Friday, July 11, 2025

07/11 Links Pt2: Murray: Mamdani just latest mayor wannabe who thinks they can police the world; Erin Molan: A role model and modern Righteous Gentile

From Ian:

Erin Molan: A role model and modern Righteous Gentile
Fatherly influence
Molan’s father, who died in 2023 and was a revered Australian military leader and senator, was and remains her moral beacon. His experiences commanding coalition forces in Iraq, where he prioritized minimizing civilian casualties, taught her the importance of maintaining moral standards in conflict. “If we lower ourselves to who they are, what are we fighting for?” he told her once, a lesson she applies to Israel’s fight against Hamas.

Despite his being labeled a “war criminal” by protesters, her father’s resilience and clarity of purpose inspired and prepared his daughter to face similar vilification. His legacy as a principled leader, coupled with his support for Israel, lives on in her. She vows to ensure that he “never dies twice,” by keeping his name and values alive.

Her father remains such a strong presence in her life, that on that pivotal day, Oct. 7, 2023, when dark was never darker, Molan understood that she needed to broadcast a light of truth to overcome the darkness, just like he did. She instinctively reached for her phone to call him, a testament to his guiding influence.

Molan’s vocal advocacy has come at a cost: death threats, job loss, and personal strain as a mother for the physical safety and the values of the world her daughter will grow up in. Yet, she remains steadfast, driven by her father’s example and her commitment to her daughter’s future.

She recounted a poignant moment in Israel when an IDF soldier gave her an Israeli flag from his uniform, crediting her videos for boosting morale among troops who felt misunderstood and abandoned by the world. That interaction, among others, underscores her impact in providing comfort and clarity to those on the front lines.

Molan closed the conversation passionately, saying, “It’s an honor and a privilege to stand with you and your people, and I will do so for the rest of my life,” she promised. Her journey, marked by personal sacrifice and resilience, positions her as a modern Righteous Gentile, standing boldly for justice and truth for Israel and the Jewish people, despite significant backlash threatening her livelihood, and even her life.

Throughout all her media presence, speaking, and platforms, Erin Molan continues to challenge narratives, inspire action, and amplify a message of moral courage.
Douglas Murray: Mamdani just latest mayor wannabe who thinks they can police the world
So what is Mamdani actually doing with such actions? Two things.

First, he is signaling his own deeply prejudiced worldview.

By taking potshots at a Hindu prime minister and a Jewish prime minister, and singling them out for special treatment, he is showing who he really is. Presumably he is hoping that his supporters either agree with him or do not notice this.

Second, he is doing what failing mayors always do.

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, also likes to make pronouncements on the world stage.

Most famously, he has repeatedly scolded the American public for daring to elect Donald Trump as president.

Well, guess what? It doesn’t matter.

The mayor of London doesn’t have a vote in the US elections, and all Khan — like Mamdani — is doing is grandstanding on the world stage because he has failed completely with what he is meant to do. Knife crimes, phone theft, bicycle theft and robberies are an epidemic in London.

But Khan doesn’t care to deal with those things.

It is the same with Mamdani. How will he make New Yorkers safer?

How will he clean up the subway or the streets?

We have yet to hear. Because Mamdani doesn’t know.

Watch for this rule of thumb: Mayors grandstand on goings-on abroad when their home is falling apart.
ADL survey: 1 in 4 Americans believe recent attacks on US Jews are ‘understandable’
While the majority of Americans oppose antisemitism, a quarter believe that the recent string of attacks on Jews in the United States was “understandable,” according to a new report released by the Anti-Defamation League on Friday.

The report comes in the wake of three recent attacks on Jewish targets by people claiming to act on behalf of the Palestinians: the arson attack on Jewish Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s house in April; the deadly shooting of two Israeli embassy workers in Washington DC in May; and the firebombing attack on a group demonstrating for the release of the Israeli hostages in Boulder, Colorado, last month.

“As the Jewish community is still reeling from recent antisemitic attacks that killed three people, it’s unacceptable that one-quarter of Americans find this unspeakable violence understandable or justified — an alarming sign of how antisemitic narratives are accepted by the mainstream,” the ADL’s CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt, said in a statement.

The ADL’s Center for Antisemitism Research — a relatively new enterprise — conducted the survey to assess the national mood toward antisemitism following the spate of attacks.

Overall, it found that 60% of Americans at least somewhat agree that antisemitism is a serious problem, and three-quarters of Americans want more government action to combat antisemitism. (Democrats were more likely than Republicans to agree that antisemitism is a serious problem, by 9 percentage points, according to the survey.)

The vast majority of respondents condemned the attacks, with 85% or more saying the attacks were not justified, that the attacks were morally wrong, and that they would not want to work with someone who celebrated the attacks. A slightly lower proportion — 78% — said they believed the attacks were antisemitic. People attend a candlelight vigil at Lafayette Square across from the White House in Washington, on May 22, 2025, for the two Israeli Embassy staffers killed in a shooting at the Capitol Jewish Museum the previous day. (Mandel Ngan/AFP)

But the survey of 1,000 American adults, taken on June 10, also found that some excused or endorsed the violence against Jews. About 24% of respondents said they believed the attacks were “understandable,” and the same percentage said they believed the attacks were staged to gain sympathy for Israel. About half of the respondents who agreed that the attacks were understandable also believed that they were false flag operations, according to the ADL.

During the recent attacks in Boulder and Washington, DC, both suspects reportedly yelled “free Palestine,” and police said the arsonist accused of firebombing Shapiro’s home said he was motivated by “perceived injustices to the people of Palestine.”

About 15% of respondents said that the violence was “necessary” and 13% said it was “justified.” (The question’s structure means that a survey-taker could choose how much they agreed or disagreed with each statement.)

A much larger proportion — 38% — said they believed attacks against US Jews would stop if Israel declared a ceasefire in its war against Hamas in Gaza.


Under Police Investigation: Polish MEP Grzegorz Braun’s Denies Auschwitz Gas Chambers
Polish prosecutors opened a formal investigation into Grzegorz Braun, a far-right European Parliament member and prominent nationalist figure, following his brazen denial of the gas chambers at Auschwitz during a live radio interview. Braun went further, reviving the medieval blood libel myth by asserting—without evidence—that Jews have “committed ritual slaughter of Christians.”

Braun’s remarks are not mere reckless provocations. In Poland, denial of Nazi crimes is a criminal offense carrying up to three years in prison. Yet, Braun’s statements echo dangerous currents of antisemitism that have never fully disappeared from Europe’s political fringe—and, worryingly, have found resonance in mainstream platforms now.

The danger is compounded in an age where artificial intelligence models like Grok, trained on internet data saturated with hateful and conspiratorial narratives, can themselves generate antisemitic content—reflecting and amplifying these toxic lies back into public discourse. When even algorithms echo such falsehoods, praise Hitler and call for a second Holocaust, it’s a sign these hateful narratives are gaining traction worldwide, normalizing Holocaust denial and antisemitism.

Braun’s assertions—that Auschwitz’s gas chambers are “fake,” that Jewish religious texts such as the Talmud and Haggadah spread lies, and that Jewish organizations suppress the “truth” about ritual murder—are classic antisemitic canards repackaged for a modern audience. When confronted on air, Braun doubled down, attacking the Auschwitz Museum.

This is not mere political cynicism or provocation; it is a conscious act of Holocaust denial and ideological hatred. As Dr. Piotr M. A. Cywiński, director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, made clear, Braun’s statements are a “disgraceful assault” on the memory of approximately 1.1 million people murdered at Auschwitz—including Jews, Poles, Roma, and Soviet prisoners of war.

The existence of gas chambers at Auschwitz is proven by Nazi blueprints, construction orders, SS confessions like that of Rudolf Höss, survivor testimonies, and forensic tests showing cyanide residue. Aerial photos and camp records further confirm mass murder operations. As early as December 1942, Polish Foreign Minister Edward Raczyński, speaking for the government-in-exile, issued a formal note to the Allies reporting the what was going on in the Polish camps. This wide-ranging evidence leaves no doubt about the systematic use of gas chambers for genocide.

The Auschwitz Museum’s statement underscores the gravity of Braun’s words—not just as lies, but as acts of desecration against survivors, victims, and their descendants. Holocaust denial is antisemitism codified into law in Poland for a reason: it poisons society and threatens the moral fabric. The Museum rejects Braun’s false claims that it suppresses scholarship and has announced plans to file a defamation lawsuit against him. Polish prosecutors are also moving forward, demonstrating that the law takes such denial seriously.

Braun is no fringe figure. With 6.3% of the presidential vote in Poland’s recent election and a seat in the European Parliament, his views carry significant political weight. Prosecutors have presented Braun with seven sets of charges related to four separate incidents, including his attack on a Jewish religious celebration in parliament where he used an extinguisher to turn off a Chanukiah on December 2023. His rhetoric is part of a disturbing trend: far-right figures weaponizing historical revisionism and antisemitic tropes to distort the past and erode the foundation of history itself.

On the very same day that Poland investigated Braun’s denial, the nation witnessed another act of historical distortion at Jedwabne, where local Poles brutally burned hundreds of Jews alive in 1941. New plaques installed near the massacre site deny Polish responsibility and rewrite history to blame Jewish victims. Braun’s denial underscores a persistent struggle over Poland’s past—a struggle where inconvenient truths are denied or inverted to fit ideological narratives.


Mosque that glorified Hamas gets off with ‘slap on the wrist’
A watchdog’s decision to issue a formal warning against a mosque that glorified Hamas has been labelled “a scandalous failure”.

The Charity Commission has faced criticism for allowing the Al-Manar Centre Trust to continue operating with “a slap on the wrist” after it shared a video on Facebook supporting the proscribed organisation.

The footage, shared by the Cardiff-based Trust in November 2023, included an artificially generated image of a paraglider landing on the Temple Mount – which could have been perceived as a reference to the October 7 attacks on southern Israel.

The Charity Commission launched an investigation into the post, which resulted in a formal warning for misconduct and mismanagement by the trustees.

In the inquiry’s view, the video – which was not produced by or for the charity – contained content that presented a “positive image” of Hamas and its attack on Israel. Glorification of terrorism

The Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) labelled the decision to issue a formal warning as a “scandalous failure of charity regulation”.

A spokesman told The Telegraph: “This organisation appears to have taken their favourite image from the worst antisemitic massacre since the Holocaust and romanticised it by associating it with the Temple Mount... and all it gets is a formal warning? That is absolutely shocking.

“Reasonable people might well interpret this footage and rhetoric as a glorification of terrorism, and possibly even encouragement. For an incident that should be reviewed to consider whether it crosses the criminal threshold, how can the outcome be that the charity is simply allowed to continue to operate with a slap on the wrist?

“We cannot possibly tackle extremism in this country if all we are prepared to do is wag a finger at those potentially radicalising others.”

They added that the police “should be investigating the incident” and the government should “demand answers of the Charity Commission”.

Responding to the CAA, a spokesman for the Charity Commission said “we are not a prosecuting authority” and confirmed it had referred the “allegations of criminal activity” to the police.
I saw Columbia craziness up close — and New York City’s headed that way if Zohran Mamdani becomes mayor
Some continue to insist what happens on campus stays on campus. But history shows otherwise.

The radicalism that once confined itself to student lounges now shapes local elections, public-school policy and city budgets.

The ideology I encountered at Columbia — anti-police, anti-capitalist, anti-Israel, and proudly anti-American — has found its candidate in Zohran Mamdani. And if he wins, that ideology will be codified into city policy.

Mamdani calls for tax hikes to pay for government-owned grocery stores, fare-free buses and his proposed $65 million investment in sex-trait modification for children and adults. And he doesn’t want less gender pseudoscience in schools — he wants more.

This isn’t about partisanship anymore. The old lines between left and right are increasingly irrelevant. The real division now is between those who still believe in the American project — flawed, yes, but worth defending — and those who want to tear it all down. I’ve seen what the latter looks like up close. I fear it’s coming for City Hall.

What do you think? Post a comment.

What New Yorkers need now is a bipartisan coalition of conscience: with anyone who understands what’s at stake.

Zohran Mamdani must be defeated — not with violence but with clarity and courage. America’s greatest city cannot become Columbia writ large.
Victor Davis Hanson: Zohran Mamdani's Skeletons Are Coming Out of the Closet
As New York City's Democrat mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani gains momentum, a troubling record is beginning to emerge—one that raises serious questions about his judgment, ideology, and honesty.

With no record of holding a real job outside activism, music, and campaigning, Mamdani has built his political identity on class warfare, racial rhetoric, and far-Left ideology. Victor Davis Hanson breaks down the latest on Mamdani in today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.”

“ Barack Obama, when he was president, ordered a predator hit team on and killed [Anwar] al-Awlaki in a targeted assassination….Now we learned in 2015, years after that Obama hit on this ISIS figure, Mamdani was defending him and saying, basically, he turned radical because FBI surveilled him.

“He has some other disturbing things, as well. He posted a video on his social media of Indian Americans dressed as if they were Hasidic Jews. And they were making fun of the Hanukkah celebration. And they had a menorah there. And they were chanting, as if they were rap music. It was very derogatory toward Jews. Yet, why would he put that on his social media account?”

(0:00) Introduction to Zohran Mamdani
(0:57) Controversial Statements and Actions
(2:24) Defending Extremists
(3:47) Cultural Insensitivity and Identity Issues
(5:56) Conclusion


Jamie Dimon lashes out at ‘Marxist’ Zohran Mamdani, left’s DEI push: ‘Big hearts and little brains’
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon slammed Zohran Mamdani as “more a Marxist than a socialist” — and also lashed out at “idiots” in the Democratic Party who focused too much on DEI and not enough on real-world policies.

The head of the nation’s largest bank warned against voting for Mamdani, who won the Democratic primary for New York City mayor while pushing for a rent freeze, free buses and city-owned grocery stores.

“This guy just got elected – he’s more of a Marxist than a socialist, and now you see these Democrats falling all over themselves saying, ‘Well, he’s pointing out some real problems, affordable housing and grocery prices,’” Dimon said Thursday during an event in Dublin, Ireland.

Mamdani, who handily defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo last month, relies on “the same ideological mush that means nothing in the real world,” Dimon argued.

Dimon’s disdain for Mamdani’s emergence as a likely front-runner to win City Hall echoed that of billionaire investor Bill Ackman and other Wall Street titans.

The panic over a Marxist takeover has led to the formation of a group called “New Yorkers for a Better Future Mayor 25,” which is rushing to raise $20 million to fund an anti-Mamdani campaign, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

Mamdani is attempting to squash some of the outrage with plans to attend an event hosted by pro-business group Partnership for New York City – whose board includes Dimon.

Mamdani’s campaign did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.

Dimon also had harsh words for the left’s full-fledged push on controversial Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies, arguing “they overdid” at the event hosted by the Department of Foreign Affairs.

“I have a lot of friends who are Democrats, and they’re idiots,” he said.

“I always say they have big hearts and little brains. They do not understand how the real world works. Almost every single policy rolled out failed.”
John Fetterman rips NYC mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani: ‘Not even a Democrat’
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) blasted New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani Thursday as “not even a Democrat,” and said he doesn’t agree with “virtually any” of his politics.

“Everything that I’ve read on him, I don’t really agree with virtually any of it, politically,” the swing-state senator told Fox News.

“That’s just where I’m at as a Democrat. He’s not even a Democrat, honestly,” Fetterman said of the socialist Queens assemblyman.

Mamdani’s stunning upset in New York’s Democratic mayoral primary, in which he defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was “Christmas in July for the GOP,” Fetterman argued.

“[It] provided an opportunity for the GOP to brand our party,” the Pennsylvania Democrat said.

On the campaign trail, Mamdani proposed eliminating fares on city buses, making CUNY tuition-free, rent freezes and providing taxpayer-funded child care and grocery stores.

However, Fetterman argued that Mamdani’s primary win is “not an accurate reflection of the electorate.”

“It’s definitely not Pennsylvania. It’s not Wisconsin. It’s not Nevada. If you look at any of the battleground states, New York City has no actual relevance to the kinds of states and the kind of races which determine that in 2028,” Fetterman argued.


Zohran Mamdani’s 2020 Twitter meltdowns shows he’s no leader —socialist threatens to bring NYC back to bad old days
In moments of crisis, leaders should be calm and dignified. They should inspire confidence and foster unity.

How did mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani react to the crisis that was 2020? Apparently by having an all out meltdown on social media.

Unearthed tweets show the mayoral candidate — who has never worked for a city or run anything in his life — justifying the burning of Minneapolis, flipping off Columbus statues and calling for defunding the NYPD when chaotic protests were rocking the city.

2020 was a moment of mass psychosis — when white Americans were washing the feet of black Americans, and everyone was frantically posting a black square to their Instagram account to prove they aren’t racist.

Mamdani may be smiling wide in his campaign ads, but his past reveals his propensity to twist the knife in moments of tension.

On May 29th, Mamdani responded to a post about businesses burning in Minneapolis riots after the murder of George Floyd — by suggesting that the destruction and devastation “has to happen.”

“While politicians & pundits condemn the uprising in Minneapolis from TV studios thousands of miles away, those at the center of it — even those who are hurting — understand why it’s happening,” he wrote on his X account. “And why it has to happen. Black + brown solidarity will overcome white supremacy.”


Pro-Mamdani PAC Took Donation From Islamist Cleric Who Vouched For Terror Plot Mastermind
A super PAC supporting Zohran Mamdani’s campaign for New York City mayor accepted $1,000 from a Muslim cleric linked to the architects of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and other terrorist plots.

Imam Siraj Wahhaj donated to the super PAC Unity and Justice Fund in May, days before it funneled most of its money to a PAC exclusively supporting Mamdani for mayor, campaign finance records show.

Wahhaj has called for an Islamic state in America, and Mary Jo White, formerly the Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, named him among involved people who are “unindicted persons” in the trial of a terror plot mastermind praised by Wahhaj as “a strong preacher of Islam.” White’s memo also said that the people on that list “may be alleged as co-conspirators,” but Wahhaj was never charged.

Unity and Justice Fund, Mamdani’s campaign and Wahhaj, who leads the Brooklyn-based mosque Masjid At-Taqwa, did not respond to multiple requests for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation. Wahhaj has denied any involvement in criminal conspiracies since the trial and called the FBI and CIA “the real terrorists.”

Three children of Wahhaj also received life sentences in 2024 on terrorism, kidnapping and conspiracy to murder charges for organizing a jihadist training compound in New Mexico used to plot attacks against the U.S. government, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Wahhaj told the press that he helped police find the training compound by reporting its location to the authorities.


Poll reveals 76% of Jewish and Israeli NHS doctors consider quitting BMA
A confidential poll shared with Jewish News has revealed that 76 percent of 203 Jewish and/or Israeli doctors working in the UK have either left or are considering leaving the British Medical Association (BMA), accusing it of breaching its own code of conduct and enabling antisemitism in the health service.

Conducted over five days in closed, verified doctors’ groups, the poll was run by the UK Doctors Anti-Racism Group and asked: “Are you a Jewish and/or Israeli doctor who has left or is considering leaving the BMA due to the persistently antisemitic stance of the BMA?”

Of 203 responses, 155 said yes, 34 said maybe, and just 14 said no.

The results follow controversial motions passed at the BMA’s Annual Representatives Meeting (ARM), held in Belfast from 24–27 June 2025, including a resolution stating: “Criticism of the actions of the state of Israel is not per se antisemitic.”

Other motions, which were passed, called for the suspension of ties with the Israel Medical Association unless it condemned attacks in Gaza and backed international legal action against Israel – but omitted any mention of Israeli hospitals struck by Hamas or the targeting of Israeli medical personnel.

A London doctor and spokesperson for the UK Doctors Anti-Racism Group, who ran the poll, said the atmosphere within the BMA had become “hostile” to Jewish members.

“The BMA says it fights discrimination and celebrates diversity – but many Jewish and Israeli doctors feel utterly excluded. The BMA’s stance on Israel breaches their own code of conduct.”

The BMA’s own Code of Conduct, updated in January 2025, commits the association to “fighting prejudice and discrimination of all kinds”, “fostering respectful discussion of differing perspectives”, and “creating a culture that is inclusive of all members and staff”. It also pledges to “extend solidarity to each other and other groups”. BMA Code of Conduct

“Since 7 October 2023, they’ve issued one anti-Israel statement after another, but very little about other countries experiencing crises,” the London doctor said. “Why is Israel the main country singled out for persistent criticism? It is leading to hate speech against Jews and Israelis in UK healthcare settings and risks fuelling radicalisation and extremism.”
EXCLUSIVE: Columbia Nears Deal With Trump Administration. University Will Pay Discrimination Victims, Reveal More Admissions and Hiring Data, But Will Dodge Harsher Measures Like Governance Shakeup.
Columbia University is nearing a deal with the Trump administration that would require the school to compensate the victims of unlawful discrimination and increase the transparency of its hiring and admissions process, according to six people familiar with the negotiations.

The deal, which the university’s board of trustees met to discuss on Sunday, does not include some of the more onerous provisions initially demanded by the White House, such as a consent decree and reforms to Columbia’s governance structure.

The draft agreement would see the university recoup most of the $400 million in grants and contracts that were frozen by the White House’s task force on anti-Semitism in March. In exchange, Columbia would adopt a number of measures designed to combat race discrimination and anti-Semitism.

A senior White House official told the Washington Free Beacon that the deal would "solidify reporting obligations related to foreign gifts"—such as the millions in undisclosed funding that Columbia has received from Qatar, whose patronage of universities has been linked to anti-Semitic incidents on campus—and that the "victims of civil rights abuses will be compensated" by the university. The amount of compensation and the identities of the recipients are not known.

The deal will also force Columbia to publicly disclose hiring and admissions data to ensure that the school is complying with the Supreme Court’s ban on affirmative action, other sources briefed on the negotiations said. Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for civil rights, will be involved in supervising compliance.

The deal would be the first of its kind between the federal government and an elite university and could provide proof of concept for other institutions, including Harvard and Cornell, that have been negotiating with the White House in an attempt to restore billions in federal funds.

The White House is characterizing the deal as a major victory, with the senior White House official describing it as a "historic agreement that will make massive changes throughout higher education."

But some of the concessions the government has made in the course of the negotiations are prompting concerns from administration allies keen to see the president follow through on his commitment to crack down on campus anti-Semitism. They say the deal lacks the sort of systemic reforms required to fundamentally transform the school’s culture, which became a national symbol of the mayhem that played out on university campuses in the wake of Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
Reported Columbia, Trump admin deal ‘sends wrong message,’ Jewish alumni say
Columbia University is close to a deal with the Trump administration to restore “most” of the $400 million in grants and contracts the federal government froze in March, The Washington Free Beacon reported.

The draft agreement, which Columbia’s trustees met to discuss on Sunday, would “compensate the victims of unlawful discrimination and increase the transparency of its hiring and admissions process” but lacks some of the more “onerous provisions” that the White House initially demanded, including “a consent decree and reforms to Columbia’s governance structure,” per the Free Beacon.

A White House official told JNS that the university and the White House are close to a deal.

Ari Shrage, co-founder of the Columbia Jewish Alumni Association, told JNS that the reported proposal risks letting the university evade accountability. (JNS sought comment from the school.)

“We are deeply concerned that the deal on the table with Columbia lacks the essential governance reforms required to make meaningful change,” he said. “This sends the wrong message not just to Columbia but to all universities looking on and wondering what they can get away with.”

To Shrage, “now is the time to finally hold the university accountable and send a clear message that antisemitism will not be tolerated.”

Elisha Baker, a rising senior at Columbia, told JNS that the reported agreement fails to address the university’s “dysfunctional” governance structure.

“The university senate, for the entire past two years, has been the number one inhibitor of strong action to hold people accountable to Columbia’s mission and prevent discrimination,” he said. “They have rolled back protest regulations when what we needed were stronger regulations, and they blocked disciplinary proceedings when what we needed was accountability.”


Jewish Groups Call Out Philly School District After Administrator Blames Israel for Oct. 7
Jewish leaders on Thursday called on the School District of Philadelphia to take action against an administrator who they say has "rationalize[d]" Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks against Israel.

The Philadelphia chapter of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and other Jewish groups wrote in a letter to the school district that they are "deeply troubled by a recently circulated video clip of Ismael Jimenez, Director of the Social Studies Curriculum for the School District of Philadelphia" in which he "appears to rationalize the Hamas-led massacre of Israeli civilians on Oct. 7."

"In a time of heightened threats to Jewish communities, school leadership must take seriously any endorsement or rationalization of hate-fueled violence," the letter continued. "To the School District: At what point does inaction become complicity?"

Jimenez appeared to blame Israel for Hamas’s massacres during a recently unearthed podcast interview from 2024.

"When we look at October 7th, this didn’t happen out of the blue, right?" Jimenez asked. "This is generations, right, of folks who feel like their voice has been denied."

The letter comes a week after the Washington Free Beacon reported on parents’ concerns about rising anti-Semitism in the school district, including among administrators like Jimenez, and their contention that Gov. Josh Shapiro (D.) has not taken the problem seriously.

The ADL Philly letter said Jimenez has "made a pattern of denying the Jewish connection to the Land of Israel, refusing to speak about peace or coexistence, and downplaying the lived experiences of Jewish people in the face of violence ... These actions raise serious concerns about whether he can serve all students with integrity and respect."

Other organizations that signed the letter include the American Jewish Committee of Philadelphia, Gratz College, the Jewish Community Relations Council of Philadelphia, StandWithUs Mid-Atlantic, and the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History.

Jimenez has called Israel a "terrorist state" and a "racist apartheid theocracy" in various social media posts. He also claimed that it has been "proven recently that Hamas had nothing to do with kidnapping that started current invasion of the Gaza strip."


ABC could LOSE taxpayer funding over failure to tackle antisemitism
A powerful recommendation from Australia’s antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal could see the ABC stripped of public funding if it fails to act on antisemitic narratives.

Segal delivered her major report on Thursday, one year after her appointment as the Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism. The report warns that antisemitism in Australia has “reached a tipping point that threatens social harmony, undermines trust in institutions and marginalises Jewish Australian citizens”.

A key recommendation calls for cultural institutions — including public broadcasters — to be held accountable for content that may promote or enable antisemitism.

“Culture shapes perception,” the report states. “Publicly funded institutions like arts festivals, galleries and public broadcasters must uphold antidiscrimination values and be accountable for the narratives they promote.”

The report urges the federal government to include provisions in funding agreements allowing funding to be cut “where organisations or individuals engage in or facilitate antisemitism”.

This recommendation could directly affect the ABC, which has faced criticism over its coverage of Israel and Gaza since the October 7 Hamas terror attacks. Former ABC director Joe Gersh said in February that the broadcaster was “part of the problem” regarding rising antisemitism.

The ABC has issued multiple corrections over misleading content, including repeating a claim that 14,000 babies in Gaza could die of starvation within 48 hours — a statement later corrected by the BBC as a misinterpretation of UN data.

In another incident, the ABC aired footage from the Gaza Freedom Flotilla showing “IOF” — “Israeli Occupation Forces” — a term used by anti-Israel activists. The broadcaster later apologised and issued a correction.

Segal’s recommendations also target universities, including Sydney University and RMIT, where harassment, antisemitic graffiti and threats have been reported.


EXPOSED: London mosque hosted vigil for British Hezbollah terrorist killed in Lebanon
A mosque in north-west London hosted a vigil for a British citizen named in a Hezbollah funeral poster as a fallen fighter, Jewish News can reveal.

Details of the November 2024 event at the Imam Hussain Mosque in Brondesbury were uncovered by online investigative group The Electronic Uprising, which monitors extremism and terrorism glorification online.

The mosque published a Facebook post announcing a “Condolence and Fatiha council” for Muhammad Jamal Baalbaki, whose death it described as a loss to “the Lebanese and Islamic community in London”. Photographs from the event show mourners gathering in front of a large projected image of Baalbaki in military-style burial garb, alongside traditional Shi’a iconography.

A funeral poster circulated by Hezbollah around the same time featured Baalbaki’s image and named him as one of the eight “mujahideen” killed “on the road to Jerusalem”.

The poster referred to him by a nom de guerre, Masir Al-Aziz, a common practice for fighters in terror groups. The design and language closely mirror materials used by Hezbollah’s official funeral department in Lebanon.

Companies House records show a Mohamad Baalbaki, born in September 1991 and listed as a British national, previously served as a director of two now-dissolved companies registered to a residential address in north London.

One of the speakers at the memorial was Sheikh Hussain Makke, a controversial UK-based cleric who has previously praised Hezbollah leaders and taken part in funerals for senior members of the group. In 2023, Makke was barred from entering Australia after the country’s intelligence agencies raised national security concerns over his affiliations.

Makke also posted a personal tribute to Baalbaki on his verified Instagram account, showing him kneeling beside the fighter’s grave under a giant poster of his face. The caption read: “I miss you.” Another image showed the two embracing.

Jewish News attempted to contact Imam Hussain Mosque for comment but was unable to reach anyone.

Hezbollah is designated in its entirety as a terrorist organisation by the UK government. Under the Terrorism Act 2000, it is a criminal offence to express support for, or glorify, the group.


Iranian Group Places $40 Million Bounty on Trump’s Head, Urges ‘Every Cell of the Resistance in the West’ to Carry Out Death Sentence
An Iranian movement has reportedly raised more than $40 million for the assassination of President Donald Trump, as the country’s senior religious clerics make clear that "every cell of the resistance in the West is charged with carrying out this sentence."

Iranian leaders recently issued two death warrants, or fatwas, against Trump and deemed him an "enemy of Allah" who must be killed. Those calls prompted the creation of a new organization dubbed the "Blood Covenant," which claims to have raised nearly $40.3 million for the president’s assassination, according to the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).

The Blood Covenant operates "under the aegis of the Iranian regime" and poses a substantial threat to Trump given Tehran’s resources and coordination on the matter, according to MEMRI, which monitors jihadi movements in the region.

"The fact that these calls to assassinate Trump are coming from above and being echoed in the street and through all strata of society, including in the Iranian media, underlines the depth and uniformity of the regime's institutional incitement," MEMRI wrote in its analysis. "It reflects a broad religious and regime consensus strengthened by reiterated emphasis of the reward anyone carrying out the punishment against Trump can expect to receive—in addition to the $40.3 million, also Paradise and the status of a defender of Islam."

The Blood Covenant movement began on July 4 with the mission of defending "the jurisprudent leader," Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei. The state-controlled Fars News Agency, an affiliate of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, initially broadcast the "Blood Covenant" message.

A senior State Department official told the Washington Free Beacon that the Trump administration is aware of these threats and is committed to "hold[ing] bad actors accountable."

"This means using every tool at our disposal, including sanctions, to implement the president’s maximum pressure strategy," the senior official continued.

The Blood Covenant published a poster on its website—which the Fars News Agency republished—depicting Trump in crosshairs and an award of up to $40 million for his assassination.

"Strive with your wealth and your lives in the cause of Allah [jihad]," the poster reads, quoting a verse in the Quran.


Historic church in York County vandalized with antisemitic graffiti
Police are investigating an incident where a historic church in York County was vandalized with antisemitic graffiti.

The graffiti was sprayed on the inside wall of Saint James Church in Newberry Township.

Saint James Church is located on Erney Road, near the intersection with York Road. According to Dominish Marie Miller, who reported the vandalism to police, the owner has covered up the graffiti with gray paint.

"[It's] Disgusting to me," Miller said. "There’s a lot of hate in the world right now, and it’s sad to see it coming to Newberry Township."

The church was opened in the 1800s. One of its walls was recently damaged after collapsing last month while the owner was digging a basement.


Matan Angrest's bag recovered by IDF from Gaza
Items belonging to Matan Angrest, understood to be one of the 20 living hostages still held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, were recovered by the IDF on Friday, Angrest's family confirmed.

His mother, Anat, posted on X/Twitter that "Matan's bag was returned to me this week in a black plastic bag. How and when will Matan return? Why do I have to keep receiving items that testify to his condition and not Matan himself?

"They told me they found Matan's bag, and it would take two more days for it to reach me. I didn't understand what it was about. Then this bag arrived, with Matan's name in my handwriting," she told Ynet. The bag was Matan's since his childhood.

Matan Angrest's abduction to Gaza
"He was seriously injured in a tank on the morning of October 7, evacuated unconscious to Gaza after immense abuse," she added. "Since then, he has been undergoing interrogations, asthma attacks, severe burns, and his wounds are becoming infected by the humidity of the tunnels.

"When Edan Alexander was released, we realized that we can talk about the soldiers. We must conduct tough negotiations and insist on Matan's release because of his condition."

Anat also mentioned to Ynet that she hasn't cooked since her son was taken hostage. "When Matan returns, I will go back to cooking. Steaks, shakshuka, everything he loves. What I'm most looking forward to is sitting with him on Saturday morning, with the shakshuka, talking, hearing what he went through."

Anat added that Matan wanted to be a soldier so much that he even "hid from the army that he had asthma."

Matan's father, Haggai, claimed on Radio 103FM on Tuesday that if the information about his son's condition had been relayed, he likely would have been released in the last exchange."

Early last month, the family released new footage of Matan's kidnapping to Gaza, which was filmed by a terrorist and seized by the IDF, showing Matan being pulled out of the tank in which he was thrown into a crowd of dozens of terrorists who brutally lynched him.

In March, Hamas released a propaganda video, giving a sign of life of Angrest, who has been held in captivity in Gaza since October 7.




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