Changes

Jump to navigation Jump to search

Swords of Iron: sources IIIIII (view source)

Revision as of 16:46, June 30, 2025

19,672 bytes added ,  16:46, June 30, 2025
→‎June 13, 2025: Op. Rising Lion +
Line 12,771: Line 12,771:     
_____
 
_____
 +
 +
High-casualty count in Gaza from Hamas using human shields, US envoy says.
 +
“This terrorist organization continues to use civilians, including children, as human shields and refuses to accept a ceasefire that would bring calm to Gaza,” Dorothy Shea told the United Nations.
 +
Mike Wagenheim.
 +
 +
(June 26, 2025 / JNS)
 +
Dorothy Shea, the U.S. interim ambassador to the United Nations, came to Israel’s defense as members of the U.N. Security Council decried the Jewish state, which was included in the global body’s annual “list of shame” report on violations against children in armed conflict.
 +
 +
Wednesday’s open debate was held to review the recently published 2024 report from António Guterres, the U.N. secretary-general, which details grave violations against children in conflict zones.
 +
 +
Israel was listed for the second year in a row, further straining the Jewish state’s relationship with Guterres and the United Nations. Jerusalem says that many of the most serious violations with which it is charged are due to Hamas’s use of human shields in the Gaza Strip and further incentivize the terror group to commit war crimes, knowing that Israel will be blamed.
 +
 +
“It is important to remember that Israel has the right to defend itself and has taken numerous measures to limit harm to civilians and address humanitarian needs,” Shea told the Security Council.
 +
 +
“While the loss of civilian life in Gaza is tragic, the responsibility for this conflict rests with Hamas, which could stop the fighting today by freeing the hostages and agreeing to the ceasefire terms already accepted by Israel,” the U.S. envoy said.
 +
 +
Israeli armed and security forces were placed on the list alongside terror groups like Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Still, the report uses what it calls a verified number of child casualties in Gaza that is some 92% lower than the figure other U.N. agencies disseminate, including one that a U.N. agency published the day after the secretary-general’s report.
 +
 +
The U.S. envoy cited the deaths of Israeli children Ariel and Kfir Bibas, whom Hamas kidnapped during the terror group’s attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Terrorists took the family to Gaza. Israel freed Yarden Bibas in February, but Shiri, his wife, and the children—who were kidnapped at 4 years old and 9 months old—were murdered. Israel recovered their bodies.
 +
 +
“Hamas murdered the Bibas children and then paraded their coffins through the streets,” Shea said. “This terrorist organization continues to use civilians, including children, as human shields and refuses to accept a ceasefire that would bring calm to Gaza.”
 +
 +
Shea said Hamas recently murdered eight Palestinian humanitarian workers.
 +
 +
“We strongly condemn Hamas’s actions and regret that the report does not highlight the full scale of their abuses,” she said.
 +
 +
Other council members used their pulpits to attack Israel and Virginia Gamba, Guterres’s special representative for children and armed conflict, who compiled the data for the report.
 +
 +
“The report’s most glaring gap previously had been the omission of certain situations,” in the Palestinian territories “most notably,” said Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Pakistan’s U.N. ambassador. “It took the killing of thousands of Palestinian children in Gaza for the situation to be included in the report last year.”
 +
 +
Critics of Israel have long pushed for the Jewish state to be included in the annual blacklist, finally getting their wish last year.
 +
 +
Gamba, who will retire from her post in the coming weeks, has been singled out for criticism for, some say, too few public comments about the war’s effects.
 +
 +
“Despite the dire situation in Gaza, the catastrophic situation in Gaza,” the response from Gamba’s office “has been strikingly insufficient as it issued remarkably few statements,” said Amar Bendjama, the Algerian envoy.
 +
 +
“This limited, very limited, public engagement starkly contracts with the rapidly deteriorating reality on the ground where Palestinian children’s right to life is denied every single moment in Gaza,” Bendjama said.
 +
 +
Gamba called on Israel “to facilitate the rapid and unimpeded passage of humanitarian relief to civilians in need in the Gaza Strip” on Wednesday.
 +
 +
“I also called on all parties to the conflict in Gaza to expedite the distribution of aid, because international humanitarian law applies to every party, in every conflict, and it must be respected,” she said. “For this reason, I also call on Hamas to immediately release all Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza.”
 +
[https://www.jns.org/high-casualty-count-in-gaza-from-hamas-using-human-shields-us-envoy-says/ JNS]
 +
 +
_____
 +
 +
 +
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Slams Mamdani For Defense of ‘Globalize the Intifada’ Slogan as Pressure Mounts on Presumptive Mayoral Nominee.
 +
By Corey Walker. June 27, 2025 3:49 pm
 +
[https://www.algemeiner.com/2025/06/27/sen-kirsten-gillibrand-slams-mamdani-for-defense-of-globalize-the-intifada-slogan-as-pressure-mounts-on-presumptive-mayoral-nominee/ Algemeiner]
 +
 +
____
 +
 +
 +
 +
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Calls Zohran Mamdani an ‘Antisemite’ Who Has Embraced Hamas, Says Jews ‘Should Be Concerned’
 +
avatar
 +
By Corey Walker. June 27, 2025 5:27 pm
 +
[https://www.algemeiner.com/2025/06/27/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-calls-zohran-mamdani-antisemite-who-has-embraced-hamas-says-jews-should-be-concerned Algemeiner]
 +
 +
____
 +
 +
 +
Cannabis-addicted Hamas supporter is jailed for saying Jews should be burnt less than a month after October 7 attacks that killed more than 1,000 Israelis.
 +
 +
01:16 BST 28 Jun 2025, updated 09:46 BST 28 Jun 2025
 +
By Perkin Amalaraj.
 +
 +
A Hamas supporter with a £600 a week cannabis habit has been jailed for nearly six years after he called for Jews to be 'burnt alive'.
 +
 +
Zakir Hussain, 29, took to social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, to write a spate of anti-semitic posts over the three-month period.
 +
 +
The posts followed the rise in tensions between Israel and Palestine which has seen significant protesting in London.
 +
 +
Hussain first posted on X on 3 November 2023, less than a month after the 7 October attack by Hamas which saw over 1,000 Israelis killed.
 +
 +
He said: 'Hezbullah come quick finish them like rodents.'
 +
 +
Later that month Hussain said '7 October was a beautiful day, Jews stop hiding.'
 +
 +
On 25 December 2023, he wrote: 'October 7 was a beautiful day', 'In the UK, we are hunting them for fun' and 'Go on Hamas, finish them and maybe we can find the beheaded urine babies.'
 +
 +
The posting continued into January 2024, where Hussain said on 5 January: 'I'm in London, any Jew out there come out and stand up for your religion.'
 +
[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14855587/Cannabis-addicted-Hamas-supporter-jailed-saying-Jews-burnt-month-October-7-attacks-killed-1-000-Israelis.html DailyMail]
 +
 +
_____
 +
 +
Houthis fire ballistic missile at Israel.
 +
By JNS Staff.
 +
(June 28, 2025 / JNS)
 +
[https://www.jns.org/houthis-launch-ballistic-missile-at-israel/ JNS]
 +
 +
___
 +
 +
 +
IDF downs rocket fired from Gaza.
 +
By JNS Staff.
 +
(June 28, 2025 / JNS)
 +
[https://www.jns.org/idf-downs-rocket-fired-from-gaza/ JNS]
 +
 +
___
 +
 +
 +
Senate parliamentarian cuts school choice, backed by Orthodox Jewish groups, from Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’.
 +
Vita Fellig.
 +
[https://www.jns.org/senate-parliamentarian-cuts-school-choice-backed-by-orthodox-groups-from-big-beautiful-bill/ JNS]
 +
 +
___
 +
 +
 +
Katz directs IDF to develop plan to stymie Iranian recovery.
 +
Charles Bybelezer.
 +
(June 28, 2025 / JNS)
 +
[https://www.jns.org/katz-directs-idf-to-develop-plan-to-prevent-irans-recovery/ JNS]
 +
 +
___
 +
 +
 +
Documentary on Nova festival massacre ‘We will dance again’ wins Emmy.
 +
(June 28, 2025 / JNS)
 +
[https://www.jns.org/documentary-on-nova-festival-massacre-we-will-dance-again-wins-emmy/ JNS]
 +
 +
___
 +
 +
 +
Sen. Graham: Any Iran deal requires Israel recognition first.
 +
Or Shaked.
 +
(June 28, 2025 / JNS)
 +
[https://www.jns.org/documentary-on-nova-festival-massacre-we-will-dance-again-wins-emmy/ JNS]
 +
 +
___
 +
 +
 +
Report: Isfahan strikes crippled Iran's nuke bomb production.
 +
New York Times reports that Israeli and American strikes on Isfahan have severely crippled Iran's ability to produce atomic bombs by destroying crucial metallization facilities. This process, essential for creating the explosive core of a nuclear weapon, is now a major bottleneck for Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
 +
Israel National News .
 +
Jun 29, 2025, 6:28 AM (GMT+3)
 +
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/410810 INN]
 +
 +
____
 +
 +
 +
 +
IAEA chief: Iran 'months away' from uranium production despite strikes.
 +
UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi reveals that Iran could resume enriched uranium production "in a matter of months," despite extensive damage from recent US and Israeli strikes.
 +
Israel National News.
 +
Published: Jun 29, 2025, 5:45 AM (GMT+3)
 +
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/410809 INN]
 +
 +
____
 +
 +
 +
Trump: 'Make the deal in Gaza, get the hostages back!!!'
 +
US President makes all-caps call for ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas on his Truth Social platform.
 +
Israel National News.
 +
Jun 29, 2025, 9:08 AM (GMT+3)
 +
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/410814 INN]
 +
 +
____
 +
 +
 +
Shin Bet uncovers 'largest' Hamas terror network.
 +
Security forces arrest 60 in Hebron, among them one linked to a 2010 deadly shooting attack in which 4 Israelis were murdered; Shin Bet says members of the Hamas network enlisted, armed and trained new recruits to carry out attacks.
 +
Elisha Ben Kimon|06.29.25.
 +
[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/syjfcdcvex YNet]
 +
 +
Israeli forces uncover extensive Hamas terror network in West Bank, arrest 60 terrorists
 +
WATCH.
 +
June 29, 2025.
 +
[https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-859355 JPost]
 +
 +
Dozens Arrested, Underground Tunnel Uncovered:
 +
Shin Bet Foils Major Hamas Network in Hebron, One of the Largest in a Decade
 +
Shin Bet, IDF, and Israel Police dismantle a major Hamas terror network in Hebron, arresting over 60 operatives, seizing 22 firearms, and uncovering an underground hideout. The decade’s largest operation foiled imminent attacks and solved a 2010 shooting that killed four Israelis.
 +
Gila Isaacson.
 +
Jun 29, 2025 13:52
 +
[https://www.jfeed.com/news-israel/shin-bet-dismantles-major-hamas-network-hebron JFeed]
 +
 +
_____
 +
 +
 +
US, Israel move to block UN effort to shut down Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
 +
Close allies work to shield Gaza Humanitarian Foundation from UN-led dismantling efforts; officials accusing Russia of fabricating claims to undermine aid coordination.
 +
Itamar Eichner|06.29.25.
 +
[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/syjfcdcvex YNet]
 +
 +
______
 +
 +
 +
Glastonbury Debacle
 +
Bob Vylan Calls For Another Holocaust (?), Even BBC Is Unimpressed
 +
 +
Glastonbury Under Fire After Rap Duo Bob Vylan Chants ‘Death to the IDF’ on Stage. Festival Organizers and U.K. Officials Condemn Remarks as Police Launch Investigation.
 +
Gila Isaacson.
 +
Jun 29, 2025 19:48
 +
 +
A performance at the Glastonbury music festival ignited a wave of controversy over the weekend after punk-rap duo Bob Vylan used their set to chant slogans including “death to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces],” “free Palestine,” and “from the river to the sea.”
 +
 +
The performance, delivered Saturday on the West Holts stage before a packed crowd, prompted swift condemnation from Glastonbury organizers, the BBC, and the U.K. government. In a statement posted Sunday morning, Glastonbury’s official Instagram account called the remarks “appalling” and emphasized that “there is no place at Glastonbury for antisemitism, hate speech or incitement to violence.”
 +
 +
[Loading Instagram Post.
 +
“While a performer’s presence here should never be seen as a tacit endorsement of their opinions and beliefs,” the statement read, “their chants very much crossed a line.”]
 +
 +
The BBC, which livestreamed the performance on iPlayer, issued a separate response, calling the comments “deeply offensive.” A warning was displayed during the broadcast, and the broadcaster confirmed it has no plans to make the set available on demand.
 +
 +
The incident comes amid heightened tensions over political speech at live performances. Bob Vylan’s set occurred shortly before that of Kneecap, an Irish rap group whose BBC broadcast was pulled following a series of controversial political statements. Kneecap’s member Mo Chara was recently charged under the U.K.’s Terrorism Act. During their own performance Saturday, the group led chants including “f#ck Keir Starmer” and “free Palestine.”
 +
 +
As Palestinian flags waved throughout the crowd, Chara quipped, “The BBC editor is going to have some f***ing job.”
 +
 +
In the wake of the incidents, Avon and Somerset Police announced they are reviewing footage from both sets to determine whether criminal offenses were committed. “Video evidence will be assessed by officers,” a police spokesperson said Saturday.
 +
 +
The U.K. culture secretary has reportedly contacted the BBC director general, seeking “an urgent explanation” of what vetting was done before Bob Vylan’s performance.
 +
[https://www.jfeed.com/antisemitism/glastonbury-festival-controversy-bob-vylan JFeed]
 +
 +
____
 +
 +
 +
GHF: Hamas placed bounties on US, Arab Gaza aid workers.
 +
Aid org. says Hamas placed cash bounties on US security and Palestinian staff, aiming to dismantle the only functioning humanitarian aid network in Gaza.
 +
Israel National News.
 +
Published: Jun 29, 2025, 7:44 PM (GMT+3)
 +
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/410851 INN]
 +
 +
_____
 +
 +
 +
The Jerusalem Post @Jerusalem_Post:
 +
Activists say that while the world had its attention focused on the Israel-Iran war, Hamas has quietly ramped up torture and intimidation against dissidents within the Gaza Strip.
 +
From jpost.com [https://t.co/DQNlb6BTjq]
 +
Jun 29, 2025.
 +
[https://x.com/Jerusalem_Post/status/1939365354687607176 on X]
 +
 +
____
 +
 +
 +
'Europe hesitates in the face of antisemitism — the price may be high'.
 +
Senior World Jewish Congress delegation meets US officials, urging action on global antisemitism, Iranian threats in South America and greater security for Jewish communities
 +
Ynet|06.29.25 20:49
 +
 +
A senior delegation from the World Jewish Congress (WJC) visited Washington, D.C. last week, meeting with high-level officials at the State Department, the White House and Congress. Delegation members called on the U.S. government to strengthen protections for Jewish communities worldwide and to take action against Iranian proxies in South America.
 +
[https://www.ynetnews.com/jewish-world/article/hyzqsxjbge YNet]
 +
 +
_____
 +
 +
 +
IDF ramps up Gaza strikes, signals new phase of war.
 +
Military launches heavy strikes across northern Gaza as it prepares for possible reentry into Gaza City; Cabinet weighs deeper ground maneuver to pressure Hamas, while US pushes for hostage deal and ceasefire amid ongoing negotiations.
 +
Itamar Eichner, Yoav Zitun, Einav Halabi|06.29.25.
 +
[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/r133dkkhxg YNet]
 +
 +
_____
 +
 +
'Always a smile and a good heart'.
 +
Sergeant Yisrael Natan Rosenfeld fell in battle in Jabaliya.
 +
Uzi Baruch.
 +
Jun 29, 2025, 4:22 PM
 +
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/410840 INN]
 +
____
 +
 +
Mamdani stands by silence on controversial Intifada chant.
 +
NYC mayoral hopeful sidesteps condemnation of 'globalize the intifada' slogan, despite concerns by Jewish community, citing free speech and political principle.
 +
Israel National News.
 +
Published: Jun 29, 2025, 8:20 PM (GMT+3)
 +
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/410853 INN]
 +
 +
____
 +
 +
 +
Mossad trolls Iranian officials: We see you. follow us on social media, we follow you, too
 +
Israeli intelligence agency mocks top Iranian officials for secretly following its updates, amid regime panic and mass arrests over alleged espionage ties.
 +
Yitz Goldberg.
 +
Jun 29, 2025, 8:59 PM (GMT+3)
 +
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/410855 INN]
 +
 +
____
 +
 +
 +
Following public pressure: Support event for MK Odeh in Haifa canceled.
 +
A support event for Ayman Odeh planned in Haifa canceled due to public pressure and a direct appeal by the Betzalmo organization.
 +
Israel National News.
 +
Jun 30, 2025, 12:09 AM (GMT+3)
 +
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/410862 INN]
 +
 +
____
 +
 +
 +
Jordan forfeits World Cup basketball match against Israel.
 +
Elad Benari.
 +
Jun 30, 2025, 6:55 AM
 +
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/410872 INN]
 +
 +
____
 +
 +
Iran's ultimatum:
 +
'US must halt attacks for dialogue'.
 +
Elad Benari.
 +
Jun 30, 2025, 6:16 AM
 +
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/410871 INN]
 +
 +
____
 +
 +
Syria to Israel: You can keep the Golan - on these conditions. Lebanese media is reporting that Syria is serious about making peace with Israel, subject to a number of core demands, absent one.
 +
Avi Woolf.
 +
Jun 30, 2025 01:01
 +
The Lebanese LBCI channel reported from sources involved in the developments in Syria that Syrian has multiple demands from Israel, but that these do not include Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights, according to 1 Kann reporter Roi Kais.
 +
[https://www.jfeed.com/news-israel/syria-israel-golan-heights-peace-conditions JFeed]
 +
 +
_____
 +
 +
 +
UK court rejects legal action against sale of F-35 parts to Israel.
 +
The judges ruled that blocking the export was the prerogative of the executive—which had warned against undermining U.S. trust in Britain.
 +
JNS Staff.
 +
(June 30, 2025 / JNS)
 +
A British court ruled on Monday that the United Kingdom need not block the sale to Israel of U.K.-made parts for the F-35 fighter jet, dismissing an anti-Israel group’s legal action to ban it.
 +
 +
The Al-Haq group asked the High Court in London to block Britain’s Department for Business and Trade’s decision to exempt F-35 parts when it suspended some arms export licenses last year.
 +
[https://www.jns.org/uk-court-rejects-legal-action-against-sale-of-f-35-parts-to-israel/ JNS]
 +
 +
____
 +
 +
 +
European lawmakers unite against legal assaults on Israel at Bucharest summit.
 +
European lawmakers gather in Bucharest to oppose legal attacks on Israel, signing a resolution rejecting ICC actions and urging international action against Iran’s threats.
 +
Israel National News.
 +
Jun 30, 2025, 2:55 PM (GMT+3)
 +
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/410897 INN]
 +
 +
_____
 +
 +
 +
Zionist parties approve:
 +
Knesset committee votes to oust MK Ayman Odeh.
 +
Israel National News.
 +
Jun 30, 2025, 1:48 PM
 +
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/410896 INN]
 +
 +
MK Ayman Odeh refuses to denounce terror, Knesset panel votes to expel him.
 +
By a 14–2 margin, lawmakers move to oust MK Ayman Odeh over his refusal to label Hamas and Hezbollah as terror groups.
 +
Avi Nachmani.
 +
Jun 30, 2025 14:25 [https://www.jfeed.com/news-israel/mk-odeh-expulsion-vote JFeed]
 +
 +
_____
 +
 +
 +
Liri Albag returns to IDF
 +
Freed hostage rejoins military in meaningful new role.
 +
Israel National News.
 +
Jun 30, 2025, 1:10 PM
 +
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/410894 INN]
 +
 +
_____
 +
 +
 +
Top Iranian cleric issues Fatwa against Trump & Netanyahu.
 +
 +
Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi, one of Iran’s most senior Shia clerics, has issued a fatwa declaring U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as "enemies of [Allah]."
 +
Israel National News.
 +
Jun 30, 2025, 3:08 PM
 +
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/410898 INN]
 +
 +
_____
 +
 +
 +
Out Of 4 Jews Left in Yemen 75-Year-Old Widow Receives Permission To Leave.
 +
June 30, 2025.
 +
[https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/general/2419731/out-of-4-jews-left-in-yemen-75-year-old-widow-receives-permission-to-leave.html YWN]
 +
 +
_____
 +
 +
 +
Danon: 'The UN should stop standing in the way of Gaza aid'.
 +
Israeli Amb. to the UN accuses UN officials of engaging in misinformation campaign against the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and seeking to sabotage the successful aid program.
 +
Gary Willig
 +
Published: Jun 30, 2025, 5:05 PM (GMT+3)
 +
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/410904 INN]
 +
 +
____
    
==Further reading==
 
==Further reading==
Telling
Block, SkipCaptcha, Upload, Automoderated users, edit, Moderators, protect
28,066

edits

Retrieved from "https://www.conservapedia.com/Special:MobileDiff/2137914"

Navigation menu