Hostages Update: Hamas’ Counterproposal on Hostage Deal - Israeli leaders criticized a Hamas counterproposal on a deal involving the potential release of hostages. It includes the release of 1,500 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails, a third of whom are serving life sentences for murdering Israelis.

Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots, will broadcast $7 million worth of ‘Stand Up to Jewish Hate’ commercials during this Sunday’s Super Bowl event. These powerful ads, narrated by  Dr. Clarence Jones, the esteemed speechwriter behind Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech, serve as a clarion call for viewers to confront and combat the rising tide of antisemitism. With a particular focus on the hostility directed towards Israel and the Jewish community in American universities during the recent Gaza conflict, these commercials aim to ignite a collective sense of solidarity and action. 

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Canada

How anti-Israel pressure forced out a Jewish cabinet minister in B.C. (National Post)

China

China Grabs Spotlight With Major Presence at Saudi Weapons Show (Bloomberg)

Iran

Iran Could Be Nuclear within a Week (Institute for Science and International Security)

Iran building new nuclear reactor in Isfahan  (Deutsche Welle) The Isfahan nuclear research center is already home to three reactors. 

Iran Transferred More Than $150 Million to Hamas (Hamodia)

Iran's Growing Role in Judea and Samaria - (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)

 Iran-backed terrorists in Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq continue to attack Israel in the north; Hezbollah launched 60 rockets into Israel from Lebanon.

Israel

Report: Israel Open to Allowing Sinwar to Go into Exile in Return for All Hostages (NBC News)

Embassy opens to insist that Jews are indigenous (Point of No Return)

12 Smuggling Tunnels from Sinai Still Operational  (Wall Street Journal) Israel told Egypt there are at least 12 tunnels left between Gaza and the Sinai Peninsula, Egyptian officials said.  "Without finishing in Rafah, it's impossible to talk about changing the reality with Gaza," 

PA/Hamas

Hamas Official: We Can Repeat Oct. 7 Many Times (MEMRI)

Marwan Barghouti: How the Media Turned a Terrorist Mastermind Into the 'Palestinian Nelson Mandela' (Honest Reporting)

France seeking ‘verifiable proof’ that medicines reached hostages in Gaza (Times of Israel)

Weeks after medicine was delivered to the Gaza Strip for hostages held in Gaza, the countries involved in the complex operation still do not know whether the drugs eventually reached their destination. What is being done and by whom to discover what happened? See all The Red Cross Still Hates the Jews (Gatestone)

Syria

Top general of U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish Democratic Forces (SDF)  warns of ISIS resurgence (CBS)

United Nations

U.N.aware? Media Defend UNRWA as Agency Plays Dumb About Hamas Tunnels Under HQ (Honest Reporting)

USA

GOP stand-alone Israel aid bill rejected in the House (Roll Call) A stand-alone bill to send $17.6 billion in aid to Israel was rejected in the House on Tuesday evening as Democrats instead called for broader legislation that would also assist Ukraine and provide humanitarian aid for the war-torn Gaza Strip. Saturday, the Senate voted 64–19 to allow a bill that includes $95.34 billion in aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan to advance a step forward. 

Jew-hating Palestinian migrant busted for pummeling NY homeowner, swiping pro-Israel flag (NY Post)  A 26-year-old Palestinian illegally entered the U.S. at the border with Mexico in November.

CAMERA's Impact Upsets the Intercept (CAMERA)

Yemen

U.S. Destroys More Houthi Drones on Friday (CENTCOM)

Israel's Arrow Intercepts Houthi Ballistic Missile Headed for Eilat (Times of Israel)

Houthi Missile Shot Down Seconds Before Hitting U.S. Navy Destroyer -(CNN)

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Education (or lack there of)

California College Professors Bashed Israel; Here’s What They Got Wrong (CAMERA on Campus)

NYC seminar on teaching kids about ‘genocide in Gaza’ is antisemitic and ‘divisive’: Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY Post) Washington Post frames the situation differently:  Some Jewish parents angry and fearful when teachers back Palestinians

Northwestern University launches Educators for Justice in Palestine (JNS)

Law School Student Senate denies approval of Law Students Against Antisemitism group (Columbia Spectator) On the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the proposed group was rejected for second time, citing its use of the IHRA antisemitism definition

Texas A&M University to close Qatar campus (The Texas Tribune) see also From 'Insanity' to Bye-bye: Texas A&M Closes Qatar Campus – with MEF's Help