Benjamin Netanyahu blasts Biden on his way out of office

Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday blasted President Biden’s policy approach to Iran in a “scorched earth” final address to the parliament — comparing the US return to the Iran nuclear deal to President Franklin Roosevelt declining to bomb the train tracks to Auschwitz when he had the opportunity. 

In his last Knesset address as prime minister, a defiant Netanyahu spoke for more than half an hour, declaring that he would no longer keep his foreign policy disagreements with the Biden administration “behind closed doors.”

“The new US administration requested that I save our disagreements on the Iran nuclear deal for behind closed doors, and not share them publicly,” Netanyahu said Sunday, according to the Times of Israel. “I told them I won’t act that way.” 

“In 1944, at the height of the Holocaust, US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt refused to bomb the railway leading to the extermination camps, and refused to bomb the gas chambers, which could have saved millions of our people. We hoped for others to save us, and they didn’t come. In the face of the threat of extermination, we were helpless,” he went on.

“Our voice was not heard among the nations. We had neither a state or an army. But today we do have a voice. We do have a state, and we do have defensive power.”

The prime minister was ousted Sunday, when the parliament voted to install a new government after Netanyahu in March failed to form a government after elections. Naftali Bennett, who is reportedly opposed to the Iran deal, will serve two years as prime minister, and will be replaced in 2023 by centrist Yair Lapid, according to the agreement. 

Netanyahu, who has served as prime minister since 2009, accused the new coalition taking over of not being ready and able to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.

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‘Even North Korea is not this nuts’: Defector slams ‘woke’ Columbia University

 

A North Korean defector said she viewed the US as country of free thought and free speech – until she went to college here.

Yeonmi Park attended Columbia University and was immediately struck by what she viewed anti-Western sentiment in the classroom and a focus on political correctness that had her thinking “even North Korea isn’t this nuts.”

“I expected that I was paying this fortune, all this time and energy, to learn how to think. But they are forcing you to think the way they want you to think,” Park told Fox News. “I realized, wow, this is insane. I thought America was different but I saw so many similarities to what I saw in North Korea that I started worrying.”

The 27-year-old told The Post that she could’t believe she would be asked to do “this much censoring of myself” at a university in the United States. 

“I literally crossed the Gobi Desert to be free and I realized I’m not free, America’s not free,” she said.   

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World Leaders Laugh at Biden's Gaffe at G-7

Biden's really going to appreciate that repeated arm in the face 'shut up' gesture. Watch with the sound off.

 

Boris Johnson insists to Joe Biden that he already introduced the president of South Africa to a G7 meeting.

Read the latest from the G7 here: https://t.co/LLt2KjJhOE pic.twitter.com/mjwKvbvDo6

— Sky News (@SkyNews) June 13, 2021

President Biden embarrassed himself at the G-7 summit when he tried to correct British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for not introducing “the president of South Africa” — even though Johnson already did so by name.

The blooper — one of several Biden made amid the series of meetings with world leaders — prompted laughter at his expense at the start of a roundtable discussion in Cornwall, England.

The awkward incident took place on Saturday, according to Sky News, which posted a video clip and a transcript online.

After mentioning how the visiting dignitaries had brought “some pretty spectacular weather with them,” Johnson introduced Indian President Narendra Modi, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

At that point, Biden — seated between Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron — interjected.

“And the president of South Africa,” Biden, 78, said while pointing across the table.

Apparently taken aback, Johnson said, “And, and, and the president of South Africa…as I said early on.”

“Oh, he did?” Biden said, looking befuddled as his words trailed off.

“I did…I certainly did,” Johnson said.

Those around the table then began laughing and Macron turned to Ramaphosa.

“You get a mention twice, Cyril,” he said.

On Friday, The Jewish Voice also posted a video clip of Biden being asked a question by a reporter who shouted, “How are your meetings going in Cornwall, Mr. President?” as he walked across a patio.

Biden stopped and said, “I beg your pardon?” then answered, “Very well,” after the reporter repeated the question.

The interaction prompted First Lady Jill Biden to scold her husband, saying “Joe! Come on!” as she waved him over amid laughs from onlookers.

Jill Biden then took the president’s hand and led him away.

And a Sunday news conference at Cornwall Airport Newquay was marked by several Biden gaffes, including repeated references to the international COVAX vaccine-distribution program as “COVID” — which the White House corrected, using brackets, in its official transcript of the event.

Biden also mixed up Syria and Libya three times during the news conference, including when he said, “I’m hopeful that we can find an accommodation where we can save the lives of people in, for example, in Libya,” Fox News reported.

And during a Q&A session with reporters, Biden admitted that “I’m going to get in trouble with staff” if he strayed from instructions that directed him to give the first question to Jonathan Lemire of The Associated Press, a frequent guest on liberal cable news network MSNBC.

“Now, why don’t I take some of your questions? And I’m told, Jonathan, I’m supposed to talk — recognize you first,” Biden said.

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Putin Likens Russian Crackdown To Arresting Capitol Rioters

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is to meet President Joe Biden at a summit Wednesday, has suggested that the hundreds of people arrested for rioting at the U.S. Capitol are being subjected to “persecution for political opinions.”

Putin is likely to come under strong criticism from Biden at their meeting in Geneva for moves against his political opponents in Russia, particularly the imprisonment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the detention of thousands of demonstrators protesting his arrest, and the outlawing of Navalny’s organizations as extremist.

“You are presenting it as dissent and intolerance toward dissent in Russia. We view it completely differently,” he said in an interview with NBC News broadcast Monday. He then pointed to the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington when protesters barged into the Capitol to try to halt the count of electoral votes to certify Biden’s election victory over Donald Trump.

“Do you know that 450 individuals were arrested after entering the Congress? … They came there with political demands,” he said.

Although the protests that erupted across Russia after Navalny’s arrest in January were unsanctioned, demonstrators were largely peaceful and did not enter government buildings or cause significant property damage, unlike the Capitol riot.

Putin also reiterated denials that the Kremlin was behind last year’s poisoning of Navalny with a nerve agent that nearly killed him.

“We don’t have this kind of habit, of assassinating anybody,” Putin said.

“Did you order the assassination of the woman who walked into the Congress and who was shot and killed by a policeman?” Putin said, referring to Trump supporter Ashli Babbitt, who was fatally shot by a Capitol Police officer as she tried to climb through a window that led to the House floor.

Putin also sharply dismissed allegations that Russia is carrying out cyberattacks against the United States as baseless.

“Where is the evidence? Where is proof? It’s becoming farcical,” Putin said. “We have been accused of all kinds of things — election interference, cyberattacks and so on and so forth — and not once, not once, not one time, did they bother to produce any kind of evidence or proof, just unfounded accusations.”

In April, the United States announced the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats and new sanctions connected to the so-called SolarWinds cyberattack in which several U.S. government branches experienced data breaches. U.S. officials blamed the Russian foreign intelligence service.

In May, Microsoft officials said the foreign intelligence service appeared to be linked to an attack on a company providing services to the U.S. Agency for International Development.

At the summit, Biden also is expected to raise the case of two Americans imprisoned in Russia: Paul Whelan, who was convicted of espionage, and Trevor Reed, convicted of assaulting police while drunk. U.S. officials say both were convicted in biased trials on flimsy evidence.

Putin said of Reed, a 29-year-old former Marine: “He’s just a drunk and a troublemaker.”

Putin brushed off one possible source of tension in the upcoming summit: Biden’s claim that he once told Putin he considered the Russian leader soulless.

“I do not remember this particular part of our conversations,” Putin said.

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1st Day Of New Gov’t: Benny Gantz Submits Meron Inquiry Proposal

 

On the first day of the new Bennett-Lapid government on Monday, Defense Minister Benny Gantz submitted a proposal to establish a state commission of inquiry into the Meron disaster.

The proposal is identical to the proposal Gantz submitted to the previous government.

The new government’s coalition agreements called for a proposal for a state inquiry to be presented and approved at its very first meeting.

“This is a moral and ethical obligation for the families but no less important, it is a matter of an obligation to investigate [the disaster] and prevent such tragic incidents in the future,” the proposal stated.

The estimated cost of managing and operating a commission of inquiry is about NIS 5 million a year.

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Zip Codes With Frum Communities Are Lowest Vaccinated Rates In NYC; Monsey Lowest In Entire State

 

Zip codes with strong Orthodox Jewish populations are among the lowest vaccinated rates in New York.

NY Governor Cuomo announced on Monday that seven zip codes are the lowest rates are in NYC:

Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is the lowest in NYC with a 32.7% vaccination rate.

Ocean Hill and Far Rockaway, Queens, both have a 33.4% rate.

Canarsie, Brooklyn, has a 34.3% rate, Crown Heights 35.3%, and Brownsville and Borough Park are both at 35.8%.

The lowest vaccinated rate in the entire New York State is in Monsey, coming in with a 17.8% rate.

Other Hudson Valley municipalities among the 25 fewest vaccinated in New York include Monroe at 29.3 percent and Spring Valley at 29.3 percent.

In a Monday afternoon tweet, Cuomo wrote “We are just 0.1% away from our goal of 70% of adult New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose. When we hit 70%, most remaining COVID restrictions will be lifted. We are so close—help us get there sooner by getting vaccinated!”

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She wept loudly, “how could I abandon my People?”

This appeared in last week's TorahTidbits

by Judah Mischel

It was 1946 and R’ Chaim Tzvi Schwartz, a young survivor and Munkatcher chasid who had lost his family in the war, was in search of direction and chizuk. He went to meet with Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak, the Frierdiker (Previous) Lubavitcher Rebbe in NewYork. The Frierdiker Rebbe blessed him and referred R’ Chaim Tzvi to his dynamic son-in-law and future successor, Reb Men- achem Mendel Schneerson. The meeting with the Rebbe’s son-in-law led him on an unexpected personal and professional path, as Reb Menachem Mendel suggested that he move to Brazil to serve the Jewish refugees settling there: “You will play a role in strengthening Jewish identity and encouraging mitzvah observance in Brazil.”

R’ Chaim Tzvi accepted the shlichus and embarked on a lifelong mission to assist in rebuilding Yiddishkeit for a community of survivors in Brazil, founding a school, shul and community service organizations. A year after the passing of the Frierdiker Rebbe in 1950, Reb Menachem Mendel assumed leadership of the Lubavitchmovement and became Rebbe. From time to time, Rabbi Schwartz would seek the Rebbe’s advice on various communal issues, and over the years they maintained an infrequent but warm contact. Though he was filled with gratitude for the Rebbe’s advice and was an avid admirer — even carrying a small photo of the Rebbe in his wallet — R’ Chaim Tzvi did not identify as a Lubavitcher, and it would be many years until he fully appreciated the Rebbe’s vision and reach.

R’ Chaim Tzvi once related an incident to Rabbi Aaron Dov Halperin, the founder and long-time editor of Kfar Chabad maga- zine. A Brazilian Jewish family had reached out to him concerning their oldest daugh- ter who had fallen in love and become engaged to a gentile. The parents had tried everything to dissuade her, but to no avail, and in desperation turned to R’ Chaim Tzvi, the local rabbi.

“I took the address from her parents and went to meet her that evening. While visibly annoyed to learn of my mission, she was well mannered and respectful; we ended up speaking for several hours. The conversation was heated but polite; she didn’t show much interest in Jewish tradition, and she remained dead set on marrying her fiance. I didn’t feel like I had made much progress. For several days after that, I racked my brain, trying to think of what might possibly be done to prevent the intermarriage. Finally I decided to take a chance and call the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

“I picked up the phone, rang Rabbi Hodakov, the Rebbe’s secretary, related the details of the entire affair, and requested the Rebbe’s advice on how to proceed. I expressed my gratitude and hung up. Moments later, my phone rang. It was Rabbi Hodakov: ‘The Rebbe says to go back to the young woman and tell her that there is a Jew in Brooklyn who cannot sleep at night because she intends to marry a non-Jew.’

“Confused about the meaning of Rabbi Hodakov’s remark, I stammered, ‘Wait... What? Who? Which Jew cannot sleep?’ I then heard the Rebbe’s own voice speak- ing: ‘Tell her that his name is Mendel Schneerson.’

“After gingerly returning the receiver to its cradle, I was even more confused than before. Perhaps the Rebbe misunderstood how adamant the bride-to-be was. Maybe he didn’t fully grasp her indifference to Jewish tradition. Could I actually follow through with such a strange course of action? On the other hand... how could I not?

“Early the next morning, I was at her door. Before I could even say hello, she began snapping at me: ‘Listen, I was cour- teous and heard you out as a man of faith and out of respect to my parents. But how I choose to live my life is my business. I am getting married this weekend, and that is final. Please stop bothering me and leave me alone!’

“I took a deep breath, braced myself. ‘I’m so sorry... I just need to say one more thing. There is a Jew in Brooklyn who cannot sleep at night because you intend to marry a non-Jew.’

“As she was preparing to slam the door on my face, she stopped abruptly. ‘What did you say? What are you talking about? Who is this Jew?’

“Swallowing, I managed to squeeze the words out of my mouth: ‘There is a tzadik in Brooklyn, New York, known as the Lubavitcher Rebbe. His name is RebbeMenachem Mendel Schneerson... He is known to be personally concerned about the material and spiritual wellbeing of every Jew, and agonizes over every soul that is lost to its People... He asked me to come here again today to tell you that he can’t sleep....’”

Visibly shaken, the young woman asked, “What does he look like? Maybe you have a picture of him?” After years of counter-in- tuitively carrying a small black and white photo of the Rebbe in his wallet, R’ Chaim Tzvi swiftly removed it and handed it over. With one glance at the Rebbe’s likeness, her face turned pale. “It’s him!” she whispered,

and began to weep.
“All week long this man has been appearing in my dreams! His piercing stare is unmistakable... Every night I wake up startled seeing his eyes filled with tears. I told myself that the dream came from ‘cold feet’, or that I was just over-reacting to my parents’ pressure and conjuring up an image of a Jewish sage... In my entire life I have never seen or met this man, nor even heard his name. But those eyes...

“I don’t know what he wants from me! And I don’t know the first thing about being Jewish... but...,” she wept loudly, “how could I abandon my People?”

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New government takes inaugural photograph as ministers resign

 

Members of the new national unity coalition government posed with President Reuven Rivlin for the traditional inaugural group photograph Monday morning, after being sworn in to office Sunday night.

The new government met at the President’s residence in Jerusalem for the group photograph, as newly-sworn-in ministers from the 36th government resign from the Knesset.

Under the Norwegian Law, lawmakers are able to resign from the Knesset once they are appointed as ministers, while reserving the right to reclaim their Knesset seats later on if they lose their ministerial portfolios.

Thirteen coalition members have resigned from the Knesset, including Yisrael Beytenu’s Avidgor Liberman, Oded Forer, and Hamad Amar; the New Hope party’s Ze’ev Elkin and Yoaz Hendel; Meretz MKs Tamar Zandberg and Issawi Frej of Meretz; Matan Kahana of the Yamina party; Pnina Tamano, Chili Tropper and Orit Farkash-Hacohen of Blue and White; and Orna Barbivai and Yoel Razvozov of Yesh Atid.

Following the group photograph, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett visited the grave of Lt. Col. Emmanuel Moreno, an officer from the elite Sayeret Matkal unit who served alongside Bennett. Moreno was killed during the 2006 Second Lebanon War.

“At every important junction in my life, I think about my friend and brother, Emmanel,” Bennett said at the grave.

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Watch this sincere Lady Beg The Lubavitcher Rebbe for Moshiach ... and Hear his answer

 

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Satmar "Daas Torah" Everyone Must Vote in Elections

 

If I ever hear the word "Daas Torah" again, I'm going to scream.The poster above by the Zalonie Bais Din issued a fatwa that according to "Daas Torah" everyone must vote.

Why?

To ensure that the chinuch of "Jewish children remain untouched"

Interesting, "Daas Torah" is obligating you to vote for Yang (not written in the fatwa, but Zalonim endorsed Ying Yang) who basically stands against every moral law written in the Torah. That's "Daas Torah"!

Let's ask the Aronim what's their understanding of "Daas Torah" and this fatwa, is?

Every Ahroinie will tell you that "Daas Torah" is to vote for Adams!

But, both the Ahronim and the Zalonim however agree that "Daas Torah" is not to vote in Israeli elections, even though by voting in Israeli elections you are in fact choosing how the chinuch of children will move forward, but since they say that their moisdois in Israel don't take money from the "medina" (which has been proven to be a lie over and over again) ...they remain adamant that it is prohibited according to "Daas Torah"to vote in Israel, since election won't effect their children...

So according to their logic,  voting in Israeli Elections only effects children that are not Satmar... " the non-Satmar children can all go to hell"

מי כעמך ישראל

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