“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 2, 2024
Chareidie Bnei-Brak Mob Instigated by the Litvishe "gedoilim" Attempted to Lynch Rabbi Leibel and his Family!
Mob Attacks Rabbi's House
כצפוי, מגזרת נציגי הציבור החרדים שום גינוי לא נשמע. גם הפעם - כבעבר, מי שגינה הראשון את מקרה היה דווקא מוטי לייטנר, משנה לראש העיר בית שמש שאמר: "ציבור שמחנך לכבד תלמידי חכמים וגדל על כבוד לגדולי תורה מסתער ומנסה לפרוץ לביתו של גדול בישראל. מה היו החוליגנים מבצעים אחרי פריצה לביתו? רוצחים את הרב ובני ביתו נפש? מתברר שלהסתה מופרעת נגד הרב יש השלכות מסוכנות. הטירוף הזה חייב להיעצר עכשיו, לפני שחלילה יתרחש אסון".
Gerer Rebbe Doesn't Believe That "Torah Shields and Protects" as they Close Yeshivas in the North!
In the Gur Hasidic community, preparations are underway:
This afternoon, a decision was made to close the yeshivas in Haztor HaGlilit, northern Israel, (all ages), and the students will move to study in Jerusalem until further notice
Urgent Call on BBC: Investigate the antisemitism at the network
More than 200 people from Britain's TV and film industry have called for an urgent investigation into allegations of antisemitism at the BBC, according to a report in The Independent on Thursday.
Fulwell 73 managing partner Leo Pearlman, who was an executive producer on the 2021 musical film “Cinderella”, former BBC One controller turned Telegraph columnist Danny Cohen, and former ITV executive Claudia Rosencrantz are among those who signed a letter to members of the BBC Board, the report said.
The letter says that “208 BBC staff, contractors, suppliers and contributors from across the television and film industries, the majority of whom are Jewish,” are in “anguish and disbelief” that previous complaints about coverage and social media breaches amid the Israel-Hamas war have not been dealt with.
“We all work in the film and broadcast industries. But we are also members of the wider British Jewish community and can vouch with certainty that there is a loss of faith in the BBC within our community and a widespread opinion that, when it comes to racism and discrimination at the BBC, ‘Jews don’t count,’” the letter says.
“By contrast, we are certain that were similar incidents to occur at the expense of any other minority, the BBC would show zero tolerance. And with this volume of incidents as documented in our three attachments, they would certainly be worried they might have a serious, institutional racism problem,” it adds, according to The Independent.
“We write to you today to request an urgent formal investigation by the BBC Board into systemic problems of antisemitism and bias at the BBC, alongside senior management’s demonstrable failure to properly address the issue.”
The BBC has repeatedly been criticized for the blatant anti-Israel bias in its reporting and this criticism has increased since Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel and the war in Gaza which followed.
In November, the corporation published an apology after falsely claiming that IDF troops were targeting medical teams in battles in and around the Shifa Hospital in Gaza.
Before that, the BBC falsely accused Israel of being responsible for an explosion at a hospital in Gaza, which the IDF proved was caused by an Islamic Jihad rocket.
The network later acknowledged that “it was false to speculate” on the explosion.
In wake of the criticism, BBC Chair Samir Shah said in December that he intends to review the corporation’s reporting guidelines on the Israel–Hamas war.
More recently, the BBC apologized after one of its senior presenters suggested that Tel Aviv, not Jerusalem, was Israel’s capital.
Thursday’s letter references previous documents, which were sent to BBC chairman Samir Shah in July, in which the group claims there have been multiple breaches of the BBC’s social media guidelines.
Turkish Media Outlets Fall For Israeli Joke, Claim Haniyah’s Assassin Was ‘Amit Nakesh’
Several Turkish media outlets fell for a joke on Israeli media and started claiming that Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh’s assassin was an Israeli agent.
While it is not yet clear how and when Haniyeh was assassinated, Haber Global reported that Mossad agent “Amit Nakesh” assassinated Haniyeh.
The report was later erased after the channel understood that the name was a play on the Hebrew word “hamitnakesh,” which means “the assassin.” Israelis often drop initial “h” sounds; thus, the word “hamitnakesh” is most often pronounced “amitnakesh.” As “Amit” is a popular Israeli name, “amitnakesh” could be split into “Amit Nakesh.”
The Akdeniz Gerçek newspaper went as far as writing a profile for Amit Nakesh, claiming him to be a veteran Mossad agent who formerly served in other Israeli security bodies.
A smaller media outlet, Usak Olay, which also reported on the “identity” of the assassin, wrote that even though Amit Nakesh is a veteran of the Israeli security bodies, it may be that he is an Israeli of Indian origin.
The report added that “security experts are closely examining Amit Nakesh’s role and involvement in the murder of Ismail Haniyeh.”
In May, following the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, jokes circulated on social media claiming that the crash was intentionally caused by an Israeli agent named Eli Copter.
Israelis usually use the word “masok” for helicopters, but they pronounce the word “helicopter” as “elicopter” due to commonly dropping the initial “h” sound, and thus jokes emerged “naming” the individual who supposedly caused the crash as “Eli Copter.”
Some, however believed Eli Copter to be the name of a Mossad agent, and blamed Israel for the crash.
Investigations have shown that the crash was not intentional or part of a larger plot.
Rabbi Denied Bail Over Illegal ‘Brit Milah’ in Ireland
A London-based rabbi accused of traveling to Ireland to conduct an illegal circumcision on a young child has been denied bail.
Jonathan Abraham, 47, was detained in Dublin on Tuesday and is charged with performing a circumcision on a child without being a registered medical practitioner, at an address in Dublin 15.
The father of ten appeared before Judge Michael Connellan at Dublin District Court on Thursday.
Detective Garda Megan Furey testified that Mr. Abraham “made no reply” when charged at Blanchardstown Garda station.
Bail was opposed due to the seriousness of the charges.
The detective explained that the offence, under the Medical Practitioners Act 2007, could lead to a maximum fine of €130,000 and five years in prison.
Detective Garda Furey stated there was substantial evidence supporting the charge. Gardaí entered the Dublin 15 address shortly after 1 pm on Tuesday with the homeowners’ permission.
The detective reported that they found the accused “dressed in a white robe, a doctor’s-style coat, with blue gloves and a scalpel in his hand.”
The court heard that the room had a table with a changing pad, scissors, and other medical supplies.
“Gardaí also saw a very young child on the changing pad, naked,” she said, adding that they discovered a circumcision had already been performed on another child at the location.
The detective told the court that a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), and “it is expected that multiple further charges will follow.”
Expressing concerns about a “significant flight risk,” she noted that the accused flew into Ireland on July 30th around noon and had a return flight booked for that evening. She added that he had no ties to the jurisdiction, no property, assets, or dependents in the country.
She described him as a man of means with a strong incentive to flee and avoid prosecution.
During cross-examination by defense solicitor Tertius Van Eeden, she agreed that if the DPP decided the case should remain in the District Court, the penalties would be much lower: a maximum of six months imprisonment and a fine of up to €5,000.
He suggested that she had omitted this information during her bail objections and was overly eager in assuming the case would go to a higher court, but she did not accept this.
Later, the detective acknowledged that the accused had not claimed to be a doctor and accepted that he was a rabbi.
The garda detective stated he had not provided any information about his training and used the name Rabbi Y. Abraham. The solicitor clarified that Y stood for Yoni, Hebrew for Jonathan.
The solicitor said his client was a member of the Initiation Society, which oversees Jewish circumcisions.
Mr. Van Eeden added that his client, who did not speak in court, was registered as a Mohel, the Hebrew term for someone qualified to perform circumcisions.
The detective admitted being informed of this and said inquiries were still ongoing.
When asked if she had researched this on Google, she said she only learned this around 8 pm on Wednesday.
Pleading for bail, Mr. Van Eeden highlighted that the Initiation Society was the oldest Anglo-Jewish organization, founded in 1745. As a Mohel, he had been performing circumcisions for over 13 years and was fully trained to do so medically and ethically.
The solicitor argued that within the Jewish community, only a Mohel could perform such procedures, and he was insured to do so.
Mr. Van Eeden claimed that if his client had performed the same procedures in England, they would have been completely legal.
However, the judge noted that this was a different jurisdiction.
The solicitor emphasized that these were merely allegations and his client had no prior convictions and was presumed innocent.
The court heard that Mr. Abraham was the primary breadwinner for his family and also received state benefits while his wife worked part-time tutoring children with learning difficulties.
The solicitor mentioned that his client could face a lengthy period in custody, with the trial venue not yet confirmed.
He offered a €5,000 independent surety and assured that Mr. Abraham would comply with conditions not to perform such procedures in Ireland.
Judge Connellan denied bail due to the seriousness of the case, the flight risk, and the strong evidence. Legal aid was granted to the accused, who was remanded in custody awaiting directions from the DPP. Mr. Abraham has yet to enter a plea and will appear again on August 6th at Cloverhill District Court.