Thursday, September 04, 2025

09/04 Links Pt1: BHL: Big Lies about the Israel-Hamas War; Video reveals Gaza boy, said to be killed by IDF, is alive; IDF: Drones Now Kill Most Terrorists in Gaza

From Ian:

Alan Dershowitz: Israel Has Proved that Jewish Blood Is No Longer Cheap
For centuries, Jews have been the victims of pogroms and racist violence. The murderers rarely paid for their actions. Jewish blood was cheap.

The murderers and rapists who participated in the Oct. 7 massacre seemed to think they'd get away with it. They took videos of the atrocities they committed and bragged about killing Jews wherever they could find them.

But this time was different. Israel fought back and made the perpetrators and their supporters pay a heavy price.

After Israel suffered the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, it sent a message to those who perpetrated the mass killing. It took extraordinary measures to kill every terrorist it could who had participated in the atrocities of Oct. 7, as well as their leaders.

Yet, it's unclear whether the Israeli policy will deter future massacres, because Hamas brags that it loves death as the Israelis love life.

Israel must treat Hamas and Islamic Jihad the way the Allies treated the Nazis and the imperial Japanese. These terrorists must be totally defeated, and only then should their cities be rebuilt, as German and Japanese cities were.

Just as peace wouldn't have been possible in 1945 if the Nazis and imperialists were allowed to survive and remain in control, so, too, Hamas and Islamic Jihad must not be allowed to survive.

The message Israel has sent to the world - that Jewish blood is no longer cheap, and those who shed it will pay a heavy price - is a historical imperative.

It is long overdue and made necessary by centuries of people around the world tolerating the shedding of Jewish blood without consequence.
Stephen Daisley: The Palestinians Must Want to Live in Peace with Israel for a Palestinian State to Be Sustainable
Palestinians ought to run their own affairs. But that goal cannot be achieved by unilateral actions such as recognizing a Palestinian state. The Palestinians have to accept Israel not only as a political or military reality but as a legitimate country, the nation-state of the Jewish people, the ingathering of an indigenous and exiled people to their historic and spiritual homeland. There is no alternative route.

This used to be doctrine among two-state solutioners. But substantive recognition has fallen out of fashion, along with other safeguards intended to secure a lasting peace. The only way the two-state solution paradigm can work is if there is a genuine and enduring truce between the two nations. A mere end to hostilities would be insufficient. The Palestinians must want to live in peace with Israel for a Palestinian state to be sustainable.

Palestinians went to the polls in January 2006 and duly elected Hamas in a ballot monitored by the Jimmy Carter Center. Hamas was not an unknown quantity at this point. It had been murdering Israelis for years and affirmed in its charter: "Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it." Call them a state, do whatever you like, but it won't change Palestinian national culture.

A state of Palestine that has not made its peace with Zionism cannot be relied upon to resist political forces pushing fresh confrontation with Israel. It is not enough to get rid of Hamas. Palestinian national culture must come to reject the impulses and prejudices that lead so many to support anti-Israel factions and to console themselves that Israel is a temporary entity and will one day, inshallah, be dismantled.

The international community could encourage this by penalizing extremism and rejectionism. By telling the Palestinians that the world stands ready to bring their plight to an end but won't wait forever for them to take the steps needed on their part.
Bernard-Henri Levy: Big Lies about the Israel-Hamas War
Foolish notions about Israel are being repeated morning and night, relayed by high international authorities. One is that Israel is reoccupying Gaza. True, two ministers in Israel's government have said, without shame, that they dream of doing so. But this isn't the strategy of the Israel Defense Forces or the position of the government.

Prime Minister Netanyahu told Fox News on Aug. 7 that he wants the IDF to drive out Hamas and take control of Gaza - but "without administering it" and handing it over to a "civil government" as soon as possible. "We do not want to keep Gaza, we do not want to govern Gaza." How could he be clearer?

Israel is using famine as a weapon of war in Gaza. Look at the hundreds of trucks that have passed inspection, waiting inside Gaza.

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. To say "genocide" means a plan - a deliberate, targeted initiative to destroy a people. That isn't what the Israeli army is doing. Who would do better in an asymmetric conflict when the enemy's goal isn't to minimize casualties on its own side but to maximize them, so that every martyr is a trophy?

A genocidal army doesn't take two years to win a war in a territory the size of Las Vegas. A genocidal army doesn't send SMS warnings before firing or facilitate the passage of those trying to escape. A genocidal army wouldn't evacuate, every month, hundreds of Palestinian children suffering from rare diseases or cancer, sending them to hospitals in Abu Dhabi.


Jonathan S. Tobin: The U.S. Rejects the Palestinian Victimhood Narrative
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last week that Washington was barring officials from the Palestinian Authority from entering the country to attend the meeting this month of the UN General Assembly in New York. Together with a ban on visitor visas for those carrying PA passports, Rubio's order is a gesture aimed at undermining the effort by various Western nations to use the General Assembly to promote the fiction of Palestinian statehood.

Spiking the renewed campaign for Palestinian statehood is an important objective, since Oct. 7 is glaring evidence of what the Palestinians would do if they were granted sovereignty over Judea and Samaria as well as Gaza.

The claim that Abbas is a peace-loving "moderate," which is at the core of the statehood push, is a myth. The PA continues to subsidize terrorism in the form of its "pay-for-slay" program that also applies to those who committed the crimes of Oct. 7. He has refused peace offers from Israel, making it clear that he will never accept one that compels them to recognize the legitimacy of a Jewish state, no matter where its borders could be drawn. Abbas has never condemned the Oct. 7 atrocities in Arabic to his own people.

The U.S. is right to hold him accountable and to refuse to participate in a UN charade in which he pretends to be the head of a non-existent state. It is hardly unreasonable for the administration to look at the political culture that has rejected every peace offer, including those of statehood alongside Israel. The post-Oct. 7 war began with an orgy of mass murder, rape, torture, kidnapping and wanton destruction that was committed by ordinary Palestinians rather than just Hamas fighters. The hostages were mostly held captive by ordinary Palestinians, not Hamas fighters. The denial of visas is a long-delayed and entirely justified reaction to a century of a Palestinian culture of hatred and intolerance, in which a war against the Jews became an inextricable part of their national identity.


Seth Frantzman: Hamas's war of words seek to pressure Israel ahead of the Gaza City invasion
By and by, Gaza had become a place that Israel was afraid to operate in, and thus, when Hamas was lucky enough to grab an Israeli, that person would be left in Gaza for years.

Case in point, after Hamas seized the four hostages in 2014, it held them for 10 years. The terrorist organization benefited throughout those years with millions of dollars in funding from Doha.

The more Hamas murdered people and attacked Israel, the more it got. This was its calculus.

However, 22 months of war have led Hamas to wonder if it can squeeze out the same concessions. Its messaging since August 18 is to try to get Israel to accept its terms.

Yet, Israel’s leadership has said it wants all the hostages released at the same time. This would include at least 20 living hostages and around 28 deceased hostages. Trump’s messaging is that Hamas must release the living.

What Hamas wants is for the war to end, Israel to leave Gaza, and it to get its autonomy back regarding the border with Egypt. It is unclear if this can be bridged because Israel has vowed “total victory” in Gaza and not to leave the Rafah border.

As such, any deal where Hamas appears to return to governing Gaza would not look like a victory. By saying that it will agree to a technocratic government, it seems that Hamas means that it will still be pulling the strings behind the scenes, using this as a way to also insert itself into governance in the West Bank. Since November 2023, when the first hostage deal took place, Israel has believed that military pressure will bring hostage deals. It is not clear if this has worked. Threats to level Gaza City and destroy it “like Beit Hanun” may lead to international condemnation.

If Israel is perceived as primarily waging a war against civilian infrastructure, rather than Hamas, this will not help its already fraying foreign ties. With world leaders heading to the UN in New York, pressure will build on Israel in September. Hamas is banking on this.


Netanyahu: Latest Hamas hostage-deal statement just ‘spin’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday dismissed Hamas’s statement earlier in the evening on its readiness to reach a “comprehensive deal” to end the war in Gaza.

The terrorist organization listed its conditions for an agreement, that would include the release of all of the remaining 48 hostages (20 of whom are alive, according to Israeli estimates): freeing Palestinian security prisoners, a full withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Strip, opening the entry crossings “for all of the Strip’s needs” and the start of reconstruction.

“Unfortunately, this is another Hamas spin that has nothing new in it,” the Prime Minister’s Office responded.

“The war can end immediately under the conditions set by the cabinet: 1. The release of all the hostages. 2. The disarmament of Hamas. 3. The demilitarization of the Strip. 4. Israeli security control of the Strip. 5. The establishment of an alternative civilian government that does not educate for terrorism, does not send terror, and will not threaten Israel. Only these conditions will prevent Hamas from rearming and repeating the October 7 massacre over and over again, as it promises,” the PMO statement continued.

The Hamas statement comes as Israel mobilizes tens of thousands of reservists and active-duty troops for a major operation in the heart of Gaza City. Evacuation of noncombatants from the city is also underway.

“Hamas continues to close its eyes and utter empty words, but it will soon realize that it must choose between two options: accepting Israel’s conditions for ending the war, primarily the release of all hostages and disarmament, or Gaza [City] will become equivalent to Rafah and Beit Hanoun. The IDF is preparing at full strength,” Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in response to the Hamas statement.


Netanyahu said to reject Macron visit to Israel amid ‘Palestine’ rift
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has turned down a request by French President Emmanuel Macron to visit the Jewish state, a former French lawmaker told Israel’s Kan News public broadcaster Wednesday.

“Macron sent a message to Netanyahu saying that he wanted to visit, but Netanyahu replied that, under the current conditions, this is not the right time to visit,” Habib, who served as a member of the French National Assembly between 2013 and 2024, told the channel.

The Hebrew news report cited an Israeli official as saying that the prime minister offered to approve the visit if Macron called off his initiative to recognize a Palestinian state, but that the French president refused.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, added: “We will not allow Macron to dance at all the weddings,” a Hebrew expression meaning to play both sides or pursue opposing agendas.

Netanyahu wrote a letter to Macron last month in which he accused the French president of contributing to antisemitism by calling for global recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations this month.

The United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and other governments have followed Paris in announcing their plans to recognize “Palestine,” with London stating that its intentions could be changed if Israel meets certain demands.

Macron’s office rejected Netanyahu’s accusation as “abject” and “erroneous,” warning that the letter would “not go unanswered.”


Netanyahu says Khan used ICC case against Israel to deflect assault claims
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday joined in accusing the recused International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan of manufacturing “war crimes” allegations against the Jewish state to deflect from claims of sex crimes made against him.

Echoing a May report by The Wall Street Journal, Netanyahu said Khan had initially planned to visit Israel and had praised its judiciary, but canceled his trip on the same day that he announced he would be seeking arrest warrants for the prime minister and his defense minister, Yoav Gallant.

“We were absolutely dumbfounded,” Netanyahu said. “We didn’t know what happened to make Khan suddenly change his mind.

Jerusalem discovered the “real reason” for the cancellation only months later, he said. A few days before Khan’s planned visit, a female member of his staff accused him of rape and sexual assault.

The Jewish leader alleged that Khan, whose brother was convicted in 2022 for sexually assaulting a child, “hatched a plan” to “scapegoat Israel, rally the anti-Israel mob behind him” to save his career.


Three Palestinian NGOs sanctioned for working with ICC against Israel
The U.S. State Department sanctioned three Palestinian NGOs for working with the International Criminal Court, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Thursday.

The three organizations—Al Haq, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights—have “directly engaged in efforts by the ICC to investigate, arrest, detain or prosecute Israeli nationals, without Israel’s consent,” according to the department.

“This administration has been clear: The United States and Israel are not party to the Rome Statute and are therefore not subject to the ICC’s authority,” Rubio stated. “We oppose the ICC’s politicized agenda, overreach and disregard for the sovereignty of the United States and that of our allies.”

The Jerusalem-based research institute NGO Monitor applauded the sanctions, stating that all three groups have links to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine terror organization.

“For many years, these organizations have been centrally involved in lawfare, not only against Israel but also against U.S. security interests,” NGO Monitor wrote. “These groups have also issued numerous concerning statements related to violence and antisemitism.”

“The U.S. action sets an important precedent for other European governments that continue to provide these organizations with large sums of taxpayer funds for their destructive activities,” the organization stated.


Canadian tax dollars funding terror-linked Gaza NGOs, group alleges
Canadian tax dollars are, once again, funding a Gaza-based NGO with ties to terror, a Jerusalem-based think tank alleges.

A new report by NGO Monitor says the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) — a partner in a Canadian-funded UN program called HAYA — has links to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terror organization.

“PCHR are an unsuitable partner for any Canadian project, whether it’s solely focused on internal Palestinian issues, or if it concerns Israel,” NGO Monitor’s Naftali Balanson told the Toronto Sun.

“PCHR has deeply problematic attitudes towards violence, and as well their connections to the PFLP.”

Canada declared PFLP a terrorist organization in 2003.

The PCHR regularly engages in anti-Israel campaigns — describing Israel’s self-defence against Palestinian terrorism as a so-called “genocide,” and accusing Israel of outlandish acts like seeking out and killing Palestinian cancer patients and deliberately preventing births by pregnant women in Gaza. opening envelope

One Facebook post from January accused Israel of using hunger as a weapon.

PCHR activism materials regularly feature the Government of Canada logo, and Canada is listed first on their list of partners on their website.


Italian police arrest 2 Turkish gunmen for festival attack plot; Israeli ambassador advised to stay away
Italian police arrested two armed Turkish men in the central city of Viterbo on Wednesday, just hours before the opening of a popular annual religious festival, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced.

In a statement Thursday, Meloni thanked law enforcement and Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi for the arrests, which she said “allowed us to celebrate this unique event safely.” Thousands of people attended the Macchina di Santa Rosa festival, held every year on Sept. 3 in Viterbo.

Italian media reported that the two men had planned an attack during the festival, which was attended by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. Police in Viterbo have not yet commented on the motive for the arrests or confirmed the reports of a planned assault.

The newspaper Corriere della Sera reported that the Israeli ambassador had been scheduled to attend the event but was ultimately advised not to do so for security reasons.

In recent months, in cooperation with Europol, Turkish authorities have carried out large operations against Turkish criminal organizations operating abroad. In April, raids in Turkey and several European countries led to 234 arrests on drug trafficking and money laundering charges, with authorities seizing more than 21 tons of narcotics.
Exclusive video reveals Gaza boy, said to be killed by IDF, is alive
A young Gazan boy dubbed "Amir," who traveled to a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) distribution site and was reported as having been killed by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in May, has been found alive and was hiding out with his mother.

In an exclusive interview with the boy whose real name was confirmed by the GHF to be Abdul Rahim Muhammad Hamden, but who goes by "Abboud," the 8-year-old and his mother answered questions provided by Fox News Digital through a GHF translator, in which the pair appeared excited ahead of their planned extraction from the Gaza Strip.

Abboud and his mother, whose name is Najlaa, were safely extracted from the Gaza Strip on Thursday, though the location has not been disclosed in this reporting for their protection.

"Outside the Gaza Strip is nice," Abboud said, according to a translation verified by Fox News Digital.

The story of Abboud went viral after a former GHF contractor, Anthony Aguilar, a 25-year veteran of the U.S. Army and retired Green Beret Lt. Col., said he saw the boy who he called "Amir" gunned down by IDF forces outside a GHF distribution site on May 28.

In his account, Aguilar showed images taken using his body camera footage of the boy approaching him and another contractor clutching bags of food.

Aguilar claimed that he and the boy had a touching moment where Abdul, whose nickname is Abboud, kissed his hand and then his face in apparent thanks for the food supplies.

The former Green Beret said that the boy then ran back to the group of other Palestinians who were shortly after forced to leave the aid site after pepper spray, tear gas and stun grenades were employed, he claimed in an interview with MSNBC.

Aguilar – who was employed as a contractor for UG Solutions, a subcontractor for GHF – then said he heard shots fired after the Palestinians had left, and upon reaching the scene, he found Abboud and others had been shot by the IDF.

"Shot to the torso, a shot to the leg – dead," he told Dialogue Works regarding Abboud.

In his accounts of the incident to multiple media outlets, as well as Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., on July 29, Aguilar claimed the killing happened first outside GHF aid site Secure Distribution Site-1 (SDS) before telling MSNBC on Aug. 2 that the shooting happened near SDS-2, and then telling Dialogue Works late last month the events occurred outside SDS-3.
GHF: Announcement: Gazan Boy “Amir” Alive and Safe
The Boy, Whose Real Name is Abood, and his Family Transported to Safe, Undisclosed Location After Potential Hamas Threats

September 4, 2025, Washington, D.C. – The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) today confirmed that the young boy falsely claimed to have been killed by the IDF and misidentified as “Amir” by former UG Solutions contractor Tony Aguilar is alive and safe. The boy’s real name is Abdul Rahim “Abood” Muhammad Hamden. He has been safely relocated with his mother to a secure, undisclosed location.

The announcement comes after weeks of high-risk efforts by GHF’s humanitarian team and American veterans who worked closely with local community members to confirm the boy’s identity and ensure his safety.

“Thanks to our extraordinary relationship with the people of Gaza; our humanitarian team, and American veterans who relied on the deep trust built through GHF’s daily aid delivery, Abood has been found and is now safe,” said Executive Director John Acree. “We are grateful for the many people who worked tirelessly and played a role in this incredible mission, including the U.S. Embassy in Israel and regional governments, all of whom worked in close coordination with GHF to ensure one boy’s safety. It’s unfortunate that some will take advantage of the tragedy of Gaza for personal or political gain. This type of behavior puts lives at risk and creates misleading narratives that hurt the Palestinians we are trying to feed.”

“We are overjoyed and deeply relieved that Abood is safe, and that this story ends in hope. That outcome was never guaranteed and it’s thanks to the courage and persistence of our team of American heroes; veterans who never stopped working to find him and bring him to safety in the most complex environment imaginable,” said Executive Chairman Rev. Johnnie Moore. “While this story ends happily, it could have ended in tragedy. Too many people, including in the press and civil society, were quick to spread unverified claims without asking the most basic questions. The public and policy makers should ask themselves what else they have heard and believed about GHF that is also a lie. When a child’s life is at stake, facts must matter more than headlines. Thank God we were able to save him.”

Tony Aguilar, a former contractor terminated for misconduct, fabricated a story alleging that a young boy named “Amir” had been shot and killed by the IDF on May 28 after seeking aid at a GHF site. Aguilar repeated these claims in multiple media appearances, describing in vivid and false detail the boy’s supposed last moments. Aguilar circulated photographs of the boy across global media, knowingly misrepresenting their interaction and changing the story with each telling.


Kassy Akiva: Viral Story Of Gaza Child ‘Gunned Down’ By Israel Officially Debunked — The Boy Is Alive
The Daily Wire previously reported that there were major inconsistencies in Aguilar’s story. Not only were the details he shared about their interaction inconsistent with a third party’s footage of it, but the boy’s stepmother said she had seen the boy alive for at least two months after Aguilar claimed he was dead.

In a taped testimonial, Siham Al-Jarabe’a said the boy didn’t go missing until July 28—around the same time Aguilar began telling his story in the media. He insisted that the boy was killed on May 28, and even shared details, saying he witnessed “a shot to the torso” and “a shot to the leg.”

The Gaza Humanitarian Fund commenced a search for the boy after Aguilar began telling his story in America. GHF’s ex-military contractors — some of whom specialize in hostage rescue — and humanitarian staff took the lead, leaning on connections they had made with local Gazans since beginning operations in May, The Daily Wire has learned.

After interviews with family members and weeks of detective work, the boy, who actually goes by the name Abood, was found living with his birth mother after he abruptly left his stepmother’s home in July. The child’s identity was confirmed through biometrics, and he remained in possession of the shirt he wore in Aguilar’s viral video.

Abood was escorted in disguise to an undisclosed safe location by the GHF team about two weeks ago for his safety.

“We’re incredibly relieved that Abood is alive and safe,” GHF spokesperson Chapin Fay told The Daily Wire. “That outcome is thanks to the heroic efforts of our team of American veterans, local Gazan staff, and humanitarians who worked quietly for weeks to find him and get him to safety. Their courage and determination saved this boy’s life.”

According to sources familiar with the operation, there was a serious concern that Abood’s life was at risk following Aguilar’s story going viral — his story is being used as a propaganda tool by nefarious actors, including Hamas, in an effort to undermine both Israel and U.S.-backed efforts to deliver food to Gazans.

Fay added that Aguilar’s false story about the boy swept through the media because outlets rushed to publish it without confirming facts.

“They owe Abood — and the public — an apology and a retraction,” said Fay, who is scheduled to hold a news conference later this morning..


Gaza Humanitarian Foundation: Briefing: Gazan Boy "Amir" Claimed Dead by Tony Aguilar Is Alive and Safe
We have incredible news to share: the Gazan boy that former disgruntled UG Solutions contractor Tony Aguilar called “Amir” and claimed was killed by the IDF is alive and safe.

After weeks of tireless efforts, GHF is relieved to share incredible news: the young Gazan boy known publicly as “Amir” has been found alive. His real name is Abood, and he and his family have made it safely out of Gaza.

This story ends in relief, but it nearly ended in tragedy because of one man’s lies and a media ecosystem that was far too eager to amplify them.

Watch GHF’s live press briefing to learn the full story of how Abood was found, and how GHF’s team of humanitarians helped get him and his family to safety.




IDF Drones Now Kill Most Terrorists in Gaza
Drones now account for most of the kills of Hamas terrorists in Gaza, the IDF disclosed on Wednesday.

The IDF said that the Atalef (bat) suicide drone is now widely available within the ground forces.

Moreover, each platoon now has its own surveillance and intelligence drones.

Some are tasked with entering structures to spy out Hamas boobytraps or tunnels.

Other drones are used to look over the next hill to ensure there is no ambush from Hamas before the soldiers advance.

There are now 14 IDF schools training 20,000 soldiers to handle these drones.
Sinwar was reportedly found with map in his pocket of the Rafah tunnels he hid in
A drawing outlining a map of Hamas tunnels under part of Rafah was reportedly found in the pocket of Yahya Sinwar, the Palestinian terror group’s chief, when he was killed in the southern Gaza city last year.

The bloodstained, hand-drawn map, published Wednesday by Channel 12 news, shows a grid-like sketch of the tunnel network below the city’s western Tel Sultan neighborhood in southern Gaza. It also lists places where Sinwar apparently hid, along with code names for the different hideouts.

Sinwar, the principal architect of the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, massacre in Israel, evaded Israeli troops for more than a year after the attack.

The Israel Defense Forces said he managed to escape from his hometown of Khan Younis shortly before being captured by the Israeli military in early 2024.

He was killed in mid-October of that year by troops who happened upon him and other Hamas operatives in Rafah, and his identity was verified through DNA testing. The IDF subsequently released footage of his final moments in which he can be seen trying to fight off a drone after fleeing from Israeli forces, before being killed.
IDF reveals footage of Hamas's Rafah Brigade dining lavishly underground
The IDF on Thursday published photos showing Hamas Rafah Brigade commander Muhammad Shabana dining underground with fellow operatives in March, weeks before he was killed in a targeted strike in Khan Yunis.

According to the IDF, the images were recovered at the site of the May 13 airstrike that eliminated Shabana and senior Hamas figure Mohammed Sinwar beneath Gaza’s European Hospital. They depict Shabana and other operatives enjoying a Ramadan iftar meal inside a tunnel, with platters of falafel, grilled meats, fish, vegetables, flatbreads, and fried foods. Additional photos show him eating with his family during the past year.

“Luxurious breakfast and lavish meals during the war: This is what the life of the terrorist commander of Hamas’ Rafah Brigade looked like over the past year,” wrote Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesperson, on X.


Gazan school principal: Hamas are 'murderers,' I was happy to see hostages go home
A former school principal in Gaza slammed Hamas in a video posted by the head of the IDF Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) Major-General Ghassan Alian to the unit's Facebook page on Thursday.

The principal, Saad Al-Mashalal, stood before an assembled crowd and accused Hamas of abandoning the residents of Gaza, stripping them of their pride and property, and going against core values of Islam.

"I was happy to see the hostages leave, cared for and clothed. That is the Islam I know, that I am a part of," Al-Mashalal said. "What Islam are those murderers and criminals a part of?"

Al-Mashalal, whose son was killed by Hamas during one of its attacks on aid distribution sites in Khan Yunis, cursed the terror group for its violence, "May God burn the hearts of your parents the way you have burned ours!"

"They're robbing your resources, spreading lies, trampling on your rights. Hamas uses you as human shields to serve the interests of terrorism, you don't protect the Gaza Strip but destroy it and destroy you from within," Alian wrote in the Facebook post alongside the video of Al-Mashalal.

"This testimony shows again the true face of this terrorist organization that doesn't hesitate to hurt you and your children."


The truth about the war in Gaza, with John Spencer
As October 7 has faded in the public consciousness, a pervasive narrative has taken hold that Israel are the real antagonists of the war in Gaza. Western media is overwhelmingly anti-Israel (and in some instances, flat out antisemitic).

There are few people with the experience and honesty to cut through the fog of war and explain the conflict as it is. John Spencer is one of those people.

John is considered one of the world’s leading experts on urban warfare, having served as an advisor to the top four-star general and other senior leaders in the U.S. Army as part of strategic research groups from the Pentagon to the United States Military Academy.

John currently serves as the Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point and Co-Director of the Urban Warfare Project.




Is Hamas on the Brink of Defeat?
In this episode of Our Middle East, Dan Diker, President of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, and Khaled Abu Toameh, Senior Fellow at the JCFA and the Gatestone Institute, examine one of the most critical turning points the region has faced in decades.

The discussion opens with Israel’s military operation in Gaza and the unprecedented backing it has received from the United States. With Washington proposing a potential trusteeship over Gaza, the hosts ask whether this moment could mark the defeat of Hamas and Islamic Jihad and the beginning of a new regional order, or whether the area risks becoming further entrenched as a hub of jihad fueled by Iran and its proxies.

The program also explores international pressure on Israel from the UN, France, Saudi Arabia, and the European Union, the hostage crisis, and the reluctance of Arab states to pressure Hamas. The hosts emphasize that this conflict is not only political or territorial but an ideological struggle against Israel’s very existence.

Key topics covered:
• Israel’s operation in Gaza and U.S. support for a trusteeship
• Hamas’s strategy and the ongoing hostage crisis
• International efforts to push for Palestinian statehood
• The role of Qatar, Egypt, and other Arab states
• Regional implications in Lebanon and Syria
• The ideological and religious dimensions of the conflict


Call me Back: Accounting for the Failure of October 7 - with Yaakov Katz
October 7, 2023 was Israel’s biggest security failure since the country’s founding. Over the past twenty-three months, we’ve discovered a lot about how Hamas terrorists managed to penetrate deep into Israel’s borders. But there’s still much the public does not yet know or understand.

On today’s episode we are joined by Israeli journalist Yaakov Katz to discuss how a nation known worldwide for its security capabilities failed so monumentally on October 7. Yaakov is the former editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem Post and founder of the Middle East American Dialogue, a conference that brings together American and Middle Eastern leaders.


Ask Haviv Anything: Episode 40: You still need real life spies to win wars, with Yossi Cohen
Former Mossad director Yossi Cohen joins the podcast to talk about the war with Iran (spoiler: It isn’t over), the ayatollahs' regime (which won’t be easily felled), and his assurance that there are still strategic surprises in Mossad’s quiver.

We discuss the stubborn Israeli insistence to continue investing heavily in HUMINT, or human intelligence - spies - in an age when other major agencies have turned away from classic spycraft to cyber, signals intelligence and AI.

And we discuss how Gaza could be rebuilt and rehabilitated, who’s responsible for the failures of October 7, why Yossi has called for new elections and Yossi’s own political aspirations.


Hugh Hewitt: Haviv Rettig Gur (The Free Press) on the battle for Gaza & Israeli indifference to European opinion

John Howard and Alexander Downer ‘appalled’ by Albanese recognising Palestine
Sky News host Sharri Markson says former prime minister John Howard and former foreign affairs minister Alexander Downer are “appalled by the Albanese government’s recent behaviour” in recognising Palestine.

“Howard and Downer accused Albanese and Burke of breaching international law,” Ms Markson said.

“Downer and Howard also argue that the move to recognise a Palestinian state sets a dangerous precedent and trenches division.

“Isn’t it refreshing to be reminded of what real leadership, moral clarity, and clear argument look like?”


Erin Molan “Politicians Tried To Play Both Sides, BUT Not It’s BACKFIRED!”
The Pilot Episode of Standpoint on JNS: Monologue + Erin Molan Interview on Failed Leadership




‘Oldest racial bigotry’: Douglas Murray reacts to Chris Martin’s comments to Israeli fans
Author Douglas Murray discusses Coldplay singer Chris Martin’s comments toward Israeli fans.

“There has been such a campaign of defamation and slander and libel,” Mr Murray told Sky News host Rita Panahi.

“So much mainstreaming, of perhaps the world’s oldest racial bigotry.”




TV host slams Labor MP over controversial remarks about Australians joining the IDF
Sky News host James Macpherson slams Labor MP Ed Husic over his remarks in parliament concerning Australians wanting to join the Israeli Defence Force.

“Labor MP Ed Husic wants Australians banned from joining the Israeli Defence Force,” Mr Macpherson said.

“He told parliament that Israeli Australian dual nationals risk being caught up in a genocide if they participate in the war in Gaza.

“So, if I'm understanding Ed Husic … waving the Australian flag is fascism, waving the Palestinian flag is freedom, and waving the ISIS flag, well, that was just a phase.


Greens Senator refuses to condemn Australian flag burning at pro-Palestine rally
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has refused to condemn the burning of the Australian flag at a pro-Palestine rally.

“I think the destruction of flags has a long history in political protest … there is a freedom of use,” Ms Hanson-Young said.

“The use of political expression and the freedom of political expression is something that is dear to democracy.”




Piers Morgan: “Trying To Put A TARGET On Me?!” Mehdi Hasan vs Jonathan Conricus On Israel-Gaza 'Genocide'
This week, the world’s leading genocide scholars declared Israel’s war in Gaza to be genocidal - echoing arguments made by Israel’s critics for months.

With the exception of the United States, Israel’s allies are beginning to distance themselves from the conflict. The UK’s foreign secretary has expressed “outrage” over aid restrictions, after the UN warned Gaza is suffering a “man-made famine.”

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces growing division at home, within his government, his war cabinet, and across Israeli society - especially over the fate of the remaining hostages.

As he tours conservative US podcasts to rally support, polls show that a coalition led by former PM Naftali Bennett could defeat him in an election.

Tonight, Bennett joins the discussion with Piers Morgan on Israel’s future and the war’s impact.

Then, Piers is joined by CEO of Zeteo, Mehdi Hasan, and former lieutenant colonel, IDF spokesman and senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Jonathan Conricus, in a fiery debate.

00:00 - Introduction and Monologue
02:37 - Naftali Bennett discusses what is going on internally in Israel
10:32 - AD: PIQUE - Teas for all occasions “Is my tea working hard?”
11:48 - Naftali Bennett lays out his vision on the future of Gaza
14:58 - Mehdi Hasan reacts to Naftali Bennett’s interview “so many lies”
17:06 - Jonathan Conricus responds to Mehdi Hasan
19:48 - AD: BIRCH GOLD GROUP - Protect your savings with diversification!
20:54 - Piers to Jonathan: "Smotrich is not a ‘fringe member of society’"
22:10 - Mehdi Hasan fact checks Jonathan Conricus’s claims about Gaza
30:12 - AD: OXFORD NATURAL - Boost your energy!
31:12 - Mehdi Hasan “Netanyahu wants this war to continue!”
34:37 - Piers asks Jonathan about journalists being killed in Gaza
38:35 - Mehdi Hasan on Israel ‘proudly’ attacking hospitals in Gaza


Anthony Albanese called out for being ‘overly evasive’ over ISIS bride questions
Sky News host Sharri Markson says Prime Minister Anthony was being “overly evasive” on whether ISIS brides are coming into Australia.

“The prime minister was forced to admit today that ISIS brides are returning to Australia,” Mr Markson said. “He says because it's unsafe for them in Syria.

“He tried to worm his way out of allegations that he misled parliament over this very issue.”


'Normalizes Antisemitism, Reinforces Bigotry, and Launders Terror': New Yorker Invites Anti-Semitic Streamer to Annual Festival, Prompting ADL Rebuke
The Anti-Defamation League on Wednesday blasted the New Yorker for inviting anti-Semitic streamer Hasan Piker to its annual festival, warning that the magazine is giving a platform to rhetoric that "normalizes antisemitism, reinforces bigotry, and launders terror."

"The New Yorker's decision to platform Hasan Piker is the latest example of mainstream media normalizing his brand of antisemitism and anti-Zionism," the ADL wrote in a series of X posts after the magazine announced that Piker will join a round-table discussion at its cultural festival next month.

"Piker's toxic and extreme rhetoric opposing Zionism and the Jewish state normalizes antisemitism, reinforces bigotry, and launders terror," the ADL's post goes on—"and it has no place at a conference devoted to prominent influencers."

The left-wing New Yorker will host the multi-day festival in New York City. The round-table discussion that Piker is scheduled to attend will focus on "how the internet has reshaped political life" and its implications "for the future of democracy."

Piker, a far-left streamer whose videos have millions of viewers on Twitch and YouTube, has denied the atrocities that Hamas committed during its Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel, dismissing reports of the terror group's sexual violence as "rape fantasies" and "hallucinations," Jewish Insider reported. In a stream last year, Piker said that "it doesn't matter if fucking rapes happened on October 7—like, that doesn't change the dynamic for me even this much."


Viral Palestinian video from 2016. PREDICTED EVERYTHING
Visegrad24 founder Stefan Tompson watches a video recorded by a Palestinian woman in 2016, in which she explains how many Palestinians raise their children and what it will result in down the line.

One of the reasons for why so many people in the West have turned against their owns nations and heritage is because they have been indoctrinated by cultural relativists.

Cultural relativism is the view that people's concepts and moral values must be understood in their own cultural context and not judged according to the standards of a different culture. It asserts the equal validity of all points of view and the relative nature of truth, which is determined by an individual or their culture.

Because of that, a significant part of Western societies believe that Europe and America can continue to take in millions of migrants from the Third World without the the West changing significantly due to the cultural differences between Europeans and European-descendents compared with the asylum seekers.

Today, people are marching on the streets of London, Paris, Berlin and Los Angeles, demanding that their countries take in tens of thousands of asylum seekers wanting the flee the war that has been raging since October 7th, 2023.

What would that do to Western societies? Watch the video to find out...

00:00 – Intro
00:35 – Cultural Relativists Don't Get It
01:39 – Raised in a Different Culture
04:02 – When Will There be Peace?
05:40 – What System is Better?
08:40 – Blind Intersectionality
10:17 – The Arabs of 1948
15:42 – Undermining the West


‘Highly provocative’: Pro-Palestine protest expected to take place on Father’s Day
Waverly Mayor Will Nemesh discusses plans to shut down a pro-Palestinian march in his local area.

A pro-Palestinian protest is expected to take place on Bondi Beach this Sunday.

Mr Nemesh told Sky News host Sharri Markson that the march is “highly provocative”.


Joaquin Phoenix-Produced Gaza Drama ‘Voice of Hind Rajab’ Receives Record 23-Minute Standing Ovation at Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival saw a record-setting 23-minute standing ovation with the Gaza drama The Voice of Hind Rajab as the audience broke into chants of “Free Palestine.”

According to Deadline, the movie directed by Kaouther Ben Hania reconstructs “the events surrounding the killing of 6-year-old Hind Rajab, her four cousins, her aunt and uncle, and the two paramedics who came to her rescue after their car came under fire by Israeli forces as they tried to flee Gaza City in January 2024.”

The film saw an upsurge in interest last week after Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, Alfonso Cuarón and Jonathan Glazer stepped on board to become executive producers on the film. Both Phoenix and Mara were present for the film’s screening.


Francesca Albanese’s Role in Flotilla Operations
Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, has been exposed for outright misrepresenting herself as a “lawyer”—despite having no legal credentials whatsoever. Francesca, an Italian national, openly admitted she never passed the Italian bar exam and is not registered with any Italian Albo degli Avvocati, the official bar association. Shockingly, that admission was later erased from the article, a glaring attempt to hide the truth. Yet Albanese continues to publicly claim the title of “lawyer” or “international lawyer” in statements and professional profiles.

This is not a minor exaggeration. Under Italian law, this misrepresentation alone is a criminal offense. Article 348 of the Italian Penal Code criminalizes practicing a profession without proper authorization. Simply calling yourself a lawyer without a license is enough to make you criminally liable. Even if no one ever acted on your opinion or statements, the law is clear: misrepresenting yourself as a lawyer is already a crime. Everything else Albanese has done only makes the situation far worse. Typically, penalties for unauthorized professional practice involve imprisonment for up to several years, often coupled with fines and other legal consequences.

Francesca’s active involvement with the Freedom Flotilla turns this from a legal misrepresentation into something far more dangerous. In the current operation, she appears to have participated in organizer meetings via video conference and directly spoke with participants, assuring them that their actions were “100% legal.” In other words, she gave what appears to be direct legal guidance, all while claiming the authority of the UN ‘expert’ and using a professional title she does not hold.

But let’s be clear: Francesca’s actions are far more than a simple legal misstep. By advising direct participants that their actions are “100% legal,” she is giving them a false sense of security. In reality, any attempt to breach Israeli maritime or territorial law is extremely dangerous. Israeli security forces are highly trained, heavily armed, and fully prepared to intercept such operations. Participants in the flotilla are exposing themselves to serious injury, arrest, or even death by acting on her advice.




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