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Thursday, April 03, 2025

Israel’s Hostages in Gaza and the Rabbi Who Wouldn’t Be Ransomed (Judean Rose)

Disclaimer: the views expressed here are solely those of the author, weekly Judean Rose columnist Varda Meyers Epstein. Imagine a Jewish sage, Rabbi Meir of Rothenberg, locked in a 13th-century dungeon. The Holy Roman Emperor demands a ransom—a fortune the Jewish community is desperate to pay to redeem their captive sage. Rabbi Meir, meanwhile, will not permit his flock to pay...

An Israel-Jordan Prisoner Exchange is in the Works--Arab Media Suggests it's a Done Deal (Judean Rose)

Abdullah Barghouti—Hamas commander and bomb-making expert responsible for killing 66 Israelis and injuring hundreds more—is slated for release...

12/06 Links Pt1: FM summons UN Mideast envoy over sympathy for Palestinian attacker; Saudi Arabia wants to normalize ties with Israel - report

From Ian: JPost Editorial: Herzog's Abraham Accords trip and the Palestinian elephant in the room Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani said as much speaking to reporters Sunday night, saying the Abraham Accords will ultimately only succeed if a two-state resolution to the conflict is achieved. Hamad also made sure to speak of the Palestinians in his...

Send a message to Gilad Shalit

The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations has set up a website where you can send Gilad Shalit birthday wishes (August 28) and Rosh Hashanah greetings. They plan to take these messages to the ICRC and demand that Hamas allow the ICRC to visit Gilad and deliver the messages, in accordance with international law. Go sign up. (h/t Israeligir...

B'Tselem and Hamas' excellent adventure

YNet reports:A B’Tselem ad calling on Hamas to release IDF soldier Gilad Shalit "immediately and unconditionally" has been banned in Gaza, according to the Israeli human rights organization.The group spokeswoman said the ad was published on Thursday by the Palestinian newspaper Al-Quds, which is circulated in the West Bank, but the Gaza-based daily 'Palestine' refused to print it."We wanted to publish the ad in the Gaza Strip as well, but we were...

Hamas rejects Red Cross call for Gilad Shalit

The ICRC issued a statement:Since Mr Shalit's capture in June 2006, the ICRC has repeatedly asked Hamas to allow the exchange of Red Cross messages between Gilad Shalit and his family. The most recent requests were made at the highest level, but these and all others have been refused."We welcome the fact that yesterday former US president Jimmy Carter handed Hamas a letter from Gilad Shalit's family to him," said Béatrice Mégevand-Roggo, the ICRC's...

Hamas "no longer protecting Shalit" and other news

Firas Press quotes an interview with Hamas spokesman Abu Marzouk where he states that he no longer knows if Gilad Shalit is alive and that his safety is no longer a concern for Hamas.In other news, Marzouk also claims that Hamas has kiilled dozens of soldiers and that Israel is hiding their deaths, in one of the many examples of Elder's First Rule of Arab Projection that is very relevant today.This rule states that "Arabs will project their own crimes...