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==Part 7==
 
==Part 7==
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Israel’s Economy Continues to Grow, Defying Three Years of War, Global Pressure.
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October 7, 2026
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[https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/10/07/israels-economy-continues-grow-defying-three-years-war-global-pressure/ Algemeiner]
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Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation Leader Criticizes Mamdani’s October 7 Message.
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Jack Simony says the anniversary of the Hamas massacre should allow Jewish New Yorkers to mourn without having their grief reframed as an indictment of Israel.
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By: Staff.
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October 7, 2026.
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[https://thej.ca/2026/10/07/auschwitz-jewish-center-foundation-leader-criticizes-mamdanis-october-7-message/ TheJ.ca]
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Israel amb torches Mamdani Oct 7 post: 'Like turning September 11 into a day of mourning for al-Qaeda'.
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Danny Danon accused the New York City mayor of trying to 'hijack' Hamas attack anniversary with condemnation of Israel
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By Stephen Sorace.  Fox News. October 7, 2026.
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[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/israel-amb-torches-mamdani-oct-7-post-like-turning-september-11-into-day-mourning-al-qaeda.amp FoxNews]
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Mamdani faces bipartisan backlash over October 7 social media post.
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October 8, 2026.
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Elie Wiesel Foundation Chairman Elisha Wiesel joins 'The Story' to discuss New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani facing bipartisan backlash over his social media post regarding the October 7 attacks.
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New York City Zohran Mamdani faces intense bipartisan backlash following a controversial social media post on the 3-year anniversary of the October 7 terrorist attacks. Elie Wiesel Foundation Chairman Elisha Wiesel joins 'The Story' to react to Mamdani's comments and discuss the rise of antisemitism, highlighting the growing outrage from political leaders and the public.
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[https://www.foxnews.com/video/6406494919112 FoxNews]
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Amb Mike Huckabee: I am seething over Mamdani’s October 7 comments.
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Fox News. October 8, 2026.
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuCZxvKAhks on YouTube]
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Masks and tricks of a typical vile hater from hell.
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Oct 8, 2026.
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The Haverford case exposes a pattern that deserves far more scrutiny:
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1. Publicly hide behind “anti-Israel” or “anti-Zionist” rhetoric—and even blame Israel for antisemitism.
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2. Wrap yourself in the language of “Free Palestine.”
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3. Operate behind multiple aliases and anonymous accounts.
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Then, the mask comes off: explicit antisemitic threats, Nazi references, Holocaust rhetoric, and threats directed at a Jewish victim and his family.
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The Guangtian Ha case is a particularly stark example of what prosecutors allege happened when the anonymity came off.
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The question is not whether criticism of Israel is legitimate—it obviously can be. The question is what someone’s rhetoric reveals when they stop talking about a state and start targeting Jews.
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(US religion professor charged with posting anonymous antisemitic threats online.
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Guangtian Ha of Haverford University in Pennsylvania allegedly used right-wing language to threaten victim and his family
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By Luke Tress.
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Times of Israel, Oct  7, 2026.
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[https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-religion-professor-charged-with-posting-anonymous-antisemitic-threats-online/]
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Haverford professor charged with cyberstalking and antisemitic harassment of colleague. Dana Munro, Inquirer, Oct. 7, 2026.
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[https://www.inquirer.com/education/guangtian-ha-haverford-college-arrested-20261007.html]
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'Hitler Was Right[sic] All Along': Haverford Professor Charged With Stalking Jewish Coworker Has Long History of Threatening 'Jew Rats[sic]' Praising Nazis in Suspended Posts.
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The posts, which went offline when X suspended the account this spring, were nakedly antisemitic, calling for the torture and murder of Jews.
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Jon Levine, Washington Free Beacon,
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October 7, 2026
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[https://freebeacon.com/campus/hitler-was-right-all-along-haverford-professor-charged-with-stalking-jewish-coworker-has-long-history-of-threatening-jew-rats-praising-nazis-in-suspended-posts/]).
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[https://thatpointtoo.blogspot.com/2026/10/masks-and-tricks-of-typical-vile-hater.html ThatPointToo]
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Sick: Pro-Hamas Protesters Rage Across NYC, Surround Israelis for Peace Vigil Commemorating October 7 at Union Square.
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Red State | 10/07/2026 | Bob Hoge
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It’s been three years since the savage Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas terror attacks, which killed 1,200 people, often in barbaric, inhuman ways.
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As we reported, Democratic Socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrated the occasion by firing off an incendiary statement accusing Israel of committing war crimes and genocide in Gaza. (See: Morally Bankrupt Mamdani Spits on October 7 Victims to Demonize Israel. [https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/10/07/mayor-mamdani-cant-mark-oct-7-without-blaming-israel-n2207845])
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If he wanted to stoke a response, he succeeded, because anti-Israel, pro-Hamas protests broke out throughout the Big Apple Wednesday. Not surprisingly, Columbia University and NYU once again played their part in the twisted response to the anniversary of a slaughter:
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Anti-Israel protesters turned out by the hundreds across New York City during the third anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack Wednesday — with students at NYU and Columbia University calling to “keep the intifada alive” and proclaiming “resistance is justified.”
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More than 100 people gathered at Washington Square Park for the latest demonstration of the New York University Students for Justice in Palestine’s “Rage Week” aimed at condemning the Israel-Gaza war.
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The demonstrators — wearing keffiyehs and holding banners calling for NYU to “divest” and shutter its Tel Aviv campus — were heard chanting, “Long live the intifada” and “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” a common rally cry implying the erasure of the Jewish state.
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The terrorist supporters continued into the evening, as a group of protesters surrounded a vigil hosted by Israelis for Peace. Some were even holding up posters of Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas Oct. 7 mastermind who Israel eliminated in October 2024.
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BREAKING: Hundreds of masked Islamists in NYC just violently stormed an October 7th vigil being held in Union Square. The masked terrorists are openly holding up signs of Yahya Sinwar. [https://t.co/vNNEMDb7X2]— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) October 7, 2026
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Even Mamdani came under fire — apparently he’s not extreme enough for some of these zealots.
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BREAKING VIDEO: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrives at October 7th anniversary event in Union Square Park, hosted by Israelis For Peace, amid large anti-Israel protest which is surrounding the much smaller vigil. Some chants by anti-Israel protesters: “Long live Hamas.” “Zohran you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide[sic].” “Long live the intifada.”— Breaking 4 News (@Breaking_4_News) October 7, 2026
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If you ever want to know what happened to so many of our universities, it’s because they hire guys like this. He spoke to the Washington Square Park crowd:
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Andrew Ross, a professor at NYU’s American Studies program and part of Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine, justified Hamas’ bloody invasion on Oct. 7, 2023, as a military tactic whose primary purpose was to acquire hostages to free Palestinians held in Israeli jails.
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While Ross called the day “very tragic,” he went on to spread a conspiracy theory that the Israel Defense Forces killed some of its own citizens during the massacre — in which nearly 1,200 people, including more than 800 civilians, were slaughtered, with many victims also suffering torture and rape at the hands of Hamas fighters...?
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[https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/10/07/sick-pro-hamas-protesters-rage-across-nyc-surround-israelis-for-peace-vigil-at-union-square-n2207867 RedState]
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Protesters overrun Israeli peace vigil marking Oct
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Protesters overrun Israeli peace vigil marking October 7 attended by Mamdani.
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One protester yelled at Israelis for Peace organizers: “We don’t want peace with Israelis, bro! We sent your people to hell on October 7.”
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By Joseph Strauss/JTA. October 8, 2026.
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrived at a New York City park on Wednesday night for an October 7 vigil that was overrun by hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters.
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The demonstrators swamped the area of Union Square Park that was supposed to host the event held by Israelis for Peace, a left-wing peace group. The organizers moved the vigil to a nearby spot in the park surrounded by police barricades as speakers struggled to be heard above the protesters. Attendees held electrically lit candles and signs reading, “Not one more life.”
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[https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-910983 JPost]
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"Go Back to Gaza": Ayalon Highway Signs Target Mamdani.
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Golan Israel.
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By: C14 Desk. Oct 7, 2026
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[https://www.c14.co.il/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-07-at-18.57.53.jpeg]
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A new protest appeared on Tel Aviv's Ayalon Highway targeting New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, with signs displayed on buildings near the highway showing his image and the message in English: "Mamdani Go Back to Gaza.
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Oct 7, 2026
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[https://www.c14news.com/article/1509236 C14]
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"Jihad sympathizer".
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NYC Mayor Mamdani Slammed Over 'Antisemitic' October 7 Post.
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Israel's New York consul general and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee sharply criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani after he posted what they called an antisemitic message marking the October 7 massacre.
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Oct 7, 2026 20:00
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C14 Desk.
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[https://c14news.com/article/1509287 C14]
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Israeli envoy to US decries Mamdani’s ‘dangerous lies’.
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Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter said on Wednesday, the third anniversary of Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s statement marking the occasion “spread blood libels” about the Jewish state.
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“It’s actually hard to find a sentence in Mamdani’s post that isn’t a lie,” Leiter stated, speaking from the hospital bedside of his son, who is on life support after a Palestinian terrorist hit him with a car last month.
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“Paying lip service to the victims of Oct. 7 just to spread blood libels about Israel might play nicely to the red-green/communist-Islamist alliance that he promotes in the United States, but those of us who know better see his perverted language for what it is,” the Israeli envoy stated. “This man is a defender of Palestinian terrorism, a promoter of antisemitism and an advocate of anti-Americanism.”
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Even on the anniversary of the bloodiest day for Jews since the Holocaust, the anti-Israel mayor “can’t help but attack the Jewish state with absurd accusations and outright propaganda,” according to the Israeli envoy.
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Oct 8, 2026.
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a1-19f9-dfb8-abe5-19fddd6a0000 JNS]
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Three Years After Oct. 7 Massacre, Pressure Mounts to Bring Suspects to Justice as Legal Proceedings Drag On.
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October 8, 2026
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[https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/10/08/three-years-oct-7-massacre-pressure-mounts-bring-suspects-justice-legal-proceedings-drag-on/ Algemeiner]
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Opinion: Mamdani’s October 7 statement betrays the victims and rewrites history.
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On the anniversary of Hamas's October 7 massacre, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani turned remembrance into an indictment of Israel. His moral inversion fails the victims, New York's Jewish community, and the next generation. Op-ed.
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NY City Councilman Jim Gennaro.
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Published: Oct 8, 2026, 12:28 PM (GMT)
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434295 INN]
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Hezbollah Active in Planned IDF Withdrawal Areas.
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Hezbollah activity under civilian cover has been identified in Froun, Srifa and Zotar al-Gharbiya, pilot areas the IDF is expected to leave under the US-brokered framework agreement with Lebanon, with control then passing to the Lebanese army.
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Eliana Fleming.
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Oct 7, 2026 22:45
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[https://www.jfeed.com/news/hezbollah-lebanon-pilot-areas-civilian-cover JFeed]
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Three years since the Simchas Torah massacre.
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"Burnt bodies": inside Camp Shura's hell
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Yehuda Avidan, Director-General of the Ministry of Religious Services, describes the first hours after the Simchas Torah massacre: taking command on the morning of the disaster, sleepless nights facing hundreds of burnt bodies and horrific cases of abuse.
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Gila Isaacson.
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Oct 7, 2026 18:56
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[https://www.jfeed.com/news-israel/tmjoar JFeed]
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US sanctions 17 ships in push to shut down Iran’s shadow fleet
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The US Treasury sanctioned 17 vessels and their owners Thursday under Operation Economic Outcast, saying the action effectively neutralizes most of Iran’s remaining shadow fleet.
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October 8, 2026.
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[https://www.iranintl.com/en/202610085342 IranIntl]
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Hezbollah recruitment network in Iran exposed, four safe houses identified.
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Hezbollah’s external operations unit has been recruiting foreign nationals in Iran and using safe houses in Qom and Tehran to train and shelter recruits, according to information obtained by Iran International.
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Information provided to Iran International by an international intelligence agency shows that Hezbollah began contacting foreign students at Al-Mustafa International University five years ago. Those recruited have received training in weapons handling, sabotage, cyberattacks and espionage.
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The recruitment operation is conducted in coordination with the Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force and targets students at Al-Mustafa. The state-run institution was established 18 years ago on the orders of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and has branches in more than 60 countries.
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Oct 8, 2026.
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[https://www.iranintl.com/en/202610085605 IranIntl]
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Germany’s Left to Start Berlin Coalition Talks After Antisemitism Deal.
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By Reuters and Algemeiner Staff. October 8, 2026.
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Germany’s Left Party agreed to measures on Thursday to address antisemitic incidents, satisfying a key condition set by potential coalition partners and allowing it to begin exploratory talks on Berlin‘s next state government.
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The agreement revives prospects for a three-party coalition between the Left, the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), and Greens after the Left, a hard-left party represented in Berlin by lead candidate Elif Eralp, emerged from the Sept. 20 state election as the largest force, with 25.7% of the votes.
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[https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/10/08/germanys-left-start-berlin-coalition-talks-antisemitism-deal/ Algemeiner]
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Channel 12: Pentagon ordered CENTCOM to prepare for large-scale Iran operations.
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Israeli Channel 12 reports the Pentagon has ordered U.S. Central Command to complete preparations for renewed large-scale military operations against Iran. The report suggests strikes could begin before Israeli and U.S. elections, though no final decision has been made and no date set. Channel 12 cautioned the report should be treated carefully.
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[https://www.jfeed.com/latest-news/channel-12-pentagon-ordered-centcom-to-prepare-for-large-scale-iran-operations-53868 JFeed]
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Hamas boasts of 'glorious day' amid the ruins | Snapshot of the situation in Gaza
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Although about 82% of its buildings were damaged in the war following Oct. 7 and the residents are suffering, the terrorist organization continues to present massacre as 'legitimate resistance'; Popular protests grew and collapsed quickly; This is what Gaza looks like today.
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Einav Halabi | published: 10.07.26 |
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[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bjwat2qomx YNet]
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‘The loss is everywhere’: Nir Oz rebuilds three years after Oct. 7 catastrophe
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Three years after a third of Nir Oz’s residents were murdered or kidnapped, 120 people now sleep in the kibbutz each night and more than 220 homes are planned, but burned houses, memorials and painful debates over return and remembrance remain
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Roni Green Shaulov | published: 10.07.26 | 12:52
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[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/s1vittxogx YNet]
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Inside IDF’s Oct. 7 raid in Nablus to ‘prevent the next massacre’.
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Two reserve battalions and Nahal troops detained or questioned some 200 Hamas-linked suspects, seized weapons and terror funds and demolished 14 memorials and signs honoring terrorists
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Idan Bloemhof | published:10.07.26 | 18:56
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[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/b1ge3b4omg YNet]
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Mia Schem slams ‘pro-Palestinian sheep,’ Drake as she recounts Hamas captivity
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Mia Schem, held hostage in Gaza for 55 days, recounts her brutal captivity, condemns rising antisemitism and 'pro-Palestinian sheep,' criticizes Drake over his Gaza lyric and says she still dreams of marriage, children and happiness
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ynet | published:10.07.26 | 20:17
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[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hj00rn7esgg YNet]
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Why Students for Justice in Palestine is Celebrating October 7.
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The pro-Hamas organization again brings shame on our nation’s universities.
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Tal Fortgang. Oct 07 2026.
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Across the country, Students for Justice in Palestine chapters are today commemorating the massacres of October 7, 2023. More precisely, they will gather to commemorate the lives lost among the perpetrators of the massacre—the Hamas terrorists and other Gazans who invaded Israel to rape, torture, and murder men, women, and children. They will mourn the fact that Hamas failed to achieve its goal of destroying Israel while celebrating the effort to do so.
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If SJP—an umbrella group for hundreds of anti-Israel student organizations across “Turtle Island (so-called North America)”—ever intended to hide its conviction that murdering Israelis is an affirmative good, it has stopped pretending. For all the posturing about Palestinian victimhood and indignant accusations over Israel’s conduct of the war, these self-styled champions of the Palestinians aren’t mourning the atrocities that invited Israel’s retaliation. They are celebrating them.
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By now, it should be evident that these groups are not antiwar or antiviolence. Nor are they even meaningfully pro-Palestinian. When they reflect on the tens of thousands of Palestinians who have died because of Hamas’s cowardice, they do so in celebration. Theirs is a pro-war, anti-Israel stance: murder is good if the victim is, say, an Israeli baby.
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These are, in short, extremist organizations. Yet, scandalously, Western media provided public relations for SJP and its ilk during the encampment fiascos of recent years, recasting these groups as protesters for peace...
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[https://www.city-journal.org/article/students-for-justice-in-palestine-october-7-hamas City-Journal]
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Terrorist held a gun to his head, Itay Regev prayed: I felt God was listening to me.
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Former hostage Itay Regev recalls being shot on October 7, his farewell call with his father, and the moment a terrorist held a gun to his head.
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Itzik Brandwein.  Oct 8, 2026, 5:52 AM (GMT+3)
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434277 INN]
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‘I carried God in my pocket’: Reservist who identified Oct. 7 victims recounts horrors.
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Shlomo Efrati helped identify massacre victims and prepare fallen IDF soldiers for burial; in a searing poetic diary, he writes of mutilated bodies, endless triggers, his struggle with God and a terrorist’s body mistakenly brought to his unit.
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Shmuel Munitz | published: 10.07.26 | 20:50
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[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bjkdnvnimx YNet]
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In Michigan, the issue is erasing Jewish interests, not the Jewish vote
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Electing “progressives” like El-Sayed requires more than just normalizing antisemitism and antisemitic candidates. It also means telling Jews to shut up.
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Jonathan S. Tobin. Oct 8, 2026.
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[https://www.jns.org/opinion/column/jonathan-s-tobin/in-michigan-the-issue-is-erasing-jewish-interests-not-the-jewish-vote JNS]
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US warns Americans in Saudi Arabia over Houthi threats to airports. Oct 8, 2026.
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a1-1a24-d483-a7e3-da6c08290000 JNS]
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IDF: Hamas terrorist took explosives from north Gaza hospital.
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The Israel Defense Forces said on Wednesday that it killed two Hamas terrorists after they were seen leaving Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, one of whom planted explosives the military said had been stored inside the hospital.
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The terrorist planted the IEDs near the ceasefire line in attempt to harm IDF soldiers, according to the statement.
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The second terrorist, identified as Muhammad Tammous, was a sniper in Hamas’s “military wing.” He also worked as a “civil defense” worker in the Strip, the IDF said. Oct 8, 2026
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a1-19f7-dd7f-a7f3-bdff41fc0000 JNS]
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Jerusalem:
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Man suspected of setting sukkah on fire in racist attack.
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Israel National News.
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Oct 8, 2026, 11:56 AM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434292 INN]
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Police: Jerusalem sukkah arson was ‘racially motivated’.
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Oct 8, 2026.
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a1-1a60-d341-aba5-3be807750000 JNS]
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(Racially motivated.
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Terrorism in East Jerusalem: Arab suspect arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a sukkah in the city center
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A 52-year-old resident of the Old City was arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a sukkah in the Agrippa area • The suspicion: arson motivated by racism during the Sukkot holiday | Police will request an extension of his detention.
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David Hacohen
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Kikar haShabbat  |18th of Tishrei | 29.09.26 10:13
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[https://www.kikar.co.il/scoop-news/85887 Kikar])
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IDF eliminates Hamas terrorist involved in soldier’s abduction.
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Israel National News.
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Oct 8, 2026, 12:57 PM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434297 INN]
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Bedouin indicted for providing weapons used to kill soldier.
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Israel National News.
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Oct 8, 2026, 3:07 PM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434302 INN]
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72 arrested as ISA exposes terror network in southern Israel.
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Israel National News.
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Oct 8, 2026, 5:10 PM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434308 INN]
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Historic milestone:
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First US-made Iron Dome interceptor delivered to Israel.
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Israel National News.
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Oct 8, 2026, 9:38 AM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434284 INN]
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Live:
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Herzog presents award to rescuers on Flydubai flight.
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Israel National News.
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Oct 8, 2026, 3:50 PM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434305 INN]
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IDF eliminates two Hamas terrorists involved in attacks and holding hostages
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The IDF eliminated two Hamas terrorists in Gaza who were involved in holding hostages and advancing attacks against Israeli troops and civilians, saying both violated the ceasefire.
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Israel National News.
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Oct 8, 2026
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Earlier this week (Monday), the IDF struck in the Gaza City area and eliminated Muhammad Muhsen Nimr Yazji, a commander in the Shati Battalion of the Hamas terrorist organization’s military wing.
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Throughout the war, the terrorist was involved in holding hostages in the Gaza City Brigade area, including Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, and Matan Angrest.
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In an additional strike two days ago (Tuesday), in the Sabra area, the IDF eliminated Muhammad Fawzi Muhammad Awad Gamal, a terrorist in the Daraj Tuffah Battalion of Hamas’ military wing.
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434312 INN]
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Netanyahu hosts Paraguayan vice president to discuss closer ties.
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Oct 8, 2026
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a1-1af2-d138-a3fb-bef684510000 JNS]
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Antisemitic hate crimes in England and Wales rise 10%, Jews most targeted per capita.
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Oct 8, 2026
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a1-1b11-d8cd-a1bb-9fdf69c90000 JNS]
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Three indicted for selling gun to Beersheva bus station terrorist.
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Oct 8, 2026
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a1-1b23-d12d-afe5-1fffb1660000 JNS]
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Dutch Jewish author says ‘terrorist Hamas mob’ assaulted him at protest.
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By Akiva Van Koningsveld.
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Oct 8, 2026.
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Dutch-Jewish author and journalist Jigal Krant said on Wednesday night that pro-Hamas demonstrators kicked and beat him until he bled at the Netherlands’ largest railway station.
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Krant wrote on X that a “terrorist Hamas mob” attacked him at the Utrecht Centraal station after he voiced displeasure with the anti-Israel protest, which coincided with the third anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, cross-border massacre led by the Palestinian terrorist group.
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“Police left the mob alone and roughly led me away and demanded my details,” he said.
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a1-1ab8-d2bc-a3f7-5eff79550000 JNS]
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Israeli Foreign Ministry: Five shepherds wounded as Palestinian terror wave continues.
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Oct 8, 2026
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Israel’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that a wave of Palestinian terrorism in Judea and Samaria was continuing after five Jewish shepherds were reportedly wounded in a rock-throwing attack in Samaria.
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Palestinians from the village of Ramin attacked Israelis in grazing areas near Sebastia in northern Samaria, Arutz 7 reported.
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A 25-year-old man sustained moderate head injuries and was evacuated to Rabin Medical Center’s Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikvah, while four others were treated at the scene for minor injuries.
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a1-1b2e-d1fb-a5b9-1f2e8b160000 JNS]
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Noa Argamani returns to Nova massacre site with 1,000 Christian leaders.
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Oct 8, 2026.
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Former hostage in Gaza Noa Argamani returned to the Supernova music festival massacre site near Kibbutz Re’im on Thursday for the first time since her abduction on Oct. 7, 2023, according to organizers. She joined approximately 1,000 Christian leaders visiting the site as part of the Friends of Zion Ambassadors Summit.
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During the visit, Friends of Zion founder Mike Evans presented the organization’s Hineni Award to Argamani, fellow former hostages Romi Gonen and Elkana Bohbot, and Hila Abir, whose brother Lotan was murdered by Hamas terrorists at the festival. “Thank you so much for coming to this place. Thank you for everything you are doing, and for all your love and support,” Argamani told the delegation.
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a1-1b4a-d197-abf1-1beea2960000 JNS]
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Pennsylvania human rights panel decries ‘racist, antisemitic’ vandalism at playground.
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The graffiti “caused widespread alarm and distress within the community,” the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission stated.
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Oct 8, 2026.
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a1-1c05-d92a-a7e7-5cbffa1f0000 JNS]
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Trump endorses Mike Rodgers over ‘terrorist sympathizer’ El-Sayed.
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Oct 8, 2026
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Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, former Detroit health director and the Democratic nominee, is a “terrible candidate,” a “radical extremist” and “wrong for Michigan and wrong for America,” the president said.
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In the statement, the president referred to “Mohammed El-Sayed.” The candidate’s full name is Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed.
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The Republican Jewish Coalition has called El-Sayed “the most antisemitic U.S. Senate candidate in America.”
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a1-17c9-d9e8-aba7-7fdd25890000 JNS]
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‘Absolutely despicable,’ Hochul says of anti-Israel protesters disrupting Oct. 7 vigil.
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Oct 8, 2026.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul slammed anti-Israel protesters, who disrupted an Oct. 7 vigil in Manhattan’s Union Square and chanted antisemitic slogans and waved Hamas flags.
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“On a day of profound pain for so many New Yorkers, disrupting a vigil for the victims of Oct. 7 while waving the flags of terrorist organizations is absolutely despicable,” the governor stated. “Jewish New Yorkers deserve to mourn in peace, free from hatred and intimidation. There is no excuse for this. None.”
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a1-1bfb-dc8b-a1e3-1bfb4a850000 JNS]
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USS Abraham Lincoln returning from Iran after ‘historic mission,’ Hegseth says.
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Oct 8, 2026.
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[https://www.jns.org/live/breaking-news#000001a1-1c2d-d330-a3ef-1ffd85f00000 JNS]
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Israel assassinated Iran's navy chief over fears he could lead a more dangerous IRGC - exclusive.
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Israeli officials viewed Alireza Tangsiri as a highly creative and resourceful commander, fearing he could become a more formidable IRGC chief than Ahmad Vahidi, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
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By Yonah Jeremy Bob.
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Oct  8, 2026.
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One of the key reasons for the assassination of Iran navy chief Alireza Tangsiri by Israel on March 26 was the concern of top Israeli officials that he could emerge as the next head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
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He would have been a much tougher adversary than Ahmad Vahidi, who eventually became the new IRGC chief.
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[https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-911089 JPost]
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Cpt. Eliav Haim Tzapalamus was killed during operational activity.
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Capt. Eliav Haim Tzapalamus, 21, from Haifa, was killed during operational activity in southern Lebanon when the Humvee he was traveling in overturned. Three soldiers were lightly wounded.
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Uzi Baruch.
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Oct 8, 2026, 9:23 PM
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434319 INN]
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Heavy gunfire near Kedumim: Forces deployed to the area.
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Multiple gunshots were heard this evening from the nearby village of Qaddum, alarming Kedumim residents. Local security forces and IDF troops were mobilized.
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Israel National News.
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Published: Oct 8, 2026, 10:52 PM (GMT+3)
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[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434321 INN]
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After decades in uniform.
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Oct. 7 hero Amir Cohen retires from police
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The commander who was critically wounded fighting terrorists on October 7 and declared the Philistine invasion code that saved lives ends a stormy tenure as Central District chief.
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Eliana Fleming.
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Oct 8, 2026
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https://www.jfeed.com/news-israel/tmlurp
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State Department Report.
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US upgrades Israel on trafficking report
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After five years in Tier 2, Israel now ranks among world leaders in combating human trafficking, State Department finds, citing doubled investigations, expanded victim services, and new legal protections under Justice Minister Levin.
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Eliana Fleming
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Oct 8, 2026.
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https://www.jfeed.com/news-israel/tmlt2g
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Screening the cockpit.
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Israel Sets New Rules for Foreign Air Crews.
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Crew members from countries designated high-risk would be vetted 48 hours before Israel-bound flights • The plan was discussed in a classified Knesset subcommittee session | Lists of travelers holding passports from countries without diplomatic ties to Israel are also planned.
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Eliana Fleming
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Oct 8, 2026
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[https://www.jfeed.com/news/israel-foreign-airline-guidelines-flydubai JFeed]
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After decades in uniform.
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Oct. 7 hero Amir Cohen retires from police
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The commander who was critically wounded fighting terrorists on October 7 and declared the Philistine invasion code that saved lives ends a stormy tenure as Central District chief.
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Eliana Fleming.
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Oct 8, 2026.
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...On the morning of October 7, 2023, Cohen was among the first to understand that the situation was not merely rocket fire but a large-scale infiltration. After a phone call with a resident of Kfar Aza, he declared at 06:41 over the police radio a "Philistine invasion", the code for mobilizing forces in the event of terrorist infiltration and a multi-arena incident. The order brought many officers out of their homes and established defensive lines that saved numerous lives.
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Cohen himself reached the Sderot police station, took part in the fierce battle against dozens of terrorists, was wounded by shrapnel in the eye and two bullets in the back, but refused evacuation and continued to command. Later he also handled events in Ofakim. For his actions that day he was chosen to light a torch at the 76th Independence Day ceremony...
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[https://www.jfeed.com/news-israel/tmlurp JFeed]
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Oct. 7 was a wake-up call Israel cannot afford to forget.
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Opinion: Three years after October 7, Israel must never return to the complacency that preceded the massacre, but neither can it become a fortress state; Its challenge is to remain strong, united and democratic while confronting enduring threats
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[https://www.ynetnews.com/opinions-analysis/article/r14humnogg YNet]
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Columbia University under fire for bizarrely naming cafeteria’s pasta sauce ‘October 7th Blush sauce.'
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By Kelly Garino, Daily Mail, October 8, 2026.
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Columbia University has been slammed for serving an ‘October 7th Blush Sauce’ in its dining hall on the third anniversary of the Hamas terror attacks on Israel.
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The Ivy League school updated its dining hall menu Wednesday with four distinct pasta sauces: Marinara, Turkey Bolognese, Garlic Oil and its controversial ‘October 7th Blush Sauce,’ according to a post on X.
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It appeared under the cafeteria’s ‘pasta station’ as ‘today’s special,’ exactly three years after Hamas led an attack that became the deadliest day in Israel’s history.
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The post immediately triggered intense backlash, with dozens accusing the university of intentionally choosing the name ‘Blush Sauce’ and speculating that it was a reference to the blood of those killed in the attack.
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‘What does “blush” sauce mean in the context of the massacre on October 7?’ one comment read.
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Another said: ‘This is not only nauseating but conspicuously cruel and insane.’
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‘So they’re symbolically serving up the blood of October 7 victims? WT absolute F?’ a third wrote.
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One added: ‘Wait, is this a joke? Someone needs to be fired over this. This is outrageous!’…
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[https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16191367/Columbia-University-pasta-October-7th-Blush-sauce.html DailyMail]
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“Kill lots of Jews": Arab pharmaceutical student planned to murder Jews.
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Israel National News. Oct. 8, 2026.
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The State Attorney's Office filed an indictment Thursday with the Jerusalem District Court against Muhammad Shalabi, 22, of Beit Hanina. He is accused of planning terrorist attacks against security forces and Jewish civilians using explosive devices and deadly poisons.
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According to the indictment, filed by attorney Amichai Marks of the Jerusalem District Attorney's Office, Shalabi is a third-year pharmacy student who also worked as a pharmacist's assistant. Prosecutors allege that he underwent a process of ideological radicalization, partly following the events of October 7 and the Swords of Iron War, and systematically consumed content associated with Hamas and ISIS.
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According to the charges, Shalabi eventually decided to exploit the knowledge he had acquired during his studies and his access to chemical substances to carry out terrorist attacks.
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The first plot attributed to him began in early 2025, following his anger over parking tickets issued to worshippers near a mosque in the Beit Hanina neighborhood. According to prosecutors, Shalabi planned to plant an explosive device at a location where enforcement officers regularly stood and monitored their activities for approximately two months..
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Ambassador Mike Huckabee
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@GovMikeHuckabee:
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Ambassador Mike Huckabee on X: "The NY Slimes w/ cowardly "anonymous sources" did a hit piece on David Milstein, Sr Policy Advisor @usembassyjlm & asked me for comment. They didn't use it, but here's my FULL statement they didn't have the guts or the integrity to use: The elements of the story the New York Times is trying to assemble are so lacking in fact that it ranks up with other Times farcical endeavors like the embarrassing ‘dog rape’ story, or the totally debunked story about a small boy being shot in the face by IDF in Gaza (when in fact, the little boy was not only alive but had been evacuated out of Gaza with his mother by Embassy Jerusalem to a safe location in another country to keep him from being murdered by Hamas).  I personally and categorically refute the elements of your proposed ‘story’ and I’m surprised that you expect to be taken seriously with such nonsense without even one named source.  You surely can do better.  You should consult your attorneys as to whether publishing such drivel could subject the Times to litigation for defamation. There is a reason @realDonaldTrump calls them "Fake News""
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[https://x.com/GovMikeHuckabee/status/2108035507913392258 on X]
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R'  Steven Burg
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@stevenburg:
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The New York Times has become an embarrassment to journalism.
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Its latest hit piece targeting David Milstein is another example of a newspaper so consumed by its hostility toward Israel that even an American serving his country becomes a target if he refuses to conform to its preferred narrative.
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I have known David for many years. He is a man of extraordinary integrity, impeccable character, and fierce loyalty to the United States of America. He serves his country with honor, carrying out the mission of Ambassador Mike Huckabee and the administration.
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Apparently, that is enough to make him a target.
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What we are witnessing is a deeply disturbing pattern: anonymous accusations, damaging insinuations, and the willingness to destroy a person’s reputation in pursuit of a predetermined narrative.
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The parallels to the Dreyfus Affair are impossible to ignore. A Jewish patriot accused, his loyalty questioned, his reputation dragged through the mud. History has shown us where this kind of prejudice can lead.
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And the timing? David is about to get married. The willingness to inflict this kind of pain on a young man and his family, at what should be one of the happiest moments of their lives, is especially cruel.
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The New York Times seems incapable of seeing Israel or its supporters without finding something sinister. That obsession has consequences. It poisons public discourse, encourages suspicion of Jewish Americans, and raises profoundly troubling questions about antisemitic double standards.
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The paper that once claimed to report the news increasingly seems determined to manufacture a narrative, whatever the human cost.
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David Milstein’s integrity is not diminished by this attack. The New York Times’ credibility is.
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Shame on the New York Times. Shame on those who confuse character assassination with journalism. And shame on anyone who thinks that destroying a good man’s reputation is an acceptable price for advancing an anti-Israel agenda.
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[https://x.com/stevenburg/status/2108194406809350276 on X]
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