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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.
Avi Abelow: Will President Trump Put an End to the Axis of Evil and Bring Peace to the Mideast?
HIGH COURT ON SHIN BET, DIRTY DOMESTIC OPERATIONS?
March 23, 2025 Israel Realtime
( VIDEO – New Syrian regime finding more and more Hezbollah weapons caches in Syria. )
HOUSING – Bank of Israel makes dramatic announcement: limits loans to contractors in the housing market. Supervisor of Banks sees growing risk in contractor bank loans subsidizing new home purchases.
NEW AIRPORT? Planning committee approves: New airport in Nevatim (in the desert near Be’er Sheva) to be built within seven years.
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL – on toll Highway 6, starting next week, a 50% discount for heavy vehicles on the highway travelingin the early morning hours, before morning rush hour.
NATURE – today, huge flocks of pelicans have been spotted across Israel as they travel for spring.
HIGH COURT ON SHIN BET HEAD – The High Court will hold a hearing on petitions against the dismissal of the head of the Shin Bet on April 8. The govt. is abiding by the court order to take no actions until then, not interviewing replacement candidates (which, assuming the dismissal goes through – will leave Israel without a Shin Bet director for a time in the midst of war).
THE CABINET PASSED A NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION ON THE ATTORNEY GENERAL – unanimously. Justice Minister: I expect the AG to do what any person with integrity would do in such a situation, and submit her resignation immediately.
SPY CAUGHT IN NETIVOT – 65-year-old resident arrested for carrying out surveillance and photography missions on infrastructure and security sites including IDF bases, the Haifa port, the Haifa refineries and the nuclear research center.
COALITION POLITICS – After speaking with PM Netanyahu, one of the leaders of the Haredi Lithuanian public decided: United Torah Judaism will not issue an ultimatum letter to resign from the government.
DIRTY OPERATIONS BY THE SHIN BET? Ch. 12 reports Shin Bet’s secret investigations into the police “on suspicion of a Kahanist takeover” and the section – subversion of government and democracy, and informed the Prime Minister. ( Kahanist – a leader in the 80’s who stood for ‘strong Jewish and Land of Israel values’ but recommended removing the Arab, including Israeli Arab, population, and was declared a racist illegal movement. ) The concern apparently being that the Minister, Ben Gvir, has friends who were young men involved in the movement 30 years ago.
Prime Minister’s Office: The Prime Minister is not aware of the investigation and has not been informed about it by the head of the Shin Bet.
The Office of the Minister of National Security: The head of a secret organization that initiates investigations and collects materials against elected officials, defining in advance the goal, “to collect evidence and testimonies of the involvement of the political echelon,” is an immediate danger to democracy, who must immediately be dismissed from any position. It is simply unbelievable that a security organization in Israel is undermining the government and investigating a political investigation with the aim of carrying out a political coup against the will of the people.
♦️AIRSTRIKE in SYRIA – DAMASCUS aimed at a senior Hezbollah military operations official.
♦️GAZA – enemy reports that the IDF is pushing in from the south, north, and Netzarim dividing corridor. Ongoing reports of airstrikes at various locations at at leadership targets, including use of bunker-buster underground attacking bombs.
IRAQ – NO, NOT US – Iraq’s Foreign Minister says that his country is not part of the so-called “axis of resistance” and opposes “unity of arenas” and clarified that the Iraqi constitution prohibits war against any country based on a decision by a single entity. Hussein attacked the armed Iraqi factions affiliated with Iran, saying that what they have done for months has greatly harmed Iraq and has not benefited the Palestinian issue.
ON THE VALIDITY OF SOURCES – “Arab report: A ground military operation will begin soon in Yemen.” Israel has no capacity to send significant ground forces that distance. And the US has a president who has no desire to get stuck in a quagmire, and by the way they haven’t moved in any troop transports – which they did move off Israel in the early stages of the Oct. 7 war. This “report” is either wishful thinking, as then the common Houthi will have something to shoot at, or believing their own conspiracy theories. Next you’ll hear the Jews are selling land plots in Yemen in real estate bazaars in New York.
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March 23, 2025 Jewish Breaking News – According to a statement from Katz’s office, the newly established administration will be responsible for creating and managing secure pathways for those in Gaza who choose to relocate to third-party nations. This includes overseeing logistics such as pedestrian inspections at crossings, setting up transportation infrastructure, and coordinating land, sea, and air travel to destination countries.
Katz will soon appoint a head to lead this new directorate.
The statement emphasizes that the initiative is being carried out in line with Israeli and international laws and aligns with the vision previously laid out by former U.S. President Donald Trump.
“We’re taking concrete steps to bring the U.S. president’s vision to life,” Katz said. “Any resident of Gaza who wishes to leave for another country will be allowed to do so.”
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HAMAS BLOCKS CEASEFIRE DEAL, STALLING HOSTAGE-PRISONER EXCHANGE DESPITE US BACKING
March 23, 2025 Israel Realtime
Witkoff to Fox News: “I Was Duped by Hamas.”
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff strongly criticized Hamas in an interview with Fox News on Sunday, saying, “We need to be clear who the aggressor is here, and that is Hamas.” He emphasized that Hamas had every opportunity to demilitarize and accept the US-backed bridging proposal, but “they elected not to.”
Witkoff continued, “So this is on Hamas. The United States stands with the state of Israel.” He said Hamas is fully responsible for the renewed fighting in Gaza, as they rejected what he described as an “acceptable deal” to move forward.
Despite the tension, Witkoff said the US remains open to engagement: “Would we be amenable to a reach out from Hamas? Of course, we would be — no different than in the Russian conflict (in Ukraine). We want to end the killing, but we need to be clear who the aggressor is here, and that is Hamas.”
The US had presented a “bridge proposal” earlier in March aiming to extend the Gaza ceasefire through Ramadan and Passover, creating space for further negotiations. This plan also included a hostage-prisoner exchange — with Hamas releasing five live hostages, including American Edan Alexander, in return for a significant number of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.
A US State Department spokesperson said, “Right now, we still have a bridge proposal on the table that would extend the ceasefire and see the release of five live hostages, including American Edan Alexander. It would also see the release of a substantial number of Palestinians held in Israeli jails.” But they warned, “The opportunity is still there, but it’s closing fast.”
On Iran, Witkoff made a firm statement: “It cannot happen, and it will not happen,” referring to the regime’s nuclear ambitions. He noted that the US is still willing to explore diplomatic avenues with Iran to avoid escalation.
In recent days, IDF troops—led by the Southern Command—have been conducting operations throughout the Gaza Strip. Coordinated with the Intelligence Directorate and the ISA, the IDF has dismantled terrorist infrastructure, destroyed rocket launchers, and eliminated dozens of terrorists.
The 252nd and 143rd Divisions are actively expanding the security perimeter across multiple locations. Meanwhile, Israeli Air Force fighter jets, aircraft, and naval vessels continue to strike enemy targets and support ground forces.
The IDF and ISA successfully eliminated Salah Bardawil, a senior member of Hamas’ political bureau and head of the terrorist organization’s Planning and Development Office. Bardawil was responsible for directing Hamas’ strategic and military planning in the Gaza Strip.
This targeted elimination took place last night in the southern Gaza Strip and marks a significant blow to Hamas’ military and governmental capabilities.
Following a situational assessment by Chief of the General Staff LTG Eyal Zamir and Defense Minister Israel Katz, updated Home Front Command guidelines will take effect today at 18:00. Communities near the Gaza Strip will move from Partial Activity to Full Activity, now including gathering restrictions.
Fearing a potential Turkish takeover in Syria, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to convene a high-level security meeting within the hour to assess the situation and discuss necessary responses.
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[Ed.: It looks like dim-witkopf finally figured it out! I could have told him that in the beginning and saved him all the trouble… He was “duped” because he’s a dope!]
Israel Advances Settlement Sovereignty in Biblical Heartland of Judea and Samaria
March 23, 2025 Jewish Breaking News – Israel’s security cabinet took a bold step forward towards strengthening the Jewish presence in its ancestral homeland on Sunday by approving a plan to recognize 13 Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria as independent communities.
“We continue to lead a revolution of normalization and regulation in the settlements. Instead of hiding and apologizing – we raise the flag, build and settle. This is another important step on the path to actual sovereignty in Judea and Samaria,” Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich wrote in celebration on X.
Israel’s determination to maintain security control over Judea and Samaria has been reinforced in the wake of the October 7, 2023 Hamas massacre, with IDF forces recently conducting counter-terrorism operations in Jenin after the Palestinian Authority’s failure to crackdown on extremists.
The 13 newly recognized independent communities include Tal Menashe, Migron, Shvut Rachel, Haresha, Leshem, Nofei Nehemia, Gvaot, Kerem Reim, Neriya, Alon, Ovnat, Brosh Habika, and Ibei Hanahal. “Their new status will enable direct government funding for each settlement, eliminating the previous requirement to channel resources through their parent communities.”
Needless to say, the PA’s Foreign Ministry criticized Israel’s historic decision and Hamas condemned the move as a ”desperate attempt to impose realities on the ground,” Israel continues to assert its legitimate rights to the territory. Approximately 700,000 Jewish Israelis currently live in communities throughout Judea and Samaria and eastern Jerusalem, areas liberated by Israel during the defensive Six-Day War in 1967.
Though many nations dispute Israel’s right to build in these areas, Israel stands firm on its historical and biblical connections to the land, which date back thousands of years to the time of the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
Everything the media taught you about Israel is wrong. JOSHUA HOFFMAN
By Someone Who Checked the Footnotes
MAR 22, 2025 – If you’ve ever followed international news, you might think Israel is a malevolent superpower — a cross between Darth Vader and a Bond villain — bent on tormenting its neighbors while controlling global media from a shadowy hummus-scented bunker.
This, of course, would be impressive for a country the size of New Jersey with fewer people than New York City. But it’s also, quite simply, wrong.
The problem isn’t just misinformation. It’s also misformation — the slow, steady construction of an alternate reality, in which Israel is always the aggressor, never the victim, and perpetually on the verge of committing unspeakable crimes, usually while being condemned by someone sipping espresso in Brussels.
Let’s unpack this narrative, layer by layer.
The David Who Was Always a David
In the beginning, there were Jews — scattered, exiled, and largely unwanted. After the Holocaust (which, it bears repeating, killed one-third of world Jewry), the surviving remnant dared to ask for a small slice of their ancient homeland. The United Nations agreed. The Jews accepted. The Arabs rejected — and declared war.
This is not a subjective interpretation. This is what happened in 1947 and 1948. Israel was born not in conquest, but in compromise — one that its neighbors refused. Five Arab armies invaded a day after Israel declared independence. The goal wasn’t to “resist occupation”; it was to prevent a Jewish state from existing. Period.
Israel won. Barely. The lesson? The media’s romanticization of the Palestinians as the sole underdog conveniently forgets that Israel has always been the underdog — outnumbered, outgunned, and besieged — even while being accused of being the regional Goliath.
Occupation, Schmoccupation
Let’s talk about that other magic word: occupation. You’ve heard it on the news, scrawled on campus protest signs, shouted in rhythmic slogans: “End the occupation!” But few stop to ask what that means.
In 1967, after three Arab countries massed troops on its borders and explicitly threatened genocide (again), Israel launched a pre-emptive strike and won what’s known as the Six-Day War. As a result, it took control of the West Bank and Gaza — not from a Palestinian state (because there was none), but from Jordan and Egypt, respectively.
Here’s the kicker: if the Arab states hadn’t tried to destroy Israel in 1967, there would be no “occupation” to speak of. It’s like trying to rob someone’s house and then suing them because they punched you in the face. Yet the media coverage rarely includes this small detail.
Also omitted is the fact that Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005 — completely. Not a single soldier. Not a single settler. It even dug up graves to remove its dead. And what happened? Gaza became a launching pad for rockets, an Iranian proxy, and the setting of a real-life horror movie on October 7, 2023 — an event many journalists covered with all the urgency of a cat stuck in a tree.
The Only Democracy in the Middle East™
Yes, it’s a cliché. But clichés become clichés for a reason. Israel is a democracy — flawed, boisterous, loud, and allergic to consensus — but a democracy nonetheless. Israeli Arabs serve in parliament, become Supreme Court justices, and cheer for the other team at soccer games.
The irony?
The one country constantly accused of apartheid is the only one where minorities vote, protest, and sue the government — often successfully.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian Authority hasn’t held an election since 2006. Hamas, in Gaza, banned political opposition, executed critics, and forced children to train as soldiers. But when you read The New York Times, you’d think Hamas is a ragtag group of freedom fighters operating out of a cozy socialist co-op.
In truth, the media’s commitment to “balance” often creates absurd moral equivalencies. Imagine reporting on World War II by writing, “Today, Allied planes bombed German positions after Nazi forces launched a minor blitzkrieg.” That’s essentially how major outlets describe Israeli responses to Hamas terror.
The Media’s Favorite Country to Misunderstand
If Israel had a dollar for every time it was misrepresented in global media, it could afford to hire a better PR team. Or at least a therapist.
One of the most egregious patterns is the “Boomerang Headline”: Militant rocket hits Israeli school; Israel retaliates; dozens dead in Gaza. As if the story begins with Israel responding to an attack — not with the attack itself. The lead is always buried somewhere between the recipe section and the obituaries.
And then there’s the famous photo bias: Palestinian children behind barbed wire, Israeli soldiers with guns. Never mind that the wire is often part of a security fence to stop suicide bombers, and the soldiers are there because — surprise! — they’re being shot at.
The Moral Olympics: Where Israel Always Loses
Only in Israel are moral expectations cranked to superhuman levels. When the U.S. went after al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, there were civilian casualties. Tragic, but understood.
When NATO bombed Belgrade in the 1990s, civilians died. Again — regrettable, but part of war. When Israel fires back at rocket launchers placed next to schools and hospitals? Suddenly it’s a war crime.
Let’s be clear: Israel uses missiles to protect its civilians. Hamas uses civilians to protect its missiles. But the media often flips the moral compass upside down, resulting in what historian Richard Landes called “moral inversion”: where the open society is condemned and the terrorist regime is romanticized.
Dead Jews are easier to love.
Perhaps the darkest media bias is this: Jews are easiest to empathize with when they’re dying quietly. In Auschwitz, they earned solemn retrospectives and violin music. In Israel, defending themselves, they’re portrayed as imperialist warmongers.
This is not new. In 1975, the UN General Assembly passed Resolution 3379 declaring Zionism — the belief that Jews deserve a homeland — to be a form of racism. (Spoiler: it’s not.) The same UN has condemned Israel more times than all other countries combined. More than North Korea. More than Iran. More than the Taliban. One might begin to suspect that anti-Zionism is often just anti-Semitism with a better publicist.
And yet — miraculously, defiantly — Israel thrives. It sends aid to earthquake victims in Haiti, invents life-saving technology, grows tomatoes in the desert, and hosts Pride parades in Tel Aviv. Not exactly the behavior of a genocidal ethnostate.
What the Media Doesn’t Cover — And Why That Matters
The biggest falsehood isn’t what’s said. It’s what’s left out. Like the fact that Israel has flown critically ill Palestinian children to Israeli hospitals. Or that it developed and exported solar tech and desalination systems used across Africa. Or that when there’s a tsunami, earthquake, or hurricane anywhere on Earth, one of the first aid teams to show up is from the IDF.
Or how about the million Jewish refugees who fled (or were expelled) from Arab countries between 1948 and 1972? Where are their UN resolutions? Their news specials? Their protest movements on college campuses?
Silence. Always silence.
The Real Story That Doesn’t Get Told
Here’s what the media rarely tells you: Israel is complicated, but not evil. It’s diverse, passionate, and perpetually introspective. Its own press is often its harshest critic. Its people argue in cafés, courtrooms, and on street corners — often in the same breath.
It’s a country of immigrants, dreamers, engineers, and poets who live under the shadow of existential threats and still manage to produce Oscar-nominated films and really good falafel.
If the media taught you to see Israel as a villain, maybe it’s time to change the channel. Or better yet — go see it for yourself. Talk to Israelis. Visit Jerusalem. Hike the Galilee. Get yelled at by a cab driver.
You might discover that the truth is less binary than the headlines lead you to believe, but far more interesting.
Netanyahu: “I Have A Dramatic Revelation That Will Shake You” [2:42]
March 22, 2025 Yeshiva World News – As leftists protested on the streets on Motzei Shabbos against the government of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister released a video message to the Israeli public.
Netanyahu’s message addressed the leftist claims that the Prime Minister is ousting Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar and Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara due to the investigation opened against former aides in his office regarding their ties to Qatar, a case that has been dubbed “Qatargate.”
It should be noted that the Supreme Court on Friday ordered the government to freeze Bar’s dismissal.
“Citizens of Israel,” Netanyahu said, “Tonight I have a dramatic disclosure of facts that will shake you, but before that, I want to make it clear: Ronen Bar will not remain the head of the Shin Bet, there will be no civil war, and Israel will remain a democratic country. We are a country of law, and the law in the State of Israel says simply, the government is entitled to terminate the tenure of the head of the service before the end of his term, and that is exactly what it did.”
“But, in recent days, claims have been made that the dismissal of the Shin Bet chief was carried out to prevent the investigation into Qatar. So now you will hear from me a shocking description of the facts that should concern each and every one of you, citizens of Israel.”
“My distrust in the Shin Bet chief began on October 7 when he failed to wake me and others, and it grew to the point of removing him from the negotiation team [for hostage release talks], and all of this happened long before the decision to open the investigation into Qatar. I thought the right time to end the tenure of the Shin Bet chief would be after he submits the Shin Bet investigations into the failures of October 7. This is what happened with the IDF Chief of Staff.”
“I instructed the Shin Bet chief to submit the investigations to me by February 15. On February 15, on the date he was supposed to submit the investigation, Ronen Bar sent me a letter. He wrote to me that he is unable to submit the Shin Bet investigation on the date I requested. And he concluded the letter: ‘In light of the above, I would like to submit the main points of the investigation no later than February 27.’ But on February 27, he did not submit the investigation to me, and he requested an additional postponement of several days, and again, I agreed to it.”
“But see what happened on that very day, on February 27, in the evening, in a rare ‘coincidence’ that is impossible to contrive, the Attorney General announced the opening of an investigation into Qatar – on February 27, at 9 p.m.”
“The facts prove unequivocally that the dismissals are not intended to prevent the investigation; the investigation was intended to prevent the dismissals. So you tell me, who here is acting with ulterior motives?” Netanyahu dramatically concluded. [Emphasis added]
Israel Judicial Tyranny: Top Court Freezes Dismissal of Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar By Pamela Geller
March 21, 2025 – Just to be clear, this is the same judicial tyranny we are witnessing in America. And if you recall, there were huge left-wing protests in Israel against judicial reform – a platform Netanyahu ran on. Those awful, well funded leftwing protests crippled the country and weakened it in the lead up to the October 7th massacre.
It may be hard to believe but the left in Israel is worse than the left inn America. And that is saying a lot.
The General Security Service Law, 5762-2002 is clear- as per 3.(c), Ronen Bar answers to the govt, which can fire him at will. Shin Bet head Ronen Bar knew about Hamas’s Oct 7 massacre “many hours in advance” without preventing it.
