A Glorious Gathering of Feminist Warriors: Saving One Extraordinary Afghan Woman (4W)

Ambassador Ezzat Saad, Executive Director Of Egyptian Council For Foreign Affairs: The Arab Countries Categorically Reject Taiwan Independence, Support The One-China Principle (MEMRI)

EU Says It's Anti-Semitic to Call Israel an Apartheid State  (European Parliament)

France says more women, children returned from ISIS camps in Syria  (AP)

High Number of Deaths in Jenin Raid due to Threats Against Soldiers   (Ha'aretz)

Israel's New Government Prompts Hysterical Reaction  (Commentary)

Hizbullah Announces 9,000 New Recruits - (L'Orient Today-Lebanon)

Palestinian Terrorists Received $100,000 for Murdering Israeli Soldier (JNS)

Financial Times Op-Ed Erases Palestinian Terrorism (CAMERA)

PA broadcasts 'Music to Murder by' - to welcome 2023 (PMW)  “This catchy sing-along method for propagating... ideology means it spreads quickly and sticks in the collective memory. It tends to be far more effective than sermons or theological debate and treatises.”

Biden State Department Nominee Accused of Supporting Anti-Israel BDS Movement Withdraws  (Daily Caller)

Donations to groups that encourage Palestinians murdering Jews are tax deductible in the US. (Elder of Ziyon)

BBC Ties Itself in Knots to Avoid Mentioning Israel in a Piece About a Woman in… Israel (Honest Reporting)

Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day.  Official Iranian broadcasts deny it happened.

As Shabbat was just beginning, and as International Holocaust Remembrance Day was coming to a close in Israel, a terrorist shot at worshipers at a synagogue in Jerusalem. Eight were killed, ten were injured. In response, Palestinian groups set off fireworks and celebrated. Rockets have also been fired into Israel from terrorists in Gaza.

As the Memory of the Holocaust Fades, Antisemitism Again Rears Its Ugly Head  (ABC-Australia)

As Twitter Bans Holocaust Denier Nick Fuentes, Time For Social Media to Get to Grips With Antisemitism (Honest Reporting)

Alleging exclusion, Jewish faculty boycott James Madison University’s Holocaust commemoration event (JTA)

Facts About the Holocaust

“The history of mankind is the history of crimes. Recognize that there is evil in the world and be prepared to take action.” Simon Wiesenthal

 Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with friends and family or at least a relaxing day off. These updates will be taking a two-week break. See you again on or about December 17th.   

  *Whenever you see misinformation in your local paper or in the news, address it. Write letters to the editor, tweet or call. This week, I wrote to NYT and Vice asking for corrections.

     *On Sunday morning, an Arab resident of Jerusalem, who worked in a school funded by the Jerusalem municipality, decided to act upon incitement by the Palestinian Authority and his homicidal Hamas ideology to attack Israelis with an automatic weapon. The attacker murdered civilian Eliyahu Kay and injured four others. Israeli police officers shot the active terrorist shooter before he could murder any more innocent people. In the world of the PA, a Palestinian was “shot by the occupation”  

     *The initial Associated Press headline first referred to the Palestinian terrorist: "Israeli police shoot dead Palestinian who killed 1 Israeli and injured 4 others." Meanwhile, the NYT  made a point not to label perps and victims. In their reporting on Sunday's terror attack, they also called Jerusalem "the holiest site" and provided a link describing how it's holy to several religions - omitting that it is the holiest site for Jews alone. Further, they labeled Hamas a "militant Islamist group;" the US, UK and Europe label Hamas Islamist terrorists.  And lately Vice News has has been nothing but Palestinian propaganda.

On Wed. evening news, an expert stated there are still 185,000 allies left behind! 

Taliban Closes In As Desperate Afghan Women Await Rescue - Phyllis Chesler (IPT News)

Thousands of Afghans Seek Temporary US Entry, Few Approved (Voice of America) USCIS, which is primarily fee-funded (by desperate families), is sitting on some $11.5 million from Afghans in the last few months.

U.S. blacklists ISIS-K leaders as terrorist organization's threat grows - Darryl Coote (UPI) The top UN diplomat in Afghanistan warned last week that ISIS-K “seems to be present in nearly all provinces and increasingly active.”

Australia designates entirety of Hezbollah a terrorist organization (Jerusalem Post)

Bahrain Foils Planned Attack, Confiscates Iranian Weapons and Explosives (Reuters)

Iraqi Air Force Bombs ISIS Hideouts in Mountains (Al-Monitor)

Gaza War in May 2021 Showed Increase in Hamas Capabilities - Lt.-Gen. (ret.) Richard Natonski and Lt.-Gen. (ret.) Thomas Trask (Real Clear Defense) This conflict is a harbinger of growing threats to the U.S. from adversaries that fight unconventionally with advanced weaponry.

PA Launches Military Operation to Regain Control of Jenin - Elior Levy (Ynet News)  The Palestinian Authority launched an extensive military operation in Jenin on Friday to regain control of the area. Armed militias affiliated with Islamic Jihad, al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, and Hamas recently marched openly in the city, proclaiming their control.

Palestinians clash with police in East J’lem after march supporting Hamas terrorist - Aaron Boxerman (Times of Israel)

PA Min. of Education to kids: There's no Israel, “the entire land is ours, from the Sea to the River” - Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)

Russia Pressures Iran to Withdraw from T4 Airbase in Syria (Syrian Observer-Turkey)

Syrian Women's Organizations And Women's Rights Activists: Islamic Opposition Organizations Backed By Turkey Are Inciting Against Us, Putting Our Lives In Danger (MEMRI)

Secret Chinese Port Project in Persian Gulf Rattles U.S. Relations with UAE - Gordon Lubold (Wall Street Journal) After rounds of meetings and visits by U.S. officials, construction was recently halted.  It appeared the Emirati government was unaware of the military nature of China's activity.

British Army to Move Main Overseas Training Base to Middle East - Dominic Nicholls (Telegraph-UK) UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace is expected to announce this week the move of Britain's biggest overseas training base from Alberta in Canada to Oman in the Middle East. 

Britain Outlaws Palestinian Militant Group Hamas - Stephen Farrell and Alistair Smout  (Reuters) The rationale for it is that there is no longer any meaningful distinction to be made between the military and political wings of Hamas

Biden cannot let pursuit of Iran nuclear deal lead to a 'Munich moment'  - Marvin Hier and Abraham Cooper (The Hill) 

Duke University Hands a Big Win to Antisemites — and BDS - Ben Stone (Algemeiner)

This New Hanukkah Video of a Ladino Classic Will Make You Want to Dance www.kveller.com/this-new-hanukkah-video-of-a-ladino-classic-will-make-you-want-to-dance

 Meanwhile in Afghanistan:

*The “orderly” withdrawal President Biden had promised did not happen, and the world has watched agonizing scenes of Afghans trying to escape. 

*Amazingly, over 100,000 people have been evacuated since 8/14!

*Last remaining area not controlled by the Taliban is the Panjshir Valley, where remnants of government forces and other militia groups have gathered to resist the Taliban. Al Jazeera, Reuters However, it doesn't appear that there is any international support for the Northern Alliance. CNN NYT

*The 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) pledged on Sunday to help achieve peace in Afghanistan and said its future leaders must guard against allowing the country to be used as a backyard for international Islamist militancy.

*Turkey Reinforces Border to Block any Afghan Migrant Wave. Reuters

*Airbnb offers free accommodation for 20,000 Afghan refugees (BBC News)

*Crisis in Afghanistan: How You Can Help (HIAS)

Report: Iran Has Doubled Forces on Israeli Border since 2018 - Neta Bar (Israel Hayom) The fighters are from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and Lebanon, while the command echelon is mostly comprised of Iranian Revolutionary Guards disguised as militia members or Syrian army officers.

Food for thought before the Biden-Bennet meeting - Maurice Hirsch, Adv. (PMW)

Lebanese Doctor Sentenced for Helping Palestinians Get Treatment in Israel - Phil Mercer (VOA News) Dr. Jamal Rifi, a prominent physician in Australia's Lebanese Muslim community, says he has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in absentia in Lebanon for working with members of Sydney's Jewish community to organize treatment for Palestinians in Israeli hospitals.

Nasrallah Is Turning Lebanon into Afghanistan - Baria Alamuddin (Arab News-Saudi Arabia)

Hamas-backed Palestinians in Gaza launched a new wave of incendiary balloons into Israel.  Fire balloons have ignited multiple fires across Israeli communities in recent weeks. but the AP headline reads: Gazans launch incendiary balloons into Israel after strikes

Hamas: Thrown Out of Saudi Arabia into the Arms of Iran and the Taliban - Nadav Shragai (Israel Hayom)

Progressive Democrats Blast Palestinians over Crackdown on Critics - Jacob Magid (Times of Israel)   Members of the "Squad" of progressive Democrats in the U.S., more commonly known for their criticism of Israel, have shifted their censure to the Palestinian Authority amid Ramallah's latest crackdown on rights activists and critics.

Washington Post Doesn’t Find Harassment of Its Own Journalists by Palestinian Authority Newsworthy -Emanuel Miller (Honest Reporting) The situation has become so severe that Palestinian journalists have resorted to asking the UN for protection.

What is ISIS-K? USA Today explains ISIS-Khorasan

Wishing those who celebrate a very merry Christmas! 

Iran Is in Syria to Stay - By Elizabeth Dent and Ariane M. Tabatabai (Foreign Affairs) Tehran sees Syria as a critical piece of its “axis of resistance” and an important route for the transfer of arms and other supplies to Lebanese Hezbollah. 

Iran Threatens Oil Shipping in the Red Sea - Lenny Ben David (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)

Reuters Slams Israel Over Plight of Gaza Christians, Ignores Hamas Persecution - Gidon Ben-Zvi (Honest Reporting)

PA to Palestinians: Become a terrorist and guarantee yourself a job in the PA! - Maurice Hirsch (PMW)

Pity the nation: Assessing a half century of Assadist rule - Steven Heydemann (Atlantic Council)

Turkey Says Iranian Intelligence Kidnapped Dissident in Istanbul - Kareem Fahim (Washington Post)

UK Lawmakers Urge Government to Designate Iran's IRGC as Terrorist, Replace Nuclear Deal - Yaghoub Fazeli (Al-Arabiya)

Biden May Stay Out of JCPOA for Now, Use Sanctions as Leverage - Ariel Kahana  (Israel Hayom)  

A Promised Land: Obama’s Memoirs Malign Israel  -Sean Durns (CAMERA) The United States’ 44^th president repeatedly strikes a false equivalency between Israel and the terrorists who seek the Jewish state’s destruction.

Spotlight on the Disputed Western Sahara (AP)

Coercion, Violence Threaten Middle East, Asian, and African Christians - Abigail R. Esman (IPT)

Taliban Want 'Islamic System' of Government as Focal Point of Afghan Talks - Ayaz Gul (Voice of America) Meanwhile, battlefield hostilities between Afghan forces and Taliban insurgents continued to inflict heavy casualties on both sides and deepen a mutual trust deficit at the negotiating table.

European Governments Fund Gaza NGO Pushing International Criminal Court to Investigate Israel (NGO Monitor) 

How Denmark, Sweden, the UN, and the EU Got Suckered into Funding a Terror Organization - Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser (Tablet)

Europe On Iran: Why The Appeasement? Elahe Boghrat (Kayhan/WorldCrunch)

India arrests nine al Qaeda militants planning 'terrorist attacks' (Reuters)

Israel's Vulnerable New Friends - Martin Kramer (martinkramer.org) The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are vulnerable and dangerously close to Iran. 

Israeli Rapid Covid-19 Test to Be Used in European Airports - Marcy Oster (JTA) Why doesn't the US have this? United in Hawaii seems to be starting something similar!

U.S. Accuses Hizbullah of Storing Explosive Chemicals in Europe (AP)

PA unites with Hamas and other terror organizations to renew terror strategy - Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)

Gaza Peace Activists Face Prison for Holding Video Call With Israelis - Adam Rasgon (New York Times)

Qatari Political Cartoons Attack Emirati, Bahraini Peace Agreements With Israel (MEMRI)

U.S. Department Of Justice Orders AJ+ To Register As Foreign Agent For Its 'Political Activities' On Behalf Of Qatar's Government (MEMRI) On August 12, MEMRI Released In-Depth Study By Amb. Alberto M. Fernandez, 'Al-Jazeera Unmasked: Political Islam As A Media Arm Of The Qatari State,' Based On Over 700 Al-Jazeera Clips On MEMRI TV

Saudi nuclear ambitions - Andrea Stricker (The World/PRI)

The South Syria Deal: Two Years Later - Ibrahim Hamidi (Center for Global Policy)  Two years later, Jordan is still unable to relocate refugees in large numbers, and Iran's continued presence is prompting Israeli airstrikes. The U.S.-Russian agreement failed to completely keep Iranian forces away from the Jordanian or Israeli borders. Iran may have withdrawn its non-Syrian militias, but it is consolidating its presence by enlisting Syrian militias to keep the pressure on Israel.     

The UK government is attempting to bend the rules on torture - Nicholas Mercer (The Guardian)

U.N. rebukes only Israel for violating women's rights - (UN Watch) The Islamic Republic of Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Belarus were among members of the UN’s 54-nation Economic and Social Council, a principal organ of the world body, who voted on September 14th to single out Israel as the only country in the world to be rebuked by the council this year for allegedly violating women’s rights.

UN Points Finger at Turkey over Rights Abuses in Syria - Amberin Zaman (Al-Monitor) Some of the worst offenses were recorded in Afrin, the Kurdish majority enclave that was invaded by Turkish forces in January 2018.

Paths to Destruction A Group Portrait of America's Jihadists — Comparing Jihadist Travelers with Domestic Plotters  -  Brian Michael Jenkins (Rand) 

The Washington Post: Peace Agreements are Bad and Sponsors of Terrorism are Good - Sean Durns (CAMERA)

UN: Over 10,000 Islamic State Fighters Active in Iraq, Syria - Edith M. Lederer (AP-Military Times)

Video Shows New Israeli Laser System Intercepting Gaza Arson Balloons (Times of Israel)

New IDF Laser System Intercepts 150 Arson Balloons - Tal Ariel Amir (Israel Hayom)

Hezbollah Takes Aim at Israel Amid Chaos in Lebanon (Honest Reporting VIDEO)

PA proud it sends kids to die - Nan Jacques Zilberdik and Itamar Marcus (PMW)

Black September Remembered: How The PLO Forged The Modern Middle East - Sean Durns (The National Interest)

Russia, U.S. trade blame over armored vehicle skirmish in Syria - Lara Seligman (Politico)

Pulling Back the Curtain on Turkey's Natural Gas Strategy - John V. Bowlus (War on the Rocks)

Erdogan warns Turkey will ‘never make concessions’ in eastern Mediterranean (Financial Times)

Leadership of Britain's Biggest Muslim Charity Quits after Learning Its New Chairman Praised Hamas - Andrew Norfolk (The Times-UK)

The ADL is targeted for not being woke enough for extremists - Jonathon S. Tobin (JNS)

Ann Arbor Rabbi Responds to Court Ruling - Ryan Stanton  (MLive-Michigan) 

Court Backs Professor Sued by Muslim Student over Terrorism Course  (Judicial Watch)      Read the Arizona Judge's Ruling (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education)

 Good news: 

*Full diplomatic relations between Israel and the UAE were announced on Thursday. 

*A scientist we know said there's 6 good candidates for a vaccine and likely we'll see one available before year end! Note: Dr. Fauci confirmed this on Instagram with Matthew McConaughey.

Belgian NGOs "Mitigate Pro-Israel Voices" with Government Support (NGO Monitor)

EU Study Examines Wrong Textbooks, Concludes Palestinian Authority Promotes Peace with Israel - Ariel Kahana (Israel Hayom)  An EU-sponsored study to examine whether textbooks used by schools in the Palestinian Authority incite against Israel actually examined textbooks in Arabic used in the Israeli school system. 

Iranian Known and Unknowns - Karen Greenberg interview with Steve Simon (Center for National Security/Vital Interests)

Incendiary and Explosive Balloons from Gaza Spark 68 Fires in Israel on Tuesday - Tzvi Joffre (Jerusalem Post)

Beirut Blast: Just the Beginning? - Daniel Pomerantz (Honest Reporting) There’s something the media isn’t showing you: Hezbollah has over 150,000 rockets and missiles hidden all over the country, mostly in civilian areas. Watch the Video

Sources Shine Light on Hizbullah Link to Beirut Explosion - Mona Alami (Al Arabiya) 

Hizbullah Worldwide Activities Interactive Map and Timeline - Matthew Levitt (Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

The Turkish Threat in the Eastern Mediterranean - Abdel Moneim Said  (Al-Ahram-Egypt)

Joint Statement of the United States, the State of Israel, and the United Arab Emirates (Whitehouse.gov)

COVID-19 Risks Robbing Dubai of Its Economic and Political Autonomy - Ryan Bohl (Stratfor) 

BBC's Longstanding Hezbollah Whitewashing Continues in Beirut Blast Coverage (CAMERA UK) "Ruling elite" - did you notice that phrase used throughout the reporting on Lebanon? I found it odd that the news never mentioned Hezbollah.  “Hizballah is today the dominant force in Lebanese public life" and "it is a franchise of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps."

Kamala Harris: Where does Biden's running mate stand on Middle East issues? - Ali Harb (Middle East Eye)