No negotiations, do whatever the hell you want..Iran’s President to Trump

 

ranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday declared that his country will not negotiate with the United States under pressure, delivering a blunt message to US President Donald Trump, according to Reuters, which cited Iranian state media.

"It is unacceptable for us that they (the US) give orders and make threats. I won’t even negotiate with you. Do whatever the hell you want," Pezeshkian stated.

The remarks come days after Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei dismissed the idea of talks with the US, arguing that Washington’s goal is to impose limits on Iran’s missile capabilities and its influence in the region.

Khamenei’s comments followed an acknowledgment by Trump that he had sent a letter to Khamenei in an effort to secure a new deal to curb Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.

In response to Khamenei, White House National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes reiterated almost word for word the choice of negotiations or military action that Trump presented to Iran.

"We hope the Iran Regime puts its people and best interests ahead of terror," he said.

Although Trump has expressed willingness to negotiate a deal with Tehran, he has also reinstated the "maximum pressure" campaign that characterized his first presidency, aiming to cripple Iran’s economy by driving its oil exports toward zero.

Iran has expanded its nuclear activities since 2019, following the decision by Trump, in his first term in office, to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal signed between Iran and world powers.

In its latest step to advance its nuclear program, Iran recently informed the IAEA of its intention to "significantly increase" its production of uranium enriched up to 60 percent.

This is the Belgian Author Who Wrote: “I Want To Stab Every Jew I Come Across”

 

The Criminal Court of Ghent on Tuesday ruled that Flemish best-selling author Herman Brusselmans was not guilty of antisemitism and incitement to hatred despite his statements that he wants to kill every Jew over the war in Gaza.

In a column published in a Belgian magazine last summer, Brusselmans wrote that when he saw an image of the destruction in Gaza, he “became so enraged that I want to ram a pointed knife straight down the throat of every Jew I meet.”

The court ruled that Brusselman’s “expressions of opinion are protected by the right to freedom of expression” as set out by the Belgian constitution.

Rabbi Menachem Margolin, president of the European Jewish Association (EJA), slammed the verdict, calling it “a deeply alarming message about the state of the fight against antisemitism in Belgium and Europe.”

“Today, the Belgian justice system has established a grave precedent: hate crime laws are flexible – and when it comes to Jews, they suddenly become malleable,” he said.

“This ruling effectively legitimizes a person, read by hundreds of thousands, to openly call for the murder of Jews without facing any legal consequences. It deems it permissible to publish in a national media outlet the desire to ‘stab a knife into the throat of every Jew encountered,’ all under the pretext of anger over the situation in Gaza.”

“By issuing such a verdict, the Belgian judiciary sends a dangerous message: incitement to murder and hatred can be reinterpreted, excused, and ultimately legitimized – at least when the targets are Jews.”

Michel Kotek, chairman of the Jewish Information and Documentation Center, which filed the claim against Brusselmans, called the ruling “a disgrace to Belgian jurisprudence.”

“Someone who has been making such statements since 1993 – we are no longer talking about an incident. This is a constant repetition of moves in which antisemitic statements predominate.”

“We too are for freedom of speech. But where it spills over into hatred and the deprivation of safety, that’s where a government must intervene. And that’s where it fails.”

Brusselmans still faces further court hearings on additional complaints filed over his column, including a claim filed by three Holocaust survivors that he violated Belgium’s anti-racism and negationism laws.

Jewish organizations have also filed a civil case against Brusselman, saying that his statements are fuel for antisemitism and hostility toward Belgian Jews.

Columbia Refusing to Help Identify ‘Pro-hamas’ Students

 Columbia University is refusing to help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security identify students from a list of individuals, who have “engaged in pro-Hamas activity” on campus, the White House said Tuesday.

Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, told reporters at a briefing that the department has gathered the names of other individuals it believes have fallen afoul of U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order to combat antisemitism.

“They have been using intelligence to identify individuals on our nation’s colleges and universities—on our college campuses—who have engaged in such behavior and activity, and especially illegal activity,” Leavitt said.

“I don’t have a readout on how many arrests will come, but I do know that DHS is actively working on it,” she said. “I also know that Columbia University has been given the names of other individuals, who have engaged in pro-Hamas activity, and they are refusing to help DHS identify those individuals on campus.”

“As the president said very strongly in his statement yesterday, he is not going to tolerate that,” she said. (JNS sought comment from Columbia.)

Showing Her True Colors ...Letitia James ‘Extremely Concerned’ About Arrest of Man Accused of Leading Jew-Hatred at Columbia

Letitia James, the New York attorney general, defended the former Columbia University student, whom federal agents arrested on Saturday night for allegedly supporting Hamas and who reportedly let anti-Israel protests on the Ivy League campus.

“I am extremely concerned about the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, an advocate and legal permanent resident of Palestinian descent,” James stated on Monday.

She added that her office “is monitoring the situation” and has been in contact with Khalil’s lawyer.

Married at 44, Baby at 50: A Story of Faith & Resilience

 

Wikipedia disrupted by ‘edit wars’ to manipulate pages on war in Gaza – with at least 14 editors banned

Tensions are brewing at Wikipedia over the war in Gaza as volunteer editors have launched “edit wars” to manipulate the slant of pages, according to a report.

The non-profit encyclopedia has banned at least 14 editors from working on topics related to the Israel-Hamas war as it faces growing accusations of left-leaning bias, according to Bloomberg.

Even the site’s founders are at odds over whether to reveal the identities of the Wikipedia contributors, who are typically kept anonymous.

Wikipedia did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Some volunteer editors have allegedly conspired with other contributors to alter pages on the Middle East conflict to fit their agenda – stoking strong backlash from Jewish organizations.

Some volunteer editors have allegedly conspired with other contributors to alter pages on the Middle East conflict to fit their agenda – stoking strong backlash from Jewish organizations.

“I agree that for many who are doing it, the motive does appear to be the undermining of civic norms and democracy,” he said.

Early last year, Wikipedia’s Arbitration Committee barred three editors from its site for leading a pro-Israel campaign.

Danit Ehrlich's Body Found in Montana after two weeks of searches

The body of Danit Ehrlich, a 33-year-old American-Israeli woman, was recovered on Monday according to CBS News.

Ehrlich's body was found just hours after her family held a memorial for her in Florida. Her family and friends were still gathered when they received the call that her body had been found, according to statements on Facebook.

Ehrlich and her dog Bamba were reported missing two weeks ago on February 21 at a dog park in Missoula, Montana, and authorities have been searching for them ever since.

On Monday, CBS NEWS reported that her body was found by a passerby who spotted her in Clark Fork River in Montana. A preliminary coroner's exam identified the body to be Ehrlich.

Bamba has not been found.

"She was a lovely, lovely girl. She really, she touched people," said Ehrlich's father, Simon Ehrlich.

Ehrlich's boyfriend told CBS Colorado, that "It hurts really bad to know my love, my soulmate isn't here."

"I didn't realize how much I was hanging on to the small sliver of hope I had about her possibly being alive. It brings closure and it brings a sense of finality. It's broken me to know the truth… she was the love of my life, she was the most beautiful woman and caring woman I've ever known. She has an amazing family… She was loved so loudly in death. So many of us will carry Danit and her love of animals and her friends with us. Pictures can only do so much justice to the amazing spirit that she was."

NK Chareidim holding PLO flags, protest outside Nefesh B’Nefesh Aliyah fair taking place in New Jersey

 

Anti-Israel activists on Monday protested outside the Nefesh B’Nefesh Aliyah fair taking place in New Jersey.

The activists, including Frum Chareidim from the Satmar NK sect,who were holding Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) flags, were chanting “From the River to the Sea, Palestine is almost free” and “Palestine will live forever”.

A group of Jewish people held a counter-protest, waving Israeli and American flags and speaking out against hatred.

“We can no longer remain silent. Things have to be done to change the landscape so that we’re able to come to have a peaceful event and not have to deal with that nonsense that’s going on,” said Jon Mantell, a New Jersey resident and Betar volunteer who took part in the counter-protest.

“Never again is now. Those are the chants that we’re singing. Listen to the vitriol and hatred that they’re saying. It’s simply unbelievable,” he added.

Federal Judge Stops Deportation Of Pro-Hamas Columbia University Ringleader

 A federal judge in Manhattan ruled that anti-Israel agitator Mahmoud Khalil is not to be deported “unless and until the Court orders otherwise,” on Monday.

Khalil, who led anti-Israel protests and encampments on Columbia University’s campus, was taken into custody on the Upper West Side in New York City on Saturday. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that he was a former Columbia graduate student who “led activities aligned to Hamas, a designated terrorist organization.”

The judge ordered a hearing for Wednesday. This after Khalil’s lawyer argued their client had been detained illegally and should be released.

Politicians have also spoken out in defense of Khalil. “Squad” member Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., criticized his arrest, calling the incident an “egregious violation of constitutional rights.”

In a post published to Instagram on Sunday, Tlaib wrote that it was “dangerous to allow our government to target people based on political speech,” and warned that “more targeting of students like this will happen.”

“Everyone should be concerned about this,” Tlaib said in the Instagram video.

The Michigan congresswoman also addressed the reports about Khalil having a student visa revoked after his lawyer said he was a legal permanent resident.

“They were revoking his student visa, well, guess what? He doesn’t have a student visa,” Tlaib claimed. “He’s a green card holder. Legal permanent resident.”

“Now, again, they proceed to engage the attorney… he or she asked for a warrant, they hung up on them,” she continued. “If you believe in constitutional rights, you understand that they’re targeting this person. And everyone knows he has been very vocal against the genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza, and they’re targeting him and refusing him constitutional rights. Who’s next?”

In an X post on Monday, New York State Attorney General Letitia James echoed Tlaib’s concerns.

“I am extremely concerned about the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, an advocate and legal permanent resident of Palestinian descent,” James’s post read. “My office is monitoring the situation, and we are in contact with his attorney.”

Khalil’s attorney, Amy E. Greer, released a statement claiming that her client was “wrongfully arrested.”

“Last night ICE agents wrongfully arrested Mahmoud Khalil, claiming his student visa was revoked – even though Mahmoud is legal permanent resident (green card) and not in the U.S. on a student visa,” Greer’s Sunday statement read. “Confronted with that fact, the ICE agents detained him anyway.”

President Donald Trump, however, said that Khalil’s apprehension was “the first arrest of many to come” in a recent social media post.

“We know there are more students at Columbia and other Universities across the Country who have engaged in pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American activity, and the Trump Administration will not tolerate it,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.

“Many are not students, they are paid agitators,” he added. “We will find, apprehend, and deport these terrorist sympathizers from our country — never to return again.”

Fox News Digital reached out to Tlaib’s office for additional comment.

According to ICE, Khalil is being held at the Lasalle Detention facility in Louisiana.

DIN Encourages Voting "Eretz Hakodesh" In WZO Elections

 

 World Zionist Congress (WZO) has elections ever year, and it's important to vote for Eretz Hakodesh! 

Reform movements have historically voted in large numbers, directing funding toward initiatives that are detrimental and antagonistic to frum people in Eretz Yisroel. 

During the previous WZO elections, Eretz Hakodesh secured relatively significant support, resulting in the redirection of some of the WZO’s funding toward yeshivos, Keren Hashviis, and other institutions aligned with frum values.

Previous endorsements of Rav Chaim Kanievsky zt”l and Rav Gershon Edelstein zt”l,  stated that participation in these elections was a mitzvah!