Friday, November 15, 2024
Hatikvah Played at French Stadium and "Kaddish" is said
In a poignant moment before the Israel vs. France match, the Israeli national anthem, “Hatikvah,” was played in the French stadium.
The anthem, symbolizing hope and resilience, held particular significance, especially in light of recent incidents of violence and hostility toward Israelis and Jews at soccer events.
Musk met Iran's UN ambassador
Elon Musk, who was named by US President-elect Donald Trump as one of the leaders of the Department of Government Efficiency, met with Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, in New York on Monday, The New York Times reported, citing two Iranian officials.
The officials said that the session focused on ways to reduce tensions between Iran and the United States.
The meeting, reportedly lasting over an hour, took place at a confidential location, and was characterized as “positive” and “good news” by the Iranian officials, who spoke anonymously.
When asked about the meeting, Steven Cheung, Trump’s communications director, stated, “We do not comment on reports of private meetings that did or did not occur.” Musk did not respond to a request for comment.
One Iranian official mentioned that Musk requested the meeting, with Iravani selecting the location.
During Trump’s previous term, there were tensions between Iran and the US. In 2018, Trump withdrew the United States from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, denouncing it as a “horrible one-sided deal.” He subsequently imposed severe economic sanctions on Iran.
The Islamic Republic, in turn, scaled back its compliance with the terms of the 2015 agreement.
Following the elimination of Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, which was ordered by Trump, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei forbade negotiations with the Trump administration, and Iranian officials pledged to retaliate.
In 2022, an animated video published on the website of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei depicted the assassination of Trump.
Last week, US federal prosecutors disclosed a plot by Iran to assassinate Trump prior to the election. Iranian Foreign Ministry officials strongly rejected Tehran's involvement in the alleged plot.
The Iranian officials quoted by The New York Times indicated that the meeting with Musk provided a channel for Iran to engage without involving an American official directly. During the meeting, Ambassador Iravani reportedly encouraged Musk to secure sanctions exemptions from the Treasury and explore opportunities for his businesses in Tehran.
Iran’s mission to the United Nations declined to comment on the meeting publicly.
Rav Landau Tells Families of Hostages " “I’m not a political person. Maybe if they had abducted the Prime Minister’s [own] son, what would he have done?” Did He Forget that Netanyahu's Brother Died Saving Hostages?
Did Rav Landau have any relatives who died saving hostages?
Would he agree to a deal of releasing all the hostages if yeshiva boruchim all join the draft? Just wondering what red line he won’t cross for a deal. Does he support making a hostage deal and leaving Hamas in power?
I'm wondering what this tzaddik would answer the widow of Rabbi Goldberg who was murdered saving others and is lamenting the fact that Yeshiva Bochrim are not enlisting?
Bibi is determined that whatever peace deal is worked out, must be a lasting peace. Not one turned over in a few months the next time a Muslim animal decides he’s had enough of Jews and goes and kills a Jew !
One of the senior Gedolim in Israel expressed a strong, emotional message to hostage families.
Rav Dov Landau, Rosh Yeshiva of Slabodka, recently met with relatives of hostages being held captive by Hamas. He offered brachos and compassion to the families and discussed the efforts to secure the release of their loved ones. The Rosh Yeshiva also wondered if Israel’s position on a hostage deal would be different if the relatives of government officials were being held.
In video footage released on social media, Rav Landau was asked about Prime Minister Netanyahu’s concerns that a deal could increase the risk and empower Hamas terrorists.
He said, “I’m not a political person. Maybe if they had abducted the Prime Minister’s [own] son, what would he have done?” Rav Landau asked.
Universities Will Lose Funding if They Tolerate Antisemitism under the Trump Administration
President Donald Trump spoke at a rally against antisemitism and declared that universities will lose federal support if they don’t crack down on Jew-hatred:
“We will not subsidize the creation of terrorist sympathizers, and we’re not going to do it – certainly on American soil”
It seems so simple, government-funded universities — which already espouse socialism, racism, hatred of Americans, and pro-China propaganda–should not be allowed to spew Jew hatred. Yet under four years of Biden-Harris, the rhetoric and harassment have reached insane levels.
To “defeat antisemitism and defend Jewish citizens in America,” Trump said he would inform every college president that if they do not “end antisemitic propaganda,” they would lose accreditation and federal support.
“We will not subsidize the creation of terrorist sympathizers, and we’re not going to do it – certainly on American soil,” he said.
Trump added that he would inform all educational institutions that if they permit violence or harassment against Jewish students, they will be “held accountable for violations of the civil rights law.”
“It’s very important – Jewish Americans must have equal protection under the law, and they’re going to get it,” he said. “At the same time, my administration will move swiftly to restore safety for Jewish students and Jewish people on American streets.”
Trump has offered Rep. Elise Stefanik, the Republican representing New York’s 21st district, the position of US ambassador to the UN. Stefanik has famously been one of the leading voices against US campus antisemitism, which reached a pinnacle during her grilling of three university presidents who condoned antisemitism, two of whom were forced to resign.
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Shmarya Rosenberg from "Failed Messiah" Totally Unhinged Because of Trumps' Landslide and his Appointments
He also hates Netanyahu with a passion, though Netanyahu was elected overwhelmingly in a democratically held election by Jewish citizens in a majority never accomplished in Israel's history!
The self-important Rosenberg owned a now-defunct blog called "Failed Messiah" which was set up to bash the late Lubavitcher Rebbe. But then he started attacking Satmar and frum people in general and so some rich guy paid him off to take it down, rumor has it that it was over $500,000. So for money he threw all of his principals in the garbage dump, but keeps calling Netanyahu a crook for taking some cigars!
But this bitter old man has a Facebook page!
His bizarre rants are mostly against Netanyahu and Trump, and the Jewish people in general, but to make himself look even-handed he throws in some pro-Israel comments!
His posts are a jumble of incoherent hate-fest diatribes against Israel's government and when he can find something nasty to say against the IDF, even when it may very well be a bogus report, he pounces on the story.
The majority of his followers are in total agreement with him, mostly a bunch of far-leftists anarchists!
He has contempt and hate for the American people, the 75 million who voted overwhelmingly for Trump!
Former US Army Counterintelligence Officer Testifies That "We communicated with UFO"s"
Lue Elizondo testifies that we have communicated with UFO related non-human life-forms.
“Definitively, yes.”
Shayne Coplan Accurately Predicted Trump's Stunning Victory but FBI Does Not Like this One Bit and Raids His Home
FBI agents raided the Manhattan apartment of Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan early Wednesday morning — just a week after the election-betting platform successfully predicted Donald Trump’s stunning victory, The Post has learned.
The 26-year-old entrepreneur was roused from bed in his Soho pad at 6 a.m. by US law enforcement who demanded he turn over his phone and other electronic devices, a source close to the matter told The Post.
It’s “grand political theater at its worst,” the source told The Post. “They could have asked his lawyer for any of these things. Instead, they staged a so-called raid so they can leak it to the media and use it for obvious political reasons.”
Coplan was not provided with a reason for the raid, but the source suspects it was political retribution since Polymarket accurately predicted an easy Trump triumph over Vice President Kamala Harris – as opposed to traditional polls.
Dems’ attacks on the intelligent, articulate, and patriotic Pete Hegseth show why they lost
The elitist attacks on Donald Trump’s defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth show exactly why Democrats lost the election in a landslide.
Intelligent, articulate, patriotic, a graduate of Princeton and Harvard, a combat veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, with two Bronze Stars, Hegseth, 44, is an inspired choice to lead the Pentagon and rid it of the woke poison that has sent recruitment levels down the toilet.
Not only that, but he has a tattoo of “We the People” on his arm, a visible sign of his America First commitment to the Constitution, whose first words remind us that America at its founding rejected rule by elites.
And yet, because Hegseth most recently has been a popular Fox News host, the liberal intelligentsia is accusing him of being stupid and unqualified.
He’s a lot better qualified to run the Defense Department than Kamala Harris ever was to be commander in chief.
Of course, after Trump announced Wednesday that firebrand MAGA-bro Rep. Matt Gaetz was his attorney general pick, the left completely lost its mind.
But they asked for it.
Biden Continues to Sabotage Israel in its War Against Hezbollah Halts Caterpillar Bulldozer Supply To Israel, Endangering IDF Soldiers
The partial U.S. arms embargo on Israel is affecting the battlefield in Gaza and Lebanon and could endanger IDF soldiers, according to a Ynet report, citing Israeli security officials.
In recent months, the U.S. has silently halted various arms shipments to the country but continues to support Israel in other ways, including a large-scale deal to acquire around 1,000 new APCs. However a critical shipment of 134 Caterpillar bulldozers, which Israel ordered and paid for but are awaiting export approval from the U.S. State Department in Washington, has been delayed.
The use of these bulldozers primarily for flattening structures in the Gaza Strip has led to significant internal criticism in the U.S., protests and intense pressure on U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration, which has relented and frozen deliveries for several months.
The impact on the battlefield is already apparent in both the Gaza and Lebanese combat sectors: Ynet’s inquiry showed that many of the existing D9 bulldozers, heavily used in the IDF maneuver in Gaza for months, break down frequently and require maintenance. Additionally, the IDF has been engaged in a new ground operation in southern Lebanon, where these bulldozers are also needed.
“At the height of the fighting in Gaza, about a year ago, battalion commanders were ‘fighting’ between them over D9 bulldozers; now they need maintenance,” say commanders leading the fighting in Gaza.
The IDF has not directly linked the deadly outcomes of the raid in Jabaliya — in which 21 soldiers were killed, many due to explosive devices — to the number of D9 bulldozers allocated for operations, but hinted at their effectiveness in saving lives.
“The bulldozers in these operations often lead the brigade’s combat teams, clearing ‘contaminated’ areas from explosive charges intended to detonate against infantry and armor troops. However, it’s clear that these machines aren’t only operationally effective against terror tunnels and in urban areas but also help save soldiers’ lives.
Forces on the northern front are required to clear thousands of acres of dense thicket which Hezbollah uses to conceal bunkers and weapons depots close to Israeli towns while preparing to invade the Galilee. For this effort as well, the caterpillar D9s are much more efficient, saving time and investment in alternatives.
The halt to bulldozer deliveries will likely delay another significant operation by IDF Southern Command that remains incomplete: establishing a one-kilometer-wide buffer zone between the Gaza Strip and the western Negev, on the Gazan side of the border — involving the leveling of hundreds of Palestinian buildings and agricultural lands.
A substantial portion of these buildings has already been razed to the ground, but the operation is still incomplete. The U.S. has vehemently opposed this action, mirroring its anger over the ongoing demolition of thousands of Palestinian structures in Gaza on a daily basis. “The fact there are videos of American D9 bulldozers demolishing homes in Gaza isn’t helpful, but it’s a necessity,” IDF sources said. “These homes were used and could potentially be used by terrorists.”
In addition to using bulldozers, the IDF employs several other alternatives, some of which are more costly. These include controlled blasts using thousands of tons of various explosives and targeted airstrikes to demolish buildings, though these are used more sparingly. This restrained approach is due to the need to manage munitions as the fighting expands and persists across seven active fronts.
Another reason lies in the fact that the U.S. is still freezing the shipment of around 1,300 munitions purchased by Israel from Boeing — paid in shekels rather than with U.S. aid funds — each weighing nearly a ton, citing similar concerns that the IDF could use them against civilian populations.
Half of this shipment, which was frozen in May ago by the Biden administration, has been released and delivered to the IDF, but the other half remains in U.S. warehouses. Israel is also renting engineering equipment from private contractors to support field operations.
The delay in delivering the bulldozers and heavy munitions adds to the opposition from Washington to the purchase of Apache attack helicopters earlier this year. At first, the Americans rejected Israel’s urgent requests to supply the Air Force with high-maneuverability attack helicopters.
Later, Washington also opposed diverting part of the hundreds of new helicopters ordered from Boeing for the U.S. Army to Israel, a measure sometimes customary in such cases. “Not all U.S. defense officials are completely on our side. While the administration has significantly increased aid by billions of dollars, sending tens of thousands of munitions and various armaments to the IDF, they’re still giving us a ‘penalty’ in the form of these embargos,” defense sources told Ynet.
“There are officials in the U.S. State Department, the White House and Joint Chiefs of Staff who aren’t quick to approve every one of our requests, in addition to the similar aid the U.S. has pledged to provide Ukraine in its war with Russia,” the sources added.
However, the IDF is encouraged by another significant purchase the Americans have approved for ground forces: a dramatic increase in the acquisition of JLTVs, or Joint Light Tactical Vehicles.
Around 300 vehicles were ordered initially, dozens of which have already arrived for the IDF, but this has now been expanded to approximately 1,000 vehicles. These fast-wheeled armored personnel carriers will replace the older M-113 APCs and will likely be deployed beyond the exclusive use of elite units.
These large JLTVs will be outfitted with 30 mm cannons and remotely operated machine guns, with the deal’s cost estimated to reach about NIS 4 billion (approximately $1.1 billion).
Trump will not negotiate with Washington Deep State and Republicans Will Have to Fall in Line otherwise they will be kicked to the curb
Scott Jennings:As we witness the transition from one administration to another, it’s hard not to be captivated by the strategic appointments made by President-elect Donald Trump. His choices thus far, from Robert Gates to his more recent picks, reflect a leader emboldened by his newfound power and influence, and who is unapologetically shaping the future government to align with his vision.
Trump is not seeking compromise or middle-ground when it comes to building his cabinet. Instead, he’s making it clear that his administration will be staffed with people who see the world the way he does—leaders and advisors who resonate with his platform and populist message. There are no watered-down choices here, no concessions to appease Washington’s more traditional power brokers.
This uncompromising approach sends a loud signal: Trump expects those in the Republican Party and the wider political landscape to fall in line. Senate Republicans, tasked with confirming these appointments, will likely have little room to maneuver. Trump’s overwhelming influence on the GOP is undeniable, as he continues to reshape the party in his own image.
It’s worth noting that while these nominees still have to pass the confirmation process and prove themselves on the job, Trump’s sway over Senate Republicans is likely to smooth that path. Those who don’t align with his agenda may find themselves out in the cold, while others, eager to secure their place in the new order, will fall in line behind the President-elect.
This transition of power may be one of the most captivating we’ve seen in modern politics. Trump is setting the tone for the next four years—and it’s clear that it’s his show, his rules, and Washington will have to adjust accordingly. Whether this approach brings the results America needs remains to be seen, but there is no doubt: we are witnessing a bold new chapter in U.S. governance, and it’s one that promises to keep all eyes glued to the unfolding political drama.
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Breaking: CIA official with top security clearance a Muslim Indicted for Leaking Israeli Attack Plans on Iran
A man who worked for the U.S. government has been charged with leaking classified information assessing Israel’s earlier plans to attack Iran, according to court papers filed Wednesday.
The man, identified as Asif William Rahman, was arrested by the FBI this week in Cambodia and was due to make his first court appearance in Guam.
He was indicted last week in U.S. court in Virginia on two counts of willful transmission of national defense information — felony charges that can carry significant prison sentences.
It was not immediately clear whether Rahman had a lawyer or which federal agency employed him, but officials say he had top secret security clearance.
The charges stem from the documents, attributed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency, appearing last month on a channel of the Telegram messaging app. The documents noted that Israel was still moving military assets in place to conduct a military strike in response to Iran’s blistering ballistic missile attack on Oct. 1.
Israel carried out a retaliatory attack on multiple sites in Iran in late October.
The documents were sharable within the “Five Eyes,” which are the United States, Britain, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.
The New York Times was first to report his arrest.
Reckless Motorcade for Skeverer Rebbe Involved in Accident
These crazed motorcades with sirens and lights has to stop ASAP! Why the hell does he need a motorcade? Why?
Why is he in a rush? I'm curious what was he so busy with 20 minutes before he left that they are rushing recklessly ?
Am I the only crazy one?
I see the motorcade of the Prime Minister Netanyahu all the time. He used to have three cars, lately I saw they added an ambulance!
And Netanyahu really needs a motorcade for safety reasons!
But why the "H" does this Rebbe who 99.9999999999% of people never even heard of, need a motorcade?
Anyway it got it got into a minor accident, and it was only the Rebbe's car that was hit! Go figure!
השיירה של האדמו"ר דהרה כמו מטורפים
Obama's Dangerous Plan to Disrupt Trump Agenda vis-a-vis the Pentagon
Donald Trump’s decisive victory last week was the only logical plot point in the most remarkable story in American political history.
After the protagonist is humiliated, exiled and silenced, runs the gantlet of a justice system that means to imprison him for life, gets shot in the face, and escapes another murder attempt, he humbles himself, prays, cloaks himself, and walks among everyday Americans, as a fast-food worker then as a sanitation man, which shows him there are winners everywhere you look in America. And then he wins, too. It’s not an American story if he doesn’t win.
But the story of Trump’s rise and fall and redemption isn’t over yet.
If he doesn’t drive Barack Obama out of Washington, D.C., and dismantle his private- and public-sector network, Trump can still ultimately lose.
His first term was undermined by Obama allies in U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies, and there’s evidence that the heart of the resistance is now ensconced inside the Pentagon and already poised to fight him. This threatens not only the Trump presidency but also the stability of the country.
After fulfilling campaign promises to close the borders, embark on a massive deportation program sending millions of illegal aliens home, and appoint an attorney general capable of restoring the rule of law, the president-elect’s top priority must be to bring an end to the Obama era.
Presidents leave the capital city after their term in office to demonstrate their respect for one of the fundamental principles of our republic: the transfer of executive authority from one president to another.
Obama stayed to underscore the opposite.
Woodrow Wilson, the only other ex-president who stayed put, had been incapacitated by a stroke midway through his second term and couldn’t leave. Obama announced at the start of his second term he wasn’t going away, and spent the first four years of his post-White House tenure to lead the resistance, and the next four as shadow president.
Obama never hid his role as the real center of power during Joe Biden’s term.
When he retired the old man to make way for the candidate he’s preferred since at least 2019, Obama simply grabbed the mic and took center stage. The “Kamala Harris” campaign—whose “New Way Forward” slogan he premiered—was, in reality, just another Barack Obama campaign.
Harris, who had never won a primary vote and withdrew from the 2020 race polling at 3%, had already been vetted and her record showed that she was unlikable, and more exposure made her even more unlikable. Pushing Harris on Democratic voters in the middle of a medical emergency—Biden’s cognitive meltdown during the June debate—and giving them no other choice was the only way to get her on track for the White House.
On election night, Obama stepped up to steady Harris voters—and demoralize Trump supporters—by promising a late-hour comeback similar to Biden’s four-years ago. “It took several days to count every ballot in 2020, and it’s very likely we won’t know the outcome tonight either,” he tweeted. “Let the process run its course. It takes time to count every ballot.”
Social media MAGA saw a repeat of the 2020 “red-mirage blue-shift” blackout when ballot-counting mysteriously shut down with Trump ahead, restarted hours later, typically without poll observers, and ended with Biden tallying 81 million votes—more than 15 million more votes than Clinton received in 2016.
The reason it didn’t take days to announce a winner this time is because Trump lawyers won enough battles against Marc Elias and other Obama-allied lawyers to defend election integrity against procedures designed to facilitate fraud. And thus, in the end, Obama lost twice on election night: His puppet lost at the ballot box, and his legal team lost in court.
To obscure his culpability for the party’s loss, media accounts claim that what Obama wanted all along was an open primary—in reality a catastrophic scenario that would have entailed the party’s leading lights eviscerating each other three months before the election.
And now, instead of installing another figurehead to occupy what in his estimation is the ceremonial position of president while he and his faction held real power, Obama must fight to stay relevant.
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