James Comey escorted from his home as he's investigated for making 'threat' against Donald Trump

 

Former FBI Director James Comey was escorted from his home to be interviewed by the Secret Service about a social media post that Republicans insisted was a call for violence against President Donald Trump.

CNN showed video of Comey, 64, leaving his house in his suburban Virginia and heading to the Secret Service’s Washington field office just before 6pm.

The interview is part of an ongoing Trump administration investigation and is expected to help investigators assess the purpose and intent of the post, and whether Comey intended to communicate a threat to the president, which he flatly denied.

Any decision on whether charges should be filed would be up to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Trump said on Friday, though there's a high bar in proving that comments or posts amount to direct threats of violence.

The interview is standard for the Secret Service while investigating comments perceived as potentially threatening.

At issue is an Instagram post from Thursday in which Comey wrote 'cool shell formation on my beach walk' under a picture of seashells that appeared to form the shapes for '86 47.'

The Merriam-Webster dictionary says 86 is slang meaning 'to throw out,' 'to get rid of' or 'to refuse service to.'

 It notes: 'Among the most recent senses adopted is a logical extension of the previous ones, with the meaning of 'to kill.' We do not enter this sense, due to its relative recency and sparseness of use.'

Numerous Trump administration officials, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, asserted that Comey was advocating the assassination of Trump, the 47th president. 

FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau was also supporting the investigation.

When asked about it on Friday during a Fox News interview, Trump said: 'He knew exactly what that meant. A child knows what that meant. If you're the FBI director and you don't know what that meant, that meant assassination. And it says it loud and clear.'

He deflected a question on what he thought should happen, saying the decision would be up to Bondi.

The post was deleted on Thursday after it was made, with Comey subsequently writing: 'I posted earlier a picture of some shells I saw today on a beach walk, which I assumed were a political message. I didn't realize some folks associate those numbers with violence.'

“It never occurred to me but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down,” the now-crime novelist wrote.

Trump was wounded by an assassin’s bullet at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvanie on July 13, 2024, and then almost  shot at by another would-be assassin at his West Palm Beach, Florida golf course on September 15, 2024.  

Trump and Comey have had a fraught relationship dating back nearly a decade.

Comey was the FBI director when Trump took office in 2017, having been appointed four years earlier by then-President Barack Obama and serving before that as a senior Justice Department official in President George W. Bush's administration.

Difference 10 years makes: Filmmaker shoots people at 50 and a decade later... the results are astounding

 

A lot can happen in a decade — especially when it comes to your face.

Dutch photographer and filmmaker Jeroen Wolf has shown the drastic effects of 10-years of aging on people's faces in a short film.

He took headshots of 50 of his school friends — once on their 50th birthdays and again a decade later, with stunning results.

Mr Wolf told the Daily Mail that the comparisons were 'definitely confronting' for some of his subjects, and in a small preview he held for the film, some people refused to look when their faces appeared. 

Some participants have aged better than others, with milder wrinkles over time.

Along with facial lines, another noticeable difference as the subjects speak is their teeth in the two shots. 

Some people have more visible stains at the age of 60. 

MK Blames IDF Major General Avi Bluth for Murder of Pregnant Woman

 

Here is Limor Son Har-Melech’s tweet following the murder, translated:

I’m following the reports about last night’s horrific attack in Samaria — and I can’t breathe.

I’m reading about Tzeela Gez, a young pregnant woman, on her way to the delivery room for what should have been the happiest moment of her life: bringing a child into the world. Her husband was injured in the attack, and together they were fighting for their baby’s life. I can’t help but be pulled back 21 years.

I was there too.

I was also a pregnant woman traveling with my husband on the roads of Samaria when we were ambushed by a squad of terrorists who opened fire on our car. My beloved husband, Shuli, was murdered. I was wounded and rushed into emergency surgery. Our daughter Sara was born in the sixth month of pregnancy, three hours after her father was killed. Her life was hanging by a thread.

And yesterday, as we were celebrating Sarah’s engagement, the terrible news came. The media reached out for interviews, but I couldn’t speak. The pain was too heavy.

I saw Tzeela Gez in my mind — and her husband, whom I pray will recover. I imagined their excitement, their joy as they headed to the hospital. I imagined how they decided: now is the time. And at that exact moment, a squad of terrorists lay in wait — not to target soldiers, not even to “resist occupation” — but to murder Jews, simply for being Jews.

We are facing a cruel and calculated enemy. One whose goal is to kill Jews — in the dead of night, on dark roads, without remorse. To defeat this enemy, we must first recognize his nature and his intent: to murder, to terrorize, to destroy.

And to you, Major General Avi Bluth — I say this with both pain and fury:

You are confused.

In the past month, you opened numerous checkpoints throughout Judea and Samaria, even as terror cells continued to roam freely. And what concerns you most is how Jews might react?

The Jews are not the enemy. They are not the ones lying in ambush at night. They are not the ones opening fire on women on their way to give birth.

Look within: how did it come to this?

A woman was murdered on her way to the delivery room — and it’s on you.

You opened checkpoints even though you knew a terror cell was operating in the area — the same cell responsible for four recent attacks and attempted attacks. And why? To “avoid disrupting the enemy’s daily routine.”

You perpetuated the shameful policies of your predecessor, Yehuda Fox. Even when the defense minister canceled administrative detentions, you rushed to override the political decision with deportation orders.

You allowed the antisemitic and disgraceful ‘Massuah’ program — a program that labels Jews as enemies — to remain intact. A program that demonizes the righteous residents of Judea and Samaria (The Masuah Museum in Kibbutz Tel Yitzhak, ostensibly dedicated to commemorating the Holocaust, has been accused of pushing an extremely leftist political line comparing right-wing Israeli politics to Nazi Germany – DI).

You were given the tools and the political support to eliminate the threat in Judea and Samaria, but you chose to act like a timid bureaucrat in a war zone filled with terrorists and weapons. And once again, you failed.

I gave you a chance. I wanted to believe you would be different from those who came before you.

But enough is enough.

A woman was murdered on her way to give birth — and the responsibility is yours.

I will not stay silent any longer.

Terrorist who murdered Tze’ela Gez eliminated by IDF

IDF forces on Shabbos arrested a Palestinian Authority Arab in the village of Burqin, near Bruchin, and killed another individual in the village. Security officials believe that one of the two was connected to the terror attack in Bruchin in which Tze’ela Gez was murdered.

"As part of the IDF and ISA’s efforts to locate the terrorist who carried out the shooting attack in which Tze'ela Gez was murdered, the IDF conducted targeted searches in the area of Bruchin, adjacent to the scene of the attack, with the direction of the ISA," a joint statement said.

On Shabbos morning, several suspects believed to have been involved in the terror attack were apprehended.

During the apprehension of one of the suspects, a terrorist was identified running toward the forces while holding a backpack suspected of being booby-trapped, shouting "Allahu Akbar."

In response to the immediate threat, the soldiers eliminated the terrorist. No IDF injuries were reported. The IDF is currently verifying the identity of the suspect and whether he intended to carry out an attack.

"The inquiry into the terrorist attack is being led by the ISA and the Israel Police and remains ongoing," the statement added. "The IDF, ISA and Israel Police will continue to operate in order to protect the civilians of Israel."

The manhunt for the terrorist has continued since the attack occurred on Wednesday night. On Thursday, Duvdevan special forces surrounded buildings in the village of Tamun where suspects were believed to be hiding. After an exchange of fire, five suspects were eliminated and one was arrested.

The IDF stated that the terrorists were advancing “significant military terrorist activity,” and searches at the scene uncovered three M-16 rifles and four vests used by the suspects.

Meanwhile, undercover Border Police officers from the Judea and Samaria District arrested three armed terrorists in Tubas. Six M-16 rifles, a handgun, a grenade, and other equipment were seized. Additionally, ready-to-use explosives were discovered in the building where the terrorists were hiding.

 

Zera Shimshon Parshat Emor

 

Qatar’s ‘gestures’ to Trump raise suspicions on both ends of the political spectrum

 

The government of Qatar had a surprise for President Trump on his recent visit to the Middle East.

That was the release of the last American-born hostage being held in Gaza.

Edan Alexander, 21, was freed by the Qatari-funded group Hamas as a gesture to Trump.

Two questions obviously arise from that “gesture.”

The first: If Hamas can just release hostages like this why won’t they release all of them, whether they were born in America or not?

The answer to that is clear: It is because the Qataris and Hamas don’t want to release all the hostages.

They want to keep hold of them for as long as possible to exert as much leverage as possible.

The second question is less easy to answer.

If Qatar is so close with Hamas, how on earth can they be regarded as an ally of the United States?

It is that second question that has hovered over the president’s trip this week.

Tze’ela Gez’s Chilling Post: “A Feeling That Nowhere Is Safe”

 

Tze’ela Gez, H’yd, who was murdered in the Bruchin terror attack on Wednesday evening, was a trauma and crisis therapist, which meant she was not only a resident of a high-risk area (Shomron) but she was privy to her clients’ fears and traumas as well.

As someone who helped others, she often posted tips and advice for women going through fears on her Facebook account.

In October 2024, about six months before she was murdered, she wrote about the security situation, saying: “An unsafe period, a feeling that nowhere is safe, and yet we continue to go to work and live.”

She then added, “What helps you to leave the house? And not avoid it…”

Gez A”H was on the way to the hospital to deliver her fourth child when she was targeted in the terror attack near Bruchin.

IDF forces are still engaged in a manhunt for the terrorist.

Video below filmed by Tze'ela Gez, who was murdered by a terrorist yesterday on her way to the delivery room, has surfaced -

*In her words, she reminds us of the responsibility we have, to honor the fallen by living*.

May her memory be for a blessing 💔

Guatemalan Police Rescue 2 Teenage Couples From Lev Tahor; Find Baby’s Remains

DIN: Interesting, they found no Satmar or Tosh Askanim there! Readers have written that Satmar and Tosh Askanim are there to help them! 

Guatemalan authorities targeted the Lev Tahor cult in a raid in the last 24 hours after receiving reports of alleged crimes of human trafficking through forced marriages and abuse of minors.

Agents of the Special Forces of the National Civil Police (PNC), with the support of the Ministry of Interior and the Attorney General’s Office, conducted a raid in the town of Oratorio in Santa Rosa.

During the raid, two underage couples, ages 15 to 17, from the Lev Tahor cult, were rescued, and evidence was seized. In addition, several non-Jews were arrested, including a Nicaraguan national who was caught and detained in the middle of an attempted murder.

In disturbing news, investigators also discovered the skeleton of a one-year-old child buried in a wooden box.

The four teens were transferred to the care of special staff from the Public Complaints Commissioner for Children and Youth. Teens are not forced to remain in the welfare facility they were transferred to after the major police raid on the Lev Tahor cult in December 2024, but all minors are traced via a child abduction alert system (similar to the Amber alert system in the US).

The police raid was carried out after receiving reports that adult Lev Tahor members had forced the teens to marry.

In December 2024, the authorities in Guatemala raided the Lev Tahor cult compound located in San Rosa, about 90 kilometers from the Guatemalan capital, following reports of abuse, and rescued at least 160 minors.

 

Ben Gvir's Wife Slapped by Fat Charedie Lady in Beit Shemesh Bet She Slaps Her Back ..

Ben Gvir came to Beit Shemesh "Bet" to see with his own eyes the Palestinian Flags painted on the walls, even on the walls of shuls! 

Then the FAT Lady comes to slap an innocent lady, she slaps her fat face right back!

Ben Gvir Chases Chareide who called him "Murderer" "Nazi"

 ▪︎ A Resident of Bet writes in pain*

After a difficult night in which a woman was murdered, 5 more Palestinian flags 

*City News:*

A resident who lives in the Rama B neighborhood writes to us in pain this morning:

Peace and blessings, I wanted to express myself anonymously. After a difficult night yesterday, in which a woman was murdered in cold blood and with the utmost cruelty, I come down from my house in Rama B and I have to see *5 more Palestinian flags(!)* on the walls and more curses and slanders about Rabbi Greenberg, and I simply do not understand why no one is acting against this? 

Yes, yes, to come in the middle of the night to the despicable criminals who have no sensitivity that Jews are being murdered and arrest them!

Ben Gvir and His Wife Attacked by Chareidim While Visiting Beit Shemesh Bet!

 

ובערת הרע מקרבך

DIN: They need to be drafted ASAP! This is not a fringe bunch, this is embedded in the Chardeie culture!

Bet Shemesh Rabbis got together just last week to boycott a mall called "BIG" that is actually closed on Shabbos, but they have a branch in a Chiloinie neighborhood that is open !

Not one of these Rabbanim has condemned or come out speaking against this violence! Not one!

Beit Shemesh News

Stun Grenades and Heightened Security:

 Minister Ben Gvir Continues Tour Despite Extremist Riots

Police forces are responding with zero tolerance to the violence: stun grenades are being deployed against rioters, and officers are working decisively to disperse the unrest.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir remains well-protected and is continuing his tour of the neighborhood as planned — despite Charedim rioting at the scene.

*Beit Shemesh News*

Uprooting the evil element Needed for Chareidim 

• Beit Shemesh Iriya Responds to Attack on Minister Ben Gvir and the waiving of Palestinian Flags in RBS B*

Today's violent events in Ramat Beit Shemesh — including the attack on National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and his wife — once again highlight the complex reality in the city.

The Beit Shemesh Iriya regularly deals with incitement graffiti and Palestinian flags. Just this week, such symbols were removed from multiple locations — during which a municipal crew was physically attacked.

*The Iriya clarifies:* dealing with this phenomenon goes far beyond erasing graffiti — it requires deep government intervention and firm enforcement.

Mayor Greenberg is accompanied by security personnel, following previous attacks on him and his family.

The Iriya will continue working for the safety of the public and calls on the state to take action against the Chareidim threatening residents.