Watch the Welcome that Rubio received at the State Department,

 

Senior Hezbollah Figure Assassinated in Lebanon!

 Mohammed Hamadeh, a senior Hezbollah figure in the Bekaa Valley, was ambushed and eliminated in his hometown of Mashghara. 

The attackers remain unidentified.

The FBI erased all Jan 6 investigation content

 

The FBI erased all Jan 6 investigation content, including suspect info, without explanation. Capitol riot queries now redirected.

Multiple People Stabbed, Terrorist Shot Dead; Was Carrying US Green Card was from Brooklyn NY ..Killed by a Lady

 

The terrorist behind the Tel Aviv stabbing attack: Kadi Abd al-Aziz, 29, originally from Zagora, Morocco  lived in Brooklyn New York 

He arrived on a connecting flight from Poland. Single, no family, no friends, and no hotel address. All suspicious signs. He was transferred for security questioning due to holding a U.S. Green Card. Security officials decided to allow his entry. A questionable handling.

The Lady that killed him... In Muslim culture being killed by a female is the ultimate humiliation! 

A stabbing attack in Tel Aviv’s bustling Nachalat Binyamin area on Monday night has left four people injured. According to Magen David Adom (MDA), the incident occurred at approximately 9:12 PM, with stabbings reported at two locations: Rechov Nachalat Binyamin and Rechov Kalisher.

The victims include two men aged 24 and 28 in moderate condition, and two men aged 24 and 59 in good condition, MDA says.

The suspected terrorist was neutralized by a bystander—a woman who used a gun to stop the attacker. Authorities have praised her decisive actions, which likely prevented further casualties.

The attacker behind this evening’s stabbing in Tel Aviv has been identified as Abdelaziz Kaddi, 29, a Moroccan national who held a U.S. green card. According to an ID found on his body, he entered Israel on January 18 – THREE DAYS AGO – using a tourist visa.

Interior Minister Moshe Arbel revealed that border control officers at Ben Gurion Airport initially refused entry to the terrorist but were overruled by security officials.

According to Arbel, border officers identified the individual and handed him over to security officials for further questioning. “Unfortunately, they decided to allow his entry into Israel,” Arbel said.

The minister has urged Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar to launch an investigation into the incident, and said security services would “draw lessons from it as soon as possible” to prevent similar occurrences in the future.

Rav Mordechai Gifter Zt”l On Eretz Yisroel And Its Role In Global Destiny " The world will continue to be turbulent as long as Eretz Yisroel is threatened"

Hashem said through the Prophet Isaiah (62:1): “For the sake of Zion I will not hold My peace and for the sake of Jerusalem I will not be still.” ​The Targum’s interpretation of this verse casts a brilliant light on the current world situation: Hashem pledges that until Zion and Jerusalem are peaceful and secure, He will allow no rest to the nations of the earth. The situation of the Jewish people cannot be viewed in a vacuum, separate and apart from the world order. ​

We are in the habit of scanning the long list of international crises and feeling that the situation of our beleaguered brothers in Eretz Yisroel would matter precious little to anyone except fellow Jews, were it not for the ever-present danger of a superpower confrontation. Energy crises, floundering Great Britain, Watergate and its threat to the American political system, French recalcitrance in Europe, Russo Chinese hostility, the sanguinary “cease-fire” in Vietnam, and the list goes on and on. People who see things in “perspective” are well aware that in terms of “the big picture” a few pieces of real estate in Sinai and Golan are of little significance on the larger landscape. So on the one hand; we are grateful that the physical survival of three million Jews in Israel is interwoven in the fabric of American-Russian relations; hence, it is important enough to demand the notice of the White House and the Kremlin. But on the other hand, we tremble in anticipation of possible Jewish sacrifices upon the altar of detente and increased petroleum production. ​

Harvard Settles Antisemitism Lawsuits With Sweeping Policy Changes, Angering Palestinian Activists

 

Harvard University has reached settlements in two lawsuits accusing the institution of fostering antisemitism on campus. The lawsuits, filed by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education, and Students Against Antisemitism, alleged a hostile educational environment for Jewish students.

As part of the settlements, Harvard agreed to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism. The university will also update its bullying policies with examples illustrating how Zionism is a central aspect of many Jewish identities.

The updated policies explicitly state that conduct targeting Jewish or Israeli individuals, including Zionists, could violate Harvard’s non-discrimination rules. Examples include excluding Zionists from events, disseminating stereotypes about Zionists, or pressuring individuals perceived as Jewish or Israeli to declare their stance on Zionism.

The settlement also includes plans to partner with a university in Israel, provide expert training for staff on antisemitism, and annually reaffirm its commitment to combating antisemitism.

“Today’s settlement reflects Harvard’s enduring commitment to ensuring our Jewish students, faculty, and staff are embraced, respected, and supported,” the university said in a statement.

Marc Kasowitz, representing Students Against Antisemitism, praised the resolution. “This agreement demonstrates meaningful actions to combat antisemitism, hate, and bias on college campuses,” he said, encouraging other institutions to follow Harvard’s example.

The settlements have drawn criticism from pro-Palestinian activists, who view the measures as controversial.

Coinciding with Harvard’s announcement, a bipartisan Senate bill was reintroduced to simplify filing civil rights complaints against universities over discrimination tied to heritage.

ReMarrying Your Ex-Wife: Is it a Mitzvah? Rabbi Yair Hoffman vs “emailing baTorah”

 By Rabbi Yair Hoffman

What do Larry King, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Pryor, and Eminem, all have in common?  You guessed it.  They all re-married their ex-spouse. 

The question is, however, is there actually a bone-fide Mitzvah in doing so? 

A recent and very prestigious email list entitled “emailing baTorah” ( a play on “Amailim baTorah – even its very name is brilliant) recently sent out a post that although most people think that it is a Mitzvah – it is not.

Respectfully, this author disagrees with the categorical statement that it is not a Mitzvah – but rather it should  be considered a Machlokes – a debate in halacha.

Eliot Resnick former Chief Editor of the Jewish Press Pardoned by Trump!

Eliot Resnick,  a podcast host, has been released from prison, after being pardoned by President Trump.

According to Newsweek, Resnick, an orthodox Jew and former Chief Editor of the Jewish Press, was one of many Jan 6 prisoners who was granted a full pardon. He had been convicted of obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder. He was sentenced to four months in prison, four months of home detention, 24 months of supervised release, and ordered to pay $10,539 in fines and restitution.

He was in the process of serving his four month prison sentence, which began on Election Day. Presumably the other penalties have been completely lifted, thanks to Trump’s swapping pardon.

Just after his conviction, Resnick posted the following on X:

“For now, I have just two comments: 1) The January 6 protesters are heroes. 2) The left knows no rules, it respects no boundaries,” he said, promising more comment later. “It will do whatever it takes to win and advance its agenda. If the right doesn’t wake up and start matching the left’s ferocity, zealotry, and deviousness, this country will go down the drain,” he said.

The Department of Justice in a statement after the sentencing said Resnick had waved rioters into the Capitol, pulled rioters into the Capitol past police officers seeking to stop them, and held the arm of an officer who was attempting to spray irritant at the rioters.

 

Stefanik: Israel Has Biblical Right to Judea, Samaria

 

Israel-related issues dominated the Senate confirmation hearing of Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) on Tuesday to become the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Nearly every senator on the Foreign Relations Committee probed her views on the Jewish state and the region.

The congresswoman vowed to use her seat in Turtle Bay to combat antisemitism just as she had done in Congress.

“If you look at the antisemitic rot within the United Nations, there are more resolutions targeting Israel than any other country, any other crisis, combined,” Stefanik said. “We need to be a voice of moral clarity on the U.N. Security Council and at the United Nations at large for the world to hear the importance of standing with Israel and I intend to do that.”

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Stefanik said that she would like to emulate Daniel Patrick Moynihan, who as U.S. ambassador to the global body in 1975 spoke out forcefully against a General Assembly resolution that determined that “Zionism is a form of racism.”

That resolution passed with the support of Muslim and Soviet-aligned countries but was later revoked in 1991. It is to date the only G.A. resolution ever to be withdrawn.

Stefanik’s nomination was greeted warmly by Republicans but met with greater skepticism from Democrats, who questioned her about what the “America First” agenda would mean for engagement with multilateral institutions during U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term.

A "Victory" in Ruins

 The scale of destruction in Gaza surpasses Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Dresden. Gazans are slowly realizing that Hamas's "victory" declaration might be the cruelest joke they've ever heard. Tragically, this time, the joke is on them.