Meet Katherine Shurik, a lecturer at @Fresno_State. She posted this on Facebook calling for the death of Trump, Elon, and Republicans.
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 1, 2025
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Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Meet Katherine Shurik of Fresno State .... Calls for Death of Pres Trump!
Anti-Israel ‘Squad’ member Rashida Tlaib rallies ‘comrades’ to back NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani
Radical anti-Israel “Squad” member Rashida Tlaib has rallied “comrades” to back Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani to become New York City’s next mayor.
The far-left congresswoman (D-Mich.) issued the call to arms to hundreds of Democratic Socialists of America members as she drummed up support for Mamdani during a virtual “organizing call” late Monday.
Tlaib, who is known for her extreme rhetoric, claimed Mamdani, a state Assembly member from Queens, needed far-left allies to help prevent the Trump administration’s “fascist regime” from filtering down into City Hall.
“To all my comrades on the phone, I mean, online right now, I want you to know … we have to be united against what’s happening here in Washington, DC — the fascist regime,” the 48-year-old rattled off as she introduced Mamdani on the call.
“A lot of it is trickling down at the local government right now,” she said.
“I know Zohran, myself, and so many others are not, you know, we’re not signing up for that. We know what is at stake. Our freedom and liberation is at stake, our freedom of speech is at stake, and so much more,” Tlaib added.
Roughly 270 people joined the Zoom call, though it wasn’t immediately clear how many of them were Big Apple voters.
Many of the DSA members flooded the comments section of the Zoom call with expressions of Palestinian solidarity, including watermelon and rose emojis.
Tlaib, a member of the US House of Representatives’ far-left “Squad” alongside Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and others, is known for her disdain of her own party’s support for Israel.
As the only Palestinian American in Congress, she has been openly supportive of Hamas during her time in office and has even been censured by colleagues for defending Hamas and calling for the destruction of the Jewish state.
During Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s address to Congress last spring, Tlaib was widely ripped for brandishing a sign accusing the Israeli leader of being a “war criminal” and “guilty of genocide.”
She also repeatedly berated then-President Joe Biden as an “enabler” over his handling of the Israel-Hamas war and even declined to endorse Kamala Harris as her party’s 2024 presidential pick.
Branded by some Republicans as the “poster child” for Trump derangement syndrome, Tlaib most recently held up real-time signs during President Trump’s joint session of Congress last month declaring him a “liar.”
Mamdani, for his part, staunchly defended Tlaib in the wake of her public backing, telling The Post on Tuesday that “New Yorkers deserve a mayor who will stand up to the Trump administration.”
“There are few who have fought back harder against this administration in its first term and now than Congresswoman Tlaib,” he said, adding that “together we spoke about the importance of fighting back against Donald Trump’s billionaire-backed assault on working people at every level.”
During the call, Tlaib had praised Mamdani as a candidate who wasn’t “going to waver.”
“Even if that title changes from state Assembly to mayor, he is not going to sell out his community. He’s not gonna bow down like many others to this fascist regime,” she gushed.
“I can go on and on about him … There’s something incredible, something beautiful about his own lived experience but also the fact that someone like Zohran has been successful in telling our story.”
Tlaib’s support for the firebrand mayoral candidate comes as recent polling showed his support rising in a crowded Democratic mayoral primary.
One recent survey had him as the clear second-place finisher behind ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo (41%) — with 18% of support. His campaign also is expected to hit the fundraising cap set by the city’s Campaign Finance Board amid a flurry of small-dollar contributions.
Archaeologists uncover proof of ancient biblical battle at Armageddon site recorded in Tanach
Archaeologists believe they have uncovered evidence of an ancient biblical battle, all thanks to a few broken fragments found in a curious location.
The artifacts, which mostly consist of Egyptian pottery, were found during a recent excavation of the ancient city of Megiddo in northern Israel. The site is said to contain over 30 layers of various settlements, dating back from the Copper Age to World War I.
Tel Megiddo was the location where Josiah, the king of Judah, famously fought the Battle of Megiddo in 609 B.C. The Jewish leader was defeated and killed by the army of the Egyptian Pharaoh Necho II.
The story of the battle is told in the Second Book of Kings in the Old Testament, but Megiddo is also referenced in the Book of Revelation. The site is referred to as “Armageddon,” closely related to the Hebrew phrase “Har Megiddo,” which translates to “mountain of Megiddo.”
Megiddo is said to be the location where the prophesied Battle of Armageddon will be fought between the kings of Earth and God. However, while archaeologists cannot prove that the site was the location of a battle during the end times, they believe they may have found proof of the Old Testament story.
Dr. Assaf Kleiman, a senior lecturer at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, told Fox News Digital he believes the pottery fragments belonged to the Egyptian army that defeated Josiah.
The findings consist of “significant quantities” of Egyptian-produced broken vessels dating back to the late 7th century B.C., close to when the Battle of Megiddo was fought.
Instead of the fragments being proof of a trade relationship, Kleiman believes that they were brought in by Egyptian troops rather than being imported into the territory.
The expert cited the “crude production technique, functional mixture, and the lack of similar evidence in nearby settlements” as key reasons why they believe the artifacts were brought in by an army.
“The exposure of so many Egyptian vessels, including fragments of serving bowls, cooking pots, and storage jars, is an exceptional phenomenon,” Kleiman explained.
“We, therefore, understand it as representing Egyptians who settled at Megiddo in the late 7th century, maybe as part of an army force that arrived at the site following the collapse of the Assyrian Empire,” he added.
He also said that the Grecian pottery may be proof of Greek mercenaries in the Egyptian army, which was not unheard of at the time.
“Service of Greeks, probably from western Anatolia, in the Egyptian army of the 26th Dynasty is referred to in both Greek [from Herodotus] and Assyrian sources,” Kleiman noted.
“The possibility of the participation of such mercenaries in the killing of Josiah may be hinted in prophetic works in the Bible.”
Kleiman also explained that the Egyptian settlement at Megiddo “did not last long” and that the building where the artifacts were found was likely abandoned decades later. The broken vessels were probably left as litter.
Though Kleiman noted that there’s no non-biblical proof of Josiah, Kleiman asserted that the king’s existence “has never been doubted in biblical and historical scholarship.”
“We can also note that literacy was more common in that era, and thus his reign was most likely documented by scribes who witnessed the events in real time,” Kleiman said. “Evidence for Necho’s presence in the Levant and the battle against the Babylonians in Carchemish, where the Egyptians lost, is documented in the Babylonian chronicles as well as in the Bible, in Jeremiah and Kings.”
Archaeologists plan to do more research into the site’s Bronze Age roots.
Kleiman also found evidence to believe that some members of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel were not all expelled to Mesopotamia in the 7th century B.C. and actually may have stayed in Megiddo.
“Our excavations demonstrated continuous production (and consumption) of similar locally-style vessels at Megiddo, especially cooking pots, also under imperial rule,” he explained. “This suggests that the social fabric of Megiddo in the Assyrian Era must have been composed of a significant portion of local populations, who were not expelled by the Assyrians and who lived alongside deportees brought in by the empire.”
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| The site is referred to as “Armageddon,” closely related to the Hebrew phrase “Har Megiddo,” which translates to “mountain of Megiddo.” |
When is it a mitzva to go out to war?
Note: The following is an extract from the book “Bechayil Uve'Ruach,” by Rabbi Chaim Drukman zts"l, a leading figure of Religious Zionism for many decades.. The title of the book hints at the verse, “Not by might nor by power but by my spirit, the God of Hosts says” (Zecharia 4:6). The army of Israel applies this principle, as it fights - “By might – with the spirit of God.”
(A) Milchemet Mitzvah (Obligatory War)
In Chapter 5 of Hilchot Melachim (Laws of Kings), the Rambam explains that according to Jewish law, there are two types of wars in Israel: Milchemet Mitzvah (a war that is a positive obligation) and Milchemet Reshut (a permitted war). A king of Israel must first perform all of the required wars before he is permitted to go to war for discretionary reasons.
The Rambam lists three types of wars that fall under the category of Milchemet Mitzvah:
"What is considered an obligatory war? The war against the seven nations, the war against Amalek, and the defense of Israel from an enemy that attacks them."
Unfortunately, the third type—"the defense of Israel from an enemy that attacks them"—is highly relevant in our times, as many enemies still seek to harm us.
It is clear that the Rambam agrees that there is a mitzvah to fight in defense of the Jewish people. In fact, it is difficult to imagine anyone disputing this, since it is well-known that one may violate the Sabbath to save even a single Jewish life. If that is the case, then how much more so is it a mitzvah to fight in order to protect the collective life of all of Israel!
In our time, all halakhic perspectives agree that we are obligated to wage a Milchemet Mitzvah due to the commandment: "to defend Israel from an enemy that attacks them."
I addition, there is a halakhic ruling that one must go out to battle even on the Sabbath if enemies approach a border town, even if they are only coming over a dispute on straw and hay, because such incidents could ultimately lead to an invasion of the land. This law is codified in the Shulchan Arukh as a practical legal guide for our times—making it clear that the mitzvah to fight remains relevant today!
We must recognize that this message is valid for all generations, especially for our own. We must ensure our survival and strength—not because we want to fight, for the true aspiration of Israel is the opposite of war and bloodshed. However, at times, we have no choice. We are required to fight in order to exist, so that we may ultimately bring the moral and just values of Torah to all of humanity and thereby bring true happiness to the world.
(B) The Obligation to Participate in National Life
US lawmakers warn UN against new anti-Israel probe, threaten sanctions
Senior US lawmakers have issued a stark warning to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres over efforts to establish yet another investigatory mechanism targeting Israel, cautioning that such actions could lead to sanctions.
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) sent a letter to Guterres on Monday, condemning the UN’s bias against Israel and urging him to block any new probe.
The warning comes ahead of a scheduled UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) vote this week on a resolution that could create an open-ended investigative mechanism focusing solely on Israel.
Israel Becomes First Country to Eliminate All Tariffs on U.S. Products
The decision, announced Monday by Israel’s Finance Ministry, marks a historic milestone in U.S.-Israel economic relations and underscores the deepening bond between the two allies. Effective immediately, American products—from agricultural goods to machinery and consumer electronics—will enter Israel duty-free.
Jewish Republican Randy Fine Wins Election for Florida’s 6th Congressional District against a Muslim
Florida state senator Randy Fine, a Republican, won the special election for Florida’s 6th Congressional District on Tuesday in a race widely seen as a bellwether for the national popularity of Republicans.
A poll released in late March showing Fine’s lead within the margin of error and the 10-to-1 fundraising advantage enjoyed by his opponent, Joshua Weil, a Muslim, raised the possibility of Republicans dramatically underperforming U.S. President Donald Trump’s 30-point victory in the deep-red district in November.
The Associated Press called the race less than an hour after the polls closed at 7 p.m. With more than 95% of the votes counted at press time, Fine holds a 14-point lead over Weil.
Fine, whom Trump campaigned for in the final days of the race, thanked the president for his victory.
“Because of you, Mr. President,” Fine wrote. “I won’t let you down.”
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
The Yente Lesley Stahl asks Hamas Hostage that was tortured and starved if Hamas really meant to starve him or if they just didn't have enough food.
Lesley Stahl had the audacity to ask a Jewish hostage, who was tortured and starved by Hamas, if Hamas really meant to starve him or if they just didn't have enough food.
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