2026 is having quite the start:
>Have you seen images of the Massive Anti-Regime Protests Sweeping Across Iran, heard about it other than President Trump's statement that he would step in? TikTok appears to have blocked any videos coming out of Iran.
> Did you know there was New Year's Eve Violence Across Europe? There are no details that I can find on why there was "unprecedented" violence in Europe and especially in the Netherlands on New Year's Eve.
>In New York, the new Mayor's first actions included revoking adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism and also revoked Executive Order 61, which mandated that the New York Police Department strengthen its protection around synagogues in the wake of growing harassment and threats from "pro-Palestinian" and anti-Israeli protesters.
>President Trump said the Gaza ceasefire will be moving on to phase 2 soon, despite there still being one hostage, Hamas's refusal to disarm, and no international force willing to keep the peace.
2025 the year in review:
>UN Watch's Top 10 Moments of 2025 https://civicrm.unwatch.org/civicrm/mailing/view?reset=1&id=3882&cid=133159&cs=1e06ced6462a31e7dabe3e411680f35f_1767210216_504
>2025 Editor's Picks: MEMRI Daily Brief And Inquiry And Analysis Reports https://www.memri.org/reports/2025-editors-picks-memri-daily-brief-and-inquiry-and-analysis-reports
>2025 Year In Review and The New York Times’ 2019 Bellwether For Antisemitism https://www.camera.org/article/2025-year-in-review-and-the-new-york-times-bellwether-2019-antisemitism/
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CANADA
Unfortunately, the Canadian Jews I know agree: Canada is Ground Zero for international Antisemitism https://agpiworld.com/antisemitism-1 See also https://ngo-monitor.org/the-ngo-network-driving-antisemitism-in-canada/
The Worst Anti-Israel Propaganda Of 2025 https://honestreporting.ca/the-worst-anti-israel-propaganda-of-2025
IRAN
Iran arming ballistic missiles with biological, chemical weapons
ISRAEL
>Israel blocking less than 4% of NGO's, 1% of aid into Gaza because specific NGOs failed to detail their staff lists. Aid continues into Gaza uninteruppted.
>WATCH: IDF destroys 2-km tunnel in northern Gaza -the IDF is still uncovering Hamas tunnel networks
SAUDI ARABIA
Recent Saudi moves across Yemen, Sudan and the Horn of Africa - including a widening rift with the UAE and closer alignment with Qatar - are challenging long-held assumptions about Riyadh's regional posture https://jewishinsider.com/2025/12/saudi-arabia-yemen-sudan-israel-uae-moderation-abraham-accords/
VENEZUELA
>Maduro, the IRGC, and the Globalization of the Terror Threat to Israel
https://honestreporting.com/maduro-the-irgc-and-the-globalization-of-the-terror-threat-to-israel/ see also https://worldisraelnews.com/how-venezuela-became-a-sanctuary-for-islamist-extremist-and-terror-networks-and-why-us-action-was-necessary-analysis/
>Published December 23: Hezbollah, Short on Support From Iran, Turns to Drug Trafficking in Venezuela To Fill Its Coffers.
