HOSTAGE UPDATE - 791 Days
One Remains, Ran Gvili who was captured while fighting to save a kibbutz
>The body of Thai hostage Sudthisak who was murdered on October 7 and his body taken into Gaza by Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) for 789 days was returned. During the October 7 Massacre, Hamas terrorists deliberately targeted Thai nationals who were living and working in the Israeli farming communities near the Gaza border. The reason we know that the Thai workers were deliberately targeted and not at the wrong place at the wrong time is that the Hamas terrorists spoke Thai. The Hamas terrorists called out to the workers from Thailand in their native tongue in order to lure them out of hiding, only to kill them or take them hostage. 39 Thai nationals were murdered. 31 were abducted.
>"I was held in a school on the landing of a stairwell for 2.5 weeks. A school full of Palestinian civilians." Hostage survivor Keith Siegel describes a snippet of the tŠ¾rture he endured — during his 484 days of captivity.
>Israeli former hostage Omer Shem Tov: "They [Hamas] never mentioned the land for me. They always told me it's about religion. They always told me that their goal is to- after they kill Jews in Israel, they will go around to the entire world to kill the Jews and the Christians." https://youtu.be/qAYRJMsI9Eg
CEASEFIRE UPDATES
>Phase one cannot be completed until Hamas returns all of the murdered hostage bodies. In the second phase of the deal, Hamas must relinquish governing authority in Gaza and begin disarming – under the oversight of the Board of Peace and the enforcement of an International Stabilization Force.
>The Lebanese government is required to fully disarm Hezbollah under the ceasefire agreement reached last year.
MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD
>Arab sources reveal that the Muslim Brotherhood has stolen half a billion dollars meant for Gaza. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-874233
>Undercover with the Muslim Brotherhood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYT1uYITabo
EGYPT
Rafah crossing to open 'in coming days' to let Gazans cross into Egypt
EUROPE
>Italian Press Federation condemns the UN's Francesca Albanese’s “dangerous” endorsement of attack on La Stampa news office. Her words “create enormous risks at a time when Italian journalism is under pressure and threats against journalists are a daily occurrence.” https://www.fnsi.it/costante-le-parole-di-albanese-sui-giornalisti-sono-pericolose-e-penose and https://www.ilfoglio.it/politica/2025/12/01/news/napoli-bologna-torino-e-le-altre-i-passi-indietro-dei-comuni-sulla-cittadinanza-onoraria-a-francesca-albanese-8385680/
>The Netherlands, Ireland, Slovenia and Spain are dropping out of the Eurovision contest because Israel will take part in the competition
>Ireland’s most prestigious university, Trinity College Dublin, honored Hasan Piker with the Gold Medal of Honorary Patronage. Hasan Piker is a terror-sympathizing antisemite with over 3 million followers on Twitch.
LEBANON
>Israel is poised to escalate further if Lebanon’s government fails to act decisively against Hezbollah. Not firing rockets into Israel is only a small part of Hezbollah's ceasefire obligations. Hezbollah is in continuous violation of the ceasefire as it attempts to reconstitute itself in the south and fails to disarm.
>US Demands Return of Undetonated GBU-39B Bomb in Beirut as Fears Rise Over Technology Falling to China, Russia, and Iran
PALESTINIANS/PA/Hamas/Gaza
>The Best Military Breakdown of The Gaza War You Will Ever Hear https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fTiKa5z6r0
>Anti-Hamas militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab killed in Gaza Strip - reports | World News | Sky News - Killed in a clan fight with the Abu Snimeh family
>How Hamas is losing its grip both in the tunnels and on the streets of Gaza.
>(sorry I'm posting this after "Giving Tuesday"): Puppet Regime: Hamas' Coercive Grip on Aid and NGO Operations in Gaza - This report spotlights the terrorist group’s systematic control of foreign NGOs operating in Gaza and how Hamas weaponized foreign aid.
Full report: https://ngo-monitor.org/reports/puppet-regime-hamas-ngo-gaza/ and
>As part of the ceasefire agreement and in close coordination with the International Medical Corps (IMC) another field hospital was established in the Gaza Strip. The new field hospital includes: • 150 beds • 200 medical and support staff and has already been treating over 1,000 patients a day. This is the 15th field hospital to be established in coordination with the international community since the start of the war. https://gaza-aid-data.gov.il/mainhome/medical-response/
>As Hamas continues to violate the agreement, Israel is continuing to surge aid into Gaza, facilitating an average of 600-800 trucks each day full of food, medical equipment and shelter supplies, in coordination with the U.S.-backed Civilian-Military Coordination Center (CMCC).
>Along the Morag Corridor, large piles of food supplies lie abandoned, shattering Hamas’ starvation narrative https://www.ynetnews.com/opinions-analysis/article/bjl2qxyw11x#autoplay
>Palestinian Authority keeps glorifying terrorists, contradicting Macron’s claim
>Israel air force carried out strikes in Gaza City and Khan Younis following a surprise attack on IDF forces wounding 4.
QATAR
>Former Qatari Prime Minister Hamad Bin Jassim revealed that Qatar, along with nearly every other Arab nation, pays journalists to disseminate propaganda and messaging.
>Why Qatar Should Have No Role in Gaza https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/22082/qatar-role-in-gaza
TURKEY
Iran and Turkey agreed to begin building a new joint rail service, along the ancient Silk Road, to serve as a strategic gateway between Asia and Europe. Iran and Turkey are both key sponsors of Hamas.
UK
>“Reputational Risk” and “Work-Arounds”: Documenting UK Funding to Hamas-Linked Entities
>Guinness World Records is reportedly no longer accepting any submissions from Israel and Palestinian territories https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/report-guinness-world-records-no-longer-accepting-submissions-from-israel-palestinian-territories/
UN
UN Passes Resolutions Demanding Israel Retreat from Golan Heights, Judea and Samaria https://worldisraelnews.com/un-passes-resolutions-demanding-israel-retreat-from-golan-heights-judea-and-samaria/
USA
>Oct. 7 families’ lawsuit says Bitcoin CEO, whom Trump pardoned, facilitated $1B in payments to Hamas and its allies https://forward.com/fast-forward/786094/oct-7-families-lawsuit-says-bitcoin-ceo-whom-trump-pardoned-facilitated-1b-in-payments-to-hamas-and-its-allies/
>Anti-Israel candidates struggling in the suburbs https://jewishinsider.com/2025/12/democratic-party-anti-israel-candidates-tennessee-special-election/
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Nov. 30th commemorates the expulsion of ≈ 850,000 Jewish people from their homes in the Middle East and North Africa following the birth of the State of Israel in 1948. The violence and discrimination they faced long predated the modern era. It's important not to exclude the stories of Jews who were displaced from the Middle East and North Africa. Jewish history is part of world history. Exclusion is how hate becomes permissible. Not through violence at first, but through narratives that decide whose pain merits recognition.
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ON CAMPUS
Columbia University: History professor Manan Ahmed, who blocked Jewish students at the encampment, has been promoted from Associate Professor to full Professor. Prof. Ahmed was never disciplined. Instead, Columbia rewarded him.
Columbia University: History professor Manan Ahmed, who blocked Jewish students at the encampment, has been promoted from Associate Professor to full Professor. Prof. Ahmed was never disciplined. Instead, Columbia rewarded him.
Columbia University: Professor Camille Robcis has been promoted to chair of the History department, despite her participation as a "faculty guard" blocking Jewish students at the encampment. She was never disciplined.
Harvard Hires Divinity School Graduate Charged in 2023 Assault on Israeli Classmate as a paid Graduate Teaching Fellow to advise on curriculum and lead classes. The hiring follows Harvard's removal of Tettey-Tamaklo from a proctor role due to student discomfort, amid Segev's ongoing lawsuit alleging the university failed to protect Jewish students and rewarded his attackers.
Harvard faculty sponsored a rally at site of Boston Marathon bombing to call for a “global intifada” https://x.com/ShabbosK/status/1995484803387257279
Cornell grad student union approves BDS resolution.
University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Education announced a Ph.D. thesis proposal titled, “(De)Zionizing Schooling to Promote Palestinian Sumud.”
MEDIA FAILS
>The New York Times Turns a Blind Eye to CAIR Extremism - Reducing criticism of terrorism to "anti-Muslim sentiment" implies that Islam is inherently pro-terror. https://www.camera.org/article/handle-with-cair-new-york-times-whitewashes-civil-rights-group-after-texas-terror-designation/
>A Response to the “This Is the Story...on Gaza” Ben Rhodes NYT
>In the past month, there have been only a few days of rainfall in Gaza, albeit heavy. Temperatures, however, have been way above average, including heatwaves. But "news" purveyors, e.g., France24, NBC, have been promoting a narrative of freezing Palestinians in the "harsh winter cold." Video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NweZ_DJelXM
>Famine Claims in Gaza Fall Apart, Western Media Don’t Even Blink https://honestreporting.com/famine-claims-in-gaza-fall-apart-western-media-dont-even-blink/
>NBC’s Sickening ‘Both-Sides’ Rape Coverage https://honestreporting.com/nbcs-sickening-both-sides-rape-coverage/
>Celebrities Urge Release of Imprisoned Fatah Leader and Convicted Murderer Marwan Barghouti. “Free Marwan” petition includes Paul Simon, Hannah Einbinder, Ilana Glazer, Miriam Margolyes, Mark Ruffalo, Ian McKellen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Josh O’Connor, Annie Lennox, Sting, Brian Eno and author Margaret Atwood.
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