Ben-Gvir Visits Barghouti in Jail talls him to his face : ‘Those Who Harm Our Children Will Face Full Consequences’

 

Israel’s National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, visited Gannot Prison to inspect the conditions of security prisoners alongside Israel Prison Service Commissioner Kobi Yaakobi. While touring an isolation wing, Ben-Gvir encountered Marwan Barghouti — one of the most prominent Palestinian figures imprisoned in Israel.

Barghouti, a senior leader in Fatah’s Tanzim militia during the Second Intifada, is serving five consecutive life sentences plus 40 years for orchestrating multiple deadly attacks that claimed the lives of Israeli civilians. Considered by many Palestinians a political leader and by Israelis a mastermind of terror, Barghouti has remained an influential figure even behind bars.

Speaking directly to him, Ben-Gvir warned that anyone who murders Israeli civilians—especially children and women—will face overwhelming consequences, declaring that such acts will never break Israel’s resolve.

The tense exchange underscores Israel’s uncompromising stance toward terrorism and its ongoing focus on high-profile security prisoners.

He Who Laughs Last, Laughs Best

 

Anas al-Sharif, a Hamas operative and Al Jazeera journalist, was recently eliminated in an IDF strike. Just a few months ago, he publicly mocked a video by IDF Arabic Spokesman Avichay Adraee, who had urged him to report on the suffering in Gaza under Hamas rule — something he had deliberately avoided.

In the clip, Anas smiles and asks, “What does he want from me?” His friend quips that Avichay is “just giving him free publicity.” Anas adds, “Let him threaten, let him attack… we’ll continue, we’re not afraid.”

Reality, it turns out, was different:

1. Anas will not continue.

2. Avichay threatened — and eventually delivered.

3. Last April, Anas wrote a will. Perhaps something did set off a warning light after all.

Obama aides actually admit Russiagate was a smear campaign against Trump

That’s our story, and we’re sticking to it.”

It’s hard to believe that the Russiagate plotters are so stupid, but the declassified documents tumbling out of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s files show that, while they had a lot of power and managed to hide their nefarious activities for almost a decade, President Barack Obama’s henchmen were none too bright.

The latest tranche of declassified emails has Obama’s DNI, James Clapper, telling then-Director of the National Security Agency Mike Rogers essentially to shut up and put his name to the intelligence community assessment (ICA) that Clapper and then-CIA Director John Brennan were cooking up, at Obama’s direction, to concoct a narrative that Russia had tilted the 2016 election to help Trump win.

“Understand your concern,” Clapper wrote to Rogers on Dec. 22, 2016, in the waning days of the Obama administration.

“It is essential that we (CIA/NSA/FBI/ODNI) be on the same page and are all supportive of the report — in the highest tradition of ‘that’s OUR story, and we’re sticking’ to it.’ ”

Rogers had kicked off the conversation by laying out his concerns that normal tradecraft was being compromised and that his team had not had “sufficient access to the underlying intelligence and sufficient time to review that intelligence.”

“I’m concerned that, given the expedited nature of this activity, my folks aren’t fully comfortable saying that they have had enough time to review all of the intelligence to be absolutely confident in their assessments,” Rogers wrote.

“I know that you agree that this is something we need to be 100% comfortable with before we present it to the President — we have one chance to get this right, and it is critical that we do so.

“In addition, if NSA is intended to be a co-author of this product, I personally expect to see even the most sensitive evidence related to the conclusion.”

But Clapper was unyielding.

“More time is not negotiable,” he replied, copying Brennan and then-FBI Director James Comey on the email.

“We may have to compromise on our ‘normal’ modalities, since we must do this on such a compressed schedule.”

“This is one project that has to be a team sport.”

Team sport.

What an unprofessional, idiotic thing to say, let alone write down for posterity.

The Charedi war that should never be fought

 

The words (in the Haredi weekly, Yated Ne’eman) landed like a thunderclap: the community is “at war.” Not a metaphor, not a figure of speech, but war. So the claim went. The State of Israel, we are told, has declared war on the haredim, and they must now respond in kind.

How will the war be fought? Various options have been raised. Protests and disruptions are one. Economic pressure is another, pulling Haredi capital from Israel. Even the idea of causing diplomatic damage has been floated via an international religious Jewish coalition.

But in war, things escalate and often spiral out of control. The enemy, we hear from one figure, is like the Nazis, or even worse. And as in ages past, others state, we will be victorious, just as we have been for 3,000 years. Vehi She’amda, proclaimed a rally notice: “Not just one has risen against us to destroy us, but the Holy One, Blessed be He, delivers us from their hands.”

The trouble is that war is not waged against abstract states. A war against a state is, in practice, a war on its citizens. And who are they? The people dwelling in Zion. The Jewish people. Meaning, this is a war of Haredim against the Jews.

The obvious question arises: The Haredim themselves are part of the Jewish people, so how can they go to war against the Jews? The answer, given by some quarters: “We are the true Jewish People, bearers of the Torah’s flame for 3,000 years; the others are not truly Jewish.” This is the bitter fruit of over-zealous isolation: a public ani ve’afsi od (“I and none but I.”)

Yet deep down, even those who say this know it isn’t true. We are all Jews. Even posh’ei Yisrael (“sinners of Israel”) are full of mitzvot. All the more so in a generation returning in strength and en masse to its roots.

A “Haredi war on Jews” is an oxymoron. You can’t turn your brothers into “Nazis,” Heaven forbid, or invoke Avraham’s covenant against them. Heaven help us if we are forced to choose between Haredim and Jews.

I’m reminded of the late Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld. After the murder of his aide, Jacob de Haan, he abandoned talks with King Abdullah of Jordan on an alternative to Zionism. Asked why, he replied simply: “I realized the people are not with us.”

An elite, even a Torah elite, leads the people; it does not wage war on them or their state. I don’t claim that responsibility lies solely with the Haredi leadership. Of course, mistakes are made on all sides. But we need to realize not only the limitations of our power, but even the basic moral constraints that restrain us.

This is why Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch has avoided calling for protests and making empty declarations. He understands the damage such rhetoric can cause—damage that could take years to repair.

His responsible attitude calls for a return to the wisdom of our venerable sages, over multiple generations, who taught that “no one will enlist” only guarantees that yeshiva students will be drafted. Declaring war, even rhetorically, leads us inevitably down that path.

A clear, simple statement whereby those whose Torah study is not their sole calling must enlist, including many thousands of young Haredi men, would spare us this pointless “war” and begin to heal the rift between the Haredim and the Jews.

And the sooner, the better.

by Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer

A fair solution to the draft dodgers

I have developed what I think is a fair solution to Israel’s Haredi draft exemption problem. It does not involve locking up draft evaders or withholding government subsidies for Haredi educational institutions. Rather, it requires every Haredi and secular citizen of draft age to perform mandatory national service of their choice.

For example, after finishing basic training, a person could elect to continue in the army, Magen David Adom, KKL, the educational sector or any other type of national service agreed upon by the Knesset.

If someone refused to perform this obligatory service to the state, they would lose both their right to vote and their access to government financial support. These privileges could be regained if the person agreed to do national service. And there would be no age or time limit past which someone who had refused to perform national service would be permanently barred from regaining the right to vote or to secure government assistance.

This proposed system would also be applied to Israel’s Arab community which, with notable exceptions, would be barred from entering the army.

That the IDF is suffering from a major manpower crisis is not open to debate. But this shortfall in recruits is caused not only by large numbers of draft age Haredi and secular citizens refusing to serve, but also by the army’s dysfunctional organization, politically biased promotion system, and counterproductive military doctrine , which doesn’t emphasize achieving quick, decisive victories over our enemies.

I believe that my proposed draft law if coupled with a much needed comprehensive military reform program could provide Israel with sufficient troops to effectively defeat any future threat we may be faced with.

 

Lindsey Graham's Message that Anti-Zionist Chareidim Should Listen to “If You pull the plug on Israel, God will pull the plug on us.”

 Lindsay Graham's message was to Americans, but Hashem sends us messages sometimes in a weird way, and sometimes through a goy! Charedim who hate Israel should take notice of this message! If you keep pulling the plug on the State of Israel, the home to close to 8 million Jews, then will C"V pull the plug on you! 

If America pulls the plug on Israel, God will pull the plug on us.⁰

I’m not going to let that happen. pic.twitter.com/4pboBftQlO

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) August 13, 2025

 US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) offered a forceful defense of Israel and its ongoing war against Hamas during a speech in his home state of South Carolina, rebuking critics of the Jewish state and warning of dire consequences should America abandon its closest ally in the Middle East.

“Israel is in a fight for their lives,” Graham declared. “Our friends in Israel are surrounded by people who would kill them all if they could.”

The senator’s remarks come amid growing international scrutiny of Israel’s military operations in Gaza and increasing calls from some quarters of the Republican Party to reassess US support. Graham, however, made clear that he sees no moral equivalence between Israel and its enemies.

“I am tired of the word genocide,” he said. “Let me tell you about genocide. If Israel wanted to commit genocide, they could. They have the capability to do that. They choose not to.”

Graham contrasted Israel’s restraint with Hamas’s intentions: “Hamas, they would commit genocide in 30 seconds. They just can't. And that's the big difference, folks.”

The senator also took aim at fellow Republicans who have wavered in their support for Israel, expressing frustration with what he sees as moral confusion within his own party.

“Israel is our friend. They're the most reliable friend we have in the Mideast. They're a democracy surrounded by people who would cut their throats if they could.”

Graham framed the issue as a moral imperative for Americans and Christians alike, invoking divine consequences for abandoning Israel.

“This is not a hard choice if you're an American. It's not a hard choice if you're a Christian,” he warned. “A word of warning. If America pulls the plug on Israel, God will pull the plug on us. And we're not going to let that happen.”

He concluded his speech with praise for President Donald Trump, crediting him with unwavering support for Israel during its most perilous moments.

“So I just want to end with this thought, that President Trump has stood with Israel at the most difficult time since its founding,” Graham said. “October the 7th was an effort to destroy the State of Israel, the largest loss of Jewish life since the Holocaust. And here we are almost two years later, and Israel's the bad guy. That's ridiculous. Israel is not the bad guy. They're the good guy. The bad guys are the radical Islamists who would kill everybody in this room if they could.”

“So I haven't lost my vision of right and wrong. When it comes to foreign policy, President Trump has stood up for all the right things, and he's stood up against wrong things. Just like Reagan.”

Hashem is Calling His Children Home!!! Zohran Mamdani Now at 82% Chance to Win NYC Mayoral Race

by Jabotinsky Einikel

This sweet Galut is drawing to the end. Sounds unreal and impossible? just remember what happened in Germany in the 1930s. Many of the Jews were financially successful, some had Government jobs and then it crashed.
Grandpa went all over Europe and tried to urge Jews to go HOME, his efforts were usually met with rotten tomato pelting.
Let’s not make the same mistake again. At least buy property in Israel, get your passports ready…..
And BTW there are plenty of relatively reasonable priced apartments in Yehuda, Shomron and the Golan, and you get an additional privilege of resettling Eretz Yisroel

Zohran Mamdani’s chances in the 2025 New York City mayoral election have surged, with cryptocurrency-based prediction market Polymarket giving him an 82% probability of winning the general election on November 4. Current Mayor Eric Adams remains far behind, with a probability under 1%.

Analysts note that Polymarket, which allows users to trade predictions on events using cryptocurrency, is increasingly viewed as a barometer for public sentiment. Mamdani’s strong showing in the betting market suggests significant momentum heading into the general election.

With less than three months until November, all eyes will be on Mamdani to see if the market predictions hold true on election day.

Locks changed, Attorney General left outside

 

The driver of Justice Minister Yariv Levin on Tuesday changed the lock on the office of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, preventing her from entering.

Levin’s office did not deny the incident, stating: “This claim is nothing short of absurd. The locks in the Minister’s Tel Aviv office were indeed changed. The office belongs to the Minister, not to Attorney Baharav-Miara.”

The statement added: “Her attempt to make unauthorized use of the Minister’s office is yet another example of puzzling behavior from someone already dismissed from her position.”

Opposition leader Yair Lapid sharply criticized the act: “While hostages are dying in Gaza and the IDF is fighting for our lives, the Justice Minister is acting like a common criminal, violating clear court rulings. At Israel’s most difficult hour, we have a government of draft-dodgers, corrupt individuals, and lawbreakers.”

While the office in question is officially under the jurisdiction of the Justice Minister, it has for years served as a satellite workspace for the Attorney General.

Last week, the government approved Levin’s proposal to dismiss Baharav-Miara, but the Supreme Court has frozen the move pending a ruling on petitions filed against it.

Rabbanim no longer Believe that Learning Torah Helps Fight Draft So they Call A massive Yom Tefillah outside Prison 10, where several Yeshiva bochurim incarcerated.

 If the purpose of this get together is for Tefilah to Hkb”h, let them be Mispallel in Beis Medrash. If the purpose is a Peula for Hishtadlos, we don’t need Hishtadlus, because we can just open up a Gemoroh and start Learning and the Learning will get things done. If learning could win wars against Arab enemies, it can also win our battle against the Draft.

A massive Yom Tefillah will be held this Thursday outside Prison 10, where several Yeshiva bochurim are currently incarcerated for evading the IDF draft.

The gathering will be led by prominent Gedolim, Roshei Yeshiva, and Admorim from across the spectrum of the Torah world, uniting in heartfelt prayer on behalf of the imprisoned bochurim. Senior Rabbanim from all communities are expected to participate in this powerful show of solidarity.

A public declaration announcing the event appears in Wednesdays Yated Ne’eman and Hamodia. Organizers stress the importance of widespread attendance, urging the public to join in tefillah and demonstrate unwavering support for Torah learning and those standing firm in their convictions.

Sergio Preciado is the Coward that beat a Jewish Father in Montreal

 A 23-year-old man, Sergio Yanes Preciado, has been formally charged after allegedly attacking a Jewish father in front of his children at Dickie Moore Park on Aug. 8. 

The judge ordered the suspect to remain in custody, with a bail hearing set for Wednesday. It is not yet clear if he will also face hate crime charges.