“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

Saturday, January 25, 2025

Muslim terrorist from Gaza vows to blow himself up in Israel in a Jewish nursery or kindergarten

 

Murkowski voted for this thing and not Hegseth

 

Israel Police Stop Taking Crap from Pro=Palestinians

 

Michael DiMino, Trump's new top official for Middle East Policy at the Pentagon a friend of mullah loving Trita Parsi.

 

Haters will say this is edited

 

Eight Wikipedia editors accused of disruptive behavior have been barred from making changes to articles on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

 


Emotional reunions of Hostages with family .... tissues!

  Released hostage Liri Albag was captured on video reuniting with her parents at an IDF facility near the Gaza border 


 A touching video shows Naama Levy embracing her parents at an IDF facility near the Gaza border following her release after 477 days in Hamas captivity.



 Footage shows Daniella Gilboa meeting her parents for the first time in 477 days, shortly after her release from Hamas captivity at an IDF facility near the Gaza border.

 A video captures the emotional moment Karina Ariev, freed after 477 days in Hamas captivity, reunited with her parents at an IDF facility near the Gaza border.



Hate pays: Anti-Israel NYC mayoral hopeful Mamdani has raised $641K in three months


His hate for Israel is paying off.

Socialist Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani — who was notoriously arrested at a pro-Palestine protest outside US Sen. Chuck Schumer’s house — has raised $641,816 since beginning his mayoral campaign three months ago, the most of any candidate during this stretch in the heavily contested race.

The Ugandan-born, card-carrying Democratic Socialist of America member’s staggering haul includes a jaw-dropping 1,426 donations totaling $97,254 from jobless supporters who declared themselves “unemployed” or “not employed,” a Post review of NYC campaign filings found.

He landed another 289 donations totaling nearly $30,000 from professors and other employees of Columbia University, New York University and the City University of New York – all targets of hate-filled pro-Palestine campus protests since Hamas’ invasion of Israel.

Trump Goes SOFT on IRAN ‘It Would Be Nice’ to Solve Iran’s Threats without Israeli Attacks

 

President Donald Trump suggested on Thursday that he would prefer to address the crisis over Iran’s proximity to nuclear breakout time without Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

Trump was asked by reporters in the Oval Office if he would support Israeli strikes, and responded, “We’ll have to see. I’m gonna be meeting with various people over the next couple of days. Hopefully, that can be worked out without having to worry about it.”

“It would really be nice if that could be worked out without having to go that further step,” Trump said. “Hopefully that can be worked out. Iran hopefully will make a deal, and if they don’t make a deal, I guess that’s OK too.” Implying that an Israeli strike is still an option on the table.

He added that his special Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, would play a key role in the diplomatic efforts surrounding Iran’s nuclear program. Witkoff, a Jewish real estate investor with close ties to Hamas’s main sponsor Qatar, applied enormous pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a ceasefire in Gaza. Putting him in charge of his Iran strategy is part of Trump’s broader mandate to “stop the wars” in the Middle East, according to the Financial Times citing knowledgeable sources.

In 2018, Trump withdrew the United States from Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers, imposing strict sanctions on Tehran and warning that any confrontation with Washington or pursuit of nuclear weapons would lead to “the official end of Iran.”

The Tehran Times noted on Friday that Witkoff is replacing Brian Hook, who served as US Special Representative for Iran and Senior Policy Advisor to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from September 2018 to August 2020 and in those positions led the first Trump administration’s harsh sanctions regime against Iran. In 2018, Pompeo set up the Iran Action Group to coordinate and run US policy toward Iran with Hook as its head.

After Trump’s victory in November 2024, Hook was reportedly tasked with overseeing the State Department’s transition team and recruitment process. He represented the Trump team in a CNN interview in which he asserted that Trump “understands” Iran is “the chief driver of instability in today’s Middle East.”

Trump recently stated in a post on Truth Social: “My Presidential Personnel Office is actively identifying and removing over a thousand presidential appointees from the previous administration who are not aligned with our vision to Make America Great Again,” adding, “Brian Hook from the Wilson Center for Scholars… YOU’RE FIRED!”

When asked if he had assigned Witkoff to lead the negotiations with Iran, Trump answered, “No, but he’s certainly somebody I would use. He’s done a fantastic job, he’s a great negotiator and a good person. A popular person, gets along with people.”

Trump added, “I have great negotiators with no personality whatsoever, but Steve has a wonderful way about him. People like him, even in this case – both sides like him. That deal (meaning the Gaza ceasefire – DI) would have never been made without Steve.”

There’s no doubt about it, Trump is in love.

In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Witkoff expressed his willingness to engage directly with U.S.-designated Hamas terrorists.

“I think you can get everybody on board in that region. I really do. With a new sense of leadership over there,” the Jewish-American envoy stated.

“Oh my gosh, Qatar was enormously helpful in this [truce deal]. Sheikh Mohammed [bin Abdulrahman Al Thani], his communication skills with Hamas were indispensable here,” he said of Doha’s premier (Trump to Put Witkoff in Charge of Nuclear Talks with Tehran, Reports Say).

by David Israel JP 

Hamas did not keep the deal

 

IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari on Saturday warned that the Hamas terror group had violated the ceasefire-prisoner swap agreement, which clearly stated that civilian hostages would be returned to Israel before IDF soldiers.

"We will demand that Arbel Yehud return, and we are committed to bringing Agam Berger home," he emphasized.

Agam Berger is the fifth and only remaining IDF lookout kidnapped from the Nir Oz military base during the October 7 massacre and held hostage in Gaza. The other four - Liri, Naama, Daniella, and Karina - were released Saturday.

Arbel Yehud and Shiri Bibas are the last remaining civilian women held hostage in Gaza. Shiri and her two sons, Kfir (2) and Ariel (5) were among those who were supposed to be released in November 2023, in violation of a deal which demanded the release of all children held hostage in Gaza, and that the children not be separated from their mothers. Shiri's husband, Yarden, is also expected to be released in the current deal, due to his injuries.

Regarding the Bibas family, Hagari said that Israel is greatly concerned about their fate. "Israel expects to receive certainty on this matter," he added.

Regarding the release of Liri, Naama, Daniella, and Karina, he added, "Daniella, Liri, Karina, and Naama are in good hands. They arrived at the reception area in Re'im, to meet their parents. We are prepared to provide them with appropriate initial treatment, and from there they will continue to the hospital."

"These are very emotional moments," he said. "At the same time, we are all obligated to act responsibly. These are difficult days. Rely only on official reports, and do not spread rumors on social media."

"Hamas falsely represented how it treated the hostages, when in reality it brutally held innocent hostage for 477 days. During the past few hours, Hamas has proven its cruelty again, by organizing a cynical ceremony. This is a murderous terror organization, and it is important that the world remember this."