Wednesday, January 21, 2026

While Jews are the highest targets of religious hate crimes (68% in the US), Governor Hochul of NY, governments in  Canada, and the UK lump antisemitism and "islamophobia" together and are trying to pass laws that will send people to jail for criticising Hamas.  You may have seen the term "anti-Palestinian racism" (APR).  If you are not paying attention, you should. APR isn’t “anti-racism”. It’s a political weapon designed to neutralise antisemitism safeguards and bully institutions into activist ideology. https://david-collier.com/the-invention-of-anti-palestinian-racism/ . The persistence and geographic spread of antosemetic incidents underscore why definitional clarity around antisemitism, sustained security funding, and responsible political leadership are essential.  The NYC Council, led by Speaker Julie Menin, recently announced a comprehensive 5-point plan to combat rising antisemitism. Will it pass? 
https://council.nyc.gov/press/2026/01/16/3060/ Meanwhile, NYPD Shuts Down Guy Hochman’s Show as Protesters Mob Venue https://www.jfeed.com/news-israel/guy-hochman-nyc-show-canceled And Adelphi University reinstates SJP
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Wikipedia allowed organized antisemitic corruption of 10,000+ articles. This disinformation continues to spread through AI & feed antisemitism in the West. https://www.neutralpov.com/p/wikipedia-bans-gang-of-40-editor
Addressing biased edits becomes even more important when you know -- Wikimedia Foundation unveiled licensing AI content training deals with AI firms: Amazon, Meta Platforms, Perplexity, Microsoft and Mistral AI
https://ground.news/article/wikipedia-owner-signs-on-microsoft-meta-in-ai-content-training-deals_898d84
Now this: A PR firm founded by Keir Starmer's director of communications, has been editing Wikipedia to make clients look good, most notably for Qatar. 
Check out this AI
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Argentina
Baseless antisemitic claims blaming Israelis for the wildfires in the Patagonia region drew sharp condemnations from Argentine President Javier Milei and Jewish communal leaders.

Australia
Have you heard about the big bruhaha over at the Adelaide Festival. The board decided to disinvite an artist, Randa Abdel Fattah, because of the hate she's spewed, including support for Hamas. FYI in 2024, this same artist and board rejected Tom Friedman because he was Jewish and said something positive about Israel. No one objected to his rejection. Over 180 artists boycotted the 2025 festival and the festival was canceled. The new board has invited the artist back for 2027. 
Must watch: Zach Sage "Undercover Queer 4 Palestine" 
Australia's Parliament passes anti-hate speech and gun laws proposed after Sydney attack https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/australias-parliament-passes-anti-hate-speech-and-gun-laws-proposed-after-sydney-attack

Egypt Is Revising Its Peace Agreement with Israel  (Jewish Chronicle-UK)  Egypt views Israel's military "occupation" of the Philadelphi Corridor along the Gaza-Egypt border during the Gaza war as an illegitimate expansion of Israel's borders and a unilateral rupture of the 1979 Camp David Accords. Egypt will not dismantle its increased military build-up in Sinai, which it sees as a necessary deterrent to prevent the displacement of Gazans into Egyptian territory. Cairo will demand Jerusalem accept this new security reality as a consequence of its own unilateral action in border areas. A return to summit-level diplomacy, such as the Sisi-Netanyahu 2017 meeting, is now explicitly conditioned on a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and a credible commitment to Palestinian self-determination. Security coordination and trade, like the gas deal will continue.

Iran
The names of the protesters are beginning to emerge despite the internet blackout, and it is heartbreaking. Reports estimate thousands (12,000 to 30.000) of civilians killed many with bullets to the head. 18,000 imprisoned. Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh falsely claimed protesters died from drug overdoses, blatantly dismissing widespread video evidence showing gunshot wounds. "The United Nations has failed to respond with the urgency this moment demands. The Secretary General himself has not spoken publicly against the massacre unfolding in Iran." -Iranian-American activist Masih Alinejad https://unwatch.org/report-un-experts-silent-on-iran/ Where are the reports on how much money the Mullahs have stolen from Iran? At the height of the protests, Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Supreme Leader Khamenei, transferred $1.5 billion to escrow accounts in Dubai.
EmojiPresident Donald Trump opted against immediate military action in Iran at the behest of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt and Oman — as well as Israel, which reportedly asked Trump to delay any strikes on Iran in order to give Jerusalem more time to prepare for an Iranian reprisal targeting Israel.

Israel
Hamas had a military base under UNRWA’s HQ in Gaza City. This Hamas base had a server farm. Hamas used electricity from UNRWA’s HQ to power this server farm. In light of overwhelming evidence of the agency’s complicity—direct or indirect—with Hamas, a designated terrorist organization, United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) offices in Jerusalem have been destroyed.

Lebanon
Lebanon's balancing act: Will Hezbollah ever disarm? 
Nearly 2,000 Hezbollah ceasefire violations. Zero accountability in media coverage, until Israel responds. https://honestreporting.com/ceasefires-in-name-only-how-the-media-ignores-hamas-and-hezbollah-violations/

Palestinians
President Trump is instituting phase 2 of his 20-point plan to ostensibly end Hamas rule aka the ceasefire deal placing Hamas supporters, e.g., Turkey and Qatar, in control of Gaza. Meanwhile, Hamas refuses to implement the terms of the ceasefire that it agreed to with at least 79 ceasefire violations. Hamas refuses to disarm, continues to attack IDF units on the yellow line and hold one hostage. Ran Gvili's remains have been held hostage by Hamas for 838 days.
The white-washing of Hamas
>A PBS NewsHour segment on the war’s damage to Gaza’s cultural history erased Gaza’s rich Jewish cultural heritage dating back to antiquity, and claimed that an unharmed 1,600-year-old church was “destroyed” by an Israeli strike. https://www.camera.org/article/pbs-erases-gazas-jewish-history-destroys-an-unharmed-church/
>Hamas released a manifesto documenting how the group understands October 7, why it carried out the massacre, and why it continues to justify it. Reuters, Getty Images, and AFP images are featured in the Hamas propaganda manifesto justifying mass murder. The photographers have ties to Hamas.
Top PA honors given to Putin, Xi Jinping, Maduro, and Chavez 
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Syria
Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces, SDF, have worked with America for years preventing ISIS prison breaks. Without the support of the US or coalition forces, the prisoners have escaped. Reports of thousands of ISIS fighters escaped/freed. Syrian government forces, allied with Turkey have forced SDF forces to withdraw. Under President Trump and US Ambassador to Turkey & Special Envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, the Kurds and Christians in Syria have been abandoned.
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The 20 Swiss citizens who joined the pro-Gaza “Sumud” flotilla have just received an invoice of up to €11,000 each, sent by the Swiss Confederation. What was included in the bill? ðŸ‘‰ Arrest in Israel ðŸ‘‰ Consular assistance ðŸ‘‰ Prison visits ðŸ‘‰ Diplomatic negotiations ðŸ‘‰ A flight back homeBern’s message was simple and direct: “Want to play ideological heroes abroad? Fine. But cover the costs yourself.”
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Diversity leader at UK school that blocked Jewish MP praised Hamas
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