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Andorra festival sparks outrage over anti-Israel display.
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Pro-Palestinian[sic] vandalism of London bakery with Jewish roots draws outcry from British Jewish groups.
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Grace Gilson, JTA.
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Feb 20, 2026, 8:00 AM
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Gail’s Bakery, which operates roughly 170 locations throughout the United Kingdom, opened its new location in north London where it was met by a small group of protesters holding a large sign reading “Boycott Israel For Genocide And War Crimes in Gaza." Another sign claimed the bakery was “funded by investors in apartheid," according to a video of the protest posted online.
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In the video posted on X, a Jewish bystander confronted the protest presence, asking, “Why are you protesting a UK-based business saying ‘Boycott Israel’? Is it because they’ve got Jewish directors?"
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In response, a protester responded that the bakery’s profits were “going to private equity owners and investors" who had invested in Israeli “war tech."
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Following the protest, red paint was splattered on the bakery’s signage and facade along with the words “Boycott Gails, funds Israeli tech."
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London’s Metropolitan Police said that no arrests had been made in connection to the vandalism, and that police were “continuing to review other footage to identify any lines of enquiry that might help to identify the suspects."
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Gail’s was founded as a wholesale bakery by a team of Israeli bakers, including Gail Mejia and Ran Avidan, in the 1990s, and opened its first storefront bakery in 2005.
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In 2021, the company was acquired by the American investment firm Bain Capital, which has invested in Israeli tech companies.
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“We are a British business with no specific connections to any country or government outside the UK," a spokesperson for Gail’s told the Jewish News. “Our focus right now is on working with the authorities and making sure our people feel safe and supported."
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Gail’s is not the first bakery with Israeli founders to be targeted by pro-Palestinian protesters in recent years. In the United States, the Israeli-inspired chain Tatte has drawn protests both in person and online, while the New York City Israeli bakery chain Breads recently faced unionization efforts that centered on the establishment’s “support of the genocide happening in Palestine."
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The vandalism of the new Gail’s quickly drew condemnation from Jewish leaders and groups in the UK, who said it reflected a broader trend of hostility towards Jewish businesses.
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“Targeting a business on the basis of alleged or perceived Israeli and or Jewish connections reflects a very worrying trend. Across the UK, companies and individuals are increasingly singled out by reference to their association real or otherwise to Israel, with an inevitable disproportionate impact on the Jewish community," said a spokesperson for the Board of Deputies of British Jews. “That is not legitimate protest; it is creating an atmosphere of intimidation for Jewish businesses, staff and customers. And is part of a wider trend to try and drive Jews out of wider civil society."
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The European Jewish Congress called the vandalism “deeply concerning" in a post on X.
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“Targeting a local business because of perceived Jewish or Israeli associations reflects a troubling normalization of hostility that must be firmly rejected," the post read. “Such acts have no place in our societies and must be unequivocally condemned."
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British Labour party lawmaker David Taylor also decried the protest, writing in a post on X, “This is pure anti-semitism, no ifs, no buts."
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/422718 INN]
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IDF warns: Hamas retaking control of Gaza.
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Israel National News
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Feb 20, 2026, 9:36 AM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/676687 INN]
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Global News.
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Two teens arrested, terror attack foiled.
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Two 16-year-olds arrested in north of France on suspicion of planning attacks on a shopping center or concert venue.
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Israel National News.
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Feb 20, 2026, 11:54 PM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/422744 INN]
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Huckabee to Iran:
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'End nuclear program or risk military action'.
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Israel National News.
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Feb 20, 2026, 10:15 PM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/422741 INN]
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Hamas 'open' to peacekeepers in Gaza, with conditions.
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Hamas says it is open to international peacekeepers to monitor the ceasefire in Gaza but rejects interference in “internal affairs".
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Israel National News.
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Feb 20, 2026, 11:00 PM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/422742 INN]
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Iranian Foreign Minister:
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'US hasn’t asked us to stop uranium enrichment'.
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Elad Benari, Canada.
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Feb 20, 2026, 11:27 PM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/422743 INN]
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Report: Hezbollah preparing for war with Israel.
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Hezbollah is no longer run by Lebanese personnel but by Iranian IRGC officers present in Lebanon, report reveals.
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Israel National News
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Feb 21, 2026, 6:31 PM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/422745 INN]
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Iran’s Elite Guard Takes Charge of Hezbollah Amid War Fears, Report Says
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With U.S. forces building up nearby and threats from President Trump, Iran might be leaning harder on its allies. Western and Israeli intel has long flagged IRGC’s role in guiding Hezbollah, but recent chatter suggests it’s more about working together than total control.
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Jfeed Staff. Feb 21, 2026 18:34
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A new report claims that Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, has stepped in to run Hezbollah in Lebanon, getting the group ready for a possible fight with Israel and the United States.
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According to sources close to Hezbollah who spoke to the Saudi-owned news outlet Al-Arabiya, IRGC officers, some fresh from Iran, are now rebuilding Hezbollah’s military strength. They’re briefing fighters and setting things up for conflict.
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A report by The Times of Israel points out that IRGC folks were meeting with Hezbollah’s missile team in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley right before an Israeli airstrike hit there on February 20. That strike killed 12 people, including a top Hezbollah commander.
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It’s no secret that Iran and Hezbollah have been working together for decades. The IRGC helped start Hezbollah back in the 1980s and has kept supplying them with money, training, weapons, and big-picture advice as part of Iran’s so-called “Axis of Resistance.”
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Although there’s no outside confirmation of a full IRGC takeover, it fits with what we’ve seen lately. Iranian media and Hezbollah leaders describe their bond as a strong partnership, not one where Iran calls all the shots. For example, Hezbollah’s deputy leader, Naim Qassem, said in January 2026 that they wouldn’t sit out a U.S.-Iran clash, showing they’re lined up with Tehran.
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[https://www.jfeed.com/news-israel/irgc-hezbollah-control JFeed]
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Watch: IDF battles Lebanon missile threat.
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Israel National News.
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Feb 21, 2026, 6:51 PM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/422747 INN]
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Man crashes car into synagogue gates in Australia.
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Queensland Police have charged a 32-year-old man with a hate crime after he struck the gates of a synagogue in Brisbane with his car and fled the scene.
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Israel National News.
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Feb 21, 2026, 7:19 PM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/422748 INN]
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Iran.
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Tehran: College students shout, Death to Khamenei'.
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Orly Harari.
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Feb 21, 2026, 7:29 PM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/422749 INN]
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Trump on Iran:
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'They’d better negotiate a fair deal'.
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Elad Benari, Canada.
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Feb 20, 2026, 9:26 PM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/422740 INN]
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Mind-blowing: Tucker Carlson Proposes Nationwide DNA Screening in Israel to Verify Biblical Land Claims | WATCH.
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Tucker Carlson sparks a firestorm after suggesting DNA testing for Israelis to prove "Biblical rights." In a high-stakes clash with Ambassador Mike Huckabee, Carlson questions the genetic lineage of Jewish leaders versus Palestinians, triggering accusations of "eugenics-based antisemitism."
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Bianca Jones. Feb 21, 2026.
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[https://www.jfeed.com/news-world/tucker-carlson-israel-dna-testing JFeed]
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Liar Tucker Ignores Bible (Gen. 21:12 Excludes Ishmael/Palestinians) – Unbroken Persecution Chain Proves Jews Are the Same People, Not a Race; Halakhic Converts Equal.
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1. So, the lying Tucker wants to match DNA against **what** model exactly?
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2. This supposed "pro-Bible" figure conveniently ignores that God explicitly excluded Ishmael from the promised land (Genesis 21:12)—meaning Arab immigrants, the so-called "Palestinians."
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3. The unbroken chain of persecution—from the Inquisition and Crusades, through blood libels and pogroms, to Stalin's purges and the Holocaust—is the strongest proof that these are the **same people**. Naturally, converts have been added along the way. The Jewish people are not an exclusive "race." Any Arab, German, or anyone else who converts according to Halakha receives the exact same rights to the land.
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4. Pre-Holocaust Europe told Jews: "Go back to palestine-Israel." Post-Holocaust, the same intolerant mindset now cries: "Get out of Israel-palestine."
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[http://disq.us/p/354z4j4 at EoZ]
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(Related:
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Get out of/Go back to Palestine. June 26, 2024.
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The excuses don't fool us.
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The problem is not where Jews live.
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It's that Jews live.
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[https://www.rootsmetals.com/blogs/news/get-out-of-go-back-to-palestine RootsMetal])
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Zvika Klein @ZvikaKlein:
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Enough with the Tucker Carlson circus.
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The real story at Ben-Gurion Airport was @GovMikeHuckabee, calm, clear, prepared, and unapologetically pro-Israel.
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He came to make an argument. Carlson came to make content.
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Israelis and Jews should pay attention to the man who actually made the case. 🇮🇱 🇺🇸
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My new column discusses just that. Link to column is in the comments bellow.
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Feb 21, 2026
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[https://x.com/ZvikaKlein/status/2025316278060118451 on X]
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I am tired of Tucker Carlson’s Israel show, when Mike Huckabee deserves focus - comment.
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Carlson will keep generating headlines. But Huckabee made the argument, and arguments have a longer half-life than clips. We should thank him for speaking the truth of Judeo-Christian values.
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February 21, 2026
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[https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-887412 JPost]
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London bakery owned by Jews vandalized.
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Grace Gilson, JTA.
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Feb 21, 2026, 9:37 PM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/422759 INN]
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Violence in Arab sector steps up a notch.
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UAV drops fragmentation grenade on gathering in Kafr Kana, injuring four.
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Israel National News.
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Feb 21, 2026, 10:49 PM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/422761 INN]
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Huckabee: Israel has a right to Biblical borders.
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US Ambassador Mike Huckabee tells the Tucker Carlson Show that Israel has a right to large swaths of the Middle East - including land not currently under its own control.
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Israel National News.
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Feb 21, 2026, 11:08 PM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/422763 INN]
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