Hebron Tribal Leaders Seek to Join Abraham Accords, Split from PA, Recognize Israel as Jewish State*_

 

According to a Wall Street Journal report, five prominent tribal sheikhs from Hebron are pushing to join the Abraham Accords, calling to replace the Palestinian Authority (PA) with their own leadership and expressing full recognition of Israel as a Jewish state.

“We want cooperation with Israel,” said Sheikh Wadi’ al-Ja’abari. “We want coexistence.”

Al-Ja’abari and four other sheikhs signed a formal letter committing to peace and full recognition of Israel. Their plan: for Hebron to separate from the Palestinian Authority, establish an autonomous emirate, and officially join the Abraham Accords.

The letter was addressed to Israeli Economy Minister Nir Barkat, former mayor of Jerusalem, who has met with the sheikhs more than ten times since February and hosted them at his home. They’ve asked Barkat to deliver the letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and are currently awaiting a response.

“The Hebron Emirate will recognize the State of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people,” the sheikhs write, “and Israel will recognize the Hebron Emirate as the representative of the Arab residents of the Hebron district.”

The letter proposes establishing a timeline for negotiations to join the Abraham Accords and replace the Oslo Accords, which they say led only to “harm, death, economic disaster, and destruction.” They argue that Oslo empowered a corrupt Palestinian Authority at the expense of “authentic and traditional leadership — the tribes.”

As part of their economic vision, the sheikhs are asking for permission for 1,000 Hebron residents to begin working in Israel, with the potential to expand to 5,000 and even 50,000 over time. Barkat reportedly told them that such a scale-up is possible. The letter promises “zero tolerance for terrorism by workers,” in contrast to the PA, which they note pays salaries to imprisoned attackers.

Minister Barkat says the traditional peace process has failed and believes “new thinking is needed.” He is advancing the plan with the knowledge of the Israeli government, and while Netanyahu has expressed cautious support, he is waiting to see how it develops.

Now that Sheikh al-Ja’abari has gone public, pressure is mounting.

The article emphasizes the longstanding ties between Hebron tribal leaders and the settler community, stating that settlers “will find much to embrace in the plan.” The sheikhs also note their cooperation with Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan, who confirmed he’s been working with them on the initiative.

“I first met Sheikh al-Ja’abari 13 years ago,” said Dagan. “His father was a brave leader who put his people first — and so does the son.”

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Professor Melanie Yazzie at the University of Minnesota Advocating the "Dismantling of the USA"

 

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Avi Piamenta, renowned flutist passed away at 69.

 

Avi Piamenta, renowned flutist and cofounder of the Piamenta Band, passed away Friday at 69. 

With his late brother Yossi, he blended rock, jazz, and Jewish music, becoming a staple at simchas and Chabad events worldwide. 

Later in life, he focused on Jewish outreach through music. He is survived by his wife Yehudit and 8 children.

Avi Piamenta was in New York for the Yartzheit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Gimmel Tammuz last week, and warmly greeted friends and acquaintances. His last performance was this past Sunday at a children’s rally at 770. His passing on Erev Shabbos comes as a shock to all who knew and admired him.

He is survived by his wife, Yudit (nee Levy), and children, Yehuda Piamenta – Crown Heights, Genya Suwed – Mexico City, Mexico, Rivka Eichler – New Haven, CT, Mushka Piamenta – Monsey, NY, Chana Atar – Nicaragua, Mendy Piamenta – New Haven, CT, Dovy Piamenta – New Haven, CT, and Yossi Piamenta – Crown Heights, and grandchildren.

He is also survived by his siblings, Mrs. Chaya Meer – Morristown, NJ, and Mrs. Chana Lorber – Kfar Chabad, Israel. He was predeceased by his brother, musician Yosi Piamenta Z”L.

BMG Roshei Yeshiva Join Protest Taking Place Outside Lakewood Police HQ Over Yungerman’s Arrest

 

A major demonstration is unfolding tonight outside the Lakewood Police Department headquarters, as hundreds of community members – including the BMG roshei yeshiva – rally in support of R’ Binyomin Kubani, a respected yungerman and father of eight who was arrested on Thursday under deeply troubling circumstances.

The arrest has sent shockwaves through the Lakewood kehilla, with many accusing the police of acting recklessly, ignoring basic investigative protocol, and increasingly showing disregard for the overwhelmingly Orthodox Jewish population of Lakewood — which comprises the vast majority of township residents.

The controversy began when R’ Binyomin, who learns in BMG, stopped at a Route 88 car wash with his child after discovering leftover meat had leaked in his van from the previous Shabbos. He hoped to hire a day worker — as is common practice across Lakewood — to help clean the carpets. According to multiple witnesses, he approached a 15-year-old Hispanic youth he had previously hired around Erev Pesach for a similar job. He asked if the boy wanted to come to his house later to clean the van.

Instead of agreeing, the boy took a picture of R’ Binyomin, flagged down a passing Lakewood patrol car, and claimed he had been “solicited.” Police immediately took the teen to headquarters for a statement, and, without interviewing R’ Binyomin or allowing him to present any explanation or evidence, arrested him and booked him into the Ocean County jail in Toms River. He remains held there, awaiting a court appearance that may only take place Tuesday.

Police in these situations typically interview both parties and attempt to establish a timeline of facts before making an arrest. Yet R’ Binyomin was denied the opportunity to make any statement or show supporting proof, even though he had an attorney present, sources told Lakewood Alerts.

Meanwhile, frustration with the Lakewood Police Department has erupted into public anger, with protestors now demanding accountability and even calling for high-level changes within the department. Chatter is intensifying about replacing the police chief and possibly other senior officers seen as having failed the township’s community.

Lakewood Alerts has confirmed through reliable sources that there is already discussion at the township level of a leadership shake-up at the department, as confidence in current command staff has cratered.

Lakewood Alerts previously reported that Police Chief Greg Meyer had recently suffered a health emergency while away on vacation and had to be flown back by emergency medical helicopter — a detail the department tried to keep under wraps.

Unilever Cuts Millions for Ben & Jerry’s Charity

  Unilever, Ben & Jerry’s parent company, is cutting millions of dollars in funding for the Vermont-based ice cream chain’s foundation after the latter refused to turn over audit documents about donations to pro-Palestinian groups, Semafor reported.

The foundation trustees “have continued to resist basic oversight,” which “represents a marked departure from the norms of charitable organizations, for whom transparency is typically a bedrock operating principle,” Peter ter Kulve, a Unilever executive, wrote to Ben & Jerry’s executives.

The Ben & Jerry’s Foundation distributed “more than $5 million of Unilever’s money in 2022, mostly to progressive organizations, and has done so ever since the quirky, left-leaning Vermont creamery was acquired by the corporate giant in 2000,” according to the report.

“Since then, Ben & Jerry’s politics have been a headache for its parent, and the tensions between the two have grown more acute as the business community got swept into the culture wars, first pulled to the left in the mid-2010s, then retreating rightward under the second Trump administration,” Semafor added.

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen has accused the Jewish state of “genocide,” and the ice-cream company said in 2021 that it wouldn’t sell its items in Judea and Samaria.

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Charadie Bochur Learning Gemarrah With His Chilonie Mother

 

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Shameful Display: Neturei Karta Extremists Visit Iranian Embassy in London to Honor Slain IRGC Commanders

 

A group from the radical anti-Zionist sect Neturei Karta visited the Iranian embassy in London this week, where they signed a memorial book for members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard killed in the recent Israel-Iran conflict — siding openly with a regime that seeks Israel’s destruction.

Anton was the Village "Idiot" but He Saved The Zeiger Family from the Nazis

 

His name was Anton.

The townspeople of Zborow, Poland called him “the village idiot.”
No family. No friends. He lived alone in a crumbling shack on the edge of town—forgotten by the world.

But when the Nazis came in July 1941 and slaughtered 1,000 Jewish men, then herded the… pic.twitter.com/sAiSOLo1JV

— Afshine Emrani MD FACC (@afshineemrani) July 4, 2025