Surprise exodus of Jewish Americans moving to once-hostile UAE

Elie Abadie

When Elie Abadie was in his Upper East Side home watching the signing of the historic Abraham Accords — the peace treaty between the United Arab Emirates and Israel — on TV in September, he had no idea he’d be living in the UAE some two months later. After all, the UAE had historically been so hostile to Jews that Israelis were once barred from even visiting. But last earlier this month he moved with his wife, Estie, to Dubai, where he is now the senior rabbi for the Jewish Council of the Emirates.

“I realized this is the place to be,” the Orthodox Abadie, 59, told The Post, looking out from his Dubai penthouse overlooking the Palm Jumeirah, a glitzy artificial island studded with soaring luxe skyscrapers.

The peace treaty with Israel has paved the way for the UAE’s known Jews — numbering around 300 or so, according to Abadie — to “come out of the shadows and proudly display their Jewishness.”

Now, said the former rabbi at the Edmond J. Safra Synagogue on the UES, who proudly wears kippah and traditional black rabbinical hat on the streets of Dubai, “There’s definitely curiosity and interest in Jews: who they are, what they are. Someone [recently] wanted to take a picture with a friend who had a kippah.

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Head Of Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program Assassinated

An Iranian scientist who led the Islamic Republic’s military nuclear program was assassinated Friday.

The Fars news agency said the attack happened in Absard, a small city just east of the capital, Tehran. It said witnesses heard the sound of an explosion and then machine gun fire. The attack targeted a car that Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was in, the agency said.

State television on its website later published a photograph of security forces blocking off the road. Photos and video shared online showed a Nissan sedan with bullet holes through windshield and blood pooled on the road.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. However, Iranian media all noted the interest that Netanyahu had previously shown in Fakhrizadeh.

Israel declined to immediately comment on the killing of Fakhrizadeh, who Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once called out in a news conference saying:

 “Remember that name, Fakhrizadeh”.

Israel has long been suspected of carrying out a series of targeted killings of Iranian nuclear scientists nearly a decade ago.

Hossein Salami, chief commander of the paramilitary Guard, appeared to acknowledge the attack on Fakhrizadeh.

“Assassinating nuclear scientists is the most violent confrontation to prevent us from reaching modern science,” Salami tweeted.

Hossein Dehghan, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader and a presidential candidate in Iran’s 2021 election, issued a warning on Twitter.

“In the last days of their gambling ally’s political life, the Zionists seek to intensify and increase pressure on Iran to wage a full-blown war,” Dehghan wrote, appearing to refer to U.S. President Donald Trump. “We will descend like lightning on the killers of this oppressed martyr and we will make them regret their actions!”

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Harav Elyair Sorotzkin Niftar at 62

 

Hagaon HaRav Elya Meir Sorotzkin ZATZAL, the Rosh Yeshiva of Springfield Yeshiva in NJ, was nifter and he was approximately 62.

Rav Sorotzkin took ill a number of years ago, and despite his illness kept delivering Shiurim with great Mesiras Nefesh. Unfortunately he contracted COVID-19 a few weeks ago, and his condition deteriorated until his Petira on Erev Shabbos.

The Rosh Yeshiva was a son of Hagaon HaRav Boruch Sorotzkin ZATZAL, the late Telzer Rosh Yeshiva, and a son-in-law of Hagaon HaRav Shmuel Berenbaum ZATZAL, the late Mirrer Rosh Yeshiva.

Rav Sorotzkin founded Yeshiva Tiferes Boruch in Springfield around 30 years ago. It relocated to North Plainfield NJ a number of years ago.

Together with his incredible Rebbitzen, they devoted their lives to the Yeshiva, being Mechanech thousands of Bochrim over the years.

His Shiurum were legendary, and his Hasmadah another level as he would learn for hours on end.

His brother is Hagaon HaRav Yitzchak Sorotzkin of Lakewood Mesivta, and Hagaon HaRav Binyomin Sorotzkin, a Rosh Kollel in Yerushalayim.

He leaves behind a family of Bnei Torah and Talmidei Chachomim.

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Obama’s Filthy Lies About Israel in His New Book

by DOV LIPMAN

I have never criticized former U.S. President Barack Obama publicly—neither during my time in the Knesset nor anywhere else—despite my having disagreed with many of his policies. I am of the strong opinion that Israelis should not engage in or interfere with American politics, and I regularly offer a blanket thank you to all American presidents, including Obama, for their economic and military support for Israel.

However, his memoir, A Promised Land, is filled with historical inaccuracies that I feel the need to address. His telling of Israel’s story (at the beginning of Chapter 25) not only exhibits a flawed understanding of the region—which clearly impacted his policies as president—but misleads readers in a way that will forever shape their negative perspective of the Jewish state.

Obama relates, for example, how the British were “occupying Palestine” when they issued the Balfour Declaration calling for a Jewish state. But labeling Great Britain as an “occupier” clearly casts doubt on its legitimacy to determine anything about the future of the Holy Land, and that wasn’t the situation.

While it is true that England had no legal rights in Palestine when the Balfour Declaration was issued in 1917, that changed just five years later. The League of Nations, the precursor to the United Nations, gave the British legal rights over Palestine in its 1922 “Mandate for Palestine,” which specifically mentions “the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.”

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Halachos of Thanksgiving .....

 

Sorry that I didn't post this on Wednesday, and from what I hear most of you were probably not "yoitzeh" with the Thanksgiving Seudah and may have to eat it all over again....

We in Israel do not celebrate Thanksgiving so its not "nogeah" to us..

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Trump: If Electoral College votes for Biden, I'll leave White House

 

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he will leave the White House if the Electoral College votes for Joe Biden, even though it would be a mistake.

The President made the comments during a conversation with reporters after speaking to US troops via video link in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Trump continued to claim there was voter fraud in the recent election, saying "those number are incorrect numbers."

He would not say whether he would attend Biden’s inauguration.

The President also said he plans a trip on Saturday to the state of Georgia, where people are “very disappointed we were robbed.”

He was asked about his plans for his last Thanksgiving in the White House, to which he replied, “I can’t say what’s first or last,” adding it might be the “first one of a second term”.

Speaking to the soldiers before taking reporters’ questions, Trump said delivery of the coronavirus vaccine would begin next week and the week after.

“We are rounding the curve. The vaccines are being delivered – literally it will start next week and the week after, and it will hit the frontline workers and seniors and doctors, nurses… we’re going very quickly,” he said.

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Zera Shimshon Parshas VaYeitzei

 

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RAV KOOK - MYSTICAL DREAMER & LOVER OF ZION

Rav Avraham Yitzchak Hacohen Kook was one of the superstars of the rabbinate during the early part of the twentieth century, revered across the Jewish world for both his erudition and his piety. And yet he was also reviled by a significant group of devout Jews for his enthusiastic cooperation with secular Zionists, and for supporting their aspirations for political control of Eretz Yisrael.

Who was this charismatic rabbi? Why was he such a lightning rod for messianic yearning? And what was the philosophy he espoused that so captivated such a diverse range of followers, but made him a pariah for others?

Using his signature blend of fascinating anecdotes and painstaking research, Rabbi Dunner charts the life of Rav Kook and his milieu, revealing the twists and turns that marked the career of this remarkable spiritual giant whose impact continues to be felt to this day.

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Obama defends Vicious Anti-White Semites Rev. Wright and Warnock Who is Running For Georga Senate

Former President Barack Obama in an appearance on "The Breakfast Club" radio show on Wednesday said that attacks by Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler against her runoff opponent Raphael Warnock over his connection with Rev. Jeremiah Wright are "crazy stuff" as he defended Wright as a "supremely gifted preacher."

Obama appeared on the popular radio show and podcast to promote his book "A Promised Land," which details much of his presidency, including his 2008 presidential campaign during which his connection to Wright became an issue. Wright has a history of controversial comments, including a sermon in which he said "God damn America" when referencing racial injustice. 

Further, after 9/11 he said that "America’s chickens are coming home to roost" and after Obama's inauguration blamed "them Jews" for his inability to talk to the president, according to NBC, before adding, "[h]e's a politician; I'm a pastor. He's got to do what politicians do."

Obama heaped praise on Wright on Wednesday when asked about his relationship with the pastor by "The Breakfast Club" hosts, who have a reputation for being unafraid to get into hot-button cultural issues – earlier this year they pushed President-elect Joe Biden on race issues during an interview.

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8 Arab Families Finally Evicted From Jewish Owned Land in Jerusalem

The Jerusalem District Court ordered the eviction of eight Arab families living in the Shiloah village in eastern Jerusalem.

The court accepted the petition by Ateret Cohanim and ordered the evacuation of the families from the Al-Hawa compound, after it was proven that 100 years ago the land belonged to a Jewish charity that took care of the Yemenite poor of Jerusalem.

The Arab families intend to appeal to the Supreme Court. Mazen Duweck, the father of the family, told Haaretz that "since 2007 we have been with them in court, there is a G-d in heaven and we will not lose with Him. What we can do, we must continue until the last breath."

"Quietly, quietly, under the radar, entire families in Jerusalem are in immediate danger of evacuation," said Peace Now. "In the last week, the court ordered the eviction of 8 families from their homes in the east of the city, even though they legally purchased the land. 45 people could be thrown into the street."

"Ateret Cohanim members filed eviction lawsuits against dozens of families in Al-Hawa on the pretext that 100 years ago the land belonged to a Jewish charity that cared for the Yemenite poor of Jerusalem. Their purpose is clear: to take over the charity and demand in its name the evacuation of families who have lived in the compound for decades without question."

Peace Now the antisemitic organisation is furious: "Hard-working families find themselves in courts, in front of a well-funded association, in long, exhausting and impoverishing proceedings. To this are added threats and harassment by settlers."

According to them, the entire government system is mobilized to assist "settlers": the Custodian General, the law, the registrar, and the police. "There are important national interests that are harmed here: preserving the residents of East Jerusalem and preserving the resolution of the conflict."

The anti-semitic "Peace Now" is asking its supporters to take part in the struggle for the Arab families, and to take part in demonstrations, tours, field information or social media propaganda, in the hope of changing the "sector."

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Flynn Free After Being Hounded By the Fake FBI Investigation

President Trump pardoned Michael Flynn, his first national security advisor, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian officials — the first of several clemency actions Trump is expected to take before he leaves office on Jan. 20.

“It is my Great Honor to announce that General Michael T. Flynn has been granted a Full Pardon. Congratulations to @GenFlynn and his wonderful family, I know you will now have a truly fantastic Thanksgiving!” Trump tweeted Wednesday.

The president has consistently argued that his 2016 presidential victory was undermined by the FBI’s investigation into whether his campaign colluded with the Kremlin. He is also reportedly weighing pardoning former campaign official Paul Manafort.

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Supreme Court Blocks Cuomo From Setting Limits at Shuls

 

The Supreme Court late Wednesday temporarily blocked Gov. Andrew Cuomo from setting capacity limits at houses of worship in certain state-designated coronavirus hot spots.

In a 5-4 decision, the nation’s highest court sided with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and Orthodox Jewish synagogues that sued the governor over the state-imposed caps in areas declared red and orange zones.

“Even in a pandemic, the Constitution cannot be put away and forgotten,” the unsigned opinion said.

“The restrictions at issue here, by effectively barring many from attending religious services, strike at the very heart of the First Amendment’s guarantee of religious liberty.”

The ruling has little impact at this time since the groups that sued are not currently subjected to the attendance limits since they are in the less-restrictive yellow zones.

The houses of worship argued the restrictions, imposed by Cuomo on Oct. 6, violated their religious freedoms under the First Amendment. They also felt they were unfairly facing stricter limitations than essential businesses.

Newly confirmed Justice Amy Coney Barrett cast the deciding assenting vote in favor of the religious groups.

Chief Justice John Roberts joined the three liberal justices in dissenting.

“It is a significant matter to override determinations made by public health officials concerning what is necessary for public safety in the midst of a deadly pandemic,” Roberts wrote.

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Driver Who Killed Bella Wolman Made An Illegal U Turn & Passed Red Light on Ave M

 A 69-year-old woman was fatally struck just outside her Brooklyn home by a Mercedes driver making an illegal U-turn, cops said Wednesday.

Bella Wolman was crossing Avenue M in the marked crosswalk at E. 12th St. in Midwood when she was struck by a 2020 Mercedes Benz S 540 about 5:20 p.m. Tuesday, cops said.

The driver was making a U-turn through a red light, according to police.

Medics rushed Wolman to Maimonides Medical Center, where she died.

Driver Gittie Klein, 65, was arrested for failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to exercise due care. She was also cited for running a red light and making an illegal U-turn.

Wolman was struck just down the block from her home. Klein lives about a mile away from where she crashed.

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Young Newly Crowned Sadigere Rebbe Sends His Mother a 48hour Eviction Notice

 

His "holiness" the 24-year-old Sadigere Rebbe sent his mother a lawyers letter notifying her that if she doesn't leave the apartment within 48 hours, he will have her evicted by force...

His chassidim claim that his father, the previous Sadigere Rebbe who died just recently wrote in his will that he wanted her out in the event of his death.

First of all, I don't believe the late Rebbe wanted her evicted and after reading the "tzavah" I found no mention to that effect.... 

If they did find an additional document that this was his wish, then I lost my total respect for him and his chassiddus.

Second of all, I would advise the Rebbetzin to follow Israeli law and according to Israeli law the apartment belongs to both of them unless she relinquished her share in his will, which I doubt happened... and now that the her son wrote her a lawyers letter, she has a right to follow Israeli law. 

Third of all, and I don't want to debate this on this forum, the halacha would also be on her side.

I also hope that this is all not true.... but so far unfortunately from what I heard from the family, it is very much true ..

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Life After a Potential Trump Loss & Media Destroys Itself ...Facinating

This video is called "The Rubin Report" and in this segment he interviews Megyn Kelly, now I'm no fan of her but I think in this video she does a great analysis ....

 Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to Megyn Kelly (Host, The Megyn Kelly Show) about the after effects of a Trump loss, the collapsing mainstream media, and if the Democrats will really support Supreme Court packing.

Megyn discusses the likelihood of Trump losing the 2020 election and what will happen to Trump supporters after he exits the stage.

Megyn also addresses the accusations of election fraud and why she thinks any evidence of voter fraud is unlikely. Megyn also discusses the extreme media bias against Trump and why he was not wrong to treat them like an enemy.

Megyn gives her predictions of what the Democratic Party will do under a Joe Biden administration. She also gives her thoughts on the likelihood of the Biden administration to pack the court in response to Amy Coney Barrett being confirmed to the US Supreme Court.

Megyn talks about the loss of faith in the media and Big Tech and how conservatives, moderates, and centrists have few places to go for political news that doesn’t call them a racist for not buying into the woke liberal media identity politics agenda.

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Man Tries to Rape 14-year-old Girl in Hallway of Brooklyn Doctor's office on Foster Ave

 

Police in New York City are on the hunt for a suspect who was caught on surveillance video attempting to rape a 14-year-old girl in the hallway of a cardiologist's office in Brooklyn. 

The harrowing incident took place at 1pm on Sunday at 202 Foster Avenue in the Kensington section of Brooklyn, which is home to NYU Langone Cardiology Associates.

According to the NYPD, the teenager and her mother were headed to the cardiologist’s office for a medical appointment.

The girl had ridden her scooter and arrived at the office ahead of her mother, PIX11 reported.

There she encountered an unidentified man who approached the 14-year-old and exposed his privates to her, according to investigators. 

Police said the 14-year-old tried to run away but the attacker grabbed and knocked her to the ground while covering her mouth, ordering her to 'shut up' and stop screaming.

The child continued fighting back and the assailant eventually let her go and ran away.

He was last seen getting on a moped and speeding away along Foster Avenue toward McDonald Avenue.

The victim was not physically harmed during the attack.

The NYPD has released surveillance video and still photos documenting the incident and depicting the suspect. It is unknown if he was a patient at the cardiology practice. 

At the time of the incident, the man was wearing a black jacket, pants and shoes, a multicolored beanie and a blue surgical mask. He was carrying a grey backpack.

Anyone with information on the wanted man’s whereabouts is being asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).   

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Aerial Photos Show 50 Trucks Filled with Bodies of 650 unclaimed COVID-19 Dead

 Haunting photographs show an aerial view of freezer trucks that have been converted into makeshift morgues that hold the unclaimed bodies of 650 COVID-19 patients parked along a Brooklyn waterfront.

The upsetting images show some 50 trucks lined up neatly in the parking lot of the 39th Street Pier in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn.

The emergency morgues were set up after the city’s mortuary facilities and private funeral homes were overflowing with dead bodies during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when New York City was America’s virus epicenter.

The city continues to hold the bodies there because 230 of the deceased are of people whose next of kin have yet to be contacted, according to The Wall Street Journal.

A spokesperson for the city’s chief medical examiner’s office said it is not uncommon to hold bodies of those who have been estranged from loved ones or whose contact information for next of kin is old or outdated.

In some cases, the deceased’s next of kin are themselves deceased, according to city officials.

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200 Jewish Traitors Back Georgia Senate Candidate A Vicious Antisemite & Anti-White Extremist

A group of roughly 200 Jewish faith leaders... traitors to their people,  have signed a letter coming to the defense of Georgia Senate candidate Raphael Warnock, who has come under fire in recent weeks over  his anti-white and antisemitic rants .

“We stand with Rev. Warnock and reject the baseless claims and attacks targeting him amid this Senate election,” the letter reads. Republicans have released attack ads, branding the Democratic candidate in the January 5 run-off as “anti-Israel” and “anti-Semitic.”

Warnock’s critics have pointed to a recently uncovered sermon the reverend gave days after the US ceremoniously opened its embassy in Jerusalem as Palestinians in Gaza marched toward the border in protest of the move.

“We need a two-state solution where all of God’s children can live together,” Warnock said in the sermon. “We saw the government of Israel shoot down unarmed Palestinian sisters and brothers like birds of prey.”

Critics also point to a statement he signed last year that asserted Israel’s “heavy militarization of the West Bank [is] reminiscent of the military occupation of Namibia by apartheid South Africa.”

In their letter in defense of the Democratic candidate, the Jewish traitors who call themselves "faith leaders" said, “Rev. Warnock recognizes that being a true friend also means being a truth-teller who does not shy away from hard conversations, and he has made no secret of his strong reservations and concerns over Israeli settlement expansion, which may impede prospects for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”

The self-hating clergy members go on to highlight the vicious lie that Warnock opposes  BDS “and its anti-Semitic underpinnings” and his support for US military aid to Israel.

“We are also deeply concerned about the possibility that racial bias is driving these false accusations, which we reject in the strongest possible terms,” the faith leaders write in the letter circulated by the Jewish Democratic Council of America.

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Heshy Tischler is Back!!!!

 

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