As we approach Yom Kippur, we wish you and your loved ones an easy and meaningful fast. May you Merit Many Years.
Day 370 Hostages Update: 101 remain. On Tuesday, the mastermind behind the Oct 7 Hamas massacre and taking of hostages, Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, contacted Qatari mediators to inquire about receiving immunity in a ceasefire and hostages deal.
MEDIA

Te-Nehisi Coates thinks Israel has no right to exist. Coates' only interview where he faced any criticisim for his radical, ahistorical statements is in this interview with Dokoupil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgWt-QcPYMo Just a few months ago, CBS told reporters to avoid referring to Jerusalem as Israel’s capital as its status is disputed. Whether Jerusalem is ever split into East and West or remains united is disputed, Jerusalem as Israel's capital is not.






https://honestreporting.com/sympathy-to-scorn-the-fight-against-october-7-denialism-in-the-mainstream-media/ see also New York Times balances, slants on Oct. 7 anniversary https://www.camera.org/article/the-new-york-times-balances-slants-on-oct-7-anniversary/

CANADA
Some happy news to start the new year: The IDF has rescued a Yazidi girl held as a sex slave in Gaza for the past ten years and returned her to her family. Steve Maman, a Canadian businessman and founder of The Liberation of Christian and Yazidi Children of Iraq or CYCI foundation, sometimes referred to as "the Jewish Schindler" for his efforts to help Yazidis escape ISIS, was key in brokering this deal.
CHINA
Iran is selling oil to China to fund its terror machine. China continues to defy U.S. Treasury sanctions by allowing blacklisted vessels to offload illicit cargo. Iran is selling $50 billion of oil each year to fund terrorist groups that are attacking Americans and Israelis. Sanctions under the SHIP Act targeting ports and refineries that knowingly process Iranian oil go into effect later this month.
THE CZECH REPUBLIC
The Czech Republic has blocked a joint European Union statement calling for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon and condemning Israel over the number of civilians killed there. The Czechs were ready to support the statement on two conditions:
FRANCE
2 days before the anniversary of October 7th, French President Emmanuel Macron called for a end arms deliveries to Israel, despite Hamas murdering 42 French citizens on October 7th and continuing to hold 2 hostage. It turns out French President Macron never actually delivered any arms to Israel. France hasn’t supplied arms to Israel in 57 years, but they do in in fact supply Qatar with them.
IRAN



IRAQ
IDF shoots down drone in Red Sea area; Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims responsibility
ISRAEL





KUWAIT
Kuwaiti Islamic Scholar: The Highest Priority Of Islamic Law Is To Preserve The Religion, Not Human Life – This Is Why Jihad Exists; Israel Must Be Removed
LEBANON


THE NETHERLANDS
Telegraaf reports on an increasing trend of (Muslim) migrants serving in the Dutch police who refuse to guard Jewish sites and events. Their superiors accommodate them by giving them other duties instead. There have been cases where they don’t want to guard a Holocaust museum
https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/1802842723/agenten-willen-geen-joodse-objecten-bewaken-roosters-aangepast-bij-morele-bezwarenPALESTINIANS/HAMAS/PA/ETC
This October 7, Hamas launched rockets at 6:30—the same time the massacre began—followed by rockets at Tel Aviv.



QATAR
Since Hamas' October 7 Attack On Israel, Qatar's Unreserved Support For Hamas, Incitement Against Israel, Continues On The Political, Media, Educational And Religious Levels https://www.memri.org/reports/hamas-october-7-attack-israel-qatars-unreserved-support-hamas-incitement-against-israel
SOUTH KOREA
Over 2,000 people in downtown Seoul, South Korea demonstrated their support for Israel https://x.com/HenMazzig/status/1842569140110020688
UK
Andrew Fox on useful idiots in London
UN


USA



