons (@JakeWSimons) September 4, 2024

Fake NGOs @hrw@amnesty, armchair military experts and many in media do not know upfront what IDF intended to hit and expected civilian harm so they cannot assess distinction and proportionality. Here is rule per Geneva Article 51. There is no statistical measurement of this. 2/ pic.twitter.com/3Et86YoGwy

— Aizenberg (@Aizenberg55) September 4, 2024

In contrast, Australian military expert spent 8 days in Israel with IDF investigating details of WCK strike to determine it was an error, not a war crime. Over a week to understand just 1 incident that required inside IDF details that NGOs never have. 4/ https://t.co/pGnK880D7H

— Aizenberg (@Aizenberg55) September 4, 2024

Here is a summary of some of the things one would need to know to assess if an IDF strike was legal or a war crime, based on the what Spencer discusses and the text of the proportionality rule. We can be sure NGOs will still fabricate "research" on IDF war crimes. END pic.twitter.com/xpjOCahQ5E

— Aizenberg (@Aizenberg55) September 4, 2024

Jon Polin said it well at the Democratic National Convention, declaring to thunderous applause that the freedom of Israeli hostages, including his son Hersh, among five Americans, is a humanitarian issue.

But Hersh would never taste freedom again. Hamas terrorists brutally murdered Hersh along with five other hostages just days after his parents spoke.

For Hamas, the hostages are less than human; they are objects, trade commodities, chips used to demand the best deal; and when they are no longer deemed useful, they are savagely executed.

In contrast, for Israel, each hostage is of unique and inestimable value, each has a human story. Who would not be moved by Hersh's story: a young man, a lover of song and dance, a seeker of peace, of life—arm blown off by Hamas terrorists as he was carted off. Who would not be moved by Hersh's mother, Rachel, crying out at Hersh's funeral "Okay sweet boy, go now on your journey. I hope it's as good as the trips you dreamt about, because finally, my sweet boy, finally, finally, finally, you're free."

As negotiations for the release of the hostages plod on, these tragic, real-life stories emotionally set off the heart to break, to cry. The humanitarian concern overrides all diplomatic considerations.

While the heart breaks, demanding the hostages return, the head moves in another direction, as a lopsided exchange may lead to more terrorism, more Israeli deaths. Nadav Shragi, in a report to the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, analyzed the aftermath of the exchange in 2004, of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier held captive. According to Shragi, those freed in the deal murdered 35 Israelis by 2007. And of course, Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 barbaric massacre was among the 1027 prisoners exchanged for the kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.

And the head also wonders if some of the hostages are freed for many, many hundreds of Palestinian terrorists, and a temporary ceasefire is reached, what of those who remain? For how long will they be doomed? Weeks? Months? Years? Forever?

So, which is it? Will a deal made be a time of joy or sadness? A time to celebrate with the heart or mourn with the mind?

In a starkly personal speech, the Jewish husband of the Democratic presidential nominee told thousands of American Jews on Tuesday night how he felt about Hamas’ murder of six hostages on the verge of freedom.

“Standing on this bimah, I can only be direct: This is hard. I feel raw. I’m gutted,” Doug Emhoff said. “I know you are, too.”

Emhoff was speaking at a vigil held at one of Washington’s preeminent synagogues, Adas Israel Congregation, where he has become a congregant since moving to the city in 2021.

Emhoff emphasized that he was relaying American Jewish grief to his wife, Vice President Kamala Harris.

“How you feel right now is how I feel,” Emhoff said. “And how we all feel is something Kamala hears directly from me.”

Just hours earlier, Merrick Garland, the U.S. attorney general, announced criminal charges against Hamas and its leadership, spurred by the terrorists’ murder of six hostages over the weekend, including an Israeli American, Hersh Goldberg-Polin. “Hamas’ leaders will pay for these crimes,” Emhoff said.

He related, as he frequently does, that he had not expected his status as the first Jewish spouse of a president or vice president to become so central to his identity. He has spearheaded the task force to combat antisemitism that President Joe Biden launched in December of 2022.

He credited Adas Israel’s rabbis, Lauren Holtzblatt and Aaron Alexander, with helping bring him closer to his faith.

“While I’m here as the second gentleman of the United States — and the first-ever Jewish White House principal — in this moment, I’m here as a congregant, as a mourner, as a Jew who feels connected to all of you and grateful for the guidance of our wonderful rabbis, Aaron and Lauren,” he said. “They have become confidants and advisors. We’ve talked a lot about my own faith journey — something Kamala has encouraged in me. Among the many things they helped me find was my voice.”

A huge display at Times Square, NYC, yesterday, showing the faces of 27 hostages who were murdered while in Hamas captivity.

We stand firmly together, united as one, calling for the release of all 101 hostages - the living for rehabilitation and the murdered for proper burial… pic.twitter.com/owK62GxCLi

— Bring Them Home Now (@bringhomenow) September 4, 2024

Hamas films hostages before executing them, because they want the people of Israel to lose hope. In this Daily Briefing,

Citizen Spokesman @DoronSpielman explains how Hamas uses Israeli hostages for its psychological warfare campaign. pic.twitter.com/CxNmAavP3t

— Israeli Citizen Spox (@IsrCitizenSpox) September 4, 2024

For ten years, Leah Goldin's son Hadar has been held by the Hamas terror regime after being killed and abducted during a ceasefire in 2014. In this emotional and powerful episode of "State of a Nation," Leah shares her family's relentless struggle to bring Hadar's remains back to Israel for a proper burial. She discusses the challenges they've faced, including judicial, political and business interests that have hindered their efforts, and the broader implications of the Israeli government's policies toward Gaza. Leah also reflects on the impact of the October 7th massacre, which led to hundreds of new hostages, and how her family has worked tirelessly to support other affected families. Join us as Leah calls on the international community to take action and explains what each of us can do to help bring all the hostages home.

The story of Hadar Goldin serves as a cautionary tale for anyone sufficiently naive enough to think a terrorist army would respect a ceasefire.

THE AUSTRALIAN: Unfathomable cruelty of Hamas ghouls and a nation left with a broken heart. pic.twitter.com/VWGGLvOYDd

— Eylon Levy (@EylonALevy) September 3, 2024

Eden Yerushalmi weighed 79 lbs when her body was recovered from Gaza.

For an average woman of average height (5’4”), a healthy weight is around 108 to 145 lbs.

Eden was being starved to death. pic.twitter.com/sW0mj6hAxD

— The Persian Jewess (@persianjewess) September 4, 2024

The entire article is here. So accurate and refreshing that someone sees the truth pic.twitter.com/XvA87NHmDS

— Alan Stall 🎗️ (@StallAlan) September 3, 2024

The beautiful Selma Blair posts a powerful message to the world in support of the Jewish people:

“I stand with Israel. I stand with the hostages. I stand with their families, mothers, sisters, friends….and I stand with all of us who care for peace and human life. I’m with you.… pic.twitter.com/h3hI6j20CU

— The Persian Jewess (@persianjewess) September 4, 2024

It is this moral relativism that lies at the heart of the scandalous state of the UN. From Putin to Xi, Maduro to the Ayatollah, the world’s worst regimes are given equal seats at the table as the democracies. For all of them, hatred of Jews and Israel provides the ideal cover under which to advance their own agendas of corruption, oppression and subversion. The aura surrounding the UN is of a global moral authority. As the coverage of the Gaza war has demonstrated most vividly, append those two letters to any allegation and the public will swallow it whole. What better Trojan horse for the dictator’s goals than this?

The German Enlightenment philosopher Immanuel Kant, in his short 1795 book Perpetual Peace, proposed the notion of a “League of Nations”, in which various nation states would hand authority in resolving disputes to a central body, reducing the necessity for conflict. This became a reality after WWI and was transmuted into the UN after WWII. If Kant could see the state of the organisation today, he would be deeply shocked.

As Sir Roger Scruton wrote: “Kant was adamant that there can be no guarantee of peace unless the powers acceding to the treaty are republics. Republican government, as defined by Kant, both here and elsewhere in his political writings, means representative government under a rule of law, and his League was one that bound self-governing and sovereign nations, whose peoples enjoy the rights and duties of citizenship.”

It is time for the democracies to shape the globe according to our values. As the women of Iran will attest, democracy is simply better than autocracy. As the dictatorships of Russia, China and Iran form an ever-closer union, drawing in smaller allies like Venezuela and North Korea, the fight is coming our way. If we are to win, the UN must begin to unapologetically project democratic ideals. The struggle must start now.

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, delivered a statement on Wednesday before a workshop geared to counter antisemitism, sponsored by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations in Geneva.

“Antisemitism is a scourge on our collective humanity,” he said. “It has left deep scars that are hard to heal. But we can—and must—learn from them.”

Türk said that “antisemitism still plagues our world—with damaging consequences for individuals and communities. From the Americas and the Asia-Pacific, from the Middle East to Europe and Africa, reports of attacks and hate speech have multiplied.”

The commissioner condemned the proliferation of bigoted statements and spoke of a need for thorough online content moderation.

“Inflammatory and toxic rhetoric has been used by irresponsible political leaders,” he said. “And the flood of hateful language, including on social media, is never-ending and abhorrent.”

Although many have argued for doing away with UNRWA, according to Bedein that’s not a realistic solution. The organization is too embedded in the territories and in the United Nations, and the General Assembly would never accept it, he argued. However, he continued, it is possible to change UNRWA from within by pointing out the absurd situation and demanding change.

“The theme of UNRWA education is ‘peace starts here,’” he said. “How could it possibly be that a U.N. social work agency would be using their education system to prepare kids for war?”

Bedein has put together a five-point plan for changing UNRWA from within:
1. Cancellation of the new UNRWA curriculum based on jihad.
2. Disarmament of UNRWA schools and cessation of paramilitary training.
3. Dismissing UNRWA employees affiliated with Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Fatah.
4. Resettling fourth- and fifth-generation refugees from the 1948 war rather than keeping them in perpetual refugee status.
5. Demanding an audit of donor funds.

He has met five times with Antonio Guterres, the U.N. secretary general, whom he said is open to his proposals.

While UNRWA was always corrupt, it wasn’t always the way it is now, he said.

Even the children going through the schools, while they spoke of “their homes in Jaffa,” didn’t talk about going back and killing everyone in Jaffa as they do now, he said.

“The change took place after 1992 when the PLO was put in charge by [then-Foreign Minister] Shimon Peres,” he said. “UNRWA was handed over to the PLO.”

We must remove UNRWA by October 7th. It is unacceptable that a year has passed since the massacre, and UNRWA is still here. pic.twitter.com/BLSq8cBhNV

— Im Tirtzu (@IMTIzionism) September 3, 2024

Francesca Albanese and the 6 hostages @FranceskAlbspic.twitter.com/6PIGD6BjoG

— roadside rant (@roadsiderant) September 3, 2024

After 11 months of second-guessing, sabotaging and undermining the Israeli effort to defeat Hamas, President Joe Biden doubled down on his administration’s policy that has been so beneficial to the terrorists. His declaration that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not doing enough to secure a deal to release the remaining hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7 was very much in line with the entire tenor of Washington’s approach to the conflict. Coming in the wake of the announcement that six of the remaining hostages had been murdered, including one American, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, in cold blood by Hamas, the implication pointed to Netanyahu’s supposedly tough stance in the negotiations as the cause of their deaths and not the diabolical intentions of their Hamas captors.

This is entirely outrageous. Blaming Netanyahu for the murders of the hostages, whether implicitly or directly, is giving Hamas a pass for its latest act of barbarism. Hamas is a genocidal criminal organization that has rejected every ceasefire proposal since the initial pause last fall. The idea that Netanyahu is somehow responsible for their crimes because he hasn’t abandoned the effort to ensure that Oct. 7 cannot be repeated—as it most certainly would be if conditions like an Israeli withdrawal from crucial points in the Gaza Strip like the Philadelphi corridor along the border with Egypt—is sheer madness.

Yet in understanding the pressure campaign being mounted on the Israeli leader by the administration, it’s important to grasp one key fact about this controversy. Though liberal corporate mainstream media outlets like The New York Times, The Washington Post and CNN conflate Washington’s anti-Bibi campaign with Israeli protests against the prime minister, that is a deliberate misreading of the situation.

The Israeli protests have gotten considerable publicity and are supported by the country’s left-wing establishment that still resents Netanyahu, and his nationalist/religious and Mizrachi supporters. They want a hostage deal apparently at any price, even if it wouldn’t mean freedom for all of the captives. And they also want Netanyahu out of office.

There is a pretty strong argument that yesterday’s anti-Netanyahu protests would have been more effective without the Histadrut—not because the union is politicized but because the strike was a costly mistake that made it easier to see that the larger protests didn’t have a clearly achievable goal. (That’s fine for a protest, not for a union strike.)

In the early afternoon, a labor court gave the union until 2:30 to wrap it up. And wrap it up, they did.

The Histadrut had joined the crowd, it did not lead the way. In fact, the union has been hesitant to join the mass protests and fling itself fully into the divisive culture wars that represented the last round of Israeli infighting. Last year, the country saw unprecedented protests against the governing coalition’s proposals to democratize the Supreme Court. The protests were ultimately successful in stopping the legislation, in part because of a rebellion by army reservists who refused to report for duty unless the court reform was dropped. The army’s role in this was deeply unsettling, but the moment a war was imminent, the soldiers made clear they would defend the state with their lives.

The Histadrut also, belatedly, joined the protest movement, calling a strike in late March 2023. But several outlets quickly reported that Arnon Bar-David, the head of the Histadrut, had done so at the urging of Prime Minister Netanyahu. Why? Because Netanyahu, prizing stability above all, had wanted to pressure his own coalition to ease up on its attempts to reform the judiciary.

Netanyahu and Bar-David denied the allegations, but it was indeed quite possible that the left had failed to pull the Histadrut into the protest movement and only Netanyahu succeeded in doing so—in order to torpedo his own hard-liners.

The Histadrut’s very minor roles in both protests were for the best. The protests didn’t need the unions to boost turnout, and the unions didn’t need the headache of alienating potential members over politics.

There is one last irony to note. When the protesters filled the streets yesterday in Israel, the global left cheered them on, especially when the Histadrut briefly got involved. But one reason the Histadrut was so important to Israel’s state-building was because it was able, in the first half of the 20th century, to garner a significant amount of support from the American labor unions.

Although it may sound obvious that unions would support each other, American unions at the time were highly suspicious of the Histadrut—even after it won backing from the American Federation of Labor—because it was no mere labor union; it was a nationalist enterprise. Socialist unions wanted nothing to do with nationalism, Jewish or otherwise. That changed with the support of Max Pine and other Jewish labor leaders in the mid-1920s. Ben-Gurion even said, according to State Department historian Adam Howard, that “the cooperation of the workers’ movement in America [was] actually more important than the diplomatic victory of the Balfour Declaration.”

That history is a far cry from the anti-Israel bent of much of the U.S. labor movement today. On Monday, teachers union boss Randi Weingarten blamed Netanyahu for the recent deaths of six hostages. But far from delivering a message of solidarity to Israelis, Weingarten’s outburst was an opportunistic stunt that reminds us just how far American labor leaders have fallen.

Even before the court’s ruling, multiple municipalities and a major teacher’s union represented by the Histadrut said they would not strike.

“It was a failure, it was widely perceived as partisan and it undermined the Histadrut’s status as a true representative of the hundreds of thousands of employees it says that it represents,” Mordechai Tzivin, a prominent lawyer, told JNS.

But the truncated strike wasn’t necessarily a defeat for Bar-David, according to Glick of B’Tsalmo.

“Bar-David has been cautious in deploying the Histadrut in the service of the anti-government movement. It’s a risky move for him because it introduces unnecessary divisions into the Histadrut, potentially weakening it. By declaring a strike that the court is sure to end, Bar-David gets the anti-government pressure groups off his case,” Glick said.

Some supporters of the anti-government movement condemned the court’s ruling and lionized Bar-David for declaring the strike.

“The State of Israel is in a situation where there’s no longer any significance to the question of what lies within the mandate of any one official,” a senior financial analyst for the left-leaning TheMarker newspaper wrote. “When civilians are abandoned in captivity and hundreds of soldiers risk getting killed because of the government’s inability to end the war, anyone with leverage should use it, regardless of official position,” wrote analyst Hagai Amit.

Michael Kleiner, a former senior lawmaker in Netanyahu’s Likud Party, noted how Bar-David had already aligned the Histadrut with the anti-government movement in the past, when he declared a one-day strike in July 2023 against the Netanyahu government’s judicial reform legislation. That controversial strike also had partial participation, with only 2,000 out of 36,000 state employees participating.

Bar-David had been hard-pressed to explain why that strike was nonpartisan, Kleiner wrote in an op-ed in Ma’ariv. “He thought that he didn’t need to offer such explanations this time around because he had the support of the protest movement, relatives of hostages, and the friendly mainstream media,” Kleiner wrote.

However, Bar-David “did not take into account that the rules of the game have changed. Israelis have wised up and out of the [pre-Oct. 7] conception and the generals’ assurances that ceding land to the enemy is reversible,” Kleiner wrote. “Israelis will no longer obey the wacky whims of politically driven organizations that hitch a ride on the backs of the hostages’ relatives to attack the wartime economy.”

Monday’s partial strike did bring out many thousands to protest, Tzivin said. But following the strike, “that option, of shutting down the economy to strongarm the government, seems less likely to make a reappearance,” he added. “We may see some private corporations staging brief solidarity strikes, but major union shutdowns appear to be off the table.”

Jerusalem might consider a withdrawal of troops from the Gaza-Egypt border as part of a hostage deal with Hamas if a viable alternative can be found to prevent the terror group from rearming itself through tunnels, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday.

“We’re open to considering it. But I don’t see that happening right now. And until that happens, we’re there,” Netanyahu told reporters during a briefing held at the Government Press Office headquarters in Jerusalem.

Netanyahu did not deny reports that negotiators told mediators that Jerusalem still supports a withdrawal of the Israel Defense Forces from the Philadelphi Corridor, the 8.7-mile border area separating Gaza from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, in the second phase of a possible agreement.

“I agreed to reduce the number of troops along the Philadelphi Corridor,” the Israeli leader stated. “The other thing is what happens in phase two.” Israel’s demands for a permanent ceasefire with Hamas include a solution to stop the terror group from bringing in weapons through Sinai, he said.

“Somebody has to be there,” Netanyahu stressed, adding that he would support any actor “who will actually show us, not on paper, not in words, not in slides, but on the ground, day after day, week after week, month after month,” that it is able to thwart attempts by Hamas and its Iranian backers to once again turn the Gaza Strip into a terrorist enclave.

Following Israel’s 2005 disengagement from the Gaza Strip, including the Philadelphi Corridor, the border became “completely porous,” he said. “Once we left the Philadelphi Corridor, Iran could carry out its plan to turn Gaza into a terror base that would not only threaten the communities around it but also Tel Aviv,” according to the premier.

Israeli forces have killed more than 200 terrorists in its operations in the Tel al-Sultan area of Rafah in southern Gaza, the military said on Wednesday.

Troops from the 401st Brigade are active in the area as part of the 162nd Division's operations in the former Hamas stronghold along the Egypt-Gaza border.

Dozens of weapons stored in civilian structures have been located so far, including a large cache inside a basement where Hamas terrorists were embedded.

"In one encounter, terrorists fired at the troops from inside a building in the area. The troops conducted a targeted raid on the building, searched it, and then eliminated the terrorists inside," the IDF said.

"In the basement of the building, the troops located large quantities of weapons that were used by the terrorists there," added the military.

Additionally, soldiers located 10 long-range rocket launchers intended to fire projectiles into Israeli territory.

On Tuesday, Israeli forces in Gaza killed the Hamas terrorist who led the October 7 assault on the northwest Negev moshav of Netiv Ha’asara.

Israeli fighter jets struck a Hamas compound near the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, killing eight terrorists from Hamas’s Daraj Tuffah Battalion.

Among them was Ahmed Fozi Nazer Muhammad Wadia, a member of the terror group’s Nukhba force who led the invasion of Netiv Ha’asara, located directly adjacent to the Gaza fence.

We recently had the opportunity of a lifetime: to visit Gaza and see first-hand Israel's War they are fighting against Hamas. What we experienced was both SHOCKING and revealing.

We are currently sorting through our experiences, and plan to bring you several installments about our time in the Gaza Strip. Today however, Joshua gives a glimpse into what it was like to be on the Philadelphi Corridor, seeing Rafah up close, driving along the Egyptian border, and seeing the Mediterranean Sea from a Gaza beach.

Right now, the world is pressuring Israel to withdraw from the Philadelphi Corridor in Gaza. After what we saw, we can tell you firsthand: this would be disastrous for Israel.

The world is pressuring Israel to capitulate to Hamas, and make major concessions in an effort to secure a potential ceasefire deal, all in the hopes of saving the hostages still inside Gaza. We can tell you this: capitulating to Hamas will only harm and hinder Israel's efforts to secure the release of the hostages.

There is much more to tell and reveal about our time in Gaza. For now, please watch today's episode on The Israel Guys, and stay tuned.

IDF: Yesterday (Tuesday), the Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi, held a situational assessment in the central Gaza Strip and said “We must not give up on any of the war goals. The IDF is continuing to defeat the military wing of Hamas and is doing everything possible… pic.twitter.com/8r4ue2eB9A

— Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) September 4, 2024

Our troops found drawings, stuffed animals and the tunnel entrance to where 6 Israeli hostages were held for over 300 days in a terrorist tunnel. The hostages were murdered in cold blood by Hamas.

Hamas hid behind their civilians in order to kill ours. pic.twitter.com/lWTfCt3gqS

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) September 4, 2024

This is the Hamas tunnel shaft from which the bodies of six Israeli hostages were recovered.

Hamas terrorists kidnapped Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alex Lobanov, Carmel Gat, Eden Yershualmi, Almog Sarusi, and Ori Danino and held them in a tunnel hidden underneath a children's play… pic.twitter.com/pIUtryXai7

— Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) September 4, 2024

A bomb in a baby’s stroller!

This photo, taken by the IDF in Tulkarem, shows just one of the sick and cynical ways Palestinian terrorists abuse civilians and human life.

Let there be no doubt. Like the monsters who brutally murdered the 6 hostages in cold blood, Iranian backed… pic.twitter.com/9Gd5IJhpNQ

— יצחק הרצוג Isaac Herzog (@Isaac_Herzog) September 4, 2024

More Than 200 Terrorists Eliminated in an Operation by the 162nd Division in the Tel al-Sultan Area in Rafah; Large Quantities of Weapons Located Inside a Basement Where Hamas Terrorists Were Embedded

Over the past week, the troops of the 401st Brigade have been conducting… pic.twitter.com/59kRmRTGIK

— Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) September 4, 2024

IDF soldiers are on multiple operations in various Arab cities in Judea & Samaria

They are locating wanted terrorists and confiscating weapons and explosives.

This is an ongoing operation which will last for a few weeks.

More below pic.twitter.com/L1B8rQZHUj

— Documenting Israel (@DocumentIsrael) September 4, 2024

IDF: During counterterrorism activity in the area of Tulkarm, IDF soldiers eliminated two armed terrorists during exchanges of fire.
A "M-16" rifle was located adjacent to the terrorists.

Additionally, the soldiers located an explosive inside of a baby stroller. During the… pic.twitter.com/8RByYAeoTk

— Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) September 4, 2024

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— Documenting Israel (@DocumentIsrael) September 4, 2024

🚨BREAKING: More than 60 rockets were fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon towards northern Israel, in the latest barrage of rockets with numerous direct impacts reported and extensive damage in the area. No physical injuries reported. pic.twitter.com/jiLgOi7EUv

— StandWithUs (@StandWithUs) September 4, 2024

📰 The Challenge to catch Sinwar in Gaza: 2 posters are circulating on the Arab network calling for him to be located.

The announcements gave several examples of how to find him: "Sinwar may disguise himself as a woman. The width of his shoulders and the palms of his hands are… pic.twitter.com/OzP5Jsjawe

— Raylan Givens (@JewishWarrior13) September 4, 2024

Israeli anger over Hamas's execution of six hostages has reached a boiling point. Join JNS senior contributing editor Ruthie Blum and Mark Regev, former ambassador to the United Kingdom, both former advisers at the Prime Minister's Office, as they debate this issue on the latest episode of "Israel Undiplomatic."

They also explore the motivations behind the anti-government protests in Tel Aviv; ongoing hostage talks with Hamas; the polarization surrounding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; and the Jewish state's history of internal divisions.

All this and more on “Israel Undiplomatic!”

00:00 Six hostages executed
5:00 Hostage protests
10:00 Ongoing negotiations
16:00 Polarization around Netanyahu
22:00 Internal divisions
29:00 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant

Hosted by Abe Greenwald, Christine Rosen, John Podhoretz & Matthew Continetti
Tucker Carlson and a guest of his blame Winston Churchill for World War II. Thomas Friedman blames Bibi Netanyahu for the murder of the hostages. These are just some of the outrages we discuss on today’s podcast, along with a conversation around our own Christine Rosen’s new book, The Extinction of Experience.

I month or so ago, I had a debate with @KenRoth (will be aired soon). My takeaway was the under the law's of war he promotes, the Allied victory in WWII would have been illegal. @TuckerCarlson shows that afar left and far right get often get to the same place, with almost…

— Eugene Kontorovich (@EVKontorovich) September 4, 2024

Six Israeli hostages, including an American, were found murdered this weekend in Hamas terror tunnels. Hamas shot them point-blank in the head after 300 days in captivity. And Joe Biden’s first response was to pressure Israel to make more concessions. There is a reason the West… pic.twitter.com/TcvDDwGvMv

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) September 3, 2024

and here is the tweet Ben was citing https://t.co/jFrZg7VbZA

— Eugene Kontorovich (@EVKontorovich) September 4, 2024

Motivated by hatred with or without the Saudis
The former ambassador, who conceded that no one could have imagined that the war against Hamas would drag on for nearly a year, downplayed assessments that terrorists carried out the Oct. 7 massacre to thwart an emerging deal with Saudi Arabia.

“They did it because they could,” he said. “Their motivation was hatred, with or without the Saudi initiative, and they did it because Israel let its guard down.”

Friedman voiced pessimism regarding a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, despite recent remarks by U.S. President Joe Biden and top administration officials that a deal was close.

“I am not optimistic that they will ever make a deal,” he said.

A second term?
Friedman, who is based in the United States but travels to Israel several times a year for his “spiritual health,” said the Oct. 7 attacks have made him want his old job back, should Trump be re-elected in November.

“There is unfinished business, and course correction after four years of the Biden administration,” he said.

A proponent of Israeli sovereignty over the biblical heartland of Judea and Samaria with local autonomy for Palestinians, Friedman said Israel needs to change the deeply entrenched international paradigm of a two-state solution, which he called “fitting a square peg in a round hole,” by first changing its own mindset.

There must be a serious national discussion and consensus on the issue in Israel, he said, noting that it has been relegated to the Israeli far right, who he said have no credibility on the issue and don’t speak for the mainstream public at large.

“There is a vacuum on this issue … and leadership is not in place to make this happen,” he said.

Former Ambassador David Friedman joins the show to talk about the latest in Israel, and his new book, "One Jewish State: The Last, Best Hope to Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.”

Eli Lake, reporter at The Free Press, host of "The Re-Education" podcast, and contributing editor at Commentary, joined The Guy Benson Show to discuss the harrowing news of half a dozen hostages, including an American citizen, being murdered over the weekend by Hamas. Benson and Lake delved into the shocking celebrations by students and Americans following these atrocities and highlighted the deeper issue of antisemitism that is being fostered within elite institutions. The pair also covered Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's rebuttal of claims that Israel is not doing enough to secure the release of hostages, and you can listen to the full interview below!

While everyone talks about how divided we are, the truth is we have far more in common than we realize.

America's enemies know their best shot at destroying America is to pit us against each other.

We should think about that. pic.twitter.com/97NHPLsrvR

— us_the_story (@us_the_story) September 4, 2024

Can't believe I'm saying this about @ChrisCuomo, but do yourselves a favor and sit down for 11 minutes to watch this. You won't regret it. pic.twitter.com/T1EQTTQVmW

— Eitan Fischberger (@EFischberger) September 4, 2024

Caroline Glick, former senior foreign policy advisor to Netanyahu and senior contributing editor at JNS, joined Scripps News on the Scene to discuss the recent protests in Israel following the killing of 6 hostages in Gaza. The interview occurred on September 3, 2024.

"The anti-Jewish violence that you're seeing is going along with radical professors and indoctrinating their students." @CarolineGlick expresses disgust towards Columbia University for allowing anti-Israel activists to spew antisemitism on Tuesday's "Newsline."@BiancaDLGarzapic.twitter.com/VpFZzYHyPC

— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) September 3, 2024

"The hate that begins with Jews never ends with Jews. Antisemitism is the world’s most reliable early warning sign of a major threat to freedom, humanity & the dignity of difference." @rabbisacks

My full interview with @PaulaReidCNN leading up to conversation with… pic.twitter.com/H07XeWtTZ3

— מיכל קוטלר-וונש | Michal Cotler-Wunsh (@CotlerWunsh) September 4, 2024

Thus is the Holocaust rendered just another Gaza, and Gaza, in turn, a Holocaust.

Don’t worry, she’s telling her ideological fellow travelers. If the Nakba can’t be a Holocaust, there’s always Gaza. One way or another, we’ll take those Jews down a peg in the moral hierarchy of… https://t.co/L92j5727dl

— Haviv Rettig Gur (@havivrettiggur) September 4, 2024

The beautiful irony is that this is a defense of Zionism, but the senator doesn’t know enough about us and our history to realize it. https://t.co/XJcdzsen4J

— Haviv Rettig Gur (@havivrettiggur) September 4, 2024

Apartheid the musical 🤦‍♂️🤣 pic.twitter.com/1NkPfwLfum

— Yechiel Jacobs (@JacobsYechiel) September 4, 2024

A man berated a Jewish student wearing a yarmulke on a New York City subway car, calling him a “rapist” and a “genocider” responsible for the deaths in Gaza, new video shows.

The harrowing encounter, uploaded by the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) group on Tuesday, shows the bearded man wearing a black cap and orange long-sleeve shirt yelling across the subway car at the student during a trip on the 1 train near 96th Street.

“He likes to kill Palestinian semites. He probably likes to rape Palestinian semites as well,” the man, who has yet to be identified, shouts.

“This is a genocider who loves to kill babies.”

The man continues to call the student a “Zionist,” a “fake f–king Jew” and the “United States’ bully boy,” all while a crowd of uninterested commuters watch.

The man could also be heard trying to get the crowd on his side by claiming that the US and Israel want an upheaval in the Gaza Strip, but the commuters ignore him.

CAM said the man’s “unhinged” rant came completely provoked when he spotted the visibly Jewish student.

Liora Rez, the founder of the StopAntisemitism nonprofit group, said the encounter was only the latest in a series of new antisemitic incidents engulfing the city since the start of the war in Gaza.

“Oct. 7 ripped off the band-aid, unleashing a long-dormant, deep-rooted wave of antisemitism that had been simmering for decades,” Rez told The Post. “Now, emboldened by complacency, these offenders spew their tirades and even issue physical threats against innocent men, women, and children.

“What’s even more alarming is the silence of those who stand by and do nothing,” she said of the bystanders in the video.

Rez ultimately called on Mayor Eric Adams and New York City officials to crack down on the surge of antisemitism plaguing the Big Apple.

"Zio-Nazi! This is a genocider who loves to kill babies!" A Jewish student wearing a yarmulka on the NYC subway was subjected to an unprovoked, antisemitic tirade. Present on the train were filmers but no supporters. pic.twitter.com/dO4cnLBU76

— Canary Mission (@canarymission) September 3, 2024

"What are you (Kamala Harris) sympathizing with? Terrorism?"

"If you're Jewish and you vote for Democrats, you're crazy, I'm sorry, you're insane."

What a powerful statement! pic.twitter.com/MEO0bufGWD

— Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) September 3, 2024

Terror supporters rule NYC's streets & police are told to stand down. WATCH a Jewish man confront one of the protesters who says, "He deserved it" about American-Israeli Hersch Goldberg-Polin who was executed in cold blood by Hamas after 10 months in captivity.
via @LizzySavetskypic.twitter.com/RqtrpvyagS

— Canary Mission (@canarymission) September 4, 2024

"Palestinians will only get justice when Israel ceases to exist!...They will be wiped out of history...by any means necessary!" Note to @WOLPalestine's @Nerdeen Kiswani & her lackeys: If Israel ceased to exist, Hamas would rule & there would be no justice for Palestinians. pic.twitter.com/n0sxY59JE2

— Canary Mission (@canarymission) September 4, 2024

Sarah Mostafa also:
- claims America is controlled by Israel—a dangerous and false trope
- believes Zionism (representing 95% of Jews) as Jewish supremacy and a terror movement

She’s a hazard to your patients - @ActiveCare_PT

Concerned? staff@bestptnyc.com pic.twitter.com/pKVsNMaHlC

— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) September 3, 2024

Community Base, a charity, says it is "committed to opposing racism".

Well, it is set to host some of the nastiest racists in the land.

Mick Napier alone is enough reason to cancel this event.

"Zionists" are "monsters", "hyenas", "snakes". "Fight them!" "Make them fear you!" https://t.co/lXkGy41cncpic.twitter.com/7s2lA5S9kr

— habibi (@habibi_uk) September 4, 2024

Fancy bellowing for terrorists in a shopping centre? That's OK too. No problem at all. Go right ahead.

Leeds, last Friday. https://t.co/Dc8t0GSnCfpic.twitter.com/TatPg10J7L

— habibi (@habibi_uk) September 4, 2024

I'd rather not take the Liverpool imam Adam Kelwick as a symbol of "hope", if the goodthinkful don't mind.

He supported the Hamas atrocities of 7 October. And antisemitic hate preaching reaches abysmal levels in his mosque. pic.twitter.com/nBlgl8Q1dr

— habibi (@habibi_uk) September 4, 2024

Pro-Palestinian protesters who broke onto the roof of Parliament House in Canberra have avoided serious criminal penalties for conduct the prime minister had previously declared would attract "the full force of the law".

Will Egan-Griffiths, Anthony Brinton, Thea Turnball and Barry Jessup fronted the ACT Magistrates Court on Wednesday and admitted to trespassing on Commonwealth property.

The group spent an hour and a half on the glass roof of Parliament House on July 4, where they hung huge banners condemning the war in Gaza.

The protest locked down parts of federal parliament and blocked access to the public for several hours.

Jessup, 68, told the court he had felt "compelled by his own conscience" to act, after seeing news reports of destruction in Gaza.

"I came to the opinion that war crimes and genocide were being committed there," he said.

Court 'must remain impartial'

Magistrate Jane Campbell said she accepted the right to protest but stressed it must be conducted within legal boundaries.

"I hope I don't deter you from protesting because that is something you can do, but what I hope to do is deter you from protesting illegally," she said.

The court heard Jessup had several prior convictions for trespassing in South Australia, Victoria and the ACT dating back to 2011.

He was handed a 12-month good behaviour bond, while Egan-Griffiths, 28, Brinton, 30, and Turnball, 30, were handed non-conviction orders.

The trio appeared separately via audio-visual link and each told the court the protest was motivated by a deep sense of social justice.

"We wanted to do something that we hoped [the government] wouldn't be able to not see and not hear," Egan-Griffiths said.

Magistrate Campbell said the court had to remain impartial and could not be seen to condone or encourage particular causes.

Separately, the group has already been served two-year bans from attending Parliament House.

Danish police on Wednesday detained the anti-Israel Swedish activist Greta Thunberg at a demonstration at the University of Copenhagen against the war on Hamas terrorists in Gaza, local media reported.

She was among six people apprehended after a group of 20 protesters blocked the entrance to a university building. Thunberg was later released from detention, according to Danish media reports, and the daily Ekstra Bladet showed video footage of her walking out of a police station.

The 21-year-old left-wing activist, who rose to international fame for calling attention to climate change, has previously accused Israel of genocide over the nearly 11-month-old war against Palestinian terrorists in Gaza.

Last year, she called to “crush Zionism” at a pro-Hamas rally in Sweden.

The school drop-out has pursued a full-time career against what she warns is an impending climate-related crisis.

Greta Thunberg was reportedly arrested at an anti-Israel protest in Denmark blocking the entrance to a Danish university which cooperates with Israel for the development of new green technology.

Not parody. pic.twitter.com/DpdzrbZGjo

— Emily Schrader - אמילי שריידר امیلی شریدر (@emilykschrader) September 4, 2024

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