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Friday, September 26, 2025

09/26 Links Pt2: Trump moves to block World Cup ban on Israel; Seeded by influencers, Gen Z’s casual antisemitism is growing; Paramount to screen Oct. 7 series ‘Red Alert’ worldwide

From Ian:

Douglas Murray: Democrats are driving young men to kill 'Nazis' who aren't Nazis
Do words have any effect?

Those of us who write for a living like to think so.

We hope that we can use words to persuade, enlighten and perhaps even entertain.

But if words do have an effect, then why are so many people in positions of power so incredibly careless with the words they use?

In recent weeks here are just a few of the words that have been used to describe ICE officers: Gestapo. Neo-Nazis.

Secret Police.

And these words were not used by some deranged online hysteric typing from their basement.

They were used by — in order — Governor Tim Walz, Mayor of Boston Michelle Wu and Governor Gavin Newsom.

The first of those people could have been the Vice President had the election last November gone the other way.

The last of them — the Governor of California — clearly harbors an ambition to be a future President.

You would have thought that people in such prominent positions would have thought twice before sticking the worst possible labels onto federal employees.

After all, what are you meant to do with Nazis, or neo-Nazis?

You’re meant to shoot them, right?

You’re at the very least meant to get in there early and smash them up.

Who thinks that Nazis shouldn’t be challenged?

Let alone neo-Nazi stormtroopers like the Gestapo or Secret Police.

In a culture which has almost no other reference points for evil, calling people such things is an outright invitation for people to act.

Unless you believe that you can identify people as Nazis but believe that you should leave Nazis alone.

And exactly who thinks that?

Either that or these people do not really mean the words they are using, but are cynically deploying them in order to win some kind of argument.
David Harsanyi: Gen Z’s casual antisemitism is growing — seeded by influencers like Tucker Carlson
Trump was offering pro-Israel statements years before he was in political office; years before he had any donors; and years before Benjamin Netanyahu, the boogeyman of Jew-baiters, was Israel’s prime minister.

It is also objectively false that American Jews are an ideological monolith.

I’ve spent 20 years publicly disagreeing with numerous Jewish American organizations and individuals, and I can assure you we don’t have secret meetings to plot control of the world.

I’ve never met a Jewish billionaire.

Jews, though, are the only ethnic group that is collectively smeared as fifth columnists for advocating for causes they believe in.

One of the popular issues among many American Jews is championing the long-standing US alliance with Israel — a wholly moral, constructive and defensible position that many individuals and groups openly advocate.

The insinuation that it’s nefarious to do so is only peddled by bigots unwilling or unable to debate the issue in good faith.

It’s clear that the stigma associated with spreading ugly tropes about Jews is disappearing. It’s been that way in the conspiratorial swamp of social media and podcasting for a while.

Now it is being normalized in the real world.
Let’s Block Everything
The most bizarre aspect of Mélenchon’s populism is his exclusive reliance on support from the cities and the Muslim community. He’s done everything he could to win that segment, from betraying his former friends at Charlie Hebdo and attacking French secularism, to claiming France should ditch French as its national language, to propelling into the spotlight a young woman of Syrian origin named Rima Hassan, who claims to be a Palestinian and is a quasi-supporter of Hamas. Since Oct. 7, Mélenchon has been zeroing in on Gaza, attacking “the Zionists” and even the Jews obsessively. In short, Mélenchon has made his party the epicenter of the general hostility toward “the Jews,” a space occupied 10 years ago by the comedian Dieudonné and Alain Soral. In doing so, Mélenchon has invented something like an antinational populism. (Whether or not he receives foreign aid for doing so is the subject of a book to be published next month in France.)

By the end of August, Mélenchon had endorsed “Let’s Block Everything,” and on Sept. 10, LFI claimed the movement. Walking the streets of Paris on that day, you could not help but feel a sense of total meaninglessness and a depressed, anxious lack of energy—a mood much more in tune with the general atmosphere of the country than the rallying cries of the protesters.

On Rue Rambuteau, I met a group of perhaps a hundred young rioters heading toward the Place de la République. They were coming from the Place du Chatelet, where a restaurant was set on fire. As they passed me by, for no apparent reason they suddenly charged four trash cans placed on the sidewalk and dragged them into the middle of the street while shooting furious glances all around. Elsewhere, another group yelling “Macron resign!” had gathered behind a banner that said, “Wallah! Nous sommes le peuple!” (“Wallah! [Arabic for “by Allah”] We are the people!”), although they were all white.

On Place de la République, which was two-thirds full, there were drum beats all over. Someone was carrying a piece of cardboard with a drawing referring to the Japanese manga One Piece, where the “celestial dragons” that have become a meme about the Jews on social media first appeared. “Palestinian flags” were, of course, de rigueur. The only demonstrator who dared to carry a French flag, a woman in her 30s, was quickly molested by two guys who threw her flag to the ground. Farther on the north side of Belleville, a bunch of young guys had one or two open bottles of beer in each of their back pockets and a can in one hand. Slurring from the booze, they were yelling “Paris!” Banlieue! An-ti-fa!” while pounding their fists in rhythm on the handrail of the escalator with a kind of thuggish hollowness.

According to the Jean-Jaurès think tank, the “Block Everything” demonstrators were mostly millennial (44%), male (56%), educated (53% were college students), lower-middle-class (more than half made between 2,000 and 3,000 euros a month) and, of course, leftists (more than 80%). That is, pretty much the French equivalent of Zohran Mamdani’s core electorate in New York City. Blue-collar workers and retirees, two key groups of the Yellow Vest movement, were missing. The absence of that demographic certainly accounted for the relatively low success of the day: The official estimate was 180,000 demonstrators across the country, roughly half of the Yellow Vest showing in 2018 and well below expectations.

But that result is in line with Mélenchon’s strategy. For if LFI is doing remarkably well in the suburbs of Muslim-dominated towns, reaching 35% to 40%, those wins are of course mostly coming at the expense of the party’s national support, which reaches barely 10%. Yet, the loss there is made up for by quite a shrewd strategy of communication and terror. Mélenchon knows that, particularly in the context of the municipal elections next year, no one among the Socialists or the Greens will dare to seriously criticize his polarization, let alone his support for “the Palestinians.” Indeed, a few days after the Sept. 10 “Let’s Block Everything” demonstrations, the head of the Socialist Party, Olivier Faure, doubled down on Mélenchon’s zealotry on the Middle East and proposed that on Sept. 22, the day Macron recognized the “Palestinian state” at the United Nations, every town hall in France should fly a “Palestinian flag.” Sept. 22 was also Rosh Hashanah.

On Sept. 18, Palestinian flags were flown during a second demonstration called not by LFI but by the mainstream French unions, which gathered 140,000 people across the country to protest pension reform.

This ongoing Palestinianization of the country and its politics served as the backdrop for Macron’s recognition of “Palestine.”


Bari Weiss - Crisis of Trustworthiness: Death of Legacy Media and What Comes Next...
In this episode of The Brink, we sit down with journalist and media entrepreneur Bari Weiss to talk about the collapse of trust in our institutions, the rise of anti-Semitism, and the future of journalism in America and the West.

Bari reflects on leaving The New York Times at the height of 2020’s cultural upheaval, why she founded The Free Press, and what it takes to build media that people can actually trust. We explore how disinformation spreads around Israel and Gaza, why groupthink dominates so many newsrooms, and whether legacy media is even reformable.

We also discuss the explosion of anti-Semitism after October 7th, the dangers of political extremes on both left and right, and why rebuilding confidence in Western values might be the most important project of our generation.

This is a wide-ranging conversation on truth, courage, and the fight to reclaim the centre ground in a polarised age.

Chapters
0:00 Trailer
1:02 Introduction of Barry Weiss and His Journey
2:03 Barry Weiss's Personal Journey and the Free Press
5:46 Building the Free Press and Its Success
10:52 Trust and Disinformation in Media
14:53 Anti-Semitism and the Role of Media
15:24 The Role of the Silent Majority
33:12 Conclusion and Final Thoughts


Arsen Ostrovsky: Optimistic about Australia despite the challenges
The challenge, then, is not whether the good and decent majority exists. It does. I have seen it. I have felt it. The real challenge is how to amplify their voices, while drowning out the minority who spew hatred the loudest.

Part of the answer lies in leadership. Political leaders, community leaders, faith leaders, university administrators, civil society and the press – they all have a responsibility to call antisemitism in all its manifestations, without equivocation, excuse or watering down to bland condemnations of “all forms of racism,” without ever uttering the word “antisemitism.”

Increasingly, we have also seen institutions shy away from the hard truths, fearful of offending activists who cloak their hatred of Jews in the language of human rights or “anti-Zionism”.

But another part of the answer lies within the Jewish community itself. We must be unwavering in calling out and standing up to the scourge of antisemitism. But we cannot allow ourselves to be defined by fear. We must continue to speak proudly of who we are and where we come from, both our love for Australia, and our profound sense of connection to Israel.

And we must continue to reach out to our allies, to foster relationships within the broader community, and yes, to have honest and difficult conversations about the current situation in Israel and Gaza.

Finally, the challenge lies within broader Australian society itself. It is not enough to quietly disagree with antisemitism in private. The decent majority must be prepared to say so publicly, in their workplaces, their schools, their churches, their unions, and yes, even on the streets. Many brave friends and allies indeed have. But silence is also complicity, that emboldens the very minority whose voices of hate are already too loud.

It has been said that “the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” That maxim is as true today in Australia as it has ever been.

I left Australia with optimism and look forward to my next return. Yes, antisemitism is real, and yes, it is dangerous. But Australia is not defined by those who march in anger across the Harbour Bridge. It is defined by the millions of fair, decent, good people who want nothing more than to live together in peace, and who know instinctively that standing up for their Jewish mates is also defending the very fabric of Australian society.

The task before us is, therefore, to ensure that these voices are not drowned out, but heard, amplified, and empowered to lead.
Trump moves to block World Cup ban on Israel
The Trump administration has pledged to intervene and prevent any efforts to ban Israel from international soccer ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Sky News reported on Thursday.

“We will absolutely work to fully stop any effort to attempt to ban Israel’s national soccer team from the World Cup,” a U.S. State Department spokesperson told the British news channel.

The Blue and Whites are currently competing in European qualifiers for the World Cup, organized by UEFA. Next year’s tournament will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico. Trump has talked of his pride in hosting the soccer competition, as well as the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The United States will also celebrate its 250th anniversary next year.

Washington’s intervention comes after U.N. experts on Tuesday called on FIFA and UEFA to suspend the Jewish state from international competitions, “as a necessary response to address the ongoing genocide in the occupied Palestinian territory.”

Jerusalem and Washington strongly reject the charge that Israel is committing genocide in its war against Hamas following the terrorist group’s Oct. 7, 2023, massacre.

The call to boycott the Jewish state comes after a recent U.N. report claiming Israel was committing genocide in Gaza. Asked about the report on Sept. 19, Trump said that the Hamas-led invasion and massacre in Israel’s south on Oct. 7, “was genocide at the highest level.”

“I haven’t seen [the report],” Trump said, “but did anybody commit genocide on Oct. 7? What do you think about that? That was murder, genocide, you can call it whatever you want … , but little babies were chopped in half, arms were cut off people, heads were cut off people—that’s genocide.”
International cycling union head rejects calls to ban Israel-Premier Tech from races
International Cycling Union (UCI) president David Lappartient insisted on Friday that sport cannot be “a tool of sanctions” as calls mount for Israel to be barred from sporting events.

The Vuelta a España grand tour, which ended earlier this month, was massively disrupted by protesters in Spain targeting the Israel-Premier Tech team, which, while not representing the country, is owned by a Jewish businessman with close ties to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Some have called on authorities at the World Championships in Kigali this week and next week’s Europeans in France to bar Israel, because of its ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza.

But Lappartient, who will begin a new four-year mandate at the head of the UCI on Saturday, insisted that that was not the right path to follow.

“The IOC has confirmed our position, which is that sport is not a tool for sanctions but a tool in the service of an ideal, which is to bring people together with the aim of promoting peace,” he said.

“And peace is not brought about through exclusion. Israeli athletes, just like Palestinian athletes and all the world’s athletes, are welcome in our competitions.”
Danish fund drops Israel over Gaza, citing violations of ‘human rights’
A large Danish fund manager, AkademikerPension, announced on Wednesday that it will disinvest from Israeli state assets over the war against Hamas in Gaza, and the Israeli presence in Judea and Samaria.

“In AkademikerPension, we take a systematic approach to monitoring sovereigns against our Policy for Responsible Investments. In this case, our monitoring has identified violations of human rights, and we have therefore decided to exclude the State of Israel and state-controlled enterprises from our investment universe,” the manager’s chief executive officer, Jens Munch Holst, said in a statement.

The statement did not detail Israel investments hitherto handled by AkademikerPension, but did say that “as of today, AkademikerPension holds no positions in the State of Israel or in Israeli state-owned companies.”

Investing some $24.77 billion globally, AkademikerPension manages the pensions of Danish teachers and university lecturers. It said the war was not in accordance with international humanitarian principles, Reuters reported.

The exclusion follows the recent divestments by Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund. “This comes as an assessment of the state of Israel’s ability to uphold human rights,” CEO Jens Munch Holst told Reuters.

Norway’s wealth fund stopped short of announcing a blanket boycott of Israel but announced in August that it had divested from 11 Israeli companies that it said did not meet its “equity benchmark.”
Fury after authorities ‘missed deadline’ to bring terror charges against Kneecap rapper
The terror charge against 27-year-old Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh has been thrown out of court after a critical deadline was missed to bring a case against him, prompting outrage among Jewish community leaders.

Ó hAnnaidh, who performs under the moniker Mo Chara, was charged in May after allegedly displaying a flag in support of proscribed organisation Hezbollah at a gig at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town, London, in November 2024.

The charge appears to have been lodged by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) at the very last minute, May 21, exactly six months after the alleged offence was committed.

Ó hAnnaidh’s lawyer, Brenda Campbell KC, told Woolwich Crown Court in August that the Attorney General’s consent was given the following day, which meant the charge fell outside the six-month timeframe in which criminal charges against a defendant can be brought.

According to sources, the attorney general's office was only asked for permission to prosecute after the deadline had already passed. However, the CPS claimed in a statement to the JC that it followed the “correct” procedure.

Former Attorney General Sir Michael Ellis said: “There appears to have been a serious failure in the administration of justice in this case and there must be a full enquiry examining every aspect of the procedure. Why on earth was an important statutory deadline missed? These questions must be answered promptly to restore confidence in the legal process.”

Speaking at the court on Friday, Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring ruled: “These proceedings were instituted unlawfully and are null.”

Explaining the basis for his ruling, he said: “I find that these proceedings were not instituted in the correct form, lacking the necessary DPP and AG consent within the six-month statutory time limit set by section 127.

“The time limit requires consent to have been granted at the time or before the issue of the requisition.

“Consequently the charge is unlawful and null and this court has no jurisdiction to try the charge.”


Health Secretary has ‘no confidence’ in medical regulation system after ‘Jewish supremacy’ doc let off
The health secretary has launched an unprecedented attack on the UK’s medical regulation system, saying he has “no confidence” in its ability to keep patients safe after a doctor who called for the ethnic cleansing of Jews from Israel was allowed to continue practising.

Dr Rahmeh Aladwan has become infamous within the British Jewish community for such claims as “the UK is occupied and controlled by Jewish supremacy – in fact, most Christian majority countries are” and calling the Royal Free Hospital in London a “Jewish Supremacy Cesspit”.

On Thursday, the Medical Practitioner Tribunals Service (MPTS) ruled that Aladwan, who has parroted extreme far-right talking points like the idea that “Rabbis need to reject the Amalek commandment and the notion that non-jews are lesser than goyim”, is fit to practice medicine while the GMC investigation into her continues.

In a strongly worded statement to Jewish News, Health Secretary Wes Streeting responded to the MPTS ruling, saying: “The racist language of ‘Jewish supremacy’ reflects the values of Nazis, not the NHS. I fail to see how medics using such language with impunity doesn’t undermine confidence in the medical profession. I have no confidence in the ability of our medical regulation system to keep patients safe and I am taking urgent advice on next steps.”

Aladwan, a member of Palestine Action until the group was banned under terror legislation in July, has also made no secret of her thoughts on Hamas. She has posted: “I don’t condemn Hamas. I don’t condemn October 7. I don’t condemn armed resistance to Occupation. I condemn ‘Israel’.”
Dr Rahmeh Aladwan allowed to continue to practise despite investigation
Yesterday, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) ruled that an NHS doctor who uses her social media and public appearances to wage a campaign of hatred against British Jews is fit to continue practising medicine while she is under investigation by the General Medical Council (GMC).

Campaign Against Antisemitism has submitted several complaints to the GMC regarding social media posts that appear to have been published by Dr Rahmeh Aladwan.

Below is just a selection of the posts that were referenced in the complaints:
Responding to another user’s post regarding the GMC, a post, which was published on 25th April, read: “Hey @gmcuk, the world sees you kneeling before your Jewish supremacist masters and the ‘Israeli’ lobby. This is a betrayal of your doctors. Stand with them – not with supremacy, genocide and apartheid.”
Another post, published on 29th April, read: “I will never condemn the 7th of October.”
A post, published on 5th July, partially read: “Britain is totally occupied by Jewish supremacy.”
Another post, which was published on 6th July, read: “Let’s make this crystal clear: anti-Zionism means ‘Israel’ has no right to exist. No debates. No exceptions. ‘Israel’ is genocide. Its supporters are genocidal—and that includes over 90% of Jews on earth.”
Addressing the Chief Rabbi, a post, published on 6th July, read: “Why do you lie so much Rabbi genocide? Palestinians are Semites, and you support our mass murder you criminal.”
Another post, published on 13th July, read, “Calling them Zionists instead of Jewish supremacists only helps the mass murder continue,” and “If Jews want to be seen as separate from this horror, they need to stop perpetrating it. Until then, the world sees what they are doing, and no amount of deflection, rebranding, or moral posturing will change that.”
One post, published on 13th July, read in part: “Jews can deny it all they like but at some point you will have to accept that Jewish supremacy is what is murdering us.”
Responding to another user, a post was published on 30th July, which partially read: “The Royal Free Hospital in London is a Jewish supremacy cesspit.”


Three Rising Democratic Stars To Appear Alongside Hamas Lovers at Anti-Israel Conference in America’s ‘Jihad Capital’
A trio of rising Democratic Party stars are slated to speak at an anti-Israel convention this week alongside a deep roster of Hamas sympathizers and anti-Semites.

Michigan Senate candidate and former CNN contributor Abdul El-Sayed (D.), Rep. Ro Khanna (D., Calif.), and Michigan lieutenant governor Garlin Gilchrist (D.) are listed in the lineup for ArabCon, an event hosted by the American-Arab Discrimination Committee (ADC) in Dearborn, Mich., a majority-Muslim town dubbed "America’s Jihad Capital" because so many of its city and religious leaders have sided with Hamas against the United States and Israel.

All three of the Democrats are running—or likely running, in Khanna’s case—for prominent political offices. El-Sayed is running for Michigan’s open Senate seat, Khanna reportedly plans to run for president in 2028, and Gilchrist is running for Michigan governor. ArabCon, which boasts it brings together "America’s most revolutionary voices," provides a significant platform for the politicians to reach Michigan’s Muslim and Arab voters, a massive voting bloc that skews heavily toward Democrats.

El-Sayed, who ran unsuccessfully for Michigan governor in 2018, will speak at a "Meet the Candidate" session on Saturday, Gilchrist will headline the ADC’s gala dinner, and Khanna, who represents Silicon Valley in Congress, will appear with left-wing political commentator Cenk Uygur for a discussion about Israel’s "genocide in Gaza."

Numerous other speakers at the event have promoted anti-Semitic hate, support anti-Israel terrorist groups, and praised Hamas leaders.

One speaker is Rabab Abdulhadi, a San Francisco professor who has organized multiple events with members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization. Abdulhadi, who has blamed the "Jewish caucus" for attempting to cancel those events, said the Hamas operatives who attacked Israel on Oct. 7 were "merely defending themselves." Another conference speaker, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mosab Abu Toha, has criticized the media’s "humanization" of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas.


SJP chapter at Maryland vote on Israel boycott slated for Yom Kippur ‘shameful, unacceptable’
The Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at the University of Maryland, College Park, a state school, is forcing Jews to choose between their faith and their support for Israel, according to Leo Terrell, chair of the U.S. Department of Justice’s task force on combating Jew-hatred.

Terrell noted on social media that the anti-Israel student group intends to bring a resolution boycotting Israel up for a vote on Yom Kippur, one of the most sacred days on the Jewish calendar. The vote “was first set for Rosh Hashanah and now moved to Yom Kippur,” he wrote.

“Students for Justice in Palestine appears to be intentionally picking the holiest days of the year for Jews in order to force them to choose between defending their Zionist identities or observing their religion,” he said. “This is shameful and unacceptable.” (JNS sought comment from the student group.)

The resolution calls on the university to cease ties with any organization that supports or profits from “Israel’s regime of apartheid and occupation,” which includes “boycotting goods, services and academic partnerships linked to complicit institutions.”

The group stated earlier in the week that the student government’s general meeting is scheduled for Oct. 1 in the evening, when Yom Kippur starts. “Bring all your friends to the committee meetings,” it said, “and the final hearing of the bill on Oct. 1.” A screenshot of a deleted post from the student group suggests that votes were scheduled to take place on both days of Rosh Hashanah.

Student Government Association leadership claimed that the initial voting date was determined in accordance with SGA’s bylaws and to meet deadlines set by the University System of Maryland Foundation, a university spokeswoman told JNS. It was rescheduled “given the constraints of the academic calendar, the University System of Maryland calendar, fall break dates and the observance of Sukkot, Yom Kippur and other key dates.”

“While the new date coincides with Yom Kippur, legislators will have the option to vote by proxy,” she added.
Georgetown Hosts “Rethinking Zionism after Gaza” Event With Prof Who Justified Oct. 7
On September 25, Georgetown University will host Dr. Barnett Rubin for a talk titled “Rethinking Zionism after Gaza” at its Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. The event comes amid growing scrutiny of Georgetown’s pattern of hosting pro-terror speakers and employing graduate students with alleged terror ties.

Rubin himself posted on X during Hamas’s October 7, 2023 massacre against Israel, appearing to justify the attack by stating: “That anyone can call Hamas’s attack on Israel ‘unprovoked’ is mind-boggling.”

The event description further underscores the extreme nature of discourse being promoted, claiming that since the October 7 attacks, Israel has transformed from a “secular settler-colonial state with some liberal characteristics into an apartheid system led by messianic extremists.”

Georgetown’s History of Hosting Terror-Tied Speakers and Students
Just months ago, the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA) exposed Georgetown fellow Badar Khan Suri’s family ties to Hamas leadership. Suri, whose father-in-law, Ahmed Yousef, was an adviser to Hamas’s former political leader Ismail Haniyeh, was found to have promoted Hamas propaganda on social media while employed at Georgetown’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies. His wife, Mapheze Saleh, also worked for Hamas.

The Middle East Forum revealed that Suri had denied key aspects of the October 7 attacks and shared content defending Hamas operations. Rather than distance itself from Suri, Georgetown defended him as a victim of “McCarthyism,” with the Alwaleed Center for Muslim and Christian Understanding issuing a statement condemning his eventual arrest by immigration authorities.

Earlier in 2024, on March 7, Georgetown University’s Qatar campus hosted “On Palestine,” a symposium with Mehdi Hasan serving as moderator alongside participants with documented connections to terrorist organizations including Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and Hamas.


Georgetown Calls In FBI To Investigate ‘Anti-Fascist’ Extremist Group
Georgetown University is seeking the help of the FBI as it investigates a series of flyers posted on campus that advertise a new chapter of an "anti-fascist" extremist group pledging to "do something more than symbolic resistance."

The flyers, which were first posted on a campus dorm Wednesday, implore Georgetown students to "join the John Brown Club," an apparent reference to the John Brown Gun Club, a far-left group known to train members in hand-to-hand combat and "large-scale gunfights." The flyers tout the club as "the only political group that celebrates when Nazis die" and include the "Hey, fascist! Catch!" phrase accused Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson inscribed on one of his bullets.

Georgetown took down those flyers and launched an investigation in response, the Washington Free Beacon reported. But more flyers were posted on campus Thursday, including a new one that reads, "FOLLOW YOUR LEADER / REST IN PISS CHARLIE KIRK," depicting Kirk bleeding from the left side of his neck, where he was shot. Georgetown also removed those flyers before reporting them to the FBI.

"Georgetown University has no tolerance for calls for violence or threats to the university," a school spokesperson said in a statement. "Upon discovering the new flyers, the university removed them and reported them to the FBI."

"The university's team of safety and security experts, including its police department and specialized threat assessment professionals, will continue to investigate this incident and work in partnership with law enforcement to ensure the safety of our community."

The flyers include QR codes that lead to a Google sign-up form reading, "We're building a community that's done with ceremonial resistance and strongly worded letters." Google removed the form for violating its Terms of Service sometime on Thursday.


The 'Free' University of Brussels: An Anti-Semitic Madrassa in Europe?
The climate of hatred and intimidation is so pervasive that, according to them, it is impossible to be Jewish on the ULB campus. One cannot speak or express oneself as Jewish — or simply be Jewish. Just being a Jew is condemned and subjected to violence.

Finally, when Alain Destexhe, long-time Belgian Senator, sought to shed light on this choice by pointing to demographic developments at ULB, citing around twenty first names — without surnames — the university immediately, the same day, filed a complaint against him for "incitement to hatred". It is questionable how the observation of a demographic evolution — neither good nor bad in itself, but simply factual — could be construed as "hateful". So much for "free inquiry", the motto of the ULB.

Out of conviction or cowardice, the Free University of Brussels seems to have chosen the path of complicity with Islamist anti-Semitism.

Voices are now calling on the Belgian authorities and the European Union (notably within the Erasmus program) to take the necessary measures, including the complete withdrawal of funding.


UN Security Council resolution to extend Iran nuclear deal fails hours ahead of reimposition of sanctions
A last-ditch effort to stave off the reimplementation of U.N. sanctions on Iran failed on Friday, with the U.N. Security Council voting down a Russia-China resolution that would have extended by six months the Iran nuclear deal signed under the Obama administration in 2015.

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA, is set to expire on Oct. 18. Once it does, its signatories can no longer claim Iran to be in violation of the agreement and will lose the ability to call for what is commonly known as “snapback” sanctions.

Those sanctions, including an arms embargo and global assets freeze, a ban on the sale of materials that could be used in uranium enrichment, a ballistic-missile development ban and a travel ban for select Iranian individuals and entities, existed before the accord was signed and can be snapped back into place.

The three European signatories to the deal—France, Germany and the United Kingdom, known as the E3—initiated the snapback process in late August, triggering a 30-day period for sanctions to be reimposed. It expires on Friday evening, Eastern Standard Time.

The resolution voted on by the council on Friday was meant to extend the JCPOA by six months, thereby giving the E3 and Iran more time to negotiate Iranian compliance, including full access for international inspectors to Iran’s nuclear facilities and clear explanations of undeclared nuclear material discovered by inspectors.

“This was the right decision by the Security Council, as the Islamic Republic of Iran cannot be relieved or absolved of accountability for the continued non-performance of its nuclear commitments,” stated the Israeli mission to the United Nations. “The threat posed by the Islamic Republic extends far beyond Israel’s borders and the result of this failed draft resolution is a testament to that.”

E3 officials expressed exasperation with Iran’s response, deciding that extended negotiating time would not bring about compliance by Tehran.


Tehran to ink $25bn deal with Moscow to build nuclear plants in Iran, as sanctions loom
Iran and Russia signed a $25 billion deal to build nuclear power plants in the Islamic Republic, Iranian state media reported Friday, just hours ahead of the likely return of sweeping UN sanctions on Iran.

“A deal for the construction of four nuclear power plants with a value of $25 billion in Sirik, Hormozgan was signed between the Iran Hormoz company and Rosatom,” state television said.

Iran has just one operational nuclear power plant in Bushehr in the south, with a capacity of 1,000 megawatts — just a fraction of the country’s energy needs.

According to state news agency IRNA, each plant will have a capacity of 1,255 megawatts, though no details were provided on the timeline.

Iran had previously signed with Russia a nuclear energy deal in 1993, allowing for the construction of the Bushehr plant, after Germany had abandoned it in the wake of the Islamic revolution of 1979.

The latest move comes as so-called snapback sanctions triggered by the European parties to a landmark 2015 nuclear deal with Iran are set to return by the end of Saturday.

Britain, France and Germany triggered the sanctions last month, accusing of Iran of failing to adhere to its commitments under the agreement.


Illinois man charged with hate crimes for alleged anti-Israel, anti-Trump vandalism of police station
Joshua Sanchez, 30, of Carol Stream, Ill., in the Chicago area, was charged earlier this week with two hate crimes for allegedly spray painting anti-Israel messages and statements critical of U.S. President Donald Trump on a police station and two businesses.

The targets were the Carol Stream Police Department, Chrissy’s Gaming Bar and Grill, and a nearby 7-Eleven, according to Bob Berlin, the DuPage County state’s attorney, and Don Cummings, the Carol Stream police chief.

Sanchez is charged with writing expletives directed at both Trump and Israel. When he was detained near the police station, officers found “a five-inch silver knife, with metal/brass knuckles on the handle” after Sanchez reached into a pocket, the county alleged.

“Hate crimes, and the accompanying prejudice that fuels the type of despicable actions alleged in this case, have no place in civilized society,” Berlin, the state’s attorney, said. “Make no mistake, any crime driven by hate, with the intent to harm, intimidate or instill fear in the community will not be tolerated in DuPage County.”

Sanchez is next due in court on Oct. 20.
Airbnb accused of ‘insulting’ response after swastika found in rental
A Jewish family’s summer holiday in France turned traumatic after discovering a swastika graffitied on the ceiling of a pool house at their Airbnb rental.

Joel [surname withheld on request], whose maternal grandparents fled Nazi Germany while much of his wider family were murdered in the Holocaust, said the discovery was deeply distressing – but it was Airbnb’s handling of his complaint that compounded the pain.

“Finding a swastika on the property was bad enough, but Airbnb’s response – claiming it was in an ‘inaccessible’ area – was frankly insulting,” Joel told Jewish News. “At no point have they addressed the issues I repeatedly raised, and despite asking multiple times, I have never received an official apology. They even sided with the host at first, insisting they had no knowledge of the symbol, despite the host telling me directly that they did.

“For me, this is especially painful as I am having my German citizenship reinstated, after it was stripped from my grandparents by the Nazis. This isn’t about customer service, it’s about how one of the world’s biggest platforms treats antisemitism.”

Joel said he reported the graffiti during his stay but explained to Airbnb that his family could not move because they had their young daughter with them. He also made clear he did not want Airbnb to alert the host at first, as the symbol left them feeling concerned for their welfare.

Although he and his family continued with their holiday, Joel said the symbol – and Airbnb’s subsequent response – left a lasting impact.


Byzantine-era gold coins unearthed near Sea of Galilee
Israeli archaeologists have uncovered a Byzantine-era treasure of nearly 100 gold coins and earrings near the Sea of Galilee, the University of Haifa announced on Thursday.

The hoard, unearthed in July during excavations at the ancient city of Hippos (Sussita) and dating to the 6th century CE, was discovered when a metal detector operator with the dig picked up a signal near a large stone at the site.

As the stone shifted between two walls, the signal grew stronger and gold coins began to emerge one after another.

“The device went crazy. I couldn’t believe it—gold coins started appearing one after another,” said Edie Lipsman, the metal detector operator.

The find includes 97 pure gold coins and dozens of fragments of gold earrings inlaid with pearls, semi-precious stones and glass, the university said.

“This is one of the largest hoards from the Byzantine period discovered on dry land in Israel, and its uniqueness lies in the combination of jewelry and gold coins from the reigns of different emperors,” said University of Haifa expedition co-director Michael Eisenberg. “In addition, remnants of fabric were found on some of the coins—a trace of the cloth pouch in which the hoard had been hidden.”

The coins date from the reign of Emperor Justin I (518–527 CE) to the early years of Emperor Heraclius (610–613 CE).
Nearly 70,000 Jews visited Temple Mount in 5785, setting modern record
Almost 70,000 Jews ascended the Temple Mount holy site in the Hebrew year 5785, marking a 22% increase compared to the previous year and a modern-day record, the Beyadenu activist group stated on Wednesday.

According to the Israeli advocacy group, 68,429 Jewish worshippers entered Judaism’s holiest site since the previous Rosh Hashanah, or Jewish New Year, on Oct. 2, 2024. In 5784, 56,057 had visited the site.

During this year’s Rosh Hashanah, which was celebrated on Tuesday and Wednesday, 897 Jews ascended, up from 485 in 2024.

“The Jewish public seeks to celebrate Rosh Hashanah on the Temple Mount, the holiest site for the Jewish people, with prayers and joy,” stated Akiva Ariel, Beyadenu’s head of public relations.

Noting that five Jews were arrested on the Temple Mount for blowing the shofar, a ram’s horn used to carry out the biblical commandment of Rosh Hashanah, he accused Israeli authorities of a “severe violation of Jewish freedom of worship.

“We will continue to act until this discrimination is abolished and equal rights are guaranteed for all worshippers on the Mount,” Ariel said.

Under the leadership of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Temple Mount has seen a surge in visits by Jews, especially on holidays such as Tisha B’Av, the national day of mourning marked on Aug. 2-3.
Paramount+ to screen Keshet 12’s Oct. 7 series ‘Red Alert’ worldwide
Paramount+ has acquired and will air Keshet 12’s drama series “Red Alert,” about real acts of heroism that took place when Israel was invaded by thousands of Hamas-led terrorists from Gaza on October 7, 2023.

The four-part series will premiere globally on Paramount+ on October 7. In Israel, the first episode will air on Keshet (Channel 12) on October 5.

Avi Nir, CEO of Keshet Group, said he was proud and happy that the deal with Paramount allows the series to premiere simultaneously in Israel and around the globe.

“It is crucial that the world knows about that terrible morning, which for so many is still not over,” said Nir. “Thanks and apologies are due to the heroes, the hostages, and the victims of October 7.”

The series is inspired by true events, and stars Rotem Sela, Miki Leon, Rotem Abuhab, Hisham Suleiman and Anat Hadid, among others.

The episodes were made in close collaboration with the people whose stories inspired the drama. Those people include Batsheva Yahalomi from Kibbutz Nir Oz, who escaped being taken hostage with her two young daughters while her son Eitan was abducted and her husband, Ohad, was murdered in captivity.

Another episode will tell the story of Tali Hadad from Ofakim, who evacuated the wounded under fire, including her son, Itamar.

Other stories include that of two police officers at the Nova command post who were saved by a fellow officer and that of a Gaza envelope resident whose wife was killed and then hid with his infant son from terrorists and saved soldiers from a deadly ambush.

The project, created by Lior Chefetz, is produced by Green Productions together with the Jewish National Fund USA Israel Entertainment Fund (IEF). It was led by Oscar-nominated Hollywood producer Lawrence Bender (“Pulp Fiction,” “Inglourious Basterds”) and sold by Keshet.
Red Alert l Official Trailer l Paramount+
From the ambush at an open-air music festival to a family's last stand inside their home, ordinary people face life-or-death situations as a terrorist invasion turns southern Israel into a war zone. Based on the events of October 7, 2023, and the lived experiences of those who survived. Some names have been changed, and some scenes imagined.




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