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As horrifying reports come out of the regime in Iran executing innocent protesters, Iranians in the diaspora are still fighting.
In front of the Israeli Consulate in Toronto, organizers and volunteers waved Israeli flags side-by-side with the Lion and Sun flag. The demonstration was organized by Iranians and attended by many Jewish community members. đźđ±
A powerful reminder that the people of Iran and the people of Israel are not enemies, theyâre united against the same forces of terror and repression.
The hypocrisy is impossible to ignore. When âactivistsâ think they can accuse Israel, they rush to social media and call it human rights. But now that reports have surfaced of women in Gaza alleging sexual abuse and exploitation by Hamas members, those same voices are nowhere to be found. The Daily Mail report says women described being sexually exploited, propositioned, and coerced in exchange for food, aid, money, or protection under Hamas rule.
Their silence says everything. Hamas is not only a threat to Israelis, itâs also a threat to Palestinians, including the women trapped under its control. Human rights donât stop mattering when the abuser is Hamas.
The IDF says it discovered a Hezbollah weapons cache hidden in a childâs bedroom in southern Lebanon, including explosives, rifles, grenades, RPGs, machine guns, and other combat gear. The military says the cache was found during a targeted raid in the area of Aadshit al-Qusayr.
This is typical Hezbollah behavior. They embed terror infrastructure inside civilian homes, within childrenâs spaces, to shield their terror activities behind civilians. Itâs one more example of Hezbollah turning ordinary Lebanese families into human shields for the purposes of perpetrating terror against Israel.
A major new response to campus antisemitism: Touro University, a private Jewish university system based in NYC, has launched an Antisemitism Institute aimed at dismantling anti-Jewish hatred in academia through education, research, and legal action. Touro says the institute will also host a major antisemitism conference in New York and support new teaching fellowships for professors.
Real institutional investment is required to confront the crisis Jewish students are living through right now. Antisemitism response on campuses shouldnât only happen when the federal government decides to take action.
A Cambridge student confronted Hasan Piker about the October 7th massacre at the Nova festival and pushed him to clearly condemn the murder and brutality. The clip that circulated afterward shows that instead of offering moral clarity, Piker rationalized the massacre, and refused to denounce the perpetrators.
This is the same Hasan Piker who is often treated as a beloved celebrity by the media.
A figure, no matter how popular, who espouses such reprehensible views shouldnât be treated like a respected moral voice by anyone, let alone be welcomed by universities and political institutions.
A powerful statement from an Emirati official on Israelâs wartime support shows that Israelâs allies arenât only located in the West.
The quote comes amid reports that Israel sent an Iron Dome system and troops to operate it to the UAE during the war with Iran, deepening already significant security cooperation between the two countries.
Since the start of the war in February, the UAE has been Iranâs most frequent target, with the regime firing thousands of missiles and drones at its territory.
In crisis situations, alliances become solidified. Israelis know very well but itâs like to live with missiles raining down overhead. Thatâs why they built the Iron Dome in the first place. Now it will serve to protect allies in their time of need.
Hezbollah is once again facing accusations of using civilian infrastructure for military purposes. The IDF released footage it says shows weapons hidden inside an ambulance in Lebanon, alleging Hezbollah has used medical vehicles and personnel to transport operatives and arms.
If confirmed, the use of medical infrastructure for military activity raises serious concerns under the laws of armed conflict. Doubtful the international community will say anything, though.
Dov Forman, great-grandson of Auschwitz survivor Lily Ebert, warned that his grandmother spent her life explaining that antisemitism does not begin with violence alone. Dov co-wrote a book with Lily while she was alive to explain just that. It begins when institutions go silent, and hide behind false âbalanceâ while Jews are being targeted. In a Fox News piece, Dov argues that Britain is failing to protect its Jewish community, citing both campus antisemitism and recent arson attacks in London.
We must not ignore the warning history gives us again and again. Hate grows when decent people hesitate, and when institutions refuse to name whatâs happening for fear of political backlash. When a minority group is continuously under attack, âbalanceâ is just another word for cowardice.
