Last night, Amnesty International issued a slanderous new report accusing Israel of “genocide.” In reality, it’s Israel that has been the victim of a genocidal attack launched by Iranian proxies that have vowed to eliminate the Jewish state.
Amnesty International Launches New Round of Biased Anti-Israel Charges (CAMERA) Amnesty has now said basically any war in which civilians are killed -- i.e., all wars -- are genocide, even wars of self-defense. see also https://ngo-monitor.org/reports/amnestys-genocide-inversion/ Day 426 and 100 hostages are still held by Hamas.
American Hostage Edan Alexander from Tenafly, New Jersey, is in Hamas’ latest 3-minute and 35-second propaganda video. In it, he states that he’s been held for 420 days, which may be an indication it was recently filmed and that he's still alive. He is one of seven Americans still held captive by the barbaric terrorist group in Gaza.Day 423 Hostages Update: It was learned that Omer Neutra, originially from NY, was Killed on October 7 and his body was taken hostage by Hamas. He was previously thought to be among the living hostages. The IDF has announced the recovery of the body of Israeli hostage Itai Svirsky. Hamas filmed Itai shortly before his death alongside Noa Argamani and Yossi Sharabi. The video was mockingly titled "Guess who of them died? He had been taken into Gaza alive, but was cruelly executed by Hamas after nearly 100 days in captivity. Hamas leaders have ordered operatives to execute any hostages if the IDF attempts to rescue them. The statement was made as Hamas leaders claimed to have intelligence about an impending Israeli rescue attempt."The Australian Government Is Confused between Good and Evil" (Australian Jewish News) Former Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked denied visa
Belgium film festival pulled The Belle of Gaza. The film they canceled tells the story of a Palestinian trans woman who escapes Gaza to seek refuge in Tel Aviv — the most “welcoming and friendly atmosphere” for the LGBTQ+ community in the Middle East. While the organizers expressed disagreement with the anti-Israel protesters, they ultimately chose to cancel the screening to maintain “a welcoming and friendly atmosphere” at the festival.
German University, University of Leipzig, Cancels Lecture by Israeli Historian Benny Morris “…one of the reasons the college offered for rescinding the invitation—namely, that Muslim students will feel uncomfortable."
Israel’s New Approach to Tunnels: A Paradigm Shift in Underground Warfare
Fuel oil smuggling network rakes in $1 billion for Iran and its proxies https://www.yahoo.com/news/fuel-oil-smuggling-network-rakes-041056356.html
Hezbollah broke the ceasefire, launching missiles at Israel. Hezbollah has reminded the world that a ceasefire with a terrorist organization will always be one-sided. And yet: “US follows France in warning Israel over ceasefire violations” https://www.jns.org/iaf-hits-hezbollah-after-terror-group-fires-mortars-at-mount-dov/
Hezbollah is already working to rearm and regroup
AP reports pro-Hamas incitement and support for Hamas's Oct. 7 attack as "anti-war" protest The IDF eliminated a terrorist who took part in the October 7th massacre in Kibbutz Nir Oz. The terrorist, also worked for the World Central Kitchen. He posted this about himself on Facebook.Hamas views the Lebanon ceasefire as Israeli capitulation and demands similar terms Reuters is still employing 5 journalists who were honored by Hamas.https://x.com/HonestReporting/status/1863708076550893977 More on Reuters unreliable news here: https://www.camera.org/article/on-reuters-reliable-news-and-carpet-bombing/
What's happening in Syria?
The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution on giving Israel’s Golan Heights to Syria (UN News)More than 30 churches in Aleppo and 50,000 Christians are now under the control of jihadists from lslamic groups in Syria. Ethnic and religious minorities like the Kurds and Christians are under attack with the Islamist terrorist takeover of their city. Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani's strategy involved coordinating with Turkish-backed groups to ensure success.There are multiple competing factions fighting in Aleppo and Hama, includinghttps://x.com/elicalebon/status/1862964509591392557
- Islamist groups such as HTS with its roots in Al Qaeda, and ISIS. HTS endorses a Salafist-jihadist ideology which opposes Israel and the west and seeks to establish an oppressive (Sunni) Islamic state under Sharia law with strict dress codes for women. They also oppose other opposition forces for their secular/democratic ambitions.
- SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) are a Kurdish coalition that seeks autonomy in the northeast region.
- Turkey backs the SNA (Syrian National Army) which also opposes Assad’s regime but in addition, because it opposes the Kurdish forces. Turkey’s objective is to prevent an autonomous Kurdish region across its southern border/northern Syria, where it seeks to relocate millions of Syrian refugees. It also seeks to extend its own influence across the region as it enjoyed before the collapse of the Ottoman Empire at the turn of the 20th century.
- The Assad regime is supported by Russia and the Islamic regime in Iran, particularly through its proxy, Hezbollah
Iranian Plane Suspected of Ferrying Arms to Hizbullah Blocked by Israel Air Force over Syria (Times of Israel)Iranian-backed militias enter Syria from Iraq to aid beleaguered Syrian army In the UK, the Exeter International Dance Film Festival (EDIFF) removed the film Rave, a short dance piece by Israeli choreographer Dor Eldar, from its 2024 line-up. The October 7 film was initially accepted into the festival’s programme but the festival's management then told Eldar they had decided to cancel the screening, citing pressure from sponsors and artists, and concerns that they did not want to appear “political”.Campus radicalization: how extremist narratives target new students on UK campuses https://cameraoncampus.org/blog/campus-radicalization-how-extremist-narratives-target-new-students-on-uk-campuses/Scottish School Textbook Teaches that Israel Is "Apartheid, Colonial Regime" (Jewish Chronicle-UK)On Campus
There are just too many examples of skyrocketing antisemitism and efforts to erase Jews from public spaces "because Israel." So, it's nice to see some progress on campuses.
Occidental College in Los Angeles has agreed to comprehensive reforms to address antisemitism, settling a civil rights complaint. Temple University and the U.S. Department of Education, came to an agreement which outlines how Temple can better address antisemitic and anti-Zionist incidents on campus.George Mason University suspended its chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).University of Minnesota has punished seven pro-terrorist activists for commandeering an administrative building. 
