You will never understand this conflict without understanding that on October 4, 2023, women from Kibbutz Be’eri attended a peace conference for Israeli and Palestinian women. And on October 7, Hamas reportedly used an attendee list to hunt down these women and murder them.… pic.twitter.com/iRbNxVdUfa
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) March 15, 2025
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| Winger was nominated for a best-actress Oscar for her 1983 performance in “Terms of Endearment.” |
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| Actress Debra Winger, 69, joined demonstrators at Trump Tower in Manhattan on Thursday. |
More and more Jews are joining protests against Israel and what is interesting is that they are not saying anything that Satmar didn't say! They are saying things straight out of the Vayoel Moshe! I think its time for Satmar to rethink their outdated narishkeitin and stop touting Hamas talking points!
Oscar-nominated actress Debra Winger sounded off about having a “debt to pay” for her Jewish upbringing as she joined last week’s Trump Tower protest over the arrest of anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil.
“I was brought up Jewish, I was brought up with a lot of things that were untrue,” said Winger, 69, to Al Jazeera outside President Trump’s Midtown East tower Thursday, when nearly 100 demonstrators were arrested in the protest in defense of the Columbia University activist.
“I was brought up with a lot of things that weren’t true, I had to unlearn them, and it’s taken me a lot of years,” said Winger — whose performances in the flicks “Terms of Endearment” and “Shadowlands” earned her best-actress nominations in the 1980s and ’90s.
She explained for example that she didn’t agree with an idea she was raised on — that Israel is the Jewish homeland.
“I have a debt to pay. I have a debt for what I grew up with and believed on what the state of Israel has done and what they haven’t done and how they’re conflating Judaism with Zionism,” she said of some pro-Israel advocates.
Winger called Khalil — who was arrested by US immigration officials and faces deportation for his role in anti-Israel protests that rocked Columbia last year — a “political prisoner” and accused Trump of running a fascist regime.
“[Khalil] was abducted from his home with his eight-months pregnant wife illegally and taken to an undisclosed location. Does that sound like America?” she said.
“They come for students first. They come to universities, they try to take over universities. Just read some history, every single fascist regime has done this,” Winger said. “They start with the educators and the students because that’s where the movement is strong.”
Khalil, a 30-year-old Columbia University graduate and green-card holder born in Syria, was arrested March 8 at his city apartment and carted off to an immigration detention center in Louisiana.
He has not yet been charged with any crime, but his arrest is what Trump called the first “of many to come” for students who engage in “pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American activity.”
Khalil is said to be the leader of the group Columbia United Apartheid Divest, which has been accused of supporting terror groups Hamas and Hezbollah and distributing their propaganda.
The legality of his deportation is currently being battled in the courts, while his arrest has sparked protests across the country.
At Trump Tower last week, about 150 protesters from the group Jewish Voice for Peace stormed the building’s atrium wearing red t-shirts emblazoned with “Stop arming Israel” and other slogans.
NYPD officers eventually descended on the crowd and arrested 98 people.
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Witnesses reported that the assailants grabbed the baby stroller he was holding, tore off his jacket and pulled his beard.
During the attack, the assailants were heard shouting: "Your father harmed the Gerrer Rebbe, we will take revenge on you."
The minister's personal security guard, who regularly stands outside the building, noticed the incident a few minutes later and came to help.
He managed to return the baby to the father, but the assailants tried to attack him as well.
The police arrived at the scene, collected details of the incident, including security camera footage, and opened an investigation. At the same time, the personal security system in the Prime Minister's Office began investigating the incident.
Porush was later evacuated to a hospital for medical treatment.
The violent attack occurred following an ongoing fierce political confrontation within the Agudat Yisrael party, between the “Shlomei Emunim” faction, headed by Minister Porush and the Gerrer Hasidism faction, headed by Minister Goldknopf.
United Airlines has resumed its service to Israel, becoming the first US carrier to do so since flights were suspended due to the Israel-Hamas war.
The airline restarted daily flights from Newark Liberty International Airport on Saturday afternoon, with the return flight departing from Ben-Gurion International Airport on Sunday morning, according to JNS.
A second daily flight is set to be reinstated on March 29, featuring nighttime departures.
Before the outbreak of the war, United operated more flights to Israel than any other US airline, offering 14 weekly flights from the New York area, along with service from Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. The airline previously stated that it would evaluate demand before resuming additional flights.
Another US carrier, Delta Air Lines, has also announced plans to resume service to Israel from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport in April. The decision by both airlines comes ahead of the busy Passover and Easter travel season, when flights to and from Israel are typically in high demand.
American Airlines has yet to announce when it will resume flights to Israel.
Many international airlines paused their flights to Israel as a result of the war, though several of them have since restored service.
Air France announced in January it will resume operations to Israel, offering seven weekly flights between Tel Aviv and Paris.
Ryanair recently started selling tickets for flights to and from Tel Aviv, covering several destinations.
Its announcement about the resumption of flights to Israel followed a decision by its rival low-cost carrier, Hungarian Wizz Air, to expand its flight offerings to Tel Aviv starting January 15.
The British Telegraph newspaper criticized the BBC for its positive portrayal of a unit of the Hamas terrorist group. In a recent video clip, the BBC Arabic channel portrayed the “shadow unit” of Hamas’s Al-Qassam Brigade as merely “guarding” kidnapped Israeli hostages, without any reference to the starvation and torture endured by the hostages. The video has since been edited by the BBC
According to the Telegraph, the controversial BBC video featured female Israeli hostages who “thanked” their captors for the treatment they received. The report comes as BBC Arabic faces mounting criticism that it has given a platform to hate and terror, with Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative Party leader, saying it was “fomenting extremism and misleading audiences.”
These concerns emerged just weeks after the BBC was forced to pull a controversial documentary on Gaza which featured the son of a Hamas government minister as the narrator without informing viewers of his parentage.
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Three men have been sentenced to over eight years in prison for the kidnapping and brutal assault of Israeli music producer Itay Kashti in a remote Welsh cottage last August, a Swansea court heard last week.
Faiz Shah, Mohammad Comrie, and Elijah Ogunnubi-Sime lured Kashti, 46, to an Airbnb in Carmarthenshire under the guise of a music workshop before attacking and handcuffing him to a radiator. Judge Catherine Richards condemned their “abhorrent” crime, stating they targeted Kashti for his Jewish identity and presumed wealth.
Kashti, who suffered multiple injuries, described the ordeal as his “own personal October 7.” He managed to escape and call for help, leading police to arrest the attackers, who had fled into nearby fields.
The Community Security Trust (CST) confirmed the attack had an antisemitic motive, citing messages where the assailants invoked religious justification.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his decision to bring a proposal to the government this week to end the tenure of the Shin Bet chief, citing persistent lack of trust between them.
🔹 "We are in a war for our very existence, fighting on seven fronts. In such times, full trust between the Prime Minister and the head of Shin Bet is essential. Unfortunately, that trust no longer exists."
🔹 Netanyahu emphasized his deep appreciation for Shin Bet personnel, stating that this move is necessary for the organization's recovery and the country's security.
Attorney General to PM: You Cannot Fire Shin Bet Chief
The Attorney General has informed the Prime Minister that he cannot dismiss Shin Bet head Ronen Bar at this time. The decision must first undergo a full legal and factual review to determine its validity and the PM’s authority on the matter.
