I guess Hamas didn't hear about the promise of the Chazon Ish z"l that there would not be any bombings in Bnei Brak.
This isn't the first time Hamas launched missiles against Bnei Brak; thank G-d no one got hurt.
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Gentile Converts to Judaism and Joins Neturei Karta but Remains a Vicious Antisemite
A Christian decided he wanted to be a Jew so he converted, grew a beard and peyois and joined the Neturei Karta, because deep down he still hates Jews!
PA to give Hamas terrorists' families close to $3 million in 'pay-for-slay'
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| An aerial view shows damage caused following a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Beeri in southern Israel, October 11, 2023. |
The Palestinian Authority will pay families of dead Hamas terrorists a combined total of around $2.8 million, according to a report by the Palestinian Media Watch (PMW), a nongovernmental organization and media watchdog group.
In the current "pay-for-slay" system, called the "Martyrs’ Fund" by the PA, terrorists receive monetary payments as a reward for acts of terror. The more damage an attack causes, the higher the terrorist or the terrorist’s family is paid. The PMW reported that a terrorist's family would be rewarded NIS 6,000 (around $1,500) and an NIS 1,400 ($353) allowance monthly for life. Both come up to about NIS 7,400. The families that the terrorists married into will receive an even higher amount, the report claims.
The authority will also pay $17,590 to approximately 50 new Hamas prisoners this month, the report said.
The $2.8 million in question equals more than NIS 11 million.
The PMW claims that the $2.8 million payments is a low estimate because there will be more "martyrs" and prisoners from the Hamas terrorist organization.
Terrible News: Saudi Arabia Shifting Toward Iran
President Joe Biden seems yet again to be losing momentum globally.
Former President Donald Trump’s efforts with the Abraham Accords to normalize relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel have seemingly come to an end.
“Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman took his first phone call from Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi as Riyadh tries to prevent a broader surge in violence across the region,” reported Reuters just last week.
Bin Salman told the Iranian President that “the kingdom is exerting maximum effort to engage with all international and regional parties to halt the ongoing escalation.”
The call between the two leaders was reportedly “good and promising.”
The Saudi government went on to state that it stands in “opposition to any form of civilian targeting and the loss of innocent lives” and holds an “unwavering stance in standing up for the Palestinian cause.”
“The Saudis are still convinced the region, and Saudi Arabia itself, needs to shift toward regional cooperation and economic development.
Iran seems to think the priority is to take the fight to the Israelis first,” stated the Iran Program at the Middle East Institute’s Alex Vatanka.
Many have pointed to President Joe Biden’s growing reputation of weakness and ignorance as one of the reasons Middle Eastern relations seem to be dissolving rapidly.
King Abdullah on Gaza: 'No refugees in Jordan, no refugees in Egypt'
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| German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Jordan's King Abdullah II go to shake hands, as they attend a press conference, at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, October 17, 2023. |
Jordan's King Abdullah on Tuesday warned against trying to push Palestinian refugees into Egypt or Jordan, adding that the humanitarian situation must to be dealt with inside Gaza and the West Bank.
"That is a red line, because I think that is the plan by certain of the usual suspects to try and create de facto issues on the ground. No refugees in Jordan, no refugees in Egypt," King Abdullah said at a news conference following a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin.
Hamas captured American mom, daughter on Israel trip
A mother and daughter from the suburbs of Chicago were taken hostage by Hamas during their trip to Israel to celebrate a Jewish holiday season and a birthday party, according to their rabbi.
Judith Raanan and her 17-year-old daughter, Natalie Raanan, traveled to Nahal Oz in Israel, about a mile from the Gaza border, to celebrate a relative's 85th birthday and Simchat Torah.
"It has been confirmed to the family that both Judith and Natalie are alive and are hostages in Gaza," Rabbi Meir Hecht of Evanston, Illinois, told Fox News Digital. "The Israeli government and the State Department confirmed that information with the family."
It has been more than a week since the Raanans' family members heard from them. They were in Israel when Hamas launched a surprise attack against the country on Saturday, Oct. 7, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared war against the terrorist group.
Hamas has since abducted an estimated 199 people, including about 13 Americans.
"It's a painful and devastating situation, and it's important to realize that this is a war against outright evil, savage murderers that killed babies in their homes and took hostages, civilians, out of their homes in their towns where they lived peacefully, and whenever there's such utter darkness, we know that we have to bring more light and goodness to the world, and goodness will prevail," Hecht said, asking for the public to pray.
The Evanston community organized a vigil for the two missing women on Oct. 12.
Natalie's uncle, Avi Zamir, described the teenager as a "kind person" and a "sweetheart" at the vigil. "We fear for her. We pray for her. We hope she's together with her mom," Zamir said.
"They’re innocent and loving," said her aunt, Sigal Zamir, "and they didn’t do anything."
More than 3,600 people, including 30 Americans, have been killed since Hamas attacked Israel a little more than a week ago.
White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said Sunday the U.S. is "actively trying" to locate hostages taken in Gaza and "won't rule anything in or out" with regard to the American effort.
"We are actively trying to find out where they are," Kirby told "Fox News Sunday" host Shannon Bream. "We don’t even know how many exactly. A small handful we know, but there could be more than we know. They could be in different groups. They could be moved around. I think you can understand, I hope everybody can understand, we’re going to be careful about what we say publicly about our efforts to get those hostages home."
Pray that Biden lets Israel finish the job and wipe out Hamas
From New York Post
Team Biden’s headline rhetoric — slamming Hamas’ barbaric attacks and backing Israel — has been excellent. Yet observers across the spectrum are already seeing reason for think Washington will go wobbly before the Israeli Defenses Forces finishes their job.
President Joe Biden has largely kept his vow, “The United States has Israel’s back,” by supporting Israel’s right to defend itself, sending two carrier strike groups to the region, warning other nations to butt out and promising to provide Jerusalem whatever it needs.
Yet even before the launch of Israel’s expected ground offensive, Biden already had hinted (several times!) at the need for restraint.
And apparently applied pressure, too.
Washington’s goal, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan noted Sunday, is to ensure “innocent Palestinians get access to . . . basic necessities and are protected from bombardment.”
Plus, Biden on Sunday warned, “It would be a mistake for Israel to occupy Gaza again,” as if Jerusalem has any desire to, though the IDF must temporarily take territory to eradicate Hamas.
And this followed his claim: “Hamas and the extreme elements of Hamas don’t represent all the Palestinian people.” Huh? All of Hamas is “extreme”; it’s dedicated to Israel’s destruction.
And a Washington Institute for Near East Policy poll last summer found an overwhelming majority (58%) of Gazans had a “somewhat” or “very” positive view of the terrorist group.
Biden has also repeatedly warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to violate the “rules of war.”
Yet Israel never targets civilians; it goes out of its way to protect them.
After giving Gazans 24 hours to evacuate, it repeatedly extended the deadline.
(Hamas, by contrast, has tried to stop evacuations — to use its own people as human shields.)
Biden & Co. know the Israeli operation they claim to back will inflict major pain on civilians in Gaza — and that forcing the IDF to show excessive “restraint” risks the operation’s failure, leaving Hamas alive to perpetrate more atrocities down the road.
Again, by the laws of war, Hamas — by using civilians as shields — bears the responsibility for Gazans’ suffering and loss of life.
The terrorists laugh at the idea of restraint: America’s leaders mustn’t get suckered into letting them use it as an added shield.
NYC mom with IDF son sells off belongings to move to Israel, which ‘needs all of us right now’
The single mom of a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces is selling off her belongings to finance a move from Queens to the Holy Land because she says “Israel needs all of us right now.”
Elana Kirschbaum, a 53-year-old former special education teacher from Forest Hills, is raising money to live in the war-torn country, scarred deeply by the Hamas massacre that claimed 1,300 lives and left 3,000 Israelis injured.
“I want to be closer to my son and I want to be with the Jewish people in Israel,” Kirschbaum told The Post from her longtime Queens home.
“In the midst of war-torn hell, I am still getting on a plane. But I need to raise money to live there – nobody’s working right now, and they’re especially not hiring teachers now since all the schools are closed.”
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