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For weeks, excited music-lovers had looked forward to the Supernova festival, held in the desert in southern Israel to coincide with the Jewish festival of Sukkot. "The time has come when the whole family is about to get together again," organisers wrote on social media before it began. "And what fun it is going to be!" Just hours later, their social media pages are now flooded with desperate people trying to find loved ones, after Palestinian militants stormed the festival and opened fire as part of huge surprise attack on Israel. One partygoer, called Ortel, said the first sign that...

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Other Mideast terror groups such as the Taliban and Hezbollah may join the current Palestinian attack on Israel, warned House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul on Sunday. When asked about whether the war between the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas and Israel that broke out Saturday could devolve into a “full blown war,” McCaul (R-Texas) said he was worried. “I’ve seen indications that the Taliban wants to come to liberate Jerusalem, in their words, to fight the Zionists. That’s very concerning,” McCaul told CNN’s “State of the Union.” Host Dana Bash name-dropped both the Taliban and Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah...

White House National Security Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby blamed Republican governors for "wrecking the Administration's border policy. The purpose of taking in all the people illegally crossing over from Mexico is to modify the demographics of states governed by Republicans and turn them into states governed by Democrats. But with tens of thousands of these migrants being given free bus rides to sanctuary states and cities, the burdens of caring for these people are shifted where we don't want them." Under pressure from New York Democrats to do something about the flood of migrants arriving in their state,...

Washington Post blogger Jennifer Rubin took some serious backlash on Saturday after she suggested in an X post that the GOP was somehow responsible for creating the conditions that led to Hamas’ unprovoked attack on Israel. Rubin appeared to be lashing out at Republicans, many of whom had suggested that President Joe Biden’s failures in foreign policy — particularly the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 and the recent deal freeing up $6 billion in Iranian oil money — had ultimately led to the attack on Israel, a close ally. “How about this: With US House in chaos and US...

The Biden administration’s now-suspended Iran envoy Robert Malley helped to fund, support, and direct an Iranian intelligence operation designed to influence the United States and allied governments, according to a trove of purloined Iranian government emails. The emails, which were reported on by veteran Wall Street Journal correspondent Jay Solomon, writing in Semafor, and by Iran International, the London-based émigré opposition outlet which is the most widely read independent news source inside Iran, were published last week after being extensively verified over a period of several months by the two outlets. They showed that Malley had helped to infiltrate an...

“Here we are 78 years after the end of the Holocaust and once agains thuggish killers dressed in black are pulling Jewish elderly, women, and children out of their homes and executing them, and then throwing their bodies into the street. But in 1945 we were fighting the SS murderers, now we are sending millions in subsidies to their modern Hamas killer squad counterparts. We the American people should demand not one more American cent to these Gestapo and SS killers.” Victor Davis Hanson Middle East Monitor is reporting: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has approved the release of...

Dramatic Images of the U.S. and Israel flag engulfed in flames has started to emerge across the world, after Hamas terrorists launched a brutal attack on Israel. Around 600 Israelis are believed to have been killed and more than 370 Palestinians are dead with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning of a 'long and difficult war' ahead. Nations across the world watching the violence unfold in the region appear to have already chosen sides in the conflict, which has so far been the bloodiest weekend in the region for 50 years.

A young American-Israeli attending a rave that was disrupted by Hamas terrorists on Saturday texted his parents “I love you” and “I’m sorry,” before becoming unreachable — as horrifying videos of attackers paragliding into the party and kidnapping attendees emerge. Hersh Golberg-Polin, who just turned 23 this week, was celebrating in the desert in northern Negev when Hamas militants invaded the party and began attacking attendees, his father told The Jerusalem Post. After texting his parents, “I love you” and “I’m sorry,” Golberg-Polin became unreachable. “We just want him home and safe,” his father, Jonathon Polin told the outlet, adding...

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The Biden administration is planning to announce military aid for Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza but is concerned that the chaos among House Republicans could hamper approval of more aid, a senior U.S. official told reporters Saturday. Why it matters: Israel is expected to go on a massive counter-offensive in Gaza that could take several weeks and likely will need additional U.S. military assistance — especially if the war expands to other arenas, such as Lebanon.

8 October 2023 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Saints Peter and Paul Catholic church, Rovno, Ukraine Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(I).First readingIsaiah 5:1-7 ©Against the Lord’s vineyardLet me sing to my friendthe song of his love for his vineyard.My friend had a vineyardon a fertile hillside.He dug the soil, cleared it of stonesand planted choice vines in it.In the middle he built a tower,he dug a press there too.He expected it to yield grapes,but sour grapes were all that it gave.And now, inhabitants of Jerusalemand men of Judah,I ask you to judgebetween my vineyard and me.What could I...

“Just weeks ago, the Biden administration handed over $6 billion to Iran, and today, innocent Israelis were murdered by Iran-backed Hamas terrorists,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., said in a statement after the attacks. “We must continue to support our strongest ally in the Middle East and their right to defend themselves against these unprovoked, horrific attacks. I stand with Israel and join many around the world in praying for the safety and security of its people.” The Biden administration told Congress last month it released the billions of dollars that had been held up by U.S. sanctions as well as...

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. running as an independent would throw a wrench into the 2024 race, strategists tell The Post, predicting the descendant of one of America’s most famous families will take votes away from both major party nominees. RFK Jr., 69, is expected to confirm his third-party bid on Monday, ditching his previous affiliation with the Democratic Party, where some polls put him as high as 20% in a national primary against President Biden. Although an independent run would raise some complications for Kennedy — including having to get his name on the ballot in every...

Riverside police are searching for a person who has distributed letters directing residents to vacate their homes. Several residents in the Cook County suburb have reported seeing a male suspect giving out letters claiming to be from Governor J.B. Pritzker. The letter tells the property owner that their home has been selected to be taken over by the government as a part of the 2023 Homeless Housing Directive.

IDF Editorial Team 08/10/2023 (October 8, 2023) 16:04 The IDF identified a target approaching Israeli territory and launched an interceptor toward it. An initial inquiry indicates that this was not a hostile aircraft and did not pose a threat to civilians. No attack was carried out in Lebanese territory. 15:46 The Chief of the General Staff is conducting a situational assessment in southern Israel. A short while ago, IDF fighter jets conducted an intensive aerial strike, targeting sites adjacent to the security fence near Beit Hanoun used by the Hamas terrorist organization to carry out attacks against Israel 14:05 :over...

The frequent New York Times contributor pardoned by US President Joe Biden after being charged as a paid foreign agent of Iran says he’s planning to return to teaching. “I am planning to resume teaching American politics and international relations as I did most recently in 2022 at Umass Boston,” Kaveh Afrasiabi told The Algemeiner by email.

The German government said on Sunday it was reviewing its hundreds of millions of euros of aid for Palestinians following the biggest attack on Israel in years by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. Development Minister Svenja Schulze said the government had always been careful to check that the money was only used for peaceful ends. "But these attacks on Israel mark a terrible fracture," she said. "We will now review our entire engagement for the Palestinian territories." Germany would discuss with Israel how development projects in the region could best be served, and coordinate with international partners, said the minister for...

A body being paraded naked in a pickup truck by Hamas terrorists in a viral video amid the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict is being claimed to be of a German woman. Social media users have matched the clues of the woman’s body seen in the video with the pictures of a German woman — Shani Louk. Specifically, the tattoos spotted on the legs of the victim matched with that in Louk’s pictures, however an official statement on this is awaited. Shani Louk, a German tourist, had been attending the festival near the Gaza border when Hamas militants stormed the area, opening...

President Ebrahim Raisi said on Sunday that Iran supports the Palestinians' right to self-defence and warned Israel must be held accountable for endangering the region, a day after Hamas attacked Israel. “Iran supports the legitimate defence of the Palestinian nation," Raisi said, quoted by state television. "The Zionist regime (Israel) and its supporters are responsible for endangering the security of nations in the region, and they must be held accountable in this matter." He urged Muslim governments to "support the Palestinian nation" while praising "resistance" efforts by Hamas and Islamic Jihad as well as in countries including Syria, Lebanon, and...