Friday, May 31, 2024
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Houthi Mistakenly Bomb Ship that was full of grain bound for Iran
Greek-owned, Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier that came under attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels earlier this week had a cargo of grain bound for Iran, the group's main benefactor, authorities said Thursday.
The attack on the Laax comes as the Houthis continue their attacks on shipping throughout the Red Sea corridor, part of a campaign they say aims at pressuring Israel and the West over the war in Gaza. However, as shipping through that artery has dropped during the months of attacks, the rebels have struck vessels associated with Iran, as well as Tehran's economic lifelines of China and Russia.
Initially after the attack, the Laax had listed its destination as Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. On Thursday, however, its listed destination instead appeared to be Bandar Khomeini, Iran.
A statement released by French naval forces based in the UAE that patrol the Middle East also identified the vessel's grain shipment as being bound for Iran. It said that a team from Djibouti had inspected the damage caused by the attack, which it said involved both drones and missiles, and found no remaining dangerous explosives onboard the ship.
Images released by the French navy showed damage both at the waterline of the vessel, as well as on its deck.
Tuesday's attack saw five missiles hit the Laax during the hours-long assault, the private security firm LSS-SAPU told the Associated Press. LSS-SAPU, which earlier helped evacuate mariners from the Houthi-attacked Rubymar that later sunk, said there had been no prior warning by radio from the Houthis.
LSS-SAPU had three armed security guards onboard the Laax at the time of the attack. Among the ship's crew were 13 Filipinos and one Ukrainian, the Philippine Department of Migrant Workers said in a statement.
The Houthis have launched more than 50 attacks on shipping, killed three sailors, seized one vessel and sunk another since November, according to the U.S. Maritime Administration.
On Wednesday, another U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone apparently crashed in Yemen, with the Houthis claiming they fired a surface-to-air missile at it. The U.S. Air Force didn't report any aircraft missing, leading to suspicion that the drone may have been piloted by the CIA. As many as three may have been lost this month alone.
Gambrell writes for the Associated Press.
The Grisly Details How IDF Discovered the 4 Israeli Hostages
A tragic report from the Times of Israel has exposed the grisly details of how Israeli troops made the heartbreaking discovery last week of four Israeli hostages brutally murdered by Hamas.
According to the harrowing account, IDF paratroopers stumbled upon the gruesome scene almost by chance while clearing the Jabaliya neighborhood in the Gaza Strip. They came under yup from Hamas terrorists and encountered a vast network of terror tunnels and booby traps. A Yahalom squad commander’s instincts led him to pull up an unassuming rug in an abandoned house, revealing a shaft entrance to an underground tunnel.
“We discovered explosives at the entrance to the shaft,” the unnamed commander told The Times of Israel. “We began operating underground, carefully, with determination, using intuition.”
What elite Israeli combat engineers found beneath that rug should shake the world – the rotting bodies of four Israeli civilians kidnapped last October by the sadistic Hamas terrorists. Amit Buskila, Ron Benjamin, Itzhak Gelerenter and Shani Louk had been held hostage for eight agonizing months by the Iranian-backed terrorists before being massacred and unceremoniously dumped in the shadows of the tunnel.
While the grief of the victims’ families is unimaginable, the heroism and dedication of the Israeli troops bringing them home is undeniable.
“Having confirmed they were our hostages, there is no greater pride than that,” the commander said. “There is no greater privilege. And we want to continue ceaselessly to bring more and more hostages home.”
Undeterred by recent allegations of “war crimes” from the International Criminal Court, the democratic Israeli military continues to fight with professionalism and make every effort to uphold international norms even as its troops come under fire from an enemy that glorifies bloodshed.
Finally a Voice of Reason About the Huge Chillul Hashem by Chareidim in Meron on Lag Be'Omer
I am writing this letter on Sunday afternoon - Lag Baomer.
The videos and pictures coming from Meron are disheartening and simply awful to look at. It is hard to imagine without being there to actually see it myself that this can all be true.
I am not talking about the unfortunate emptiness of thousands upon thousands of Yidden unable to celebrate this holy day as we have in the past. For a reason we certainly do not know, yet must take a lesson from, Hashem has decided that this year, 5784, Meron would not be available to us.
After all, just a few days ago we saw, incredibly, bombs land and explode on Har Meron. B”h nobody was hurt. the IDF and or the Israeli government and or the Israeli police deemed Kever Rashbi and Har Meron as dangerous, and a place that must be off limits for this weekend. Perhaps they had intelligence that we are unaware of, perhaps they were concerned that masses of people gathered together would be a major target, perhaps they felt that with everything going on they were unable to safely guard and secure the area, perhaps they felt that if CV something went wrong they would not be able at this time to respond to a mass casualty event, perhaps they simply felt with everything going on in the country this was not the time or place for such a large gathering of celebration.
Truthfully - who cares what their reason was. The authorities made a decision, and the people need to follow the law. Period. End of story!
What has Meron become?
The pain of losing 45 Kedoshim is still raw and fresh and with today being their yartzheits it reminds us of that fateful night where all the pushing and shoving led to a stampede. Oy my heart hurts and tears well up just thinking of that scene and what happened in Meron that night.
Now, just a few years later, we again need to see horrible scenes coming from this same Mokom Kodosh? Why? When will we learn our lesson?
Not one Yid, no matter who they are, no matter what their reason, not one Yid (that is unless they had specific personal permission) should have been on Har Meron or at Kever Rashbi this Lag Ba'omer. Not one!
How dare a few yidden, at a time like this, during a war, when specifically told with more than enough time in advance, how dare they choose to go anyways and through their (immature selfish) actions put a dark stamp on the face of all of the Oilam Hatorah AKA Chareidi world. What an outright chutzpah!
Now, of course seeing one Jew hit, push, kick, another Jew is terrible. It should not have happened. Nevertheless, the onus is NOT on the policeman. they didn't want to be there in the first place, they wanted to be with their brothers and sisters fighting to protect us. Yet, they did their job and came to make sure all was in order.
On the other hand, those yiddin who made their way to Meron had no right to go and they knew when they went that they were going to cause trouble. They just didn't care.
In all of the terrible videos that are going around, all we see are people refusing to leave, fighting to be allowed to go to the kever, and trying not to budge when being prodded and moved.
Our nature of seeing is believing made too many of us think that what we saw is all that happened. NOT TRUE. What we saw was the END of what happened.
The first part of what happened is that these people were turned away without force, and the police were there to keep order and not allow people to break the law and did so. It only became the unfortunate reality of what we saw because this yiddin refused to follow orders.
Yes, even the elderly yid who got that one final strong push causing him to fall and be hurt, if you watch the video again you will see he was leaning back refusing to follow orders and do what he was told. What did he think was going to happen? The Police would just let him in? Had he listened to instructions he would be fine right now. Instead, he is suffering. Sadly, he brought this upon himself
Don't blame the police. Blame the people.
In this instance unfolding today it is the people who were entirely wrong and the police entirely right. What a shame and once again what a terrible sight to see coming out of this holy place just a few years to the day after we lost 45 lives. Sad and Angry
Israelis Overwhelmingly Think Netanyahu is more suited to be prime minister than Gantz
If an election were held today, Benny Gantz's National Unity Party would still win the most seats. Still, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party is closing the gap, according to a new Channel 12 poll published Wednesday night.
The poll also claimed that, for the first time since the war with Hamas began, Netanyahu has surpassed Gantz as being seen as better suited for the prime ministerial role.
According to the poll, if Israel were to head to elections today, the National Unity Party led by Gantz would be the largest political party with 25 seats. At the same time, Netanyahu's Likud Party, which narrowed the gap, would get 21 seats.
Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid Party came in third, winning a projected 13 seats. Next came Labor, after the primary victory of Yair Golan, which was projected to win 10 seats together with Meretz. Also projected to win 10 seats are Arye Deri's Shas Party and Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit Party was set to win nine seats, while the haredi United Torah Judaism Party was set to win seven.
After that came Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionist Party, alongside the Arab parties of Ra'am and Hadash-Ta'al, which were all set to win five seats.
At the bottom came Gideon Sa'ar's New Hope – The United Right Party and Sami Abu Shehadeh's Balad Party, failing to cross the electoral threshold.
The survey also examined a possible party formed by several center-right figures. These included Liberman and Sa'ar, former prime minister Naftali Bennett, and former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen. This new party would win 16 seats in a hypothetical election.
This would have electoral implications for other parties. While some, like the Likud, would stay the same, others would see their numbers drop. Gantz's National Unity Party would only win 21 seats, the same as the Likud, while Yesh Atid would get just 12 and the Religious Zionist Party would only get four.
The biggest shakeup in the poll was over suitability for the premiership. Netanyahu surpassed Gantz in the public eye for the first time since the war started, with 56% compared to Gantz's 30%.
The National Unity leader isn't even in second place – rather, former prime minister Bennett being seen as more suitable for the role of prime minister.
Left going Insane over John Fetterman's Removal of His Harvard Hood at Yeshiva University Commencement
Sen. John Fetterman dramatically whips off Harvard hood at Yeshiva University commencement https://t.co/brdG7sTIzd pic.twitter.com/iywwmR1dK1
— New York Post (@nypost) May 29, 2024
Sen John Fetterman expressed his 'profound disappointment' to the alumni of Yeshiva University on Wednesday, May 29, over Harvard University's failure to combat antisemitism on campus before taking down the ceremonial red academic hood that represented his alma college, according to the New York Post.
During his commencement speech at the private Orthodox Jewish university, which awarded him the highest accolade conferred upon it, the 'Hero of Israel' award, he voiced his disapproval of the Ivy League school.
Fetterman told the new grads at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, "I have been profoundly disappointed [by] Harvard's inability to stand up for the Jewish community after October 7."
He added as he removed the Harvard hood, "Personally, I do not fundamentally believe that it is right for me to wear this today." Following the symbolic act, Fetterman-a fervent supporter of Israel's fight against Hamas-was given a standing ovation.
He added, "The Jewish community everywhere deserves our support. And I promise you will always have mine."
Notably, following his well-received speech, Fetterman was seen dancing with school administrators and children.
Former Harvard president Claudine Gay was under fire for not calling out 30 student organizations over their statement accusing Israel of being "entirely responsible" for the deadly rampage by Hamas after the attack on the Jewish state on October 7, 2023.
In her testimony before Congress on December 5, Gay declined to say that anyone in the organization who advocated for the eradication of Jews would suffer the repercussions. Faculty members at Harvard at the time wrote a statement endorsing Gay and advising the administration to withstand political pressure.
Fetterman's accusations drew out the leftists who went berserk online.
A user wrote on X, "What an attention-seeking loser- has his wife left him yet, she was always the best part," while one added, "This won't age well, guaranteed!"
Meanwhile, a person stated, "You've never looked so good without your hoodie, Senator!" whereas one mentioned, "Is it me, or is he hotter by the minute?"
A user commented, "He'll be Republican soon. Just a matter of time." Another added, "This US Senator, one of 100 of the most powerful people in the world, works best in pantomime and other non-speaking performances. Also available for hand and bald-head model work."
What a Surprise!! "Climate Change" Organization is Really a Pro-Hamas Group!
They sure changed the climate! No Question about that!
Well, well, well. They followed the money, and look what they found!
— The Mossad: Satirical, Yet Awesome (@TheMossadIL) May 26, 2024
$50,000,000 in unaudited US taxpayer money in one month alone went to a pro-terrorist group disguised as a climate change organization. @SenCapito pic.twitter.com/LQZnDlzkE3
*Breaking: Pro-Hamas Mob Burns Israeli Embassy in Mexico City
The Mexican government’s disturbing embrace of the prejudiced international campaign to demonize Israel has now unleashed explosive real-world consequences on its own soil.
Disturbingly, a pro-Hamas mob setting fire to the Israeli embassy in Mexico City on Wednesday offered a grim glimpse into the destructive forces President López Obrador’s regime is willfully inflaming.
According to AFP, upwards of 200 anti-Israel protesters descended upon the Israeli diplomatic compound in Mexico’s capital. Masked assailants hurled rocks and other sharp object in an attempt to breach the security perimeter around the embassy as fires raged in the background. Unverified reports indicated multiple casualties amid the lawless mayhem as protesters defiantly waved Palestinian flags.
On Tuesday, Mexico made the reprehensible decision to intervene in the International Court of Justice case accusing Israel of ‘genocide.’
Mexico has shamelessly signaled its intent to leverage its position as a party to the Genocide Convention not to uphold its spirit of preventing future atrocities, but rather to legislate an extremist reinterpretation of the treaty that would render virtually any attempt by Israel to combat Hamas terror as a criminal act of ethnic cleansing against civilians.
Instagram & Facebook remove viral Israeli response to ‘All eyes on Rafah’ campaign
Where were your eyes on October 7?
— Maya Kadosh (@MayaKadosh) May 28, 2024
Where are your eyes now when our sons and daughters are being held hostage by Hamas? pic.twitter.com/atHQCDeR1Z
META CONTINUES TO BAN PRO-ISRAEL CONTENT WITH NO EXPLANATION
An AI-generated pro-Israel image created by Benjamin Jamon has been removed from Instagram without explanation.
The image was made in response to a viral pro-Palestinian AI-generated image that read “All eyes on Rafah.”
Jamon's image, reading “Where were your eyes on October 7?” depicted a Hamas soldier standing over an infant, implying it to be Kfir Bibas, a child taken hostage on October 7.
The image had been shared around 500,000 times before Jamon’s account was banned.
The original pro-Palestinian image remains online.
Rachel Gelman Is Biggest Supporter Of Pro-Hamas Protests
A recent report from the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) has revealed that the Bafrayung Fund, associated with one of America’s wealthiest and most politically active Jewish families, is a significant financial supporter of the National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) movement.
This organization is known for orchestrating the widespread anti-Israel protests on college campuses across the United States.
The director of the Bafrayung Fund is Rachel Gelman, 33, a descendant of Levi Strauss, the renowned clothing manufacturer. Rachel Gelman is also related to U.S. Representative Dan Gelman (D-NY). According to the ISGAP report, the Bafrayung Fund has allocated substantial sums of money over recent months to support and encourage these protests.
NSJP’s main fiscal sponsor is the Westchester Peace Action Committee (WESPAC), which started as a civil rights advocacy group in the 1970s, and today is largely responsible for the pro-Hamas group’s activities, providing it with a legitimate façade for its actions.
According to the ISGAP report, WESPAC sponsors the following organizations, all of them virulent anti-Israel and antisemitic:
1. National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP)
2. US Palestinian Community Network (USPCN)
3. Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM)
4. Adalah New York
5. International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network (IJAN)
6. Palestine Freedom Project (PFP)
At the top of WESPAC’s grant providers, ISGAP lists the Covina, California-based Bafrayung Fund, which donated $298,000. Next on the list is the Elias Foundation, dedicated to the promotion of “progressive ideas,” which forked over only $100,500.
Notably, Bafrayung also donated $60,000 to the Palestinian Youth Movement and $40,000 to the Arab Resource and Organizing Center, both of which have used the controversial slogan, “From the river to the sea Palestine will be free.”
Rachel Gelman’s mother, Susie Gelman, has also been a prominent figure in the political landscape. She was considered by President Biden for the position of U.S. ambassador to Israel.
From 2016 to 2023, Susie Gelman served as the chairperson of the Israel Policy Forum, an organization founded in the 1990s to support peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Arabs. During her tenure, she frequently criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing governments.
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
For American Jews, interfaith weddings are a new normal
The article below was written by an Arab ! Read and cry!
The article states that 61 % of American Jews who have married since 2010, married out of the faith! An additional 7% are living with a non-Jewish partner. The Pew Research Center in 2013 has the rate at 72%. The Bnei-Brith has a rate as high as 85%!
The Satmar Rebbi, R' Yoel Teitelbaum z"l predicted in 1956 that Israel's assimilation rate would be over 90% and that in 20 years hence there wouldn't be any Chareidie Moisdois in Israel to talk about. The Rebbe reiterated this in 1967.
Thank G-D he was so wrong in all respects, as the assimilation rate in Israel according to Yad Le'Achim is less than 1.5% and they consider this an epidemic, and Chareidei Population has doubled in less than 10 years, and there are more Torah Institutions in Israel than anywhere in the world!
For Americans, there is a good chance that if you don't make Aliyah, your grandchildren will be goyim! You heard it here first!
written by: Samira Mehta
More than 10 years ago, I attended a college friend’s wedding in New York City.
My friend is Muslim, and her husband Jewish. They were married under a Jewish wedding canopy made from the groom’s bar mitzvah prayer shawl – which, his mother announced to the assembled guests, had been made in India, the bride’s parents’ country of origin. The bride wore a red wedding sari. The groom’s mother read and explained the seven blessings of a Jewish wedding; the bride’s mother read from the Quran and then provided an English translation.
The bride and groom sipped from the same cup of wine, as one does at a Jewish wedding. But knowing that I was writing about her wedding for my book on interfaith marriages, the bride pulled me aside in between the ceremony and the photos. They had replaced the traditional wine with white grape juice, she told me – nonalcoholic in deference to the fact that she is Muslim; white out of fear of staining the wedding finery before the photos.
My friend’s interfaith wedding might seem unusual, but it is part of the American Jewish normal. Approximately 42% of married Jews have a spouse who is not Jewish. Among American Jews who have gotten married since 2010, that percentage rises to 61%.
Many advocates for interfaith families prefer not to call these marriages between Jews and “non-Jews,” because that term defines people by what they are not – erasing their own vibrant religious and cultural heritage. There is great diversity in whom Jews marry. Most spouses come from Christian backgrounds, given the demographics of the United States, but Christianity itself is very diverse. Others marry Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists or people from any number of other religious traditions.
Crazed Biden warns European Countries over Censuring Iran regarding its nuclear programme
In its fanatical quest for an "Iran Deal" Biden has warned Rishi Sunak against censuring Iran over its nuclear programme amid high tensions in the Middle East.
The International Atomic Energy Agency's 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution against Iran 18 months ago, demanding it to cooperate with a years-long investigation into uranium particles found at three undeclared sites.
European powers, including Britain and France, are believed to be preparing a censuring resolution.
However, the Biden administration has warned the countries to abstain from the resolution and said it will do the same.
Concern about Iran’s atomic ambitions have grown since 2019 when then president Donald Trump pulled the US out of a deal offering sanctions relief in exchange for curbs to its nuclear programme.
The country has been enriching uranium to 60 per cent purity, close to the roughly 90 per cent that is weapons-grade, for three years. Iran has consistently denied seeking a nuclear weapon and says all its activities are peaceful.
Western powers say there is no credible civilian energy purpose in enriching to that level, and the IAEA says no other country has done so without going on to make a nuclear weapon.
One senior European diplomat said: "There is no slowing down of its programme and there is no real goodwill by Iran to cooperate with the IAEA...all our indicators are flashing red.”
Officials have been citing the US presidential election as a reason for the Biden administration's reluctance.
Israel and Iran carried out direct strikes on each other for the first time last month, and Israel has repeatedly threatened to attack Iran's nuclear facilities.
Biden's Battle Against Israel Continues comes out against GOP bill to sanction ICC over Israel arrest warrants
The White House on Tuesday came out against legislation being pushed by House Republicans to sanction senior members of the International Criminal Court over its pursuit of arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
“We don’t believe the ICC has jurisdiction [in this case], so we don’t support these arrest warrants. However, we don’t believe that sanctioning the ICC is the answer,” National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said during a press briefing.
Last week, the US came out against ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan’s request for arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant along with Hamas leaders Ismail Haniyeh, Yahya Sinwar and Muhammad Deif. Washington blasted the equivalency the court drew between the Israeli and Hamas leaders, said the ICC had no authority to weigh in on the matter since Israel is not a member, has its own credible legal systems to adjudicate such charges and was in the process of cooperating with Khan when he cut off contact and rushed to announce his decision.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the administration would work with Congress “on a bipartisan basis to find an appropriate response” to the ICC effort against Israel.
Earlier this month, congressional Republicans began advancing legislation that would sanction ICC officials involved in the targeting of Israel. While it’s likely to pass in the House, the legislation is expected to face a more difficult path in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
Congressional Democrats, including in the Senate, have spoken in favor of a legislative response to the ICC. Sanctions, however, appear a step too far for them, with the White House opposing any reversal of US President Joe Biden decision to remove the sanctions that his predecessor Donald Trump imposed on the court’s prosecutor.
With the administration opposed to the GOP’s sanctions bill, another possibility would be for Congress to pass legislation threatening sanctions against countries that abide by any arrest warrants that the court issues in the case against Israel. Biden could do this unilaterally through executive order, though the administration has not said if it’s currently mulling such a route. Legislation would be more binding and potentially help blunt criticism on Capitol Hill.
Kirby also came out against calls to sanction Israel that are now being considered by some European leaders following a ruling in the International Court of Justice — which prosecutes countries, as opposed to the ICC, which prosecutes individuals — calling on Israel to halt military operations in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah that would risk the destruction of the civilian population sheltering there.
“We have no plans for these kinds of actions… based on the ICJ ruling,’ he said, saying the US doesn’t agree with the decision nor does it believe that the court has jurisdiction in the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
Virtual Auschwitz Tours a Reality, Courtesy of Google Donation
A $1 million grant for the development of the “Auschwitz in Front of Your Eyes”“Auschwitz in Front of Your Eyes” project has been announced, courtesy of Google. The grant, which comes from the Google philanthropic arm, Google.org, aims to help the project aims deepen awareness and knowledge about Auschwitz and the Holocaust. The idea is a live-streamed virtual tour can reach additional audiences worldwide who cannot visit the site in person.
The project also enables people unable to physically visit the camp, to engage with the history of Auschwitz. The virtual tour, which will be conducted by a guide, includes survivor testimonies, multimedia materials, and opportunities for participants to ask questions.
“The funding will help develop the technological platform and its accessibility, including real-time subtitles, AI-based translation into multiple languages, and the digitization of survivor testimonies,” said the director of Google.org for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Rowan Barnett.
Biden's Saudi Arabia/ Israel Deal on Verge of Collapse as Saudi Arabia Accuses Israel of ‘Continuous Genocidal Massacres,’
Saudi Arabia accused Israel on Wednesday of committing “continuous genocidal massacres” against Palestinians, casting the Biden administration’s efforts to broker a “normalization” deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia in doubt.
In a statement, the Saudi Foreign Ministry — which has taken a tougher line toward Israel than Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) — accused Israel of deliberately targeting the tents of Palestinians in Gaza.
The statement appeared to be referring to Sunday night’s airstrike in Rafah, in which Israel eliminated two senior Hamas terrorists, but in which dozens of civilians at a nearby camp were killed.
An Israeli investigation found that Hamas munitions, which may have been hit by shrapnel from the airstrike, likely caused fires. Israel ruled out any deliberate targeting of civilians, in tents or otherwise, in an attack that was expected to be limited in impact.
The Biden administration has been trying to urge Israel to accept an end to the war in Gaza, and a Palestinian state, dangling the prospect of “normalization” with Saudi Arabia. However, Israel is unlikely to accept normalization at the price of self-defense. Israelis are opposed to a Palestinian state due to repeated terror attacks by Hamas from Gaza, which Palestinians controlled entirely after the Israeli “disengagement” of 2005.
A “normalization” deal was said to be close last year prior to the October 7 terror attacks, but was reportedly delayed by the Biden administration’s insistence — over and above any demand by the Saudis — that a Palestinian state be included as part of the deal.
Nikki Haley in Israel: Stay strong, the majority of Americans are with Israel
Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Tuesday toured Samaria, as a guest of the head of the Samaria Regional Council, Yossi Dagan. She was accompanied by former Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, MK Danny Danon.
As part of the tour, Haley observed the coastal plain from the town of Pedu'el in Samaria.
The meeting took place as part of the outreach activities that the Samaria Regional Council carries out worldwide with an emphasis on the US and Europe in order to fight the delegitimization that is being done to Israel in general and to Judea and Samaria in particular.
Dagan showed Haley the distance from Samaria to Israel, which can be viewed directly from Pedu’el, and said, “These politicians, maybe Biden and Harris, who want to take Samaria and our mountains and our communities off the map of Israel, they really leave the State of Israel with just nine miles.”
“I think that 1. it’s ridiculous, and 2. it’s indefensible,” added Dagan.
MK Danon said, “The Shomron became a belt of security for the people of Israel. We had suicide bombers who came from here to Tel Aviv. So the people who live here actually protect the majority of Israelis…the Iranians’ next goal is Judea and Samaria. They took over Gaza, they took over Lebanon, they took over Syria, now they are trying to smuggle weapons into Judea and Samaria in order to destabilize this region and to threaten Israel from the east.”
Haley said, “We’re here today in this beautiful spot to really show our solidarity with Israel. What I will tell you is: Don’t listen to what the media says. The majority of Americans are with the people of Israel. This war is personal for Israelis, but this war is personal for Americans.”
“We need Israel to be strong,” she stressed, “and the only way Israel will be strong is when America supports Israel completely, unapologetically.”
“There are two things we need to do: We need to make sure we get our hostages home, and we need to make sure that Israel is secure once and for all. And we will always be a friend to you, so stay strong, stay hopeful, keep the faith, and let’s continue to be partners together,” concluded Haley.
Gazans themselves admit that the Rafah blast was caused by Hamas munitions
IDF releases a recording of a conversation between 2 Gazans saying the deadly blast on Sunday was caused by a Hamas ammunition warehouse.
Two new pieces of evidence prove #Hamas responsible for #RafahOnFıre incident, as posted here yesterday:
— AbuAliEnglish (@AbuAliEnglishB1) May 28, 2024
1. incriminating conversation between two Gazans
2. satellite images of rocket launchers
Both indicate a Hamas weapons warehouse, hidden inside the #Rafah camp, caused fire. pic.twitter.com/VsGQ7Sq5k6
Crazy Stuff! $320 MILLION US-Built Pier Damaged stuck in the mud!
This is too funny for words! Cost US taxpayers $320 million and gets totally damaged! Pentagon says in "rough seas and weather" this did not take place in the Atlantic Ocean this took place in the Mediterranean!
The U.S.-built temporary pier taking humanitarian aid to Palestinians will be removed from the coast of Gaza to be repaired after getting damaged in rough seas and weather, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
Over the next two days, the pier will be pulled out and sent to the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, where U.S. Central Command will repair it, Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told reporters. She said the fixes will take “at least over a week” and then the pier will need to be anchored back into the beach in Gaza.
The setback is the latest for the $320 million pier, which only began operations in the past two weeks and has already had three U.S. service members injured and had four of its vessels beached due to heavy seas. Deliveries also were halted for two days last week after crowds rushed aid trucks coming from the pier and one Palestinian man was shot dead. After that, the U.S. military worked with the U.N. and Israeli officials to select safer alternate routes for trucks, the Pentagon said Friday.
The pier was fully functional as late as Saturday when heavy seas unmoored four of the Army boats that were being used to ferry pallets of aid from commercial vessels to the pier. The system is anchored into the beach and provided a long causeway for trucks to drive that aid onto the shore.
Two of the vessels were beached on Gaza and two others on the coast of Israel near Ashkelon.
Before the weather damage and suspension, the pier had begun to pick up steam and as of Friday more than 820 metric tons of food aid had been delivered from the sea onto the Gaza beach via the pier.
U.S. officials have repeatedly emphasized that the pier cannot provide the amount of aid that Gazans need and said that more checkpoints for humanitarian trucks need to be opened.
At maximum capacity, the pier would bring in enough food for 500,000 of Gaza’s people. U.S. officials stressed the need for open land crossings for the remaining 1.8 million.
The U.S. has also planned to continue to provide airdrops of food, which likewise cannot meet all the needs.
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Spain Calls For Expulsion of Jews From Israel After Expelling Jews from Spain in 1492
Government of Spain - Here are some people who want to thank you for recognizing them as a country and giving them a gift for what they did on October 7th....
It's Deja Vu all over again!
In 1492 Spain mandated that all Jews be expelled from the country. They had nowhere to go and were hunted down by the Spanish Inquisition with many Jews burned at the stake!
Now in the year 2024 merely 532 years after that tragic event, Spain is not happy with Jews living in the State of Israel and announced that they will recognize a Palestinian State with its Capital in East Jerusalem. Mind you, Spain's Embassy now is in Tela Aviv and never had an Embassy in Jerusalem!
They also announced that they would recognize the suicidal 1967 borders, which means that the Old City with the Kotel and Kever Rachel and Mearas HaMachpeila would immediately go back not to the Jordanians but to Hamas!
A Palestinian State would be a colossal disaster for the Jewish people situated anywhere. Look what happened in Gaza. There hasn't been a Jew living in Gaza in over 19 years, yet that didn't stop the Palestinians from launching unprovoked over 100,000 missiles at Israel! It didn't stop them from invading Israel, raping, mutilating, burning babies alive in burning ovens and kidnapping civilians with Gazan children cheering them on!
It is no wonder thar Rabbis had a Cheirim on Spain for hundreds of years!
The Spanish government has officially recognized Palestine as a sovereign state.
The announcement was made by Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares during a press conference following a meeting of the Council of Ministers.
“Today at the Council of Ministers, we decided to recognize the State of Palestine,” Albares stated. He added that this is the only way to achieve peace in the Middle East.
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