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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.

 

Missionaries Beware: Rabbi Tovia Singer Is Bringing Jews Home From the Church!   [8:01]   Tovia Singer

September 8, 2025

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[Ed.: Which part of the First Commandment don’t they get?]

 

From Pagers to Eyeglasses: Israel’s Next Frontier in Covert Warfare?    By Mordechai Sones

Strategic analysis of technological feasibility, legal ramifications, and geopolitical drivers behind potential weaponization of optical devices, one year after 2024 Hezbollah pager attacks

September 8, 2025  Jewish Home News

A New Paradigm in Asymmetric Warfare

In September 2024, the world watched as Israel executed one of the most audacious and technologically sophisticated covert operations in modern history. The simultaneous detonation of thousands of pagers across Lebanon and Syria dealt a stunning blow to Hezbollah’s command-and-control infrastructure.

Contents

A New Paradigm in Asymmetric Warfare

The Pager Precedent: A Blueprint for Supply-Chain Dominance

The Technological Leap: The Science of Transparent Munitions

A Long History: The Pursuit of Blinding and Directed-Energy Weapons

The Legal and Ethical Battlefield: A High-Stakes Gamble

Innovation, Necessity, and Moral High Ground

The attack, a masterclass in supply-chain infiltration, did more than just disrupt an adversary; it signaled a paradigm shift in asymmetric warfare. By turning a common electronic device into a weapon, Israel demonstrated a new doctrine: the mass weaponization of commercial technology.

Now, one year later in the autumn of 2025, a pressing question emerges from the strategic fallout: what comes next? As tensions with Iran and its proxies continue to dominate mainstream news, speculation has turned to an even more ubiquitous and personal item: eyeglasses and contact lenses.

The concept, while seemingly drawn from espionage fiction, warrants serious analysis. Based on established technological precedents, current materials science research, and Israel’s long-standing security doctrine, the development of explosive optical devices is not only plausible but represents a logical next step in this new era of warfare.

The Pager Precedent: A Blueprint for Supply-Chain Dominance

To grasp the potential for weaponized eyewear, one must first appreciate the strategic success of the pager operation. It was not merely an act of sabotage but the culmination of a years-long intelligence effort to achieve supply-chain dominance. Reports indicate that Mossad, likely through front companies, orchestrated the manufacturing of pagers with minuscule quantities of PETN (pentaerythritol tetranitrate) integrated into their batteries. The explosive, a potent and near-transparent compound when purified, evaded detection.

The operation’s true genius lay in its exploitation of an enemy’s operational security measures. Hezbollah had adopted pagers to avoid Israeli signals intelligence (SIGINT) capabilities that effectively tracked cellular phones. Israel turned this strength into a catastrophic vulnerability. The synchronized detonation, reportedly triggered by a sophisticated broadcast signal, created chaos, sowing paranoia and crippling the organization’s ability to coordinate.

For Israeli strategists, this confirmed a powerful new doctrine: if an adversary’s communication or logistical network can be physically infiltrated at the source, it can be neutralized with unprecedented precision and scale. Eyewear, with its complex global supply chain originating largely in Asia and distributed worldwide, presents a similar and arguably more intimate target.

The Technological Leap: The Science of Transparent Munitions

The primary technical hurdle is the creation of a stable, transparent explosive that can be molded into an optical-grade lens without compromising its explosive power. While traditional explosives like C-4 are opaque, advancements in materials science are closing this gap.

The pager attacks utilized PETN, a crystalline substance. For a lens, the ideal material would be an amorphous explosive. Unlike crystals, which have an ordered molecular lattice that scatters light and causes opacity, amorphous solids have a disordered structure, much like glass, allowing light to pass through.

Declassified research from institutions like the U.S. Army’s Picatinny Arsenal, dating back to 2016, reveals long-standing military interest in developing transparent energetic materials using nanotechnology. The goal has been to alter the molecular structure of explosive compounds to achieve clarity without sacrificing stability or power.

More recently, research from institutions like Purdue University into “switchable explosives”—compounds that remain inert until activated by a specific trigger, such as sound or light frequency—points toward dual-use materials that could function as a lens until armed.

Israel’s deep investment in nanotechnology and its advanced defense firms, such as Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, place it at the forefront of this field. Rafael’s work on hypersonic interceptors, which rely on sophisticated infrared seekers and miniaturized explosive warheads, demonstrates a mastery of integrating advanced optics with energetic materials. The incremental steps from a mostly-hidden explosive like PETN in a battery to a fully transparent amorphous explosive in a lens are scientifically significant but represent a clear developmental trajectory.

A Long History: The Pursuit of Blinding and Directed-Energy Weapons

The concept of using advanced technology to blind an adversary is not new; it is a well-established, if controversial, field of military research. Long before the idea of explosive lenses, the world’s major powers invested heavily in directed-energy weapons designed to disable optics—both human and electronic. This history provides a crucial strategic precedent for any operation targeting an enemy’s vision.

As early as March 1982, the U.S. Army Missile Command awarded a $27 million contract to develop ROADRUNNER, a vehicle-mounted, high-energy laser intended to find and destroy the sensitive optical sensors of enemy weapon systems. While its primary mission was anti-sensor, its potential to cause permanent blindness in soldiers was an undeniable and alarming capability. ROADRUNNER was part of a broader Cold War-era push into tactical laser systems, a field that eventually led to the Forward Area Laser Weapon System (FALWD) and other programs aimed at protecting troops by disabling incoming threats.

The very real possibility of these technologies being used as anti-personnel blinding weapons sparked significant international concern. This culminated in the 1995 Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons (Protocol IV to the CCW), a landmark arms control treaty that preemptively banned weapons specifically designed to cause permanent blindness to unenhanced vision. The protocol did not ban lasers outright, but it made the intent to blind illegal.

Today, this legacy continues with the development of modern High-Energy Laser Weapon Systems (HELWS). While publicly designated for countering drones, rockets, and mortars, these systems operate on the same principles as their predecessors. A laser powerful enough to burn through a drone’s airframe is more than capable of causing irreversible eye damage.

This technological duality—publicly stated anti-materiel purpose versus inherent anti-personnel capability—keeps the issue relevant and demonstrates a persistent military interest in weaponized light. This decades-long pursuit establishes that targeting vision is a consistent theme in modern warfare, making the idea of weaponized eyewear a technologically advanced continuation of an old strategic goal.

The Legal and Ethical Battlefield: A High-Stakes Gamble

The deployment of weaponized eyewear would provoke an international legal firestorm far exceeding that of the pager attacks. The pager operation already drew condemnation for violating international humanitarian law (IHL). UN experts and human rights organizations argued the attacks constituted an illegal use of booby-traps under Amended Protocol II of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), which prohibits targeting “apparently harmless portable objects.”

Weaponized lenses would be a more profound challenge to the core principles of IHL:

Distinction: How could the weapon distinguish between a combatant and a civilian family member who might borrow the glasses? The inability to make this distinction would lead to accusations of indiscriminate attacks.

Perfidy: This is the act of killing or injuring an adversary by feigning protected status. Using an object associated with civilian life and medical need to deliver an attack would almost certainly be classified as perfidy under the Geneva Conventions.

Proponents of such an operation would argue that it is a legitimate tactic when used against military targets, such as a known enemy unit whose members are all issued compromised eyewear. They would frame it as a proportional response that minimizes collateral damage compared to an airstrike. However, this legal defense would be tenuous and would likely fail to persuade international bodies like the International Criminal Court (ICC), further isolating Israel politically.

Innovation, Necessity, and Moral High Ground

As of late 2025, there is no public evidence that Israel has developed or deployed explosive eyewear. However, the strategic logic is undeniable. In its decades-long shadow war with Iran and its proxies, Israel has consistently prioritized technological superiority and covert action to offset its quantitative disadvantages.

The 2024 pager attack was not an endpoint but a declaration of a new capability. The convergence of a proven operational blueprint, advancing materials science, and a persistent existential threat makes the pursuit of even more discreet weapon systems a near certainty.

For Israel, the challenge is not merely technical but profoundly strategic: it must weigh the tactical advantages of such innovations against the immense political and legal costs. Deploying a weapon that so intimately blurs the line between civilian objects and military hardware would be a gamble for its very legitimacy on the world stage.

As technology continues to evolve, the question for Israel is not just “Can we do this?” but “Should we?”—a question that will define the character of its defense and its place in the world for years to come.

 

🚨 UPDATE JERUSALEM TERROR ATTACK: ISIS INFILTRATORS BREACH SECURITY FENCE, KILL SIX CIVILIANS—OFF-DUTY SOLDIER AND CIVILIAN STOPPED ATTACK AT RAMOT JUNCTION

🕑 September 8, 2025 2:00 PM  Israel Realtime

🔴 Horrific Attack in Jerusalem: CCTV footage from a bus stop in Jerusalem shows the terrifying moments of this morning’s terror attack. Two gunmen opened fire on civilians at Ramot Junction, killing six people. An off-duty IDF soldier, a squad commander in the new ultra-Orthodox Hasmonean Brigade, engaged the attackers and was joined by another armed civilian. Together they shot and killed both terrorists on the scene.

❗️ Infiltration Through Seam Line Fence: Initial investigations suggest the attackers were ISIS terrorist who crossed into Israel through a long-known breach in the seam line fence. The barrier, designed to prevent such infiltrations, has become riddled with holes and torn sections. Many breaches remain unrepaired or are reopened soon after patching.

For years, residents and security officials have warned: “The fence exists on paper, but in fact it has become a free passage.” Criminals and infiltrators exploit these gaps daily, and now terrorists have taken advantage of this failure. The attack highlights an urgent security breakdown that continues to endanger Israeli lives.

⚠️ IDF Operational Response: Following the attack, IDF soldiers and Israel Police launched a joint manhunt in the area. Troops quickly encircled villages near Ramallah, where the attackers are believed to have originated.

Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir held a high-level situational assessment with senior commanders, including Deputy Chief MG Tamir Yadai and Central Command head MG Avi Bluth. He ordered:

– Reinforcement of IDF presence in Judea and Samaria

– Intensified counter-terror operations

– Continued focus on the war effort in Gaza

– Encirclement of areas linked to the attackers

In light of ongoing operational developments, the Chief of Staff postponed both an internal personnel review and the planned Ceremony for Excellence scheduled for this evening.

🕯️ Mourning the Victims:

Authorities released the names of four victims of the Jerusalem attack:

– Rabbi Levi Yitzhak Pash, rabbi at the Kol Torah yeshiva

– Yaakov Pinto, 25, a recent immigrant from Spain

– Rabbi Yosef Dovid, 42

– Yisrael Mastner, 28, a Kollel student

Funerals for some victims are taking place this afternoon. May their memories be a blessing, and may their families be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

Political Response Abroad: Speaking in Hungary, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar strongly condemned international pressure for Palestinian statehood: “We completely reject the current attempts to force Israel to accept a Palestinian terror state in the heart of our small country. The terrorists today came from the Palestinian Authority territories. The establishment of such a terror state would have one goal – the destruction of the State of Israel.”

Palestinian sources reported Israeli security activity in Qatanna, northwest of Jerusalem—the hometown of one of the terrorists.

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[Ed.:  Meir Kahana was right when he said “They must go!”, referring to removing Arab presence within Israel.  But IINO labeled Kahana as a terrorist and outlawed his KACH party as a terrorist organization.  Then, they contracted some arabs to assassinate him in New York!  If only they listened to him…

 

Zeytune neighborhood in Northern Gaza FAFO’d 9/7/25:

[Ed.:  Don’t fuck with Israel!

 

 

Secretary-General of the Arab League: ‘We will stop intentions of annexation’  Dalit Halevi

Arab foreign ministers declare that annexing Palestinian territories would cross a red line, warning that such a move would undermine regional security and block any attempt at future cooperation with Israel.

Sep 5, 2025, 4:43 PM (GMT+3)  Israel National News

Ahmed Abu al-Riz, Secretary-General of the Arab League, said that the Arab foreign ministers have agreed to work diplomatically to bring about an end to Israel’s “war of annihilation,” as they defined it, against the Palestinian people and to defend the Palestinian state project.

In a joint press conference with the Minister of State of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Khalifa al-Marar, at the end of the Arab League Council meeting held at the level of foreign ministers in Cairo, Abu al-Riz said that Egypt and Saudi Arabia had submitted a draft resolution regarding cooperation between Arab states against a possible Israeli intention to harm the sovereignty of Arab states.

In addition, the Arab states intend to work to promote a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians, “as it is the only way to end regional tensions and move to a new horizon of stability and prosperity.”

The Arab foreign ministers called for an end to the Israeli occupation of Arab lands, and agreed that Israeli policy violates the boundaries of a war of “annihilation” and amounts to an attempt to destroy the Palestinian problem, expel the Palestinian people and take steps to annex Judea and Samaria.

They stressed that arrangements for regional cooperation and coexistence between the countries of the region must not be relied upon as long as the Israeli occupation of Arab lands continues or there is a veiled threat of occupation or annexation of other Arab lands.

The UAE Minister of State said that annexing the West Bank or occupied Palestinian lands is a red line and carrying out such an action would harm regional security.

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Report: UAE weighing leaving Abraham Accords

United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, discussed exiting Abraham Accords, permanently nixing normalization, if Israel annexes Judea and Samaria.

Sep 6, 2025, 10:09 PM (GMT+3)   Israel National NewsA source in the Saudi royal family has told Kan News that the President of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince agreed in their most recent meeting to act if Israel annexes Judea and Samaria.

According to the source, if Israel applies sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, the UAE countries will consider exiting the Abraham Accords.

The source also said that Saudi Arabia is warning that such a step could permanently end the possibility of a future normalization agreement with Israel.

The Abraham Accords were signed in 2020 between Israel, the UAE, and Bahrain. Soon afterwards, Morocco and Sudan also joined the agreement.

The accords were backed by the Biden administration, but it was unable to expand them with additional countries, despite efforts to persuade Saudi Arabia to join.

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[Ed.:  Whether or not Israel declares sovereignty over Judea/Samaria is none of UAE or Saudi Arabia’s business.  Whether or not they quit the Abraham accords is inconsequential, since the Abraham Accords (obviously) are no more than a ruse, and meant nothing (have been worthless) in the first place.]

 

POST SHABBAT WAR UPDATE   Avi Abelow

September 6, 2025  Israel Video Network – Pulse of Israel

GAZA

The IDF has officially begun its final (hopefully) all-out offensive to destroy our Islamonaz*I enemy in Gaza and free our remaining hostages  once and for all.

Massive bombardments. Strategic building demolitions. Hamas infrastructure is being turned into dust.

Gazans are fleeing Gaza City, just as the IDF warned them, because no other army in the world gives civilians the chance to evacuate humanitarian zones before striking terror targets.

What does Hamas do in response?

They announced they are moving the hostages into the IDF’s strike zones, another move of emotional blackmail, trying to manipulate the Israeli public via the willing mainstream media to stop the IDF offensive and stall their inevitable defeat.

But this time it won’t work. The Israeli people are behind this war until the end, until Hamas is wiped off the face of the Earth.

EGYPT

Netanyahu is finally calling out the hypocrisy of the Arab world. In a sharp rebuke to Egypt, he accused Cairo of “imprisoning” Gazans by sealing the Rafah crossing and refusing to abide by international asylum law.

Egypt says it will not allow “displacement” of Gazans and once again accuses Israel of genocide, while refusing to open their own border to save “their brothers”.

The insane thing the world is silent as Egypt refuses to abide by international asylum law and allow the Gazan refugees to escape the war zone.

The double standard is over. Israel is done playing their game.

🇱🇧LEBANON

The US has issued a clear ultimatum to Lebanon: Disarm Hezbollah, or else…

Let’s be real, that won’t happen. Why? Because a huge portion of the Lebanese army is Shiite Muslims, like Hezbollah, and they won’t turn their guns on their Hezbollah “brothers”.

So let’s stop pretending: Israel will have to return to Southern Lebanon, the Jewish tribal lands of Dan & Naftali,and only full liberation up to the Litani River will bring true security to Israel from the entrenched Shiite Hezbollah population in Lebanon.

It’s not a question of if, it’s only a matter of when Israel takes care of Hezbollah in Lebanon, as they have used the past year to quietly rebuild and rearm on our Nortgern border.

SYRIA

The Sunni jihadist forces under Jolani are continuing to slaughter Druze, Kurds, and Alawites in Southern Syria. The world says nothing.

Make no mistake: Israel will have to remain in Southern Syria, Jewish tribal lands of Menashe. To protect minorities. To protect our borders. To protect ourselves.

Even Tom Barrack, the U.S. envoy to Lebanon & Syria, admitted this when he said:

“In Israel’s mind, these lines that were created by Sykes-Picot are meaningless. They will go where they want, when they want, and do what they want to protect the Israelis and their borders.”

The Big Picture:

Yes, things are moving slower than we all want. But make no mistake, Israel is winning this war on all fronts.

And despite Netanyahu’s hopes to end this with Trump-style diplomacy and avoid territorial expansion… the facts on the ground are making it clearer every day:

– Victory will come through strength, military victory.

– Security will come only when we return to and hold our ancestral, biblical lands.

– Peace will come when our enemies are defeated, not appeased.

We will win.

We will be stronger.

We will see the implementation of Trump’s emigration plan.

We will make Gaza Jewish again.

We will have sovereignty in Judea, Samaria and Gaza.

We will make Israel bigger, despite our own leaders efforts to use diplomacy to stop us from being bigger. We are witnessing the synchronization of reality and the spirituality.

Strengthen your faith in Hashem! Things are happening…

Am Yisrael Chai!!!

On the Intervational front – ENGLAND

The UK has just appointed its first-ever Muslim Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood. This isn’t about diversity. This is about a clear ideological shift, and it should deeply concern every freedom-loving citizen, especially Jews.

Let’s be clear: Mahmood openly declared “Islam is who I am.” She hails from Birmingham, now an Euro-Muslim city, with 30% Muslim population as of 2021 census.

Now let that sink in.

Mahmood is now in charge of:

– British police

– Counter-terrorism

– Immigration (prepare for a flood?)

– Surveillance (against whom? Patriots?)

National security

– And yes, the protection (or betrayal?) of British Jewry

This is not Islamophobia, this is about seeing reality for what it is, and screaming out the danger to Western civilization and protecting the Jewish communities who are once again being told to keep their heads down, or else.

Jews are being attacked in London’s streets, and now the same ideological camp that refuses to even say “Islamist terror” is in charge of defending them?

This is the future that awaits all of Western Europe, unless people wake up.

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