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There is a peculiar human instinct to believe that certain things happen only to other people. Until they happen to you, prejudice or discrimination can feel like distant problems – possible, certainly, but not immediate.
“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
There is a peculiar human instinct to believe that certain things happen only to other people. Until they happen to you, prejudice or discrimination can feel like distant problems – possible, certainly, but not immediate.
The following article was written by Yael Bar tur .. I decided to add the word "Satmar" because it applies to them as well!
The old saying goes that an appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile hoping it will eat him last.
When it comes to Satmar and progressive Jews and the DSA, the well-fed crocodiles are just about ready for dessert.
I’ve been watching this strategy of inclusion of hateful actors by Jewish groups and politicians play out since I came to the US almost 20 years ago from Israel.
Two young chareidi women from Israel were arrested at Poland’s Krakow Airport after authorities allegedly discovered approximately 50 kilograms of khat in their luggage, exposing what advocates say is a growing pattern of young Israelis being recruited as drug couriers by smuggling networks.
The women, ages 23 and 24, arrived on a direct flight from Israel and were detained immediately upon landing Friday, according to a report published Tuesday. They now face criminal proceedings in Poland, which is considered among the strictest European countries when it comes to the importation of khat, a substance classified there as an illegal drug.
The incident has once again drawn attention to criminal organizations that reportedly target young men and women—often from the chareidi community—and persuade them to transport khat into Europe, where demand for the plant remains high and profits can be substantial.
According to reports, recruiters entice potential couriers by offering free airfare and promising cash payments of roughly 5,000 shekels in exchange for carrying luggage containing the substance.
To ease concerns, the organizers allegedly assure participants that the risks are minimal, claiming that even if they are stopped by customs officials, the worst outcome would be the confiscation of their luggage or a relatively small fine that the smuggling network would cover.
Attorneys familiar with such cases say those promises bear little resemblance to reality.
Attorney Mordechai Tzivin, who has represented Israelis arrested in Europe on khat-smuggling charges, told Ynet that “the concept of ‘at worst they’ll confiscate my suitcase and send me home’ has completely collapsed in recent years.”
According to Tzivin, Poland and several other European countries treat the importation of khat as a serious criminal offense. Once suspicious luggage is discovered, suspects are often arrested immediately and held in detention facilities for extended periods—sometimes weeks or even months—before formal legal proceedings begin.
Legal experts say Polish authorities intentionally employ lengthy pretrial detention as both a deterrent and a punitive measure aimed at discouraging future smuggling attempts from Israel.
For those who agree to participate in such operations, the consequences can be devastating. Many find themselves isolated from their families, incarcerated in a foreign country under difficult conditions, and confronting an unfamiliar legal system, only to realize too late that they were lured into a scheme that may permanently alter the course of their lives.
Twenty feet sounds like a lot until it has to hold a lifetime.
In just a few days, the movers will come to pack our belongings into a twenty-foot container that will carry them across the ocean. Furniture, clothing, sefarim, family memories, and the accumulated evidence of years lived in one place. Somehow, all of it has to be measured, sorted, chosen, and packed. We are not only deciding what to ship. We are deciding which parts of our lives we want to carry forward.
For most of Jewish history, when Jews moved, they did not have months to plan, lists to organize, or containers to ship across an ocean. They often had hours. Sometimes less. What they could carry fit into a wagon, or more likely into a small bundle over their shoulders. They carried whatever they could, and they carried what they had to. So I feel grateful beyond words for the luxury of this kind of decision. It is overwhelming, but it is also a gift.
A report just coming in states that a "pregnant lady was injured when a car in front of her stopped suddenly due to the protest convoy and collided with car she was in!"
Should G-D Forbid something happen to this child, the organizers like GoldCrap and his "gedoilim" will be
עתיד ליתן דין וחשבון
Mass vehicle convoys organized by ultra-Orthodox protesters caused severe traffic congestion on major Israeli highways on Wednesday, resulting in a multi-vehicle accident, violent street brawls, and a firearm incident.
The most severe traffic disruption occurred on Highway 1 near the Sha'ar Hagai interchange, where a 29-year-old heavily pregnant driver was injured in a chain-reaction collision involving the slow-moving protest vehicles. United Hatzalah medics treated the woman at the scene and she was rushed to the hospital. her condition and the condition of the unborn baby is unknown at this time.
The chutzpa from Rav Hirsch is staggering! He isn't even in Israel! He is in the USA in Manhattan! Giving his approval to this Fatwa from the comfort of his luxurious surroundings, while millions of Jews are being inconvenienced in the heat!
!לא תעמוד על דם רעך
According to organizers, the protest will consist of car convoys that will depart simultaneously from 19 cities, stretching from Tzfat in the north to Arad in the south.
The protesters plan to drive at a steady speed of about 50 kilometers per hour (31 miles per hour) while remaining in the right lane and to depart from multiple locations within each city in order to spread out convoys and affect several roads at the same time.
Organizers have advised participants to prepare for extended periods on the road by bringing food, water, fuel and religious study materials. Vehicles are expected to display protest signs distributed at assembly points, while participants have also been encouraged to play Psalms and religious songs through sound systems during the demonstration.
The campaign is being promoted under the slogan, "Enough! There is no way without the way of the Torah," and organizers say the protest has received rabbinical backing. Legal assistance and logistical support are also being provided to participants.
According to the organizing committee, the convoys are intended to send a message of support to detained yeshiva students and demonstrate that the wider ultra-Orthodox community stands behind them. Protest leaders argue that the public can no longer remain silent in the face of what they characterize as increasing arrests related to military conscription.
Ilana Gritzewsky, who was held hostage by Hamas, just took the floor at the United Nations to confront Reem Alsalem, the UN rapporteur on violence against women.