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Thursday, September 18, 2025

09/18 Links Pt1: The West Is Playing a Dangerous Double Game with Qatar; Two soldiers murdered in terror attack at Allenby Crossing; Four soldiers slain in Gaza

From Ian:

Stefanik asks AG Bondi to probe medical charity over Hamas propaganda claims
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., requested that Attorney General Pam Bondi undertake an investigation into Doctors Without Borders under the Anti-Terrorism Act.

In a copy of Stefanik’s letter reviewed by Fox News Digital, she accuses Doctors Without Borders, often known by its French acronym MSF, of having gone on a media offensive against U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, accusing the organization of "orchestrated killing."

Stefanik claimed the attacks "mirror propaganda continuously pushed by Hamas and threaten to undermine the only large-scale humanitarian food operation currently working in Gaza."

GHF has distributed 167 million meals to Gazans since it started operations in May. During the same period, less than 18% of aid sent into Gaza by the U.N. has reached its destination due to theft and armed looting, per the United Nations Office for Project Services.

Stefanik stated in her letter to Bondi that by "using its platform and resources to amplify Hamas-aligned disinformation," MSF "may cross well into unlawful activity." Stefanik noted, the Anti-Terrorism Act "makes clear that no individual or organization may provide material support to a designated terrorist group, including through propaganda."

Stefanik pointed out several indicators that demonstrate MSF "are in fact not neutral in the Gaza conflict and in fact only seem to promote Hamas-supported rhetoric." She said MSF "has made no reference to hostages illegally held by Hamas in Gaza," and has not "campaigned for them to receive medical treatment."

Stefanik described several hostages who required specialized care. One hostage was being treated for cancer on Oct. 7. Another lost his hand during a grenade explosion at the Nova festival. A third was kidnapped while nine months pregnant and gave birth while held captive. "None is included in MSF’s ‘humanitarian’ advocacy," Stefanik said.

Stefanik also called into question the "extremist actions and rhetoric" of MSF staff, which have led to criticism of the organization. In one case, after MSF lamented the death of a staffer who was killed in Gaza in June 2024; the Israel Defense Forces confirmed he was a rocket expert for Palestinian Islamic Jihad. In another, a staffer publicly called for Palestinians to "fight and die as martyrs" according to the French publication Le Journal du Dimanche in March 2024.
The West Is Playing a Dangerous Double Game with Qatar
The recent Israeli strike on Hamas political leaders in Qatar demonstrates Israel's determination to pursue Islamist terrorists to the bitter end, wherever they may be - similar to the hunt for the Palestinian terrorists responsible for the 1972 Munich massacre of 11 Israeli Olympic athletes. No country in the world can lecture Israel or stop our fight against Islamist terrorism. We are following exactly the American and European policies following the attack of Sep. 11, 2001, in New York.

Doha has become a sanctuary for Islamist terrorism. Why does the Free World, led by America, let this happen? The U.S. must demand that Qatar expel all Hamas members from its territory. Normalization within the framework of the Abraham Accords and the resolution of Gaza cannot be advanced as long as Hamas has a strong presence in Doha and sabotages any attempt at rapprochement between the Arab world and Israel.

In 1996, the Emir of Qatar launched Al Jazeera, a television channel with a clear political agenda influenced by the Muslim Brotherhood. It has been a key player in shaping public opinion against Arab regimes and, above all, in inciting hatred of Israel. It was responsible for the fall of Mubarak in Egypt, Ben Ali in Tunisia, and Gaddafi in Libya, and for the rise of fanatical Islamist movements, in collusion with Shiite Iran.
Qatar 'conquered the West,' aims to restore Islamic empire, ex-Mossad division head claims
Qatar has “conquered the West” and is building infrastructure to restore the Islamic empire, Dr. Udi Levy, former head of the Economic Warfare Division in the Mossad, claimed at the International Institute for Counterterrorism (ICT) Annual Conference at Reichman University on Wednesday.

His remarks were delivered as part of a speech at the annual international counterterrorism conference, led by the ICT at Reichman University. Levy spoke about Qatar’s involvement in influence networks and funding organizations, calling for a renewed Western strategy.

“The very fact that at such a distinguished conference, Qatar is not a central focus is actually the greatest badge of success for the Qataris. It is proof that their policy over the past decades has achieved a complete victory,” he said.

“Qatar has succeeded – and forgive me for using such a pompous term – in conquering the West, including the State of Israel," he added. "Conquest does not necessarily mean taking over territory; conquest is also the ability to paralyze your enemy’s decision-making processes. And this is exactly what Qatar is succeeding in doing.'

At the same time, Qatar has built, is building, and will continue to build every possible infrastructure to change the West culturally, socially, and economically, in order to fulfill the Muslim Brotherhood’s doctrine of restoring the Islamic empire.”

With “great ingenuity,” Levy said, and with “significant assistance from various Jewish and Israeli actors from different spheres, including campaigners, lobbyists, hi-tech, security, financial advisors, and those whispering into the ears of decision-makers,” Qatar has “managed to take over strategic assets in the West, in Israel, in Africa, and in South America.”


Trump ‘disagrees’ with Starmer’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state
US President Donald Trump has said he disagreed with Sir Keir Starmer's decision to recognise a Palestinian state - which the PM is due to do within days.

Trump, who is currently in the UK on his second state visit, met Starmer today at the Prime Minister’s residence at Chequers. At the news conference which followed their meeting, when asked about the recognition, Trump said: “I have a disagreement with the prime minister on that… One of our few disagreements.”

Trump has remained unwavering in his refusal to follow the lead of the UK as well as many other countries that have all pledged to recognise Palestine as a state by or at the UN General Assembly next week.

Regarding the 48 hostages, Trump said: “Not one, not two or ‘We’ll give you three tomorrow'.

“We have to have the hostages back immediately.

"That’s what the people of Israel want. And we want the fighting to stop, and it’s going to stop.”

He continued: “We’re working very hard on Israel and Gaza and all that’s happening over there - a complex one… It’s going to get done… But you never know with war. War is a different thing. Things happen that are very opposite of what you thought. You thought you could have an easy time or a hard time, and it turns out to be the reverse.”

At the news conference, Starmer was asked if recognising a Palestinian state was a symbolic move for political purposes. He replied that Trump and he "absolutely agree on the need for peace and a road map".

He added: “It’s within that context of a plan for peace, which we are working hard on… which hopefully takes us from the appalling situation we’re in now to the outcome of a safe and secure Israel, which we do not have, and a viable Palestinian state."

Starmer is expected to formally announce the UK’s recognition of a Palestinian state this weekend after Trump's departure later today.

The Times has reported that Starmer was holding the announcement to avoid the news dominating today’s news conference.


Board joins with Canadian and Australian groups to express grave concern over Palestine recognition
The Board of Deputies has joined with Canadian and Australian communal representatives to express “grave concerns” at their respective governments’ intentions to recognise a Palestinian state in a matter of days at the United Nations.

In a joint statement by the Board, Canada’s Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, and Australia’s Executive Council of Australian Jewry, it was claimed recognition of Palestinian statehood was “seen by Hamas as a reward for its violence and rejectionism towards Israel, and these announcements have therefore lessened rather than maximised pressure for the hostages’ release and for Hamas to disarm”.

Some reports suggested the UK will this weekend formally recognise Palestine after President Trump concludes his state visit.

Asked about suggestions this could be as soon as Saturday, Downing Street sources said the intention had always been to make an assessment on whether to proceed with the move ahead of the start of the high-level UN General Assembly debates on September 23.

It could mean a statement emerging on Saturday confirming the intention to recognise Palestine at UNGA in the days ahead.

There seems little doubt that that UK will proceed with recognition, with Israel having failed to adhere to conditions set out for it achieve in July by Keir Starmer, including a ceasefire in Gaza.

Britain, France, Canada and Australia are among the nations expected to recognise Palestine at the assembly, which runs until September 27, meaning it clashes with Rosh Hashanah.

Conservative shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel also criticised the move saying it was a “desperate and insincere attempt by the PM to placate his backbenchers and save his premiership”.


Syrian president says Israel security talks may yield deal soon
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Wednesday that ongoing security negotiations with Israel may soon yield a formal agreement.

During a briefing before his trip to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Syrian leader said talks could lead to results “in the coming days,” according to Reuters.

A Syrian Foreign Ministry official confirmed progress in talks, telling AFP on Thursday that several security and military agreements are expected to be signed with Israel by the end of the year.

Al-Sharaa added that the security pact was a “necessity” for regional stability, specifying that any agreement must respect Syrian airspace, uphold the country’s territorial integrity and be monitored by the United Nations.

Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer met with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack in London on Wednesday to discuss security arrangements for a third round of U.S.-mediated negotiations, according to Axios.

Progress was made towards an agreement during the five-hour talks in the British capital, the American news site reported, citing a source familiar with the negotiations. The Syrian side presented its response to the Israeli proposal for a security deal between Jerusalem and Damascus, according to the report.

Reuters reported on Tuesday that Washington was applying pressure on Syria to reach an agreement before world leaders gather next week in New York for the General Debate of the 80th Session of the U.N. General Assembly. However, al-Sharaa denied on Wednesday that Washington was pressuring Syria, saying it was playing the role of mediator.
US vetoes Security Council resolution demanding ceasefire, unrestricted aid into Gaza
The United States vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution, drafted by the 10 elected members of the council, which demands that Israel lift all restrictions on aid entering Gaza. The resolution drew support from 14 of the body’s 15 members.

“For some members of the council, this is a performance. For Israel, this is a daily reality,” Danny Danon, the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, told the council.

“The proposal was presented without condemnation of Hamas, without condemnation of the Oct. 7 massacre and without a demand for Hamas to disarm,” Danon said. “This is not diplomacy. This is surrender.”

The resolution demands an immediate and unconditional ceasefire and, separately, the “immediate, dignified and unconditional release of all hostages held by Hamas and other groups.”

“Those who truly care about the future of Gaza should work to remove Hamas from Gaza,” Danon said. “As long as the hostages are held by this brutal terrorist organization, there is and will be no ceasefire. Israel will continue to apply military pressure until all the hostages are returned.”

The resolution also demands “that the government of Israel immediately and unconditionally lift all restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza and ensure its safe and unhindered distribution to the population in need of such assistance, in particular by the United Nations and humanitarian partners.”

The resolution cited a disputed U.N.-backed report determining a “famine” is underway in Gaza City and surrounding areas. Backers of the report blame the United States for its humanitarian aid delivery methods. U.N. aid is looted at alarming rates.

Morgan Ortagus, counsellor at the U.S. mission to the United Nations, said that “U.S. opposition to this resolution will come as no surprise.”

“It fails to condemn Hamas or recognize Israel’s right to defend itself, and it wrongly legitimises the false narratives benefiting Hamas, which have sadly found currency in this council,” Ortagus said.


UN agency’s data on ‘settler violence’ only available to its partners
The United Nations agency responsible for reporting on Israeli “settler violence” says it only makes its data available to selected organizations, “primarily to protect people’s privacy.”

Regavim, an Israeli nonprofit that is dedicated to protecting Israel’s national lands and resources, issued a report in April titled “False Flags and Real Agendas.”

The analysis cited what it said is flawed and misleading data in the annual report on settler violence published by the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA.

The U.N. agency relies on poorly-sourced and fraudulent figures, which inflate actual incidents of violence committed by Israelis against Arabs in Judea and Samaria and eastern Jerusalem, according to the report.

The OCHA report claimed that there was a dramatic jump in settler violence during the Israel-Hamas war. Reportedly rising attacks on Arabs led, in part, to U.S. and European sanctions against Jews residing in Judea and Samaria.

The U.N. agency doesn’t share its data publicly, which made it hard for Regavim to analyze it. (OCHA requires a password to access it.)

After JNS sought comment several times from OCHA, Jens Laerke, the agency’s deputy spokesman, said “the data has a degree of personal detail that is needed for partners providing aid, but not for public consumption.”

“In other words, it is primarily to protect people’s privacy,” he said.


UN Report Shattered and Israel Genocide Claims Collapse (w/John Spencer)
As Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza City intensifies, the UN Human Rights Council has once again leveled accusations of genocide against the Jewish state. Their newly released 72-page report, produced by a commission riddled with members already on record as anti-Israel, ignores Hamas’s crimes and skews casualty data to present a distorted narrative. Behind the headlines, the reality on the ground tells a very different story.

In this episode of Basic Law, we cut through the noise clouding global discourse on Israel’s war of survival. Host Aylana Meisel is joined by John Spencer, Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Madison Policy Forum and Director of the Urban Warfare Institute. Together, they dissect the myths, the misused legal terminology and the unprecedented challenges Israel faces as it moves into one of the most complex urban battlefields in modern history.

Spencer explains why terms like genocide, proportionality, and ethnic cleansing are being recklessly misapplied by international bodies and activists and why this undermines both critical thinking and the very laws of war. He also outlines the IDF’s extraordinary efforts to protect civilians, from mass evacuation warnings to daily humanitarian pauses and why Hamas’s strategy is less “human shielding” than deliberate “human sacrifice.”

Learn how the truth of urban warfare, international law and Israel’s moral dilemmas differs from the headlines and why it matters for the future of democratic nations everywhere.

Chapters
00:00 The UNGA and Palestinian Statehood
02:57 US Visa Denials and the PLO
05:56 Historical Context of US-PLO Relations
08:55 The Palestinian Authority's Miscalculations
11:50 The Two-State Solution: A Diminishing Prospect
14:44 The Role of the US in Palestinian Affairs
17:45 The Future of US Foreign Policy
20:29 Israel's Global Positioning
23:17 Annexation and Security Concerns
26:14 The Complexity of International Recognition
29:42 Kurt Waldheim and Visa Denial




IDF Officer Who Survived 5 RPG Hits in Gaza Insists on Fighting
On Oct. 7, Lt. A., then a platoon commander in the IDF Engineering Corps, was stationed at Kerem Shalom next to Gaza, where he fought attacking terrorists. A. later entered Gaza with his troops and was wounded by an RPG in Jan. 2024. "Even as I lay in the hospital, I was already thinking about what comes next. The memories of Oct. 7 were fresh in my mind, and I realized it was stronger than me - I had to go back," he recalls.

After several weeks of recovery, A. returned to the battlefield. "I never saw an option where I wouldn't return to lead my soldiers. I know the risks, but I also understand the mission - we're fighting for our home, and our brothers are still being held hostage there. We'll carry out the missions any way possible, at any cost."

For many months, A. continued fighting with his unit in Gaza and was hit three more times by RPG fire but miraculously escaped harm. The next strike, in October 2024, left him injured and hospitalized again. "My legs were full of shrapnel," he recalls.

"By then I was deputy commander, and I knew I had a company waiting for me. I was going back the moment I could. It was very important to me to remain part of it, so I didn't let myself give up. After just a month of rehab, I was back."

He told his family: "You'll think I'm crazy, but only those who have been through this, who truly understand the meaning of this war, come back stronger. There are many like me. I'm part of countless fighters who returned after being wounded because we know what's there, and that we must and can give more."

Lt. A. stresses that the troops "still have enormous motivation to keep fighting and defending the country." He bristles at those who claim the fighters are worn out. "The soldiers at the front haven't lost their sense of purpose. They understand the meaning behind every mission and continue risking their lives for the hostages still in Gaza and for the defense of the homeland."
Two Israeli soldiers killed in terror attack at Allenby Crossing with Jordan
A Jordanian terrorist killed two Israeli soldiers in a combined shooting and stabbing attack at Israel’s Allenby Crossing with the Hashemite Kingdom on Thursday afternoon, the Israel Defense Forces said.

The IDF identified the slain troops as Sgt. Oran Hershko, 20, a liaison officer in the army’s international cooperation unit, and Lt. Col. (res.) Yitzhak Harosh, 68, an officer in the Civil Administration’s Unit 309.

The death toll among Israeli troops on all fronts since the Hamas-led terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, now stands at 910. Israeli first responders at the scene of a terrorist attack at the country’s Allenby Bridge border crossing with Jordan, Sept. 18, 2025. Credit: Magen David Adom.

“Following the initial report regarding a shooting adjacent to the Allenby Crossing, a terrorist arrived in a truck transporting humanitarian aid from Jordan and opened fire,” the IDF had said following the attack.

“The security forces neutralized the terrorist at the scene,” it added.

Israel’s Magen David Adom medical response group confirmed that paramedics treated two men, one in his 60s and one in his 20s, for gunshot wounds. They were subsequently pronounced dead.

The military said soldiers were conducting searches and encircled the city of Jericho in the Jordan Valley as part of its response to the attack.

An Israeli security source told Channel 12 that the terrorist was a civilian hired by the Jordanian Armed Forces to transport aid to Gaza. He was said to have attacked while waiting for his truck to be inspected.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir advised Jerusalem’s political echelons to halt the delivery of humanitarian aid from Jordan in the wake of the attack, the military said in a statement on Thursday night.


Four soldiers slain in Gaza, bringing IDF wartime toll to 908
The Israel Defense Forces announced on Thursday evening that four soldiers had been killed in an IED blast in the southern Gaza Strip.

The slain soldiers were identified as IDF Maj. Omri Chai Ben Moshe, 26, from Moshav Tzafria; Lt. Ron Arieli, 20, from Hadera; Lt. Eran Shelem, 23, from Kibbutz Ramat Yohanan; and Lt. Eitan Avner Ben Itzhak, 22, from Har Bracha.

Ben Moshe served as a company commander in the “Dekel” Battalion, Officers’ Training School, and was also a company commander in the Paratroopers Brigade, the military said in an official death notice.

Arieli, Shelem and Itzhak were cadets in the “Dekel” Battalion, while also serving in the Golani Brigade, the General Staff Reconnaissance Unit (Sayeret Matkal) and Commando Brigade, respectively.

Another IDF soldier was seriously wounded, and two others sustained moderate injuries, in the explosion, which reportedly took place in the Gaza Strip’s southernmost city of Rafah, the military announced.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz hailed the four slain troops as “outstanding fighters who fell in battle,” sending “deep condolences” to their families while wishing a speedy recovery to the three soldiers who were wounded.

“The IDF’s heroic fighters are acting with bravery and courage for the security of Israel’s citizens, the return of all the hostages and the defeat of the Hamas terror group,” he said. “I strengthen them and pray for their well-being and success, together with all the Israeli people.”


Houthi drone smashes into entrance of Eilat hotel; missile sparks sirens in center
A drone fired by Yemen’s Houthis hit the entrance of a hotel in Eilat on Thursday evening, causing damage but no injuries.

An hour later, a second drone was intercepted, and later in the evening, the Houthis fired a missile at Israel, which sparked sirens throughout the country’s center but was also shot down by Israeli air defenses.

Footage from Eilat showed the moment the explosive drone struck a hotel in Israel’s southernmost city on Thursday afternoon. The strike caused damage but no injuries, according to authorities.

“Officers have secured the impact site, and police bomb disposal experts are working to both identify the object and remove the remains,” the Israel Police said in a statement.

“Search and rescue teams are operating in the area where the report was received regarding the impact,” the military said in a separate statement.

The military was investigating why it failed to intercept the drone.


IDF launches wave of strikes against Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon
The Israel Defense Forces launched a wave of strikes against Hezbollah terrorist targets in Lebanon on Thursday evening.

“The IDF has begun a wave of strikes targeting military sites of the terrorist organization Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon,” it stated.

The strikes began around an hour after the Israeli military had called on residents of several buildings in the areas of Mays al-Jabal, Kfar Tebnit and Dibbin in Southern Lebanon to evacuate for their own safety.

“You are located in buildings used by the Hezbollah terrorist group. For your safety, you are required to evacuate these structures and adjacent buildings immediately and stay away from them for a distance of at least 500 meters,” Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee, head of the Arab Media Branch in the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, stated.

The Upper Galilee Regional Council, in a message to residents, said that there was no change in the civilian defense guidelines for the northern region.

“A large-scale attack in Lebanon will begin in the coming hours. Explosions will be heard in the Galilee and Golan Heights,” it said.

According to the IDF, the attacks targeted arms storage facilities used by Hezbollah’s Radwan Force, which for years trained to invade Israel and seize communities under a plan known as the “Galilee invasion.”

“The Hezbollah terrorist organization continues its attempts to rebuild terrorist infrastructure in southern Lebanon, with a focus on the Radwan Force unit, aiming to harm the State of Israel,” it said.


Avi Yemini: The TRUTH about Gaza humanitarian aid they DON’T want you to see
I witnessed mountains of food waiting to be delivered ... Yet the UN and other international groups are refusing to pick it up.




The Brink Begins: Tommy’s March, Islam and UN Report on Gaza
Was the Tommy Robinson rally a good or bad thing? What did it say about the state of British politics, Christianity and the West? Is there true evidence of “genocide” in Gaza? And what happened when Andrew was engaged in a firefight with Taliban jihadis outside a mosque? Join Daily Telegraph columnist and foreign correspondent Jake Wallis Simons and former parachute regiment officer and geopolitical analyst Andrew Fox on The Brink for Episode One.




'DID YOU KILL CHARLIE KIRK?' Erin Molan Asks Ex-Mossad Chief Yossi Cohen Directly!
Yossi Cohen, former Mossad chief, joins Erin Molan in this Special Episode of The Erin Molan Show for a rare and explosive interview. He reveals the secrets of Mossad’s operations, how agents are recruited, and the highs and lows of his career — including the painful failures of October 7. But the moment that will shock viewers most is when Erin asks him directly about online rumors that Mossad had any role in Charlie Kirk’s killing. His response is powerful, unfiltered, and absolutely must-watch.

๐Ÿ“– Yossi Cohen’s New Book
The Sword of Freedom — Yossi Cohen’s inside account of Israel’s intelligence battles, the victories and failures of October 7, and what freedom truly means in the fight against terror.

Timestamps
0:00 Special Episode — Erin opens the show
2:00 How Mossad recruits agents
7:00 Cohen’s biggest operations revealed
14:20 The failures of Oct 7
21:45 The internet conspiracy theories
22:45 Erin asks: “Did Mossad kill Charlie Kirk?”
28:30 Cohen’s direct response


Sanders accuses Israel of committing ‘genocide’ in Gaza Strip
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) became the first member of the Senate to label Israel’s actions in Gaza a “genocide.”

In an op-ed published on his website on Thursday, Sanders accused U.S. President Donald Trump of complicity in the “war crimes” of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“With the Trump administration’s full support, the extremist Netanyahu government is openly pursuing a policy of ethnic cleansing in Gaza and the West Bank,” he wrote. “The intent is clear. The conclusion is inescapable: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.”

Throughout his essay, Sanders, who is among the Jewish state’s fiercest critics in the Senate, cited international organizations that have been accused of anti-Israel bias, statistics that experts allege are dubious and quotations from Israeli officials removed from their original context.

“Israel has now killed some 65,000 people and wounded roughly 164,000,” Sanders wrote. He appeared to cite statistics from the Hamas-controlled Gaza health ministry.

Sanders also wrote that “Israel has killed more journalists in Gaza than have been killed in any previous conflict.”

That claim, put forward by a researcher at Brown University in April, has been widely disputed. Yad Vashem records more than 1,400 Jewish journalists killed in the Holocaust, and Israel alleges that many of the roughly 250 “journalists” killed in Gaza were members of the Hamas terror organization. (Some 1,000 Yiddish journalists were killed in World War II.)


Disgraced Ex-US Contractor Who Falsely Accused IDF of Killing Gaza Boy to Speak at Terror-Linked CAIR Conference
A US Army veteran and former contractor for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) who has made discredited claims against Israel is scheduled to speak later this week at a conference organized by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a nonprofit advocacy group long accused of having ties to terrorist organizations including Hamas.

Anthony Aguilar will appear as a “special guest” at a conference-wide dinner on Friday night in Washington, DC, according to itinerary of the event posted on CAIR’s website.

“CAIR’s Leadership & Policy Conference and annual banquet aren’t just another event. It’s where real conversations happen, where policy meets purpose, and where you should probably be,” the organization said on X/Twitter.

Aguilar claimed he witnessed the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shoot a child — Abdul Rahim Muhammad Hamdene, known as Abboud — as the GHF was distributing humanitarian aid on May 28. The GHF is an Israeli and US-backed program that delivers aid directly to Palestinians, blocking Hamas from diverting supplies for terrorist activities and selling them at inflated prices.

After Aguilar made his claim, the former US Army Green Beret rapidly rose to prominence, presenting himself as a whistleblower exposing supposed Israeli war crimes. His story gained traction internationally, going viral on social media. He subsequently embarked on an extensive media tour, in which he accused Israel of indiscriminately killing Palestinian civilians as part of an attempt to “annihilate” and “disappear” the civilian population in Gaza.

However, Aguilar, who erroneously labeled the boy in question as “Amir,” gave inconsistent accounts of the alleged incident in separate interviews to different media outlets, calling into question the veracity of his narrative.

Nonetheless, his claims were cited widely by critics of Israel such as Tucker Carlson, Ryan Grim, and Glenn Greenwald as supposed proof of war crimes.
British celebrities hold sold-out anti-Israel concert in London to fundraise for Gaza
Pro-Palestinian slogans rang out around London’s Ovo Arena Wembley on Wednesday, with the 12,500-capacity venue sold out for Britain’s biggest fundraising event for the people of Gaza.

The livestreamed “Together for Palestine” (T4P) concert, with tickets at £70 ($95) each, was the latest in a series of pro-Palestinian events in the British capital, which has seen a wave of marches and demonstrations since the conflict began nearly two years ago with the Hamas terror group’s October 7, 2023, invasion of southern Israel.

British musician and political activist Brian Eno organized the fundraiser to support charities working in the war-torn territory and to encourage celebrities to speak out.

The line-up included actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Florence Pugh, documentary maker Louis Theroux, whose last film saw him travel to the West Bank to interview Israeli settlers, as well as Palestinian voices and human rights activists.

Eno told AFP that no venue would accept an event with the word “Palestine” in it this time last year.

But “things have changed,” he said. “Israel thought starving a whole population would be fine with everyone… I think that changed people’s minds.”

The United Nations last month officially declared a famine in Gaza, blaming “systematic obstruction” of aid by Israel during the war.

On Tuesday, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry, which does not speak on behalf of the world body, said that “genocide is occurring in Gaza,” again blaming Israel.

Israel, which has been waging a campaign against Hamas since Palestinian terrorists killed some 1,200 people and abducted 251 hostages during the October 2023 attack, has strongly denied the famine and genocide allegations and called the latest report “distorted and false.”
Mehdi Hasan repeats debunked claim about number of journalists killed in Gaza at star-studded ‘Free Palestine’ jamboree in Wembley
Broadcaster Mehdi Hasan repeated the debunked claim about the number of journalists killed in Gaza at the “Together for Palestine” concert on Wednesday night.

Speaking to a packed OVO Arena Wembley, he said: “270. That’s how many journalists Israel has killed in Gaza. More than were killed in the First World War, the Second World War, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Iraq War combined. Combined!”

Addressing the 12,500-strong crowd, he went on to accuse Israel of purposely targeting journalists, saying Palestinian journalists have been killed “not in spite of the fact they were wearing a vest marked ‘Press’, but because they were wearing a vest marked ‘Press’.

“They were killed as part of Israel’s deliberate campaign to blind the world, to erase all evidence of their crimes. Because to the genociders, there is nothing more dangerous than a camera lens or a microphone.”

Hasan’s claim appears to have come from a Brown University report which alleged that more journalists have been killed in the Gaza War than in both world wars combined.

The study, published by the Cost of War Project (CWP) at the university’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, claimed that more than 250 journalists had been killed in the Strip while just 69 journalists were killed across both previous world wars.

Hoewever Salo Aizenberg of Honest Reporting, a pro-Israel media monitoring group, has pointed out that Israel’s official Holocaust memorial institution, Yad Vashem, reported that 1,425 Jewish journalists were murdered by the Nazis during the Shoah.


Billie Eilish, Finneas, Cillian Murphy, Joaquin Phoenix Star in Ad for Hamas-Linked Palestine Charity
A large group of Hollywood stars and musicians have joined together for a video in support of a benefit concert for “Together for Palestine.”

Organized by Brian Eno, the benefit concert was held on September 17 in London, UK.

The video posted ahead of the sold-out concert started with Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy followed by Joker‘s Joaquin Phoenix. Others joining the video ad include actress and comedian Sharon Horgan, British actor Steve Coogan, DJ and broadcaster Annie Mac, and ’80s rocker Peter Gabriel.

Also in the video, singer Billie Eilish and her brother/collaborator Finneas claim they are “together for Palestine” before Ben Howard, Chris O’Dowd, and Succession star Brian Cox join in.

“We have to tell the truth on behalf of the people of Palestine,” Cox exclaims. U.S. photographer and activist Nan Goldin adds, “It’s always been the artist’s role in society to speak out, to risk speaking truth to power.”

On its webpage, Together for Palestine says, “This event aims to raise millions for the Palestinian-led organisations at the frontline of the crisis, such as Taawon, the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, and the Palestine Medical Relief Society. 100% of donations made to Choose Love will support the Together For Palestine Fund and every penny goes to Palestinian organisations operating on the ground in Gaza.”

The concert hopes to raise a million dollars supposedly to be sent to three organizations; Taawon, Palestinian Medical Relief Society, and Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF). PCRF, in particular, is a partner with Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW), which has been caught funneling money to Hamas. In 2014 the United Arab Emirates listed the IRW as a terrorist organization for its links with the Muslim Brotherhood. The PCRF was also connected to the Holy Land Foundation investigation which found donation money being directed to fund terrorism.


Pro-Palestinian Radicals Target Embassies—Are They Breaking the Law?
In August, an encampment sprang up in the heart of Texas as keffiyeh- and black bloc-clad protesters pitched tents on the property of the Israeli consulate in Houston. Soon, the air rang with familiar chants: “There is only one solution, Intifada revolution,” and “Death, death to the IDF.” What followed was a prolonged standoff that stretched well into the night, with officials bringing barricades and even deploying mounted police to clear the scene.

But the most troubling development was not the encampment itself. It was the protesters’ open call for activists in other cities to follow suit. Israeli consulates in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and the embassy in Washington, D.C. may soon face similar encampments. Some diplomatic sites in cities like San Francisco and D.C. already have.

Consulate takeovers are one of the latest tactics of the radical pro-Palestinian activist fringe. But they may run afoul of international agreements and federal law.

Houston’s encampment ended in arrests. In Washington, D.C., however, the Israeli embassy dealt with the so-called Kibbutz encampment, which appeared soon after the self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell, for months. Activists remained outside the embassy 24/7 in rotating shifts, even constructing a megaphone wall to blast chants at the building.

These are not isolated incidents. In recent months, protesters have chained gates and surrounded buildings on diplomatic property. Now they have launched an encampment campaign.

These actions are part of a broader effort to target embassies—and not just Israel’s. At the recent People’s Conference for Palestine, Houston-based lawyer and member of the Palestinian Youth Movement Mohammed Nabulsi discussed why targeting diplomatic infrastructure is so important, calling on activists to choose “targets that have to respond.” Nabulsi went on to praise the chaining of the gates of the Egyptian embassy in the Netherlands by activist Anas Habib, noting that Habib’s actions had inspired other protesters. Indeed, demonstrators chained the gates of the Egyptian consulate in Istanbul and tried to do so in New York City. Anti-Egypt protests have erupted in over 16 countries, accusing the country of “complicity” in Israel’s “genocide.”

The Houston consulate encampment was closely connected with the University of Houston’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), the Houston chapter of the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), and Palestine Solidarity TX. Both SJP and PYM have the national presence to activate and push their chapters to target consulates across the nation. As we saw in Texas, demonstrators’ playbook is to show up in force, flood social media with content, hold strong until the police make clear that arrests are forthcoming, and then allow the most militant to get arrested. This gives Palestinian and far-left media several days’ worth of content to exploit.

In the United States, these takeovers are not only disruptive but also likely illegal. Both international law and domestic regulations strongly protect foreign embassies from occupation, according to Mark Goldfeder, a litigator and director of the National Jewish Advocacy Center. Article 22 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, to which the United States is a signatory, places a “receiving State . . . under a special duty to take all appropriate steps to protect the premises of the mission against any intrusion or damage and to prevent any disturbance of the peace of the mission or impairment of its dignity.” This obligation is reinforced by U.S. federal law, including 18 U.S.C. § 970, which protects foreign diplomatic property, and 18 U.S.C. § 112, which safeguards foreign officials and their premises from threats or harm.




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