“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
Friday, July 5, 2024
Deans’ disdainful texts further expose the antisemitic rot at Columbia
Columbia University’s antisemitism problem is even worse than we knew.
Texts between Columbia deans, obtained and released by the House Education Committee, tell the tale — and show exactly how modern progressive thinking morphs into classic tropes of Jew-hatred.
The deans were texting amid a May 31 alumni event about Jewish life on campus, the school’s effort to show it was truly sensitive to the crisis (and so still worthy of alums’ donations): The two-hour panel let speakers share stories about rising Jew hate in the wake of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
But the texts from the hateful three — Susan Chang-Kim, Matthew Patashnick and Cristen Kromm —show these top faculty mocking the idea that Jewish students deserved increased support and protection. in the face of soaring bigotry, and resenting having to listen to Jewish pain.
“Laying the case to expand physical space! They will have their own dorm soon,” groaned Patashnick.
Chang-Kim scoffed: “Comes from such a place of privilege. . . hard to hear the woe is me, we need to huddle at the Kraft center Huh??”
Hello? Practically every Columbia student is “privileged,” and the Kraft Center for Jewish Life may have been the only “safe space” on a campus where Jews were being urged not to look visibly Jewish while the “pro-Palestinian” goons raged.
“Amazing what $$$$ can do,” Kromm grumbled at one point, and in another text added: “If only every identity community had these resources and support.”
Yes, he actually went to “Jews are all rich” and “they use their money to buy behind-the-scenes control.”
Read “The Elders of Zion” much, Cristen?
Again, this all flows from the ideology, rampant in academia, that classifies all Jews as privileged oppressors and Israelis as white settler-colonialists (and no matter that most Israelis descend from Jews who never left the Middle East for all the many centuries of the Diaspora).
Sure, some of this was initially exposed in an underhanded way: An audience member sitting behind Chang-Kim snapped shots of her phone as the trio texted, later leaking some to the Washington Free Beacon.
But they’re not fake, and they expose a dark truth: Antisemitism is so deeply rooted at Columbia that top administrators comfortably converse using ugly anti-Jewish stereotypes even as they’re pretending to listen to victims of hate.
All three got put on leave, but even firing them won’t change the bigger picture: Hate doesn’t just have a home at Columbia, it’s running the place.
No alum should give a dime until the whole school is disinfected, from the board of trustees on down.
The @nytimes is a threat to the two greatest countries in the world
The @nytimes is a threat to the two greatest countries in the world 🇮🇱🇺🇸 https://t.co/emxnYRkOwj
— Dov Hikind (@HikindDov) July 2, 2024
Bibi Netanyahu Responds to NY Times Article:
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) July 2, 2024
“Unnamed sources brief the 'New York Times' and tell it that Israel will be ready to end the war before achieving all its goals. I don't know who those unnamed parties are, but I'm here to make it unequivocally clear - it won't… pic.twitter.com/YVlnbMbFnk
Watch Hamas Torture Gazans Who Took Food from the Humanitarian Food Trucks
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— Ayman Khaled أيمن خالد (@aypress) July 5, 2024
مليشيا حماس تجلد الجياع من جديد على طريقة قطاع الطرق. pic.twitter.com/CAmK6A09mm
British Jews see uncertain future as Labour expected to win big
British Jews, along with the rest of the citizens of the UK, flocked to the polls on Thursday to elect their representatives in Parliament. The election was called for July 4th by Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who dissolved the Parliament in May amid rising dissatisfaction with the country's current leadership. The polls are expected to close at 10:00 p.m. local time, and the results will begin to come in as the night progresses.
According to public opinion polls, the UK Labour Party is expected to win in a landslide, with the latest poll, published on Wednesday, giving them 39% of the vote, ahead of the ruling Conservative Party which according to the survey took only 21%.
As the Brits flock to the polls, Arutz Sheva-Israel National News spoke with Chaim, a Jewish university student from London, about the local Jewish community's feelings about the current election and what the average British Jew is looking for when voting for a candidate.
Belz, Sanz, Vizhnitz, Boyan, Biala, and Karlin Are Fed Up With The Litvishe "gedoilim" Keeping Them in Poverty and Will Teach "Full Curriculum Studies"
Ahead of the opening of the next school year, several major CHasidic communities are joining state religious education.
Discussions have been held between the Ministry of Education officials and representatives of senior Chasidic leaders with the aim of integrating the educational institutions of the Chasidic communities into state religious education.
According to sources involved in the matter, this marks the culmination of many processes with the institutions' managers and representatives of the communities.
Among the communities that will join the state-religious education are Belz, Sanz, Vizhnitz, Boyan, Biala, and Karlin. It is estimated that this involves about 18 schools with a total of between 5,000 and 7,000 students.
As part of the state religious education, there will be full core curriculum studies, including standardized tests and close supervision by the Ministry of Education, and the teachers will be state employees.
Religious studies will remain the exclusive responsibility of the institutions' management in each Hasidic community.
Outrageous: CNN Finally Fires Journalist Who Worked For Hamas!
Abdel Qader Sabbah with Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zaha |
CNN will no longer accept work from a Gaza-based freelance journalist who was previously employed by Hamas and boasted about his ties to the U.S.-designated terrorist organization on Facebook, according to the HonestReporting media watchdog.
Abdel Qader Sabbah “provided material used in stories for us and other outlets over the past nine months, during which time our own journalists have been barred from entering Gaza independently,” a spokesperson for CNN said on Wednesday, in a statement cited by the pro-Israel NGO.
“We have reviewed this material carefully and are comfortable that it meets our standards,” the spokesman continued. “We were not aware of this individual’s historical social posts and recognize that they are highly offensive,” he added, saying that CNN would no longer use his work.
On Tuesday, HonestReporting published an investigation that showed Sabbah photographed himself with a senior Hamas leader, served in a Hamas-run body to which he also provided video work, praised murderous terrorists and shared anti-Israel propaganda.
The report noted that, in 2018, the freelance “journalist” posted a selfie taken with Hamas leader and co-founder Mahmoud A-Zahar, whom he referred to as “commander Abu Khaled Al-Zahar, literature teacher.”
Al-Zahar wrote a book titled “The End of the Jews,” which glorifies historic violence against Jews and praises the Holocaust and Nazi Germany.
Sabbah—whose Facebook profile mentions “military service” in 2013— shared a picture of himself wearing the uniform of the General Training Directorate, which trains Hamas’s “security” apparatuses in Gaza.
He later produced a promotional video for the Hamas-run body, which was shared on the official page of the terrorist group’s Interior Ministry.
Ivanka Talks About Her Judaism and ‘Lashon Hara’
Ivanka Trump, a Jewish convert and the daughter of President Donald Trump, appeared on the Lex Fridman podcast. It was her first ever podcast interview, a long and in-depth glimpse into her personal feelings and values.
Among the many topics covered, Fridman asked Ivanka how she coped with the enormous amount of attacks she suffered and how she remained stoic.
Ivanka responded that she feels things “very deeply” and she felt both the positive and negative in a deep way. She then discussed how evil the concept of “lashon hara” is in Judaism.
She said: “There’s a concept in Judaism called Lashon Hara, which means evil speech. The idea is that speaking poorly of another is almost the moral equivalent to murder, because you can’t really repair it. You can apologize, but you can’t repair it. Another component of that is that it does as much damage to the person saying the words than it does to the person receiving them. And I think about that a lot. I talk about this concept with my kids a lot, and I’m not willing to pay the price of that fleeting and momentary satisfaction of sort of swinging back because I think it would be too expensive for my soul. And that’s how I made peace with it, because I think that feels more true for me.”
Ivanka also touched on her father’s recent criminal conviction. She began by explaining why she is no longer as involved in politics as some of her other family members.
“It’s a pretty dark world. There’s a lot of darkness, a lot of negativity, and it’s just really at odds with what feels good for me as a human being. And, you know, it’s a really rough business. So for me and my family, it feels right to not participate,” she said.
Fridman replied, “I think part of that darkness is just watching all the legal turmoil that’s going on. What’s it like for you to see your father involved in that, going through that?”
Trump reiterated her support. “On a human level, it’s my father and I love him very much, so it’s painful to experience,” she said. “But ultimately, I wish it didn’t have to be this way.”
WATCH MORE CLIPS OF IVANKA:
“Jews Are Not Safe in France, Europe and Even the USA!"
Sharren Haskel |
Israeli MP Sharren Haskel has issued a stark warning regarding the safety of Jews in France after her 88-year-old grandmother was assaulted by a group of thugs.
Haskel revealed the disturbing news, emphasizing that such incidents have become alarmingly common in France. “It’s quite common in France,” Haskel stated, highlighting the frequent targeting of Jewish communities by antisemitic individuals. She explained that after the events of October 7, there has been a noticeable increase in antisemitic activities, with perpetrators “driving through Jewish neighborhoods trying to find Jews.”
This incident underscores the broader concerns about rising antisemitism in Europe, prompting discussions about the measures needed to protect Jewish communities and ensure their safety.
Further details about the attack on Haskel’s grandmother have not been disclosed, but the incident has sparked a renewed call for vigilance and stronger actions against hate crimes. Jewish organizations and leaders across Europe are voicing their solidarity with Haskel and her family, while urging authorities to take decisive steps to combat antisemitism.
As the situation develops, many are looking to the French government for reassurance and concrete actions to safeguard Jewish citizens and uphold their rights to live without fear in their own neighborhoods.
Thursday, July 4, 2024
Viznitzer Chusid from Beit Shemesh Accused of Spying for Iran Gets to Meet His lawyer
Well it's been almost two weeks and the Judge is allowing him to see his lawyer and family!
Take out the popcorn .... California delegate says Black women will 'blow the party up' if Dems pick a 'White man over Kamala Harris"
California Democratic delegate Areva Martin told media personality Stephen A. Smith that passing over Vice President Kamala Harris as President Biden's replacement should he withdraw from the race would destroy the party.
"If you pick a White man over Kamala Harris, Black women, I can tell you this, we are going to walk away," Martin said Tuesday. "We are going to blow the party up."
As speculation over Biden's status as leader of the party grows, Democrats are openly divided over who is qualified to run against former President Trump in the months before the election.
"Who are we agreeing [to]?" Martin asked Smith. "There's a long list of Democrats, Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom, Gretchen Whitmer, the list goes on and on."
"Where is their consensus?" she continued. "You've got to build consensus. And there is not consensus right now."
"So where are we getting agreement from on whom this ideal Democratic candidate should be?" Martin said. "Tell me that."
Martin, a civil rights attorney, said that the Biden administration deserved credit for its diversity.
"Joe Biden, when he gets re-elected, which my prediction is that he will, he brings with him Kamala Harris, the most diverse administration in the history of this country," she said. "Y'all need to just stay the course. We got more Black judges appointed under Joe Biden than anyone, even President Barack Obama."
Martin also compared the presidential race to a sports match, saying that Biden is the "star player" and deserves support.
"I don't know anything about sports, but I know you don't give up on your star player in the middle of a game," she told Smith.
"We are almost at the finish line. We have an opportunity to save this democracy. And I bet you, [if] you blow up Joe Biden, you might as well give Donald Trump the keys to the White House and let him start ruling the country in August," she said.
A new national poll from CNN indicates that three-quarters of voters say the Democratic Party would have a better chance of keeping the White House with someone else other than Biden at the top of the party's ticket.
And the survey, released Tuesday by CNN, suggests that Harris performs slightly better than Biden in a match-up with Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee.
The poll was conducted entirely after Biden's extremely rough performance during last Thursday's face-to-face showdown between the two major party contenders.
The Biden campaign did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
The Big Lie that the Allied Forces Defeated the Nazis!
The New Democrat Nominee
I can’t stop laughing at this. pic.twitter.com/ISG6SajMDR
— Chadwick Moore (@Chadwick_Moore) July 2, 2024
SAGES OF CHELM: State-Attorney Seeks Probe Against Ben-Gvir For Inciting Against Gazans
State Attorney Amit Aisman asked Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara to launch a criminal investigation against National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir for allegedly inciting violence against the residents of Gaza, Kan News reported on Tuesday evening.
According to the report, the request is intended to satisfy the International Court of Justice at the Hague that Israel is investigating Israeli officials for statements inciting “genocide.”
The State-Attorney and Attorney-General’s Office responded to an inquiry on the matter by stating: “As the State of Israel informed the International Court of Justice in The Hague, all statements on the matter that could amount to a criminal offense are being examined. Contrary to the publication, no decisions were made on the issue by the heads of the law enforcement system.”
The absurd request was condemned even within the state attorney’s office and no one believes that such an investigation would lead to an indictment.
In fact, the request is so outlandish that a Walla reporter even jumped to Ben-Gvir’s defense, first clarifying how much he dislikes Ben-Gvir, saying, ‘there are a thousand reasons to dislike him” and describing him as “one of the most failed ministers in Israel’s history.”
The reporter continued by saying that, “still, the State Attorney’s decision to open an investigation against Ben-Gvir is the kind of folly that is usually read in the stories of the sages of Chelm.”
Israeli Left Working Overtime to appease the Hamas Nazis and Arrest Soldier For Allegedly Killing A Nukhba Terrorist On Oct. 7
A discharged soldier was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly murdering a Nukhba terrorist on October 7th and brought to the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, where the police requested an extension of his arrest, Channel 12 reported.
According to the report, a police investigator accused the soldier: “You interrogated a terrorist in the field, then shot him in the head. That’s why you are suspected of murder.”
The soldier replied: “I didn’t murder any terrorist but I eliminated the terrorists who shot at us.”
The report was later taken down but not before it was quoted by every other media outlet. The police later slapped a gag order on the case and there are likely details that are unknown about the case. Some social media reports said that three soldiers were arrested.
Channel 14 News journalist Yinon Magal quoted the soldier’s father as saying: “On October 7th, while half of the country was in shelters and half of the country was probably sleeping.. my son and another soldier he knows, without being called, quickly drove in their own to the south in order to help and save as many people as possible.”
“They encountered terrorists in the Shaar Negev area. They eliminated some of them and even managed to rescue the wounded. The soldier who was with him was even injured in the incident while trying to rescue injured soldiers. Among other things, they risked a lot in order to prevent attempts to kidnap the bodies of soldiers who were in the field.”
“Today we found out that there are delusional elements in our dear country who are trying in every way to demoralize our soldiers and instead of handing out medals to people who did the maximum while others didn’t even do the minimum, they are busy trying to discredit soldiers.”
Dozens of Israelis showed up outside the court in Tel Aviv to protest the arrest.
One of them explained, as quoted by Ynet: “This is a young man who went down to the south that morning, saved lives and saved the bodies of soldiers so that they wouldn’t be abducted. There is no connection here to the right or the left.”