Rahm Emanuel Warns : No 2028 Presidential Candidates Will Visit Israel

 Longtime Democratic official Rahm Emanuel issued a stark warning to thousands of Jewish communal leaders Sunday night, urging them not to expect 2028 presidential candidates to visit Israel as his former boss, Barack Hussein Obama, did during the 2008 campaign.

Speaking at the Jewish Federations of North America’s General Assembly kickoff in Washington, Emanuel used an ice cream analogy to drive home his point about the crowded Democratic primary field ahead.

“If in 2024 the Democrats didn’t have a choice, in 2028 it’s going to be like Baskin-Robbins. There’s gonna be, like, 31 flavors. Some of us are gonna be chocolate mint. Nobody is going to Jerusalem,” Emanuel said. “Nobody is leaving America to go travel to Jerusalem. That’s the politics. And it’s not just in the Democratic primary.”

Emanuel, who served as Obama’s White House chief of staff and later as U.S. ambassador to Japan, called on attendees to confront shifting political dynamics surrounding Israel and to build a more robust argument for the U.S.-Israel alliance.

Oxford Students Vote 265 to 113 declaring Israel as the Top Mideast Threat Ignoring Iran

In a contentious debate at the historic Oxford Union, students voted 265 to 113 in favor of the motion declaring Israel a greater threat to regional stability than Iran.

The Thursday evening session drew sharp divisions, with proponents arguing that Israel’s actions exert broader international influence, rendering its alleged “aggression” more destabilizing to the Middle East.

“Israel’s policies have ripple effects across the globe due to its alliances and military reach,” said one supporter, a politics student who spoke on condition of anonymity. Backers highlighted Israeli military operations in Gaza and the Judea-Samaria region, as well as strikes on Iranian-linked targets in Syria, as evidence of disproportionate impact.

Opponents vehemently countered, emphasizing Iran’s nuclear ambitions, ballistic missile development and proxy warfare through groups such as Hezbollah. They accused Tehran of fueling conflicts in Syria, Yemen and beyond, while noting that several Sunni Arab states privately regard Iran — not Israel — as an existential threat and depend on Israeli capabilities to balance Tehran’s influence.

“Iran is arming militias that destabilize entire nations,” argued a debater from the opposition side. “Israel defends itself against those very threats.”

The Oxford Union, founded in 1823, is known for hosting high-profile debates on global issues. Thursday’s vote reflects ongoing campus tensions over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and broader Middle East geopolitics, though such motions are nonbinding and symbolic.

No injuries or disruptions were reported during the event.

 

Syria, Trumps New Friend" Celebrates the October 7 Massacre

 Julani Sells a  Polished “New Syria” Abroad While His Regime Celebrates the October 7 Massacre

Julani presents himself worldwide as the face of a modern, rebranded Syria, yet back home his regime is hosting official celebrations marking the October 7 massacre. 

No charm tour can disguise the reality — this remains a terrorist state in every way.

Eyal Waldman Believed in Peace with Arabs ...then October 7

 

🔴 This story says everything.

Eyal Waldman, one of Israel’s top high-tech innovators & founder of Mellanox, believed in peace through opportunity.

In 2017, he opened a development hub inside Gaza, giving hundreds of Palestinian engineers high-paying jobs, dignity, and a… pic.twitter.com/y2NFvs7jD2

— Ncole ✡︎ (@ncole_r) November 16, 2025

Yisroel Meir Freeman, a father of three killed in Monsey by a fallen tree

 

Yisroel Meir Freeman, a father of three, was killed Sunday morning when a tree fell on his car near 445 South Pascack Road in Monsey as he drove to kollel. 

Emergency responders, including Ramapo Police, Chaverim of Rockland, and Rockland Hatzolah, freed him and transported him to Westchester Medical Center, where he died despite emergency surgery.

 Freeman, originally from Boro Park, was the son of longtime East Side Hatzolah volunteer Yaakov Freeman.

Crazy stuff happening by the Sheluchim Conference in Crown Heights

 

WATCH: Former hostage Agam Berger plays Hatikva at Jewish festival in Berlin

 

Captivity survivor Agam Berger in an emotional performance, playing “Hatikvah” at the opening of the Jüdische Kulturtage in Berlin.

So much respect to the amazing Agam 🫶🏼 pic.twitter.com/ZWEQzlPs3Z

— Iris (@streetwize) November 14, 2025

 At the 38th Jüdische Kulturtage in Berlin, Agam Berger—an Israeli soldier who survived 482 days in Hamas captivity—delivered a haunting violin performance of “Hatikvah,”

 a quiet display of endurance, dignity, and unbroken hope.

Lakewood Ponzi Schemer Eli Weinstein Who Got a Pardon from Trump Gets 37 years for a new Scheme Against Frum Jews

 This is the fault of the Lakewood askanim and rabbanim, who didn't allow anyone who knew anything while the scheme was going on to go to the authorities! 

The rabbanim told those who had lost millions that going to the authorities is "mesirah" and that is straight out of ama-ratzes! Doing anything to prevent another Jew from losing money to a Ponzi scheme is actually a mitzvah and if it takes going to secular authorities, then that's what has to be done! The "Shel Torah" needs to be renamed "Ir Shel Amaratzim"  

New York resident Eliyahu (Eli) Weinstein (51), who was released from custody in 2021 after receiving a pardon from President Donald Trump, has been sentenced to 37 years in prison for a new fraud scheme.

According to prosecutors, Weinstein, who belongs to the Orthodox Jewish community, used the alias "Mike Konig" to conceal his identity and solicited money from investors claiming he would invest in COVID masks, baby formula and emergency equipment destined for Ukraine.

The money was actually used for gambling, real estate purchases and luxury watches.

The federal court in New Jersey determined that Weinstein defrauded more than 150 investors of $41 million and ordered him to pay $44 million in restitution.

US District Judge Michael Shipp said Weinstein had received “a gift that few have received in the United States” and that he “squandered” it by immediately returning to crime. Victims told the court Weinstein ruined families and stole life savings, and prosecutors said he has taken a quarter of a billion dollars from investors over the past twenty years.

Weinstein’s co-defendant Ari Bromberg received twelve years. Prosecutors revealed that two associates secretly recorded Weinstein admitting the fraud, saying he “finagled and Ponzied and lied to people to cover us for our deals.” He was convicted of securities fraud, wire fraud, money laundering and making false statements.

Weinstein still owes more than two hundred twenty eight million dollars in restitution from his first Ponzi scheme, which targeted many in the Orthodox Jewish community. His attorney says he is innocent and will appeal.

US drone watched from above as Iran seized oil tanker

 

Iranian forces seized a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, the first confirmed capture of a commercial vessel by Tehran since its June clashes with Israel and the United States, according to multiple governments and maritime agencies.

The Talara, sailing from the United Arab Emirates toward Singapore, broke from its course in the Gulf of Oman Friday after several small craft converged on the vessel, maritime security firms reported.

A US defense official who spoke on condition of anonymity said an American military drone tracked the takeover from overhead.

Flight-tracking data showed that a US Navy MQ-4C Triton drone had been circling above the area where the Talara was for hours on Friday, observing the seizure.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps acknowledged responsibility a day later.

UN rapporteur "Yenta" claims no 'independent investigation' found rape committed on Oct. 7

 United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women Reem Alsalem falsely claimed that there was "no rape" committed during the Hamas massacre of October 7, 2023.

In a rant on X on Friday, Alsalem bizarrely claimed that no independent investigation found that rape took place on the 7th of October."

She went on to engage in moral equivalence between Israel and the Hamas rapists and butchers, stating: “For those who naively believe that Israeli perpetrators of sexual violence against Palestinians will ever be investigated and prosecuted, think again."

Despite Alsalem's claims, a UN investigation found in 2024 that there were “reasonable grounds” to believe that Hamas terrorists committed rape during the October 7 massacre.

In August, 2025, the UN added Hamas to its blacklist of organizations that commit sexual crimes in violent conflicts.