”They Betrayed Him”: Wife of Oded Lifshitz the Lover of Palestinians

 

”They Betrayed Him”: Wife of Oded Lifshitz Speaks as His Body Returns to Israel Alongside Bibas Family*

The body of 84-year-old hostage Oded Lifshitz will be returned to Israel today, alongside Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas.

A journalist and peace activist, Oded was one of the founders of Kibbutz Nir Oz. He dedicated his life to helping others, including transporting sick Gazans to Israeli hospitals for treatment.

His wife, Yocheved Lifshitz, 82, was also kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 but was later released. Heartbroken by his death, she expressed her deep sense of betrayal:

“Oded was a huge fighter for peace [between Israel and the Palestinians.] He had very good relationships with the Palestinians, and one of the things that hurts me most is that they betrayed him. They took him to hell, even after he fought for them his entire life.”

Released for Publication: The four fallen hostages expected to be returned tomorrow ..Shiri Bibas with her 2 children were murdered

 

הַרְנִינוּ גוֹיִם עַמּוֹ כִּי דַם עֲבָדָיו יִקּוֹם וְנָקָם יָשִׁיב לְצָרָיו וְכִפֶּר אַדְמָתוֹ עַמּוֹ.

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Trump cancels State Department subscriptions to NY Times, AP, Reuters

 

The Trump administration has ordered the State Department to terminate all non-essential news subscriptions to outlets such as the New York Times, AP, Reuters and Bloomberg News.

The move, which was first reported by the Washington Post, comes amid a broader effort to slash government expenditures.

A memo issued Feb. 11 instructed US embassies and consulates across Europe to cancel subscriptions deemed non-essential, citing budgetary concerns, according to the Washington Post.

The guidance ordered personnel to “immediately place Stop Work Orders on all non-mission critical contracts/purchase orders for media subscriptions (publications, periodicals, and newspaper subscriptions) that are not academic or professional journals.”

On Feb. 14, a follow-up memo directed procurement teams to prioritize the cancellation of contracts with six major news organizations: The Economist, the Times, Politico, Bloomberg News, AP and Reuters.

The directive offered limited exceptions, stating that if embassies sought to retain a subscription, they could submit a justification but were restricted to “one sentence.”

Justifications were required to demonstrate that the subscription either improved national security, strengthened the country, or contributed to prosperity.

The Post has sought comment from the State Department and the six news outlets.

Earlier this month, the Trump administration ordered the General Services Administration (GSA) to terminate all media contracts, including subscriptions to Politico, BBC, E&E and Bloomberg.

The order, which was first reported by Axios, followed online backlash over revelations that government agencies had paid for Politico Pro subscriptions, leading to claims that the Biden administration was funding anti-Trump media.

Politico’s leadership refuted the conspiracy theories, clarifying that the company has never received government funding and that Politico Pro operates as a professional subscription service obtained through standard procurement processes.

AP has been criticized by the Trump administration for its continued use of “Gulf of Mexico” rather than the preferred term “Gulf of America.”

Since Feb. 12, AP reporters have been barred from White House events and restricted from traveling on Air Force One.

Earlier this month, the Trump administration evicted several left-leaning mainstream news organizations from their workspaces at the Pentagon in order to rotate in more friendly outlets.

CNN, The Washington Post, the Hill and War Zone were asked to leave their spaces, with Newsmax, the Washington Examiner, the Daily Caller and the Free Press moving in, according to a memo from John Ullyot, acting assistant to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

This shift follows a similar policy announced the previous week, which ordered NBC News, the Times, NPR and Politico to vacate their spaces.

Their offices were being reassigned to One America News Network, The Post, Breitbart News and HuffPost.

Mother confronts school board members who ignored parental concerns and voted to implement gender studies for elementary students.

 

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Lt. Stav Moses Honors Her Fallen Sister's Legacy

 

Lt. Stav Moses joined the Rescue Brigade, following her late sister Or, who fell in battle on October 7 while defending her soldiers.

At her officer's ceremony, Stav received an emotional surprise—her parents presented her with her sister's shoulder straps, bringing tears to her eyes.

Hochul’s cowardice is on full display as she surrenders to noisy anti-Adams, anti-Trump crowds

Gov. Hochul falls short on governing skills, but there is one area where she’s the absolute top of the heap: No politician shrinks faster in the face of big problems than she does.

Exhibit A is her sudden decision to hold showy meetings Tuesday about whether to remove Mayor Adams.

It was a strange move to start with, topped only by her belatedly punting the decision to another day.

It ranks as one of the most bizarre political stunts New York has ever seen.

She injects herself into a no-win volatile situation yet offers no solutions.

Her unsteady hand in a moment of crisis adds to the swirling doubts about the city’s immediate future.

Hochul could have reasonably and fairly said that while she didn’t like the messy way President Trump’s Department of Justice was moving to drop the criminal charges against Adams, she would let the process play out before making any decisions.

Instead, in an apparent surrender to the noisy anti-Adams, anti-Trump crowds in Albany and the city, she called the meetings with the clear suggestion she was ready to show Adams the door.

Which is odd because she’s had the power to remove him all along, but his indictment back in September didn’t lead her to use that power.

She had him shuffle the deck of some suspect aides and presto, they were good to go.

That was the right decision because the charges are not nearly strong enough to justify bringing down a mayor or even tipping the balance against him in his re-election year.

Yet all of Hochul’s harmony with Adams disappeared the instant the mayor pledged to work with ICE detention officials.

Rav Dov Landau Directs Chareidim to Withdraw from Zionist Institutions but Continue Voting!

Interesting, very interesting!

 Rav Dov Landau what has suddenly changed?

 And why continue voting? Could it be because of the mighty shekel??

 R' Landau says we "continue voting because of the ruling of previous "dead" rabbis! Well, the "previous rabbis" ruled that they should join the government, and they ruled that way at a time when the government was entirely Leftist!

Rav Landau is finally smelling the morning coffee and has been told that the majority of frum Jews cannot understand why healthy chareidim won't help their brethren fight in a war for survival! He was also told that Frum Jews support the government stopping payments to avreichim that refuse to work! 

He figures that if he gets his followers to disconnect like he himself is disconnected that will keep the naive Litvishe followers in check! 

What this report leaves out is actually the most ridiculous thing R' Landau said, he wants "to live under the Arab Flag!" Why doesn't he move to Ramallah?

Most Israelis welcome Rav Landau's ruling, in fact, I saw all the Leftist Media celebrating! ,

Rabbi Dov Landau, a prominent leader within Israel’s Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox community, has instructed representatives of the Degel HaTorah political party to withdraw from all participation in Zionist institutions, citing ideological differences.

 In a letter published in the ultra-Orthodox daily Yated Ne’eman, Landau criticized Zionism as a secular movement “rooted in heresy and rebellion against divine sovereignty,” urging that any involvement in Zionist institutions is a form of support for beliefs that contradict traditional Jewish values.

Landau’s opposition comes amid ongoing debates about the role of ultra-Orthodox communities within Zionist frameworks. While Israel’s ultra-Orthodox factions have long distanced themselves from the Zionist project, recent shifts have seen more Orthodox participation in institutions like the World Zionist Organization (WZO). However, Landau’s stance remains firm in rejecting involvement in these bodies, emphasizing the theological divide between secular Zionism and religious Judaism.

The directive to withdraw from the WZO and its affiliated bodies could have significant implications for Degel HaTorah, a key faction within the United Torah Judaism party. The WZO, which oversees influential bodies like the Jewish Agency and the Jewish National Fund, plays a critical role in global Jewish affairs. The decision marks a deepening rift in Israel’s religious-political landscape, particularly in relation to the ultra-Orthodox community’s interaction with secular institutions.

It was "Innocent" Gazan Civilians that Kidnapped Shira Bibas and her Children ..they were not Hamas fighters

 

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Hamas Supporters Underestimated the strength and unity of Boro-Park Jewish residents

Hamas supporters staged a protest in the Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Boro Park, where a Jewish resident was attacked. 

In response, the local community organized a counter-protest, pushing back some of the demonstrators

Outnumbered and surrounded, the Hamas supporters quickly realized they had chosen the wrong community to target. Instead of intimidating them, they found themselves on the defensive as the Jewish community organized a powerful counter-protest.

The Jewish community turned the tables—standing strong, standing together!

 

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NOW:Fights break out during Israel Real Estate event in Borough Park Brooklyn, police rush to separate Pro-Palestine and Pro-Israel protesters outside of the venue.

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Stephen Miller starts laughing at CNN's Brianna Keilar while explaining to her how the government works

 

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