Toyota that is investigating forklifts by the Israeli Military supplied their pickup trucks to Hamas used on October 7

 

Toyota is reportedly investigating the use of its forklifts by the Israeli military. Yet when it comes to the widespread use of Toyota vehicles by terrorist organizations such as Hamas and ISIS, the company appears far less concerned.

Hamas has long relied on white Toyota Hilux pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans, including vehicles stolen from Israel, to transport terrorists and carry out attacks. These vehicles were prominently used during the October 7 massacre, in which 1,200 people were murdered.

This is not a new issue. In October 2015, the U.S. Treasury Department reportedly sought answers from Toyota regarding how ISIS had acquired hundreds of new and late-model Toyota trucks.

Toyota vehicles, particularly the Hilux and Land Cruiser, are favored by terrorist groups and armed militias because of their durability, speed, reliability, and ease of repair. They are often modified to carry heavy machine guns or anti-tank weapons, creating what military experts refer to as "technicals."

Toyota has stated that it maintains strict policies prohibiting the sale of vehicles to buyers who may use them for military, paramilitary, or terrorist purposes. The company has also said that once vehicles are stolen, resold through intermediaries, or moved through complex regional supply chains, it becomes extremely difficult to track their final destination.

Nevertheless, critics argue that Toyota appears far more eager to scrutinize Israel's defensive use of its equipment than the repeated exploitation of its vehicles by internationally recognized terrorist organizations. 

Top new aide to NYC Congressman-elect Brad Lander is self-proclaimed communist, Israel-basher

 

 Dem Congressman-elect Brad Lander’s new communications director is a “publicly self-identified communist” who has bashed Israel’s right to exist, according to a new report.

“There is no such thing as Israel. Not just Israel, but China, Russia, the U.S., and all the rest of them,” Jesse Myerson wrote in a November 2023 social-media post blasting the idea of national borders, citing German communist Rosa Luxemburg, which was first reported by Jewish Insider.

Myerson also wrote, “Wealthy, powerful, well-connected Jews depicting themselves as part of a huddling, vulnerable minority make me sick,” in a now-deleted 2014 Twitter thread bashing “banal Zionism

The 40-year-old communications guru for the comptroller turned incoming congressman even likened the Hebrew phrase “Am Yisrael Chai” — which translates to “the people of Israel live” — with “globalize the intifada.” 

“Of course I understand why, to many Jewish New Yorkers, ‘Globalize the intifada’ is a scary slogan,” he wrote in June 2025. “Imagine how ‘Am Yisrael Chai’ must sound to Palestinian New Yorkers.”

The commie communications professional also lamented in a 2017 piece for Jewish Currents the “troubling legacy” of Hanukkah and criticized the Maccabees — a group of Jewish rebel warriors who are considered heroes in both Judaism and Christianity — for practicing “genital mutilation.”

Lander, who will represent neighborhoods stretching from Greenwood, Brooklyn, to the West Village in Manhattan starting in January, called his new aide a “proud Jewish New Yorker.”

Lander has described himself as a “liberal Zionist” and accused the Jewish state of committing genocide in Gaza after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attack on Israel.

Lander was recently mocked for “harvesting headlines” by Israel’s foreign ministry after announcing he’d been “detained” by the Israel Defense Force for working on an olive harvest in the West Bank.

Lander, asked by the Jewish Insider about Myerson, replied in an email, “I have confidence in him to communicate my liberal Zionist views, and I’m quite comfortable having a senior staffer with his non-Zionist views.”

Lander’s statement described his communications director as “a proud Jewish New Yorker” and claimed the outlet “stripped context” from his remarks.

Harav Hagoen Rav Aaron Halpern from Golders Green Found Guilty of Sexually Abusing Frum Women " "dangerous and sick"

 

This tzaddik had allegations against him going back to 2012, when over 30 woman complained that this Rav was a sexual pervert! Some called him "dangerous and sick" DIN wrote about him for over a decade! 

We again wrote about this walking sex deviant back in 2023 ..when a shul in Golders Green shul made him an honored guest at a party! 

What is appalling is that Rabbanim backed this evil excuse of a human.

 Only one Charedie Rav came out with a statement against this animal three years ago when the story broke wide open. 

Harav Shraga Feivel Zimmerman previously the Rav of Gateshead - and now the Av Beis Din and Rov of the Kehillas Federation Beis Din, one of London's three kehillois,  was the lone Rav!

Those of you following me, will remember, that way back  when I exposed Rav Mordechai Tendler on my New Hempstead Blog. I was looking for a Rav to present the evidence, all of the the rabbanim I approached,  said after examining the irrefutable evidence that they would sign if I got a prominent Rav to sign first. The only one with courage and guts was Rav Zimmerman who then lived in Monsey. I have to give credit to Rav Wosner as well who lived in Monsey at that time and wrote the psak that Rav Tendler can no longer be a Rav In Monsey! 

What is interesting to note is that Halpern the pervert remained as Rav of his shul all this time. 

Halpern, 68, also known as Rabbi Chaim Halpern, had denied both charges, which involved a woman who visited him for religious guidance in June 2022.

Jurors convicted him on Thursday, 12 November. He is due to be sentenced at the same court on 12 January 2027.

The woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, had approached the rabbi for advice on Jewish law, known as Halacha.

Prosecutors alleged that Halpern touched her thigh before later touching her breasts and groin over her clothing during a private meeting in his study above a Golders Green synagogue.

Jurors also heard recordings of telephone conversations between the pair after the woman returned to Israel, during which sexual matters were discussed.

Halpern denied sexually assaulting her but acknowledged hugging her.

His barrister, Sarah Elliott KC, described him as a “silly old fool” who was “infatuated” with the woman.

The defence questioned the woman’s account and suggested that her dealings with Halpern may have been motivated by money.

Prosecutor Stephen Wells rejected that suggestion, arguing that the woman had no reason to make up the allegations against Halpern.

The court also heard that Halpern allegedly gave the woman £100 and told her to keep quiet about what had happened.

Detective Constable Joshua Dwyer, who led the Metropolitan Police investigation, said Halpern had exploited the trust placed in him as a religious leader.

“This was a profound abuse of trust,” he said.

Dwyer praised the woman’s “courage, resilience and determination” throughout the investigation.

Police said the woman had initially been reluctant to report the assaults, but later gave officers a video-recorded interview in February 2023

Detectives worked with charities and community organisations in Britain and Israel to support her during the investigation.

Halpern, who has long been associated with the Divrei Chaim synagogue in Golders Green, was arrested in March 2023 after the woman’s allegations were broadcast on Israeli television.

He was charged with two counts of sexual assault in March 2024 and pleaded not guilty to both.

The trial followed several delays, including one caused by the complainant’s illness and another involving the disclosure of evidence.

Zera Shimshon Parashat Toledot

 

Rav Landau's UTJ Party Sits With the Arab Parties

 

Turns out that Pollard was spot on.Charedim and Arabs are on the same page vis-a-vis the State of Israel.

This story about Rav Landau's henchman sitting with people that want to kill us. came from the Arab Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas, UTJ are a bunch of cowards and would not have told anyone about this, but the truth eventually comes to the surface and Rav Landau was exposed. 

Ra’am, Joint List in Talks With UTJ Over Potential Coalition - Kan News

Leaders of the Arab Ra’am and Joint List parties are in ongoing contact with senior United Torah Judaism (UTJ) officials, keeping each other updated on negotiations with the Gadi Eisenkot-led bloc seeking to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Kan News reports.

According to the report, Ra’am chairman Mansour Abbas suggested opening talks among the three parties during a discussion with UTJ leaders about military conscription legislation. He argued that joint negotiations could legitimize a more lenient arrangement across the political spectrum while positioning UTJ as a potential “kingmaker.”

UTJ chairman Yakov Asher has also spoken several times with Abbas and Joint List MK Ahmad Tibi. However, Asher’s office said the conversations were informal and unrelated to political negotiations.

There is precedent for cooperation between Arab and Chareidi parties. In early 2020, former Degel HaTorah MK Moshe Gafni, then chairman of the Knesset Finance Committee, tried to advance Tibi’s initiative to freeze the Kaminitz Law, which cracks down on unauthorized and illegal construction.

Separately, Yashar MK Shaul Meridor said Wednesday on 103FM that Chareidi parties and other factions could join a national emergency government if they accept four principles set by Eisenkot: recognizing Israel as a Jewish, democratic, liberal and egalitarian state; upholding the Declaration of Independence; requiring all citizens to perform military, national or civilian service; and recognizing Hamas as a terrorist organization and committing to destroy its military and governing power in Gaza.

Eisenkot has said these principles would form the basis of a broad, national-consensus government rather than one political camp imposing its will on another.

As support for Shas fractures far-right Ben Gvir reaps rewards

 

By Sue Surkes

It was quiet in this southern Israeli town’s commercial district the week after the election.

The Judaica stores were empty on an uncharacteristically warm November day; the streets were mostly filled with young men in white shirts and black skullcaps, heading to and from their Torah studies or manning stalls selling cheap clothing, household items, hummus, falafel, and schnitzel.

Largely religious and ranked in the third-lowest socioeconomic decile by the Central Bureau of Statistics, Netivot retains a palpable sense of economic hardship despite the new housing developments on its outskirts. It is home to many families of North African descent and is best known for the tomb of the Baba Sali, Rabbi Yisrael Abuhatzeira, a revered kabbalist who settled in the city in 1951 after immigrating from Morocco.

The town of some 55,000 has been, and should still be, a shoo-in for Shas, the political party founded 40 years ago by the late Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Israel’s venerated Sephardic chief rabbi in the 1970s and ’80s. The party’s raison d’etre is to provide religious schooling and social welfare for Mizrahim, or Israelis of Middle Eastern origin, who have historically felt excluded by Israel’s Eastern European Ashkenazi leaders.

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu: What the elections really revealed

 

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, chief rabbi of Tzfat and a member of the Chief Rabbinate Council, released a video addressing the election results and concerns over the formation of a left-wing government supported by the Arab parties.

He challenged the sense of fear among members of the national camp, declaring, "God has not taken a break or lost the election. The One who has cared for the people of Israel for thousands of years, who has cared for us until now, will not abandon us."

In the video, Rabbi Eliyahu pointed to what he described as the hypocrisy of the campaign to draft haredim and the exposure of the Arab Knesset members' true character as evidence of divine providence.

He emphasized, "Suddenly it becomes clear that the Torah is the bedrock of our existence; even the change bloc acknowledges this. Acting for ulterior motives ultimately leads to acting for the right reasons. In addition, the people of Israel finally understand that there is an enemy worse than Iran: the supporters of terrorism in our midst."

He added, "Even those in the haredi community who have distanced themselves somewhat from the Land of Israel and somewhat from the people of Israel now understand, more than anything else, that the Torah also means the Book of Genesis, the Land of Israel, King David and fighting our enemies. We cannot do without this. The people of Israel live on and will achieve greater victories than before."

Israeli Secular Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Ponevezh Yeshiva Dispute

 

Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Ponevezh Yeshiva Dispute: 

Eviction Delayed Until 2027, Millions in Payments Ordered

Israel’s Supreme Court Justice Ofer Grosskopf has issued a binding interim ruling in the long-running dispute over Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak, allowing the side of HaGaon HaRav Shmuel R’ Markovitz Shlit”a to remain on the yeshiva premises until August 12, 2027, subject to strict conditions.

Under the ruling, the Markovitz faction must pay 2.5 million NIS, plus VAT and interest, within 30 days, followed by monthly payments of 270,000 NIS for its use and maintenance of the premises.

The court also prohibited the Markovitz faction from using the Ponevezh Yeshiva name, official emblem or logo.

In addition, the existing arrangement dividing the yeshiva’s main hall equally between the two factions, with 300 places each, that will also apply on Shabbos and Yom Tov.

HaRav Markovitz and members of the association’s committee must personally sign a commitment to vacate the premises by the designated deadline.

Any violation of the conditions, including incidents of violence or provocation, could allow the Rav Kahaneman faction to seek an earlier eviction.

*This is a binding interim ruling on a request to suspend enforcement, reached following an agreement between the two sides.*

“It does not constitute the Supreme Court’s final decision on the appeal against the arbitration ruling.”

How Emily Gellis tried taking down F-Factor with lies and fake allegations and almost succeeded

 

Tanya Zuckerbrot poses in her Midtown apartment in Manhattan, New York, Monday, July 20, 2026.

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Tanya Zuckerbrot is resurrecting F-Factor — and the product at the center of its scandal is coming back exactly as it was.

Six years after allegations that her fiber powders and bars made dozens of women sick ignited a social media war, lawsuits and a public fall from grace, the Manhattan dietitian is preparing to relaunch her brand by spring 2027.

“When we relaunch, I’m bringing back the F-Factor products people knew and loved. I continue to stand behind their formulations because they were developed based on sound nutritional science, and that foundation has not changed,” Zuckerbrot told The Post.

The 55-year-old plans to resume using the original signature powder formula — whey protein, partially hydrolyzed guar gum, stevia and monk fruit — from the same manufacturer.

“Why wouldn’t I?” she said. “The products have now been proven to be safe. I was so proud of this product.”

Zuckerbrot transformed the humble dietary staple into a wellness status symbol — and the foundation of a $40 million business.

A University of Michigan graduate with a master’s degree in nutrition from NYU, she built her reputation through a private Manhattan practice, advising clients on a high-fiber, high-protein approach to weight loss and chronic illness management.

Her mantra: “Fiber and protein at every meal makes losing weight no big deal.”

In summer 2020, New York fashion influencer Emily Gellis began sharing allegations that F-Factor products caused serious health problems, including gastrointestinal distress and hair loss.

The accusations erupted into an Instagram war, with Gellis — who had a history of crusading against brands — publishing more than 4,500 posts in 75 days, including claims that Zuckerbrot sent hundreds of people to the hospital, according to court documents.

Zuckerbrot denied the allegations and sued Gellis for defamation, claiming the alleged smear campaign caused F-Factor’s monthly revenue to plunge from more than $1 million to $90,000.

By 2023, the company had shuttered, leaving more than 20 employees out of work, according to Zuckerbrot.

The defamation case settled in October 2026, with Gellis agreeing to a public apology and $240,000 in payments.

Fast forward to today, Zuckerbrot is preparing to bring F-Factor back with some changes to how the products are presented and used.

The Silent Alliance: How Charedi and Arab politicians share the spoils of a state they reject

 

DIN: I have saying this for decades, that Charedim have zero "hakaras ha'toiv" and don't embody the character traits of Avraham Aveenu. When I say Charedim I mean their spiritual leaders. They do not recognize the State they live in yet demand equal representation. I believe the Israelis are catching on and are fed up. 

Below is an article by Jonathan Pollard who is able to articulate these thoughts in a way that only he can! 

Kol Ha'Kovod 

The opening of the 26th Knesset delivered a striking visual metaphor for the current state of Israeli coalition politics.

 As the strains of "Hatikvah" filled the plenum, United Torah Judaism (UTJ) MK Yaakov Asher stood in silence, matching the non-participation of Ra'am leader Mansour Abbas.

 While the image of a Haredi lawmaker and an Islamist politician joined in mutual refusal to sing the national anthem shocked many, it merely exposed a raw, uncomfortable truth: 

when it comes to the State of Israel, both sectors operate on an identical, highly transactional philosophy-withholding ideological allegiance while demanding maximum financial reward.

For decades, mainstream Israeli society has been told to respect the nuances of Haredi non-Zionism. Apologists explain that their j refusal to fully embrace the symbols of the state is rooted in deep theological convictions about the messianic era. But the spectacle at the Knesset opening strips away the theological cover, revealing what critics increasingly view as brazen hypocrisy.

The contradiction is impossible to ignore.

How can political factions consistently reject the foundational legitimacy of the Jewish state, refuse to stand for its anthem, and opt out of its existential burdens of civic and military service, while simultaneously utilizing their political leverage to extract billions in sector-specific funding? 

From this perspective, the strategy is less about religious preservation and more about political extortion-treating the state treasury as an open ledger to fund a society that chooses to live apart from the very state sustaining it.

In this regard, the line separating the anti-Zionist Arab parties from the non-Zionist Haredi parties has blurred. Both factions view the state through a purely instrumental lens. 

Arab lawmakers reject the definition of Israel as a Jewish state, viewing its national symbols as exclusionary, yet they pragmatically engage in the political process to secure budgets for their constituents.

 UTJ, while believing in the holiness of Eretz Yisrael and the Jewish right to it, operates on the exact same blueprint. The irony is stark: a sector that claims Jewish authenticity behaves no differently than the political factions it frequently labels as hostile to the state's identity.

When politicians are willing to govern, vote on national laws, and pocket state funds, they cannot simultaneously pretend to be above the state's symbolic identity. Standing silent during Hatikvah while actively participating in the distribution of its resources is not a principled theological stance. 

To a growing number of taxpayers who foot the bill and serve in the military, it looks like a cynical betrayal of the social contract- one where the rewards of citizenship are aggressively claimed, but the responsibilities and respect owed to the state are utterly denied.

Yet, pointing out this hypocrisy is not an attack on the Haredi people themselves, but rather an indictment of their blatantly extortionist leadership. 

Genuine hope for the future lies in the complete social and economic integration of the Haredi population into a broader Israeli society. A healthy, unified nation requires their full participation- including sharing the national burden through some form of national service of their choice.

For this critical integration to occur, however, Haredi constituents must ultimately reject their current political leadership.

For far too long, these religious politicians have brainwashed, de-educated and impoverished their own voters. True change will only come when ordinary Haredi citizens break free from this manufactured dependency, demand a modern education, join the workforce, and choose leaders who seek to build bridges with the state rather than exploit it