Continued operations on Islamic Republic of Iran, proxies , May 4 2026+ Pt II

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Continued operations on Islamic Republic of Iran, proxies - Sep 26, 2026+

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• Sep 26, 2026:
  

IDF and Shin Bet announced that they had killed Saher Nidal Latfi Sakr, who was documented abducting Noa Argamani and Avinatan Or from the Nova festival on October 7. The IDF released close-up footage of the strike that killed the terrorist who abducted Noa Argamani and brought her to Gaza on October 7. Sakr was affiliated with global jihadist organizations and had supplied weapons to Hamas and advanced attacks against Israeli troops responsibility for October 7 because he was prime minister. He also called stories about warnings from Qatar and Egypt among the biggest operations after a fatal crash.

The IDF released footage showing a terrorist using a child to transfer weapons into a civilian home in central Gaza. The military said the child was being used as a human shield and stated that it refrained from striking after identifying the child's presence. Separately, the IDF and Shin Bet announced that they had killed Saher Nidal Latfi Sakr, who was documented abducting Noa Argamani and Avinatan Or from the Nova festival on October 7. Sakr was affiliated with global jihadist organizations and had supplied weapons to Hamas and advanced attacks against Israeli troops and civilians.

An open letter criticized the Irish football team for planning to wear black armbands during its match against Israel in Debrecen. The letter compared the team's actions with Ireland's historical interactions with Nazi Germany, highlighted the destruction of Debrecen's Jewish community during the Holocaust, and accused the team of ignoring the October 7 massacre and Israeli footballers who were killed. It characterized the planned protest as hypocritical and directed againstained from striking after identifying the child's presence.

Five men were arrested after three suspicious vans were seen heading toward RAF Fairford in Britain. Counter-terrorism police are investigating a possible Iranian-linked terrorist plot targeting the U.S. Air Force base.

A poll found that most Israelis support disqualifying Arab parties (following pro terror outbursts by some).

Netherlands, Maastricht University suspended am Arab Palestinian student after he pointed at Hamas terrorists and said that they represented him.

Israel revoked the diplomatic status of Dutch representatives in Ramallah and ordered them to return their diplomatic documentation. The action followed the Netherlands' ban on imports from Judea and Samaria.

The Netherlands began enforcing its ban on imports of goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Israeli passengers reported thorough searches of their luggage at Dutch airports.

Netanyahu released an AI-edited video marking the second anniversary of Hassan Nasrallah's death. The video included pager-attack footage and F-15 strikes and displayed the phrase “Happy beeper day!”

Chagai Segal, the father of political analyst Amit Segal, said Netanyahu bears responsibility for October 7 because he was prime minister. He also called stories about warnings from Qatar and Egypt among the biggest fabrications in Israeli media history.

Israel is preparing an international legal case against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan focused on his treatment of the Kurds and his ties to Hamas.

Netanyahu secretly traveled to Abu Dhabi to meet UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed for talks. The Prime Minister's Office did not comment.

The IDF grounded all drone operations after a fatal crash.

Houthis blaming Saudi Arabia for a strike on a market in Taiz.

For security: Israeli restrictions on Palestinian movement in the West Bank during Sukkot.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran is prepared for a “doomsday war” with the United States while remaining willing to pursue diplomacy.

• Sep 27, 2026:
  

Pro-Israel protesters gathered outside Lincoln Center during the North American premiere of the propaganda "documentary" “NAZA.” Israeli flags and pro-Israel signs were displayed while trucks with mobile LED screens showed footage from the October 7 Hamas attack, including raw videos captured by Hamas terrorists and the IDF. The screens also showed material challenging accusations against Israel made in the documentary. Protesters displayed images from the attack and messages urging people to learn the facts and know the truth. The rally was organized by the Israeli-American Council.

Israel’s newest and most advanced submarine, INS Drakon, weighs 3,000 tons and is presented as a warning to Iran and Turkey.

• Sep 28, 2026:
  

Israeli forces increased security along Gaza’s Yellow Line after intelligence indicated that Hamas might attempt to kidnap an Israeli soldier. Two Gaza divisions were placed on heightened alert, and senior commanders were instructed to remain in the area. The suspected objective was to create another Gilad Shalit before elections in Israel and the United States.

Israeli forces and the Shin Bet raised the alert level in Gaza after receiving intelligence about a possible kidnapping attempt. The territorial division and 99th Division were deployed in the Gaza Strip, and senior commanders were instructed not to leave the area.

Five British suspects connected to a foiled terror plot targeting RAF Fairford were released. Iran rejected speculation about the plot, while British police identified five suspects and continued pursuing leads.

A two-year-old racehorse won its debut in the United States but was ordered to change its name after the Jockey Club determined that “Austrian Painter” referred to Adolf Hitler. The horse’s owner said the name honored Gustav Klimt, but had previously proposed “My Struggle” and another name referring to Hitler’s birthplace. The horse’s sister, New Order, also lost her registered name.

A Palestinian security officer in Qalqilya is suspected of involvement in digging a 25-meter-deep shaft where weapons were found. A military court extended the detention of two suspects, including a suspected officer in the Palestinian Preventive Security force with a rank equivalent to chief superintendent in the Israel Police. Two other suspects also remained in custody. Police and the IDF disagreed over whether the shaft was part of a tunnel.

An Israeli civilian intelligence officer identified about 150 armed Hamas terrorists traveling in pickup trucks in southern Gaza shortly before a ceasefire. He passed their coordinates to Southern Command, but the strike came too late and the targets scattered.

Former hostage Noa Argamani announced that she had joined Israeli venture capital firm Vine Ventures. She expressed excitement and gratitude about continuing her life after her captivity by Hamas.

Debunking both Pallyeid buzzwords:

"Israel not conducting genocide, not guilty of apartheid, new academic study shows " A new academic study examines accusations that Israel is an apartheid state, a settler-colonial project, or guilty of genocide. It concludes that apartheid and genocide are not established and that settler colonialism is an inadequate overall classification.

The study was written by Philippe Karpe, a Senior Researcher and International Expert at CIRAD, and Gunther Jikeli, an Associate Professor at Indiana University Bloomington. It focuses on legal and historical analysis of the three accusations.

Regarding the West Bank, the study identifies the prolonged occupation, settlements, and unequal administrative arrangements as the strongest basis for the apartheid accusation. It concludes that the evidence does not establish the required purpose or intent to maintain systematic racial domination and oppression.

The study explains that the West Bank’s administrative divisions originated in the Oslo Accords. Palestinian non-citizenship and Palestinian Authority jurisdiction provide a national-territorial explanation for some of the legal differences. Gaza’s separate internal governance and subsequent military actions are also distinguished from an institutionalized racial regime.

The study examines settler colonialism through pre-state settlement, the displacement surrounding the 1947 to 1949 period, and the post-1967 settlement enterprise in the West Bank.

The study finds that the settler-colonial framework helps explain aspects of land acquisition and settlement expansion but does not adequately account for Zionism’s national and refugee character, Jewish historical attachment, or the absence of a conventional or equivalent metropole.

Within the West Bank, different territorial strategies and negotiations over withdrawal make it difficult to characterize the process as one continuous project of permanent incorporation.

The survival and incorporation of approximately 160,000 Arabs who remained inside Israel after the 1948 war also complicate the idea that state formation was based on a comprehensive plan for Indigenous removal.

Regarding genocide, the study examines conditions in Gaza under Article II of the Genocide Convention, focusing on deliberately imposing conditions of life calculated to cause physical destruction and on measures intended to prevent births.

The study analyzes data from the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories showing at least 1,341,904 tons of food associated with 63,191 truckloads entering through land and maritime routes. It concludes that this evidence weakens the inference that deprivation resulted from a policy designed to cause the physical destruction of the population.

The study examines the suspension of aid from March to May 2025 and concludes that the suspension itself does not establish an intent to physically destroy the population. The broader record supports the inference that the restrictions served military or operational purposes.

Regarding the destruction of the Al-Basma IVF clinic, the study notes that the strike involved a large-caliber projectile, most probably a shell fired from an Israeli security forces tank, and relied on the precision of the strike. It concludes that an intent to destroy a clinic or reproductive material does not by itself establish an intent to prevent births in a way that contributes to the physical or biological destruction of the protected group.

The researchers emphasize legal and historical precision in evaluating the three accusations.

The study also examines how the three accusations interact in public discourse. It concludes that expansive definitions and selective evidence can cause the accusations to reinforce one another, shift the burden of proof, and weaken the distinctions between them. In their broadest forms, the accusations become instruments for stigmatizing and delegitimizing Israel as a whole rather than descriptions of specific wrongdoing.

Karpe and Jikeli state that their analysis concerns legal and historical precision and the way the three accusations are combined in public discourse. Apartheid and genocide are legal classifications with specific elements, including requirements concerning purpose or intent. Settler colonialism is a historical-comparative framework. The study therefore evaluates each accusation separately rather than allowing the labels to reinforce one another.

The authors conclude that the evidence does not establish apartheid or genocide and that settler colonialism does not adequately classify Zionism and Israel as a whole. They also examine what happens when the categories are separated from their limiting criteria and presented as mutually reinforcing descriptions. In that form, the categories can stop distinguishing particular conduct, periods, and legal questions and become part of a broader account and how the claims interact in contemporary discourse rather than replace one narrative with another. They emphasize distinguishing legal findings from historical interpretation and distinguishing of Israel and the conflict.

The authors state that their broader concern is to examine the claims being made, the evidence supporting them, and how the claims interact in contemporary discourse rather than replace one narrative with another. They emphasize distinguishing legal findings from historical interpretation and distinguishing both from moral or political judgment in order to understand the issues without reducing them to competing labels.

“Eleven Ways NAZA Misleads Viewers” — Yair Miron:

The documentary conflates several distinct stages of the IDF targeting process: intelligence gathering, target validation, civilian-harm assessment, strike planning, approval, and execution. Identifying a person as a military target does not itself authorize an attack. Different personnel and review stages can alter or halt a proposed strike. The film also treats collateral-damage figures in ways that blur the distinction between estimates, ceilings, and actual casualties. A NAZA estimate is an advance assessment of potential civilian harm, while a collateral-damage ceiling represents an upper limit considered during the review of a proposed strike. Neither constitutes an actual death toll or automatic authorization to cause that level of harm. Further review can change the initial assessment. Three concepts are distinguished: **NAZA**, an advance estimate of potential civilian harm; **target validation**, the process of determining whether a person or location qualifies as a military target; and **battle damage assessment (BDA)**, the evaluation of the results and damage caused by a strike. The film's eleven disputed claims concern an alleged approval of a strike with an expected toll of 500 civilians, the movement of Palestinians southward, the assessment of casualties after strikes, attacks on buildings where civilians remained, the claimed accuracy of targeting systems, the meaning of “NAZA 20,” home-tracking technology, Hamas's use of civilian areas, internal scrutiny of strikes, the bombing of an entire neighborhood to target one person, and Unit 8200's role in identifying and authorizing targets. The piece also notes that some potentially relevant information remains classified and has therefore been excluded from the discussion.

“‘NAZA’ Documentary Fails to Show IDF Efforts to Prevent Civilian Casualties, former officer says”.

The documentary presents an incomplete picture of the procedures used to assess and reduce civilian harm during military strikes. Intelligence-based targets undergo evaluation according to their nature, the potential for collateral damage, and the appropriate level of command approval. Civilian-harm assessments take into account factors such as the size and characteristics of a building and the estimated number of people inside or nearby. When the potential harm is substantial, planners can consider different munitions, alternative methods, warnings, timing, and the personnel or circumstances involved in an attack. The assessment can also be conducted again after a decision to strike has been made. Civilian-warning procedures encompass determining what should be evacuated, how warnings should be communicated, when they should be issued, and whether people have actually moved out of the affected area. Methods can include leaflets, telephone messages, and social media. Population movements can also be monitored and information about conditions on the ground transmitted to command-and-control systems. Efforts to reduce civilian casualties involve multiple parts of the military structure, including intelligence, operational, artillery, and air-force personnel. Warning procedures were developed over time and applied in both Gaza and Lebanon.

“NAZA’s Claims About IDF Conduct in Gaza Are Grave. So Are the Film’s Journalistic Flaws”.

The documentary draws on interviews with 24 alleged whistleblowers while presenting a broader narrative that the Israeli military disregarded civilian deaths. The film's treatment of its sources and evidence, as well as the way different sequences are assembled, forms a significant part of the piece's criticism. The opening sections address the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, in which approximately 1,200 people were killed and 251 were abducted to Gaza. The film connects the Israeli public's experience of the attack with the subsequent war and with the spread of the belief that there were “no innocents in Gaza,” including within parts of the military. The documentary also portrays Intelligence Corps personnel in broad terms, depicting them as predominantly elite, left-wing figures while connecting them to alleged war crimes. A later section concerns a unit described as “Bibi's department” and its alleged efforts to pursue Palestinians who brought cases against Israel at The Hague. The film provides limited information about the unit's organizational status, structure, and role. The documentary also introduces historical material concerning colonialism, Tel Aviv, Jaffa, and the displacement of Palestinians during Israel's 1948 War of Independence. Some present-day Gazans were displaced from the Tel Aviv area, while most originated from southern parts of Mandatory Palestine, according to UN documents. The connection between this historical material and the film's examination of civilian-casualty assessments in Gaza is not clearly established. Other sequences juxtapose ordinary life in Israel with destruction in Gaza. The film also invokes Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, including a comparison between Israelis' ability to continue daily life after bombings and the ability of Germans to live with the consequences of their actions. It subsequently shows Israelis observing Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Regavim published a photography book featuring 100 privately owned Palestinian villas and estates across the West Bank. The properties include swimming pools, fountains, marble staircases and landscaped grounds. The book seeks to challenge selective portrayals of Palestinian life in the West Bank, and Regavim said its field coordinators photographed all the properties in a single day. [Apartheid-pallyweid].

More than 40 countries boycotted a United Nations event commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Durban Conference, exceeding the previous boycott record. Israel’s Foreign Ministry led a diplomatic campaign encouraging countries to avoid the event. The 2001 Durban conference, held under U.N. auspices to address racism and related intolerance, drew criticism over anti-Israel and antisemitic rhetoric at a parallel nongovernmental forum. The United States withdrew, citing hateful language, the revival of the “Zionism equals racism” formulation, claims that Israel practiced apartheid, and the singling out of Israel for condemnation. B’nai B’rith International and the American Jewish Committee said the conference had turned the fight against racism into a platform for demonizing Israel and Jews and warned against repeating that legacy.

Two anti-Israel protesters accused of disrupting a public safety symposium at a Los Angeles synagogue were able to enter the event after registering without their surnames. Masked demonstrators blocked entrances, while others disrupted the event inside. One defendant smashed a glass vase and charged toward Israel’s consul general before security stopped him.

Infamous U.N. special rapporteur [la fascista] Francesca Albanese, decided, at last to apologize for saying that Jews in Nazi camps were called “Muslims.” She said she had misunderstood the term “Muselmann,” which referred to prisoners at the brink of death, and had wrongly concluded that “antisemitism” originally meant hatred of all Semitic peoples. She acknowledged that the term was specifically coined to mean hatred of Jews.

UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband rants against Israel at the Labour conference and pledged sanctions targeting Israeli communities and services in Judea and Samaria.

Three Israeli airlines will begin direct flights to Morocco as ties between Israel and Morocco grow.

Israel summoned Spain’s chargé d’affaires to protest remarks by Spanish Minister of Youth and Children, liberal Sira Abed Rego (born in Valencia to a Spanish mother and a Palestinian father). The Israeli Foreign Ministry said Rego claimed that the Spanish public supports a Palestinian state “from the river to the sea,” a phrase long viewed by Israel as a call for Israel’s destruction.

CENTCOM rejected Iran’s claim that Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz.

LA city Jewish librarian traumatized after hearing she’s named in lawsuit for helping cancel ‘Palestine week’. Tina Lerno, a librarian for the Los Angeles Public Library, learned about a lawsuit against the city over the cancellation of a “Read Palestine Week” event when a reporter contacted her for comment. She said the news triggered a panic attack, and she later sat at her desk crying.

Rabbis demand action, as families pull out of public schools in heavily Jewish Maryland county. Rabbis are demanding action as families withdraw from public schools in a heavily Jewish Maryland county. One signatory said Zionism is a sensitive issue but is also a fundamental part of Jewish identity, and that most Jews in Montgomery County and beyond consider Israel central to their Jewish identity.

Grim video shows [[Hamas using child as human shield to carry weapons into Gaza home. A video shows Hamas using a child as a human shield while carrying weapons into a home in Gaza.

• Sep 29, 2026:
  

Critical condition after terror attack. Neriya Leiter was critically wounded in the Route 443 ramming attack. His family is urgently asking the public to increase prayers and recitation of Tehillim for his recovery.

In the ICU: Neria Leiter's mother: 'A time of uncertainty' Neria Leiter remains in intensive care after being critically wounded by Arab terror attack last week, and his mother described the situation as a time of uncertainty.

Netanyahu condemns Shomron riots. Benjamin Netanyahu strongly condemned violent clashes in Jalud after more than 100 rioters attacked IDF and Border Police forces attempting to restore a Palestinian family to its home. Three soldiers were lightly wounded.

The events in Binyamin: The settlers' version: We prevented a security danger with our bodies. Hundreds of residents from Gush Shiloh went to Givat Tzambarim near Esh Kodesh to prevent the return of an Arab family to a strategic dome overlooking the settlement. The residents said they physically blocked the move because they believed it posed an immediate security threat to homes in Esh Kodesh and that the site was a critical control point from which attacks had previously been carried out. The IDF said disturbances developed, including stone-throwing, and three Border Guard soldiers were injured. Netanyahu condemned the violence.

Rabbi Kenneth Brander: ‘There is nothing Jewish about terrorizing innocent people'. Settlers revered Rabbi Kenneth Brander condemned the attack on Jalud and called for those responsible to be investigated and held accountable. He said the incident was especially troubling because it occurred during Sukkot, whose traditions emphasize honoring other nations, welcoming guests, generosity, and responsibility toward others. He said terrorizing innocent people and taking the law into one’s own hands are not Jewish, and that extremism should not be answered with more extremism. Security, integrity, and the rule of law must apply to everyone.

Hamas official's arrest in Gaza gave Israel intelligence surge to kill top terrorists. The capture of senior Hamas security official Mu'in al-Arabid in Gaza provided Israel with a surge of intelligence. Three Hamas brigade commanders have been killed since the capture.

IDF will keep killing Hamas commanders as long as terror group keeps controlling Gaza. Hamas continues to control Gaza’s roughly two million civilians and does not need to recruit large numbers of people to maintain about 10,000 fighters. Israel needs to separate civilians from terrorists. The IDF has recently killed several Hamas commanders, including Izz al-Din Bik, commander of the Northern Gaza Brigade. Continued strikes on commanders indicate that Hamas is appointing replacements and rebuilding its forces. Most Hamas commanders who were alive on October 7, 2023, have been killed, while Hamas units that were previously declared defeated have continued to operate.

Netanyahu: Israel's enemies may attack in the run up to the election, 'don't mess with us'. Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel’s enemies could attack as the election approaches and said Israel would respond by reaching its enemies anywhere and at any time.

A discrimination lawsuit accuses Brooklyn’s Park Slope Food Coop of widespread antisemitism and suppressing dissent over a boycott of Israel. The title highlights support for terror Hamas's Yahya al-Sinwar as an example of the conduct at issue.

Connecticut man sentenced to over seven-and-a-half years for trying to support ISIS. Ahmad Khalil Elshazly was sentenced to more than seven and a half years for attempting to support ISIS. His attorneys asked the court to treat him with compassion, saying this would show Muslims that the United States is not an enemy of Islam.

Racist Arab Suspect Arrested for Sukkah Arson in Jerusalem. A 52-year-old Jerusalem resident from the Old City was arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a sukkah near Agrippas Street during Sukkos. Police said the attack was racially motivated and planned to seek an extension of his detention.

New film reveals previously undisclosed details of Mossad's Hezbollah pager operation. A new film, Paging Hezbollah, reveals previously undisclosed details of the Mossad operation involving explosive pagers used against Hezbollah in 2024. The operation killed or wounded about 3,500 Hezbollah operatives. Newly lifted censorship restrictions have allowed additional details of the covert mission to be published.

Attorney-General pushes for Israel's Supreme Court to ban leader of Arab party Balad from election. Israel’s Attorney-General is supporting a petition asking the Supreme Court to uphold the disqualification of Balad leader Sami Abu Shehadeh from the Knesset election. The Supreme Court is reviewing the Central Elections Committee’s decision to disqualify him.

Isr. AG and State Attorney back disqualification of Arab candidate. The Attorney-General and State Attorney support Sami Abu Shehadeh’s disqualification from the Knesset. They argued that he supported terrorism against Israel, including in connection with the October 7 massacre, and cited an article he published after the Hamas attack as evidence.

Labour? Friends of Israel? Burnham’s cabinet to skip pro-Israel reception. No members of Andy Burnham’s cabinet are expected to attend a Labour Friends of Israel reception. The absence comes shortly after Ed Miliband addressed a Palestinian event.

Clip: Police dog finds hidden gun near Arab city Police from the Um al-Fahm station used a police dog to locate a gun buried deep in the ground.

Clip: Thousands sing and dance in Hebron. About 10,000 worshipers led by Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu prayed, sang, and danced at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron.

Didn't survive this time. Hamas Northern Gaza Brigade commander Izz al-Din Bik was killed in a targeted airstrike in western Gaza City. Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed his elimination.

Defense Minister threatens Hamas leaders abroad. Israel Katz said Israel would continue pursuing Hamas’s senior leaders following the killing of the Northern Gaza Brigade commander. He warned Hamas leaders abroad that they would also be pursued. .

UK targets IDF: Blocks over 80 export licences. Britain has suspended or rejected more than 80 export licences for equipment that could potentially be used by the IDF in Gaza. About 30 licences were suspended under the original restrictions, and more than 50 later applications were rejected. Additional measures further restricted British arms exports to Israel and required applications to undergo review under two separate considerations.

Hamas’ enemy turns partner: Dahlan-Hamas rapprochement signals battle for post-Abbas era. A rapprochement between Mohammed Dahlan and Hamas signals a struggle over the political future of the Palestinian leadership after Mahmoud Abbas.

Bipartisan report calls for targeted responses to Jew-hatred while protecting free speech, academic freedom. A bipartisan report calls for targeted measures against antisemitism while protecting free speech and academic freedom. It emphasizes preserving the constitutional freedoms that are fundamental to educational institutions and democracy.

Dem, GOP senators demand answers from Meta on Jew-hating bot networks. Senators from both parties are demanding answers from Meta about networks of bots spreading antisemitic content. They said foreign agents and extremists are using American social media platforms to spread hate and create discord in the United States and around the world.

ADL blasts Mamdani's antisemitism plan. The Anti-Defamation League criticized New York City Mayor , Islamo-socialist Mamdani’s newly announced strategy for combating antisemitism. It cited the lack of a formal definition and accused him of prioritizing an anti-Israel agenda.

Article describes Arab-Palestinian TikTok influencer, Abu Wadee, who supported a militant group and called for the slaughter of Jewish people. After serving a jail sentence for illegally attempting to enter Britain, he cannot currently be deported to Gaza. He said he had been forced to speak against Jewish people while in Gaza.

Sweden, Germany, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Italy and France asked their citizens to leave Iran immediately

Ex-Haaretz journalist on his shift from left to right. Benny Tziper, a former senior Haaretz journalist, criticized the Israeli left for trying to distance the public from tradition and Jewish identity. He said the left remains attached to an outdated worldview and does not understand that Israeli demographics have changed and that society has returned to its traditional identity.

• Sep 30, 2026:
  

Flydubai Flight 1073 incident:

The Israeli assessment is that the Flydubai incident was a terror attack. The co-pilot is suspected of repeatedly stabbing the captain and trying to take control of the aircraft before passengers and crew intervened.

The co-pilot stabbed the captain on a flight bound for Israel, causing the aircraft to plunge about 18,000 feet. The incident was treated as an attempted hijacking and an attempt to crash the plane.

The Omani co-pilot is accused of stabbing the captain and attempting to crash the Flydubai aircraft carrying about 150 Israelis. The incident was compared to the September 11 attacks.

Israeli passengers helped crew members restrain the attacker after the pilot allegedly tried to hijack the aircraft. Passengers prayed while helping subdue him.

A Flydubai aircraft traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverted to Saudi Arabia after an altercation between the pilots. An Israeli official said a major disaster was narrowly avoided because additional crew members and Israeli passengers subdued the pilot and restored control of the aircraft.

Israel’s defense minister called the incident a jihadist terrorist attack attempt. The co-pilot stabbed the captain and attempted to crash the aircraft. Israeli passengers entered the cockpit, overpowered him, and helped another flight crew regain control.

Passengers who survived the attempted jihadist attack arrived at Ben Gurion Airport. The co-pilot had tried to crash the aircraft, and the passengers returned to Israel after the emergency landing.

Israeli passengers landed in Israel after the hijacking attempt and were welcomed with singing and applause.

Israel declared the Flydubai incident a jihadist terror attack. Early intelligence indicated that the co-pilot planned to crash the aircraft and kill everyone aboard.

Benjamin Netanyahu met Yaniv, an Israeli passenger who helped subdue the co-pilot. Yaniv said he helped pull the aircraft out of its dive after entering the cockpit.

Netanyahu met and praised the passenger who helped stop the hijacker. He also met the passenger’s family and praised his courage.

A doctor aboard the Flydubai flight treated the wounded captain during the attack. Yaniv pulled the assailant from the cockpit and secured the flight deck while the doctor worked to stop severe bleeding from the captain’s head and arms. The attack began when someone entered the cockpit and attacked the pilot, after which the aircraft began banking violently experienced hours of anxiety during the incident. Their account describes the passengers’ fear and the events they and pulled him from the cockpit. He then returned to the controls and pulled them back until another pilot took over. He said the attacker was trying to destroy the aircraft’s instruments and systems. Hayun believes the wounded captain and losing control.

A family with two children and a grandchild aboard the flight experienced hours of anxiety during the incident. Their account describes the passengers’ fear and the events they learned about after the plane landed.

Yaniv Hayun grabbed the suspected attacker, put him in a chokehold, and pulled him from the cockpit. He then returned to the controls and pulled them back until another pilot took over. He said the attacker was trying to destroy the aircraft’s instruments and systems. Hayun believes the wounded captain opened the cockpit door before collapsing, allowing passengers to enter.

Passengers rushed toward the cockpit after hearing screams. Dentist Shota Musaev helped restrain the suspect and then treated the badly bleeding captain. The suspect was tied at his hands and legs after continuing to struggle. The aircraft rapidly lost altitude before another flight crew regained control and diverted it to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. All 174 passengers, including 27 children, identified the attacker, and remained conscious long enough for passengers to intervene. Passengers, including dentist Shota Musayev, provided first aid restrained the suspect and operated the controls, Zvika Manes and Assaf Rajuan helped overpower him, and dentist Shota Musaev treated the wounded captain. Passengers believed Captain Smit Machchhar opened the cockpit door before cables from the flight’s multimedia headphones. He saw the aircraft plunge rapidly while passengers screamed. He said the co-pilot was trying to fly the aircraft toward the ground. his head and hands. Musaev stopped the bleeding and kept the captain stable until landing. The captain remained able to communicate and said he was 39 and had two children. Musaev said the suspect stopped the pilot from sending the Flydubai Boeing 737 MAX toward the ground. Other passengers joined him in subduing the co-pilot. The fight lasted at least 20 minutes, and the co-pilot was arrested for a suspected terrorist act. The incident came close to causing, 16, said the plane began moving violently and he heard that the captain had been stabbed. He saw the ground as the aircraft fell and prayed for forgiveness and heaven. Mothers tried passengers survived an attempt by the co-pilot to crash the aircraft after passengers and crew entered the cockpit and subdued him. Two off-duty Flydubai pilots happened to be aboard and took control of the plunging aircraft. The plane descended and spun out of control for about 17,000 feet and landed with part of its rudder missing. Saudi Arabia received the passengers, protected them, and helped said Iran was involved in the RAF Fairford incident. Andy Burnham said this was the first official British confirmation of Iranian involvement in what was described as an attack on British soil. Donald Trump criticized the decision Gaza entered southern Israeli communities and IDF bases, murdered civilians and soldiers, burned and looted homes, attacked women, children and elderly people, and kidnapped 251 people to Gaza. The two students addressed Gaza as, later returned to Israel on another Flydubai aircraft.

The co-pilot stabbed the captain aboard the Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight. The captain fought back and alerted passengers and crew before collapsing. Passengers and crew overpowered the attacker while off-duty pilots took control. The aircraft diverted to Saudi Arabia and landed safely with both pilots injured. The co-pilot was arrested.

Captain Smit Machchhar underwent surgery after being stabbed in the cockpit and was in stable condition. Flydubai and Indian authorities remained in contact with his family.

The wounded captain unlocked the cockpit, identified the attacker, and remained conscious long enough for passengers to intervene. Passengers, including dentist Shota Musayev, provided first aid and kept him alive until he was hospitalized in Saudi Arabia.

The Omani co-pilot who attacked the captain and attempted to crash the Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight became the focus of an investigation. Israel also began examining whether the use of crew members from countries without diplomatic relations with Israel violated the UAE-Israel aviation agreement.

An online post described the Muslim co-pilot as stabbing the pilot and trying to bring down the aircraft with about 180 passengers.

Israel’s foreign ministry briefed ambassadors and mission heads about the Flydubai attack. The briefing stressed that Israelis, the UAE, and the Abraham Accords were the targets.

The wounded Flydubai captain unlocked the cockpit door before losing consciousness. Yaniv Hayoun said the captain was close to the door, making it difficult to open, and that he appeared to have opened it for the passengers before collapsing.

Four Israeli passengers helped save the 174 people aboard the Flydubai flight. Yaniv Hayun restrained the suspect and operated the controls, Zvika Manes and Assaf Rajuan helped overpower him, and dentist Shota Musaev treated the wounded captain. Passengers believed Captain Smit Machchhar opened the cockpit door before collapsing.

Hayun said he found the Omani co-pilot inside the cockpit trying to destroy the aircraft’s instruments. He choked the attacker and pulled him from the cockpit, then returned to the controls and pulled them back until another pilot took over. Two pilots traveling as passengers then assumed control and landed the aircraft safely.

Rajuan heard screams near the restroom and realized something had gone wrong with the aircraft. He saw the cockpit filled with blood and joined other passengers in overpowering the attacker. Passengers and crew kept the attacker restrained for about 50 minutes until the aircraft landed in Saudi Arabia.

Manes rushed toward the cockpit and helped restrain the attacker with cables from the flight’s multimedia headphones. He saw the aircraft plunge rapidly while passengers screamed. He said the co-pilot was trying to fly the aircraft toward the ground. Passengers eventually tied him up while a doctor and nurse treated the wounded captain.

Musaev initially rushed forward to fight the attacker. After the suspect was restrained, he treated the captain, who had severe bleeding from his head and hands. Musaev stopped the bleeding and kept the captain stable until landing. The captain remained able to communicate and said he was 39 and had two children. Musaev said the suspect continued trying to break free until passengers tied his hands and legs several times.

Captain Smit Machchhar remained hospitalized in Saudi Arabia in serious condition but was out of immediate danger. He had not publicly given his account of the incident. Passengers believed that, despite being wounded, he left the cockpit accessible before collapsing, allowing them to enter, overpower the attacker, and make way for another flight crew to take control.

The actions of the crew and passengers prevented a 9/11-scale disaster on the Flydubai flight. Benjamin Netanyahu said an investigation would determine whether Iran was involved.

Yaniv Hayoun forced his way into the cockpit during the fight and stopped the pilot from sending the Flydubai Boeing 737 MAX toward the ground. Other passengers joined him in subduing the co-pilot. The fight lasted at least 20 minutes, and the co-pilot was arrested for a suspected terrorist act. The incident came close to causing a mass-casualty disaster involving 174 passengers and crew, most of them Jewish.

Children aboard the Flydubai flight described the terror caused by the aircraft’s sudden loss of altitude after the captain was stabbed. Omer Shalom’s father said a woman near the cockpit heard the captain screaming and alerted her husband, Yaniv Hayun, who rushed to the cockpit and helped overpower the attacker.

Peleg Itali, 16, said the plane began moving violently and he heard that the captain had been stabbed. He saw the ground as the aircraft fell and prayed for forgiveness and heaven. Mothers tried to calm frightened children as passengers heard screams without knowing what was happening.

Eight-year-old Omer said she was terrified because she thought the plane would crash. Her mother explained after the attacker was subdued that the aircraft was making an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The plane landed safely in Tabuk, where Saudi authorities received about 180 Israeli passengers, provided food and medical assistance, and helped arrange their return to Israel on a replacement Flydubai flight.

The Flydubai passengers survived an attempt by the co-pilot to crash the aircraft after passengers and crew entered the cockpit and subdued him. Two off-duty Flydubai pilots happened to be aboard and took control of the plunging aircraft. The plane descended and spun out of control for about 17,000 feet and landed with part of its rudder missing. Saudi Arabia received the passengers, protected them, and helped them board a replacement aircraft to Tel Aviv.

The United States offered investigative and intelligence assistance to Israel, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia if requested. The offer followed the thwarted hijacking, as intelligence agencies investigated the motives and possible state-backed terror networks connected to the Omani first officer’s assault.

U.S. special envoy thanked Saudi authorities for their rapid response in assisting the rescued Flydubai passengers. The cooperation between countries was presented as an example of countries working together to protect people.

Images of victims of October 7 were displayed in Times Square.

Britain said Iran was involved in the RAF Fairford incident. Andy Burnham said this was the first official British confirmation of Iranian involvement in what was described as an attack on British soil. Donald Trump criticized the decision to release suspects on bail.

Three years after the October 7 massacre, two Jerusalem students marked the occasion by speaking in Arabic directly to Gaza. On October 7, 2023, thousands of terrorists from Gaza entered southern Israeli communities and IDF bases, murdered civilians and soldiers, burned and looted homes, attacked women, children and elderly people, and kidnapped 251 people to Gaza. Donkeys are better than Sinwar, Deif, Nasrallah... The two students addressed Gaza as well as Lebanon, Iran, and others involved in the campaign against Israel.

A New York City Council member said a new City Hall plan addressing antisemitism does not address hateful rhetoric or violence against Jewish New Yorkers that she said was being fueled by the Islamo-socialist mayor and opposition from the Anti-Defamation League to the mayor’s plan.

Another report covered antisemitic graffiti at a Chicago city hall and playground.

Article argued that Democrats would use the issue of settler violence to portray Jews rather than the large Palestinian terrorists [causing fatalities].as aggressors in the territories and use that issue to weaken the U.S.-Israel alliance.

Abbas’ adviser Nabil al-Habbash described the October 7 war as legal resistance, jihad, and self-defense. He expressed no objection to the massacre, torture, rape, burning alive, and killing of more than 1,200 Israelis.

A House panel called for removing the tax exemption of a charity with alleged ties to Palestinian terrorism.

Pro terror violent Palestine Action US was founded in October 2023 by James Cox “Fergie” Chambers. A network established by Chambers helped fund and develop media outlets that promoted its messaging and extended into organizations connected to Iranian state media. Palestine Action was founded in the UK in 2020 and was proscribed there in 2025 after being designated a terrorist organization. Before its proscription, it carried out vandalism and destruction targeting defense factories, companies, and Israel-linked institutions. The U.S. branch describes itself as a direct-action network and has not been designated, while the UK organization was designated and sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury in August 2026. Chambers faces extradition from Spain to the United States over Hamas financing and support. The network established by Chambers helped fund and develop media outlets that promoted its messaging and extended into organizations connected to Iranian state media. Palestine Action was founded in the UK in 2020 and was proscribed there in 2025 after being designated a terrorist organization. Before its proscription, it carried out vandalism and destruction targeting defense factories, companies, and Israel-linked institutions. The U.S. branch describes itself as a direct-action network and has not been designated, while the UK organization was designated and sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury in August 2026. Chambers faces extradition

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Tens of thousands of worshippers attended the traditional Priestly Blessing at the Western Wall during Sukkot. Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz led prayers of thanksgiving for the safe rescue of passengers from the Flydubai flight incident, while also calling for prayers for IDF and security forces and for Jewish unity and peace. Nearly one million people had visited the Western Wall Plaza during the holiday. The holiday's two Priestly Blessing ceremonies included former hostages and bereaved families. The traditional Hakafot Shniyot ceremony is scheduled for Saturday night, with music and prayers of thanksgiving dedicated to the miracles that occurred.

Thousands of Israelis gathered at Joseph's Tomb to offer prayers of thanksgiving for the safe return of everyone aboard the Flydubai flight.

Major international media outlets initially described the Flydubai incident as a "fight" or "altercation" between the pilots, prompting strong criticism. The co-pilot stabbed the captain, and the aircraft descended nearly 14,000 feet in 30 seconds. Passengers and crew members entered the cockpit, subdued the co-pilot, and enabled the aircraft to regain control before diverting to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The Associated Press reported that the co-pilot appeared to be attempting to crash the plane, while Israeli authorities sent fighter jets because of fears of a hijacking. The BBC initially called the incident a physical altercation and later added details about the stabbing, passenger intervention, and apparent attempt to bring down the aircraft. The BBC also mistakenly referred to Ben Gurion Airport as “Ben Gvir Airport.” The New York Times described the diversion as following a confrontation between the pilot and co-pilot, while the Guardian called it an apparent brawl and said Israeli officials were investigating whether it was an attempted terror attack. The Guardian said it was publishing only verified information and updated its coverage as more details became available. Passengers described the aircraft plunging toward the ground, people being thrown around the cabin, and a desperate effort to reach the cockpit. The co-pilot's motive remains under investigation, but the incident involved a stabbing, a dramatic as an attempt to crash the aircraft. He said the co-pilot repeatedly stabbed the captain, attempted to take control of the aircraft, and tried to crash it. Passengers and a crew member broke into the cockpit and subdued him, while an off-duty pilot helped operate the aircraft and a doctor treated the wounded captain. Shapiro praised the captain for resisting the attacker and opening the cockpit door. He said the aircraft carried 174 people, including children, and that the presence of many Israeli passengers increased the likelihood that people with military experience and medical training could respond quickly. He said the passengers' actions prevented an international crisis involving Israel, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, India, and other countries in the region. He criticized descriptions of the incident as a cockpit scuffle and said the political motivation remained unknown, including whether there had been outside coordination. The aircraft landed safely in Tabuk, and the passengers later returned to Israel on another passenger broke into the cockpit and pulled him away, while crew members restrained him with headset cords and later plastic ties. The attacker shouted, “Kill me, kill me,” while restrained descent of an aircraft carrying 174 people, and passengers intervening to help regain control.

Ben Shapiro reviewed the Flydubai incident and praised the passengers and crew members who stopped what he described as an attempt to crash the aircraft. He said the co-pilot repeatedly stabbed the captain, attempted to take control of the aircraft, and tried to crash it. Passengers and a crew member broke into the cockpit and subdued him, while an off-duty pilot helped operate the aircraft and a doctor treated the wounded captain. Shapiro praised the captain for resisting the attacker and opening the cockpit door. He said the aircraft carried 174 people, including children, and that the presence of many Israeli passengers increased the likelihood that people with military experience and medical training could respond quickly. He said the passengers' actions prevented an international crisis involving Israel, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, India, and other countries in the region. He criticized descriptions of the incident as a cockpit scuffle and said the political motivation remained unknown, including whether there had been outside coordination. The aircraft landed safely in Tabuk, and the passengers later returned to Israel on another Flydubai aircraft.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Flydubai co-pilot had undergone radical Islamist indoctrination. He said the co-pilot left his seat, interfered with the aircraft's controls, and attempted to force the plane down. An Israeli passenger broke into the cockpit and pulled him away, while crew members restrained him with headset cords and later plastic ties. The attacker shouted, “Kill me, kill me,” while restrained. Netanyahu said early indications pointed to a prevented suicidal terror attack, and investigations were continuing.

Netanyahu said the Flydubai co-pilot had undergone Islamist radicalization. He said Israeli authorities expected to determine within days whether the co-pilot had connections to Iran. The flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia after the cockpit incident, both pilots were injured, and all passengers were safe.

The IDF rejected the propaganda film “Naza” (by Hamas' Euro-Med befriended Yuval Abraham since 2019) and said it presents a distorted and unrealistic account of how strikes in Gaza are planned, approved, and assessed. The IDF said its procedures distinguish between terrorists and civilians, prohibit attacks directed at civilians, and require commanders to minimize civilian casualties. It denied planning or conducting an attack in which 500 civilians or anything close to that number were expected to be killed. It also denied that artificial intelligence independently selects targets. Intelligence officers identify targets, professional bodies plan strikes, and operational commanders decide whether to carry them out. The IDF rejected the idea that predetermined civilian-casualty numbers automatically authorize strikes. It said Lavender assists intelligence researchers and is not a database of approved targets. Evacuation warnings do not authorize attacks on areas while disregarding civilians who remain there. The IDF said it examines strike results and unintended civilian harm, process involving operational planners, legal advisers, civilian-harm specialists, and commanders who approve or reject strikes. It said some interviewees presented assumptions without factual support and that the filmmakers omitted officials involved in reducing civilian harm and approving attacks. The IDF said the film also omitted the circumstances surrounding the war following the October 7 Hamas attack and what it described as Hamas's strategy of operating among civilians. It listed measures used to reduce civilian casualties, including warnings, weapon selection, changes to strike plans, humanitarian assistance, requests for civilian harm from an attack. Commanders use the assessment to determine whether a strike is lawful and whether additional precautions, changes, or cancellation are necessary. The IDF said the film portrayed these assessments as evidence of indifference to civilian life even though the assessments are required under international law. It acknowledged that soldiers and commanders face a significant moral burden when making decisions that could result in civilian deaths. It said this moral burden reflects the seriousness of those decisions rather than demonstrating that the decisions were unlawful or that discussion of civilian casualties requires an accurate account of how military decisions are made. It characterized the film as a simplistic manifesto driven by a clear agenda and said it used omissions, emotional manipulation, and dramatic effects to portray the IDF as inhumane. The IDF said it remains open to legitimate criticism, follows international humanitarian law, and uses procedures and dedicated mechanisms to reduce civilian harm. It acknowledged that mistakes and failures have occurred during the war and said suspected violations of international law or military orders are investigated and can result in disciplinary or criminal proceedings. The IDF also criticized the filmmakers for not submitting their material to the military for review before publication and for not providing the film afterward despite a request. The more limited legislation concerning Jewish and other religious observances. The criticism focused on what was characterized as unequal treatment of religious holidays and connected of miracles aided by divine assistance. Speaking at a Torah study session in the Knesset sukkah, he said the tradition of Jewish heroism tips the scales. The event included and that these assessments have led to hundreds of investigations and operational lessons.

The film omitted important parts of the targeting process. It said many interviewees discussed only preliminary intelligence stages rather than the broader process involving operational planners, legal advisers, civilian-harm specialists, and commanders who approve or reject strikes. It said some interviewees presented assumptions without factual support and that the filmmakers omitted officials involved in reducing civilian harm and approving attacks. The IDF said the film also omitted the circumstances surrounding the war following the October 7 Hamas attack and what it described as Hamas's strategy of operating among civilians. It listed measures used to reduce civilian casualties, including warnings, weapon selection, changes to strike plans, humanitarian assistance, requests for additional intelligence, cancellation of strikes, and abandonment of military opportunities when civilian danger was considered too high.

The IDF explained “collateral damage” refers to a legal assessment of expected civilian harm from an attack. Commanders use the assessment to determine whether a strike is lawful and whether additional precautions, changes, or cancellation are necessary. The IDF said the film portrayed these assessments as evidence of indifference to civilian life even though the assessments are required under international law. It acknowledged that soldiers and commanders face a significant moral burden when making decisions that could result in civilian deaths. It said this moral burden reflects the seriousness of those decisions rather than demonstrating that the decisions were unlawful or indifferent to civilian life.

The IDF reminded war's tragic consequences do not justify distorting facts and that discussion of civilian casualties requires an accurate account of how military decisions are made. It characterized the film as a simplistic manifesto driven by a clear agenda and said it used omissions, emotional manipulation, and dramatic effects to portray the IDF as inhumane. The IDF said it remains open to legitimate criticism, follows international humanitarian law, and uses procedures and dedicated mechanisms to reduce civilian harm. It acknowledged that mistakes and failures have occurred during the war and said suspected violations of international law or military orders are investigated and can result in disciplinary or criminal proceedings. The IDF also criticized the filmmakers for not submitting their material to the military for review before publication and for not providing the film afterward despite a request. The military therefore reviewed the film using information from a representative who attended a public screening and other publicly available descriptions.

One year after his release from Hamas captivity, Bar Kuperstein visited the sukkah of MK Yaakov Asher with his parents and spoke about the faith he discovered while held in the tunnels.

Sabine Taasa, whose family was killed by Hamas, disrupted the European premiere of “Naza” (propaganda film) in the Netherlands and confronted the filmmakers about their portrayal of the war. Audience members responded that they did not care.

Following a court proposal, Balad decided that Sami Abu Shehadeh (who expressed pro terrorism after Oct 7) would withdraw.

California Governor Gavin Newsom drew criticism for signing a broader Muslim holiday bill before more limited legislation concerning Jewish and other religious observances. The criticism focused on what was characterized as unequal treatment of religious holidays and connected the decision to Newsom's potential 2028 presidential ambitions.

Sadly: a federal judge dismissed a complaint against anti-Israel groups that had protested outside a synagogue in New Jersey.

[Pennsylvania]] state lawmakers held a hearing concerning Jew-hatred in public schools.

British police arrested a British-[Iran]]ian dual national in connection with an incident at RAF Fairford.

The Israeli military named 170 Palestinians it said were terrorists who had also posed as journalists during the war. The military said journalists are expected to report unbiased truth and that these individuals concealed their roles in terrorist organizations' military wings. International journalist organizations changed their figures concerning reporters they accused Israel of targeting after Palestinian terrorist organizations identified dozens of the reporters as martyrs who had belonged to Hamas and other groups. Israel denied targeting journalists.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the rescue of the Flydubai passengers as a chain of miracles aided by divine assistance. Speaking at a Torah study session in the Knesset sukkah, he said the tradition of Jewish heroism tips the scales. The event included Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, senior defense officials, wounded IDF soldiers, reservists' wives, and cadets from the Tavor Pre-Military Academy.

A review of the Committee to Protect Journalists’ (CPJ) list of journalists killed in Gaza left more than half of the listed names still connected to terrorist organizations. The organization spent months reviewing the list but made few substantial changes.

Netanyahu: Iran renewing progress on nuclear program.

The media coverage of the flydubai attack minimized or omitted key details of the incident. The copilot stabbed the pilot, who sent distress signals indicating a hijacking while the plane rapidly descended. Many Western outlets used terms such as “clash,” “altercation,” “cockpit incident,” “brawl,” or “fight,” while some omitted the stabbing entirely.

Abbas and Palestinian Authority television glorify Palestinian mass murderers and a terrorist plane hijacker. Palestinian terrorists normalized plane hijackings and remain heroes of the Palestinian Authority.

Revealed: Hamas commander held 15 Israeli hostages.

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Saudi Arabia helped receive and assist the Israeli passengers from the flydubai flight but did not fully cooperate with Israel during the attempted hijacking investigation.

The Omani copilot, al-Hammama, who stabbed the flydubai pilot had social media posts discussing killing Jews and showing signs of jihadist radicalization. He also asked Emirati crew members to kill him. Israeli officials believe he may have intended to crash the plane and said Israel would participate in the investigation while conducting its own security review.

Authorities were investigating the anti-Jewish [racist and jihadi] motives in connection with his terror act.

Attempted Palestinian abduction of Israeli in Samaria. 'Arab rioters attacked a Jewish teen with stones' Oct/1 'and tried to drag him into a house in the PA city of Yassuf.'

Article: 'Trump must close this Turkish loophole that allows Iran to skirt sanctions.' "TThe Venice film festival’s record-breaking standing ovation for NAZA propaganda became a ritual of political loyalty that reinforced the exclusion of Jews who do not conform to accepted expectations, reviving the image of the “bad Jew” being pushed back into the ghetto.

Regarding violating ban on Iran, "Turkey is among worst offenders."

Islamo-socialist Abdul El-Sayed charged county taxpayers $9,000 per month in consulting fees while running for the Senate.

Two Louisiana Arab brothers were arrested in connection with a scheme that raised money for Hamas while presenting it as "humanitarian aid" for Gaza. Abdel Adhami allegedly sent more than $83,000 to Hamas, while his brother Omar allegedly sent $6,000. Abdel also allegedly used Snapchat accounts to distribute Hamas propaganda and solicit funds.

U.S. authorities charged a Hamas operative in Gaza (Alzaq) and three Americans in a fundraising network that collected more than $1.7 million while presenting the campaigns as humanitarian aid for Palestinian families. At least $626,000 came from U.S. donors. The fundraising operated across the United States and France, with organizers allegedly concealing Hamas’s involvement and instructing donors not to use references to Hamas in payment messages.

Saleem Alzaq told an undercover NYPD officer that he relied on a network of young Palestinians in New York.

The United States imposed sanctions on a Hamas financial network involving a military operative, France-based fundraisers, and entities accused of transferring more than $2 million to Hamas.

The injured flydubai captain, Smit Machchhar, described fighting to open the cockpit door despite being stabbed. His actions allowed Israeli passengers to enter the cockpit and help stop the attack.

Passengers and crew members who stopped the attempted flydubai hijacking became widely celebrated in Israel. President Isaac Herzog planned to recommend Yaniv Hayun, Tzvika Manes, Asaf Rajuan, and dentist Shota Musayev for the Presidential Award for Civilian Heroism. Herzog also praised Tali Manes for first alerting the crew. A widely shared online joke depicted Israeli passengers as a premium security option.

Thousands of people, including bereaved families, survivors, and wounded soldiers, gathered at the Nova massacre site in Re’im for Hallel led by Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu.

The Isr. Supreme Court ruled that Cassif, the Joint List, and Ra’am can participate in elections.

An Israeli Arab was arrested on suspicion of carrying out tasks for Iran.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Neriyah Leiter at Shaare Zedek Medical Center. Neriyah remained sedated and on a ventilator after being seriously wounded in a Palestinian car-ramming attack at the Maccabim checkpoint. His condition had stabilized, but he remained in serious danger after undergoing two brain surgeries. Ambassador Yechiel Leiter wrote an emotional message from the bedside of his critically wounded son, Neriyah, before Simchat Torah. He said the fight against the ideology of killing must continue.

Two Iranian nationals were charged in Britain with preparing or assisting a terrorist attack against Manchester’s Jewish community. Police said the men had been in contact with an overseas third party who might be in Iran.

U.S. Energy Department employee Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy was arrested on charges of trying to provide material support to the Houthis. He faces up to 20 years in prison. He allegedly used his specialized expertise overseas to assist the Iranian-backed group.

Israeli legal scholar Cochav Elkayam-Levy said the period surrounding the third anniversary of October 7 is highly triggering for survivors. She said documenting the crimes moved public discussion from whether the crimes occurred to their consequences.

President Donald Trump warned that Iran would face a very hard response if investigators determine that Tehran was responsible for the attempted crash of the Israel-bound flydubai flight.

The G7 agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil and fuel following pressure from Trump.

John Anthony Proia III was indicted on charges of cyberstalking a former Republican political adviser. He allegedly contacted her more than 40 times using multiple phone numbers and sent messages attacking her husband, whom he called a “Jewish Nazi” and “white supremacist.”

The European Jewish Congress commemorated the first anniversary of the Yom Kippur terrorist attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Manchester. The attack killed Jewish worshipper Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby, who was fatally struck by police gunfire while helping barricade the synagogue doors.

Israeli security forces killed Hamas sniper Tamer Hamaida in Khan Yunis. He had advanced plans to carry out shooting and other attacks against Israeli troops and civilians.

UAE official Anwar Gargash called the flydubai incident a dangerous terrorist act and praised captain Smit Machchhar for fighting back against the attacking copilot and enabling passengers and crew to intervene. The aircraft landed safely in Saudi Arabia with its passengers and crew.

Australian aviation expert Byron Bailey was cut off during a News24 interview while discussing the Islamic religious motive for the flydubai attack.

Three Israeli filmmakers released 'NAZA: The Real Story' as a direct counter-documentary to NAZA propaganda (by Hamas' Euro-Med's buddy Yuval). The film uses declassified IDF recordings, combat footage, captured intelligence, and interviews with intelligence officers and military commanders to rebut accusations of systematic Israeli military misconduct in Gaza. Withbreal udentified witnesses (unlike NAZA propaganda). It focuses on Hamas’s use of civilian areas, the operational restrictions created by hostages, and security risks surrounding humanitarian aid.

Israeli officials were preparing to question the co-pilot Al-Hammami in the flydubai attack.

Prime Minister Netanyahu said the investigation was examining whether the Islamist-radicalized copilot acted on behalf of another party. He said whoever sent the terrorist would pay.

An imam in Dearborn, Michigan, Usama Abdulghani, said in a video that the September 11 attacks were fabricated and called them a “big lie.” He urged congregants to research the attacks rather than accept the official account and encouraged them to embrace the supremacy of Islam. The discussion also connects his remarks to broader political and religious controversies in Dearborn, including demonstrations involving Hamas and Hezbollah, anti-American and anti-Israel chants, criticism of Israel by Mayor Abdullah Hammoud, and a lawsuit accusing the mayor’s administration of promoting Islam while treating Christian and Jewish holidays differently.

Saudi Arabia planned an assault against the Houthis to break their control over the Red Sea.

"Palestinian" activist Riyad Albustanji, imprisoned in Italy on accusations of financing Hamas, delivered a sermon from his high-security prison cell in Sardinia praising Gaza fighters. His language resembled terminology used by terrorist groups.

The United States was deploying three carrier groups and 20,000 troops to the Middle East ahead of new strikes against Iran.

Flydubai copilot Hamam al-Hammami had previously worked for Oman Air and was removed from flight training because of concerns about his extremist views. He later worked for Royal Air Maroc before joining flydubai. His social media activity included material threatening death and mutilation, videos showing Israeli aircraft, images of al-Qaeda figures, and content expressing opposition to humiliation and fear of death.

Two posts appeared on a LinkedIn account bearing al-Hammami’s name shortly after the flydubai incident. One showed cockpit footage, including Israeli El Al aircraft, and ended with images of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri and Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi, who carried out a deadly suicide bombing against U.S. personnel. Another showed an AI-generated image connecting Islam’s three holiest sites and accompanied a poem about rejecting humiliation, accepting death, and defending dignity. The same videos appeared on an Instagram account with the same name before it was deleted.

Al-Hammami studied aviation management through a three-year distance-learning course at Buckinghamshire New University and graduated in 2023.

Nearly 3,000 deleted tweets from 2021 and 2022 were analyzed using an AI-powered semantic search system.

A Hamas-backing professor is scheduled to speak at a liberal UC Berkeley event organized with a pro-palestinian student group on the eve of the October 7 anniversary.

A Wikipedia bigoted editor added a description of the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA) to Robert Kraft’s biography calling it an organization that “denied Israel’s genocide[sic] in Gaza” and linked the phrase to a page about Gaza genocide denial. The wording closely followed an Intercept article discussing Kraft’s donations to organizations. The description was later removed and replaced with information about a CAMERA donation marked as supporting the fight against antisemitism. A separate characterization of CAMERA as “right-wing” was also removed after concerns about editorializing and reliance on the Intercept’s framing. CAMERA’s chair said the edits reflected an effort by anti-Israel activists to use Wikipedia to promote the false “genocide” accusation. Wikipedia co-founders Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger have criticized the neutrality of Wikipedia’s Gaza genocide coverage. University of Haifa researcher Shlomit Lir said the wording was biased because it treated genocide as established fact and characterized those disputing it as deniers, creating parallels with the moral implications of Holocaust denial. She said the episode showed how contested terminology in biographical entries can promote an ideological position and discredit people for their philanthropic choices. Writer raises alarm at the attempt of treating debunking the "genocude" opinion as trying to compare it to denying true genocide of the Holocaust.

UN admission on its "genocide" false accusation against Israel lacks supporting evidence.

A senior member of a United Nations investigative commission - Navi Pillay's COI, has exposed lack of evidence weaknesses in its conclusion that Israel committed supposed "genocide" in Gaza. The central issue is whether the commission adequately verified key facts and established the specific intent required for a genocide finding.

- Key admission about civilian casualties: Chris Sidoti, a member of the UN Commission of Inquiry, acknowledged that the commission did not independently verify a widely cited claim [invented by propagandist Yuval Abraham via +972mag/TheGuardian that 83% of Palestinians killed in Gaza were supposedly civilians [debunked]. He said the commission lacked the information to determine the breakdown between civilians and militants.

From the (JNS 10/16/26) report: "attendee noted that the U.N. panel claimed that 83% of Gazans killed in the war were civilians, which the commission took as evidence that Israel targets Palestinian civilians “deliberately.” The 83% statistic has been debunked widely. The audience member asked Sidoti whether the commission independently verified it. “No. We didn’t...” Sidoti said.'

- A serious legal distinction: Genocide requires more than showing that civilians have died or that extensive destruction has occurred; it requires specific intent to destroy a protected national, ethnic, racial or religious group, in whole or in part. Sidoti acknowledged that proving this intent is an especially demanding legal test.

- The commission is not a court: Sidoti emphasized that the body is an investigative commission, not a court or prosecution service, and that its findings relied on a “reasonable grounds” standard. This raises the question how can its conclusions be treated as established legal facts [even per UN]?

- Israel's military objective remains relevant: Sidoti acknowledged that if Israel's objective was to destroy Hamas, that would not automatically rule out genocide—but neither does the possibility of genocidal intent establish that it existed. The distinction between fighting a terrorist organization and deliberately seeking to destroy a people is central to the case.

- Interpretation of international law: Report also challenges the claim that the International Court of Justice had declared genocide in Gaza “plausible.” It cites former ICJ president Joan Donoghue's comments that the court had not made that specific ruling. The court's provisional measures in South Africa's case against Israel were not a final determination that genocide had occurred.

Greece established a parliamentary caucus focused on Israel as relations and strategic cooperation among Israel, Greece and Cyprus continued to grow, particularly in energy integration, defense cooperation and regional security.

Australia, Canada, France and the United Kingdom expressed deep regret over the Palestinian Authority’s decision to delay elections and urged Mahmoud Abbas to reconsider.

Islamic editor inserts justifucation for Arab Palestinian genocidal Oct 7 attacks (2.22.26)

First line of Wikipedia Oct. 7 entry says Hamas terrorists came from ‘blockaded’ Gaza, seeming to justify attacks. (Islamic editor inserted it on Feb 22, 2026). “It’s yet another example of the Wikipedia editors’ anti-Israel bias,” Alyza Lewin of the Combat Antisemitism Movement told . The Wikipedia user who launched the formal discussion stated that “Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip is a defining feature of this topic and necessary context for a non-specialist reader” and that the highest-quality sources support using the word “blockaded” in a neutral voice in the opening sentence. The editor cited Rashid Khalidi, whom the editor called the “preeminent expert in modern Palestinian history,” to support using the term. Jonathan Schanzer, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, has noted that Khalidi was a spokesman for the Palestine Liberation Organization when the PLO was a U.S.-designated terrorist organization. Khalidi has denied that. The Wikipedia user compared saying Hamas came from a “blockaded” place to noting that the Warsaw Ghetto uprising opposed an oppressive regime. “We must not create an exception to obfuscate through omission here,” the person wrote.

Islamo-socialist Zohran Mamdani’s antisemitism plan is presented is in fact political warfare rather than Jewish protection. Concerns are raised about whether New York can protect Jews while maintaining their connection to Israel. Mamdani responded three times after Benjamin Netanyahu called him “the antisemitic mayor of New York” during a UN General Assembly speech.

Donald Trump mocked LGBTQ activists involved in the "pro-Palestinian" movement over the treatment of gay people in parts of the Middle East. At a campaign rally in Alabama, he referred to the movement as “Gays for Palestine,” said activists should be sent to negotiate in the region, and joked that they would not return because of what would happen to them.

Who checks the NGOs? Former Human Rights Watch senior editor Danielle Haas discusses how reports are produced inside the organization and the broader human rights NGO sector. She describes last-minute reviews, limited spot-checking, internal pressure to adopt positions, ideological influences, and a lack of external scrutiny over published claims. She argues for independent reporting channels for staff, an external review board, and measurable standards for published claims. The discussion also covers Amnesty International’s dispute with J.K. Rowling, the Antoinette Lattouf case, internal political dynamics, donor influence, social media..

Israeli authorities were investigating how the Omani citizen was permitted to serve on a flight to Tel Aviv despite Israel’s aviation security measures. The UAE attorney general said the copilot attacked the other pilot with a crash axe and tried to take control of the plane, calling it a terrorist act. UAE authorities have jurisdiction because the aircraft is registered there and UAE law applies to crimes committed aboard its aircraft. Netanyahu said the suspect was interrogated in Saudi Arabia and that Israel would participate in the investigation.

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The crew of the hijacked flydubai plane clashed with Israeli passengers who had subdued the co-pilot after he attacked the captain. Several crew members demanded that the restrained attacker be released, which made the Israeli passengers suspicious. The passengers refused, saying they wanted him alive so he could be investigated. They also gave him oxygen.

The Israeli passengers took control of the area around the cockpit, ordered the crew away from it, and had passengers escort crew members to seats farther back. Reserve pilots then took control of the aircraft. The crew subsequently cared for traumatized passengers by providing blankets and water. The crew was not accused of conspiring with the co-pilot.

The attack began when the co-pilot, an Omani national, attacked the Indian captain with a crash axe. The injured captain opened the cockpit door, allowing three Israeli passengers to overpower the attacker and restrain him. One of the passengers then stabilized the rapidly descending aircraft using techniques learned from a television program. The attacker cried for death after being restrained.

Passengers described the struggle as violent and chaotic. They fought the attacker while trying to determine whether he still had a weapon. They acted primarily to protect their families. One passenger said hearing his daughters crying that they did not want to die triggered him to fight.

The passengers experienced extreme physical and psychological stress during the incident. One described severe bruising and intense G-forces. Another believed he was going to die as the aircraft rapidly descended and thought about his family and the September 11 attacks. After landing safely in Saudi Arabia, passengers experienced panic attacks and emotional breakdowns. Some were unwilling to board another flydubai flight until they received confirmation that the pilots had been cleared.

The passengers viewed survival of everyone aboard as extraordinarily unlikely and attributed their survival to divine protection.

The flydubai co-pilot planned to kill the captain without attracting attention, continue along the scheduled route to Tel Aviv and crash the aircraft into skyscrapers. He attacked the captain with a crash axe, nearly severing his arm, manipulated the controls and cut both engines in an attempt to bring down the aircraft.

Israeli authorities considered the co-pilot a lone actor who attempted the attack on his own initiative rather than under orders from a terrorist organization. The plan was intended to happen quickly enough to prevent fighter jets from intervening. The captain ultimately opened the cockpit door, allowing passengers to restrain the attacker and take control of the aircraft.

The flydubai co-pilot intended to crash the aircraft in Israel. He had previously been flagged as a security risk.

Investigators found that the co-pilot underwent radicalization in Syria and posted extremist material online. During questioning, he admitted that he intended to crash the aircraft into a target in Israel, while investigators examined a possible to reach and open the cockpit door. Passengers immediately entered itself had suffered catastrophic damage. He then realized that the co-pilot was attacking him. Despite the co-pilot repeatedly trying to close the cockpit door, the captain managed to open it

The Indian captain told Netanyahu that the co-pilot asked to pray before striking him from behind. The captain suffered severe injuries and nearly lost his vision but fought to reach and open the cockpit door. Passengers immediately entered, subdued the attacker and took control of the aircraft.

The captain said he initially thought the aircraft itself had suffered catastrophic damage. He then realized that the co-pilot was attacking him. Despite the co-pilot repeatedly trying to close the cockpit door, the captain managed to open it and allow others to enter and take control.

Accused flydubai hijacker celebrated beating women, Sharia law in sickening social media posts: ‘Stomp on her head’ By Anthony Blair. Al-Hammami touted violence against women and expressed hate for Jews in sickening newly revealed social media posts he made while studying to be a pilot – before he went on to allegedly attack his captain with a crash axe and attempt to down a plane.

Donald Trump praised Yaniv Hayoun, the Israeli plumber who helped subdue the hijacker and stabilize the aircraft, saying that Yaniv saved the flight and did an amazing job.

Israeli forces targeted the home of Mohammed al-Amudi, who was believed to be a successor to Yahya Sinwar and a potential next Hamas leader in Gaza. Israeli forces also killed two senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad commanders in Gaza City.

Iranian diplomats were expelled from the United States after ignoring an order to leave.

The 1929 Hebron massacre involved more than 3,000 armed Muslim men attacking the Jewish community of Hebron under British rule. They killed 67 Jewish men, women and children, wounded dozens, and subjected survivors to severe physical and sexual violence. Many of the victims knew their attackers as friends, neighbors, coworkers or landlords. Jews made up about one-fifth of the population in Palestine at the time, and Jews and Muslims had lived together in Hebron for generations. The violence followed a disinformation campaign by Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Haj Amin Al-H spread beyond Hebron. Hamas repeats the same accusation about Al-Aqsa and named its October 7 attack “The Al-Aqsa the attackers and suppression of the religious motivations behind the violence. The Arab press falsely said Jews had started the riots. The British later Jewish immigration and Jewish land purchases while imposing no equivalent limits on Arab immigration. Jewish land 1929 massacre challenges the view that the modern Israeli-Palestinian conflict was caused by the establishment of Israel. The history of religious dominationusseini, who accused Jews of plotting to destroy Al-Aqsa Mosque and rebuild the Jewish Temple. The violence spread beyond Hebron. Hamas repeats the same accusation about Al-Aqsa and named its October 7 attack “The Al-Aqsa Flood.” The aftermath of the 1929 massacre included denial of the atrocities, blaming Jewish victims, glorification of the attackers and suppression of the religious motivations behind the violence. The Arab press falsely said Jews had started the riots. The British later concluded that a peaceful Jewish demonstration at the Western Wall had helped spark the violence. The British responded by restricting Jewish immigration and Jewish land purchases while imposing no equivalent limits on Arab immigration. Jewish land purchases were made from Arab landowners who sold the property for high prices. The 1929 massacre challenges the view that the modern Israeli-Palestinian conflict was caused by the establishment of Israel. The history of religious domination, disinformation and historical amnesia is presented as essential to understanding the conflict.

Emily Damari released previously unpublished photographs from her captivity in Gaza. She said her survival was a miracle and recalled being held in Gaza after her abduction on October 7, 2023. The photographs included images from Shifa Hospital showing her untreated injuries and the conditions surrounding her captivity.

Israeli forces eliminated two senior Islamic Jihad members near Gaza City after they worked to rebuild the organization's military capabilities in violation of the ceasefire.

Anger: TikTok removed a promotional video for a Kan documentary about Soroka Hospital on October 7, citing its misinformation rules. Kan requested that TikTok review the decision.

London police asked organizers of a planned pro-Palestinian student march to change its date or location because holding it on October 7 could cause distress to members of the Jewish community and increase the risk of clashes. Police said they did not currently have authority to stop the demonstration.

Four protesters detained near Kfar Tapuach in Samaria were transferred to the Population and Immigration Authority for a hearing on possible expulsion from Israel. They were detained over suspected public-order violations and entering a closed military zone.

The Misgav Regional Council told Galilee residents to remain at home and avoid traveling on roads during planned demonstrations in Sakhnin, Arraba and Deir Hanna. The restrictions coincided with Simchat Torah celebrations and prompted protests from local residents.

Israel faced strong international condemnation after October 7, including a large number of delegates leaving Netanyahu's United Nations speech. Israel's supporters continued backing its policies toward Iran and Iranian-backed terrorist groups despite the diplomatic isolation.

Extremist bigot Tucker Carlson claimed Britain had no reason to enter World War II and said the idea that Hitler randomly invaded Poland was false. He emphasized Hitler's repeated statements that he did not want war with Britain. Article explained: it is an extension of his antisemitism.

Israel's Supreme Court overturned a decision to disqualify Arab political parties.

Balad leader Sami Abu Shehadeh, who had praised Hamas's October 7 attack, withdrew his candidacy for the upcoming election.

Confrontation between Irish soccer officials and Israeli journalists ended Ireland's pre-match press conference early. An Israeli journalist asked about accusations that racist Irish players had called Israeli players “monkeys” and raised the attempted hijacking of the flydubai aircraft. Why would he support such ideology willing to massacre 170.

An Irish press officer said questions on thosembands during its match against Ireland in memory of people murdered on October 7. The decision came amid severe tensions between the Israeli and Irish football associations.

(Historic IRA-PLO alliance plus deep antisemitism is at the root of Israelophobia in Ireland as a whole.

'IRA-PLO cooperation: A long, cozy relationship. The Jerusalem Post. Apr 7, 2009 — IRA-PLO cooperation: A long, cozy relationship Israel is continually delegitimized and demonized in Republican demonstrations and publications.' [1]

Typically antisemites at an Irish bar explained its Pro-Palestine because of Jew hatred:

'Watch: Anti-Semitic tirade at Irish bar. Israel National News. Apr 16, 2019 — An anti-Semitic tirade in a Northern Ireland bar filmed by Jewish director and author Tuvia Tenenbom is being investigated by police.' [2])

UEFA approved Israel's request for its national soccer team to wear black armbands during its match against Ireland in memory of people murdered on October 7. The decision came amid severe tensions between the Israeli and Irish football associations and calls from Irish sports figures to boycott the matches over the Israel-Hamas war.

Israeli troops detained 50 Arab Palestinian terrorists in Judea and Samaria during counterterror operations. They also confiscated weapons, drones and other military equipment.

Avi Marciano released a recording of his daughter Noa Marciano from her captivity in Gaza. The recording was made four days after her abduction; Noa was later murdered in Gaza.

Yemeni forces aligned with the internationally recognized government carried out strikes against Houthi positions in Sanaa and other areas as the conflict intensified. The forces targeted what they called vital targets.

Israel's official list of security personnel killed since October 7 reached 1,318. The total includes members of the military, police, Shin Bet, Prison Service, Fire and Rescue Authority, civilian security coordinators and civilian rapid-response squads. Terror attacks also killed 1,029 civilians and wounded tens of thousands.

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The Flydubai hijacker planned to kill the pilot without attracting attention, continue toward Tel Aviv, and crash the aircraft into skyscrapers. The plan was intended to happen quickly enough to prevent fighter jets from intervening. He attacked the captain with an emergency crash axe and then tried to crash the plane by manipulating the controls and cutting both engines, but the captain and passengers overpowered him and secured the aircraft.

While studying aviation at Buckinghamshire New University, Hamam al-Hammami made social-media posts advocating violence against women and severe religious punishments. He said women should be “stomped on” and praised the idea of giving a woman a “pre-emptive slap.” He also appeared to praise Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Hammami studied aviation management remotely from Muscat and graduated in 2023. On the day of the Flydubai attack, the Home Office suspended the university’s licence to sponsor international students over concerns about its compliance with sponsorship duties.

Hammam al-Hammami expressed hatred toward Jews and gay people and promoted violence against women in social-media posts made while studying aviation management remotely at Buckinghamshire New University. One post threatened a woman with violence, including stomping on her head and using her as an example to others. The posts were identified through an examination of more than 2,000 posts from an account believed to belong to him.

An eastern Jerusalem Arab resident in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of killing a woman in a hit-and-run in Rehavia. The suspect allegedly struck the pedestrian with a truck and fled. Police quickly found the vehicle and detained him. Traffic investigators continued examining the circumstances, and the suspect was taken for questioning.

Florida Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon’s Muslim social media campaign manager Sara Mahmoud had a social media history containing calls for “white Jews” to die. Her social media name included “intifada,” referring to a Muslim terrorist campaign, and her posts expressed homicidal hatred. The Democratic Socialists of America is normalizing calls for killing Jews

Israel’s public broadcaster Kan is producing a documentary about the Flydubai attack. Eyal Datz, who was a passenger on the flight with his father, is directing the film. It will include passenger testimony, previously unreleased footage from the aircraft and from the passengers’ time in Saudi Arabia, and new details about the incident.

UEFA approved the Israel Football Association’s request for the Israeli national team to wear black armbands during its match against Ireland to honor people killed in the October 7 massacre. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with the Israeli players wearing the armbands.

Israeli police arrested the principal of a Palestinian school in al-Eizariya after finding materials that supported and glorified terrorism. Officers removed signs featuring Yasser Arafat and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, along with a map of Israel marked with areas identified as “occupation zones” and images of Israeli security forces. When asked who the people in the photographs were, the principal, a woman in her 50s, answered, “Heroes of Palestine.”

Police raided a school near Ma’ale Adumim after receiving intelligence about incitement materials. They found posters of Yahya Sinwar and Yasser Arafat alongside other materials promoting incitement. The principal told officers that Sinwar and Arafat were heroes of Palestine and was arrested at the scene.

German intelligence warned that Islamist and extremist groups were gaining influence within parts of the pro-Palestinian movement. The groups were using protests connected to Gaza to spread propaganda and expand their networks.

Rahm Emanuel said the Democratic Party needs a fundamental change in its policy toward Israel because the current approach is unsustainable. He said the United States should maintain its alliance with Israel while changing the dynamics and structure of the relationship. He opposed entering another war in the Middle East. On the question of whether Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute so-called genocide (peddled by el Sayed), he slamned the question by NBC's Kristen Welker:

"I happen to also know, to the core of your question, the question of genocide is a historic question, going all the way back to Professor Lemkin in 1942, all the way back to the Nuremberg Trials. If you're going to use that term, we have to have a conversation about Sudan. We have to have a conversation about Ukraine. We have to have a conversation about the Ukrainians and Cambodia. You are politicizing a term that has huge and historic moral obligations. I have no problem having that conversation, but the fact that a questioner ignores Sudan that's happening today, ignores Ukraine that's happening today, tells me more about the questioner than what the answer will reveal."

Passengers aboard Flydubai flight FZ1073 experienced an approximately 16,000-foot plunge over about 30 seconds, producing intense physical forces comparable to a very steep roller coaster. The sudden dive created negative G-forces that could lift unrestrained passengers from their seats. The autopilot was disconnected and the aircraft rapidly accelerated before the plunge. Passengers overpowered the co-pilot after he attacked the captain, and reserve crew members aboard the aircraft leveled the plane and landed it safely. The aircraft endured forces far beyond its normal design expectations without suffering a catastrophic structural failure. Investigators are also examining Hammami’s background, including his aviation training in Morocco and his previous studies in Australia.

The Iranian Army is working to increase the range and speed of its missiles.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar congratulated Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs after Kulbergs’s United List won Latvia’s parliamentary election. Sa’ar said he looked forward to continued cooperation between Israel and Latvia.

An Israeli passenger named Tal reconstructed the Flydubai attack and the events that followed. During the incident, there was nobody in the cockpit, and Tal had to shake the pilots to wake them. After passengers regained control of the aircraft, they placed an Israeli guard with every crew member. Tal later reviewed footage from inside the aircraft while recounting the sequence of events.

Hammam al-Hammami researched airlines operating routes to Tel Aviv before choosing Flydubai for the planned attack. He said he had planned the operation before being hired by the airline and wanted to crash the aircraft into Ben-Gurion Airport. He had frequently visited Ben-Gurion Airport as part of his work as a pilot, including a visit around July that was used to gather information and prepare for the attack.

Israeli officials said Hammami planned to strike the Ben-Gurion Airport terminal during landing and chose Flydubai because it operated flights to Tel Aviv. The planned attack raised questions about how many people could have been killed at the airport.

Green party UK.

After increasingly being impacted by Islamic bigots' influence post Oct 7: Green Party members in England and Wales passed a hardline “Zionism is racism[sic]” motion and rejected an amendment intended to protect Jewish members who attend Zionist synagogues and other organizations. The motion defines Zionism as support for an ethno-nationalist Jewish state and commits the party to a single democratic Palestinian state throughout historic Palestine. The amendment protecting Jewish members from accusations of racism was defeated. The decision shifts the party away from its previous position that Israelis and Palestinians should determine a peaceful solution themselves and establishes an explicitly anti-Zionist party position.

The Green Party faced an internal conflict over Zionism as members prepared to vote on defining Zionism as a racist[sic] ideology. Vivien Lichtenstein, chairman of the Jewish Greens, warned about anti-Zionist activists entering the party to influence its policies. Party members on opposing sides of the dispute expressed sharply different views, including calls for Zionists to change their positions or leave the party. Zack Polanski faced accusations of antisemitism within the party before the Holborn and St Pancras by-election.

The UK Green Party adopted a motion defining Zionism as racism, becoming Europe’s first mainstream anti-Zionist party.

Outside the UK Parliament, World Zionist Organization delegation head Matan Bar Noy tore up the Green Party’s resolution defining Zionism as racism. He invoked Chaim Herzog’s 1975 protest against the United Nations resolution equating Zionism with racism.

A march commemorating the 1936 fight against fascists in Jewish east London was disrupted by antisemitic chants. Some protesters used slogans excluding Zionists and called for people to “go back home.” The march included the slogan “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” Jewish groups sought to reclaim their place in the history being commemorated.

Nicole Lampert describes the Green Party’s adoption of the “Zionism is racism[sic]” motion as open antisemitism and hostility toward Jewish self-determination. She argues that the party’s support for a single Palestinian state amounts to opposition to Israel’s continued existence and says the party is applying people’s national liberation movement and the basis for their right to a state and national home in the Land of Israel. Other responses say British Jews should not have to reject Jewish self-determination to avoid being labeled racist and warn that the Green Party’s decision the Green Party as openly anti-Jewish because it adopted the “Zionism is racism[sic]” motion and formally embraced an anti-Zionist position.

Isaac Herzog says the “Zionism is racism[sic]” accusation is an antisemitic lie that endangers Jews and Israelis. He defines Zionism as the Jewish people’s national liberation movement and the basis for their right to a state and national home in the Land of Israel. Other responses say British Jews should not have to reject Jewish self-determination to avoid being labeled racist and warn that the Green Party’s decision threatens Jewish people and religious freedom. The Labour Against Antisemitism statements specifically criticize the rejection of protections for Jewish members who attend Zionist religious institutions.

Brendan O’Neill describes the Green Party as openly anti-Jewish because it adopted the “Zionism is racism[sic]” motion and formally embraced an anti-Zionist position. He focuses especially on the rejection of an amendment protecting Jewish Greens who attend Zionist synagogues and community institutions. He argues that the decision permits discrimination against Jewish members based on their religious affiliations and represents an unprecedented hostility toward Jewish national self-determination. He alobartes that it's not just against Israel.

Micha Danzig reminds that labeling Israel’s actions in Gaza “genocide” carries serious consequences for Jews worldwide. He contrasts the Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide, and the Khmer Rouge killings with Israel’s provision of vaccinations, food aid, evacuation corridors, leaflets, and warnings to civilians. Slamming Abdul El-Sayed’s statement (appearing as a vibe) that the power of the word genocide lies in naming it before the crime becomes that severe as treating the term as useful regardless of whether it is accurate. He also challenges the reported Gaza death toll by noting that Hamas’s Health Ministry does not distinguish combatants from civilians and has included natural deaths, and that demands to end the war rarely include Hamas surrendering and returning the hostages.

NBC's Kristen Welker repeatedly pressed Rahm Emanuel to endorse (Islamic bigot) Abdul El-Sayed after Emanuel discussed the meaning of genocide and distinguished Gaza from historical genocides. Emanuel initially said he was traveling to Michigan to support gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson rather than El-Sayed. After five rounds of questioning, he endorsed El-Sayed, citing the need to restore Democratic control of the Supreme Court. The exchange is presented as an example of elite media pressure to obtain political conformity during a pivotal election.

Honest Reporting says asking Mahmoud Khalel whether he condemns Hamas is not a trivial question and adds that refusing to condemn the October 7 massacre undermines confidence that his vision of a free Palestine includes peaceful coexistence between Jews and Palestinians.

A commentator criticizes musician Zach Bryan for wearing a “Free Palestine” shirt and portrays the slogan as support for an anti-Western movement. [[[TMZ]] explained on Oct 5, that Robert Kraft made a point specifically against Macklemore because ifvhis Abrusenituc history. That Kraft has been very active against antisemitism, with ADL etc.].

A social-media post accuses antisemitic Ana Kasparian of blaming Israel for Islamic riots in France. It says the rioters are predominantly North Africans and attributes the unrest to Muslims rather than the wars in the Middle East, while accusing Kasparian of directing attention toward Israel and away from Muslim responsibility.

Nirit Shalev-Khalifa and the Yad Ben-Zvi team are preserving thousands of objects from communities near Gaza that were devastated during the Hamas massacre. The objects are being preserved as historical testimony for future generations.

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The IDF says it killed Saqr Nabil Musa Qaisi, whom it identifies as a Hamas Nukhba Force terrorist who infiltrated Israel during the October 7 massacre. The IDF also identifies him as a director of the Turkish humanitarian organization Deniz Feneri and says he used his position to employ Hamas operatives and provide financial support to Hamas. The military says the organization maintains ties with senior Hamas figures.

Israel’s foreign minister says the Abraham Accords will not be damaged by the flydubai attack.

Israel lowered its flags to half-staff and began national commemorations honoring soldiers and civilians killed during the October 7, 2023 attack. The memorial observances mark the victims and the national trauma caused by the assault.

Israel’s foreign minister barred British Green Party leader radical Zack Polanski from entering Israel after the party adopted its anti-Zionist resolution.

Nigel Farage told Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar that a future Reform UK government would reverse measures taken by the Labour government. Sa’ar said this after speaking with Farage.

The Community Security Trust (CST) warned that British Jews continue to face terrorist threats after two men were charged over a plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community.

Netanyahu ordered a security review of foreign flights to Israel. [Following the attempted jihadi terror on Flydubai Sep. 30].

Gideon Sa’ar congratulated Milorad Dodik, Željka Cvijanović, and the SNSD after the party’s strong showing in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s general election.

Israeli police arrested a Palestinian man who filmed himself dumping sewage into streams in Judea and Samaria and said he was doing so to harm Israeli residents and Israeli territory. Three Palestinian Arabs were arrested in related operations on suspicion of pollution, weapons possession, and terrorism offenses. The suspect also posted videos boasting about the sewage dumping and expressed pride in the actions.

Military Intelligence Directorate chief Shlomi Binder told the Cabinet that 4,000 of the 6,000 terrorists who participated in the [Oct 7 War|October 7]] massacre have been eliminated. The search for the remaining terrorists continues.

Former hostage Romi Gonen released footage showing her abduction and described the experience as remaining with her in her dreams, from waking in the morning through going to sleep at night.

Israel’s police chief mourned the 72 police officers killed since October 7.

Former senior Shin Bet official Micha Kobi discussed intelligence available before the Hamas attack and the decisions made within the security establishment. He said the Shin Bet knew about Hamas exercises involving the capture of military divisions and Israeli communities, including exercises using Hebrew signs. He described the intelligence as containing information about Hamas’s preparations, timing, and other details but dusnissed them in 'concepzia' (- a term which describes the before/after Oct 7 assumptions/conclusions). Kobi also criticized the failure to act decisively on the intelligence and recalled the brutality of the October 7 attack.

The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem brought Christian visitors to Judea and Samaria during Sukkot and promoted purchases from local businesses as part of a campaign opposing anti-Israel boycotts.

UK Jewish groups warned the Green Party’s “Zionism is racism[sic]” motion encourages hatred amid a series of attacks on the Jewish community. The British government and other political parties condemned the policy, while at least three of the Green Party’s five MPs opposed it. [Green Party also became heavily Muslim baked post Oct 7th].

An Arab-Palestinian terrorist set fire to a vehicle at Hananya Farm in the Binyamin region of Samaria and threatened residents with a knife. Police neutralized the attacker, and the incident ended without casualties. Video footage showed the attack and the subsequent pursuit.

Abdullah Albadri, a Kuwaiti Arab who attempted to breach the perimeter of Israel’s embassy in London while carrying two knives and a “martyrdom note,” received a life sentence.

Urban warfare expert John Spencer sharply criticized the propaganda NAZA, that it's worse than Hamas propaganda. He focused on its statement that Israel had killed more than 73,000 Palestinians in Gaza, reminding that the figure attributed every Gaza death since October 7 to Israel and exceeded the number provided by Hamas. In fact, Hamas has also killed Gazans, fighting has occurred between Hamas and anti-Hamas clans, and rockets fired from Gaza have fallen inside Gaza. Hamas reporting has included natural deaths and argued that it is false to attribute every death in Gaza to Israel. He said the casualty figure was one of numerous problems in the documentary and plans a more extensive analysis.

The IDF arrested a Palestinian weapons traffickers in Nablus and killed a would-be infiltrator in southern Syria. The military also announced an intelligence overhaul. Middle Eastern crude oil exports have exceeded prewar levels, while the United States withdrew all bombers from RAF Fairford after an alleged Iranian plot threatened the base.

A Jerusalem mural honors brothers Ori and Hersh (sports rivals and brothers in captivity), who were held captive.

Poland demands Tucker Carlson retracts pro Hitler lies

Poland’s chargé d’affaires demanded that extremist, bigoted Tucker Carlson retract and apologize for statements about the outbreak of World War II. He objected to Carlson’s statement that Hitler had justified Germany’s invasion of Poland by pointing to German territory and Germans in Poland, and to Carlson’s statement that Britain had nothing to do with the outbreak of the war. The letter states that Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland was a planned war of aggression aimed at destroying the Polish state and population and that Hitler and Stalin collaborated on the partition of Poland through the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. It emphasizes the destruction caused by Nazi Germany and demands that Carlson retract what the letter calls false statements and apologize for insulting the victims of Nazism and those who fought against it.

New documentaries mourn all that was lost on October 7. The article highlights documentaries examining the October 7 attacks, focusing on victims, survivors, and the human loss experienced by Israelis.

Marking the third anniversary of October 7, 2023, remembering those killed and the hostages taken by Hamas. The post emphasizes remembrance of the victims and concludes with “Am Yisrael Chai” and the hashtag #UNFORGO7TEN.

The recent attempted hijacking [Flydubai, Sep/30) could have become another 9/11-style attack in Israel, with children and other passengers potentially carrying psychological trauma for years. It also says Jews and Israelis are being targeted for murder weekly and criticizes Have I Got News For You for its response.

Post highlights an article by Greg Sheridan in 'The Australian' addressing antisemitism, describing its central message as the idea that antisemitism represents a profound societal failure.

Following Chris Murphey's interview, post criticizes Qatar-linked programs and institutions at Georgetown and Northwestern, focusing on statements and events concerning antisemitism, October 7, Hamas, Zionism, and the Israel-Hamas war. It points to comments about antisemitism, the October 7 attack and sexual violence, criticism of Israeli policies, and the hosting of extremistbl Norman Finkelstein. The post concludes by characterizing these practices as contrary to American values and connecting them to the Muslim Brotherhood and Qatar.

Post focuses on October 7 commemorations and campus activism. It says some pro-Palestinian groups use the date while presenting the events primarily through the subsequent Gaza war, with references to genocide, martyrs, and resistance rather than Hamas, the Israeli victims, or the hostages. It describes this as an effort to redefine the meaning of October 7 and says the Combat Antisemitism Movement is tracking related events and organizers.

NGOmonitor describes a fundraising setback for Palestine Action. It says the group previously raised more than £300,000 through CrowdJustice to challenge the UK's ban on it, while CrowdJustice subsequently declined to host another fundraiser after Stripe said it could not process donations benefiting the group.

A lawsuit involving a New York City teacher. The post says the lawsuit describes the teacher praising Yahya Sinwar in a Park Slope Food Coop group chat and quotes the phrase “Long live Yahya Al-Sinwar.”

HonestReporting — October 5, 2026. Criticizes a CNN Turkish affiliate report concerning student riots in France. The post says the broadcast attributed Israel's ability to influence events in France to “Jewish lobbies,” economic power, and intelligence capabilities, and argues that this framing presents a conspiracy theory about Jewish influence under the CNN brand.

Ed Miliband’s silence on the crimes of Palestinians speaks volumes. The article criticizes UK politician Ed Miliband is slammed for lack of acknowledgment of Palestinian crimes and attacks against Israelis.

Mosque praised by Andy Burnham held funeral for Taliban terrorist. The report examines a Manchester mosque's connection to the funeral of a Taliban figure and questions its previous public praise from Andy Burnham.

Mamdani’s plan to supposedly fight antisemitism includes increased funds for anti-Israel group. The New York Post reports on Zohran Mamdani’s proposed antisemitism initiative and controversy surrounding funding for an organization criticized for its anti-Israel positions.

Video shows Abdul El-Sayed stating he has dual citizenship in Egypt and US. The Free Beacon reports on video in which Abdul El-Sayed discusses holding Egyptian and U.S. citizenship, presenting the issue as relevant to his political background.

Sadly: Hundreds of anti-Israel protests planned around October 7 anniversary worldwide. The Times of Israel reports on demonstrations planned internationally around the October 7 anniversary, including protests critical of Israel.

Jewish Australians prepare to mark October 7 anniversary as pro-Palestinian vigils are planned. The article describes Jewish Australians preparing commemorations while pro-Palestinian events are planned for the same day, generating controversy and backlash.

ASA Chicago, Zionism, America, PFLP, ICE, Gaza and Palestinian terror. The article examines controversy surrounding an American Studies Association event involving anti-Israel activism and the terrorist PFLP.

Jewish kids fleeing public schools amid growing antisemitism. The New York Post reports on Jewish families moving children out of public schools because of concerns about antisemitism, including allegations involving a teacher sympathetic to Hamas.

Scottish teacher reported to police after appearing in video urging children to play ‘Zio’ game. The Jewish Chronicle reports on a Scottish teacher who allegedly appeared in a video encouraging children to play an antisemitic game, prompting a police report. "Zio" is known as a slur.

Nika Soon-Shiong and the LA Times Israeli advert controversy The article reports on Nika Soon-Shiong criticizing the Los Angeles Times --owned by father-- over an Israeli tourism advertisement and the controversy that followed.

Amb. Kaploun: More Latin American countries plan to adopt IHRA definition of antisemitism. Jewish Insider reports that additional Latin American countries are considering adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism.

TMZ founder Harvey Levin explained that Robert Kraft opposed Macklemore’s antisemitic history, not expressions of support for (Arab) "Palestinians". Kraft has been involved in combating hate and supporting the Anti-Defamation League, and he took a stand against antisemitism.

The Gaza GenoLIE Tracker posts reminds that accusations of genocide against Israel are false and that reactions to the October 7 attacks reveal a double standard toward Jewish victims. They highlight the deaths of the Idan family’s parents, the abduction of their younger daughter, and the murder of Adi Vital-Kaplun in front of her children. They accuse Hamas supporters of spreading anti-Israel propaganda and portray Israelis as victims of antisemitism rather than perpetrators of genocide. It was a reply post to: 'We are children, both of our parents have just died'. Three years after Oct. 7, the Idan family releases the chilling call Michael, 9, and Amalia, 6, made to police after their parents were murdered in Kfar Aza. Their younger sister, Avigail, was abducted to Gaza.'

Selma Blair announced that she is making a documentary about antisemitism called “Hineni,” meaning “Here I am.” She said the film grew out of her experience of being erased and facing fallout in Hollywood after comments following the October 7 Hamas attacks. The documentary will examine antisemitism, Israel, and disagreements over the conflict, including perspectives that differ from Blair’s. It will include filming in Israel to show why the land is personally significant to Jewish people.

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Tucker Carlson’s outrageous utterness in interview with Jacob Rees-Mogg over World War II, Britain’s decision to fight Hitler, and whether Britain could have remained outside the war - continue to get backlash. Victor Davis Hanson: "Tucker Carlson’s Rewriting of WWII History Is Dangerous." And "Almost everything Carlson said in the interview was false."

New intelligence uncovered an Iranian plan to use drones to attack 12 B-1 bombers and hundreds of US personnel at RAF Fairford. The B-1 bombers were abruptly withdrawn from Britain and returned to the United States.

Bigoted SJP Students for Justice in Palestine at Columbia University is organizing a rally supporting Hamas to commemorate October 7. The event includes the Arabic phrases “Glory to the martyrs” and “resistance until victory.”

Students at Birzeit University in Ramallah held a rally after the IDF demolished a martyrs’ monument on campus. The students rebuilt the monument with a whiteboard and placed wreaths of flowers at the site.

Twelve tankers were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz within a single week.

Article outlines internal opposition within the Biden administration to Israel’s military response after October 7, 2023. While Biden supported Israel with weapons and international backing, some administration officials wanted to restrict American arms supplies. The book by Islamist Pakistani A.S. Ahmed "Crossing the Red Line" presents a critical account of senior officials Antony Blinken, Jake Sullivan, and Brett McGurk, blaming them for destruction. The article criticizes the book as biased and politically motivated but argues that it reveals serious problems within the foreign policy bureaucracy. One example is a State Department human rights official who discouraged colleagues from attending an Israeli embassy screening of footage from the October 7 attacks, citing the risk of trauma and the absence of policy benefits.

Israel’s National Security Council issued a travel warning about an increased terror threat around the October 7 anniversary. Israelis in Israel and abroad were survivors continue to honor Capt. Elay Adany, a Maglan commander who gave his life while rescuing them during the October 7 Hamas massacre. His final actions remain central to the families of those was no concrete intelligence indicating that such an attack was being planned. Sources close to Katz said his position was based on an IDF presentation about preparing for extreme scenarios. Katz argued that October 7 itself was an extreme scenario and warned of a heightened risk of copycat attacks inspired by the massacre and urged to remain vigilant.

The National Security Council warned of an increased risk of attacks against Israelis and Jews abroad around the third anniversary of the massacre and called for heightened vigilance.

August Hanning, who headed Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service until 2005, is suspected of acting as an agent for a foreign intelligence service.

A Biden administration envoy said there was no warning before the October 7 massacre.

Hate crimes and Islamic mayor Mamdani: Jewish New Yorkers were the targets of 53% of hate crimes recorded in New York City so far that year. The NYPD chief called the figure deeply concerning.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that 4,000 of the 6,000 Gazans who entered Israel on October 7, 2023, had been eliminated. He vowed to eliminate the remaining 2,000.

Families of Kfar Aza survivors continue to honor Capt. Elay Adany, a Maglan commander who gave his life while rescuing them during the October 7 Hamas led massacre. His final actions remain central to the families of those he saved.

A seventh man was arrested in a British terrorism investigation involving an incident at an air force base.

TikTok removed 45,000 election-related videos because of an Iran-linked influence network.

Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif, the spiritual leader of Israel’s Druze community, warned Israel against making a deal with the Syrian regime. He compared crimes committed by Damascus with the Hamas massacre of October 7, 2023.

Paris banned an October 7 protest because of security concerns.

Biden aide Brett McGurk said Washington had received no warning before October 7\. He described how the war affected the White House and recounted a meeting with hostage families in which a woman learned during the meeting that her loved one had been confirmed dead.

Isr. Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened an all-out war against the Palestinian Authority based on the possibility that PA security forces could turn their weapons against Israel. IDF sources said there was no concrete intelligence indicating that such an attack was being planned. Sources close to Katz said his position was based on an IDF presentation about preparing for extreme scenarios. Katz argued that October 7 itself was an extreme scenario and that the military had previously failed to take such possibilities seriously enough.

European Parliament member Arab-Palestinian born Rima Hassan removed an Israeli flag from an exhibition commemorating the victims of October 7. The European Union flag attached to the same stand also fell when the stand became unbalanced. Hassan said neither flag was stepped on or damaged. She confronted Israeli artist Yaron Bob, accused the exhibition of presenting a one-sided account of the October 7 atrocities, and said officials, the Israeli foreign minister, and the European Jewish Congress also condemned the incident. Hassan defended removing the Israeli flag, objected to its presence in the EU Parliament loss of her daily allowance. She has repeatedly attracted controversy for anti-Israel activism and has faced investigations in France involving accusations of three years since October 7. Hundreds of participants, ambassadors, and senior diplomats attended. Eliya Cohen and Ziv Abud shared their experiences from the Nova music festival massacre. Cohen was abducted to Gaza and held captive by “Israel doesn’t exist” after he identified himself as Israeli.

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola condemned Hassan’s actions and said the Parliament must be a safe place for Europe’s Jewish community. Other European officials, the Israeli foreign minister, and the European Jewish Congress also condemned the incident. Hassan defended removing the Israeli flag, objected to its presence in the EU Parliament, and compared it to displaying a Russian flag during Russia’s war against Ukraine. She accused Metsola of making factually false statements.

Hassan could face parliamentary disciplinary measures, including a reprimand, temporary suspension, or loss of her daily allowance. She has repeatedly attracted controversy for anti-Israel activism and has faced investigations in France involving accusations of promoting hateful speech and supporting terrorism. She was previously expelled from Israel after being arrested while attempting to reach Gaza aboard the vessel Madleen.

Hamas captivity survivor Avinatan Or revealed that a terrorist gave him a message shortly before his release promising another October 7. Or described the terrorist’s message and his own response.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered US and Texas flags lowered to half-staff to honor victims of the October 7 Hamas massacre.

Israel’s Mission to the United Nations held an event at UN headquarters in New York marking three years since October 7. Hundreds of participants, ambassadors, and senior diplomats attended. Eliya Cohen and Ziv Abud shared their experiences from the Nova music festival massacre. Cohen was abducted to Gaza and held captive by Hamas for 505 days, while Abud survived and worked to secure Cohen’s release. Cohen learned only after returning from captivity that Abud had survived.

One thousand Christian leaders arrived in Israel for the Friends of Zion summit.

US Central Command denied Iranian reports that a US Navy helicopter had been shot down in the Red Sea.

Satellite imagery showed increased activity at a secret Iranian nuclear site that Israel struck in March. The imagery showed increased traffic and continuing earthmoving activity at the facility.

Pro-Palestine, pro-Hamas, and “resistance” groups in the United States, Canada, and Australia planned events celebrating and commemorating the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks and honoring Hamas “martyrs.”

Haverford College president Lori Lowenthal Raymond expressed anger over antisemitism after associate professor Guangtian Ha was arrested for online harassment and intimidation of a Jewish Israeli professor. The arrest was described as connecting verbal harassment of Jews with actionable violence.

Italy expelled two [apparent Muslim] men accused of assaulting a rabbi in Milan. The men were accused of joining a third suspect in approaching and surrounding the rabbi at a bus stop, mocking him by taking his hat, and kicking him from behind after he began recording. Police identified all three suspects. One was arrested and ordered to report to authorities twice a week, and all three were barred from Milan for one year. The arrested suspect is due to face charges of propaganda and incitement to racial hatred.

The CIA gave Israel a list of five to ten senior Iranian officials who should not be targeted for assassination. Washington considers these officials potential key figures in a future Iranian government.

Brazil’s presidential election is heading to a runoff after Flavio Bolsonaro defeated Lula da Silva in the first round by several million votes. Bolsonaro’s victory places Brazil at the center of a broader political shift in Latin America that could strengthen ties with Israel.

PIJ Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Ziad al-Nakhala said more than 2,000 Al-Quds Brigades operatives were killed during the war in Gaza, along with dozens in the West Bank and more than 80 in Lebanon and Syria while fighting alongside Hezbollah. Israeli strikes also targeted Islamic Jihad headquarters in Syria and Lebanon.

United Airlines Islamic bigot pilot Ibrahim Mossallam, who praised Hamas’s October 7 attack as "resistance" and said it was not unprovoked, continues flying for United Airlines. He was temporarily removed from flying duties after his statements caused outrage but later returned to the cockpit. The pilots’ union blocked his firing.

French President Emmanuel Macron commemorated the October 7 attacks, saying Hamas’s terrorist attacks killed more than 1,200 people, including 51 French citizens. He expressed solidarity with Israel and the bereaved families and said the victims’ names and faces would not be forgotten.

A ranch owner in Binyamin shot a jihadist and stopped an arson attack.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered U.S. and Texas flags lowered to half-staff to honor victims of the October 7 massacre.

A 20-year-old shepherd near Sebastia was struck in the head by an Arab'sconcrete block thrown near the Brit Avraham ranch and was hospitalized in moderate condition.

U.S. senators and state legislators from six states toured new settlements in the Shomron. They pledged legislation recognizing Judea and Samaria and opposing BDS. Yossi Dagan said support for the Shomron crosses party lines in America.

IDF forces from the Northern Brigade and Division 99 destroyed a 1.5-kilometer tunnel east of the expanded Yellow Line in Gaza.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog marked the third anniversary of the Hamas attack by lighting a memorial candle at 6:29 a.m., the time the terror invasion began.

Israel marked the October 7 anniversary at the United Nations and emphasized that the events could never be erased.

Paris dedicated a path in Parc Monceau to Shiri Bibas and her sons Ariel and Kfir. The family was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz and the children were murdered in Hamas captivity. Shiri and her sons were commemorated in Paris three years after the October 7 massacre.

Anat Meir is raising her three-year-old son Shaked after the death of her husband David. She is building a life for herself and her son while living with the consequences of his death.

Three years after October 7, Israel is still dealing with the consequences of the massacre. The hostages are home and a ceasefire is in place, but the questions left by the massacre remain unresolved.

Israeli singer Mor Revivo honored her close friend and stylist Amit Buskila, who was murdered while fleeing the Nova festival and whose body was taken to Gaza.

U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee emphasized shared values between Israel and the United States in opposition to shared enemies.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged that Germany would stand firmly with Israel, defend its right to exist, and fight antisemitism.

London Islamic Mayor Sadiq Khan’s October 7 statement mourned the victims while criticizing Israel’s government.

Former hostage Yosef Haim Ohana, who spent 738 days in Gaza, released footage showing the first moments of his abduction and discussed his captivity, survival, and efforts to regain control of his life.

Yarden Bibas shared a message dedicated to his wife Shiri and sons Ariel and Kfir, who were abducted from Nir Oz.

Former Hamas hostage Luis Har was freed from Gaza captivity in an Israeli military operation 129 days after his abduction during the October 7 massacre. He said that being alive was the most important thing in the world.

Israel’s Compensation Fund processed 1.17 million claims totaling $12.5 billion for direct property damage and indirect business losses resulting from the war.

An Arab terror rock attack in Samaria left a 25-year-old man moderately injured and four others lightly injured.

Six heroes of a Dubai flight are set to receive a Presidential Award.

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Iran is an untrustworthy negotiating partner and said some Iranians justify deceiving non-Muslims as part of their religion. [Taqiyya].

Flavio Bolsonaro pledged to restore Brazil’s ties with Israel, move the Brazilian embassy to Jerusalem, and visit Israel early in his term if elected.

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Orphans of October 7 described recovery as a continuing process three years after the massacre.

Ordinary Israeli women faced extraordinary circumstances on October 7 as thousands of Hamas terrorists invaded Israel from Gaza with the purpose of killing and kidnapping as many people as possible.

Jew-hating radicals are celebrating the horrors of October 7 and organizing parades celebrating the attacks. (Especially noticeable. SJP).

Gal-Hed is a project commemorating those killed in the Swords of Iron war. It allows people to learn about their personal stories, share them, and contribute their own memories.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio commemorated the October 7 massacre and reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to defending civilization.

House Speaker Mike Johnson commemorated October 7, described the attack as the deadliest attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust, and said Hamas terrorists funded by Iran raped, mutilated, and murdered more than 1,200 people and kidnapped 251.

Isaac Herzog met with more than 1,000 Christian leaders and influencers from 117 countries who came to Jerusalem for a Friends of Zion summit. He thanked them for their support of Israel.

The IDF chief said the military must always remain prepared for a surprise war.

Israeli, American, and Jewish officials condemned New York City Mayor, Islamic bigot Zohran Mamdani’s October 7 statement for turning the (genocidal Islamic) massacres into an attack on Israel.

Iran sent Hezbollah $200 million despite U.S. pressure.

B’nai Brith Canada called on government and college leaders to investigate groups promoting extremism on the October 7 anniversary.

Thousands demonstrated in London, and Israeli Arab activist Yoseph Haddad confronted the demonstrators.

San Diego adopted an official definition of Islamophobia --vlby Islamist lobby CAIR-- that raised concerns that criticism of terrorism could be treated as "Islamophobic."

More than 75 retired U.S. generals, admirals, and military lawyers rejected the "genocide" regarding Gaza. They said genocide requires intent to destroy a protected national, ethnic, racial, or religious group and that Israel neither intended to destroy Palestinians as a group nor did so. They said civilian deaths during combat do not by themselves establish genocidal intent.

The retired military leaders said Israeli forces used extensive measures to reduce civilian casualties, including warnings, evacuation instructions, protected corridors, tactical pauses, and legal review of targets. They also cited Israeli provision of food, medical supplies, baby food, desalinated water, vaccinations, and medical evacuations as evidence of efforts to protect civilians.

The signatories said inflammatory statements by Israeli political officials should be condemned but do not demonstrate the conduct of IDF operations when those officials are not involved in military decision-making. They warned that distorting the laws of war to make false genocide charges could affect the conditions under which American forces fight in the future.

Haverford College canceled a Young Democratic Socialists of America October 7 “art campaign in solidarity with Palestine” after a professor was arrested for antisemitic cyberstalking. The college president said the timing of the event caused serious concern among members of the community. Student organizers declined to move the event to another date.

London police arrested five masked anti-Israel protesters outside the Board of Deputies of British Jews for inciting racial hatred. The protesters chanted about “intifada” and harassed neighbors.

Rabbi Kalmanson recited Kaddish at an October 7 memorial for national unity.

Donald Trump marked the third anniversary of October 7 and said it would never be forgotten.

The FBI arrested 18-year-old Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud for plotting a mass shooting at the Mall of America in the name of ISIS. He obtained an AK-47, ammunition, and magazines from an undercover FBI agent and planned to kill 30 to 60 people at the mall. He was charged with knowingly receiving a firearm and ammunition to commit an act of terrorism.

Mohamud discussed traveling overseas to fight for al-Shabaab and later said he wanted to join ISIS. He also expressed support for a terrorist who killed 14 people by driving a truck into a crowd in New Orleans. He planned the Mall of America attack for an event scheduled for October 24 and targeted the mall because he believed its owners were Jewish and wanted to kill non-Muslims.

Israel’s economy continues to grow despite three years of war and mounting international pressure.

The Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation’s leader criticizes New York City Ialamic bigot Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s October 7 message, saying Jewish New Yorkers should be able to mourn the Hamas massacre without having their grief turned into an indictment of Israel.

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, condemns Mamdani’s October 7 message, comparing it to turning September 11 into a day of mourning for al-Qaeda. He accuses the mayor of hijacking the anniversary of the Hamas attack to condemn Israel.

Zohran Mamdani faces bipartisan criticism over his social media message marking the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks. Elisha Wiesel, chairman of the Elie Wiesel Foundation, discusses the controversy and growing antisemitism with Fox News.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee expresses anger over Mamdani’s October 7 comments.

The Haverford case [of Islamic Chinese] exposes a pattern in which individuals use anti-Israel or anti-Zionist rhetoric, blame Israel for antisemitism, and promote Palestinian causes while concealing their identities behind anonymous accounts. The case involving religion professor Guangtian Ha highlights the transition from political rhetoric to explicit antisemitic threats, Nazi references, Holocaust rhetoric, and threats against a Jewish colleague and his family. Ha faces charges related to anonymous antisemitic threats and cyberstalking.

Arab led pro-Palestinian march in London resulted in five arrests for inciting racial hatred following an incident outside the Board of Deputies of British Jews office. Police imposed restrictions on the march, including a designated route, protest times and a ban on face coverings. Pro-Israel counter-protesters gathered near Russell Square, displaying Israeli flags and placards -- including 'Stop the GenoLIE' -- and shouting at the demonstrators.

Disgraceful: Hundreds of "pro-palestinian" demonstrators gather across New York City during the third anniversary of the atrocious October 7 Hamas attacks. Protesters at NYU and Columbia University chant slogans supporting the racist Arab "Palestinian" intifada, while demonstrations target Israel and demand university divestment. At Union Square, racist demonstrators surround an October 7 memorial vigil organized by Israelis for Peace, display images of genocidal Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, and chant slogans supporting Hamas. A demonstrator, for example, tells organizers that they do not want peace with Israelis and refers to the October 7 attack.

NYU radical professor Andrew Ross justifies the October 7 attack and promotes a conspiracy theory that Israeli forces supposedly killed some Israeli citizens during the massacre.

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Signs displayed on buildings beside Tel Aviv’s Ayalon Highway target Zohran Mamdani with the message “Mamdani Go Back to Gaza.”

New York City’s consul general of Israel and U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee condemn Zohran Mamdani’s October 7 message, calling it antisemitic and accusing him of expressing sympathy for jihadist causes.

Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter condemns Mamdani’s October 7 statement as a series of lies and blood libels against Israel. Leiter accuses the mayor of defending Palestinian terrorism, promoting antisemitism, and advancing anti-Americanism. He criticizes Mamdani for attacking Israel with accusations and propaganda while marking the anniversary of the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust.

Pressure mounts to bring those responsible for the October 7 massacre to justice as legal proceedings continue to drag on three years after the attack.

New York City Councilman Jim Gennaro criticizes Mamdani’s October 7 statement for turning remembrance into an indictment of Israel. He says the message betrays the victims, harms New York’s Jewish community, and distorts the history of the massacre.

Hezbollah activity under civilian cover has been identified in Froun, Srifa, and Zotar al-Gharbiya, areas the Israeli military is expected to leave under a U.S.-brokered agreement with Lebanon. Control of these areas is then supposed to pass to the Lebanese army.

Yehuda Avidan, director-general of Israel’s Ministry of Religious Services, recounts the first hours after the Simchas Torah massacre. He describes taking command on the morning of the disaster, enduring sleepless nights, and confronting hundreds of burned bodies and horrific cases of abuse.

The U.S. Treasury sanctions 17 vessels and their owners under Operation Economic Outcast in an effort to dismantle Iran’s shadow fleet. The action effectively neutralizes most of the fleet that remains.

Hezbollah’s external operations unit recruits foreign nationals in Iran and uses safe houses in Qom and Tehran to train and shelter them. Recruitment began five years ago among foreign students at Al-Mustafa International University. Recruits receive training in weapons handling, sabotage, cyberattacks, and espionage. The operation coordinates with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force and targets students at the state-run university, which was established on the orders of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and has branches in more than 60 countries.

Germany’s Left Party agrees to measures addressing antisemitic incidents, meeting a key condition for coalition talks in Berlin. The agreement revives the possibility of a three-party coalition between the Left, the Social Democrats, and the Greens after the Left emerged as the largest party in Berlin’s state election with 25.7% of the vote.

Israeli Channel 12 reports that the Pentagon has ordered U.S. Central Command to prepare for renewed large-scale military operations against Iran. Strikes could begin before Israeli and U.S. elections, but no final decision has been made and no date has been set.

Sick. Hamas celebrates October 7 as a "glorious" day while Gaza suffers extensive destruction from the war. Approximately 82% of Gaza’s buildings have been damaged, and residents face severe hardship. Popular protests in Gaza have grown but quickly subsided.

Nir Oz rebuilds three years after one-third of its residents were murdered or kidnapped during the October 7 attack. Around 120 people now sleep in the kibbutz each night, and more than 220 homes are planned. Burned houses, memorials, and painful debates over returning and preserving the community’s memory remain.

Israeli forces conduct an anti-terror raid in Nablus to prevent another massacre. Two reserve battalions and Nahal troops detain or question approximately 200 Hamas-linked suspects, seize weapons and terrorist funds, and demolish 14 memorials and signs honoring terrorists.

Former Gaza hostage Mia Schem recounts 55 days of brutal captivity, condemns rising antisemitism and pro-Palestinian supporters, and criticizes Drake over lyrics about Gaza. She continues to hope for marriage, children, and happiness.

SJP Students for Justice in Palestine chapters across North America commemorate October 7 by celebrating Hamas terrorists and others who invaded Israel to rape, torture, and murder civilians. The movement celebrates the attempt to destroy Israel and treats the deaths of Israelis as acceptable while presenting itself as a defender of Palestinians. These organizations support violence and war against Israel rather than peace, while Western media have portrayed them as peace protesters during university encampments.

Former hostage Itay Regev recounts being shot on October 7, making a farewell call to his father, and facing a terrorist who held a gun to his head. He recalls praying and feeling that God was listening.

Reservist Shlomo Efrati recounts identifying victims of the October 7 massacre and preparing fallen Israeli soldiers for burial. His diary describes mutilated bodies, traumatic memories, struggles with faith, and a terrorist’s body mistakenly delivered to his unit.

In Michigan, the central political issue is the exclusion of Jewish interests rather than simply the Jewish vote. Electing progressive candidates such as Islamic Abdul El-Sayed requires normalizing antisemitism and antisemitic candidates while silencing Jewish objections.

The United States warns Americans in Saudi Arabia about Houthi threats targeting airports.

The Israeli military kills two Hamas terrorists who left Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza. One planted explosives that had been stored inside the hospital near the ceasefire line to target Israeli soldiers. The second, Muhammad Tammous, served as a Hamas sniper and also worked as a civil defense worker in Gaza.

Police arrest an Arab man suspected of setting fire to a sukkah in Jerusalem in a racially motivated attack during the Sukkot holiday. The suspect is a 52-year-old resident of the Old City, and police plan to request an extension of his detention.

A Bedouin man is indicted for supplying weapons used to kill a soldier.

Seventy-two people are arrested after Israel’s Shin Bet security agency exposes a terrorist network operating in southern Israel.

Israel receives its first U.S.-manufactured Iron Dome interceptor, marking a milestone in the defense system’s production.

President Isaac Herzog presents an award to rescuers aboard a Flydubai flight.

The Israeli military eliminates two Hamas terrorists in Gaza who participated in holding hostages and planning attacks against Israeli troops and civilians. Both violated the ceasefire. Muhammad Muhsen Nimr Yazji, a commander in Hamas’s Shati Battalion, participated in holding hostages including Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, and Matan Angrest. Muhammad Fawzi Muhammad Awad Gamal, a member of Hamas’s Daraj Tuffah Battalion, is also killed in a separate strike.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets Paraguay’s vice president to discuss closer relations between the two countries.

Antisemitic hate crimes in England and Wales rise by 10%, with Jews experiencing the highest rate of targeting per capita.

Three people are indicted for selling a gun to the terrorist responsible for an attack at the Beersheva bus station.

Dutch Jewish author and journalist Jigal Krant says pro-Hamas demonstrators kicked and beat him until he bled at Utrecht Centraal, the Netherlands’ largest railway station. Krant says police left the demonstrators alone, roughly led him away, and demanded his personal details after he objected to the anti-Israel protest.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry reports continued Palestinian terrorist attacks in Judea and Samaria after five Jewish shepherds are injured in a rock-throwing attack near Sebastia. Palestinians from Ramin attack Israelis in grazing areas. One 25-year-old man suffers moderate head injuries and is taken to hospital, while four others receive treatment for minor injuries at the scene.

Former hostage Noa Argamani returns to the Supernova music festival massacre site near Kibbutz Re’im for the first time since her abduction. She joins approximately 1,000 Christian leaders visiting the site and receives the Friends of Zion Hineni Award alongside former hostages Romi Gonen and Elkana Bohbot and Hila Abir, whose brother was murdered at the festival.

Pennsylvania’s Human Relations Commission condemns racist and antisemitic graffiti at a playground, saying it caused widespread alarm and distress in the community.

President Donald Trump endorses Mike Rodgers over Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, whom he calls a radical extremist and an unsuitable candidate for Michigan and the United States. The Republican Jewish Coalition calls El-Sayed the most antisemitic U.S. Senate candidate in the country.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul condemns anti-Israel protesters who disrupt an October 7 memorial vigil at Manhattan’s Union Square, chant antisemitic slogans, and wave Hamas flags. She says Jewish New Yorkers deserve to mourn without hatred or intimidation.

The USS Abraham Lincoln returns from operations involving Iran following what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calls a historic mission.

Report. Israel assassinated Iranian navy chief Alireza Tangsiri (3/26/36) because senior Israeli officials feared he could become head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and prove a more formidable adversary than Ahmad Vahidi, who eventually took the position.

Captain Eliav Haim Tzapalamus, 21, of Haifa, is killed during operational activity in southern Lebanon when the Humvee carrying him overturns. Three other soldiers sustain minor injuries.

Gunfire near the Arab village of Qaddum alarms residents of Kedumim. Local security forces and Israeli troops deploy to the area.

Police commander Amir Cohen retires after decades in uniform. On October 7, 2023, he recognized that the attack involved a large-scale terrorist infiltration rather than only rocket fire. At 6:41 a.m., he declared a “Philistine invasion” over police radio, triggering the mobilization of officers and the establishment of defensive lines that saved many lives. He fought terrorists at the Sderot police station, sustained shrapnel and gunshot wounds, refused evacuation, and continued commanding forces before handling events in Ofakim. He was later selected to light a torch at Israel’s Independence Day ceremony.

The United States upgrades Israel’s ranking in its human trafficking report after five years in Tier 2. Israel now ranks among the world’s leading countries in combating trafficking, with increased investigations, expanded victim services, and new legal protections introduced under Justice Minister Yariv Levin.

Israel introduces new screening rules for foreign airline crews from countries designated as high-risk. Crew members will undergo vetting 48 hours before flights to Israel. The plan also includes lists of travelers holding passports from countries without diplomatic relations with Israel.

October 7 exposed Israel’s vulnerability and the dangers of the complacency that preceded the massacre. Israel must not return to that complacency or become a fortress state. It must remain strong, united, and democratic while confronting continuing threats.

SJP etc. Columbia University faces backslash after its dining menu features an “October 7th Blush Sauce” as a pasta special on the third anniversary of the Hamas attacks. The name triggers outrage and accusations that the sauce’s color refers to the blood of massacre victims. Critics call the choice cruel, disturbing, and offensive.

The Jerusalem District Attorney’s Office indicts Muhammad Shalabi, a 22-year-old Arab pharmacy student from Beit Hanina, for planning terrorist attacks against security forces and Jewish civilians using explosives and deadly poisons. He is accused of radicalization following October 7 and the ensuing war, consuming Hamas- and ISIS-related material, and planning to use his pharmaceutical knowledge and access to chemicals to carry out attacks. His first reported plot involved plans to plant an explosive device where enforcement officers regularly operated near a mosque after he became angry over parking tickets issued to worshippers.

U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee rejects a New York Times story about David Milstein, a senior policy adviser at the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. Huckabee calls the reporting factually baseless, disputes its proposed account, criticizes its reliance on anonymous sources, and warns of potential defamation litigation. R' Steven Burg also condemns the newspaper, defending Milstein’s integrity and accusing the publication of using anonymous accusations and damaging insinuations to advance an anti-Israel narrative. Burg compares the treatment of Milstein to the Dreyfus Affair and says the reporting threatens the reputation of a Jewish American serving his country.

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A Muslim Brotherhood-linked imam joins Pope Leo XIV’s interfaith meeting in France. Imam Makhlouf Mamèche, president of Musulmans de France and rector of the Grand Mosque of Lille, attended an interfaith meeting with Pope Leo XIV in Metz. Mamèche has called on followers to work undercover toward establishing a global Islamic state. He shared photographs of the event, which focused on Europe’s roots, peace, and unity.

From Moscow to Brighteon: The Greens revive the claim that Zionism is racism. The Green Party has officially declared Zionism racist and rejected protections for Jewish members who attend synagogues associated with Zionism. The slogan “Zionism is racism” originated as Soviet anti-Jewish propaganda and was incorporated into a United Nations resolution in 1975. The UN repealed the resolution in 1991, but its language and ideas continue to influence contemporary anti-Zionism.

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The documented crimes of October 7 and Hamas’s continued deception. Hamas filmed and broadcast its October 7, 2023, atrocities, including the killing, burning, and sexual assault of Israeli civilians. A parliamentary commission’s report and supporting evidence document the crimes in more than 300 pages. Within hours of the attacks, Hamas leaders denied targeting women and children and dismissed footage of terrified families as fabricated by Israel. Hamas leaders now involved in negotiations cannot be trusted to disarm based on assurances. Disarmament requires inspections of every weapons depot and tunnel, a published timetable, and consequences for missed deadlines. Hamas leaders have vowed to repeat October 7 until Israel is destroyed. Peace requires ensuring Hamas no longer has the means to attack Israel.

Article in NYT by B. Stephens.: When criticism of Israel goes off the rails. Criticism of Israel becomes unreasonable when it assigns blame for the Middle East’s crises entirely to Israel and dismisses the country’s security threats as imaginary or deserved. Israel was founded while its enemies openly sought its destruction, and those intentions remain. Israel’s withdrawals from southern Lebanon in 2000 and Gaza in 2005 brought neither international acceptance nor greater security. Instead, the territories became bases for attacks that culminated in the horrors of October 7. Many self-described humanitarians and advocates of justice celebrated, minimized, or denied those atrocities. Critics must recognize that Israel’s security concerns are real.

Weaponizing genocide accusations fuels dangerous antisemitism. Genocide is the intentional destruction of a group and is the gravest of crimes. Nazi Germany and its collaborators attempted to murder every Jew in Europe, killing six million, or two-thirds of Europe’s Jewish population. The global Jewish population remains below its 1939 level. Although Holocaust survivors hoped antisemitism would decline after Nazi Germany’s defeat, the hatred persisted. Reactions to Hamas’s October 7 attack demonstrate that antisemitism has again become openly acceptable in many circles.

Hamas’s attack was intended to kill as many Jews as possible and became the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust. Israel has not committed genocide, consistent with the prevailing position of the U.S. government. The war has also caused horrific suffering among innocent Gazans, with tens of thousands killed, including many children. Hamas uses civilian endangerment as part of its strategy to demonize Israel, while Israel has taken steps to warn civilians, provide food and relief, and distribute vaccines.

Israel remains open to legitimate criticism, but people without sufficient knowledge of genocide law increasingly use the term to delegitimize the world’s only Jewish state. This fuels antisemitism and endangers Jews worldwide. Iran, Qatar, China, and Russia spread antisemitic and anti-Israel conspiracy theories and Holocaust denial to incite hatred and destabilize democracies. Antisemitism and violent attacks against Jews have reached levels unseen since the Holocaust. Jews face deadly attacks at synagogues and other locations, alongside relentless harassment and threats in public, on campuses, and online.

Talk about genocide should begin with Israel’s murdered mothers and children. Pro-Palestinian students planning a march in London on the third anniversary of the October 7 massacre demonstrate grotesque insensitivity toward Jewish victims. The massacre included sexualized violence against young women at the Nova music festival, the murder of parents in front of their children, and the burning of families inside their homes. Twin ten-month-old boys, Guy and Roi, were left orphaned after their mother was killed and their father was shot. Terrorists used the babies as bait for hours to lure rescuers into an ambush.

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An entire family, brutally murdered by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023. Siman Tov family before October 7. Johnny, his wife Tamar, and their children, 5 year old twins Shahar and Arbel and 2 year old Omer, were together in Kibbutz Nir Oz when Hamas terrorists set fire to their home, broke into their safe room and opened fire. None of them survived. We will never forget.

Three Years of War: Key Figures from the IDF’s Report.

Three years after the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attack, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released figures covering military operations across multiple fronts, casualties, rocket and missile fire, reserve forces, and rehabilitation of wounded security personnel.

1. MILITARY OPERATIONS AND TERRITORIAL CONTROL

The IDF reported striking approximately 100,000 targets across all fronts:

- Gaza Strip: 65,000 targets. - Lebanon and Syria combined: 28,000 targets. - Iran: 4,500 targets. - Yemen: 80 targets.

In Gaza, Israel expanded its controlled territory from an initial 53% to approximately 63% during the ceasefire. The IDF maintains approximately 40 army outposts in the Israeli-held part of the Strip.

Gaza remains divided between Israeli- and Hamas-controlled areas. Negotiations over Hamas's disarmament and Gaza's reconstruction have made limited progress.

The IDF said Hamas is no longer the military and governing organization it was before the war, but continues trying to rebuild and rearm.

According to the IDF, its operations have killed:

- 4 leaders of Hamas's military wing. - 17 brigade commanders and commanders of equivalent rank. - Approximately 30 battalion commanders. - Approximately 300 company commanders.

The military also reported killing more than 24,000 combatants in Gaza and an estimated 1,600 terrorists inside Israel during the October 7 attack.

IDF officials estimating that two to three Gazan civilians were killed for every dead terror operative. Israel notes that Hamas has embedded its military infrastructure in civilian areas, including homes, hospitals, mosques and schools.

2. OCTOBER 7 ATTACK AND PALESTINIAN CASUALTIES

The war began when Hamas-led attackers invaded southern Israel on October 7, 2023.

- Approximately 1,200 people were killed in Israel, mostly civilians. - 251 people were abducted to Gaza.

The IDF considers the overall Gaza death toll largely accurate. Israeli military officials estimate that 2–3 civilians were killed for every dead terrorist operative. Israel says Hamas embeds military infrastructure in civilian areas, including homes, hospitals, mosques and schools.

In the West Bank, the Palestinian Authority's health ministry reported that more than 1,100 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli forces or settlers since the war began. The IDF said the vast majority were gunmen killed in exchanges of fire, rioters who clashed with troops, or terrorists carrying out attacks.

3. ROCKETS, MISSILES AND DRONES FIRED AT ISRAEL

The IDF reported that more than 31,500 rockets, missiles and drones had been launched at Israel from multiple fronts since October 7, 2023.

The reported breakdown was:

- Lebanon: 20,000 projectiles. - Gaza: 10,200 projectiles. - Iran: 1,200 projectiles. - Yemen: 90 projectiles. - Syria: approximately 50 projectiles.

At least 5,000 projectiles launched from Gaza were fired on October 7 alone.

The IDF did not provide a total for drones and missiles launched from Iraq.

The figures exclude rockets that misfired and landed in Gaza, Hezbollah rockets that fell short in Lebanon, and Iranian ballistic missiles that failed to reach Israel. Israel says the excluded projectiles numbered in the thousands at minimum in the relevant categories.

4. ISRAELI MILITARY CASUALTIES

The IDF reported the following losses since the beginning of the war:

- 970 soldiers, reservists and local security officers killed. - 6,424 wounded.

Of these casualties:

- 472 were killed during the ground offensive in Gaza. - 3,004 were wounded during the ground offensive in Gaza. - 85 of the 970 deaths resulted from friendly fire or other military-related accidents.

The military reported that more than 70% of wounded soldiers returned to service.

5. WOUNDED PERSONNEL AND REHABILITATION

The Defense Ministry's Rehabilitation Department reported that more than 30,000 wounded soldiers and security personnel had sought treatment since the war began.

Approximately 63% are receiving care for psychological conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression and difficulties reintegrating into civilian life.

The department reported:

- 91,200 total wounded from all of Israel's wars under its care. - A projected total exceeding 100,000 by 2028. - Approximately half of the projected total are expected to be coping with psychological harm.

The Rehabilitation Department covers injured veterans from all Israeli security bodies, not just the IDF.

Among those wounded since October 7:

- 63 have disabilities classified above 100%, the most severe injury category. - 249 have severe head injuries. - 29 are blind. - 106 are amputees. - Women account for 8% of wounded security personnel. - Reservists account for 62%.

6. RESERVE FORCES AND MILITARY SERVICE

The IDF said its reserve army had expanded by approximately 36% since the war began.

Other figures included:

- Approximately 22,000 former soldiers returned to service despite previously receiving exemptions from reserve duty. - Hundreds of thousands of reservists have been called up during the war. - New reserve units were established, along with new standing army units intended to reduce pressure on reservists. - Combat reservists are expected to serve an average of 80–100 days in 2026, compared with the military's original estimate of 55 days per year.

The IDF attributed the increased reserve service to evolving operational needs.

7. WEST BANK ARRESTS AND SEIZURES

Since October 7, the IDF reported:

- More than 45,000 wanted Palestinians arrested for questioning, including people suspected of planning imminent attacks. - More than 3,800 weapons seized. - NIS 46 million, equivalent to approximately US$15.1 million, seized in cash that the military said was intended to finance terrorism.

8. HOW THE WAR DEVELOPED ACROSS MULTIPLE FRONTS

October 7, 2023: Hamas-led attackers killed approximately 1,200 people and abducted 251. Israel launched a military campaign aimed at removing Hamas from power, destroying its military capabilities and freeing the hostages.

October 8, 2023: Hezbollah began attacking Israel's northern border, saying it was acting in support of Gaza. The confrontation later escalated into an all-out war.

2025 and 2026: Israel fought several direct rounds of conflict with Iran, including a major 12-day war in 2025 and a 40-day war earlier in 2026. Iran-backed groups in Yemen and Iraq also attacked Israel.

October 2025: A ceasefire in Gaza took effect.

April 2026: A ceasefire in Iran took effect.

June 2026: A truce in Lebanon took effect.

By October 2026, fighting had largely subsided. However, Gaza remained divided, negotiations over disarmament and reconstruction had progressed only modestly, and the IDF said Hamas was still trying to rebuild its capabilities.

9. IDF CHIEF'S STATEMENT ON OCTOBER 7 INVESTIGATIONS

On the Sunday before the anniversary, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said the military was concluding its investigations into the October 7 attack.

He emphasized acknowledging the scale of the disaster while learning from it, implementing lessons and moving forward.

He identified the need to expand Israel's security margin and build a military force structure capable of addressing threats on multiple fronts. He described the size of the IDF as Israel's “strategic depth.”

OVERALL TAKEAWAY

The IDF's three-year figures describe a conflict that has involved approximately 100,000 targets struck, more than 31,500 projectiles launched at Israel, 970 Israeli military and local security personnel killed, and 6,424 wounded.

The report also highlights the conflict's long-term impact: a 36% expansion of the reserve army, longer-than-expected reserve service, extensive casualties across multiple fronts, and a growing burden of psychological and physical injuries.

Although ceasefires and truces have reduced fighting on several fronts, Gaza's territorial division, Hamas's attempts to rearm, and unresolved disarmament and reconstruction talks remain significant issues.

Three years after the massacre, Jews in Britain are fleeing or living in fear. Their children attend heavily fortified schools, and their synagogues require high security. Jews deserve and need a homeland. Supporting Israel’s existence and the Jewish people’s right to a homeland is Zionism, which is justified by the lessons of history. People should stand with Jewish communities on the anniversary of October 7 without qualifications or excuses.

Mamdani dines at a Palestinian restaurant criticized for its Genocidal menu on October 7’s anniversary . New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani dined at Ayat Hinds Hall on the Upper West Side on the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks. The restaurant belongs to a chain whose Brooklyn location drew criticism for a menu section titled “From the River to the Sea,” which critics characterized as openly genocidal toward Jews. The restaurant is named after Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian child killed by Israeli military forces in Gaza in January 2024. Its name also references Columbia University protesters who renamed Hamilton Hall “Hind’s Hall” during their occupation of the building.

Hamas generates millions daily in Gaza while rebuilding its military capabilities.

Hamas generates between $2 million and $5 million daily by taxing goods entering Gaza and exploiting humanitarian assistance. It confiscates some aid and sells goods at high prices on the black market. Through taxation, aid distribution, covert enforcement, and control over supplies, Hamas maintains effective control over Gaza’s population. It determines who receives goods and services, charges residents for services, and remains Gaza’s principal source of employment, creating economic dependence on the group.

Hamas is also rebuilding tunnels, accumulating weapons, and preparing for renewed fighting. Reported plans include attacks on Israeli military bases inside Gaza and attempts to abduct Israeli soldiers.

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• Oct 8, 2026:
  

French students play a rap song referencing jihadists during protests. Videos from student protests at a French high school and inside a church feature “MRH,” a rap song by BORO700 that references jihadists responsible for deadly attacks in France. The lyrics mention Mohamed Merah, who killed seven people, including a rabbi and three Jewish children, in 2012, and Salah Abdeslam, convicted for his role in the November 2015 Paris attacks, which included the massacre at the Bataclan concert hall. Students sang the song during a school blockade at François-Villon high school in Beaugency on October 1. The Orléans prosecutor’s office opened a preliminary investigation into suspected public justification of terrorism, and three minors were taken into police custody. The investigation concerns the lyrics and does not establish the students’ intentions. The song also appeared in a separate video filmed inside Saint-Hilaire church in Soullans on October 4.

Islamic candidate Mohamed Abdul El-Sayed walks away when asked about the October 7 anniversary. El-Sayed walks away when asked about the anniversary of the October 7 attacks.

Mamdani faces criticism over his October 7 message. New York City Mayor, Islamo-socialist Zohran Mamdani faces criticism from Democrats and the pro-Palestinian left over his message marking October 7. The controversy centers on accusations of victim blaming and the expectation that the anniversary message should acknowledge the victims without excusing or minimizing the attacks.

European Parliament backs calls to designate Muslim Brotherhood entities as terrorist organizations The European Parliament approved a resolution calling on the European Union to add people and entities linked to the Muslim Brotherhood to its terrorist list. The resolution passed by 381 votes to 167, with 15 abstentions, and proceeds to the European Council. It calls for a joint strategy among member states to counter Islamist infiltration and Muslim Brotherhood networks.

The proposed strategy includes identifying double messaging, in which individuals express moderate views publicly while promoting more extreme positions in mosques or private settings. The resolution also urges stronger cooperation against extremist networks and support for Muslim intellectuals and activists who defend democracy, freedom of conscience, and the rule of law.

The United States targets Iran’s remaining shadow fleet network. The U.S. Treasury Department launched measures under Operation Economic Outcast targeting the remaining network of aging tankers Iran uses to transport billions of dollars in petroleum and petroleum products to foreign markets. The action effectively neutralizes most of Iran’s remaining shadow fleet network.

The operation aims to deprive the Iranian regime of revenue used to wage regional conflicts and expose those who facilitate its oil sales. Combined with a U.S. military blockade, declining oil shipments beyond the blockade, and economic pressure across multiple sectors, the measures leave Iran with fewer options to stabilize its failing economy.

Huckabee says Hamas has ignored disarmament demands. Mike Huckabee says Hamas has taken no steps to disarm despite President Trump bringing the group to the negotiating table. Hamas has ignored the demands presented to it.

Europe weakens its own defenses by targeting Israel. European efforts directed against Israel undermine Europe’s own security and defensive interests, creating a self-defeating conflict in which Europe damages its own position.

Jihadis murderer: Nidal Hasan’s execution by firing squad will be livestreamed The Pentagon confirmed that the military will livestream the execution of Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Malik Hasan. The execution is scheduled to take place at Fort Hood, where Hasan killed 13 people and wounded 32 others in one of the deadliest shootings at a U.S. military installation. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said he wanted to make an example of Hasan and confirmed the planned execution in an interview aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.

Anti-Israel Jews Discover the Left Hates Them Too. Antisemitic movements reject Jews even when they oppose Israel. Anti-Israel Jews cannot oppose Israel enough to escape the hostility of a movement driven by antisemitism. [Proven against on Oct 7 as peace activists were disrupted by pro Hamas racists].

Article: Mamdani Spit on the Graves of October 7 Victims. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani minimized the October 7 massacre, rounded the death toll down to 1,100 rather than the actual 1,195, and quickly shifted attention to Palestinian suffering and criticism of Israel. He did not meaningfully condemn Hamas, recognize the victims’ humanity, or describe the atrocities, including mass killings, rapes, hostage abuse, and families burned alive. His message portrayed Israel as evil for responding to the massacre and seeking the return of 251 hostages. He devoted only 49 of 211 words to October 7 and did not mention the 49 Americans murdered that day. His refusal to recognize Jewish victims reflects an antisemitic worldview that treats Hamas as the victim and Israel as the aggressor. This attitude contributes to an environment in which Jewish New Yorkers face growing hostility and insecurity.

Fake Journalists, Real Headlines: How Russian and Iranian Influence Operations Used ChatGPT to Infiltrate the Media:

OpenAI banned two covert influence operations originating in Russia and Iran that used ChatGPT to support fake organizations and spread geopolitical and conflict-related messaging through real media outlets. The Russian operation received a Category 5 rating on the six-level influence operations scale, the highest rating OpenAI had assigned to an operation it disrupted. The Iranian operation received a Category 4 rating. Russia’s operation used a fake research platform and appeared to recruit unwitting Latin American employees, while Iran’s operation used seven fake journalist identities to publish nearly 100 articles in small and medium-sized outlets worldwide. OpenAI has disrupted 30 covert influence operations over two and a half years and identified the placement of content in legitimate media outlets as a major source of potential reach.

The Russian operation, called Dark Clark, used ChatGPT accounts connected through VPNs to coordinate influence campaigns across Latin America. The operators primarily wrote internal reports for an unknown superior covering efforts to discredit Ukraine, undermine recruitment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, interfere in politics in Bolivia and Argentina, and manage a fake research platform called the Social Research Center (SRC). The operation used the fake identity Mia Clark to control the platform. Its activities included spreading false stories about Argentine President Javier Milei, sending fraudulent emails to schools in Peru and Ecuador, circulating fabricated audio and video targeting Ukrainian and Ecuadorian officials, and spreading false warnings about water shortages in Bolivia. Some of these campaigns generated media coverage, political reactions, official denials, and fact-checking reports. The operators also took credit for unrelated events, raising questions about their internal reporting and the accuracy of their claimed impact. OpenAI rated the operation Category 5 because it had prompted public comments from politicians in several countries and represented the most complex front identity the company had disrupted.

The Social Research Center operated as a front controlled by the Russian group. Internal reports discussed hiring and firing, salaries, staffing plans, and research projects, indicating direct control over the organization. The SRC’s website focused on the Indian diaspora in Latin America and relations between India and countries in the region. More than 60 articles appeared on its website, most apparently original. Available evidence indicated that employees working on the ground did not know they were working for a Russian group. The organization maintained social media and professional networking accounts with inconsistent location and staffing information. The operators also used ChatGPT to produce operational materials, including a letter falsely implicating Ukraine’s honorary consul in Panama in corruption, Spanish-language content targeting Ecuador’s president, and a fabricated contract intended to support claims about recruiting Ecuadorians to work in Ukraine. Images of the contract circulated on social media, and fact-checkers found that the named company did not appear in Ecuador’s official company registry.

The Iranian operation, called 'Bogus Bylines', used ChatGPT accounts connected through VPNs to generate Persian- and English-language content under seven fake Western journalist identities. The operators created biographies, drafted articles, refined submissions to match individual outlets’ requirements, and wrote pitch emails to editors. OpenAI identified nearly 100 articles published or syndicated across approximately a dozen small and medium-sized outlets covering international affairs, geopolitics, and the Middle East. The articles appeared between July 2025 and October 2026, with publication frequency increasing after the US-Iran conflict began. One outlet that published the articles had substantial followings across Facebook, X, and Instagram. The operation also produced social media comments portraying the United States as an aggressor, Israel as an unreliable ally, and Iran as a resilient victim. Other comments promoted the operation’s own articles. Engagement remained low, and some apparent support came from accounts connected to the operation itself. OpenAI rated the commenting activity Category 2 and the article-placement activity Category 4 because the articles consistently reached multiple media outlets. The operation appeared consistent with a commercial influence campaign conducted for a paying client, but OpenAI could not identify the actor responsible. The company shared information about the operation with relevant authorities and industry partners.

More about Bogus Bylines: Iranian influence operation called Bogus Bylines that used ChatGPT to create seven fake journalist identities and submit articles to online publications. Nearly 100 articles appeared under these identities across more than a dozen outlets between July 2025 and October 2026, with publication increasing after the US–Iran conflict began.

The seven fake journalists were Ervin B. Hoskins, Noah Lamington, Sophia Gonzalez, Michael Harrison, Ericka Feusier, Jenny Williams, and Alice Johnson. Their biographies presented them as Western journalists or analysts specialising in foreign policy, human rights, or the Middle East. Most claimed American identities, while Noah Lamington was presented as a New Zealand-based journalist.

The operators used ChatGPT to review English-language drafts against individual publications’ submission requirements, revise articles, and write pitch emails to editors. ChatGPT also generated Michael Harrison’s biography. Several fake journalist identities had supporting social media accounts.

A review traced matching article and author records across 17 publication and syndication websites: Middle East Monitor, CounterPunch, PeaceVoice, News-Register, ZNetwork, LA Progressive, Antiwar.com, Fair Observer, the Libertarian Institute, NationofChange, Black Star News, Emmitsburg.net, Foreign Policy in Focus, Eurasia Review, Modern Diplomacy, Asia Times, and International Policy Digest. These records establish where the fake journalist bylines appeared.

Caught on tape: Drone video debunks 'Palestinian' arson libel on "settlers" in Binyamin.

• Oct 9, 2026:
  

Shin Bet Busts Negev Arab Terror Cell Targeting Beersheba. '72 residents—67 of whom hold Israeli blue ID cards—have been arrested since the start of 2026. Among the thwarted conspiracies, authorities dismantled a five-man cell in Segev Shalom attempting to establish an armed militia modeled on West Bank terror battalions to attack the Beersheba central station and local police, while a separate ISIS-aligned Israeli citizen was charged with plotting a mass-casualty bombing at Beersheba's prominent Forum nightclub.'

Israel Blasts Decision to Award Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay. Israel’s Foreign Ministry condemned the decision to award the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Navi Pillay. It accused her of promoting lies, hatred, blood libels, and anti-Israel prejudice through her leadership of the United Nations commission that accused Israel of genocide in Gaza. The ministry called the award a grotesque misuse of the prize to legitimize hatred against Israel.

Israel Calls Navi Pillay’s Win a Grotesque Weaponization of Nobel Peace Prize. Israel’s Foreign Ministry condemned Pillay’s Nobel Peace Prize, accusing her of politically motivated efforts to demonize Israel and promote false genocide accusations. It said the award legitimized anti-Israel hatred and prejudice rather than recognizing justice.

Goebbels Is Applauding: Anti-Israel South African Jurist Awarded Nobel Peace Prize. Israel condemned the Nobel Peace Prize decision, accusing Pillay of spreading anti-Israel hatred and false accusations of genocide. The award intensified criticism of the Nobel Committee for honoring a figure associated with allegations against Israel.

A Peace Prize for the Vilification of Israel. Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace Prize highlights the moral failure of the United Nations and the Nobel Committee. As chair of the UN Commission of Inquiry that accused Israel of genocide in Gaza, Pillay helped promote a false narrative portraying Israel as uniquely depraved. Israel took extensive measures to reduce civilian casualties and deliver humanitarian aid, while Hamas stole supplies and restricted access to its tunnel network. Gaza’s population also grew during the war. Pillay’s commission promoted accusations that disregarded Hamas’s October 7 atrocities, including the murder of approximately 1,200 Israelis and the abduction of 251 people. The Nobel Peace Prize has repeatedly departed from its stated purpose of promoting peace and has instead become a platform for political ideology. Awarding Pillay shortly after the anniversary of October 7 further underscores the contradiction between the prize’s ideals and its recipient.

PBS NewsHour’s Sanitized Portrait of Bigoted Navi Pillay: The Record Nick Schifrin Left Out. PBS NewsHour presented Navi Pillay as an objective human rights judge without addressing major controversies surrounding her record. The interview omitted international criticism of her commission’s treatment of Israel, condemnation of UN investigator Miloon Kothari over remarks about Israel’s supporters and the Jewish community, and objections from the United States and other democracies to the commission’s handling of Israel and Hamas terrorism. It also omitted UN whistleblower Emma Reilly’s allegation that the UN human rights office under Pillay provided China with the names of Uyghur dissidents despite warnings that disclosure could endanger them and their families. These issues bear directly on Pillay’s impartiality, accountability, and institutional credibility. Presenting her as an impartial authority without examining these controversies prevented viewers from fully assessing her record.

Key Criticisms by NGO Monitor: NGO Monitor has criticized Navi Pillay for promoting anti-Israel bias within UN human rights institutions and associating with organizations supporting anti-Israel campaigns and boycott, divestment, and sanctions initiatives. It has challenged the methodology and sources used in her commission’s Gaza reports, arguing that they reflected a predetermined political agenda. NGO Monitor has also criticized Pillay for dismissing or inadequately addressing antisemitism allegations against commission members. During her tenure as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, she was criticized for disproportionately focusing on Israel while neglecting systematic human rights abuses by other regional governments.

Nobel Peace Prize for 2026 Awarded to Anti-Israel South African Judge. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Navi Pillay, a South African jurist and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights who also served as a judge at the International Criminal Court. Critics condemned the award as a political gesture against Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, citing Pillay’s genocide accusations against Israel and her failure to adequately address Hamas’s October 7 atrocities. Israel’s Foreign Ministry and Netanyahu’s office accused her of promoting false accusations that were used to build a politically motivated case against Israel involving former ICC prosecutor Karim Khan. UN Watch director Hillel Neuer criticized Pillay for accepting leadership of a commission investigating Israel after publicly advocating sanctions and punishment against the country. He also condemned her defense of fellow commissioner Miloon Kothari after his remarks about the Jewish lobby and Israel’s UN membership. Pillay previously worked as an anti-apartheid lawyer, became South Africa’s first non-white female judge on its highest court, led an international tribunal investigating the Rwandan genocide, and served as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014. Pillay defended her Gaza report as an impartial application of international law and criticized political attacks on international institutions, particularly the ICC. Nobel Peace Committee chair Jorgen Watne Frydnes said the award was intended to emphasize the importance of international law and did not represent a committee position on the Gaza genocide question.

UN Watch. Hillel Neuer condemned the Nobel Committee for awarding Pillay the Peace Prize despite her record on antisemitism and impartiality. He said she had prejudged Israel before accepting leadership of a UN commission investigating alleged Israeli crimes, citing her call for sanctions against Israel in 2020 and her 2021 letter urging President Joe Biden to punish Israel. Neuer also criticized Pillay for defending commissioner Miloon Kothari after he invoked the Jewish lobby and questioned Israel’s right to UN membership. Kothari’s remarks drew condemnation from democracies and senior UN officials, and Berlin’s mayor withdrew support for an event honoring Pillay in 2022. Neuer argued that honoring Pillay undermined universal human rights, institutional credibility, and equal standards of fairness by rewarding prejudice against Jews.

US Imposes Sanctions on International Criminal Court, Hours After Former Judge Wins Nobel. The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court, escalating its confrontation with the tribunal and risking diplomatic tensions with European allies. The United States opposed the ICC’s arrest warrants for Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and its previous investigation into US soldiers’ conduct in Afghanistan. The sanctions could extend to companies providing services to the court. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the measures would restrict transactions, cut off resources, and undermine the ICC’s ability to operate against Americans. The ICC’s deputy prosecutor condemned the sanctions and said they would not stop the court’s work.

The International Criminal Court has become a tool for dictatorships and criminals, according to Middle East analyst David Wurmser. The US State Department imposed sanctions on the ICC after one of its former judges received the Nobel Peace Prize, announcing that it would prohibit transactions with the court, cut off its resources, and cripple its operations.

Islamic Abdul El-Sayed Sidesteps Question on Whether Iran or Israel Poses Bigger Threat to US. Abdul El-Sayed avoided directly answering whether Iran or Israel poses the greater threat to the United States.

IDF Kills Three Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad Terrorists in Gaza Strip. The Israel Defense Forces killed three Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in Gaza. The military said all three had recently advanced plans to attack Israeli soldiers and were working to restore their organizations’ control over the Gaza Strip.

Sa’ar Slams Abbas: Fooling the International Community With Election Delay. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar accused Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas of repeatedly breaking promises to hold elections and implement reforms. Sa’ar said the Palestinian Authority faced no consequences for its actions and was misleading the international community through continued election delays.

Across the Gaza Strip: IDF Destroys Terrorist Weapons Storage Facilities. The Israel Defense Forces destroyed weapons storage facilities belonging to terrorist organizations across the Gaza Strip.

UAE says: the Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash a passenger aircraft into Ben Gurion Airport in a terrorist attack intended to cause mass casualties. The Omani Hamam al-Hammami, studied to fly for the purpose of his jihadist attack, prepared for the attack over several years and was inspired by the September 11 attacks in the United States. His radicalization began in Australia in 2017, where he encountered extremist literature and online propaganda promoting terrorist organizations and suicide attacks. He attended two flights to Tel Aviv to familiarize himself with the route and airport, undertook physical training, including boxing lessons for his jihadi purpose, and intensified his exposure to extremist propaganda. He worked for Oman Air, Royal Air Maroc and Flydubai after completing the required professional qualifications and security checks, which did not reveal his extremist beliefs or terrorist intentions. He also received flight training in the United Kingdom at L3 Airline Academy. In addition to his longtime plan, at least since 2019 taking flight lessons, he also told investigators that he acted in "revenge" for Gaza and wanted to die as a "martyr." Opportunistic added "motive?"

Al-Hammami's radicalization began while he was living and studying in Melbourne, Australia. He attended a mosque affiliated with the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and met people associated with MyCentre, an Islamic center led by Samir Mohtadi, known as Abu Hamza. Mohtadi has promoted inflammatory anti-Zionist rhetoric, calling Zionists scavengers and bloodsuckers, not human, denying Israel's legitimacy and calling for Palestine to be cleansed of Zionists (which means he referred to all Israeli Jews). In sermons, he urged Allah to instill terror in Zionists, grant victory to Palestinian mujahideen and deprive Zionists of security. He also portrayed Australia's conflict with Islam as a war over people's minds and rejected the obligation to adopt Australian values. Mohtadi was pursuing plans for a multimillion-dollar Islamic complex through his registered charitable organization. The Islamic Information and Services Network of Australasia, which published his statements, remains a registered Australian charity and has received government support for community events and educational initiatives. UAE investigators determined that al-Hammami's extremist beliefs emerged in Australia and that he was influenced by material glorifying terrorism and suicide attacks. He confessed to acting alone, while authorities continued investigating his connections and possible accomplices. Investigators have not established that Mohtadi or MyCentre contributed to his radicalization or the planned attack.

Reform’s Suella Braverman: UK Antisemitism ‘Not Going to Get Better’ Amid Systemic Islamism Crisis. Former British home secretary Suella Braverman warned that antisemitism in the United Kingdom would worsen without political change. She accused British leaders of failing to confront Islamist extremism and said the country faced a systemic crisis involving Islamism.

‘Appreciate Everything’: Evyatar David on Hamas Captivity, Three Years After October 7. Former Hamas hostage Evyatar David reflected on his 738 days in captivity, the friends he lost at the Nova music festival, and the psychological torment of being told that nobody wanted him to return home. He also discussed the hope that sustained him throughout his captivity.

Trump Leaves Door Open to Iran Strike Before Midterms, Less Than a Day After Ruling It Out. Donald Trump said the United States might strike Iran before the midterm elections, reversing his position from less than a day earlier. He also discussed a Russian diesel fuel deal and the Fort Hood shooter.

Trump Says Russia to Immediately Supply 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to US and Global Markets. Donald Trump said Russia would immediately supply 300,000 tons of diesel fuel to the United States and global markets.

• Oct 10, 2026:
  

Trump criticizes Nobel Peace Prize winner. He criticized the Nobel Peace Prize recipient as anti-Israel and largely unknown. He said he had stopped China and Taiwan from escalating their conflict but did not receive the prize, concluding that "something was wrong in Norway."

Hamas is celebrating the winner of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, despite Hamas having carried out the October 7 massacre. Israel has condemned the situation as a moral failure.

Pro Israel counter protesting against "pro palestine" agitators wave Israeli British and American flags behind police barriers with signs reading STOP THE GAZA GENOLIE and TWO TIER ENDS HERE.

Paraguay:

Paraguay will maintain its alliance with Israel despite political costs. Paraguay’s Vice President Pedro Alliana reaffirmed his country’s commitment to maintaining and expanding its strategic alliance with Israel despite diplomatic and political costs. Paraguay supports Israel’s right to defend itself, shares democratic values with Israel, and is expanding cooperation in security, healthcare, technology, agriculture, and cybersecurity. The countries have strengthened diplomatic ties, reopened their embassies, and expanded intelligence cooperation. Alliana intends to preserve the relationship if he becomes president in 2028.

Paraguay’s historical suffering strengthens its bond with Israel.

Paraguay’s devastating War of the Triple Alliance left its population decimated, its economy shattered, and its national survival in jeopardy. The country’s collective memory of catastrophic loss and its determination to preserve independence resonate with Israel’s experience and commitment to survival. These historical parallels add significance to Paraguay’s support for Israel and its participation in Holocaust and October 7 commemorations.

Paraguay seeks to strengthen Israel’s ties with Latin America.

Paraguay is working to improve Israel’s diplomatic relations throughout Latin America by facilitating dialogue between Israeli and regional officials. It maintains relationships with Israel, the United States, and Taiwan based on its stated foreign policy principles. Paraguay also supports a democratic transition in Venezuela that protects human rights, releases political prisoners, and allows full electoral participation.

Paraguay takes a firm stance against Iran’s influence in Latin America.

Paraguay has designated Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist organizations. It is expanding intelligence sharing and security cooperation with Israel, the United States, and regional partners to counter terrorism, organized crime, and Iranian activities. Cooperation includes cybersecurity, military support, and counterterrorism operations. Paraguay and Israel are also expanding partnerships in water management, agriculture, healthcare, and technology. A new healthcare agreement provides for technology transfers and professional training, while Israeli development programs have trained nearly 400 Paraguayan professionals over two years. Bilateral beef exports to Israel have increased from $85 million to $300 million annually over three years. Paraguay also seeks a larger diplomatic role in regional peace efforts and intends to make its relationship with Israel a lasting part of its foreign policy.

United Airlines grounds pilot who praised October 7 massacre. United Airlines again removed Islamic bigot Captain Ibrahim R. Mossallam from service after earlier social media posts expressing support for Hamas’s October 7 massacre. The airline initially suspended him with pay in November 2023, but he reportedly returned to flying six months later. United confirmed that he was withheld from service pending an ongoing review but did not confirm whether he had resumed flying after the initial investigation.

Iran retains missile and drone production capabilities. Iran has preserved key weapons factories and retains the ability to replenish its missile arsenal despite months of US-Israeli strikes, according to Western intelligence assessments.

Israel sends emergency aid to Panama following earthquake.

Bereaved family demands removal of monument to terrorist. Yaakov Farag was killed while guarding Har Bracha in 1988. His widow is demanding that the IDF demolish a nearby monument commemorating the person who killed him.

US reportedly pressured Israel to strike Iran before elections. The Trump administration urged Israel to attack Iran because of concerns about Tehran’s military buildup. The United States asked Israel to take on the political risks ahead of elections.

Trump considers US strikes on Houthis after deadly attack on Saudi Arabia. Donald Trump is weighing US military strikes against the Houthis following the deadliest attack on Saudi Arabia in 11 years.

Economic collapse hits IRGC as hardliners consolidate power. Iran’s economic collapse has forced mid-level and senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officers to take second jobs to support themselves. Hardline commanders Ahmad Vahidi and Hossein Taeb have consolidated control while sidelining civilian leaders. Factions within the military are pushing for a major regional escalation before the US midterm elections to drive up oil prices and pressure Donald Trump ahead of expected American strikes.

Again: Abbas delays Palestinian elections until 2027. Mahmoud Abbas has postponed Palestinian elections again, pushing the vote toBorder.

IDF strikes Iranian-directed operative near Lebanon border. The IDF targeted a Syrian operative directed by Iran near the Syria-Lebanon border. The military said the operative was planning drone and rocket attacks against Israeli troops stationed along the Syrian border.

Lebanese security forces seize truck carrying 800 kilograms of explosives. Lebanese security forces seized a truck transporting approximately 800 kilograms of explosives, nails, and metal balls from the Baalbek area toward Beirut. The two drivers, identified as Hezbollah members, said a senior Hezbollah figure named Sayed Sajad had instructed them to deliver the shipment to another senior official in Dahiyeh. Security forces are investigating other Hezbollah members connected to the shipment as negotiations continue.

Trump calls Michigan senator-elect Mohammed El-Sayed a radical jihadist. Donald Trump called Michigan senator-elect Mohammed El-Sayed a radical jihadist and said he did not want a jihadist representing Michigan in the Senate. Trump defended his right to use the label, citing his position as president.

IDF kills Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists and destroys weapons sites in Gaza.

A passenger who helped subdue the Flydubai co-pilot wants two flight attendants and two additional pilots investigated. Asaf Rajuan suspects the flight attendants assisted the attacker, citing confrontations with passengers, objections to filming, and apparent attempts to interfere with the attacker's restraints. He also wants investigators to question the additional pilots who landed the aircraft in Saudi Arabia. The experience left him paranoid about whether the danger had ended after the co-pilot was restrained.

The IDF killed Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists and destroyed weapons sites in Gaza. The operations followed intensified attacks by the terrorist groups against Israeli troops, which violated the ceasefire agreement.

• Oct 11, 2026:
  

A poll examined the proportion of secular Israelis who view the rescue of passengers aboard the Flydubai flight as divine providence. One-third of secular Israeli respondents expressed this view.

US Central Command struck a commercial vessel with a precision munition after the ship attempted to bypass a blockade.

The Federal Aviation Administration warned US airlines to exercise caution when flying over or operating in Saudi Arabia because of flight risks.

The Houthis claimed responsibility for strikes on Saudi airports and warned that the worst was yet to come. The attacks exposed vulnerabilities in Saudi Arabia's defenses as the kingdom continued its air campaign against the Houthis, who are fighting the Saudi-backed government in Yemen.

Article shows that Hamas committed genocide during the October 7 attack and that Israel’s supporters should shift from defending Israel against genocide accusations to actively exposing Hamas’s crimes. It presents a detailed investigation applying the Genocide Convention’s legal standards to Hamas and argues that the evidence against Hamas is stronger than the case against Israel. It calls for Jewish and pro-Israel organizations across political and ideological lines to coordinate a major campaign against the genocide accusation, which it identifies as a principal driver of antisemitism and declining American support for Israel.

France urged Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to reverse the postponement of Palestinian elections.

An international coalition coordinated pro-Palestinian protests worldwide in advance, preparing campaign slogans, media messaging, and protest tactics. The London-based Global Alliance for Palestine, a coalition of approximately 200 organizations, distributed media toolkits and coordinated a Global Day of Action on October 10. Its materials called for protesters to shut down city squares, surround government buildings, blockade corporate hubs, and disrupt normal business activities through walkouts, sit-ins, and blockades. The coalition also organized pressure on legislators to demand arms embargoes against Israel, emergency parliamentary debates, suspended trade agreements, and binding human rights sanctions. Its communications guidelines encouraged disciplined, urgent messaging and promoted slogans accusing Israel of genocide and the media of justifying Israeli actions. The Jerusalem Post identified 181 participating organizations, including CodePink, the Freedom Flotilla, and regional BDS chapters. Israel's Foreign Ministry condemned the prewritten accusations, coordinated slogans, and planned disruptions as an effort to dominate public narratives and demonize Israel. The genoLIE vibe was all over.

A British activist group called Our Fight launched the campaign “Some people are Zionist! Get over it!” in Parliament Square, near the Winston Churchill statue. The initiative responded to the Green Party conference's October 4 vote, which passed a motion declaring Zionism racism by 1,022 votes to 813. Mainly non-Jewish activists wore campaign shirts, displayed signs proclaiming pride in Zionism, and carried Israeli and British flags. The group's founder, Mark Birbeck, defined Zionism as support for the right of Jews to have a homeland and for Israel's right to exist. Our Fight plans another public demonstration and is organizing a January 17 conference called “Be a #MENSCH” to encourage non-Jewish allies to demonstrate solidarity with Jewish communities amid rising antisemitism. The group says Green Party conference organizers removed Birbeck from the auditorium and confiscated his pass after he wore the campaign slogan during the conference.

A social media trend in which non-Jewish users publicly declare themselves Zionists spread rapidly on X. An analysis identified 613 matching posts from 549 accounts between October 4 and October 11. The posts followed a common format identifying the user as non-Jewish, stating a nationality or religious identity, and affirming Zionism. Activity surged on October 9, with 131 posts, followed by 270 on October 10 and 138 on October 11. Approximately 88 percent of the posts appeared from October 9 onward. Participants identified themselves as members of numerous nationalities and religious groups, including Christians, Catholics, atheists, Muslims, Hindus, and agnostics. Most accounts posted only once. The data demonstrated rapid spread of a shared message across hundreds of accounts but did not establish centralized coordination or an organized campaign. The trend gained visibility after the third anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks, with users expressing support for Israel and the Jewish people's right to self-determination.

On the Israelophobic Khazar propaganda which is contradicted by genetic evidence and is used to deny Jewish historical rights to Israel. The commentary highlights a contradiction in the position of Dr. Omar Al-Jayousi, a Palestine Scholars Association member and Al Jazeera contributor, who peddles the Khazar thing while also interprets Islamic texts about the Children of Israel as applying to modern Zionists. Al-Jayousi propagates, presenting modern Zionists as ideological successors to the ancient Israelites. Islamic texts that explicitly identify Jews and the Children of Israel, particularly a hadith in Sahih Muslim predicting that Muslims will kill Jews in the future. Of course, the further confusion: how could apply to people based on political ideology rather than Jewish identity and whether it would extend to Christian Zionists and other supporters of Israel. It criticizes Al-Jayousi for invoking human rights, international law, and anti-colonialism to reinterpret an Islamic idea explicitly calling for the killing of Jews. In conclusion, this Islamist argument treats ancestry as irrelevant when assigning guilt but decisive when denying Jewish historical rights - whatever can be adjusted for hatred. An accompanying comment compares this contradiction to neo-Nazi arguments and Tucker Carlson's promotion of neo Nazis, others advancing the discredited Khazar theory about Ashkenazi Jews while discussing Jesus's death at Roman hands.

New York City Democratic socialist congressional candidate, Islamist bigot Darializa Avila Chevalier said the violent criminal record of Oscar Belgal, an undocumented immigrant wounded by ICE agents in the Bronx, did not matter. She accused the NYPD of portraying him as a villain and defended his attempt to flee federal agents with his five-year-old son in the car.

Obama's Democratic commentator Van Jones criticized attacks on Abdul El-Sayed based on his Muslim faith while condemning his foreign policy positions. Jones called El-Sayed’s opposition to Israeli purchases of missile interceptors and support for a total arms embargo against Israel as dangerous policies [Amd putting Millions of Jews in danger]. Jones argued that political opponents should challenge these positions directly rather than attack El-Sayed’s religion, which risks rallying public support around him. Jones acknowledged that El-Sayed has some good ideas but considered his foreign policy views unacceptable.

• Oct 12, 2026:
  

Federal agents searched Democratic Representative Islamivlc bigot prpgracist Ilhan Omar's home in connection with a criminal investigation. Separate reporting characterized the search as part of an immigration fraud investigation.

(Related: In her April statement which she read out prepared by other people she first called WWII world war eleven).

Israel demanded that a Dutch city allow Hapoel Beersheva supporters to attend the club's Europa League match.

Israel will deport three foreign activists, including the president of an anti-Israel organization promoting BDS, after they filmed Israeli Defense Forces soldiers in Hebron. Authorities found photographs of soldiers from previous shifts.

Andrea Martin, a Jewish law professor appointed to Pennsylvania's human rights panel, expressed shock at the hostility Jews face in the United States. She said she had previously worried more about her sons' experiences as Black Jews than about antisemitism. She never expected that one of her sons would have to worry about someone pouring hot coffee on him in a college library.

Hamas terror "officials' publicly identified Mohammad Abu Jasser as the militant who murdered Israeli Staff Sergeant Barel Hadaria Shmueli in August 2021. Abu Jasser shot the soldier at point-blank range through an opening in the Gaza border fence. Hamas confirmed that Abu Jasser was killed on December 6, 2024. This was the first time the organization publicly disclosed his identity and role in the killing.

The United States and 28 other countries condemned Iran's campaign of attacks across Europe targeting Jewish communities, Iranian journalists, and US interests. Their joint statement followed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham's assessment that the IRGC Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps almost certainly directed a planned Septembe[A27 terrorist attack on the Royal Air Force base at Fairford. The 29 countries rejected attempts by Iran to threaten, silence, intimidate, harass, harm, or coerce people within their territories through proxies or other means.

Former US President Barack Obama endorsed Islamic Mohamed [[Abdul El-Sayed] in the Michigan Senate race.

Five NHS staff members, including three doctors, shared social media posts stating that Zionists control the world, calling Hamas terrorists “the resistance,” and saying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must die. The Campaign Against Antisemitism identified the staff in an investigation following its documentary on antisemitism in the NHS. One named staff member, registered midwife Fatimah Mohamied, enthusiastically responded to a post supporting Palestinian resistance after the October 7 attacks. She worked as a cultural safety champion at West Middlesex Hospital.

Post asserts that prominent Arab and Muslim figures and organizations focus on accusing Israel with that Gaza GenoLIE, while neglecting mass killings and persecution of millions of their Muslim "brethren" in Syria, China, Sudan, Somalia, Yemen, Nigeria, and Iran (- by its own government). It criticizes these groups for failing to condemn Hamas’s responsibility for civilian suffering in Gaza, including its military tactics and decisions. It names Naledi Pandor, Euro-Med, CAIR, USCMO, the OIC, SJP Students for Justice in Palestine, []Qatar]]i linked and Turkish media outlets, Zohran Mamdani, Hasan Piker, and Abdul El-Sayed as examples of individuals and organizations accused of promoting anti-Israel propaganda, excusing Hamas, promoting antisemitism, or at least hostility toward Israel. The text also criticizes their political associations, public statements, and treatment of Jewish people.

Five NHS staff members, including three doctors, shared social media posts stating that Zionists control the world, calling Hamas terrorists “the resistance,” and saying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must die. The Campaign Against Antisemitism identified the staff in an investigation following its documentary on antisemitism in the NHS. One named staff member, registered midwife Fatimah Mohamied, enthusiastically responded to a post supporting Palestinian resistance after the October 7 attacks. She worked as a cultural safety champion at West Middlesex Hospital.

A discussion on Jesse Watters Primetime mocks progressive political activism and cancel culture. The speakers ridicule women posting revealing gym selfies to protest comedian Shane Gillis and argue that Democrats frequently turn themselves into the target of public ridicule by responding to jokes with outrage. They praise Gillis for challenging cancel culture and expose Hasan Piker who calls everyone else a "racist" but admitted he has zero black friend, and for propagating the [false-]genocide while wearing clothing associated with Mao Zedong. They also accuse Piker of hypocrisy over China’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims and noted his admiration for a country where Twitch [Piker's platform] is banned.

• Oct 13, 2026:
  

Former Israeli hostage Segev Kalfon marked one year since his release after 738 days in captivity, reflecting on his ongoing recovery and efforts to learn how to live again.

Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon confronted UN representative Vanessa Frazier over a report on children in armed conflict that he said ignored Hamas’s crimes.

Jared Kushner marked the anniversary of the release of the last 20 living Israeli hostages from Gaza. He recalled the hostages’ reunions with their families as among the most meaningful moments of his life and praised the hostages and their families for their strength and resilience after two years of captivity.

Benjamin Netanyahu visited the seam line in Samaria with senior security officials and warned terrorists against testing Israel. He said the Israel Defense Forces was prepared for the possibility that Palestinian Authority security forces might turn their weapons against Israel.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir demanded the death penalty for the Atab "palestinisn" terrorist murderer of Netanel Shakron in Judea Samaria.

Donald Trump warned the Houthis following attacks on Saudi Arabia.

Jewish day schools in Florida and California evacuated after receiving bomb threats. Representative Jared Moskowitz condemned threats against children and said grievances never justify targeting schools.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case concerning the definition of material support for terrorism. The legal question centers on how much assistance must contribute to a terrorist organization’s ability to achieve its goals. A dissenting Fourth Circuit judge argued that selling a hot dog to a terrorist would not meet that threshold.

Jewish United Nations employees said little progress has been made in addressing antisemitism within the organization. One employee identified Palestinians, Europeans, leftists, and nongovernmental organizations as major sources of concern.

A Middle East news update covered a container ship struck in the Strait of Hormuz, exchanges of fire between Saudi forces and the Houthis, difficulties in US negotiations with Iran, Saudi Arabia’s destruction of three drones north of Riyadh, and Hezbollah’s plans to distribute up to $14,000 per family following its war with Israel.

Iran and the United Kingdom summoned each other’s ambassadors over a suspected terrorist attack near a British airbase.

Lawrence Deitch, a former University of Michigan regent and former Democratic Party treasurer, endorsed Republican Mike Rogers over Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed. Deitch praised Rogers as an honorable man and accused El-Sayed of deliberately encouraging antisemitism. The Republican Jewish Coalition also characterized El-Sayed as the most antisemitic Senate candidate in the country.

Jordan, Kuwait, and Ireland were among 15 countries elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for terms ending in 2029. Several of the newly elected countries have accused Israel of that gemoLIE. The other new members are Brazil, Burundi, the Dominican Republic, Germany, Ghana, Japan, Nepal, Nigeria, Moldova, Ukraine, Uruguay, and Zambia.

The Arab Joint List said it would not support the next Israeli government without progress toward establishing a Palestinian state. Party chairman Yousef Jabareen identified Palestinian statehood as the most important of four demands the party would present to potential partners following the Israeli election.

An 18-year-old suspected Arab ISIS supporter was arrested over an alleged plot to attack Israel Defense Forces soldiers in Jerusalem.

US Central Command rejected an Iranian Revolutionary Guard naval commander’s assertion that Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz and would sink approaching American warships. CENTCOM said the strait was controlled by US forces and regional partners and reported that American forces had helped Gulf partners transport more than 19 million barrels of crude oil through the waterway the previous day.

Metallica frontman James Hetfield said the band would not use its Las Vegas Sphere residency to promote political agendas. He thanked fans for traveling to attend the shows and said Metallica’s purpose was to help audiences forget outside distractions through love, energy, and heavy music. His remarks were a rebuke - amid controversy over musician Macklemore [with his antisenutic history], using performances shouting "free Palestine."

Islamist bigot Ilhan Omar's immigration history faces new scrutiny as federal investigators subpoena relatives.

Israel’s defense minister said Iran was attempting to influence Israeli elections.

Donald Trump questioned Representative Ilhan Omar’s finances after a report sharply revised estimates of her net worth from as much as $30 million to less than $100,000. He linked the discrepancy to a Minnesota fraud scandal and an FBI search of her home.

Islamic fascist Republic of Iran executed 21-year-old protester Alireza Raisi for participating in protests against the Iranian government. In his final phone call, Raisi comforted his crying father and promised to reunite with a cousin who had been killed in the same demonstrations.

A survey found that two-thirds of Lebanese Shia Muslims support disarming Hezbollah and that there is openness to peace with Israel.

NY GOP candidate Bruce Blakeman offered up some choice words for Hizzoner when he was mentioned near the end of the political match with Hochul. “Look, if you want to campaign with him, that’s fine,” Blakeman said, adding, “But I will tell you right now, I think Zohran Mamdani is an antisemite.”

• Oct 14, 2026:
  

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Hezbollah against joining an Iranian attack on Israel. He said Israel would seize additional territory in southern Lebanon and strike Beirut’s Dahieh district if Hezbollah joined the attack.

More hatred in Ireland: A Dublin hotel canceled 70 rooms booked for delegates attending an international conference on combating antisemitism. The Herbert Park Hotel questioned whether the event was connected to the Israel Defense Forces, leaving conference participants without their reserved accommodation.

Former Israeli hostage Rom Braslavski began a new chapter as a television host after his release from Hamas captivity.

R' Shmuel Eliyahu visited students at Ma’alot religious high school who were mourning their 14-year-old classmate, Elazar Yair Vilensky, killed when unexploded ammunition detonated during a school trip in northern Israel. Eliyahu called Vilensky a casualty of war and urged the students to understand the tragedy as part of the wider conflict Israel faces.

Colombia became the tenth country to establish an embassy in Jerusalem. Israel’s foreign minister called the move a historic milestone in relations between the two countries and an important development for Jerusalem.

Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) said [the cruel Islamic Palestine Gaza's leasership of] Hamas was demanding 10,000 shekels per humanitarian aid truck entering Gaza and threatening merchants who refused to pay. Private traders suspended shipments in response to the demands.

A Saudi Arab national employed as an engineer at OpenAI was arrested and charged with using or attempting to use an electronic or mechanical device to intercept oral communications. Abdulrahman Alfozan, who had worked at OpenAI since July 2025, was accused of secretly installing an audio recording device in an executive conference room at the company’s San Francisco premises. OpenAI employees discovered the device, concealed in toilet paper and inserted into a USB port behind a television, on September 30. The device had reportedly been installed around September 28, and its contents were encrypted. US intelligence and law enforcement officials said the case highlighted the importance of protecting advanced artificial intelligence technology and American intellectual property from foreign threats.

Hamas generates millions of dollars daily from Gaza aid shipments.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry criticized Ireland after a Dublin hotel canceled 70 rooms reserved for delegates attending an international conference on combating antisemitism. The hotel questioned whether the event was connected to the Israel Defense Forces. Israel accused the Irish government of treating the fight against antisemitism as a public relations exercise while failing to address antisemitism at home.

Ilhan Omar’s father, Nur Omar Mohamed, served as a colonel in Somalia’s military under Islamo-socialist dictator Siad Barre. The regime’s military carried out mass killings, torture and other atrocities against the Isaaq people - genocide of 200,000. Mohamed remained loyal to the regime until its collapse and arrived in the United States as a refugee in 1995. Questions have been raised about his military background, refugee eligibility and naturalization records, as well as whether Omar qualified for derivative citizenship through him. Federal investigators are examining immigration issues involving Omar and her family. A separate investigation concerns her financial disclosures, campaign spending and payments to her husband’s firm. The commentary also links Somali officials and former military commanders to alleged abuses and argues that US immigration and refugee procedures failed to prevent individuals connected to the former regime from entering the country.

Commentators criticized Ilhan Omar and Michigan political candidate Abdul El-Sayed over their connections to Somalia and Egypt, their positions on Israel and their associations with the Muslim Brotherhood. Omar prioritizes Somali interests over those of her US constituents and that El-Sayed’s family has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. The discussion portrays the Muslim Brotherhood as an Islamist movement opposed to Western principles, including individual rights, free speech and the separation of religion and state, and identifies Hamas as an offshoot. It warns that progressive political movements are enabling Islamists to gain influence through democratic institutions.

A French technology executive argued that France’s extensive welfare programs, public spending, regulation and taxation have contributed to economic stagnation, the departure of skilled workers and declining public safety. The commentary uses France as a warning about progressive policies in the United States and argues that Islamist movements exploit progressive groups to advance their own objectives.

Commentators criticized a survey for leading respondents toward the desired results by presenting Sharia as a simple set of laws, thereby encouraging young people [Gen Z] to answer positively so as not to appear intolerant. The survey did not explain exactly what Sharia really is. Young people would reject these practices if they understood them, and the wording of opinion polls produces misleading answers.

The Trump administration is continuing the Biden administration’s prosecution of a journalist who exposed Kanye West’s antisemitism.

Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon and US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz met with Latin American envoys at the United Nations.

Colombia opened an embassy in Jerusalem, becoming the tenth country to establish an embassy in Israel’s capital. Israel also reinstated its free trade agreement with Colombia. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said Israel had reversed most of the negative consequences of the Petro administration’s tenure within two months.

Funny how accountability only works one way.

A commentary criticized inconsistent accountability over the Strait of Hormuz and the Gaza war. Donald Trump is blamed when Iran closes the strait, while Hamas leaders are not held responsible for the October 7 attacks that triggered the war in Gaza. 'Funny how accountability only goes one way.'

US forces destroyed an Iranian surveillance vessel.

Donald Trump said Iran would use a nuclear weapon within 24 hours if it possessed one.

Israel blocked construction of a military outpost in Gaza intended for the international force associated with Board of Peace. The decision delayed the deployment of international troops and reconstruction efforts.

North Korea tested submarine-launched cruise missiles.

Sally Rooney’s books are set to be withdrawn from sale in the United Kingdom because of her support for terrorist 'Palestine Action.'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a memorial at the State Department for American victims of the October 7 attacks.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff marked the anniversary of the release of the last 20 living Israeli hostages from Gaza. The hostages reunited with their families after 738 days in captivity. Witkoff thanked Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Jared Kushner and mediators from Israel, Qatar, Egypt and Turkey for their roles in securing their release.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir proposed rewriting the Israel Defense Forces’ ethical code if he becomes defense minister. He wants to replace “purity of arms” with “righteousness of arms,” prioritize victory and the decisive defeat of Israel’s enemies, and base military ethics on Jewish morality, the Bible emphasized in the Talmud, Jewish law and Jewish tradition. His proposed changes would remove restrictions limiting force to what is necessary, protections explicitly barring harm to noncombatants and prisoners of war, and references to universal moral values.

The United Arab Emirates joined an international forum on combating antisemitism for the first time.

The United States agreed to sell Israel 12 Boeing-manufactured Apache attack helicopters, with deliveries scheduled to begin at the start of the next decade. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz thanked the US administration and Pentagon for their commitment to Israel’s security.

Colombia becomes the tenth country to open an embassy in Jerusalem. Israel’s foreign minister called the move a historic milestone in bilateral relations and an important day for Jerusalem.

Jewish leaders condemned New York City Comptroller Mamdani's fan Brad Lander's decision to end the city’s investments in Israel Bonds, calling the move indefensible.

Knesset speaker rejects genolie charges in speech to European parliamentary leaders. He accused world leaders of spreading falsehoods for political gain. He displayed a book containing the word “Jew” six million times to commemorate Holocaust victims, calling the Holocaust an example of real genocide. He characterized the Gaza war as a struggle between extremism and the forces of freedom and democracy, urging European parliamentary leaders to support Israel. His speech received applause. Israel maintains that it takes steps to protect civilians and accuses Hamas of operating within civilian infrastructure.

Muslim charities in Judea and Samaria exposed as terror Hamas fronts. Israeli forces raided two charity organizations in Ramallah and Yatta and arrested five operatives connected to Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Security officials identified the organizations as financial and operational arms of the groups operating under the guise of civilian charities. Some employees participated in the 2019 attack that killed 17-year-old Rina Shnerb.

Man arrested after entering a New York synagogue shouting “Allahu Akbar”. Shear Nobles, 48, was arrested after police found him attempting to evade a subway fare. He had entered Shuva Israel, a Midtown Manhattan synagogue, during an evening service in July 2025, recorded without authorization, and shouted “Allahu Akbar.” He fled the synagogue and remained at large for more than a year. He had no connection to the congregation.

More on Islamicized UK Green Party with its demonizing Zionism. Literally anything can be Islamophobic in Green la-la land. The article criticizes the Green Party of England and Wales for guidance that classifies various forms of criticism of Islam as Islamophobic. Examples include criticizing the Quran’s teachings, speaking against Islam’s treatment of women, and pointing out that Muslim-majority countries do not permit same-sex marriage or adoption by same-sex couples. The article rejects the explanation that colonialism accounts for anti-LGBTQ laws in those countries and portrays the guidance as restricting legitimate criticism of religion.

• Oct 15, 2026:
  

Israeli President Isaac Herzog urged broader regional peace and cooperation during a visit to Azerbaijan. He met with Bahraini and Chinese foreign ministers during an Asian security conference and emphasized that cooperation cannot thrive alongside boycotts.

Herzog met with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Baku to discuss expanding trade, economic, and investment ties. Herzog welcomed Kazakhstan’s participation in U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace. Tokayev reaffirmed Kazakhstan’s support for reducing regional tensions and resolving conflicts through diplomacy.

Herzog met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Azerbaijan and raised threats from Iran and its terrorist proxies. They also discussed Middle Eastern developments and Israeli-Chinese economic, trade, and cultural relations.

Israeli police arrested five people after a vehicle carrying Palestinians broke through a Jerusalem checkpoint.

Israel Police arrested five 15-year-old Arab-Palestinians in Sa’ir near Hebron on suspicion of establishing a terrorist group called the Sa’ir Brigades and carrying out firebomb and rock-throwing attacks. In a separate operation in Beit Ula, police arrested a man in his 60s and seized two pistols, ammunition, fireworks, and tens of thousands of shekels from his home. Police also arrested a suspect at the Tarqumiya Crossing who attempted to run over officers with a stolen vehicle the previous weekend. All seven suspects were taken for questioning, and police sought to extend their detention.

The IDF dismantled an underground terror tunnel measuring 1.5 kilometers in southern Gaza. The tunnel crossed the Yellow Line.

Slovak President Peter Pellegrini congratulated the Israel Chamber of Commerce on its 25th anniversary.

Former Knesset member Matan Kahana condemned the term “settler violence” as an unfair attack on an entire community. He called for a forceful crackdown on nationalist crime in Judea and Samaria.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog flew through Turkish airspace despite Ankara’s ban, and Turkish and Iranian delegates walked out during his speech at the Baku summit. The report said the flight occurred without Turkey’s knowledge.

Israel ended its war with Iran with more interceptor missiles than it had at the start, according to Rafael’s CEO.

A former Israeli ambassador said Israel secretly received Iranian and Russian weapons from Ukraine.

Canadian authorities arrested two suspects connected to anti-Israel incidents and assaults in Edmonton and Toronto.

Gadi Eisenkot pledged to destroy Hamas within 18 months of becoming prime minister.

China and Pakistan conducted military exercises at high altitudes using weapons supplied by Beijing.

France riots expose radical left-Islamist alliance. The article links riots in France to cooperation between radical left-wing and Islamist groups. It presents the unrest as deepening France’s political crisis ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

Islamo socialist bigot Hasan Piker slammed for bashing Jewish voters moving away from Democrats. He blames Israel. Critics said Piker’s explanation invoked the antisemitic dual-loyalty stereotype and ignored other reasons Jewish voters might leave the party, including concerns about antisemitism and public safety. Republican Jewish Coalition communications director Sam Markstein accused Piker of trivializing antisemitism. Jewish commentators and Democratic lawmakers also condemned his remarks, particularly his suggestion that Jewish Americans’ public support for Israel could provoke violence against them. Piker has faced further criticism for saying that America deserved the September 11 attacks.

Majority of New York Jewish voters view Mamdani unfavorably. A September Siena poll found that 64% of Jewish voters in New York State viewed Zohran Mamdani unfavorably, while 33% viewed him favorably. [It's safe to assume that the results included mostly left wingers. Which means it didn't even include conservative Jews, as conservatives, as a whole, mostly ignore survey questions (Watters, 10/15/26)].

Is it "Islamophobic" to connect Islamists and El-Sayed? The article states that concerns about Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s connections to the Muslim Brotherhood should not be dismissed as Islamophobia. It points to his mother’s involvement in the organization, his father-in-law’s leadership and donations to the Islamic Society of North America, and campaign donations from people connected to organizations associated with Hamas fundraising. It also highlights El-Sayed’s refusal to condemn Pijer's hateful rhetoric, his comparisons between Israel and Hamas, his attacks on pro-Israel advocacy, and his handling of a Temple attack.

The article asserts that El-Sayed’s political positions and associations warrant scrutiny regardless of whether he personally belonged to the Muslim Brotherhood. It criticizes Democratic politicians and liberal media outlets for dismissing the issue and argues that labeling scrutiny of Islamist organizations as Islamophobia shields antisemitism and threatens Jewish and American security.

University of Pittsburgh antisemitism report omitted Jewish students’ perspectives. The University of Pittsburgh faced criticism after an internal working group published a report on campus antisemitism without including or apparently soliciting the perspectives of the university’s approximately 1,400 Jewish students or other members of the campus Jewish community outside the working group.

Organized falsified editing on Wikipedia.

A Canadian Arab led pro-Palestinian organization, Artists Against Artwashing, plans to hold a Wikipedia editing event to honor Palestinian artists it calls martyrs and highlight Canadian and Zionist supporters it accuses of backing genocide. The event will include Palestinian short films, an introductory Wikipedia session, and hands-on editing. The initiative has raised concerns about Wikipedia’s neutrality because it organizes contributors around a predetermined political objective. Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger said coordinated editing to advance a controversial viewpoint constitutes canvassing and should result in blocks. WikiBias also questioned the initiative’s stated goal of changing the narrative.

Artists Against Artwashing campaigns for cultural institutions to divest from what it calls settler colonialism and genocide. Its main campaign targets the Azrieli Foundation, the charitable counterpart of the Israeli real estate company Azrieli Group. The organization previously held a Wikipedia editing workshop focused on articles associated with the foundation. Edits to the Azrieli Group article coincided with the workshop in April. One newly registered account made a single edit, while another edited the Azrieli Group and David Azrieli articles and later received a warning for edit warring.

Arab led Pro-Palestinian organizations have also organized Wikipedia editing workshops related to the Israel-Hamas war. Hamas linked Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor operates a program called WikiRights that trains Palestinians in human rights research, documentation, and Wikipedia editing in Arabic and English. Its third edition began in Gaza in February, targeting 12 young Palestinian participants.

The Anti-Defamation League’s Center for Technology and Society released a report finding that biased edits remain in major Wikipedia articles about Israel, Zionism, Hamas, and Jewish history. The report follows an investigation that documented a coordinated campaign involving approximately 30 editors who sought to influence articles about Israel, Jewish history, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The ADL found that biased edits remain in Wikipedia articles despite bans against several editors. On six major articles, 91 percent of one banned editor’s contributions remain in the live text. Documentation of the October 7 attacks, including evidence of sexual violence, has not been restored to the Gaza war article.

The report identified 19 active accounts editing Israel- and Palestine-related articles, including eight previously identified editors who had not been sanctioned and 11 newly identified editors. Their methods have become more subtle, allowing them to maintain preferred narratives through reversions, qualified factual statements, and gradual changes. Across 229 articles edited by multiple accounts, the 11 newly identified editors made the most recent edits to roughly 60 percent of the pages.

The Hamas article was restructured shortly after October 7, 2023, moving material about antisemitism, human shields, child combatants, and human rights abuses to a less-read article. The main article’s introduction now identifies Hamas as a designated terrorist organization only near the end of the section.

The Gaza war article lost approximately 17,000 characters of text and citations documenting October 7 atrocities, including evidence of sexual violence, victims bound with wire and burned, and video evidence of an attempted decapitation. Another 7,400 characters were removed two days later, leaving a brief reference to terrorists who “reportedly engaged” in such violence.

The Zionism article defines Zionism through colonization and states that Zionists sought a state with as few[sic] Palestinian Arabs as possible. Wikipedia editors have flagged the wording as disputed. One account made 543 edits, adding approximately 193,000 characters and removing about 188,000, substantially changing the article despite a small net change in length.

The report found that editors named in its investigation made 832 of 9,576 revisions across four pages and their discussion pages concerning sexual violence during the October 7 attacks. The article on sexual and gender-based violence continues to frame the violence against Israeli women and girls as something that was “reportedly” inflicted, despite multiple reports confirming it.

After the Bibas family’s bodies were returned in February 2025, an editor who had not been sanctioned made 64 edits to the family’s article and discussion page, keeping the circumstances of their deaths open to dispute despite Israeli forensic authorities’ conclusion that they were murdered in captivity.

The ADL renewed recommendations for private identity verification in contentious topic areas, ending anonymous IP editing on sensitive pages, resolving content disputes on merit, and creating a dedicated task force on antisemitic bias. It also called for a structured audit of articles heavily edited by banned contributors and urged search engines and AI developers to disclose when their answers rely on Wikipedia. The ADL called on policymakers to continue oversight.

Abdul El-Sayed’s academic inspiration, Tariq Ramadan, is a Muslim Brotherhood descendant who was barred from entering the United States over terrorism ties. Ramadan, known for attacks on Jewish intellectuals, was sentenced in France to 18 years in prison for raping three women.

Jewish Democrat Taylor Weintraub criticized Abdul El-Sayed’s defense of the remark “hurt people hurt people” (- on Hezbollah inspired Arab attempting to massacre 140 toddlers in March 2026, Temple Israel). Weintraub said there was no justification for anyone wanting to kill his five-year-old Jewish-American son.

Israel is monitoring Iranian missile tests and regional threats amid concerns that a miscalculation could trigger a wider conflict before elections in Israel and the United States.

An Arab Palestinian driver struck an Israeli who was attempting to block a road near Ateret in the Binyamin region, lightly injuring him. An initial IDF investigation found that youths had attempted to block traffic.

Chaim Nadel, a Holocaust orphan who commanded IDF paratroopers, died at 92. He lost his entire family in the Holocaust and arrived in Israel alone as a child. During 33 years of military service, he commanded historic battles and helped shape the Paratroopers Brigade’s combat doctrine. He later presided over the military appeals court and served on the Winograd Commission.

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed had a tense exchange with NBC journalist Tom Llamas over questions about his family’s Muslim Brotherhood ties (his mother was a MB member the 1970s). El-Sayed visibly angry first avoiding a straight reply, scuffing, then denied having any connection to the organization and rejected the questions as based on hearsay. The questions followed his half-sister’s social media statements that their mother had been involved with the Muslim Brotherhood in the 1970s.

The discussion also focused on El-Sayed’s refusal to identify whether Israel or Iran posed the greater threat to the United States. Pete Buttigieg said Iran was an enemy and Israel was an ally, but confirmed he would vote for El-Sayed over Republican candidate Mike Rogers. Panelists slammed El-Sayed’s confrontational responses to journalists and questioned how he would handle pressure and national security responsibilities as a senator.

The panel discussed the potential electoral consequences of the controversy in Michigan, including the state’s Jewish vote and the need for candidates to attract independents. Some panelists argued that El-Sayed’s response to questions about his family and his position on Israel and Iran could hurt his campaign. They also discussed his support for abolishing ICE, demonizing Israel, connections between his family and Islamist organizations, financing by Islamists and his adoration of Muslim Brotherhood founder's grandson Tariq Ramadan in jail for rape. and his backing Sharia law.

The panel contrasted El-Sayed with Mike Rogers, a former U.S. Army official who served 14 years in Congress. Rogers’s Heritage Foundation score during his congressional tenure was 53 percent, placing him near the political center by the panel’s assessment.

The IDF released two sets of documents connected to the arch terror leader architect of Oct 7 Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’s former leader, ahead of the second anniversary of his death:

- Sinwar’s letter: He urged Hamas terrorists to document the October 7, 2023, massacre, including graphic footage of point-blank shootings and the killing of victims, to create “horrific images.”

The IDF also released footage of the operation that eliminated him.

- His son’s letter: Ibrahim Sinwar, then 10 years old, wrote to his father expressing a desire to hold a Kalashnikov rifle and “shoot the Jews.” The letter, decorated with drawings of tanks and missiles and a Spider-Man sticker, was recovered by Israeli soldiers in Gaza in 2024.

• Oct 16, 2026:
  

Israeli-born Holocaust educator Dee Simon joined Washington state’s human rights commission after the previous commissioner resigned over antisemitism. Simon said her upbringing included experiences associated with both Jewish identity and immigrant life.

Israel is advancing military technologies to counter hypersonic missiles and drone threats.

US lawmakers introduced legislation to expand internet access for the Iranian people.

UN Special "Rapporteur" [la Fascista] Francesca Albanese faced criticism from after defending the British Green Party’s policy declaring that Zionism is racism[sic]. At an Oxford University discussion, she praised the policy, cited the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement as an effective campaign against Israel, and praised Ireland’s anti Israel. She called restrictions on the slogan “globalize the Intifada” absurd. She also called for broader examination of attitudes toward Israel and Judaism.

Labour Against Antisemitism, Liberal Democrats Friends of Israel and Campaign Against Antisemitism condemned Albanese’s position, arguing that it delegitimizes Jewish national self-determination and promotes antisemitism. Critics also pointed to her [pre UN job] previous hate statements about Jewish influence in American politics, her response to the October 7 Hamas attack, and her criticism of international support for Israel. Albanese has faced repeated accusations of antisemitism and anti-Israel bias, including controversy over her false statements concerning Nazi concentration camps and the origins of the term antisemitism.

Benjamin Netanyahu responded to Barack Obama’s accusations that Israel supposedly "stole" Palestinian land by asserting that Israel’s land is its homeland. Netanyahu said the obstacle to peace is not Israel but the enemies shared by Israel and the United States in the region.

Colombia withdrew from the Hague Group, an organization opposed to Israel. Honduras and Bolivia had also left the group in March. Colombia’s new leadership has warmer relations with Israel.

Cyprus established a parliamentary group focused on Israel, following a similar move in Greece. The initiatives reflect growing cooperation among the eastern Mediterranean allies amid regional instability and tensions with Turkey.

Croatian soccer fans chanted “Rise up Adolf” and referenced Auschwitz before a local team played Dutch club Ajax. [Reviving memories of Nazi era fascists there] Israel’s embassy in Zagreb thanked the Croatian government for condemning the incident.

A new report examines suspected Iranian interference in Israeli elections.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana rejected the genolie, calling it 'a despicable lie' during a speech to parliamentary leaders in Rome. He contrasted the October 7 Hamas massacre, in which more than 1,200 people were killed, with the Holocaust, emphasizing that Jews were deliberately targeted during the massacre. Holding books representing the six million Jewish Holocaust victims, he stressed the scale and meaning of the genocide of European Jewry. His speech received applause and thanks from Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe President Petra Bayr. Ohana also held 14 meetings with European parliamentary counterparts during the gathering and said Israel’s position and cause had been clearly presented.

Paraguay announced that it would join the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), becoming the eighth Latin American country to adopt the IHRA working definition of antisemitism.

Indonesia’s Islamic council called for the cancellation of Andrea Bocelli’s concerts because of his ties to Israel.

Hundreds of Arab Palestinians led by the Palestinian Authority attacked Israelis near Abu Falah in the Benjamin region during the olive harvest. They fired flares directly at civilians and threw rocks.

The Israeli government questioned who was responsible for an attack that injured Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine in Samaria. The newspaper’s executive editor said Israeli settlers attacked her while she was visibly identified as a journalist. The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said serious questions remained about whether Israelis or Palestinians carried out the attack.

Forty rabbis from 17 Florida cities and seven counties endorsed Donalds for governor. They praised Florida as a place where Jewish families can practice their faith and raise children without constant fear and expressed support for keeping the state safe and welcoming.

The IDF killed two terrorists, Basel Nabil Abd al-Rahman Kashta and Ahmad Raja al-Shaer, in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza. The two men were involved in procuring, trading and smuggling weapons into Gaza. The operation, conducted with the Shin Bet, aimed to eliminate an immediate threat to Israeli civilians and troops near the Yellow Line ceasefire area. Israeli forces used precision munitions and aerial surveillance to minimize civilian harm. The military continues efforts to weaken Hamas’s military buildup and financing and prevent the group from rebuilding its capabilities.

Private-sector goods deliveries into Gaza stopped after Hamas threatened and coerced local businesses. Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace’s high representative for Gaza, said the intimidation of merchants and interference with supply chains worsened civilian suffering and must end. Israeli officials clarified that the merchants, rather than the Israeli government, decided to halt the deliveries because of Hamas’s threats.

Donald Trump said Saudi Arabia would likely accept Israeli assistance against Houthi rebels in Yemen. He also expressed confidence that efforts to bring Saudi Arabia into the Abraham Accords could regain momentum.

Hundreds of Arab 'Palestinians' led by the 'Palestinian' Authority attacked with Israelis near Abu Falah in the Benjamin region Friday, firing flares directly at civilians and hurling rocks—all under cover of the olive harvest season.

A Washington Post photojournalist was wounded during a confrontation between Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank. The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office condemned the attack while stating that the facts remained unclear and serious questions persisted about who was responsible.

A Saudi-led coalition intercepted Houthi missiles and drones.

The IDF prepared for possible strikes in southern Lebanon.

The Lebanese army forced [[Hezbollah)] gunmen to withdraw following a standoff at a warehouse.

Israeli Druze leader endorsed Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the elections.

Kid Rock warns voters about Abdul El-Sayed. Kid Rock warned voters against trusting Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, that an apparently assimilated public image does not establish loyalty to the United States. He compared El-Sayed’s appearance to that of the Fort Hood shooter and the September 11 hijackers, as he criticized his statements about America, and warned that his political ideology could gain influence in government. The remarks came amid scrutiny of El-Sayed’s family’s Muslim Brotherhood connections, which he has denied.

Abdul El-Sayed equated Hamas with the Israeli military in a synagogue speech. A recording from 2018 shows Abdul El-Sayed telling Jewish voters at a Detroit synagogue that he would condemn Hamas and Israeli military human rights abuses in the same way. The remarks have renewed scrutiny of his views on Israel as he campaigns for the U.S. Senate. El-Sayed has faced criticism from Jewish Democrats and other politicians for his anti-Israel positions, his refusal to say whether Israel has a right to exist as a Jewish state, and his associations with Hasan Piker. He kind of "apologized" for his rationalized response to 'Temple Israel' full of toddlers Hezbollah inspired attack in Michigan, saying he should have issued an unequivocal condemnation. He also faced criticism for his statements about the October 7 attacks and for campaign messaging that singled out Israel’s prime minister without mentioning Hamas.

Socialist radical Troy Jackson discloses campaign donations from billionaires. Troy Jackson disclosed campaign contributions from billionaires two days after saying that billionaires were not funding his campaign. One of the donors was Joshua Bekenstein, co-chairman of Bain Capital and a member of the Boston Billionaires Club.

• Oct 17, 2026:
  

Hamas commander involved in October 7 eliminated by the IDF. The Israeli military killed Mohammed Abd al-Halaq Halla, who headed a weapons production unit, in northern Gaza. A separate strike killed a Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative in Khan Yunis in connection with ceasefire violations.

Javier Milei ally says Britain has been colonized by ((Islam]]. Santiago Caputo, a senior adviser to Argentine President Javier Milei, argued that Argentina should regain control of the Falkland Islands. He linked his position to claims that Britain was being colonized by Islam, referencing newly electedLabour MP Sagal Abdi-Wali taking her parliamentary oath with her hand on the Quran.

CNN discusses possible successors to Trump in the MAGA movement. CNN correspondent Donie O’Sullivan said Marco Rubio was more frequently favored than JD Vance as a potential successor to Donald Trump among the people he interviewed about the future of the MAGA movement.

Russia-Iran relationship draws attention amid U.S. sanctions controversy

Los Angeles man planned an attack on a Jewish preschool. Federal agents arrested Steven Carlos Duenas, 51, of the Los Angeles area, after finding materials intended for making a Molotov cocktail. Prosecutors said he had planned a mass-casualty incident at a Jewish preschool. His social media posts praised the Houthis and expressed support for burning synagogues.

Western leaders back a two-state solution, but do Palestinians want one?

The article reminds that the goal of a two-state solution conflicts with calls to replace Israel with a Palestinian state throughout the territory between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. In fact, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, and influential "Palestinian" voices reject territorial compromise, while Palestinian education reinforces hostility toward Israel and Jews. It criticizes Western governments, the United Nations, and Arab states for continuing to support a two-state solution despite this opposition.

The article attributes the persistence of the policy to leaders’ desire to appear moral and reasonable. Ideological indoctrination and the rejection of Israel prevent peaceful coexistence, making the two-state solution unworkable and prolonging the conflict.

Israeli opposition seeks to prevent Trump from endorsing Netanyahu. Israeli opposition figures are working behind the scenes to stop Donald Trump from endorsing Benjamin Netanyahu before Israel’s next election. They fear that Trump’s support could influence the political contest and the formation of the next government.

Predictions of Gaza’s death toll were wrong, and no one is held accountable. The article reminds that predictions of mass death, famine, and disease in Gaza repeatedly exceeded the outcomes reflected in available mortality figures. It cites Gaza’s 2025 mortality report, which recorded 24,650 deaths, including 17,286 attributed to military operations, 1,584 accidental deaths, and 5,780 other deaths. An independent analysis found that the nonviolent death toll was broadly consistent with prewar levels. The report also recorded 50,227 births.

It recalls earlier warnings about imminent mass deaths among infants, an epidemic, and famine. It notes that a United Nations warning by Fletcher about 14,000 babies dying within 48 hours was later clarified to refer to projected cases of severe acute malnutrition, not deaths. It also cites a projected worst-case scenario of 85,750 excess deaths that did not materialize and an initial famine projection that was later rejected by an international review committee. In short: the figures did not support predictions of mass mortality on the scale forecast.

The article compares the Gaza figures with famine mortality in Somalia and highlights discrepancies between famine thresholds and the number of malnutrition deaths recorded by Gaza’s Health Ministry. It also recounts earlier debunked casualty figures from Jenin [2002], Operation Cast Lead [2014], and the explosion at Al-Ahli hospital. In each case, initial reports overstated deaths or misidentified responsibility, while later corrections received less attention.

The article accuses international organizations, media outlets, and political activists of circulating catastrophic predictions about Israel before the evidence could be assessed. These predictions generate pressure for sanctions and arms restrictions, while failures to meet the forecasts rarely lead to accountability or formal corrections.

Jewish shepherd rammed by racist Palestinian Arab. A Jewish shepherd was injured in Samaria after a Palestinian Arab swerved into him with a vehicle, sending him flying through the air.

Egypt seeks mandate to defend Saudi Arabia. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is seeking parliamentary authorization to defend Saudi Arabia amid regional security concerns.

Antisemitic campaign targets Azerbaijan’s president over hijab restrictions. Online cartoons by Muslim biguts portray Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev as an enemy of Islam and a servant of Israel following protests over school hijab restrictions. Turkish, Iranian, and Russian actors are suspected of involvement, but responsibility for the campaign has not been established.

Ukraine has run out of Patriot air-defense interceptors as Russian attacks intensify.

Lawmakers accuse Trump of surrendering to Putin after sanctions waiver. Republican and Democratic lawmakers criticized Donald Trump for waiving sanctions on Russia, describing the decision as a surrender to Vladimir Putin. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized the pause as Russian forces attacked power plants.

Mohamed Abdul El-Sayed held high-dollar fundraisers hosted by Debbie Almontaser, an Islamic school principal who resigned after defending “intifada” as a T-shirt slogan, and Huwaida Arraf, a Gaza flotilla activist who has called Thanksgiving a national day of mourning.

Islamo-socialist Mamdani criticized for skipping Polish-American heritage events. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani faced criticism from Polish-American leaders for missing the Pulaski Day Parade and proposing to replace a traditional Polish Heritage celebration at Gracie Mansion with a broader Eastern European event. Critics, (accuse him of anti-white racism) also pointed to his absence from German-American and Israel Day parades, as well as the Columbus Day celebration. They accused him of selectively honoring ethnic communities, although he attended events celebrating Pakistani, Sikh, West Indian, African American, Irish, and Greek communities.

Flydubai pilot recounts cockpit attack. A Flydubai pilot recounted an attack in the cockpit during which the plane was diving.

Marco Rubio tells Lebanon not to return explosives to Hezbollah. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Lebanon’s president that returning explosives seized by Lebanese authorities to Hezbollah was not an option. Lebanese authorities had intercepted half a ton of explosives destined for the organization.

Emergency declared in Shoham after suspected border crossing. Israeli authorities activated an emergency protocol after surveillance cameras detected illegal Arabs crossing a fence into Israeli territory near Shoham. Security forces apprehended seven individuals.

Israel plans war-crimes trials for October 7 attackers. The Israeli government plans to vote on allocating resources to prosecute Hamas members who carried out the October 7 massacre. The proposal includes establishing a dedicated military administration and appointing judges to a military court in Jerusalem.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry marked 40 years since Israeli Air Force navigator Ron Arad was abducted by Amal and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. The ministry emphasized that Arad had not been forgotten and that Israel remained committed to bringing him home.

Israeli minister Amichai Chikli warned that France was already experiencing civil war, expressing support for France’s victory over what he called barbarism despite France’s betrayal of Israel. He also warned Belgium and Britain that similar unrest could reach them.

British counterterrorism officers questioned Holly Passmore, a 44-year-old mother from County Durham, about her support for Israel, connections to the country, future travel plans, interest in Jewish matters, and whether she had visited Auschwitz. An anonymous referral to the Prevent program followed her participation in an educational trip to Israel. The referral characterized her involvement in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as excessive and raised concerns about her mental health and vulnerability. A police intelligence report acknowledged that supporting Israel or traveling there was not a counterterrorism concern. Passmore disputed the referral’s assessment of her health and vulnerability. After she complained, senior officers assured her she was not considered a terrorist or extremist. Her medical records had briefly classified her as a vulnerable adult, a designation later removed without explanation.

• Oct 18, 2026:
  

Israeli Ambassador Leiter stated that Itamar Ben Gvir would not serve as national security minister.

US Vice President JD Vance blamed Western liberals for importing people from developing countries into France and other nations without addressing assimilation and cultural compatibility. He warned that France’s riots and the burning of historic landmarks represented a possible future for the United States under congressional Democrats. The town hall in Limoges, built in 1873, was destroyed during the riots.

Senate candidate, Islamic, Arab racist Abdul El-Sayed faced criticism over a 2011 Columbia University research paper examining interethnic relationships and premature births among Arab American mothers. The study found that Arab women who had children with white men had higher odds of preterm and late-preterm births than those who had children with Arab men. It found no statistically significant difference in very preterm births. The paper also stated that Arab mothers had systematically better birth outcomes than white mothers, citing earlier research without noting that the difference disappeared after adjusting for maternal and socioeconomic factors. Critics condemned the research as racist and eugenic.

Israel Border Police arrested five Arab 'Palestinians' from the Hebron area who crossed the security fence illegally near Moshav Zanoah, west of Jerusalem. Officers used a drone to search a quarry, found the five men hiding there, dismantled a makeshift wooden shelter, and confiscated equipment. Separately, a report described Arabs attempting to enter Jerusalem while crammed into a vehicle’s trunk.

Iranian Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei announced that Iran’s armed forces had prepared a war plan more devastating than previous confrontations with the United States and Israel.

Mike Tyson’s legal team threatened action against streetwear brand Supreme after it replaced an Israeli flag with a Palestinian flag in an approved apparel graphic. Tyson’s team accused the company of materially breaching its contract.

French rioters ransacked a synagogue in Paris’s 19th arrondissement, throwing holy books and religious objects onto the floor amid violent unrest across France.

A vehicle inspection in Dura led to the discovery of weapons. The incident involved a Hamas flag and stolen license plates.

Security coordinators gathered at Israel Defense Forces headquarters to protest the arrest of a colleague, declaring that a red line had been crossed.

French Jewish leader Bruno Benjamin called on the government to declare a state of emergency, deploy the army, increase law enforcement personnel, and arrest rioters and vandals. He said the nationwide unrest was being organized by the far left. Hundreds of thousands of people protested across France, with demonstrations escalating into looting, vandalism, and violence against police. Around 1,200 people were arrested over the weekend, at least 150 police officers were injured, a police station was ransacked in Marseille, and Limoges City Hall was set on fire. The connection between the Paris synagogue attack and the riots remained unclear.

A report slams CAIR Council on American-Islamic Relations for supporting Guangtian Ha, the Chinese Muslim professor Nazi professor at Haverford College accused of threatening a Jewish colleague (via various aliases accounts) and praising Hitler through anonymous social media accounts. His posts called for killing Jews and threatened another Holocaust. One particularly disturbing post, published the day before his arrest, told the victim to send their children outside to play.

Donald Trump endorsed Benjamin Netanyahu nine days before Israel’s election, calling him a dependable partner and warning that alternative Israeli leaders could leave Washington facing Iran alone. Trump expressed confidence in a major victory for Netanyahu and the Likud Party.

Former Israeli soccer player Eyal Berkovic recalled tensions with Muslim teammates during his time at Manchester City. He described feeling isolated as the only Jewish player among 12 Muslim teammates and said he feared the team’s chef might poison him.

Trump publicly endorsed Netanyahu, describing him as a great warrior and an even greater partner for peace.

The Israel Defense Forces canceled soldiers’ leave on Election Day amid concerns about a possible Iranian attack.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar criticized Britain’s Labour government for threatening sanctions against companies bidding on construction in the E1 area near Jerusalem. Sa’ar said Judea and Samaria were not foreign lands to the Jewish people and that Israel would no longer quietly accept threats or attempts to dictate its policies. Britain’s foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, announced new powers to sanction individuals and companies involved in illegal settlements and warned that the E1 project threatened a two-state solution. The project covers 1,234 housing units between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim.

More Gaza 'Palestinian' leadership crimes on its own people: The IDF revealed an internal Hamas document from April 2024 detailing plans to plant explosives around Gaza displacement camps and detonate them as Israeli troops approached. The plan aimed to create panic and chaos so Hamas operatives could escape advancing forces, while endangering displaced civilians. The document also proposed placing explosives along routes used by Gaza residents to delay Israeli troops and firing stun grenades into camps to create confusion.

At least two Jewish women were assaulted in London’s Stamford Hill - Haredi community. One suffered significant bruising. Police arrested a suspect on suspicion of racially and religiously aggravated grievous bodily harm.

Tel-Hai was recognized as Israel’s eleventh university, 21 years after the process leading to its university status began.

Israeli defense company Elbit Systems secured a $235 million contract to supply precision-guided rockets and PULS artillery systems to a European country under a government-to-government agreement with Israel.

A Turkish born Israeli woman was attacked in a shopping mall in Istanbul.

The IDF arrested two Arab terrorists in Jerusalem’s Kafr Aqab as they were preparing to carry out an attack.

Former Israeli National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat called for the “cognitive defeat” of Arab 'Palestinians', meaning the destruction of their hope of defeating Israel. He said Israel’s existing war aims were necessary but insufficient and warned that political negotiations would lead to another Oslo-style agreement unless Palestinians abandoned that hope.

The IDF eliminated three Hamas terrorists in northern Gaza who were involved in weapons production, military engineering, and efforts to restore the organization’s capabilities in violation of the ceasefire. The strikes included a Hamas commander.

Imraan Siddiqi, Islamic Washington state director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and a Democratic candidate for the state House, urged the University of Washington to reinstate a canceled lecture by Hasan Piker, a streamer known for antisemitism. Siddiqi praised Piker. He also criticized the university president for participating in a panel addressing antisemitism at a Seattle synagogue. Siddiqi, who is endorsed by Representatives []Rashida Tlaib]] and Ilhan Omar, failed to attend a Jewish community-sponsored candidate event despite telling organizers he would appear. His opponent, Lauren Davis, attended the event and had raised substantially more campaign funding.

A federal magistrate judge ordered [bigoted, pro terror] National Students for Justice in Palestine SJP to disclose the identities of participants in an April 2024 Zoom call held during the anti-Israel encampment at UCLA. The judge rejected the group’s First Amendment argument for withholding the names and ordered it to provide unredacted meeting minutes. The lawsuit was filed by Jewish students, a Jewish professor, and a campus rabbi over alleged support for the encampment.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Trump for his support in a recorded call released shortly before Israel’s election and called for expanding the Abraham Accords. Trump predicted a massive victory for Netanyahu.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps urged immediate military action against Israel before Trump launched an attack, according to an intelligence report. Iran’s civilian government warned that the country could not afford another war amid economic collapse.

A Jewish rancher in Binyamin, Israel, stopped a suspected Arab "Palestinian" terrorist attack.

Islamic Republic of Iran uses human trafficking involving women, children, undocumented migrants, and refugees to generate funds for its regional proxy wars and sustain its network of terrorist groups. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps exploits vulnerable populations for financial gain and forces marginalized people into combat to support Iran’s regional ambitions.

• Oct 19, 2026:
  

A political candidate was attacked by Muslim "Palestinian" assailants during a visit to the Binyamin region. Knesset candidate Fleur Hassan-Nahoum and her team were attacked with stones during an outreach tour in the Binyamin region of Samaria. Their vehicle’s window was shattered, and several passengers sustained minor injuries. Israeli police opened an investigation near Turmus Ayya, collected evidence, and pledged to identify and prosecute those responsible. The tour was conducted with the Regavim Movement, which monitors illegal Palestinian construction in Judea and Samaria.

French riots were attributed to a coalition of radical left-wing groups, communist organizations, Islamist, pro-Palestinian activists. Commentators warned that unrest threatened French culture, traditions, democratic institutions, and national identity. The riots were also linked to wider tensions involving immigration, Islamist networks, and anti-Western political movements.

-Marseille is beautiful and vibrant but also in decline, with more Palestinian flags than French flags visible.

-Men wearing "Palestinian" flags loot stores across France, raising questions about the country's direction.

-Palestinian flags appear in footage of the riots in France, while media coverage avoids showing them. Palestinianism

Palestinianism in French riots

Article: Protests in France centered on domestic issues such as schools, teachers, wages, and the cost of living, yet Palestinian flags repeatedly appeared while French flags were less visible. Palestinian flags also dominate many anti-Israel demonstrations in London, while pro-Israel gatherings display Israeli and British flags. Palestinian symbolism has spread into protests with unrelated demands, accompanied by slogans such as “Free Palestine” and “from the river to the sea.” Photographic galleries from Magnum, AFP, and TIME showed destruction, clashes, looting, and police confronting rioters but largely omitted Palestinian flags. AFP photographed a Palestinian flag that appeared in a gallery published by The National. The absence of these flags from selected photo galleries obscured the Palestinian political presence at the demonstrations. Carrying a Palestinian flag does not establish why someone attacked police or looted a shop, but the flag remains relevant to understanding the political symbolism at protests about French domestic problems.

Trump called Netanyahu a warrior and predicted a major Likud victory in Israel’s election.

Antisemite streamer Hasan Piker was scheduled to headline a Minneapolis event alongside felpow Islamic Representative Ilhan Omar and Minnesota political figure Omar Fateh.

A Queens Islamofascist man, Dawood Faisal, 22, charged in the fatal hit-and-run that killed 71-year-old Cara Trager faces additional hate crime charges for vandalizing a Jewish-owned kosher bagel shop displaying Israeli flags. He allegedly knocked over plant stands and threw dirt at the shop on two occasions before the fatal crash. Two days after the second incident, he drove at 75 mph in a 35 mph zone, ran a red light, and struck Trager and her husband, Michael. He fled the scene but crashed and was detained by bystanders until police arrived. Michael Trager launched a campaign to have the fatal hit-and-run classified as a hate crime because of the earlier vandalism.

'El-Sayed’s hypocrisy is hard to ignore: after accusing Haley Stevens of dual loyalty over her support for Israel, and bashing AIPAC, he suddenly (Oct/2026) becomes defensive when asked about his own views on the Muslim Brotherhood. If he believes politicians should be held accountable for their affiliations, loyalties, and political connections, that standard must apply equally to everyone—including himself. You cannot demand transparency and accountability from others while treating legitimate questions about yourself as off-limits. That is not principled scrutiny; it is a double standard. Typical el Sayed. But it's far worse, because the Muslim Brotherhood questions are very concerning, given Sharia-fanatic Islamist El Sayed Palestine first. As some noted, he cares more about Gaza than Michigan. Not to mention his vile rationalization response when an Islamic Hezbollah inspired Arab immigrant targeted 140 toddlers in his State March 12, 2026.'

A Houthi attack on a government training camp in Yemen killed 53 people.

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth met Netanyahu during an unannounced visit to Israel amid discussions about possible renewed strikes against Iran and Trump’s endorsement of Netanyahu.

The New York Police Department investigated a possible hate crime after a bank in Manhattan was vandalized.

Anti-Israel Arab "activist" Mahmoud Khalil appealed to the US Supreme Court in an effort to avoid deportation.

Syria’s revised school textbooks promote Islamist ideology, jihad, antisemitism and martyrdom while sidelining minorities and retaining antisemitic stereotypes. The curriculum replaces the Assad regime’s pan-Arab nationalist narrative with an Islamist worldview. The changes affect textbooks for grades 1–12 and continue under the transitional government led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, whose Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group led the offensive that ousted Bashar al-Assad.

Hundreds of schools across Northern Ireland and Scotland closed after receiving bomb threats by email. The Police Service of Northern Ireland said up to 300 institutions received the threats, which originated outside the United Kingdom and were believed to be hoaxes. The messages were signed “Allahu Akbar,” but authorities did not consider them credible.

More than 1,300 antisemitic conspiracy theories circulated on social media blaming Israel and Jewish people for riots in France.

A Muslim preacher born in London teaches “Islamic spiritual psychology” at a physical and religious training camp in Thailand and mourned Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. A British parliamentarian called for action against the preacher over his apparent support for Hezbollah.

An ISIS terrorist who planned a 9/11-style attack on New York City received an additional 50-year prison sentence for stabbing two correctional officers, blinding one of them in his right eye. Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy now faces a combined 90-year sentence. His original conviction stemmed from a 2016 plot to bomb Times Square and the subway system and attack concert crowds during Ramadan.

• Oct 20, 2026:
  

French prosecutors are seeking a 10-month suspended prison sentence and a two-year ban from public office for European Parliament member Rima Hassan in a terrorism-related case. Hassan shared a quotation attributed to Kozo Okamoto, a Japanese terrorist involved in the 1972 Tel Aviv airport massacre, presenting resistance as a duty in the face of oppression. Prosecutors said the post glorified a killer without criticizing his actions. Hassan accused authorities of intimidation and judicial harassment. She has also faced scrutiny over her anti-Israel activism, an interview concerning Hamas’s October 7 attacks, and the removal of Israeli and European Union flags from a memorial exhibition. Israel previously expelled her after arresting her aboard a vessel attempting to reach Gaza.

The [[New York] State Democratic Party passed a resolution condemning antisemitism but failed to publicize it in its announcement about party leadership elections. Party chairman Jay Jacobs acknowledged the omission and said the party should have informed the public about its efforts to confront antisemitism. The resolution identifies Holocaust denial, blood libels, conspiracy theories about Jewish control, accusations of dual loyalty to Israel, and the use of Israel as a pretext for hostility toward Jews and Jewish institutions as forms of contemporary antisemitism. New York City Council member Inna Vernikov criticized the party for failing to publicize the resolution, arguing that it prioritizes appeasing the far left over protecting Jews.

George Horn, of Dundalk, Maryland, faces up to three years in prison after pleading guilty to defacing Jewish cemetery gravestones with antisemitic symbols, including Nazi swastikas. He admitted targeting the cemetery because it was Jewish. In July 2023, he defaced multiple gravestones at Ohr Knesseth Israel Anshe Sfard Cemetery in Baltimore County. Caretakers later discovered 12 gravestones spray-painted with swastikas and other symbols, and some required replacement because the black paint could not be fully removed. Investigators found evidence of his antisemitic beliefs, including a journal referencing Nazism and white supremacy and a translated copy of Mein Kampf on his phone.

Colorado’s governor attended an event focused on combating antisemitism.

Amherst, Massachusetts, Human Rights Commission scheduled a virtual meeting to discuss legitimate antisemitism concerns and the weaponization of antisemitism. A search of the town’s website found no comparable agenda items addressing the weaponization of Islamophobia, racism, or hatred.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Hungarian President Baka pledged to continue fighting antisemitism.

Israel and Samoa discussed expanding cooperation in agriculture and education.

The Board of Deputies praised the UK Liberal Democrats for distancing themselves from the (racist) Green Party.

Security sources and Jewish residents in Judea and Samaria raised questions about an alleged attack on French diplomats. More than 48 hours after reports of the incident, concerns centered on partial video footage, the absence of a formal complaint, and the background of one participant.

Dozens of Palestinian Authority security officers received military training in China in armored and mechanized warfare, anti-tank combat, marksmanship, navigation, maritime operations, and military command. Palestinian Authority officer Hassan Taha completed an armored company command course in Beijing. Other officers received artillery, sniper, and parachute training in Turkey and Pakistan. Several senior Israeli ministers were unaware of the programs, raising security concerns amid warnings of a possible war in Judea and Samaria.

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman criticized the Democratic Party as radicalized and anti-American, calling it the worst it has been in the country’s history. He described Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and California Governor Gavin Newsom as disastrous potential presidential candidates for 2028. Ackman criticized Democratic politicians, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, for compromising their values to retain political support. He expressed concern about party support for candidates he considers sympathetic to terrorism, apparently referring to Michigan Senate candidate [Islamic bigot] Abdul El-Sayd. Ackman said he had always been a centrist rather than a lifelong Democrat and had registered as a Democrat to vote in a primary. He has donated to prominent Democrats, more recently supported Republican-backed political action committees, and backed Andrew Cuomo’s unsuccessful campaign against New York City [Islamo-socialist] Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Ackman criticized Mamdani’s rent-freeze policy and warned that his approach to taxing wealthy residents could drive business leaders and investment out of New York City.

Radical far-left agitators American "activists" who traveled to France to participate in protests against police urged people in the United States to pursue revolutionary action. Minnesota rapper Rafael Gonzalez Jr., known as Tufawon, joined Swedish activist Greta Thunberg outside a French high school at the center of left-wing protests involving violence, looting, and arson. He addressed masked protesters and led chants against Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The report also describes possible efforts by communist-linked groups in the United States to bring similar unrest to Washington, D.C.

A longtime UNRWA teacher in Gaza said schools taught hatred of Jews and glorified Hamas. After speaking out, she received threats, including a warning that her tongue would be cut out if she continued arguing.

Islamist groups / pro-"Palestinian" organizations in France are amplifying school protests to advance their political agenda.

Iran has threatened to cut global internet cables if war against the country resumes.

• Oct 21, 2026:
  

An Islamic Jihad terrorist posing as an ordinary taxi driver in Bethlehem was arrested during an Israeli undercover operation. The investigation found that he was helping rebuild Islamic Jihad’s infrastructure and finance terrorist activity.

The IDF eliminated an Arab terrorist who planned an attack that killed four Israeli soldiers.

JPost: The IDF was not planning to strike Iran on October 10, despite reports that a planned attack had been blocked by US President Donald Trump. Since the April 7 ceasefire between Israel and Iran, the IDF has repeatedly maintained a state of readiness in case Iran prepared an attack or Trump decided to resume joint US-Israeli military operations against Iran. The exclusion of IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir from a meeting with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth raised questions about the political considerations behind Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision.

A farmer in the Jordan Valley near Israel’s eastern border discovered a bag containing five rifles on grazing land. The cache included three Kalashnikov rifles and two M4 rifles. The weapons were handed over to Israeli police.

Israeli police arrested Russian anti-Israel activist Andrey Khrezhinovsky, who holds an Israeli identity card under the Law of Return and is active in the West Bank. He was detained during an olive harvest event near the village of al-Tayba. Khrezhinovsky has criticized Israel on social media and accompanied American journalist Heidi Levine at an event in Abu Falah. Videos of his arrest were published by foreign activist Jasper Nathaniel.

Report: Iran and Russia are encouraging violent protests in France through social media influence operations designed to intensify tensions in Europe.

Despite Iranian attacks on shipping, Gulf oil exports have exceeded prewar levels. Iran launched 30 attacks on shipping in October, but alternative routes, US protection, and substantial financial incentives have enabled tankers to continue operating.

German Alternative for Germany leader Alice Weidel accused Muslim children of imposing violence in schools.

Panic: Malaysia (Islamic country without Israel relations) banned government employees from using Waze over "concerns" about Israeli security.

The IDF eliminated a Nukhba terrorist who planned an improvised explosive device attack that killed four Israeli soldiers.

• Oct 21, 2026:
  

Ted Cruz described Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico as two of the most radical political candidates in the country. Cruz accused El-Sayed of antisemitism, hostility toward Israel and Jews, and maintaining ties with Hasan Piker despite Piker's hateful statements about African Americans and stating Americans deserved September 11 attacks. Cruz reminded El-Sayed had defended the Muslim Brotherhood in opinion pieces and urged Mohamed Morsi to purge Egypt's press and police. He cited El-Sayed's sister's statements stating their family's support for the Muslim Brotherhood and his father-in-law's leadership of an Islamic organization identified as an unindicted co-conspirator in the [[terroristic] Holy Land Foundation criminal case, which involved funneling more than $12 million to Hamas. Cruz warned that El-Sayed could gain access to highly classified intelligence as a senator and argued that he might share sensitive information with Muslim Brotherhood terrorists, endangering American military personnel and intelligence assets.

In new attempt to pandering to blacks: 'El-Sayed claims he isn't racist like other Arabs are'. Greg Gutfeld criticized El-Sayed for framing tensions between Black and Arab communities as conflicts between identity groups rather than individual behavior and ideology. Dana Perino said El-Sayed was failing to expand his coalition and was trailing the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in a poll. She argued that Black voters were not as culturally progressive as Democratic Socialists wanted and criticized El-Sayed's campaign style as arrogant, insincere, and evasive. She said his inability to answer direct questions had prolonged scrutiny of his family connections to the Muslim Brotherhood. Jesse Watters attributed tensions between Arab and Black residents to competition over businesses, theft, and ethnic friction. He argued that El-Sayed was presenting himself as one of the “good Arabs” while criticizing others in his community. Watters also said El-Sayed's strategy of campaigning in college towns and suburbs while neglecting Detroit had nearly cost him the primary, and his later attempt to consolidate support came too late.

The FBI arrested and charged a 17-year-old from McKinney, Texas, for planning to assassinate Representative Keith Self at an event and carry out a terrorist attack in North Texas on behalf of ISIS. Federal sources said the teenager had recently been radicalized and was under federal surveillance. He was arrested after acquiring a firearm and remains in federal custody. His identity has not been publicly released. Self said defending the United States against radical Islam required the same commitment to sacrifice that he had demonstrated during his 25 years of military service.

Abdul El-Sayed faces difficulties winning support from Black voters in Michigan. Black and Jewish voters were significant minority voting blocs that opposed him during the primary. Barack Obama is preparing to campaign for El-Sayed despite El-Sayed's previous criticism of Obama and their differences on major political issues, especially on antibterror operations.

Dana Perino slammed Abdul El-Sayed for failing to answer straightforward questions, noting his campaign style as arrogant and accusing him of displaying insincere empathy while avoiding direct answers.

'Woke in a Burka': Greg Gutfeld criticized the combination of progressive politics and Islamist activism, describing it as “grievance armor.” He Adding, that concerns about Islamism and Sharia law are too often dismissed as "Islamophobic."

JD Vance said he would stop endorsing candidates in foreign elections. He cited Viktor Orbán's defeat and explained his decision not to endorse Benjamin Netanyahu.

AIPAC is ending its practice of endorsing political candidates.

The United States is reducing its military presence in the Middle East as President Trump considers strikes against Iran.

Trump described the war with Iran as one of the greatest achievements of his administration.

Israel barred United Airlines pilot Islamic Sina Amjadian from entering the country over social media content expressing support for Iran and Hezbollah. Amjadian, an Iranian-born pilot employed by United Airlines since 2022, shared content praising the Islamic Republic, including images of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Iranian regime flags. Online accusations also linked him to support for Iranian missile attacks against Israel and Hezbollah.

Hezbollah is rebuilding its military capabilities in Beirut and preparing for renewed fighting against Israel.

Neo nazi competition?: White nationalist , Hitler fan Nick Fuentes called Tucker Carlson a “true Jew hater” in an online video clip.

A coalition of Michigan rabbis, Democratic elected officials, and Jewish civic leaders called on Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed to respond to their concerns about Israel and Jewish safety, identity, and sovereignty. The group, Nonnegotiable Michigan, sent him a letter after nearly six weeks without a response to requests for dialogue about his statements on Israel. The coalition said El-Sayed appeared not to understand how contemporary antisemitism is often fueled by hostility toward Israel. In an interview with ABC News, El-Sayed said Israel was not a true friend of the United States and argued that Israel had drawn America into an unnecessary war with Iran. He said an ally that uses American money to push the country into wars it should not fight is not an ally.

French President Emmanuel Macron is tightening restrictions on protests and blaming the far left for unrest.

A Texas sheikh affirms jihad, the killing of civilians, and stoning for adultery.

The Islamist Hamas-limked lobby Council on American-Islamic Relations CAIR announces 28 election endorsements and opposition to four candidates.

Outrageous "palestine" protests marking three years since the October 7 attacks featured Hamas flags, violent slogans, and genocidal rhetoric. The protests called for Israel to lose rather than for an end to the war, advocating continued conflict instead of peace.

Article claims: The Palestinian flag is presented as a symbol of historic Islamic conquests of Christians and Jews. Its colors are linked to Islamic caliphates that conquered territories, including parts of France. The flag's presence at riots in cities from New York to Milan is interpreted as an expression of genocidal intent and a desire to replace existing countries with terrorist states.

Hamas has warned Israel through a UN envoy that it is prepared to launch another October 7-style attack targeting Israel, Judea and Samaria, and locations abroad. The threat comes amid mounting military pressure and a worsening financial crisis.

United Airlines has removed pilot Ibrahim Mossallam from duty for a second time after he expressed support on social media for Hamas's October 7 atrocities. He was previously suspended with pay for six months in 2023 after earlier pro-Hamas posts came to management's attention.

Two polling firms, Median Strategies and Wedgewood Strategies, acknowledged publishing fabricated polling data as part of purported social experiments. Median Strategies produced a fake poll showing Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass leading Council member Nithya Raman. Wedgewood Strategies published fabricated numbers to test how easily fake polls could enter media coverage and polling averages. The fabricated surveys influenced perceptions of political races and potentially campaign spending, exposing weaknesses in polling oversight and the potential for large-scale manipulation.

Typical Palestinianism: The Palestinian Authority praises Hitler as a Palestinian ally while branding Israel as "Nazi."

• Oct 22, 2026:
  

The Shin Bet is targeting social media accounts linked to foreign influence operations aimed at interfering in Israel’s upcoming elections.

Netanyahu warned that the Iranian threat remains far from over and that the Israeli right could lose power in the upcoming election. He discussed Donald Trump’s endorsement, Iran, Gaza, Lebanon, and Judea and Samaria.

Netanyahu said Donald Trump’s endorsement came as a complete surprise. He denied seeking the endorsement and recounted his conversation with Trump afterward.

Republican Mike Rogers challenged Abdul El-Sayed during a Michigan Senate debate over his political record and ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.

Israeli actress and model Sarai Givaty filed a defamation lawsuit seeking 500,000 shekels from UN Special Rapporteur [la Fascista] Francesca Albanese. Givaty said Albanese shared a shortened video of her discussing extremism and children growing up to become terrorists, then compared her remarks to Nazi justifications for killing children during the Holocaust. Givaty’s original comments addressed indoctrination and extremism and did not advocate killing or harming children. The social media post received more than two million views, tens of thousands of shares, and approximately 93,000 likes. Givaty subsequently received hateful messages and direct threats, and said the post damaged her reputation, personal safety, and professional prospects. She condemned the comparison as false. Her attorney, Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, accused Albanese of conducting an antisemitic campaign against Israel and spreading defamatory statements, and said the lawsuit seeks to hold her accountable for her speech.

(Related: Earlier, Francesca Albanese apologized after misunderstanding the term “Muselmann,” used in Nazi concentration camps for prisoners near death. She had incorrectly connected the term to the word “Muslim” and inferred that antisemitism originally meant hatred of all Semitic peoples. She acknowledged that antisemitism specifically refers to hatred of Jews).

The Board of Deputies of British Jews voted overwhelmingly to call the Green Party of England and Wales racist after it adopted a policy stating that Zionism is (supposedly) "racism". Its president said the policy was antisemitic, stigmatized Jewish identity and institutions, and gave political legitimacy to anti-Jewish prejudice.

Fellow Muslim Brotherhood supporters of Abdul El-Sayed, who signed a letter with him urging the Brotherhood to purge the media and police, have contributed thousands of dollars to his Senate campaign.

Protests in France have revived debate in Iran about the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Some Iranians see parallels between current unrest in Europe and the political transformation that reshaped the Middle East. Their reactions reflect anger over perceived Western double standards toward democracy and concern about Islamist political movements spreading in Europe. France’s decision to host Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini during the final months before the revolution has become a particular focus of criticism.

Canada and Turkey signed a strategic partnership as Prime Minister Mark Carney seeks to reduce Canada’s reliance on the United States.

A new report shows the [terrible] CAIR Council on American-Islamic Relations’ influence on K–12 education in the United States.

Trump said Iran was trying to drive up oil prices ahead of the US midterm elections.

New York City Comptroller Mark Levine was removed as a Shabbat dinner speaker at Altneu Synagogue after saying the city would stop investing in Israel Bonds. He later clarified that he was bound by decisions made by his predecessor Brad Lander (who became a Mamdani fan and parrots his buzzwords). New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli remains scheduled to speak and has pledged to maintain the state’s investment in Israel Bonds.

New York congressional representative-elect Brad Lander said he would co-sponsor an anti-settlement bill in Congress. He spoke to reporters after Israeli forces detained him while he was harvesting olives without permission.

Islamic Abdul El-Sayed hired political consultant radical "progresive" Lenore Goldman as his campaign’s Jewish outreach director. Goldman joined the campaign in September and previously worked with the Jewish Federation Bay Area. She also worked on a Michigan congressional campaign in 2024 for a candidate who supported a ceasefire in Gaza. The Republican Jewish Coalition has called El-Sayed the most antisemitic US Senate candidate in American history.

The IDF eliminated Ramadan Muhammad Ashahada Diab, head of the Popular Resistance Committees, a Palestinian terrorist organization linked to Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Members of the organization participated in the October 7 attacks and subsequent attacks on Israeli forces in Gaza. He was involved in planning attacks against Israeli forces and rebuilding Hamas’s military capabilities in violation of the ceasefire.

The U.S. urged Romania to proceed with its Holocaust museum project.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is scheduled to campaign with Zohran Mamdani in Brooklyn. Mamdani has accused Israel with the GenoLIE. Anti-Jewish hate crimes in New York City surged by 182% during his first month as mayor, and Jews, who make up about 10% of the city’s population, have been the targets of most religion-based hate crimes in the city.

Benjamin Netanyahu urged Israelis to give him more time to complete the campaign against Iran, describing it as a lifelong mission.

The detention of a US congressional candidate and 90 West Bank volunteers involved a complex operation by Israeli forces, according to IDF sources.

Israel’s Defense Ministry imposed sanctions on a UK-registered company following the transfer of fuel to a company owned by Hezbollah.

Hezbollah is sending recruits from Latin America to Lebanon for training before deploying them to target Jewish communities.

Saudi Aramco instructed staff to evacuate its Dhahran facilities as clashes with Yemen’s Houthi movement continued.

Britain freed a Muslim man who attempted to bomb an El Al aircraft using his pregnant fiancée as a courier.

A poll finds that 60% of Israelis want a unity government.

• Oct 23, 2026:
  

2026 Yehuda Junction Palestinian terrorist shooting.

Two IDF soldiers were killed in an Arab "Palestinian" terror shooting attack near Judea Junction. A surviving soldier recounted being struck on the helmet by a bullet during the attack. Helmet-camera footage shows a gunfight with terrorists near Hebron. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a new IDF strategy for Hebron modeled on operations in Jenin and Tulkarm.

Staff Sergeant Ron Yonatan Roytman and Sergeant Yuval Shai Svilem were named killed during the shooting attack. Two terrorists arrived in a vehicle with Israeli license plates and planned a major attack against civilians. Israeli forces stopped them at a temporary checkpoint and killed them before they could carry out the planned attack. President Isaac Herzog said the soldiers prevented a large-scale attack and a much greater tragedy. Netanyahu confirmed Hamas's involvement, praised the soldiers, ordered security forces to cordon off Hebron, and vowed to pursue the terrorists and those who sent them.

Following the attack, Israeli forces began demolitions near Hebron. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich ordered demolitions near the attack site and approved four farms in the southern Hebron Hills. The IDF and Shin Bet launched a multi-day counterterrorism operation in Hebron, with parallel operations in Jenin, Nablus, and east Jerusalem to locate weapons and terrorist infrastructure. Security forces arrested 40 terror suspects. Defense Minister Israel Katz barred 2,000 Palestinians from returning to a Hebron neighborhood until Hamas infrastructure is fully dismantled, marking a shift toward the Jenin model of counterterrorism operations.

Hikers were attacked in Samaria by Arabs.

Spain's leading conservative opposition figure, Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo, who strongly criticizes Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Israel policy, is set to run alongside the Popular Party leader in Spain's November election.

An Arab Palestinian-born Quebec politician seeks to become premier and advance the Palestinian cause. She raised a keffiyeh during her oath-taking ceremony.

Left-wing media coverage of rioting by the French left is criticized for relying on a default tendency to blame Trump.

Abdul El-Sayed struggled to explain a 2012 letter supporting the Muslim Brotherhood during an interview with Bret Baier. His defensive response has prolonged public scrutiny of the issue. He faces criticism over his response when asked to disavow the Muslim Brotherhood. He answered affirmatively agitated but failed to provide a convincing explanation. WSJ: He should specifically denounce jihadist movements enslaving and massacring Black people in Nigeria, Sudan, and other African countries.

Out of arguments, el Sayed resorts to crying ‘Islamophobia’.

The FBI raided the home of Abdul El-Sayed’s mother in the early 2000s, likely in connection with a terrorism-financing investigation that shut down an Islamic charity where she worked. His sister, Eman Abdelhadi, discussed the raid in a 2016 article about a vigil for the Pulse nightclub shooting. El-Sayed has described his mother as a nurse in Missouri without mentioning her work for the charity linked to al-Qaeda.

Donald Trump criticized Barack Obama for campaigning for Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, calling him a Muslim Brotherhood jihadist. Trump accused El-Sayed of hating Jews, Black people, Americans, and Trump, and urged Michigan voters to support Republican nominee Mike Rogers.

Hezbollah is turning to Brazilian criminals to expand its terrorist operations across Latin America.

Saudi Arabia's planned missile plant expansion could produce more powerful missiles. Improved missile capabilities could help deter attacks from Iran and the Houthis but could also intensify a regional arms race.

Lebanese people want stronger ties with Israel and a stronger government capable of removing Hezbollah, according to the head of the American Middle East Christians organization. Hajjar says Israel and Lebanon could benefit their citizens through closer relations and that the misapplication of Lebanon's anti-boycott law has created unnecessary barriers.

Female IDF field intelligence soldiers are conducting covert operations in Syria to protect Israel amid increased Iranian activity and US pressure for Israel to withdraw and reduce its operations.

Republican New York attorney general nominee Saritha Komatireddy promises to declare a state of emergency on antisemitism and use criminal and civil powers to protect Jewish New Yorkers.

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro leads the Republican state treasurer in the governor's race. Pennsylvania's political outcome could influence the 2028 presidential election because winning the state is considered crucial to winning the presidency, with potential implications for Wisconsin and Michigan.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discuss regional developments and relations between Israel and India.

A Republican-aligned political group called Democrats for Mike Rogers targets Democratic Senate candidate Islamic bigot Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan with a social media video featuring Black residents criticizing his priorities. The video argues that El-Sayed's policy platform discusses 15 foreign countries across more than 5,000 words without addressing plans for Black Michiganders. Participants accuse him of prioritizing the West Bank and Palestine over West Detroit and Michigan.

At least seven people were killed and 10 wounded when two gunmen opened fire on mourners at a church funeral near Karak in southern Jordan. Initial reports indicate the attackers fled after the shooting. Jordanian media reported possible Islamic extremist motives. Security forces are searching for the suspects, whose identities remain unknown.

Nervous Abdul El-Sayed reacts angrily questions about alleged family ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. Social media posts by his sister, Eman Abdelhad, are presented as evidence of family ties and support for the organization, which is designated a terrorist organization. Fox News host Bret Baier confronted El-Sayed about the alleged connections.

Bill Maher's television segment, “New Rule: Moocher Nation,” discusses socialism and France, reacting to keffiyeh apperance etc.: "because everything's is always better by adding a dash of Gaza.."

• Oct 24, 2026:
  

Marco Rubio received intelligence warning of Iranian plots against American diplomats.

Trump warns of another limited military operation against Iran as Iranian plots against Americans advance.

The Har Hebron Regional Council plans to establish two new communities and six agricultural farms in the southern Hebron Hills in response to the deadly shooting near Hebron.

Iran is reportedly prepared to target submarine cables if war resumes.

US Central Command has prepared several options for renewed strikes against Iran after the midterm elections, pending Trump's approval.

The Houthis have renewed their threats, while Riyadh airport is set to resume flights.

Muslim terrorists attacked a church in Karak, Jordan, during funeral prayers, killing and injuring 19 Christians. Afterward, the attackers recorded a message invoking Allah, Islam and the Islamic State and declaring that they had punished the Christians in revenge for Islam and the Islamic State.

The European Parliament called for the Houthis in Yemen to be designated a terrorist organization.

Israeli police arrested three Palestinians from Hebron on suspicion of online incitement and support for Hamas following a deadly shooting attack.

• Oct 25, 2026:
  

Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the IDF and Shin Bet to develop a comprehensive plan to eliminate terrorism in Judea and Samaria, describing it as an initiative unprecedented since the Six-Day War. He characterized the Palestinian Authority as hostile to Israel and seeking its destruction. A shooting near the Yehuda Junction in the Hebron area killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others.

The Har Hebron Regional Council announced plans to establish two new communities and six agricultural farms in the southern Hebron Hills following the deadly shooting attack near Hebron.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry said Palestinian attackers had deliberately targeted livestock in Judea and Samaria 17 times during the year to harm Jewish shepherds and destroy their livelihoods. The latest incident involved the poisoning of a flock at Or Nachman Farm in the Binyamin region. Most of the year’s reported poisonings originated near the Arab village of al-Mughayyir.

Two German citizens were arrested on Mount Carmel after prison guards saw them photographing the entrance to Damon Prison, where terrorists are held.

The IDF eliminated two terrorists involved in transferring millions of dollars to Hamas. Alaa Ibrahim Nimer Arshi, a commander in Hamas’s military wing, was killed in a strike near Gaza City. Karam Riyad Hassan Abu Butaihan, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist involved in transferring funds to Hamas’s military wing, was killed in a separate strike near Nuseirat. The funds supported Hamas’s military reconstruction and plans for attacks against Israeli troops and civilians. The IDF and Shin Bet also destroyed a Hamas weapons storage facility in central Gaza containing rifles, a launcher, and rockets. The military said it warned nearby civilians in advance and used precision weapons and aerial surveillance.

Bill Ackman said that an Israeli government without Itamar Ben Gvir would improve Israel’s diplomatic position.

The National Library of Israel launched projects to commemorate October 7. The “7.10 Bound in Memory” exhibition features books written by family members and friends of those killed in the attacks.

Anti-Israel, leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s presidential runoff against Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of Donald Trump, securing a fourth presidential term. The narrow victory made Lula the first Brazilian president elected to the office four times. The campaign focused on living costs, crime, and corruption amid a broader rightward political shift across Brazil and Latin America. Flávio Bolsonaro refused to concede and said he would seek annulment of the election over a two-hour extension of voting.

The Northern Branch of Israel’s Islamic Movement opposed Arab citizens of Israel participating in Knesset elections.

Houthi militants targeted residential areas in Taiz, Yemen, destroying a civilian home.

Allegedly terror-supporting Muslim preacher reportedly teaching ‘Islamic spiritual psychology’ in Thailand. Sayed Hussain Makke, who was born in London, created a “physical and religious training camp in Thailand.” He reportedly mourned Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

A 32-year-old Brooklyn woman, Anna Mochalova, was arrested after a Jewish man was stabbed in Manhattan’s Diamond District. She faces eight assault charges, eight menacing charges, two aggravated harassment charges, and two weapons-possession charges. Police were investigating the stabbing as a potential hate crime.

Article: The Palestinian national movement has consistently sought to eliminate Israel as a sovereign Jewish state rather than resolve disagreements over territory through negotiation. Palestinian and Arab leaders rejected the 1947 UN partition plan and fought to prevent the establishment of Israel. Palestinian organizations subsequently carried out hijackings, assassinations, and attacks on Israeli civilians and athletes, while advocating the end of Jewish sovereignty.

The Palestine Liberation Organization adopted a charter calling for the liberation of all Palestine and the elimination of Israel. Palestinian educational and political institutions have promoted exclusive claims to the land and glorified armed struggle against Israel. The First Intifada began in 1987, and Palestinian leaders rejected opportunities for autonomy and statehood. The Palestinian leadership rejected the proposals made by Ehud Barak at Camp David in 2000 and Ehud Olmert in 2008. The Second Intifada resulted in more than a thousand Israeli deaths before security measures reduced successful attacks.

Hamas, which took full control of Gaza in 2007, has maintained its objective of eliminating Israel. Its original charter called for killing Jews and defined Palestine as an Islamic endowment that cannot be relinquished. Rocket attacks, tunnels, and military infrastructure prepared the ground for the October 7, 2023, assault, during which Hamas-led fighters killed civilians, raped women, and abducted more than 200 hostages. Palestinian public opinion surveys showed majority support for the attack and continued opposition to recognizing Israel as the Jewish people's nation-state.

Successive Israeli governments negotiated, withdrew from territory, and released prisoners in exchange for commitments that were later broken. Periods of calm allowed Palestinian armed groups to rebuild their military capabilities, while political concessions led to further demands rather than acceptance of Israel's continued existence as a Jewish and democratic state. This history supports maintaining defensible borders, preventing the buildup of forces capable of mass attacks, and denying international legitimacy to movements seeking Israel's destruction until Palestinian leadership accepts peaceful coexistence with Israel.

The IDF failed to detain an Arab man suspected of attempting to ram a vehicle into people. The homes of the terrorists responsible for the Hebron attack were sealed off.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in a parliamentary election, ending 14 years of dominance by his Serbian Progressive Party. A student-led opposition movement won an estimated 52.1% of the vote and approximately 138 of 250 parliamentary seats, while Vucic’s party received 39.3% and around 104 seats. The election followed two years of demonstrations and took place amid political tensions and reports of violence. Vucic had maintained close relations with Israel, supported stronger bilateral ties, and publicly commemorated the Holocaust. Serbia continued to defend its cooperation with Israel against international criticism.

IDF veteran Boris Shtonda completed Hawaii’s demanding Ironman triathlon three years after losing a leg in combat in Gaza. He used a specialized running prosthesis and dedicated the achievement to wounded soldiers undergoing rehabilitation.

Donald Trump renewed his endorsement of Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israel’s election, praised their joint achievements against Iran, and urged Israelis to vote for Netanyahu.

More than 20,000 police officers are scheduled to deploy across Israel on Election Day as part of a nationwide security operation.

IDF veteran Elisha Medan called for unity, drawing on his experience on the Gaza battlefield and appealing for greater solidarity in Israel’s political life.

Part II

• Oct 26, 2026:
  

'Mecca defense pact faces test as Saudi delegation arrives for high-stakes Iran talks.' Ironically, but very Islamism: 'Iran Hosts Mecca Pact Security Chiefs. Iran's Foreign Ministry says "Israeli expansion" and Lebanon are on the agenda in Tehran, and that it makes no difference to Iran who leads Israel. The talks come one day before Israel's election.'

Egypt approves military support for Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacks escalate.

'Israel to supply Cyprus with new offshore patrol vessel equipped with Rafael systems.' 'The agreement also includes upgrades to Cyprus’s existing Israeli-built offshore patrol vessel, the Commodore Andreas Ioannides. According to the ministry, the new and upgraded vessels will enhance the Cyprus Naval Command’s patrol, surveillance, and search-and-rescue capabilities.'

Ben Gvir received warnings about the Hamas threat days before October 7.

IDF finds underground shaft near West Bank home of Hamas terrorist who killed two soldiers. 'Israeli forces uncover infiltration tunnel near Jerusalem, arrest 36. The passage, discovered near the village of a-Ram, used existing sewer infrastructure to reach the Beit Hanina neighborhood in the northern part of the capital. According to police, its entrance was concealed beneath a parked commercial vehicle and accessible through the vehicle itself. Border Police officers, undercover units and Israel Defense Forces troops arrested 32 suspected illegal infiltrators and four people suspected of assisting them. All 36 were transferred for questioning, police said.'

Jewish Democrats face dilemma as anti-Israel candidates gain ground in party primaries.

Hezbollah spent past 3 months preparing for renewed hostilities with Israel, received fresh Iranian funding.

Israeli forces discovered an underground shaft near the Hebron home of a terrorist involved in an attack that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others. The shaft was approximately 15 meters deep and 75 centimeters wide, with no apparent exit. An electronic device was found inside and transferred to security forces for examination. The discovery came during searches of more than 500 sites following the attack. Israeli forces continued searching for suspects, making arrests and seizing weapons and illegal vehicles. The military emphasized that the excavation was inside Hebron, with no nearby Jewish communities.

Boring. Again. The same infamous United Nations Commission of Inquiry released another report criticizing Israel. Israel’s mission to the United Nations in Geneva condemned the "report" as part of a campaign to spread misinformation, demonize Israel and portray the state’s existence as criminal. The commission faced further scrutiny after a panel member disclosed that it had accused Israel of genocide without independently verifying facts and had drawn conclusions based on assumptions.

The term genocide has been stripped of its legal meaning and turned into a political weapon against Israel. Accusations against Israel are following a predetermined pattern in which evidence is selectively presented, legal distinctions are ignored, context is dismissed and contrary evidence is labeled propaganda. The accusation is presented as a means of portraying Israel as inherently evil, undermining its legitimacy and denying its right to self-defense.

The post cites the Democratic Socialists of America, Spain’s Podemos party, Mehdi Hasan’s media platform and commentator Ahmad Ibsais as examples of actors applying genocide accusations to Israel across different conflicts and political circumstances. It points to accusations concerning Syria, Cuba, Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank as evidence that the term is being used as a recurring political slogan rather than a rigorously substantiated legal finding. It argues that the repeated accusations serve the broader purpose of delegitimizing the Jewish state.

Saudi Arabia’s defense pact partners held discussions in Iran as the Houthis continued launching attacks. The talks tested the defense arrangement as a Saudi delegation arrived for high-stakes negotiations with Iran.

Egypt approved military support for Saudi Arabia following an escalation in Houthi attacks.

Israel agreed to supply Cyprus with a new offshore patrol vessel equipped with Rafael defense systems. The agreement also includes upgrades to Cyprus’s existing Israeli-built patrol vessel, the Commodore Andreas Ioannides. The vessels will improve Cyprus’s maritime patrol, surveillance and search-and-rescue capabilities.

Israeli forces discovered an underground shaft near the West Bank home of a Hamas terrorist who killed two soldiers. Separately, Israeli forces and police uncovered a passage near a-Ram that used existing sewer infrastructure to reach Beit Hanina in northern Jerusalem. Its entrance was concealed beneath a parked commercial vehicle and accessible through the vehicle. Authorities arrested 32 suspected illegal infiltrators and four suspected facilitators and transferred all 36 for questioning.

In Khan Yunis, Israeli forces identified three terrorists emerging from a tunnel shaft. An aircraft struck the shaft and the terrorists.

Jewish Democrats face political difficulties as anti-Israel candidates gain ground in Democratic primaries. Activists expect opposition to Donald Trump’s policies and frustration with Benjamin Netanyahu to outweigh some voters’ reservations about the Democratic nominees’ positions on Israel.

A Fox News discussion examined racial tensions between Black and Arab communities in Michigan and the campaign of Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. A Black woman criticized El-Sayed for focusing on Trump’s racism while neglecting concerns about Arab-owned businesses and economic conditions in Black neighborhoods. The program questioned whether Barack Obama’s campaign appearances could secure sufficient Black support for El-Sayed, who had been criticized for not hiring Black staff members in senior campaign positions. The discussion also questioned whether El-Sayed could win with support concentrated among Arabs, white women and college students.

Israeli forces eliminated four Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in Gaza.

Former hostage Agam Berger criticized a campaign video released by Yair Golan’s Democrats Party that combined footage of the October 7 attacks with political messaging.

• Oct 27, 2026:
  

Islamic Bigot Cenk Uygur Antisemitic Ad For El Sayed

The Cenk Uygur Rebellion PAC October 26 advertisement pro Abdul El-Sayed ad was condemned by the Anti-Defamation League as an example of textbook Jew-hatred. The advertisement wrongly blamed the cost of groceries, including bananas, on Israel.

A group of rabbis urged Abdul El-Sayed to remove a hate campaign advertisement featuring Tucker Carlson and disavow a vile ad by TYT's Islamic bigot Cenk Uygur advertisement from an outside political group that blamed Israel and Jews, erroneously, for the rising cost of living -

The advertisements supporting El-Sayed connected American economic hardship to US assistance for Israel. One showed a couple unable to afford groceries, including eggs and bananas, and attributed their financial difficulties to American support for Israel. Critics condemned the message as antisemitic because it blamed the Jewish state for ordinary Americans’ economic problems. Fellow Michigan Democrat Haley Stevens rejected the advertisement, the smear, that Democrats should address housing, healthcare and taxation rather than blame Israel for high prices.

Commentators criticized the advertisement’s economic reasoning, noting that US aid to Israel is a small fraction of federal spending and is largely restricted to purchasing American military equipment. They argued that government assistance to Israel does not determine grocery prices and that singling out Israel, rather than examining foreign aid or domestic spending more broadly, evokes longstanding antisemitic scapegoating. Some also criticized the political judgment of supporting El-Sayed with an advertisement that raises questions about foreign allegiances while his opponents scrutinize his family’s connections to the Muslim Brotherhood.

David Frum’s analysis provides figures showing that annual US military assistance to Israel is $3.8 billion, approximately one-twentieth of one percent of the federal budget. Of a $95 billion aid package approved in 2024, nearly two-thirds went to Ukraine, about $15 billion went to Israel and approximately $9 billion supported humanitarian relief, including aid for Gazan civilians. Most US assistance to Israel must be spent on American-made equipment, benefiting US defense manufacturers and giving the United States access to Israeli military technology. The analysis compares the aid with annual American grocery spending of $1.1 trillion, New York City’s nearly $80 billion public-housing maintenance backlog and the estimated additional $32 trillion cost of Medicare for All over a decade. It argues that blaming Israel for grocery prices echoes historical antisemitic political tactics, including Karl Lueger’s efforts to blame Jews for Austria’s economic problems.

A Fox News discussion elaborated about the pro El-Sayed ad's antisemitism and its economically misleading. The panel reminded that government aid to Israel does not directly determine grocery prices and that most aid is military assistance rather than money used to buy groceries or healthcare. Panelists argued that a legitimate America-first argument about foreign spending would address aid to multiple countries rather than single out Israel. They also questioned the political judgment of using the advertisement in support of El-Sayed, whose opponents have raised concerns about his family’s ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.

A separate commentary compared US assistance to Arab countries, Israel and Ukraine. It placed annual US assistance to the broader Middle East and North Africa region at approximately $7.5 billion to $7.6 billion, with broader estimates of total regional military and economic support reaching $21 billion. It placed annual assistance to Israel at approximately $3.8 billion and Ukraine-related funding since the start of the war at approximately $175 billion to $183 billion. It highlighted Israel’s strategic and intelligence cooperation with the United States, benefits to the American defense sector and shared security interests.

Van Jones spoke out against antisemitism. He denonced Cenk Uygur's pro El Sayed ad about groceries. Noting Israel receives less than 0.1 percent of the federal budget. While singling out the Jewish state despite American spending in numerous countries. Blaming Jews for economic hardship repeats a dangerous historical pattern [such is in Nazi Germany]. The advertisement is anti-Jewish hate and should be removed, and El-Sayed should publicly condemn it.

The pro El-Sayed hateful advertisement generated widespread criticism, prompting his campaign, belated, to distance itself from the controversy.

WaPo Oped by Hajjar: Abdul El-Sayed’s faith should not be subject to political scrutiny, but his statements and actions are open to criticism. At a Michigan town hall, he agreed to disavow the Muslim Brotherhood when questioned but challenged the questioner about why he was asking. The exchange followed the audience member’s explanation that he had not previously heard El-Sayed condemn the organization.

A commentary by Betsy McCaughey slams phony Abdul El-Sayed. Reminding his academic research and political positions, portraying his studies of Arab-American health outcomes as attempts to encourage ethnic separation and Muslim separatism. It criticized his research on premature births and suicide for failing to account adequately for confounding factors and socioeconomic differences. It also challenged his position on Medicare for All, arguing that his promise that Americans could retain private insurance contradicts his own published explanation that the government would become the sole insurer. The commentary warned that the proposed system could restrict seniors’ access to expensive medical treatments and urged Michigan voters to demand clear answers about his policies.

The BBC agreed to pay Jewish producer Lucie Kon approximately $535,000 to settle a workplace antisemitism case. Kon filed a formal complaint about antisemitism at the broadcaster and said she was subsequently sidelined, instructed to remain at home for months and dismissed. The BBC did not admit liability, apologize or acknowledge that she had experienced antisemitism.

ITS Logistics, a Nevada-based company, agreed to pay $396,135.54 to settle a workplace antisemitism case involving a Jewish employee. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found reasonable cause to believe the employee had experienced harassment involving antisemitic messages and offensive Jewish stereotypes. The company also agreed to revise its anti-discrimination and harassment policies and report regularly to the agency for three years.

The St. Louis Blues condemned antisemitic messages displayed during a hockey game. The signs included a crossed-out Star of David surrounded by blood and the words “Israel kills.” Team chairman Tom Stillman called the messages hateful and unacceptable and said antisemitism would not be tolerated in the team’s arena or community.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog criticized Dutch attitudes toward Israel as the Dutch ambassador presented credentials.

Israeli Arab parties Ra’am and the Joint List mobilized voters ahead of the national election, framing the contest as an existential struggle. Their shared objective was to bring down the right-wing government led by Benjamin Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir. Their priorities included stopping demolitions of illegal construction, addressing violent crime and advancing Palestinian interests, including support for residents of Gaza and Judea and Samaria.

UK Lawyers for Israel urged Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool to investigate unauthorized soccer jerseys featuring their branding alongside pro-Palestinian messaging. The jerseys resemble official club merchandise but incorporate designs that suggest the teams support the Palestinian cause. They are marketed online by From Palestine to the World, while the company identified in the US trademark registration, FREEPLTN LLC, is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The associated website received more than 465,000 visits between July and September, with approximately 30% originating in the United Kingdom.

Israeli election coverage reported rising voter turnout across sectors. Political analyst Amit Segal described the historic turnout as dramatic, while Shlomo Filber reported that participation was increasing among all population groups.

Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon confronted UN Special Rapporteur[ La Fascistsa] Francesca Albanese over her latest report, which accused Israel of systematically targeting the media during the Gaza war. Danon accused Albanese of spreading false allegations, ignoring Hamas’s crimes and using her UN position to advance an extremist political agenda. He presented her with a resignation letter and called her a disgrace to the United Nations.

Israel’s election drew praise for its democratic process and equal voting rights. Representative Josh Gottheimer highlighted the participation of Arab citizens, noting that they can vote, run for office and serve in the Knesset, rights denied to many Arabs and women across much of the Middle East. Voter turnout reached 77.7%, the highest level since 1999. Former hostage Emily Damari exercised her right to vote after gaining her freedom.

Israeli election exit polls produced conflicting political assessments. Opposition leaders initially celebrated results suggesting that the Change Bloc had secured a majority, with Gadi Eisenkot calling the outcome a victory for Israel’s mainstream Zionist majority and Yair Lapid declaring a crushing defeat for Netanyahu’s bloc. Other reports indicated that Netanyahu’s bloc had overtaken the opposition but that neither side had secured a majority. Ra’am and the Joint List were projected to gain 19 seats, while Shas and United Torah Judaism were projected to win between 12 and 15 seats. Likud leaders maintained that their party was Israel’s largest. Subsequent vote counting showed Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc ahead of the opposition.

Amit Segal criticized Israel’s election results for making a mockery of pre-election polling.

The Jwarish crime family is mobilizing voters in Ramla and Lod to defeat National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. The campaign follows police crackdowns on the family's criminal operations.

Israeli forces eliminated a "Palestinian" terrorist who had held hostage Nimrod Cohen.

A terror attack occurred at the Israeli embassy in Serbia.

• Oct 28, 2026:
  

Hillel Fuld, brother of terror victim Ari Fuld, criticized the election of Osama Saadi, a lawyer and member of the Joint List, to the Knesset. Fuld accused Saadi of representing the Palestinian Authority in litigation concerning payments to the family of his brother’s terrorist murderer.

Likud called for an investigation into suspected election fraud in Arab communities.

United Torah Judaism celebrated reported election gains, saying attempts to weaken the party had failed. Its leaders rejected coalition negotiations until the final election results were known and pledged to defend the rights of the haredi community.

Germany’s new antisemitism commissioner took office. Commissioner warned that antisemitism had reached levels not seen since the Holocaust.

A Polish man was suspected of desecrating a Jewish cemetery in Germany.

Israeli police arrested a Palestinian man in his fifties from Yatta in the Hebron area after he expressed an intention to carry out a terror attack targeting Israeli civilians. Police opened an investigation after receiving a report about the threat.

Representative Josh Gottheimer said that Israel’s relationship with the United States would remain strong regardless of the election outcome in Israel.

Election data showed that Arab communities recorded an average turnout of approximately 80%, exceeding the national turnout of 77.7%. Two communities in the Arava region recorded 100% participation.

'A Wild and Improbable Story Hits Israel. Arabs voting in the Jewish state is not an argument. It’s a story. A real story. The most antisemitic media outlet on the planet has no choice but to tell that story.' Writer Suissa’s commentary focuses on the unexpectedly high participation of Israeli Arabs in the national election. Israel’s Arab citizens have demonstrated their ability to influence the country’s political future despite false accusations with the Apartheid slur or the Gaza GenoLIE against Arabs. Approximately two million Arab citizens have voting rights, and their participation helped prevent either of the two main Jewish political blocs from securing a majority.

The Arab parties gained a projected 19 seats, giving them the potential to help one of the major blocs reach the 61 seats needed to form a government. The commentary presents this as a powerful demonstration of Israeli democracy and an opportunity to counter international criticism through a concrete political reality rather than arguments and public-relations campaigns.

The commentary also highlights the longstanding difficulty of incorporating Arab parties into governing coalitions. Many Zionist parties oppose treating Arab parties as legitimate partners, while many Arab parties resist taking responsibility for governing a state defined as the nation-state of the Jewish people. The election raised questions about whether either Jewish political bloc would cooperate with Arab parties, seek a Jewish majority through negotiations or ultimately force another election.

Post-election vote counting showed Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc ahead of the opposition, although the final distribution of seats and the formation of a governing coalition remained unresolved.

JD Vance attacked Abdul El-Sayed at a Michigan rally, accusing the Democratic Senate candidate of promoting anti-white racial hatred. Vance used the rally to appeal to undecided voters as the Senate race remained closely contested against Republican Mike Rogers.

A 15-year-old Florida high school student was arrested following an investigation into online communications with ISIS members and supporters. Investigators found that he had requested assistance building drones and explosives to attack people at an unspecified location. A search of his phone uncovered instructions for making explosive devices and chemical compounds, along with ISIS propaganda. A subsequent search of his home uncovered two jars containing chemicals that he identified as ingredients for TATP, a dangerous explosive. His family declined further comment while seeking answers about the investigation.

• Oct 29, 2026:
  

Iran delayed salaries for Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel under increasing American pressure.

A network of 106 communist, socialist and "pro-Palestinian" organizations coordinated international demonstrations and strikes targeting commercial ports. The planned mobilization involved 113 ports across 22 countries and regions on five continents. Organizers sought to coordinate protests against Israel, NATO, Western military policies and capitalism through synchronized demonstrations, labor actions and publicity.

Red/Green alliance: Israeli Knesset member radjcal libetmral Gilad Kariv disclosed that his party was negotiating with Ra'am leader Mansour Abbas. The negotiations were taking place despite commitments by some opposition parties not to form political partnerships with Arab parties.

Israel's right-wing bloc won 53 Knesset seats, with Likud emerging as the largest party. However, Benjamin Netanyahu remained eight seats short of a parliamentary majority. The Eisenkot-led bloc secured 48 seats, while Arab parties won 19 seats.

Suspicions of election bribery emerged over the distribution of fuel cards to Bedouin voters in Israel.

The Palestinian Authority continues paying salaries to terrorists despite previously announcing that the payments had stopped. Two additional salary transfers were identified in October, including evidence posted in a Telegram channel.

A woman charged with stabbing two Orthodox Jewish men in Manhattan was previously arrested for attacking a Jewish teenager in Brooklyn. Federal prosecutors disclosed the connection between the incidents.

The Republican Jewish Coalition highlighted Mike Rogers's condemnation of the Rebellion PAC advertisement attacking Israel over grocery prices. Rogers called the [pro El Sayed Cen Uygur - Rebellion PAC advertisement racist and bigoted, comparing its portrayal of Jews to antisemitic propaganda from 1933. He also emphasized that Democratic figures, including Van Jones, had criticized the advertisement and El-Sayed's political positions as extreme.

An Irishman who threatened to shoot a Jewish couple in France received a six-month suspended prison sentence. The sentence prompted outrage among Jewish leaders and political figures, who viewed it as another example of excessive leniency toward antisemitism in France.

• Oct 30, 2026:
  

The IDF destroyed two Hamas weapons depots in Gaza.

The IDF killed four Hamas terrorists in separate strikes in Khan Yunis and Rafah. Those killed included a member of Hamas's elite Nukhba Force and a Hamas commander. They had been involved in advancing attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers and restoring Hamas's military capabilities in violation of the ceasefire.

Israeli forces arrested four Arab Palestinian terrorism suspects in Jenin. The suspects were connected to weapons trafficking and had previously belonged to a terrorist network dismantled during Operation Iron Wall.

The United States confirmed a strike against an Iranian missile launcher on Qeshm Island.

A study found that diversity, equity, and inclusion programs have failed to combat workplace antisemitism in the United Kingdom. Jewish leaders issued new guidance to employers on addressing antisemitism.

Two men were arrested following a brutal attack on a Jewish researcher in Rome.

Mohamed Sabry Soliman pleaded guilty to 12 additional federal charges, including nine hate crimes, for the June 2025 firebombing of people marching in support of Israeli hostages in Boulder, Colorado. The guilty pleas established the antisemitic motivation behind the attack.

Syrian hacker Ahmad Umar Agha received a 42-month prison sentence for cyberattacks against Western media, businesses, nongovernmental organizations and government institutions. He targeted 47 organizations on behalf of Bashar Assad's regime. One attack briefly erased $136 billion from the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

The IDF eliminated Hamas commander Ihab Abu Taqiya, who was involved in holding numerous Israeli hostages, along with another Hamas commander in Gaza.

The IDF demolished the homes of terrorists responsible for murdering two Israeli soldiers.

On CNN, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz criticized Abdul El-Sayed for failing to adequately address Jewish community concerns about the Rebellion PAC advertisement. She called for the advertisement to be removed and said El-Sayed should forcefully condemn it. She objected to blaming Jews and Israelis for rising grocery and gas prices, arguing that responsibility for economic difficulties belongs to Donald Trump and his policies. She also maintained that Democratic candidates should not ignore antisemitism while seeking political unity.

Mike Rogers praised Representative Haley Stevens for demanding that El-Sayed condemn the Rebellion PAC advertisement and apologize for expressing similar ideas about Israel and economic affordability. Rogers said Stevens had demonstrated leadership and respect for Jewish and African-American communities. He criticized El-Sayed's response as evidence that he had not taken Jewish community concerns seriously.

Nancy Pelosi urged voters to support Abdul El-Sayed and other Democratic Senate candidates, emphasizing Democratic unity and the importance of winning congressional seats. Her endorsement followed earlier criticism of El-Sayed's comments as well as Mamdani's about Israel, which she had called wrong.

Former Minnesota Democratic state representative Joe Radinovich broke with Democratic allies over Ilhan Omar's denials of marriage fraud, saying the denials were not credible and that the allegations deserved serious scrutiny.

A fourth oil tanker carrying more than two million barrels of oil exploded in the Strait of Hormuz.

Air defense systems were deployed around Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate at the request of the Secret Service. NORAD confirmed the deployment amid continuing airspace violations near the property.

Avigdor Liberman disrupted Israel's opposition bloc by insisting that there should be no coalition with Arab parties.

A Canadian tourist visiting Yad Vashem in Jerusalem received a mobile roaming text message from Bell Canada welcoming the recipient to Palestine. The company attributed the message to an automated system.

Al Jazeera broadcast archival footage of senior Hamas military commanders, including Muhammad Deif, meeting in underground tunnels before the October 7 massacre. Additional footage showed Deif moving through tunnels during the war. The program also presented documents concerning preparations for the October 7 attack.

UN VS Israel. Former UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Alice Jill Edwards described visiting Israeli communities devastated by the October 7 massacre. She recalled seeing bullet holes throughout civilian homes and damaged household appliances, emphasizing the suffering inflicted on ordinary residents. She expressed concern about the lack of empathy for the victims and criticized a UN environment in which intimidation and disproportionate attention to Israel overshadow atrocities elsewhere.

• Oct 31, 2026:
  

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei [reportedly] threatened immediate retaliation against future attacks on Iran, warning that American and Israeli assets would be within range of Iranian forces.

An Israeli drone struck [[Hezbollah] communications infrastructure in southern Lebanon.

An Israeli strike killed a senior Hamas operative involved in holding Gilad Shalit captive.

A senior Lebanese official said Hezbollah would remain outside the war unless Iran faced an existential threat.

Masked far-left protesters burned American and Israeli flags in Lyon, France.

Iranian media reported that the United States had struck a fishing boat in the Strait of Hormuz.

Elon Musk accused Abdul El-Sayed of hating white people amid the Michigan Senate campaign controversy.

Haley Stevens's fiancé, Jason Turkish, intensified criticism of Abdul El-Sayed over rhetoric he said endangered Jewish people. The dispute centered on a Rebellion PAC advertisement depicting a couple unable to afford groceries while criticizing American military assistance to Israel. The advertisement was widely circulated on social media but was not broadcast on television.

Stevens called the advertisement antisemitic and demanded that El-Sayed condemn it. She also urged him to apologize for connecting American spending on Israel to Michigan's affordability problems and to remove a separate campaign advertisement featuring Tucker Carlson out of respect for the state's Black community.

El-Sayed did not produce or approve the Rebellion PAC vile advertisement and distanced himself from it. His campaign maintained that he was focused on opposing Trump's economic policies.

Stevens continued supporting El-Sayed despite their disagreement and intended to vote for him against Rogers. Turkish, however, announced that he would vote for Rogers. He said Stevens had asked only that El-Sayed stop blaming one group of people for society's economic problems.

Turkish reminded that American assistance to Israel was too small to solve major domestic problems such as hunger, healthcare and education if redirected. He said El-Sayed's rhetoric was putting Jewish people at risk and that Jewish friends and relatives had expressed serious concern. He also said references to Gaza were followed by death threats against Jews.

El-Sayed's campaign reportedly asked Stevens not to attend his remaining campaign events.

Michigan has more than 200,000 registered Muslim voters, while its Jewish adult population is approximately 105,000, representing around 1.4 percent of the electorate. Some Republican-aligned estimates place the Jewish population as high as 130,000. Michigan has the highest proportion of Arab-American residents of any U.S. state. Jewish voter turnout is historically high, while Muslim turnout has been lower. In the 2018 midterms, 50 percent of registered Muslim voters in Michigan voted.

CNN's NewsNight coverage of the El-Sayed controversy focused on Haley Stevens's demand that he condemn the Rebellion PAC advertisement. The program's host, Lulu Garcia-Navarro, compared antisemitism concerns with discussions of Islamophobia, omitted questions about El-Sayed's relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood and gave El-Sayed's explanation of American spending on Israel significant airtime.

The coverage did not sufficiently emphasize that American assistance to Arab countries amounts to $6.7 billion [Middle East and North Africa], nearly twice the aid to Israel, and that aid to Israel represents only a tiny fraction of federal spending. It also did not adequately explain the economic, technological, military and strategic benefits the United States receives through its partnership with Israel, including American manufacturing jobs, defense contracts, intelligence cooperation and regional security.

The advertisement portrayed American weapons as instruments of Palestinian deaths without acknowledging Israel's defensive weapons systems or the role of Hamas and other armed groups in using civilian populations during warfare. It also presented no substantive connection between American aid and grocery prices.

Garcia-Navarro included a disparaging viewer comment about Stevens being motivated by bitterness. The coverage questioned the timing of Stevens's intervention rather than adequately recognizing her opposition to antisemitism. Stevens had indicated that she was willing to campaign alongside El-Sayed if he rejected the advertisement and its underlying bigotry.

The program also gave prominence to comments from Democratic strategist Mike Nellis wrongly suggesting Stevens was acting out of political resentment. By the following day [Oct/31], CNN had adopted this framing, describing the advertisement as criticism of American aid to Israel rather than emphasizing its portrayal of Jews and Israelis as responsible for grocery costs. CNN coverage also highlighted El-Sayed's request that Stevens stay away from his campaign events.

[Lulu Garcia-Navarro had previously, expressed disappointment upon discovering that a fabricated anti-Israel New York Times editorial distributed by activists was not authentic. Her response was cited as an earlier example of anti-Israel bias].

CNN's Pamela Brown provided more direct coverage of the issue when interviewing Representative Debbie Dingell and acknowledging that the advertisement had been deemed hateful.

Mossad joined an investigation into alleged Qatari election funding on Israel.

Israeli boxer Ahavat Hashem Gordon experienced an antisemitic incident while filming a video with friends on a street in Thailand. A passerby shouted, "Jewish boy, Free Palestine." Gordon called the individual an antisemite and advised his followers not to respond with physical violence. He emphasized that confrontations were not worth the risk.

More than 130 people, Arab led group, were arrested outside the American Embassy in London during a protest against the British government's designation of Palestine Action as a terrorist organization.

• Nov 1, 2026:
  

Trump said the United States could strike Iran's nuclear program within ten minutes. This was following a conversation with Netanyahu.

Trump said Iran wanted a nuclear agreement but could not be trusted. He warned that remaining Iranian sites could be struck within minutes and refused to rule out renewed military action.

Netanyahu warned against forming a government with Arab parties, calling cooperation with Mahmoud Abbas and Ahmad Tibi a disaster. Gadi Eisenkot said lawmakers who accept his political principles could become coalition partners.

Israel’s Christian envoy warned voters against electing politicians whose worldview reflects the Muslim Brotherhood.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry released footage showing a supermarket in Gaza with shelves stocked with food and other goods. The ministry said the footage contradicted Palestinian propaganda about food shortages. Israel continues to reject accusations that it is preventing sufficient food and humanitarian aid from entering Gaza.

In a historic first, Israel’s ambassador officially assumed his post in Somaliland.

New Zealand announced that it would discontinue future funding to UNRWA.

Israel extended its restrictions on (Hamas' mouthpiece) Al Jazeera’s operations by another 90 days, through January 20, 2027. Al Jazeera objected to the extension, saying it was based on secret evidence that the network and its lawyers could not review or challenge. Israel initially banned the network’s local operations in 2024 after a unanimous Cabinet vote. Netanyahu has called Al Jazeera a mouthpiece for Hamas.

Bravery. Democratic Senate candidate Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan, withdrawing her support for Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed two days before Election Day. Her decision followed growing disagreements with El-Sayed over Israel and antisemitism.

She endorsed Mike Rogers after attending a church service with him in Detroit. She said the country must stand against hatred and criticized El-Sayed's association with political streamer Hasan Piker. Stevens acknowledged El-Sayed's campaign efforts but said she needed to be honest about her position. Rogers said the endorsement represented unity against hatred and support for Michigan's and America's future. He also noted that Stevens remained a Democrat.

It comes after repeatedly confronting Abdul El-Sayed over his hateful positions on Israel and antisemitism. El-Sayed dismissed an attack on a synagogue full of children by blaming Israel, refused to identify Iran or Israel as the greater threat to the United States, and declined to condemn an advertisement blaming Israel for inflation. Stevens urged him to stop blaming Israel for the world's problems, but he refused. She endorsed Rogers despite the political consequences, warning voters about El-Sayed. Her decision reflects the growing alienation of Jewish Americans from a Democratic Party increasingly influenced by antisemitic anti-Israel activism.

Former Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel said that U.S. Representative Haley Stevens’ endorsement of Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers was a significant development in Michigan’s Senate race ahead of Election Day.

Key points from the interview:

- Stevens’ endorsement: McDaniel said Stevens was following her conscience despite facing criticism from Democrats. She claimed Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed had excluded Stevens and her supporters from his campaign activities.

- Why Stevens broke with El-Sayed: McDaniel argued that Stevens was troubled by El-Sayed’s associations with political streamer Hasan Piker, his refusal to condemn certain statements attributed to Piker, and his handling of controversies involving the IRGC.

- Anti-Semitism controversy: McDaniel criticized an advertisement she described as anti-Semitic, which she attributed to Piker’s uncle. She said El-Sayed's refusal to denounce it contributed to Stevens’ decision.

- El-Sayed's faith: When asked whether El-Sayed was being unfairly pressured to condemn people because of his Muslim faith, McDaniel rejected that interpretation. She maintained that her criticism concerned his political associations and decisions, not his religion.

- Comparison with Republicans: McDaniel said she had also condemned Nick Fuentes and would criticize a Republican candidate who brought him into Michigan. She argued that the same standards should apply across political parties.

- What happens next: McDaniel said she expected Stevens might campaign with Rogers and face criticism for doing so. She emphasized that turnout would be central to the election.

McDaniel's assessment of the electoral landscape: She said El-Sayed would need strong turnout among college students, while Rogers would need to attract additional support from Black and Jewish voters, particularly given the political challenges Republicans face in a midterm election.

• Nov 2, 2026:
  

Israel’s Defense Ministry signed a $190 million, 15-year agreement with Elbit Systems to establish an advanced artillery training facility. The center will train IDF crews operating SIGMA howitzers and PULS rocket launchers.

Israeli Arab Mohammed Sweitat, 21, from Shfaram, was arrested for spreading ISIS propaganda online and attempting to recruit supporters. He is expected to be indicted for ISIS membership.

The IDF eliminated four Hamas military terirusts in northern Gaza. Two were killed in separate strikes on Saturday: Nabil Hamad, who headed a department within Hamas's recruitment apparatus and helped rebuild its military wing, and sniper commander Mohannad Nader Mahmoud Dahdouh, who participated in combat and attacks against IDF troops. Two additional Hamas operatives were eliminated in strikes on October 22.

Families of Israelis killed in terrorist attacks warned Netanyahu's political opponents against forming a government with the participation or support of Arab parties. Families from the Choosing Life Forum urged Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, and Avigdor Liberman not to cooperate with those parties.

Arab journalist claims: Likud maintains contact with Mansour Abbas's Ra'am party.

The BBC acknowledged a failure to properly vet a guest who appeared on its television programming despite a history of antisemitic statements and support for the October 7 massacre. Bushra Shaikh appeared on BBC One's Sunday Morning Live to discuss women's right to wear burkas in public. Her previous social media posts included derogatory statements about Jews who immigrated to Israel from Europe and comments praising the October 7 attacks. She also blamed Netanyahu for the Manchester synagogue terrorist attack in October 2025, which killed two people and seriously wounded three others. In another post, she invoked the Holocaust while commenting on casualties among Iranian protesters. The BBC acknowledged its screening failure and promised changes.

R. Dermer: Tucker Carlson and foreign amplification. Tucker Carlson presents himself as America First while receiving millions of dollars through foreign amplification of his content. Pakistan is the largest source of amplification, followed by Qatar, with possible additional involvement from Russia, China, and Iran. Carlson earns $23.5 million annually from this foreign amplification. His business model relies on antisemitic content that foreign actors promote. His followers believe he represents American interests but are being manipulated by a network that spreads his material. They are called “Tucker Suckers.”

'The Israel Genocide Lie: Deception by Design.' The genocide accusation against Israel is presented as a strategic cover-up intended to conceal Hamas's October 7 atrocities and its continuing objective of destroying Israel. Hamas committed mass murder, rape, sexual mutilation, and the burning of babies during its invasion of Israel. The accusation against Israel reverses the roles of perpetrators and victims.

Media organizations, international institutions, and academic conferences have helped spread the accusation. Universities in Toronto and Princeton hosted conferences on anti-Zionism that incorporated the characterization of Gaza as an ongoing genocide.

The material presents urban warfare specialist John Spencer's findings as evidence that Israel had no genocidal intent or campaign to exterminate Gaza's population. Israel supplied food and polio vaccines and warned civilians to move to safer areas. Gaza's population increased during the war. The death toll exceeding 73,000 comes from Hamas-controlled Gaza's Health Ministry and does not distinguish civilians from combatants. Spencer's assessment is that civilian casualties and the civilian-to-combatant death ratio are relatively low compared with historical urban warfare.

The genocide accusation functions as a broader propaganda strategy. Its first tactic is inversion: attributing Hamas's actions and intentions to Israel while minimizing the October 7 murders of Israeli civilians. Hamas launched a propaganda campaign immediately after the massacre, reversing the roles of victims and perpetrators.

The second tactic is repetition. Slogans and accusations spread across universities, protests, media organizations, political institutions, and unions until they become widely accepted. The slogan “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” expresses the objective of eliminating Israel. The Hamas Charter explicitly calls for Israel's destruction.

Academic institutions that begin with the premise that Israel is committing genocide establish their conclusions before examining the evidence. This provides justification for Hamas and other terrorist organizations while concealing their objectives. Institutions that promote these accusations help advance the terrorists' campaign against Israel and the Jewish people.

A woman identified as an Abdul El-Sayed supporter attacked Jewish conservative commentator Lizzy Benichou during a free-speech event at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The confrontation began when conservative commentators hosted a discussion table about whether Islam was compatible with Western values. The woman confronted participants and later shoved Benichou to the ground. Bystanders restrained her before campus police arrived and arrested her. During the arrest, she shouted that she should have killed Benichou when she had the chance. Independent journalist Cam Higby said the woman also assaulted another participant, attempted to punch him, and resisted arrest. He later reported that prosecutors declined to keep her in custody. Benichou sustained a lower-back injury. The incident occurred two days before Michigan's Senate election.

Abdul El-Sayed defended his positions on antisemitism during a contentious interview, drawing further criticism.

Money inton politics: A network of anti-Israel donors, political action committees, and super PACs is funding Abdul El-Sayed's campaign. Several committees share major donors and also support like-minded far-left congressional candidates who oppose Israel.

Ronna McDaniel stated El Sayed has been running Tucker Carlson ad last day. Strategy is to chip away from MAGA. Post: 'If "aleged" Muslim Brotherhood gets Republican votes, remember it was (largely) Tucker Carlson.'

Muslims Flood Early Voting Lines in Michigan.

Israel and the United States have prepared a plan for a possible third war with Iran. Tehran's concealed weapons capabilities present significant challenges to the planned response.

Democrats are leading in key battleground states ahead of the Senate midterm elections.

After knocking on 13,000 doors, Jewish Arizona ‘capitalist Democrat’ says Israel a ‘non-issue’ in race. “I wear a Jewish star every day, prominently,” Tammy Caputi, a state House candidate, said.

Spain's Jewish Federation condemned conspiracy theories linking Israel to a fatal train crash.

The IDF is avoiding killing certain Hamas officials in Gaza because of concerns that their deaths could cause the collapse of civil order.

The IDF concluded a 10-day counterterrorism operation in Hebron. The Judea Brigade has shifted its focus to defensive responsibilities ahead of the Shabbat Chayei Sarah celebrations in the city.

Hamas called for an escalation of terrorist attacks in Judea and Samaria.

Avigdor Liberman accused the Palestinian Authority of interfering in Israel's elections.

Netanyahu called on parties opposed to terrorism to establish a broad national government. He said the Israeli public does not want a government dependent on Ra'am and the Joint List, which he characterized as parties that support terrorism and reject the existence of the Jewish state. He expressed willingness to discuss forming such a government.

Saudi Arabia intercepted two Houthi drones and a missile.

A U.S. envoy criticized European governments for failing to adequately combat antisemitism.

Ilhan Omar’s two secret London siblings pictured with man accused of Somali genocide.

Trump said oil prices had fallen by nearly $10 per barrel and linked the decline to expectations of an agreement with Iran.

Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman told Iran that Saudi territory and airspace would not be used to launch attacks against it.

Approximately 60,000 evangelical Christians gathered in Lima, Peru, for a rally supporting Israel.

Trump told CBS that the situation involving Iran did not constitute a war.

Trump said Iran had asked the United States to stop killing Iranian leaders.

The United States and Israel are preparing an unprecedented response if Hezbollah joins the war involving Iran.

A U.S. strike reportedly hit an Iranian air-defense system on Qeshm Island.

A former worker on Abdul El-Sayed's Senate campaign is among activists indicted in connection with threats, intimidation and attacks targeting Michigan's Jewish community.

Article: The accusation of "Islamophobia" is being used to suppress discussion of Islam's historical conquests and expansion.

Syria is seeking to expand Islamist influence into Lebanon and the Golan Heights in ways that serve Turkish interests.

Footage shows Hamas military commander Az al-Din al-Haddad delivering the operational order for the October 7 massacre to his chain of command.

The Houthis are kidnapping neighborhood leaders in Mokha amid difficulties recruiting new members.

Haley Stevens, who received approximately 48% of the vote in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, endorsed Republican Mike Rogers after Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed excluded her from his campaign. Stevens rejected El-Sayed's association with Hasan Piker and objected to the political messaging directed at Michigan students and children. She maintained that she remained a Democrat but could not support the direction of El-Sayed's campaign.

The endorsement created a significant problem for El-Sayed because Stevens had a substantial following among Michigan Democrats, including moderate voters who supported her in the primary. Her endorsement could give those voters permission to support Rogers. The discussion also highlighted how Democratic candidates in other states, including Texas, have struggled to unite voters behind nominees who emerged from divisive primaries.

The commentators criticized El-Sayed's political positions, his associations and the support he receives from voters motivated by opposition to Donald Trump. They argued that opposition to Trump was driving Democrats toward candidates whose policies could damage their own states. They also criticized the Democratic Party for tolerating questions about Republican candidates while treating similar scrutiny of El-Sayed as unacceptable.

The discussion raised questions about El-Sayed's family connections and his sister's reported association with the Muslim Brotherhood. It criticized his refusal to address those questions directly and argued that Democratic supporters were applying different standards to him than they would to a Republican candidate.

Haley Stevens's endorsement of Mike Rogers is giving other Michigan Democrats permission to cross party lines. Some Detroit voters remain unwilling to support El-Sayed regardless of endorsements from prominent Democrats. Stevens's decision also raises questions about the Democratic Party's tolerance of internal disagreement. El-Sayed has previously criticized Barack Obama, yet Stevens faced condemnation for opposing him.

El-Sayed has sought support at mosques where speakers have characterized America as the House of Satan. His political associations, positions on Israel and relationship with Hasan Piker have intensified criticism of his candidacy. His family has also faced scrutiny over alleged Muslim Brotherhood connections.

Nancy Pelosi expressed opposition to statements denying Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state. She characterized such positions as wrong and concerning for the Democratic Party and Congress. The discussion presented El-Sayed's candidacy as a source of division within the party and suggested that Pelosi's earlier reservations were justified.

Stevens received support from Democrats who agreed with her decision but were reluctant to speak publicly. Senator John Fetterman characterized El-Sayed as the Midwest version of (Islamo-socualist) Zohran Mamdani, while Joe Manchin endorsed Rogers and praised his intelligence, character and experience.

The Michigan Senate election has national implications for the Democratic Party's future. A victory by El-Sayed could strengthen the influence of unapologetic democratic socialists and left-wing populists, including Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and members of the Squad. A defeat could weaken that political movement. Michigan's importance as an early 2028 primary state makes the outcome particularly consequential.

Democratic leaders are attempting to punish Haley Stevens for putting political principle ahead of party loyalty. Her endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers has triggered criticism and pressure intended to discourage other Democrats from taking similar positions. The campaign against Stevens threatens to make internal disagreement unacceptable within the party.

The Democratic establishment will make Haley Stevens pay politically for opposing Abdul El-Sayed. Her decision to withdraw support from a candidate she considers openly antisemitic threatens her future standing within the party. The controversy illustrates the conflict between party loyalty and opposition to antisemitism.

Conservative Jewish activist Lizzy Benichou vowed to continue speaking publicly after being physically attacked during a University of Michigan campus debate. The confrontation began when activists challenged Benichou and fellow conservative commentators over Iran and women's freedoms. Benichou invoked the restrictions imposed on women in Iran during the argument.

The Iranian regime killed 221 children during January protests, constituting crimes against humanity.

Election fraud concerns are increasing in Israel's Arab towns.

Qatar's financial and political involvement in Israeli elections raises concerns about foreign interference and the Muslim Brotherhood's use of overseas money to influence democratic processes. The issue also presents a warning for American elections.

Abdul El-Sayed was photographed with a Muslim diplomat who praised the Iran/Hezbollah 1983 killing of American Marines.

The contemporary alliance between Islamists and the radical left developed partly from the New Left's rejection of traditional class politics and its embrace of identity politics and anti-Western revolutionary movements.

Influential New Left thinkers drew inspiration from counter-Enlightenment philosophers and movements that challenged Western humanism, reason and modernity. The movement increasingly identified with revolutionary movements in the developing world, treating them as instruments for transforming or dismantling Western civilization.

Analysis: Third Worldism extended traditional anti-imperialism into a broader cultural identification with societies and movements opposed to the West. Some Western radicals embraced revolutionary movements not simply because of their opposition to imperialism but because they represented an alternative to Western civilization.

This outlook elevated revolutionary figures and movements in Cuba, Vietnam, Algeria and elsewhere. Che Guevara became an icon, while revolutionary strategies influenced violent organizations such as Germany's Red Army Faction, Italy's Red Brigades and America's Weather Underground. Third Worldism also contributed to the growth of racial separatist politics in the United States. Pro "Palestine" emerged within this ideological tradition as a central anti-Western cause. The historical development of Third Worldism helped establish the intellectual foundations of the contemporary alliance between sections of the radical left and political Islam.

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A Hizb ut-Tahrir preacher in Gaza explains that Islam requires an Islamic state, jihad and worldwide expansion.

The CIA director is urging President Trump to maintain his strategy toward Iran rather than pursue an immediate agreement.

Israel uncovered a rocket network in Jenin. Suspects admitted testing and improving rockets, and six people were indicted.

Donald Trump announced that the United States and Israel had agreed to end nearly four billion dollars in annual American military assistance by the end of 2026. He said Benjamin Netanyahu had proposed ending the assistance months earlier and that Israel had become sufficiently successful to finance its own defense.

Trump said Israel would remain free to purchase American weapons and that the United States would provide assistance if necessary. He praised Israel as a reliable American ally.

The announcement raised questions about the existing military assistance agreement, which runs through 2028. Trump also identified a political consideration: ending the aid would remove an important Democratic argument against Republicans, particularly in Michigan, where American assistance to Israel became a major issue in the Senate campaign.

Moshe Feiglin characterized the end of American financial assistance as liberation rather than a threat.

Temulun Togochog, a University of Michigan student, violently attacked Jewish conservative influencer Liz Benichou during a campus free-speech debate. The confrontation followed an argument about Islam and women's freedoms in Iran. Togochog slapped commentator Joe Redden with her phone before approaching Benichou, pushing her to the ground and jumping on her. Campus police encountered resistance during the arrest, and Togochog made explicit threats of violence.

Prosecutors authorized charges against Togochog, including assaulting, resisting or obstructing an officer and two counts of assault or assault and battery. A felony warrant and subsequent court appearance were expected.

Mariam Odeh, a former hourly worker on Abdul El-Sayed's Senate campaign, was among twelve anti-Israel activists indicted in connection with a campaign of threats, vandalism and intimidation targeting Michigan's Jewish community and University of Michigan officials. Federal prosecutors accused the group of attempting to terrorize Jewish residents and force the university to sever ties with Israel. Odeh worked on El-Sayed's campaign for approximately two weeks in 2024 and received nearly $750.

The British government faces a legal challenge over its adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism in schools.

Lebanon’s Christians face mounting hostility as sectarian divisions deepen. Sectarian tensions in Lebanon have intensified following incidents involving Christian religious sites and renewed controversy surrounding the murder of Catholic priest Samir Daou. Unsubstantiated allegations surrounding the priest's murder, vandalism at a Maronite cemetery, and renewed discussion of a 20,000-member Christian force potentially seeking to disarm Hezbollah have deepened religious divisions.

Unknown attackers smashed statues at Saints Cemetery in the Zgharta District. Those responsible were identified and arrested within 24 hours. Earlier incidents included vandalism at Saint John Chrysostom Monastery in Koubba and the Saint Challita Shrine in northern Lebanon's Akkar district.

These attacks have increased Christian concerns about the security and treatment of their religious sites.

UNRWA is facing increased scrutiny at the United Nations.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the vandalism of Jewish school buses in Brooklyn. The buses were defaced with swastikas and antisemitic messages. Hochul called for the perpetrators to be identified, arrested and prosecuted.

The controversy comes amid continuing criticism of Mamdani's positions on Israel, his response to the October 7 massacre and his refusal to condemn the racist slogan "globalize the intifada." On his first day as mayor, he revoked several executive orders concerning Israel and became the first New York City mayor to boycott the annual Israel Day Parade.

Hochul has faced criticism for endorsing Mamdani despite concerns about his rhetoric. She subsequently encouraged him to improve relations with the city's Jewish community and focus more attention on governing.

IDF commanders revealed details of their military operations and experiences during months inside Lebanon.

Isr. Election integrity checks resulted in the deduction of 968 votes from Arab parties.

The IDF's military legal chief revealed that a substantial number of soldiers have been indicted over their conduct in Gaza.

American intelligence cooperation concerning Iran and other global threats has slowed under the Trump administration.

Survivors of an attempted attack on a Canadian synagogue during Yom Kippur said the country narrowly avoided a massacre. They emphasized that Jewish children should not have to fear that their parents will be killed while attending religious services.

Donald Trump confirmed that American forces struck an Iranian anti-aircraft facility on Qeshm Island. The facility had been under observation during its construction. American forces destroyed it shortly after it became operational.

Haley Stevens rejected suggestions that her fiancé influenced her decision to withdraw support from Abdul El-Sayed and endorse Republican Mike Rogers. She characterized those suggestions as sexist and insisted that the decision was entirely her own.

Stevens explained that her decision followed El-Sayed's exclusion of her from his campaign after she requested that he reject an antisemitic campaign advertisement and statements by infamous hater Hasan Piker and bigoted Tucker Carlson. She concluded that El-Sayed was unfit to serve and decided to support Rogers as a senator capable of putting country before party.

She criticized Democratic leaders for attacking her motives and attempting to exclude her rather than addressing the reasons behind her decision. Stevens maintained that the Democratic Party cannot promote inclusion while punishing dissent. She intends to remain a Democrat and work toward building a stronger and more welcoming party.

Sixty percent of Israelis support the formation of a national unity government.

Israel warned Washington about the possibility of Iranian chemical weapons.

Shin Bet director David Zini sought authorization to question four Arab Knesset members under caution as part of an investigation into suspected election interference. The individuals include Ahmad Tibi, Mansour Abbas, Sami Abu Shehadeh and another Arab parliamentarian. Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara demanded supporting evidence before approving the questioning.

Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian rocket cell in Samaria.

Former IDF chief of staff stated that the October 7 massacre resulted from a preventable military and intelligence failure but that there was absolutely no internal betrayal.

The Islamic State threat against Israel is increasing, with significant elements of the threat receiving insufficient attention.

Syria announced that it foiled a Hezbollah plot to attack the Homs oil refinery.

The attorney general denied a request to interrogate senior Arab party Knesset members under caution in connection with election interference suspicions.

Simcha Rothman called for an investigation into alleged Palestinian Authority interference in Israel's Knesset elections.

An American high school student discovered a 3,300-year-old amulet in Israel.

Pro-Israel Republican Byron Donalds won Florida's gubernatorial election and is poised to become the state's first elected Black governor.

The Anti-Defamation League expressed concerns about newly elected Pennsylvania radical Congressman Chris Rabb. Rabb won Pennsylvania's Third Congressional District with approximately 93.4% of the vote. His associations with Hasan Piker and the Democratic Socialists of America, along with his history of invoking antisemitic tropes and aligning with figures who promote antisemitism, prompted the ADL's criticism.

Darializa Avila Chevalier won New York's 13th Congressional District. The democratic socialist helped organize Columbia University's 2024 anti-Israel encampment and attended an anti-Israel demonstration in Times Square on October 8, 2023, the day after the Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani supported her campaign. Chevalier's election victory raises concerns about the growing influence of political Islam, anti-Western revolutionary politics and socialism within American politics. These concerns center on her political positions, her anti-Israel activism and her association with democratic socialism. Political Islam seeks to organize government, law and society around an Islamist ideological framework. Anti-Western revolutionary politics views Western influence as an obstacle to political transformation, while revolutionary forms of socialism promote centralized power, ideological conformity and class-based political mobilization. The combination of these ideologies represents a broader challenge to Western political and cultural institutions.

Donald Trump ruled out an immediate American strike against Iran.

Hundreds of Israeli police officers raided Umm al-Fahm in a major crackdown on crime in the Arab sector.

Democrats won control of the United States Senate.

Democrats won control of the United States House of Representatives.

Argentina's president praised Israel, comparing the country to the Maccabees and describing it as an unconquerable light.

Palestine firsters. Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan's Senate election despite criticism from Jewish Republicans over his positions and associations. His supporters celebrated the victory by chanting "Free, free Palestine" outside the election-night gathering.

The economy was the most important issue for American midterm voters, followed by the state of democracy, immigration, healthcare and foreign policy. Economic concerns and the state of democracy together accounted for 71% of respondents.

Approximately two-thirds of voters believed Trump's policies had worsened the American economy. A similar proportion said his tariff policies had harmed the national economy. Only about three in ten believed his economic policies had improved conditions.

On BBC JD Vance faced scrutiny over his position his relationship with Trump. The discussion questioned whether Vance was distancing himself from the president to strengthen his prospects for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination.

Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer said the party's election strategy focused on issues voters identified as most important, particularly the cost of living and Trump's corruption.

Vance attributed the Republican losses to the war, arguing that its political costs included losing the Senate for six years. His emphasis on the war rather than tariffs and other economic issues was viewed as an attempt to separate himself politically from Trump.

The discussion highlighted potential tensions between Trump and Vance as Republican politicians position themselves for the next presidential election. Trump's desire to remain politically prominent could further complicate their relationship.

Iranian officials celebrated the Democratic victories and interpreted the American election results as evidence that Iran's strategy was succeeding. Iranian military and security officials argued that attacks on American forces, bases and shipping interests had imposed political costs on the United States.

Iranian leaders viewed Vance's criticism of the war as reinforcing their position. On the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran's leadership emphasized that Democratic control of Congress would not end American hostility toward the Islamic Republic.

The 2026 election exposed five important political lessons concerning candidate quality, primary election integrity, campaign strategy and the consequences of political shortcuts.

The midterm results reflected three major factors: Trump's economic rhetoric and perceived corruption damaged his standing with voters. His statement about making substantial money appeared disconnected from the financial difficulties facing ordinary Americans and reinforced perceptions that he prioritized personal wealth over public concerns.

Trump's intervention in Republican primaries created internal divisions and weakened party unity. His endorsements in Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Michigan, Indiana and Missouri raised questions about whether his influence was strengthening Republican candidates or undermining their independence. His support for primary challengers against Republican state senators who opposed redistricting also deepened internal conflicts.

Latino voters moved back toward Democrats because of dissatisfaction with the economy and opposition to aggressive immigration enforcement. ICE raids, family disruptions and immigration policies contributed to a substantial electoral backlash.

Texas became the center of this political shift. Increased turnout, particularly among younger Latino voters, helped Democrats win statewide offices for the first time since 1994. Republicans also lost most of the congressional seats they had created through redistricting.

The election reflected economic dissatisfaction, concerns about presidential priorities and personal enrichment, divisions over Trump's control of the Republican Party and resistance to immigration enforcement policies. Demographic changes, including the influence of immigrant families, also affected the results.

Latino voters returned to the Democratic Party in substantial numbers during the midterms. Dissatisfaction with the economy and anger over Trump's immigration enforcement were major reasons for the shift.

The change was particularly pronounced in predominantly Latino communities across the Southwest, Pennsylvania and Florida. Mexican American, Central American, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Venezuelan and Cuban voters contributed to the Democratic gains.

Republicans lost support even among Latino voters who had backed Trump in the previous presidential election. Economic frustration, particularly stagnant purchasing power, contributed to the reversal.

Texas experienced the strongest shift. Increased turnout, especially among younger first-time Latino voters, helped Democrats sweep statewide offices, ending a Republican period of statewide dominance that began in 1994.

Israeli politicians accused Netanyahu of damaging relations with American Democrats and becoming a danger to Israel through his political decisions.

American taxpayers are financing assistance programs in territories controlled by terrorist organizations, creating opportunities for hostile regimes to divert funds, extract revenue and strengthen their political power. Humanitarian intentions do not guarantee that assistance reaches its intended beneficiaries or avoids benefiting the authorities controlling distribution.

The No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act would establish stronger restrictions and oversight concerning American assistance that benefits the Taliban. The legislation passed the House and advanced through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. It requires further congressional action and presidential approval.

Following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, American humanitarian assistance continued through international organizations and nongovernmental partners. The Taliban controlled the territory in which the assistance was distributed and could influence access, recipients and local operations.

An inspector general audit identified at least $10.9 million in American-funded taxes, fees, duties and utility payments received by the Taliban-controlled government through 38 aid organizations. Incomplete reporting indicated that the actual amount was likely higher. American humanitarian and development assistance to Afghanistan totaled $3.83 billion between the Taliban takeover and the termination of most assistance in 2025.

The Biden administration's Treasury Department authorized certain payments to the Taliban through General License 20 in 2022. These included specified taxes, fees, import duties, permits, licenses and utility payments. Although the authorization maintained general terrorism-related restrictions, it allowed transactions that generated revenue for the Taliban.

A subsequent inspector general investigation found that the Taliban used regulatory powers, intimidation and force to influence aid distribution. The regime controlled which organizations could operate, interfered with staffing and vendors, and extracted resources from assistance programs.

The Taliban benefited from foreign assistance even when it did not directly confiscate the money. By controlling distribution, access and local services, it could redirect its own resources, reward supporters and punish opponents. The political influence created by controlling aid was greater than the value of direct payments alone.

International aid organizations and government agencies failed to adequately acknowledge the extent of Taliban interference. Their continued reliance on assurances and existing programs weakened accountability and allowed the regime to exploit the aid system.

The Taliban previously sheltered al-Qaeda and fought American forces. American assistance that strengthens its financial resources or political control creates a contradiction between humanitarian spending and American national security.

Afghan civilians, especially women and girls living under Taliban restrictions, need humanitarian assistance. However, allowing the Taliban to profit from programs intended to help those civilians strengthens the very authorities responsible for their oppression.

A separate American federal prosecution involving Syrian aid exposed another diversion of humanitarian assistance. Prosecutors indicted a Syrian aid official over the alleged diversion of more than $9 million in American-funded assistance to armed groups, including the al-Qaeda-affiliated Al-Nusrah Front.

Gaza presents similar questions about who controls humanitarian assistance. At a congressional hearing, Middle East Forum executive director Gregg Roman cited $2.1 billion in American assistance since October 7 and testified that most aid delivered through American agents reached Hamas-controlled territory. He argued that the assistance helped sustain Hamas until the ceasefire.

Former USAID official Max Primorac raised concerns about international organizations opposing vetting requirements. An inspector general audit also identified exemptions and information gaps. These findings reinforce the need to examine who controls aid distribution and whether terrorist organizations benefit.

The No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act would require identification of foreign countries and organizations providing assistance to the Taliban, examination of their receipt of American aid and a strategy to discourage such support. It would also require suspension of assistance to countries or organizations determined to have assisted the Taliban.

The legislation requires reporting on cash assistance, currency exchanges, hawala transfers and financial networks. It also addresses the Afghan Fund and safeguards against Taliban access. Repeated reporting over five years would establish continuing congressional oversight.

Effective implementation requires detailed financial records, identification of recipients, investigation of discrepancies and corrective action when violations are discovered. Deliberate fraud or prohibited assistance should result in legal proceedings, while officials responsible for harmful policies must publicly justify their decisions.

American humanitarian and development assistance to Afghanistan largely stopped in April 2025, although two education programs continued separately. The Trump administration deserves credit for ending the broader flow. Congressional legislation is necessary to prevent future administrations from restoring similar programs without adequate safeguards.

The legislation should be completed to ensure that American taxpayers do not finance hostile organizations through humanitarian assistance. The central issue is who controls the money, who can exploit it and whether the assistance strengthens America's enemies.

Israeli elections: Ayman Odeh is suspected of receiving hundreds of thousands in cash from the Palestinian Authority.

An employee of Israel's Tourism Ministry was attacked in London, marking another incident involving an Israeli official.

Israeli forces eliminated Jamal Abu Saeed, a senior Hamas military commander who held former hostage Omer Shem Tov captive. Abu Saeed headed Hamas's Operations Department and previously held several senior military positions, including responsibility for training operatives outside Gaza and commanding an anti-tank battalion. Shem Tov was abducted during the October 7 massacre and spent 505 days in captivity before his release under a ceasefire agreement.

The IDF struck individuals suspected of observing Israeli troops in southern Lebanon.

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir warned Hezbollah against reestablishing its presence near Israel's northern border. He stated that Israel would respond immediately and forcefully to attempts to rebuild the organization's military infrastructure near the border.

Report: Two additional warning signs of Hamas's preparations for October 7 were identified before the massacre. Israeli military authorities had detected changes in Hamas's anti-tank forces and the movement of Mohammed Deif and other senior commanders into tunnels.

The pursuit of Mohammed Deif diverted military attention from other indications that Hamas was preparing an attack. The newly released information raises further questions about how pre-attack intelligence warnings were evaluated and why they did not prevent the massacre.

Netanyahu and Likud leaders reacted angrily after Israel certified election results despite accusations of voter fraud in Arab communities. The controversy concerns the handling of suspected irregularities and the integrity of the election process.

Gaza's population increased during the previous year, according to Hamas's own figures. The figures are presented as evidence contradicting claims of widespread famine and assertions that most Gaza fatalities were women and children. They also conflict with an earlier United Nations assessment that large areas faced an extreme famine scenario. Gaza Genolie.

Pennsylvania's attorney general condemned a Philadelphia boycott ride targeting Jewish people as antisemitic.

The United States imposed new sanctions against a fraudulent maritime network supporting Iran.

Ten Orthodox Jewish legislators elected to New York's state legislature are preparing to exercise greater political influence in Albany. Their representation reflects a growing willingness among Orthodox Jewish communities to use their electoral strength and political positions to defend their interests and oppose attempts to silence them.

In His Own Words: What Abdul El-Sayed says about Israel, Hamas, Iran and the Brotherhood.

Abdul El-Sayed's public statements reveal his positions on Israel, Hamas, Iran, the Muslim Brotherhood, and terrorism. He has repeatedly declined to answer whether Israel has a right to exist as a Jewish state, opposed American funding for Israel's Iron Dome, and refused to explicitly condemn the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

At a September 2026 town hall, Iranian-American Iman Dashti asked El-Sayed whether he unequivocally opposed the IRGC after explaining that the organization had hunted his cousin in Iran. El-Sayed discussed American foreign policy, opposed regime change, and expressed support for freedom and democracy in Iran without directly naming or condemning the IRGC.

El-Sayed defended the Muslim Brotherhood's potential to govern Egypt in a 2011 essay, dismissing comparisons between the Brotherhood and Hamas as foolish. The Brotherhood subsequently took power under Mohamed Morsi. Morsi made his decisions immune from judicial review, and a statement bearing El-Sayed's name urged Morsi to purge the media and police. El-Sayed has never retracted his 2011 essay and has dismissed the 2012 statement as ridiculous and taken out of context.

His statements about Israel became increasingly critical throughout his political career. In 2021, he accused Israel of ethnic cleansing, apartheid, and human rights violations. He condemned violence against civilians and explicitly stated that Hamas was wrong. He also expressed affection and respect for Jewish people and their history.

As a Senate candidate in 2026, El-Sayed refused three times to affirm Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state. He emphasized equal rights and self-determination for Israelis and Palestinians while describing Israel as responsible for genocide and apartheid. He called Benjamin Netanyahu a war criminal who should be prosecuted and opposed American funding for Israel's Iron Dome, arguing that he did not distinguish between offensive and defensive weapons.

El-Sayed says he condemned Hamas immediately after October 7 and acknowledges that Hamas committed war crimes. However, his earliest located public condemnation appeared nearly four months after the massacre. He has not called Hamas a terrorist organization or identified the Islamist ideology behind its actions. His campaign also sent a fundraising email marking the second anniversary of October 7 that focused on Israel's invasion of Gaza without mentioning Hamas, the 1,200 people murdered, or the hostages. His spokeswoman said the email was sent by mistake.

Regarding Iran, El-Sayed reportedly declined to comment on the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei because of the reaction among Dearborn residents. He subsequently discussed the economic consequences of the Iran war without denying the account. He has called the war illegal and unjustified but has taken no public position on the IRGC.

El-Sayed consistently condemns terrorist violence while connecting its causes to American or Israeli policies. In a deleted September 11 anniversary post, he compared the victims of the attacks with deaths resulting from American military actions abroad. He also criticized the war on terror and American treatment of Muslims. Following the March 2026 attack on Temple Israel, he condemned antisemitism and the attack but connected the perpetrator's actions to family members killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon. He later apologized for parts of his response.

El-Sayed has condemned the September 11 attackers as heinous and their actions as cowardly. He has also spoken positively about his Jewish neighbors and childhood experiences with Jewish families. However, his public record does not identify the Islamist ideology associated with the September 11 attackers, Hamas, Hezbollah, the IRGC, or the Muslim Brotherhood.

The report concludes by demanding answers about El-Sayed's involvement with Muslim Brotherhood-connected organizations, his participation in Muslim student organizations, fundraising activities, relationships with activists and donors, positions on Hamas and the Brotherhood, and views on Israel and Iran. It lists twelve questions addressing his position on the Muslim Brotherhood, his 2011 and 2012 statements, Muslim Student Association connections, KindHearts fundraising, CAIR donations, Hamas, antisemitic statements by associates, campaign contributions, Israel's right to exist, Iron Dome funding, and opposition to the IRGC.

J. Watters: 'This is the WORST case scenario.' Watters discusses the Republican Party's severe losses in the midterm elections. Democrats secured the House, Senate, and major gubernatorial victories, potentially gaining nine Senate seats and reaching a 56–44 majority. Republicans retained their strongest statewide position in Florida, while Democrats made historic gains in states including Georgia, Iowa, Nevada, Ohio, Texas, South Carolina, Maine, and Kansas.

Democratic victories in Texas represent a major political shift. The state's white population declined from 87% in 1970 to 37%, reflecting demographic changes also occurring in California. Watters argues that Democratic victories in Texas, California, and New York would make future Republican presidential victories extremely difficult.

Republican losses also threaten America's position in the artificial intelligence race. Texas had been expected to host nearly half of the country's data centers. Voters rejected AI construction moratorium proposals in all 41 districts where they appeared on the ballot. Watters attributes this opposition to public frustration over billionaires accumulating enormous wealth while communities receive insufficient economic benefits from major technology developments.

The Iran war and trade war contributed to Republican losses. The economic consequences of these policies, including higher energy prices, interest rates, and agricultural losses caused by China's reduced purchases of American crops, hurt Republican voters. Trump's economic transformation agenda was viewed as too slow to deliver the immediate relief voters expected.

Watters reminds that Trump weakened Iran's capabilities and made the American economy more self-reliant, but voters were unwilling to endure the economic consequences. Corruption concerns, dissatisfaction surrounding the Epstein files, political divisions following Charlie Kirk's killing, and weak Republican turnout also contributed to the defeat.

Israel Braces for Hostile US Congress After Democratic Midterm Sweep; Opposition Blames Netanyahu. Democratic victories in the American midterm elections create the prospect of a more hostile U.S. Congress toward Israel. Netanyahu's political opponents attribute the deterioration in Israel's standing to his leadership and policies.

On the other hand: Moderates Carry Much of Democratic Gains in US Elections, Giving Hope to Israel Supporters. Moderate Democratic candidates contributed substantially to the party's electoral gains. Their success provides hope that support for Israel will remain significant within the Democratic Party despite the party's overall political shift.

‘Unconscionable’: City, State Leaders Slam Philly Bike Ride Boycott Targeting Jewish Businesses.

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Wall Street sees biggest market cap drops ever after midterm bloodbath for GOP. Fears of a Democrat-led clampdown on AI slammed the markets Thursday – sparking unprecedented dollar losses just a day after a massive, post-election rally.

NYPost's Miranda Devine: Trump has the opportunity to change course and secure his legacy. Donald Trump has an opportunity to change his political direction following the Republican midterm defeat and establish a lasting presidential legacy through his next decisions.

Jewish-Owned Montreal Bakery Destroyed in Second Arson Attack in Less Than 48 Hours as Owner Fears for Her Safety.

Tankers were struck in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran continued applying pressure following the American election.

Ari Fleischer rebukes Vance: Iran ceasefire, not war, cost Republicans the election. Fleischer disagrees with JD Vance's explanation for Republican midterm losses. He argues that agreeing to a ceasefire with Iran rather than completing the war cost Republicans the election. He believes the United States should have finished the military campaign.

Court extends detention of [Arab] Balad journalist Shehadeh after arrest over suspected security offenses. The Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court extended the detention of journalist and senior Balad activist Abed Abu Shehadeh until Sunday. His lawyers maintain that the investigation concerns only a published interview with former Balad leader Azmi Bishara. (Soros funded) Adalah intends to appeal, arguing that the investigation attempts to silence Palestinian journalists and political activists.

The Shin Bet and Israel Police arrested Abu Shehadeh at his home in Jaffa. Authorities requested an eight-day detention extension. The suspected offense involves contact with a foreign agent through his communications with Bishara. Police imposed a three-day gag order. No public connection has been established between his arrest and investigations into suspected election interference.

Herzog resumes talks on who will form next Israeli government.

Herzog challenges Democrats (isr. party) over whether their political positions on Israel are determined primarily by support for or opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu.

Herzog asks Abbas: Is Hamas a terrorist organization? President Isaac Herzog asked Ra'am leader Mansour Abbas to identify Hamas as a terrorist organization during coalition consultations. Abbas refused to provide the requested designation.

Benjamin Netanyahu criticized Ra'am leader Mansour Abbas for refusing to call Hamas a terrorist organization.

Netanyahu: Government reliant on Islamists would ‘tear us apart’. He warned that a government dependent on Islamist political parties would divide and destabilize Israel.

Smotrich: Those who won’t call Hamas terrorists ‘cannot be part of any coalition’. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich stated that political parties refusing to recognize Hamas as a terrorist organization cannot participate in an Israeli governing coalition.

Three Arab minors to be indicted for Molotov attacks in eastern Jerusalem

Israel and Slovenia held their first political and strategic dialogue, establishing a new framework for bilateral discussions.

Report: England Greens leader reposted antisemitic users. Green Party of England and Wales leader Zack Polanski repeatedly shared social media posts from accounts associated with antisemitism. The Campaign Against Antisemitism identified the accounts and documented the reposts.

The posts included hateful suggestions that an attack on Jewish community ambulances in London was supposedly a false-flag operation and false claims that Hamas primarily targeted Israeli soldiers during the October 7 massacre. Polanski did not create the antisemitic material himself but amplified accounts that circulated it. The Green Party did not respond to a request for comment.

Brick thrown through Brussels synagogue window.

UKMTO: Tanker struck by unidentified projectiles in Persian Gulf.

Israeli forces seize gunpowder, IDF uniforms in northern Jerusalem raid.

Europe aviation chaos: Bomb threats disrupt at least 25 flights.

A Jordanian security officer was killed and another was injured in a stabbing attack near the Sri Lankan Embassy in Amman.

London police arrest 27 outside Supreme Court hearing on (the violent) Palestine Action ban.

ICJ - getting worse. Newly-elected International Court of Justice judges have anti-Israel history, Danon says.

Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon criticized the election of ICJ judges Dapo Akande, Francois Alabrune, Mahmoud Daifallah Hmoud, Rena Lee, and Phoebe Okowa. He expressed concern that some judges had previously taken positions against Israel, undermining confidence in the court's impartiality.

Hmoud represented Jordan in legal proceedings involving Israel's security barrier and its presence in Judea and Samaria and eastern Jerusalem. He subsequently accused Israel of war crimes, genocide, and ethnic cleansing following the October 7 attacks.

Okowa represented Namibia in proceedings seeking an advisory opinion on Israel's policies and presence in Judea and Samaria and eastern Jerusalem. Akande served as legal counsel to Japan in proceedings leading to a 2024 ruling against Israel.

Danon characterized the appointments as another example of institutional bias against Israel at the United Nations. He expressed concern that the judges' previous positions could compromise the court's neutrality in proceedings involving Israel.

The ICJ "genocide" case brought by South Africa [via Islamic Naledi Pabdor] is expected to continue for several years. South Africa requested an 18-month pause and agreed to another 18-month period afterward, allowing Israel to respond to the evidence presented. The anticipated timeline extends to May 2029.

The court is also scheduled to rule in a separate genocide case brought by Gambia against Myanmar. Legal observers are concerned that the ruling could establish a lower legal standard for genocide that might subsequently affect the case against Israel. Ireland has also requested changes to the definition of genocide in the anti-Israel proceedings.

‘Squad’ Alum Cori Bush Registers as Paid Foreign Agent, Will Lead Anti-Israel Propaganda Tours of West Bank for Shadowy NGO. Former Democratic radical leftist Israelophobic congresswoman Cori Bush registered as a paid foreign agent and will lead West Bank tours for an organization described as promoting anti-Israel propaganda. Bush lost her congressional seat in 2024, previously threatened to dismantle a pro-Israel group's influence, and recently visited the West Bank.

Report: after midterm losses: Rubio to quit State Dept for 2028 run. Marco Rubio is expected to leave his position as U.S. secretary of state to pursue the Republican presidential nomination in 2028. His departure would distance him from Trump's Iran war and position him for a presidential campaign.

Isr. President Isaac Herzog questioned Arab lawmakers (Joint list) about their positions during a potential war involving Iran or Gaza, their willingness to cooperate against terrorism, and their approach to Israel's security.

Jabareen said the Joint List would make strategic decisions based on its political platform and long-term objectives rather than simply seeking to remove Netanyahu. He emphasized peace and Palestinian self-determination within the 1967 borders alongside Israel.

Herzog challenged Arab lawmakers over their refusal to condemn terrorism and asked when they would cooperate against terrorist attacks. Ahmad Tibi responded by accusing Herzog of hypocrisy, pointing to his and Ayman Odeh's attendance at the funeral of Vivian Silver. The lawmakers expressed support for initiatives that advance their political platform and Trump's peace plan, while emphasizing Palestinian statehood and self-determination.

Israel, Greece and Cyprus Deepen Defense Ties in Athens Trilateral. Israel, Greece, and Cyprus strengthened their defense cooperation during a trilateral meeting in Athens.

Putin Meets Iran's Security Chief Days After US Sent Letter on Deal Talks.

Tony Blair Meets Herzog in Jerusalem to Advance Trump's Gaza Plan

The Shin Bet, Israel Police, and prosecutors held their first joint meeting concerning suspected foreign interference in Israeli elections.

Sources within the Palestinian Authority confirmed that Arab party's Ayman Odeh received financial contributions from the PA and foreign donors.

Fox News (TheFive) commentators discuss the political consequences of Republican losses in the midterm elections and the emerging competition for the Republican presidential nomination in 2028.

JD Vance on the Iran war. Ron DeSantis emphasized the long-term electoral consequences, warning that Republicans could struggle to regain control of the Senate under the current political map.

(While Vance's blanket statement on the Iran war seened more vague) Jesse Watters argues that the Iran war hurt Republicans through higher energy prices and interest rates. Although the war strengthened American security, voters were unprepared for its economic consequences and were not convinced that the costs were justified. The conflict severely damaged Republican support among young men, white working-class voters, and Hispanic men.

Watters believes Trump still has an opportunity to recover politically by completing the military mission. He expects Republican presidential candidates to benefit if Trump successfully concludes the conflict.

Emily Compagno argues that Vance's explanation is accurate but incomplete. The problem was not simply the war itself but the absence of a clear ending and the domestic consequences voters experienced. Young Americans expected an America First agenda and were dissatisfied with the administration's performance.

Compagno sees the 2028 Republican contest developing around two different approaches: DeSantis would campaign on his record governing Florida, while Vance would emphasize his connection to the Trump administration. She argues that Congress must become more independent and responsive to voters rather than simply following the president.

Harold Ford Jr. criticizes Vance's public explanation for the defeat, noting that Trump had not previously identified the war as the reason for Republican losses. He supports preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, developing ballistic missiles, or expanding its proxy networks, but believes Americans want the conflict brought to an end. He opposes abruptly withdrawing and allowing Iran to control the Strait of Hormuz.

Ford also criticizes Trump's repeated suggestions that negotiations with Iran are close to producing an agreement. He believes future presidential candidates must explain how they intend to address national problems rather than merely repeat obvious positions. He expresses personal support for Marco Rubio but says the Republican presidential field will require substantive debate.

Dana Perino argues that no political movement lasts forever and that Trump's movement is approaching a transition. She expects a competitive Republican presidential primary and notes that Vance will face other potential candidates, including DeSantis and Ted Cruz. She also highlights the large number of potential Democratic presidential candidates and the upcoming Democratic primary debate.

More following the midterm elections:

- Republicans are blaming poor candidates, weak campaigning and a failure to deliver on priorities. - Immigration was reportedly the only major issue on which voters favored Republicans. - Inflation and affordability were identified as major reasons voters were dissatisfied with Republicans. - Anchor acknowledges that gas, groceries, rent, insurance and education remain expensive.

Watters argues that Trump's plans to rebuild American manufacturing, steel production, shipyards, mining and energy infrastructure need more time to produce results.

He criticizes Republicans for failing to focus sufficiently on housing affordability, tax relief and everyday economic concerns.

He questions what the Republican-controlled Congress actually accomplished beyond passing Trump's major legislative package.

- Ted Cruz questioned whether the war had continued too long, while also acknowledging the national-security arguments for confronting Iran.

- Rising gasoline prices reportedly contributed to declining public support for the conflict.

Watters and Ron DeSantis criticize Republicans for failing to pursue a more ambitious conservative legislative agenda.

Specific criticisms include: -Failure to advance further immigration restrictions.

Failure to deliver on other conservative priorities. -Too much time spent investigating previous Democratic administrations without sufficiently visible results. -Candidates who struggled to connect with working-class voters.

DeSantis also criticizes Vivek Ramaswamy's support for bringing in foreign workers through visa programmes, arguing that this position was poorly suited to Ohio's working-class electorate.

The election has reportedly destabilized the Republican presidential succession. -JD Vance: Is reportedly courting disaffected Trump voters and trying to build a new America First coalition while distancing himself from the Iran war.

- Marco Rubio: Is mentioned as another potential presidential contender, although he remains associated with the administration's economic and foreign-policy record.

Ron DeSantis: Argues that the next Republican presidential candidate must have an independent identity, clear ideas and a vision beyond simply following Trump.

An unexpected candidate: Watters suggests that a younger nationalist with a clean political slate could emerge.

The central question is whether MAGA can maintain its existing coalition or whether it will need to be rebuilt.

Texas and changing electoral demographics.

Watters expresses particular concern about Republican losses in Texas.

He argues that Democrats are making gains among white, Black and Hispanic voters.

He highlights Republican difficulties retaining white voters, traditionally an important part of their electoral coalition.

He suggests that losing Texas would fundamentally change Republican presidential prospects.

He portrays Democratic efforts to build multiracial electoral coalitions as a major strategic challenge for Republicans.

He also criticizes Republican candidates for failing to connect with voters and argues that demographic assumptions can no longer be taken for granted.

What anchor Watters thinks Republicans should have done. Watters argues that Republicans wasted their opportunity when they controlled Congress and the presidency.

He specifically criticizes their failure to: - Pursue further immigration restrictions. - Take stronger action against organisations and individuals they accused of wrongdoing. - Deliver visible investigations and prosecutions arising from alleged government misconduct. -Translate their political mandate into substantial conservative legislative changes. He fears Democrats will use their regained congressional power to investigate and challenge the Trump administration.

"Palestinian" delegation seeks resolutions critical of Israel at UN General Assembly. The Palestinian delegation is seeking to advance resolutions critical of Israel at the United Nations General Assembly. Danny Danon said the delegation intends to exploit the current political situation to increase international pressure on Israel.

Report: Kazakhstan's AI Chief On Historic Ties with Israel. Kazakhstan's Deputy Prime Minister and AI Minister Zhaslan Madiyev discussed his country's artificial intelligence strategy and opportunities for cooperation with Israel. Potential initiatives include establishing an Astana startup hub in Tel Aviv and expanding economic ties between the two countries.

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See also

• Operation Roaring Lion / Operation Epic Fury - sources / Operation Roaring Lion / Operation Epic Fury - updates