“I don’t speak because I have the power to speak; I speak because I don’t have the power to remain silent.” Rav Kook z"l
Friday, August 14, 2026
Outrage in Israel at Porush who wants the US to Pressure Israel on Chardeim
MK Meir Porush (United Torah Judaism) one of the biggest liars sitting in the Knesset, sent a letter to US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, calling on the US administration to intervene in Israeli domestic policy to prevent the arrests of haredim who evade military service.
In Nach we see that getting outside help for internal matters ends up in disaster, Hashem is not happy with the big beards!
In the letter, titled “Urgent Request for the Protection of Yeshiva students in Israel in Honor of ‘Jewish American Heritage Month,’" Porush praised the US administration and President Donald Trump for their support of the Jewish people and Jewish tradition.
“Throughout the generations, the United States has proven itself to be a nation that can be defined as ‘Righteous Among the Nations,’" Porush wrote.
He added that under President Trump, “we see an administration that also honors the Torah of the Jewish people, cherishes its values, and works tirelessly for the security and prosperity of the Jewish people."
Porush in a blatent lie contrasted what he described as American respect for Jewish tradition with the treatment of haredi draft evaders in Israel.
“While in the US, the government goes out of its way to celebrate and honor the Jewish religion and heritage, in Israel, the military and judicial authorities act in ways of "persecution" and arrests against yeshiva students whose sole occupation is Torah study," he wrote. (that is an unmitigated lie, as most Chardeim do not learn at all, this week they were all out on the streets protesting)
According to Porush, “If the American government, through all its branches, finds it appropriate to honor the Jewish religion and respect its values, it is only fitting that the authorities in the State of Israel act with similar respect toward yeshiva students, who have been the guardians of our people's eternal flame for thousands of years."
Porush called on Huckabee to have the US government “exercise its moral influence and call upon the judicial authorities in Israel to immediately and completely cease the arrests of Torah scholars and yeshiva students."
(Another lie:
“There is no more fitting time than ‘Jewish Heritage Month’ to clarify that the protection of yeshiva students is a supreme Jewish and democratic value," he wrote.
Huckabee defends the Settlers of Judea and Samaria: 'Unsettlers' are the problem
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee defended Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria on Thursday, distinguishing between the region's established Jewish communities and a small number of Israelis involved in criminal or violent activity.
“‘Settlers’ are not the problem in Judea/Samaria. ‘Unsettlers’ are," Huckabee wrote. “Very small minority who do great damage to Palestinian families & to Israel."
Huckabee cited Yisrael Ganz, Governor of the Binyamin Regional Council and Chairman of the Yesha Council, who condemned the actions of Israelis involved in a recent incident near the Palestinian Arab village of Qusra.
“Real settlers like Yisrael Ganz, Governor of Judea/Samaria, condemn the actions of the few," Huckabee wrote. “Let's hope the media gives attention to this & balances their stories."
An Entirely New Understanding of Rav Avrohom Yitzchok Kook
The 3rd of Elul, which falls on Motzai Shabbos this week, marks the 91st yahrtzeit of Rav Avrohom Yitzchok Kook. Most people view Rav Kook as the founder of a specific form of Religious Zionism. While that is certainly true, perhaps his greatest and most lasting contribution actually had nothing at all to do with Zionism.
Before we get to that thesis, there are a few questions that need to be asked.
Rav Yoseph Chaim Sonnenfeld embarked upon a famous trip with Rav Kook — across the width and breadth of Eretz Yisroel. How did that happen exactly? Could it happen now? Would, say, one of the Satmar Rebbeim take a tour across America with a leading Zionistic Rabbi — say Rav Shlomo Aviner?
Another question: how is it that the Chofetz Chaim had such a unique and special relationship with Rav Kook, and yet did not adopt his outlook on the Zionist movement? How was it that Rav Isser Zalman Meltzer, who sat on the Moetzes of Agudas Yisroel, defended him publicly against his attackers? How was it that Rav Yitzchok Hutner had a picture of Rav Kook in his Sukkah in the early years? How is it that he initially printed Rav Kook’s Haskamah on his sefer?
The classic response from the Chareidi world will explain with something along the lines of “Oh, well they were unaware of his exact thoughts on the matter,” or “Yes, but his remarkable Ahavas Yisroel made him more acceptable to them,” or something else along these lines. The thesis presented below will answer these questions in a different way entirely. So here goes.
Thursday, August 13, 2026
It's Selichos Time and OTD Girl Finds her way back ....
Watch her mother davening for her daughter to come back, but she already did!
‘Nightmare scenario’ for Israel as Islamic alliance takes shape
A new defense alliance between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and nuclear-armed Pakistan is likely to pose a serious long-term threat to Israel, Jonathan Pollard warned this week.
By World Israel News Staff
A newly formed defense alliance bringing together Saudi Arabia, Turkey and nuclear-armed Pakistan could dramatically reshape Israel’s strategic environment in the years ahead, according to Jonathan Pollard.
The three countries signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement on Aug. 7, establishing a collective-defense arrangement under which an armed attack against one member would be regarded as an attack against all three.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has compared the principle to NATO’s Article 5 collective-defense clause, although the precise military obligations imposed on each country remain unclear.
Writing in an analysis published by Israel National News, Pollard warned that Israel should focus not only on what the alliance is today, but on what it could eventually become.
“The nightmare scenario is not necessarily that the Mecca agreement immediately becomes an Islamic NATO,” Pollard wrote. “The nightmare is that it gradually becomes one.”
Jewish Families Return to Northern Samaria 21 Years After Disengagement
Thirty Jewish families have moved permanently to the site of Ganim, one of four northern Samaria communities evacuated and demolished under Israel's 2005 Disengagement Plan.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich hailed the return as a historic correction, declaring, “We are erasing the disgrace of the expulsion and strengthening Judea and Samaria.”
The move comes days after 22 families established the new Emek Dotan community nearby.
OUTED!! Kevin Sheridan is his name.
Kevin Sheridan is his name. Irish based in France. https://t.co/ev0N2J1voW
— Israel News Pulse (@israelnewspulse) August 13, 2026
Did the missing Mother & Daughter Vanish Voluntarily ??
The Rishon L’Tzion Magistrate’s Court on Thursday approved a request by Lahav 433’s National Unit to impose a gag order on the investigation into the disappearance of Mali Yahalomi, 50, and her daughter Liel, 23, in Vienna, Ynet reported.
The order prohibits publication of any details from the investigation and will remain in effect until September 13. “This means that any publication from this point onward constitutes a criminal offense,” police stressed.
The investigation was transferred to Lahav 433 on Wednesday. An initial Israel Police probe indicated that there are signs that the two may have disappeared on their own volition. Investigators are examining indications that location data was deleted from the women’s mobile phones several days before they disappeared. They are also examining the possibility that the mother and daughter had obtained a significant amount of cash before leaving Israel.
In addition, the Austrian Kronen Zeitung newspaper reported Wednesday evening, citing Vienna police, that there was “no indication of criminal activity” in the case. The statement means that Vienna police currently believe there are no signs that a criminal offense is being or has been committed in connection with the case.
Overnight, the family issued a statement addressing the reports and said family members had given testimony to Lahav 433 and provided investigators with all the information in their possession.
“The Yahalomi family views with great severity the briefings and reports circulated in recent hours in the name of officials from the Israel Police Spokesperson’s Division, which create the public impression that a conclusion has already been established regarding the circumstances of Mali and Liel’s disappearance,” the statement said.
The family stressed that “some of the information that was published was not presented to the family, and the family possesses information that contradicts some of the claims raised in the reports. This information was also presented to the family by official Israel Police representatives who were in contact with the family.”
“It should be noted that according to the information provided by Israel Police, there was no unusual activity in Mali and Liel’s bank accounts, and the last transaction took place on August 3. If Israel Police possesses data and documents substantiating the claims that were published, the family requests that they be presented as part of the investigation and examined against the information in its possession.”
“The family therefore wishes to make unequivocally clear that, contrary to what was publicized by the police spokesperson, at the present stage there is no basis whatsoever to rule out the possibility of a terrorist incident motivated by nationalism.”
“Mali and Liel Yahalomi have been out of contact since Friday evening, August 7. The loss of contact is completely out of character. Throughout the trip, they remained in contact with the family, shared photos and experiences, and then contact with them suddenly ceased.”
“As long as Mali and Liel have not been located, and as long as the possibility of a terrorist incident has not been ruled out on the basis of clear findings, the family demands that Israel Police, security and intelligence agencies, and the Austrian authorities continue to examine this scenario with the utmost seriousness and with all the means at their disposal.”
“The family is not seeking to determine through the media what happened to Mali and Liel. By the same token, it is not prepared to accept a situation in which the scenario that they voluntarily cut off contact is elevated to the status of a conclusion before the completion of the investigations.”
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Why Every Single Jew Needs the Jewish State!
B”H
According to Google Analytics, this site is approaching 40 million views, and a large portion of the readership comes from Charedi communities—meaning that most were educated in Charedi moisdois.
I myself was educated in those very moisdois, and I can say firsthand: there was absolutely no effort on the part of the institutions to instill in us a love for Eretz Yisrael. I am choosing my words carefully. I am not talking about the “State of Israel.” I am talking about Eretz Yisrael, the land we mention constantly in our tefillos and brachos.
Not once did anyone encourage us to think about the words we say in Al HaMichya:
וּבְ֒נֵה יְרוּשָׁלַֽיִם עִיר הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ בִּמְ֒הֵרָה בְיָמֵֽינוּ, וְהַעֲלֵֽנוּ לְתוֹכָהּ, וְשַׂמְּ֒חֵֽנוּ בְּבִנְיָנָהּ וְנֹאכַל מִפִּרְיָהּ וְנִשְׂבַּע מִטּוּבָהּ, וּנְ֒בָרֶכְ֒ךָ עָלֶֽיהָ בִּקְ֒דֻשָּׁה וּבְ֒טָהֳרָה,
Nor did anyone urge us to reflect on what we say be’kavvanah in Birchas HaMazon:
And certainly no one encouraged us to think about what we recite—often by rote—in Shemoneh Esrei:
I am not entering the politics of Zionism—that is not my point. But I am willing to bet that Jews in the concentration camps did think deeply about these tefillos, assuming they even had food to make a bracha on.
Growing up among survivors, I saw how the Holocaust hovered silently over many homes. People rarely spoke about it. No one I knew had grandparents; some had a few uncles or aunts; cousins were scarce. There was no need for “Holocaust Studies” in the yeshivas—we lived with survivors, felt their pain during Yizkor, and saw the tension every year during Iyar, Sivan, and Tammuz when survivors fought over the amud.
But I assumed that my children and grandchildren would be taught about the Holocaust in their yeshivas. That never happened.
I began to wonder: Why the reluctance? And after speaking with many children of survivors—people now in their 70s and 80s—giving them my perspective, they said that I was spot on.
If you teach the Holocaust honestly, unavoidable questions arise:
Why didn’t they escape?
Did they know what was coming?
Did rabbanim advise them to stay?
And the most uncomfortable question of all: How is it that Jews living in Eretz Yisrael survived, while most of the Gedoilim that were against a medina perished?
Yeshivas avoid these questions because they cannot answer them truthfully And even more, because answering them might lead to a conclusion they do not want to articulate:
That maybe Jews do need a State—so that we are never refugees again. Whatever you think of the State of Israel, their doors are open to ALL Jews, there are no Jewish refugees anywhere in the world because we do have a State!
This is the reason Yeshivas refuse to teach the Holocaust, they are afraid that the students, that their typical Shmulie or Yankee would then naturally think, "wow how lucky am I to live in a generation where there is a Jewish State that allows us all in" "hey, thank G-d, we have a State, where we can run to" but that thinking is exactly thay don't want because it goes against their agenda!
So they determined that its better not to teach about the worst tragedy in the history of Klall Yisrael which happened not too long ago, and there are still witnesses to that tragedy, to hold on to their false beliefs. Is it any wonder that we see Yeshivah Boys holding signs that they would rather be in "Aushwich than enlist!?" They have no clue the living hell Jews many still alive, went through! Is it any wonder that they call Jewish Children in uniform "Nazis?"
In the three years since October 7, over 100,000 Jews have made Aliyah. I watch the new olim disembark from El Al, and I rarely see Charedim among them. The olim are overwhelmingly Modern Orthodox, YU, or Dati Leumi.
Why?
Because their moisdois did instill a love of Eretz Yisrael. They now see the writing on the wall and are doing the natural thing—coming home.
Charedim, on the other hand, were not taught to love Eretz Yisrael. Many were taught—"lehepach" implicitly or explicitly—to resent it.
And instead of saying that outright, they offer excuses:
“It was built by secular Jews.” So was the Second Beis HaMikdash—see Ezra.
“The Three Oaths.” The Rambam never mentions them in his extensive Mishna Torah. The Shulchan Aruch never mentions them. Tannaim, Amoraim, Geonim, Rishonim, Acharonim, talmedei Ha'Gra and Talmedei Bal Shem Tov made Aliyah without ever referencing them.
“The army will make my children go off the derech.” There is much work to be done to integrate Charedim safely, yes. But tens of thousands of Charedim have gone off the derech without ever serving. No one is guaranteed “erliche children.” For that we need to daven! The Mordechai writes that the Rabbeinu Gershom had a son that converted to Christianity and the Rabbeinu Gershom sat shiva twice—once for the conversion, once for the death.At least in the army, a child is protecting Jewish lives.
- “The government wants to eradicate frum Jews.”
Clapping like seals. What an achievement! DemonRats Celebrate the Murder of Infants Up to Birth!
Clapping like seals. What an achievement. 😈 https://t.co/eTKagnM6Tm
— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) August 11, 2026
Ger and Peleg Partner .... there is no difference between them except that Ger Still Votes!
‘We toured the Fordow nuclear site many times,’ former Mossad chief says
Fordow, which is built deep inside a mountain, was struck in June 2025 with U.S. bunker-busting bombs.
By Pesach Benson, TPS
Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen said Tuesday that Israeli intelligence personnel had repeatedly entered Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility before it was targeted by the United States, describing the destruction of the underground site as a long-awaited achievement.
“We toured the Fordow nuclear site many times in order to understand the site,” Cohen said at the Galilee Forum in Safed. He did not say when the visits took place or provide details about the operations.
Cohen said the U.S. attack on the facility during the June 2025 Israel-Iran war represented the culmination of years of concern over the site.
“Its bombing by the Americans was the fulfillment of all my dreams,” he said.
The United States attacked Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan on June 22, 2025, during the 12-day conflict. Fordow, which is built deep inside a mountain, was struck with U.S. bunker-busting bombs.
Iran subsequently said the attacks caused limited damage and that significant equipment and materials had been removed from Fordow.
Tehran also said damage at Natanz was concentrated mainly in above-ground areas, while parts of the Isfahan nuclear complex were damaged.
Cohen also downplayed the immediate significance of Iran’s stockpile of uranium enriched to 60%.
“Sixty percent enriched uranium is still far from a bomb,” he said.
His assessment contrasts with warnings from nuclear experts that uranium enriched to 60% can be further enriched to weapons-grade levels relatively quickly.
David Albright, president of the Institute for Science and International Security, has said the process could potentially take weeks or less, depending on Iran’s capabilities and operating conditions.
Israel has also assessed that Iran may have moved some of its uranium enriched to 60% to the Pickaxe Mountain site, a fortified underground facility about 2 kilometers from the Natanz nuclear complex, following the 2025 strikes.
Kushner behind US pressure on Israel to accept only partial Gaza pullout without full Hamas disarmament
Jared Kushner has emerged as the key figure pressing Israel to accommodate a new US-backed Gaza roadmap, while President Donald Trump himself has so far refrained from directly pressuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the growing dispute, according to Israeli officials.
The distinction comes as officials in Jerusalem acknowledge for the first time that the disagreement over the Board of Peace’s 15-point plan could eventually produce a confrontation with the Trump administration.
Israel objects to a framework linking the gradual disarmament of Hamas to phased IDF withdrawals from Gaza, insisting Hamas must first be completely stripped of its weapons.
“If there is no choice, we will reach a confrontation with the Trump administration over Gaza,” Israeli diplomatic officials told Israel Hayom.
But the newspaper reported that the pressure being felt in Jerusalem is currently being driven by Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and Middle East envoy, rather than by the president personally.
That division is increasingly visible in the administration’s handling of the dispute.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Chareidie Millionairs fed up with Degel, Shas and Aguda Funding the New Chardeie Party to the tune of 100 Million Shekel
The millionaires behind the scenes – this is how the new frum party finances its campaign.
The "Ultra-Orthodox Public" party, headed by Moti Leitner, deputy mayor of Beit Shemesh, was established to represent working frum people.
Among the prominent donors:
Effi Shkedi, owner of Effi Capital and a graduate of chareidi yeshivas; Moshe Yehuda Sonnenfeld, a Charedie Jew who donates millions to yeshivas and the father of Moti Sonnenfeld, who supports Charedie enlistment in the IDF; Yair Shamir; Uri Eisenberg, Charedie and son of Shlomo Eisenberg; and Sefi Jonas, a Charedie businessman in the United States, and more.


