F-35 sale to Saudis endangers Israeli security

 

The IDF sent a professional document at the beginning of the week to the political echelon containing warnings against the American agreement to sell F-35 stealth fighter jets to Saudi Arabia

According to a Ynet report, the document emphasizes the importance of Israel's air superiority in the Middle East, which could be significantly set back if other countries were to acquire the fighter or other advanced aircraft, due to their extraordinary capabilities, which give Israel an edge over other countries in the region.

The military also clarified that if such jets are sold to the Saudis, Israel would have to significantly increase its purchases of new aircraft and ensure they are delivered quickly, as the Saudi order would occupy production lines and delay the arrival of new Israeli jets.

Despite Israel's objections, US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he would agree to sell F-35s to the Saudis."They've been a great ally," the President said of the Saudis.

Israel has opposed the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. Outgoing Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer visited Washington last week, where he met with senior Trump administration officials and delivered Israel’s message on the matter.

According to Kan News, Dermer reportedly made it clear that Israel fears such a sale could lead to the leak of sensitive security information to Russia and China, Saudi Arabia’s strategic partners, and could also undermine Israel’s qualitative aerial edge in the Middle East-a cornerstone of the country’s national security and regional deterrence.

Trump is scheduled to meet later today (Tuesday) with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House. The sale of the F-35s is expected to be one of the main subjects of conversation at their meeting.

Great Take on the Charedie Psyche

 

Will Satmar learn from what happened to the Mexican President????? Naaaaaaaaa!!

 

“P*ta Judía” (Jewish wh*re) — Sprayed on the Supreme Court in Mexico City.The slur isn’t about the Mexican President’s policies; it’s about her Jewish identity.Claudia Sheinbaum welcomed the Palestinian ambassador, recognized a Palestinian state and condemned Israel multiple times.But the antisemites don’t care that she is as anti-Israel as they are. They care that no matter what she says or do, she remains a Jew.Antisemitism doesn’t need a reason. It just waits for a target.

Reb Aron Teitelbaum Flying to the Zionist State !

 The RBS"O not too happy with one who constantly speaks against the majority of the Jewish people in the Jewish State shows his disapproval! 

Following the heavy rain in Bnei Brak , the main stage that had been built in preparation for the visit of the Satmar Rebbe collapsed.

 The Satmar Rebbe will land in Israel today along with 3,000 Chassidim who will come from the United States. 

The Rabbi will stay in Jerusalem until Thursday, and from there he will continue to sit with all the Chassidim in Meron. 

Next week he will stay in Bnei Brak

 IDF RECEPTION FOR THE REBBE 

The Frum Battalion "Givati" Was Chosen for the Ceremony 

How an Amish Girl Found Her Way to Orthodox Judaism

 

See the 1.38 mark how emotional she becomes talking about going to visit Israel for the first time!

Can a Rabbi make a mistake?

Rabbi Shlomo Aviner

This article was translated from Hebrew!

 Question: I belong to the Charedi community. I have been teaching Torah for twenty years. I happened upon a book from one of the students of Rabbinu Avraham Yitzhak Kook and read it out of curiosity to understand how he had made such a big mistake in finding positive value in the secular Zionist pioneers.

But the opposite occurred and I found myself enlightened by his teachings. I then read other books from his stream of thought, and I reached the clear conclusion that I had been mistaken in my relationship to Zionism and the centrality of the Land of Israel to Jewish life.

My question is: 

How can I follow a different path than my Charedi Rabbi? I am full of respect and love for him, since I owe everything to him. Moreover, how can it be possible to imagine that so many great Charedi Rabbis erred in their opposition to Zionism?

Why Mamdani calls for Starbucks boycott

by Duvi Honig

 New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani recently called on his followers to boycott Starbucks, framing it as an act of support for striking workers. However, this move represents something far more dangerous: an abuse of commerce as a political tool to promote anti-Israel extremism by rewarding a union that openly aligned itself with Hamas. This must be called out clearly, forcefully, and immediately.

It is important to clarify at the outset: Starbucks corporate leadership never took a pro-Hamas stance. Rather, it was certain unionized Starbucks stores and union activists who pushed extremist, pro-Hamas messaging in the days following the October 7th massacre. They tore down hostage posters-even images of kidnapped babies and elderly Holocaust survivors-and created environments where Jewish customers and employees felt unsafe and intimidated.

Charedi MKs to get increased security because of Chareidim Themselves

 Police on Monday morning said that the threat level against haredi MKs has escalated amid the government’s push to advance the Draft Law.

As a result, the head of the Israel Police Operations Division decided to increase security and assign personal protection to MK Moshe Gafni, chairman of the Degel Hatorah faction, and the faction's MK Yakov Asher, following a rise in protests and threats directed at them in recent days.

On Sunday night, Kan News reported that Shas chairman Aryeh Deri refused the Knesset’s offer of additional security.

Deri has recently faced several intense protests, including confrontations that occurred on Shabbat (Sabbath), due to the discussions he has been holding with leading haredi rabbis in an effort to advance the Draft Law.

Despite the tension around the issue and the threats made against him, Deri declined the Knesset’s proposal for reinforced protection.

Outside MK Asher’s home, wild demonstrations by the Jerusalem Faction (Hapeleg Hayerushalmi) took place both on Saturday night and again on Sunday night.

On Saturday night, dozens of haredi draft opponents blocked the vehicle of Shas MK Yoav Ben Tzur in Jerusalem after he visited a synagogue in the Bukharim neighborhood. Some protesters jumped on the car and caused damage, while cardboard boxes and trash bags were thrown at the vehicle in protest of the Draft Law.

A Border Police unit was dispatched and extracted Ben Tzur after his car windows were smashed by the rioters. The incident was described by his office as an “attempted lynching,” and it drew condemnations from the Prime Minister, the President, and across the political spectrum.

“Turkey Is The Most Serious Danger To Israel Today”

 

Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli said in an interview with Reshet Bet on Sunday that Turkey poses “the most serious danger to the State of Israel today.”

Chikli elaborated that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan “are leading a very aggressive and offensive foreign policy. They are now building bases in northern Syria.”

He added that the Turks “are arming [Syrian President] Al-Julani’s army, the jihad army. These soldiers already openly state where they are aiming their arrows—toward Jerusalem.”

“Israel has to understand that ‘trouble will come from the north’—Turkey and Al-Julani’s Syria. Turkey is building al-Julani’s Syria as a base to attack Israel. Therefore, we must do everything we can to isolate Turkey.”

As part of his call to isolate Turkey, Chikli emphasized the need to strengthen regional alliances: “We need to strengthen our ties with Cyprus and Greece; this week we even saw a joint naval exercise.” He added that economic cooperation should also be reinforced, noting that “this axis of Eastern Mediterranean countries—Greece, Cyprus, Israel, and Italy—is the kind of thing we need to work on intensively.”

He concluded that Israel must also “convince our friends in the US that a dictator, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, whose half of the opposition sits in prison, who promotes poisonous antisemitic propaganda, is not an ally and cannot be part of NATO.”

Trump Defends Tucker Carlson "“You can’t tell [Carlson] who to interview"

 

President Donald Trump defended Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Sunday amid controversy over his recent interview with far-right activist Nick Fuentes, who has been widely labeled an antisemite. Trump praised Carlson as “good” and said the decision to interview Fuentes ultimately rests with the public.

“You can’t tell [Carlson] who to interview…if he wants to interview Nick Fuentes, get the word out. People have to decide,” Trump said during a press conference. He also addressed reports that Fuentes attended a Mar-a-Lago dinner with Kanye West, saying he was unaware Fuentes would be present. “He came along with a few other people…Meeting people, talking to people—that’s what they do,” Trump said. The president added that he himself avoids controversy, noting, “Some [people] are controversial, some aren’t. I’m not controversial, so I like it that way.”