Gerer Chassidim Take Time Off from Beating the Crap Out of Other To Protest Outside Military Prison Over Yeshiva Student Arrests

 On Motzoei Shabbos, hundreds of chassidim from Ger took time off from their own bloody civil-war and gathered outside the gates of Military Prison 10 in Beit Lid to protest the arrest of yeshiva students by the army. The demonstration was part of the ongoing wave of outrage over what organizers called the unjust detention of bnei Torah.

Journalist Daniel Grobais of Galei Tzahal reported that a contingent from the Peleg Yerushalmi also arrived at the scene. This group, which has been demonstrating against the draft for over a decade, attempted to persuade the chassidic protesters to try to break into the prison, but the area was heavily guarded with strong security measures in place.

Among those present were  avreichim from Beitar Illit,a city which is in second place in Israel of having the most poverty and had received direct instructions from the Rebbe to go and demonstrate in solidarity with the young men imprisoned in the military facility.

The Rebbe of Shevet HaLevi traveled from Bnei Brak to the protest, where he led tefillos and delivered words of encouragement on behalf of the detainees and in opposition to the draft decree.

Protesters, joined by members of the Peleg Yerushalmi, chanted together, “Ha’achim Yitzchakov, kulanu itchem” (“Brothers Yitzchakov, we are all with you”). The gathering also saw spirited singing and dancing to the chants “B’shilton hakofrim ein anachnu ma’aminim” (“We do not believe in the rule of the heretics”) and “Utzu eitza v’sufar.

Organizers vowed that this was only the beginning of a larger protest movement that will galvanize the entire chareidi public, declaring that they will not allow yeshiva students to be imprisoned for the “crime” of learning Torah.

In Coverage of the Har Habayis, Media Outlets Echo the Propaganda of Hamas

By Rinat Harash

 On Sunday, August 3, major media outlets amplified a distorted Palestinian narrative about Jerusalem’s Temple Mount — Judaism’s holiest site — in a way that did more than just misinform. It helped legitimize the very rhetoric used by Hamas to justify its October 7, 2023 massacre.

From factual errors to sensationalism, the coverage of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s brief visit to the Al-Aqsa compound on Tisha B’Av — the Jewish day of mourning for the destruction of the ancient Temples — was painted as a dangerous provocation, a spark threatening to ignite further regional instability.

This is more than bad reporting. It’s complicity in a lie that kills.

While Jewish prayer at the site — the third holiest for Muslims — is forbidden, any outlet that paints such a non-violent act as dangerous automatically adopts the point of view of the real extremists, forgetting that such coverage fuels terrorist propaganda.

Compound Vs. Mosque

Outlets like The Guardian and The Times of London suggested Ben-Gvir had literally entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque and prayed inside.

He didn’t.\

Machnovka Belz Rebbe Gives Chizik To Lev Tahor Child Abuser

DIN: I am very disappointed in this rebbe! Did he visit the victims? 

I think this act of the rebbe is sick and depraved! 

In an unannounced visit to Ayalon Prison, the Rebbe of Machnovka Belz met with Eliezer Rompler, the head of the radical and controversial Lev Tahor sect, who was extradited to Israel on charges of severe child abuse.

Rompler had fled Israel after a 2020 indictment alleging serious abuse of minors. He was apprehended in El Salvador following an attempted escape from Guatemala, after Israel issued a red notice via Interpol.

The Rebbe was accompanied by his eldest son, Rav Berel Rokeach.

Sources noted that the Rebbe has a personal connection to the Rompler family — one of Rompler’s sons previously served as an aide to the Rebbe — which, they explained, was a key factor in the decision to make the visit.

The visit has sparked mixed reactions. Some have voiced criticism over maintaining ties with an individual facing such grave criminal charges.

 

New Square is the poorest town in New York State!

 

Skverer Terrorists Harass Neighbor

We’ve just completed the Three Weeks, a period that isn’t just about reflection and growth, but a direct response to the kind of behavior we’re witnessing right now: sinas chinam, division, and baseless hostility. New Square has yet to offer any explanation for how such actions continue—and their silence says more than any statement could. This is the time for real teshuva, not delay tactics or superficial outreach. Without serious and visible change, any response will be
understood for what it is and we won’t back down or be fooled.

The following is an unfortunately true story as related by a prestigious community member living “within the mile.” It started with something small. A car registration.

“Like many of you, I slipped my new registration sticker into my jacket pocket after it came in the mail. I figured I’d get to it later. But somewhere along the way, it vanished. I remembered davening Maariv the night before in New Square. That wasn’t typical for me – most families who live “within the mile” avoid davening there, unless absolutely necessary. Too many uncomfortable encounters. Too many unspoken messages that we are simply not welcome. But it was late, and the nearest other Minyan would have meant a 10-minute drive I didn’t have the energy for. So I davened there. The next morning, I retraced my steps to the Shul, hoping maybe the registration had fallen out and someone picked it up.”

“At first, I found nothing. But eventually, while the cleaning crew was getting things ready for Shabbos, I located someone who seemed in charge. He told me, yes, someone had found it. I asked how I could get it back and he gave me the name of the person who supposedly had it, but no number. I gave him mine to pass along, and I waited. No one ever called. A day or two later, I went back again. Still hopeful. Still trusting, perhaps foolishly, that a fellow Yid would simply want to do Hashavas Aveidah, despite my address being clearly displayed on the paperwork. But before I even had a chance to ask around, someone barked at me: “Get out.” And then, the man I had been directed to found me and said coldly: “I ripped it up. And never come here again.”

As I turned to leave, a crowd gathered. Not five or ten. Over fifty people. Surrounding me. Telling me I wasn’t welcome. That I couldn’t Daven there. That I should leave and never come back. It was humiliating. And frankly, terrifying.

Mark Levin Has it out with Marjorie Taylor Greene

 

You truly are nuts.

Let me educate you, bigot. I’ve nothing to do with AIPAC. Supporting Israel does not make one Israel first. My father and grand father fought in WWII. You’re a disgusting antisemite.

You’re not America first. You’re a clown. You were nowhere during the Tea… https://t.co/Yh4uB2LbsO

— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) August 9, 2025

"Why is a guy like that allowed into the United States on a visa?

 

 "Why is a guy like that allowed into the United States on a visa?  He’s not entitled to a visa.  So it has nothing to do with what they’re saying.  It has to do with what they’re doing and its implications on the U.S.  Student visas are a privilege; they are not a right."

UNFORGIVABLE: Rubio Reveals That Hostage Talks “Fell Apart” After France Recognized Palestine

 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said France’s move to recognize a Palestinian state directly contributed to the collapse of ceasefire and hostage-release negotiations between Israel and Hamas, warning that such decisions reward terrorism and make peace harder to achieve.

In an interview with the Catholic Eternal Word Television Network, Rubio said the talks “fell apart” the same day French President Emmanuel Macron announced Paris would unilaterally recognize Palestinian statehood.

“And then you have other people come forward, other countries say, ‘well, if there is not a ceasefire by September, we’re going to recognize a Palestinian state,’” Rubio said. “If I’m Hamas, I’d basically conclude: let’s not do a ceasefire — we can be rewarded, we can claim it as a victory.”

Rubio argued that while such announcements may be “largely symbolic” for foreign governments, they send the wrong message to the terror group, stiffening its resolve and undercutting efforts to secure the release of Israeli hostages.

“So those messages… actually have made it harder to get peace and harder to achieve a deal with Hamas,” Rubio said.

Chareidi Leaders Continue their Filthy Lies and Declare ‘War’ Over Military Arrest Of Yeshiva Students

 

DIN: First some comments! 

חרדי לשעבר

 2 days ago

#2278600

Calling sanctions on draft dodgers a “war” insults real soldiers and hostages. The true war began on October 7th defending against our many enemies, Misusing that word is offensive and shameful.

Anon

 2 days ago

#2278658

The Chareidi narrative of perpetual “victimization”, this time by the State, is the card they always play to keep their power with their “flocks”. Same old, same old.

Joe Morasha

 2 days ago

#2278539

I don’t understand. Why the protest? Why the call for action? Why the threats of boycotts? Just go and learn in the Bais HaMedrash and Kollel. If that is good enough to protect Israel and obviate the need to actually defend oneself and your fellow Jews, then why isn’t learning good enough to protect against any Gov’t decree or action? Or is this just another example demonstrating the hypocrisy and morally corrupt Chareidi leadership?! You can’t have it both ways. Either personal Hishtadlus is needed or it is not. Clearly, the whole refusal to serve and help the country is a smokescreen and sorry excuse for the lack of character and ethics of the “Gedolim”! Sorry to say it but think about it and be honest. Sadly, it is true!

Gadolwannabe

 2 days ago

#2278534

Isn’t a protest in the streets Bital Torah? I don’t recall chareidim protesting on behalf of Soviet Jewry, agunot, in support of the hostages or against Hamas. Their reason was Bital Torah. Well, the Torah did not save my father’s Rebbe, R’ Elchonon,Hy’d, R’ Simcha Zelig, Hy’d who gave my father smicha nor my grandfather, Hy’d, the Chorkever Dayan. Only my 4 grandchildren currently serving in the IDF will save the chareidim.

חרדי לשעבר

 2 days ago

#2278590

Ever since Yated shamelessly eulogized the pedophile Chaim Walder, yemach shemo, they’ve been a disgrace—no better than toilet paper masquerading as journalism.

 In the early hours of Monday, two brothers from the Yitzhakov family, who are students at the “Meorot HaTorah” Yeshiva in Telz Stone, were arrested at their home in Tel Aviv for “draft evasion”. (A third student from the Acheinu yeshiva in Modiin Illit, was arrested early Thursday morning.)

While the arrest initially passed quietly, by Wednesday evening top rabbinic leaders convened for urgent consultations and, as reported extensively in this morning’s religious newspapers, decided to ‘declare war’ over the matter.

In an official statement, the Va’ad HaHatzalah of the Jerusalem Faction (“HaPeleg HaYerushalmi”) wrote:

“Due to the dangerous escalation in the decree of spiritual destruction and the continued persecution of Torah learners by the evil authorities, and following the wicked arrest of ‘Meorot HaTorah’ yeshiva students for the ‘crime’ of Torah study, the rabbis of the Committee consulted with Rabbi Azriel Auerbach and other Roshei Yeshiva. From them came a clear directive: to hold a mass protest against the wicked regime, with thousands of Torah-observant Jews gathering for a major demonstration in the streets of Jerusalem at 17:00.”

The statement continued:

“The rabbis expressed sharp condemnation of the situation: ‘Today, everyone understands that we are in a decisive battle for the soul of the entire charedi world. It is the obligation of every Jew to protest the grave humiliation of Torah learners.’”

The battle this time was not confined to the Jerusalem Faction, representing 10-15% of the charedi public, but has spread to the mainstream charedi public. From the home of Lithuanian Haredi leader Rabbi Dov Landau, a statement followed an emergency consultation held at his residence in Bnei Brak:

The statement stressed:

“Last week, Rabbi Landau warned in his speech at the Va’ad HaYeshivot assembly that if the State of Israel declares war on Torah students, the global charedi world will rise up in battle. The State of Israel has now declared war on Torah students. The global charedi community will wage an unprecedented battle!”

The headline of the Loshon Hara Paper the Yated Ne’eman, the newspaper of the Degel HaTorah party which is vetted by Rabbi Landau’s associates, on Thursday morning carried a single word: “War.”

The subheadline reads:
“The State of Israel has declared open war against Bnei Torah: Two yeshiva student brothers were taken from their home and arrested by military authorities.”

According to the article in the newspaper, military and police forces carried out nighttime raids on the homes of yeshiva students, during which the two brothers, both yeshiva students, were arrested at their home in Tel Aviv. Their remand has reportedly been extended by a military court.

Iran sends surviving nuclear scientists into hiding "Dead Men Walking"

Iran has sent its surviving nuclear scientists into deep hiding after Israel killed more than 30 researchers, The Telegraph can reveal.

Most are no longer living in their homes or teaching at universities, and have been moved to secure locations in Tehran or northern coastal cities, where they live in villas with their families, a senior Iranian official said.

The Telegraph has been shown the names of more than 15 of these surviving scientists, on a list of about 100 held by Israel, whom the Israelis say must now decide whether to continue their work and risk further strikes or find a new career.

“Most of them are no longer living in their houses – they are either moved to safe houses in Tehran or to the north,” the Iranian official said.

He added: “Those who were teaching at universities are replaced with people who have no connection with the nuclear program.”

For Qatar, it’s not about 1967, it’s about 1948

 Given the shift toward a more aggressive approach in Gaza, Qatar is expected to try and stall for Hamas once again. Therefore, it’s crucial to remember that Qatar is working to advance goals that align with Hamas, not with objectives that are compatible with Israel’s existence.

At the UN podium last week, Qatar’s prime minister, who serves as the chief mediator between Israel and Hamas, declared his support for the Palestinian state initiative. He added that justice for the Palestinian people has been delayed for nearly eighty years.

The selection of this date is significant. While Qatar officially supports a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders, it actively promotes a narrative that the state of Israel has no right to exist. From Doha’s perspective, the central issue is not 1967 but 1948. A few days after the UN address, the editor of the Qatari newspaper Al-Sharq, which the Qatari ruling family owns, posted a picture from Jaffa in 1948. He claimed that Jews had brutalized the residents of Jaffa without any provocation or the pretense of kidnapped soldiers. This statement disregarded the continuous gunfire from Jaffa toward Tel Aviv, which had resulted in over 1,000 casualties.

The Qatari media provides ample evidence of this ideology. For instance, Al Jazeera uses the term “settlement” for communities established before 1967. This approach was evident in reports about cities like Karmiel, which was founded in 1964.

This line of thinking is reflected in Qatar through numerous art events, cultural exhibitions, and fairs that have promoted images and displays of the entire map of the Land of Israel under the colors of the Palestinian flag. These symbols are also featured in Palestinian schools in Doha. Such maps have appeared in official photographs of visits by senior officials, including the Commissioner-General of UNRWA and Qatari officials like the Minister of Education.

It is therefore unsurprising that this same Minister of Education has authored heroic poems praising terrorists such as Muhammad Deif. Similarly, in 2024, educational and cultural forums in Qatar still held discussions about the “Muqawama,” an abbreviation for Hamas and the resistance to the existence of the state of Israel.

Amid social media reports of Israel being erased from Qatar Airways maps, it should be noted that this is not a new practice. Reports from the early 2000s already documented that Qatari schools were removing Israel from their maps, and Qatari airports had also done this in 2017.

The Emir himself has made this position explicit. In September 2024, he declared at the UN podium that “with all that has taken place and continues to take place, it is no longer tenable to speak of Israel’s right to defend itself in this context without being complicit in justifying the crime.”

However, Gaza is merely a pretext. Two months before the October 7 attack, Qatar submitted a written legal opinion to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, accusing Israel of numerous crimes. The opinion stated: “Israel’s intention to maintain domination over Palestinians can be traced back to its establishment as a State in 1948, and the expulsion of half of the indigenous population of Palestine from their homes during the Nakba.”

This one-sided view, which includes historical distortions, suggests that Qatar still does not recognize Israel’s right to exist.

Another round of talks in Doha has failed, and the truth is plain to see: Qatar is not a partner, but a saboteur. Its so-called “help” is nothing more than a cover for its hostility. To move forward in Gaza, we must stop deluding ourselves and immediately remove Qatar from the equation.