Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with friends and family or at least a relaxing day off. These updates will be taking a two-week break. See you again on or about December 17th.   

  *Whenever you see misinformation in your local paper or in the news, address it. Write letters to the editor, tweet or call. This week, I wrote to NYT and Vice asking for corrections.

     *On Sunday morning, an Arab resident of Jerusalem, who worked in a school funded by the Jerusalem municipality, decided to act upon incitement by the Palestinian Authority and his homicidal Hamas ideology to attack Israelis with an automatic weapon. The attacker murdered civilian Eliyahu Kay and injured four others. Israeli police officers shot the active terrorist shooter before he could murder any more innocent people. In the world of the PA, a Palestinian was “shot by the occupation”  

     *The initial Associated Press headline first referred to the Palestinian terrorist: "Israeli police shoot dead Palestinian who killed 1 Israeli and injured 4 others." Meanwhile, the NYT  made a point not to label perps and victims. In their reporting on Sunday's terror attack, they also called Jerusalem "the holiest site" and provided a link describing how it's holy to several religions - omitting that it is the holiest site for Jews alone. Further, they labeled Hamas a "militant Islamist group;" the US, UK and Europe label Hamas Islamist terrorists.  And lately Vice News has has been nothing but Palestinian propaganda.

On Wed. evening news, an expert stated there are still 185,000 allies left behind! 

Taliban Closes In As Desperate Afghan Women Await Rescue - Phyllis Chesler (IPT News)

Thousands of Afghans Seek Temporary US Entry, Few Approved (Voice of America) USCIS, which is primarily fee-funded (by desperate families), is sitting on some $11.5 million from Afghans in the last few months.

U.S. blacklists ISIS-K leaders as terrorist organization's threat grows - Darryl Coote (UPI) The top UN diplomat in Afghanistan warned last week that ISIS-K “seems to be present in nearly all provinces and increasingly active.”

Australia designates entirety of Hezbollah a terrorist organization (Jerusalem Post)

Bahrain Foils Planned Attack, Confiscates Iranian Weapons and Explosives (Reuters)

Iraqi Air Force Bombs ISIS Hideouts in Mountains (Al-Monitor)

Gaza War in May 2021 Showed Increase in Hamas Capabilities - Lt.-Gen. (ret.) Richard Natonski and Lt.-Gen. (ret.) Thomas Trask (Real Clear Defense) This conflict is a harbinger of growing threats to the U.S. from adversaries that fight unconventionally with advanced weaponry.

PA Launches Military Operation to Regain Control of Jenin - Elior Levy (Ynet News)  The Palestinian Authority launched an extensive military operation in Jenin on Friday to regain control of the area. Armed militias affiliated with Islamic Jihad, al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, and Hamas recently marched openly in the city, proclaiming their control.

Palestinians clash with police in East J’lem after march supporting Hamas terrorist - Aaron Boxerman (Times of Israel)

PA Min. of Education to kids: There's no Israel, “the entire land is ours, from the Sea to the River” - Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)

Russia Pressures Iran to Withdraw from T4 Airbase in Syria (Syrian Observer-Turkey)

Syrian Women's Organizations And Women's Rights Activists: Islamic Opposition Organizations Backed By Turkey Are Inciting Against Us, Putting Our Lives In Danger (MEMRI)

Secret Chinese Port Project in Persian Gulf Rattles U.S. Relations with UAE - Gordon Lubold (Wall Street Journal) After rounds of meetings and visits by U.S. officials, construction was recently halted.  It appeared the Emirati government was unaware of the military nature of China's activity.

British Army to Move Main Overseas Training Base to Middle East - Dominic Nicholls (Telegraph-UK) UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace is expected to announce this week the move of Britain's biggest overseas training base from Alberta in Canada to Oman in the Middle East. 

Britain Outlaws Palestinian Militant Group Hamas - Stephen Farrell and Alistair Smout  (Reuters) The rationale for it is that there is no longer any meaningful distinction to be made between the military and political wings of Hamas

Biden cannot let pursuit of Iran nuclear deal lead to a 'Munich moment'  - Marvin Hier and Abraham Cooper (The Hill) 

Duke University Hands a Big Win to Antisemites — and BDS - Ben Stone (Algemeiner)

This New Hanukkah Video of a Ladino Classic Will Make You Want to Dance www.kveller.com/this-new-hanukkah-video-of-a-ladino-classic-will-make-you-want-to-dance

At an event this week where we met The Honorable Ayoob Kara, we learned how important it is to lobby for the fight against the BDS movement and the boycott of Israel. The introductory speaker wasn't exaggerating when he reminded us that it was 20 yrs of propaganda denigrating Jews and minorities that enabled Germany to invent genocide. As Mr. Kara was essential to the success of the Abraham Accords, we heard more about these historic agreements and learned that there are at least 10 more Arab states willing to sign agreements with the Israelis. It's up to the new Israeli govt. to actively pursue this along with the Biden administration. 

Action Needed Now to Address the Humanitarian Catastrophe in Afghanistan - Youssof Ghafoorzai (The Diplomat)

Colombia Expels 2 Hizbullah Operatives Tracking Israelis, Americans (AFP)

Israel, Jordan and UAE to Sign Deal for Huge Solar Farm - Barak Ravid (Axios)
Clarifying the Record on Israel’s Recent Terror Designations of Six Palestinian NGOs - Anne Herzberg (NGO Monitor)

Memorandum Of Understanding Signed With UN On Promoting Women's Rights Sparks Opposition In Libya - Chernitsky (MEMRI)
‘Horrific’: 10 people suffocate in overcrowded migrant boat off Libya (The Guardian)

Palestinian Human Rights Activist Sues over Ben and Jerry's Boycott, Saying It Promotes Hatred - Isabel Vincent  (New York Post) 
PFLP Boasts about Its Ties to Iran - Joe Truzman (Long War Journal-FDD)
A Syrian Woman's Experiences with Hamas in Gaza - Allison Norlian (Forbes)
Economic, Social Protests Against Hamas Flare Up Again in Gaza - S. Schneidmann  (MEMRI)
Palestinians Fear "Civil War" amid Growing Anarchy - Khaled Abu Toameh  (Jerusalem Post)In the past few days, four universities in the West Bank were shuttered due to violent clashes on campuses between students and rival clans.

Facebook disrupts Pakistani hacking group targeting Afghan users - Maggie Miller (The Hill)

Video: Today Saudi Arabia Is Part of the Solution - Amb. Dore Gold (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Back in 2001, the Muslim World League, headquartered in the Saudi kingdom, was spreading the ideology that supported a new wave of global terror. Yet in 2020, its secretary-general took a delegation to Auschwitz. We are in a different world.

Growing Opposition to Iran's Involvement in Syria - Ben Caspit (Al-Monitor)
Iranian "Bags of Dollars" in Southern Syria Raise Assad's, Russia's Concerns - Nazir Magali (Asharq Al-Awsat-UK)

UAE-Israel Trade Growing beyond Expectations (Khaleej Times-UAE)

BBC News Whitewashes Pro-Iran Groups at LSE Anti-Israel Demo - Hadar Sela (CAMERA)

The New York Times Publishes Glowing Profile on Notorious Anti-Israel Terror Apologist - Rachel Donoghue (Honest Reporting)
Palestinian Leaders’ Fabrications About Ancient Israel Go Unchallenged By Media - Gidon Ben-Zvi (Honest Reporting) False Claims That Weaponize History
U.S. temporarily halts some refugee admissions, prioritizes resettling Afghan evacuees - Yacob Reyes (Axios)
U.S. senators move to block $650 mln arms sale to Saudi Arabia - Mike Stone and Patricia Zengerle (Reuters)
Oberlin Giving Haven to Iranian Diplomat - Dexter Van Zile (Times of Israel) ... while serving as an Iranian diplomat to the UN, Mahallati was part of an effort to cover up the 1988 mass killings of Bahais and political dissidents by the Iranian regime.