Friday, January 31, 2025

 Day 482 Hostages Update: 
EmojiYarden Bibas (not his wife and kids), Keith Siegel, and Ofer Kalderon are scheduled to be released tomorrow according to Hamas.
EmojiEight hostages kidnapped from Israel on October 7th have been released. Their names are: Arbel Yehoud, Agam Berger, Gadi Moses, Thenna Pongsak, Sathian Suwannakham, Sriaoun Watchara, Seathao Bannawat, Rumnao Surasak.
Emoji82 hostages, including seven Americans, three Thai nationals, one Nepalese, and one Tanzanian remain captive in Gaza.
EmojiEight Hostages Due for Release Are Dead, Hamas Tells Israel  (Telegraph-UK)  8 of the 26 hostages still to be released from Gaza during the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire are dead, The Telegraph has learned. It is unclear which hostages have died.
EmojiIsraeli authorities released 110 Palestinian terrorists.  Two of the prisoners that were intended to be released refused to leave Israeli prisons.
>The United States must increase the pressure on Hamas and its allies in the Iran, Qatar and Turkey to ensure the terror group releases the hostages
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Australian police believe ‘overseas actors’ may be behind antisemitic attacks, paid for in crypto

Chinese Chatbot Phenom, DeepSeek, is a Disinformation Machine - DeepSeek Characterizes the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as an ‘Anti-terrorist Organization.’ https://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/deepseek-ai-chatbot-china-russia-iran-disinformation

Egyptian Border: Large protests are being held near the Rafah crossing against President Trump's proposal to transfer Gazans to Egypt.

France Votes to Put IRGC on European Terrorist List 

Arrest of Pro-Israel Kuwaiti Journalist Highlights Muslim Brot herhood’s Influence -Al-Saeed detained for advocating normalization with Israel https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/al-saeeds-arrest-israel-and-the-muslim-brotherhood-in-kuwait/

Lebanese army chief ‘leaked military secrets to Hezbollah’
https://www.thetimes.com/world/middle-east/israel-hezbollah-war/article/lebanese-army-chief-leaked-military-secrets-to-hezbollah-fpp9jmq76

Get Ready for Pakistan-Backed Groups to Target Israel https://www.meforum.org/mef-observer/get-ready-for-pakistan-backed-groups-to-target-israel
Turkey and Pakistan's expansionist desires pose significant threats to regional stability, with implications for global peace.
https://www.meforum.org/mef-online/turkeys-neo-ottomanism-and-pakistans-neo-mughalism-are-a-clear-and-present-danger

Al Jazeera Journo Produced Hamas Propaganda Videos Documenting Terror Group's Release of Israeli Hostages https://freebeacon.com/israel/al-jazeera-journo-produced-hamas-propaganda-videos-documenting-terror-groups-release-of-israeli-hostages-report/ see also https://honestreporting.com/dont-fall-for-hamas-propaganda/
Who are the Palestinian Prisoners Freed in the Hostage Agreement https://www.ajc.org/news/who-are-the-palestinian-prisoners-freed-in-the-hostage-agreement See also: https://www.algemeiner.com/2025/01/29/how-the-ceasefire-coverage-exculpates-hardcore-terrorists-and-murderers/
Palestinian President Abbas Congratulates Released Terrorist Who Murdered Israeli Infant (Israel Hayom)
Palestinian Authority has paid to 506 million shekels to the terrorists being released in the current exchange https://palwatch.org/page/36854

Russia Offers to Help Rebuild Syria as It Bids for Deal on Bases 
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-31/russia-offers-to-help-rebuild-syria-as-it-bids-for-deal-on-bases

New Law: In response to the Amsterdam progrom and pressure from groups like NGO Monitor, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be required to change its existing policies and stop funding to organizations that do not recognize Israel’s right to exist and stop funding to organizations with terror ties 

Emily Demari was held in a UNRWA facility and was refused medical treatment even though she had be shot twice. https://news.sky.com/story/emily-damari-freed-british-israeli-hostage-tells-pm-she-was-held-in-united-nations-facilities-and-denied-access-to-medical-care-13300192
Starmer thanks Netanyahu for release of dual-citizen hostage from Gaza  https://www.jns.org/starmer-thanks-netanyahu-for-release-of-dual-citizen-hostage-from-gaza/
UK Government has deemed Holocaust Memorial Exhibition too “political” to be displayed. 

UN
*The three women hostages released on Sunday were held in UNRWA camp sites
*Not a single UNRWA aid worker reported that hostages were being held in its campsites. 
*Not a single aid worker reported that Hamas was operating in those campsites.

U.S. ships Israeli Patriot missiles to Poland for Ukraine https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/u-s-ships-israeli-patriot-missiles-to-poland-for-ukraine/ar-AA1y3nng  Patriot systems were withdrawn from the Israeli armed forces in April 2024 after more than 30 years of service. Jerusalem had informed Moscow about the decision regarding the Patriots, emphasizing that Israel is "only returning this equipment to the USA" and not delivering it to Ukraine.

MEDIA Misses
CBS Is Determined to Redraw Israel's Map  (Times of Israel) In August, a CBS News memo instructed all employees: "Do not refer to [Jerusalem] as being in Israel." On Jan. 19, CBS reported on two released Israeli hostages who "were taken from the same kibbutz, which is a settlement." Kibbutz Kfar Aza is not a settlement. It is located well within internationally recognized Israeli territory.
‘The Washington Post’ Trusts Terrorists (Again) — and Treats Murderers as Victims
BBC describes Mohammed al-Tous a Fatah terrorist involved in numerous deadly attacks against civilians, who received over 2.25m shekels from the PA’s ‘Pay-for-Slay’ scheme, as an ageing prisoner who “fought Israeli forces"
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Friday, January 24, 2025

HOSTAGE UPDATE: Hamas has announced the release of four Israeli women hostages tomorrow after 477 days of captivity.  They are Karina Ariev, Daniela Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Elbag, who was recently seen in a hostage video. 94 hostages, including 7 Americans, remain in the clutches of Hamas in Gaza. According to the agreement, Hamas is also supposed to provide a list of the condition of the hostages listed to be released in phase one. The crimes of nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners set to be released include murder and rape.

AFGHANISTAN
Two Americans held in Afghanistan traded for Taliban prisoner in final Biden deal delayed until Trump took office
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/politics/us-prisoners-taliban-release

IRAN
Iran is accelerating its nuclear program and deepening ties with China 

ISRAEL
Israel has indicated that it will proceed with the four listed hostages but has protested to mediators that the list violates the terms of the agreement, which required the release of all living female civilian hostages before releasing living female soldiers. 

LEBANON
Israeli soldiers will remain in Lebanon. White House backs Israels plan. IDF is still finding tunnels and weapons. UN and Lebanese Army aren't in place, as per ceasefire agreement.

The NETHERLANDS
Amsterdam Comedy Club Tells Israeli Comic to Perform in ‘Jewish Venues 

PA/HAMAS
Hamas began executing Gazans the moment the ceasefire deal was reached, accusing them of "working with the occupation." On Wednesday, they executed 10 Gazans, 17 were shot in the leg. 
A deal that keeps Hamas in power is meaningless – analysis
There is a frightening defect in the Israel-Hamas ‘deal’ – the terrorists live to fight on. Fatah official: "The US saved Hamas." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01/18/there-is-a-frightening-defect-in-the-israel-hamas-deal/
Fatah vows to continue terror and be “the flame of the armed struggle” https://palwatch.org/page/36813
Reminder: Palestinian Authority, like Hamas, fully supports terror http://palwatch.org/page/36832

QATAR
Qatari Government Media On Gaza Ceasefire: A 'Crushing Historic Victory' For Hamas And A 'Significant Defeat' For Israel; The Deal Is Like The Treaty Of Hudaybiyyah; The Resistance Will Continue In Additional Rounds Of Fighting https://www.memri.org/reports/qatari-government-media-gaza-ceasefire-crushing-historic-victory-hamas-and-significant

SYRIA
New attack | Nearly 25 civilians injured and killed under Turkish shelling.

UNITED KINGDOM
Biased Science: The Lancet Claims Gaza Casualty Count Underreported
The BBC's platform for a Hamas-linked individual to justify the October 7 attacks is deeply concerning. This kind of biased reporting only serves to legitimize terrorism and distort the reality of the situation. 
UNITED NATIONS
*The UN: Silent about hostages being held in its own shelters. New testimonies from Israeli hostages Romi, Doron, and Emily reveal that Hamas hid them in UN shelters during their captivity
*The UN reported nearly 900 trucks entered Gaza yesterday. That’s over 2,400 since the ceasefire began. And what did Israel get in return? A terrorist inspired by Hamas’s ideology stabbed 4 people in Tel Aviv.
*At UNHC: Islamic Regime in Iran again named to key post at U.N. Human Rights Council. 
*President Trump signed Executive Order that halts funding to UNRWA. 

USA
President Trump cut security protection for former Trump Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton, and former Former Trump United States Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, Brian Hook. He took away their security protection knowing they are all under ongoing threats from Iran.
ON CAMPUS
UMD medical school stands by Israeli surgeon after CAIR played role canceling his talk
UCLA Fowler Museum will hold exhibit on January 25 glorifying 10/7 massacre, misnomered Palettes for Peace
George Mason University student arrested over an alleged plot to attack the Israeli Consulate in New York underscored the rising danger of on-campus radicalism.
At Columbia University, masked students disrupted a History of Modern Israel class with antisemitic fliers supporting "crushing Israel" and spewing vitriol. The professor of this class, Avi Shilon, is an Israeli historian and Mizrahi Jew whose family moved to Israel from Baghdad. He invited the masked agitators to join the class and learn something about the topic; they responded by shouting “genocide.”  Columbia's response here and has suspended one of the class disruptors as part of its ongoing investigation.  

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Friday, January 17, 2025

HOSTAGE UPDATE: Hostage deal reached; first group expected to be freed on Sunday.
Remember that way back on December 23, 2023, a deal fell through because Hamas refused to release female Israeli hostages.
>30 hostages were killed in captivity in the last 15 months. 
U.S. State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller reports that out of the 7 American hostages in Gaza, only 3 are believed to be alive, while the remaining 4 are confirmed dead. 
On Tuesday, we learned that after over 470 days...
1) Israel, America, Egypt, Qatar and Hamas have agreed on the details of an agreement (3 phases)
2) Many Hamas terrorists will be freed. This means we would be trading the lives of future victims of terror attacks that would be perpetrated by those released in exchange for the lives of the current hostages.
3) Saudi outlet Al-Hadath reported Tuesday evening that Hamas had started dividing the hostages into groups, ahead of their expected release.
4) After all the women are released, the Rafah/Egypt border will be opened and Gazan "civilians" permitted to return to their towns (Israel's southern border)
5) President Biden finalized the cease-fire agreement proposed 10 months ago. 
>The fact that both Trump’s representative and Biden’s were in Doha together was an exceptionally rare example of bipartisan cooperation on a seemingly impossible issue. 
>The Gevura Forum, consisting of families of soldiers who have fallen in battle, is speaking out against the deal. This forum, along with the Tikva Forum, consisting of some families of those whose relatives are hostages,held a demonstration against the deal
>Millions of Israelis support this deal. Hostages and Missing Families Forum — an advocacy group that represents many of the hostages' families — said in a statement that “any deal, even a limited one, represents an important first step toward a comprehensive agreement.” Many believe the 2nd phase of the agreement will never be reached.

Arabs across the Middle East are celebrating not because of the ceasefire, but claiming victory, despite Hamas' massive losses in Gaza. It is estimated that $60 billion will be needed to rebuild Gaza. Foreign governments are already committing funds to this effort despite the fact that Hamas terrorists will still be in control. Hamas steals the aid from residents and will use the funds to rebuild its terrorist army.

Argentina's President Javier Milei has been selected as the 2025 Genesis Prize Laureate.

Azerbaijan Foils Iranian Plot to Kill Senior Jewish Community Figure (Jerusalem Post) The Azerbaijani secret service (DTX) thwarted an Iranian-backed terror attack targeting a prominent member of the Jewish community

Iranian army takes delivery of 1,000 new drones. (Reuters) The drones are built by the Iran Aviation Industries Organization, a subsidiary of Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics. See more details here: https://www.newsweek.com/iran-gets-major-drone-boost-amid-growing-tensions-israel-2013837

ICJ President Nawaf Salam wins support to become next PM of Lebanon. • The Good News: Hezbollah wanted the other guy. • The Bad News: Salam is a longtime supporter of Ayatollah Khamenei, Fidel Castro & Bashar Assad. • The Unethical News: He was heading ICJ in multiple cases targeting Israel while campaigning to be prime minister of a country that in 2024 attacked Israel with 20,000 rockets. 
Major shift at ICJ as pro-Israel Judge Julia Sebutinde  poised for presidency https://www.jns.org/major-shift-at-icj-as-pro-israel-judge-poised-for-presidency/

Hamas is responsible for the delays in the hostage deal. Experts believe that Hamas was ready to reach an agreement now because senior terrorists, allies, and battalions have been eliminated. (e.g., Sinwar, Haniyeh, Nasrallah, Assad). Hamas leaders and Gaza residents are publicly celebrating their "victory" and stating they would like to repeat the atrocities of 10/7. Hamas has spent the past week conducting public executions of those that opposed it. In a show of strenghth, they're putting their uniforms back on. Reminder: There was a ceasefire in effect on 10/6/2023 and Hamas has never adhered to a ceasefire. In 2005, with Israel’s unilateral withdrawal from Gaza, administrative control was given to the PA. By 2007, Hamas had violently driven the PA from Gaza and assumed control. Now Abbas is demanding the “right” to again assume control of Gaza.
Documents Reveal Hamas’s Goal: To Deepen the Rifts in Israeli Society https://jcpa.org/documents-reveal-hamass-goal-to-deepen-the-rifts-in-israeli-society/
Abbas’ Fatah to gangs: Attack Israelis; Don’t attack the Palestinian Authority 
Palestinians Are Souring on Hamas – and They Want an End to the War There's the bad news – apocalyptic destruction in Gaza, rampant poverty, utter despair about the Palestinian Authority – and there's more bad news: Over half of Palestinians still back the October 7 attack. But recent polls show that's not the whole story https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-12-30/ty-article-magazine/.premium/palestinians-are-souring-on-hamas-and-they-want-an-end-to-the-war/00000194-18c8-d468-a7b5-99fc12570000

Syrian Defense Ministry requires course in Sharia for joining the new Syrian army. https://jihadwatch.org/2025/01/syrian-defense-ministry-requires-course-in-sharia-for-joining-the-new-syrian-army

Turkish Hyper-Activity Reverberates throughout the Middle East (Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs)
Tell Congress to Stop Turkish Incursions in Syria and stand behind the SDF, a key U.S. ally in the fight to defeat ISIS https://middle-east-forum.quorum.us/campaign/save-syria/

UN blocks aid to Gaza to fake a famine https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/21313/un-gaza-fake-famine

CBS is at it again: 60 Minutes on Sunday aired a misleading segment featuring members of rabidly anti-Israel organizations (CAIR and Dawn MENA). They ended the story by saying “the war is over when Netanyahu says so” Not when the hostages are released, nothing about HAMAS. https://honestreporting.com/cbs-60-minutes-platforms-anti-israel-voices-in-skewed-segment/ and https://www.camera.org/article/strong-words-feeble-reporting-60-minutes-on-us-support-for-israel/
A Hezbollah supporting Imam from Michigan and Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman, President, Yeshiva University, will deliver Benedictions at Trump’s inauguration.
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Friday, January 10, 2025

Day 462 Hostages Update: EmojiThe bodies of Youssef Ziyadne and his son, Hamza Al-Ziyadnah, kidnapped into Gaza by Hamas on October 7 and previously believed to be among the living hostages, were recovered from tunnels in Gaza. EmojiU.S. and Israeli intelligence believe only about 20 of the 251 hostages taken by Hamas on October 7, 2023, are still alive.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that while "we very much want to bring this over the finish line in the next two weeks," Hamas remains the final obstacle: "We need Hamas to make the final necessary decisions to complete the agreement." The United States must urgently increase the pressure on Hamas and its sponsors in Iran, Qatar and Turkey to release the hostages.

Black Christians Enslaved in Africa: Charles Jacobs & Simon Deng https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=ry8ABIHOPJI Oct 7 is pretty much a monthly occurrence in Nigeria and Sudan. “Hamas is no different than Boko Haram in Nigeria,“ says Mr. Jacobs. ”It’s one front in Israel, but it belongs to a global movement. And people need to know that.”

What's behind the legal action against an IDF soldier in Brazil?  
https://x.com/AmichaiChikli/status/1876030987060027567 and https://jewishinsider.com/2025/01/hind-rajab-foundation-israeli-soldiers-gaza-travel-terror-ties/ and https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-836274 “The organization, Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF), has so far failed in its schemes to arrest IDF soldiers, although its complaints have caused a reserve officer to leave Cyprus and another soldier to leave Sri Lanka.” Dyab Abou Jahjah, HRF Chair, has proudly admitted links to Hezbollah.


EmojiHamas Recruits Thousands of New Fighters in Gaza  (Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs) The funds for this recruitment are reportedly from the sale of humanitarian aid packages, which Hamas forcibly seizes and resells.
EmojiFatah brags that it is the leader of Palestinian terror https://palwatch.org/page/36789
Emoji2024 Editor's Picks: Top Palestinian Clips From The MEMRI TV Project 

EmojiGlobe And Mail (Canada) Columnist Twists Israel’s Defenses Against Syria Into “Rapacious” “Land Grab” https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/globe-and-mail-columnist-twists-israels-defenses-against-syria-into-rapacious-land-grab/

EmojiAt the Golden Globes on January 4, 2025: 
��️Gal Gadot, a tireless and brave advocate for Israel and the hostages, was banned from wearing a pin for the release of the hostages as she hosted the Golden Globes 
EmojiGuy Pearce choose to prominently wear the "Artists4Ceasefire" Red Hand pin, at the Golden Globe Awards Show
EmojiAt Columbia University, Johannah King-Slutzky, who requested “humanitarian aid” on behalf of the Hamilton Hall occupiers, is teaching a class on Contemporary Western Civilization AGAIN; but law professor Katherine Franke says she was forced to retire because she discriminated against Israelis.
EmojiInside the “Museum of Terror” created by anti-Israel student groups at Columbia University https://www.thefp.com/p/columbia-university-anti-israel-museum-of-terror
EmojiJVP denounced over ties to terrorism  https://www.standwithus.com/post/jewish-voice-for-peace-jvp-report
EmojiBREAKING Rep Roy and Rep Mast's bill to sanction the ICC (HR 23) PASSES with a bipartisan vote.

See No Evil...
EmojiOn a recent interview with WHO, the director said he had no knowledge of Hamas using hospitals (they don't investigate those charges), but Israel is committing war crime by targeting hospitals. 
EmojiWith regard to aid going to Gaza, the UN only counts Gaza aid trucks from UNRWA and the WFP. In December alone, they neglected to count the aid from 43 other organizations—totaling 2,252 trucks.
Despite Hamas' ongoing attacks and theft of humanitarian assistance, Israel continues to surge significant amounts of aid into Gaza. Tuesday alone, 230 humanitarian aid trucks entered Gaza, while approximately 800 trucks worth of aid were awaiting collection and distribution by aid agencies inside of Gaza.

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