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Syrian army targets Kurdish forces in Aleppo, Israel sounds the alarm.
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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar accused the Syrian government of targeting the Kurdish population in Aleppo, warning that violence could escelate if the international community remains silent.
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i24NEWS.
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Syrian government forces began a new military campaign in Aleppo on Thursday, announcing precision strikes against Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) positions in several northern neighborhoods of the city.
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The operation prompted authorities to enforce a citywide curfew in affected districts and warn residents to avoid areas of active fighting.
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Sen. Graham Warns Damascus Against Military Action on Kurds, Threatens to Revive Caesar Sanctions.
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U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham says any attack on SDF would signal the nature of Syria’s new leadership and deepen regional instability.
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[https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/887899/sen-graham-warns-damascus-against-military-action-on-kurds-threatens-to-revive-caesar-sanctions Kurdistan24]
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Al-Monitor: Trump Urges End to Syria–SDF Violence, Secures Pledge to Avoid Hasakah.
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2026-01-19.
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The call followed a meeting between Sharaa and SDF commander Mazloum Abdi to finalize a ceasefire agreement announced earlier, with both sides agreeing to continue cooperation against ISIS.
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[https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/888481 Kurdistan24]
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Senior Iranian UN Diplomat in Geneva Defects, Seeks Asylum in Switzerland.
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By i24 News and Algemeiner Staff.
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January 18, 2026.
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i24 News – A senior Iranian diplomat posted to the United Nations’ European headquarters in Geneva has reportedly defected and applied for political asylum in Switzerland, according to diplomatic sources cited on Sunday by the Iranian opposition outlet Iran International.
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The diplomat, Alireza Jiranieh Hokambad, served as a minister-counselor, the second-highest-ranking position in Iran’s UN delegation in Geneva.
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[https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/01/18/senior-iranian-un-diplomat-in-geneva-defects-seeks-asylum-in-switzerland/ Algemeiner]
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Argentina Blacklists Iran’s Quds Force as Country Marks Death of Nisman, Who Charged Tehran for AMIA Bombing
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The Algemeiner.
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Tuesday, January 20th | 2 Shevat 5786
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By Ailin Vilches Arguello.
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Argentine President Javier Milei has proscribed Iran’s Quds Force — the elite unit responsible for directing Tehran’s proxy militias and overseas terrorist operations — as the country’s Jewish community marks the 11th anniversary of the death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who investigated the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires.
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On Saturday, the Argentine president’s office announced that it had designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force as a foreign terrorist organization, describing the unit as specializing in “training for the execution of terrorist attacks in other countries.”
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“Argentina was a victim of their operations in the 1990s, including the 1992 attack on the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires and the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center,” the statement read, referring to the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) bombing.
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With the designation, “members of the Quds Force and their allies are subject to financial sanctions and operational restrictions aimed at limiting their capacity to act, as well as protecting the Argentine financial system from being used to support their activities.”
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Milei “maintains an unbreakable commitment to recognizing terrorists for what they are,” the statement continued.
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The Argentine president has previously designated Hamas, the Mexican Sinaloa Cartel, and the Muslim Brotherhood’s branches in Lebanon, Egypt, and Jordan as terrorist organizations.
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US and Israeli officials praised Milei’s latest move in the fight against terrorism, highlighting its significance in combating international extremist networks.
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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar applauded Milei’s decision, describing it as a “significant step that strengthens the international front against Iranian terrorism and honors the memory of the victims of the attacks on the Israeli Embassy and the AMIA.”
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On Sunday, Argentina commemorated the 11th anniversary of Nisman’s death. Nisman died on Jan. 18, 2015, while investigating the 1994 AMIA bombing — the deadliest terrorist attack in Argentine history, which killed 85 people and wounded more than 300 — as Argentine Jews renewed calls for justice after more than a decade without resolution.
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“Eleven years after the assassination of prosecutor Alberto Nisman, we reaffirm our steadfast demand for justice,” the Delegation of Argentine Israelite Associations (DAIA), the country’s Jewish umbrella organization, wrote in a post on X.
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Last year, prosecutors handling the case released a report as part of the ongoing, still unresolved trial, confirming that Nisman was killed for trying to expose the Argentine government’s role in covering up the 1994 AMIA bombing.
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In 2006, Nisman formally charged Iran for orchestrating the attack and its Lebanese terrorist proxy Hezbollah for carrying it out. Nine years later, he accused former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of attempting to cover up the crime and block efforts to extradite the suspects behind the AMIA atrocity in return for Iranian oil.
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The alleged cover-up was reportedly formalized through the memorandum of understanding signed in 2013 between Kirchner’s government and Iranian authorities, with the stated goal of cooperating to investigate the AMIA bombing.
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One day before Nisman was set to appear before the Argentine Congress to present evidence supporting his allegations against Kirchner and several of her colleagues, he was found dead in his apartment, with a gunshot wound to the head and a pistol at his side.
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An official investigation into his death initially concluded that the prosecutor took his own life. However, a federal judge later reversed this decision, stating that Nisman’s gunshot wound could not have been self-inflicted.
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Investigations are still underway to identify both those who carried out the act and those who ordered it.
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Kirchner is set to stand trial for the allegations against her, though there is no set date.
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As for the AMIA investigation, an Argentine federal judge ordered last year the trial in absentia of Iranian and Lebanese nationals suspected of orchestrating the 1994 bombing.
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The 10 suspects set to stand trial include former Iranian and Lebanese ministers and diplomats, all of whom are subject to international arrest warrants issued by Argentina for their alleged roles in the terrorist attack.
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Lead prosecutor Sebastián Basso — who took over the case after the murder of his predecessor, Nisman — also requested that federal Judge Daniel Rafecas issue national and international arrest warrants for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei over his alleged involvement in the attack.
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Despite Argentina’s longstanding belief that Lebanon’s Shiite Hezbollah terrorist group carried out the devastating attack at Iran’s request, the 1994 bombing has never been claimed or officially solved.
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Tehran has consistently denied any involvement in any of these attacks and has refused to arrest or extradite any suspects.
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[https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/01/19/argentina-blacklists-irans-quds-force-country-marks-death-nisman-who-charged-tehran-amia-bombing/ Algemeiner]
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'NYT’: Pennsylvania’s Shapiro says Harris vetting team asked if he was an ‘Israeli agent’
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The Jewish governor was said to have responded.
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(Jan 19, 2026 / JNS)
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[https://www.jns.org/nyt-pennsylvanias-shapiro-says-harris-vetting-team-asked-if-he-was-an-israeli-agent/ JNS]
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Biden envoy slams Harris over 'Israeli agent’ question to Shapiro.
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Deborah Lipstadt her deputy, Aaron Keyak, condemn Harris campaign staff after Josh Shapiro revealed he was asked if he was “an Israeli agent" during the vetting process for Harris’s running mate.
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Elad Benari.
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421165 INN]
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Jewish Americans Shouldn’t Be Shocked by Scott Wiener’s Genocide Lie.
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By Irit Tratt.
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Opinion.
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At first glance, California State Sen. and Democratic candidate for US Congress Scott Wiener is representative of what many consider a genuine American Jewish success story: a Jewish boy from New Jersey whose childhood memories were shaped by parents who helped build a local Conservative synagogue.
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Wiener possesses the boy-next-door charm and familiarity of a Jewish American who came of age in the 1980s and early 1990s, was academically gifted, and later graduated from Harvard Law School.
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The budding lawmaker soon found his footing in politics and eventually rose to become a state senator in the nation’s most populous state.
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The youthful-looking Wiener, who calls himself “one of the strongest LGBTQ civil rights champions in the nation,” also co-chairs the California Legislative Jewish Caucus.
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The one critical wrinkle to Wiener’s path to Jewish political prominence is that the 55-year-old politician recently promoted the disgusting blood libel that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
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After enduring jeers from left-wing attendees at last week’s candidate debate featuring Wiener and two other Democrats vying to succeed retiring Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Wiener pivoted from his initial refusal to characterize Israel’s actions as genocide and made the decision, days later, to turn against the Jewish state in a 90-second cringe-inducing video unveiled Sunday on the social media platform X.
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For those following evolving attitudes toward Israel within liberal Jewish spaces, where Zionism is increasingly disassociated from Judaism, Wiener’s comments condemning Israel are perhaps the least shocking development in the progressive Democrat’s political career.
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Jewish communities across America have spent decades nurturing ideological identities that focused on cultivating loyal liberals rather than strong Jews.
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Moreover, when support for Israel is passed down from one generation to the next, with little explanation of the moral, legal, and historical rights undergirding the Jewish people’s right for self-determination, Zionism is treated as another dispensable political movement.
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It’s a phenomenon that leaves people like Wiener susceptible to the anti-Israel animus entrapping a rising cohort of Jewish Democrats. It’s why anti-Zionists like New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will be quick to denounce a swastika plastered at a Jewish school in Brooklyn but grant a pass to violent pro-Hamas mobs descending on New York City synagogues that aim to disrupt Israel-related events.
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Absent a firm framework explaining why it is a Jewish imperative to advance a pro-Israel narrative, the strategy to widen the wedge between Zionism and one’s Jewish identity will yield more Jews like Wiener who cave to the whims of keffiyeh-wearing voters...
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[https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/01/16/jewish-americans-shouldnt-be-shocked-scott-wieners-genocide-lie/ Algemeiner]
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Witnesses report mass eye injuries during protests in Iran’s Bushehr.
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Iran International. Jan 20, 2026.
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Witnesses in the southern Iranian city of Bushehr have told Iran International that security forces fired at protesters from elevated positions over two nights, leaving more than 20 people with severe eye injuries.
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According to the messages received by the outlet, forces fired from locations including rooftops, mosques and some school buildings on the night of Jan. 9 and 8.
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Witnesses said medical centers were overwhelmed by the number of wounded, with staff struggling to cope with the influx of patients.
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[https://www.iranintl.com/en/202601207229 IranIntl]
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The Jerusalem Post @Jerusalem_Post:
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Jewish community leaders visited the Great Mosque of Stockholm to gift a Quran from Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque as an act of solidarity.
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Reporting by  @pieceofshirr .
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The Jerusalem Post @Jerusalem_Post:
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Report: Senior Hamas leaders are preparing a “safe exit” from Gaza following the launch of Phase II of Trump’s Gaza plan. Leaders of the "military" factions insist they will stay, sources told a Saudi outlet.
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From jpost.com [https://t.co/MpC7eh8cLX].
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[https://x.com/Jerusalem_Post/status/2013589442921926714 on X]
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Demolition of UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem begins | Watch.
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At Ammunition Hill in the capital, representatives of the Israel Land Authority began demolishing the UNRWA headquarters, after the Knesset decision to cut ties with the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees.
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Idan Bloemhof|01.20.26 Updated:10:46
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(Related Topics: Jerusalem  UNRWA, October 7)
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Representatives of the Israel Lands Authority (ILA), accompanied by security forces, arrived Tuesday morning to demolish the UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem, located at Ammunition Hill.
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The evacuation of the site — which took place earlier this month, and Tuesday’s demolition, stem from a government decision to cut ties with UNRWA, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, by creating alternative services through other bodies. Legislation passed in the Knesset stipulates that the organization’s assets be transferred to the state and that its diplomatic immunity be revoked, because some of its staff are suspected of participating in the October 7 massacre.
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[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/skxjpn2sbx YNet]
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Agreement to transfer Kurdish autonomy in Syria collapsing amid renewed fighting.
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Syrian president announced two days ago a ceasefire with SDF forces that maintain Kurdish autonomy, and said the Kurds agreed to hand over all territories to the stat and to integrate into security mechanisms; But a meeting between al-Sharaa and the SDF commander failed, and fighting resumed
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Lior Ben Ari, News Agencies|01.20.26 Updated:10:06
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An agreement to transfer control of the Kurdish autonomous region in Syria appeared to be collapsing  Tuesday morning, after a night of heavy fighting between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and forces loyal to President Ahmad al‑Sharaar. In response to the escalating violence, the Autonomous Administration of Northeast Syria declared a general mobilization overnight and called on young Kurds living outside Syria to return home to defend their people.
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Only two nights ago, the Syrian government announced a ceasefire deal with the SDF — an organization whose fighters are mostly Kurdish — following days of intense fighting in which Syrian army units stormed Kurdish strongholds and forced SDF fighters to withdraw. Al‑Sharaa described the agreement as a major victory and what was effectively a Kurdish surrender, saying the Kurds agreed to hand over control of all territory to the state, transfer rights to oil and gas fields, disband their military forces, and integrate as fighters within state security structures.
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Netanyahu: Iran will face unprecedented force if it attacks Israel.
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"No one can predict what tomorrow will bring in Iran, but one thing is clear: no matter what happens—Iran will not return to being what it was," said the Israeli premier.
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Akiva Van Koningsveld.
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If the Islamic Republic attacks Israel, Jerusalem “will act with might that Iran has not seen before,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday.
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[https://www.jns.org/netanyahu-iran-will-face-unprecedented-force-if-it-attacks-israel/ JNS]
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The Blood Trail of Islamist Death Cult: From Tehran to Gaza.
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The Regime Behind the Carnage: Iran’s War on Its Own People and on Israel.
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Iran’s Hypothetical Atrocities and Its Proxy War Against Israel.
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The Islamic Republic of Iran has a dark history of brutally suppressing its own people, with estimates suggesting that in just two weeks of crackdowns (Jan/2026), it massacred between 20,000 and 50,000 unarmed civilians. Extrapolating this rate over two years yields a staggering 1.04 million to 2.6 million potential deaths—a chilling reminder of the regime’s capacity for mass murder against innocents, far exceeding even the most tragic conflicts.
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This same ruthless regime fuels terrorism through its backing of genocidal Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Gaza, providing weapons, funding, and training as part of its “axis of resistance” to destabilize the region and target Israel. On October 7, 2023, “Palestine” regime Hamas launched a barbaric invasion, massacring over 1,200 Israelis and taking hundreds hostage in acts of unspeakable cruelty, including rape, torture, and the slaughter of families. This unprovoked assault forced Israel into a defensive war to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure and secure its citizens from endless rocket barrages and threats.
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In a cynical strategy to garner international sympathy, Hamas and PIJ deliberately embed their military operations—rocket launchers, tunnels, and command centers—amidst civilian areas like hospitals, schools, and UN facilities, using Gazan civilians as human shields to inflate casualties and demonize Israel’s precise responses. Despite these tactics, Israel’s military has gone to extraordinary lengths to minimize harm, issuing evacuation warnings, creating humanitarian corridors, and adhering to international law, even as Hamas diverts aid and holds its own people hostage to its ideology of destruction.
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As of late 2025, Israel eliminated over 25,000 terrorists, early 2026, Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry claims around 67,000–71,000 deaths, though these figures include combatants and are often inflated or unverified; independent analyses suggest the true toll, while heartbreaking, reflects the consequences of Hamas’s war crimes rather than Israeli aggression. Israel’s fight is not against Palestinians but against Iranian-backed extremists who prioritize jihad over peace, sacrificing their own to perpetuate conflict.
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In the face of such evil, Israel’s resilience and commitment to defending democracy shine through, underscoring the moral clarity: a sovereign nation protecting its people from genocidal threats, while the world must hold Iran and its proxies accountable for the bloodshed they engineer.
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[https://www.newenglishreview.org/articles/faith-and-solidarity-evangelical-leaders-stand-with-israel/#comment-47067 at N.E.R.]
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Triggernometry's Viral Skit Destroys Nick Fuentes, Andrew Tate and 'Friends' | WATCH.
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Hitler himself would rage-quit over today's motley crew of antisemites: Mexicans, Sudanese influencers, and IQ-deficient Arabs peddling Nazi vibes. TRIGGERnometry's viral Downfall parody exposes the pathetic irony.
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Violent ambush.
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TORONTO CHAOS: Pro-Palestinian Mob Targets Israeli Comedian Guy Hochman | WATCH.
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Tate Brothers Deny That They Danced to Heil Hitler at Miami Club
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Despite clear footage, Andrew and Tristan Tate dodge accountability for a Miami nightclub fiasco where Kanye West's 'Heil Hitler' blared amid Nazi salutes. Denials fly, but no apology, exposing their toxic ties and hollow condemnations.
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[https://www.jfeed.com/news-world/tate-brothers-heil-hitler-controversy JFeed]
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Apology follows major backlash.
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Channel 13 Reporter Sparks Outrage with Tweet Wishing for End of Haredi Society
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"Only in museums": Channel 13's Yosef Israel ignites a firestorm by calling for the total erasure of Haredi society and branding them "leeches." Inside the brutal backlash, the Nazi comparisons, and the apology that failed to stop the outrage.
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Melbourne Jewish teens threatened, ‘Heil Hitler’ yelled as car nearly struck boy.
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The five boys, who were dressed in traditional Chassidic garb, were walking home when they were subjected to antisemitic abuse and threats.
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([https://me.jnsi.org/uploads/2023/11/Pro-Palestinian-Rally-in-Melbourne-Australia-1-1320x880.jpg].
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A pro-Palestinian rally in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 15, 2023).
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Melbourne police said on Tuesday that they were investigating reports that a group of Jewish teenagers was threatened and narrowly missed being struck by a vehicle while walking home from school on Monday night.
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Police said the five boys, who were dressed in traditional Chassidic garb, were walking home after evening classes when they were subjected to antisemitic abuse and threats by occupants of a white utility vehicle.
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The occupants of the car were said to have shouted slurs, threatened to stab them and yelled “Heil Hitler,” before the vehicle narrowly missed one of the boys as the group frantically ran from the scene.
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Victoria Police acting Commander Adrian Healy told ABC News that the car, which was fitted with New South Wales registration plates, then ran a red light and continued driving around the area looking for the boys.
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The vehicle had been stolen and was previously used to carry out two aggravated burglaries and a series of car thefts in the same area, according to police.
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The incident reportedly occurred near Melbourne’s Haredi Adass Israel Synagogue, which was firebombed on Dec. 6, 2024 in a terrorist attack Canberra has said was orchestrated by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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The father of one of the victims, Chayim Klein, told ABC News that the boys did not carry mobile phones and had to run to a payphone to call police. He said they were put on hold and had to hang up to escape.
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“They are little children. Yes, they’re 16, but they’re not exposed to this. They’re good boys. They’re in school, they study, they learn hard. They’re not used to that kind of behaviour or intimidation,” Klein told the outlet.
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the “antisemitic hate incident … targeting young Jewish boys has no place in our country.”
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“At a time when Australians are joining with the Jewish community in sorrow and solidarity, it is beyond disgusting to see these cowards shouting Nazi slogans at young people,” he said, per The Guardian.
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The incident came as parliament convened in Canberra on Monday for a special sitting to commemorate the 15 people shot and murdered by two terrorists at a Chanukah celebration in Sydney on Dec. 14.
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The father-and-son terrorists, inspired by Islamic State ideology, opened fire on a crowd gathered for a celebration of the holiday, killing and wounding dozens in a premeditated, antisemitic terrorist attack.
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The Jewish community is “not alone,” Albanese said in his speech to the House of Representatives. “I give you this solemn promise on behalf of every Australian—we will not meet your suffering with silence. We will not leave you in darkness,” the premier’s remarks continued.
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“We will continue to do everything required to ensure your security, uphold your safety, and protect and honor your place here with us, as Australians,” he vowed.
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[https://www.jns.org/melbourne-jewish-teens-threatened-heil-hitler-yelled-as-car-nearly-struck-boy/ JNS]
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