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An Israeli-born Columbia University professor who gained notoriety for ripping the school’s failure to address rampant antisemitism on campus revealed this week he’s under investigation by the embattled Ivy — a probe he said is a “clear act of retaliation and an attempt to silence me.” ... “To say that civil rights are being violated does not begin to capture what Jews and Israelis are forced to endure on campus right now, ... Davidai — who considers himself “the most vocal faculty member in the United States and maybe the world” against antisemitism — declined to share details of the...

Already about 30 years ago: this is how Sinwar planned the invasion and the massacre. The untold story of Sinwar: the competition - who kills more Jews. In the United States, they may try to pressure Hamas even more through Egypt and Qatar, and are debating whether to order the government in Doha to expel Hamas representatives from the country if they fail to convince the organization's senior officials in the Gaza Strip to release the abductees. This is what veteran commentator David Ignatius reported today (Thursday) in the "Washington Post". "This is the real devil, the new Nazi," Kobi...

The first rule of Islamic fight club is that non-Muslims aren’t allowed to talk about it. And if it must be talked about, it has to be treated as a local phenomenon. That means insisting that Hamas is attacking Israel for political reasons, the Houthis are shooting at ships for political reasons, the Fulani are massacring Christians in Nigeria for political reasons, the Pakistanis, the Taliban, the Iranians, the Syrians, the Iraqis, ISIS and Mohammed who decided to stab someone on a train are all doing it for completely unrelated reasons. On the other side, devout Islamic leaders focus on...

The United Nations special envoy for sexual violence in conflict Pramila Patten and her team on Monday indicated that it had reason to suspect acts of sexual violence occurred during the Oct. 7 Hamas raid on Israel that kicked off the current hostilities.Hamas forces, in that instance, stormed Israeli border towns and killed at least 1,200 civilians while taking roughly 200 hostages. The Israel Defense Forces have since invaded the Gaza Strip in a bid to oust Hamas from power.The report stated that the U.N. team had "reasonable grounds to believe" acts of rape, gang rape, and other forms of...

JERUSALEM —As Joe Biden pushes to empower the Palestinian Authority .. the PA has committed tens of millions of dollars for terrorists who were killed or captured while carrying out Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel and the resulting war. Since Oct. 7, the PA has doubled down on its longstanding "pay for slay" policy, which gives salaries and benefits to Palestinians imprisoned for involvement in violence against Israel and to the families of those killed in "the revolution" against the Jewish state. The policy does not distinguish between terrorists and civilians. But based on Israel Defense Forces estimates...

A New Generation of Islamist Political PowerThe response in state legislatures to the Hamas Islamic terror attacks of Oct 7 showed how thoroughly Islamists have infiltrated our political system and the threat that they pose.In Delaware, Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton, the first Muslim elected in Delaware, heckled Vice President Kamala Harris at a Christmas party, demanding that Israel stop attacking Hamas.After Oct 7, Wilson-Anton posted, “I do not stand with Israel” and warned that, “so long as a government refuses to respect the existence of a people it should expect resistance.”A new generation of Islamist state legislators like her showed its...

The headline is regarded as far worthier of condemnation than the fact that thousands in one city repeatedly celebrated the indiscriminate massacre and rape of men, women, and children.. Last Friday, The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed titled “Welcome to Dearborn, America’s Jihad Capital,” by Middle East expert Steven Stalinsky. While the usual corners of the political left, including President Biden himself, excoriated the article, no one has proven it to contain a single incorrect fact. Stalinsky outlined how, in the wake of the Oct. 7 terrorist attack in Israel, the Detroit suburb erupted in pro-Hamas protests. At these,...

Ahmad Balousha social influencer, stating in his profile he is in Gaza and at the time includes Gaza[dot]ps in his profile, posts Hitler meme prevelant in the Arab world "I would have killed them all, but I left some, so that..." adding "I wish you were here, Hitler."___AHMAD 🇵🇸. (@ahmadbalousha1) / ... Social Media Influencer غَزة مقبرةُ الصهاينة . streamlabs.com/sl_id_a08cb30b… Born October 27, 2004 Joined January 2020___ Andy Ngô 🏳️‍🌈 @MrAndyNgo Where’s Antifa? Oh, right, on that side. [ahmadbalousha1/status/1712702152253014444] Oct 14, 2023 Darth Vrandon: Ok. So this may be the worst pro palestine post I’ve seen… literally praising hitler.......

They didn't know? This is Oct 7th, when Gazans brought kidnapped children, women & men into Gaza in stolen cars. Watch the excitement. Listen to the cheering. How are we expected to believe they didn't know, didn't support it? They knew. They reveled. I can't watch this without… pic.twitter.com/B7fDMtaTeG— Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll (@skjask) February 4, 2024

Reader discretion is advised: Shari Mendes, one of the reservists who handled the bodies of women massacred in the October 7 atrocities described systematic genital mutilation of women, 'it will take time until the victims speak' Ynet | published:02.01.24 06:13 Warning: The article contains descriptions that are difficult to read, and are not recommended for everyone. This article will revolve around the hundreds of bodies that were piled on top of each other, their desecration to the point that it was difficult to properly prepare them for burial, the systematic way in which Hamas struck without hesitation or mercy, anyone...

Reps. Cori Bush (D-MO) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) broke with the rest of the House on Wednesday evening to vote against a bill barring participants in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel from entering the United States. Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) voted present on the bill, while 422 other lawmakers voted in favor. The “No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act” would designate any members of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad and any other individuals involved in perpetrating, planning, funding or supporting the Oct. 7 attack on Israel as barred from the U.S. and from seeking any immigration relief from...

Students in Haifa: Hitler did not get to it - so we will burn you nowYishai Fridman, Now14, Jan 14, 2024. The Rector of the University of Haifa, Professor Gur Alroey, said that the university administration received screenshots of students' posts and correspondence, including shocking support for the Hamas massacre on October 7 • Alroey immediately suspended those students, but the university administration overturned his decision on the grounds that his actions were done without authority and a trial should be held and discussion between the university and students. The chairman of the student union in Haifa, Elad Asis,...

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency has terminated the contracts of 12 employees over their alleged involvement in the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks in Israel and launched an investigation into their role. Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner-General, made the announcement after the U.S., Canada and Australia paused additional funding for UNRWA pending the investigation’s outcome.In a statement Friday, Lazzarini emphasized that any UNRWA employee involved in acts of terror would face criminal prosecution. “UNRWA reiterates its condemnation in the strongest possible terms of the abhorrent attacks of 7 October and calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all...

Zero percent of Palestinians in the West Bank described Hamas's Oct. 7 terror attacks as illegitimate resistance against Israel, according to a poll released earlier this month. In a poll from the Qatar-based Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, West Bank respondents were asked whether the attacks constituted an illegitimate operation. Seventy-nine percent said the attacks were legitimate, 11 percent said they were a flawed but legitimate resistance operation, and 4 percent said they were a legitimate operation that involved heinous or criminal acts. Support for the position that the Oct. 7 attacks were an illegitimate operation did not...

....The Biden administration, a strong supporter of UNRWA, said on Friday it is taking the allegations seriously. ... .. The House Foreign Affairs Committee is slated to hold a hearing on Tuesday about UNRWA’s ties to Hamas and the Oct. 7 attacks...

Restaurant called October 7 opens in Jordan, appearing to fete Hamas’s massacre. By TOI Staff, 01.25.24 Offensive naming of shawarma joint follows recall of Amman’s envoy to Israel in wake of war in Gaza; owner says name unrelated to politics, but eatery’s social media suggests it is. A restaurant named 'October 7,' apparently celebrating Hamas's massacre in southern Israel, in the Southern Mazar district, south of the city of Kerak, Jordan, in a clip posted on January 24, 2024. Screenshot: X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law). A new restaurant in Jordan is named “October 7,”...

Yadin is an actor who serves as a reservist in the Israeli military. He knows the painful reality of the Israel-Palestine conflict better than most, being on the front lines of October 7 and fighting for his life after being shot by Hamas fighters near the Gaza Strip. His is a tale of two starkly different worlds. From the deafening silence of the battlefield to the wild applause of an audience. Yadin shares the deep impact his experiences in the Israeli Defense Forces have on his approach to acting. How he balances the gruelling demands of special forces training with...

It seemed like a good idea. College campuses across the country were erupting in Jew-hating outbursts, and parents were rightly worried about their Jewish college-aged kids caught up in the frenzy of hate. On Facebook, a group called Mothers Against College Antisemitism (M.A.C.A.) was founded and grew quickly to over 50,000 members. They shared information, emailed, called, and signed petitions. They stood united against the oldest hatred rearing its head again. But just as fast, fissures formed. The cudgel of DEI – that is, “diversity, equity, and inclusion” policies that had been used against Jewish students – was the subject...

Comedian and actor Michael Rapaport said that voting for former President Donald Trump is "on the table" after seeing how the Biden administration is handling the Israel-Gaza war and antisemitism. "I've been very open about my problems with Trump," Rapaport said on the Just the News, No Noise TV show. "But with everything that's going on in the last six months..... inflation and interest rates, and I know that doesn't have anything to do with the president necessarily.... but the antisemitism and the anti-Israel......I'm not supporting anybody that doesn't support Israel. Period." Rapaport was pretty well known for going on...

Rabbi Yaakov Ruzah’s eyes are privy to unspeakable horrors. Horrors that can shake even a man like Ruzah, the world’s foremost rabbinic authority on the laws of death and mourning. “What I saw after October 7, I haven’t seen in my entire career,” says Ruzah as he sits at his living room table in Bat Yam, a city just south of Tel Aviv, where he serves pro bono as chief rabbi. “You saw how they purposely desecrated bodies, you saw bodies of babies… you never see babies like this… It is very difficult. I am managing to hold on, but...