Iranian plot to abduct Israeli journalist foiled

 

Babak Itzhaki

The Iranian opposition news website IranWire reports that the IRGC planned to kidnap the Israeli correspondent for Iran International Babak Itzhaki.

According to the report, Iran tried to use Mohammad Hawashmazada, a former political prisoner currently held in Armenia, to lure Babak and another journalist to the city of Van in Turkey, from where they were to be taken to Tehran. The plan failed due to the refusal of Hawashmazada and his cellmate to cooperate due to their personal connection to Babak.

Babak told Kan: "Iran International is the free voice of independent news in Iran, and for over seven years, my colleagues and I have been reporting the truth of what is happening in Israel to the Iranian people without censorship. This, of course, greatly angers the Iranian regime, which does not want the people to know the truth."

"Neither threats nor acts of terror will stop our revelation of the truth,' Babak stressed, adding that he is an Israeli citizen and trusts Israel's security agencies to protect him and the free press in Israel. "Threats against me are threats against all journalists who uphold free journalism, and I expect all journalistic organizations to issue a statement condemning attacks and threats by the Iranian regime against journalists," he concluded.

Is this guy really a "Tzaddik" or is he an "Evil Rasha" ..Who Hasn’t Seen Human Face In 40 Years Makes Appearance At Son’s Wedding

 

A video has surfaced featuring a man, his face entirely covered, reportedly attending the wedding of his son, Yaakov Amrani. The man is alleged to have lived in a stunning form of isolation, without having seen a single human face, for the past 40 years! Details about his identity and background remain unknown.

It’s also worth noting that Israel often sees the emergence of tzadikim whose backgrounds are not widely known.

Haniyeh Assassination in Tehran Nearly Foiled by Broken AC Unit

Israel waited until after the inauguration of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to carry out the assassination of former Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, according to Channel 12, which revealed new details of the operation. Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed Israel’s involvement last week.

Haniyeh was killed in his guest house by a remotely detonated bomb during his visit to Tehran for the July inauguration. The operation, months in the making, nearly failed when an air conditioner in Haniyeh’s room malfunctioned in the middle of the night. Haniyeh left the room to wait for repairs, sparking fears that he might avoid the bomb if he switched rooms. However, the air conditioner was quickly fixed, and Haniyeh returned to his room, where the bomb was detonated around 1:30 a.m.

After Haniyeh’s death, Yahya Sinwar, previously Hamas’s military chief, succeeded him as the group’s political leader. Sinwar’s leadership ended when he was killed in Rafah, Gaza, in October.

 

Chareidei Hypocrites Say Hallel in Memory of the Hellenized State, Yet Say "Tachnun" on the Anniversary miracle of the establishment of the Jewish state in our time.

 

The article below was printed in Hebrew in the Hebrew Newsletter "Matzav Haruach," I translated this into English! The original article in Hebrew can be seen on their website!

by  Menachem Rahat

The people of Israel, and the Chareidim among them, say Hallel and thanksgiving, in memory of the Hellenized Jewish state, which existed here 2,000 years ago, but refuse to acknowledge the good that the Creator of the world influenced us in the miracle of the establishment of the Jewish state of our time.

1. Of the two leading miracles in the story of the days of Chanukah, the miracle of victory in the war and the miracle of finding the jug of oil and relighting the Menorah of the Temple (and there are two other miracles that we mentioned last week: the return of the kingdom to Israel and the establishment of a Jewish state), which of the two preceded chronologically?

A study of the Jewish and general historical sources makes it clear that the tradition of the story of the miracle of victory is older.

In the ancient sources, only the miracle of victory is mentioned. 

This is the case in the books of the Maccabees and in the writings of Josephus, and so in the prayer for the miracles that we say in the prayers of the days of Chanukah and in the blessings of food: "For the miracles, and for the chapters, and for the mighty, and for the salvation, and for the wars that You made for our forefathers in those days at this time."

 Not a word about the miracle of the jug of oil.

Later on, too, in reference to the purification of the Temple, there is no mention of the miracle of the jug of oil:

 "And afterwards [i.e., after the military victory], they lit candles in Your holy courtyards and established these eight days of Chanukah." All the miracles followed the miracle of the military victory that gave rise to the purification of the Temple, the lighting of the menorah and the establishment of the only Jewish state between the First and Second Temples.

Eida Hachreidis Issues Prohibition to Leave Israel Even to Daven on "Kivrei Tzadikim"

 

The Jerusalem ultra-Orthodox community, which is considered the extreme right-wing marker that most of the ultra-Orthodox public usually follows, imposed a complete ban on young people traveling to the Kivrei Tzaddikim abroad, following the serious car accident in Morocco, in which five young ultra-Orthodox men from the Breslov community in Safed were killed, after their car crashed into a deep abyss.

Under the headline 'Death Rose at our Window,' the Beit Din Tzedek (Badatz) of the ultra-Orthodox community ruled that "in light of the horrific multitude of disasters in recent years in a frightening manner, involving young people traveling abroad alone, prostrating themselves on the graves of the righteous, as well as for the purpose of a trip and the like, we have therefore come to fence off and establish important regulations to save souls from death and to prevent the tears of widows and the cry of orphans that come to us, and to fulfill the religious commandment of our holy Torah, 'Thou shalt not stand on the blood of thy neighbor.'"

The Badatz emphasizes that the travel of young people will take place only for the purpose of a mitzvah, or also to "regain their strength," but only with the permission of a rabbi, each trip on its own merit, or in organized travel, and in any case, at least one person under the age of 40 will have to be among the passengers.

The Badatz further notes that "since most disasters are caused by disorientation in the foreign country, and the large number of travel hours, it is necessary to change the driver of the car every two hours, or to stop for rest, and for trips that last more than ten hours, it is mandatory to hire a local driver who is well versed in all the road conditions."

The Badatz emphasizes that "it is strictly and terribly forbidden to disregard or take lightly the laws of travel, both in terms of speed and in compliance with all other driving rules. And all the more so that it is forbidden to act under the influence of alcohol or smoking drugs, and it is important as a real bloodshed."

The Badatz notes that non-compliance with all these rules on the part of the traveler abroad, "enters into serious concerns of Torah prohibitions and commits oneself, and if, God forbid, there is a disaster, the family members will not be able to demand that the Tzedakka foundations establish a fund for his descendants. 

And to those who hear it, and a blessing of goodness will come upon them,

 , ולא יישמע עוד שוד ושבר בגבולנו אכי"ר"

Letter Signed by ‘National Security Professionals’ Against Tulsi Gabbard Includes Unfounded Smears

 

A letter signed by nearly 100 “national security professionals” against Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence contains smears rather than facts, according to a closer review by Breitbart News.

The letter was published earlier this month by Foreign Policy for America, a “left-of-center,” Soros-funded organization founded in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton in 2016, according to InfluenceWatch.org.

The letter, signed by a number of former Obama and Clinton administration officials and partisan retired military officers, claimed that following Gabbard’s trip to Syria in 2017, she “aligned” herself with Russian and Syrian officials.

It said, “She publicly cast doubt on U.S. intelligence reports and overwhelming public reporting that Assad carried out chemical weapons attacks against Syrian civilians, giving credence to the debunked conspiracy that the attack was staged by agents of the United Kingdom.”

NYC’s new $9 congestion toll may rise to $11.25 on busy days, sparking outrage.

 

NYC’s new $9 congestion toll may rise to $11.25 on busy days, sparking outrage. 

Critics slam Hochul’s rush to implement it before Trump’s term, with lawsuits and commuter backlash mounting. 

Fee could hit $15 by 2031.

The Best Pro-Israel Argument You Will Ever Hear

 

Wow. Holy sh*t

This is a 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 watch and a 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 share.

Give yourself a minute or so to watch this.

Brilliant

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— Kosher🎗🧡 (@koshercockney) December 26, 2024

.This is how the moments of Thursday’s Israeli strike in Yemen unfolded.

 

*ISRAEL’S ATTACK ON THE HOUTHIS:* 

The Director-General of the World Health Organization evacuated—then the control tower was destroyed: 

This is how the moments of Thursday’s Israeli strike in Yemen unfolded.

2024 was a year of gaslighting — here are the worst media lies

 

Let’s be blunt: 2024 was the worst year ever for legacy media, and it ain’t even close.

Journalism morphed into blatant activism before our eyes.

We were told things we all witnessed or heard didn’t actually happen.

But Americans knew better, and the gaslighting got increasingly hysterical as the year went on.

Amid the relentless madness, some egregious examples deserve special mention.

And if we staged an annual tournament of media malfeasance and meltdowns, my bracket would peg these as the Final Four of 2024.