Dalai Lama Quietly Cancels Scheduled Meeting With JD Vance ....Doesn't Want to wind up like the Pope

 

Dalai Lama Quietly Cancels Scheduled Meeting With JD Vance https://t.co/c5kO0r9fFm pic.twitter.com/eRLa9aDKEU

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) April 21, 2025

Jamie Raskin took out two Loans never paid them ...Banks Erased the Debt!

 

Raskin took out two loans. There's no sign he ever paid them and then two different lenders — Barnett Mortgage Co. and First Federal of Rochester — erased the debt without explanation.

Is that standard lending practice or illegal debt laundering for crooked insiders? pic.twitter.com/bHTUQNuxEM

— Crowdsource The Truth (@JG_CSTT) April 20, 2025

Ostrich Doesn't take any crap from an Arab lady!

 

Islamophobic ostrich. pic.twitter.com/rXyH5FRM7A

— RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) April 21, 2025

Hundreds of Lubavitcher Chassidim Line Up for a "Kois shel Bracha" From the Rebbe

 

הונדערטער ליבאוויטשער חסידים ביים אריבערגיין נעמען כוס של ברכה פון מרן האדמו''ר מליבאוויטש שליט''א זצ"ל נעכטן מוצאי אחרון של פסח אין בית חיינו 770 pic.twitter.com/5q5rFexdo5

— Hasidic (@hasidic_1) April 22, 2025

Rav Meir Mazuz z"l Encouraged going up to the Har Habayis!

 

Head of the Har Habayis Administration, Rabbi Shimshon Elbaum:

Together with all those who go up  to the Har Habayis, I mourn and mourn the passing of Maran Rabbi Meir Mazuz, one of the greatest rabbis who supported the ascent to the Har Habayis properly. 

His greatness in the Torah was combined with knowledge of reality, research, and striving for the truth and daring boldly, including the permission to ascend to the Har Habayis.

Gafni Chairman of Degel Prefers Laped & Ganz to Netanyahu

 DIN: What is baffling is that Gafni is still in the government after his Spiritual Leader Rav Landau told him to quit! 

Gafni has declared that he prefers Lapid, Gantz and Bennett to Netanyahu: 

Degel HaTorah Chairman Moshe Gafni is very angry at the conduct of Netanyahu and the coalition, which will return from a hiatus without significant progress with the conscription law and the suspension of ultra-Orthodox education budgets.

Gafni said the following sentence in closed conversations: 

"We are like slaves of the Likud! We will not accept it anymore." 

This week harsh countermeasures will be decided

Meanwhile Smotrich told Gafni - you are in exile and represent a small minority in ultra-Orthodox society. Start respecting the rabbis of Religious Zionism

Charedi man pays for 83K NIS of beer and pizza being sold on Pesach Only to have it destroyed

An unusual incident that transpired at a spring fair at the Haifa Port Terminal on Passover set off an uproar on social media: a young haredi man came with his family, gave the owners of the stands the price of all the beer and pizzas (which are "chametz" and forbidden on Passover) at the stands, and demanded it all be destroyed in front of him.

According to a video making its rounds on social media and published by Walla, the haredi man paid those running the bar 83,200 shekels, made them sign a commitment not to sell chametz at all during the holiday, and personally oversaw that the beer was poured down the drain and that the pizza was thrown into a dumpster, where it was burned.

A video of the incident was sent around on haredi messaging groups with the headline "destroying the chametz."

Many at the fair criticized the move. Assaf Danieli, 43, from Ramat Meir, who came to the fair with his family, complained: "When we returned from sailing, the bartender refused to sell me wine because they were busy spilling out the beer. He told me that something crazy happened, pointed at a haredi guy, and said that he bought all the beer, some 30 kegs, and demanded that they spill it out."

Danieli added furiously: "In principle, I think it's stunning that someone is investing nearly a hundred thousand shekels to save me from my own free will, when that money could actually save people for real. After all, anyone who wanted to drink beer and eat pizza did so a short distance away."

The organizers of the event chose not to address the claims: "This is a totally private event," the organizer, Asaf Ben-David, stated. The Haifa Municipality and Haifa Port stressed that the event was not connected to them."

Tempo Beer Industries, the producer of Goldstar Beer, which sponsored the venue, commented: "Goldstar Beer provides an annual sponsorship to the Haifa Terminal, which hosted the spring fair this year. We have no control over the Terminal's events, and this was not a sponsorship for the aforementioned event. If we had been aware of the event ahead of time, we would have worked for the removal of Goldstar from the invitation as a sponsor."

Released Terrorist: “Before Ben-Gvir, Israeli Prison Was Like Summer Camp”

 A shocking video published by Channel 14 on Monday reveals one of the terrorists released in one of the recent prisoner release deals describing his enjoyable 22-year imprisonment in Israel, saying it was just like “summer camp.”

Islamic Jihad terrorist Iyad Jaradat was sentenced to life imprisonment for dispatching the terrorists who infiltrated Moshav Gadish in 2003 and opened fire, murdering Eli Biton, H’yd, and wounding four others.

Jaradat’s “life imprisonment” ended earlier this year when he was released to his hometown of Jenin. In an interview immediately after his release, he publicly praised the Nukhba terrorists who carried out the October 7 massacre.

Channel 14 published a video of another interview with Jaradat published last month, during which he described his imprisonment.

The interviewer asked: “Before October 7, how was it in prison, honestly?”

Jaradat: “There was respect, there were understandings [between us and the Israeli guards]. Ben-Gvir said that the prisons were like summer camps. Perhaps some would say that’s an exaggeration. Whoever wants to gets angry should get angry but they truly were like summer camps.”

“Not all, but everything was available. Our relationship with the Prison Services, the officers, managers, and police – it was as if we were one family.”

One of the first things that Ben-Gvir accomplished when he entered his position was to strip security prisons of all amenities.

Charedi Ads Against Voting for WZO Funded by Chilonim and the Reform!

 

Dr. Yitzhar Hess 

DIN: I'm not surprised. Chareidim in Israel are a bunch of naive, ignorant sheep led by crooked askanim! Rav Landau was duped by his handlers who were bribed by the Reform.In Beit Shemesh Rav Landau declared a "milchemes" mitzva" in the local mayoral elections that ran against a Shomeret Torah Umotzvois, his "milchemes mitzva" won and it turned out to be a disaster! 

Anyone familiar with the World Zionist Organization knows there have been significant struggles between the Conservative Movement and the charedi faction, ever since the latter—Eretz HaKodesh, led by Rabbi Pesach Lerner—joined the WZO in the last elections.

However, it turns out that the peak of the struggle remained behind the scenes, far from the glaring spotlight. It actually involves direct interference in the election by the Conservative Movement—through one of its leaders, Dr. Yizhar Hess, who serves as the deputy chairman of the WZO, a member of its executive board, and a board member of the movement’s organization.

A Kikar Hashabat investigation reveals why a few weeks ago, bulletin boards in  charedi neighborhoods across Israel were suddenly covered with wall posters and street ads strongly warning against participating in or voting for Zionist institutions. This is currently a live issue among Diaspora Jewry and under discussion among senior rabbis (Gedolei Yisrael).

On one side, Rabbi Dov Landau firmly opposed voting. On the other, “Eretz HaKodesh” presents support from the late Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, of blessed memory, along with other rabbis in Israel and the U.S. who supported voting in the previous elections.

The posters, plastered around Jerusalem, were actually funded by the Conservative Movement. This is particularly unusual, given that the WZO elections aren’t widely discussed in Israeli media, and most of the Haredi public is unaware of the details—especially since the matter mainly concerns Diaspora Jews.

The Kikar HaShabbat investigation reveals that the “Merkaz Olami” association—an organization managing the Conservative Movement’s activities within the WZO—funded the printing and distribution of these posters.

As evidenced by an invoice obtained by Kikar Hashabbat,  “Merkaz Olami” transferred tens of thousands of shekels for a round of street ad placement against participating in the Zionist elections.

According to a charedi source in the WZO, “Despite their attempts to hide their involvement, the Conservative Movement views ‘Eretz HaKodesh,’ which represents the religious public in the WZO, as a political and ideological enemy and is trying to weaken it. They aimed to sway public opinion in the charedi world to harm Eretz HaKodesh and prevent its success in the U.S. elections.”

Beyond the shock and the audacity to speak in the names of Gedolei Yisrael and use their names on posters, the path they chose raises legal questions, possibly even slander violations and more.

It’s also clear they attempted to conceal their involvement. Dr. Yizhar Hess himself retweeted the posters, as if expressing solidarity with Eretz HaKodesh in the face of attacks—despite the fact that the posters were funded by the very organization he sits on the board of and helps lead.

Kikar HaShabbat also revealed that these posters are just the tip of a years-long influence campaign, in which the Conservative Movement has sought to sway key figures in the charedi public in order to damage Eretz HaKodesh.

Sources say the movement’s representatives approached charedi journalists, offering them large sums to promote anti-voting messages—falsely attributing them to the words of leading rabbis.

Most of these journalists declined once they understood the real identity of the backers.

One senior figure in the charedi media (whose name remains confidential) told Kikar HaShabbat:
“A well-known insider approached me some time ago with a vague, high-paying offer to join a campaign aimed at damaging Eretz HaKodesh through ads, media pieces, and social media. The strategy was to implant the notion that Eretz HaKodesh is trying to inject Zionism into the charedi sector, and to stoke opposition among more extreme factions.”

After a thorough investigation, he realized the campaign was entirely operated by the Conservative Movement, whose goal was to remove Eretz HaKodesh to further their own agenda in Israel. He declined to participate, despite the tempting offer.

Another prominent source in the  charedi PR world added that major players in mainstream Israeli media were also involved, using their connections to recruit charedi journalists for the long-term campaign against Eretz HaKodesh.

This wasn’t an isolated incident, but rather a structured and calculated campaign that may have crossed the line legally—potentially involving libel, illegal NGO funding, and election law violations.

Kikar HaShabbat reached out for responses from the Conservative Movement’s Merkaz Olami, Dr. Yizhar Hess (who declined to comment in a private conversation), and Eretz HaKodesh. As of now, no responses have been received, and they will be published if and when they are.

Shark attack horror: Terrified crowd watch helplessly as swimmer is mauled in the sea and feared dead off Israel

 

A diver is missing and feared dead after being mauled by a shark in Israel. 

 Footage posted on social media shows a diver flailing in the water off the coast of Hadera on Monday. Other footage showed beach-goers, including children, standing in the water and marveling at sharks as they swam around their legs just moments before the diver was attacked.

Horror video of the incident then showed the diver further out at sea, thrashing around during the bloody attack as the water quickly turned red. 

An eyewitness told Channel 12 News: 'I saw the diver in the depths of the water, he shouted, 'I'm bitten, I'm bitten' and waved his hands in the air. After a few minutes, sharks bit him - and suddenly he disappeared.' 

Shark attacks in the Mediterranean are extremely rare, with 50 recorded since 1900, and only 11 fatal.

The Hadera Municipality Coastal Department said it was 'conducting searches by jet ski to locate the diver and will continue to update as developments occur. 

'We urge the public traveling in the area to avoid entering the water and contact with the sharks,' it added.

A call was received by Magen David Adom's 101 dispatch center in the Sharon region at around 3:02pm to an incident at Olga Beach. 

Police and rescue workers have been deployed to the scene, with the police saying in a statement that no casualties had yet been located. 

Israel Police said: 'A short time ago, officers from the Hadera Police Station and the Maritime Police were dispatched to the Hadera stream following reports from citizens who claimed they saw a shark attacking a diver in the water. 

'Forces are en route, but no casualties have been located so far.'

Footage uploaded to social media has also shown helicopters scanning the waters for the missing diver. 

Following the incident, the police have closed the beach to swimmers until further notice.

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel has reacted to the shark attack by saying it called on the state four years ago to regulate behaviour in waters sharks visit.

It said: 'Every winter, a unique phenomenon occurs in Israel in which sharks and rays gather at the outlet of the warm waters of the power stations.

'In the case of such a fascinating and public-attracting phenomenon, it would be appropriate to take conservation and safety measures for the public, but over the years, chaos has developed in the area.'

'I started recording and saw they were sharks. They got within 164 to 328ft of the shoreline, which caused panic among swimmers. 

'Still, some tried to approach them despite the lifeguard’s clear orders to get out of the water. The sharks moved from south to north, did a sort of "dance", and eventually disappeared.'

It comes after a tourist was killed in a shark attack at a popular Red Sea holiday resort in Egypt in December.

The injured man was taken to hospital in Port Ghalib, around 30 miles north of Marsa Alam, the Egyptian ministry said at the time.

The ministry said the attack occurred in deep water outside the designated swimming zone near the jetties in northern Marsa Alam, adding that swimming out from the jetties was prohibited and the jetties would be closed for two days.

An EU official was also mauled to death by a shark at a luxury Egyptian resort last year.

Gianluca Di Gioia, 48, from Rome, had been snorkeling at a beach located in front of the glamorous Red Sea Sataya Resort on the coast of Marsa Alam, before the attack.

The tourist, who worked at the European External Action Service, the diplomatic service of the European Union, was in the sea alongside his friend Giuseppe Fappani, 69, as they celebrated Di Gioia's birthday.

But the trip took a horrific turn when the pair were approached by a tiger shark in the Egyptian waters, while they swam just 50metres from the beach in an area where the resort's jetty allows tourists to access beyond the coral reef. 

In 2023, a Russian man was heard screaming 'papa' as he was mauled to death by a shark in the Egyptian resort of Hurghada.

Tourists watched in horror from the shore as the beast wounded the man before dragging him under the water. His distraught girlfriend managed to escape.

The tourist - believed to be 23 - was on a long stay in Egypt. He was named in Russia by Baza news outlet as Vladimir Popov, and had moved to the resort with his father.

His father watched the fatal attack in horror, which was also filmed from the shore.