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Notes part I (May 7 - June 7)

Shin Bet chief visits Malmo ahead of Eurovision - report. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/07/2024 11:01 AM INN

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Watch: IDF forces enter Rafah. IDF publishes footage of forces entering, taking control of Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt. Israel National News, May 7, 2024, 12:55 PM (GMT+3) INN

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NYC Mayor to Arutz Sheva: 'These are not protests, this is dangerous radicalization'. Yoni Kempinski May 7, 2024, 1:20 AM INN

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IAF aircraft eliminate terror cell in Beit Hanoun. Israel National News May 7, 2024, 1:11 PM INN

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Imagining a world without antisemitism.

In this utopian world in which Jew-hatred was nothing but a bad memory, Hamas would have no reason to exist. Instead of building rockets and tunnels, the residents of Gaza could turn their coastal enclave into a paradise with a bustling economy and a high standard of living. Op-ed. Gary Willig, May 7, 2024, 2:10 PM. INN

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US government outraged at Hamas response Israel National news May 7, 2024, 3:31 PM INN

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Columbia prof.: 'Israeli friends will be harmed first'. Yoni Kempinski May 7, 2024, 3:27 PM INN

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Israeli official: Hamas proposal is unacceptable. New proposal includes demand for Israel to release re-arrested 'Shalit deal' terrorists senior Israeli official tells Reuters that Hamas' counteroffer to the Egyptian proposal is unacceptable to Israel, and Israel will rethink its next steps.

Israel National News May 7, 2024, 2:48 PM INN

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Residents of Gaza border communities can return in two to three year, Israeli official says. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/07/2024 03:59 PM JPost

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IDF tanks take control of Gazan side of Rafah Crossing to Egypt, key road captured. By Emanuel Fabian. Official says army launched ‘limited operation’ aimed at pressuring Hamas to accept a deal; army says 20 gunmen killed, 3 tunnels found, explosive-laden car hit as it drove at tank. 07 May 2024 TOI

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NYT: Mediators 'frustrated' by Hamas's now rejecting deal terms it proposed in March. By Lazar Berman. 07 May 2024. TOI

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Watch: IDF destroys launcher used to fire at Israel. IAF aircraft strike rocket launcher that was used to fire projectiles toward Israel, less than an hour after they were fired. Israel National News, May 7, 2024, 11:30 PM. ...approximately 12 projectiles were also identified crossing from the area of Rafah in southern Gaza into the area of Re'im earlier on Tuesday... INN

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Lior Rudaeff murdered, his body is held by Hamas. Hostages Families Forum Headquarters announces that hostage believed to have been kidnapped on October 7 was killed that day and his body was taken to Gaza by terrorists. Israel National News May 7, 2024, 9:43 PM INN

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Swedish singer Erik Saade violates Eurovision rules, performs holding keffiyeh. Amid fears of major pro-Palestinian riot in Malmö, Erik Saade performs in opening of contest's first semi-final, ignoring EBU regulations by wrapping the black-and-white keffiyeh around his wrist; Israeli starlet Eden Golan set to perform 'Hurricane' on Thursday in the 2nd semi final. Raz Shechnik, Malmö | published: 05.07.24 |23:26 YNet

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CRYBABIES: Hunger-Striking Princeton Protestors Moan That Nobody Is Monitoring Their Health [SEE THE VIDEOS] May 8, 2024 YWN

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UN Official Duped By Fake Rabbi’s Invite To Speak On ‘Morality Of Intifada’ At Anti-Israel Protest. Francesca Albanese asked for an honorarium to be transferred to the 'fellowship of her volunteer' for speech on 'morality of intifada' By Kassy Akiva. May 7, 2024. DailyWire.com DailyWire

DOPE: Israel Hating UN Official Duped by Satirical “Chief Rabbi of Gaza” Into Agreeing to Speak at Anti-Israel Event. May 8, 2024. A notoriously anti-Israel United Nations official, Francesca Albanese, was tricked into agreeing to speak at an anti-Israel event at Columbia University by a satirical account posing as the “Chief Rabbi of Gaza.” The account, “Rabbi Linda Goldstein,” is known for mocking progressive anti-Israel talking points.

The Daily Wire, which published the hilarious idiocy of Albanese, revealed that “Goldstein” – who is actually a male lawyer whose name isn’t public – emailed Albanese, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian territories, inviting her to deliver a keynote address on the “Morality of Intifada” to thousands of students gathered at the Gaza solidarity encampment. Albanese’s research assistant, Eleonora De Martin, responded, asking for more details on the topic and length.

Despite being told the speech would defend “intifada,” De Martin maintained interest and asked about an honorarium. Goldstein offered a small honorarium, which De Martin requested be transferred to the “fellowship of her volunteer” due to official capacity restrictions. YWN.

Gaza ‘chief rabbi’ dupes staff of UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese. A United Nations watchdog is calling for a probe of Albanese after one of her staff members appeared to try to bypass rules about honoraria. Mike Wagenheim. (May 8, 2024 / JNS) Hillel Neuer, executive director of U.N. Watch, is calling for an investigation of Francesca Albanese after a staff member for the U.N. special rapporteur for the Palestinian-controlled territories appeared to ask that an honorarium circumvent United Nations rules. JNS

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BBC (fake) News – written by terrorists – the proof. May 8, 2024. This exclusive shows without doubt that the BBC puts out blatant fake news reports, and it also proves that the sources they rely upon for news include Al Jazeera, Hamas, and Islamic Jihad!

Hamas propaganda – the mass graves of Nasser Hospital. As part of the move south, the Israeli forces began to close in on the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis. In mid-January fighting between Israel and the terrorist factions became intense in the *vicinity* of the hospital. Hamas propaganda channels were reporting dozens of casualties by January 22. On the same day, Palestinians began burying the bodies (almost certainly mostly dead terrorists) in the grounds of the hospital.... Institutional problem. The above shows just how bad the situation has become. The BBC is sharing fake news provided to them by terrorist groups. But as I was putting this report together three additional BBC incidents occurred that can be used to show that the problem with the BBC appears unsalvageable.

One: On the 29 April the BBC ran a story by Adnan El-Bursh, the Gazan based BBC Arabic correspondent. In it El-Bursh describes his life in Gaza during the war. But the article also highlights the deep friendship between El-Bursh and Wael Al-Dahdouh – the man who runs the Al Jazeera office in Gaza. Al-Dahdouh spent seven years in an Israeli jail for throwing Molotov cocktails. Apparently he was affiliated with Islamic Jihad at the time. His brother, his son, over a dozen of his cousins, his nephews and his brother-in-law were all Islamic Jihad terrorists. His family is considered Islamic Jihad royalty. This is a man a BBC correspondent should whitewash, admire and respect?

Two: On May 1, another BBC Arabic journalist, Lebanon-based Rami Ruhayem, sent an email to BBC executives which downplayed the October 7 atrocities and incredibly suggested BBC material is biased towards Israel. And here is the truth. The BBC attempts balance between terrorist supporters and Israel supporters, between the terrorists and the democracy. In doing this it falls into a rabbit hole it cannot escape from. Not only is much of the material the BBC rely on anti-Israel junk, but it will never been enough for those who support the terrorists.

Three: On May 5, the BBC published an article about the student protest at Newcastle University. The article whitewashed the event – making it seem peaceful and benign. One of the leaders of the protest publicly celebrated October 7. The BBC journalist did no research and clearly just wanted to paint the protestors in a positive light. It is impossible to imagine the BBC writing about far right protestors in such a fashion regardless of the physically passive nature of the protest.

This is the output of the BBC these days. It is not accidental. The anti-Israel virus is in the BBC’s very DNA. The BBC is producing fake news provided by terrorist groups. It really is difficult to see any way back from here. David Collier

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Open Source Intel @Osint613: WATCH FIU Student: "Are we Anti-Jewish students not worth protecting?" Wait, what? Via @IsraelWarRoom May 8, 2024 on Twitter

A pro-Hamas student at Florida. International University let the cat out of the bag and admitted that the protests are “anti-Jewish” and not just anti-Israel.

In a classic case of the perpetrator playing the victim, the student complained that the pro-Hamas protesters are not being protected from counterprotesters.

“Are we as Arab, Palestinian, Muslim, and anti-Jewish students not worth protecting?” she asked.

It should be noted that she read her speech from a paper, showing that “anti-Jewish” wasn’t merely a slip of the tongue. [1] (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem) YWN

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Ex-hostage Elma Avraham leaving hospital 5 months after release from Hamas captivity. Ilanan Curiel | 05.08.24. YNet

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Border Police cop injured in W.Bank raid succumbs to wounds. Meir Turgeman | 05.08.24. YNet

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US pause on Israel weapons shipment due to Rafah, Pentagon chief says. Reuters, Itamar Eichner. 05.08.24 YNet

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Ohio AG warns masked students protesting against Israel could be charged under anti-KKK law. By AP and TOI Staff. 9 May 2024, 12:35 am TOI

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Biden threatens to halt transfer of offensive weapons to Israel if IDF enters Rafah. By TOI Staff. 9 May 2024, 1:46 am. US president warns Jerusalem ‘not going to get our support’ if it goes ahead with offensive * Senior Hamas figure says terror group sticking to its terms for truce deal. TOI

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US Senator Graham says delaying arms to Israel akin to 'Hiroshima and Nagasaki on steroids'. GOP lawmaker says US ‘will pay a price’ for ‘obscene’ decision to stop weapons to Israel ‘at a time of great peril’; State Department says considering delaying further weapon shipments to Israel in response to Rafah operation Itamar Eichner, Daniel Edelson, New York | published:05.08.24 | 21:26. YNet

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UK police arrest three men in counter-terrorism investigation. By Reuters. Published: May 8, 2024 23:29. British police said on Wednesday they had arrested three men in northern England on suspicion of "commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism."

The statement issued by Greater Manchester Police did not give further details on the arrests but said police did not currently believe there was any wider threat linked to them. JPost

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Republicans slam Biden for pausing Israel arms shipment. “This is obscene. It is absurd,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). “Give Israel what they need to fight the war they can’t afford to lose.” Andrew Bernard. (May 8, 2024 / JNS) House and Senate Republicans slammed U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to pause an arms shipment to Israel and demanded that the administration explain why it failed to notify Congress.

Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) wrote to the Biden administration on Monday asking for answers about the frozen arms deal.

“We are shocked that your administration has reportedly decided to withhold critical ammunition to Israel,” the senators wrote.

“You promised your commitment to Israel was ironclad,” they added. “Pausing much-needed military support to our closest Middle Eastern ally signals otherwise.”

The Biden administration withheld the approval of the sale of two types of precision-guided bombs, the first such delay of an arms sale since Oct. 7, Politico reported on Tuesday. JNS

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Republicans slam Biden for pausing Israel arms shipment. Andrew Bernard. (May 8, 2024) JNS

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Biden to CNN: ‘If they go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons’. “Biden is siding with Hamas over Israel,” said David Friedman, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel. “There’s no other way to say it.” (May 8, 2024) JNS

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IDF attacks Hamas targets in central Gaza. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/09/2024 02:01 AM JPost

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Israel strikes south of Damascus. By Maariv. 05/09/2024 05:36 AM JPost

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Police operate to destroy Jerusalem home of terrorist - report. By Jerusalem Post Staff. Published: May 9, 2024. Police forces and Border Police officers operated early Thursday morning to destroy the Shuafat home of the terrorist who carried out a terror attack in Re'em Junction a few months ago, Israeli media reported. The attack left two dead and wounded several others. JPost

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Gallant: IDF has pushed Hezbollah back to ‘significant distances’. The IDF announced the death of Staff Sgt. Haim Sabach, 20, who was killed by a Hezbollah missile. (May 9, 2024 / JNS) JNS

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AJC Israel Director: 'October 7 has been forgotten in America.' Yoni Kempinski May 9, 2024, 9:17 PM INN

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Trump: 'Crooked Joe is taking the side of these terrorists'. The former president insisted on social media that he would have prevented the war and backed Israel's efforts to win it. Israel National News May 9, 2024, 12:16 PM INN

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Israel's UN ambassador decries US decision to pause weapons transfers - broadcaster. By Reuters. 05/09/2024 09:33 AM JPost

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Ireland and Spain could recognize Palestinian state on May 21, RTE News reports. By Reuters. 05/09/2024 10:41 AM JPost

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Police arrest east Jerusalem resident for suspicion of hanging Hamas flags in Isawiya. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/09/2024 12:13 PM JPost

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Biden under fire over decision to pause weapons to Israel. Israel National News, May 9, 2024, 2:45 PM. US Pres. Joe Biden faces criticism from within the Democratic party, leading Republicans, following his promise that if Israel expands its Rafah operations, the US will halt weapons shipments. INN

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IDF Chief of Staff: 'Our obligation to all is one: to be a shield for our people'. Israel National News May 9, 2024, 5:37 PM INN

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IED attack near Tzur Harel in Binyamin. Israel National News May 9, 2024, 3:26 PM INN

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Two UAVs intercepted by IDF in Lebanese territory. Israel National News, May 9, 2024, 6:15 PM INN

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IDF intercepts launches detected from Lebanon, strikes Hezbollah infrastructure. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/09/2024 06:30 PM JPost

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Ahead of Memorial Day: Over 25 thousand have fallen in Israel's wars.

711 servicemen and women fell during the Swords of Iron War, 637 of them were IDF soldiers, 39 were members of local security response teams, 68 were police officers, and 6 were ISA agents. Israel National News, May 9, 2024, 4:55 PM. INN

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"'Sinwar, we will not let you die," protesters chant in Malmo. Gretta Thunberg among thousands of protesters in multiple locations in Malmo calling for destruction of Israel and deportation of Jews back to Poland, ahead of Eden Golan's performance at the Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals. Zeev Avrahami | published: 07.09.24 |17:50. Thousands of protesters many carrying Palestinian flags marched on Thursday in Malmo calling for a boycott of Israel. Greta Thunberg was among the marchers who chanted calls for the destruction of Israel and the Jews. "Send the Jews back to Poland," some of the protesters shouted, "Israel is a murderer, Sinwar we will not let you die," others called.. Protesters, mostly Arabic speakers gathered in each of the locations while Palestinian flags appeared on apartment block windows around the city. [2]. YNet

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The Egyptian connection to Biden's threat. Israel National News. May 10, 2024, 12:06 AM INN

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'You are a true friend of Israel': Jewish and Christian leaders thank Trump. Israel National News May 10, 2024, 1:14 AM INN

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Hillary Clinton slams anti-Israel protests on college campuses, says students have been fed propaganda. By Jacob Magid. 09 May, 2024, 11:53 pm

Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton tears into the pro-Palestinian protest movement that has swept across American colleges, calling them ignorant and lamenting that they’re being misinformed by propaganda on social media and in the classroom.

“I have had many conversations with a lot of young people over the last many months. They don’t know very much at all about the history of the Middle East or frankly about history in many areas of the world, including in our own country,” Clinton tells MSNBC’s Morning Joe.

“With respect to the Middle East, they don’t know that under the bringing together of the Israelis and the Palestinians by my husband — then-Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak, the then-head of the Palestinian Liberation Organization Yasser Arafat — an offer was made to the Palestinians for a state on 96% of the existing territory occupied by the Palestinians with 4% of Israel to be given to reach 100% of the amount of territory that was hoped for.”

“This offer was made and if Yasser Arafat had accepted it there would have been a Palestinian state now for about 24 years. It’s one of the great tragedies of history that he was unable to say, ‘yes,'” Clinton laments.

“My husband has a book coming out later this year in which he talks about how Arafat kept saying that he intended to agree, he wanted to agree, but he was pretty sure he’d be killed because Sadat was killed by extremists when he made peace with Israel. Our dear, dear friend, Yitzhak Rabin was killed by a radical Israeli when he was pursuing the two-state solution.”

“This is a very important piece of history to understand if you’re going to take any kind of position regarding what’s going on right now,” the former US secretary of state says.

Turning to how these far-left college students have been misinformed, Clinton says they are being fed “propaganda” instead of receiving an education.

“Anybody who is teaching in a university or anyone who is putting content on social media should be held responsible for what they include and what they exclude. So much of what we’re seeing, particularly on TikTok, about what’s going on in the Middle East is willfully false, but it’s also incredibly slanted, pro-Hamas, anti-Israel.”

“It is not any place where anyone should go to get information about complex matters like what is going on there… People are on social media oftentimes to press an ideological, religious, financial or partisan political agenda. You don’t get the facts, you don’t get any kind of context.”

“We have to do a better job… with young people in trying to help them understand how to filter and interpret the information they’re getting.”

“We also need to do a better job in our classrooms, particularly at the college or university level, not to fall into easy absolutes — you’re either for or against. Life is too complicated, history certainly is.” TOI

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Israeli envoy to US says weapons holdup sends ‘wrong message,’ puts Israel ‘in a corner’. PM: ‘If we have to stand alone, we will stand alone’ * Ministers to meet on US munitions holdup * Cairo hostage-truce talks end * Eden Golan qualifies for Saturday’s Eurovision final. By Michael Bachner Shira Silkoff and TOI Staff. 09 May, 2024. TOI

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Australian National University: Pro-Palestine students allegedly perform Nazi salutes and impersonate Hitler during meeting. By David Southwell For Daily Mail Australia16:42 09 May 2024, updated 17:04 09 May 2024.

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Student allegedly does Nazi salute on camera.
Another allegedly imitated Hitler moustache.

DailyMail

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822 civilians murdered, 711 security forces killed since October 7.

Since October massacre, 132 hostages still held by Hamas, including 65 civilians; total number of fallen security personnel since the establishment of the Jewish state stands at 25,034, and the death toll of civilians from terror attacks stands at 5,100.

Nina Fox, Hadar Gil-Ad | published:09.05.24 | 19:31 YNet

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Former US army chief: The United States killed a lot of innocent people. Watch: Ret. Gen. Mark Milley hits back at those who criticize Israel's actions in Gaza, says the US has committed many war crimes over the years. Israel National News, May 10, 2024, 2:23 AM (GMT+3) INN

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IDF says some 50 gunmen killed by troops in eastern Rafah; 150,000 civilians evacuated. By Emanuel Fabian. 9 May 2024, 5:59 pm.

Amid the IDF’s ongoing operation in the eastern part of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, some 50 gunmen have been killed by troops, according to the latest estimates by the military.

Another 10 tunnel shafts have been found, and they are being prepared for demolition.

The operation was launched late Monday, following an IDF evacuation order of the area.

The military estimates that around 150,000 Palestinians have evacuated from the eastern Rafah area so far.

The IDF currently does not plan to expand the evacuation order to other areas of Rafah, as the ongoing operation remains relatively limited in scope amid hostage negotiations with Hamas.

Additionally, the Rafah Crossing with Egypt remains closed due to the IDF operations there, and it is still unclear what will subsequently happen with it. TOI

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Bennett: War against Hamas would be 'done in three days' if Israel didn't care about civilian casualties. Former prime minister Naftali Bennett says US President Joe Biden’s decision to delay a weapons shipment to Israel is “deeply misguided,” in an interview with CNN. 10 May, 2024, 1:49pm. “If Hamas is granted immunity because it hides behind civilians… that means that the whole global jihad organizations are all going to adopt human shields as the core way of conducting terror,” he says. [4]. Bennet: "...We never target civilians.”

“In fact,” he continues, “we have the lowest ratio of collateral damage in the history of urban warfare.”

Israel is “bending over backward in order to prevent unnecessary deaths,” he says. “Otherwise we’d get this whole thing done within three days if we didn’t care about it.” TOI

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IDF troops fight gunmen in eastern Rafah as Iron Dome blocks 2 rockets on Kerem Shalom. Elana Kirsh and TOI Staff. 9 May, 2024. Egypt: Hamas, Israel both need to show ‘flexibility’ to close Gaza truce * CNN reports Hamas demand for 12-week ceasefire was a major sticking point in latest round of talks. TOI

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Blinken report expected to say Israel is not breaking weapons terms, report.

Biden ordered review of how credible are Israel's assurances that its use of U.S. weapons does not violate U.S. or international law; Administration also reviewing use of American weapons by 6 other countries involved in armed conflicts.

Reuters | published: 10.05.24| 10:57 YNet

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143 supported, 9 opposed: the Palestinians received many rights, Erdan tore up the UN Charter. Almost like a member state: by a large majority, the UN Assembly approved granting the Palestinians various rights, including speaking on behalf of a group of countries and receiving the right to respond. Erdan took the stage with a picture of "President Sinwar", and tore up the picture and the UN Charter: Churchill and Roosevelt are turning over in their graves." Abu Mazen: Now we will try to obtain full membership in the United Nations.

Itamar Eichner, Daniel Adelson, Einav Halavi  Posted: 05.10.24.

YNet

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State Department report won't find Israel in violation of weapons terms, Axios reports. By Hannah Sarisohn, Reuters. 05/10/2024. JPost

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IDF launches wave of attacks in the Gaza Strip, including in Rafah. By Amir Bohbot. 05/11/2024. JPost

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Approximately 300,000 Gazans move from Rafah toward the expanded humanitarian space in Mawasi. By Amir Bohbot. 05/11/2024. JPost

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Swedish poll shows that 40% of respondents will vote for Eden Golan in Eurovision. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/11/2024. JPost

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IDF intercepts rocket after sirens sound in Kerem Shalom area. By Jerusalem Post Staff 05/11/2024. JPost

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Hamas delegation arrives in South Africa for 'Global Anti-Apartheid[sic] Conference on Palestine'. By Jerusalem Post Staff 05/11/2024. JPost

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'Focused solely on the performance': Israeli Eurovision delegation moves to different room. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/11/2024. JPost

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Egypt refuses to coordinate with Israel on entry of aid from Rafah crossing, Alqahera News reports. By Jerusalem Post Staff 05/11/2024. JPost

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Following alarms in northern Israel, UAV falls in Beit Hillel - report. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/11/2024. JPost

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IDF announces name of fallen soldier. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/11/2024. JPost

IDF says 5th soldier killed fighting Hamas after troops return to Gaza City’s Zeitoun. Hamas airs propaganda video of hostage Nadav Popplewell, 51 * Israeli strikes reported in Jabaliya amid preparations for new operation against terror group’s regained foothold there. 11 May, 2024. TOI

Psychological terrorism: Hamas publishes video clip of hostage Nadav Popplewell. Orly harari May 11, 2024, 8:14 PM INN

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Following Hamas attempts to reorganize: IDF evacuates civilians from Jabaliya. Israel National News May 11, 2024, 8:43 PM INN

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Watch: IDF eliminates terrorist who took part in October 7 massacre. Israel National News May 11, 2024, 8:53 PM INN

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Israel’s war reflects the struggle between democracy and tyranny. Opinion: As Gaza war rages, Russia deepens ties with Iran, while China harnesses widening divide between US and global south; this new ‘triad of evil’ has all it takes to pull the hegemon into a predicament Jennifer Teale | published: 05.11.24 | 21:00 YNet

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IDF forces find 'major underground network' under Gaza City’s Zeitoun district, army says. IDF forces uncovered a “major underground network” under Gaza City’s Zeitoun district used to carry out attacks against Israeli troops, chief army spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari told a media briefing Saturday evening. He added that fighter jets struck terrorist sites across Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip after the military initiated the temporary evacuation of civilians earlier Saturday. (Ynet). 05.11.24 | 21:09. YNet

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Israeli fighter jets strike Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon. By Jerusalem Post Staff 05/11/2024 09:01 PM JPost

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Israel claims to prevent Hamas from re-establishing military hold in Gaza's Jabalya. By Reuters , Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/11/2024 09:12 PM JPost

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Israel Air Force to train over Jerusalem ahead of Remembrance Day. By Jerusalem Post Staff 05/11/2024 09:26 PM JPost

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‘Never again’: Pro-Israel vandals spray paint NYC home of Columbia protester. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/11/2024 10:14 PM ...According to the report, the vandals spraypainted James Carlson's Park Slope home with Stars of David, "7-10," and "Never Again." JPost

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Families of Gaza hostages block Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv. By Jerusalem Post Staff 05/11/2024 10:16 PM JPost

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Eden Golan triumphantly takes the stage as the song 'I Love It' plays. By Hannah Brown. 05/11/2024 10:35 PM JPost

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Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrested at Eurovision pro-Palestinian protest. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/11/2024 11:45 PM ...Footage shared on X showed Thunberg wrapped in a keffiyeh scarf being carried out of the event by the police. ...The pro-Palestinian protest was broken up by the police. ... JPost

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Launches from Lebanon land in open areas in Upper Galilee. By Jerusalem Post Staff 05/12/2024 12:34 AM JPost

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Rocket falls in Ashkelon area, three wounded. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/12/2024 01:38 AM JPost

Gaza rocket hits home, three people injured. Sirens sounded in Ashkelon overnight, after terrorists from Gaza fire rockets at the city. Three lightly injured and taken to Barzilai Hospital. Israel National News May 12, 2024, 5:58 AM INN

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Gaza rocket devastates Ashkelon home in direct strike. Sirens sound in southern city shortly after 1 a.m.; no casualties reported as apartment stood empty; Israeli jets said to launch airstrikes in Rafah amid artillery fire targeting city's center and east.

Matan Tzuri | published: 05.12.24 | 02:33 YNet

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Eurovision 2024: Switzerland wins, Israel finishes fifth. Orli Harari. May 12, 2024, 4:50 AM INN

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UN Halves Its Estimate of Women and Children Killed in Gaza. Between May 6 and May 8, the UN cut in half its estimates of the number of women and children killed in Gaza. The estimates were based on Hamas numbers and are a reminder that all fatality estimates coming from that source are unreliable. Blog Post by Elliott Abrams. From the beginning of the Gaza war on October 7th, almost every statement about Palestinian fatalities has been based on Hamas numbers. The “Gaza Ministry of Health” or the “Government Media Office” are the usual sources, as if those words meant anything other than Hamas.

The UN claimed 23,084 dead by January 7. On February 29, NPR said more than 30,000 had been killed. Wikipedia says “As of May 8….over 34,2623 have been killed, 70% of them are women and minors.” Time Magazine carried an article by a professor at the Columbia University School of Public Health on March 15 that claimed more than 30,000 were dead and said “Actually, the numbers are likely conservative. The science is extremely clear.” President Biden has used the 30,0000 figure himself, in his State of the Union speech.

It has become increasingly clear that these numbers represent Hamas propaganda. The best analysis was done by Prof. Abraham Wyner [5] of the Wharton School at Penn, in an article in Tablet Magazine. He demonstrates conclusively that “The numbers are not real. That much is obvious to anyone who understands how naturally occurring numbers work. The casualties are not overwhelmingly women and children….” May 12, 2024 11:44 am (EST). CFR

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New York: Anti-Israel protesters block traffic on Manhattan Bridge. Israel National News May 12, 2024, 5:32 AM INN

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Uncrewed aerial system launched from Yemen's Houthi area, no injuries reported, CENTCOM says. By Reuters. 05/12/2024 05:42 AM JPost

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Post-war plan: Israel to assume civil administration of Gaza for at least a year. Israel National News May 12, 2024, 7:52 AM INN

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US offers valuable intel in exchange for restraint in Rafah, report. Officials say administration offered to give location of Hamas leaders, strategic tunnels if offensive would be limited; also offer to help establish safe tent cities and provide food, water, medicine for civilians leaving area. Ynet | published: 05.12.24 | 08:10 YNet

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Arms shipment freeze: Trump: 'The worst betrayal in the history of our country.' Israel National News May 12, 2024, 11:47 AM INN

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Over 150 targets struck. IDF soldiers operate in Jabaliya, Zeitoun and Rafah. Israel National News May 12, 2024, 2:54 PM INN

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Blinken: 'Hamas will remain no matter what Israel does in Rafah.' Israel National News May 12, 2024, 6:14 PM INN

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Watch: Terrorist who held hostage Noa Marciano captive eliminated. Israel National News May 12, 2024, 6:39 PM INN

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Biden says there would be a ceasefire in Gaza ‘tomorrow’ if Hamas frees hostages. By Agencies, TOI Staff and Jacob Magid. 12 May, 2024. TOI

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US envoy to Israel denies US-Israel ties have changed: Only 'one set of munitions' held back. 12 May, 2024. TOI

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IDF chief on Memorial Day: I’m responsible for those who fell on Oct. 7; I won’t forget. By Elana Kirsh and TOI Sraff. Blinken urges Israel to lay out postwar plan for Strip * IDF announces opening of new crossing with northern Gaza for aid deliveries, says top Hamas operative killed in airstrike. 12 May, 2024. TOI

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Courage and bravery: These are the 272 soldiers who heroically fell in the war. These are the 272 soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice fighting terror. Israel National News. Published: Oct 27, 2023, 4:06 PM (GMT+3) Updated: May 13, 2024, 9:55 AM INN

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Five IDF soldiers, contractor seriously wounded in southern Gaza. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/13/2024 05:33 PM JPost

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May 13: ‘Torch-dousing’ ceremony, rally for hostages counter state independence confab Over 100,000 gather at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv * White House: We don’t believe Israel is perpetrating genocide in Gaza war * Netanyahu calls for full victory over Hamas. By Elana Kirsh and Joshua Davidovich. 13 May 2024. ...Amsterdam University closed for 2 days after masked anti-Israel activists storm building in violent sit-in... TOI

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Sinwar slideshow gives glimpse of secret service he runs to spy on Gazans: NYT. Presentation, said to have been prepared for viewing by Hamas leader and reviewed by newspaper, shows terror group’s surveillance of people in Gaza it suspects of dissent. By TOI Staff 14 May, 2024, 4:09 pm TOI

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US successfully intercepts two Houthi UAVs and one missile. By Walla! 05/14/2024 03:50 AM JPost

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IDF successfully intercepts UAV, no damage or wounded reported. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/14/2024 12:00 AM JPost

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Google marks Israel's Independence Day with blue and white flagged search bar. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/14/2024 06:28 AM [6] JPost

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Israeli fighter jets kill Hezbollah terrorist, strike targets overnight in southern Lebanon. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/14/2024 09:07 AM JPost

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Herzog and Halevi honor IDF at annual Independence Day ceremony for distinguished soldiers. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/14/2024 09:51 AM JPost

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Religious Services Ministry to fund alternate Lag B'Omer fires. In the coming days, a national tender is expected to be issued, within which religious councils across the country will have the opportunity to submit requests for funding Lag BaOmer events. Israel National News, May 14, 2024, 10:37 AM (GMT+3)

Minister of Religious Services Michael Malkieli and the ministry's director general Yehuda Avidan agreed last night with the Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich on the allocation of funds for Lag BaOmer events throughout the country.

These celebrations will be instead of the traditional annual celebration of Lag BaOmer in Meron, which will not take place due to the security situation. INN

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Footage from the fighting: Battles in Rafah, fighting expands in Jabalya. Uzi Baruch May 14, 2024, 12:41 PM INN

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Douglas Murray: 'In the face of death cults, choose life.' Israel National News May 14, 2024, 1:00 PM Douglas Murray dedicated his Hamilton Award to the people of Israel for their national response to the October 7th massacre. British author Douglas Murray was honoured with the Hamilton Award recently, and in his speech mentioned the October 7th massacre and the resultant Swords of Iron War.

“On the 8th of October I went down to Times Square, and there were these men and women waving signs celebrating the massacre of the previous day. They weren't calling for a two-state solution,” he said.

“A couple of things were obvious - that I had to get to Israel as soon as I could, and that we were going to see a kind of Holocaust denialism in real time.

“I went and saw the massacre, the hospitals, the wounded, the morgues where they identified the dead. I also had the opportunity to witness Israel's response - unlike some countries today Israel doesn't just sit back with when it's attacked, much as some of the world would like it to do. I felt rather proud actually to go back through that fence with the IDF when they were going into Gaza in search of the hostages. I saw the tunnel networks that Hamas has spent all these years building with your money and mine. I was the first person allowed in to see the Hamas terrorists who'd committed the atrocities in the prison cells in which they're held.”

Murray added “I think often of the line from Deuteronomy 11:26, when God says 'I've set before you life and death, blessing and curse. You shall choose life, that you and your descendants might live,' and of the Psalmist 118:17 who said, 'I shall not die but I shall live.' When I think of October 7th now, I don't only think of the victims, I think of the extraordinary heroes.”

“A young man who's a friend of mine in his 30s woke up in Jerusalem and realized what was going on. He got into his car and drove south. He collected some guns, left a farewell message to his children and his wife on his phone, and then got a call from his company commander saying, 'You have to come back to base in Jerusalem.' He said 'No, we're needed in the south now.' His commander said, 'Are you defying an order?' He said, 'I'm defying an order. We're needed in the south.' He fought for the next forty-eight hours and survived.”

“I think of my friend Moshe, now my cameraman. The first day we were together, we donned our armor and helmets on the Gaza border, and I noted that he had a bullet mark down the top of his helmet. He explained that it was from the 7th - he every Saturday would go down to see a friend of his and he drove right into the middle of the firefight on the highway. He got out and killed three terrorists with his own gun that he carries. He fought for the next two days. He doesn't expect any applause, he just did what he had to do.” INN

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Biden to Herzog: 'US is proud of our enduring relationship with Israel' Israel National News May 14, 2024, 1:07 PM INN

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ICJ to hold hearings over extra emergency measures against Israel. By Reuters. 05/14/2024 01:32 PM JPost

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Anti-tank missile hits Western Galilee, IDF strikes southern Lebanon. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/14/2024 02:04 PM JPost

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'Biden's cynical obsession against Rafah will only strengthen Hamas'. Opinion: Biden hopes preventing Israel's movement against Rafah will win back the anti-Israel elements of his support base, but he only makes Hamas stronger by doing so.

Richard Kemp | published: 05.14.24 | 23:25 YNet

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World wishes Israel happy 76th Independence Day. US President Joe Biden and many other international officials send their congratulations for Israel's momentous occasion amid war.

Itamar Eichner | published: 05.14.24 | 22:49

U.S. President Joe Biden sent a special letter to President Isaac Herzog on Tuesday marking Israel's 76th Independence Day. "The United States' commitment to Israel's security is ironclad. It's critical that our countries work together to increase security and peace for Israel and the entire region.," Biden wrote in the letter.

In the opening of the letter, Biden wrote, " The United States is proud of our enduring relationship with Israel. As the first country to recognize Israel as an independent state in 1948, our bonds are underpinned by shared democratic values, common interests, and cultural affinities."

He added, “This past year has been deeply painful, as Israel suffered the worst attack in its history on October 7, 2023. But the people of Israel have shown tremendous strength and resilience." “I look forward to our nations’ continuing to work together to forge a brighter future for all our people, I hope that the coming year brings more peace and joy than suffering,” he concluded. Other than the U.S., warm wishes were also sent from India. Indian President Droupadi Murmu wrote on her Twitter account in English and Hebrew: " I join the people of India in conveying our best wishes to President Isaac Herzog, and the people of Israel on the 76th anniversary of Israel’s independence.” The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry also sent their wishes: " We extend our congratulations and best wishes to Israel on Independence Day! Happy National Day Israel!" משרד החוץ הרומני מברך את ישראל Wishes from Romania (Photo: via X) In the Romanian Parliament, ministers stood to the tune of Hatikvah in honor of Israel's Independence Day, which is celebrated in all of Romania's official institutions. The ceremony began with the raising of the Israeli flag outside the parliament building. The foreign ministries of Romania, Sri Lanka, Serbia, and Latvia also sent their warm wishes. משרד החוץ הסרבי מברך את ישראל Wishes from Serbia (Photo: via X) Italian President Sergio Mattarella also sent his congratulations to Herzog. The Foreign Ministry of Paraguay wished: "Happy Independence Day to the people and government of Israel, on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of its independence. We will continue to build a strong alliance for the good of our peoples." Canadian opposition leader Pierre Poilievre also sent his wishes, posting a video on his X account with the caption: " Yom Ha'atzmaut Sameach! Am Yisrael Chai." משרד החוץ של לטביה מברך את ישראל Wishes from Latvia (Photo: via X) Montenegro’s Foreign Ministry also conveyed its congratulations for the occasion: "We extend congratulations on the occasion of the Independence Day of the State of Israel. We appreciate our good bilateral relations and look forward to continue working together on further strengthening of cooperation & dialogue." YNet

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Israeli national killed in anti-tank missile hit in northern Israel. Initial reports of incident suggest national was trying to help IDF forces in Kibbutz Adamit when a Hezbollah missile landed inside the community; military says five soldiers injured in incident. Yoav Zitun, Lior Ben Ari, Yair Kraus | updated:05.14.24 | 21:18 YNet

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Two men in UK court accused of machine gun plot to kill Jewish people. Charges against Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein detail planned to carry out an attack inspired by the Islamic State using automatic weapons they acquired. Reuters | published:05.14.24 | 21:47 YNet

Three men in court over ‘Isis-inspired’ plot to kill Jews in north-west England. The men are accused of planning to use automatic weapons to cause ‘multiple fatalities.’ By JC Reporter. May 14, 2024 16:00 Two men who allegedly plotted to carry out an Islamic State-inspired gun attack against the Jewish community have appeared in court.

Walid Saadaoui, 36, of Crankwood Road, Abram, and Amar Hussein, 50, of no fixed abode, are accused of plotting a terror attack designed to cause "multiple fatalities using automatic weapons" in north-west England, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard on Tuesday.

The two men had intended to target "the Jewish community in the North West of England and members of both law enforcement and military" as part of an "Isil or Daesh-inspired terrorist attack", prosecutors told the court.

Both are charged with the preparation of terrorist acts between December 13 2023 and May 9 2024.

Bilel Saadaoui, 35, of Fairclough Street, Hindley, also appeared before the court accused of making arrangements for Walid Saadaoui - who is his brother - after his death.

He pleaded not guilty to a charge of failing to disclose information about an act of terrorism between the same dates.

The defendants appeared separately in the dock, flanked by police officers and wearing grey sweatshirts.

Hussein, who represented himself and had an interpreter, did not speak to confirm his name, date of birth or address.

The other two men spoke only to confirm their identities.

Angelo Saponiere, defending Bilel Saadaoui, said his client was a "family man" who had not known of the alleged plans.

The men were arrested last week after Greater Manchester Police (GMP) executed four warrants in Bolton, Great Lever, Abram and Hindley.

District Judge Louisa Cieciora remanded all three men into custody to appear at the Old Bailey on May 24.

GMP Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts said the details of the case "will be understandably distressing and likely to have a significant impact on the communities within the Greater Manchester and beyond".

In a statement, he added: "Everyone should feel safe in our region regardless of their religion or race.

"We have been working closely with community groups and key stakeholders to address concerns and we'll continue to update them throughout this case.

"Local officers across Greater Manchester will continue to listen and act on concerns alongside partners to protect the public and keep you safe.

"The action we have taken so far follows a long-running and carefully managed investigation, and we do not believe that there is a wider risk to the public connected to this case.

"Should you have any concerns about your safety or any suspicious activity in your area, then I would encourage you to contact the police." TheJC

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Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades: ‘We participated in the October 7 massacre.’ Dalit Halevi May 14, 2024, 4:35 PM INN

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BBC rejects UK foreign secretary’s call to label Hamas a terrorist group. Spokesperson says 'long-standing position' on matter is clear, with broadcaster generally avoiding use of the word in global reporting unless attributed to others. By Stuart Winer. 14 May 2024, 2:50 pm TOI

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Watch: Tens of thousands demonstrate for victory in Sderot march. Israel National News May 14, 2024, 3:54 PM INN

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Lebanon: Hezbollah commander eliminated in drone attack. Israel National News May 15, 2024, 6:20 AM Media in Lebanon report that three missiles were fired at a car in Tyre. At least two Hezbollah terrorists killed. ...The Saudi Al-Hadath network reported that Hussein Makki, a senior member of Hezbollah, was eliminated in the strike. According to the report, his personal security guard was eliminated along with him. INN

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After pausing bomb shipment: Biden moving forward with new weapons deal for Israel. Elad Benari May 15, 2024, 2:05 AM INN

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IDF intercepts two UAVs heading toward Israel's territory. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/15/2024 01:26 AM JPost

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Netanyahu responds to Gallant: I won't replace Hamastan with Fatahstan. PM responds to Defense Minister's demand he declare that Israel will not assume civilian or military governance of Gaza after the war. Israel National News, May 15, 2024, 7:25 PM (GMT+3) INN

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Liron Yitzhak, civilian wounded in Gaza, succumbs to his injuries.

Liron, a civilian contractor working for the Defense Ministry, was critically wounded in an IED explosion in southern Gaza. He was to be married in 2 weeks.

Israel National News May 15, 2024, 7:51 PM INN

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Defense Ministry employee succumbs to wounds from mortar fire in Gaza. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/15/2024 08:20 PM JPost

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Three paratroopers injured in Northern Gaza, one in serious condition. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/15/2024 06:26 PM JPost

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IDF forces destroy Hezbollah terror targets in southern Lebanon. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/15/2024 08:34 PM JPost

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Secretary of State Blinken: 'We do not and will not support Israeli reoccupation of Gaza.' Israel National News May 15, 2024, 9:29 PM INN

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Chief of Staff: 'We won't let Hamas rebuild' Israel National News May 15, 2024, 9:46 PM INN

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Arab states' condition for joining a multinational force in Gaza. Several Arab states say they would join a multinational force to control the Gaza Strip if Israel were to accept a two-state solution.

Israel National News, May 15, 2024, 10:31 PM INN

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Greek police arrest three anti-Israel protesters after throwing rocks. Three anti-Israel demonstrators were arrested in Athens, after throwing stones at police officers who were securing the Israeli embassy in the city. The Greek police used tear gas to disperse the rioters. About 2,500 people marched through the streets of Athens while carrying Palestinian flags in the liberation[sic] march for Palestine. (Reuters). 05.15.24 | 23:06. YNet

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NYC Council speaker forces pols to take down political signs — including Israeli hostage posters. By Craig McCarthy and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon

Published May 15, 2024 Updated May 15, 2024, 3:01 p.m. ET ...Big Apple lawmakers are being forced to strip their desks clean of any political signs — including pro-Israel posters and flyers — in a controversial move by City Council speaker Adrienne Adams that has sparked outrage, The Post has learned.

The speaker, who is not related to Mayor Eric Adams, first floated the plan during a conference with other council Democrats Monday as she tries to tamp down rhetoric between lawmakers over the Israel-Hamas war, sources said.

“This is a shameful, disgusting excuse of a power flex, used to curtail my freedom of expression,” Councilwoman Inna Vernikov (R-Brooklyn) railed.

"My colleagues have a constitutional right to hang a ‘Cease-fire now’ poster, no matter how much I disagree with them. I have a right to display a poster of a hostage, no matter how much my colleagues disagree with my message." NYpost

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Pay close attention: "Kill the Jews for Allah" alongside a Nazi Swastika—a blatant call for genocide. This vile message is displayed by pro-Palestinian demonstrators. [7] Spotted on 24th Street in Noe Valley, San Francisco, an area home to many Jewish families. 12:03 AM · May 15, 2024 on X

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Israeli soldier moderately hurt in West Bank stabbing; assailant caught. Three Islamic Jihad gunmen killed overnight during IDF operation in Tulkarem; troops raid offices allegedly used to fund terror. By Emanuel Fabian TOI Staff and Agencies. 16 May, 2024, 1:53 pmUpdated at 8:35 pm TOI

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5 soldiers killed, 7 hurt in ‘friendly fire’ incident in northern Gaza’s Jabaliya. By Emanuel Fabian, 16 May, 2024. Initial IDF probe finds tanks shelled building where paratroopers were gathered, after mistakenly identifying them as enemy forces; commandos deployed to Rafah. TOI

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Netanyahu to talk with Gallant after row over post-war Gaza, vows no PA role. By Michael Bachner and TOI Staff. 16 May, 2024. 5 soldiers killed, 7 hurt in ‘friendly fire’ case in Gaza * Soldier stabbed in West Bank; IDF detains Palestinian suspect * Ministers advance Haredi draft bill over AG’s objection. TOI

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Amid campus antisemitism: JCT launches new options for North American students. Micha Goodman. May 16, 2024, 7:51 PM ...Jerusalem, Israel (May 14, 2024) – With antisemitism surging on college campuses across North America, the Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT) announced that it is offering accelerated enrollment options for international students who are seeking a safe haven... INN

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Courage and bravery: These are the 279 soldiers who heroically fell in the war. Israel National News May 16, 2024, 9:38 PM INN

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Live Updates: Three IDF soldiers wounded in drone strike on Metula. Israel National News May 16, 2024, 10:16 PM INN

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Jew Hate Database @jewhatedb: 🚨🚨THREATS TOWARDS JEWS🚨🚨

This Arab man was recorded on Omegle/OmeTV threatening Jews claiming if he were to meet Jews he would slaughter them.

He praises Hamas and known murderers Yahya Sinwar and Hitler. When asked about Hitler, he shows off his computer wallpaper displaying a flag with a Swastika.

This Arab man is not just an Arab man who hates Jews, he’s an IslamoNazi.

⚠️ If you recognize him or have any tips, please DM us here or through our Instagram.

11:27 PM · May 16, 2024 On X

Marina Medvin 🇺🇸 @MarinaMedvin When they tell you what they want to do, believe them. From Jew Hate Database 12:57 AM · May 17, 2024 on X

[VIDEO] – Arab man threatens Jewish man online, shows off his Nazi flag… MAY. 16, 2024 6:14 PM BY THE RIGHT SCOOP

An Arab man threatened a Jewish man while in an online video discussion and showed off his Nazi flag. The racist piece of trash speaks perfect English and probably resides in the US somewhere, but without more information I have no idea.

While making threats against the Jewish man, the Muslim racist showed off his Nazi flag and expressed his admiration of Adolf Hitler.

The video below contains curses and threats, so be forewarned:

Marina Mevin, who retweeted the video, said “When they tell you what they want to do, believe them.“ RightScoop

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Foreign Ministry is among top 3 most popular global social media accounts. Swiss consulting firm DigiTips finds that Foreign Ministry social media accounts were among the top 3 most popular in the world. With over 30,000 posts since Oct. 7, the most popular languages are English, Persian, Arabic and Spanish. Itamar Eichner | updated: 05.17.24|01:19 YNet

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California: University president who agreed to boycott Israel is suspended. California university president placed on leave after agreeing to boycott Israeli institutions. Philissa Cramer, JTA, May 17, 2024, 9:38 AM (GMT+3) INN

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Sweden, France see violent antisemitic incidents. Stockholm police arrest several individuals after suspected shooting toward Israeli embassy in the city; French police neutralize armed attacker who set fire to a synagogue in Rouen. Reuters | published: 05.17.24 | 10:47 YNet

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Horrific video shows youngster on Citi bike brutally beating two Orthodox Jewish boys in Brooklyn. By Germania Rodriguez Poleo For Dailymail.Com. 12:56 17 May 2024, updated 16:54 17 May 2024.

The boys, aged 11 and 13, were playing on the sidewalk in Williamsburg Sunday. Police have not identified a suspect in the possible hate crime. Two Orthodox Jewish children were brutally beaten by a young man on a Brooklyn sidewalk in an attack captured on video.

The boys, aged 11 and 13, were reportedly playing on the sidewalk in Williamsburg on Sunday night when a man got off a Citi Bike and attacked them.

Horrific video of the attack shows the grown man kicking and stomping on one of the boys.

The attacker told the boys to 'get off the sidewalk before unleashing the assault, as reported by CBS News.

Officials said the boys were treated at the scene by EMS and suffered minor cuts on the back of their heads. DailyMail

The scene of the attack in Brooklyn Haredi children brutally attacked in Brooklyn. A group of ultra-Orthodox children were brutally beaten by an antisemitic attacker who escaped on a bicycle, police are looking for him; In another antisemitic attack, a 14-year-old girl was brutally attacked in Canada for being Jewish. Itamar Eichner | updated: 05.19.24 | 10:18

A group of ultra-Orthodox children who were playing on a sidewalk in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, were attacked by a man riding a bicycle. A video of the attack, which happened a week ago, was published over the weekend in the United States and caused great outrage. Police are investigating and as of Sunday no suspect has been arrested.

Ultra-Orthodox children were brutally kicked and punched in Williamsburg.

In the security camera footage of the incident, the attacker is seen punching one child in the face, knocking him to the ground, and then throwing another child to the ground, kicking him repeatedly. The children fled the scene, and the man got on his bicycle and rode away.

According to the New York Police Department, another person not seen in the video was injured in the incident. The assailant attacked a father and his son who were also on the sidewalk in the same area. The suspect pushed the father to the ground, causing a light head injury, before fleeing. In another antisemitic attack, a 14-year-old girl was brutally assaulted by another student for being Jewish. The victim, a 14-year-old Israeli-Canadian from New Brunswick, Canada, told the Canadian Jewish News that she was attacked last month. The attack was recorded on video, and took place in the afternoon in a parking lot near the school grounds. In a video posted on social media, a student can be seen running toward the teen, slamming her to the ground and punching her repeatedly near bystanders. An elderly man stood by a few meters from the attack and watched it take place. The girl was severely attacked and suffered cuts, scratches and bruises. According to the girl, the attacker has been harassing her for two months. She said that she tried to avoid a confrontation with the attacker that day, after she had been suspended for five days. When the student who attacked her returned to school, the Israeli-Canadian girl was advised to use the teachers' bathroom, stay in the school building during the day, and not leave alone. YNet

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Israel to South Africa at UN top court: 700 tunnel shafts found in Rafah, 50 cross into Egypt. Israeli delegation to the International Court of Justice seeks to dissuade UN body from ordering IDF to halt its operations in Gaza's Rafah and bring about a de facto cease-fire; attendee calls 'free Palestine' at Israeli representative. Itamar Eichner, News Agencies | published: 05.17.24 | 11:06 YNet

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Terrorist's brother arrested on suspicion of incitement. Israel National News May 17, 2024, 11:30 AM INN

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Watch: IDF deepens military control of Jabalya. Israel National News May 17, 2024, 11:45 AM INN

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Combat engineer seriously injured during battle in northern Gaza. Israel National News May 17, 2024, 12:17 PM INN

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U.S. entrepreneur shows Jewish pride in new sportswear line. Jordan Berman says his new apparel company Stars of the Tribe is aimed at making Jews across the globe proud of their heritage and achievements via sports. Yair Katan | published: 05.17.24 |13:46 YNet

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Hezbollah reports operative killed in Lebanon. The Hezbollah terrorist organization said Friday that one of its operatives was killed in southern Lebanon. The causality is the 302nd announced by the group since the start of the war in Gaza. Lior Ben Ari | published: 05.17.24 |14:16 YNet

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Avichai Adraee @AvichaiAdraee: Hamas is trying to prevent Israel from alleviating the suffering of the people of Gaza because their suffering is strategic for its leaders. Hamas intensifies its attacks against Israeli civilians, while Israel intensifies its humanitarian efforts for the people of Gaza. We will continue to increase the amount of aid entering Gaza as we work to return our abductees to their homes and defeat Hamas. May 18, 2024 on X

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Toronto synagogue vandalized for the second time in four weeks. Toronto police hate crimes unit investigating after windows and glass doors were smashed at the Kehillat Shaarei Torah Synagogue. Similar vandalism occurred at the same synagogue in late April. Elad Benari, Canada, May 18, 2024, 1:01 AM (GMT+3)

The Toronto police hate crimes unit is investigating after a local synagogue was vandalized for the second time in four weeks, The Canadian Press reported.

Rabbi Joe Kanofsky said windows and glass doors at the Kehillat Shaarei Torah Synagogue in the city’s north end were smashed in the early hours of Friday morning.

Rabbi Kanofsky said the synagogue was a target of similar vandalism in late April, and no one was injured in either incident.

He added that police responded quickly on Friday and collected surveillance video from the scene.

Toronto police confirmed that officers responded to a call about property damage and said the hate crimes unit is investigating.

Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center condemned the attack in a post on social media. [8] [9] “Last night, the windows and doors of Kehillat Shaarei Torah were smashed, one month after an individual broke the same Toronto synagogue's windows with a hammer,” the organization wrote.

“We are utterly horrified by this repeat attack. Jews deserve to feel safe at their places of worship, and not be targeted with such acts of violence,” it added.

Toronto and the area have seen an increase in anti-Israel riots and acts of antisemitism since the start of Israel’s war against Hamas on October 7.

In early November, an Indigo book store in downtown Toronto was vandalized with red paint and posters plastered on its front windows wrongfully accusing its Jewish founder and CEO, Heather Reisman, of “Funding Genocide.”

In January, a Jewish-owned grocery store in Toronto was spray-painted with the words “Free Palestine” and later set on fire.

Days later, Toronto police arrested four people on a highway overpass, located near a predominantly Jewish neighborhood, that has become the site of recurring pro-Palestinian Arab protests.

In February, an anti-Israel protest at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto turned into a display of antisemitism. At least one protester was documented scaling the hospital with a Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) flag.

Last month, posters in Toronto depicting four-year-old Ariel Bibas and one-year-old Kfir Bibas, who were kidnapped to Gaza on October 7 along with their parents Shiri and Yarden Bibas, were vandalized with swastikas.

Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw said in March that the number of calls reporting hate crimes in the city has surged since the start of the Israel-Hamas war and that more than half of those crimes have targeted the Jewish community. INN

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IDF Arabic spokesperson stresses Hamas is preventing aid, humanitarian efforts. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/18/2024 12:24 PM JPost

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Austria to unblock funds for UN Palestinian relief organization. By Reuters. 05/18/2024. JPost

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Two launches identified crossing from Lebanon, IDF strikes Hezbollah launcher overnight. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/18/2024. JPost

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Iran sentences to death a Jewish man who killed a Muslim. Arvin Nathaniel Ghahremani's family try to commute his sentence to reparations after he allegedly killed a Muslim in self-defense; The victim's family refuses to accept their offer. Itamar Eichner | 05.18.24 YNet

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Anti-aircraft weapons discovered in eastern Rafah. Israel National News May 18, 2024, 9:27 PM INN

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Explosive drone crashes near Yiftah in Israel's North, none wounded. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/18/2024 07:23 PM JPost

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Body of the hostage Ron Benjamin rescued from Gaza. IDF, ISA, recover body of hostage Ron Benjamin in joint operation.

Israel National News May 18, 2024, 8:19 PM INN

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Swords of Iron: IDF eliminates logistics chief of Hamas' Rafah Brigade. Israel National News May 18, 2024, 8:48 PM INN

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Dr. Phil: World cannot continue until all the hostages are home. Israel National News May 18, 2024, 8:58 PM INN

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Hillary Clinton: Terrible tragedy of hostages being held must end now. Israel National News May 18, 2024, 9:20 PM INN

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Gantz calls on PM to deliver war strategy, sets June 8 coalition exit deadline. War Cabinet minister claims 'personal and political considerations have started to infiltrate the holy of holies of Israel's security,' outlines 6 objectives, including post-war Gaza plan and military service blueprint. Moran Azulay, Dan Raban | published: 05.18.24 | 21:57 YNet

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New York: Anti-Israel protesters arrested in Brooklyn. At least a dozen arrested after Pro-Palestinian Arab demonstrators march in Bay Ridge and clash with officers. Israel National News, May 19, 2024, 6:55 AM (GMT+3)

Police arrested at least a dozen protesters on Saturday afternoon as a crowd of pro-Palestinian Arab demonstrators marched in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, reports The New York Daily News.

Violence erupted when observers said a large number of police officers tried to push the group of some 200 or more marchers, waving Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) flags, onto the sidewalk along Fifth Ave. near Ovington Ave. on the local shopping strip in the heavily Arab-American neighborhood.

Posted videos show officers struggling with several demonstrators in a general melee.

The protest, held by the organization Within Our Lifetime, was called the “Nakba 76”...

Video posted on X by the organizing group showed protesters chanting, “Muslim cops, what do you say? How many kids did you beat today?”, to the beat of a drum, while some set off green and red smoke flares.

The NYPD could not immediately confirm the number of protesters arrested.

Anti-Israel demonstrations have been on the rise in New York, as well as in other cities across the US, since Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7 and the war in Gaza which followed.

Last week, hundreds of anti-Israel protesters took over the Manhattan Bridge, blocking vehicles on the bridge’s upper level and stalling traffic.

Some of the protesters, as well as journalists on hand reporting on the demonstration, were taken into custody.

Days earlier, a Jewish man was assaulted during an anti-Israel demonstration intended to disrupt the Met Gala.

In late March, hundreds of anti-Israel protesters descended on Radio City Music Hall ahead of President Joe Biden’s campaign fundraiser as part of a “Flood Manhattan for Gaza” demonstration.

“Free, free Palestine!” the group chanted. Others yelled “F—k Joe Biden” and “Genocide[sic] Joe has got to go!”

A month before that, multiple anti-Israel protesters were arrested after they used cars to halt traffic at the Brooklyn Bridge and two major tunnels during rush hour. INN

40 arrested as NYPD clashes with anti-Israel protesters in Brooklyn. Within Our Lifetime, a group whose top activists have been linked to attacks on Jews, organized the "Flood Brooklyn for Gaza Rally."

(May 19, 2024 / JNS) New York City police arrested 40 people at an anti-Israel mob-like protest in Brooklyn’s Bay Ridge neighborhood on Saturday. JNS

Hamas flag proudly waved at NYC anti-Israel demonstration where NYPD cops caught heat for violent clashes. By Carl Campanile, Marie Pohl and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon. Published May 19, 2024 Updated May 19, 2024, 12:03 p.m. ET [10] "Bay Ridge is home to the largest Palestinian community in New York City,” city Councilman Justin Brannan (D-Brooklyn), told The Post on Sunday... Controversial City Council staffer Ember Ollum, who raised eyebrows when she urged Black Lives Matter demonstrators to attack cops and hurl bottles at them during George Floyd protests, also chimed in after Saturday’s arrests. “I don’t remember this many helicopters and violent arrests when we close our avenues every other week during the summer for festivals,” Ollum wrote on X... NY Post

(Jewish leaders demand termination of CUNY Law dean. Haley Cohen, The Jerusalem Post, Jun 14, 2023. Gunz, a former classmate of Kiswani’s at CUNY Law, has said that Kiswani has been criticized “because she interrupts Holocaust memorial ceremonies and says that she hopes the last thing Zionists hear in their life is ‘pop pop.'” JPost Vicious Antisemite Nerdeen Kiswani Leads ‘Shame’ March on Sloan Kettering. David Israel, The Jewish Press, January 16, 2024. JewishPress).

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Watch: Senior Hamas leader, weapons smuggler eliminated. Israel National News May 19, 2024, 2:33 PM INN

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IDF finds footage of 8-year-old hostage in Gaza. IDF soldiers in Gaza in recent days located a video showing 8-year-old Ela Elyakim a few days after she was abducted from her father's home in Nahal Oz during the October 7th massacre. Israel National News, May 19, 2024, 9:08 PM (GMT+3) INN

'Forced to read script': IDF finds footage of former hostages Ela, Dafna Elyakim in Gaza. By Txvi Joffre Published: May 19, 2024 21:35 Updated: May 19, 2024 21:58. ([11] Hamas footage showing former hostages Ela and Dafna Elyakim while they were being held hostage in Gaza. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S) UNIT). JPost

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Footage from Rafah Crossing: Nutella, soft drinks, and snacks among 'humanitarian aid.' Israel National News May 19, 2024, 5:45 PM INN

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Heartbreaking: Bodies of three hostages rescued from Gaza laid to rest. Israel National News May 19, 2024, 5:55 PM INN

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Courage and bravery: These are the 283 soldiers who heroically fell in the war. These are the 282 soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice fighting terror. Israel National News, Published: Oct 27, 2023, 4:06 PM (GMT+3) Updated: May 19, 2024, 10:39 PM INN

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Biden claps for ‘immediate, permanent ceasefire’ at Morehouse graduation. The commencement speaker also said that "both sides have suffered heavy casualties since Oct. 7." (May 19, 2024 / JNS) JNS

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Smotrich calls for Hezbollah ultimatum: Withdraw or IDF enters. Joshua Marks. (May 19, 2024 / JNS) JNS

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Two IDF soldiers killed by IED in tunnel shaft near Rafah. An officer and two other Givati Brigade soldiers were seriously wounded in the incident, according to the Israeli military. (May 19, 2024 / JNS) JNS

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Israeli officials suspect Raisi's death in helicopter crash, deny involvement. While Jerusalem refraining from official comment on helicopter crash involving Iran president, Israeli sources deny link to incident; senior officials believe Raisi's death will have no significant impact on Israel. Itamar Eichner | published: 05.19.24 |21:39 YNet

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Israeli source: Israel not involved in death of Ebrahim Raisi. Uzi Baruch May 20, 2024, 10:42 AM INN

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Watch: Sirens in Sderot during prayer for soldiers. Israel National News May 20, 2024, 10:51 AM INN

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Terrorist eliminated moments before exiting tunnel shaft. Israel National News May 20, 2024, 12:38 PM INN

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Defense Min. to Jake Sullivan: This is what Israel is dong to help Gazan civilians. Israel National News May 20, 2024, 12:46 PM INN

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IDF uncovers weaponry in an UNRWA facility. Israel National News May 20, 2024, 12:54 PM INN

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Herzog: ICC warrants 'beyond outrageous, embolden terrorists' Israel National News May 20, 2024, 4:37 PM INN

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Human rights expert: 'UN Security Council refused to hold meeting on Israeli hostages.' Gary Willig May 20, 2024, 3:01 PM INN

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International Law Expert: 'ICC is like voodoo, its power depends on your belief.' Israel National News May 20, 2024, 3:37 PM INN

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Israel expected to discuss steps against PA after ICC announcement - report. By Jerusalem Post Staff. Published: May 20, 2024 22:36. The government is set to discuss steps against the Palestinian Authority on Tuesday in light of the decision by ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan to request arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, KAN news reported Monday. JPost

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Fmr. Iranian Foreign Minister: 'US sanctions to blame for crash that killed President.' Israel National News May 20, 2024, 1:50 PM INN

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Gantz, Lapid, Herzog & Katz Slam The ICC: “A Historic Disgrace That Will Be Remembered Forever.” May 20, 2024, 12:15 pm YWN

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Hamas Reaped Half a Billion Dollars from Gaza Aid Since Oct. 7. (May 20, 2024 / JNS) The Hamas terrorist organization has profited at least $500 million off humanitarian aid coming into the Gaza Strip since the start of the war on Oct. 7, according to a report that aired on Israel's Channel 12 last week.

Imshin @imshin: Veteran Israeli expert for Arab affairs Ehud Yaari says the Hamas has earned at least $500 million from the aid trucks from the beginning of the war! May 16, 2024 [12] JNS

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IDF: Bodies of hostages recovered from Gaza last week were found in Hamas tunnel in Jabaliya. By Emanuel Fabian. 20 May 2024, 5:38 pm TOI

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Italy says 'unacceptable' to equate Israeli government with Hamas in ICC arrest warrant application. By Reuters . 05/20/2024 11:50 PM JPost

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Mein Kampf in Arabic and guns: IDF confiscates inciting material and weapons in raid. Some 4,000 terror suspects have been arrested in Judea and Samaria since the beginning of the war, around 1,700 of them affiliated with Hamas. Avi Woolf | JFeed | 20.05.24 Hitler's book found among other inciting material.

([13] Hitler's book found among other inciting material. Photo: IDF Spokesperson).

The IDF, together with the Border Guard and the ISA, seized weapons, arrested terror suspects, and inciting material - including an Arabic edition of Hitler's Mein Kampf - in arrest operations throughout Judea and Samaria overnight (Sunday/Monday).

The IDF also seized hundreds of thousands of shekels meant for terrorism and an improvised shotgun.

The IDF suffered no casualties. JFeed

IDF fighters captured "Mein Kampf" in Arabic in Gush Etzion. Srugim News. 20.05.24 | 14:59 | In Gush Etzion, IDF soldiers operated against terrorist elements, confiscating incendiary materials, weapons and terrorist funds. Among other things, the book Mein Kampf in Arabic was seized. 15 people wanted for terrorist activities were arrested.

The Palestinian terror nourishes from Nazism. During an activity in Beit Ummar in the Etzion Brigade, the fighters arrested a wanted man armed with an improvised shotgun type weapon, along with two other wanted men who were arrested. In the Wadi Fukin [وادي فوقين] area in the division of the brigade, IDF soldiers located and confiscated incendiary materials, including the book "Mein Kampf." [14] Srugim

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UK’s Sunak slams ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu. British prime minister says International Criminal Court’s move is ‘deeply unhelpful’ and flirts with ‘moral equivalence’ between Israel and Hamas. “There is no moral equivalence between a democratic state exercising its lawful right to self defense and the terrorist group Hamas. It is wrong to conflate and equivocate between those two different entities". Rishi Sunak said. | May 21, 2024 12:55 PM CET By Noah Keate. London — Rishi Sunak took direct aim at the International Criminal Court (ICC) after it sought arrest warrants against both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Arguing there is no “moral equivalence” between the two sides in the wake of the October 7 attacks on Israel, the British prime minister insisted Tuesday that the court’s move would make “absolutely no difference” to wider peace in the Middle East. Politico

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Biden: 'US stands with Israel in its efforts to take out Hamas butchers' Elad Benari May 21, 2024, 1:06 AM INN

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Ambassador Erdan: 'ICC move is a blood libel, a witch-hunt' Israel National News May 21, 2024, 2:17 AM INN

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Israel's UN envoy Erdan calls ICC move 'witch-hunt driven by Jew-hatred' 'All have become tools in the hands of monsters, and you continue playing along – playing directly into their hands. Wake up!' said Erdan i24NEWS May 21, 2024 at 11:00 AM i24

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House Democratic Leader: 'ICC decision is shameful and unserious.' House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticizes ICC Chief Prosecutor's request for arrest warrants against Israeli leaders: America’s commitment to Israel’s security is ironclad. Israel National News May 21, 2024, 4:46 AM INN

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Watch: Abbas’ advisor threatens Israel with more massacres. PA chairman's advisor Mahmoud Al-Habbash warns that "October 7 can repeat itself 100 times". Israel National News, May 21, 2024, 3:15 AM (GMT+3) INN

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Former MLB star honored for standing up against antisemitism. Israel National News May 21, 2024, 5:07 AM INN

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Two reservists seriously injured in battle in Gaza. Reservist from the Rotem Battalion of the Givati Brigade and a reservist in the 8237th Division Logistics Brigade seriously injured in battle in the southern Gaza Strip and evacuated to hospital. Uzi Baruch May 21, 2024, 6:10 AM INN

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Senator Schumer: 'ICC prosecutor’s decision is unfair and reprehensible.' Elad Benari May 21, 2024, 6:51 AM INN

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Biden, lawmakers blast ICC’s intent to charge Israeli leaders. U.S. politicians from both sides of the aisle denounce International Criminal Court prosecutor’s seeking arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister and other officials in his government. By Amy B Wang. Updated May 20, 2024 at 4:02 p.m. EDT|Published May 20, 2024 at 3:28 p.m. EDT WaPo

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US lawmakers seek sanctions to punish ICC over Netanyahu arrest warrant application.

Synopsis. United States lawmakers are considering imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) if it issues an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. House Speaker Mike Johnson stated that Congress is exploring all options to punish the ICC for threatening Israeli leaders. He said that the ICC had no authority over Israel or the US and called the decision baseless and illegitimate. By ANI. Last Updated: May 21, 2024 EconomicTimes

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Report: US not expected to oppose Rafah operation. US not opposed to limited Rafah operation projected to cost less in civilian casualties; talks on ceasefire-prisoner swap deal likely to resume soon. Israel National News. May 21, 2024, 9:04 AM (GMT+3) INN

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Dramatic footage from Tulkarem: Terrorist cell eliminated by explosive drone. Rare footage of IDF soldiers in Tulkarem shows terrorists located by one drone and eliminated with explosives dropped from another. Israel National News, May 21, 2024, 11:55 AM (GMT+3) INN

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IDF operates in Jabalya, Rafah, dismantles 70 terror targets throughout Gaza. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/21/2024 09:45 AM JPost

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Yemen's Houthis say they downed US drone over al-Bayda province. By Reuters. 05/21/2024 10:31 AM JPost

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Amal Clooney publishes report. supporting ICC arrest warrants for Israeli, Hamas leaders. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/21/2024 10:48 AM JPost

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MEMRI Executive Director In 'Fox News' Opinion Piece: 'College Protests Reveal Alarming Terrorist Support – And Jihadis Cheer Them On.' May 21, 2024 | By Steven Stalinsky, Ph.D.* MEMRI Daily Brief No. 602 Memri

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US: Israel killed a third of Hamas terrorists Still, some 65% of Gaza's terror tunnels remain intact, according to U.S. intelligence.

(May 22, 2024 / JNS) Israel has eliminated only around a third of the Hamas terrorists and tunnels in Gaza since the start of the war on Oct. 7, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing U.S. intelligence estimates.

“Although Hamas’ communications and military abilities have been degraded, only 30 to 35 percent of its fighters—those who were a part of Hamas before the Oct. 7 attack—have been killed and about 65 percent of its tunnels are still intact, U.S. intelligence indicates,” the Virginia-based news outlet stated.

According to Western officials, thousands of Hamas terrorists have been able to evade the Israel Defense Forces by hiding in Gaza’s vast subterranean tunnel network, while others have mixed into the civilian population. JNS

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Harvard ‘deliberately indifferent to pervasive antisemitism on campus,’ lawsuit alleges. Andrew Bernard. (May 22, 2024 / JNS) JNS

Biden: Palestinian state ‘should be realized through direct talks.’ The statement from the White House came after Norway, Ireland and Spain announced unilateral recognition of "Palestine." (May 22, 2024 / JNS) JNS

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Smotrich moves to collapse PA economy after ‘political terrorism.’ Israel's finance minister is acting in response to Ramallah's pursuit of unilateral statehood, ICC prosecution. Akiva Van Koningsveld (May 22, 2024 / JNS) JNS

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Blinken urges Egypt to ensure aid is flowing into Gaza. By Reuters. 05/22/2024 07:58 PM JPost

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White House's Sullivan briefed on Israeli plans to limit civilian harm. By Reuters. 05/22/2024 08:42 PM JPost

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IDF strikes several Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon throughout Wednesday. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/22/2024 09:58 PM JPost

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We won't come: Few Democrats would boycott Netanyahu speech to Congress. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/22/2024 10:43 PM JPost

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Number of IDF injuries surges amid Rafah offensive. Hospitals report spike in wounded troops from anti-tank missiles and IEDs; escalation with Hezbollah could worsen situation, with some hospitals already moving operations underground to cope with increasing number of casualties. Adir Yanko | published: 05.23.24|09:05 YNet

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Refugee who fled Sudan civil war fulfills Olympic dream in Israel. For Jamal Abdoul-Magid, life's an endless obstacle course: from a refugee cleaner on Herzliya beach to top athlete discovered by chance, he's now competing in the Olympics for the second time; 'I also represent Israel,' he says proudly. Avinoam Porat | published: 05.22.24|10:03 YNet

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In succumbing to the mob, university presidents invite more violence. Opinion: Anti-Israel protesters employ tactics similar to those used by terrorists: increasing demands when met with weakness and playing victim when held accountable Atar Porat | published: 05.23.24|11:00 ...The Pro-Hamas protesters on US college campuses are one kind of such terrorists. They may not murder people, but they have the same mentality, and their actions are guided by straightforward principles. They are more than willing to use force and intimidation, to force the university to heed to their demands... Minouche Shafik, Columbia University president, said that they “tried very hard to resolve the issue of the encampments through dialogue”, and added that many people who gathered there were largely “peaceful”. ... This Orwellian language that attempts to present the violent mob that took over the campus as a reasonable “side” in a debate, using very delicate and exalting phrases, is an indication of the moral rot that Ivy League campuses have reached. This groveling to the demands of hooligans makes the universities seem even weaker than before and only incentivizes further chaos. Another noteworthy incident was Brown University’s decision to reward the student agitators who broke the university’s code of conduct and allow 5 of them to meet members of the Corporation of Brown University “to present their arguments to divest Brown’s endowment from ‘companies that facilitate the Israeli occupation of Palestinian Territory." The University sent the message that it was willing to avoid conflict at all costs which is an invitation for the next agitators to create chaos to get their way, without facing any consequences. The University said in a statement “Students agreed to remove the encampment and refrain from further actions that would violate Brown’s conduct code through the end of the academic year”. In other words, the terrorist students engage in racketeering in broad day light and the university is willing to obsequiously agree to the demands hoisted on it...

([15] Police arrest protesters and California State University.Photo: Etienne Laurent / AFP).

The protesters’ tactic is mirroring Hamas’ playbook- first attack, then start negotiations, stand your ground while your opponent makes concessions, increase your demands and when you face opposition play the victim card with no accountability for your actions. This strategy works only because universities have incentivized protestors in the first place... YNet

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Jenin counterterror operation ends after 40 hours. Israel National News May 23, 2024, 6:30 PM INN

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'Salute to mass-murderer': UN General Assembly to meet to remember Iranian President Raisi. Israel National News May 23, 2024, 6:29 PM INN

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IDF and ISA eliminate Commander of Hamas’ Beit Hanoun Battalion. Israel National News May 23, 2024, 8:10 PM INN

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The tunnel where the hostages' bodies were found. Military correspondent Doron Kadosh visited the tunnel in the Jabaliya "Refugee" Camp where IDF soldiers found the bodies of four hostages, and wasn't surprised that the entrance was in a building built by UNRWA with EU funding. Israel National News May 23, 2024, 8:30 PM INN

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Horrible!! Arabs break into houses in Gedera and spray swastikas. 10:45 PM · May 23, 2024 On X

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'Mom, pray for us': The stories of the five female IDF soldiers still held in Gaza. After they agreed to release the video showing their daughters' abduction on October 7, the parents of Daniella, Karina, Liri, Naama and Agam say they're still waiting for them to return home; They have been held in captivity for 231 days . Yael Ciechanover | published:05.24.24. | 00:27 YNet

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Hamas And Other Palestinian Factions React To Norway, Ireland, And Spain Recognizing Palestinian State: It Validates Legitimacy Of Jihad And Armed Resistance. May 23, 2024. Memri

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IDF eliminates Hamas Beit Hanoun battalion commander. The IDF eliminated Hussien Fiad, the commander of Hamas' Beit Hanoun battalion today. Avi Woolf | JFeed | May 23, 2024, 17:51 [16] JFeed

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Arabs On Social Media Express Joy Over Death Of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi: 'He Was A Despicable Mass-Murderer'; 'The Iranian Regime Is The Number One Enemy Of The Arabs.' May 24, 2024. Memri

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Three killed in Istanbul shooting, Israel's Foreign Ministry investigating Israeli-Arab involvement. By Walla! 05/24/2024 12:36 AM JPost

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IAF intercepts UAV from the east of Israel, shrapnel causes fire to break out in Safed. By Jerusalem Post Staff. Published: May 24, 2024 04:43 JPost

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Exchange of fire between IDF and terrorists in Nablus refugee camp. By Amir Bohbot 05/24/2024 07:49 AM JPost

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U..S. House Speaker says invited Netanyahu to speak in Congress. In an interview with Ynet Mike Johnson stresses the Democratic Party has failed Israel after October 7 and amid rampant antisemitism rising on U.S. campuses. Daniel Edelson, New York | published: 09:21 YNet

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Indictments filed against ambulance driver who transported eight illegal residents. By Jerusalem Post Staff. Published: May 24, 2024 09:47. Indictments were filed against an ambulance driver and his assistant on Friday for attempting to transport eight illegal residents at a crossing on Route 443 a week and a half ago, according to an Israel Police statement. JPost

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FM Katz moves to bar Spanish embassy from servicing West Bank. Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Friday prohibited the Spanish Embassy to Israel in Jerusalem from providing services to West Bank Palestinians. This comes following Spain’s recognition of a Palestinian state and after, according to Katz, Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Diaz called to “free Palestine from the river to the sea.” Itamar Eichner| published:05.24.24. | 10:03 YNet

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Why ICC’s ingrained bias ensures no fair ‘trials’ for Israel. May 24, 2024 | Greg Rose

The request for an arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defence Minister, made by the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, is unsurprising, but not for the reasons many might think.

An integral purpose of the ICC’s political project has always been to delegitimise Israel. A target was drawn on Israel in the 1990s during the drafting of the Rome Statute for the ICC. The Organisation for Islamic Cooperation made this a condition of participation by Muslim countries. With 57 members, the OIC is the world’s biggest organisation by membership (other than the UN itself). Its participation was necessary for the global criminal law project to proceed.

The OIC required that the ICC definition of forced transfer of civilian populations be expanded as a war crime. New language introduced into the Rome Statute criminalised voluntary civilian migration of Jews into the areas of Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria now called the West Bank. Although the ICC statute codified other existing war crimes, this became a new retrospective war crime invented in the Rome Statute.

This crime of allowing Jews to live voluntarily in the West Bank and Jerusalem has been under examination in the ICC since 2014. The previous chief prosecutor, in close liaison with Palestinian bodies and advisers from the OIC, geared the examination up to a prosecutorial investigation in 2020.

The ICC is an effective tool to delegitimise Israel only if actively used by ICC staff. This brings into focus the role and politics of its chief prosecutors. Karim Khan, the current chief prosecutor, had as his mentor and godfather Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, Pakistan’s first foreign minister, who opposed the Jewish state’s establishment and existence throughout his career, including during his presidency of the UN General Assembly. They corresponded every week and stayed together when the elder Khan was in Britain. Khan describes the elder Khan’s influence as pivotal.

The previous chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, had been legal adviser and attorney-general in her home country, Gabon, under the dictatorship of Yahyah Jammeh, overseeing disappearances, political prosecutions and torture. Questionable dealings ran in the family, with her husband a bulk oil dealer in North Africa and her son a drug trafficker in the US.

Like dodgy police setting up false evidence for prosecution of a trafficker fallen from their favour, the ICC prosecutors set up dubious charges against Israel. These are based largely on evidence assembled by anti-Israel NGOs who solicit Palestinian testimony that is partial and prejudicial. The prosecutors then put forward questionable interpretations of international law rules that novelly apply only to Israel.

For instance, a charge issued by Khan focused on alleging insufficient aid flows into Gaza, arguing this amounts to the war crime of using starvation as a weapon of war. But the ICC prosecutor ignored several of the most salient facts, such as Hamas attacks on border crossings (thus interrupting aid flows), Hamas’s seizure of aid convoys and stealing of aid, and its booby-trapping homes and its destruction of Gaza infrastructure, particularly water pipelines and electricity transmission lines.

Khan contradicts the basic rules of international law of armed conflict allowing attacks on combatants by treating Hamas combatants embedded in urban areas as civilians. He also invents a perverse rule requiring the direct provision of humanitarian aid to the enemy in armed conflict.

The networks of such prejudicial influence extend well beyond the ICC into other legal institutions. Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan was also a president of the UN International Court of Justice, just like the current president of the ICJ, Nawaf Salam. Judge Salam was the Lebanese ambassador to the UN, where he was well known for constant invective against Israel. Unsurprisingly, he is not withdrawing or recusing himself in the current cases against Israel.

Egyptian and Jordanian judges in the ICJ were similarly pleased to execute judgments against Israel, despite their obvious bias from previous high-level national political roles.

Although a principle of the rule of law is that of the impartial judge, for which the disqualifying threshold is a reasonable apprehension of bias, this fundamental rule has no traction in the international justice system.ICC prosecutor Khan pretends Israel must be held to account equally with others. But the problem is not a failure to hold Israel to account, it is a more fundamental failure to treat Israel equally under law. Just as Jews were once excluded from polite society, and subjected to double standards, today Israel is treated as the Jew of the nations to be excluded from international society.

The international legal system is politicised. It is a function of the UN, which in turn is a political institution dominated by non-democratic states. They drive forward their own narrow anti-Semitic interests with the cynical support of hypocrites. Of course, the ICC charges are no surprise.

Greg Rose is a professor of law at the University of Wollongong, a senior fellow of The Hague Initiative for International Cooperation and a visiting fellow at AIJAC.

[Tags: Fatou Bensouda, genocide, ICC, ICJ, Karim Khan, Nawaf Salam, Netanyahu, OIC, Pakistan, Palestinians, Rome Statute] Aijac

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ICJ orders Israel to halt Rafah operation

Watch live as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague rules on request to order halt Israel's Rafah offensive in Gaza as part of a larger case brought by South Africa.

Israel National News May 24, 2024, 4:01 PM INN

"That anti-Israel (Arab) Nawaf Salam. We remember him his activities. Now he has a rope and speaks high... "

On Nawaf Salam announcing on the Hague calling on Israel to halt Rafah operation (that will harm population).

Ayelet Frish: Sits there a Lebanese [Arab] and incites the world against Israel. Not a word about decapitation on Oct 7.

Journalist: Legitimate to point out the hypocrisy of the court and what does a Lebanese to "judge" Israel? Lawyer Ilan Bombach: Nothing about the hostages was decided. Israel announces every area ahead of operation to be evacuated, only because we keep the rules. Is there a country that does that? US and UK on Afghanistan did not do any of this.

Danny Dannon: That anti-Israel Nawaf Salam. We remember him his activities. Now he has a rope and speaks high...

As if we went on a tour in Gaza? Did we forget what happened on Oct 7?

N12 Anchor: it's clear it is all hypocrisy, it's purely anti-Israel, and there is not a word about the hostages.

Channel N12, 05.24.24. at EoZ

Gilad Arden: We don't have 50 plus countries like the Muslim block that can make deals: we will vote for your representative if you vote for ours. Referring to judges how they are voted internationally. N12, 05.24.24 at EoZ

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CIA Director William Burns to head to Europe for ceasefire-hostage deal talks - CNN. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/24/2024 12:42 PM JPost

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UN resumes transporting aid via US-built pier after Gazans intercepted trucks. Aid was halted for two days while the UN sought an alternate route to prevent trucks from being looted before they reach distribution points. By Agencies and TOI Staff. 24 May 2024, 8:17 am TOI

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US house speaker says invited Netanyahu to speak before Congress. In an interview with Ynet, Mike Johnson stresses the Democratic Party has failed Israel after October 7 and amid rampant antisemitism on US campuses. Daniel Edelson, New York | published: 05.24.24 | 09:21 YNet

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Video of IDF lookouts being abducted and brutalized by Hamas terrorists to be screened in Times Square. Israel's Consul General in New York has arranged a screening on the Times Square jumbotron of the female IDF lookouts being abducted and bullied by Hamas on October 7; 'The video is meant to shock the consciousness,' he said. Daniel Edelson, New York | published: 05.24.24 | 16:37 YNet

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Biden administration provides grant to antisemitic environmental group. The Climate Justice Alliance are no strangers to attacking Israel, alleging 'genocide' against Palestinians, often repeating the antisemitic trope of 'From the River to the Sea', and yet the Biden the EPA, part of the Biden administration, rewarded the group with a $50 million grant. Ilana Curiel | published: 05.24.24 | 20:53 YNet

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Top Un Court Calls For Israel To End Anti-hamas Operations In Rafah. May 24, 2024

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the United Nations’ top court, on May 24 called for Israel to end its operations in Rafah, “which may inflict on the Palestinian group in Gaza conditions of life that may bring about its physical destruction, in whole or in part.” Four intact Hamas battalions remain in Rafah, which is a key hub for smuggling weapons into the coastal enclave. Judge Nawaf Salam, who was elected head of the ICJ on February 6 and has a history of anti-Israel bias, said he was not convinced that Israeli efforts to evacuate Rafah were sufficient to alleviate Palestinian suffering.

Responding to the ICJ decision, Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz said, “We will continue to act according to international law in Rafah and wherever we operate, and make an effort to avoid harming the civilian population. Not because of The Hague tribunal but first of all because of who we are.”

Expert Analysis. “This is another day of shame for the ICJ in its discriminatory treatment of Israel. Let’s not forget that this case was brought by South Africa — a country disgraced by a leadership that actively supports Hamas and that tars Israel with the defamatory accusation of ‘genocide.’ Israel, which has undertaken a major effort to move more than a million civilians out of Rafah to safety in advance of its operation to defeat Hamas in that city, will rightly disdain this ruling.” — Mark Dubowitz, FDD CEO

“The ICJ vindicated Hamas’s strategy of hiding behind civilians in order to put Israel behind bars. This will tarnish the court’s reputation more than Israel’s.” — David May, FDD Research Manager and Senior Research Analyst

South Africa Submitted Multiple Requests to Halt Israeli Anti-Hamas Operations. On December 29, 2023, South Africa submitted an application to the ICJ alleging that Israel is violating the Genocide Convention, which defines genocide as one of several specified acts, including killing members of a group, when such acts are “committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group as such.” Israel has called the accusation — that its response to the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust constitutes genocide — “blood libel.”

Following hearings held between January 11 and January 12, the ICJ issued a provisional order on January 26 that rejected South Africa’s request to order Israel to halt its military operations in Gaza. So far, South Africa has submitted three “urgent request[s] for additional measures.” In response to one of these requests, Israel submitted a lengthy report on April 28 detailing the measures it has implemented to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza.

South African Case an ‘Inversion of Reality’ South Africa submitted its most recent request on May 10 over Israel’s “assault on Rafah.” South Africa and Israel presented their cases before the court on May 16 and May 17, respectively. Israeli Deputy Attorney General Gilad Noam hotly disputed South Africa’s characterization of its Rafah campaign as an act of “genocide,” asserting that Israel was carrying out “limited and localized operations prefaced with evacuation efforts and support for humanitarian activities.”

Noam called the case an “inversion of reality,” saying that South Africa “makes a mockery of the heinous charge of genocide.” Noam reminded the court, “Rafah also serves as a military stronghold for Hamas, which continues to pose a significant threat to the State of Israel and its citizens.” Noam noted that on May 11, the day after it submitted its most recent urgent request, South African foreign minister Naledi Pandor met with Hamas representatives in South Africa. FDD

ICJ shows ‘predilection’ for Jew-hatred, says ranking Senate Foreign Relations Committee member. “The so-called ‘court’ has this all backwards,” said Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho).

(May 24, 2024 / JNS) The principal judicial arm of the United Nations in The Hague, the International Court of Justice, “has shown its hate, bias and its predilection for antisemitism” in its Friday ruling that Israel must stop its military campaign against the Hamas terror group in Rafah, according to Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho).

“The so-called ‘court’ has this all backwards—those on the court would do well to make a ruling against Hamas demanding that Hamas release the hostages, cease fire, and lay down their weapons and stop this war,” said Risch, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

“In particular, I am disgusted to learn an American judge voted for this ruling,” the senator said. “The ICJ is both morally and structurally bankrupt, and the United States should immediately cut off its funding to this prejudiced organization.”

“The U.N. has chosen to support terrorists who use hostages as weapons rather than support a sovereign nation that seeks to defend its citizens,” he added. “Israel has the right to defend itself and do all it can to eliminate Hamas terrorists who have plainly stated they wish to wipe Israel and the Jewish people off the map.” JNS

Israeli, international figures react to ‘antisemitic’ ICJ ruling. By Rina Bassist, Jerusalem Post Staff. May 24, 2024. Following the ICJ's ruling on Friday, forcing Israel to halt its operations against Hamas in Rafah, many politicians and various experts expressed their opinions on the ICJ and its ruling. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, fellow members of Knesset, and Jewish organizations around the world expressed their shock and disappointment following the ICJ's ruling on Friday, demanding the IDF halt all operations in Rafah.

Israeli reactions. In response to these rulings, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said: "The irrelevant order of the antisemitic court in The Hague should have only one answer: the occupation of Rafah, the increase of military pressure and the complete destruction of Hamas - until the complete victory in the war is achieved."

Strategic affairs Minister, Ron Dermer, said, "That Jews are treated differently is not a new story but a more than 2,000 year old story that is based on ancient hatred. Every year, the Human Rights Council passes more resolutions against Israel than all the other countries in the world combined."

"What the ICJ prosecutor has done will fuel the fires of antisemitism, which is raging across the world, because people will assume the charges carry weight. But the charges are totally false and the prosecutor didn’t even bother to learn the facts," Dermer stated.

Dr. Charles Asher Small, Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP), issued the following statement in response to the ICJ ruling: "The ICJ's ruling is a stark reminder of how South Africa, which has become a hub for extremist activities across the African continent, continues to embrace antisemitic ideologies and support state-sponsored terror."

Small continued to say, "Maintaining close ties with and acting on behalf of Iran, Qatar and Hamas, South Africa has become a leading voice for terror. By bringing this case against Israel and in favour of Hamas, South Africa further positions itself as a bad actor on the global stage. The time has come for the international community to recognize and address South Africa's alarming connections with terror-supporting states and entities."

Former Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy wrote on X, formerly Twitter, "Hamas is holding 125 hostages, presumably many in Rafah. The ICJ has just told Israel it’s not allowed to try to save them and must relinquish military leverage. This is not justice. This is a travesty of justice."

International reactions.

Senator Lindsey Graham also responded to the ICJ's ruling in a post on X, stating that "as far as [she is] concerned, the ICJ can go to hell."

Graham further added that "so called international justice organizations" need to be opposed, and that "their anti-Israel bias is overwhelming." She further called the ICJ's ruling "ridiculous," stating that the ruling "will and should be ignored by Israel."

Another politician from the US who responded on X to the ICJ's ruling was House Majority leader Steve Scalise. In his post, Scalise said that Israel's objective is to free the remainig hostages, and "destroy Hamas’ last stronghold. [Israel] must complete this mission."

Scalise further stated, "The ICJ is blinded by anti-Israel bias. Biden must commit to vetoing any UN Security Council resolution that would enforce this outrageous decision."

Britain's National Jewish Assembly condemned the ICJ's decision "vehemently," arguing that the decision was "born out of ignorance and devoid of any practical enforcement mechanism, only serves to embolden terrorist organisations and undermine the principles of international law and justice." “The ICJ’s ruling is not only a grave misstep but a direct affront to justice and morality,” said Gary Mond, Chairman of the NJA. “By undermining Israel’s right to defend its citizens against a genocidal terrorist organisation, the ICJ is not promoting peace but rather denying Israel’s ability to defend its people and territory. This decision must be condemned by all who value truth and justice.”

The NJA further charged that the "ICJ’s ruling exacerbates the humanitarian crisis in Gaza" as "[h]alting military operations against Hamas will not lead to peace but will prolong the suffering of both Israelis and Palestinians.

"The true path to alleviating the humanitarian disaster in Gaza lies in dismantling Hamas’s infrastructure of terror and allowing genuine humanitarian aid to reach those in need without interference from terrorist activities." JPost

The families of the hostages demand that the government reject outright the decision in The Hague. The families of the 'Forum Tikva' abductees demand that the government and the cabinet reject outright the decision of the International Court of Justice in The Hague to stop the operation in Rafah. [17] Menachem Helfgot • 16 Iyar 5784 • 24.05.24. Now14

Another Anti-Israel Ruling in The Hague The International Court of Justice is detached from reality on Rafah. By The Editorial Board. May 24, 2024 6:19 pm ET.

Is the International Court of Justice paying attention? On Friday the ICJ ruled that Israel “must immediately halt its military offensive,” and other actions in Rafah, “which may inflict on the Palestinian group in Gaza conditions of life that could bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part.” Such was the dire prediction of Israel’s enemies before the Rafah operation began, but it isn’t reflected on the ground.

The only group Israel aims to destroy in Rafah is Hamas. Since the invasion of the city began nearly three weeks ago, Israel has expertly evacuated about a million Gazans. Because Hamas isn’t party to the ICJ trial, the ruling demands nothing of it, while seeming to tell Israel unilaterally to stop fighting in the terrorists’ last stronghold.

What about the Israelis held hostage in Rafah? The ICJ knows that Hamas refuses to release them, which the ruling calls “deeply troubling.” Well, thanks, but the judges effectively ask Israel to abandon the hostages.

Like most rulings from The Hague, this one will be ignored. Israel rightly says it is already in compliance with the court’s wishes—its Rafah offensive isn’t genocidal, so it need not be halted. No state in Israel’s place could do otherwise. WSJ

David Peter @ptr_dvd: With the reading of the orders, it should be mentioned again that the president of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Nawaf Salam, is Lebanese and was even previously Lebanon's ambassador to the United Nations. In other words, the President of the High Court is a representative of a country that daily carries out military attacks from its soil against the State of Israel. A joke at the expense of the Jews. May 24, 2024. on X

Ivgeni Zarubinski @ivgiz: The president of the court in The Hague, Nawaf Salam from Lebanon, a country that fires at us non-stop just because it feels like it, announced that "Israel must stop the operation in Rafah immediately and that allegations of genocide must be investigated." You can't make this shi-t up. May 24, 2024. on X

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Four ICJ judges argue court order does not require IDF to stop all Rafah operations. Israel’s Barak says ‘the measure is a qualified one’ and Uganda’s Sebutinde warns directive should not be misunderstood, but South Africa’s Tladi says it explicitly requires a halt. By Yuval Yoaz. 25 May, 2024. TOI

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IDF Assassinates Hezbollah’s Chief Drone Maker, Hits Drone Production Facilities Deep Inside Lebanon. By David Israel - 16 Iyyar 5784 – May 24, 2024 . [18] Hezbollah drone engineer Muhammad Ali Nasser Faran is no more... JewishPress

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IDF kills deputy commander of Hamas's National Security in the Gaza Strip. By Jerusalem Post Staff. 05/24/2024.

Tziad al-Din al-Sharfa, the deputy commander of National Security in the Gaza Strip was killed when Air Force fighter jets attacked on Thursday in the center of the Gaza Strip. JPost

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NY Israeli Consulate screens October 7 hostage video on large screen in Times Square. By Walla! 05/24/2024 10:02 PM JPost

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Swastikas found carved into toilet doors at Oxford college: Principal slams 'deeply shocking' anti-Semitic graffiti found amid pro-Palestinian protests at university. By Josh White 09:28 24 May 2024, updated 11:39 24 May 2024

Nazi symbols found in two cubicles leaving Jewish students 'deeply upset.' News came as pro-Palestine students arrested trying to occupy university office 'Deeply shocking' swastika graffiti has been found inside an Oxford college, its Principal has said, as pro-Gaza protesters at the elite university clashed with police.

Sir Malcolm Evans, who leads Regent’s Park College, told students 'appropriate action will be taken should we become aware of the identity of those responsible'.

It is understood the Nazi symbols were found on the walls of two toilet cubicles next to the college's Hall - its dining room - leaving Jewish students 'deeply upset'.

His message came on Thursday, as Oxford students tried and failed to occupy a building in their latest demonstration against Israel's war in Gaza, leading to 16 being arrested.

Oxford Action for Palestine, which is attempting to mimic the radical pro-Palestine protests seen on US campuses, said the university had 'enabled an unprecedented level of violence against students' following the clash.

(Police arrested Oxford students trying to occupy a university building yesterday. Protesters outside waving Palestinian flags during an attempted occupation of a building). [...] The violence comes weeks after anti-Israel students set up a 'liberated zone' encampment on a public green in front of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, where those wishing to enter are made to sign an online pledge opposing the 'Zionist entity'.

In his message to students about the incident in Regent's Park College, Sir Malcolm wrote: 'Early this week anti-Semitic graffiti in the form of a number of swastikas was found within the College. This is deeply shocking and is a matter that the College, and I personally, take extremely seriously. Such behaviour has no place here and cannot be considered acceptable under any circumstances.'

He went on to claim: 'We do not know who did this or why it was done; but be assured that appropriate action will be taken should we become aware of the identity of those responsible – as it would in respect of any such display of hatred or hostility towards members of our College, or others.' [...]

But the Union of Jewish Students and the Oxford Jewish Society said the incident might be linked to student union motions in the college about the conflict in the Middle East, a suspicion also held by senior figures in the college who said it was 'hard not to connect' them together.

'We are angered and deeply upset to hear of antisemitic graffiti at Regents Park College, reported by students to be Nazi Swastikas', the Union of Jewish Students and the Oxford Jewish Society said.

'Since October 7th, we have seen an overwhelming surge in antisemitism on campus, and this has only increased in recent weeks. Shamefully, our experiences have been denied and invalidated by JCR and MCR motions accusing us of “weaponising antisemitism”. Accusing minority groups of weaponizing their experiences is a stain on our campus community. Jewish students must not be left alone in the fight against antisemitism.

'We call on the university to show zero tolerance to the antisemitic and hostile atmosphere which has been allowed to flourish at Oxford University.'

Students have been camping out since the start of the month in support of Palestine Oxford Action for Palestine has previously spoken out against the 'university's lack of engagement' with their demands, which include Oxford divesting and boycotting Israel and ending its 'complicity in scholasticide'.

On Saturday, the group staged a 'Gaza die-in' protest outside the Sheldonian Theatre and Bodleian Library while graduations were taking place.

Furious members of the group posted a video on social media on Saturday, accusing a security guard of 'slamming the door on the heads of students protesting ..'.

In fact, the video showed the member of staff weakly prodding them with his foot as he tries to access a door that they are obstructing.

University chiefs were summoned to Downing Street earlier this month to discuss the 'unacceptable' rise of anti-Semitism at universities and the need for campuses to be 'safe' for Jewish students.

A spokesman for Regent's Park College said: 'The College has made it clear that it takes this incident extremely seriously and that it is completely unacceptable. It is a distortion of our statement to suggest otherwise.

'We encourage those who can assist us in identifying those responsible to do so, and it would be irresponsible of us to set out in public investigatory steps being taken. We are actively supporting our students, and will continue to do all we can, including engagement with the statutory authorities, to ensure that all our students feel safe within our College community.' DailyMail

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New York: Video showing kidnapping of IDF lookouts screened at Times Square. The three-minute video shows lookouts Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Agam Berger, Daniela Gilboa, and Naama Levy before Hamas. kidnapped them to Gaza on October 7. Israel National News, May 24, 2024. INN

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Egypt, US agree on 200 trucks with aid to enter Gaza through Kerem Shalom daily. U.S. President Biden speaks with Egyptian President to ensure aid flow continues as humanitarian aid piles up on Egyptian side of border since IDF takes control of Rafah crossing. ...Egypt had rejected an Israeli proposal for the two countries to coordinate to re-open the Rafah crossing between Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip, and to manage its future operation, two Egyptian security sources said. Shin Bet officials presented the plan on a visit to Cairo on Wednesday, amid rising tension between the two countries following Israel's military advance last week into Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by war have been sheltering. The Israeli proposal included a mechanism for how to manage the crossing after an Israeli withdrawal, the security sources said. Egypt insists the crossing should be managed only by Palestinian authorities, they added... Lior Ben Ari, Reuters | 05.25.24 YNet

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Hezbollah operatives attacked by Drone in Homs, man dies in Damascus explosion, attributed to Israel. Syrian media do not assign blame or identify the victim but the UK-based Observatory for Human Rights say he was affiliated with Iran and had died in a targeted killing, alleging Israel was responsible.

Lior Ben Ari | 05.25.24. YNet

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New details on recovery of three hostages' bodies. IDF releases new details on the complex operation to rescue the bodies of hostages Hanan Yablonka, Michel Nisenbaum and Orion Hernandez from the Gaza Strip.

Israel National News May 25, 2024, 8:25 PM ...the three hostages were murdered during the October 7th Massacre and abducted from the Mefalsim intersection into the Gaza Strip by Hamas terrorists... INN

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IAF eliminates sniper cell that fired at troops. Israel National News May 25, 2024, 8:37 PM INN

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Hamas ramps up its psychological terrorism Hamas' military arm, the Al-Qassam Brigades, publishes a video clip sending a message to Israelis and blaming PM Netanyahu and the IDF for hostages' deaths. Dalit Halevi, May 25, 2024, 9:09 PM (GMT+3) INN

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+<small>
+Shin Bet chief visits Malmo ahead of Eurovision - report.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/07/2024 11:01 AM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800245 INN]
+_____
+Watch: IDF forces enter Rafah.
+IDF publishes footage of forces entering, taking control of Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt.
+Israel National News, May 7, 2024, 12:55 PM (GMT+3)
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389545 INN]
+_____
+NYC Mayor to Arutz Sheva:
+'These are not protests, this is dangerous radicalization'.
+Yoni Kempinski
+May 7, 2024, 1:20 AM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389513 INN]
+_____
+IAF aircraft eliminate terror cell in Beit Hanoun.
+Israel National News
+May 7, 2024, 1:11 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389546 INN]
+_____
+Imagining a world without antisemitism.
+In this utopian world in which Jew-hatred was nothing but a bad memory, Hamas would have no reason to exist. Instead of building rockets and tunnels, the residents of Gaza could turn their coastal enclave into a paradise with a bustling economy and a high standard of living. Op-ed.
+Gary Willig, May 7, 2024, 2:10 PM.
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389551 INN]
+_____
+US government outraged at Hamas response
+Israel National news
+May 7, 2024, 3:31 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389556 INN]
+_____
+Columbia prof.: 'Israeli friends will be harmed first'.
+Yoni Kempinski
+May 7, 2024, 3:27 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389555 INN]
+_____
+Israeli official: Hamas proposal is unacceptable.
+New proposal includes demand for Israel to release re-arrested 'Shalit deal' terrorists senior Israeli official tells Reuters that Hamas' counteroffer to the Egyptian proposal is unacceptable to Israel, and Israel will rethink its next steps.
+Israel National News
+May 7, 2024, 2:48 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389552 INN]
+_____
+Residents of Gaza border communities can return in two to three year, Israeli official says.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/07/2024 03:59 PM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800303 JPost]
+_____
+IDF tanks take control of Gazan side of Rafah Crossing to Egypt, key road captured.
+By Emanuel Fabian.
+Official says army launched ‘limited operation’ aimed at pressuring Hamas to accept a deal; army says 20 gunmen killed, 3 tunnels found, explosive-laden car hit as it drove at tank.
+May 2024
+[https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-tanks-take-control-of-gazan-side-of-rafah-crossing-to-egypt-key-road-captured/ TOI]
+______
+NYT: Mediators 'frustrated' by Hamas's now rejecting deal terms it proposed in March.
+By Lazar Berman.
+May 2024.
+[https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/nyt-mediators-frustrated-by-hamass-now-rejecting-deal-terms-it-proposed-in-march/ TOI]
+_____
+Watch: IDF destroys launcher used to fire at Israel.
+IAF aircraft strike rocket launcher that was used to fire projectiles toward Israel, less than an hour after they were fired.
+Israel National News, May 7, 2024, 11:30 PM.
+...approximately 12 projectiles were also identified crossing from the area of Rafah in southern Gaza into the area of Re'im earlier on Tuesday...
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389581 INN]
+_____
+Lior Rudaeff murdered, his body is held by Hamas.
+Hostages Families Forum Headquarters announces that hostage believed to have been kidnapped on October 7 was killed that day and his body was taken to Gaza by terrorists.
+Israel National News
+May 7, 2024, 9:43 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389576 INN]
+_____
+Swedish singer Erik Saade violates Eurovision rules, performs holding keffiyeh.
+Amid fears of major pro-Palestinian riot in Malmö, Erik Saade performs in opening of contest's first semi-final, ignoring EBU regulations by wrapping the black-and-white keffiyeh around his wrist; Israeli starlet Eden Golan set to perform 'Hurricane' on Thursday in the 2nd semi final.
+Raz Shechnik, Malmö | published: 05.07.24 |23:26
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/culture/article/hywg1mdzc YNet]
+______
+CRYBABIES: Hunger-Striking Princeton Protestors Moan That Nobody Is Monitoring Their Health [SEE THE VIDEOS]
+May 8, 2024
+[https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2281747/crybabies-hunger-striking-princeton-protestors-moan-that-nobody-is-monitoring-their-health-see-the-videos.html YWN]
+______
+UN Official Duped By Fake Rabbi’s Invite To Speak On ‘Morality Of Intifada’ At Anti-Israel Protest.
+Francesca Albanese asked for an honorarium to be transferred to the 'fellowship of her volunteer' for speech on 'morality of intifada'
+By Kassy Akiva.
+May 7, 2024. DailyWire.com
+[https://www.dailywire.com/news/un-official-duped-by-fake-rabbis-invite-to-speak-on-morality-of-intifada-at-anti-israel-protest DailyWire]
+DOPE: Israel Hating UN Official Duped by Satirical “Chief Rabbi of Gaza” Into Agreeing to Speak at Anti-Israel Event.
+May 8, 2024.
+A notoriously anti-Israel United Nations official, Francesca Albanese, was tricked into agreeing to speak at an anti-Israel event at Columbia University by a satirical account posing as the “Chief Rabbi of Gaza.” The account, “Rabbi Linda Goldstein,” is known for mocking progressive anti-Israel talking points.
+The Daily Wire, which published the hilarious idiocy of Albanese, revealed that “Goldstein” – who is actually a male lawyer whose name isn’t public – emailed Albanese, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian territories, inviting her to deliver a keynote address on the “Morality of Intifada” to thousands of students gathered at the Gaza solidarity encampment. Albanese’s research assistant, Eleonora De Martin, responded, asking for more details on the topic and length.
+Despite being told the speech would defend “intifada,” De Martin maintained interest and asked about an honorarium. Goldstein offered a small honorarium, which De Martin requested be transferred to the “fellowship of her volunteer” due to official capacity restrictions.
+[https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2281738/dope-israel-hating-un-official-duped-by-satirical-chief-rabbi-of-gaza-into-agreeing-to-speak-at-anti-israel-event.html YWN].
+Gaza ‘chief rabbi’ dupes staff of UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese.
+A United Nations watchdog is calling for a probe of Albanese after one of her staff members appeared to try to bypass rules about honoraria.
+Mike Wagenheim.
+(May 8, 2024 / JNS)
+Hillel Neuer, executive director of U.N. Watch, is calling for an investigation of Francesca Albanese after a staff member for the U.N. special rapporteur for the Palestinian-controlled territories appeared to ask that an honorarium circumvent United Nations rules.
+[https://www.jns.org/gaza-chief-rabbi-dupes-staff-of-un-rapporteur-francesca-albanese/ JNS]
+______
+BBC (fake) News – written by terrorists – the proof.
+May 8, 2024.
+This exclusive shows without doubt that the BBC puts out blatant fake news reports, and it also proves that the sources they rely upon for news include Al Jazeera, Hamas, and Islamic Jihad!
+Hamas propaganda – the mass graves of Nasser Hospital.
+As part of the move south, the Israeli forces began to close in on the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis. In mid-January fighting between Israel and the terrorist factions became intense in the *vicinity* of the hospital.  Hamas propaganda channels were reporting dozens of casualties by January 22. On the same day, Palestinians began burying the bodies (almost certainly mostly dead terrorists) in the grounds of the hospital....
+Institutional problem.
+The above shows just how bad the situation has become. The BBC is sharing fake news provided to them by terrorist groups. But as I was putting this report together three additional BBC incidents occurred that can be used to show that the problem with the BBC appears unsalvageable.
+One: On the 29 April the BBC ran a story by Adnan El-Bursh, the Gazan based BBC Arabic correspondent. In it El-Bursh describes his life in Gaza during the war. But the article also highlights the deep friendship between El-Bursh and Wael Al-Dahdouh – the man who runs the Al Jazeera office in Gaza. Al-Dahdouh spent seven years in an Israeli jail for throwing Molotov cocktails. Apparently he was affiliated with Islamic Jihad at the time. His brother, his son, over a dozen of his cousins, his nephews and his brother-in-law were all Islamic Jihad terrorists. His family is considered Islamic Jihad royalty. This is a man a BBC correspondent should whitewash, admire and respect?
+Two: On May 1, another BBC Arabic journalist, Lebanon-based Rami Ruhayem, sent an email to BBC executives which downplayed the October 7 atrocities and incredibly suggested BBC material is biased towards Israel. And here is the truth. The BBC attempts balance between terrorist supporters and Israel supporters, between the terrorists and the democracy. In doing this it falls into a rabbit hole it cannot escape from. Not only is much of the material the BBC rely on anti-Israel junk, but it will never been enough for those who support the terrorists.
+Three: On May 5, the BBC published an article about the student protest at Newcastle University. The article whitewashed the event – making it seem peaceful and benign. One of the leaders of the protest publicly celebrated October 7.  The BBC journalist did no research and clearly just wanted to paint the protestors in a positive light. It is impossible to imagine the BBC writing about far right protestors in such a fashion regardless of the physically passive nature of the protest.
+This is the output of the BBC these days. It is not accidental. The anti-Israel virus is in the BBC’s very DNA. The BBC is producing fake news provided by terrorist groups. It really is difficult to see any way back from here.
+[https://david-collier.com/bbc-fake-news/ David Collier]
+_______
+Open Source Intel @Osint613:
+WATCH
+FIU Student: "Are we Anti-Jewish students not worth protecting?"
+Wait, what?
+Via
+@IsraelWarRoom
+May 8, 2024
+[https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/1788201783682011559 on Twitter]
+A pro-Hamas student at Florida. International University let the cat out of the bag and admitted that the protests are “anti-Jewish” and not just anti-Israel.
+In a classic case of the perpetrator playing the victim, the student complained that the pro-Hamas protesters are not being protected from counterprotesters.
+“Are we as Arab, Palestinian, Muslim, and anti-Jewish students not worth protecting?” she asked.
+It should be noted that she read her speech from a paper, showing that “anti-Jewish” wasn’t merely a slip of the tongue.
+[https://yeshivaworld.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240508121304_251534.jpg]
+(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
+[https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2281874/watch-whoops-pro-hamas-student-admits-the-truth-anti-jewish-instead-of-anti-israel.html YWN]
+_____
+Ex-hostage Elma Avraham leaving hospital 5 months after release from Hamas captivity.
+Ilanan Curiel | 05.08.24.
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rjnh5yyfc YNet]
+______
+Border Police cop injured in W.Bank raid succumbs to wounds.
+Meir Turgeman | 05.08.24.
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rk2dalyz0 YNet]
+_______
+US pause on Israel weapons shipment due to Rafah, Pentagon chief says.
+Reuters, Itamar Eichner. 05.08.24
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rkui8mkg0 YNet]
+______
+Ohio AG warns masked students protesting against Israel could be charged under anti-KKK law.
+By AP and TOI Staff.
+May 2024, 12:35 am
+[https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/ohio-ag-warns-masked-students-protesting-against-israel-could-be-charged-under-anti-kkk-law/ TOI]
+______
+Biden threatens to halt transfer of offensive weapons to Israel if IDF enters Rafah.
+By TOI Staff.
+May 2024, 1:46 am.
+US president warns Jerusalem ‘not going to get our support’ if it goes ahead with offensive * Senior Hamas figure says terror group sticking to its terms for truce deal.
+[https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-may-09-2024/ TOI]
+_____
+US Senator Graham says delaying arms to Israel akin to 'Hiroshima and Nagasaki on steroids'.
+GOP lawmaker says US ‘will pay a price’ for ‘obscene’ decision to stop weapons to Israel ‘at a time of great peril’; State Department says considering delaying further weapon shipments to Israel in response to Rafah operation
+Itamar Eichner, Daniel Edelson, New York | published:05.08.24 | 21:26.
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/h1kbjukmr YNet]
+______
+UK police arrest three men in counter-terrorism investigation.
+By Reuters. Published: May 8, 2024 23:29.
+British police said on Wednesday they had arrested three men in northern England on suspicion of "commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism."
+The statement issued by Greater Manchester Police did not give further details on the arrests but said police did not currently believe there was any wider threat linked to them.
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800485 JPost]
+_____
+Republicans slam Biden for pausing Israel arms shipment.
+“This is obscene. It is absurd,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). “Give Israel what they need to fight the war they can’t afford to lose.”
+Andrew Bernard.
+(May 8, 2024 / JNS)
+House and Senate Republicans slammed U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to pause an arms shipment to Israel and demanded that the administration explain why it failed to notify Congress.
+Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) wrote to the Biden administration on Monday asking for answers about the frozen arms deal.
+“We are shocked that your administration has reportedly decided to withhold critical ammunition to Israel,” the senators wrote.
+“You promised your commitment to Israel was ironclad,” they added. “Pausing much-needed military support to our closest Middle Eastern ally signals otherwise.”
+The Biden administration withheld the approval of the sale of two types of precision-guided bombs, the first such delay of an arms sale since Oct. 7, Politico reported on Tuesday.
+[https://www.jns.org/republicans-slam-biden-for-pausing-israel-arms-shipment/ JNS]
+______
+Republicans slam Biden for pausing Israel arms shipment.
+Andrew Bernard.
+(May 8, 2024)
+[https://www.jns.org/republicans-slam-biden-for-pausing-israel-arms-shipment/ JNS]
+______
+Biden to CNN: ‘If they go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons’.
+“Biden is siding with Hamas over Israel,” said David Friedman, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel. “There’s no other way to say it.”
+(May 8, 2024)
+[https://www.jns.org/biden-if-they-go-into-rafah-im-not-supplying-the-weapons/ JNS]
+_____
+IDF attacks Hamas targets in central Gaza.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/09/2024 02:01 AM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800501 JPost]
+______
+Israel strikes south of Damascus.
+By Maariv.
+/09/2024 05:36 AM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800516 JPost]
+______
+Police operate to destroy Jerusalem home of terrorist - report.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.  Published: May 9, 2024.
+Police forces and Border Police officers operated early Thursday morning to destroy the Shuafat home of the terrorist who carried out a terror attack in Re'em Junction a few months ago, Israeli media reported.
+The attack left two dead and wounded several others.
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800521 JPost]
+_____
+Gallant: IDF has pushed Hezbollah back to ‘significant distances’.
+The IDF announced the death of Staff Sgt. Haim Sabach, 20, who was killed by a Hezbollah missile.
+(May 9, 2024 / JNS)
+[https://www.jns.org/gallant-idf-has-pushed-hezbollah-back-to-significant-distances/ JNS]
+_____
+AJC Israel Director:
+'October 7 has been forgotten in America.'
+Yoni Kempinski
+May 9, 2024, 9:17 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389692 INN]
+______
+Trump:
+'Crooked Joe is taking the side of these terrorists'. The former president insisted on social media that he would have prevented the war and backed Israel's efforts to win it.
+Israel National News
+May 9, 2024, 12:16 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389674 INN]
+______
+Israel's UN ambassador decries US decision to pause weapons transfers - broadcaster.
+By Reuters.
+/09/2024 09:33 AM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800528 JPost]
+______
+Ireland and Spain could recognize Palestinian state on May 21, RTE News reports.
+By Reuters.
+/09/2024 10:41 AM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800533 JPost]
+______
+Police arrest east Jerusalem resident for suspicion of hanging Hamas flags in Isawiya.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/09/2024 12:13 PM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800543 JPost]
+______
+Biden under fire over decision to pause weapons to Israel.
+Israel National News, May 9, 2024, 2:45 PM.
+US Pres. Joe Biden faces criticism from within the Democratic party, leading Republicans, following his promise that if Israel expands its Rafah operations, the US will halt weapons shipments.
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389677 INN]
+______
+IDF Chief of Staff:
+'Our obligation to all is one: to be a shield for our people'.
+Israel National News
+May 9, 2024, 5:37 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389689 INN]
+______
+IED attack near Tzur Harel in Binyamin.
+Israel National News
+May 9, 2024, 3:26 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389678 INN]
+______
+Two UAVs intercepted by IDF in Lebanese territory.
+Israel National News, May 9, 2024, 6:15 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389691 INN]
+______
+IDF intercepts launches detected from Lebanon, strikes Hezbollah infrastructure.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/09/2024 06:30 PM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800619 JPost]
+______
+Ahead of Memorial Day:
+Over 25 thousand have fallen in Israel's wars.
+servicemen and women fell during the Swords of Iron War, 637 of them were IDF soldiers, 39 were members of local security response teams, 68 were police officers, and 6 were ISA agents.
+Israel National News, May 9, 2024, 4:55 PM.
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389686 INN]
+______
+"'Sinwar, we will not let you die," protesters chant in Malmo.
+Gretta Thunberg among thousands of protesters in multiple locations in Malmo calling for destruction of Israel and deportation of Jews back to Poland, ahead of Eden Golan's performance at the Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals.
+Zeev Avrahami | published: 07.09.24 |17:50.
+Thousands of protesters many carrying Palestinian flags marched on Thursday in Malmo calling for a boycott of Israel. Greta Thunberg was among the marchers who chanted calls for the destruction of Israel and the Jews. "Send the Jews back to Poland," some of the protesters shouted, "Israel is a murderer, Sinwar we will not let you die," others called..
+Protesters, mostly Arabic speakers gathered in each of the locations while Palestinian flags appeared on apartment block windows around the city.
+[https://ynet-pic1.yit.co.il/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto/picserver5/crop_images/2024/05/09/H1Vz9NIczC/H1Vz9NIczC_0_210_1280_721_0_x-large.jpg].
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/culture/article/sy1lkvqzc YNet]
+______
+The Egyptian connection to Biden's threat.
+Israel National News.
+May 10, 2024, 12:06 AM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389711 INN]
+______
+'You are a true friend of Israel':
+Jewish and Christian leaders thank Trump.
+Israel National News
+May 10, 2024, 1:14 AM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389713 INN]
+______
+Hillary Clinton slams anti-Israel protests on college campuses, says students have been fed propaganda.
+By Jacob Magid.
+May, 2024, 11:53 pm
+Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton tears into the pro-Palestinian protest movement that has swept across American colleges, calling them ignorant and lamenting that they’re being misinformed by propaganda on social media and in the classroom.
+“I have had many conversations with a lot of young people over the last many months. They don’t know very much at all about the history of the Middle East or frankly about history in many areas of the world, including in our own country,” Clinton tells MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
+“With respect to the Middle East, they don’t know that under the bringing together of the Israelis and the Palestinians by my husband — then-Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak, the then-head of the Palestinian Liberation Organization Yasser Arafat — an offer was made to the Palestinians for a state on 96% of the existing territory occupied by the Palestinians with 4% of Israel to be given to reach 100% of the amount of territory that was hoped for.”
+“This offer was made and if Yasser Arafat had accepted it there would have been a Palestinian state now for about 24 years. It’s one of the great tragedies of history that he was unable to say, ‘yes,'” Clinton laments.
+“My husband has a book coming out later this year in which he talks about how Arafat kept saying that he intended to agree, he wanted to agree, but he was pretty sure he’d be killed because Sadat was killed by extremists when he made peace with Israel. Our dear, dear friend, Yitzhak Rabin was killed by a radical Israeli when he was pursuing the two-state solution.”
+“This is a very important piece of history to understand if you’re going to take any kind of position regarding what’s going on right now,” the former US secretary of state says.
+Turning to how these far-left college students have been misinformed, Clinton says they are being fed “propaganda” instead of receiving an education.
+“Anybody who is teaching in a university or anyone who is putting content on social media should be held responsible for what they include and what they exclude. So much of what we’re seeing, particularly on TikTok, about what’s going on in the Middle East is willfully false, but it’s also incredibly slanted, pro-Hamas, anti-Israel.”
+“It is not any place where anyone should go to get information about complex matters like what is going on there… People are on social media oftentimes to press an ideological, religious, financial or partisan political agenda. You don’t get the facts, you don’t get any kind of context.”
+“We have to do a better job… with young people in trying to help them understand how to filter and interpret the information they’re getting.”
+“We also need to do a better job in our classrooms, particularly at the college or university level, not to fall into easy absolutes — you’re either for or against. Life is too complicated, history certainly is.”
+[https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/hillary-clinton-slams-anti-israel-protests-on-college-campuses-says-students-have-been-fed-propaganda/ TOI]
+_____
+Israeli envoy to US says weapons holdup sends ‘wrong message,’ puts Israel ‘in a corner’.
+PM: ‘If we have to stand alone, we will stand alone’ * Ministers to meet on US munitions holdup * Cairo hostage-truce talks end * Eden Golan qualifies for Saturday’s Eurovision final.
+By Michael Bachner
+Shira Silkoff and TOI Staff.
+May, 2024.
+[https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-may-09-2024/ TOI]
+______
+Australian National University: Pro-Palestine students allegedly perform Nazi salutes and impersonate Hitler during meeting.
+By David Southwell For Daily Mail Australia16:42 09 May 2024, updated 17:04 09 May 2024.
+[https://i-dailymail-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/ii/AW/s/i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/09/16/84668609-0-image-a-24_1715269313415.jpg]
+*Student allegedly does Nazi salute on camera.
+*Another allegedly imitated Hitler moustache.
+[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13400239/Australian-National-University-Pro-Palestine-students-allegedly-perform-Nazi-salutes-impersonate-Hitler-meeting.html DailyMail]
+______
+civilians murdered, 711 security forces killed since October 7.
+Since October massacre, 132 hostages still held by Hamas, including 65 civilians; total number of fallen security personnel since the establishment of the Jewish state stands at 25,034, and the death toll of civilians from terror attacks stands at 5,100.
+Nina Fox, Hadar Gil-Ad | published:09.05.24 | 19:31
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bk1lmv9gr YNet]
+_____
+Former US army chief: The United States killed a lot of innocent people.
+Watch: Ret. Gen. Mark Milley hits back at those who criticize Israel's actions in Gaza, says the US has committed many war crimes over the years.
+Israel National News, May 10, 2024, 2:23 AM (GMT+3)
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389714 INN]
+____
+IDF says some 50 gunmen killed by troops in eastern Rafah; 150,000 civilians evacuated.
+By Emanuel Fabian.
+May 2024, 5:59 pm.
+Amid the IDF’s ongoing operation in the eastern part of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, some 50 gunmen have been killed by troops, according to the latest estimates by the military.
+Another 10 tunnel shafts have been found, and they are being prepared for demolition.
+The operation was launched late Monday, following an IDF evacuation order of the area.
+The military estimates that around 150,000 Palestinians have evacuated from the eastern Rafah area so far.
+The IDF currently does not plan to expand the evacuation order to other areas of Rafah, as the ongoing operation remains relatively limited in scope amid hostage negotiations with Hamas.
+Additionally, the Rafah Crossing with Egypt remains closed due to the IDF operations there, and it is still unclear what will subsequently happen with it.
+[https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-says-some-50-gunmen-killed-by-troops-in-eastern-rafah-150000-civilians-evacuated/ TOI]
+_____
+Bennett: War against Hamas would be 'done in three days' if Israel didn't care about civilian casualties.
+Former prime minister Naftali Bennett says US President Joe Biden’s decision to delay a weapons shipment to Israel is “deeply misguided,” in an interview with CNN.
+May, 2024, 1:49pm.
+“If Hamas is granted immunity because it hides behind civilians… that means that the whole global jihad organizations are all going to adopt human shields as the core way of conducting terror,” he says.
+[https://twitter.com/naftalibennett/status/1788845328596172850].
+Bennet: "...We never target civilians.”
+“In fact,” he continues, “we have the lowest ratio of collateral damage in the history of urban warfare.”
+Israel is “bending over backward in order to prevent unnecessary deaths,” he says. “Otherwise we’d get this whole thing done within three days if we didn’t care about it.”
+[https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/bennett-war-against-hamas-would-be-done-in-three-days-if-israel-didnt-care-about-civilian-casualties/ TOI]
+_____
+IDF troops fight gunmen in eastern Rafah as Iron Dome blocks 2 rockets on Kerem Shalom.
+Elana Kirsh and TOI Staff.
+May, 2024.
+Egypt: Hamas, Israel both need to show ‘flexibility’ to close Gaza truce * CNN reports Hamas demand for 12-week ceasefire was a major sticking point in latest round of talks.
+[https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-may-10-2024/ TOI]
+_____
+Blinken report expected to say Israel is not breaking weapons terms, report.
+Biden ordered review of how credible are Israel's assurances that its use of U.S. weapons does not violate U.S. or international law; Administration also reviewing use of American weapons by 6 other countries involved in armed conflicts.
+Reuters | published: 10.05.24| 10:57
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rybmzlozc YNet]
+______
+supported, 9 opposed: the Palestinians received many rights, Erdan tore up the UN Charter.
+Almost like a member state: by a large majority, the UN Assembly approved granting the Palestinians various rights, including speaking on behalf of a group of countries and receiving the right to respond. Erdan took the stage with a picture of "President Sinwar", and tore up the picture and the UN Charter:  Churchill and Roosevelt are turning over in their graves."  Abu Mazen: Now we will try to obtain full membership in the United Nations.
+ Itamar Eichner, Daniel Adelson, Einav Halavi  Posted: 05.10.24.
+[https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/hjqpniimc YNet]
+____
+State Department report won't find Israel in violation of weapons terms, Axios reports.
+By Hannah Sarisohn, Reuters.
+/10/2024.
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800739 JPost]
+_____
+IDF launches wave of attacks in the Gaza Strip, including in Rafah.
+By Amir Bohbot.
+/11/2024.
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800766 JPost]
+_____
+Approximately 300,000 Gazans move from Rafah toward the expanded humanitarian space in Mawasi.
+By Amir Bohbot.
+/11/2024.
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800773 JPost]
+_____
+Swedish poll shows that 40% of respondents will vote for Eden Golan in Eurovision.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/11/2024.
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800775 JPost]
+_____
+IDF intercepts rocket after sirens sound in Kerem Shalom area.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff
+/11/2024.
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800780 JPost]
+_____
+Hamas delegation arrives in South Africa for 'Global Anti-Apartheid[sic] Conference on Palestine'.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff
+/11/2024.
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800781 JPost]
+_____
+'Focused solely on the performance': Israeli Eurovision delegation moves to different room.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/11/2024.
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800790 JPost]
+_____
+Egypt refuses to coordinate with Israel on entry of aid from Rafah crossing, Alqahera News reports.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff
+/11/2024.
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800801 JPost]
+_____
+Following alarms in northern Israel, UAV falls in Beit Hillel - report.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/11/2024.
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800807 JPost]
+_____
+IDF announces name of fallen soldier.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/11/2024.
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800810 JPost]
+IDF says 5th soldier killed fighting Hamas after troops return to Gaza City’s Zeitoun.
+Hamas airs propaganda video of hostage Nadav Popplewell, 51 * Israeli strikes reported in Jabaliya amid preparations for new operation against terror group’s regained foothold there.
+May, 2024.
+[https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-may-11-2024/ TOI]
+Psychological terrorism:
+Hamas publishes video clip of hostage Nadav Popplewell.
+Orly harari
+May 11, 2024, 8:14 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389765 INN]
+_______
+Following Hamas attempts to reorganize:
+IDF evacuates civilians from Jabaliya.
+Israel National News
+May 11, 2024, 8:43 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389768 INN]
+_____
+Watch:
+IDF eliminates terrorist who took part in October 7 massacre.
+Israel National News
+May 11, 2024, 8:53 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389769 INN]
+_____
+Israel’s war reflects the struggle between democracy and tyranny.
+Opinion: As Gaza war rages, Russia deepens ties with Iran, while China harnesses widening divide between US and global south; this new ‘triad of evil’ has all it takes to pull the hegemon into a predicament
+Jennifer Teale | published: 05.11.24 | 21:00
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hypv2xtzr YNet]
+______
+IDF forces find 'major underground network' under Gaza City’s Zeitoun district, army says.
+IDF forces uncovered a “major underground network” under Gaza City’s Zeitoun district used to carry out attacks against Israeli troops, chief army spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari told a media briefing Saturday evening. He added that fighter jets struck terrorist sites across Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip after the military initiated the temporary evacuation of civilians earlier Saturday. (Ynet).
+.11.24 | 21:09.
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hjhr446m0 YNet]
+______
+Israeli fighter jets strike Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff
+/11/2024 09:01 PM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800814 JPost]
+____
+Israel claims to prevent Hamas from re-establishing military hold in Gaza's Jabalya.
+By Reuters , Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/11/2024 09:12 PM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800816 JPost]
+_____
+Israel Air Force to train over Jerusalem ahead of Remembrance Day.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff
+/11/2024 09:26 PM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800815 JPost]
+______
+‘Never again’: Pro-Israel vandals spray paint NYC home of Columbia protester.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/11/2024 10:14 PM
+...According to the report, the vandals spraypainted James Carlson's Park Slope home with Stars of David, "7-10," and "Never Again."
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800813 JPost]
+_____
+Families of Gaza hostages block Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff
+/11/2024 10:16 PM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800818 JPost]
+_____
+Eden Golan triumphantly takes the stage as the song 'I Love It' plays.
+By Hannah Brown.
+/11/2024 10:35 PM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800821 JPost]
+_____
+Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrested at Eurovision pro-Palestinian protest.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/11/2024 11:45 PM
+...Footage shared on X showed Thunberg wrapped in a keffiyeh scarf being carried out of the event by the police.
+...The pro-Palestinian protest was broken up by the police. ...
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800826 JPost]
+_____
+Launches from Lebanon land in open areas in Upper Galilee.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff
+/12/2024 12:34 AM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800827 JPost]
+_____
+Rocket falls in Ashkelon area, three wounded.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/12/2024 01:38 AM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800829 JPost]
+Gaza rocket hits home, three people injured.
+Sirens sounded in Ashkelon overnight, after terrorists from Gaza fire rockets at the city. Three lightly injured and taken to Barzilai Hospital.
+Israel National News
+May 12, 2024, 5:58 AM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389787 INN]
+________
+Gaza rocket devastates Ashkelon home in direct strike.
+Sirens sound in southern city shortly after 1 a.m.; no casualties reported as apartment stood empty; Israeli jets said to launch airstrikes in Rafah amid artillery fire targeting city's center and east.
+Matan Tzuri | published: 05.12.24 | 02:33
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/s1bjadtza YNet]
+_____
+Eurovision 2024:
+Switzerland wins, Israel finishes fifth.
+Orli Harari.
+May 12, 2024, 4:50 AM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389785 INN]
+_____
+UN Halves Its Estimate of Women and Children Killed in Gaza.
+Between May 6 and May 8, the UN cut in half its estimates of the number of women and children killed in Gaza. The estimates were based on Hamas numbers and are a reminder that all fatality estimates coming from that source are unreliable.
+Blog Post by Elliott Abrams.
+From the beginning of the Gaza war on October 7th, almost every statement about Palestinian fatalities has been based on Hamas numbers. The “Gaza Ministry of Health” or the “Government Media Office” are the usual sources, as if those words meant anything other than Hamas.
+The UN claimed 23,084 dead by January 7. On February 29, NPR said more than 30,000 had been killed. Wikipedia says “As of May 8….over 34,2623 have been killed, 70% of them are  women and minors.” Time Magazine carried an article by a professor at the Columbia University School of Public Health on March 15 that claimed more than 30,000 were dead and said “Actually, the numbers are likely conservative. The science is extremely clear.” President Biden has used the 30,0000 figure himself, in his State of the Union speech.
+It has become increasingly clear that these numbers represent Hamas propaganda. The best analysis was done by Prof. Abraham Wyner [https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/how-gaza-health-ministry-fakes-casualty-numbers] of the Wharton School at Penn, in an article in Tablet Magazine. He demonstrates conclusively that “The numbers are not real. That much is obvious to anyone who understands how naturally occurring numbers work. The casualties are not overwhelmingly women and children….”
+May 12, 2024 11:44 am (EST).
+[https://www.cfr.org/blog/un-halves-its-estimate-women-and-children-killed-gaza CFR]
+_____
+New York:
+Anti-Israel protesters block traffic on Manhattan Bridge.
+Israel National News
+May 12, 2024, 5:32 AM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389786 INN]
+_____
+Uncrewed aerial system launched from Yemen's Houthi area, no injuries reported, CENTCOM says.
+By Reuters.
+/12/2024 05:42 AM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800834 JPost]
+______
+Post-war plan:
+Israel to assume civil administration of Gaza for at least a year.
+Israel National News
+May 12, 2024, 7:52 AM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389795 INN]
+______
+US offers valuable intel in exchange for restraint in Rafah, report.
+Officials say administration offered to give location of Hamas leaders, strategic tunnels if offensive would be limited; also offer to help establish safe tent cities and provide food, water, medicine for civilians leaving area.
+Ynet | published: 05.12.24 | 08:10
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hy9ji6tma YNet]
+______
+Arms shipment freeze:
+Trump: 'The worst betrayal in the history of our country.'
+Israel National News
+May 12, 2024, 11:47 AM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389804 INN]
+_____
+Over 150 targets struck.
+IDF soldiers operate in Jabaliya, Zeitoun and Rafah.
+Israel National News
+May 12, 2024, 2:54 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389814 INN]
+______
+Blinken:
+'Hamas will remain no matter what Israel does in Rafah.'
+Israel National News
+May 12, 2024, 6:14 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389825 INN]
+_____
+Watch:
+Terrorist who held hostage Noa Marciano captive eliminated.
+Israel National News
+May 12, 2024, 6:39 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389827 INN]
+_____
+Biden says there would be a ceasefire in Gaza ‘tomorrow’ if Hamas frees hostages.
+By Agencies, TOI Staff and Jacob Magid.
+May, 2024.
+[https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden-says-there-would-be-a-ceasefire-in-gaza-tomorrow-if-hamas-frees-hostages/ TOI]
+_____
+US envoy to Israel denies US-Israel ties have changed: Only 'one set of munitions' held back.
+May, 2024.
+[https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/us-envoy-to-israel-denies-us-israel-ties-have-changed-only-one-set-of-munitions-held-back/ TOI]
+_____
+IDF chief on Memorial Day: I’m responsible for those who fell on Oct. 7; I won’t forget.
+By Elana Kirsh and TOI Sraff.
+Blinken urges Israel to lay out postwar plan for Strip * IDF announces opening of new crossing with northern Gaza for aid deliveries, says top Hamas operative killed in airstrike.
+May, 2024.
+[https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-may-12-2024/ TOI]
+____
+Courage and bravery: These are the 272 soldiers who heroically fell in the war.
+These are the 272 soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice fighting terror.
+Israel National News.
+Published: Oct 27, 2023, 4:06 PM (GMT+3)
+Updated: May 13, 2024, 9:55 AM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/379499 INN]
+____
+Five IDF soldiers, contractor seriously wounded in southern Gaza.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/13/2024 05:33 PM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-801032 JPost]
+_____
+May 13: ‘Torch-dousing’ ceremony, rally for hostages counter state independence confab
+Over 100,000 gather at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv * White House: We don’t believe Israel is perpetrating genocide in Gaza war * Netanyahu calls for full victory over Hamas.
+By Elana Kirsh and Joshua Davidovich.
+May 2024.
+...Amsterdam University closed for 2 days after masked anti-Israel activists storm building in violent sit-in...
+[https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-may-13-2024/ TOI]
+______
+Sinwar slideshow gives glimpse of secret service he runs to spy on Gazans: NYT.
+Presentation, said to have been prepared for viewing by Hamas leader and reviewed by newspaper, shows terror group’s surveillance of people in Gaza it suspects of dissent.
+By TOI Staff
+May, 2024, 4:09 pm
+[https://www.timesofisrael.com/sinwar-slideshow-gives-glimpse-of-secret-service-he-runs-to-spy-on-gazans-ny-times/ TOI]
+______
+US successfully intercepts two Houthi UAVs and one missile.
+By Walla!
+/14/2024 03:50 AM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-801088 JPost]
+_____
+IDF successfully intercepts UAV, no damage or wounded reported.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/14/2024 12:00 AM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-801065 JPost]
+_____
+Google marks Israel's Independence Day with blue and white flagged search bar.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/14/2024 06:28 AM
+[https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_428,w_640/596990]
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-801094 JPost]
+_____
+Israeli fighter jets kill Hezbollah terrorist, strike targets overnight in southern Lebanon.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/14/2024 09:07 AM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-801100 JPost]
+_____
+Herzog and Halevi honor IDF at annual Independence Day ceremony for distinguished soldiers.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/14/2024 09:51 AM
+[https://ww.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-801104 JPost]
+_____
+Religious Services Ministry to fund alternate Lag B'Omer fires.
+In the coming days, a national tender is expected to be issued, within which religious councils across the country will have the opportunity to submit requests for funding Lag BaOmer events.
+Israel National News, May 14, 2024, 10:37 AM (GMT+3)
+Minister of Religious Services Michael Malkieli and the ministry's director general Yehuda Avidan agreed last night with the Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich on the allocation of funds for Lag BaOmer events throughout the country.
+These celebrations will be instead of the traditional annual celebration of Lag BaOmer in Meron, which will not take place due to the security situation.
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389917 INN]
+_____
+Footage from the fighting:
+Battles in Rafah, fighting expands in Jabalya.
+Uzi Baruch
+May 14, 2024, 12:41 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389922 INN]
+____
+Douglas Murray:
+'In the face of death cults, choose life.'
+Israel National News
+May 14, 2024, 1:00 PM
+Douglas Murray dedicated his Hamilton Award to the people of Israel for their national response to the October 7th massacre.
+British author Douglas Murray was honoured with the Hamilton Award recently, and in his speech mentioned the October 7th massacre and the resultant Swords of Iron War.
+“On the 8th of October I went down to Times Square, and there were these men and women waving signs celebrating the massacre of the previous day. They weren't calling for a two-state solution,” he said.
+“A couple of things were obvious - that I had to get to Israel as soon as I could, and that we were going to see a kind of Holocaust denialism in real time.
+“I went and saw the massacre, the hospitals, the wounded, the morgues where they identified the dead. I also had the opportunity to witness Israel's response - unlike some countries today Israel doesn't just sit back with when it's attacked, much as some of the world would like it to do. I felt rather proud actually to go back through that fence with the IDF when they were going into Gaza in search of the hostages. I saw the tunnel networks that Hamas has spent all these years building with your money and mine. I was the first person allowed in to see the Hamas terrorists who'd committed the atrocities in the prison cells in which they're held.”
+Murray added “I think often of the line from Deuteronomy 11:26, when God says 'I've set before you life and death, blessing and curse. You shall choose life, that you and your descendants might live,' and of the Psalmist 118:17 who said, 'I shall not die but I shall live.' When I think of October 7th now, I don't only think of the victims, I think of the extraordinary heroes.”
+“A young man who's a friend of mine in his 30s woke up in Jerusalem and realized what was going on. He got into his car and drove south. He collected some guns, left a farewell message to his children and his wife on his phone, and then got a call from his company commander saying, 'You have to come back to base in Jerusalem.' He said 'No, we're needed in the south now.' His commander said, 'Are you defying an order?' He said, 'I'm defying an order. We're needed in the south.' He fought for the next forty-eight hours and survived.”
+“I think of my friend Moshe, now my cameraman. The first day we were together, we donned our armor and helmets on the Gaza border, and I noted that he had a bullet mark down the top of his helmet. He explained that it was from the 7th - he every Saturday would go down to see a friend of his and he drove right into the middle of the firefight on the highway. He got out and killed three terrorists with his own gun that he carries. He fought for the next two days. He doesn't expect any applause, he just did what he had to do.”
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389920 INN]
+_____
+Biden to Herzog:
+'US is proud of our enduring relationship with Israel'
+Israel National News
+May 14, 2024, 1:07 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389924 INN]
+_____
+ICJ to hold hearings over extra emergency measures against Israel.
+By Reuters.
+/14/2024 01:32 PM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-801124 JPost]
+_____
+Anti-tank missile hits Western Galilee, IDF strikes southern Lebanon.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/14/2024 02:04 PM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-801127 JPost]
+_____
+'Biden's cynical obsession against Rafah will only strengthen Hamas'.
+Opinion: Biden hopes preventing Israel's movement against Rafah will win back the anti-Israel elements of his support base, but he only makes Hamas stronger by doing so.
+Richard Kemp | published: 05.14.24 | 23:25
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/skknxsb70 YNet]
+______
+World wishes Israel happy 76th Independence Day.
+US President Joe Biden and many other international officials send their congratulations for Israel's momentous occasion amid war.
+Itamar Eichner | published: 05.14.24 | 22:49
+U.S. President Joe Biden sent a special letter to President Isaac Herzog on Tuesday marking Israel's 76th Independence Day. "The United States' commitment to Israel's security is ironclad. It's critical that our countries work together to increase security and peace for Israel and the entire region.," Biden wrote in the letter.
+In the opening of the letter, Biden wrote, " The United States is proud of our enduring relationship with Israel. As the first country to recognize Israel as an independent state in 1948, our bonds are underpinned by shared democratic values, common interests, and cultural affinities."
+He added, “This past year has been deeply painful, as Israel suffered the worst attack in its history on October 7, 2023. But the people of Israel have shown tremendous strength and resilience."
+“I look forward to our nations’ continuing to work together to forge a brighter future for all our people, I hope that the coming year brings more peace and joy than suffering,” he concluded.
+Other than the U.S., warm wishes were also sent from India. Indian President Droupadi Murmu wrote on her Twitter account in English and Hebrew: " I join the people of India in conveying our best wishes to President Isaac Herzog, and the people of Israel on the 76th anniversary of Israel’s independence.”
+The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry also sent their wishes: " We extend our congratulations and best wishes to Israel on Independence Day! Happy National Day Israel!"
+משרד החוץ הרומני מברך את ישראל
+Wishes from Romania (Photo: via X)
+In the Romanian Parliament, ministers stood to the tune of Hatikvah in honor of Israel's Independence Day, which is celebrated in all of Romania's official institutions. The ceremony began with the raising of the Israeli flag outside the parliament building. The foreign ministries of Romania, Sri Lanka, Serbia, and Latvia also sent their warm wishes.
+משרד החוץ הסרבי מברך את ישראל
+Wishes from Serbia (Photo: via X)
+Italian President Sergio Mattarella also sent his congratulations to Herzog. The Foreign Ministry of Paraguay wished: "Happy Independence Day to the people and government of Israel, on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of its independence. We will continue to build a strong alliance for the good of our peoples." Canadian opposition leader Pierre Poilievre also sent his wishes, posting a video on his X account with the caption: " Yom Ha'atzmaut Sameach! Am Yisrael Chai."
+משרד החוץ של לטביה מברך את ישראל
+Wishes from Latvia (Photo: via X)
+Montenegro’s Foreign Ministry also conveyed its congratulations for the occasion: "We extend congratulations on the occasion of the Independence Day of the State of Israel. We appreciate our good bilateral relations and look forward to continue working together on further strengthening of cooperation & dialogue."
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hklqq4zma YNet]
+_____
+Israeli national killed in anti-tank missile hit in northern Israel.
+Initial reports of incident suggest national was trying to help IDF forces in Kibbutz Adamit when a Hezbollah missile landed inside the community; military says five soldiers injured in incident.
+Yoav Zitun, Lior Ben Ari, Yair Kraus | updated:05.14.24 | 21:18
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sy2ugmz7c YNet]
+______
+Two men in UK court accused of machine gun plot to kill Jewish people.
+Charges against Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein detail planned to carry out an attack inspired by the Islamic State using automatic weapons they acquired.
+Reuters | published:05.14.24 | 21:47
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/b100lhmbqa YNet]
+Three men in court over ‘Isis-inspired’ plot to kill Jews in north-west England.
+The men are accused of planning to use automatic weapons to cause ‘multiple fatalities.’
+By JC Reporter.
+May 14, 2024 16:00
+Two men who allegedly plotted to carry out an Islamic State-inspired gun attack against the Jewish community have appeared in court.
+Walid Saadaoui, 36, of Crankwood Road, Abram, and Amar Hussein, 50, of no fixed abode, are accused of plotting a terror attack designed to cause "multiple fatalities using automatic weapons" in north-west England, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard on Tuesday.
+The two men had intended to target "the Jewish community in the North West of England and members of both law enforcement and military" as part of an "Isil or Daesh-inspired terrorist attack", prosecutors told the court.
+Both are charged with the preparation of terrorist acts between December 13 2023 and May 9 2024.
+Bilel Saadaoui, 35, of Fairclough Street, Hindley, also appeared before the court accused of making arrangements for Walid Saadaoui - who is his brother - after his death.
+He pleaded not guilty to a charge of failing to disclose information about an act of terrorism between the same dates.
+The defendants appeared separately in the dock, flanked by police officers and wearing grey sweatshirts.
+Hussein, who represented himself and had an interpreter, did not speak to confirm his name, date of birth or address.
+The other two men spoke only to confirm their identities.
+Angelo Saponiere, defending Bilel Saadaoui, said his client was a "family man" who had not known of the alleged plans.
+The men were arrested last week after Greater Manchester Police (GMP) executed four warrants in Bolton, Great Lever, Abram and Hindley.
+District Judge Louisa Cieciora remanded all three men into custody to appear at the Old Bailey on May 24.
+GMP Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts said the details of the case "will be understandably distressing and likely to have a significant impact on the communities within the Greater Manchester and beyond".
+In a statement, he added: "Everyone should feel safe in our region regardless of their religion or race.
+"We have been working closely with community groups and key stakeholders to address concerns and we'll continue to update them throughout this case.
+"Local officers across Greater Manchester will continue to listen and act on concerns alongside partners to protect the public and keep you safe.
+"The action we have taken so far follows a long-running and carefully managed investigation, and we do not believe that there is a wider risk to the public connected to this case.
+"Should you have any concerns about your safety or any suspicious activity in your area, then I would encourage you to contact the police."
+[https://www.thejc.com/news/three-men-in-court-over-isis-inspired-plot-to-kill-jews-in-north-west-england-jwnhyrr7 TheJC]
+______
+Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades:
+‘We participated in the October 7 massacre.’
+Dalit Halevi
+May 14, 2024, 4:35 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389933 INN]
+_____
+BBC rejects UK foreign secretary’s call to label Hamas a terrorist group.
+Spokesperson says 'long-standing position' on matter is clear, with broadcaster generally avoiding use of the word in global reporting unless attributed to others.
+By Stuart Winer.
+May 2024, 2:50 pm
+[https://www.timesofisrael.com/bbc-rejects-uk-foreign-secretarys-call-to-label-hamas-a-terrorist-group/amp/ TOI]
+______
+Watch:
+Tens of thousands demonstrate for victory in Sderot march.
+Israel National News
+May 14, 2024, 3:54 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389931 INN]
+______
+Lebanon:
+Hezbollah commander eliminated in drone attack.
+Israel National News
+May 15, 2024, 6:20 AM
+Media in Lebanon report that three missiles were fired at a car in Tyre. At least two Hezbollah terrorists killed.
+...The Saudi Al-Hadath network reported that Hussein Makki, a senior member of Hezbollah, was eliminated in the strike. According to the report, his personal security guard was eliminated along with him.
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389955 INN]
+_____
+After pausing bomb shipment:
+Biden moving forward with new weapons deal for Israel.
+Elad Benari
+May 15, 2024, 2:05 AM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/389958 INN]
+_____
+IDF intercepts two UAVs heading toward Israel's territory.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/15/2024 01:26 AM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-801187 JPost]
+_______
+Netanyahu responds to Gallant: I won't replace Hamastan with Fatahstan.
+PM responds to Defense Minister's demand he declare that Israel will not assume civilian or military governance of Gaza after the war.
+Israel National News,  May 15, 2024, 7:25 PM (GMT+3)
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390008 INN]
+______
+Liron Yitzhak, civilian wounded in Gaza, succumbs to his injuries.
+Liron, a civilian contractor working for the Defense Ministry, was critically wounded in an IED explosion in southern Gaza. He was to be married in 2 weeks.
+Israel National News
+May 15, 2024, 7:51 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390009 INN]
+______
+Defense Ministry employee succumbs to wounds from mortar fire in Gaza.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/15/2024 08:20 PM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-801291 JPost]
+______
+Three paratroopers injured in Northern Gaza, one in serious condition.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/15/2024 06:26 PM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-801276 JPost]
+______
+IDF forces destroy Hezbollah terror targets in southern Lebanon.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/15/2024 08:34 PM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-801301 JPost]
+_______
+Secretary of State Blinken:
+'We do not and will not support Israeli reoccupation of Gaza.'
+Israel National News
+May 15, 2024, 9:29 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390015 INN]
+_______
+Chief of Staff:
+'We won't let Hamas rebuild'
+Israel National News
+May 15, 2024, 9:46 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390017 INN]
+______
+Arab states' condition for joining a multinational force in Gaza.
+Several Arab states say they would join a multinational force to control the Gaza Strip if Israel were to accept a two-state solution.
+Israel National News, May 15, 2024, 10:31 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390020 INN]
+_______
+Greek police arrest three anti-Israel protesters after throwing rocks.
+Three anti-Israel demonstrators were arrested in Athens, after throwing stones at police officers who were securing the Israeli embassy in the city. The Greek police used tear gas to disperse the rioters. About 2,500 people marched through the streets of Athens while carrying Palestinian flags in the liberation[sic] march for Palestine. (Reuters).
+.15.24 | 23:06.
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bkhxvqf7r YNet]
+______
+NYC Council speaker forces pols to take down political signs — including Israeli hostage posters.
+By Craig McCarthy and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
+Published May 15, 2024
+Updated May 15, 2024, 3:01 p.m. ET
+...Big Apple lawmakers are being forced to strip their desks clean of any political signs — including pro-Israel posters and flyers — in a controversial move by City Council speaker Adrienne Adams that has sparked outrage, The Post has learned.
+The speaker, who is not related to Mayor Eric Adams, first floated the plan during a conference with other council Democrats Monday as she tries to tamp down rhetoric between lawmakers over the Israel-Hamas war, sources said.
+“This is a shameful, disgusting excuse of a power flex, used to curtail my freedom of expression,” Councilwoman Inna Vernikov (R-Brooklyn) railed.
+"My colleagues have a constitutional right to hang a ‘Cease-fire now’ poster, no matter how much I disagree with them. I have a right to display a poster of a hostage, no matter how much my colleagues disagree with my message."
+[https://nypost.com/2024/05/15/us-news/nyc-council-speaker-forces-pols-to-take-down-political-signs-including-israeli-hostage-posters/amp/ NYpost]
+______
+Pay close attention: "Kill the Jews for Allah" alongside a Nazi Swastika—a blatant call for genocide. This vile message is displayed by pro-Palestinian demonstrators.
+[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GNkXYTLWYAAHbjJ?format=jpg&name=large]
+Spotted on 24th Street in Noe Valley, San Francisco, an area home to many Jewish families.
+:03 AM · May 15, 2024
+[https://x.com/SachaRoytman/status/1790488043368972597 on X]
+_____
+Israeli soldier moderately hurt in West Bank stabbing; assailant caught.
+Three Islamic Jihad gunmen killed overnight during IDF operation in Tulkarem; troops raid offices allegedly used to fund terror.
+By Emanuel Fabian
+TOI Staff and Agencies.
+May, 2024, 1:53 pmUpdated at 8:35 pm
+[https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-soldier-moderately-injured-in-west-bank-stabbing-manhunt-on-for-attacker/ TOI]
+______
+soldiers killed, 7 hurt in ‘friendly fire’ incident in northern Gaza’s Jabaliya.
+By Emanuel Fabian, 16 May, 2024.
+Initial IDF probe finds tanks shelled building where paratroopers were gathered, after mistakenly identifying them as enemy forces; commandos deployed to Rafah.
+[https://www.timesofisrael.com/5-soldiers-killed-7-hurt-in-friendly-fire-incident-in-northern-gazas-jabaliya/ TOI]
+______
+Netanyahu to talk with Gallant after row over post-war Gaza, vows no PA role.
+By Michael Bachner and TOI Staff.
+May, 2024.
+soldiers killed, 7 hurt in ‘friendly fire’ case in Gaza * Soldier stabbed in West Bank; IDF detains Palestinian suspect * Ministers advance Haredi draft bill over AG’s objection.
+[https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-may-16-2024/ TOI]
+______
+Amid campus antisemitism:
+JCT launches new options for North American students.
+Micha Goodman.
+May 16, 2024, 7:51 PM
+...Jerusalem, Israel (May 14, 2024) – With antisemitism surging on college campuses across North America, the Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT) announced that it is offering accelerated enrollment options for international students who are seeking a safe haven...
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390077 INN]
+______
+Courage and bravery:
+These are the 279 soldiers who heroically fell in the war.
+Israel National News
+May 16, 2024, 9:38 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/379499 INN]
+______
+Live Updates:
+Three IDF soldiers wounded in drone strike on Metula.
+Israel National News
+May 16, 2024, 10:16 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/379499 INN]
+______
+Jew Hate Database
+@jewhatedb:
+🚨🚨THREATS TOWARDS JEWS🚨🚨
+This Arab man was recorded on Omegle/OmeTV threatening Jews claiming if he were to meet Jews he would slaughter them.
+He praises Hamas and known murderers Yahya Sinwar and Hitler. When asked about Hitler, he shows off his computer wallpaper displaying a flag with a Swastika.
+This Arab man is not just an Arab man who hates Jews, he’s an IslamoNazi.
+⚠️ If you recognize him or have any tips, please DM us here or through our Instagram.
+:27 PM · May 16, 2024
+[https://x.com/jewhatedb/status/1791203899749130279 On X]
+Marina Medvin 🇺🇸
+@MarinaMedvin
+When they tell you what they want to do, believe them.
+From
+Jew Hate Database
+:57 AM · May 17, 2024
+[https://x.com/MarinaMedvin/status/1791226472968913199 on X]
+[VIDEO] – Arab man threatens Jewish man online, shows off his Nazi flag…
+MAY. 16, 2024 6:14 PM BY THE RIGHT SCOOP
+An Arab man threatened a Jewish man while in an online video discussion and showed off his Nazi flag. The racist piece of trash speaks perfect English and probably resides in the US somewhere, but without more information I have no idea.
+While making threats against the Jewish man, the Muslim racist showed off his Nazi flag and expressed his admiration of Adolf Hitler.
+The video below contains curses and threats, so be forewarned:
+Marina Mevin, who retweeted the video, said “When they tell you what they want to do, believe them.“
+[https://therightscoop.com/video-arab-man-threatens-jewish-man-online-shows-off-his-nazi-flag/ RightScoop]
+______
+Foreign Ministry is among top 3 most popular global social media accounts.
+Swiss consulting firm DigiTips finds that Foreign Ministry social media accounts were among the top 3 most popular in the world. With over 30,000 posts since Oct. 7, the most popular languages are English, Persian, Arabic and Spanish.
+Itamar Eichner | updated: 05.17.24|01:19
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/business/article/rya36jqq0 YNet]
+_______
+California: University president who agreed to boycott Israel is suspended.
+California university president placed on leave after agreeing to boycott Israeli institutions.
+Philissa Cramer, JTA, May 17, 2024, 9:38 AM (GMT+3)
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390116 INN]
+_______
+Sweden, France see violent antisemitic incidents.
+Stockholm police arrest several individuals after suspected shooting toward Israeli embassy in the city; French police neutralize armed attacker who set fire to a synagogue in Rouen.
+Reuters | published: 05.17.24 | 10:47
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/syonrf470 YNet]
+_______
+Horrific video shows youngster on Citi bike brutally beating two Orthodox Jewish boys in Brooklyn.
+By Germania Rodriguez Poleo For Dailymail.Com.
+:56 17 May 2024, updated 16:54 17 May 2024.
+The boys, aged 11 and 13, were playing on the sidewalk in Williamsburg Sunday.
+Police have not identified a suspect in the possible hate crime.
+Two Orthodox Jewish children were brutally beaten by a young man on a Brooklyn sidewalk in an attack captured on video.
+The boys, aged 11 and 13, were reportedly playing on the sidewalk in Williamsburg on Sunday night when a man got off a Citi Bike and attacked them.
+Horrific video of the attack shows the grown man kicking and stomping on one of the boys.
+The attacker told the boys to 'get off the sidewalk before unleashing the assault, as reported by CBS News.
+Officials said the boys were treated at the scene by EMS and suffered minor cuts on the back of their heads.
+[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13429977/orthodox-jewish-children-beaten-scooters-nypd-hate-crime.html DailyMail]
+The scene of the attack in Brooklyn
+Haredi children brutally attacked in Brooklyn.
+A group of ultra-Orthodox children were brutally beaten by an antisemitic attacker who escaped on a bicycle, police are looking for him; In another antisemitic attack, a 14-year-old girl was brutally attacked in Canada for being Jewish.
+Itamar Eichner | updated: 05.19.24 | 10:18
+A group of ultra-Orthodox children who were playing on a sidewalk in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, were attacked by a man riding a bicycle. A video of the attack, which happened a week ago, was published over the weekend in the United States and caused great outrage. Police are investigating and as of Sunday no suspect has been arrested.
+Ultra-Orthodox children were brutally kicked and punched in Williamsburg.
+In the security camera footage of the incident, the attacker is seen punching one child in the face, knocking him to the ground, and then throwing another child to the ground, kicking him repeatedly. The children fled the scene, and the man got on his bicycle and rode away.
+According to the New York Police Department, another person not seen in the video was injured in the incident. The assailant attacked a father and his son who were also on the sidewalk in the same area. The suspect pushed the father to the ground, causing a light head injury, before fleeing.
+In another antisemitic attack, a 14-year-old girl was brutally assaulted by another student for being Jewish.
+The victim, a 14-year-old Israeli-Canadian from New Brunswick, Canada, told the Canadian Jewish News that she was attacked last month. The attack was recorded on video, and took place in the afternoon in a parking lot near the school grounds.
+In a video posted on social media, a student can be seen running toward the teen, slamming her to the ground and punching her repeatedly near bystanders. An elderly man stood by a few meters from the attack and watched it take place.
+The girl was severely attacked and suffered cuts, scratches and bruises.
+According to the girl, the attacker has been harassing her for two months. She said that she tried to avoid a confrontation with the attacker that day, after she had been suspended for five days. When the student who attacked her returned to school, the Israeli-Canadian girl was advised to use the teachers' bathroom, stay in the school building during the day, and not leave alone.
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/b1odf7wqr YNet]
+______
+Israel to South Africa at UN top court: 700 tunnel shafts found in Rafah, 50 cross into Egypt.
+Israeli delegation to the International Court of Justice seeks to dissuade UN body from ordering IDF to halt its operations in Gaza's Rafah and bring about a de facto cease-fire; attendee calls 'free Palestine' at Israeli representative.
+Itamar Eichner, News Agencies | published: 05.17.24 | 11:06
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/b12ct00v7c YNet]
+_______
+Terrorist's brother arrested on suspicion of incitement.
+Israel National News
+May 17, 2024, 11:30 AM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390120 INN]
+_______
+Watch:
+IDF deepens military control of Jabalya.
+Israel National News
+May 17, 2024, 11:45 AM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390124 INN]
+_______
+Combat engineer seriously injured during battle in northern Gaza.
+Israel National News
+May 17, 2024, 12:17 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390125 INN]
+_______
+U.S. entrepreneur shows Jewish pride in new sportswear line.
+Jordan Berman says his new apparel company Stars of the Tribe is aimed at making Jews across the globe proud of their heritage and achievements via sports.
+Yair Katan | published: 05.17.24 |13:46
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/culture/article/hyovxnexr YNet]
+_______
+Hezbollah reports operative killed in Lebanon.
+The Hezbollah terrorist organization said Friday that one of its operatives was killed in southern Lebanon. The causality is the 302nd announced by the group since the start of the war in Gaza.
+Lior Ben Ari | published: 05.17.24 |14:16
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/s1vd3hnxr YNet]
+_____
+Avichai Adraee @AvichaiAdraee:
+Hamas is trying to prevent Israel from alleviating the suffering of the people of Gaza because their suffering is strategic for its leaders.
+Hamas intensifies its attacks against Israeli civilians, while Israel intensifies its humanitarian efforts for the people of Gaza.
+We will continue to increase the amount of aid entering Gaza as we work to return our abductees to their homes and defeat Hamas.
+May 18, 2024
+[https://x.com/AvichayAdraee/status/1791745216761778357 on X]
+_____
+Toronto synagogue vandalized for the second time in four weeks.
+Toronto police hate crimes unit investigating after windows and glass doors were smashed at the Kehillat Shaarei Torah Synagogue. Similar vandalism occurred at the same synagogue in late April.
+Elad Benari, Canada, May 18, 2024, 1:01 AM (GMT+3)
+The Toronto police hate crimes unit is investigating after a local synagogue was vandalized for the second time in four weeks, The Canadian Press reported.
+Rabbi Joe Kanofsky said windows and glass doors at the Kehillat Shaarei Torah Synagogue in the city’s north end were smashed in the early hours of Friday morning.
+Rabbi Kanofsky said the synagogue was a target of similar vandalism in late April, and no one was injured in either incident.
+He added that police responded quickly on Friday and collected surveillance video from the scene.
+Toronto police confirmed that officers responded to a call about property damage and said the hate crimes unit is investigating.
+Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center condemned the attack in a post on social media.
+[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GNzbe05XoAAaJrR?format=jpg&name=small]
+[https://twitter.com/CanadianFSWC/status/1791550305265463486]
+“Last night, the windows and doors of Kehillat Shaarei Torah were smashed, one month after an individual broke the same Toronto synagogue's windows with a hammer,” the organization wrote.
+“We are utterly horrified by this repeat attack. Jews deserve to feel safe at their places of worship, and not be targeted with such acts of violence,” it added.
+Toronto and the area have seen an increase in anti-Israel riots and acts of antisemitism since the start of Israel’s war against Hamas on October 7.
+In early November, an Indigo book store in downtown Toronto was vandalized with red paint and posters plastered on its front windows wrongfully accusing its Jewish founder and CEO, Heather Reisman, of “Funding Genocide.”
+In January, a Jewish-owned grocery store in Toronto was spray-painted with the words “Free Palestine” and later set on fire.
+Days later, Toronto police arrested four people on a highway overpass, located near a predominantly Jewish neighborhood, that has become the site of recurring pro-Palestinian Arab protests.
+In February, an anti-Israel protest at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto turned into a display of antisemitism. At least one protester was documented scaling the hospital with a Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) flag.
+Last month, posters in Toronto depicting four-year-old Ariel Bibas and one-year-old Kfir Bibas, who were kidnapped to Gaza on October 7 along with their parents Shiri and Yarden Bibas, were vandalized with swastikas.
+Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw said in March that the number of calls reporting hate crimes in the city has surged since the start of the Israel-Hamas war and that more than half of those crimes have targeted the Jewish community.
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390146 INN]
+_____
+IDF Arabic spokesperson stresses Hamas is preventing aid, humanitarian efforts.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/18/2024 12:24 PM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-801626 JPost]
+_____
+Austria to unblock funds for UN Palestinian relief organization.
+By Reuters.
+/18/2024.
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-801629 JPost]
+_____
+Two launches identified crossing from Lebanon, IDF strikes Hezbollah launcher overnight.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/18/2024.
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-801628 JPost]
+_____
+Iran sentences to death a Jewish man who killed a Muslim.
+Arvin Nathaniel Ghahremani's family try to commute his sentence to reparations after he allegedly killed a Muslim in self-defense; The victim's family refuses to accept their offer.
+Itamar Eichner | 05.18.24
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/s14twnl70 YNet]
+______
+Anti-aircraft weapons discovered in eastern Rafah.
+Israel National News
+May 18, 2024, 9:27 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390154 INN]
+_____
+Explosive drone crashes near Yiftah in Israel's North, none wounded.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/18/2024 07:23 PM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-801645 JPost]
+_____
+Body of the hostage Ron Benjamin rescued from Gaza.
+IDF, ISA, recover body of hostage Ron Benjamin in joint operation.
+Israel National News
+May 18, 2024, 8:19 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390149 INN]
+_____
+Swords of Iron:
+IDF eliminates logistics chief of Hamas' Rafah Brigade.
+Israel National News
+May 18, 2024, 8:48 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390152 INN]
+_____
+Dr. Phil:
+World cannot continue until all the hostages are home.
+Israel National News
+May 18, 2024, 8:58 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390155 INN]
+_____
+Hillary Clinton:
+Terrible tragedy of hostages being held must end now.
+Israel National News
+May 18, 2024, 9:20 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390156 INN]
+_____
+Gantz calls on PM to deliver war strategy, sets June 8 coalition exit deadline.
+War Cabinet minister claims 'personal and political considerations have started to infiltrate the holy of holies of Israel's security,' outlines 6 objectives, including post-war Gaza plan and military service blueprint.
+Moran Azulay, Dan Raban | published: 05.18.24 | 21:57
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rk3bsoixa YNet]
+______
+New York: Anti-Israel protesters arrested in Brooklyn.
+At least a dozen arrested after Pro-Palestinian Arab demonstrators march in Bay Ridge and clash with officers.
+Israel National News, May 19, 2024, 6:55 AM (GMT+3)
+Police arrested at least a dozen protesters on Saturday afternoon as a crowd of pro-Palestinian Arab demonstrators marched in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, reports The New York Daily News.
+Violence erupted when observers said a large number of police officers tried to push the group of some 200 or more marchers, waving Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) flags, onto the sidewalk along Fifth Ave. near Ovington Ave. on the local shopping strip in the heavily Arab-American neighborhood.
+Posted videos show officers struggling with several demonstrators in a general melee.
+The protest, held by the organization Within Our Lifetime, was called the “Nakba 76”...
+Video posted on X by the organizing group showed protesters chanting, “Muslim cops, what do you say? How many kids did you beat today?”, to the beat of a drum, while some set off green and red smoke flares.
+The NYPD could not immediately confirm the number of protesters arrested.
+Anti-Israel demonstrations have been on the rise in New York, as well as in other cities across the US, since Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7 and the war in Gaza which followed.
+Last week, hundreds of anti-Israel protesters took over the Manhattan Bridge, blocking vehicles on the bridge’s upper level and stalling traffic.
+Some of the protesters, as well as journalists on hand reporting on the demonstration, were taken into custody.
+Days earlier, a Jewish man was assaulted during an anti-Israel demonstration intended to disrupt the Met Gala.
+In late March, hundreds of anti-Israel protesters descended on Radio City Music Hall ahead of President Joe Biden’s campaign fundraiser as part of a “Flood Manhattan for Gaza” demonstration.
+“Free, free Palestine!” the group chanted. Others yelled “F—k Joe Biden” and “Genocide[sic] Joe has got to go!”
+A month before that, multiple anti-Israel protesters were arrested after they used cars to halt traffic at the Brooklyn Bridge and two major tunnels during rush hour.
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390172 INN]
+arrested as NYPD clashes with anti-Israel protesters in Brooklyn.
+Within Our Lifetime, a group whose top activists have been linked to attacks on Jews, organized the "Flood Brooklyn for Gaza Rally."
+(May 19, 2024 / JNS)
+New York City police arrested 40 people at an anti-Israel mob-like protest in Brooklyn’s Bay Ridge neighborhood on Saturday.
+[https://www.jns.org/40-arrested-as-nypd-clashes-with-anti-israel-protesters-in-brooklyn/ JNS]
+Hamas flag proudly waved at NYC anti-Israel demonstration where NYPD cops caught heat for violent clashes.
+By Carl Campanile, Marie Pohl and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon.
+Published May 19, 2024
+Updated May 19, 2024, 12:03 p.m. ET
+[https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/2024-5pm-dozens-arrests-throughout-82227037.jpg?resize=720,480&quality=75&strip=all]
+"Bay Ridge is home to the largest Palestinian community in New York City,” city Councilman Justin Brannan (D-Brooklyn), told The Post on Sunday...
+Controversial City Council staffer Ember Ollum, who raised eyebrows when she urged Black Lives Matter demonstrators to attack cops and hurl bottles at them during George Floyd protests, also chimed in after Saturday’s arrests.
+“I don’t remember this many helicopters and violent arrests when we close our avenues every other week during the summer for festivals,” Ollum wrote on X...
+[https://nypost.com/2024/05/19/us-news/nypd-under-fire-over-clash-with-anti-israel-demonstrators-made-it-worse/ NY Post]
+(Jewish leaders demand termination of CUNY Law dean.
+Haley Cohen, The Jerusalem Post, Jun 14, 2023.
+Gunz, a former classmate of Kiswani’s at CUNY Law, has said that Kiswani has been criticized “because she interrupts Holocaust memorial ceremonies and says that she hopes the last thing Zionists hear in their life is ‘pop pop.'”
+[https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-746278 JPost]
+Vicious Antisemite Nerdeen Kiswani Leads ‘Shame’ March on Sloan Kettering.
+David Israel, The Jewish Press, January 16, 2024.
+[https://www.jewishpress.com/news/us-news/ny/vicious-antisemite-nerdeen-kiswani-leads-shame-march-on-sloan-kettering/2024/01/16/ JewishPress]).
+_____
+Watch:
+Senior Hamas leader, weapons smuggler eliminated.
+Israel National News
+May 19, 2024, 2:33 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390190 INN]
+_____
+IDF finds footage of 8-year-old hostage in Gaza.
+IDF soldiers in Gaza in recent days located a video showing 8-year-old Ela Elyakim a few days after she was abducted from her father's home in Nahal Oz during the October 7th massacre.
+Israel National News, May 19, 2024, 9:08 PM (GMT+3)
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390211 INN]
+'Forced to read script': IDF finds footage of former hostages Ela, Dafna Elyakim in Gaza.
+By Txvi Joffre Published: May 19, 2024 21:35
+Updated: May 19, 2024 21:58.
+([https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/f_auto,fl_lossy/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_428,w_640/597831]
+Hamas footage showing former hostages Ela and Dafna Elyakim while they were being held hostage in Gaza. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S) UNIT).
+[https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-801780 JPost]
+_____
+Footage from Rafah Crossing:
+Nutella, soft drinks, and snacks among 'humanitarian aid.'
+Israel National News
+May 19, 2024, 5:45 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390202 INN]
+_____
+Heartbreaking:
+Bodies of three hostages rescued from Gaza laid to rest.
+Israel National News
+May 19, 2024, 5:55 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390203 INN]
+_____
+Courage and bravery: These are the 283 soldiers who heroically fell in the war.
+These are the 282 soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice fighting terror.
+Israel National News,
+Published: Oct 27, 2023, 4:06 PM (GMT+3)
+Updated: May 19, 2024, 10:39 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/379499 INN]
+____
+Biden claps for ‘immediate, permanent ceasefire’ at Morehouse graduation.
+The commencement speaker also said that "both sides have suffered heavy casualties since Oct. 7."
+(May 19, 2024 / JNS)
+[https://www.jns.org/biden-claps-for-immediate-permanent-ceasefire-in-gaza-at-morehouse-graduation/ JNS]
+_____
+Smotrich calls for Hezbollah ultimatum: Withdraw or IDF enters.
+Joshua Marks.
+(May 19, 2024 / JNS)
+[https://www.jns.org/smotrich-calls-for-hezbollah-ultimatum-withdraw-or-idf-goes-in/ JNS]
+______
+Two IDF soldiers killed by IED in tunnel shaft near Rafah.
+An officer and two other Givati Brigade soldiers were seriously wounded in the incident, according to the Israeli military.
+(May 19, 2024 / JNS)
+[https://www.jns.org/two-idf-soldiers-killed-by-ied-in-tunnel-shaft-near-rafah/ JNS]
+______
+Israeli officials suspect Raisi's death in helicopter crash, deny involvement.
+While Jerusalem refraining from official comment on helicopter crash involving Iran president, Israeli sources deny link to incident; senior officials believe Raisi's death will have no significant impact on Israel.
+Itamar Eichner | published: 05.19.24 |21:39
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hkynv6d7c YNet]
+_____
+Israeli source:
+Israel not involved in death of Ebrahim Raisi.
+Uzi Baruch
+May 20, 2024, 10:42 AM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390240 INN]
+_____
+Watch:
+Sirens in Sderot during prayer for soldiers.
+Israel National News
+May 20, 2024, 10:51 AM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390241 INN]
+_____
+Terrorist eliminated moments before exiting tunnel shaft.
+Israel National News
+May 20, 2024, 12:38 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390247 INN]
+_____
+Defense Min. to Jake Sullivan:
+This is what Israel is dong to help Gazan civilians.
+Israel National News
+May 20, 2024, 12:46 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390245I INN]
+_____
+IDF uncovers weaponry in an UNRWA facility.
+Israel National News
+May 20, 2024, 12:54 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390248 INN]
+_____
+Herzog:
+ICC warrants 'beyond outrageous, embolden terrorists'
+Israel National News
+May 20, 2024, 4:37 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390253 INN]
+_____
+Human rights expert:
+'UN Security Council refused to hold meeting on Israeli hostages.'
+Gary Willig
+May 20, 2024, 3:01 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390244 INN]
+_____
+International Law Expert:
+'ICC is like voodoo, its power depends on your belief.'
+Israel National News
+May 20, 2024, 3:37 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390252 INN]
+_____
+Israel expected to discuss steps against PA after ICC announcement - report.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.  Published: May 20, 2024 22:36.
+The government is set to discuss steps against the Palestinian Authority on Tuesday in light of the decision by ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan to request arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, KAN news reported Monday.
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-801949 JPost]
+_____
+Fmr. Iranian Foreign Minister:
+'US sanctions to blame for crash that killed President.'
+Israel National News
+May 20, 2024, 1:50 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390249 INN]
+_____
+Gantz, Lapid, Herzog & Katz Slam The ICC: “A Historic Disgrace That Will Be Remembered Forever.”
+May 20, 2024, 12:15 pm
+[https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2284534/gantz-lapid-herzog-katz-slam-the-icc-a-historic-disgrace-that-will-be-remembered-forever.html YWN]
+_____
+Hamas Reaped Half a Billion Dollars from Gaza Aid Since Oct. 7.
+(May 20, 2024 / JNS)
+The Hamas terrorist organization has profited at least $500 million off humanitarian aid coming into the Gaza Strip since the start of the war on Oct. 7, according to a report that aired on Israel's Channel 12 last week.
+Imshin @imshin:
+Veteran Israeli expert for Arab affairs Ehud Yaari says the Hamas has earned at least $500 million from the aid trucks from the beginning of the war!
+May 16, 2024
+[https://twitter.com/imshin/status/1791172277364469879]
+[https://www.jns.org/hamas-reaped-hundreds-of-millions-off-gaza-aid-since-oct-7/ JNS]
+_____
+IDF: Bodies of hostages recovered from Gaza last week were found in Hamas tunnel in Jabaliya.
+By Emanuel Fabian.
+May 2024, 5:38 pm
+[https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-bodies-of-hostages-recovered-from-gaza-last-week-were-found-in-hamas-tunnel-in-jabaliya/ TOI]
+_____
+Italy says 'unacceptable' to equate Israeli government with Hamas in ICC arrest warrant application.
+By Reuters .
+/20/2024 11:50 PM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-801958 JPost]
+_____
+Mein Kampf in Arabic and guns: IDF confiscates inciting material and weapons in raid.
+Some 4,000 terror suspects have been arrested in Judea and Samaria since the beginning of the war, around 1,700 of them affiliated with Hamas.
+Avi Woolf | JFeed | 20.05.24
+Hitler's book found among other inciting material.
+([https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=900/2024/05/20/dd389d10-16a3-11ef-90bc-6511137cc1af__h1048_w987.jpg]
+Hitler's book found among other inciting material. Photo: IDF Spokesperson).
+The IDF, together with the Border Guard and the ISA, seized weapons, arrested terror suspects, and inciting material - including an Arabic edition of Hitler's Mein Kampf - in arrest operations throughout Judea and Samaria overnight (Sunday/Monday).
+The IDF also seized hundreds of thousands of shekels meant for terrorism and an improvised shotgun.
+The IDF suffered no casualties.
+[https://www.jfeed.com/news-israel/sdsadw JFeed]
+IDF fighters captured "Mein Kampf" in Arabic in Gush Etzion.
+Srugim News.
+.05.24 |  14:59 |
+In Gush Etzion, IDF soldiers operated against terrorist elements, confiscating incendiary materials, weapons and terrorist funds. Among other things, the book Mein Kampf in Arabic was seized. 15 people wanted for terrorist activities were arrested.
+The Palestinian terror nourishes from Nazism.  During an activity in Beit Ummar in the Etzion Brigade, the fighters arrested a wanted man armed with an improvised shotgun type weapon, along with two other wanted men who were arrested.  In the Wadi Fukin [وادي فوقين] area in the division of the brigade, IDF soldiers located and confiscated incendiary materials, including the book "Mein Kampf."
+[https://www.srugim.co.il/i/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9F-%D7%A7%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%A3-%D7%91%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA__w570h350q80.jpg]
+[https://www.srugim.co.il/?p=933873 Srugim]
+_____
+UK’s Sunak slams ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu.
+British prime minister says International Criminal Court’s move is ‘deeply unhelpful’ and flirts with ‘moral equivalence’ between Israel and Hamas.
+“There is no moral equivalence between a democratic state exercising its lawful right to self defense and the terrorist group Hamas. It is wrong to conflate and equivocate between those two different entities". Rishi Sunak said. |
+May 21, 2024 12:55 PM CET
+By Noah Keate.
+London — Rishi Sunak took direct aim at the International Criminal Court (ICC) after it sought arrest warrants against both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
+Arguing there is no “moral equivalence” between the two sides in the wake of the October 7 attacks on Israel, the British prime minister insisted Tuesday that the court’s move would make “absolutely no difference” to wider peace in the Middle East.
+[https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-rishi-sunak-slams-icc-arrest-warrant-for-benjamin-netanyahu-no-moral-equivalance/ Politico]
+_____
+Biden:
+'US stands with Israel in its efforts to take out Hamas butchers'
+Elad Benari
+May 21, 2024, 1:06 AM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390274 INN]
+_____
+Ambassador Erdan:
+'ICC move is a blood libel, a witch-hunt'
+Israel National News
+May 21, 2024, 2:17 AM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390275 INN]
+_____
+Israel's UN envoy Erdan calls ICC move 'witch-hunt driven by Jew-hatred'
+'All have become tools in the hands of monsters, and you continue playing along – playing directly into their hands. Wake up!' said Erdan
+i24NEWS
+May 21, 2024 at 11:00 AM
+[https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/diplomacy/artc-israel-s-un-envoy-erdan-calls-icc-move-witch-hunt-driven-by-pure-jew-hatred i24]
+_____
+House Democratic Leader:
+'ICC decision is shameful and unserious.'
+House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticizes ICC Chief Prosecutor's request for arrest warrants against Israeli leaders: America’s commitment to Israel’s security is ironclad.
+Israel National News
+May 21, 2024, 4:46 AM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390278 INN]
+_____
+Watch: Abbas’ advisor threatens Israel with more massacres.
+PA chairman's advisor Mahmoud Al-Habbash warns that "October 7 can repeat itself 100 times".
+Israel National News, May 21, 2024, 3:15 AM (GMT+3)
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390276 INN]
+_____
+Former MLB star honored for standing up against antisemitism.
+Israel National News
+May 21, 2024, 5:07 AM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390279 INN]
+_____
+Two reservists seriously injured in battle in Gaza.
+Reservist from the Rotem Battalion of the Givati Brigade and a reservist in the 8237th Division Logistics Brigade seriously injured in battle in the southern Gaza Strip and evacuated to hospital.
+Uzi Baruch
+May 21, 2024, 6:10 AM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390281 INN]
+_____
+Senator Schumer:
+'ICC prosecutor’s decision is unfair and reprehensible.'
+Elad Benari
+May 21, 2024, 6:51 AM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390285 INN]
+_____
+Biden, lawmakers blast ICC’s intent to charge Israeli leaders.
+U.S. politicians from both sides of the aisle denounce International Criminal Court prosecutor’s seeking arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister and other officials in his government.
+By Amy B Wang.
+Updated May 20, 2024 at 4:02 p.m. EDT|Published May 20, 2024 at 3:28 p.m. EDT
+[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/20/biden-republicans-democrats-icc-arrest-warrants-israel/ WaPo]
+_____
+US lawmakers seek sanctions to punish ICC over Netanyahu arrest warrant application.
+Synopsis.
+United States lawmakers are considering imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) if it issues an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. House Speaker Mike Johnson stated that Congress is exploring all options to punish the ICC for threatening Israeli leaders. He said that the ICC had no authority over Israel or the US and called the decision baseless and illegitimate.
+By ANI. Last Updated: May 21, 2024
+[https://www.economictimes.com/news/international/world-news/us-lawmakers-seek-sanctions-to-punish-icc-over-netanyahu-arrest-warrant-application/articleshow/110290299.cms EconomicTimes]
+_____
+Report: US not expected to oppose Rafah operation.
+US not opposed to limited Rafah operation projected to cost less in civilian casualties; talks on ceasefire-prisoner swap deal likely to resume soon.
+Israel National News. May 21, 2024, 9:04 AM (GMT+3)
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390288 INN]
+_____
+Dramatic footage from Tulkarem: Terrorist cell eliminated by explosive drone.
+Rare footage of IDF soldiers in Tulkarem shows terrorists located by one drone and eliminated with explosives dropped from another.
+Israel National News, May 21, 2024, 11:55 AM (GMT+3)
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390298 INN]
+_____
+IDF operates in Jabalya, Rafah, dismantles 70 terror targets throughout Gaza.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/21/2024 09:45 AM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-802012 JPost]
+_____
+Yemen's Houthis say they downed US drone over al-Bayda province.
+By Reuters.
+/21/2024 10:31 AM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-802015 JPost]
+_____
+Amal Clooney publishes report. supporting ICC arrest warrants for Israeli, Hamas leaders.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/21/2024 10:48 AM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-802016 JPost]
+____
+MEMRI Executive Director In 'Fox News' Opinion Piece: 'College Protests Reveal Alarming Terrorist Support – And Jihadis Cheer Them On.'
+May 21, 2024 | By Steven Stalinsky, Ph.D.*
+MEMRI Daily Brief No. 602 [https://www.memri.org/reports/memri-executive-director-fox-news-opinion-piece-college-protests-reveal-alarming-terrorist Memri]
+_____
+US: Israel killed a third of Hamas terrorists
+Still, some 65% of Gaza's terror tunnels remain intact, according to U.S. intelligence.
+(May 22, 2024 /  JNS)
+Israel has eliminated only around a third of the Hamas terrorists and tunnels in Gaza since the start of the war on Oct. 7, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing U.S. intelligence estimates.
+“Although Hamas’ communications and military abilities have been degraded, only 30 to 35 percent of its fighters—those who were a part of Hamas before the Oct. 7 attack—have been killed and about 65 percent of its tunnels are still intact, U.S. intelligence indicates,” the Virginia-based news outlet stated.
+According to Western officials, thousands of Hamas terrorists have been able to evade the Israel Defense Forces by hiding in Gaza’s vast subterranean tunnel network, while others have mixed into the civilian population.
+[https://www.jns.org/us-israel-killed-a-third-of-hamas-terrorists/ JNS]
+_____
+Harvard ‘deliberately indifferent to pervasive antisemitism on campus,’ lawsuit alleges.
+Andrew Bernard.
+(May 22, 2024 / JNS)
+[https://www.jns.org/harvard-deliberately-indifferent-to-pervasive-antisemitism-on-campus-lawsuit-alleges/ JNS]
+Biden: Palestinian state ‘should be realized through direct talks.’
+The statement from the White House came after Norway, Ireland and Spain announced unilateral recognition of "Palestine."
+(May 22, 2024 / JNS)
+[https://www.jns.org/biden-palestinian-state-should-be-realized-through-direct-talks/ JNS]
+_____
+Smotrich moves to collapse PA economy after ‘political terrorism.’
+Israel's finance minister is acting in response to Ramallah's pursuit of unilateral statehood, ICC prosecution.
+Akiva Van Koningsveld
+(May 22, 2024 / JNS)
+[https://www.jns.org/smotrich-moves-to-collapse-pa-economy/ JNS]
+______
+Blinken urges Egypt to ensure aid is flowing into Gaza.
+By Reuters.
+/22/2024 07:58 PM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-802268 JPost]
+_____
+White House's Sullivan briefed on Israeli plans to limit civilian harm.
+By Reuters.
+/22/2024 08:42 PM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-802271 JPost]
+_____
+IDF strikes several Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon throughout Wednesday.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/22/2024 09:58 PM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-802283 JPost]
+_____
+We won't come: Few Democrats would boycott Netanyahu speech to Congress.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff.
+/22/2024 10:43 PM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-802295 JPost]
+_____
+Number of IDF injuries surges amid Rafah offensive.
+Hospitals report spike in wounded troops from anti-tank missiles and IEDs; escalation with Hezbollah could worsen situation, with some hospitals already moving operations underground to cope with increasing number of casualties.
+Adir Yanko | published: 05.23.24|09:05
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/magazine/article/hysfi6ixr YNet]
+______
+Refugee who fled Sudan civil war fulfills Olympic dream in Israel.
+For Jamal Abdoul-Magid, life's an endless obstacle course: from a refugee cleaner on Herzliya beach to top athlete discovered by chance, he's now competing in the Olympics for the second time; 'I also represent Israel,' he says proudly.
+Avinoam Porat | published: 05.22.24|10:03
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/culture/article/byvzgnimr YNet]
+_____
+In succumbing to the mob, university presidents invite more violence.
+Opinion: Anti-Israel protesters employ tactics similar to those used by terrorists: increasing demands when met with weakness and playing victim when held accountable
+Atar Porat | published: 05.23.24|11:00
+...The Pro-Hamas protesters on US college campuses are one kind of such terrorists. They may not murder people, but they have the same mentality, and their actions are guided by straightforward principles. They are more than willing to use force and intimidation, to force the university to heed to their demands...
+Minouche Shafik, Columbia University president, said that they “tried very hard to resolve the issue of the encampments through dialogue”, and added that many people who gathered there were largely “peaceful”. ...
+This Orwellian language that attempts to present the violent mob that took over the campus as a reasonable “side” in a debate, using very delicate and exalting phrases, is an indication of the moral rot that Ivy League campuses have reached.  This groveling to the demands of hooligans makes the universities seem even weaker than before and only incentivizes further chaos.
+Another noteworthy incident was Brown University’s decision to reward the student agitators who broke the university’s code of conduct and allow 5 of them to meet members of the Corporation of Brown University “to present their arguments to divest Brown’s endowment from ‘companies that facilitate the Israeli occupation of Palestinian Territory."
+The University sent the message that it was willing to avoid conflict at all costs which is an invitation for the next agitators to create chaos to get their way, without facing any consequences. The University said in a statement “Students agreed to remove the encampment and refrain from further actions that would violate Brown’s conduct code through the end of the academic year”. In other words, the terrorist students engage in racketeering in broad day light and the university is willing to obsequiously agree to the demands hoisted on it...
+([https://ynet-pic1.yit.co.il/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto/picserver5/crop_images/2024/05/02/SJlyaabZGC/SJlyaabZGC_0_278_3000_1688_0_x-large.jpg]
+Police arrest protesters and California State University.Photo:  Etienne Laurent / AFP).
+The protesters’ tactic is mirroring Hamas’ playbook- first attack, then start negotiations, stand your ground while your opponent makes concessions, increase your demands and when you face opposition play the victim card with no accountability for your actions. This strategy works only because universities have incentivized protestors in the first place...
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hjuhkdqmc YNet]
+_____
+Jenin counterterror operation ends after 40 hours.
+Israel National News
+May 23, 2024, 6:30 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390449 INN]
+______
+'Salute to mass-murderer':
+UN General Assembly to meet to remember Iranian President Raisi.
+Israel National News
+May 23, 2024, 6:29 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390448 INN]
+_____
+IDF and ISA eliminate Commander of Hamas’ Beit Hanoun Battalion.
+Israel National News
+May 23, 2024, 8:10 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390456 INN]
+_____
+The tunnel where the hostages' bodies were found.
+Military correspondent Doron Kadosh visited the tunnel in the Jabaliya "Refugee" Camp where IDF soldiers found the bodies of four hostages, and wasn't surprised that the entrance was in a building built by UNRWA with EU funding.
+Israel National News
+May 23, 2024, 8:30 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390457 INN]
+_____
+Horrible!!
+Arabs break into houses in Gedera and spray swastikas.
+:45 PM · May 23, 2024
+[https://x.com/yedidya_epstien/status/1793730052020146420. On X]
+______
+'Mom, pray for us': The stories of the five female IDF soldiers still held in Gaza.
+After they agreed to release the video showing their daughters' abduction on October 7, the parents of Daniella, Karina, Liri, Naama and Agam say they're still waiting for them to return home; They have been held in captivity for 231 days .
+Yael Ciechanover | published:05.24.24. | 00:27
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bjwwu7pqc YNet]
+______
+Hamas And Other Palestinian Factions React To Norway, Ireland, And Spain Recognizing Palestinian State: It Validates Legitimacy Of Jihad And Armed Resistance.
+May 23, 2024.
+[https://www.memri.org/reports/hamas-and-other-palestinian-factions-react-norway-ireland-and-spain-recognizing-palestinian Memri]
+_____
+IDF eliminates Hamas Beit Hanoun battalion commander.
+The IDF eliminated Hussien Fiad, the commander of Hamas' Beit Hanoun battalion today.
+Avi Woolf | JFeed | May 23, 2024, 17:51
+[https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=900/2024/05/23/64131690-192d-11ef-90bc-6511137cc1af__h1117_w1116.jpg]
+[https://www.jfeed.com/news-israel/sdy9lt JFeed]
+______
+Arabs On Social Media Express Joy Over Death Of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi: 'He Was A Despicable Mass-Murderer'; 'The Iranian Regime Is The Number One Enemy Of The Arabs.'
+May 24, 2024.
+[https://www.memri.org/reports/arabs-social-media-express-joy-over-death-iranian-president-ebrahim-raisi-he-was-despicable Memri]
+_____
+Three killed in Istanbul shooting, Israel's Foreign Ministry investigating Israeli-Arab involvement.
+By Walla!
+/24/2024 12:36 AM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-802486 JPost]
+_____
+IAF intercepts UAV from the east of Israel, shrapnel causes fire to break out in Safed.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff. Published: May 24, 2024 04:43
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-802504 JPost]
+_____
+Exchange of fire between IDF and terrorists in Nablus refugee camp.
+By Amir Bohbot
+/24/2024 07:49 AM
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-802512 JPost]
+______
+U..S. House Speaker says invited Netanyahu to speak in Congress.
+In an interview with Ynet Mike Johnson stresses the Democratic Party has failed Israel after October 7 and amid rampant antisemitism rising on U.S. campuses.
+Daniel Edelson, New York | published: 09:21
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hj5etjtmc YNet]
+_____
+Indictments filed against ambulance driver who transported eight illegal residents.
+By Jerusalem Post Staff. Published: May 24, 2024 09:47.
+Indictments were filed against an ambulance driver and his assistant on Friday for attempting to transport eight illegal residents at a crossing on Route 443 a week and a half ago, according to an Israel Police statement.
+[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-802524 JPost]
+_____
+FM Katz moves to bar Spanish embassy from servicing West Bank.
+Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Friday prohibited the Spanish Embassy to Israel in Jerusalem from providing services to West Bank Palestinians. This comes following Spain’s recognition of a Palestinian state and after, according to Katz, Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Diaz called to “free Palestine from the river to the sea.”
+Itamar Eichner| published:05.24.24. | 10:03
+[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bjtqj3ama YNet]
+_____
+Why ICC’s ingrained bias ensures no fair ‘trials’ for Israel.
+May 24, 2024 | Greg Rose
+The request for an arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defence Minister, made by the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, is unsurprising, but not for the reasons many might think.
+An integral purpose of the ICC’s political project has always been to delegitimise Israel. A target was drawn on Israel in the 1990s during the drafting of the Rome Statute for the ICC. The Organisation for Islamic Cooperation made this a condition of participation by Muslim countries. With 57 members, the OIC is the world’s biggest organisation by membership (other than the UN itself). Its participation was necessary for the global criminal law project to proceed.
+The OIC required that the ICC definition of forced transfer of civilian populations be expanded as a war crime. New language introduced into the Rome Statute criminalised voluntary civilian migration of Jews into the areas of Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria now called the West Bank. Although the ICC statute codified other existing war crimes, this became a new retrospective war crime invented in the Rome Statute.
+This crime of allowing Jews to live voluntarily in the West Bank and Jerusalem has been under examination in the ICC since 2014. The previous chief prosecutor, in close liaison with Palestinian bodies and advisers from the OIC, geared the examination up to a prosecutorial investigation in 2020.
+The ICC is an effective tool to delegitimise Israel only if actively used by ICC staff. This brings into focus the role and politics of its chief prosecutors. Karim Khan, the current chief prosecutor, had as his mentor and godfather Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, Pakistan’s first foreign minister, who opposed the Jewish state’s establishment and existence throughout his career, including during his presidency of the UN General Assembly. They corresponded every week and stayed together when the elder Khan was in Britain. Khan describes the elder Khan’s influence as pivotal.
+The previous chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, had been legal adviser and attorney-general in her home country, Gabon, under the dictatorship of Yahyah Jammeh, overseeing disappearances, political prosecutions and torture. Questionable dealings ran in the family, with her husband a bulk oil dealer in North Africa and her son a drug trafficker in the US.
+Like dodgy police setting up false evidence for prosecution of a trafficker fallen from their favour, the ICC prosecutors set up dubious charges against Israel. These are based largely on evidence assembled by anti-Israel NGOs who solicit Palestinian testimony that is partial and prejudicial. The prosecutors then put forward questionable interpretations of international law rules that novelly apply only to Israel.
+For instance, a charge issued by Khan focused on alleging insufficient aid flows into Gaza, arguing this amounts to the war crime of using starvation as a weapon of war. But the ICC prosecutor ignored several of the most salient facts, such as Hamas attacks on border crossings (thus interrupting aid flows), Hamas’s seizure of aid convoys and stealing of aid, and its booby-trapping homes and its destruction of Gaza infrastructure, particularly water pipelines and electricity transmission lines.
+Khan contradicts the basic rules of international law of armed conflict allowing attacks on combatants by treating Hamas combatants embedded in urban areas as civilians. He also invents a perverse rule requiring the direct provision of humanitarian aid to the enemy in armed conflict.
+The networks of such prejudicial influence extend well beyond the ICC into other legal institutions. Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan was also a president of the UN International Court of Justice, just like the current president of the ICJ, Nawaf Salam. Judge Salam was the Lebanese ambassador to the UN, where he was well known for constant invective against Israel. Unsurprisingly, he is not withdrawing or recusing himself in the current cases against Israel.
+Egyptian and Jordanian judges in the ICJ were similarly pleased to execute judgments against Israel, despite their obvious bias from previous high-level national political roles.
+Although a principle of the rule of law is that of the impartial judge, for which the disqualifying threshold is a reasonable apprehension of bias, this fundamental rule has no traction in the international justice system.ICC prosecutor Khan pretends Israel must be held to account equally with others. But the problem is not a failure to hold Israel to account, it is a more fundamental failure to treat Israel equally under law. Just as Jews were once excluded from polite society, and subjected to double standards, today Israel is treated as the Jew of the nations to be excluded from international society.
+The international legal system is politicised. It is a function of the UN, which in turn is a political institution dominated by non-democratic states. They drive forward their own narrow anti-Semitic interests with the cynical support of hypocrites. Of course, the ICC charges are no surprise.
+Greg Rose is a professor of law at the University of Wollongong, a senior fellow of The Hague Initiative for International Cooperation and a visiting fellow at AIJAC.
+[Tags: Fatou Bensouda, genocide, ICC, ICJ, Karim Khan, Nawaf Salam, Netanyahu, OIC, Pakistan, Palestinians, Rome Statute]
+[https://aijac.org.au/op-ed/why-iccs-ingrained-bias-ensures-no-fair-trials-for-israel/ Aijac]
+____
+ICJ orders Israel to halt Rafah operation
+Watch live as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague rules on request to order halt Israel's Rafah offensive in Gaza as part of a larger case brought by South Africa.
+Israel National News
+May 24, 2024, 4:01 PM
+[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/390499 INN]
+"That anti-Israel (Arab) Nawaf Salam.
+We remember him his activities. Now he has a rope and speaks high... "
+On Nawaf Salam announcing on the Hague calling on Israel to halt Rafah operation (that will harm population).
+Ayelet Frish:
+Sits there a Lebanese [Arab] and incites the world against Israel.
+Not a word about decapitation on Oct 7.
+Journalist:
+Legitimate to point out the hypocrisy of the court and what does a Lebanese to "judge" Israel?
+Lawyer Ilan Bombach: Nothing about the hostages was decided. Israel announces every area ahead of operation to be evacuated, only because we keep the rules. Is there a country that does that? US and UK on Afghanistan did not do any of this.
+Danny Dannon:
+That anti-Israel Nawaf Salam.
+We remember him his activities. Now he has a rope and speaks high...
+As if we went on a tour in Gaza?
+Did we forget what happened on Oct 7?
+N12 Anchor: it's clear it is all hypocrisy, it's purely anti-Israel, and there is not a word about the hostages.
+Channel N12, 05.24.24.
+[https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-icc-partially-based-its-experts.html?m=1#comment-6465906483 at EoZ]
+Gilad Arden:
+We don't have 50 plus countries like the Muslim block that can make deals: we will vote for your representative if you vote for ours.
+Referring to judges how they are voted internationally.
+N12, 05.24.24
+[https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-icc-partially-based-its-experts.html?m=1#comment-6465925775 at EoZ]
+_____
 CIA Director William Burns to head to Europe for ceasefire-hostage deal talks - CNN.
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