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Wednesday, September 17, 2025

09/17 Links Pt2: The Killing and the Smear; Red Hands, Keffiyehs, and No Facts, Hollywood’s New Script; Leo Terrel: “No University Is Prepared For The Crackdown That’s Coming"

From Ian:

The Killing and the Smear By Abe Greenwald
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It is, therefore, necessary for me to say that what I’ve seen in some corners of the right is even more dispiriting: A full-throttle, multipronged campaign to distill Kirk’s assassination into yet another indictment of the Jews. The most paranoid of the woke right assert that Kirk was killed by Israel for wavering in his support of the war. The deeply delusional Candace Owens and others claim there was a blackmail conspiracy involving American Jews to stop Kirk from criticizing Israel. The blackmail, so this fantasy goes, was unsuccessful but left Kirk “frightened.” Megyn Kelly is treating this filthy, instantly debunked, story as potentially legitimate and complaining about being called an anti-Semite for even slightly criticizing Israel. Tucker Carlson is amplifying all of it. So too is Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has warned Israel not to take over TPUSA now that Kirk is out of the way. Dave Smith and others are releasing private messages from Kirk in hopes of proving that he hated Israel. What they all desperately want is to strip Kirk’s legacy of his pro-Israel record. (For an insightful take on this read Seth Mandel’s post from earlier today.)

In truth, Kirk often made passionate pro-Israel statements and was also sometimes deeply critical of Israel. He didn’t disown the anti-Semites in his orbit because, as I genuinely see it, he believed most passionately in the free and open exchange of opposing ideas. And this is the thanks he gets for it: A week after his murder, his confidantes make his private communications public in hopes that he will be remembered as a hateful bigot.

All these woke-right types thrive in the cesspool of the internet. In that respect, they resemble Kirk’s alleged killer. Kirk, on the other hand, worked to lure people out of the realm of the digital swill and into the real world, where they were invited to show up and make their best case for or against him. He was, in that sense, a threat both to the man who shot him and his woke-right associates. When you live in the virtual world, the encroachment of reality is an existential danger. So Kirk was assassinated by an enemy on the left. And his right-wing “friends” are now trying to assassinate his character and drag his followers back into the land of conspiracy and hate.
Karol Markowicz: Democrats must denounce the lefties cheering Charlie Kirk’s killer and Luigi Mangione
In these soul-crushing days following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, we should be uniting as a country to emphatically reject political violence.

Instead, the left continued its celebration of murder and mayhem Tuesday outside Manhattan Supreme Court, where Luigi Mangione appeared before a judge in his case.

In December, Mangione allegedly murdered a man he didn’t know, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, in cold blood on a New York City street.

The accused killer instantly became a hero for those with poorly formed ideas about healthcare policy — as well as lonely women who think the 27-year-old is hot.

The reaction to Mangione’s act has exposed a real sickness in our country.

Some of the crazies camped out all night just to catch a glimpse of their hero, a guy they worship for murdering a father of two as a political statement.

Some wore Luigi costumes from the Super Mario Bros. video game. Others sported T-shirts featuring Mangione’s face in a heart, or portraying him as a saint in robes and a halo.

They waved homemade banners and signs: “Healthcare is a Human Right.” “Luigi Before Fascists.”

They justify the killing of Thompson — just as others justify the murder of Kirk — as a moral reaction to their jobs or their words.

Anything goes when the left gets upset. They can burn cities, kill fathers and make videos celebrating it all — and the rest of us are supposed to just take it.

The reality is, the murder of Charlie Kirk was the inevitable result of increasing leftist bombast and hysteria.
Red Hands, Keffiyehs, and No Facts, Hollywood’s New Script
There was a time when actors and entertainers understood their lane. They performed, provoked, and sometimes challenged society through their craft. Today, that boundary has collapsed. Fame itself has become a political credential, and Hollywood’s brightest lights have decided that red carpets double as foreign-policy summits.

The problem? They don’t know what they’re talking about.

“As a Jew”, A Hollow Credential
Actress Hannah Einbinder has taken to introducing her politics with the phrase “as a Jew.” The implication is that her bloodline gives her moral authority to denounce Israel. But Judaism is not a birth certificate. It is a faith, a people, a nation, and a history of survival against the odds.

When celebrities invoke “as a Jew” while having no affiliation with Jewish life, no connection to Jewish community, and no lived experience of Jewish struggle, or worse, had those things but is kowtowing to pop-culture, it rings hollow. It’s a rhetorical shield, a way to say, I can’t be wrong, because look at my DNA.

But Jewishness is not a hashtag. And weaponizing it to lend credibility to Hamas’ propaganda lines is disingenuous at best, manipulative at worst.

Hannah Einbinder reduces her Jewish identity to a jar of pickles on IG Stories.

Because Hannah’s connection to Judaism is as insubstantial as a bunch of cucumbers in brine found on the shelf of her local grocery store.

And just as easily chewed up, used, and discarded.

A plate with sliced pickles and tomatoes. A jar of Claussen pickles held in a hand. Instagram watermarks visible.

The Slogans They Parrot
Listen to the script Hollywood recites:
“Genocide.” A slander straight out of Hamas’ talking points, weaponized to strip Israel of legitimacy.
“Famine.” While Israel delivers convoys of food and medicine daily, only for Hamas to hijack them and sell them back at gunpoint.
“Free Palestine.” A slogan repeated endlessly, yet without any demand that Hamas surrender, release hostages, or stop its obsession with annihilating Israel.

Notice what’s missing: any call for the return of the 48 hostages, living and dead, still held in Gaza. What culture clings to corpses to inflict more pain? And what kind of “activism” ignores this cruelty altogether?

Red Hands on the Red Carpet
Einbinder’s pin is supposedly a symbol of “compassion.” But to Israelis, the red-hand image recalls one of the most haunting moments of the Second Intifada: the Ramallah lynching of October 2000, when two IDF reservists were dragged from a police station, beaten, disemboweled, and paraded before a cheering crowd.

One of the murderers leaned out the window, his hands drenched in blood, showing them to the mob as though they were trophies.

That image has scarred Israeli memory for decades. And now, Hollywood celebrities parade its likeness on the red carpet, either oblivious or indifferent to what it means.

Symbols matter. And this one is soaked in blood.


I’m an Orthodox Jew Because of Charlie Kirk
He quoted Scripture from memory, but what stayed with me was not a verse. It was his conviction that moral truths exist outside of us, that God is an objective reality, not a construct. He forced me to ask whether I was living as if God was real, and whether I was honoring a tradition I barely understood. He never tried to convert me. What he said instead changed my life: “It’s important that you be Jewish.”

Only later did I learn he was just 22. To me, he was larger than life, with the knowledge and wisdom of someone twice his age.

Not everything we tried on the campaign worked. In a move that was very Charlie, he had stacks of pizza sent to a pop-up canvassing site for voters. It broke the rules, and a student elections complaint cost us two days in a weeklong campaign. Then word spread that a “right-wing extremist” was bankrolling our race. Charlie was anything but extreme, but the campaign collapsed.

His influence did not. He made a 19-year-old take first principles seriously: why we are here and what we are here for. I began attending Shabbat dinners, meeting weekly with my rabbi to try to understand the covenant Charlie told me about.

One conversation led to another, and then to two years in yeshiva at Machon Shlomo, where Torah study became daily practice. I joined the Altneu Synagogue in Manhattan. I read more widely and more carefully: Edmund Burke, Friedrich Hayek, and Ayn Rand. Thanks to Charlie, I treated life seriously and my relationship with God became primary. That shift carried me through college and, eventually, to Harvard Law School (likely to Charlie’s chagrin).

I’m an Orthodox Jew Because of Charlie KirkI’m an Orthodox Jew Because of Charlie KirkI’m an Orthodox Jew Because of Charlie Kirk Adam Sharf with the Jewish community at the University of Oregon, soon after he first met Charlie Kirk. (Courtesy of the author) The irony still makes me smile: A Christian activist sent me down the path to becoming an Orthodox Jew. On his last night in Eugene, one of my running mates dropped Charlie at his hotel before an early flight. At check-in, his card was declined. He had spent it all on our race for travel, outreach, and food, and had not even left enough for his own room. The mission came first.

I have since met others who tell versions of a similar story. Different campuses, but the same imprint: He believed in them first. If you knew Charlie only from social media clips, you saw the debates and the noise. If you met him, even for 10 minutes, you saw a man with unyielding faith who cared for and respected people he disagreed with. He admired my covenant with the God of Israel, and he wanted me to honor it. He loved Jesus. He loved the Jewish people. He believed truth exists and that we are responsible for it.

I will always be grateful for Charlie and his influence on my life. May his memory be a blessing.
Douglas Murray reflects on Charlie Kirk’s faith and influence
Author Douglas Murray has reflected on Charlie Kirk’s faith and legacy following his assassination.

“He wanted to be remembered for his faith, for his Christian faith,” Mr Murray told Sky News host Rita Panahi.

“It’s really telling, I think, and a fine tribute to him, that the people who have been gathering in tribute to him have not done so in the sort of way that certain sections of society do by causing businesses to have to board up their shop windows and so on.”


Josh Hammer: Charlie Kirk's Christianity Was the Christianity of the American Founding
Charlie was a champion of the Judeo-Christian coalition to save Western civilization from the forces of barbarism and Islamism that seek to subjugate us all. He was nothing less than a titan—a five-star general in our great civilizational clash. We will miss his leadership. And I already miss my friend. Rest in peace, warrior.

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Our additional highlighted recent Newsweek op-eds include selections from Terry Schilling, Brilyn Hollyhand, and Alex Rosado.

Have a great rest of your week! I'll be off next Wednesday for the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, but I'll see you back here in two weeks. And to my Jewish readers, I wish you a shana tovah umetukah—a good and sweet new year.

It is difficult enough to write about the most high-profile political assassination in this country since the Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy killings of 1968. It is considerably more difficult to do so when the victim was a personal friend. The pain is profound. Charlie Kirk and I had gotten close, and we had spoken less than 24 hours before the fatal bullet struck to discuss his upcoming campus tour. But if there is one thing that I know about Charlie, the quintessential public square warrior, it is that he would not have wanted us to sit on the sidelines.

The stakes are too high. We have a nation—and a civilization—to save. So, we fight back our tears and we summon the fortitude to plow ahead. We do so not because it is easy but because it is right. An assassin may have permanently silenced Charlie, but we won't let him silence us too. As it says in the Book of Psalms, one of Charlie's favorite books of the Bible: "Hope for the Lord, be strong and He will give your heart courage, and hope for the Lord." We must all now channel that courage—Charlie's signature trait.
“I Spoke To Charlie Kirk About Israel The Night Before His Death…” | Josh Hammer
Josh Hammer talks to Ollie on J-TV about Charlie Kirk's life, legacy and impact.

0:00 Intro
2:45 Josh's reaction to Charlie's murder
6:22 America's reaction
10:28 Reaction from Charlie's political opponents
17:58 Was Charlie going to "cave" to the anti-Israel side?
23:45 What about the "in-between" personalities on the right?
26:50 Is there a danger the right will now turn on Israel?
28:40 Bonus section


Josh Hammer Show: Exposing Candace Owens’ Lies About Charlie Kirk’s Hamptons Retreat
Josh pulls back the curtain on the private August retreat hosted by Charlie Kirk—and sets the record straight. He takes on Candace Owens and others on the "Right" spreading lies about an alleged Bill Ackman-led “intervention” regarding Israel, exposes the blatant misinformation now being pushed, and shares what really happened behind closed doors.


Trump declares intention to designate Antifa as terror org.
US President Donald Trump announced that he is going to designate Antifa as a "major terrorist organization," according to a post on Truth Social made on Wednesday.

"I am pleased to inform our many U.S.A. Patriots that I am designating Antifa, a sick, dangerous, radical left disaster, as a major terrorist organization," Trump posted.

He also explained, "I will also be strongly recommending that those funding Antifa be thoroughly investigated in accordance with the highest legal standards and practices. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

The decision comes after several "Antifa-like" protests erupted in the last couple of years in the US, with Trump calling protesters wearing all black clothing Antifa, regardless of their real association with the movement.

It was not clear what legal weight Trump's proclamation carried. Antifa is a loosely organized ideological movement without a clear leadership structure or hierarchy, experts said.

Trump initially floated the idea of such a designation for Antifa in 2020 amid violent nationwide protests following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.


Tom Cotton Introduces Bill To Bar Foreign Nationals Linked to Russian, Iranian, and Chinese Regimes From Serving on US Nonprofit Board
Russian oligarchs, Chinese nationals, and Iranian regime allies have served on the boards of many major U.S. nonprofits, often using their positions as a way to legitimize U.S. adversaries among the American people and push for favorable policies. A new piece of legislation from Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) would outlaw that practice, the Washington Free Beacon has learned.

Cotton on Wednesday introduced a bill that would prohibit certain foreign nationals linked to China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and other countries of concern from serving on boards of American nonprofits. Organizations that fail to comply would see their privileged tax-exempt status stripped, according to a copy of the legislation obtained by the Free Beacon.

The bill is part of a broader effort by congressional Republicans to crack down on foreign influence operations, many of which are driven by wealthy international donors who use the American nonprofit system to "virtue-wash" their reputations and promote foreign interests. Cotton’s office identified at least 57 American nonprofits that host individuals linked to Russia, China, Iran, the Palestinian territories, Syria, and Yemen.

Cotton’s legislation, dubbed the Nonprofit Governance Integrity Act, would amend the U.S. tax code "to prohibit certain foreign nationals from serving on the board of directors of tax-exempt organizations." The bill, which is likely to receive widespread GOP support in both the House of Representatives and Senate, comes after Cotton wrote letters to the IRS urging the agency to investigate the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Palestinian Youth Movement over the groups’ support for pro-Hamas protests across the country.




Disney's ABC pulls 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' off air after remarks about Kirk
Walt Disney-owned ABC said on Wednesday it was pulling "Jimmy Kimmel Live" off the air, after comments by the late-night show's host about the assassination of Charlie Kirk triggered a threat by the head of the top US communications regulator against Disney.

President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly pressured broadcasters to stop airing content he has found objectionable and called on the Federal Communications Commission to pull licenses from stations, celebrated the news in a social media post.

A number of Democratic lawmakers assailed the decision, saying that free speech was under attack.

"‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ will be pre-empted indefinitely,” an ABC spokesperson said, without elaborating.

"Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done," Trump said in a post on Truth Social. He also called on Comcast-owned NBC to fire Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers, the hosts of late-night comedy shows on the network who often make jokes at Trump's expense.

Kimmel made remarks on Monday night about the September 10 assassination of Kirk.

"We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it," Kimmel said on his Monday night show.


Daniel Greenfield: Ta-Nehisi Coates Who Said He Would Kill Jews Accuses Charlie Kirk of “Bigotry”
This Der Sturmer-esque rant was published by an imprint of Bertelsmann’s Random House, a former Nazi publisher, now publishing the worst woke books.

On his promotion tour, Ta-Nehisi Coates suggested that he would have also killed and raped Jews.

But now, Vanity Fair decided to publish an article by Coates accusing Charlie Kirk of having “reveled in open bigotry.”

The unintentionally hilarious subheader is “By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.”

Trust an open bigot who attacked 9/11 first responders and suggested he would have killed Jews to talk about legacy sanitizing.

Ta-Nehisi Coates knows of what he speaks since he’s the one who openly reveled in bigotry subsidized by his liberal donors and backers. Vanity Fair are the ones that ought to be held accountable for allowing one of the vilest bigots in public life to sanctimoniously smear Charlie Kirk.


Charlie Kirk’s Murder and The TRUTH About Far-Left Extremism
Investigative journalist Andy Ngo joins The Winston Marshall Show for a harrowing conversation on the murder of Charlie Kirk, political violence, and the media’s complicity in misreporting to fit their agenda.

Andy explains how far-left extremist networks celebrated the assassination, how narratives were laundered to downplay the killing, and why America is entering a dangerous new phase where political violence is normalised. Drawing on his years investigating Antifa, Ngo lays out the connections between online subcultures, extremist ideology, and the growing climate of hate.

We discuss Portland as ground zero, the role of sympathetic journalists in shielding extremists, and the chilling rise of assassination culture in U.S. politics. Andy warns that unless exposed, these networks will keep eroding trust and silencing dissent through fear.

All this— Antifa’s evolution, media distortion, and the dangerous new normal of America’s culture war on the streets…




Phyllis Chesler: A boycott of my own: Film stars and their ‘Nazi salutes’
Although I oppose boycotts in principle, I’ve nevertheless been driven to consider launching one of my own.

I will no longer rent a film that stars an actor or an actress who has signed a petition or delivered an unexpected shout-out at their award ceremony that condemned Israel for committing an alleged “genocide.” Quite frankly, I hereby denounce all Hollywood stars who have lip-synched a version of “Heil Hitler” by extemporaneously calling out: “Free Palestine.”

This happened the other night at the Emmy Awards ceremony. Hannah Einbinder of the HBO comedy series “Hacks” ended her acceptance speech for outstanding supporting actress by slamming Israel, stating it was her “obligation” to do so. She wasn’t the only one, but she clearly used her bully pulpit to do so.

I hope others consider joining this pitiful token action of mine. Imagine how much more time we might all have for reading, writing, cooking and gardening; time to engage in dinner conversations and, dare I write it, more time for helping others.

Before I “name names,” let me ask: How many of these celebrity, pro-Palestine, anti-Israel signatories and self-appointed orators have majored in Middle Eastern studies, Israel studies, Arab studies, Judaism, Islam, Christianity, the history of religion or world history? How many film stars have gotten advanced degrees—a master’s or doctorate—in any of these areas?

The answer: Not one that I can find so far.
Senior Trump Admin Official “No University Is Prepared For The Crackdown That’s Coming…”
Gabe Groisman interviews Leo Terrell, veteran civil rights attorney, Fox News commentator and now senior advisor at the Department of Justice under Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Terrell pulls back the curtain on the federal government’s 24/7 battle to protect Jewish Americans from rising antisemitism on college campuses, in workplaces and in the streets. From Title VI and Title VII enforcement to hate crime prosecutions, Terrell explains how the DOJ is using every legal tool to hold universities, institutions and individuals accountable. He reveals why President Trump’s executive order on campus antisemitism was a turning point, how the Biden administration let cases stall and why only aggressive enforcement can guarantee real change.

Terrell also shares why the struggle to protect Jewish Americans matters for all Americans, drawing on his own experience as a Black attorney and civil rights advocate, and honoring the historic alliance between Black and Jewish communities.


Ivy League Indoctrination Has Reached A Boiling Point (anti-Semitism at Harvard)
What happens when an Israeli reservist and social entrepreneur is told a “Jewish state is white supremacy” by a Jewish professor at the Kennedy School? Fleur Hassan-Nahoum interviews Matan Yaffe, co-founder of the political movement El Adegil, founder of the groundbreaking Desert Stars leadership program for Bedouin youth, and an IDF commando reservist.

Matan shares the shocking story of how, while on a prestigious fellowship at Harvard in 2022, he was ordered to abandon an academic project promoting Israel as a vibrant Jewish and democratic state. The professor’s justification? Harvard “cannot support ethnic or religious states.” What followed was an overt campaign of discrimination, culminating in Yaffe filing a Title VI complaint and successfully pressuring Harvard to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism.

This episode covers:
Institutional antisemitism in elite academia
The myth of coexistence between Zionism and progressive circles
What really goes on in Ivy League classrooms
Post-October 7 shifts in Jewish–diaspora relations
How Israelis and diaspora Jews must fight the “eighth front”: narrative warfare


Spanish PM Sanchez ‘politicized’ La Vuelta to hide scandals, Jewish leader says
Spanish-Jewish businessman and philanthropist David Hatchwell Altaras accused Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of “politicizing” Spain’s Vuelta a España and using Israel as a “smokescreen” after pro-Palestinian protests disrupted and ultimately forced the abandonment of the race’s final stage in Madrid on Sunday.

“Spain’s government and its corrupt Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez have decided to use the smokescreen of Israel to hide his many personal scandals. The Spanish Vuelta Ciclista, one of the world’s most important cycling events, was shamefully politicized,” Hatchwell said in a message to The Jerusalem Post. He added that Sánchez “was officially congratulating the protesters for showing solidarity at the expense of destroying an international sports competition.”

Hatchwell continued: “Sánchez is an expert at creating smokescreens to hide his enormous corruption and deep ties to the Venezuelan narco regime. His wife and brother are under investigation for corruption… Sánchez uses Lawfare against the few people who dare oppose him,” citing legal pressure he and artist Nacho Cano faced this year over the Malinche musical before a higher court dropped the case.

He praised ACOM, the pro-Israel advocacy group he co-founded, for “leading a tough battle against Sánchez,” and called VOX “the main pro-Israel ally in Spain,” noting party leader Santiago Abascal’s recent visits to Israel. Abascal has visited Israel multiple times since October 7, including a trip in May 2024 that featured meetings with senior officials.

What happened at La Vuelta
Police repeatedly clashed with protesters along the capital’s Gran Vía on Sunday; organizers canceled the podium ceremony and declared Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard the overall winner after the course was blocked. Authorities said two people were arrested and 22 police officers were injured.

Earlier in the day, Sánchez told a Socialist Party rally he felt “admiration for the Spanish people mobilizing for just causes like Palestine,” remarks that drew condemnation from Madrid’s mayor and Israel’s foreign minister and fueled criticism that the government had encouraged the disruptions. v The Israel-Premier Tech team had removed its full name from riders’ jerseys earlier in the race amid safety fears after repeated demonstrations targeted the squad.
BBC will not rule out Israel Eurovision boycott
The BBC has refused to rule out the possibility that it will boycott Eurovision 2026 if Israel takes part.

Responding to a request from the JC, a BBC spokesperson said: “We are aware of the various views and concerns which have been expressed in recent days in relation to next year’s Eurovision.

"At this stage, we will continue to be part of the discussions, led by the European Broadcasting Union, with other members and broadcasters.”

But they added: “Eurovision has never been led by politics, it has been – and is – a celebration of music and culture that brings people together from across the world.”

The BBC’s statement comes just days after Ireland’s national broadcaster RTE announced that it would not take part in next year’s competition if Israel were to be included.

"RTE feels that Ireland's participation would be unconscionable given the ongoing and appalling loss of lives in Gaza,” it said in a statement.

"RTE is also deeply concerned by the targeted killing of journalists in Gaza, and the denial of access to international journalists to the territory, and the plight of the remaining hostages."

Responding to the news, Eurovision Song Contest director Martin Green said: "We understand the concerns and deeply held views around the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. We are still consulting with all EBU Members to gather views on how we manage participation and geopolitical tensions around the Eurovision Song Contest.

"Broadcasters have until mid-December to confirm if they wish to take part in next year's event in Vienna. It is up to each member to decide if they want to take part in the contest and we would respect any decision broadcasters make."
Bucks Fizz star backs Israel’s right to compete at Eurovision
Eurovision veteran Jay Aston has said she hopes the song contest goes ahead next year with Israel included, urging politics to be kept out of the event.

Speaking on GB News, the Bucks Fizz singer described it as “a shame” that Spain has threatened to withdraw if Israel competes in Vienna in 2026. “Eurovision is meant to be about building bridges and bringing huge amounts of people together to celebrate music and vote,” she said.

Aston, whose band won the contest in 1981 with Making Your Mind Up, said the format itself reflected democratic values. “Last year, Israel actually got a huge vote,” she noted. “I know it must be really hard; the situation is horrendous, obviously, in Gaza, but it was also on 7 October for Israel. So, it’s one of those very difficult situations, isn’t it?”

Recalling her own Eurovision experience, Aston added that security threats have long surrounded the contest. “We had a threat from the IRA. We had to have armed guards, and we had different vehicles to get the competition back then, so it’s been going on a long time. It’s just that at the moment, it’s particularly difficult.”

She warned that a wave of withdrawals could damage the contest, which marks its 70th anniversary next year: “I hope the UK competes, and I hope the competition carries on and that we don’t have five or six different countries pull out, because it will be half a competition.” Yuval Raphael representing Israel in this year’s Eurovision in Switzerland. Credit: Jens Buttner/dpa/Alamy Live News

Aston also appealed for peace ahead of the event: “I hope it does (go ahead) and let’s hope we can find peace between now and Eurovision next year, and they can release the hostages, and we can have a peaceful solution there.”
‘Eliminate the Jew’: MIT Lab Fired Researcher Because He Is Jewish, Lawsuit Claims
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher endured anti-Semitic harassment for months until he was ultimately fired "because he is Jewish and Israeli," according to a lawsuit against the elite university.

During the fall 2024 semester, students working alongside the Israeli postdoctoral associate, referred to in the complaint as "John Doe," "began tormenting and shunning him based on his Jewish and Israeli identity," and treated him "like a pariah, spewing anti-Semitic slurs and refusing to acknowledge his presence," according to the complaint filed Wednesday.

Doe’s supervising professor never intervened. Instead, he "repeatedly vilified [Doe] in front of students for being Israeli and Jewish," kicked him out of the lab, gave him menial tasks, and eventually terminated his contract. Doe said administrators ignored his pleas for help.

The new claims were included in an amended complaint filed by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law Wednesday morning. They build on a lawsuit the center filed in June alleging Jewish and Israeli MIT students have "experienced severe and pervasive harassment and discrimination," which university administrators have "knowingly failed" to address. It also accused MIT of declining to investigate linguistics professor Michel DeGraff, who repeatedly harassed a Jewish student until he dropped out of school and an instructor who served in the Israel Defense Forces.

MIT spokeswoman Kimberly Allen said the university hasn’t "received the amended complaint, but MIT will vigorously defend itself in court."

The claims add to accusations the elite research university has failed to curb campus anti-Semitism. The House Education and Workforce Committee began investigating MIT after hearing complaints that anti-Israel demonstrators urinated on the campus Hillel building, harassed Jewish students, and called for an intifada.

Doe’s supervising professor, who was kept anonymous in the suit to help protect the postdoctoral associate’s identity, brought Doe into the United States for the MIT gig in September 2023, a month before Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack. By the spring, Doe was facing anti-Semitic harassment.

In May 2024, a band of masked anti-Israel protesters stopped Doe on campus while walking to his car. "Who are you?" they shouted, pushing him against the wall. "What are you doing here?" The researcher fled and hid in an underground tunnel before eventually using an emergency exit to find an alternate route to his car.
Italian professor beaten by pro-Palestinian protesters during class
An Italian professor who opposes cutting ties with Israeli schools was beaten in his classroom by pro-Palestinian protesters who interrupted the lesson he was giving on Tuesday at the University of Pisa.

In a second incident the same day, protesters interrupted a lecture from a guest Israeli speaker at a Turin polytechnic, with the school later severing ties with him as he had defended the Israel Defense Forces during dialogue with the activists.

Both incidents were caught on video and posted to social media.

Anti-Israel activity on campuses around the world has surged during the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip that was triggered by the October 7, 2023, massacre in southern Israel, led by the Palestinian terror group Hamas.

Dozens of anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian activists burst into a class at the University of Pisa given by Prof. Rino Casella, who is not Jewish.

Protesters waved Palestinian flags and hurled abuse at Casella, apparently over his objection to the university’s recent announcement that it would cut ties with two Israeli universities.

Casella said that one of the students in the class tried to intervene, but he was beaten, and that when Casella tried to shield the student, he too was attacked.

Casella went to the hospital for treatment of injuries to his head and arms.


'Jews control US politics, Hollywood, big cities,' Canadian reporter says on live broadcast
After on-air statements in which a French-language Radio-Canada reporter made statements about Jews controlling different aspects of society and countries, the national broadcaster apologized on Tuesday and suspended the journalist.

Journalist Élisa Serret explained in a Monday French-language segment that the United States of America could not detach itself from its positions on the State of Israel because “the Israelis, in fact the Jews, finance a lot of American politics.”

“The big cities are run by Jews,” said Serret, speaking of broader infrastructure in which Jewish control was supposedly exerted. “Hollywood is run by the Jews.”

Radio-Canada suspended Serret, it announced the next day, relieving her of her journalistic duties until further notice. The broadcaster decried her analysis of American Middle East policy as “stereotypical, antisemitic, erroneous,” which included “prejudicial allegations against Jewish communities.”

“These unacceptable comments violate Radio-Canada’s journalistic standards and practices and in no way reflect the opinion of the public broadcaster,” Radio-Canada said on Tuesday.

We recognize that these comments have offended many viewers. We sincerely apologize to them and to the Jewish community.”


The Guardian’s Latest Antisemitic Libel
Norman Solomon’s latest essay in The Guardian is a tired repackaging of the oldest antisemitic tropes in circulation. It dresses them up in modern NGO jargon about “human rights” and “genocide,” but the bones are positively medieval. Jews are not allowed sovereignty, Jews are secretly responsible for violence against themselves, and Jews are to blame for antisemitism.

In short, it’s exactly what you’d expect from The Guardian.

1. The “Israel is not Jewish” Canard
Solomon’s central thesis is that “Jews and Israel are not the same,” and that equating Israel with the Jewish people is “propaganda.” What he ignores is that this “propaganda” happens to be codified international law. The 1947 UN partition resolution explicitly described the creation of a “Jewish state” alongside an Arab one. Israel’s Declaration of Independence makes the same point. One of Israel’s Basic Laws codifies it. This is not an invention of Zionists in the 2020s. It is the foundation of Israel’s existence.

Jewish self-determination in their ancestral homeland is no more “propaganda” than Irish sovereignty in Ireland. Denying that link is an attack on the core of Jewish peoplehood.

2. The Jewish People as a Nation
What Solomon also refuses to acknowledge is that the connection between Jews and Israel is not an abstract theory or a political slogan. It is a lived reality that stretches across centuries. For two thousand years, scattered Jewish communities — in Yemen, Poland, Morocco, Iraq, Spain, and beyond — recited the same prayers hoping for a return to Zion (Israel). They fasted on the same day to mourn the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. They ended every Passover Seder and Yom Kippur service with the words “Next year in Jerusalem.”

This is not the language of a mere religion. It is the language of a people bound to a land. Nations can be exiled, conquered, and dispersed, but they remain nations. No one would say that Armenians ceased to be a people after their genocide, or that Kurds are not a people because they lack a state. Yet somehow, Jews, who maintained their identity without sovereignty longer than any other nation in history, are told by critics like Solomon that they are not really a people at all.

This denial is a deliberate attempt to strip Jews of their nationhood so that their state can be delegitimized as a colonial fraud. But history, faith, and culture all testify otherwise. The Jewish people are a nation, and Israel is our homeland.

3. The Fabricated “Genocide”
Solomon leans on Amnesty and Human Rights Watch reports as if they are gospel. He calls their declarations “evidence,” but evidence is not repetition. Evidence is mass graves, organized extermination, the targeting of a people for destruction. Israel, by every measure, has done the opposite: facilitating aid deliveries, warning civilians to evacuate, providing medical supplies even while Hamas hoards them.

The famine narrative itself is also baseless. There are no images of famine in Gaza like there are from Yemen or Sudan. Israel has allowed over two million tons of food and supplies into Gaza since October 7. To call that “genocide” is to rob the word of meaning and to spit in the face of real genocide victims, including six million Jews.

4. Blaming Jews for Antisemitism
Perhaps the most grotesque line in the essay is Solomon’s claim that Israel is “the world’s most powerful cause of antisemitism.” This is the blood libel updated for 2025. In the Middle Ages, Jews were blamed for plagues. In the 20th century, they were blamed for capitalism and communism simultaneously. Today, they are blamed for antisemitism itself.

The reality is simple. Antisemites hate Jews whether or not Israel exists. Pogroms swept Eastern Europe long before Israel’s founding. The Dreyfus Affair happened in France when Palestine was still under Ottoman rule. The Holocaust murdered two-thirds of Europe’s Jews before Israel declared independence. To claim that Jewish survival in Israel is the cause of Jew-hatred is historical illiteracy of the highest order.

But here is the most important point Solomon erases. No other people on earth are treated this way. Russians are not beaten in the street because of the Kremlin’s crimes. Chinese students are not attacked on campuses because of Beijing’s policies. It is only Jews who face violence for the actions of a state thousands of miles away. And for what? Solomon himself proves the absurdity of his thesis. He is Jewish, and he opposes Israel. Yet if a mob sees him walking down the street with a kippah, they will not stop to ask about his politics. They will not care what his opinion is of Gaza or the IDF. The average Jew has no role in shaping Israeli policy. They do not vote in Israeli elections. They do not serve in the Israeli army. Many have never even set foot in Israel. And yet, around the world, they are targeted, harassed, and attacked as if they are personally responsible.

To blame Israel for that hatred is sick. It is the old antisemitic logic in a new costume. Jews are guilty no matter what they do, and when they are attacked it is their own fault.

And Solomon’s own words expose just how far he is willing to go. In November 2023 he tweeted that “Hamas didn’t attack Israelis because they are Jewish”, a claim that defies both Hamas’s charter and its own rhetoric. Days earlier, he described the “underlying cause” of October 7 not as Hamas’s genocidal ideology but as Israeli “apartheid.” A week later, he wrote that “Hamas is a terrorist organization; so is the Israeli government.” These tweets represent a larger worldview. Absolve Hamas, blame Israel, and somehow find a way to shift responsibility onto Jews themselves.


Why Lebanon and the Arab world continue to deny Palestinians citizenship
Lebanon has once again reiterated its position: Palestinian refugees will not be granted citizenship. While proposals circulate in Beirut to improve Palestinians’ access to work permits, property ownership and residency rights, full naturalization remains firmly off the table.

This refusal is not merely bureaucratic hesitation but reflects Lebanon’s political DNA and, more broadly, a regional approach shared across the Arab world.

Lebanon’s nationality law is rigid, anchored in its sectarian power-sharing system. The last official census effectively froze the demographic balance between Christians, Sunnis, Shi’ites and Druze.

As Jacques Neriah, a Middle East analyst at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, told JNS, “Lebanon has a severe law of nationality mainly because of sectarian tensions. The last population census dates back to 1932 and nothing has changed since. The property between the different communities has not changed. This statistic is sanctified and nobody dares to touch it.”

The fear is simple. Naturalizing almost half a million Palestinian refugees and another million-and-a-half Syrian refugees would dramatically alter Lebanon’s sectarian arithmetic, provoking what Neriah calls “an earthquake in the representation of the different communities in the partition of power.”

This demographic concern is compounded by political intent. Leaving Palestinians stateless was not accidental; it was designed to avoid permanent integration and to reinforce the idea that refugees should one day return to Palestine.

Lebanese resistance to naturalization is also rooted in historical scars. Palestinian militias, led by the PLO, dominated parts of Lebanon in the 1970s and 1980s, fueling the civil war and leaving deep resentment among many Lebanese.


Syria’s Sharaa: Security pact talks with Israel could yield results ‘in coming days’
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Wednesday that ongoing negotiations with Israel to reach a security pact could lead to results “in the coming days.”

He told reporters in Damascus the security pact was a “necessity” and that it would need to respect Syria’s airspace and territorial unity and be monitored by the United Nations.

Syria and Israel are in talks to reach an agreement that Damascus hopes will secure a halt to Israeli airstrikes and the withdrawal of Israeli troops who have pushed into southern Syria, with the sides holding a US-brokered meeting in London on Wednesday that the Axios news site said lasted five hours.

According to the report, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani presented Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer with Syria’s response to an Israeli proposal for the security arrangement.

Reuters reported earlier this week that Washington was pressuring Syria to reach a deal before world leaders gather next week for the UN General Assembly in New York.

But Sharaa, in a briefing with journalists including Reuters ahead of his expected trip to New York to attend the meeting, denied the US was putting any pressure on Syria and said instead that it was playing a mediating role.

He said Israel had carried out more than 1,000 strikes on Syria and conducted more than 400 ground incursions since December 8, when the rebel offensive he led toppled former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.

Sharaa said Israel’s actions were contradicting the stated American policy of a stable and unified Syria, which he said was “very dangerous.”

He said Damascus was seeking a deal similar to a 1974 disengagement agreement between Israel and Syria that created a demilitarized zone between the two countries following the 1973 Yom Kippur War a year earlier. He said Syria sought the withdrawal of Israeli troops but that Israel wanted to remain at strategic locations it seized after December 8, including the Syrian side of Mount Hermon. Israeli ministers have publicly said Israel intends to keep control of the sites.
State Department to designate four Iranian-aligned militias as foreign terror groups
The Trump administration is designating four Iran-aligned militia groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, the U.S. State Department announced on Tuesday. The groups were already labeled Specially Designated Global Terrorists.

The militias—Harakat al-Nujaba, Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya and Kata’ib al-Imam Ali—have aligned with the Iranian regime and have, or have pledged to, attack U.S. military bases and personnel, per the department. Iran has also provided material and financial support to some of these FTOs, it said.

“Iran continues to provide support that enables these militias to plan, facilitate, or directly carry out attacks across Iraq,” said the State Department.

These designations are in line with U.S. President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran.
Misgav: Ep. 11 - Countdown to snapback sanctions on Iran
This week's episode features sanctions expert Richard Goldberg, who recently left the Trump administration, discussing the upcoming snapback sanctions on Iran. Rich explains the process that is set to take place later this month, and the significance of restoring international sanctions on Iran’s nuclear and missile programs. The conversation delves into the strategic and economic impact of sanctions on Iran, stripping Iran of international legitimacy for its nuclear and missile activities and weakening its economy.

The episode also explores the importance of US-Israel missile defense cooperation, and why the U.S. can't seem to quit cooperation with Qatar.


Wisconsin lawmakers consider adopting IHRA definition of antisemitism 
Wisconsin lawmakers are weighing whether to adopt a resolution that would enshrine the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition of antisemitism into state law, Wisconsin Public Radio reported on Monday.

The bill would require state and local governments to use the IHRA definition of antisemitism when determining cases of discrimination and resulting disciplinary actions.

“In the last 18 months, the world has witnessed a disturbing and unprecedented surge in antisemitic rhetoric, violence and harassment,” wrote the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation in a letter. “The IHRA working definition of antisemitism has emerged as a vital tool in this fight.”

Currently, 37 states and Washington, D.C., have adopted the definition.
Amsterdam court jails Gazan for six months over violence in 2024 pogrom
An Amsterdam court on Tuesday sentenced a Palestinian to six months in prison for public violence and attempted aggravated assault during the November 2024 pogrom against Israelis in the Dutch capital.

The man, identified only as Mahmoud A. by local media in keeping with privacy laws, faced the gravest charges among those tried for the attacks.

In security camera footage shown in court, Mahmoud A. could be seen pushing a visiting supporter of the Maccabi Tel Aviv football club against a fence, causing him to fall, and then kicking his victim repeatedly in the head.

While prosecutors had also charged the 22-year-old Palestinian with attempted manslaughter, the judges ruled there was insufficient evidence, noting the absence of life-threatening injuries.

In addition to the jail term, Mahmoud A. was ordered to pay his Israeli victim €2,000 ($2,140) in damages. He will only serve two months, with four months already credited for time spent in pre-trial detention.

Prosecutors had sought a 10-month term, while the victim had requested that the court award him €5,000 ($5,865) in damages.

Originally from the southern Gaza Strip, Mahmoud A. told the court that he fled to the Netherlands via Lebanon and applied for asylum earlier in 2024. He has been diagnosed with trauma and intellectual disability, leading the court to rule that his responsibility was diminished.
Man charged for defacing three Halifax synagogues with graffiti blaming Jews for 9/11
A Halifax man was arrested and charged on Tuesday for allegedly vandalizing three Halifax synagogues over Saturday night, the Halifax Regional Police announced on Wednesday, after public outrage over antisemitic defacement of Jewish holy sites that claimed that Jews perpetrated the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Halifax resident Gezim Topalli was arrested at his residence and is set to appear before a provincial court to face three counts of mischief related to religious property, three counts of property damage, and a count of public incitement of hatred. Antisemitism is at a record high. We're keeping our eyes on it >>

“I am pleased with the outcome of this investigation. While I credit the quick and thorough work of HRP’s hate crime investigator, I also want to thank the public who came forward to help identify the suspect,” Halifax Police Chief Don MacLean said in a statement.

“The swift and seamless collaboration between police and the community represents our city taking a strong and unified stance against the promotion of hatred.”


Merz fights tears as he recalls Nazi crimes, declares ‘war’ on antisemitism
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz appeared to be fighting back tears on Tuesday as his voice broke during an address in which he recalled the atrocities committed against the Jewish people by Nazi Germany.

Speaking at the reopening ceremony of a Munich synagogue destroyed by the Nazis almost 87 years ago, Merz said he was appalled that Jew-hatred had flared up again in Germany, the DPA agency reported.

“I would like to tell you how ashamed I am of this: as chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, but also as a German, as a child of the post-war generation, as a child who grew up with ‘never again’ as a mission, as a duty, as a promise,” Merz explained in his speech.

He appeared to become emotional as he turned to Rachel Salamander, who led the synagogue’s restoration and whose parents survived the Holocaust, on the question of why nobody saved the Jewish people.

“In one of your books, you wrote that as a child, you kept asking this one question of whether no one came to help the Jews,” the chancellor said.

“Without holding on to the hope for a positive answer, as you went on to write, without clinging to the child’s naive expectation of help, we would be lost as human beings,” continued Merz, as he seemed to battle tears.

“Even today, we must allow ourselves to feel horror at the fact that most of us did not, in fact, help,” according to the German leader. He praised those who survived and chose to return to Germany and “build a new home there again, in the country from which the Shoah originated.”


99 percent of Jews from Arab lands were forced to leave. The world must hear us
On 11 September, Levana Zamir, born in Cairo and expelled from Egypt in 1949, addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, her voice unwavering as she spoke for nearly one million Jews expelled from 11 Muslim countries across the Middle East and North Africa. Her testimony was not just a personal account of loss and resilience; it was a demand for recognition of a history too often overlooked. Zamir has dedicated her life to advocating for Jewish refugees from Muslim countries. Her journey to Geneva, despite the challenges of age and distance, was a call for truth, justice, and, ultimately, reconciliation.

Yet, before any meaningful reconciliation can take place, the world must confront a fundamental reality: Jewish communities have deep, ancient roots in the Middle East and North Africa. For more than 2,500 years—long before the rise of Islam—Jews lived, worked, and contributed to the societies of the region. Their presence predates the Arab-Islamic conquest by a millennium. To ignore this history is to erase centuries of existence and to perpetuate a dangerous misunderstanding of the region’s past.

The Arab-Islamic conquest marked a turning point for these communities. For over a thousand years, Jews lived as “dhimmis”—second-class citizens subjected to social, legal, and economic discrimination. Despite these hardships, Jewish communities persisted, weaving themselves into the cultural and economic fabric of their homelands. They built synagogues, schools, and businesses; they contributed to literature, science, and commerce. Their story is not one of outsiders, but of people indigenous of the region.

It was only in the 20th century, with the rise of Arab nationalism and growing opposition to Zionism, that the situation for Jews in these countries became untenable. State-sanctioned repression, violence, and systematic dispossession forced nearly one million Jews to flee lands their families had called home for generations. Today, fewer than 13,000 Jews remain in the ten Arab countries and Iran where they once thrived—a staggering 99% reduction. This mass displacement stands as one of the largest cases of ethnic cleansing in modern history, yet it remains largely unacknowledged by the international community.

A recent five-year study by Justice for Jews from Arab Countries (JJAC) meticulously documents the history, heritage, and financial losses suffered by Jews from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, and Aden. The report details $263 billion in individual and communal losses—homes, businesses, synagogues, cemeteries, and schools—all erased or confiscated. These are not just numbers; they represent lives uprooted, communities shattered, and a heritage nearly lost.

The call for justice is not merely about restitution. It is about recognition. The rights of Jewish refugees from Muslim countries are grounded in both moral and legal arguments under international law. Yet, their suffering and displacement have never been addressed by the United Nations or the broader international community. This omission perpetuates a narrative that denies the longstanding presence of Jews in the region and, by extension, their legitimate place in its history.
Israeli universities soar in global entrepreneurial rankings: Technion, Tel Aviv Uni. in top 10
The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology rose six places in PitchBook's 2025 ranking for leading universities for entrepreneurs, achieving 10th in the standings published this week.

Tel Aviv University also held its 2024 ranking of seventh place, resulting in two Israeli universities achieving top-10 positions in the undergraduate charts.

The rankings examine which universities worldwide count the biggest number of entrepreneurs among their graduates based on the startups that they have founded and the amount of capital that has been raised from venture capital funds.

The highest ranking university was University of California, Berkeley, followed by Stanford, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, and MIT.

In comparison, Yale, UCLA, Columbia, and Princeton, achieved 12-15th place respectively, below both Tel Aviv University and the Technion.

"The university is proud to continue to be the entrepreneurial university of the State of Israel. The fact that PitchBook ranks us at the top year after year is the best proof of our academic excellence and leadership in creating a generation of entrepreneurs who found companies, raise venture capital and move the Israeli economy forward," Tel Aviv University chief entrepreneurship and innovation officer Prof. Moshe Zviran was cited by Globes as saying.

"Since its founding, the Technion has made it its mission to combine basic science with applied research," Technion President Prof. Uri Sivan said.

"Technion alumni are the main economic engine of the State of Israel and are largely responsible for the creation of Israel’s ‘Startup Nation,’" Sivan added.
Leviathan partners ink $610m deal for new pipeline to boost gas exports to Egypt
US energy giant Chevron and its partners in the Leviathan reservoir off Israel’s Mediterranean coast have inked a $610 million deal with state-owned pipeline operator Israel Natural Gas Lines for the construction of a new pipeline to bolster natural gas exports to Egypt.

Chevron, which holds a 39.66 percent stake in Leviathan, said the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract is for a 65-kilometer (40-kilometer) pipeline to transport gas from the field running from Ramat Hovav in southern Israel to the Nitzana crossing on the Israeli-Egyptian border. The contract is for a period of 15 years.

The Niztana export route will transport at least 600 million cubic feet of natural gas per day, once construction of the pipeline is completed in 2028. The pipeline route has the potential to increase Israel’s total export capacity to Egypt to more than 2.2 billion cubic feet per day, Chevron said.

“This milestone reflects Chevron’s commitment to advancing energy security in Israel and regionally,” said Jack Baker, managing director of Chevron’s Eastern Mediterranean Business Unit. “The Nitzana export route will deliver substantial domestic economic benefits and also support energy security across the Eastern Mediterranean region.”

The deal comes after partners in the Leviathan reservoir announced in August a $35 billion agreement to supply natural gas to Egypt, marking the largest export deal in Israel’s history. The deal is expected to funnel hundreds of millions of shekels in revenues from gas royalties and taxes to Israel’s state coffers.
Netanyahu at Fiji's new Jerusalem embassy: 'Welcome to our capital of last 3,000 years'
Fiji inaugurated its new embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, with a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, and Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Saar.

"You recognize a truth that everybody should recognize, but few governments have so far. That this has been our capital for 3,000 years, since the days of King David," expressed Netanyahu during the ceremony.

“Here, next to the walls of our ancient city, the prophets spoke, the kings of Israel ruled, and some of the greatest insights of human faith and values were inscribed here. They were etched in our hearts and in the hearts of people all over the world,” he added.

“You spoke about the fact that you are very proud of the fact that the first ambassador, you accepted him into your house. Welcome to our house, Mr. Prime Minister, which is your house and the house of the people of Fiji," Netanyahu concluded.


Ancient Jerusalem Road Reopened by Rubio & Netanyahu, Wrecking the “Israel Has No History” Claim
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IDF Spokesperson (Res.) Doron Spielman takes us inside the dramatic reopening of the ancient pilgrimage road in the City of David — a discovery he says that speaks louder than any UN resolution. From the stone-carved proof of a 4,000-year Jewish connection to Jerusalem to the political theater at the United Nations, Doron argues that history, archaeology and faith underpin Israel’s claim to the land — and that these facts are being erased or ignored by many international actors.

He unpacks why the recent ceremony — attended by U.S. officials and Israeli leaders — matters politically and culturally, and why the timing is no accident ahead of a looming UN vote on Palestinian statehood. Doron also chronicles the two-decade excavation that revealed the pilgrimage road and the fierce opposition the dig faced, including threats to staff and attempts to block the work. He closes by explaining why America’s bond with Israel runs deeper than politics alone and previews his book, When the Stones Speak, which tells the full story behind the discoveries.

Chapters
00:00 Opening: The City of David ceremony
08:45 Why the timing matters — the UN vote next week
16:30 The pilgrimage road: 20 years of excavation and discovery
27:10 The attack on archaeology: threats, politics, and suppression
33:50 America and Israel: a shared heritage, not just geopolitics
40:00 Preview of When the Stones Speak & closing thoughts




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