Friday, August 9, 2024
In first since October 7: Likud regains position as largest party
For the first time since the start of the war against Hamas on October 7, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party has overtaken the MK Benny Gantz's National Unity, regaining its position as the largest in the Knesset.
According to a new poll by Lazar Research for Maariv, if elections were held today, the Likud party would win 22 Knesset seats, followed closely by National Unity with 20 seats.
Third-largest in the Knesset would be Yisrael Beytenu with 15 seats, followed by Yesh Atid with 13 seats.
Among the smaller parties, Sephardic-haredi Shas and Otzma Yehudit would win 10 seats each, while the "Democrats" (Labor and Meretz) would win nine seats. Ashkenazic-haredi United Torah Judaism (UTJ) would win seven seats.
The Knesset's Arab parties, Hadash-Ta'al and Ra'am (United Arab List), would win five seats each, followed by Religious Zionism with four seats.
Divided into blocs, the current coalition parties would win 53 seats, while the center-left parties would win 57 seats. The remaining 10 seats are held by the Arab parties, which traditionally do not join any coalition.
Chareidi From Ramat Beit Shemesh Suspected In High-Profile Anti-Israel Espionage Case Cleared Of Wrongdoing
Note: This is not Elimelech Stern the Viznitzer Chusid who admitted that he knowingly spied!
One of the suspects in the high-profile espionage case that has shaken the Charedi community has been officially informed that the charges against him have been dropped, and he has been released. The prosecution conveyed this decision to the suspect’s lawyer, who quickly notified his client that he was completely exonerated from the complex case.
Attorney Yosef Roi Atias, representing the suspect, expressed his satisfaction with the decision in a statement to Kikar HaShabbat: “I am very pleased with the decision to close the case against my client.”
Atias further said, “He had no knowledge of the scheme concocted by the enemies yemach shemam, who exploited his innocence with great expertise. The state fully accepted our arguments and closed the case.”
Earlier this week, it was reported that the primary suspect in the espionage affair, a resident of the Ramat Beit Shemesh D neighborhood, admitted during his Shin Bet interrogation that at a certain point, he realized his handlers were agents of an enemy state. This admission contradicted his initial claim that he believed extreme left-wing activists had hired him to carry out actions against the government.
Iranian operatives have been posing as Israelis to try to recruit them, Shin Bet says
Iranian spies created fake online profiles impersonating Israeli users as part of a scheme to recruit Israeli civilians to carry out missions for Tehran, Israeli authorities said Thursday.
The accusation by the Shin Bet security agency marks the latest in a series of alleged Iranian plots trying to trick Israelis online, including a scheme uncovered in January in which Israelis were allegedly recruited to gather intelligence on high-profile figures for Tehran.
In the newer plot, Israelis were contacted by Iranians using accounts with Hebrew or Israeli names, including some claiming to provide employment services in Jerusalem and Haifa.
Iran had hoped to convince the marks to carry out missions that would have harmed state security, the Shin Bet says, without detailing the tasks. It is unclear if any Israelis were successfully recruited or if any information was passed to Iran; no charges or arrests were announced.
Weiss the Neturei Farta Head ym"s Posts Video Expressing Sorrow for the Jew murderer Haniyeh
The demented and despicable leader of Neturei Karta, Weiss ym"s, released a video on social media, expressing condolences over the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
Speaking from Dohar, Qatar, he began with the words “Asalaam alaikum” in Arabic.
He continued: “We are here to show the Palestinian people that all the terrible actions of the Zionist state has nothing to do with Judaism or the Jewish people. We have come here to the funeral of Sheikh Ismail Haniyeh, and to give condolences to the people of Palestine on the 76 years of Nakba, and the last ten months of the carnage of the genocide in Gaza.”
He said, “People think [the war] is being done in the name of Judaism….Judaism is totally in opposition to the State of Israel and everything that emanates from the state. This state of Israel…has no right to the occupation…we have sympathy and we are in solidarity with Palestine.
He called the war a “satanic crime” and said the “murder of the leaders of Palestine, President Arafat and Ismail Haniyeh stated clearly they are not against the Jewish people…”
Thursday, August 8, 2024
Police looking for Man with Long Peyis in the abduction of 9-year-old Hymanut Kassou!
*Witness Describes Suspect in Israeli 3rd Grader’s Disappearance*
A recording suggests a man with long side curls abducted her, according to a friend who narrowly escaped.
This new lead has renewed police efforts in solving the case
Shlomo Abramov Arrested in the Disappearance of Moishy Kleinerman
Cleared for publication:
Solomon Abramov, who was extradited from England to Israel, is suspected of the murder of 17-year-old Moishy Kleinerman, who went missing on Mount Meron in March 2022. During his interrogation, the investigator confronted Abramov, who was one of the last people to see Moishy alive, with evidence that blood stains belonging to Moishy were found in his car.
Israel Police investigators suspect that Solomon Abramov, who was extradited to Israel from England last week, was involved in the disappearance of 17-year-old Moishe Kleinerman, Mako reported Thursday.
The investigators believe that Abramov was one of the last people seen with Kleinerman prior to his March 2022 disappearance. Now, the investigation shows that there is a real concern for Kleinerman's life.
Abramov has admitted to spending time with Kleinerman prior to his disappearance, but insists that he does not know what happened to the teen.
"It is true that I was with him a few times in certain areas," he said during the interrogation. "I have no idea what happened to him afterwards. I did not touch him and I did not do anything bad to him. You have got the wrong address."
Abramov left Israel approximately one year ago, a short time after he was first interrogated on suspicion of involvement in the matter. A police source told Mako that he was interrogated under warning but released due to lack of evidence.
"We had information, but it was not yet enough to form well-founded proofs," the source said.
Abramov was later extradited to Israel after police received complaints that he sexually assaulted two 15-year-old boys. Police suspect that he has information which may aid them in locating Kleinerman.
On Wednesday, the Jerusalem District Prosecutor's Office filed an indictment against Abramov in the District Court, for committing indecent acts against young boys.
The Kleinerman family responded: "The family does not know of any development in the investigation. At the same time we trust the police to do their work in the best way possible, and we hope that a shred of information will be found which will solve this mystery, which has not given us rest for two years and three months."
Kamala ‘Open’ to Discussing Arms Embargo on Israel in Exchange for Michigan ‘Uncommitted’ Votes
Vice President Kamala Harris indicated Wednesday that she would be open to discussing an arms embargo against Israel in exchange for the support of the so-called “uncommitted” movement of Muslim and Arab voters in Michigan.
The New York Times reported:
Before her rally in Detroit, Vice President Kamala Harris spoke briefly with the co-founders of the Uncommitted National Movement, which mobilized tens of thousands of voters in Michigan to withhold their votes from President Biden in the primary earlier this year over his support for Israel’s war in Gaza. Abbas Alawieh and Layla Elabed said they were in the welcoming line for Harris and Governor Walz, and communicated to Harris that they wanted to support her but that voters wanted her to consider an arms embargo to immediately stop the carnage in the besieged enclave.
Harris listened to stories of people in Michigan who have had dozens of family members killed in Gaza. The leaders asked to meet with her about the embargo request, and she indicated she was open to it, and introduced the two leaders to her staff.
Later, Harris was heckled by pro-Palestinian protesters during her speech.
The protesters, some wearing Muslim hijabs, chanted: “Kamala, Kamala, you can’t hide. We won’t vote for genocide.”
Harris responded twice — first by trying to appease the hecklers, saying their voices were welcome in “democracy”; then by scolding them, telling them they were going to help Trump win.
Oh Oh! .... The Obama-Biden blueprint after Gaza
The Ottoman American Empire
Tony Badran
According to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Israel has “effectively lost sovereignty” over the north of its own country thanks to Hezbollah rocket attacks that have sent 80,000 Israelis fleeing from their homes and set at least 20,000 acres of Israeli land on fire.
Blinken made his comments before the Hezbollah rocket attack that killed 12 children in the Israeli Golan Heights community of Majdal Shams, in the wake of which Washington signaled that it would be working to “contain the fallout” from the attack.
In both cases, the Biden White House was closely following its existing blueprint for how it expects the eastern Mediterranean will work following the cease-fire it is attempting to enforce on Israel in Gaza, leaving Hamas in charge of the strip as the prelude to formally establishing a U.S.-recognized Palestinian state.
Lakewood Jews shoved and denied gas service by antisemitic worker
A blatant antisemite gas station owner refused service to Jews in Lakewood, NJ, USA.
— Era Gigman (@idan_bg) August 5, 2024
‘Go! You motherf*cking Jews!’
Make him famous. pic.twitter.com/pG2nSxbyzs
Vance checks out his future VP plane at Wisconsin airport...Kamala Hasn't answered a Single Question from the Press!
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance said he had a “bit of fun” Wednesday trying to catch up with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on an airport tarmac the two shared as part of dueling campaign travels.
“I just wanted to check out my future plane,” he joked with reporters after walking off former President Donald Trump’s campaign plane and walking straight over to Air Force Two, which had landed with the vice president and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
“I also wanted to go say hello to the vice president and ask her why she refuse to answer questions from the media,” Vance said, jabbing at Harris for not having conducted an extended interview or full press conference since she began her campaign July 21 after President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid. “I at least have enough respect for you all and for the American people to come and talk to you and answer questions.”
Vance, a U.S. senator from Ohio, said he was not able to speak to Harris.
It’s not unheard of during a general election campaign for opposing candidates to cross paths as they travel, especially given the compressed map that limits much of the campaign activity to a relative few states that will determine the Electoral College winner.
“I had a little bit of fun,” Vance said. “I don’t think the vice president waved at me as she drove away.”
The senator campaigned in Wisconsin on Wednesday as a counter to Harris and Walz, who are continuing a multiday tour of battleground states that began Tuesday in Philadelphia with the first joint rally after the vice president announced Walz as her running mate.
Vance, continuing his jocular jabbing, said he’d be more than willing to debate Harris on Aug. 13 “if she’d like to do a debate with me.” That was a matchup scheduled before Biden stepped down, meaning it would have put Vance and Harris on the same stage as vice presidential rivals.
Taylor Swift's Concert in Vienna Cancelled Over Fears of an ISIS Attack
DIN: This is really Karma, as she recently donated to a fund for Gaza! Maybe she just pledged and never donated so they wanted to kill her and her fans!
Organizers of three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna this week called them off on Wednesday after officials announced arrests over an apparent plot to launch an attack on an event in the Vienna area such as the concerts.
Swift was scheduled to play at the Austrian capital’s Ernst Happel Stadium on Thursday, Friday and Saturday as part of her Eras Tour.
Event organizer Barracuda Music said in a post on its Instagram channel late Wednesday that “we have no choice but to cancel the three scheduled shows for everyone’s safety.” It cited government officials’ “confirmation” of a planned attack at the stadium.
Earlier Wednesday, authorities said they had arrested two suspected extremists, one of whom appeared to be planning an attack on an event in the Vienna area such as the upcoming concerts.
The 19-year-old main suspect was arrested in Ternitz, south of Vienna, and the second person in the Austrian capital.
Franz Ruf, the public security director at Austria’s interior ministry, said that authorities were aware of “preparatory actions” for a possible attack “and also that there is a focus by the 19-year-old perpetrator on the Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna,” the Austria Press Agency reported.
Ruf said the 19-year-old had pledged an oath of allegiance to the Islamic State group.
The Austrian citizen is believed to have become radicalized on the internet. Ruf said that chemical substances were secured and were being evaluated. He didn’t give more details.
The cancelation came hours after authorities said security measures for the Swift concerts would be stepped up. Ruf said that there would be a special focus among other things on entry checks and concertgoers should plan a bit more time.
Vienna police chief Gerhard Pürstl said at the same time that, while any concrete danger had been minimized, an abstract risk justified raising security.
Barracuda Music said that “all tickets will be automatically refunded within the next 10 business days.”
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Every 'rabbi' for Kamala Harris' belong to anti-Israel groups
Democrats have tried to reassure Jewish voters that they have nothing to worry about despite Kamala’s harsh criticism of Israel’s war on Hamas. But the Kamala campaign platforms and normalizes anti-Israel activists while shutting out normative figures in the Jewish community
Every single ‘rabbi’ presented by ‘Jewish Americans for Kamala Harris’ is also affiliated with anti-Israel groups. This raises troubling questions about not only the anti-Israel extremism that had already infiltrated the Jewish Democratic Council of America, but Kamala’s campaign.
Not only does ‘Jewish Americans for Kamala Harris’ appear to be co-hosted with the Kamala Harris presidential campaign, but several of its anti-Israel clergy have ties to Kamala.
‘Jewish Americans for Kamala Harris’ shows that the Kamala campaign, like the Obama campaign, calculatedly platforms and normalizes anti-Israel activists while shutting out normative figures in the Jewish community. It is not a coincidence that all of the clergy at the virtual rally were anti-Israel activists. It also not a coincidence that no pro-Israel clergy or members of more traditionally religious denominations were on the call.
The ‘Jewish Americans for Kamala Harris’ rally anticipates a Kamala administration that will pursue anti-Israel policies while surrounding itself with anti-Israel activists of Jewish descent.
Jewish Democratic Council of America has sent a clear signal that the only Jews welcome by the Kamala campaign are those that will join it in opposing the Jewish State.
Not only does ‘Jewish Americans for Kamala Harris’ appear to be co-hosted with the Kamala Harris presidential campaign, but several of its anti-Israel clergy have ties to Kamala.
‘Jewish Americans for Kamala Harris’ shows that the Kamala campaign, like the Obama campaign, calculatedly platforms and normalizes anti-Israel activists while shutting out normative figures in the Jewish community. It is not a coincidence that all of the clergy at the virtual rally were anti-Israel activists. It also not a coincidence that no pro-Israel clergy or members of more traditionally religious denominations were on the call.
The ‘Jewish Americans for Kamala Harris’ rally anticipates a Kamala administration that will pursue anti-Israel policies while surrounding itself with anti-Israel activists of Jewish descent.
Jewish Democratic Council of America has sent a clear signal that the only Jews welcome by the Kamala campaign are those that will join it in opposing the Jewish State.
Supreme Court discussing the conditions of the terrorists from October 7th.....Israelis Having None of That!
The Court discussing the conditions of the terrorists from October 7th.
The lawyer for the Association for Civil Rights talked about the prisoners' conditions, saying,
"They are held in cages, shackled and blindfolded, within fences."
The crowd erupts in shouting: "And where are our hostages being held? What are you even discussing?"
"Who made you Jews?" called out a representative of one of the bereaved families. "They burned people alive. They raped and murdered men and women. This is something that even animals don’t do. There must be only one outcome for them – the punishment of death. Then there will be no problem of space and there will be no false accusations against IDF soldiers."
"Our children are hostages in Gaza, who cares about their conditions? Who cares about Kfir Bibas?" the outraged families shouted at the Supreme Court judges, “You should be ashamed of yourselves.”
Acting Supreme Court President, Uzi Vogelman responded: "Ladies and gentlemen, we are in the State of Israel. Whether you like it or not Israel is a state of law. Court hearings must be held quietly."
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