“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

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

WATCH: Captured Gazans To IDF: “We Waited For You To Free Us From This Tyranny”



 


An IDF source reportedly leaked a video to Channel 12 showing a group of stripped and bound Palestinian detainees in northern Gaza blaming Hamas for their plight.

“For 17 years, we’ve lived under tyranny,” one detainee says in the video, referencing Hamas, the governing authority in Gaza. He further explains the rationale behind their decision to stay in their homes during the military campaign: “When you arrived, we remained in our homes because we live in peace and love peace. If we were guilty of something, we would have left our homes and fled, but we live in our homes in peace.”

The man goes on to express a desperate situation faced by his community: “I swear to G-d, we waited for you to free us from this tyranny.” He describes a harrowing scenario of starvation and deprivation: “our children are hungry, our wives are begging on the street for food. Our wives have started eating scraps. Our children have died in front of our eyes due to hunger. There’s no water. I’m sick and I cannot get any medical care.”

As the detainee outlines the dire circumstances, he attributes the cause to the current governance: “You know what the situation is like in Gaza. Everything has turned upside down on us.” When a soldier asks, “Whose fault is that?” the response is unanimous among the detained Palestinians: “Because of Hamas! Because of Hamas!”



Violent “Meshichist” Bochrim Literally Destroy 770; Brawl With NYPD

 

Chaos ensued  at Chabad World Headquarters located at 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights on Monday afternoon, disrupting the davening and learning that take place there around the clock.

The trigger: A cement truck.

The truck showed up on Union Street behind Lubavitch World Headquarters with the apparent assignment to fill up an underground tunnel that ran from the main shul to the now-closed Mikvah building next door.

Bochurim, mostly from Israel and wearing ‘Meshichist’ yarmulkas and pins, responded with fury. They have been reportedly behind the digging of the tunnel, claiming it was to expand 770 visited by residents and visitors on a daily basis.

They proceeded to tear down the iconic wooden panels that wrapped the walls of the main shul. They then tore down wooden beams and used what appeared to be a hammer to break the shul’s brick wall.

The result is a very visible opening from the main shul to the tunnel. Officers of the NYPD were seen entering 770 to survey the developments but have not made arrests.

The main shul of 770 has long been the subject of a legal dispute between Agudas Chassidei Chabad / Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch and Cong. Lubavitch Inc. over who is the rightful owner of the 770-788 Eastern Parkway complex. Bochurim have long had free reign in the main shul, even violently barring some from entering.

Around two hours later the NYPD entered the Bais Medrash and made a few arrests. The crowd of meshichist bochrim responded to the NYPD with violence befitting animals in Gaza (see videos below). It’s high time that the respectable greater Lubavitcher community rise up and seize control of this Makom Kadosh. The overwhelming majority of the Chabad community are sickened by what has transpired at 770 over the years, and have remained silent far too long. Perhaps this is a wake up call to some serious action.









Monday, January 8, 2024

Chusid Makes Fun of Chassidishe Rebbes Making Havdala

 

DIN: Having been at many "tishin" where Chassidishe Rebbes made Havdala, I can tell you that he is not exaggerating one bit! 


 

Chinese Workers take off time to Daven Mincha in China

 


Jewish "Yamach Shemom'nickers" Drive Thru Manhattan in a Convey to Support Hamas

 

Someone recently commented on this blog that the Chazan Ish called a Jew, a Zionist, "Yemach Shemo" and he added that he personally heard it from someone who heard it, so based on this heter I call these Jews Yamach Shemom Ve'Zichrom'nickers!

Watch This Mall in China

 


Did Former Israeli PM Ehud Barak Have Sex With Epstein Trafficking Victim?


Published |Updated
Bruce Golding

Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre claimed to have had underage sex with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, according to court records made public on Friday.

The allegation is contained in a 2016 declaration by lawyer and former Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz, who said Barak was among several prominent men with whom Giuffre claimed to have had sex.

."She has even claimed that all of these individuals, and me, had sex with her without using a condom," he said.

Photos of Barak entering Epstein's Manhattan mansion were published after Epstein was arrested on child sex trafficking charges in 2019.

The Wall Street Journal last year reported that they had at least three dozen meetings scheduled between 2013 and 2017.

At the time of the report, Barak said, “I never participated in any party or any other improper event around [Epstein], and never met him with girls or minors, or even adult women in improper context or behavior."

The 20 Women Heroines Who Saved Lives on October 7 Honored

 


KKL-JNF on Sunday launched the “Path of Heroines” at the entrance to Ofakim Park, commemorating the courage of Israeli women who bravely saved lives during the ruthless Hamas attack on October 7.

KKL-JNF Chairwoman Yafit Ovadia Luski said, “Today, we honor the heroines, the women who fought to hold the door of the command center, the brave paramedics, the fighters, and the policewomen, the doctors and the medics who saved hundreds of lives. They did not surrender to fear, did not stop to rest, showed determination, and acted without hesitation, each with her unique strength. They are Zionist heroines living next to us, flesh and blood. We did not place a statue here. We paved a path. Because the heroism of October 7 is part of a long journey that began long before us and will continue long after us.”

ZAKA volunteer Norit Cohen, who was among the honored women, said: “Myself and my friends at ZAKA were all in the front lines and dealt with body collection. Every bloodstain, every hole in the floor told us a story of gunfire, and grenade explosions. We worked for days to collect all the bodies and findings. I see a connection between femininity, birth, resilience, and planting – to be strong and not give up, we are here to stay.”

Brigadier General Moran Tadger said: “Israeli police officers stood on the Black Saturday as a wall. 59 officers are no longer with us. I knew it was the moment to give my all. Grenade after grenade, RPG gunfire still echoing in my ears, I guarded the city of Ofakim. Here’s hoping we will know days of peace and security in our land.”

Tali Haddad said: “My son Itamar went out and fought because he knew that it was the goal to protect his home and his land, Israel. He took his weapon and went out to the sounds of gunfire. He went out with the weapon, and I followed him. He’s my son after all. We heard a big battle and saw a procession of terrorists marching. I saw wounded and dead, and I decided to run, bring the car from home, and evacuate the wounded. The first casualty was my Itamar. I took him and told him: Mom is not coming with you to the hospital, I’m going back to pick up more wounded, and you will be a hero. That’s how I collected 12 more casualties. Itamar took four bullets, but he got off the stretcher. Am Yisrael Chai.”

Terror from Chareidie Extremists in Ramat Bet Shemesh Alef Out of Control, With Rabbis Silent

*Beit Shemesh News*

Terror in RBS A: extremists set fire to the cellular store, causing great damage to the nearby residential buildings and stores

In the very early hours of Sunday morning, extremists committed arson in the RBS A Mercaz against the cellular store they've been continuously vandalizing.
The cellular store was completely destroyed, and nearby stores sustained heavy damage, as well. Residents of the building had to clear out and the fire department was called.

Many stores did not open their doors yesterday due to the damage, not to mention the awful smell and smoke that stuck to the area.

The police have detained a 15-year-old suspect and the investigation continues.

The Likud faction, Deputy Mayor *Rena Hollander* and mayoral candidate *Shmuel Greenberg* have strongly condemned the arson.


 *Beit Shemesh News*


The arson is not nearly the first event of its kind. The extremists have been terrorizing the neighborhoods for years, and we can recall dozens of incidents only from the past year:

*Two weeks of demonstrations in RBS B -* December 2022-January 2023. Due to an arrest, dozens of protests take place in RBS B, including blocking the central traffic routes.

*Demonstrations against an RBS A resident -* January-February. Extremists protest against a resident of RBS A that was connected to the IDF. During one such protest, a resident is attacked and breaks his leg.

*Attacking a police car -* March. A police car that came to pick up a lost child in RBS B is brutally attacked.

*Protesting against a store -* April. Demonstrations take place against Challat HaBayit after the store didn't give in to their demands.

*Flag marches and demonstrations -* April. The extremists challenge the flags put up in RBS D, remove them and cause several tumultuous days in the neighborhood.

*Basketball court vandalism -* June. Extremists destroy a basketball court in RBS D.

*Disrupting activities in RBS H -* July. Extremists demonstrate against activities held for children by the Iriya in Neve Shamir.

*Violent protest -* August. The extremists try to prevent an autopsy on a woman who died in her home and vandalize several police cars.

*Assault in RBS B -* August. Extremists demonstrate against a tour of schools in RBS B and vandalize the Mayor's vehicle.

*Arson -* December-January. After many protests against the cellular store in RBS A, two extremists break in and vandalize it, and two weeks later, the store is completely incinerated.

Leftist from Kibbutz Be'eri: 'We need to remove All Gazans from Gaza'

 

Avida Becher of Kibbutz Be'eri, whose wife Dana and son Carmel were murdered in the October 7 massacre, on Monday called to increase the intensity of the fighting in Gaza.

Becher, a left-wing Israeli, told 103 FM Radio, "I am digesting what has happened, I miss [them] every day, and moving forward. I am going back to Be'eri - in another hour, I am driving there. Right now they are harvesting potatoes."

When asked if he feels safe there again, Becher responded, "I think that in the end we need to remove all of them [from] there. I think that so long as there are people there, I'm a little disappointed. There is no doubt that the army is doing amazing work, but still, you go to Be'eri, beside Kfar Aza, and you look to the right towards Shejaiya, there are still a a lot of homes standing there."

"When you walk around in Be'eri, you still see many homes standing. So long as we move forwards and flatten everything, the feeling of security will improve. If we leave even one or two people there, in another two months we'll see more rockets."

When asked what Israel should do with the Gazans, Becher said, "Get them out of there - or erase them from there. Clean out the entire Gaza Strip. Don't leave a single person there."

"Everyone is focused on three people: [Ismail] Haniyeh, [Mohammed] Deif, and [Yahya] Sinwar. I think that the issue is not there, I think that the problem is a lot bigger than three people. Apparently, in another few years we'll have another operation this large, because there's no end to it. As long as there are people there in Gaza, there won't be an end to this."