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Double-helix Rainbow – Spotted on the Gaza border 2/12/25
SCREAMS BEFORE SILENCE Full Video [57:00] A documentary film on the sexual violence committed by Hamas on October 7th, Screams Before Silence is a documentary film led by American businesswoman Sheryl Sandberg, that explores the sexual violence by Hamas during the Hamas-led attack on Israel, on 7 October 2023, including events at the massacre at the Nova Festival and abductions to the Gaza Strip.
HAMAS MESSAGE, BRESLEV INVADES LEBANON
February 16, 2025 ISRAEL REALTIME – Connecting to Israel in Realtime
HAMAS MESSAGE TO ISRAEL – Hamas terrorists in messages to the State of Israel: “We will emerge from the earth to continue fighting until liberation.
We are Toufan Al-Aqsa and we are the day after – we are the perpetrators of the attack on October 7th and we are the day after.”
VIDEOS OF HAMAS BULLDOZERS 200 METERS – from the security fence, not being confronted, as well as burying “objects (IEDs) – with NO RESPONSE by the IDF.
DEAL COSTS – IDF: 1,135 Arab convicts have been released so far, 460 convicted mass murderers with 40-60% (per Shin Bet statistics) likely to murder again. [Emphasis added]
(update) THE (FAKE?) ISSUE OF THE DAY – the article we shared wrote, “Qatar is not an enemy country. Many Israelis do business with it, and it is legal.” This DOES NOT mean they are a friendly country. They appear to finance quite a bit of the radicalism in the Arab world, including to organizations that target Israel.
YAVNE DRILL – Sunday-Thursday, February 16-20, 2025, an IDF exercise will take place in the western region (across Highway No. 4). Between 08:00-17:00, explosions may be heard. IT’S A DRILL.
EGYPTIANS THREATEN TEL AVIV – minister saying they could take Tel Aviv in 24 hours. Almost 30% of the Egyptian army is ‘training’ in the Sinai.
BRESLEV CHASSIDIM INVADE LEBANON – At least 20 Israelis crossed the fence into Lebanon last night to visit the tomb of Rabbi Ashi on Mount Shanan, which is located in Lebanese territory near the border, in order to pray and renovate the tomb. IDF forces returned them to Israel, 8 of whom were taken for questioning.
.. talks have been underway with the IDF to allow orderly and secure entry of worshippers to the tomb of Rav Ashi on the Lebanese border. The expected date of the first entry: 7th Adar, the day of the celebration of Moses.
ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS – are being deployed to Israeli towns in Judea-Samaria, due to deteriorating security conditions.
ALIYAH CHANGE – licensed professionals (such as doctors) who are interested in immigrating will be able to begin the licensing process even before arriving in Israel. This is in contrast to the current situation, in which immigrants first moved to Israel and only here began a long process of adapting their work permits in their countries of origin to Israeli standards.
Engineers, surveyors, doctors and veterinarians, accountants, insurance agents, financial advisors, social workers, and more – will be able to submit the documents remotely and receive a temporary permit, even before immigrating to Israel.
Contact the Ministry of Absorption.
♦️JENIN – Arab report: IDF bulldozers continue to destroy infrastructure in the Jenin “camp” neighborhoods.
♦️LEBANON – The Air Force attacked 110 kilometers deep into Lebanon, in the town of Kharbata in the Beak’s Valley.
.. In two days, the ceasefire will end, at the end of which IDF forces are supposed to withdraw from Lebanon. The forces are preparing for a full withdrawal from Lebanon, while in the background they are waiting to see whether instructions will be received from the political echelon to remain in a number of control points, or alternatively the withdrawal will be postponed for another ten days.
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DEAL CONFUSION, FAKE ISSUE OF THE DAY
February 16, 2025 ISRAEL REALTIME
DEAL? After days of Arab media reports of caravans entering Gaza (they haven’t) and heavy equipment entering (unclear), today we have: Al-Arabiya network reports this morning that Israel is not complying with the agreements, and that so far no basic equipment has entered the Strip, in addition to heavy equipment and caravans. They further added that Israel’s failure to comply with the terms of the agreement places the mediators in an embarrassing position.
Literally yesterday they were embarrassing the Israeli govt. with all the proscribed items entering, and today complaining the detail is failing because they aren’t entering.
Commentary – Yossi Eliezer: On the one hand, left-wing modernism in the current context promotes the idea of ending the war in favor of releasing all the hostages, as if this were really an option. On the other hand, right-wing modernism in the current context seeks to realize the spirit of Trump and the ultimatum they gave to Hamas in order to win the war and erase the disgrace of the images of Hamas militants at the hostage release ceremonies, with their polished uniforms and drawn weapons.
The issue is to return as many hostages as possible and not cause the deal to implode, or at least phase one of Biden’s path, which is truly terrible, but the government will not be forgiven if it does not exhaust it to the fullest, at least not in the public aspect. On the other hand, the preparations for the possibility of the negotiations exploding and the renewal of the campaign in the Gaza Strip.
THE (FAKE?) ISSUE OF THE DAY – accusations that part of the PM’s negotiating team with Qatar have done business with … Qatar, to the point of legal representation. Expert commentary: “Qatar is not an enemy country. Many Israelis do business with it, and it is legal. And the business is probably not selling Dead Sea mud to the Qataris. It is permissible to do business with it. But this requires disclosure and examination of conflicts of interest. And it is worth noting previous claims have been hoaxes.”
BUNKER BUSTERS ARRIVE – The Defense Ministry says a shipment of heavy bombs from the United States, which had been held up by the previous administration, arrived in Israel. A ship carrying numerous MK-84 2,000-lbs munitions arrived at Ashdod port and was unloaded.
RAMADAN – The islamic holiday month of Ramadan starts on Feb. 28 or March 1. Why we care: The amount of terror attack attempts increases significantly during the month. Additionally, conflicts at holy sites such as the Temple Mount also increase with crowds for the holiday.
SNOW WARNING? Weather models are predicting possible snow on this coming Friday or Saturday at higher elevations, including the Golan, Safed area and Galilee, and Gush Etzion, Mt. Hebron and, in the worst case model, Jerusalem. Being over a week away the timing and severity will change, but some preparation would be wise.
SYRIA – US airstrike on terrorists in a vehicle in northwest Syria.
WORLD NEWS OF NOTE.. Peace talks between Ukraine and Russia will begin in Saudi Arabia in the coming days. US National Security Advisor Wall, US Secretary of State Rubio (who is on his way to Israel) and Special Envoy for the Middle East Witkoff (who apparently took the word “Middle East” and expanded it a bit) will participate. (Politico)
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80-Year-Old Hostage Survived Hamas Hell With Math, Walking, and Defiance
February 14, 2025 Jewish Breaking News – In a tiny room in Gaza, 80-year-old Gadi Moses walked. Seven kilometers each day, back and forth across the same few feet of floor, counting his steps and solving complex mathematics in his head.
For 483 days, this was how he survived.
“At some point, he realized he had to stop expecting immediate rescue and shift his focus to surviving each day,” his nephew Shai tells Walla News. “He taught himself to think differently, to keep pushing forward, and to avoid the crushing disappointment of not being freed the next morning.”
Though Mozes wasn’t held in Gaza’s underground tunnels like other Oct. 7 hostages, isolation became its own form of torture. The room was dark and unsanitary. Food was scarce. To fill the endless hours, he created a world within his mind, holding imaginary conversations with those he loved. Although not knowing that one of them, his long-term partner Efrat Katz, had been murdered on October 7.
But Moses was not a man to be broken. An agronomist and potato expert by trade, he engaged with his captors, even negotiating access to a television. Through it, he watched as his country protested for the hostages’ release, drawing strength from the knowledge that Israel was fighting for their return.
He spoke to his captors of the future. If peace came, he told them, he would teach them to farm. When they taunted him, demanding he “Go back where your parents came from!” he stood his ground. “What are you talking about?” he challenged them. “Our people lived in these places 3,000 years ago!”
For nearly sixteen months, Moses saw no other Israelis. That changed only in his final moments of captivity, when he was escorted through hostile crowds on Jan. 30 alongside fellow hostage Arbel Yehoud, 29, toward freedom. It was only then that Moses learned his daughter Moran had survived the Hamas massacre.
He had kept walking, kept thinking, kept talking, kept hoping. In the end, it had been enough. [Emphasis added]
February 15, 2025 ISRAEL REALTIME
HOW MANY MURDERS WERE RELEASED? (Meaning, how many murders committed by the terrorists released?). 155
The murderers of 155, including children, released.
Ahmed Barghouti – 12 murdered.
Mazen Al-Qadi – 3 murdered, and 5 prison guards raped.
Mansour Sharim – 6 murdered.
Nael Obeid – 7 murdered.
Muhammad Mezlach – 2 murdered.
Ahmed Abu Hader – attempted murder of 11 at a hospital.
Osama Ashkar and Muhammad Naifa – 8 murdered, of which 4 were children.
Abd al-Karim Awis and Amjad Takatka – 6 murdered.
Bachar Najjar – 4 murdered.
Hafez Sharia – 1 murdered, police.
Said Shtia – 2 murdered.
Shadi Abu Shahida – 1 murdered, 100 injured.
Samir Ghit – 1 murdered.
Abd al-Majid Mahdi – 1 murdered.
Mantsur Mokada – 1 murdered.
TRUMP EMPOWERS ISRAEL, ISRAEL SAYS “EH” – Trump: Israel must decide what it wants to do about Hamas not releasing all hostages.
.. On Tuesday of this week, the Prime Minister’s Office issued a statement saying that if the kidnapped people are not returned by Shabbat, we will go back to war. Afterwards, in a briefing “on behalf of a political official,” he said that this was about all the hostages. Only three returned today. Trump backs every move. The Israeli government is currently doing nothing in response. A critical mistake. (Opinion by Kaan 11 reporter.)
.. Now the rumors are circulating that Israel and the US are pressing for another round of hostage release in the coming days, so that the six living hostages who need to be released in phase one of the deal will all be released within a week.
.. Otzma Yehudit Chairman, MK Ben-Gvir: “The Israeli government continues to miss opportunities and fail. Instead of adopting President Trump’s words and applying hell to Hamas, Prime Minister Netanyahu prefers continued negotiations with the devil and the path of surrender and submission. This is not how a “right-wing government” should operate.”
.. Opposition leader MK Lapid – Yesh Atid: Lapid: “We must not stop. Israel must go to phase two of the deal. Everyone must return home.”
♦️LEBANON – IDF continues demolitions in Ya’aron.
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