Rabbi Urges Removal of Rabbi Yosef’s Sefarim After He was "mevazeh" a Dati Leumi Rosh Yeshiva

Rabbi David Lankry, leader of the Shemesh U’Magen synagogue in Kochav Yaakov, has urged the public to remove the sefarim of Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef from their homes and synagogues, following the former Chief Rabbi’s disparaging comments about Rabbi Tamir Granot, head of the Orot Shaul Hesder Yeshiva.

In a sharply worded statement, Rabbi Lankry accused Rabbi Yosef of repeatedly humiliating the Religious Zionist community and belittling IDF soldiers.
 “When there’s a consistent pattern of attacks against those who serve in the army and live a life of Torah and work, it’s impossible to stay silent,” he said. “How long must we tolerate Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef’s hateful rhetoric toward the Zionist public?”

Lankry expressed outrage over Yosef’s claim that Rabbi Granot should not be counted in a minyan.

 “To question the rabbinic status of a Rosh Yeshiva and say he can’t be part of a prayer quorum is an insult not just to one man, but to an entire community,” he said. “You’re talking about a bereaved father who lost his son defending Israel. To call such people heretics is madness.”

Citing the Talmudic principle that “in a place where there is a desecration of Hashem’s name, no honor is due to a rabbi,” Rabbi Lankry said Yosef’s comments amounted to a grave chillul Hashem. “Again and again, an entire public is being humiliated,” he added.

Rabbi Lankry said he has already taken personal action. “I’ve removed his sefarim from my home,” he stated. “My advice to others is to do the same—take his sefarim out of your homes and synagogues.”

He concluded by recalling a very different tone from Rabbi Yosef’s late father, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. “I saw him cry when blessing IDF soldiers,” Rabbi Lankry said. “To speak now in such a way about people still mourning their loved ones is a disgrace and a desecration of Hashem’s name.”

 

Smotrich: 'The Saudis say much worse things, no one demands they apologize'

 

Speaking at the start of the Religious Zionism faction meeting on Monday, Smotrich addressed the uproar caused by his earlier comment that “the Saudis can keep riding camels,” a remark for which he apologized yesterday.

He questioned why the criticism was directed at him rather than at Saudi Arabia itself, which, he said, has been consistently hostile toward Israel: “Where were you when, for two years, the Saudis accused IDF soldiers of genocide and starvation? When they supported legal proceedings against Israel in international courts and backed arrest warrants for the Prime Minister and the Defense Minister? That’s a thousand times more insulting than an unplanned, not-so-graceful remark by Israel’s finance minister.”

He continued, “The Saudis have said much more offensive things about us. They’ve taken part in antisemitic rhetoric - and no one demanded that they apologize. They call for tearing the State of Israel in two and for establishing a terrorist state in our midst. But that’s fine, apparently. They’re allowed.”

“So I made an unfortunate comment - oh dear, we offended the Saudis! How terrible, who will ever recover from this,” Smotrich said sarcastically.

On the Abraham Accords, Smotrich reaffirmed: “We believe in peace, but not at any price. We will expand the agreements and deepen cooperation, but we will insist on a basic principle - peace for peace. A genuine peace based on truth, not on the lie of creating a terrorist state that would endanger our future and our existence. No one - and I emphasize, no one - is doing us a favor by normalizing relations with us or joining the Abraham Accords.”

“We have always extended a hand in peace, and we continue to do so,” he added. “But we will not accept any country in the world imposing conditions on us involving the partition of the land, the relinquishment of parts of our homeland, or denial of our heritage and roots.”

Finally, addressing the defense budget, Smotrich said: “The defense establishment will be required to become more efficient and return to a reasonable budget. Yes, the budget will remain higher than before the war - that’s natural - but it cannot continue growing without limit. Economic security is an inseparable part of national security.”

The Indoctrination of Charedie Children Begins in Earnest

 

I am deeply disturbed by the recent spectacle of thousands of Tinokos shel Beis Rabban—young yeshiva children—being pulled from their sacred learning and paraded outside a prison to protest the detention of a draft dodger. 

According to reports, thousands of young Charedi yeshiva students from the Ateret Shlomo network were brought to protest outside Beit Lid military prison, where draft dodger Ariel Shamai was being held. They wore yellow hats emblazoned with slogans like “Bring him back to yeshiva now,” deliberately echoing the “Bring them home” campaign for hostages held by Hamas

Who authorized this mass bittul Torah? Which gadol took responsibility for closing yeshivos and turning Torah into a political prop?

The symbolism was grotesque. Yellow hats—meant to evoke the suffering of hostages held by Hamas—were handed out to children, as if skipping military service were equivalent to being kidnapped by terrorists. This is not just tone-deaf. It is a perversion of empathy and a mockery of those who are truly suffering.

Who paid for the hats? Who funded the buses? Who orchestrated this campaign of manipulation?

Torah is not a tool for protest. It is a source of light, of truth, of derech eretz. To exploit children, to distort sacred symbols, and to equate civil disobedience with national trauma is a betrayal of everything Torah stands for.

But someone made a decision to shut down Torah learning for thousands of Tinokos shel Beis Rabban to stage a protest that many see as deeply misguided. The question Torah mah tehei aleha isn’t rhetorical—it’s a cry from the soul.

This isn’t just about politics. It’s about the sanctity of Torah, the dignity of protest, and the responsibility of leadership

We are a nation at war. Soldiers are dying. Families are grieving. And instead of unity, we are witnessing a campaign of division dressed in the garb of righteousness.

This is not kavod haTorah. It is chilul haTorah.

Treating Israel Like a Banana Republic? Here's how Israel stops being treated that way

 

Fifty years ago, then-prime minister Menachem Begin said it plainly: “Israel is not a banana republic.” He wasn’t grandstanding; he was drawing a line. When an ally uses public pressure to bend Israel’s will on core sovereign decisions, Jerusalem must push back politely, firmly, and with a plan to reduce points of dependency that invite leverage.

Recent days have revived Begin’s warning. On October 23, 2025, Donald Trump said in an interview that he was “making a decision” about whether to push for the release of Marwan Barghouti, the convicted terrorist and Fatah figure serving multiple life sentences.

Meanwhile, Vice President J.D. Vance this week dismissed a Knesset vote as “stupid” and “insulting.”

And according to the Jerusalem Post, a U.S. official warned Netanyahu: “If he f**s up the agreement [referring to Gaza], Donald Trump will f**k him.” This isn’t diplomacy. It’s open pressure on Israel’s political system.

This isn’t the first time Trump has chosen to flex his power in front of cameras rather than behind them. On February 28, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was at the White House for what should have been a routine meeting. Instead, in the Oval Office he was sharply upbraided and visibly sidelined in front of the press. That same “strongman on stage” dynamic is now being aimed at Israel.

Some dismiss this as “just Trump being Trump.” But when a U.S. president speaks this way, both allies and adversaries listen - and adversaries hear something dangerous: a gap between Israel and Washington that can be exploited.

If Israel doesn’t want to be treated like a banana republic, it must ensure it can stand on its own feet in critical areas. That doesn’t mean breaking with Washington, but it does mean making American leverage less absolute.

Israel can do this by gradually increasing its ability to produce and store key weapons and defensive systems at home, expanding energy and logistics resilience, strengthening its independent intelligence and communications networks, and building financial buffers that reduce its exposure to political pressure in Washington. It can deepen ties with other friendly nations to avoid being dependent on any single partner.

And perhaps most importantly, it must treat diplomacy with the U.S. as a relationship between equals: disagreements should be handled quietly and strategically - not on a public stage where humiliation is part of the script.

Netanyahu’s challenge now is to avoid becoming a prop in someone else’s political theater. Zelenskyy let the president control the optics and the narrative. Netanyahu is far too experienced to fall into that trap. He can minimize exposure by tightly managing joint appearances, speaking through Israel’s institutions rather than personal appeals, and calmly projecting sovereignty instead of defensiveness.

By keeping sensitive issues in private diplomatic channels and maintaining broad bipartisan ties in Washington, he can blunt Trump’s public pressure without escalating it. Begin did it with quiet firmness; Netanyahu can, too.

This is not about turning away from Washington. U.S.-Israel cooperation saves lives, strengthens deterrence, and projects shared values. But the best alliances are between equals, not between a patron and a dependent. Israel’s task is to ensure that when a U.S. president seeks to “call the shots,” Israel still holds the trigger.

Begin didn’t just make a speech about banana republics; he built a policy to ensure Israel wasn’t one. The time has come to do it again - not with anger, but with clarity, strategy, and quiet strength.

by Stephen M. Flatow

Former Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef Calls Dati Leumi Gedoilim "Apikorsim" .... They Respond !!

 

DIN: There’s a Yiddish expression—nisht kein groisser chochem un nisht a kleiner naar—that captures the danger of arrogance masquerading as wisdom. It’s a warning we’d do well to remember as we watch the growing rift between segments of our people, especially in these times of war and national trauma.

Recently, Rav Yitzchok Yosef, former Sephardi Chief Rabbi and son of the late Rav Ovadia Yosef zt”l, declared that Dati-Leumi rabbis are apikorsim—heretics—and unfit to be counted in a minyan. Why? Because they believe that Torah and military service can coexist. Because they believe that every bochur should carry both a sefer and a rifle, protecting Am Yisrael not only in the Beit Midrash but also on the battlefield.

He even questioned whether the Rosh Yeshiva of Orot Shaul is a rabbi at all.

When challenged—such as by Rav Tamir Granot—whose son was killed in action in Gaza. Rav Yosef doesn’t respond with sources or reasoned argument. Instead, he accuses his critics of disrespecting Torah scholars. It’s a tactic borrowed from some of his Ashkenazi Charedi allies: elevate the gedolim to untouchable status, and label any dissent as sacrilege.

But this isn’t the Torah way.

In the entire Shas, the Tannaim and Amoraim argue fiercely about halacha, hashkafa, and the very foundations of Jewish life. Yet never do they call each other apikorsim. Disagreement was not only tolerated—it was the engine of truth.

Rav Yosef might recall that the Steipler once dismissed his own father, Rav Ovadia, as a “nobody.” And Rav Yoel Teitelbaum, in Vayoel Moshe, labeled all gedolim who supported political Zionism as heretics. These are not footnotes—they are reminders that no one is immune from critique, and no one should be above reproach.

We are in the midst of a war. Soldiers are dying. Families are grieving. A Charedi soldier, a father of two, recently took his own life in Beit Shemesh. His widow blamed the Charedi leadership for failing to support him. And yet, instead of soul-searching, we get roadblocks, garbage fires, and declarations of “war” against fellow Jews.

Twenty-five thousand students of Rabbi Akiva died not because they sinned against God, but because they failed to show kavod zeh lazeh—basic human respect. And it was their own rebbe who taught: Ve’ahavta l’re’acha kamocha—zeh klal gadol baTorah.

If we can’t live that principle now, in the shadow of war and loss, when will we?

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While Charedidim Plan to Disrupt the Entire Israel, Rachel Goldberg the Widow of Rabbi Avi Goldberg hy"d getting Married

 

Rachel Goldberg, the almana of Rabbi Avi Goldberg z”l, who fell in battle in Lebanon, is getting married this evening — Mazal tov!🎉*

WE will rebuild ! That’s what we do and always will do ,until Moshaich comes

The Fracture Within: When Klal Yisrael Feels Like Two Nations

As Israel fights for its survival, the divide between the Charedi community and the rest of Klal Yisrael is growing more painful by the day. While soldiers are sent to the front three to four times over due to manpower shortages, Charedi leaders are planning a “Yom Atzeira”—a mass disruption of roads and public life—as if civil disobedience were a sacred war.

But what war are they fighting?

Two weeks ago, a Charedi soldier—a father of two—took his own life in Beit Shemesh. His widow publicly blamed the Charedi leadership for failing to support him, failing to honor his sacrifice, failing to even acknowledge his pain. This wasn’t just a tragedy. It was a betrayal.

We are watching soldiers return home broken, some driven to suicide, while others are met with silence or scorn from the very community they come from. The disconnect is no longer philosophical—it’s existential.

Rav Shternbuch recently declared, “We are now going out to war.” (see video below) But this isn’t a war against injustice. It’s a war against empathy. Blocking roads and burning garbage bins isn’t resistance—it’s abandonment. It’s turning your back on the widows, orphans, siblings, and parents who are living the cost of this war every single day.

Rachel Goldberg, the widow of Rabbi Avi Goldberg hy”d, is getting remarried tonight. Her resilience is a quiet act of defiance against despair. While some disrupt, she rebuilds. While some shout, she heals.

This is not a call to erase difference. It’s a plea to remember that Klal Yisrael is one body. When one limb is wounded, the whole body aches. And when one limb refuses to feel, the whole body begins to rot.

It’s time for the Charedi leadership to ask itself: What kind of war are we fighting—and who are we leaving behind?

Thousands of Beit Shemesh residents come out to welcome Eitan Mor after His release from the Hospital

 

*Beit Shemesh News*

The released hostage Eitan Mor returned to his home in Kiryat Arba this evening in a great display of unity.

Thousands accompanied him on his journey from Beit Shemesh to his home in Kiryat Arba, passing through the settlements of Gush Etzion.

The ones who immediately agreed to provide medical security for the convoy were Avraham Kop chairman of Ezrat Achim  and  project manager Aharon Ellis

Many ambulances from the organization were present, and together with the medical staff, they secured the well-being of the thousands of participants in the convoy.

Jared Kushner Stabbing His Jewish Brothers & Sisters to Protect His $1.5 Billion Investments in Qatar

 

What prompted Jared Kushner’s sudden return as an advisor to Trump—after publicly stating he wouldn’t serve in a second administration?

Was it the Israeli airstrike on Hamas leaders in Doha that changed the calculus?

Could it be concern over his $5.8 billion in business investments across Qatar and the UAE? Was he worried Israel’s actions might jeopardize those deals?

Why has Kushner never publicly questioned Qatar’s role in harboring senior Hamas figures? If he’s committed to peace and security, why the silence?

Israel is a sovereign nation defending itself against those who vow to annihilate it. Shouldn’t it have the right to target terrorists wherever they hide?

Is this about diplomacy—or dollars?

 Has Kushner’s financial entanglement in the region compromised his principles?

 Is he willing to sideline his own community to protect his portfolio?

Vance mocks Mamdani for making his ‘auntie’ out to be ‘the real victim’ of 9/11 attacks

 

Vice President JD Vance mocked New York City's Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani on Saturday for claiming his Muslim aunt felt unsafe on the subway after the 9/11 terrorist attacks because she wore a hijab.

"According to Zohran," Vance posted on X, "the real victim of 9/11 was his auntie who got some (allegedly) bad looks."

Mamdani spoke of the alleged anti-Muslim bigotry against his aunt during a speech on Islamophobia in front of a Bronx mosque on Friday. He used the anecdote to make a broader point about how he would stand up for New York City's Muslim community should he win the mayoral election next month.

"The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated as any other New Yorker, and yet for too long we have been told to ask for less than that and to be satisfied with whatever little we receive," Mamdani said. "No more."

"I will not change who I am, how I eat, or the faith that I’m proud to call my own," he added. "But there is one thing that I will change. I will no longer look for myself in the shadows. I will find myself in the light."

The Muslim democratic socialist's statement was ridiculed by conservatives on social media for neglecting to mention the nearly 3,000 people who died on Sept. 11, 2001, at the hands of the Islamic terrorist organization al-Qaeda.

Conservative commentator Scott Jennings discussed Mamdani's remarks on CNN late Friday, saying the mayoral front-runner "cannot lose sight" of 9/11 if he wants to win.

"If you’re going to run for mayor of New York City or have any position in New York City, and you’re going to talk about 9/11 or invoke 9/11, you darn sure better start with the people who died in the Twin Towers," Jennings argued. "That's what I think, and he didn’t do that. He made it about his experience and his aunt and all this."

Mamdani is currently leading independent candidate Andrew Cuomo and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa in the polls, although recent high-profile endorsements may shake up next month's outcome.

Trump Praising Emir of Qatar While Qatar is destroying the USA from within by funding the Islamic takeover of America.

 

🚨 AMERICA — STOP LYING ABOUT QATAR 🚨

Trump is now praising the Emir of Qatar as “one of the great rulers of the world”… as if we have all agreed to develop amnesia.

Qatar is not an ally — it is the ATM of global jihad.

Even Donald Trump once said the quiet part out loud:… pic.twitter.com/ft0sNHdptO

— Amy Mek (@AmyMek) October 25, 2025

The Emir of Qatar is destroying our country from within by funding the Islamic takeover of America.@ZohranKMamdani and his family are tied to Qatar.

Mamdani is incredibly anti-Trump and supports Islamic terrorism.

Has anyone showed this to President Trump? 🧐 https://t.co/OukiuoaUsk pic.twitter.com/rucCLiD5QA

— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) October 25, 2025

Hamas MocksTrump and his Threats, Rearming And Consolidating Power

 A report by the Daily Telegraph reveals that, far from Hamas voluntarily relinquishing its weapons and power, the terrorist group has now consolidated its status as the sole ruler of the Gaza strip.

Within hours of the IDF withdrawal, the first stage of U.S. President Donald Trump’s  peace initiative, the Hamas terrorist organization had reestablished its presence across Gaza City and other key urban areas of the Strip, as though the two years of war had never occurred. Only two days earlier, Hamas leaders had been hiding in tunnels, fearing Israeli airstrikes.

Beatings, interrogations, disappearances, and mass public executions have swiftly become part of daily life for the exhausted population. The brutality has led a spokesman for the Palestinian security forces in Ramallah to compare Hamas’s behavior to that of the Islamic State.

At the same time, Hamas is rearming, recruiting, reorganizing, and repairing its vast tunnel network, according to a detailed analysis by The Telegraph.

Senior Trump administration officials visited Israel this week to express confidence in the peace deal. Yet analysts warn that the situation on the ground suggests Hamas has no intention of relinquishing power.

Yosef Mizrachi's "pilegesh" Speaks Out!

 

Please note that Mizrachi put pressure to have this YouTube Channel shut down, he may be able to run but he cannot hide! 

We archived it and will get it back up on a different platform!

In the video below, Batya is forced by Yossie Mizrachi to make some corrections, but the "corrections" make Yossie the "Holocaust Denier " look much worse! 

Antisemitic Backlash on "Love is Blind" brought him back to Judaism

 Within hours of the debut of Love is Blind’s seventh season on Netflix in late 2024, “Leo the Art Dealer” became America’s newest reality TV villain.

That’s me.

TikToks mocking me gained millions of views; gossip columnists published pieces calling me arrogant, pretentious, obnoxious and a “walking red flag”; soon, Walmart was selling “Art Dealer” Halloween sets based on my style, and Netflix added the words “art dealer” to their official IG bio.

But I could deal with the hate. Until it turned antisemitic.

Most viewers knew I was Jewish from the Star of David chain around my neck. I didn’t anticipate how much negative attention that small piece of jewelry would attract. People weren’t just commenting on my behavior from the show. They were calling me a greedy Jew, indulging in antisemitic tropes, calling me the worst Jew ever, and much worse. My DM’s were filled with obscene and toxic messages that would make anyone nervous.

I felt the gamut of negative emotions – shock, hurt, anger and panic.

His experience is common among Jews in the public eye today. Sam Klein described the non-stop antisemitic comments he received after his appearance on Love in Blind UK season one. In 2022, internet personality Lizzy Savetsky dropped out of Real Housewives of New York, citing a “torrent of antisemitism” in response to the announcement that she would join the cast.

However, instead of making me cower or want to hide my Jewish identity, this experience actually pushed me to explore my roots more deeply. What started out as a traumatic experience became a catalyst for my return to my Jewish faith and community.

Before learning, grief

I had begun returning to Judaism during the COVID pandemic, well before my reality TV debut. I lost my mother and two grandparents early in the lockdown, and my father and stepfather received concurrent cancer diagnoses.

My inner world was completely falling apart.

That’s when, while scrolling YouTube one day with a close friend, I stumbled across the channel of Rabbi Shais Taub, a Chabad rabbi with a gift for taking complex Torah ideas and distilling them into easy-to-understand, bite-sized concepts. My Jewish knowledge at that point was pretty limited — we’re talking bagels and Seinfeld. But something about how Rabbi Shais broke down Jewish ideas and principles just grabbed me.

150 Hamas killers staying at Cairo luxury five-star hotel alongside unsuspecting Western tourists

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Hamas terrorists released under the Gaza peace deal are staying in a five-star hotel alongside unsuspecting Western tourists.

Experts warned of a radical new threat to global security after the Daily Mail tracked down more than 150 of the highly dangerous extremists to a luxury hotel in Cairo.

Israel was forced to empty its prisons of nearly all its most feared jihadists held on life sentences as part of Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan.

Some 154 of the 250 fanatics who were freed are currently staying in the Marriott’s five-star Renaissance Cairo Mirage City Hotel in the Egyptian capital, a Daily Mail investigation has found.

Families can still book in to stay at the hotel without being aware of the dangers.

Undercover journalists booked into the resort and stayed amongst the murderous jihadists, who include a member of Isis and a senior Hamas special forces commander.

Today we publish shocking images showing these hardened killers and extremists living in the lap of luxury beside sunbathing Western tourists.

The Daily Mail understands that some may soon be moved on to live in nearby tourist destinations such as Qatar, Turkey and Tunisia which are hugely popular with British holidaymakers. 

The Daily Mail understands that the convicted terrorists will apply for local visas and residence permits to be able to melt back into society, although they will be monitored by local security services.

Professor Anthony Glees, emeritus professor at the University of Buckingham, said: ‘These people are our sworn enemies. They will cut off the heads of British soldiers and kill left, right and centre.

‘We must not let them collect together. There can be no hiding place for these people. Otherwise you are setting up a terrorist army in exile – it will be Hezbollah 2.0.’

A former Israeli intelligence officer known as Guy C added: ‘There are no restrictions on their movements in these countries.

‘They can walk freely, travel to Europe – even the UK – receive donations from naive supporters, and gain backing from protestors who already sympathise with them.

‘The first thing these terrorists will do when they reach Turkey or Qatar is contact their associates in Gaza and the West Bank to send money and re-establish their networks. They will quickly regroup and form new terror cells.’

The release of 250 of the most dangerous terrorists serving life sentences was a key sticking point in the deal for Israel, which was strongly opposed to their release.

SHOCKING: Trump Nominates Amer Ghalib A Muslim Brotherhood Supporter as an Ambassador

 

 Ambassador Nominee Dodges Questions on Supporting Muslim Brotherhood and Wanting Jews to Leave Israel During Senate Hearing

Controversy erupted today during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing for Amer Ghalib, President Trump’s nominee to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait, after the Michigan mayor repeatedly refused to answer questions about his past praise for the Muslim Brotherhood and his views on Israel as the Jewish homeland, called for “Israelis to leave the land” of Israel and and supported the BDS movement.

Ghalib currently serves as mayor of Hamtramck, Michigan — a city he has governed with policies that critics say reflect growing Islamist influence.

Will Trump force Israel to Release a Mass Murderer of Jews? Marwan Barghouti is a Sinwar in Spades!

 President Donald Trump indicated he might urge Israel to free imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, a key figure for Palestinian unity, as the U.S. seeks to stabilize postwar Gaza. 

In a Time interview, Trump said he has discussed the possibility with White House aides and is “making a decision.”

Zera Shimshon Parshat Noach

 

Unbelievable: Mamdani threatens Jews’ safety — yet they will vote for him

 

If a Mayor Zohran Mamdani uses his office to hurt Israel and enflame antisemitism, many Jews will have scant grounds to complain.

Fact is, too many have been too quiet for too long about the too-serious threat he poses.

Some actually support him.

Mamdani’s antisemitic record and disdain for Israel aren’t just open secrets; they’re a central part of his agenda.

You won’t find many members of other demographic groups backing a candidate who so loudly opposes their interests (while smiling).

Nor would other groups remain tepid or make excuses for candidates so hostile to them.

Vance "insulted" that Jews want their own land !

 

US Vice President JD Vance criticized the vote in the Knesset on Wednesday to apply Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria.

As he boarded Air Force Two to depart Israel, the Vice President told the press that the vote was "weird" and said it confused him.

He said that he was told the vote was "symbolic" and a "political stunt." According to Vance, "If it was a political stunt, then it was a stupid political stunt, and I personally take some insult to it."

The Vice President clarified: "The West Bank is not going to be annexed by Israel. The policy of the Trump administration is that the West Bank will not be annexed by Israel. That will continue to be our policy."

Ezra Friedlander Says that there isn't anything that he wouldn't do for money even talk to Hitler!

The recent Yiddish-language interview between Shloime Zionce and lobbyist Ezra Friedlander was as revealing as it was unsettling. Throughout the nearly two-hour conversation, Friedlander offered a glimpse into his political philosophy—one that prioritizes access and relationships over ideological boundaries.

At the 24:34 mark, Zionce asks Friedlander whether he would represent a client whose interests directly oppose those of the Jewish community. Friedlander sidesteps the question entirely, offering no clear answer.

At 29:00, Zionce presses further: has Friedlander ever refused a client for any reason? His response is blunt—“No.”

The most controversial moment comes at 39:00, when Friedlander discusses attending an Iftar dinner alongside Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib—figures widely criticized for their anti-Israel rhetoric. Friedlander defends his presence by saying he’s “always looking for connections,” even suggesting that he would have met with Hitler, were it possible. Notably, he doesn’t claim these meetings are for the benefit of Klal Yisrael, but rather for cultivating influence. 

When says that he would meet with Hitler yn"s he is not saying that he would talk to him to promote Jewish interests, no.... he would talk to Hitler ym"s because that would be another connection! Unbelievable! 

He adds, “You never know how ultimately those connections benefit Jewish interests.” Yet, Omar and Tlaib continue their public campaigns against Israel with no sign of moderation.

At 50:00, Friedlander speaks warmly of Brad Lander, a progressive politician, accused of being a self-hating Jew, and often criticized for his stance on Jewish issues. He calls Lander a “very good friend” and goes so far as to label him a Zionist—an assertion many find difficult to reconcile with Lander’s record. Friedlander expresses hope that Lander will one day hold a powerful government position.

The interview paints a picture of a man who sees political engagement as a game of access, not advocacy. While Friedlander insists that connections may one day serve Jewish interests, critics argue that his approach risks legitimizing voices that actively undermine those interests.

Towards the end of the interview, Ezra speaks about his Liska Heritage and claims that over "500 Jews" visit the late Liska's grave in Liska every single day, Zionce asks him if there are cameras there so that he can see it for himself. 

Just to give you an idea of what Liska really is, His father the present Liska Rav has a shul in Boro-Park, where tens of thousands of frum Jews live, yet every day (according to Ezra) they have a battle trying to get a minyan! In fact Ezra says that he is often stressed over this! I am not going to bring up the Liska Rebbe of Manhattan, we just observed Yom Kippur! 

Turx Who Finally Left Ami and Joined Mishpacha Asks if Trump Plans to Rebuild the Bais Hamikdash

During Thursday’s press briefing, Mishpacha magazine’s White House correspondent Jake Turx posed a striking question to Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt — asking whether President Trump has discussed plans to rebuild the Bais Hamikdash, or Holy Temple, in Jerusalem.

Leavitt responded, “No, it has not.”

Turx, known for mixing humor and sarcasm into his questions, added that “the President will go down as the greatest builder of this era,” referring to Trump’s plans for the new White House ballroom unveiled earlier this week.

The exchange quickly drew attention online, with many noting the unusual nature of a reporter bringing up the rebuilding of the ancient Temple — a deeply symbolic subject in Jewish faith — during a White House press briefing.

 

The R' Sholom Ber Sorotzkin lie! When faith turns politics into persecution

 Rav Shalom Ber Sorotzkin’s statement comparing the arrest of a yeshiva student in Israel to the dark days of Soviet persecution is a perversion of what really happened, and it's time to call him out on his distortion of facts! 

He claimed the bochur was imprisoned for one reason only: "because he learned Torah." That is a bald-faced lie! 

 The arrest was for refusing military service!! But Rav Sorotzkin’s doesn't care about the truth. 

From his narrow-minded perspective, every arrest is an attack on holiness. Every government official is a Russian soldier, tearing a young man from his studies.

 The persecution of the Soviet persecution was real and the Czar’s cantonist decrees ripped children from their families for twenty-five years of military service, designed to break their faith. That was cruelty with intent. Antisemitism ran deep in every century—and it runs deep still. Jews were targeted for being Jews. That hatred was evil.

The worldview that gave our ancestors strength to resist assimilation also gave us a lens to distinguish between oppression and consequence. Between moral resistance and civic responsibility.

When your worldview becomes total—when “learning Torah” is the only lens through which you interpret reality—you lose the ability to see clearly. 

You lose a basic desire to understand how our choices affect others, and how their responses might be more complex than pure hatred.

When every arrest is “for Torah,” there’s no space left for reflection. No room to consider whether young men avoiding the draft might have mixed motives—sacred conviction tangled up with ordinary fear. You lose the ability to imagine that a government enforcing its laws might be doing something other than persecuting the holy.

And when accountability becomes impossible—when every outside criticism is automatically reframed as persecution—we exile ourselves from reality itself.

 Rav Sorotzkin’s statement was not just a defense of one bochur, but the sound of a community that can no longer tell the difference between a government and Pharaoh. The Sorotzkins of the world are totally disconnected from the reality on the ground and have lost empathy to the plight of those in uniform protecting the Jewish people! 

Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch's Troops Throw Rocks at Innocent Vehicles and Stop the Light Rail

 

Rav Hirsch and on his left a poster that has a photo of the Draft Dodger with the "hostage emblem 

Rav Hirsch’s Troops: A New Chapter in Charedi Protest Culture

The mask of "moderation" has officially slipped.

Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, long regarded as a more measured voice within the Litvishe Charedi world, has now publicly aligned himself with the Peleg faction—whose protests have repeatedly disrupted public life across Israel. 

In a recent address at Prison 10, Rav Hirsch declared that “if there’s no choice, the entire Torah community will join” the demonstrations. With that, the Peleg activists—once seen as fringe—can now be dubbed “Rav Hirsch’s Troops.”

This marks a dramatic shift in tone and strategy. Rav Hirsch, together with Rav Dov Landau, has called for a nationwide protest this coming Sunday. The rally is expected to draw tens of thousands and cause massive disruptions around the entire country, with violence expected, in response to the arrests of yeshiva students who refuse to enlist in the IDF.

Meanwhile, Rav Dov Landau is currently in the United States on a fundraising tour for Keren Olam HaTorah. His arrival by private jet has raised eyebrows, especially since Torah Institutions claim that they are running out of money. 

The optics are striking: one leader rallying the masses to take to the streets, the other flying across the globe in a private jet to raise millions. Both moves reflect a coordinated push to resist government pressure and assert that "they would rather die than enlist" yet don't want them in prison either. The draft dodgers want to "die" but their rabbis who painted themselves in a corner and now feel responsible for their reckless actions that caused their students to sit in jail, now want them released. 

Whether this new alignment will strengthen the Charedi position or deepen internal divisions remains to be seen. But one thing is clear: the era of quiet diplomacy is over. The battle lines are being redrawn—and Rav Hirsch’s troops are mobilizing, and so are those frum Torah abiding Jews who feel that well-fed, eligible boys must enlist! 

Jerusalem gridlocked: anti-draft chareidim block Bar-Lev, halt light rail, hurl stones

Crowds of radical Charedi protesters shut down Bar-Lev Road in Jerusalem and obstructed sections of the light-rail line, with some pelting passing cars with stones, according to police. Service was curtailed between Giv’at HaMivtar and City Hall and traffic across the corridor snarled.  

Jerusalem District Police and Border Police moved in to clear the artery. 

“Freedom of protest will be upheld within the law, but violent disturbances that endanger the public will not be tolerated,” the police said, as officers dispersed stone-throwers and reopened segments of the route.  

The unrest follows overnight arrests of yeshiva draft-dodgers, which sparked coordinated demonstrations in multiple cities; in parallel actions, protesters also blocked light-rail tracks and key roads.