“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
Monday, August 5, 2024
What to have at home in case of war
Alongside the Home Front Command's recommendation to keep products in every
home that can last for 3 days, such as food, water, medicines, toiletries,
rechargeable batteries for mobile phones, a battery-operated transistor,
etc., the Ministry of Economy has held internal discussions in recent months
with the Ministry of Health, the National Emergency Authority, and the Home Front
Command and formulated a list of emergency food items.
The recommended food items include dry goods that do not require cooking
like raw tahini, nuts, couscous, bulgur, oats, various canned goods, tuna,
hot meals, biscuits, rice cakes, crackers, dried fruits, cooked legumes,
peanut butter, honey, sugar, halva, tea, coffee, etc.
Inventory Check
The Ministry of Economy has instructed the chains to prepare for the sale of
quantities sufficient for 3-7 days, with guidelines for the supermarket
chains to prepare with appropriate stocks for the population. The ministry
conducts regular checks and has found that there are sufficient stocks in
the chains, warehouses, and production, and there is no need for food
hoarding.
IDF Launches New Alert System For Large-Scale Emergencies
The IDF’s Home Front Command has launched a new system to send location-based alerts to the public.
The new platform enables Israeli civilians to receive personal messages in large-scale emergency events directly, without the need for any action on their part.
The messages will appear on users’ phone screens automatically and sound a warning alarm along with emergency instructions. The Cell-Broadcast-based technology enables the dissemination of messages to many subscribers in the same area simultaneously.
The system does not replace the Home Front Command app or physical alert sirens but is specifically for large-scale emergencies.
"White Privileged" Stephanopoulos Gets Unhinged Talking Down to A Black Representative
In a heated exchange on ABC News, Representative Byron Donalds and host George Stephanopoulos clashed over Vice President Kamala Harris’ racial identity. The segment, which quickly became tense, showcased a dramatic confrontation that left viewers questioning the impartiality of the host.
The interaction began when Stephanopoulos brought up Harris’ racial identity, prompting Donalds to address the ongoing social media conversation surrounding the topic. However, the discussion quickly escalated when Stephanopoulos accused Donalds of perpetuating a slur.
“You just repeated the slur again. If it doesn’t matter why do you keep questioning her identity? She’s always identified as a black woman. She is biracial. She has a Jamaican father and an Indian mother. She always identified as both. Why are you questioning that?” Stephanopoulos demanded.
Donalds responded, attempting to shift the focus to broader issues. “Well George, first of all this is something that’s actually a conversation throughout social media right now. There are a lot of people that are trying to figure this out. But again that’s a side issue, not the main issue. The main issue is…”
Stephanopoulos, visibly agitated, interrupted. “Sir, one second. You just did it! You just did it again! Why do you insist on questioning her racial identity?!”
As tensions rose, Donalds tried to regain control of the conversation. “Do you want to talk or do you want me to talk?”
“I want you to answer my question!” Stephanopoulos shot back.
“George… George. Now that you’re done yelling at me let me answer!” Donalds retorted, highlighting the contentious nature of the exchange.
The fiery confrontation left viewers wondering about Stephanopoulos’ ability to maintain impartiality, especially in the context of a potential ABC Presidential debate. The segment has since sparked widespread discussion and debate on social media, with many questioning the boundaries of journalistic neutrality and the role of media in political discourse.
Sunday, August 4, 2024
Listen to Bolton discuss US Pressuring Israel
When Biden pressures Israel to respond mildly to Iranian aggression, Israel looks weak in the eyes of Tehran. And this tempts Iran's leaders to go further. I discuss what I think is next in this war with @NewsNation: pic.twitter.com/Y7heZ6c63z
— John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) August 1, 2024
Egypt was always aware of tunnels in the Philadelphi Corridor
📍EXPOSED: 3-Meter-High Terrorist Tunnel in the Area of the Philadelphi Corridor:
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) August 4, 2024
In recent operational activity, IDF troops eliminated dozens of tunnel routes in the area of the Philadelphi Corridor, and continue to locate additional ones. A three-meter-high tunnel was… pic.twitter.com/3U0ICFS6Es
NY Times nearly 100-year-old Jew-hatred knows no bounds
NY Times nearly 100-year-old Jew-hatred knows no boundshttps://t.co/pWwOAoi4Jb
— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) August 4, 2024
The "Moderate" Haniyeh! Hear him in his own words!
They think you're naive enough to believe that Ismail Haniyeh was a moderate.
— Israel Advocacy Movement (@israel_advocacy) August 1, 2024
Let's hear him in his own words… pic.twitter.com/Mf1xjGET2S
Family of murdered Israeli hostage releases sickening footage of Innocent Gaza civilians kicking and stomping on his corpse
The family of a murdered Hamas hostage posted shocking footage showing the victim’s lifeless corpse being abused and desecrated on the streets of Gaza following the Oct. 7 terror attack.
Levi, 52, was a taxi driver from Bat Yam, who was at Kibbutz Be’eri on Oct. 7 to drop off a passenger.
What exactly happened to him during the attack on the kibbutz itself is unclear.
Family members believe he was either prevented from leaving by Hamas militants, or that his cab was struck by a missile or drone.
In the disturbing footage, Eitan’s limp body is seen stuffed in the trunk of a car, being driven into Gaza.
A crowd can be seen trailing after the vehicle.
A blurred portion of the video shows people kicking and stomping on his remains.
Hamas confirmed Levi’s death in December. It is believed Hamas still has Levi’s body.
Trump says he will either debate Kamala Harris on Fox News or ‘won’t see her at all’ as he questions her ‘mental capacity’
Donald Trump announced late Friday night that he has accepted an offer from Fox News to debate Kamala Harris in September.
The former president said in a Truth Social post the debate would be held in Pennsylvania on Sept. 4 and hosted by Fox News anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum.
Harris has wanted Trump to stick to the scheduled Sept. 10 debate on ABC News which was originally slated to be a showdown between Trump and President Biden.
The ex-president had previously agreed to the ABC News debate. But following Harris’ ascension to Democratic nominee for president after Biden dropped out of the race, Trump has complained that it would not be “fair.”
Trump also claimed Friday that his ongoing litigation against the ABC and anchor George Stephanopoulos has created a “conflict of interest” with the network.
“I spent Hundreds of Millions of Dollars, Time, and Effort fighting Joe, and when I won the Debate, they threw a new Candidate into the ring. Not fair, but it is what it is! Nevertheless, different Candidate or not, their bad Policies are the same, and this will be strongly revealed at the September 4th Debate,” Trump railed in the Truth Social post.
He said “the Rules will be similar to the Rules of my Debate with Sleepy Joe” but this debate would include “A FULL ARENA AUDIENCE” at a to-be-announced venue.
Trump’s campaign said previously that it would not finalize debate plans until Harris was formally declared the Democratic nominee.
In a statement posted to X Saturday, Team Harris refused to say whether she would agree to the Fox News showdown.
“We’re happy to discuss further debates after the one both campaigns have already agreed to. Mr. Anytime, anywhere, anyplace should have no problem with that unless he’s too scared to show up on the 10th,” she said in the post, falsely asserting that Trump had previously agreed to debate her.
Trump responded later Saturday that Harris “doesn’t have the mental capacity” to face him.
“I’ll see her on September 4th or, I won’t see her at all,” he said.
Harris on Friday secured enough votes to secure her nomination — despite never winning a primary.
'Hamas truck' in Williamsburg doesn't care that Satmar is AntiZionist and menaces them
Satmar "shventz" think that Goyim care that Satmar hate their fellow brothers and sisters in Israel! To Hamas a Satmar Chusid is the same as a Zionist girl in a halter! They hate them both!
An antisemitic 'Hamas truck' has been menacing Jewish residents of Williamsburg, Brooklyn recently, the New York Post reported.
The black Ford F-150 pickup truck has blood-red paint applied to it, including images of bloody handprints that appear to reference the infamous photograph of a man raising his bloody hands in the air in triumph following the brutal lynching of two IDF reservists in Ramallah in 2000.
The truck flies Palestinian flags, has a picture of former Palestinian Authority chairman and PLO leader Yasser Arafat on its front hood, and is covered in fake bullet holes. It is often seen parked near the local Chabad center, and has been known to blast Arabic-language music from speakers on the outside of the vehicle.
Jewish residents of Williamsburg said that the truck made them fearful to be Jewish in Brooklyn, with one calling it an "intimidation tactic" aimed at Jewish people.
One user on X called the truck "a modern day incarnation of the 1977 "Nazi" march in Skokie, IL." Another user questioned why police did nothing after examining the vehicle.
The vehicle does not have a valid license plate or registration, instead featuring a fake license plate that reads 'oh Gaza.' Its windows are also tinted to a degree that is likely illegal in Brooklyn.
The owner of the truck was identified as Jose Littef, 21. Littef has yet to face legal consequences for his vehicle's lack of a license plate and registration or for illegal parking and other illegal actions made while driving.
As A Student, Josh Shapiro Wrote ‘Peace Not Possible’ With Palestinians. Now Palestinians are Murdering Jews left and right He Disavows This View
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who is widely touted as a potential Democratic vice presidential nominee in the 2024 election, wrote as a college student that he believed peace between Israel and Arabs was “virtually impossible” and “will never come,” The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on Friday.
Writing in the University of Rochester’s Campus Times newspaper shortly after the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993, Shapiro, then 20, wrote that he was skeptical of the peace plan in an op-ed titled “Peace not possible.”
“Palestinians will not coexist peacefully,” he wrote. “They do not have the capabilities to establish their own homeland and make it successful even with the aid of Israel and the United States.”
“They are too battle-minded to be able to establish a homeland of their own,” he added. “The Palestinians will not be satisfied with only Gaza and Jericho, they will demand more, such as Jerusalem, the demands will turn violent and Israel will be in a similar position of having to swap land for ‘peace.’”
Manuel Bonder, a spokesman for Shapiro, told the Inquirer that Shapiro’s views on Israel-Palestine have since changed and that he supports a two-state solution.
“Governor Shapiro has built close, meaningful, informative relationships with many Muslim-American, Arab-American, Palestinian Christian and Jewish community leaders all across Pennsylvania,” Bonder told the paper.
“The governor greatly values their perspectives and the experiences he has learned from over the years—and as a result, as with many issues, his views on the Middle East have evolved into the position he holds today,” the spokesman said.
Shapiro further distanced himself from the op-ed at a press conference on Friday.
“I was 20,” Shapiro told reporters. “I have said for years, years before Oct. 7, that I favor a two-state solution—Israelis and Palestinians living peacefully side-by-side, being able to determine their own futures and their own destiny.”
Shapiro concluded the college op-ed by noting that he is “a Jew and a past volunteer in the Israeli army.” His short biography at the end of the op-ed notes that he “spent five months studying in Israel and volunteered in the Israeli army.”
In response to a request for clarification about the extent and nature of his service in Israel, Bonder told JNS that Shapiro volunteered in Israel while he was a student at Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy in the Philadelphia suburbs.
“While he was in high school, Josh Shapiro was required to do a service project, which he and several classmates completed through a program that took them to a kibbutz in Israel where he worked on a farm and at a fishery,” Bonder told JNS. “The program also included volunteering on service projects on an Israeli army base.”
“At no time was he engaged in any military activities,” Bonder added.
Saturday, August 3, 2024
Iran Plans to Attack Israel on Tisha B’Av
Iran is allegedly planning to carry out its Big Attack against Israel on Tisha B’Av, a day of on which multiple, historic tragedies befell the Jewish People, according to Western intelligence sources who spoke this weekend with Sky News Arabia.
But because this plan has been announced in mainstream media, it may in fact be an attempt at disinformation, so take the rest of this article with a grain of the best sea salt you can find.
According to the report, quoted by Israel’s Channel 14 News, the Iranian attack will be coordinated with its top proxy, the Hezbollah terrorist army in Lebanon.
Both Iran and Hezbollah are seeking to avenge this week’s assassinations of two primary terror leaders: Hezbollah’s “chief of staff” Fuad Shukr (killed in Beirut) and Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh (killed during a visit to Tehran).
Tisha B’Av is the date of the destruction of both Holy Temples in Jerusalem along with other major disasters in Jewish history, including the conquest of Jerusalem. It is one of the two most important fast days in the Jewish faith and is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar.
Iran and Hezbollah, along with other terror groups in the Middle East, place great emphasis on the importance of symbols, and their impact on the Jewish People.
Tisha B’Av symbolizes historic trauma for Jews, with its images of destruction and ruin of Israel’s eternal capital, Jerusalem, the butchering of the Jews of Beitar, the 1290 expulsion of England’s Jews and the 1492 banishment of all Jews from Spain.
Fifty years ago, one of the most hard-fought wars in the history of the State of Israel was launched on October 6, 1973 by surrounding Arab nations on the most solemn day in the Jewish faith – Yom Kippur, which that year fell on the Holy Sabbath.
The current war launched against Israel by Hamas terrorists in Gaza began with the butchering of 1,200 people and abduction of 255 hostages on October 7, 2023: the date on which the most joyous holiday in Judaism, Simchat Torah, coincided with the Holy Sabbath.
Iran's Own Revolutionary Guards Helped Mossad Kill Haniyeh in Tehran
The New York Times reports that over 24 people were arrested by the Revolutionary Guards, including senior intelligence and military officers, on suspicion of being involved in the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
Among the detainees are senior officers, some from the intelligence wing of the Revolutionary Guards. In addition, members of the staff of the guest house where Haniyeh was staying were arrested.
According to a report in the British Telegraph, the Mossad recruited agents from the Revolutionary Guards for this mission, and they planted explosive material about two months ago - after the helicopter crash which killed the previous President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi.
According to Iranian sources, the plan was to assassinate Haniyeh upon his arrival at Raisi's funeral but the plan was postponed.
Subsequently, the Mossad sent two agents to plant explosives in three different rooms in the guesthouse in northern Tehran.
The agents were sent to these rooms due to the high probability that Haniyeh would stay in them. According to the report, Iranian officials hold footage of the agents moving between several rooms within minutes. After planting the explosives, the agents, suspected of working in the VIP Protection Unit of the Revolutionary Guards, fled Iran - but maintained a source inside the country.
Early Wednesday morning, the agents remotely activated the explosives, killing the head of Hamas's political bureau.
Kamala H adds brother-in-law who represented ‘American Taliban’ John Walker Lindh to campaign team
Vice President Kamala Harris’ brother-in-law, who once defended the notorious “American Taliban,” has joined her revamped campaign team, according to a report.
Tony West, 58, will serve as a “powerful adviser” to the Harris’ presidential campaign, according to Axios, a move that comes after his 5-year-stint in the Obama administration’s Justice Department and subsequent high-level roles at PepsiCo and Uber.
West, who is married to Harris’ sister, Maya, also worked as an attorney for the San Francisco-based law firm Morrison & Foerster, where he defended the infamous John Walker Lindh, according to the Washington Free Beacon.
Lindh, who abandoned the US to train with Osama bin Laden and fight for the Taliban in Afghanistan, was captured by American forces as an enemy combatant in November 2001.
The following year, West agreed to defend the traitor, arguing at trial that Lindh was no terrorist.
“He is not a terrorist,” Harris’ new hire told the Washington Post in 2002.
“He did not go to Afghanistan to kill Americans,” West said of the then 21-year-old Lindh.
Lindh faced 10 federal charges, including conspiracy to murder US citizens and contributing services to al Qaeda.
He was offered and accepted a plea deal in 2002 which had him admit to supplying services to the Taliban and carrying an explosive during the commission of a felony for which he served 17 years of a 20-year sentence.
The Biden administration came under fire this week for offering plea deals to three alleged plotters of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that would have spared them the death penalty.
In a shock move, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Friday that he had revoked the pre-trial agreements handed to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed — the accused mastermind of the al Qaeda attacks — and his two alleged helpers, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin Attash and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin revokes plea deal for accused 9/11 terrorists in shocking reversal
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin on Friday revoked the shocking plea deals that would have spared the death penalty for the accused mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and two alleged accomplices.
In an official memo, Austin, 70, announced he had relieved the official responsible for signing off on the widely criticized plea agreements from authority and would instead assert his own authority in the matter.
“I have determined that, in light of the significance of the decision to enter into pre-trial
agreements with the accused in the above-referenced case, responsibility for such a decision should rest with me as the superior convening authority under the Military Commissions Act of 2009,” Austin wrote.
“Effective immediately, I hereby withdraw your authority in the above-referenced case to enter into a pre-trial agreement and reserve such authority to myself,” he continued.
“Effective immediately, in the exercise of my authority, I hereby withdraw from the three pre-trial agreements that you signed on July 31, 2024 in the above-referenced case.”
The Office of Military Commissions (OMC), which is prosecuting the case, confirmed on Wednesday it had entered into pre-trial agreements with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed — the accused principal architect of the al Qaeda attacks — and two alleged co-conspirators, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin Attash and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi, all of whom have been held at the US military prison on the coast of Cuba since 2003.
The guilty plea hearings — to charges including murder and conspiracy — were scheduled to take place as early as next week, with the sentencing hearings expected sometime next summer, according to the letter obtained by The Post.
The OMC letter revealed that the terror suspects have also agreed to respond to any questions the family members of victims have “regarding their roles and reasons for conducting the September 11 attacks.”
Family members were told they were allowed to submit questions which would be funneled to the men through their defense attorneys and answered within 90 days.
Friday, August 2, 2024
Chareidie Bnei-Brak Mob Instigated by the Litvishe "gedoilim" Attempted to Lynch Rabbi Leibel and his Family!
Mob Attacks Rabbi's House
כצפוי, מגזרת נציגי הציבור החרדים שום גינוי לא נשמע. גם הפעם - כבעבר, מי שגינה הראשון את מקרה היה דווקא מוטי לייטנר, משנה לראש העיר בית שמש שאמר: "ציבור שמחנך לכבד תלמידי חכמים וגדל על כבוד לגדולי תורה מסתער ומנסה לפרוץ לביתו של גדול בישראל. מה היו החוליגנים מבצעים אחרי פריצה לביתו? רוצחים את הרב ובני ביתו נפש? מתברר שלהסתה מופרעת נגד הרב יש השלכות מסוכנות. הטירוף הזה חייב להיעצר עכשיו, לפני שחלילה יתרחש אסון".
Gerer Rebbe Doesn't Believe That "Torah Shields and Protects" as they Close Yeshivas in the North!
In the Gur Hasidic community, preparations are underway:
This afternoon, a decision was made to close the yeshivas in Haztor HaGlilit, northern Israel, (all ages), and the students will move to study in Jerusalem until further notice