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Lebanese Druze journalist Inas Al-Jarmakani is one of the growing voices in the Middle East pushing back against extremist agendas and speaking openly about peace with Israel. Addressing accusations of being a “Zionist,” she emphasized that she cares more about building a stable, safe, and worthwhile life for Lebanese people in Lebanon, instead of promoting endless conflict with Israel driven by the regime of Iran, other foreign interests, and terror groups.
She also pointed to Israeli Druze coming to the defense of the Druze community in Sweida, Syria when they were under attack by various armed factions. Inas’ voice is being shared around the world, in a powerful example of one Middle Eastern woman’s voice rising above division and extremism.
British politician Kemi Badenoch, the opposition party leader in the UK, once again stood up against antisemitism publicly.
She spoke truth to power about those people who want Jews to be afraid to go about their lives, and emphasizes that she will never allow them to win.
She expressed simply and critically that she stands with the Jews of Britain.
In 2022, 24-year-old Kowsar Eftekhari was shot in the eye by the Islamic Republic regime in Iran, and then she escaped.
Now she’s being harassed and abused in Germany by “pro-Palestine” activists who think they know better.
This is the attempted erasure of victims’ voices. We stand with Kowsar against the Islamic Republic’s mass slaughter and torture.
As antisemitic violence continues to rise across the UK, thousands gathered outside Downing Street to protest antisemitism.
The rally called on the “silent majority” to speak out against the normalization of extremism, intimidation, and hatred targeting Jewish communities across the country.
From terror attacks and arson at synagogues to daily harassment and threats, British Jews are increasingly wondering if their country is still a welcoming and safe place for them.
The fight against antisemitism cannot be left to Jews alone. It requires political leaders, institutions, and allies willing to stand up and speak out.
Palestinian activist Mohammed Khatib says that after Palestine is liberated, the movement should turn its focus to the “liberation” of the US, Canada, and other Western countries.
Khatib is the European coordinator for Samidoun, a Palestinian advocacy group that has been sanctioned by the United States for its purported financial ties to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), has been designated a terrorist organization by Israel and Canada, and banned in Germany for allegedly endorsing the use of violence and supporting foreign terrorist organizations.
His extreme rhetoric is just another reminder that those who seek to destroy Israel, will not stop at Israel.
The IDF discovered over a mile and a half of Hamas tunnels underneath Gaza, still in use over two-and-a-half years after the October 7th massacre.
Hamas hides in these tunnel systems, using them to plot terror and shield themselves while Gazan civilians remain above.
If Hamas had built a subway system for Palestinians rather than a terrorist tunnel complex, perhaps the reality of Gaza would be much different today.
British PM Keir Starmer spoke to constituents a few days after two Jewish men were stabbed in the Golder’s Green neighborhood of London in an antisemitic attack.
He described the importance of rooting out antisemitism from public life, and also a desire to hold universities accountable for the hatred festering in British communities.
He’s asking that universities answer directly for what each of them have done, are doing, and will do to counter and address antisemitism at their institutions.
🎥: channel4news
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has awarded Francesca Albanese the Order of Civil Merit, one of Spain’s highest civilian honors, praising her work related to Gaza.
The decision is highly concerning given Albanese’s long record of inflammatory rhetoric about Israel and repeated criticism from Jewish organizations and multiple governments over statements they view as biased or antisemitic.
Albanese has also faced scrutiny over appearances and engagements involving figures tied to Hamas and the Iranian regime, raising broader questions about impartiality and judgment for someone serving in a senior U.N. human rights role.
A U.N. Special Rapporteur is expected to uphold universal human rights standards with credibility and neutrality. Honoring such a polarizing figure further undermines confidence in the impartiality of international institutions.
