Swords of Iron: sources IIIIIIII

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Continuing from Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7.

Introduction

Oct 7, 2023 atrocities, the thousands of "Palestinian" Arab Muslim barbarian (Hamas/PIJ, PFLP & ordinary Gazans) onslaught on southern Israel - under Allah Akbar cries: massacring youth at a festival, torching families alive at their homes, suffocating shelters with people in them, mass torture, mass rape - some even post mortem - all while laughing, slaughtering children in front of their parents - parents in front of their children, beheading babies, dismembering bodies, kidnapping kids, men women into Gaza while parading them to cheers of other racist Arab masses. It led to operation Swords of Iron.

Notes part I: Nov-27, 2025+

Iranian Funds for Hezbollah Are Flowing Through Dubai. U.S. is concerned as Tehran taps emirate’s money exchanges to rebuild battered ally By Dov Lieber, Omar Abdel-Baqui and Summer Said. Nov. 27, 2025.

Iran has sent the Lebanese militia Hezbollah hundreds of millions of dollars over the past year via money exchanges and other businesses in Dubai, as Tehran seeks new ways to funnel money to its ally, people familiar with the matter said.

Hezbollah, a U.S.-designated terrorist group, is in desperate need of funds to rebuild and rearm its militia and pay other costs stemming from its bruising fight with Israel last year, the people said. Its smuggling routes through Syria were disrupted by the fall of the Iran-aligned Assad regime a year ago, and Lebanese authorities have made strides cracking down on couriers bringing suitcases of cash through the Beirut airport. WSJ

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Magazine N12. "They shout at us from across the fence: 'We will rape you, Itbach al-Yahud [slaughter the Jew]'": The relentless terror on the seam line. Life in the communities near the Green Line is being lived under increasingly severe threats, and they are not just the kind we have come to know. Thousands of Palestinians cross the separation fence every week, and some take part in terrorism. In addition, residents also talk about the constant sounds of gunfire, garbage burning that affects children's health, and even the teasing from across the separation fence: "This is terrorism in every sense of the word."

Gilad Shalmor. The main edition. Published:27.11.25, 14:41

In Jerusalem, the city with a wall at its core, there is another wall, devoid of charm or history . It separates the areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority from the Israeli territories. A border that separates work and unemployment , and is supposed to protect against attacks. The fence is high, decorated with a wire, but some people manage to get in . "It's mainly an economic motive," explains Yehuda Noam, director of the Jerusalem area of ​​the Regavim movement . "It's almost twice the salary , and there is a very, very small minority that ends up carrying out the attacks, but that minority is enough to carry out a terrible attack like we saw in Ramot, for example," he adds.

Six Israelis were murdered in this attack by two terrorists who climbed the fence and jumped into Israeli territory, with the aim of killing, through a gap cut in the barbed wire fence by an unknown individual . "This is just one point out of dozens on the seam line, just around Jerusalem," Yehuda notes. The police presence is noticeable . Since October 7, Israel has been protecting the borders more with patrols and drones. But the procedure is that only when they are caught for the third time are they indicted. Until then, they are thrown out , straight into the Palestinian Authority territory.

"Ready to die for a livelihood"

Only 4 years ago we documented the separation fence, which was as perforated as Swiss cheese, in a manner that was completely Israeli . Tens of thousands of people entered Israel to work every week, mainly in construction, with tacit agreement , based on the concept that if money entered the West Bank, peace would be bought . But since October 7, the situation has changed , far fewer are able to cross the border, many are still trying .

The Israeli Security Service climbs the separation wall. "Ready to die for livelihood." Palestinian worker enters Israel over the separation wall.

"The fence has been closed since October 7," a Palestinian worker from Tulkarm tells us in a phone conversation. "They're passing through, I'm passing through too. We're going to work , we're not going to sabotage," he clarifies. "You have to climb the fence , I'm ready to die for my livelihood." Mako [1]

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Shocking NHS Scandal. "Worse Than Nazis": British Doctor Suspended for Antisemitic Rants and Hamas Support. British Surgeon Suspended for Vile Antisemitic Rants, Holocaust Denial, and Hamas Praise.

Gila Isaacson. Nov 27, 2025 03:59

In a shocking case of hate speech infiltrating the medical profession, British authorities have suspended Dr. Rahma Al-Adwan, a 31-year-old surgeon and trauma specialist, from her duties for 15 months amid an ongoing investigation into her inflammatory online posts, as reported by Ynet. The doctor, employed by the UK's National Health Service (NHS), allegedly spewed antisemitic vitriol, endorsed Hamas terrorism, and denied the Holocaust, prompting outrage and over 200 complaints from the public and Jewish organizations. JFeed

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The Hitler-Praise Playbook: How Arab Extremists Weaponize “Nazi” Slurs While [Secretly-or-Not] Idolizing the Führer. Suspension of Virulently Anti-Jewish Arab Racist Rahma Al-Adwan. Al-Adwan equated the Jewish State of Israel with Nazis — a vile blood libel — while openly supporting the genocidal terrorist organization Hamas. 11.27.25.

Shocking NHS Scandal. "Worse Than Nazis": British Doctor Suspended for Antisemitic Rants and Hamas Support. British Surgeon Suspended for Vile Antisemitic Rants, Holocaust Denial, and Hamas Praise. JFeed, 11.27.25

Asides from this racist al-Adwan's elevating the Nazis..

Fact: Every Arab-Muslim extremist who invokes the “Nazi” slur against Jews does so cynically, knowing it stings in the West — yet privately or publicly reveres Hitler. This tactic was admitted over 20 years ago by Neo-Nazi convert to Islam Ahmed Huber (inspired by the infamous Mufti al-Husseini), who explained: call Jews “Nazis” to demonize them in Western eyes, while Hitler admiration runs deep in Islamist circles. The same pattern emerged in 2014 when BBC Ramallah journalist Tala Halawa compared Israel to Nazis — then added: “Hitler was right”. The identical playbook was used by Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, who “explained” Hitler’s actions as a response to Jewish “usury” rather than antisemitism — a classic Holocaust inversion to mask Jew-hatred.

This is not rhetoric. This is not criticism of policy. This is genocidal antisemitism disguised as political discourse.

Always the same playbook: Holocaust inversion to mask Jew-hatred.

Documented Sources & References:

1. Michael, George. The Enemy of My Enemy: The Alarming Convergence of Militant Islam and the Extreme Right. University Press of Kansas, 2006, p. 115. [2] [W]e Muslims were fascinated by the Third Reich in the 1930s because Hitler had some ideas at the political level and the economic level, and the cultural field, which were very close to the political, economic, and cultural…

Even if now, of course, when the Muslims protest against America, they say Bush equals Hitler, or Sharon equals Hitler, they say that not for themselves, but [because] they know that it has an impact on Western public opinion.

You see Hitler himself had a quite positive attitude towards Islam… "After the final war the swastika will rule over Europe… We will help the Muslims in North Africa and the Middle East to reestablish the Caliphate."

2. Livingstone, David. Black Terror White Soldiers: Islam, Fascism & the New Age. CreateSpace, 2013, pp. 552–553. [3] Nada is the key conduit for continuing ties between the Muslim Brotherhood and neo-Nazis… appointed president to Al Taqwa by former Nazi Francois Genoud, who said: "My views have not changed since I was a young man. Hitler was a great leader, and if he had won the war the world would be a better place today."

Nada has also been associated with Muslim convert and neo-Nazi Ahmed Huber, whose views were strongly influenced by his 1965 meeting with Mufti al Husseini.

3. "BBC opens probe into reporter after 'Hitler was right' tweet emerges." i24NEWS, May 25, 2021. [4] "#Israel is more #Nazi than #Hitler! Oh, #Hitler was right[sic] #IDF go to hell. #PrayForGaza," Tala Halawa posted in 2014 during Operation Protective Edge.

“These tweets predate the individual’s employment with the BBC but we are nevertheless taking this very seriously and are investigating,” a BBC spokesperson said.

4. Weimers, Charlie. "The EU’s response to the latest antisemitic comments by Mahmoud Abbas." European Parliament Written Question, Sep 21, 2023. [5] Mahmoud Abbas said: ‘They say that Hitler killed the Jews because they were Jews… Not true. It was clearly explained that [the Europeans] fought [the Jews] because of their social role… which had to do with usury, money and so forth.’

5. "US and EU slam Palestinian president's remarks on Holocaust." Reuters, Sep 7, 2023. [6]

6. "Antisemitic Comments by Palestinian Leader Cause Uproar." The New York Times, Sep 7, 2023. [7] Just sayin'

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New Iranian cyber campaign targets Israeli officials with deep social engineering National Digital Agency exposes 'SpearSpecter,' a cyber espionage campaign linked to the IRGC, using WhatsApp lures, impersonation and a PowerShell backdoor to target senior defense and government figures Raphael Kahan | published: 11.27.25 04:09 YNet

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After outcry, Mamdani shifts tone on NYC synagogue protest. After backlash over rebuking Park East Synagogue, Mayor‑elect Mamdani toughens his stance, condemning chants of “death to the IDF” as “unacceptable, full stop,” while pledging to protect Jewish institutions. Israel National News. Nov 26, 2025, 4:22 AM (GMT+2)

New York City Mayor‑elect Zohran Mamdani has issued a stronger statement after sharp criticism of his initial response to last week’s protest outside Park East Synagogue.

The protest, organized by pro‑Palestinian Arab activists, saw demonstrators chanting “death to the IDF” and “globalize the intifada” outside one of New York’s most prominent congregations. The synagogue had rented space to Nefesh B’Nefesh, an organization that assists Jews moving to Israel. INN

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Air pollution in Judea & Samaria: Shocking data revealed in the Knesset. MK Tzvi Sukkot convened an urgent discussion in the Knesset's Judea and Samaria Committee following the spread of garbage fires in the area, which caused 1,400 deaths in 2023. Israel National News. Nov 27, 2025, 6:03 PM (GMT+2)

The subcommittee for Judea and Samaria in the Knesset, chaired by MK Tzvi Sukkot (Religious Zionism), held a special discussion today (Thursday) on the growing issue of waste fires in Judea and Samaria, particularly in the Na'alin area.

Representatives from the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of National Security, the cities of Modiin, Yehud-Monosson, the Shoham community, and the Binyamin Regional Council participated in the meeting.

MK Sukkot described the phenomenon as "environmental terror" and said it was an ongoing and deliberate attack on Israeli citizens. He explained that residents in the area wake up to mornings with thick smoke in the air, making life unbearable.

During the meeting, representatives from the "Green Now" organization presented worrying statistics. According to the data, in 2023 alone, about 1,400 Israelis died from diseases related to air pollution caused by illegal waste fires in Judea and Samaria.

Sukkot pointed out that families are forced to close their windows, forgo outdoor activities, and even refrain from sending their children to educational institutions due to the fear of exposure to carcinogenic materials. INN

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Poll: Most US Jews fear Mamdani victory hurts New York Jewish security. American Jews express sharp concern over Mamdani’s election, with most fearing it will harm Jewish security and reflect rising anti-Israel sentiment in the US. Israel National News. Published: Nov 27, 2025, 4:05 PM (GMT+2)

Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral race has sharply increased concern among American Jews, according to the Jewish People Policy Institute’s (JPPI) November Voice of the Jewish People Index. In the wake of the election, nearly two-thirds of respondents (64%) said they view Mamdani as both anti-Israel and antisemitic - the highest share recorded by JPPI since the metric was introduced in July 2025. One-fifth (19%) perceive him as anti-Israel but not antisemitic, while a tenth (9%) believe he is neither anti-Israel nor antisemitic.

The survey, conducted November 14-15 among 745 American Jews registered to JPPI’s Voice of the Jewish People panel, found that the predominant emotional response to Mamdani’s win is concern (56%). Other emotions reported included hope (13%), fear (11%), and sadness (7%); overall, 84% of respondents chose a negative emotion in response to the election. INN

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Year of ceasefire in Lebanon: 370 terrorists eliminated, 1200 targeted operations conducted. One year after the ceasefire with Lebanon began, the IDF says troops carried out hundreds of operations, dismantled terrorist infrastructure, and eliminated over 370 terrorists. Israel National News. Nov 27, 2025, 5:11 PM INN

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Spain officially announces: We will boycott Eurovision if Israel participates. Spain has officially announced that it will boycott the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest if Israel participates. The Spanish Broadcasting Union sharply criticized Israel, claiming that it "systematically violated the competition rules and used them for political purposes, while other countries are punished for doing so." The declaration comes one week before the decisive discussion regarding Israel's participation in the contest. Spain is considered one of the strongest and most significant countries in Eurovision. Ran Boker|11.27.25 YNet

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Tucker Carlson’s New ‘West’: A Civilization with No Room for Mainstream Jews. Carlson is not defending Western civilization. He is trying to redefine it into something smaller, harsher, and hostile to the very people who shaped it.

Micha Danzig. November 27, 2025

Tucker Carlson has spent years sanding down the edges of old antisemitic narratives and repackaging them as elevated commentary about “Western civilization.” But last week, on the Shawn Ryan Show, he aggressively abandoned the polish. What emerged was not just his open hostility toward Israel. It was an attempt to evict Jews from the very civilization they helped create.

In an alarming monologue, Carlson declared that “identity politics,” “tribalism,” and “group supremacy” are the enemies of the West — and he then added a new villain (at least for most self-described “conservatives”) to the list:

“It’s DEI, it’s tribalism… it’s Zionism. Netanyahu says he defends Western civilization. No. He’s its enemy — literally its main enemy.”

He went further:

“Why are the Nazis bad? Because they said we’re fighting these people based on who they are… and Netanyahu believes the same thing.”

This was not analysis. It was moral derangement — the leader of the world’s only Jewish state cast as indistinguishable from Hitler, and Zionism smeared as the twin of Nazism.

It is the oldest hatred dressed up in pseudo-philosophy. And Carlson is now its most visible American salesman.

Carlson’s “West”: A Civilization with Judaism Removed

Carlson cloaks his argument in talk about “the individual soul,” claiming Zionism violates Western values by affirming Jewish peoplehood. This may resonate with those unfamiliar with history, but it collapses instantly under scrutiny.

Judaism has always existed as both a faith and a people tethered to the land of Israel. And the West, itself, does not exist without Judaism.

The ideas of a moral universe governed by law, of human dignity rooted in a divine source, of covenant and equality — these are Jewish innovations. Christianity’s intellectual framework is built directly on Jewish scripture and philosophy. The American Founders repeatedly cited Hebrew texts as the basis for natural rights and the inherent worth of the individual.

To claim Zionism — the modern expression of Jewish self-determination — is anti-Western is like claiming the spine is anti-body. It is not merely false. It is an erasure.

And it echoes Charles Lindbergh’s 1941 assertion that Jews “distort American policy” and threaten Western civilization — a narrative Carlson now repeats almost word for word.

Projection Disguised as Principle

Carlson accuses Zionism of “tribalism,” “group supremacy,” and “identity politics.” But these traits define the “woke right” movement he has helped empower.

Nick Fuentes openly advocates stripping Jews of civil rights. Marjorie Taylor Greene promotes Christian nationalism. The “National Conservative” sphere defends ethnic hierarchy. White nationalist rhetoric about Jewish “control” now circulates across the digital landscape Carlson helped cultivate.

These are not champions of universal individualism. Along with the far-left, they are among the most identity-obsessed factions in American politics. Carlson’s charge against Jews is not simply hypocritical — it is psychological projection.

He sees in mainstream Jews what the “woke right” and the far-left are both championing: a politics of grievance, fear, and internal enemies. And, as history shows, it is always the Jews who get cast in the internal enemy role.

Manufactured Disloyalty.

A few weeks ago, Carlson railed against Jewish commentators like Ben Shapiro and Mark Levin: “Give us the money for our preferred little country… You’re flirting with real backlash. Like a real one.”

“Backlash” is not an observation. It is a threat.

And it follows the same script used by Lindbergh: Jews are steering America to ruin, and if people turn on them — well, they brought it on themselves.

Now Carlson has escalated from warning of “backlash” to labeling Jews who support Israel — meaning the overwhelming majority — as enemies of the West itself.

This is how demagogues test the boundaries of acceptable discourse. And then push them.

No, Zionism Is Not Racism.

And Carlson’s Chosenness Smear Is Either Ignorant or Malicious

Carlson’s newest accusation is that Zionism is racist and premised on harming people “for the way they were born.” This is wrong on every level.

Zionism is not a racial ideology. It is a national liberation movement — no different from Greek, Irish, or Armenian self-determination. Jewish identity predates European racial categories, and Jews come in every pigmentation known to humankind. Israel’s Jewish population is majority “non-white” by American standards, and Arab Israelis serve across government, the judiciary, the military, and the police.

There is nothing racist about Jewish self-rule — any more than Japanese or Latvian self-rule is racist.

Carlson’s dog whistle about Jewish “chosenness” — paired with his attacks on Christian Zionists — is equally dishonest. Chosenness in Judaism is not a claim of ethnic or racial superiority. It is a burden of obligation: a mandate to follow moral law, not a license to dominate others. And unlike Christianity or Islam, Judaism does not claim that one must join the Jewish people to merit salvation. It is the only Abrahamic faith that does not require membership for a place in heaven — hardly the posture of a people obsessed with supremacy.

What Carlson presents as proof of Jewish exclusivity is actually one of the most inclusive theological frameworks in Western religion.

His smear relies on twisting a complex religious idea into something sinister, recasting Jews — and the Christians who support Israel — as zealots driven by visions of innate superiority. It is a distortion as old as antisemitism itself, repackaged for a new audience.

Why Carlson Needs Jews as the Villain

The far-left claims Israel “controls” America. The woke-right claims Jews “subvert” America.

This is the political horseshoe closed into a circle: the oldest hatred meeting itself on the other side.

And Carlson is working to become its most effective megaphone.

He needs a villain that unites both fringes. He needs a target requiring no evidence. He needs a narrative that flatters resentment.

And history has shown which group fills that role. It is always the same group — the one that rhymes with “news.”

The Real Threat to the West

Carlson insists the West is built on the dignity of the individual — and that Zionism contradicts it. But what he promotes violates Western values far more clearly:

Declaring a minority’s political participation illegitimate. Warning Jews of “backlash” if they do not alter their politics. Comparing Jewish self-defense to Nazism. Erasing Judaism’s foundational role in Western civilization. Suggesting Jews who support a democratic ally are disloyal. Dressing conspiracy rhetoric in philosophical language. This is not Western civilization. It is its dark mirror.

Carlson wants Americans to mistake that mirror for the real thing.

The Real Threat to the West

At a time when truly anti-Western forces — Iran’s theocrats, their fascist militias, and the campus radicals cheering them on — proudly chant for America’s decline, Tucker Carlson has chosen to target the people who helped articulate the ideals the West is built on.

Not the ones burning American flags. The ones who helped write the ideas those flags represent.

Carlson is not defending Western civilization. He is trying to redefine it into something smaller, harsher, and hostile to the very people who shaped it.

Because the West he claims to champion was built on Jewish ideas, Jewish texts, and Jewish moral philosophy.

If he wants a civilization without Jews, he is not defending the West — he is abandoning it. JewishJournal

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Palestinian Authority TV again denies Holocaust for second time in a month. Ephraim D. Tepler and Itamar Marcus|Nov 27, 2025. Two weeks ago, Palestinian Media Watch exposed that Palestinian Authority television hosted a journalist who insisted the gas chambers "narrative" could be dismissed with "very simple evidence." Now, PA TV has done it again. This time, the channel invited a Syrian journalist who said the war in Gaza is the "real" holocaust while the history of the Nazi Holocaust of the Jews is a "game that Israel plays".. PalWatch

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Analyst estimates: Secret section in deal provides Hamas significant protection. Analyst Ohad Hemo explains why Hamas agreed to release hostages, even though it was their last card left. Israel National News. Nov 28, 2025, 3:04 PM INN

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My Word: UN Solidarity Day ignores Jewish refugees expelled from Arab countries - opinion. Two years after October 7, 2023, to mark International Solidarity with the Palestinians, while ignoring what has been inflicted on Israel and the Jewish world, is particularly jarring.

By Liat Collins, November 28, 2025. This isn’t just a perversion of history. It’s perverted, period.

Tomorrow, the United Nations marks “International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.” The date, November 29, was not chosen by chance. On November 29, 1947, the UN accepted the Partition Plan that would lead to the establishment of the State of Israel. The Arab world rejected the partition and declared war on the nascent Jewish state, hoping to swiftly eradicate it. This is the origin of the “Nakba,” the Palestinian “catastrophe.”

Choosing to commemorate one side of the conflict – the side that launched the war – and on that particular date, is more than cynical. It’s manipulative; a reframing of the narrative. It also deliberately ignores the other half of the story. Hence on November 30, Israel commemorates the expulsion of more than 800,000 Jews from Arab and Muslim lands who came to Israel. These are the Middle East’s most overlooked refugees.

Two years after the Hamas-led invasion and mega-atrocity on October 7, 2023, to mark International Solidarity with the Palestinians, while ignoring what has been inflicted on Israel and the Jewish world, is particularly jarring.

Thanks to the UN granting the Palestinians “perpetual refugee status,” the number of Palestinian refugees has risen in the past 70-plus years from some 750,000 to more than five million. So much for the charges of “genocide” by Israel JPost

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Israeli Student in Paris Shocked to Learn Her Taxi Driver Was a Former Hezbollah Fighter Frightening. Israeli Student in Paris Shocked to Learn Her Taxi Driver Was a Former Hezbollah Fighter A routine taxi ride in Paris turned into a chilling confrontation when an Israeli student discovered her driver was a former Hezbollah fighter, leading to a tense exchange showing the rising dangers facing Israelis abroad.

Gila Isaacson. Nov 28, 2025. JFeex

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Oliya Scootercaste @ScooterCasterNY: NOW: Black Friday pro Palestine protesters storm through ZARA store in Manhattan, police pushed the crowd away. Nov 28, 2025. X

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'Manipulated'. Videos of Jenin clashes were systematically edited. Following uproar surrounding Jenin gunfire, Israeli citizen analyzes video clips, finds them systematically cut and edited. Israel National News. Published: Nov 28, 2025, 12:27 PM (GMT+2) INN

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Israel signals to al-Sharaa as Syria decries strike as ‘war crime[sic]’; dramatic shootout footage released. IDF footage shows the Beit Jann arrests and the moment gunfire erupted on the troops: 'Terrorist! He’s sticking his head out'; six soldiers were wounded; Israel sent messages to al-Sharaa and prepared response options, while Syria called the retaliatory strikes a 'war crime' that killed at least 13; the suspects had been detained in their beds before the clash Lior Ben Ari, Itamar Eichner, Yoav Zitun | updated:11.28.25 07:23 YNet

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IDF: Terrorist eliminated after approaching troops near Yellow Line in southern Gaza. The Air Force eliminated a terrorist who approached troops in the area of the Yellow Line in southern Gaza. This was reported by the IDF spokesperson. Yoav Zitun|11.28.25 YNet

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IDF: 40 terrorists arrested and dozens of weapons seized during operation in northern Samaria. About 40 terrorists were arrested and dozens of weapons were confiscated during Operation "Five Stones" conducted by the IDF, police and Shin Bet in northern Samaria. This was reported by an IDF spokesperson, who noted that as part of the operation, hundreds of buildings were searched, dozens of kilograms of potassium intended for explosives production were seized, an operational apartment in the Tamun area was destroyed and tens of thousands of shekels meant to finance terrorism were confiscated. Elisha Ben Kimon, Yoav Zitun|11.28.25. YNet

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WATCH: IDF kills, arrests Jaama Islamiya terrorists in southern Syria, six reservists wounded. "All of the suspects were apprehended, and a number of terrorists were eliminated," the IDF noted.

By Yonah Jeremy Bob, Miriam Sela-eitam, November 28, 2025.

Soldiers of the IDF's 55th Brigade killed three members of the Jaama Islamiya terror organization in Beit Jen in southern Syria in an overnight operation, the military confirmed on Friday.

Jaama Islamiya, a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in Lebanon, has been involved in several attacks against Israel since the beginning of the war, working alongside Hamas in Lebanon and Syria, and Hezbollah in Lebanon. JPost

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Yamas members questioned over Jenin shooting of two wanted terrorists. Three Yamas fighters questioned after two wanted terrorists were shot in Jenin. DIP launched a criminal probe into the incident. Israel National News. Published: Nov 28, 2025, 8:58 PM (GMT+2) INN

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‘Unstable Syria’: Israel readies responses; Sunni terror group behind Beit Jinn clash. After the ambush that wounded six IDF reservists in southern Syria, officials say Israel will not pull back from seized buffer areas or Mount Hermon and sees no near-term path to an accord with Damascus Lior Ben Ari | published: 12.28.25 | 18:43

After the clash in which six IDF reservists, three of them seriously, were wounded overnight in southern Syria, Israel sent stern messages to President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government and began preparing a range of possible responses.

Security officials said there is no indication so far that al-Sharaa’s people were directly involved, but stressed the incident underscores Israel’s view that it must not allow hostile forces to entrench themselves near the border or withdraw from areas it has seized, especially Mount Hermon, and that there is no realistic path to an agreement with Damascus while Syria remains unstable. YNet

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Report: Syrian intelligence linked to attacks on IDF, Druze community. Israel National News. Nov 28, 2025, 10:05 PM INN

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Hezbollah leader vows response to elimination of chief of staff. Hezbollah’s Naim Qassem condemns Israel’s killing of Haytham Ali Tabtabai, vowing retaliation “at the right time.” Elad Benari, Canada. Nov 28, 2025, 8:11 PM INN

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German Chancellor Merz to visit Israel, meet Netanyahu. Elad Benari, Canada. Nov 28, 2025, 10:39 PM INN

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UK and Israel spearhead regional AI pact with Abraham Accords states. HIT and the UK Abraham Accords Group sign landmark MOU at the British ambassador’s residence to advance AI collaboration between Israel, the UK and Abraham Accords nations. ynet Global | 12.29.25 YNet

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Leaked Iranian Footage Reveals Devastating Precision of Israeli Strikes | WATCH. Gila Isaacson. Nov. 29, 2025. Shocking leaked Iranian CCTV footage resurfaces, exposing the razor-sharp precision of Israel's 2025 strikes that obliterated command centers and radar sites deep in Tehran's defenses. JFeed

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IDF uncover, destroy lab producing explosives during military operation in Jenin. Israeli forces also uncovered and destroyed weapons, ammunition, and several explosives during the operation.

By Jerusalem Post Staff November 29, 2025 19:35 The IDF’s Menashe Brigade located and destroyed a laboratory producing explosives during an operation in Jenin, the military announced Saturday.

The operation was carried out in collaboration with the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency). JPost

Elite IDF Paratroopers Destroy Explosives in Jenin | WATCH. Israel continues offensive operations in northern Judea and Samaria. Gila Isaacson. Nov. 29, 2025. JFeed

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Testimonies of officers who fought in Jenin revealed. Terrorists made suspicious movements during Jenin clashes, 'kept putting their hands down, made movements as if putting their hands in their pockets,' Border Police officers who were present at the scene say. Israel National News. Published: Nov 29, 2025, 11:29 PM (GMT+2) INN

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Father of last Israeli hostage: Hamas is toying with us and torturing us. Father of Yasam officer Ran Gvili, the only Israeli hostage still held in Gaza, speaks at Hostages Square, demanding Israel not move to second stage, rebuild Gaza, until his son's body is returned to Israel. Israel National News Nov 29, 2025, 9:13 PM (GMT+2) INN

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IDF pursues terrorist who threw iron rod at Israeli car in West Bank, driver not physically injured. The driver was physically unharmed but Magen David Adom paramedics treated them for shock at the scene.

By Efrat Forsher, Maariv November 29, 2025 23:44 An individual threw an iron rod towards an Israeli vehicle traveling along Highway 5, near Mas’ha in the northern West Bank, on Saturday night.

The rod hit, pierced, and became embedded in the windshield in front of the driver. JPost

Miracle: Near-murder in Samaria. Terrorist hurls iron rod towards car traveling on key road in Samaria, striking windshield near driver. Israel National News. Published: Nov 29, 2025, 11:38 PM (GMT+2) INN

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Most X accounts claiming to post from Gaza are run abroad, ministry says. Analysis by the Diaspora Affairs Ministry finds most X accounts claiming to post from Gaza or the West Bank are actually operated abroad or from unverifiable locations, fueling concerns of coordinated propaganda against Israel. Itamar Eichner|Updated:11.29.25 | YNet

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Israel marks anniversary of UN Partition Plan. “Palestinians remain embedded in the rejectionist camp. It’s time for Palestinians to change their tune,” the Foreign Ministry tweeted. JNS Staff. Jews in the nascent state of Israel dance the hora to celebrate the United Nations decision to partition British Mandatory Palestine into an Arab state and a Jewish state, Nov. 29, 1947. Credit: Israeli Foreign Ministry/X.Jews in the nascent state of Israel dance the hora to celebrate the United Nations decision to partition British Mandatory Palestine into an Arab state and a Jewish state, Nov. 29, 1947. Credit: Israeli Foreign Ministry/X.

(Nov. 29, 2025 / JNS) The Israeli Foreign Ministry marked the anniversary of the Nov. 29, 1947, United Nations decision to partition British Mandatory Palestine into an Arab state and a Jewish state.

On that day, the U.N. General Assembly adopted the plan as Resolution 181, by a vote of 33-13 with 10 abstentions and one absentee. The resolution gave international backing for the establishment of the State of Israel, which was admitted to the United Nations as a full member on May 11, 1949.

“Almost a century now. Israel said yes to every proposal, seeking engagement & partnership. Palestinians remain embedded in the rejectionist camp. It’s time for Palestinians to change their tune,” the ministry tweeted on Friday.

The post was accompanied by a graphic depicting Israel’s arm outstretched for peace, noting that Jerusalem has accepted a long series of proposals to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

A banner on the graphic added: “Peace was never their goal. Eliminating Israel is.”

The ministry noted that 78 years since the U.N. supported the establishment of Israel, “much of the Arab world is now in partnership with Israel. Palestinians are still making bad decisions”—a reference to the peace deals with Egypt and Jordan, as well as the Trump administration–brokered Abraham Accords, which normalized Jerusalem’s relations with four countries: the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan.

On Nov. 6, Kazakhstan agreed to join the accords, although it already maintained formal ties with Jerusalem. JNS

Israel Foreign Ministry @IsraelMFA: Since 1947, one truth has never changed: Israel chooses peace. Arab leaders chose war, terror, and rejectionism - again and again.

But Israel still says YES. YES to peace. YES to coexistence. YES to the future we deserve. 🇮🇱✨ Last edited 10:52 AM · Nov 28, 2025 on FB on X

Israel Foreign Ministry @IsraelMFA: 29 November, 1947. The United Nations supports the establishment of Israel. Almost a century now. Israel said yes to every proposal, seeking engagement & partnership. Palestinians remain embedded in the rejectionist camp. [8]. It’s time for Palestinians to change their tune. on X

PJ Media Israel Roasts Hamas, Exposes a Century of Arab Rejection of Peace. Catherine Salgado | on November 29, 2025.

From the Grand Mufti’s alignment with Hitler to the Hamas charter, and from the Arab invasion of 1948 to the Oct. 7 massacre, Israel has always tried to choose peace, and the Muslim Arabs have always insisted on destroying it.

The Israeli foreign ministry packed nearly a hundred years of Arabs rejecting peace to destroy Israel into a little over a minute of hard-hitting video. Israel is not the reason Hamas has repeatedly violated the ceasefire or the Palestinian Authority is still rewarding terrorists through pay-for-slay. This conflict has roots going all the way back to the founding of Islam and its inherent command to Jihad.

An Israeli ambassador and government spokesman struck a humorous note when mocking Hamas propaganda for Black Friday below, but the results of Hamas lies are the opposite of hilarious. The terrorists are trying to wipe Israel off the face of the earth, while simultaneously convincing many nations that they are the victims. Yasser Arafat (above) invented the “Palestinian people” for propaganda purposes, and unfortunately, it was a wildly successful gambit.

A cycle emerged even before Israel’s modern rebirth on the lands it held in ancient times by God’s divine grant (Joshua 1:4, Genesis 17:8), centuries before Islam was invented. From the early 20th century on, and especially after Israel’s re-founding, the Muslim Arabs are always offered a deal more favorable to them than to the Jews (hence the creation of Jordan). The Arabs refuse the deal, and immediately or soon after launch a war against Israel.

Eventually, Israel either wins the war or grows tired of fighting, and offers the Arabs another favorable deal. The Arabs refuse that deal in part or in whole, and prepare for the next war. This is the unending cycle that has always gone on for the last century, and that will continue to go on as long as most of the world backs false Muslim claims to Israeli land.

It is rather astounding to consider that the Muslims who now call themselves Palestinians were already given their own state — Jordan — so many years ago, that Muslim nations outnumber the single Jewish nation 50 to one, that the Muslims commit all of the mass atrocities, and that Israel goes out of its way to try and conciliate its genocidal enemies, and yet even many Americans are against Israel. This truly is one of those very rare instances in history where one side is clearly in the right and the other clearly in the wrong. But even most of the West is on the wrong side. PJmedia

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Washington Post Goes to Bat for Hamas-Linked CAIR. R. Spencer | 6:12 PM on November 30, 2025

One thing you can say about the left: they almost always take care of their own. While many establishment Republicans and self-professed conservatives have been all too willing over the years to throw their compatriots under the bus at the slightest sign of leftist disapproval, leftists generally tend to stand by any of their number who is in trouble. The targeted leftist, meanwhile, can always count on the left’s media establishment to rush to his or her or xis defense and to defame any of the leftist’s patriotic critics as hateful, bigoted, and racist. PJmedia

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Manchester synagogue survivor: I felt evil radiating from attacker. Gabriella Swerling, Telegraph, November 30, 2025.

A survivor of the Manchester synagogue terror attack has said he could feel evil “radiating” from the killer.

Jihad al-Shamie, a 35-year-old Syrian-born UK citizen, drove his car into the gates of Heaton Park synagogue on Oct 2. He then began attacking people with a knife, while wearing a fake suicide belt, and tried to break into the building.

Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, were killed, while Yoni Finlay, 39, was among three men treated for serious injuries after the attack which took place on Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement.

Mr Finlay, who was among those who barricaded the doors of the synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, preventing Shamie from claiming more victims, has now spoken about his ordeal and revealed he is struggling with “a huge amount of guilt”.

A police bullet punctured and collapsed his left lung and he spent seven hours in surgery for his injuries. Doctors repaired damage to his lung, diaphragm and kidney and removed part of his bowel.

The bullet is thought to have passed through Shamie’s body, then the door of the synagogue before puncturing Mr Finlay’s chest. It passed through his body and hit Mr Daulby in the chest, killing him. Mr Cravitz was stabbed outside the synagogue by Shamie.

Speaking about the attack, Mr Findlay revealed that he had been finding it “really difficult” and was struggling with “a huge amount of guilt”.

He told The Sunday Times: “I believe there is light and there is darkness, and there was a huge amount of darkness that day. I have never been that close to evil. You could feel it radiating off him [al-Shamie].”…

At the time of deadly attack, Shamie, who was born in Syria but moved to Britain as a child, was on bail after being arrested on suspicion of rape.

Police revealed after the attack that he had called 999 and pledged allegiance to Islamic State during his deadly assault. Yahoo

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Unfulfilled commitments: PA continues to transfer payments to terrorists. Israel National News. Nov 30, 2025, 8:45 AM INN

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IDF: Chief of Staff orders investigation of Hamas massacre plan. Israel National News. Nov 30, 2025, 7:51 AM INN

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Sensitive info may be leaked to Hezbollah through UNIFIL. The IDF has expressed deep concern in recent weeks over the possible leakage of sensitive information and valuable intelligence to Hezbollah via UNIFIL personnel operating along the northern border. Israel National News. Nov 30, 2025, 8:35 AM INN

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Unknown Enemy: The Terror Group Most Israelis Don't Know—But Now Target—After Deadly Encounter. The IDF suffered six wounded soldiers in a fierce encounter with the Al-Jama'ah Al-Islamiyyah terror group during an operation in Syria, forcing the military to focus on the independent Sunni-Islamist movement that cooperates closely with Hezbollah and Hamas.

Eliana Fleming. Nov 30, 2025.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have marked a little-known but powerful group, Al-Jama'ah Al-Islamiyyah (The Islamic Group), as a key target in Syria after a recent counterterrorism operation ended in a fierce firefight, wounding six Israeli soldiers, three of them seriously. While most Israelis are unfamiliar with the name, the organization is one of the region's oldest and most active terrorist groups operating against Israel. JFeed

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Ambush in Syria: dozens of terrorists trap IDF unit, senior officers wounded | New details. Eight minutes after capturing a terror cell leader in Beit Jinn, reservists came under intense fire; junior troops took command, directing point-blank battles; up to 20 gunmen killed as aerial and artillery support called in. Yoav Zitun|11.30.25 YNet

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The attack in Samaria: "He threw an axe. I froze, I couldn't speak". An attack, which ended without any significant casualties, was carried out last night (Saturday) on Highway 5, when the IDF launched a pursuit and began making arrests. One of the victims recalled the moments of fear in a conversation with the "Morning News" team: "I felt what it was like to be hit by such predatory animals."

Morning news. Mako. Published:30.11.25, 00:33

([9]. A pole thrown at a vehicle on Highway 5 by a terrorist | Photo: Use under Section 27A of the Copyright Law).

Attack in Samaria in which three women were slightly injured: Last night (Saturday), a terrorist threw an iron rod at a car traveling near the Gitti Avissar intersection on Highway 5 "Crossing Samaria." The rod the terrorist threw was embedded in the windshield of the vehicle, very close to the driver's seat.

"I went to visit friends in the settlement of Einav near Kedumim, and when I returned with girls who had gone to the area I needed, it happened. When I was at the Defense Ministry after what happened, they said that always on evenings the Palestinians tend to throw stones at night because they know that people are returning from families and they want to harm Jews," recalled Meital Azariahu, who was slightly injured, in a conversation with the "Morning News" editorial team.

What happened there? "My friend Merav was driving, there were cars but not many. I saw something echoing in the car, that something was going to explode and I told her to be careful. I saw like a child, a teenager, not an adult, who threw an axe handle that went through the windshield and everything exploded. We stopped driving. She wasn't afraid, she thought the car would be destroyed. She opened the door and I noticed glass on her legs, I took them out, it was a small injury. I was in shock, I had a concussion and couldn't speak. I felt like my body was being beaten and I went outside. Soldiers calmed me down."

Did you fear for your life? "Very much, I've never felt what it's like to be harmed by such predatory animals. He was right, it's really unbelievable."

In a conversation this morning with Niv Raskin, Azariahu added more details from the incident: "I didn't sleep that much last night, trying to digest. Yesterday I was a panic attack with glass in my legs, but nothing serious." Regarding the moments of fear, she said, "We felt like the car was hijacked, the windshield shattered. The terrorist didn't reach us, he threw it quickly. We felt that the Creator was protecting us." Mako

Samaria attack: 'He threw an iron rod, I froze. I couldn't talk'. Meital Azariah was lightly hurt when a teenager threw an iron rod that shattered her windshield near Giti Avishar junction. “It’s unbelievable; we felt God protected us,” she recounted. Israel National News. Nov 30, 2025, 12:25 PM (GMT+2)

A terrorist last night threw an iron rod at a car driving near the Giti Avishar junction on Route 5, the “Cross Samaria” road. The rod pierced the vehicle’s windshield, very close to the driver’s seat.

The driver, Meital Azariah, was lightly injured in the incident.

The attack occurred as Azariah was returning from Einav, a village near Kdumim, accompanied by other young women. “When I was at the Defense Ministry after what happened, they said that Palestinian Arabs tend to attack at night because they know people are returning from family visits, and they want to harm Jews,” Azariah told Morning News. INN

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Murad Awawdeh is President & CEO of the New York Immigration Coalition, a nationally acclaimed strategist and organizer, and the son of Arab "Palestinian" immigrants. He has been invited by Mamdani to be on his transition team, focused on immigration. Dec 1, 2025 at EoZ

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Oxford Union picks first Palestinian president amid controversy. Oxford Union elected Arwa Elrayess as its first Palestinian president, a win shaped by past controversies, activism, and debate over her statements.

By Mathilda Heller. November 30, 2025.

The Oxford Student Union is set to have a Palestinian president for the first time, after second-year PPE student Arwa Hanin Elrayess was elected for Trinity Term 2026.

Her election follows a stormy term for the Union after the previous president-elect, George Abaraonye, was ousted for celebrating the death of Charlie Kirk (he posted a message on Instagram which read “Charlie Kirk got shot loool”).

Elrayess is not uncontroversial. In a union committee meeting to discuss a no-confidence vote on Abaraonye, Elrayess said, “Alumni are racist and are incapable of making a rational judgment,” and called for them to be disenfranchised. She said that, because alumni members of the union were “racist,” they would therefore vote against then-president-elect Abaraonye.

Gaza was mentioned in Elrayess’ manifesto. In it, she referred to the union as “the only place where freedom is not just protected but encouraged.” JPost

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The truth behind the video that was viewed 4 million times on Instagram. "A dangerous step up": The influence campaign of pro-Palestinian celebrities. Sophisticated pro-Palestinian groups are waging psychological warfare by impersonating popular celebrities, forging content with advanced deepfake AI technology, and building fake credibility over time, Israeli company Vetric reveals. The method relies on exploiting the emotional connection between a fan and a star to instill extremist political messages, which results in the lies being spread authentically by real users. Here’s how it works

Dana Gutterson. Mako. Published:30.11.25, 08:57| Updated:30.11.25, 23:00 ([10]. Pro-Palestinian impersonation campaign | Photo: From social networks according to Section 27A of the Copyright Law).

In recent months, a disturbing picture of a new battleground in the digital space has emerged. Organized pro-Palestinian networks have adopted advanced psychological warfare tactics based on deception, impersonation, and advanced technology, according to a study by Israeli company Vetric, which provides a data infrastructure for analyzing public information that helps identify predictions, fake news, and suspicious activity online.

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According to the company, “in contrast to past attempts that relied on armies of simple, anonymous bots, the current campaign marks a dangerous escalation.” It is characterized by the cynical and sophisticated use of stolen identities of key cultural assets, such as fan pages of soccer stars from Europe’s top leagues, edited videos and photos of top YouTubers and major influencers, to make it appear that they support the Palestinians – which they neither did nor have done.

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The infrastructure that has been exposed is not accidental or sporadic. It is operated by pro-Palestinian ideological groups that resort to a strategy of using an influential “proxy.” “The strategic rationale is clear: when a revered soccer star or popular singer expresses a position, the fan’s critical barriers almost disappear. The networks exploit the deep emotional connection between the fan and the star to inject extremist political messages, using prominent visual symbols such as Palestinian flags and slogans associated with Islam,” says Or Katznelson, partner and COO at Vetric.

The network's method of operation relies on building credibility over time. The operators do not attack immediately, but rather establish or take over existing profiles that appear credible, sometimes ones that have already gained experience. The vast majority of them have a blue V, which increases the sense of authenticity and credibility and creates the appearance of an official page for that person.

In the first stage, the profiles are maintained with a content routine that simulates the character's real activity, such as photos from training sessions, clips from performances, and documentation from public events. Only after the profile has gained enough followers and credibility does the activity begin: a targeted integration of political content within the daily content, in a way that makes it difficult to quickly identify unusual activity but is well received by the followers.

An example of this is a coordinated campaign in which dozens of pages impersonating players from rival teams simultaneously posted the slogan #winGaza with the announcement of the ceasefire, creating an artificial image of victory and a sense of global consensus.

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One of the key findings of the study is the way in which organized activity creates page waves that affect ordinary users. The initial distribution of the fake post is done by the activists, but it is designed to go viral. As soon as such a post gains momentum, the imitation effect appears: private users who are not part of the organized network are exposed to the viral success and imitate it. They share the fake news believing that it is true, or they set up similar pages themselves to ride the viral wave, gain sympathy and become popular. In this way, a planned fraud becomes a semi-authentic mass movement that makes it very difficult to locate the source of the forgery and stop it, because the distributors at this stage are real people who are convinced of the righteousness of their path.

The key factor that makes the phenomenon particularly dangerous is the technological maturity of the artificial intelligence that creates it. "We are at a historical turning point. If in the past, a reliable video fake required expensive studios and a team of special effects experts, today any hostile entity can create a fraud with minimal investment and effort," says Katznelson.

A notable example revealed in the study are deepfake videos of well-known figures, such as YouTuber Jake Paul, who appear to speak directly to the camera in a completely natural manner. The mimicry is almost perfect and the lip-syncing is at a very high level, even when the character speaks in languages ​​that the original person does not speak at all, such as Arabic, and incorporates religious chants.

Technological capability allows not only quality, but also quantity: industrial production of content at almost zero cost. A single command to a computer can produce dozens of versions of the same supposed star, expressing support for Gaza in variations adapted to each platform. This capability allows the network to be flooded until the truth is swallowed up in endless digital noise.

According to Wetrick, despite attempts to cover up, extensive activity has been identified, run from Egypt, where teams operate using local infrastructure and a uniform language structure. In addition, additional centers have been located throughout Europe. The operators work in coordination and use different profiles to create the appearance of a broad consensus.

"We are witnessing a leap forward in the evolution of disinformation. The combination of pro-Palestinian ideological motivation, hierarchical organization, and accessible and powerful artificial intelligence tools has created a well-oiled machine for consciousness engineering. The danger lies not only in the false content itself, but in its ability to cause millions of people to act on its basis, share it, and unwillingly turn them into agents of spreading lies. The assessment is that this is only a pilot, and that we are expected to see this method expand and become operational on a much wider scale in the near future," concludes Katznelson.

[Deep Fake. Fake News. Social networks.] Mako

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Rom Braslavski returns to the soccer pitch. Captivity survivor Rom Braslavski makes his long-anticipated return to Jerusalem's Teddy Stadium and is welcomed by a sell-out crowd of Beitar fans. Neri Weiss. Nov 30, 2025, 9:46 PM (GMT+2) INN

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Yosef Haim Ohana returns home. Captivity survivor Yosef Haim Ohana finally returns home after completing rehabilitation at the Kfar Maccabiah resort in Ramat Gan. Israel National News. Nov 30, 2025, 3:30 PM (GMT+2) INN

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IDF Operation in Syria. Unknown Enemy: The Terror Group Most Israelis Don't Know—But Now Target—After Deadly Encounter. The IDF suffered six wounded soldiers in a fierce encounter with the Al-Jama'ah Al-Islamiyyah terror group during an operation in Syria, forcing the military to focus on the independent Sunni-Islamist movement that cooperates closely with Hezbollah and Hamas.

Eliana Fleming. Nov 30, 2025 14:56 JFeed

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Surgeons’ Dilemma. Miracle Survival: IDF Soldier Survives Heart-Piercing Bullet in Syrian Firefight. An IDF soldier critically wounded in a Syrian firefight survived a bullet that pierced his protective vest and lodged inside his heart, thanks to a high-risk surgery at Rambam Hospital, where doctors made the complex decision to temporarily leave the projectile in place.

Eliana Fleming. Nov, 2025 16:51 JFeed

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Security Breach Warning. Deep Infiltration: The Growing Concern That Hezbollah Is Leveraging UN Forces for Terror Attack Planning. The IDF has expressed deep concern that UNIFIL personnel are documenting and filming sensitive military activity along the northern border, raising fears that the intelligence is being leaked directly to the Hezbollah terrorist organization.

Eliana Fleming. Nov 30, 2025 13:42 JFeed

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The New Battlefield. Hezbollah’s Architect Eliminated: IAF Pilots Reveal Surgical Strike That Killed Hezbollah Military Chief in Beirut The IAF revealed details of the "zero-mistake" surgical strike that killed Hezbollah Military Chief Haytham Ali Tabatabai in a crowded Beirut apartment, demonstrating that the terror group’s most guarded safe houses are now part of the battlefield.

Eliana Fleming. Nov 30, 2025 18:07 JFeed

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Unseen War. WATCH: Leaked Footage Confirms Israeli Precision Strikes Decapitated Iranian Command Centers. Leaked CCTV and cellphone footage circulating on Iranian channels confirms the surgical accuracy of Israeli strikes inside Iran, showing single impacts hitting key IRGC and security buildings in Tehran and other cities.

Eliana Fleming Nov 30, 2025 18:25 JFeed

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London anti-Israel protesters target Israeli bakery. Israel National News. Dec 1, 2025, 6:17 AM INN

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Lapid sparks uproar: Strip voting rights from draft dodgers - but not Arabs. Yair Lapid explains that the bill his party will advance will focus on revoking voting rights from those who received a draft order but failed to report, and will not apply to the Arab public. Israel National News. Published: Dec 1, 2025, 3:06 AM (GMT+2) [Yair Lapid, Haredim, Draft Law]. INN

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In Miami. Famed tenor Andrea Bocelli hosts freed hostage Segev Kalfon. Israel National News. Dec 1, 2025, 5:55 AM INN

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Declassified files reveal Mengele’s carefree life in Argentina. Israel National News. Dec 1, 2025, 1:09 AM INN

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Disgraceful. Turkey Pressured Hamas Not to Return Hadar Goldin's Body. Turkey is no friend of ours, and their latest tricks are no surprise. It's no wonder we won't let Turkish soldiers anywhere near Gaza.

Gila Isaacson. Dec 1, 2025. JFeed

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Third released hostage says he was sexually abused during Gaza captivity. Alon Ohel, freed after 738 days in Hamas tunnels, describes sexual abuse when held alone; his account follows similar testimonies from two other former hostages, adding to mounting evidence of systematic mistreatment in captivity ynet|13.1.25 16:35

Alon Ohel, a former hostage held in Gaza for more than two years, said Monday he was subjected to sexual abuse during his captivity, becoming the third recently released survivor to publicly recount such treatment.

Ohel, who was freed in the most recent hostage-release deal after 738 days in Hamas captivity, described the abuse in an interview with Channel 12. His account follows similar testimony in recent weeks from former hostages Guy Gilboa Dalal and Rom Braslavski. The report contains graphic descriptions.

Ohel said the abuse began after he was left alone in the tunnels, once the other hostages held with him had been released in earlier deals. “From the moment I was alone, and after the second hostage deal collapsed, their new goal was to terrify me,” he said. He described guards manipulating food rations and engaging in sexual harassment.

He said one incident occurred when he went to shower. “He came in to shampoo me. He put shampoo on his hands and began to wash me in the shower. He touched me,” Ohel said. Even when he protested and tried to push the captor away, the guard persisted, telling him it was important that he “wash properly” to avoid rashes. “Fortunately, it did not go further,” Ohel added.

Last month, Gilboa Dalal detailed a series of sexual assaults he said he endured during his time in captivity. He told Channel 12 that a captor “started touching me, kissing me on the neck and back. It was very frightening.” Galbo’a Dalal said the man then held a rifle to his head and a knife to his throat, warning him never to tell the other hostages. “So not only did I go through that terrible experience, I also couldn’t tell anyone,” he said.

In another incident, he said he was pulled from a shower, forced naked into a room and assaulted. “He rubbed his genitals against me for several minutes. I froze. I didn’t know what to do with myself,” he said. Braslavski, who was held for the same 738-day period as Ohel, previously told Channel 13 that he, too, was stripped, tied up and sexually assaulted. “That was sexual violence, and the goal was one thing — humiliation,” he said. Asked if there were additional incidents, he replied, “Yes. It’s hard for me to talk about that part. That was the horrible thing. It’s something the Nazis didn’t do. You just pray it stops. Every day, every blow, every night you say, ‘I survived another day in hell. Tomorrow will be another hell, and another hell.’ It didn’t end.” Israeli authorities have said that multiple released hostages have reported sexual violence in captivity... YNet

'I choose life:' Ex-hostage Alon Ohel recounts Hamas kidnapping, torture, sexual harassment - N12. Former hostage Alon Ohel describes threats, sexual harassment, starvation, and surgery without anesthesia during months in Hamas captivity.

By Jerusalem Post Staff. December 2, 2025 .

Content warning: This article discusses sensitive topics, such as violence, sexual harassment, and disturbing images.

Former hostage Alon Ohel recounted his time spent in captivity, including threats, sexual harassment, and surgery without anesthesia, while being held by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip during an interview with N12 on Monday.

Ohel recounted how he was temporarily left alone in a terror tunnel after being held with other hostages. During this time, he was faced with terrorists whose "entire aim was to terrorize."

"They would play with the amounts of food, and sexually harassment," Ohel said.

"You go into the shower, and the terrorist comes to shampoo you. He puts shampoo in his hand and starts soaping you in the shower. He touches you," he recounted.

Ohel tried to move away from the sexually abusive terrorist, telling him that he could wash alone, but the terrorist continued.

"He said it was important to him that I shower well, so that I don't get rashes. Luckily, the sexual abuse didn't go further," Ohel added. Former hostage Alon Ohel recalls his kidnapping Ohel told N12 about the moment when Hamas terrorists kidnapped him.

"They threw me like a sack of potatoes into the pickup truck. I was in shock, and asked myself if I was dreaming," Ohel said.

"I saw someone jump from the pickup, and they took him apart. I told myself, 'No matter what, I choose life,'" he added.

"They started driving, and within seconds, we were in Gaza. I was in shock. We passed a gate, and boom, Gaza. You say 'f***, where is the air force? What is happening?" he stated.

"All of my hair was full of concrete from the shelter I was hiding in, and I was dripping endless blood with crazy amounts of pain in my head, shoulder, and eye. I couldn't see," he recounted.

Ohel noted how they arrived at a hospital, and saw a large crowd of Gazans full of hatred for the hostages.

"You can't call them uninvolved," Ohel said, describing the crowd. "Everyone there is involved," he affirmed.

"I screamed to them that I could not see, and they took off my clothes while trying to make sure people did not come in," he said, adding that they were taken to a house next to the hospital and were given anesthesia. "I woke up the next day, and could not breathe from the pain," he recalled.

Ohel recounted that the terrorists sewed the hostages up "in a degrading manner," without applying anesthesia, forbidding them to scream or speak.

"In the first two weeks, we didn't speak. I sat there with people and had no idea who they were," Ohel said.

"They take you in a moment from life. I'm a 22-year-old. What do I know about life? They tore me from reality and put me in hell in a second," he stated.

Alon Ohel's injured right eye.

When Ohel closes his left eye, his vision becomes blurry, but when both of his eyes are open, he is able to see, N12 noted. However, he recounts that he always knew he was going to "come back to my mother in the end, whatever happens."

Shortly before his eye surgery upon his return to Israel, doctors explained the procedure to Ohel, checking that he understood. One moment during the surgery he was laughing, and then the next moment he would cry, N12 said.

"In Gaza they took away my rights of movement, freedom, and liberty, but not the right to choose to be a victor," Ohel said.

"You break down all the time, but [fellow hostage] Eli [Sharabi] would tell me 'it is ok to break, but you must never lose hope,'" Ohel remembered.

Ohel recalls running away at Nova "We ran from the Nova music festival the moment the bombing started," Ohel recalls. "We saw the interceptions and said, 'we are out of here.' We thought of stopping at a shelter, and I really wanted to continue running once the rockets ended. We stood in the shelter, but the rockets didn't stop. Even more so, we started hearing Kalashnikovs. 'Where is the army?' we asked. You were simply waiting for your death," he continued.

Ohel saw Aner Shapira, an IDF soldier, throwing grenades from inside the shelter to outside. "I told him everything will be ok. He didn't look me in the eyes. He saved all of us."

"After Shapira was murdered, there was a grenade that Hersh [Goldberg-Polin] came to throw. I screamed at him to throw it, but he didn't make it in time. The grenade exploded a few centimeters from Hersh and blew up his hand. I saw everything, and think that was the grenade that blew up my eye," Ohel remembered.

The interviewer asked if Ohel felt that the IDF knew where they were.

"Absolutely not," he answered. "I'm afraid of the army that was supposed to protect me. They didn't know anything."

Ohel recounted how he was taken into a terror tunnel after 52 days, meeting Eli Sharabi, Almog Sarusi, Ori Danino, and Goldberg-Polin.

However, shortly afterwards, Sarusi, Danino, and Goldberg-Polin were taken away, with Ohel recounting how he felt sure they were being taken to be released. In fact, they were taken to be a different tunnel, where they were murdered by terrorists in August 2024.

Ohel was left in a tunnel with Eliya Cohen and Sharabi, who Ohel describes as a father to him during their captivity.

"From the beginning, we connected. There was this click. There was one time they threw a bowl with a bit of pasta, and I lost it, punching the wall, breaking my hand, and I started crying. Eli was there to hug me, it was a father's hug," Ohel recalled.

Sharabi told Ohel about his daughters, who were murdered by terrorists during the massacre, and burst into tears. They promised each other that they would survive for the sake of their family members waiting for them.

"Whoever was not there will not be able to understand our captivity. In your life, you have not experienced starvation, you have not been connected to chains for a year and a half, shackled like a monkey, and eating like a dog. You are not a human being, you are an animal," he said.

"We would eat pita and four spoons of peas a day. There was a period when we ate only dried dates. And you know they have food. You tell yourself, ‘In the end, you get used to hunger,’ but no. It’s pain in the whole body, all the time. You look like a skeleton. You look at yourself, and you see a corpse, and it makes them feel good in their heart," Ohel said, describing how he tried to stay strong mentally.

The IDF bombed the tunnel they were in and a missile blew up the mosque and school from which the tunnel shafts came out, Ohel said.

The hostages were sure they would be rescued and that IDF soldiers were entering the tunnels. "We went out and ran between the ruins," he said. "We heard machine guns, and we kept running until we reached another tunnel that had nothing."

Ohel recalled how a senior terrorist told them how the other hostages being held with Ohel were being released. They tore him from Sharabi, and he refused to leave. Both he and Sharabi were shaking, he recalled.

"I told Eli, 'Wow, I'm happy for you.' He said that everything will be okay."

Ohel recounted how, after eight months in captivity, he was relocated to the south of the Gaza Strip.

"Suddenly, we stopped," he said. "They took me out of the vehicle, and we started wandering in Gaza. In retrospect, I understood that they relocated me to create pressure on Israel."

After being moved, Ohel was united with fellow hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal. The two served together in the navy, and recognized each other immediately, Ohel recounted.

The two were taken into a tunnel and ordered by terrorists to write a letter to their families.

Izzadin al-Haddad, then-commander of Hamas's Gaza Brigade, who has since been promoted to head of the so-called military wing, the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades, came into the tunnel and told Ohel and Gilboa-Dalal that they were being released.

"From there, everything happened very quickly. A woman from the Red Cross took me and apologized. She was very embarrassed because the Red Cross didn't do anything. They're a disgraceful organization - no different from the UN," he affirmed.

From the window of the Red Cross vehicle, he saw IDF soldiers. He recalled how he noticed that they were reservists with families and children.

Ohel noted that he did not break down upon being reunited with his family. What was important to him was to give them the feeling that he returned sane, healthy, and whole, but then he allowed himself to show emotions.

When he learned that Sharabi lost his entire family, he broke down, he remembered.

"For two years, I was a dead person. I prayed that someone would save me, but I discovered that I am strong, I can do everything, I am not a victim, I am not looking for self-pity. I went through what I went through, and I take it and grow, continuing to learn and develop. I am going to conquer the world," Ohel concluded. JPost

The Unthinkable. Two Years in Hell: Alon Ohel Details Hamas Captivity, Sexual Harassment, Chains, and Starvation in Gaza Tunnels.

Alon Ohel, a survivor of two years in Hamas captivity, gave a terrifying exclusive interview detailing the use of chains, brutal starvation, and the moment a terrorist attempted to sexually harass him while he was alone in a Gaza tunnel.

Eliana Fleming, Dec 1, 2025 15:04

After two years of agonizing captivity in Gaza, survivor Alon Ohel has revealed his harrowing ordeal in an exclusive interview, detailing the brutal conditions, his fight to maintain his sanity, and the deep, father-son bond he formed with fellow hostage Eli Sharabi. Ohel, a sensitive pianist before his abduction, recounted his transformation, developing a "hide of an elephant" against the threats and humiliations inflicted by the Hamas terrorists.

From the moment he was seized at the Nova music festival, Ohel, now 22, decided he would do everything to survive. Weeks of enduring treatment were laid bare, including months spent chained, enduring sexual harassment in the tunnels, and the agonizing moment he watched Israeli soldiers the men meant to protect him, from the window of the Red Cross vehicle.

The Massacre and The Bullet’s Impact.

Ohel described the chaos at Nova, recalling fleeing the party when shelling began, followed by the terrifying sound of Kalashnikovs. Inside a concrete shelter, he witnessed the heroic last stand of Aner Shapira, who hurled incoming grenades out one after the other until he was killed. Ohel believes the explosion from a grenade that detonated near Hersh Goldberg-Polin, shattering his arm, is what caused the severe injury to his own eye.

"I saw everything with my own eyes, and I think that’s the grenade that burst my eye," he remembered.

The abduction was sudden and brutal. Ohel was thrown "like a sack of potatoes" into a pickup truck, dripping blood from severe wounds to his head, shoulder, and eye. "They tore me from reality and put me in hell in a second," he stated, describing his terror at crossing the border fence with no sign of the Israeli Air Force.

Abused, Starved, and Chained.

Ohel and other captives were taken to a hospital where they faced a hostile, hate-filled mob. "Call them uninvolved?" he asked dismissively. "Everyone is involved there." The initial medical treatment was barbaric; he was crudely stitched up with no anesthesia, forbidden to scream or speak, and remained chained for months.

"You never experienced starvation, you were never chained for a year and a half. Chained like a monkey, and eating like a dog. There, you are not a human being, you are an animal," he stressed.

The physical torment was compounded by mental anguish. They survived on meager portions, a single pita and four tablespoons of peas a day, or sometimes only dry dates, even though they knew the terrorists had food. Ohel said they constantly looked like skeletons, which pleased their captors.

The "Father's Hug" and The Music.

His only anchor during weeks of isolation was Eli Sharabi. They met 52 days into captivity after being moved to the tunnels. Ohel described Sharabi as being "like a father" to him. "He was there to hug a father’s hug," Ohel recounted, recalling how Sharabi comforted him when he punched a wall in despair. Sharabi, whose daughters Noya and Yahel were killed on October 7, carried Ohel through the ordeal. The two promised to survive for their waiting families.

To keep his sanity, Ohel, a pianist, would secretly sing while the terrorists prepared food nearby. They told him to stop, as their faith forbids music. But he continued, clinging to the memory of the music, unaware that a grand piano awaited him in Hostages Square at home.

Sexual Harassment and The Final Moments.

Ohel revealed that the terror escalated when he was left alone in the tunnel after Sharabi and others were taken out as part of a temporary deal. He faced threats and sexual harassment from the guards.

"I went in to shower and he came to shampoo me... He put shampoo on his hand and started to soap me in the shower. He was touching me," Ohel bravely recounted. He pushed the terrorist away, who insisted he only wanted to ensure Ohel didn't get a rash. "Luckily, it didn't go further," Ohel said.

Ohel’s survival was secured months later. As he was being driven away by the Red Cross, an organization he slammed as "disgraceful", he saw the Israeli soldiers fighting for him. He was overcome, not with relief for himself, but with the sight of the older reservists, "f***ing grown-up people, with families and children," who were fighting for his freedom.

Upon learning that his father figure, Eli Sharabi, had lost his entire family, Ohel finally broke down. He concluded that while he was "a dead person for two years," he is now "not a victim" but a survivor, ready to "devour this world." JFeed

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Trump pushes for 'strong and true dialogue' between Israel, Syria. This statement came during a meeting between Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and US Special Envoy Tom Barrack in Damascus. By Amichai Stein, Jerusalem Post Staff. December 1, 2025. JPost

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Authorities charge two French teens for planning ISIS-linked antisemitic terror attack - report French authorities charged two teens with an ISIS-inspired terror conspiracy after finding messages suggesting a planned antisemitic attack.

By Eli Leon. December 2, 2025. Two French teenagers who were radicalized by ISIS terrorists were charged with conspiracy to carry out an antisemitic terror attack, French outlet Le Parisien reported on Monday. JPost

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Nick Fuentes complains about being left off StopAntisemitism's ‘Antisemite of the Year’ list StopAntisemitism named Tucker Carlson, Ms Rachel, Marcia Cross, and Cynthia Nixon, among others, as finalists for the award. Previous finalists, including Fuentes, are not nominated again.

(Nick Fuentes sits down for an interview with Tucker Carlson, Oct. 28, 2025).

By Andrew Lapin/JTA December 2, 2025. Nick Fuentes says he feels snubbed by StopAntisemitism, which neglected to include him among its finalists for “Antisemite of the Year.”

The group’s finalists, announced Sunday, include conservative pundit Tucker Carlson, whose friendly interview with Fuentes has splintered the conservative movement. JPost

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NYC Jewish groups to hold solidarity rally for Park East Synagogue. Jewish groups across New York are planning a solidarity rally near Park East Synagogue weeks after an anti-Israel protest targeted an Aliyah event.

By Michael Starr. December 2, 2025. New York City Jewish groups are organizing a solidarity rally near the Park East Synagogue on Thursday, a few weeks after a controversial anti-Israel protest against an Aliyah event held at the synagogue.

The United Jewish Appeal Federation of New York, Jewish Community Relations Council, Anti-Defamation League New York/New Jersey, American Jewish Congress New York, and New York Board of Rabbis said in an advertisement for the event that they were organizing the rally to stand together as proud New Yorkers, Jews, and Zionists. JPost

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Andrea Bocelli hosts former Gaza hostage Segev Kalfon for private concert at Miami home Former hostage Segev Kalfon, held for 738 days, endured beatings, psychological torture, and being pressured to convert to Islam during Hamas captivity.

By Jerusalem Post Staff. December 2, 2025. Internationally recognized Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli hosted former Gaza hostage Segev Kalfon for a private concert at the artist's home in Miami, Florida, last week.

Bocelli, who has previously expressed sympathy for Israelis freed from Hamas captivity, along with his wife Veronica, welcomed Kalfon for a day of music, conversation, and support. JPost

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AI Images of Suffering Gazans Spark Fury Not surprising. AI Images of Suffering Gazans Spark Fury These AI abominations are the digital equivalent of a bad Photoshop job on a dating profile, overhyped, underdelivering.

Gila Isaacson Dec 2, 2025 04:52 JFeed

Two soldiers lightly wounded in West Bank terror stabbing attack, assailant killed by IDF Magen David Adom noted that its paramedics subsequently arrived at the scene and provided medical care to the men.

By Sam Halpern. December 2, 2025.

Two soldiers were mildly wounded in a stabbing attack near the Israeli settlement of Ateret in the West Bank on Tuesday morning, and the terrorist who perpetrated the incident was killed, according to the IDF.

"A short while ago, following a report that was received regarding a suspect near Ateret, IDF soldiers were dispatched to the area," the IDF stated. "While confronting the suspect, he began to stab the soldiers, who responded with fire and eliminated him." JPost

{GRPAHIC} Crazy New Footage Breaking: Terrorist Stabs 2 IDF Soldiers in Ateret | WATCH. Two soldiers were stabbed by a terrorist this morning (Tuesday). The terrorist has been neutralized and the soldiers are being treated at the scene.

Gila Isaacson. Dec 2, 2025 00:44 JFeed

Two Terror Attacks in Days. Update: Female Soldier Injured in Ramming Attack Near Kiryat Arba, Terrorist Flees to Hebron

A female IDF soldier sustained light injuries in a ramming attack near Kiryat Arba, with forces opening fire and launching a massive pursuit after the terrorist fled in his vehicle into the city of Hebron.

Eliana Fleming Dec 1, 2025 17:34 JFeed

Terrorist draws knife, lunges at soldiers. Footage shows the moment a terrorist stabbed two soldiers as they were questioning him near the town of Ateret. Israel National News. Dec 2, 2025, 11:11 AM INN

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Terrorist who rammed soldier near Hebron eliminated Uzi Baruch Dec 2, 2025, 7:21 AM INN

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Ramallah and Hebron: IDF raids and seals HQ of PFLP-tied 'agricultural' organization. Israel National News. Dec 2, 2025, 11:39 AM INN

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Ex-kibbutz security chief who fought off Hamas on Oct. 7 opens coffee stand near Gaza border. Rony Sfedj, who held off terrorists for hours in Kfar Kissufim during the attack, now runs a roadside coffee stand serving soldiers and bereaved families near the Gaza border as a message of resilience and community. Roni Green Shaulov|12.01.25 | YNet

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio With Sean Hannity of Fox News’ Hannity Interview. Marco Rubio, Secretary of State. Washington, D.C. December 2, 2025. [...] QUESTION: We talk a lot, and a lot of people talk in the Make America Great Again movement, about America First. And I believe in America First, but I also believe that we have to have insight, wisdom, understanding that goes along with that. And it seems like every one of the examples I just gave you where the President did use the might of the U.S. military, it’s against radical Islam. And that threat, I think when people are chanting, “Death to Israel,” when they’re chanting, “Death to America,” specific threats against our country, I have not forgotten 9/11/01. What is the nature of radicalism that maybe some people don’t understand why it’s in America’s first interest?

SECRETARY RUBIO: Because ultimately all radical Islamic movements in the world identify the West writ large but the United States in particular as the greatest evil on the Earth. And every chance they have – the notion that somehow radical Islam would be comfortable with simply controlling some province in Iraq or Syria is just not borne out by history. Radical Islam has shown that their desire is not simply to occupy one part of the world and be happy with their own little caliphate; they want to expand. It is a – it’s revolutionary in its nature. It seeks to expand and control more territories and more people.

And radical Islam has designs, openly, on the West – on the United States, on Europe. We’ve seen that progress there as well. And they are prepared to conduct acts of terrorism – in the case of Iran, nation-state actions, assassinations, murders, you name it. Whatever it takes for them to gain their influence and ultimately their domination of different cultures and societies.

That’s a clear and imminent threat to the world and to the broader West, but especially to the United States, who they identify as the chief source of evil on the planet. Okay, the reason why they hate the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the leadership of the UAE, of Bahrain, is because they’ve allowed the United States to partner with them. That’s why they hate them. They consider them infidels for it. They hate Israel. But they also hate America, and they hate anywhere in the world that we have influence; they seek to attack it, including here in the homeland.

If you look at the domestic terrorist – at the attacks that have happened here domestically, the overwhelming majority of them have been inspired by radical Islamic viewpoints.

QUESTION: Do you —

SECRETARY RUBIO: And that includes the shooting in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. That includes the Saudi pilot in Pensacola, my home state. Two attacks that people seem to have forgotten... State.gov

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PA Textbooks: Six-year-olds to be taught about 'martyrs' Israel National News Dec 2, 2025, 10:09 AM INN

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Israel adopting messaging reforms, following Charlie Kirk's warning in final letter to Netanyahu The initiative is expected to expand over the coming year, incorporating multiple languages, shorter digital content, and first-person testimonies.

By Idan Kweller. December 2, 2025.

Israel is working to reshape its international messaging according to recommendations outlined in a final letter from US Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the country was “losing the information war” among young Americans.

Working with the Prime Minister’s Office, officials are gradually implementing key elements of Kirk’s message, which highlighted growing concern over Israel’s deteriorating image among younger audiences in America.

Kirk’s letter, sent shortly before his death, stood out not only for its timing but for its tone. Long considered a staunch supporter of Israel, Kirk, a prominent voice in the Christian evangelical and conservative movement, expressed deep concern over what he saw as a failure to communicate effectively with young Americans.

He described how, during campus events that drew thousands of students, questions about Israel were increasingly shaped by what he referred to as anti-Israel narratives. According to polling data he shared, nearly 50% of Americans aged 18 to 24 expressed sympathy for Hamas.

Kirk said the defeatist attitude of “Everyone already hates us, so what’s the point of trying?” had shaped Israel’s communication strategy. He called for Israel to move away from relying solely on American pro-Israel advocates and instead to develop a direct, independent voice to reach international audiences.

Rapid response team launched. In response, the government began establishing a rapid-response team to monitor online activity, identify negative trends in real time, and deliver counter-messaging. The team operates across government ministries and draws on techniques from US digital political campaigns. In addition, a central “facts site” has been launched to provide background, legal context, and historical information related to Israel and the region. This site serves as a foundation for a broader network of digital platforms targeting specific audiences, including university students, evangelical Christians, Latino communities, liberals, African Americans, and Jewish Americans.

The initiative is expected to expand over the coming year, incorporating multiple languages, shorter digital content, and first-person testimonies.

Centering Israeli voices. One of the main elements of the new strategy is the “first voice” model, a shift toward using Israelis to tell their own stories. These include civilians, evacuees, reservists, and individuals from minority communities. To support the effort, the government is providing influencers and other content creators with access to video production tools, editing services, and subtitling to ensure professional presentation. The move reflects Kirk’s argument that simply asserting “Israel is right” is no longer sufficient in shaping public opinion.

Instead, he wrote, audiences must “see faces, hear personal experiences, and feel humanity.”

Delegations and digital diplomacy Recent delegations to the United States, including survivors of captivity and individuals wounded in conflict, are part of the broader push to share Israel’s story with American audiences. Participants have appeared in US media, taken part in interviews, and spoken publicly – an approach that closely mirrors Kirk’s recommendations.

Unified messaging structure.

In another significant move, the government has adopted a unified communications model similar to that of the White House. A single spokesperson now serves as the central point for foreign media messaging, eliminating the previous fragmentation between spokespeople from the IDF, the Foreign Ministry, and the Prime Minister’s Office.

Shosh Bedrossian, the Prime Minister’s spokesperson for foreign media, took on the role just days after Kirk’s letter and his subsequent killing. She now delivers briefings and statements almost daily.

The decision to centralize media messaging is seen as a key step toward consistency, clarity, and focus in Israel’s international outreach efforts. JPost

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Terrorist eliminated. Female soldier injured in ramming attack near Hebron. Israel National News. Dec 2, 2025, 6:58 AM INN

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Hamas: Body of slain hostage handed over to Israel. Israel National News. Dec 2, 2025, 3:40 PM INN

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Netanyahu cancels statement on haredi draft bill as opposition slams legislation. Opposition leader Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) responded that Netanyahu canceled his statement “because he knows we know the details of the draft-evasion law, and he has no way to defend it.”

([15]. Ultra-Orthodox Jews carry a banner in Hebrew that reads, “to prison and not the army,” during a “million man” protest against military conscription, in Jerusalem October 30, 2025. Ultra-Orthodox Jews carry a banner in Hebrew that reads, “to prison and not the army,” during a “million man” protest against military conscription, in Jerusalem October 30, 2025. photo credit: Am Kadosh/Reuters)

By Keshet Neev. December 2, 2025.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled his planned statement on the controversial (ultra-Orthodox) conscription law, minutes before it was scheduled at press time on Tuesday, citing “scheduling constraints.”

The remarks were set to be made after a marathon of back-to-back meetings on the haredi conscription bill took place in the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, with lawmakers criticizing the legislation for not being nearly effective enough. JPost

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IDF kills three terrorists breaching Gaza ceasefire yellow line The Israeli Air Force eliminated the terrorists in separate incidents in both northern and southern Gaza. JNS Staff (Dec. 2, 2025 / JNS) Israeli forces killed three terrorists on Tuesday after they crossed a designated buffer zone and approached Israeli troops in separate incidents in northern and southern Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said.

Two of the terrorists were killed in southern Gaza after crossing the yellow line and posing an immediate threat to troops, according to an IDF statement. In a separate incident in northern Gaza, another terrorist was eliminated after similarly crossing the line.

The Israeli Air Force carried out the strikes in both cases.

IDF troops remain deployed in accordance with the ceasefire agreement and will continue to respond to immediate threats, the military said. JNS

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Israel warns Hezbollah racing to rebuild in Lebanon. Beirut is aware of the Iranian terror proxy's efforts to strengthen but there is no enforcement, according to the IDF. Joshua Marks.

(Dec. 2, 2025 / JNS) The Israel Defense Forces warned on Tuesday that the Hezbollah terrorist organization in Lebanon is rapidly rebuilding its military capabilities despite Jerusalem’s ongoing strikes since the ceasefire took hold over a year ago. JNS

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The Next Move. US Envoy Stunned: The Classified Evidence That Proves Hezbollah Is Preparing for All-Out War. As a critical deadline looms in Lebanon, Israel warns American officials about Hezbollah's alarming rearmament pace, escalating fears of a potential Israeli strike.

Eliana Fleming Dec 2, 2025 16:47 JFeed

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The Evidence They Couldn't Ignore. Massive Federal Probe Exposes UNRWA: The Secret Blacklist of Terror-Tied Staffers Federal investigators have launched a massive probe into the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), compiling a list of staffers with direct ties to the Hamas terror group to prevent their movement into US-funded aid programs.

Eliana Fleming. Dec 2, 2025 18:00 JFeed

The Evidence They Couldn't Ignore. Massive Federal Probe Exposes UNRWA: The Secret Blacklist of Terror-Tied Staffers Federal investigators have launched a massive probe into the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), compiling a list of staffers with direct ties to the Hamas terror group to prevent their movement into US-funded aid programs.

Eliana Fleming. Dec 2, 2025 18:00 JFeed

New evidence of Hezbollah’s accelerated armament. US envoy Morgan Ortagus receives evidence from senior Israeli officials pointing to Hezbollah’s rapid rearmament and Lebanon’s lack of action. Israel National News. Dec 3, 2025, 12:10 AM INN

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The Next Move. US Envoy Stunned: The Classified Evidence That Proves Hezbollah Is Preparing for All-Out War. As a critical deadline looms in Lebanon, Israel warns American officials about Hezbollah's alarming rearmament pace, escalating fears of a potential Israeli strike.

Eliana Fleming Dec 2, 2025 16:47 JFeed

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New evidence of Hezbollah’s accelerated armament. US envoy Morgan Ortagus receives evidence from senior Israeli officials pointing to Hezbollah’s rapid rearmament and Lebanon’s lack of action. Israel National News. Dec 3, 2025, 12:10 AM INN

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Israeli president hosts African Muslim leaders “I believe Africa should be a bridge of peace in our region,” said Isaac Herzog. JNS Staff. (Dec. 2, 2025 / JNS) Israeli President Isaac Herzog met in Jerusalem on Monday with a delegation of imams and Muslim leaders from across Africa, in the latest Israeli diplomatic outreach to the continent.

“I believe the future of this region is rooted in Jews and Muslims speaking to one another, building mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation — as we have seen in the Abraham Accords,” Herzog wrote on X. “We must work to expand this circle of peace in an era of brainwashing and spreading hatred.” JNS

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Two Jerusalem Arabs sentenced for bomb plot near Knesset Mustafa Abd Al-Nabi received a 12-year sentence, while Ahmad Natasha was sentenced to five years for the planned bombing attack. JNS Staff. (Dec. 2, 2025 / JNS) A Jerusalem court sentenced two eastern Jerusalem residents to prison on Tuesday for plotting a bombing attack near the Knesset, according to the State Prosecutor’s Office. JNS

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75% of Arab Israelis support Arab party joining government coalition post-war, survey reveals The survey, conducted by Tel Aviv University, examined the attitudes of Israel’s Arab population following the conclusion of the war in Gaza.

By Jerusalem Post Staff December 2, 2025. More than 75% of Israel’s Arab citizens support an Arab party joining the government coalition following the end of the war, a new study revealed.

The study surveyed the attitudes of Israel’s Arab population following the conclusion of the war in Gaza after October 7th, and was conducted by the Konrad Adenauer Program for Jewish-Arab Cooperation at the Moshe Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University. JPost

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US civil rights chief calls NY mayor-elect 'antisemitic demagogue'. US Civil Rights Chief Harmeet Dhillon calls New York’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani an 'antisemitic demagogue' and vows federal protection against rising hate crimes. Israel National News Dec 2, 2025, 8:27 PM (GMT+2) INN

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IDF reveals: Hezbollah assassinated Lebanese officials to hide role in Beirut blast. Hezbollah assassinated four Lebanese public figures who attempted to reveal that the August 2020 Beirut port explosion was caused by ammonium nitrate stored for Hezbollah’s use. Israel National News. Dec 2, 2025, 9:10 PM (GMT+2) INN

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Israeli researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov reveals: This is how I was tortured in Iraq. Elizabeth Tsurkov, the Israeli researcher who spent two and a half years in captivity under a pro-Iranian militia in Iraq, speaks about the physical and psychological abuse she endured. Nissan Tzur. Dec 2, 2025, 11:45 PM (GMT+2)

For the first time since her release from captivity, Israeli researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov is revealing the harrowing ordeal of abuse she suffered over the past two and a half years.

Tsurkov was taken hostage in March 2023 by Kataib Hezbollah, a pro-Iranian Iraqi terrorist organization. In an interview with the BBC, she described how her captors discovered she was Israeli, after which she was subjected to severe physical and psychological torture.

“During the first month, they starved me and interrogated me, but at the time they didn't know about my Israeli citizenship. They're simply convinced that all foreigners are spies,” Tsurkov recounted.

She initially told her captors she was a Russian citizen, but after they examined her phone, "because I'm not a spy and don't have multiple encrypted devices, everything showed that I'm Israeli."

Immediately afterward, her captors began torturing her brutally. According to Tsurkov, the torture included electrocutions, beatings, whippings, sexual abuse and what she described as Middle Eastern "specialities".

"Being hung from the ceiling with hands cuffed behind my back. Being hung with the hands above my head. [There is] a particular method that is used in Iraq. It's called 'the scorpion'. You get handcuffed with [your] shoulders crossed behind the back. It often leads to dislocation of shoulders."

She said that throughout her captivity, she tried inventing various conspiracy theories to lessen the torture, even “confessing” to things she had not done in hopes of stopping the abuse. "They would torture me so I would give them these confessions that I would invent, and then they simply got greedy. So, they would return, hang me by my wrists and start beating me with a stick and using even harsher methods of torture and saying, 'I want something new.'"

Torture, isolation and threats in captivity After 100 days of severe abuse, Tsurkov was transferred to another hideout, where she said the torture stopped.

Ultimately, after two and a half years in captivity, she was released on September 9 this year following US pressure and with the assistance of Iraqi security services. INN

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Manhattan Institute poll finds 17% of GOP members are ‘anti-Jewish Republicans’. The poll suggests that majorities of Hispanic, black and young male Republican voters “believe the Holocaust was greatly exaggerated or did not happen.” Andrew Bernard. Tucker Carlson speaking with attendees at the Indiana University tour stop of the "This Is The Turning Point" tour at IU Auditorium in Bloomington, Ind., Oct. 21, 2025).

(Dec. 2, 2025 / JNS) JNS

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'We will not abandon the Golan'. UN passes resolution against Israel’s Golan presence. Elad Benari. Dec 3, 2025, 2:06 AM INN

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Anti-Israel Protesters Vandalize Memorial to Murdered 2-Year-Old. “Free Palestine” was spray-painted nearby December 2, 2025 by Daniel Greenfield.

Why did Hamas think it could commit horrifying atrocities and get rewarded for it politically? It worked for the PLO, didn’t it.

On Shemini Atzeret, 1982, parents brought their children to the Great Synagogue for the local tradition of Birkat HaYeladim, when the rabbi blesses the children on that day. As they were preparing to leave after the service, PLO terrorists attacked with hand grenades and a machine gun, killing 2-year-old Stefano Tache and wounding 34 people, including his 4-year-old brother and parents.

According to the documents revealed Friday, Italian internal intelligence, then-known as Servizio per le Informazioni e la Sicurezza Democratica (SISDE), sent several warnings to the government that groups of Palestinian students “intended” to attack Jewish targets in Rome. At the top of the list of possible targets was the synagogue.

A follow-up warning sent to the Italian interior ministry cited a “usually reliable source” as saying the Abu Nidal group planned to carry out an attack during the Jewish holiday period and was likely to hit Jewish sites as the Israeli embassy was too well guarded.

But despite the warnings, not only was security not increased, but on the day of the attack, the police vehicle that usually stood outside the synagogue on holidays was absent, the documents showed.... FPM

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Radical Rebrand. Gaza War Fuels Surge in UK Conversions: 20% Turn to Islam Blaming Israel for Terror. New UK study links Gaza war outrage to 20% rise in Islam conversions, a radicalization red flag where Hamas propaganda lures the uninformed into terrorist sympathy. Eliana Fleming. Dec 3, 2025. JFeed

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Body of slain hostage Sudthisak Rinthalak returned to Israel. Prime Minister's Office announces that the body of deceased hostage Sudthisak Rinthalak has been returned to Israel. Gaza terror groups are still holding the body of Yassam officer Ran Gvili. Israel National News. Published: Dec 3, 2025, 12:51 PM (GMT+2) Updated: 12/4/2025, 8:18:00 AM INN

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Column. Campus Antisemitism. CAIR’s ‘pay-for-Jew-hatred’ policy. The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations launched a “Champions of Justice Fund” that pays $1,000 “educational grants” to students disciplined for anti-Israel actions.

Mitchell Bard. (Dec. 3, 2025 / JNS)

For years, the Palestinian Authority has rewarded terrorism through its “pay-to-slay” stipends—monthly salaries for Palestinians who murder Jews and for the families of “martyrs,” including suicide bombers. Some of the killers recently freed in Israel’s hostage exchanges have even become millionaires. That morally bankrupt model is now being replicated inside the United States. Hamas’s supporters here have created their own incentive system—this time to reward anti-Israel activism on American campuses.

The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) launched a “Champions of Justice Fund” that pays $1,000 “educational grants” to students disciplined for anti-Israel actions. In October 2024 alone, CAIR-CA distributed $20,000 to protestors from elite universities like Harvard University, Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania.

According to the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI), the fund raised more than $64,000 and framed unlawful encampments as “acts of solidarity,” urging universities to collaborate with demonstrators and portraying police enforcement as “violence.” NCRI’s Joel Finkelstein warned, “These programs support students after acts of criminality and violence, creating a reward structure for building the most militant face of the movement. This is how ideologies metastasize.”

This is not an aberration.

CAIR has a documented, decades-long record of extremism. Founded by leaders of the Islamic Association for Palestine (IAP)—described by the U.S. government as part of Hamas’s “propaganda apparatus—CAIR is led by Nihad Awad, IAP’s former public-relations director. Awad publicly declared, “I am in support of the Hamas movement” in 1994. He eulogized Sheikh Abdul-Majid al-Zindani, a recruiter and fundraiser for Al-Qaeda. He asserts that “Zionist organizations” are “enemies of the Muslim community” and are the “core of the Islamophobia network in the United States.” He has claimed that the “Zionist lobby, or pro-Israel” lobby has corrupted Congress.

Astonishingly, the Biden administration had listed CAIR among the organizations that would help implement its national strategy to counter antisemitism. Then came Oct. 7.

Awad publicly celebrated the massacre as Palestinians “breaking the siege,” while denying Israel the right to self-defense, later offering a farcical, antisemitic “clarification” that the attackers were merely taking a symbolic walk on “ethnically cleansed land.” It wasn’t clear which “average Palestinians” he was referring to when the video footage shot by the terrorists showed “civilians” participating in the attack.

The White House disavowed the organization and erased its name from the antisemitism plan’s website. Spokesman Andrew Bates said that “we condemn these shocking, antisemitic statements in the strongest terms.”

Other CAIR officials have echoed similar themes: comparing Israel to Nazi Germany, denying Israel’s right to self-defense and cheering Hamas’s atrocities as “decolonization.” CAIR was named an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation terrorism-financing trial, where Hamas funders were convicted, prompting the FBI to sever all ties in 2008.

Lawmakers have taken notice. Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) introduced legislation urging the U.S. State Department to designate CAIR as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. “This takes long-overdue action to confront the terrorist threat posed by CAIR, a Trojan horse for terrorism operating inside our own borders,” said Fine.

He noted that “CAIR still maintains a direct relationship with Hamas” and “is a group that celebrated the massacre on Oct. 7, saying it made them ‘happy.’” In an interview with The Daily Signal, Fine said CAIR is an “orchestrated Muslim terror front intended to legitimize Muslim terror and to shut down critics of it.”

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) requested that Internal Revenue Service commissioner Billy Long investigate CAIR’s nonprofit status “due to the group’s ties to terrorist organizations like Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood.”

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has already acted, designating CAIR as an FTO under state law and barring it from acquiring land. “The actions taken by the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR to support terrorism across the globe and subvert our laws through violence, intimidation and harassment are unacceptable,” he said.

By adopting its own “pay-to-slay” model (“pay-for-Jew-hatred”), CAIR has again revealed that it is an organization that excuses terror, rewards antisemitism and works to mainstream extremism under the veneer of civil rights advocacy. The federal government should follow Texas’s lead. The State Department and IRS must strip CAIR of its tax-exempt status and formally designate it for what its record plainly shows it to be. JNS

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Victims sue for tens of thousands of shekels 5 years after attack. Two Jews who were sprayed with pepper spray by an Arab attacker in Jerusalem have filed a civil lawsuit for 60,000 shekels. Israel National News. Published: Dec 3, 2025, 9:38 PM (GMT+2)

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Two Jewish men who were attacked with pepper spray in the Old City of Jerusalem about five years ago have submitted a civil lawsuit for 60,000 NIS against the assailant, with legal representation from the Honenu organization.

The attack occurred in May 2021. The perpetrator was arrested following the incident and sentenced to 10 months in prison. Now that the criminal proceedings have concluded, the civil suit has been filed with the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court.

In the lawsuit, attorney Chaim Bleicher of Honenu describes the sequence of events:

"One of the plaintiffs was riding his bicycle in the Old City when he saw the defendant and another individual attacking Jews. The plaintiff followed the attacker and called the police. When they reached Chabad Street, the attacker turned toward two additional Jewish men, including the second plaintiff, and began shouting. At that point, he noticed the first plaintiff reporting him to the police, distanced himself, then returned and sprayed both of them with pepper spray. The two suffered severe eye irritation and required treatment from Magen David Adom medics at the scene. They claim the incident caused physical and psychological harm that warrants compensation."

Attorney Bleicher stated that such legal actions are essential for deterrence:

"We will continue working to ensure that Islamic terror rioters pay a heavy price for their actions. The knowledge that anyone who assaults Jews will pay dearly, and for many years, creates deterrence against terrorism and strengthens citizens' sense of security in our capital, Jerusalem." INN

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Senate panel advances Trump nominee on Jew-hatred. If confirmed by the full Senate, the Chabad rabbi would become the second Chassid to be approved by the Senate for a senior administration position..

(Dec. 3, 2025 / JNS) The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations advanced the nomination of Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun to be the Trump administration’s special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism in a bipartisan vote on Wednesday.

If confirmed by the full Senate, the Chabad rabbi would become the second Chassid to be approved by the Senate for a senior administration position after Mitchell Silk was confirmed as assistant secretary of the treasury for international markets during the first Trump administration in 2020. JNS

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Body of slain hostage transferred to IDF. An official statement by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror organization claims it found the body of a slain hostage in the northern Gaza Strip. Israel National News. Dec 3, 2025, 6:10 PM INN

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300 women's rights activists, rabbis urge removal of UN denier of Hamas rape In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the 300 signatories expressed their “horror and outrage” at Reem Alsalem’s rape-denial. Israel National News. Dec 3, 2025, 10:11 PM (GMT+2)

Reem Alsalem, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, wrote on X on November 14, 2025, that “No independent investigation found that rape took place on the 7th of October."

In a letter to the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, more than 300 women’s rights advocates, rabbis, Jewish studies scholars and community activists expressed their “horror and outrage” at Alsalem’s rape-denial. They pointed out that two UN reports, one by the Secretary-General himself, have confirmed that Hamas committed rapes and other sexual atrocities against Israeli women.

The signatories include the former U.S. Ambassador for Combating Antisemitism, Prof. Deborah E. Lipstadt; the past chairman of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Rabbi Dr. Irving (Yitz) Greenberg; Dr. Judith Rosenbaum, head of the Jewish Women’s Archives; Rabbi Dr. Deborah Waxman, president of Reconstructing Judaism; Hebrew College president Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld; two past presidents of the Association for Jewish Studies, Prof. Jonathan Sarna and Prof. David Berger; and Prof. Deborah Dash Moore, multiple National Jewish Book Award laureate.

The petition was organized by Prof. R. Amy Elman of Kalamazoo College, in Michigan, and Dr. Rafael Medoff, historian and author of the new book, The Road to October 7.

Prof. Elman said: “The targeted sexual abuse of Israelis by Hamas and its supporters is one weapon in the arsenal of those seeking Israel’s obliteration. It’s outrageous that deniers such as Reem Alsalem are aiding and abetting the sexual violence by claiming it never happened. These apologists should be ashamed of themselves.”

Dr. Medoff commented: “If a UN official made such a remark concerning rape victims from any other ethnic or religious group, there would be an international uproar. The same standard should apply to Israeli Jewish women who were sexually assaulted by Hamas terrorists.” INN

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UN spokesman doesn’t name Albanese but refutes controversial comment on press freedom “It is very clear that journalists should never come under any violence,” Stéphane Dujarric said, after the special rapporteur said that an attack on an Italian paper should be a “warning.” Mike Wagenheim.

(Dec. 3, 2025 / JNS) Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, didn’t name Francesca Albanese in response to a question from JNS about the special rapporteur’s comment that appeared to partly justify an attack on journalists. But he rejected her statement in strong terms.

Albanese, whom the global body considers an independent “expert” and who has denounced Israel frequently in ways that U.S., Israeli and other diplomats have called Jew-hatred, drew criticism from across the Italian political spectrum, including the left, when she responded to an anti-Israel attack on the offices of Italian paper La Stampa on Nov. 28.

After the attack, Albanese, an Italian native, reportedly said that “we must not commit acts of violence against anyone, but at the same time this should also serve as a warning to the press to go back to doing its work.”

The comment was widely viewed as a threat that journalists should cover the war against Hamas in Gaza differently.

Dujarric told JNS during the Tuesday U.N. press briefing that, for Guterres, “it is very clear that journalists should never come under any violence wherever they may be, whether that violence is physical or whether that violence is verbal, whether they are intimidated.”

“Journalists need to be able to do their work freely, and they should never ever be intimidated,” he said.

Dujarric did not address Albanese’s comments directly, in line with a broad U.N. policy that special rapporteurs and independent “experts” appointed by the U.N. Human Rights Council are beyond Guterres’ purview.

Separately, Dujarric told JNS that it is a priority for Guterres to wind down the U.N. peacekeeping mission on the Israel-Lebanon border.

Envoys of the states that are U.N. Security Council members are slated to visit the region later this week with officials from the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon, as UNIFIL approaches its mandated conclusion at the end of 2026, despite renewed tensions on the border.

The Security Council’s resolution to shutter UNIFIL operations calls on Guterres to present options for proceeding without a UNIFIL presence in 2027. Multiple diplomats told JNS that ambassadors of states that are council members aim to return from the trip with ideas for Guterres.

The U.N. secretary-general’s radar “is wide and it is deep,” Dujarric told JNS, when asked if the UNIFIL issue had Guterres’s attention.

“Of course it’s a priority,”

said, noting Guterres’s longstanding support for the mission. That has come amid persistent efforts by Israel, and more recently the United States, to close the mission in the wake of accusations of its ineffectiveness and passive complicity in Hezbollah’s military buildup in southern Lebanon.

JNS

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Rafah Crossing to reopen, allowing Gazans to exit to Egypt. Gaza residents to be allowed to exit Gaza into Egypt, subject to coordination and oversight. Israel National News. Dec 3, 2025, 9:54 PM (GMT+2) INN

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IDF Soldier seriously injured in clash with terrorists in Rafah. 4 soldiers were wounded,1 seriously, when terrorists emerged from a tunnel in eastern Rafah and confronted IDF troops. Israel National News. Published: Dec 3, 2025, 7:18 PM (GMT+2) INN

Four Israeli troops wounded in Rafah clash with terrorists. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu implied that the incident constituted a violation of the terms of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. JNS Staff. (Dec. 3, 2025 / JNS) An Israel Defense Forces soldier was severely wounded, with three others sustaining lighter injuries, on Wednesday after encountering terrorists leaving a tunnel in the Gaza Strip, the military said.

In the eastern Rafah area in southern Gaza, troops encountered “several terrorists who emerged from an underground terrorist infrastructure,” the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said in a statement. JNS

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Rafah tunnel terrorists in constant contact with Hamas leadership. All Hamas terror cells hiding in Rafah’s tunnels remain in continuous contact with the group’s senior military leadership, contradicting Hamas’ public claim that the cells act independently, Kan News reports. Israel National News. Dec 3, 2025, 10:53 PM INN

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Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza following Rafah tunnel ambush. Hours earlier, terrorists ambushed Golani troops, wounding four; Jerusalem accuses Hamas of violating the ceasefire amid delays in returning the last hostage bodies. Yoav Zitun, Einav Halabi|12.3.25. YNet

Rafah Flashpoint. Hamas Leadership Terrified of Israeli Surprise Attack as Rafah Crossing Announcement Ignites Egypt War. Fear of targeted assassinations and a swift return to war has gripped the Hamas leadership following recent Israeli strikes, even as a contentious announcement to open the Rafah border crossing sparks a diplomatic row with Egypt. Eliana Fleming. Dec 3, 2025 13:51 JFeed

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Using ChatGPT to Build Bombs. Terror Plot Foiled: Israeli Teen Planned to Attack Soldiers at Bus Station After ISIS and Hamas Influence A young man from the Negev region has been arrested and indicted after planning a terror attack against soldiers at a Be'er Sheva bus station, inspired by ISIS and later Hamas, and attempting to construct explosive devices.

Eliana Fleming. Dec 3, 2025 14:33

Counter-Terror Operation Foils Planned Attack.

A joint operation by Israel's Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) and the Police has revealed that a resident of the Negev, approximately 18 years old, was arrested last month on suspicion of planning a terror attack at a bus station in Be'er Sheva. The operation was launched after intelligence indicated the suspect's increasingly radicalized activities.

Following the investigation, the Southern District Prosecution filed a serious indictment against the young man today (Wednesday), which includes charges of preparation for an act of terrorism, receiving instruction for terror purposes, and weapons offenses.

Investigation findings indicate that the suspect began actively browsing channels and websites affiliated with the ISIS terror group as far back as 2020. This exposure led him to decide on carrying out a stabbing attack at a bus station frequented by soldiers in the city. To prepare, he purchased a knife and began practicing its use while searching for instructional videos online on "how to stab people."

Switching Allegiance and Planning Explosives.

The suspect's plans later escalated. He decided to execute the attack using explosive devices or a suicide belt. Notably, following the events of October 7th, the accused decided to rebrand his planned attack as being on behalf of the Hamas terror group rather than ISIS.

In recent months, the young man began constructing improvised explosive devices. However, fearing that the initial devices would fail during the attack, he unsuccessfully tried to acquire a handgun to ensure the plot's success. Due to the difficulty in obtaining necessary materials to complete the construction of the explosives, the accused ultimately decided to replace his two initial devices with a simpler one and discarded the first two into a trash can near his home.

Wider Network of Radicalization This case is part of a series of arrests highlighting the issue of self-radicalization and terror-inspired plotting within Israel.

Just last month, a 14-year-old resident of Jaffa was arrested in Ramallah in a joint operation led by the Tel Aviv Central Unit and directed by the Shin Bet. The investigation revealed that the youth had established contact with both ISIS and Hamas, providing them with videos and documentation of structures in Israel allegedly related to security forces. It was further reported that the autistic 14-year-old, who taught himself languages, traveled alone to Jenin to prepare explosives and successfully created devices whose functionality remains under investigation. The youth reportedly exchanged messages with ChatGPT for hours on how to construct an explosive device and viewed Hamas instructional videos.

Furthermore, two months ago, an indictment was filed against Najib Dik, a 25-year-old resident of Baqa al-Gharbiya. Dik was arrested after pledging allegiance to the ISIS terror group and planning a deadly attack. According to the prosecution, Dik considered attaching an explosive device to a kiosk near Moshav Ma'or where soldiers were present, aiming to cause fatalities. He even drove around the area listening to jihadist songs but did not carry out his plan. His indictment detailed that he systematically viewed terror and execution videos, downloaded guides for making explosives, and read aloud the ISIS oath, thereby considering himself a full member of the terror organization. JFeed

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Italy turns on UN's Francesca Albanese for comments excusing violence against journalists and Israel. Albanese, long criticized in Israel for inflammatory accusations, faces backlash at home after appearing to justify a pro-Palestinian mob’s attack on a major newsroom, prompting mayors to reconsider honors. Daniel Bettini | published: 12.4.25 | 01:28

For years, her voice has been prominent on every platform critical of Israel, especially over the past two years during the war in Gaza. Francesca Albanese, the Italian special rapporteur for the UN Human Rights Council on the Palestinian territories, has become one of the most aggressive and visible faces of Italy’s anti-Israel left.

She rarely misses a chance to level harsh accusations at Israel and to encourage rhetoric that critics say borders on incitement. Israel and the United States, along with many figures in Italy’s Jewish community and politicians on the right, have accused her of antisemitism. YNet

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Israel’s defining year captured through the lens 'Local Testimony 2025,' Israel’s top. photojournalism exhibition, opens at the Eretz Israel Museum, showcasing powerful images from a year marked by war with Iran, hostage returns, civil unrest, and moments of resilience and humanity. ynet|12.4.25 21:41

The year 2025 was one of the most turbulent and painful in Israel’s history. Hostages returned, war broke out with Iran, fires swept through the north, violence flared in the West Bank, and civil unrest shook major cities.

All of these shaped a reality marked by fear, resilience, and moments of human grace. Amid an overwhelming flow of information and images that sometimes blurred the truth, photojournalism offered clarity, a way to pause, to witness, and to remember. YNet

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Culture Triumphs Over Hate. Israel Confirmed for Eurovision 2026: Four Countries Immediately Quit Following the Historic Vote. In a victory against cultural discrimination, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) decisively voted to allow Israel’s participation in Eurovision 2026, triggering an immediate and divisive withdrawal by several anti-Israel nations. Eliana Fleming. Dec 4, 2025. JFeed

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The Dual Message. Direct Threat: Iran Launches Massive Naval Drill in Persian Gulf, Issues Warning to US Vessels Iran's Revolutionary Guards commenced a large-scale naval exercise in the Persian Gulf, showcasing sophisticated air defense systems and delivering a "dual message" of regional friendship and stern deterrence to adversaries, primarily the United States.

Eliana Fleming. Dec 4, 2025 JFeed

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High-Value Kill. WATCH: Son of Senior Hamas Official Killed Alongside Top Rafah Terror Leaders While Fleeing Tunnel Complex. A precise Israeli operation successfully neutralized the entire chain of command of Hamas’s East Rafah Battalion, including the commander and his deputy, after they were caught attempting a desperate escape from an underground tunnel network. Eliana Fleming Dec 4, 2025 [16] JFeed

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"Inevitable Destiny

Hamas Celebrates: Terror Group Gloats Over Death of Anti-Hamas Militia Leader Yasser Abu Shabib. Hamas has openly celebrated the death of Yasser Abu Shabib, the leader of a local militia group in the Gaza Strip, calling his fate the "inevitable destiny" of those who betray their people and serve Israel.

Eliana Fleming Dec 4, 2025 JFeed

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Hamas fears eliminations: Even air conditioners banned. Israel National News. Dec 5, 2025, 4:40 AM INN ____

Egypt opposes division of the Gaza Strip. Dalit Halevi. Dec 5, 2025, 4:23 AM INN

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After long suspension. easyJet to resume Israel flights in March 2026. Israel National News. Dec 5, 2025, 5:47 AM INN

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JD Vance rejects claim that antisemitism is growing inside the GOP, breaking his silence on topic. Vice President JD Vance dismissed warnings of rising antisemitism in GOP circles, pushing back on conservatives who cite growing influence from far Right figures.

By Asaf Elia-shalev/JTA. December 5, 2025.

Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that he does not believe antisemitism is surging inside the Republican Party, pushing back on prominent conservatives who have raised alarms about hostility toward Jews among young right-wing activists.

“I do think it’s important to call this stuff out when I see it. I also, when I talk to young conservatives, I don’t see some simmering antisemitism that’s exploding,” Vance told NBC News in an interview marking his first year in office.

Vance said antisemitism is wrong, stating that “judging anybody based on their skin color or immutable characteristics, I think, is fundamentally anti-American and anti-Christian.” (Vance himself is a convert to Catholicism who recently said he hopes his Hindu wife chooses to become a Christian in the future.)

Vance added, “In any bunch of apples, you have bad people. But my attitude on this is we should be firm in saying antisemitism and racism is wrong. … I think it’s kind of slanderous to say that the Republican Party, the conservative movement, is extremely antisemitic.”

These remarks amount to Vance’s most direct response to Sen. Ted Cruz and other prominent figures on the right who have, in recent weeks, warned of rising antisemitism among conservatives, especially after Tucker Carlson, a Vance ally, hosted Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes on his podcast.

(Nick Fuentes sits down for an interview with Tucker Carlson, Oct. 28, 2025. credit: screenshot)

Vance’s comments land amid a larger, unresolved debate inside Republican circles over how seriously to treat the rise of explicitly antisemitic figures such as Fuentes, whose online “groyper” movement has attracted a following among young GOP staffers and activists. Jewish conservatives and other right-leaning commentators have expressed alarm at Fuentes’ influence, estimating that significant numbers of junior Republican staffers consume his content. Fuentes has described “organized Jewry” as a threat to American unity.

Vance’s silence on antisemitism was a prominent topic of conversation at a recent confab for Jewish conservatives, where speakers questioned his close association with Carlson.

President Donald Trump recently defended Carlson after the podcast host interviewed Fuentes, saying, “You can’t tell him who to interview."

Trump's alleged connections with far Right activists, including Fuentes, Kanye, Tucker Carlson.

Carlson campaigned for Trump in 2024 and remains influential within the administration. Trump himself met with Fuentes and Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, at Mar-a-Lago in 2022, later claiming he did not know who Fuentes was.

Vance has taken a similarly restrained approach. He defended Carlson’s son, Buckley, from accusations of antisemitism without addressing Carlson’s interview with Fuentes. In October, he was criticized for responding to a college student’s question about Jews and Israel without acknowledging its antisemitic framing. JPost

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'Nothing frees you from bringing a living hostage back dead,' IDF intelligence officer says. A senior reserve IDF intelligence officer who spent 11 years with the Goldin and Shaul families breaks his silence on missed chances, the hunt for October 7 hostages and why he believes every captive can be brought home. Eti Abramov|12.5.25 YNet

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The Future of War: Israel Takes Global Lead on Military Innovation With New AI Division, Iron Beam Laser System. By David Swindle. December 4, 2025

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced this week a revolutionary reorganization of the technology and artificial intelligence capabilities of the Jewish state’s military, unveiling new plans to prepare for future warfare with cutting-edge advancements.

Israel’s major defense overhaul, unveiled on Tuesday, comes in preparation for the deployment of the long-anticipated “Iron Beam” laser interceptor system, which will be delivered to the military at the end of the month.

Under the name “Bina” — Hebrew word “intelligence” — the IDF has chosen to shut down its Lotem Unit from the C41 Corps, replacing it with the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Division and the Spectrum Division. The latter will focus on communications and electronic warfare with an emphasis on threats from Iran, China, and Russia.

The AI Division will grow through merging other sections within the IDF, including Mamram (the abbreviation for the Center of Computing and Information Systems) and software development units Shahar and Mitzpen. This consolidation of AI-development related divisions intends both to intensify security and avoid accidentally duplicating research efforts. The project will align with Israel’s Project Nimbus cloud computing program supplied by Amazon and Google.

The IDF also announced the ICT Division, which will focus on satellite warfare in outer space.

According to the military, about 50 percent of the new divisions are composed of women soldiers, with female officers comprising 40 percent of the senior command including two of the five top leadership positions. Algemeiner

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US Lawmakers Advance Bill to Designate Muslim Brotherhood as Terrorist Organization. December 4, 2025. The US House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday advanced legislation to designate the entire Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist Organization. Algemeiner

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Australia Sees Continued Surge in Antisemitic Attacks as Jewish Leaders Warn of Global Threat December 4, 2025. Antisemitic incidents in Australia remained at “unprecedentedly high levels” ... Algemeiner

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Protesters ‘targeted Jewish community’ at Los Angeles synagogue, rabbi says. Rabbi Joel Nickerson, of Wilshire Boulevard Temple, told JNS that it was a “disturbing outbreak of hate.” Aaron Bandler.

(Dec. 4, 2025 / JNS) Things “turned unlawful,” and two people were arrested—one for battery and the other for vandalism—after a group protested outside and within Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Jeff Lee, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department, told JNS.

Private citizens held the suspects, who were then transported to the police department and booked, Lee said.

Rabbi Joel Nickerson, senior rabbi of the Reform congregation, told JNS that “these individuals targeted the Jewish community and chose to disrupt a community event on synagogue property that was focused on advancing public safety in Koreatown.”

The temple, the oldest synagogue in Los Angeles, is located in the city’s Koreatown neighborhood. Video footage that circulated on social media appeared to show protesters shouting, including cursing, at people entering the synagogue and at people who were already inside during the event. Some footage showed a broken vase with an Israeli flag on the ground.

The footage also appeared to capture someone yelling “get out of our synagogue” at the protesters, and “there’s a nursery downstairs.” Someone responded, “and there are children[sic] in Palestine,” per the footage. JNS

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Hamas Braces for Israeli Operations Abroad, Continued Clan Opposition in Gaza. By Ailin Vilches Arguello. December 5, 2025.

Hamas is increasingly preparing for what it sees as an imminent Israeli attempt to assassinate senior leaders abroad, urging members to tighten personal security as the group simultaneously works to consolidate its weakened position in Gaza and reassert control over the enclave.

According to the Arabic newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat, Hamas officials reported rising concern over additional Israeli strikes on the Palestinian terrorist group’s top echelon abroad in the wake of last week’s killing of Hezbollah commander Haitham Tabtabai and September’s operation in Qatar targeting Hamas’s senior leadership.

Despite US “reassurance messages” to several parties — including mediators in Turkey, Qatar, and Egypt — that further strikes on senior Hamas members abroad would not be repeated, the group’s leadership says it “does not trust Israel.”

“There are expectations of a new assassination attempt with the Israeli government’s efforts to obstruct the second phase of the ceasefire agreement and its claim that the movement has no intention of advancing toward a deal,” the Palestinian terrorist group said.

Hamas members reportedly received new instructions requiring all fixed meetings at a single location to be canceled, with leaders instead holding irregular gatherings at rotating sites. Algemeiner

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Denmark Unveils $18 Million Plan to Combat Rising Antisemitism Amid Surge in Attacks Denmark’s government on Tuesday unveiled an $18 million, five-year plan to combat antisemitism through 2030, focusing on security, education, and… December 5, 2025. Algemeiner

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Greek Parliament Approves Purchase of Rocket Systems From Israel. December 5, 2025 Greek lawmakers approved late on Thursday the purchase of 36 PULS rocket artillery systems from Israel for about 650 million euros... Algemeiner

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Palestinian Official Calls Drop Site News Founder an ‘Apologist’ for Hamas, Ex-Obama Aides Say They ‘Love’ the Site. By Jack Elbaum. Dec 5, 2025.

Abdal Karim Ewaida, the Palestinian ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire, in October 2023. Photo: Screenshot

A Palestinian diplomat accused a popular new anti-Israel website of running cover and acting as an apologist for Hamas.

Abdal Karim Ewaida, the Palestinian ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire, posted on social media about Drop Site News on Tuesday, after the website reported that the Palestinian Authority was planning to ban Hamas and other terrorist factions from running in future elections.

“Pro-resistance parties and armed resistance remains one of the single most popular points in [Palestinian] public polling,” said Jeremy Scahill, founder of Drop Site News. “The Palestinian Authority is saying, ‘You are not allowed to run for public office anymore.’ And when you look at what the defense of this is on the part of the Palestinian Authority, it is a pathetic defense.”

In response, Ewaida lambasted Scahill in a social media post.

“As for Jeremy Scahill — a journalist who transitions between outlets, perhaps pursuing higher remuneration — he consistently excuses Hamas and [Yahya] Sinwar’s purported interest in reconciliation solely to vilify the Palestinian National Authority and President Mahmoud Abbas. It is astounding,” the Palestinian official wrote.

Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli forces last year, was the leader of Hamas and mastermind of the Palestinian terrorist group’s Oct. 7, 2023, invasion of and massacre across southern Israel.

“He acts as a fervent apologist for Hamas and jihadist elements,” Ewaida continued, referring to Scahill, “even to the point of rationalizing [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu’s claims of financially bolstering Hamas as being in Israel’s interest, while attempting to spin it as favorable to Hamas itself. He seems to believe he can speak with impunity.”

Ewaida went on to castigate Drop Site News in general, saying that the “platform’s credibility is deeply compromised. We are acutely aware of its sources of funding and underlying motives. The day will come when your malicious objectives and relentless advocacy for Hamas — now apparent to all — will be fully exposed, leaving little doubt about your benefactors.” Algemeiner

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StandWithUs Legal Team Requests Florida Investigate Guinness World Records for Anti-Israel Policy. By Shiryn Ghermezian. December 5, 2025.

In 2019, students, faculty and parents from the San Diego Jewish Academy broke the Guinness World Record for most sandwiches made in under three minutes, all of which were donated to San Diego’s Alpha Project, an organization dedicated to helping the homeless achieve self-sufficiency. Photo: Courtesy.

StandWithUs, the international nonprofit organization that fights antisemitism and promotes education about Israel, has called on the state of Florida to investigate Guinness World Records (GWR) over its ban on applications from Israel and to ensure that public funds do not support companies engaged in such a “discriminatory policy” against the Jewish state.

StandWithUs Saidoff Law, which carries out legal action for the pro-Israel group, sent a letter on Thursday to members of the Florida State Board of Administration (SBA) following the revelation this week that GWR has enforced a policy since 2023 not to accept submission applications from Israel and the Palestinian territories. Saidoff Law formally requested that the board investigate GWR and its affiliate Guinness World Records North America regarding the “boycott policy” to see if they should be included on Florida’s official list of “Scrutinized Companies or Other Entities that Boycott Israel” in accordance with Florida law. Guinness World Records North America is registered in Florida as a foreign profit corporation... Algemeiner

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Federal Judge Dismisses Harvard Graduate’s Antisemitism Lawsuit Against School.

By Dion J. Pierre. December 5, 2025

April 20, 2025, Cambridge, MA, USA: Harvard University and Harvard Square scenes with students and pedestrians. Photo: Kenneth Martin/ZUMA Press Wire via Reuters Connect.

A US federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a former graduate student accusing Harvard University of unlawfully declining to discipline two anti-Israel activists who led a mob that surrounded him and screamed “Shame!” in his face.

“While the court does not condone an assault on a fellow student by campus protesters, nothing in the Amended Complaint plausibly supports the notion that his assailants’ conduct was motivated by race-based antisemitism,” US District Judge Richard G. Stearns wrote in his ruling on Thursday.

Stearns dismissed former Harvard Business School student Yoav Segev’s complaint without prejudice, so Segev can sue again.

The ruling confers a significant legal victory to Harvard, which has twice requested that Segev’s complaint be tossed out of court on the grounds that it failed to articulate a legally recognizable grievance. Harvard submitted its first motion to dismiss in October, and Segev fired back on Nov. 17, with his attorneys writing in response that Harvard’s litigation strategy is a “morally indefensible” attempt to disappear allegations which they say the school knows are true.

“The harassment also came from Harvard faculty, who publicly blamed Mr. Segev because his presence, as a Jew, was somehow ‘frightening’ to other students,” Segev’s attorneys wrote in a memorandum to the court. “This pervasive harassment also includes Harvard mistreating and misleading Mr. Segev to deny him a fair process while protecting and rewarding his attackers. Harvard ignores these allegations.”

They added, “Moreover, while the complaint focuses on Mr. Segev’s assault, ensuring harassment, and Harvard’s unreasonable response, it details the many other ways Harvard neglected the entire Jewish community, of which Mr. Segev is a member.”

Harvard argued in turn that Segev “does not attempt to explain how the facts alleged about that single, short-lived event — shouting and some brief instances of non-injurious physical contact — could be vile enough to have a systemic effect on his education experience.”

Stearns — who was appointed to the bench in 1993 by former US President Bill Clinton (D) and served as a political operative for and special assistant to Israel critic and former Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern — seemed to imply in his ruling that Segev was randomly singled out and not targeted for being Jewish, while supporting the university’s contentions. Algemeiner

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Report links Hezbollah to global ransomware group. Researchers identified a Lebanese computer engineering student as the leader of the Iranian terror proxy's offensive cyber arm. JNS Staff.

(Dec. 5, 2025 / JNS) A new joint report by DOS-OP and the Alma Research and Education Center describes the BQT.Lock (BaqiyatLock) ransomware group as an offensive cyber arm of the Hezbollah terrorist group, not a purely criminal outfit.

The authors say the group shows a direct and systematic affiliation with Hezbollah and the Iranian cyber apparatus. JNS

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‘I’m on the right side of history’: Journalists who won’t bend to anti-Israel pressure “There’s a hunt here for anyone who publicly expresses positive views about Israel,” says Danish-Israeli journalist Yotam Konfino. Nissan Shtrauchler Dec. 5, 2025

Journalists who challenged Hamas propaganda after the terrorist organization’s onslaught on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, discovered the limits of Western tolerance—losing careers, receiving death threats and requiring police escorts simply for reporting a perspective sympathetic to Israel.

They live in democratic countries with freedom of expression and work for major media outlets—yet they paid a heavy price for criticizing Hamas. Despite everything, they continue to speak out, while their colleagues criticize Israel or choose comfortable silence.

In early November, Yotam Konfino, 35, a Danish-Israeli journalist, was invited to lecture at the Tivoli Hotel in Copenhagen about propaganda and misinformation in the Gaza war. Konfino, who reports from Israel for leading media outlets in Denmark, the U.S., and Britain, arrived early. He knew pro-Palestinian activists were preparing a “reception” for him. As someone who is half Israeli, he has always been under a magnifying glass, but since Oct. 7, he has been accompanied by police to every public event. JNS

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Harvard prof who fired pellet gun near synagogue on Yom Kippur to leave US before being deported. "It is a privilege to work and study in the United States, not a right," the U.S. Department of Homeland Security stated. "There is no room in the United States for brazen, violent acts of antisemitism like this." JNS Staff.

(Dec. 5, 2025 / JNS) Carlos Portugal Gouvea, a visiting law professor whom Harvard University suspended in October after he was arrested for firing a pellet gun near Temple Beth Zion, an “independent, inclusive” congregation in Brookline, Mass., on Yom Kippur, has agreed to leave the country, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said. JNS

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More Than 200 Celebrities Join Campaign Calling for Israel to Release Convicted Terrorist Marwan Barghouti. By Shiryn Ghermezian. December 5, 2025. Algemeiner

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Lebanese President, Hezbollah Split Over Expanded Talks With Israel. December 5, 2025 Lebanon’s president on Friday defended his decision to expand talks with Israel as a way to avoid further violence.... Algemeiner

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‘Like Black Hawk Down’: 19-year-old IDF combat documentarian captures Syria battle | Watch. Cpl. B captured rare footage of last week’s firefight in Beit Jann, where three soldiers were seriously wounded and at least 13 terrorists were killed, revealing how clash unfolded and how reservists fought to evacuate injured under heavy fire. Yoav Zitun|12.5.25. YNet

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US Congress introduces bill to promote uncensored internet access in Iran. The Feasibility Review of Emerging Equipment for Digital Open Media Act, if passed, would open a probe into the possibility of implementing new technology to improve uncensored internet access. By Jerusalem Post Staff. December 5, 2025. JPost

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Assad's exiled spy chief and billionaire cousin plot Syrian uprisings from Russia. December 5, 2025. JPost

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Iran holds drills in Gulf, firing ballistic, cruise missiles at simulated targets. December 5, 2025. JPost

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Iran, Qatar, other foreign actors backing anti-Israel demonstrations, LA Israeli consulate says. The Israeli LA consulate warned that authorities need to pay attention to aggressive and violent protests before another Washington shooting occurs.

By Michael Starr. December 5, 2025. Foreign actors backed protests like the Wednesday Los Angeles synagogue demonstration, claimed the Israeli Los Angeles consulate, also warning that unless authorities checked belligerent behavior, it could lead to another Washington embassy staff terrorist attack.

Some of the protesters at the Innovating Safety, Empowering Communities public safety event at Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s Audrey Irmas Pavilion had no connection to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, said Deputy Consul General of Israel to The Pacific Southwest, Yulia Rachinsky-Spivakov, and were likely an example of foreign backing of anti-Israel demonstrations. JPost

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Not surprising. George Clooney Admits: Amal Works for the Muslim Brotherhood If George Clooney had been able to see past his nose, he would have realized that admitting Amal works (or worked) for the Muslim Brotherhood wasn't his brightest moment.

Gila Isaacson Dec 5, 2025. In a jaw-dropping moment on The Drew Barrymore Show that has sent shockwaves through Hollywood and beyond, George Clooney casually bragged about his wife Amal's involvement in drafting Egypt's 2012 constitution under the Muslim Brotherhood regime, a group widely condemned as a terrorist organization responsible for fomenting jihadist violence and Islamist extremism across the globe. JFeed

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Tucker Carlson to headline Qatar’s Doha Forum, triggering pro-Israel backlash. Right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson is slated to speak at the Doha Forum in Qatar this weekend, sharpening debates over US-Qatari ties.

By Jerusalem Post Staff. December 5, 2025. Right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson is now listed as a featured speaker at the Doha Forum in Qatar this weekend, sharpening a growing fight inside the pro-Trump camp over Qatar’s ties to Hamas and its role as a global platform for Islamist movements.

Florida-based activist Laura Loomer, a close ally of United States President Donald Trump, flagged Carlson’s addition in a new post on X on Thursday, sharing what she said was a screenshot from the Doha Forum website that shows the former Fox News host on the official speakers list. Loomer has spent months accusing Carlson of being too soft on Qatar and Iran and of undermining support for Israel. JPost

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Hamas officials create new security guidelines amid fear of Israeli assassination attempt - report. Concern grew after the killing of senior Hezbollah official Haytham Ali Tabatabai in late November, Hamas officials told the Saudi news site. 

By Jerusalem Post Staff. December 5, 2025 JPost

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Iran Holds Drills in Gulf, Firing Ballistic, Cruise Missiles at Simulated Targets. December 5, 2025. The Navy of Iran‘s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired ballistic and cruise missiles at simulated targets in the Gulf on Friday... Algemeiner

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Not surprising. George Clooney Admits: Amal Works for the Muslim Brotherhood If George Clooney had been able to see past his nose, he would have realized that admitting Amal works (or worked) for the Muslim Brotherhood wasn't his brightest moment.

Gila Isaacson Dec 5, 2025. In a jaw-dropping moment on The Drew Barrymore Show that has sent shockwaves through Hollywood and beyond, George Clooney casually bragged about his wife Amal's involvement in drafting Egypt's 2012 constitution under the Muslim Brotherhood regime, a group widely condemned as a terrorist organization responsible for fomenting jihadist violence and Islamist extremism across the globe. JFeed

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Further reading

• Mapping the Massacres

• Special Announcement – The Hamas Atrocities Documentation Center (HADC) (MEMRI)

• Testimonials from the War in Israel, Oct 23

• Hamas Massacre

• Hamas.com warning, graphic!

• List of Companies That Have Condemned Hamas' Terrorist Attack on Israel

See also

• Guardian of Walls
• Dogs of Hamas
• Loay Alnaji
• Columbia Untisemity

"The Mufti.. concocted a new kind of antisemitism that combined traditional Muslim antisemitism, like the anti-Jewish verses you find in the Koran, with the Nazi antisemitism that demonised Jews... His whole ideology was antisemitic and from the very beginning he targeted Jews, not Zionists."

The difference between lies and reality is sometimes just a color on a map

Lord Peel to W. Ormsby-Gore as he was preparing the royal commission report, "Though I knew there was ill-feeling between Jews and Arabs, I had not realized the depth and intensity of the hatred with which the Jews are held by the Arabs..."

"It is not Israel's settlement blocks but rather the Palestinian ideological blockade that constitutes the biggest barrier to peaceful arrangements . The Jew-hatred in this region must no longer be played down as a kind of local custom ..."

The only tweet (July 2014) on the Twitter account of the late American Elan Ganeles - murdered by Arab-Islamist "Palestinian" on Feb 27, 2023 hy"d: "I think you're always going to have tension in the Middle East, when there's [are] people who want to kill Jews, and the Jews don't want to be killed, and neither side is willing to compromise."