Thursday, May 14, 2026
Chardeie Civil War as Shas Does Not Share Rav Landau's Divisive Statement on Netanyahu and will remain in Government
Sources in Shas say: We do not share the tone of United Torah Judaism. We hope that Netanyahu will win the next elections as well, but contrary to settling for past promises, this time we will not join the government headed by him before the coalition passes a conscription law, similar to what Minister Ben-Gvir did on the eve of his appointment as minister of national security with the law to amend the Police Ordinance.
Split between Degel and Shas:
Sha'ar Darach tomorrow declares allegiance to the right-wing bloc: "Anyone who naively believes that a left-wing government will give us everything – lives in imaginations, the only common denominator of the collection of figures there – is hatred of the ultra-Orthodox. They will do everything to form a government without them."
If America Turns on Its Jews
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| American Nazis march in NY City, October 30, 1938 |
It’s a deeply disturbing question: will something like the European Holocaust happen again – this time in America? It comes down to understanding the warning signs of genocide and mass persecution, most notably the rising antisemitism and political instability, which gnaw at the foundation of American democracy.
Historically, the 1939-1945 Holocaust followed a distinct pattern of escalating state fascism and militarism in German-influenced Europe, while Western democracies were in decline because of economic troubles. It’s reasonable to assume that if a Holocaust were to begin in the US, it would likely not start overnight, and it will look nothing like the 1930s in Europe. It would begin gradually, and through a process that would often appear like the opposite of the European model. For one thing, while in Europe it was a resolute, aggressive leadership that drove the excitable masses, in America and the rest of the Western world, it is the masses who aggressively push the leaders.
Lady Who Wrote Children's Book about processing grief ...Killed her Husband !
Video of hearing ...Note: It's 5 Hours+
Utah mom Kouri Richins — who killed her husband and then wrote a children’s book for their sons about processing grief — was sentenced to life in prison without parole Wednesday after she made a deluded, saccharine speech to the judge about how she had been persecuted.
Judge Richard Mrazik threw the book at the 35-year-old mother after it was revealed her three young sons said they were terrified of her and wouldn’t feel safe unless she remained imprisoned for life.
Before the sentence, Richins gave a 30-minute address that was aimed mainly at her boys — who are now being care for by the sister of Eric Richins, the man she was convicted of killing.
Parents blast IDF over soldier’s punishment for wearing a "moshiach" Patch
Parents of soldiers serving in the Nahal Brigade responded to the sentence handed down to the soldier who was caught by the IDF Chief of Staff wearing a "Messiah" patch on his uniform.
In a strongly written letter addressed to Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and Nahal Brigade Commander Colonel Arik Moyal, the parents demanded that the 30-day jail sentence, which they referred to as "draconian," be overturned.
In their letter, the parents stress that the soldier is a hero who just returned from the battlefields in Lebanon, and that punishing him for a symbol of Jewish faith is a critical blow to the fighting spirit and the foundations of the Jewish people's tradition.
"To see that the Chief of Staff is the one who chooses to send a soldier to prison for expressing basic Jewish faith is a slap in the face to thousands of soldiers," the letter reads.
The parents criticized what they called a focus on a “patch police" during wartime and claimed double standards. “It is puzzling how the chief of staff is photographed alongside figures who led the refusal to serve, yet chooses to show a heavy hand toward a soldier who sought to connect with his people’s tradition."
The letter, a copy of which was forwarded to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz, ends with an unequivocal demand to overturn the sentences against the soldier and his commander.
As previously reported, the soldier's platoon commander was sentenced to 14 days' probation, the company commander received an official reprimand, and the battalion commander received a command citation.
The IDF claimed that the soldiers were briefed ahead of the Chief of Staff's expected visit, and despite this, "they behaved in a manner that was inconsistent with expectations and did not comply with rules of discipline."
The brigade commander who disciplined the soldier and his commanders wrote to his subordinates on Wednesday: “It is important that you know, as I told you in our conversation, that the full responsibility is mine, and I acted as I did because discipline is a fundamental value. It starts with us, the commanders, and extends through all our soldiers. Unfortunately, a lack of discipline confronts us both in operational incidents and in routine situations, sometimes resulting in loss of life. The issue is not the patch; the issue is the values by which we educate."
He added that the Nahal Brigade “will serve as an example and model in this field as well; this is our duty."
The commander continued: “Once, a senior commander told me he had left the home of a bereaved family, where the mother asked him: ‘Why did you let him go up to the roof... and because of that he was hurt.’ I will never forget that. Anything is preferable to a soldier being killed because of a lack of discipline. I believe in this path, and therefore, the background noise around it is part of the process. Do yourselves a favor, ignore it and keep hitting hard the way only you know how," he concluded.
The Charedi journalist who visited Baghdad undercover
Journalist and researcher Yitzhak Horwitz described an extraordinary visit to Iraq in the middle of the war and revealed a complex reality of a heavy Iranian presence and the remains of a small Jewish community that maintains its historic sites.
In an interview with Kan Moreshet on Wednesday, Horwitz emphasized Iraq's historic significance, especially that of ancient Jewish Babylon: "Abraham was born there, the Babylonian Talmud was composed there, generations of Amoraim and Gaonim lived there."
Horwitz was surprised to discover that despite years of persecution and mass emigration, a few Jews still live and uphold the Jewish heritage in the country. He says that several synagogues and the main Jewish sites in Baghdad were recently renovated and that he even visited the tombs of the Prophets Ezekiel, Ezra, and Jonah.
The war was quite noticeable during his stay. Horwitz described how, during his first night in Baghdad, he awoke to the sounds of explosions in the Green Zone, which houses the embassies and government institutions. The attack was conducted by Shiite militias, which struck sites affiliated with the US.
The journalist described a heavy Iranian presence in the country: "Everywhere you can see pictures of Ali Khamenei, Qasem Soleimani, and Hassan Nasrallah." According to Horwitz, in the south of the country, there are Iranian-backed Shiite militias, including "Kataib Hezbollah," which he described as a "copy of Hezbollah in Iraq."
Horwitz stressed a significant difference between Iraq and Lebanon: while in Lebanon, the government is trying to contend with Hezbollah's strength, in Iraq, the militias are directly incorporated into the state and military systems.
When asked how he dared to enter the country, which is dangerous for Israelis, Horwitz mentioned the abduction of Israeli-Russian researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov and claimed that, in his opinion, she acted carelessly.
"You have to take caution and know how to do it," he explained. "Crossing the street is also dangerous, depending on how and where you do it."
At the end of the interview, Horwitz shared that he hopes that in the future, after a regime change in Iran and renewed relations with Israel, Israelis will be able to visit there as well.
Only in a Crazy World.....UN blasts Israeli law establishing special tribunal for Oct. 7 terrorists
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, issued a formal demand on Wednesday calling for Israel to abolish the newly passed legislation to prosecute terrorists who took part in the Hamas led massacres of October 7, 2023.
The legislation, which was approved by a 93-MK majority, establishes a new military tribunal specifically established to prosecute October 7 terrorists. The legislation sets the maximum penalty at death.
Furthermore, a dramatic reservation proposed by MKs Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionist Party) and Yulia Malinovsky (Yisrael Beytenu) was approved, stipulating that terrorists tried under this framework will never be released from prison, even as part of future exchange deals.
Commissioner Turk claimed that while accountability for the October 7 atrocities is necessary, the proposed legal mechanism fails to meet global judicial requirements.
"There must be full accountability for these horrific attacks, but this cannot be achieved through trials that fall short of international standards," Turk stated, as quoted by the AFP news agency. "This law must be overturned. This law will inevitably institutionalize one-sided justice and discrimination against Palestinians, which cannot be in anyone's interest and runs counter to international human rights law."
In a sharp rebuttal, Israel’s diplomatic mission in Geneva dismissed the High Commissioner's concerns.
In a statement provided to AFP, the mission suggested that Turk’s office should focus its efforts on officially designating Hamas as a terrorist organization rather than criticizing Israel's judicial process.
The mission urged the UN to "cease blaming Israel for seeking justice for victims."
Israeli officials clarified that the decision to utilize a military court was a direct result of the unprecedented scale of the crimes and the massive volume of evidence involved. The mission further emphasized that the new law remains within established legal boundaries.
“The law does not alter substantive criminal law, create new offences or penalties, establish retroactive criminal liability, or impose a mandatory death sentence", the mission noted.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Unbelievable! Satmar "Shventz" Honor their "Girlfriend" Kathy Hochul on Jewish American Heritage Month!
This sick cult with their fake religious worshipping the goddess of anti-Zionism is out of control.
Read what Indig wrote after the attempted pogrom in Flatbush!
An important action by Zohran Mamdani, fulfilling his promise to do whatever it takes to keep all New Yorkers safe. We appreciate you, Mr. Mayor, for your continued efforts to ensure the safety of the New York Jewish community
For more than 250 years, the Jewish community has been an essential part of the fabric of the United States
— Rabbi Moishe Indig (@MoishIndig) May 12, 2026
Honored to join Governor Kathy Hochul’s Jewish American Heritage Month celebration, recognizing a legacy of resilience, service, and standing against hate in all its forms pic.twitter.com/mtBuCC1j8m
Ungrateful Charedie newspapers launch coordinated attack on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Following a Tuesday decision by leading Lithuanian-haredi rabbis that the Charedi MKs should work to dissolve the Knesset, Charedi newspapers blasted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, declaring their lack of faith in him.
Yated Ne’eman quoted Lithuanian-haredi leader Rabbi Dov Lando as saying that
"there is no longer any trust in Netanyahu and that the Knesset should be dissolved."
The Hamodia newspaper, identified with the Gur Chasidic movement, whose representative MK Yitzhak Goldknopf has effectively acted as part of the opposition for about a year, used even sharper language in its headline, hinting that Netanyahu has no political future with the Charedim by stating that there is no chance the Likud will succeed in passing a Draft Law.
Meanwhile, Hamevaser chose to emphasize the political crisis itself, highlighting in its headline the achievement of a majority for dissolving the Knesset.
On Tuesday afternoon, Rabbi Lando instructed Degel Hatorah’s Knesset members to work toward dissolving the Knesset as quickly as possible, declaring that "there is no more trust in Netanyahu."
The directive was issued during a meeting in which party MKs reviewed the current political situation and Netanyahu’s clarification that he would have difficulty passing the proposed Draft Law at this time.
"From now on, we will do only what is good for Haredi Judaism and the yeshiva world," Rabbi Lando’s office stated, adding that "the concept of a [political] ‘bloc’ no longer exists for us."
Also on Tuesday, Kikar Hashabbat quoted sources familiar with the matter as saying that senior figures in United Torah Judaism's (UTJ) Degel Hatorah faction, including its leader MK Moshe Gafni, alongside representatives of UTJ's Agudat Yisrael faction, held discreet talks approximately two years ago with senior officials from Israel’s center-left bloc. During those discussions, the haredi representatives were allegedly offered a political arrangement in which, if they aligned with the center-left in elections, they would receive backing for a more favorable draft exemption law than what is currently being negotiated.
Despite the proposal, Charedi leaders reportedly rejected it outright, declaring their commitment to Netanyahu as unwavering.
Shas, for its part, is said to have indicated at the time that it would follow Degel Hatorah’s political decisions.
Meanwhile, sources in the coalition have warned that dissolving the Knesset serves the interests of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, who has worked consistently to block any government moves which do not align with her political interests, including proposed Draft Law bills, and who has ordered a series of sanctions against the haredi community due to the lack of progress on legislating a Draft Law.
“Living In Palestinian Territory:” Belgium Refuses To Renew Passport Of Auschwitz Survivor’s Daughter
For the first time, the Belgian Consulate-General in Jerusalem has refused to issue a new passport to a Belgian-Israeli citizen living in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Pisgat Ze’ev, claiming the area is “not recognized under international law,” Ynet reported.
The woman who was denied the renewal of her passport is Annabel Herziger-Tanzer, the daughter of Auschwitz survivor Sam Herziger, a Belgian citizen and well-known artist whose works are displayed in museums around the world, including in Antwerp.
When Annabel’s passport expired about a month ago, she did what she’s always done in the past, contacting the Belgian Consulate in Jerusalem and requesting an appointment to renew her passport. To her utter shock, she received an email stating that the consulate is refusing to do so.
“Madame Herziger, after reviewing our population records, we found that you settled in a colony that is not recognized under international law, to which Belgium is bound,” the email stated. “Therefore, you could not be registered at this address in the consular population records of the Consulate General of Belgium in Jerusalem.”
Speaking to Ynet, Annabel said: “I felt as if they had spat in my face, as if I were a second-class person. I am a member of the Israel-Belgium Friendship Association, but I am no longer proud to be Belgian. It brings up trauma for me as the second generation of Holocaust survivors. I always felt like a resident of Israel and Belgium, with my first love for my first homeland. Had my last name been Awad and had I lived in Pisgat Ze’ev, I would not have been treated this way.”
Her husband, social activist Alex Tanzer, who is also the child of Holocaust survivors, sent an urgent letter to Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar: “Where is the State of Israel? The Foreign Ministry must immediately summon the Belgian ambassador for a reprimand. This is the only country in the world that practices selection between Jews and non-Jews.”
The policy shift stems from a decision by authorities in Brussels not to provide consular services to Israelis living in settlements in the wake of a Belgian government commitment in late 2025 to recognize a Palestinian state.
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