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White House Expresses Support for Israel’s Self-Defense After Hezbollah Chief’s Death**
White House Expresses Support for Israel’s Self-Defense After Hezbollah Chief’s Death**
The White House has expressed strong support for Israel’s right to defend itself, particularly after Israeli airstrikes killed Hezbollah's chief of staff, further escalating tensions in the region.
The White House has expressed strong support for Israel’s right to defend itself, particularly after Israeli airstrikes killed Hezbollah's chief of staff, further escalating tensions in the region.
The Viral ‘Prison Rape’ That Never Happened.
The IDF’s top lawyer resigned after footage of a supposed rape of a Hamas prisoner by Israeli guards at Sde Teiman was revealed as doctored. Unanswered questions persist about why the court accepted implausible arguments, why the Attorney General did not immediately order the arrest of the former lawyer or seize her devices after her resignation, and why the Attorney General refused to recuse herself from overseeing the investigation despite being a potential witness or suspect. This led the Justice Minister to bar her from the probe and appoint a special prosecutor, sparking a dispute that reached the Supreme Court. The court barred the Attorney General but ruled against the special prosecutor on a technicality while authorizing a new one, later suspending it. The episode highlights issues of cover-up, lack of transparency, and unchecked power among law enforcement and judiciary, vindicating calls for legal reforms. Additional events include the former lawyer's hospitalization after a medication overdose under house arrest, a soldier's heart attack, and a military court president's recommendation to halt proceedings against accused soldiers since the alleged victim is no longer in custody. Culturally, Israel's elites view the masses with contempt, seeing the incident as an attack on the rule of law by ethno-nationalists, while the right sees elites weaponizing law against soldiers during war. The leak may have aimed to demonstrate Israel's moral standards to international bodies, but it reflects elites aligning against the "provincial" majority to signal global sophistication, prioritizing identity over facts.
Israel Braces to Disarm Hamas Alone as US-Backed Stabilization Force Falters.
Israel Braces to Disarm Hamas Alone as US-Backed Stabilization Force Falters.
With plans for a US-led stabilization force stalled, Israel is increasingly considering unilateral military action to disarm Hamas in Gaza. Tensions are rising with Hezbollah, and diplomatic relations between Israel and the U.S. are growing more strained.
With plans for a US-led stabilization force stalled, Israel is increasingly considering unilateral military action to disarm Hamas in Gaza. Tensions are rising with Hezbollah, and diplomatic relations between Israel and the U.S. are growing more strained.
Understanding Anti-Jewish Immigrant Roots Behind Mamdani's Progressive Antisemitism.
Progressive antisemites were once rare, but historical patterns show urban reformers from the 1880s to 1920s championed "Americanization" while fearing Eastern European Jewish immigrants as racially incompetent, religiously misguided, and threats to democracy—viewing them as both too radical and too capitalist. Nativist backlash to mass immigration led to quotas favoring Protestant nations over Catholic and Jewish ones, culminating in the 1924 Immigration Act that restricted entry and later blocked Jewish escapes from Europe. The Holocaust purged much antisemitism from progressives, who lobbied to suspend quotas and support Israel. Post-1960s identity politics revived it by framing Jews as privileged oppressors tied to Zionism and "settler-colonialism," linking U.S. racism to Gaza and blocking Jews from movements. This enabled the election of anti-Zionist figures like Zohran Mamdani, whose claims blaming Israeli training for U.S. police brutality exemplify blaming Jews for unrelated evils. Yet, historical precedents suggest progressives can evolve beyond such biases without catastrophe, returning to liberal equality.
Jewish FDNY Commissioner Who Quit Over Zohran Mamdani Election Breaks Silence.
Former FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker, a Jewish philanthropist and businessman, resigned hours after Zohran Mamdani's mayoral victory, citing the socialist's anti-Israel rhetoric as incompatible with his beliefs and religion. In his first interview since departing, Tucker described the entire campaign as reflecting this mismatch and suggested Mamdani must work to gain trust from first responders. The resignation has heightened concerns in the Jewish community and across New York over Mamdani's democratic socialist agenda.
'Code Black! Code Black!': The Haredi Hotline Mobilizing Protesters to Block Draft Dodger Arrests.
A phone hotline called "Code Black" rapidly mobilizes extremist ultra-Orthodox protesters to interfere with arrests of draft-dodging yeshiva students, revealing an organized anti-draft network. In a recent incident, after Military Police arrived at a suspect's home, crowds quickly swelled to hundreds, blocking soldiers, rioting, and overturning a patrol vehicle, forcing police to extract the troops. The arrest failed as the suspect was absent, and three rioters were detained.
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X Location Feature Is a Wake-Up Call About the Media Landscape - Analysis.
X's new location tool exposes fake accounts' global origins, eroding trust in social media. Following Zohran Mamdani's victory, a network of [Islamic] accounts posing as orthodox anti-Zionist Jews posted identical praise and dismissed Jewish concerns, but many were traced to the Philippines, West Asia, or VPNs rather than the U.S. or New York. Such repetition often stems from plagiarism, with smaller accounts copying larger ones or legacy media screenshots to exploit trends.
Hostage’s Body Identified as That of Dror Or.
The body returned from Gaza belongs to Dror Or, murdered by Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists on October 7, 2023, at Kibbutz Be’eri. His wife was killed that day, and two children were taken hostage but later released in a ceasefire deal. His death was officially confirmed earlier.
Prayers and Kiddush Helped Eliya Cohen Survive Hamas Captivity.
Hamas captivity survivor Eliya Cohen reflects on his experience, crediting prayers and kiddush for his endurance, and emphasizes focusing on the positive aspects of life post-release.
Four Israelis Wounded, One Badly, as Rioting Arab Palestinians Attack Shepherds in Gush Etzion.
Dozens of Palestinians from Rasheida village attacked Jewish shepherds from Givat Makana Avraham near Maale Amos, throwing stones, beating with clubs, wounding four Israelis (one seriously), damaging two vehicles, and stealing sheep. Responding forces used riot-dispersal measures but made no arrests as the crowd grew.
'No Regret or Apology': 11 Years for Arab Who Raped Soldier at Bat Yam Beach.
A 24-year-old from Hebron was sentenced to 11 years in prison, plus a suspended term and 75,000 shekels compensation, for raping a 19-year-old soldier at a Bat Yam beach three years ago, causing bodily harm. The court noted his lack of remorse; prosecutors sought 15 years, highlighting the act's cruelty.
Three Bedouins Arrested for Attacking Youth Councilors.
Three Bedouins entered an Ezra youth movement branch in Be'er Sheva, assaulted councilors, and were arrested shortly after.
Rafah: Terrorists Exiting Tunnel Eliminated in Aerial Strike.
The IDF released footage of an airstrike eliminating terrorists emerging from a tunnel in Rafah, as operations continue to target local terror cells.
Approved by al-Sharaa: Islamic Jihad Establishing Significant Military Presence in Syria.
The Islamic Jihad terror group is secretly building a major military foothold in Syria, focusing on Damascus-area Palestinian refugee camps, with full coordination from President Ahmed al-Sharaa via a special envoy. Meanwhile, Hamas is bolstering ties with Hezbollah in Lebanon. The group sees Syria as a strategic base against Israel, aided by U.S. limits on Israeli strikes there.
Stark Warning: Palestinian Islamic Jihad Warns Arab Nations Against Joining Gaza International Force.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad spokesman Muhammad Al-Hajj Musa warned Arab and Islamic nations against participating in a UN international force for Gaza, vowing to treat it as an occupying entity and rejecting it as an attack on Palestinian sovereignty amid rising regional tensions.
In Area C, Arabs Are Building Schools, Factories and Villas.
An NGO mapping reveals over 103,000 illegal Arab structures in Judea and Samaria, enabled by the Palestinian Authority to create territorial continuity into Area C through the "Fayyad Plan" of infrastructure like roads, power, and water—often funded by Europe—in firing zones and open lands. Examples include a lavish villa in an active IDF range, unfinished homes, a school, a soccer field, and a sofa factory emitting toxic smoke near Israeli communities. Enforcement has recently outpaced new builds for the first time, with demolitions in military zones prioritized, but the scale erodes Oslo Accords' divisions and poses security, environmental, and strategic risks. The Palestinian Authority aims for a "de facto state" to pressure international recognition, shifting facts on the ground despite Israel's control.
First Look at Major IDF Counterterror Operation in Samaria.
The IDF, Shin Bet, Border Police, and regional brigades conducted a large-scale counterterrorism sweep in northern Samaria, striking targets, searching dozens of structures, and confiscating terror funds to dismantle emerging strongholds.
Chief of Staff: Leadership That Recognizes Failure & Dares to Lead Change Needed.
At a ceremony honoring former Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir stressed the need for leaders who acknowledge failures and boldly drive reforms.
Arab Kafr Qassem Resident Charged with Incitement to Terrorism for Praising Oct. 7.
A 22-year-old woman from Kafr Qassem faces charges of incitement to terrorism and support for a terrorist organization for four Arabic Facebook posts shortly after the war began, including calls for Jewish suffering, praise for Gaza's resistance against "the cancer of the world called Israel," and a map of Israel captioned with victory for Palestine on October 7.
==Further reading / watching==
==Further reading / watching==