Telling Jews to âgo back to Poland,â when 90% of Polandâs Jews were murdered in the Holocaustâand those who returned after faced endless violenceâhas nothing to do with Gaza and everything to do with wanting Jews to be killed.
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Telling Jews to âgo back to Poland,â when 90% of Polandâs Jews were murdered in the Holocaustâand those who returned after faced endless violenceâhas nothing to do with Gaza and everything to do with wanting Jews to be killed.
Why is it that more people are demanding that journalists be let into Gaza than are demanding that the hostages be let out?
No child should have to start elementary school carrying such a heavy burden. Yet Abigail is just one of dozens of children orphaned by Hamas on October 7th. May Abigail's school year be a success, and her parents' memories, a blessing đ
Today is Abigail Idan's first day of first grade. But her parents couldn't drop her off at the bus, because Hamas ruthlessly slaughtered them on October 7th. Abigail was just 4 years old when Hamas kidnapped her and killed her family.
Idan Shtivi, z"l, was finally laid to rest today, 696 days after he was brutally murdered by Hamas. Idan's family and partner, Stav, eulogized him. Every person Hamas stole from us was an entire world. They will never be forgotten. May his memory be a blessing đ
Gretaâs ships headed towards Gaza have been forced to turn back to Spain due to a storm.
In Belgium, a doctor examined a sick young girl. In the âmedical issuesâ section, right after allergies, the antisemitic doctor wrote: âJewish.â Whatâs next, refusing to treat Jews? This is beyond unacceptable. But after this summer, sadly, nothing surprises me anymore.
Zohran Mamdani's mom refuses to show her work in Haifa, Israel, at the multicultural city's annual film fest. Yet she's all too happy to accept millions and headline film festivals in Qatar, a Muslim ethnostate that persecutes its Baha'i minority. Make it make sense.
BREAKING: Hamas terrorist Hazem Naim, who held Emily Damari hostage, has been eliminated.
Iâve spoken to many French Jews, and they all tell me how desperate the situation has become. For them, itâs no longer a question of if theyâll have to leave, but when. It truly breaks my heart.
October 7 didnât just start a war with Israel. It started a war against every Jew in the world.
Ilan Weissâs family had to wait nearly two years to bury him, because Hamas murdered him and abducted his body. Hamas still holds the bodies of at least 29 murdered hostages. Never forget.
The UN rights office issued a report that Iran has executed at least 840 people since the beginning of 2025. The number, they say, âmight be worse.â I must have missed the breaking news. Missed the protests. Missed the celebrity outrage. Why the silence now? đ¤
More people need to care that being Jewish in 2025 can still be a matter of life and death.
BREAKING: A man armed with a knife threatened Jews outside of a Paris synagogue and pursued one of them, who was wearing a kippah, until he found refuge in a nearby shop. Jews in France are once again forced to hide from violent antisemitism.
The US will revoke visas from members of the PLO and PA, ahead of the upcoming UN General Assembly. The official statement calls the PAâs appeals to the ICC to prosecute Israel âinternational lawfare campaigns," and says it hurt the hostage negotiations.
BREAKING: The IDF confirmed that the head of the Gaza Strip ISIS cell was eliminated this week.
The far left hates Jews for being âwhite colonizers.â The far right hates Jews for not being white enough. Antisemitism comes from all sides, and it must be condemned every single time. This poster, seen in Maine, is shocking and must never be normalized. Never again.
We are all allies against senseless violence. The Jewish community stands with the Annunciation community in the midst of this terrible tragedy.
BREAKING: A second woman has come forward accusing ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan of sexual harassment. She alleges he abused his authority over her and pressured her to engage in sexual activity, per The Guardian.
The Houthis care so much about Palestinians that they just sent a drone to Gaza. The truth is, theyâd gladly sacrifice Palestinian lives if it meant killing Jews.
No matter what Israel does, it will never absolve antisemites of responsibility for their own actions. Thatâs just not how the world works.
BREAKING: Twin Tunisian men have been arrested in France for allegedly cutting down the memorial tree planted in honor of Ilan Halimi. Halimi was tortured to death in an antisemitic kidnapping in 2006. The identities of the perpetrators have not been released.
2 Jews were murdered outside the Capitol Jewish Museum, and now 2 children were murdered at school because of the same hatred: antisemitism disguised as âFree Palestine.â This needs to be stopped BEFORE the next tragedy.
BREAKING: The alleged Minneapolis school shooter posted videos online of a gun with â6 million was not enough,â âBurn Israel,â and âIsrael Must fallâ written on it. Antisemitism starts with Jews, but it doesnât end with Jews.
My heart goes out to the victims, including 2 children, of the school shooting just now in Minneapolis. No one deserves to have their life stolen by senseless violence, least of all a young child. Praying for a speedy recovery for the injured. What an utter tragedy.
646 antisemitic acts were recorded in France đŤđˇ between January and June 2025. Thatâs over 3 every single day. And those are only the cases reported to police. How many more go unreported? Perhaps Macron should fix his own country before lecturing everyone else.
Slovenia will likely withdraw from Eurovision this year over Israelâs participation, according to Alenka Gotar, Sloveniaâs 2007 representative. Another childish stunt that helps zero Palestinians. She should watch Eurovision with Bambie Thug next year.
Arbel Yehoud was surrounded by Hamas men upon her release. Today, she is surrounded by supporters. But she is still missing the person she needs most. BRING ARIEL CUNIO HOME đ
If she were alive right now, I could just imagine that she'd be jumping up and down with excitement, posting online with other Swifties. But that's not what is happening because, at just 19, her life was stolen from her. May her memory be a blessing.
Seeing the news about Taylor Swift's engagement has me thinking about Roni Eshel z"l. She was a massive Taylor Swift fan who was brutally murdered by Hamas on October 7th.
ISRAELIS ARENâT GIVING UP đď¸ Thousands are once again flooding the streets to support the hostagesâ families. ITâS TIME TO BRING THEM HOME.
BREAKING: Hamas is attempting to prevent Gazans from leaving Gaza City, as the IDF prepares to advance. Civilian harm isnât a risk, as far as Hamas is concerned. Itâs their whole strategy.
BREAKING: Australia has expelled Iranâs ambassador after evidence linked his embassy to at least two antisemitic attacks. PM Albanese also announced the closure of Tehranâs embassy and that the Revolutionary Guards will be designated a terrorist organization. Finally.
After all, Jewish history in Egypt stretches back millennia to thriving Jewish communities in Alexandria and Cairo, which have left behind synagogues still standing today. Maybe itâs less about the menorah and more about unease with Jewish history still being visible in the region.
A resort village in Northern Egypt was built in the shape of a menorah đ. The design has sparked outrage in Arab media. Let's be honest: a menorah-shaped village shouldnât provoke this much anger.
BRING THEM HOME. BRING THEM HOME. BRING THEM HOME. BRING THEM HOME. BRING THEM HOME.
Targeting Gal Gadot has nothing to do with helping Palestine. It's just discrimination, and we should call it out as such.
In Israel, just like in every other country, it is the politicians, not the actors, who call the shots. Anyone can criticize Israel. I do. But criticizing a country doesn't mean cancelling all its citizens.
1,500 film industry workers signed a letter as "Venice for Palestine" to try to get Gal Gadot disinvited from the Venice Film Festival. Gadot decided before the letter came out not to attend the festival. Still, it is ridiculous that such a letter was even sent.
BREAKING: After announcements earlier today about Lebanon disarming Hezbollah, the terror group has threatened the Lebanese government with violence. HEZBOLLAH DOES NOT REPRESENT THE LEBANESE PEOPLE
The family of Nimrod Cohen is releasing new photos of his capture in a desperate bid to bring attention to his plight. Nimrod has suffered for far too long. We have to bring him home. Nothing else takes precedent.
After an hour of trying to negotiate with them, the organizers had to cancel the remainder of the parade. Free Palestine says they want to help Gazans. But in practice, they end up robbing LGBTQ people of spaces to celebrate our identity. There is nothing progressive about that.
What does shutting down the Ottawa Pride parade have to do with helping Palestinians? Queers for Palestine were an invited group at the march yesterday, but midway through started protesting and blocking the marchers.
As long as Hamas holds the hostages, accusing Israel of genocide will always be absurd. What genocide in history could have ended instantly if one side agreed to release the innocent people it abducted and tortured for almost two years?
The far left hates Jews for being âwhite colonizers.â The far right hates Jews for not being white enough. Antisemitism comes from all sides, and it must be condemned every single time. This poster, seen in Maine, is shocking and must never be normalized. Never again.
đŽđŞ Irish âGoth-Gremlin-Goblin-Witchâ Bambie Thug announced they will not perform their Eurovision entry, âDoomsday Blueâ, until Israel is eliminated from the contest. Our ears thank you. đ
CONFIRMED: The Houthis fired a ballistic missile armed with a cluster bomb for the first time on Friday night. This weapon, previously used by Iran in June, proves once again that the Houthis are acting on Tehranâs orders, receiving both funds and arms from the Iranian regime.
The German Jew who was attacked with paint while posting photos of the hostages is now considering leaving Germany: âThere is a tsunami of antisemitism.â How many more must leave Europe, Canada, or the US before the world takes a stand against antisemitism?
GOOD NEWS: After Huda Kattanâs antisemitic rant on TikTok, Sephora has finally decided to remove Huda Beauty from its upcoming fall âExpertsâ campaign. Antisemitism is not an opinion. It is a crime, and it carries consequences.
Funny what gets people outraged â and what doesnât. Reminder: Qatar bankrolls Hamas.
Hapoel Jerusalem FC announced its players will not play for the first 50 seconds of the match, calling for the return of the hostages. âA countdown from 50 will appear on the stadium screen, symbolizing our brothers and sisters still held captive in Gaza.â We are all waiting for you đď¸
92% of UN aid has been stolen by Hamas. Yonatan Sameranoâs body was kidnapped by UNRWA staff. UNRWA food and ID were found in Sinwarâs tunnel. The UNâs watchdog cut its standard threshold in half to declare a famine in Gaza. Maybe the UN isnât the most neutral voice to speak about famine in Gaza
As the sun sets and Shabbat begins, Iâm holding onto peace đ Tonight, Iâm wishing you rest, courage, and compassion. May this Shabbat bring the peace we all so deeply need â and remind us that unity and humanity are always worth fighting for.
BREAKING: Trump announced that there are âprobablyâ fewer than 20 hostages alive. The hostage families expressed shock and requested additional updates on their loved ones' fates. Israel clarified there are no new updates on the hostagesâ conditions. The pain of these families is unimaginable.
GOOD NEWS: The Lebanese army started disarming Palestinian refugee camps. Troops entered the refugee camp in the southern suburbs of Beirut to collect weapons. This is the first step in ending groups like Hamas from using Lebanon as a base to attack Israel. A safer Lebanon means a safer region.
BREAKING: Several Israeli citizens were brutally assaulted in the Netherlands đłđą at the holiday park âCenter Parcs De Kempervennenâ after locals identified them as Israelis. Two victims were hospitalized following the attack.
You can question Israeli policies and still stand against antisemitism. You can debate politics and still call out violence. Jews are being attacked on a global scale, not because of politics, but just because they're Jews.
History shows: our loudest enemies do less damage than Jews who spend their time tearing down other Jews. If you claim to fight antisemitism but devote yourself to smearing fellow Jews, youâre not protecting usâ youâre betraying us.
Israelis and Palestinians are real human beings who exist beyond your social media feed.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not a trend. Itâs not a way to make your coffee shop look cool on Instagram. Itâs not a fashion accessory. Itâs not a cool rebellion phase or a way to appear smarter or more virtuous to your friends and followers. It is my life.
Jews everywhere are scared. We need everyone to speak up about it.
Almost 2 years after Hamasâs October 7th attack, more and more people are taking up their call to harm Jews wherever we live. Itâs time to stop calling this a protest. Itâs long past time to stop calling it peaceful. Call it what it is: Vile. Violent. Hate.
It doesnât matter where you stand on any political issue, it doesnât matter where you stand on the war in the Middle East. Jews are facing violent attacks on nearly every continent, every single day.
đłđľ Bipin Joshi is Nepali. đšđż Joshua Mollel is Tanzanian. đˇđş Maxim Herkin is Russian. đŚđˇ Eitan Horn is Argentinian. đˇđ¸ Alon Ohel is Serbian. đŠđŞ Gali and Ziv Berman are German. đşđ¸ Omer Neutra is American. The hostages are not just Israelâs concern. They are the worldâs responsibility.
Random Jews on the street are not representatives of the Israeli government. Attacking Jews around the world wonât bring peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
Imagine if the world were filled with genuine pro-Palestinians instead of obsessive anti-Israelis. The war would have ended months ago.
In both cases, the Jews who survived often did so because their Muslim neighbors hid and protected them, which I feel shouldn't be left out of the story. But, even if only some of your neighbors want you dead because you are a Jew, that's not "getting along really well," is it?
But if the Farhud is too recent for you, we could go to 1929 when Jews in Hebron, who had been living in the area for thousands of years, were so mercilessly massacred that the British government felt the need to evacuate them all.
In 1941, my grandmother watched as a man shot a Jewish woman's children one by one as the woman screamed and screamed.
Imagine having a doctor who would rather see you suffer than give you medicine made by an Israeli. That's the point we are at now.
When Jewish tourists complained about the man in a Hitler mask throwing Hitler salutes, nothing was done. And, honestly, I'm getting tired of having to end all these stories with "nobody cared" or "nothing was done."
This is what shocks me about the Free Palestine ethos, no matter how many examples I see. Their antics always end up insultingâor outright harmingâthe very people they claim to support.
But the UK team's gesture wasn't only insulting. It was also totally at odds with the Israeli team's diversity. The team is an example of coexistence between Jews and Arabs in Israel. Why would anyone object to that?
Zimra Vigoda is the mom of a player on the Israeli national wheelchair basketball team. The team was in the news recently when Great Britain's team turned away from them during Hatikvah, a sign of great disrespect in the sports world.
"Jewish, Muslim, and Christian moms who cheered as their sons played side by side. Seven years laterâŚthose boys, now men, are still together on Israelâs national team. Their connection with one another has only deepened."
Jewish families vacationing in Chatel, FRANCE, woke up to Free Palestine graffiti on their cars. Attacking random Jews in the diaspora has NOTHING to do with helping Palestinians. All it does is harm Jews.
The Knesset approved 1.6 billion in aid for Gazans. Israel, while not perfect, is taking concrete steps to increase humanitarian aid flowing into Gaza. I hope the UN takes real action to ensure this aid reaches the Palestinians who need it most. And I pray Hamas is prevented from stealing it.
Rachel Goldberg-Polin read a poem for her beloved son Hersh zâl at a memorial marking the first Anniversary of his death. No mother should ever have to go through this.
Jihad Kamal Salem Najjar was one of the men who brutally beat and kidnapped Yarden Bibas from his home. Today, the IDF has confirmed that Najjar has been eliminated. The terrorists who took part in the October 7th massacres are on an increasingly short list.
I wish more people would prioritize peace when it comes to this conflict. Only the most hateful and radical among us gain anything from the continued dehumanization of each other.
They wouldnât have abducted and murdered Oded Lifshitz, 84, a progressive journalist who dedicated his life to peace and also helped transport sick Palestinians to Israeli hospitals. Hamas never wanted peace. If they did, they wouldnât have targeted the Israelis who believed most in coexistence.
They wouldnât have kidnapped and killed Chaim Peri, 79, who volunteered with the Road to Recovery organization, driving Gazan children to Israeli hospitals.
They wouldnât have murdered Vivian Silver, 74, a peace activist who spent her life bringing Israelis and Palestinians together through projects across Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank.
If Hamas cared about peace, they wouldnât have kidnapped and shot Hersh Goldberg Polin, 23, a man who believed Jerusalem belonged to everyone.
Spain đŞđ¸, the champions of Free Palestine, reportedly sent Gazans rotten food and pork in their latest air drop. If the videos filmed by Gazans are true, this is a disgrace. It just goes to show: criticizing Israel the loudest does NOT mean you actually care about Palestinians.
For two years Hamas could have freed the hostages and ended the war. Instead, they keep them captive, torture them, and flaunt their suffering. This was never about saving Palestinians â only about holding onto power at any cost.
Too often, Jews are forced to remind the world of the threat to our existence to defend Israel ... on campuses, in the streets, on social media ... everywhere. But having to do it at the gates of Auschwitz is beyond words.
At the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial site, a woman tried to shame Jewish teens carrying an Israeli flag as they honored the 1 million Jews murdered there.
Nazi flags hung from Rockwall-Heath High School in Texas over the weekend. It's scary to see Jew hate not just on college campuses anymore. It's making its way into high schools, hitting younger generations, and trying to make antisemitism ânormal.â
BREAKING: Netanyahu is reportedly ready for a partial deal âunder particular conditionsâ (Israeli Channel 11)
⥠Release of all imprisoned minors and women
⥠In exchange for the release of 10 live hostages, Israel is supposed to release 140 terrorists serving life sentences and 60 terrorists sentenced to more than 15 years in prison. ⥠In exchange for each hostage, 10 bodies of Palestinians will be transferred
⥠Negotiations to end the war will begin once the ceasefire comes into effect. ⥠Israeli withdrawal to a depth of about a thousand meters in the north and east of the Gaza Strip - with the exception of the neighborhoods of Shajaiyah and Beit Lahia
According to reports, this is the proposal submitted to Hamas: ⥠The release of 10 live hostages and 18 fallen hostages out of the remaining 50. ⥠The introduction of aid into Gaza through the Red Crescent and the UN. ⥠A 60-day ceasefire.
BREAKING: In his first reaction to the reports that Hamas has agreed to a deal, PM Netanyahu does not rule out the possibility of Israel agreeing, too.
BREAKING: Senior Hamas official Basem Naim confirms that Hamas has agreed to the agreement presented to it by mediators in the past day.
BREAKING: Israeli Channel 12 reports that, according to a diplomatic source, âHamas' response is 98 percent consistent with the Witkoff proposal that Israel previously agreed to. We are now awaiting Netanyahu's response.â
âĄď¸ Release of 10 live hostages and 18 dead in exchange for a 60-day ceasefire âĄď¸ During the next 60 days: Negotiations on a permanent settlement with American guarantees âĄď¸ Bringing humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip through the UN and the Red Crescent This is a developing story.
BREAKING: Hamas officials: We agreed to the mediators' proposal for a deal. It is not yet clear to what deal they are referring. If it is to the Witkoff framework, it would look like this: