Danit Ehrlich's Body Found in Montana after two weeks of searches

The body of Danit Ehrlich, a 33-year-old American-Israeli woman, was recovered on Monday according to CBS News.

Ehrlich's body was found just hours after her family held a memorial for her in Florida. Her family and friends were still gathered when they received the call that her body had been found, according to statements on Facebook.

Ehrlich and her dog Bamba were reported missing two weeks ago on February 21 at a dog park in Missoula, Montana, and authorities have been searching for them ever since.

On Monday, CBS NEWS reported that her body was found by a passerby who spotted her in Clark Fork River in Montana. A preliminary coroner's exam identified the body to be Ehrlich.

Bamba has not been found.

"She was a lovely, lovely girl. She really, she touched people," said Ehrlich's father, Simon Ehrlich.

Ehrlich's boyfriend told CBS Colorado, that "It hurts really bad to know my love, my soulmate isn't here."

"I didn't realize how much I was hanging on to the small sliver of hope I had about her possibly being alive. It brings closure and it brings a sense of finality. It's broken me to know the truth… she was the love of my life, she was the most beautiful woman and caring woman I've ever known. She has an amazing family… She was loved so loudly in death. So many of us will carry Danit and her love of animals and her friends with us. Pictures can only do so much justice to the amazing spirit that she was."

NK Chareidim holding PLO flags, protest outside Nefesh B’Nefesh Aliyah fair taking place in New Jersey

 

Anti-Israel activists on Monday protested outside the Nefesh B’Nefesh Aliyah fair taking place in New Jersey.

The activists, including Frum Chareidim from the Satmar NK sect,who were holding Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) flags, were chanting “From the River to the Sea, Palestine is almost free” and “Palestine will live forever”.

A group of Jewish people held a counter-protest, waving Israeli and American flags and speaking out against hatred.

“We can no longer remain silent. Things have to be done to change the landscape so that we’re able to come to have a peaceful event and not have to deal with that nonsense that’s going on,” said Jon Mantell, a New Jersey resident and Betar volunteer who took part in the counter-protest.

“Never again is now. Those are the chants that we’re singing. Listen to the vitriol and hatred that they’re saying. It’s simply unbelievable,” he added.

Federal Judge Stops Deportation Of Pro-Hamas Columbia University Ringleader

 A federal judge in Manhattan ruled that anti-Israel agitator Mahmoud Khalil is not to be deported “unless and until the Court orders otherwise,” on Monday.

Khalil, who led anti-Israel protests and encampments on Columbia University’s campus, was taken into custody on the Upper West Side in New York City on Saturday. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that he was a former Columbia graduate student who “led activities aligned to Hamas, a designated terrorist organization.”

The judge ordered a hearing for Wednesday. This after Khalil’s lawyer argued their client had been detained illegally and should be released.

Politicians have also spoken out in defense of Khalil. “Squad” member Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., criticized his arrest, calling the incident an “egregious violation of constitutional rights.”

In a post published to Instagram on Sunday, Tlaib wrote that it was “dangerous to allow our government to target people based on political speech,” and warned that “more targeting of students like this will happen.”

“Everyone should be concerned about this,” Tlaib said in the Instagram video.

The Michigan congresswoman also addressed the reports about Khalil having a student visa revoked after his lawyer said he was a legal permanent resident.

“They were revoking his student visa, well, guess what? He doesn’t have a student visa,” Tlaib claimed. “He’s a green card holder. Legal permanent resident.”

“Now, again, they proceed to engage the attorney… he or she asked for a warrant, they hung up on them,” she continued. “If you believe in constitutional rights, you understand that they’re targeting this person. And everyone knows he has been very vocal against the genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza, and they’re targeting him and refusing him constitutional rights. Who’s next?”

In an X post on Monday, New York State Attorney General Letitia James echoed Tlaib’s concerns.

“I am extremely concerned about the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, an advocate and legal permanent resident of Palestinian descent,” James’s post read. “My office is monitoring the situation, and we are in contact with his attorney.”

Khalil’s attorney, Amy E. Greer, released a statement claiming that her client was “wrongfully arrested.”

“Last night ICE agents wrongfully arrested Mahmoud Khalil, claiming his student visa was revoked – even though Mahmoud is legal permanent resident (green card) and not in the U.S. on a student visa,” Greer’s Sunday statement read. “Confronted with that fact, the ICE agents detained him anyway.”

President Donald Trump, however, said that Khalil’s apprehension was “the first arrest of many to come” in a recent social media post.

“We know there are more students at Columbia and other Universities across the Country who have engaged in pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American activity, and the Trump Administration will not tolerate it,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.

“Many are not students, they are paid agitators,” he added. “We will find, apprehend, and deport these terrorist sympathizers from our country — never to return again.”

Fox News Digital reached out to Tlaib’s office for additional comment.

According to ICE, Khalil is being held at the Lasalle Detention facility in Louisiana.

DIN Encourages Voting "Eretz Hakodesh" In WZO Elections

 

 World Zionist Congress (WZO) has elections ever year, and it's important to vote for Eretz Hakodesh! 

Reform movements have historically voted in large numbers, directing funding toward initiatives that are detrimental and antagonistic to frum people in Eretz Yisroel. 

During the previous WZO elections, Eretz Hakodesh secured relatively significant support, resulting in the redirection of some of the WZO’s funding toward yeshivos, Keren Hashviis, and other institutions aligned with frum values.

Previous endorsements of Rav Chaim Kanievsky zt”l and Rav Gershon Edelstein zt”l,  stated that participation in these elections was a mitzvah!

Teen Cantor Wonder Moishe Barzel ...Ve'Tihar Rebbe Yishmael

 

Meet Adam Boehler, Trump’s dangerously naive hostage envoy

 

By David Horovitz

Meet Adam Boehler, US President Donald Trump’s envoy for hostages.

Hamas already has, in one or more recent negotiating sessions (Boehler won’t say how many).

And on Sunday, Israelis got to see him at length too, in a veritable flood of television interviews — at least two to American networks, and at least four to Israeli outlets.

There may have been more. It got hard to keep up. It was harder still to make sense of what he was saying.

1. He calls Palestinian security prisoners “hostages”

Boehler, who also worked for Trump in the first administration, sometimes appears to refer to Palestinian security prisoners, who include mass-murdering terrorists, as hostages. “They are exchanging massive amounts of hostages for one person,” he said, for example, in one of his Israeli interviews, with Channel 13.

Trump must reverse Biden’s Iran appeasement and make the mullahs ‘broke again’

 

“Making Iran Broke Again” has a nice ring to it. 

After four years of shady appeasement by the Biden administration, Iran’s bloodthirsty regime is under pressure again — and just in the nick of time, before it finesses its nuclear weapons capability. 

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hammered Iran in his speech to the Economic Club of New York last week, foreshadowing harsh new sanctions and a long-overdue crackdown on the Islamist regime’s black-market oil economy. 

Iran’s sanctions fraud was a dirty little not-so-secret of the Biden administration, known to intelligence agencies and hedge fund traders alike. 

“Iran has developed a complex shadow network of financial facilitators and black-market oil shippers via a ghost fleet to sell oil, petrochemical and other commodities to finance its exports and generate hard currency,” said Bessent. 

When Donald Trump left office in 2021, Iran was on its knees. 

Savage sanctions aimed at strangling Iran’s nuclear enrichment program and funding of terrorists had reduced Iran’s oil exports to a trickle. Trump had also torn up the diabolical Iran nuclear deal, the Obama administration’s so-called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. 

Weak on mullahs 

NYC Comptroller the Self-Hating Jew Brad Lander ‘divesting’ pension funds from Israel ..

 

It’s a tale of two investment strategies.

New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander is being accused of “divesting” city pension funds from government bonds of the State of Israel — allegedly breaking from his predecessors and state counterpart in a politically charged move.

New York City first invested $30 million in State of Israel Bonds in 1974 under former city Comptroller Harrison Goldin, via the pension funds for educators, the Teachers Retirement pension system.

Over the years, successive city Comptrollers Bill Thompson, John Liu and Scott Stringer have reinvested in State of Israel bonds when bonds matured.

The New York State pension system, run by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, also has $363.9 million invested in the Jewish State.

Israel bonds are considered a solid investment, accumulating about 5% returns on average per year, records show.

But Lander’s office said that the pension funds of government employees of New York City — the municipality with the largest Jewish population outside of Israel — is now only $1.17 million.

Only the Police Pension Fund owns a small position of $1.17 million in Israeli Yankee bonds.

Lander’s office claimed that the New York City pension funds do not invest directly in foreign sovereign debt — the bonds of other countries.

But investors in Israeli bonds said Lander is full of it — because prior comptrollers have.

Jeffrey Wiesenfeld, a former CUNY trustee and Israel bond investor, accused Lander of engaging in “passive divestment” by not reinvesting in Israel bonds when ones held expire.

“Lander is divesting from Israel for political reasons. He wants to be allied with his pro-Jihadi, anti-Israel contingent,” Wiesenfeld said.

He also claimed Lander is violating his fiduciary duties because Israel bonds post positive returns for investors.

By comparison, Weisenfeld called DiNapoli a “special mensch” for standing up for Israel amid the war with Hamas in Gaza.

“I and many Republicans admire Tom DiNapoli for his personal fairness and decency, attributes that make him unique in New York politics. He’s a special mensch,” Wiesenfeld said of the Democrat.

DiNapoli, the sole trustee of the state’s pension fund, has invested $363.9 million in State of Israel bonds. This includes $327.1 million of Development Corp. for Israel bonds and $36.8 million of Public State of Israel debt.

Before Lander became comptroller, the city pension funds were invested in Israeli bonds as part of the office’s global fixed portfolio during his predecessor Stringer’s eight years in office from 2014 to 2021, according to a spokesperson for the latter.

Stringer is running against Lander in the Democratic primary for mayor. He declined to comment on the Israel portfolio plummeting under Lander.

The votes of pro-Israel Jewish voters as well as critics of the Jewish state could determine who wins the Democratic primary for mayor.

Lander, through a spokesperson, declined to comment when asked whether he and reps on pension boards he serves on decided not to reinvest in Israel bonds when they matured.

But he stressed that he doesn’t support the BDS movement to divest from Israel.

“Comptroller Lander does not support – and has never supported – boycott, divestment, or sanctions against Israel,” the spokesperson said.

“The New York City pension funds do not invest directly in the bonds of any foreign countries, but they do invest in debt and equity positions in many Israeli-owned companies – just as they do in companies whose owners are Americans, Canadians, Mexicans, Chinese, Saudi Arabians, and many other nationalities.”

Lander first raised eyebrows over his stand on investing in Israeli bonds when he was asked about it during a forum hosted last month by the New York Progressive Action Network.

“We don’t have any Israeli bonds because that’s just, that’s a category of investments that we don’t currently, that we don’t have,” he said at the Feb. 5 mayoral forum, first reported by The Daily News.

Israel and US agree: Talks with Hamas to be fully coordinated between the countries

 

Israeli officials have spoken with their counterparts in the Trump administration to clear up the issue of talks between White House Hostage Affairs Envoy Adam Boehler and the Hamas terror organization over the release of hostages from Gaza.

According to Kan Reshet Bet, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his staff told the cabinet on Sunday that the sides came to an agreement that any talks between Boehler and the terror organization would be fully coordinated with Israel.

The cabinet ministers were told that "the issue has been solved."

This follows reports that not all the talks were not coordinated with Israel. Last week Axios reported a heated conversation between Boehler and Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer about Israel’s deep concerns over secret negotiations.

Boehler discussed the contacts with Hamas and the conversation with Minister Dermer in a series of Sunday interviews with both American and Israeli news outlets.

In an interview with CNN, he said: “I spoke with Ron, and I’m sympathetic. He has someone that he doesn’t know well making direct contact with Hamas. Maybe I would see them and say, ‘Look, they don’t have horns growing out of their head. They’re actually guys like us. They’re pretty nice guys.’”

He told Kan News that "Hamas suggested that they would release all hostages, lay down their weapons, and no longer be part of the politics of Gaza and that the US and its allies would ensure there was no military infrastructure remaining in Gaza. In exchange, there would be a five to ten-year truce, and the US and other countries would help rebuild Gaza."

He later clarified the remarks he made in the CNN interview in a post on social media:

 “I want to be CRYSTAL CLEAR as some have misinterpreted. Hamas is a terrorist organization that has murdered thousands of innocent people. They are BY DEFINITION BAD people. And as President Trump has said, not a single Hamas member will be safe if Hamas doesn’t RELEASE ALL HOSTAGES IMMEDIATELY."

Agam Berger: Please Keep Shabbat As A Merit For Remaining Hostages

 Freed hostage Agam Berger, who became famous for her heroic efforts to keep Shabbat and Kashrut while in captivity, made a special request in honor of Shabbat Zachor, the Shabbat when we remember the wicked acts of Amalek and the obligation to eliminate the evil nation. Berger requested that people keep this Shabbat as a merit for the hostages still languishing in Gaza that they should return and as a memory for all those who lost their lives since Oct. 7th.

Berger also thanked the people of Israel for all of the prayers, mitzvot and good deeds done on her behalf while she was in Hamas captivity.

Israel Cutting off Its Electricity Supply to Gaza

  Israel will stop supplying electricity to the Gaza Strip, Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen said on Sunday.

“We will employ all the tools available to us so that all the hostages will return, and we will ensure that Hamas won’t be in Gaza on the ‘day after,’” Cohen said in a video statement.

Last Sunday, the Israeli government announced the suspension of all humanitarian aid to Gaza after the Hamas terrorist organization rejected the ceasefire extension proposed by U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that no goods or supplies would enter Gaza until further notice, reaffirming that Jerusalem will not agree to a ceasefire without the release of hostages.

Since the ceasefire took effect on Jan. 19, more than 25,000 aid trucks carrying food, water and medicine have entered Gaza, alongside more than half a million tents and more than 2,000 fuel tankers. Israeli officials estimate that Hamas has stockpiled supplies sufficient for four to six months.

“There is no shortage of essential products in the Strip whatsoever,” said Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday, in response to a joint statement by the foreign ministers of the E3—France, Germany and the United Kingdom.

“We express our deep concern at the Government of Israel’s announcement on 2 March to halt all entry of goods and supplies into Gaza,” the E3 said on March 5.

“We call on the Government of Israel to abide by its international obligations to ensure full, rapid, safe and unhindered provision of humanitarian assistance to the population in Gaza,” it added.

Stolen humanitarian aid became the economic lifeline for Hamas during the current Gaza war, handing it profits estimated at a half-billion dollars, according to Channel 12.

Netanyahu addressed the issue of Hamas exploiting aid for its benefit at a Sept. 4 press conference in Jerusalem, promising that Israel would in time strip the terrorist group of its ability to use the stolen supplies for financial gain.

The Foreign Ministry quoted former U.S. President Joe Biden, who said on Oct. 18, 2023, that if Hamas “diverts or steals” the aid, then “it will stop the international community from being able to provide” it.

“Aid that goes to Hamas is not humanitarian. Enabling the enemy to resupply itself so it can regroup and attack you again is not humanitarian—it is suicidal and will not be allowed,” the Foreign Ministry said.

David Mencer, spokesman for the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, told press on March 3: “It is Hamas who is harming the Gazan population. Hamas systematically takes the humanitarian aid and sells it to support their own terror. … Hamas could be humanitarian but they’ve in fact been barbarian.”

With Witkoff slated to travel to Doha on Tuesday to encourage negotiations between Israel and Hamas, the Jewish state confirmed that it will participate in the discussions.

“Israel has accepted the invitation of the mediators backed by the United States,” the Prime Minister’s Office stated, in a translation of the Hebrew, “and will send a delegation to Doha on Monday in an effort to advance the negotiations.”

Columbia Univer Pro-Hamas Mahmoud Khalil Arrested and being Deported

In a decisive move that marks a new chapter in President Donald Trump’s crackdown on foreign students involved in anti-Israel protests, federal immigration authorities arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent Palestinian activist, Saturday night. This arrest follows Trump’s earlier threats to deport foreign agitators and imprison those leading the charge against the U.S.’s stance on Israel.

Khalil, who played a central role in Columbia University’s student encampment protests, was apprehended in his apartment just blocks from the prestigious Manhattan campus. The immigration authorities, acting under a State Department order, revealed their intent to revoke Khalil’s green card, a dramatic escalation in the administration’s war on radical campus activism.

Khalil, who graduated in December, had been a thorn in the side of both the university and U.S. officials for his outspoken anti-Israel stance. As one of the most visible faces of the pro-Palestinian movement on campus, he had often been vocal about his belief that Columbia benefited from “Israeli apartheid” and vowed that student resistance would persist.

His arrest follows Trump’s recent actions to place additional scrutiny on Ivy League universities, particularly Columbia. On Friday, the Trump administration announced a $400 million cut in grants and contracts to the university, blaming the school for failing to contain antisemitism amid campus protests.

Trump’s firm stance against anti-Israel activists is clear. He has made no secret of his plan to target individuals who disrupt American interests under the guise of protest, and his administration is now delivering on those promises. As part of the crackdown, Khalil, who holds permanent residency, was detained despite his status as a legal resident, further intensifying the stakes for activists like him.

Khalil’s attorney, Amy Greer, expressed frustration at the lack of details surrounding the arrest. “This is a clear escalation,” she said, as she described the detainment of Khalil as an example of the administration following through on its threats. His wife, who is eight months pregnant according to the Associated Press, was left in the dark as authorities declined to explain why Khalil was being detained, a stark reminder of the Trump administration’s unwavering commitment to cracking down on anti-Israel rhetoric.

Trump’s strategy is not just about targeting individuals like Khalil but sending a clear message to both foreign students and U.S. universities. His administration is following through on its pledge to ensure that institutions that foster antisemitism and anti-American sentiment face serious consequences. By cutting funding and revoking student visas, the administration is forcing schools like Columbia to reconsider their handling of divisive activism.

In a statement, a spokesperson for Columbia University said that law enforcement must provide a warrant to enter university property, but declined to confirm whether such a warrant had been issued for Khalil’s arrest. As the situation unfolds, one thing is clear: Trump is not backing down from his promise to hold university activists accountable, no matter the consequences.

Paterson Is the Capital of Palestine in the United States of America ,,, Mayor of Paterson

 

Paterson, New Jersey, is undergoing a rapid transformation, with local leaders emphasizing Islamic identity and Palestinian nationalism, sparking concerns among critics about the city’s shift away from its historical roots.

The recent Hilal Lighting Ceremony, a city-endorsed event marking Ramadan, is seen as more than a religious celebration, but a political rally for Palestinian nationalism. The ceremony took place in “Little Palestine,” an area of the city now officially renamed Palestine Way in 2022.

Paterson, home to a growing Palestinian population, has seen its streets lined with Palestinian flags and Arabic signage. This cultural shift, led by Muslim elected officials, has led some to question if the city is evolving into an Islamic stronghold.

Muslim politicians, including Mayor Andre Sayegh, Councilmen Shahin Khalique, MD Forid Uddin, and Ibrahim Omar, as well as Deputy Mayor Raed Odeah, are at the forefront of this shift. The officials have championed policies catering to Islamic interests, such as halal food in public schools, school closures for Eid, and the broadcasting of the Adhan (Islamic call to prayer).

During the Hilal Lighting Ceremony, Mayor Sayegh declared Paterson “the capital of Palestine in the United States,” and referred to it as the “fourth holiest city in the world” after Jerusalem, Mecca, and Medina. These statements, along with efforts to prioritize Islamic practices in the city, have raised concerns about the future direction of Paterson.

The event was supported by several organizations with strong pro-Palestinian ties, including the Palestinian American Community Center (PACC) and the Islamic Center of Passaic County (ICPC), both of which have been accused of promoting radical pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel rhetoric.

The political shift in Paterson has led to questions about the role of Islamic influence in American cities and the line between cultural representation and political activism. Critics argue that the city’s transformation into an Islamic and Palestinian enclave could undermine the values that have traditionally defined Paterson.

As Paterson continues to evolve, the city’s identity remains a contentious issue, with Muslim leaders asserting their political and religious influence and others raising concerns about the implications for the broader community.

Horrifying, the mayor of Paterson, NJ declares that it is not an American city, it is a Palestinian city.

“Paterson is the capital of Palestine in the United States of America.”

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— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) March 9, 2025

Biden's 'autopen signature' appears on most official docs, raising concerns over who controlled the WH

 

The majority of official documents signed by President Joe Biden allegedly used the same autopen signature, reinvigorating concerns over the former president’s mental acuity and if he "actually ordered the signature of relevant legal documents," a report published by an arm of the Heritage Foundation found. 

"WHOEVER CONTROLLED THE AUTOPEN CONTROLLED THE PRESIDENCY," the Oversight Project, which is an initiative within the conservative Heritage Foundation that investigates the government to bolster transparency, posted to X on Thursday. 

Israeli universities threaten to strike if attorney general fired ...but "ISRAEL NOT FRIGHTENED!"

 

The heads of eight research universities in Israel published a declaration on Sunday threatening to strike if Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara is dismissed.

This comes after Justice Minister Yariv Levin initiated proceedings to replace Baharav-Miara, following several public spats between government leaders and the attorney general. 

The signatories of the document are: Professor Daniel Chamovitz, president of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Professor Gur Alroey, president of the University of Haifa; Professor Alon Chen, president of the Weizmann Institute of Science; Professor Asher Cohen, president of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Professor Uri Sivan, president of the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; Professor Ariel Porat, president of Tel Aviv University; Professor Arie Zaban, president of Bar-Ilan University; and Professor Leo Corry, president of the Open University.

"The signatory presidents of the universities hereby warn of an unprecedented danger to the rule of law in the State of Israel if the government's attorney general is dismissed," they wrote. "In the democratic regime that rules in Israel, the attorney general is the most important guardian against possible government infringement of civil rights and private rights of the country's residents. She is the one who maintains proper policing. She, together with the courts, represents the arrow between a democratic rule in which checks and balances on the government are necessary, and a tyrannical dictatorship in which the government can do whatever it wants," they said.

"The legal adviser is a public servant, not a politician. Her only 'sin' is that she fulfills her role with great professionalism and courage," the letter continued. "Therefore, the calls by ministers in the government and members of the Knesset for her dismissal are nothing but calls to get rid of the rule of law. Any harm to the rule of law will result in severe damage to Israeli society, including the economy and security. If the legal adviser is dismissed, we will declare our personal strike, protest against the move, and call on others to do the same. We implore these parties to declare their intention to act as soon as possible."

Education Minister Yoav Kish wrote on his X account in response: 

"I just answered the heads of the universities – you are confused. Threats of a strike to influence policy do not frighten us. The end of democracy will not come because of the attorney general's resignation, on the contrary – finally, the people's will be expressed. An attorney general who opposes the government in every action from her first day is not worthy to remain in her position, and therefore the dismissal process has begun. It would have been better had she resigned on her own initiative."

Syria's new regime accused of massacring 1000 civilians

 

Syrian security forces entering the western town of Baniyas in Syria's coastal province of Tartus to reinforce government troops

Over 1,000 people were killed in two days of fighting in Syria between security forces under to the new Syrian Islamist leaders and fighters from ousted president Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect on the other hand, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Saturday.

The victims included 745 civilians, 125 members of the Syrian security forces, and 148 fighters loyal to Assad, the UK-based Observatory said. These figures have not been verified by major international news outlets.

Al Jazeera said that, as of Sunday, 231 members of the regime forces had been killed.

The intense fighting broke out late last week as the Alawite militias launched an offensive against the new government's fighters in the coastal region of the country, prompting a massive deployment ordered by new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.

"We must preserve national unity and civil peace as much as possible and... we will be able to live together in this country," al-Sharaa said, as quoted in the BBC.

The death toll represents the most severe escalations since Assad was ousted late last year, and is one of the most costly in terms of human lives since the civil war began in 2011.

The counter-offensive launched by al-Sharaa's forces was marked by reported revenge killings and atrocities in the Latakia region, a stronghold of the Alawite minority in the country.

President Trump, keep up the crackdown on campus antisemites

The speed and scope of actions coming from Donald Trump’s White House remain breathtaking.

Among other big moves Friday, the 46th day of his administration, the president said he was “strongly considering” imposing sanctions and tariffs against Russia until it agrees to a peace deal in Ukraine.

He also said America will offer a rapid pathway to citizenship for South African farmers whose government is threatening to confiscate their property.

And Trump revealed that he sent a letter to the Iranian government with an offer to negotiate a deal to prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.

Other comments concerned the on-again, off-again tariff programs and his warning to Hamas to release all hostages “or there would be hell to pay.”

All of these issues are incredibly important, but for my taste, the most significant action Friday involved none of the above.

It was the administration’s announcement that it was canceling $400 million in federal grants and contracts given to Columbia University over its failure to address rampant antisemitism on its Manhattan campus.

It followed, by one day, a State Department announcement that it had yanked the first visa of a foreign student linked to “Hamas-supporting disruptions.”

Although the student and the school involved were not identified, it’s a certainty the twin developments are sending shock waves through colleges and universities across the nation — and that’s the point.

The moves lower the boom on the campus radicals, including professors, who are supporting the murderous terrorist organization and the feckless university administrators who have done little or nothing to stop them.

Reports indicate that grant cancellations for other schools will soon follow, with officials from the Department of Education saying recently they were conducting investigations of five universities where repeated antisemitic harassment incidents were reported.

Columbia was one of the five, with the others being Northwestern University, Portland State University, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

“Universities must comply with all federal antidiscrimination laws if they are going to receive federal funding,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon said Friday.

“Columbia has abandoned that obligation to Jewish students studying on its campus.”

It’s possible that Yale, another Ivy League school, could be in the crosshairs.

It received a “D” in a recent Anti-Defamation League report card over the distribution of antisemitic flyers on campus and an anti-Israel rally where protesters chanted, “Free our prisoners, free them all, Zionism must fall.”

Secretary of State Rubio ‘Frustrated’ Feels ‘Sidelined"

 

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is reportedly frustrated by being sidelined in major foreign policy decisions. 

Despite his hawkish stance on Russia and support for Ukraine, Rubio has found himself out of the loop, with President Trump appointing multiple envoys for key issues without his consultation.