“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
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Kamala Pushing Biden to be More Anti-Israel
How do we have two people, holding the highest levels of government, that are completely incoherent? Neither one can make a complete or intelligent statement.
In Kamala’s Jihad, I noted her long history of collaborating with Islamists and her pressure campaign on Biden to take more of an anti-Israel stance.
After the Islamic mass murders of over 1,000 Israelis, Kamala returned to pushing “Islamophobia”. In the speech that he delivered three days after the massacres, she urged Biden to include a line about “Islamophobia”… next month in November, she unveiled a push to fight “Islamophobia”, not antisemitism. It was Kamala who pressed Biden to be more open to Islamist groups and their complaints, driving him to profusely apologize for questioning the civilian casualty numbers coming out of Hamas.
In Dubai, Kamala claimed that, “too many innocent Palestinians have been killed. Frankly, the scale of civilian suffering and the images and videos coming from Gaza are devastating.”
A Politico report described how “a person close to the vice president’s office said she believes the United States should be ‘tougher’ on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.”
Now there’s another Politico report, this one frankly anti-Israel, and it once again notes Kamala’s behavior.
"Sicko" Blinken Gives "Musser" to Israel "Israel cannot use Oct. 7 as ‘license to dehumanize others,’ "
In a stinging rebuke of Jerusalem’s prosecution of its war against Hamas in Gaza, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday warned Israel that it does not have “a license to dehumanize others.”
“Israelis were dehumanized in the most horrific way on October 7, ”said Blinken in prepared remarks at a Tel Aviv press conference. “The hostages have been dehumanized every day since. But that cannot be a license to dehumanize others.”
The White House has not hidden its dissatisfaction with Israel over civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip and the humanitarian situation there throughout the war, but Wednesday’s critique was the harshest to date.
Breaking News: Biden & Blinken's Focus On "Violent Settlers" Taken Right Off Pro-Palestinian NGOs
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT INVESTIGATIVE REPORT:
— David M Friedman (@DavidM_Friedman) February 7, 2024
Confirming my suspicions, this reporting confirms that Biden’s focus upon alleged “violent settlers” was literally lifted off of pro-Palestinian NGO reports. /1 https://t.co/IGvqD4cigJ
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Blink'crap Demands to Meet Privately with IDF Chief Halevi Without the Prime Minister in an Effort To Bring Down the Government
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has issued an unusual, not to say insulting request to the Netanyahu cabinet, in anticipation of his upcoming visit to Israel this week:
Based on exclusive information obtained by Israel Hayom, Blinken requested a private briefing session with IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, excluding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and the rest of the cabinet ministers.
The upside was that Israel Hayom has learned that the Prime Minister’s office rejected Blinken’s request, probably owing to the fact that Israel may be on its way to becoming a banana republic, but is still a few apples short. And so, Blinken’s security briefing will adhere to the format of previous visits, likely in the context of a broader meeting with the War Cabinet – which is almost as outrageous given that this is war and Blinken is not an Israeli official.
Blinken, who opened his current tour of the Middle East in Saudi Arabia (Saudis: No Palestinian State No Normalization), is expected to leave Cairo for Qatar, and from there fly to Israel close to the weekend.
In addition to the Secretary’s insulting demand, it appears that the Biden administration is on a war path against Netanyahu, determined to force the embattled PM to stop the fighting in Gaza and submit to Palestinian Statehood.
As we reported earlier today (US Restricts Visas to Spyware Makers, Lumping Israeli Hi-Tech with ‘Violent Settlers’), the administration’s attacks are intended to destroy Israel’s ability to trade in specialized hi-tech in the US and consequently severely damage the Israeli economy, while going after the national-religious population in Judea and Samaria, all as part of an effort to bring down Netanyahu.
Vote for Mazi Pilip in the Long Island special election
The bare facts say the special congressional election on Long Island pits Democratic nominee Tom Suozzi against Republican nominee Mazi Pilip.
In truth, the election is a mini national referendum on Joe Biden’s presidency and the Democratic Party.
Look at it this way: If you think it was a great idea to throw open the southern border and admit millions of unvetted foreigners, that Bidenomics is a cure for the economy, that crime in New York is under control and that America remains an unrivaled superpower, stick with the devil you know and vote for Suozzi.
If, on the other hand, you think the national culture is collapsing and the country is going to hell in a handbasket largely because Democrats in City Hall, Albany and Washington have gone way too far left, then Pilip is your clear choice.
She would be mine if I lived in New York’s 3rd Congressional District, which is centered on Nassau County and includes parts of Queens. Election day is Tuesday, but early voting has started.
Both parties recognize the stakes and are pouring millions into the race. Suozzi’s backers reportedly booked nearly $10 million in TV ad buys, about twice what Republicans are spending on Pilip.
Making a choice based primarily on party affiliation is not my usual approach, but this face-off is special in more ways than one.
House in the balance
Hostage Deal May Not Be Permitted By Halacha
Rabbi Chaim Eideles, a popular charedi rabbi who is currently the rabbi of North Tel Aviv and conducts daily radio programs on halachic matters, referred to the possibility of a hostage exchange deal and said that it might not be permitted by Halacha.
When the Halacha discusses freeing captives for more than their value- the subject is monetary. Here however we are talking of freeing terrorists who will threaten the lives of Jews and therefore the matter is very different,” Rabbi Eideles told the Kol Chai radio station.
“We have a rule that we don’t prefer one life to that of another. We saw in previous deals that the terrorists freed returned to their terrorist activities. Who is more paradigmatic than Hamas leader Sinwar who was already in Israeli jail and was released in a hostage deal to go back to his ways and lead terrorists.”
Rabbi Ovadia zts’l wrote a comprehensive Teshuva about the Entebbe operation in halacha. The kidnappers demanded the release of 40 terrorists and Rabbi Ovadia said that if releasing terrorists doesn’t directly cause murder, they can be released to save those in mortal danger. Yet it is clear that now, with terrorists declaring that they will return to terror- we can’t make such deals.”
Rabbi Eideles, who is married to Rabbi Aryeh Levin’s descendant and runs the Ish Tzadik Haya charity organization, says that unity has a different meaning after October 7th.
“Once they asked Rabbi Aryeh Levin how he can accept everyone, and he answered ‘I just listen to them’. That's the secret. People in Tel Aviv who didn’t want to say hello to us before now understand that we are one nation and must live here in harmony.”

