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Ziv Abud, a survivor of the Nova music festival massacre and fiancé to Hamas captivity survivor Eliya Cohen, spoke out following the recent antisemitic terror attack targeting a Jewish preschool inside a synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
Having survived the deadliest attack against Jews since the Holocaust, Ziv fired back against the idea that attacking random Jews is somehow a justified act of revenge. No, it’s antisemitic violence and it’s evil.
At a time when Jewish communities around the world are facing rising attacks on synagogues, schools, and Jewish institutions, her voice carries powerful moral clarity.
🎥: _zivabud_
A new report by the Union of Jewish Students found that 20 percent of students in the UK would be reluctant to live with a Jewish housemate.
This statistic is reflective of a climate where antisemitism has become completely normalized, and although British universities encourage students to embrace diversity and coexistence, Jews don’t seem to be included in that calculus.
Universities must take these findings seriously. Jewish students deserve the same basic dignity as everyone else to live, study, and participate in campus life without facing prejudice for their identity.
San José State University is investigating a series of antisemitic graffiti messages discovered on campus, including threats declaring “3/11 & 3/12 are the Jew eradication days,” along with other hateful references such as “K*ll all Jews,” and references to 9/11.
Universities must treat threats like these with the seriousness they deserve. Jewish students deserve to study, live, and participate in campus life without fear of harassment, intimidation, or violence.
Campus leaders must ensure that those responsible are identified, held accountable, and that Jewish students are protected.
Israelis boarding a “rescue flight” sang Hatikvah together before takeoff.
For most countries, rescue flights mean getting as far away from the war zone as possible. For Israelis, these flights mean something different: coming home.
Even in times of danger, Israelis return to their country to stand with their families, their communities, and each other. That spirit is part of Israel’s strength.
Israel’s resilience isn’t just about technology or defense systems. It comes from the bravery, unity, and determination of its people, who continue to choose home, no matter the challenges.
🎥: meravos_
An explosion targeting a Jewish school in Amsterdam has now been confirmed as the second antisemitic attack in the Netherlands in just 48 hours, following an earlier attack on a synagogue in Rotterdam.
No one was physically harmed in this attack, but Jewish institutions are being deliberately targeted.
Schools and synagogues should be places of learning, community, and prayer, not targets of hate.
This pattern is deeply alarming. When antisemitic rhetoric is allowed to spread unchecked, it emboldens those willing to turn hatred into violence.
Jewish communities should not have to live under constant threat simply for existing openly as Jewish.
Jonathan Schanzer, Executive Director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), recently discussed a potential shift in the region: some Lebanese political leaders may be increasingly willing to confront Hezbollah and explore cooperation that could finally end the group’s grip on Lebanon.
For decades, Hezbollah has acted as an armed proxy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, operating from Lebanon while targeting Israel and destabilizing the region. The group has been responsible for kidnapping Israelis, killing Americans, and launching attacks across Israel’s northern border for more than 40 years.
Now, according to Schanzer, there are signs that parts of Lebanon’s political leadership recognize that Hezbollah’s dominance has come at a devastating cost to Lebanon’s sovereignty, stability, and future.
Ending Hezbollah’s control would not only benefit Israel’s security, it could also allow the Lebanese people to reclaim their country from a militia that answers to Tehran rather than Beirut.
A Middle East free from terror proxies would mean something powerful: security for Israel, sovereignty for Lebanon, and a region no longer held hostage by Iran-backed extremism.
🎥: commentarymagazine45
The Iranian regime and its terror proxies openly embrace a strategy that targets civilians.
On Thursday night, an Iranian ballistic missile struck the Bedouin village of Zarzir, causing massive destruction. Nearly 300 homes were damaged, and over 80 residents were injured, almost half children.
This was no mistake. Iranian leadership fired the missile indiscriminately. They didn’t care who they hit. They will happily harm civilian communities across Israel, including ones populated by Arab and Bedouin citizens.
Terrorism does not distinguish between Jew, Muslim, or Christian. It targets anyone living in a society that refuses to bow to violent extremism.
🎥: idf
#ReleaseTheMiddleEast
Iranian, Gazan, and Lebanese activists are coming together with a shared message: the Middle East deserves freedom from violent extremism.
For too long, the region has been held hostage by proxy terror groups, primarily controlled by the regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran, that thrive on bloodshed, repression, and endless war. The people of the Middle East including Iranians, Israelis, Lebanese, Gazans, and many others deserve something better: security, dignity, and the chance to build a future without fear.
This movement is about standing on the side of life over terror, freedom over extremism, and coexistence over hatred.
🎥: buildersofmideast
