“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

Monday, August 26, 2024

Kamala' Staff Has a 92% Turnover Rate Raises Questions About Her Leadership Style

 

Kamala Harris has faced growing scrutiny over the high turnover rate among her staff, leading many to question the authenticity of her public persona and leadership style. Since taking office in January 2021, Harris has seen a staggering 92% turnover among her staff, with only 4 out of her original 47 hires remaining.

This alarming rate of staff departures has fueled speculation about the work environment in the Vice President’s office. Critics argue that the “Joy!” campaign, which has been a significant part of Harris’ public image, might not reflect the reality behind closed doors.

Reports from her time as Attorney General of California have resurfaced, painting a picture of a demanding and, at times, authoritarian leadership style. According to Terry McAteer, the father of a former intern, Harris required her staff to stand every morning when she entered the office and address her as “General.”

“Good morning, General,” they were reportedly forced to say, as per McAteer’s account. He further alleged that his son, Gregory McAteer, who interned for Harris, was instructed never to look Harris in the eye or address her directly, as this “privilege” was reserved for senior staff members only.

“Gregory was also given instructions to never address Harris nor look her in the eye as that privilege was only allowed to senior staff members,” McAteer stated.

Sunday, August 25, 2024

'If we stayed in Gaza, Oct. 7 wouldn't have happened,' says general who led evacuation

 

Even when he commanded the evacuation of Gush Katif, retired Major-General Gershon Hacohen felt it was a mistake. But even in his darkest predictions, he could not have imagined the massacre on October 7.


 In a recent interview, Hacohen claimed that October 7 was made possible because it evacuated the Jewish communities in the Gaza Strip.

Nineteen years after Israel's departure from the Strip, he reflects on the mindset that led to the disaster, the failure of military commanders, the responsibility of the political echelon, the increasing Iranian threat, and the future.

Iran’s leader's pledge of ‘revenge’ against Israel shortly before planned Hezbollah attack ..Israel pre-empted him!


 Last night, Major General Hossein Salami, commander in chief of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), reiterated Tehran’s pledge to retaliate against Israel for the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Iranian soil.

“You will hear good news about revenge, God willing,” Salami said last night during an inspection of a border crossing between Iran and Iraq, as thousands of Shiite pilgrims made their way to the Iraqi city of Karbala for the Arbaeen pilgrimage. A group of pilgrims encircled the commander chanting “Death to Israel,” the Iranian news agency IRNA reports.

According to US officials who spoke with The Washington Post last week, Iran may have been convinced to delay a direct attack on Israel, deterred by an enormous US military buildup in the region, but was encouraging Hezbollah to launch a strike.

Last night, some 100 IAF fighter jets conducted a preemptive strike against thousands of Hezbollah rocket launchers, as the Lebanese terror group was about to launch its response to the killing of its military commander Fuad Shukr in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut last month. Hezbollah claimed it fired over 320 rockets and drones at northern Israel.

Fearless Gedoilei Hador Launch Massive "Kol Korah" Campaign to Back Ben-Gvir's Ascention to Har Habayis

Chareidim think that they have the correct mesorah, and that they have the monopoly on "gedoilim" and halacha! 

Nothing could be further than the truth! 
There are hundreds of Gedoilim who are very well respected and who have knowledge of Kol Ha'Torah Kulah, but are very humble and try to stay out of the limelight! 

They finally had enough, and started a massive campaign to disabuse the "oilim goilim" of their brainwashed understanding of the Halachos of going up to the Har Habayis! 

All Israeli frum Hebrew printed media were swamped with full-page ads (see below) praising the courage of Ben-Gvir to ascend to the Har Habyis, and stating the fact that he is backed by Gedoilei Yisrael! 
Of course the Charedie Loshon Hara newspapers like Yated, Hapeles, Hamodia refused to carry the Kol Koras! 
However Hebrew Newspapers like
 "עולם קטן,שבתון,שביעי,קרוב אליך,נופשים, מצב הרוח,
גילו דעת,
 all carried and featured the full page Kol Korah!



Of course every frum Jew should consult with his own rabbi, but know that Ben Gvir has his rabbanim and poiskim and he consulted with them! 

Most Chareidie Gedoilim have no clue where one can go or can't go on the Har Habayis they just sign because others have signed, and some are outright "ama-ratzim!"

The latest Kol Koras against Ben-Gvir's ascension was all political!

 The Gedoilim don't really care if Ben-Gvir is over "safek karos" by going up! Is there ONE Chareidie Torah leader who cares about Ben-Gvir's neshama? One? 
No one cares, Ben-Gvir has been going up every month for years, why the sudden barrage of condemnations?

Votes!!!!! again ... Votes! 

All the gedoilim that signed that Kol Korah against him in the Yated, are affiliated and head Chareidie parties!
 Ben-Gvir's party is getting stronger every day and is taking votes from Chareidie parties, making them weaker and weaker. 
So they teamed up with Lapid and other leftists to make Ben-Gvir into a crazed rightest fanatic! 
What does Ben-Gvir really want?
He wants security! He wants a Jew to be able to pray anywhere he wants in his own country! He wants to expand Jewish settlements in Eretz Yisrael..... this makes him a crazed fanatic?  

Finally Gedoilim with brains are fed up with these Chareidie leaders and are fighting back and openly supporting Ben-Gvir! 

The Chazon Ish Used a Jew as a Shabbos Goy for years and even Sold him the Chametz!

The Touro "Tzaddik" Mendy Kiwak Will Continue Teaching Even though He keeps Feeling Up Married Women! !

Mendy Kiwak and his "Shvigger" Faye Walkernfeld



 A Touro University adjunct professor who was charged with sexually abusing a patient is scheduled to return to the classroom next month and, bizarrely, teach a class on ethics, The Post has learned.

An online schedule of classes listed Menachem “Mendy” Kiwak as the instructor of two fall courses on “Professional, Legal & Ethical Issues in Counseling” — one online and one at an unspecified “offsite” location.

“It’s an absolute travesty,” said a fellow Touro professor. “I am surprised that Touro is allowing him to continue teaching given the nature of the charges.”

Kiwak was charged in May with sexual abuse, harassment and forcible touching.

He pleaded not guilty. He was allowed to finish out the school year, sources said.

The colleague said Touro officials have never addressed the scandal with students or faculty — and suggested that Kiwak is protected by his mother-in-law, Faye Walkenfeld, who chairs the behavioral sciences department in which Kiwak works.

“I have no doubt that if his mother-in-law wasn’t a big shot in the college, he would have been gone by now,” said the prof, who requested anonymity out of fear of retaliation.

A few months before Kiwak’s arrest, the accuser’s advocate informed Walkenfeld of her allegations as well as complaints by female students that he used sex slang and profanity and discussed porn in classes, and once argued there is no such thing as marital rape. 

The alleged sex-abuse victim, who had no connection to Touro, first sought private counseling from Kiwak because she was the victim of sexual assault.

She accuses him of coercing her into having sex with him several times.

The Post obtained a recording of Kiwak speaking with the woman and her husband.

At one point, Kiwak seemingly apologizes for the sexual contact.

“I’m sorry that I took advantage and that I’m hurting, that I’ve hurt you. I know you’re angry and that you’re pissed at me. But I promise you, it’s the worst I’ve ever fallen in my life. In my life.”

After The Post’s inquiry to Touro on Friday morning, spokesman Jordan Isenstadt said Kiwak “is not scheduled to work this semester” and remains on “administrative leave.” 

However, a check of Touro’s class schedule late Friday showed Kiwak still listed as the instructor of the same online course for 20 students –19 already registered — on Mondays from 5 pm to 7:40.

Asked to clarify whether Kiwak is permitted to work in the upcoming semester and teach online, Isenstadt did not respond.

Kiwak’s lawyer declined to comment.

Kiwak holds a mental health counseling license in New York and a professional counselor license as a marriage and family therapist in New Jersey. 

The sexual-abuse victim filed a complaint against Kiwak with the New York State Office of Professional Discipline, which investigates complaints alleging sexual misconduct.

A finding of misconduct can result in disciplinary action, including fines, suspension or license revocation.

Russia Sentences 5 Pro-Hamas Protesters Up to 9 Years in Prison

A Russian court has handed down prison sentences ranging from six to nine years to five individuals involved in an anti-Israel riot at Makhachkala airport in the southern region of Dagestan.

The riot, which occurred on October 29, saw hundreds of protesters storm the airport’s runway in an attempt to encircle a plane that had arrived from Israel. The incident took place amid heightened tensions worldwide as Israel launched its military campaign in Gaza in response to Hamas’s deadly attack on October 7.

The court found four men guilty of “participating in mass riots” and sentenced them to more than six years in prison. A fifth defendant received a nine-year sentence for the same charge, as well as using “violence against law enforcement officers.”

According to the court, the defendants “broke down the doors of the terminal and entered the tarmac, completely blocking the airport’s operation” while searching for passengers from a Tel Aviv flight.

Over 1,500 people participated in the riot, with 136 identified by authorities. Dozens of protesters had already received lighter sentences, including detention of up to 10 days, for their involvement in the riot.

Taliban Follows Shulchan Aruch and bans the sound of women's voices singing because "Koil Isha Erveh"" Also Taking on Gerer "takonis"

 

The Taliban have passed a new law banning Afghan women from reading and singing in public, as part of the government’s ‘vice prevention’ strategy. 

The laws, which were issued last Wednesday, are part of a strict new set of ‘vice and virtue legislation’, which was approved by supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada.

They cover aspects of everyday life like public transportation, music, shaving and celebrations. 

Article 13 specifically relates to women, making it mandatory for females to veil their body at all times in public while emphasising that a face covering is essential to avoid temptation as well as tempting others. It also states that clothing should not be thin, tight or short.

In addition, women are now forbidden from singing, reciting, or reading aloud in public, since the female voice is considered too intimate.

They are also banned from looking at men they are not related to by blood or marriage and vice versa.

Women are also told to cover themselves in front of non-Muslim males and females to avoid being corrupted. 

‘Inshallah we assure you that this Islamic law will be of great help in the promotion of virtue and the elimination of vice,’ said ministry spokesman Maulvi Abdul Ghafar Farooq.

The ministry for the ‘propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice’ was set up when the Taliban seized power in 2021, making this recent set of laws the first formal declaration of vice and virtue laws in Afghanistan under Taliban rule.

The laws make it easier for authorities to regulate conduct and enforce arrests and punishments where they deem necessary.

Among the other restrictions imposed by the law are the ban on the publication of images of living beings, the playing of music and the transportation of solo female travelers.

Only last month, a UN report said the ministry was contributing to a climate of fear and intimidation among Afghans.

‘Given the multiple issues outlined in the report, the position expressed by the de facto authorities that this oversight will be increasing and expanding gives cause for significant concern for all Afghans, especially women and girls,’ said Fiona Frazer, the head of the human rights service at the U.N. mission in Afghanistan.


IDF launches preventative attack against Hezbollah... Ben Gurion Airport Closed!!!!

 

Israeli Air Force fighter jets are currently striking targets belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization that posed an imminent threat to the citizens of the State of Israel, IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari said early Sunday morning.

Following the strikes, and in accordance with the IDF Home Front Command’s situational assessment, life-saving guidelines for the public in certain areas of Israel will be published.

As part of the latest assessment of the situation, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant declared a special situation in the home front throughout the country.

The declaration of the state of emergency will allow the IDF to set special instructions for the population, limit gatherings and close sites in relevant areas.

“A short while ago, the IDF identified the Hezbollah terrorist organization preparing to fire missiles and rockets toward Israeli territory,” said Hagari.

“‌‏In a self-defense act to remove these threats, the IDF is striking terror targets in Lebanon, from which Hezbollah was planning to launch their attacks on Israeli civilians. ‌‏This follows more than 6,700 rockets, missiles, and explosive UAVs fired by Hezbollah at Israeli families, homes, and communities since October 8th.”

“Hezbollah will soon fire rockets, and possibly missiles and UAVs, towards Israeli territory. ‌‏We will shortly update the Home Front Command Defensive guidelines for those in Israel,” continued the IDF Spokesperson.

“‌‏From right next to the homes of Lebanese civilians in the South of Lebanon, we can see that Hezbollah is preparing to launch an extensive attack on Israel, while endangering the Lebanese civilians. ‌‏We warn the civilians located in the areas where Hezbollah is operating, to move out of harm's way immediately for their own safety,” he stated.

“Hezbollah’s ongoing aggression risks dragging the people of Lebanon, the people of Israel- and the whole region- into a wider escalation. ‌‏Israel will not tolerate Hezbollah’s attacks on our civilians,” Hagari made clear.

“‌‏We are operating in self defense from Hezbollah - and any other enemy that joins in their attacks against us- and we are ready to do everything we need to defend the people of Israel."

The preventive action against Hezbollah was approved in discussions that took place overnight. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant are in the Kirya base in Tel Aviv. The security cabinet will convene on Sunday morning at 7:00 a.m.

Sources in Lebanon reported that about 40 targets were attacked by the IDF.

In the meantime, sirens were sounded in a number of towns in the Upper Galilee. Several explosions were detected, there were no injuries.

Following the IDF's announcement, residents of the conflict line and towns in the Golan were asked to stay close to shelters.

The Israel Airports Authority stated, "Due to the security situation, the departures this morning from Ben Gurion Airport will be delayed, and will not take off in the next few hours. Flights en route to Ben Gurion Airport will be directed to alternative airports in the region. It is recommended that the traveling public keep up to date with the various airlines on changes in schedules."

The Magen David Adom spokesperson announced that "following the security situation and after an assessment of the situation tonight by MDA CEO Eli Bin, Magen David Adom has raised its alertness level and is on peak preparedness all around the country."