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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Saturday, January 4, 2025

 Hostage Update: 

Today, Hamas terrorists released a video of Hostage Liri Albag - alive after 455 days!
Held for nearly 15 months, Hamas refuses to release 12 live hostages out of 34 on the list and offers to release 12 bodies of other hostages in their place. Hamas terrorists are an obstacle to peace, a blot on humanity.

This week: In New Orleans, Staff Sargeant Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, an American citizen and an Army veteran, murdered 14 people in the name of ISIS. Expert says ISIS will use the New Orleans attack as  recruitment propaganda. On the same day as a terrorist attack inspired by ISIS, Nerdeen Kiswani, the co-founder of Within Our Lifetime (Students for Justice in Palestine, aka SJP), declared the US and Israel to be the world’s #1 terrorists. On January 1, protestors took over Times Square in NYC waving Yemeni and Syrian flags and chanting terrorist slogans. Yemeni terrorist militias attacked an Israeli city filled with children and hospitals. For the first time in months, Hamas was able to launch rockets at a kibbutz they had previously burned to the ground . Turkey bombed Kurdish minority schools and homes. The Muslim Brotherhood-led army in Sudan reached a grim milestone: committing multiple war crimes... 120,000 children and women killed, 1,579 airstrikes on homes, hospitals, mosques, and churches since April 15, 2023. Meahwhile, HTS and al-Julani in Syria remain ambiguous. al-Julani refused Erdogan's demands to move against the Kurds; without any court system, arrested 300 men and women; at least five groups within his coalition are on the U.S. terror blacklist; and he reached out to Christian leaders, but the HTS Ministry of Education announced changes to the syllabus that now include references to "Jews and Christians" as "those who earned God's anger and those who went astray."

Lured into ISIS via social media: Former recruiter shares extremist strategies
CANADA
Hizb ut-Tahrir an Islamic extremist group that has been designated a terrorist entity all over the world is hosting a conference in Mississauga, Ontario on January 18. The theme of the conference is the "defeat" of all non-Muslim world powers.

ISRAEL
EmojiFor the first time in 10 months red alert in Be’eri after Hamas launched rockets at the same Kibbutz they’ve burned to the ground on October 7th
EmojiHere's the translation of the Report that Israel submitted to the UN, sorry I didn't get it in time for the last Update: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wkwm841s28z27vdmnffbp/UN-Abuse-Report-TRANSLATE.pdf
100 Desperate Pleas on the new report detailing the torture of hostages held in Hamas captivity. 

PA/HAMAS
EmojiEvery bakery in Gaza produces tens of thousands of bags of pita bread per day, and yet each bakery distributes only 300 bags per hour.  The rest is "smuggled" to Hamas-controlled markets selling for $16 instead of $0.82. Hamas intentionally creates a situation of scarcity. https://www.jns.org/how-the-international-community-funds-the-hamas-war-machine/
EmojiWhy do you think this was missing from the headlines: 
Palestinian journalist Shatha al-Sabbagh was killed in the Jenin refugee camp, where clashes continue between Palestinian Authority forces and Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Shot by a sniper outside her home, her family stated there was no fighting nearby, suggesting her death was deliberate.
Emoji"There is real danger in not condemning those who use hospitals for military purposes. It gives the world the perception that hospitals are completely immune to military action, which sends a message to all terrorists that the use of hospitals is an effective, albeit illegal, military strategy." John Spencer
Among the more than 240 terrorists apprehended at Hamas' regional command center at the Kamal Adwan Hospital were the terrorist who is the hospital’s director, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya

SYRIA

THE NETHERLANDS
EmojiLawfare Project Issues Statement in Response to Sentencing of Amsterdam Attackers....the sentences handed down were shockingly lenient.
EmojiThe Dutch government described burqas as a threat to national security has banned the use of burqas in all public places, including schools, public transport, and hospitals.

UK
EmojiBBC ‘portrayed Palestinian gunmen killed in clashes as innocent civilians’ 

USA
EmojiMost eulogies for President Carter fail to accurately portray his legacy:  His key role in creating the historic 1979 Egypt-Israel peace treaty will always be remembered with appreciation, as will his assistance in helping Jews flee Iran, but there is a dark side to his legacy. Despite the PLO running terrorist operations, Carter pushed for a Palestinian state with the PLO and Arafat. He didn't take any steps to counter Palestinian terrorism. In his 2006 book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, Carter falsely accused Israel of apartheid, ignoring the context of Palestinian terrorism, which he failed to condemn. He even embraced Hamas as a partner. In 2014, he joined Irish President Robinson in calling to recognize Hamas as a legitimate "political actor that represents the bulk of the Palestinian population." While Hamas may represent the bulk of the Palestinian population, recognizing terrorists as legitimate actors should never be part an equation we want to end in peace. Carter’s decision to support the Afghan mujahideen in the 1980s, laid the groundwork for global terrorism. His decision to recognize the People's Republic of China and sever official ties with Taiwan, left a legacy of unchallenged authoritarianism. His decisions regarding Cuba and the Mariel Boatlift resulted in historically high crime rates in Florida. https://globaldisconnect.substack.com/p/jimmy-carters-legacy-history-of-failed
EmojiCongressmen Thompson and Huffman (CA) are being targeted with a class action lawsuit from local residents, who say the representatives'  support for Israel has caused them "emotional/psychic injury." 
https://tinyurl.com/TYThompsonHuffman

EmojiCAMERA achieved a record-breaking number of corrections in 2024 — over 630 errors were replaced by accurate, improved information across a wide range of international media outlets.

EmojiIn a disturbingly crowded field, NYT stood out in 2024. The Gray Lady repeatedly played fast and loose with news about the Israel-Hamas conflict. https://honestreporting.com/2024-dishonest-reporter-of-the-year-awards/

YEMEN
U.S. Condemns Houthi Attacks on Israel  (U.S. Mission to the UN)
The Houthis have launched more than 200 missiles and 170 drones at Israel in the past year, according to the IDF, and this morning's attack was the eighth in the past two weeks.

Thanks to UN Watch:

✅ The U.S. in March froze $300 million in funding to terrorist-infested UNRWA
✅ The Swiss Parliament's House of Representatives voted in September to immediately suspend funding to UNRWA
✅ The Netherlands two weeks ago voted to begin defunding UNRWA
✅ Sweden last week just announced an end to their funding of UNRWA

https://civicrm.unwatch.org/donate_now
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