“I don’t speak because I have the power to speak; I speak because I don’t have the power to remain silent.” Rav Kook z"l

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Emily Damari angered: 'We learned nothing' "Why are we sending food to Gaza" "THERE ARE NO INNOCENTS THERE"

 



Hamas survivor Emily Damari posted a video documenting a convoy of aid trucks on their way to the Gaza Strip and sharply criticized the decision to allow the trucks to pass through into the strip.

"By myself, I counted over 15 trucks on the road, but it's hard to believe that hundreds of trucks carrying food are flowing this morning to 'non-involved' people in Gaza," Damari wrote on social media.

She added, "Don't you still understand that there are no innocent people there?! Apparently, we haven't learned anything."

Since the ceasefire came into effect, 4,200 trucks are entering every week, following instructions from the political echelon. At the same time, IDF officials recommended reducing the number of aid trucks entering the Gaza Strip.

According to data presented recently in closed security discussions and published by Ynet, "The population in Gaza could survive with much less. 70% of the trucks belong to the private sector, which Hamas taxes twice, imposing a 15-25% tax on every truck of food, fuel, or medicine, and an additional tax when the goods are sold in the market. Hamas is making tens of millions of shekels a day, and the coffers are only shrinking."

According to the report, Qatar, Hamas's main patron, demanded the continued flow of thousands of trucks every week as a condition, meaning there is no discussion of halting the aid.

Polisher Airport Worker Wants to know why Jews are still traveling in Poland

 


Man in Photo Kneeling in Front of Nazis with Tallit Identified!


 The man in the photograph is Ber (Dov) Erlich, a Jew photographed during the Holocaust in the Łuków Ghetto in 1941.

He is seen kneeling, wrapped in a tallit, under the watch of German soldiers. Minutes after the photograph was taken, he was murdered. His grandson would one day be Meir Dagan, head of Israel’s Mossad. The story of israel.

Hamas Mocks the Trump Gaza Deal saying they will never Disarm


 Hamas is not pretending anymore.

Senior Hamas official Suhail al Hindi was explicit. They will never disarm. Not as part of a deal, not under pressure, not at any stage. Weapons are not leverage for Hamas, they are the mission. He even mocked the process, saying Western misjudgment has always worked in Hamas’s favor. That stance now runs directly into the emerging Peace Council framework and President Trump’s Gaza plan. Hamas has formally rejected disarmament, labeled its arsenal “essential for resistance,” and demanded a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza as a precondition for any discussion. This is not posturing. It is clarity. You cannot construct a peace framework around an organization that defines itself by armed struggle, celebrates violence, and openly states it will never give up its weapons. Any plan built on the assumption that Hamas can be disarmed voluntarily is detached from reality.

Vance is a genius, is able to talk about the Holocaust without mention the word "Jew" even once!

 

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

No Early Release for Child Sex Abuser Nechemya Weberman


by Asher Levy

 An excellent op-ed in today's New York Daily News by Guila Benchimol and Alissa Ackerman of Ampersands Restorative Justice about the upcoming Weberman hearing.

Tomorrow, Jan. 27, Nechemya Weberman, a prominent figure in the ultra-Orthodox Satmar community in Williamsburg, will have a resentencing hearing that could lead to his early release. Weberman was originally sentenced to 103 years in prison, which was later reduced to 50 years, for repeatedly sexually abusing a young girl beginning when she was just 12 when he worked as an unlicensed school counselor in the community.
Weberman is asking that the Brooklyn judge vacate his sentence entirely and resentence him to time served, arguing that his age, health conditions, and, most notably, that he no longer poses a threat to his community, are some grounds for his early release.
As survivor advocates and practitioners of restorative justice for survivors of sexual violence in faith communities and organizations, one of whom is a survivor of abuse within the Orthodox community herself, we support efforts to repair harm by helping harm doers take accountability outside of the criminal legal system.
We support reducing disproportionate sentences and compassionate release as policies. But Weberman should not be granted early release just 13 years into his 50-year sentence. Doing so, as Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez has been consistently showing support for, would not only pose an imminent risk to the many girls he would have access to upon release, but also further erode trust in a legal system that has too often served as the last backstop for justice when insular religious communities fail to protect their own.

Watch Rani Gavili's body on its way back home to Israel

 



 The IDF says the body of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili has been returned to Israel from the Gaza Strip after 843 days, confirming that no hostages remain in Gaza.


The military notified Gvili’s family that he has been formally identified and brought home for burial, with his funeral scheduled for Wednesday.

“With this, the return of all living and fallen hostages from the Gaza Strip to the State of Israel has been completed,” the army said.

It is the first time since 2014 that no hostages are being held in Gaza.

Beyond the 251 hostages abducted on October 7, 2023, two Israelis who entered Gaza independently in 2014 and 2015 — Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed — were freed during the war, and the remains of two IDF soldiers killed in the 2014 Gaza conflict — Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul and Lt. Hadar Goldin — were also recovered.

The IDF said its forces operated continuously throughout the war, both on the front lines and deep inside enemy territory, often at great personal risk, driven by a steadfast commitment to bringing home every hostage, living and fallen alike.

According to the military, the completion of the hostage recovery effort reflects the IDF’s enduring pledge to Israel’s citizens: to never leave anyone behind.

Monday, January 26, 2026

ISIS Destroys 2,700-year-old carving of the earliest-known depiction of Jerusalem


 For millennia, hundreds of vivid bas-reliefs adorned the walls of the Nineveh palace of the legendary eighth-century BCE Assyrian king Sennacherib, depicting daring conquests richly described in Assyrian sources and the Hebrew Bible.

In 2016, Islamic State terrorists entered the palace, in modern-day Mosul, Iraq, and systematically smashed the artifacts. The long-surviving sculptures had enabled modern scholars to compare biblical information on Sennacherib with historical sources and archaeological findings since the 19th century. Had they not been destroyed, they would have likely had more to offer.

Among the treasures broken in the terror group’s campaign of destruction was a slab of stone that had adorned Sennacherib’s opulent throne room, which scholars long ago concluded depicts the Assyrian siege of the Philistine city of Eltekeh.

But new research analyzing photographs and drawings of the largely overlooked bas-relief before its destruction suggests that it actually shows Jerusalem, making it the oldest-known depiction of the city.

Pentagon’s New Strategy Elevates Israel as “Model Ally,” Revives “Peace Through Strength”




 The Pentagon has unveiled its 2026 National Defense Strategy, marking a sharp doctrinal shift toward a “peace through strength” posture that elevates Israel as a central U.S. strategic partner, prioritizes homeland defense, and places unprecedented demands on allies to shoulder more of the global security burden.

The 34-page document, signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, represents one of the most consequential resets of U.S. defense policy in years — formalizing the Trump administration’s post-October 7 Middle East strategy, codifying the results of recent military campaigns against Iran, and signaling a more transactional approach to alliances in Europe and beyond.

Iran protests death toll hits more than 31,000 as Trump sent 'all-out war' message


 Devastating new data from Iran's deadly protests has exposed that a staggering 33,000 people have lost their lives as the oppressive government intensifies its suppression of the nation's revolt.

Earlier assessments had indicated that between 16,500 and 18,000 deaths occurred during the first two weeks of turmoil; however, that number has now climbed to approximately 31,100. These alarming figures emerge as Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's administration issued threats of war should the US intervene in response to the country's situation.

The Iranian demonstrations began across multiple cities on December 28 last year, initially fueled by anger over soaring inflation, food costs and the plummeting value of the currency. Starting with shopkeepers and merchants protesting at Tehran's Grand Bazaar, who were subsequently joined by university students, the unrest quickly expanded to other major urban centers.

The government has responded with a savage and ruthless crackdown, resulting in nearly 100,000 injuries and thousands of fatalities, reports the Daily Star.

A source connected with protest movements in Iran characterized the casualties as a 'genocide'. They said: "The latest figures are off the scale. This was genocide."

In addition to the fatalities, 97,645 individuals have sustained injuries, with 30 per cent suffering eye trauma, according to research conducted by Prof Amir-Mobarez Parasta.

The German-Iranian ophthalmologist and human rights advocate also stated that the government was carrying out executions of protesters - despite warnings from US President Donald Trump. Hospital records revealed that 468 individuals were executed in Tehran alone, with over 500 additional deaths occurring in other parts of the nation.

Trump has announced that a US 'armada' is en route to the Middle East and stated that Washington is closely monitoring Iran.

The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, accompanied by several guided-missile destroyers, continues its deployment toward the Middle East. US military commanders at Centcom are reportedly developing strategic plans and are believed to have reached Israel.

However, an Iranian official warned that the country would regard any attack "as an all-out war against us".

Yesterday, more than 100 demonstrators assembled outside Downing Street, urging the UK Government to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.