IDF Recovers Body of Last Israeli Hostage In 'Large-Scale' Gaza Retrieval Operation -

 Conservative Review   

"Netanyahu made clear on Monday that his next objective "is not reconstruction," saying Hamas must be fully disarmed and expelled from Gaza before Israel green-lights any efforts to rebuild." 

"Israel on Monday recovered the remains of its final missing hostage, 24-year-old Ran Gvili, who died fighting Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023, the Israel Defense Forces announced.

" 'Sergeant First Class Ran Gvili, who served in the Israeli Police Special Forces, 24 years old at the time of his death, fell in combat on the morning of October 7th, 2023, and his body was abducted to the Gaza Strip," the IDF said. "With this, all hostages from the Gaza Strip have been returned."

Ran Gvili

"As the IDF statement notes, all 251 living and dead hostages are now back in Israel after more than two years since Hamas's attack. The terror group, battered from its war with Israel, had claimed to face difficulties locating Gvili's body, leading the IDF to launch a "large-scale" retrieval operation in northern Gaza. Israeli forces scoured several sites in Gaza where they believed Hamas had placed Gvili's body during the war, including a cemetery in the Strip's northern section and other areas along the ceasefire line, eventually confirming the identity of the remains at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine."In a video posted to social media, Israeli president Isaac Herzog removed his yellow hostage pin, signaling that the nation is finally healing more than two years after Hamas's brutal terror rampage. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said after Gvili's body was returned that Israel is now prepared to enter the second phase of the plan, which will include "disarming Hamas and the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip."

"Gvili's body emerged as a central sticking point for Israel after Hamas had located and handed over each living and dead hostage as part of the ceasefire agreement. The operation to retrieve his remains came just after Middle East peace envoy Steve Witkoff met with Netanyahu to press Israel to begin phase two of the process, which calls for the opening of aid corridors and the beginning of reconstruction efforts. While Israel on Sunday agreed to open the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt—a pipeline both for aid and weapons for Hamas—it appears that the two sides have differing visions on what the next step will entail."

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Bill Hemmer: THIS is why Greenland matters

This better make sense pretty quick because Trump and his 25th Amendment pushers are scaring me. Mr. Trump, you're brilliant, effective and more of a leader than any Democrat I can think of; please do not blow it. TD

Whatfinger  "Bill Hemmer breaks down why Greenland is at the center of rising competition in the Arctic, using maps to explain Russia’s Arctic base footprint, China’s growing interest, and why geography matters for future defense strategy. 

Why Trump Wants Greenland and Why You Should, Too   "Donald Trump’s determination to bring Greenland under American control has been widely mocked as eccentric or theatrical.

"That reaction misses the point.

"Beneath the blunt language and headline-grabbing delivery lies a strategic argument rooted in geography, military physics, alliance realities, and the accelerating competition among global powers in the Arctic. Trump’s fixation on Greenland is not a whim. It is the product of a long-running belief that the island represents one of the most valuable pieces of territory on Earth for American security.

"Failing to secure it would amount to a historic act of negligence.

"Trump’s public interest in Greenland first emerged in August 2019, when reports revealed that he had privately asked advisers about purchasing the island from Denmark. He confirmed the interest himself, describing Greenland as strategically interesting and emphasizing the close alliance between the United States and Denmark. At the time, he framed the idea as exploratory rather than urgent, noting that it was not the top priority on his agenda." . . .

Any conflict here will mean nothing to those in the streets supporting Hamas, Democrats,and all anti-ICE. Those people would love America to fall to any communist or socialist power. It seems obvious our universities have prepared American soil to grow the Mamdanis and Muslim lecturers teaching Americans to shout "Death to Israel" and "Death to America". TD

Trump Rules Out Using Force to Acquire Greenland  

"We want a piece of ice for world protection… We’ve never asked for anything else—and we could have kept that piece of land, and we didn’t. So, they have a choice. You can say yes, and we will be very appreciative. Or you can say no, and we will remember."   Intimidators are coming with riots

Until a Democrat comes into office and we grovel before the world as with Obama and Biden. 

Keep Digging: How Archaeology Debunks the Israel ‘Colonizers’ Libel

HonestReporting    "One of the earliest references to the Jewish people comes from the Merneptah Stele, an Egyptian artifact dating back to 1200 BCE. The stele commemorates the victories of the Pharaoh Merneptah over the Israelites. This marks the first known mention of Israel in ancient Egyptian literature, affirming the longstanding presence of the Jewish people in the region. In the picture to the left, the word “Israel” is highlighted in the artifact’s original Egyptian hieroglyphics. Though there are a handful of exact translations, the sentence reads, “Yisrael, his seed is scattered,” stressing the narrative of Jewish continuity."

"The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III is an Assyrian artifact from 841 BCE. It mentions the “House of Omri,” recording the tribute paid by King Jehu of Israel to the Assyrian empire after they had conquered the Kingdom of Israel. The obelisk is the only known contemporary image of an Israelite king, demonstrating the political and dynastic activities of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, therefore reinforcing the Jewish presence in the region." Photo  . . . 

Many more proofs here.

The Roman Era  

"Constructed soon after the death of Emperor Titus Flavius Vespasianus in 81 CE, the Arch of Titus commemorates the Roman triumph awarded to Emperor Vespasian and to Titus, his son and heir, for their victory in the Jewish War (66-74 CE). The most historically important element of the Arch’s iconography is the display of spolia from the war, including such sacred vessels from the Jerusalem Temple as the seven-branched Menorah and the Table of the Showbread. The first-century CE Jewish historian Flavius Josephus describes the triumph and the deposition of these artifacts in Rome, and they are also mentioned in later Rabbinic literature. The menorah on the Arch of Titus was chosen as the symbol of the State of Israel in 1949." . . . Center for Israel Studies

This should call for one of those "Hey Hey, Ho Ho" chants in favor of Israel.

Khamenei's gamble: Iran admits to the slaughter and counts on the world to look away

 Jerusalem Post   

"Khamenei himself bears the responsibility for this bloodshed. In previous rounds of demonstrations, he has had no qualms directing security forces to take blood in order to keep the ayatollahs in power. The real question is why the world* is still allowing him to get away with it."

"Iran’s supreme leader has now openly acknowledged what the Islamic Republic has spent weeks trying to obscure from the world.

"In remarks carried by Iranian state media on Saturday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei admitted that “several thousand deaths” had occurred during Iran’s latest wave of nationwide protests, while blaming the United States and Israel for the bloodshed.

" 'Protesters, he declared, were “criminals,” “mercenaries,” and mohareb (enemies of God) – a charge that carries the death penalty under Iranian law.

"For over four decades, the Islamic Republic has relied on a familiar formula for survival. It begins with repression at home, then blames foreign intervention, and waits for the world to hesitate.

"When Iranians protest corruption or inflation, the regime’s response is lethal force. And when the death toll mounts, Tehran redirects responsibility outward, confident that international outrage will stop short of any consequential acts. This is one way the regime has firmly held on to power." . . .

. . . "No Iranian embassies have been closed. Nor have any ambassadors been recalled. Diplomatic relations continue largely uninterrupted, even as the regime openly threatens mass executions. Tehran remains seated at international forums, its representatives treated as normal partners in conversation, while protesters are labeled terrorists at home."  . . .

In recent weeks, Iranian protesters have appealed directly to outside powers, particularly the United States and Israel. Handwritten signs addressed to US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have appeared at demonstrations. Video messages circulate online calling for help.

* Bear in mind that much of "The world" sided with the murderers and rapists of Hamas when Israel said "Enough!" and tried to put a stop to years of Hamas murders and missile attacks on peaceful Kibbutzim. And (Below) putting Jewish babies into Israeli ovens and cooking them alive. TD

Gen Z approved.

Why Images Of Iranian Women Lighting Cigarettes With Khamenei's Photo Are Going Viral

 NDTV  

Now, if our keffiyeh-clad pro-Hamas Gen z-ers stay consistent, they should be rallying in support of the Ayatollah. Tunnel Dweller

"A striking new protest trend involving Iranian women is rapidly spreading across the global internet, drawing attention to growing unrest within Iran. Viral videos show women lighting cigarettes by burning photographs of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, an act widely viewed as a direct challenge to the country's political and religious authority.

"The trend, which was first witnessed in Canada in 2022 following the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, has now resurfaced and spread widely across social media platforms worldwide. Clips circulating on X, Instagram, Reddit and Telegram have been viewed and reposted thousands of times, turning the act into a powerful symbol of defiance that observers say is increasingly difficult for authorities to contain.

"Burning the image of the Supreme Leader is considered a serious offence under Iranian law. By combining this act with smoking, an activity long restricted or discouraged for women, the protesters appear to be deliberately rejecting both state power and strict social controls, including mandatory hijab enforcement and limits on women's personal freedoms'." . . .                                                                                                                                                             The end of Iran’s brutal reign of terror will benefit the entire world    "What do these countries have in common? Argentina, Australia, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Kenya, Kuwait, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States. The answer is that all have been on the receiving end of Iranian terrorism, either directly or through a Tehran-backed proxy, such as Hezbollah.                                                                       " "Think about that list. What possible interest could the ayatollahs have had in, say, Buenos Aires, which lies 8,500 miles from Tehran? In 1994, a militant drove an explosives-laden van into a Jewish community centre, killing 85 people and injuring more than 300. Argentine prosecutors followed the trail back to Iranian state officials." 

'You have tried to kill me three times,' Iran journalist tells official

Associated Press  "In a stunning moment, even for Security Council standards, Iranian journalist and political dissident Masih Alinejad addressed the Islamic Republic's representative seated at the council today directly."

Iranian dissident unloads on American left's silence on deadly protests  "Iranian-American activist Masih Alinejad is accusing the American left of turning its back on Iranian protesters amid reports of thousands of deaths and a near-total communications blackout imposed by the regime.

" 'The silence of [the] left and liberals in America and Europe is not an accidental silence. It’s an ideological silence," Alinejad said Tuesday on "Fox & Friends."

"Alinejad, who has been targeted by the Iranian regime for her activism, said Western activists and celebrities who loudly champion "Free Palestine" causes have remained silent as Iranians are killed in the streets.

" 'It will expose their hypocrisy," she said.

"It will expose how they sympathize with our killers, with Islamist terrorists."

"Iran’s regime is facing one of the largest anti-government movements in years. Iranian rights groups say thousands have been killed as security forces move to suppress demonstrations, with some estimates putting the death toll above 3,000, Fox News' Trey Yingst reported Monday.

"She accused Western figures of helping the regime by portraying protesters’ calls for regime change as a foreign plot led by Israel or President Donald Trump." . . .

Risking her life as a serious journalist, not the visceral yellow-journalists we see at such sources as MSNOW, MS-ubiquitous, CNN, many at NBC, and individuals such as George Stephanopolous, often Wolf Blitzer, always Ali "Mostlypeaceful" Velshi, most of the talking heads opposing Scott Jennings.

MORNING GLORY: TRUMP IS ON THE CUSP OF GREATNESS. KHAMENEI IS ON THE EDGE OF THE ABYSS

2 men sentenced to 25 years for failed murder-for-hire plot against Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad - ABC News

Douglas Murray: Conspiracy kook Tucker Carlson is no conservative . . .

. . .and no friend to Charlie Kirk and JD Vance  

"It’s a heck of a thing to claim to be friends with someone and then bring a guest onto your show who not only hounded your friend in life but mocks and smears his widow after his death."

Tucker Carlson hosted Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes on his podcast.

   "Tucker Carlson is not a good friend.

   "Just a few years ago, when the podcaster was pretending to be friends with President Trump, Carlson was caught privately saying of Trump: “I hate him passionately.”

   "In September, another person whom Carlson claimed to be friends with — Charlie Kirk — was shot dead. Carlson used the aftermath of his friend’s assassination not to demand that the suspect in the shooting be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. He didn’t seize the moment to insist that perhaps the radical left dial down its hateful rhetoric against conservatives and Republicans. Nor did he keep attention focused on the trans-extremist links of the alleged shooter.

   "No — Carlson chose to use the occasion to deflect attention from the perpetrator seized by the FBI and return to his pet obsession: the Jews.

   "In the wake of the assassination, Carlson was one of a number of kooky online influencers who suggested that Kirk’s views on Israel had been changing and that perhaps for this reason, the state of Israel had something to do with his murder. 

   "Then this past week, Carlson proved again what an appalling person he has become. He invited onto his show an avowed Holocaust denier and racist, Nick Fuentes.

   "We don’t need to linger here over all the horrifying bile that Fuentes has spewed out to his online followers. It is enough to say that he is so toxic, he could almost have been invented by the radical left as a way to delegitimize the political right in this country.

   "Any normal person would want to keep a million miles away from such a snarling, ugly actor. But if anyone was to sit down and give Fuentes one of the largest audiences of his career, you would have thought that there would be some hostile questions. The kind of relentlessly hostile questioning Carlson can do — such as in his recent astoundingly hostile interview with Ted Cruz.

   "But no — Carlson used his hours with Fuentes to simply launder Fuentes’ reputation and try to give him a veneer of reasonableness and respectability." . . . More...

Mamdani on 9-11: would he have been "America's Mayor"?

I think, judging by the voices of those cheering Mamdani, they also support Hamas' invasion of Israel, Luigi Mangione's murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and keeping Jewish students from attending college classes. TD

Mamdani Names Al-Qaeda Defense Attorney As New York City’s Chief Counsel

. . . "New York City Councilwoman Vickie Paladino responded to the appointment, saying, “Less than 25 years after thousands of New Yorkers were killed on 9/11, the Chief Counsel of New York is going to be an Islamist lawyer who came to this country after 9/11 specifically to defend the very Al Qaeda terrorists we were fighting against. The fact that our immigration system post 9/11 even allowed him to step foot into the country is a monumental failure. Disgraceful isn’t a big enough word for what’s happening here. The federal government must get a LOT more involved in New York. We cannot allow these people to go unchecked.” . . .

Anxiously awaiting Mamdani's statement on Iran events

Iran reacts to Mamdani win: from Islam triumphant to democracy masterclass:   

Tehran lawmaker Abolghasem Jarareh declared in parliament: “Zohran Mamdani’s victory shows the strength of the slogan ‘Death to Israel!’”

 Mamdani's Chilling Inaugural Remarks Are a Harbinger of Trouble to Come

"Mamdani's words on Thursday are words of foreboding. New Yorkers had ample warning, but they chose to turn a blind eye to history. It isn't going to be pretty." 

What to know about Mamdani’s economic vision as he prepares to take office . . . "New York Apartment Association CEO Kenny Burgos said the policy could deter developers. "I don’t know any investor or builder who would want to build in a city where the mayor is threatening to cap revenues," Burgos told FOX Business.

"Ed Elson, a business analyst and co-host of the "Prof G Markets" podcast, echoed that concern, saying rent freezes undermine supply. "Paradoxically, they disincentivize construction, which causes rents elsewhere to rise," he said, calling the policy "too good to be true." . . . Economics 101: price controls result in shortages. TD

"But if his administration stumbles and the feeds keep promising more than he can deliver, it could harden a sense among young voters that 'even the internet's mayor couldn't change anything,'" Literat said.

The Federalist Staff’s 2025 Winners And Losers Of The Year

 The Federalist  "From winners like J.D. Vance and DOGE to losers like Jake Tapper and (also) DOGE, here are The Federalist Staff’s picks for 2025."

"Kenny Rogers sings that “every hand’s a winner and every hand’s a loser,” and the same is true for each calendar year. Anno Domini 2025 saw some big winners — six people won Powerball Jackpots this year, a handful of countries got peace deals thanks to Donald Trump, and Kieran Culkin got the baby his wife promised him. It also brought us some losers, like CNN, which a jury found to be literally fake news earlier this year.

"Here are our picks for the winners and losers of 2025." . . . Examples below:

Winner: Charlie Kirk: "Everyone dies but not all die well. As brutal and horrific as Charlie’s death was, he still died well — doing what he loved, doing what he was called to do, living courageously. Many men start strong, but few finish strong, and Charlie did both. He loved his wife, his children, and his country. His wife and children loved him deeply, and so did a great many of his countrymen. He “fought the good fight … finished the race [and] kept the faith,” leaving a legacy of bravery, faith, energy, and winning. 

"And Charlie will keep winning. Jesus taught that “whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” Yes, Charlie died, but like all Christian martyrs he will ultimately triumph over death because of and through Jesus Christ. Now the responsibility of those who are left is to “take increased devotion to that cause for which [he] gave the last full measure of devotion.”

Loser: Candace Owens  "Sure, the FBI didn’t magically become the purest and most effective organization in the world simply because Trump is back in the White House and Kash Patel and Dan Bongino are in the driver’s seat. Yes, every agency involved in the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s assassination needs to be held accountable and pressured to bring everyone involved to justice. But holding authority accountable doesn’t have anything to do with Candace Owens asserting that Trump and/or the feds (and Israel) orchestrated Kirk’s assassination, hypothesizing that “nothing in Charlie’s life was real,” criticizing his widow because she doesn’t pass the “vibe check,” and declaring that “Charlie was betrayed. By everyone” — among other things. (And, no, she’s not “just asking questions” either.) Regardless of what her motives are, I’m fairly certain that Candace turning her podcast into a tabloid-style “true” crime show that seems bent on degrading Kirk’s legacy and his organization is one of the last things Charlie would have wanted. " . . .

Winner: J.D. Vance "The left hates the vice president. Corporate media despise him. Good. That means he’s doing something right. "Vance has proved to be a bare-knuckle brawler for his president, the MAGA movement, and average Americans. In his first 11 months on the job, Vance has shown he’s not your usual second-in-command. He’s no Mike Pence, thank God." ....      

Winner: Joe Biden’s Autopen: "Normally, the humble autopen stays in the background, a forgotten soldier in the battle of official paperwork. But former President Joe Biden’s autopen, perhaps the highest profile autopen to have ever accepted a civil service position, worked tirelessly on Biden’s behalf, officiating over many vital documents without chain-of-custody proof that the president actually approved the decisions. Biden’s name was affixed to a record-breaking 4,245 pardons and clemencies — more than any other president in history except Andrew Johnson, who pardoned ex-Confederates en masse. Last year Biden’s signature moved 37 violent killers off federal death row." . . .   Now lets move on to the morefun losers:  

Ian Macfarlane

Loser: Democrat Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen "We reached peak anti-Trump hysteria this year when Van Hollen left his constituents (actual American citizens) behind to hop on a flight to Central America for the purpose of reimporting a professed illegal alien by the name of Kilmar Abrego Garcia." . . . 

Loser: The United Kingdom  "Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was informed last week that she is being criminally charged for silently praying in front of an abortion facility in Birmingham, England. She has previously been arrested and acquitted — in one case receiving a settlement from the police — for the same “crime.” 

Loser: Kamala Harris  "Harris’ presidential loss happened at the end of 2024, but her overwhelming defeat has been painfully drawn out over 2025, too — thanks in large part to her insistence on advertising her own failed campaign during her 107 Days book tour. Continuing to subject us to her word salads and obvious attempts to regain “brat” status, Kamala has proven herself utterly incapable of being unburdened by what has been. "   . . .   Much, much More ...

A ‘Drag for Palestine’ fundraiser is the perfect microcosm of leftism

 Andrea Widburg  

"Yup: For two solid Days, the most flamboyant members of the LGBTQ+ cohort are going to be shaking their booties and fake boobs, not just to scream in the streets, which is what leftists like to do, but actually to raise money for their killers."

From this...

"Sometimes I see things on the internet that leave me truly stunned. That was the case when I saw the post entitled “Drag for Palestine,” advertising a two-day-long “drag event” in Toronto, with “all proceeds going to UNRWA.” It takes a special fusion of ignorance and ideology for people to come together, not just to protest, which is now a routine leftist pastime, but actually to fund an ideology that routinely executes them.

"Muslim countries are famously intolerant of homosexuality:

"Homosexuality is a codified capital offense in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Mauritania, and Brunei, although it’s not always enforced in the last two. It’s not on the books but is routinely enforced in Afghanistan, Somalia, and the Islamic parts of Nigeria.

"People in Gaza and the West Bank are completely aligned with these sentiments. Although homosexuality is not technically illegal under state law, it’s an offense under sharia law, so homosexuals, whether real or suspected, are brutally persecuted:

For LGBTQ+ Palestinians in Gaza, life is a constant peril. Human rights organizations have documented numerous cases where Hamas has executed individuals suspected of being gay or lesbian. These executions are often publicized through videos and photos as a method of instilling fear and demonstrating the regime’s strict adherence to its interpretation of Sharia law. The intent is clear: to eliminate any form of dissent and maintain a strict moral code as defined by their interpretation of Islamic law. 

 Hamas’ treatment of LGBTQ+ individuals includes brutal practices such as executions and torture, and the US State Department confirms that both Hamas — and the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank — persecute gay people. Reports of this oppression are distressingly common. Such acts are not only a violation of basic human rights, but also a clear indication of the regime’s intolerance and cruelty towards LGBTQ+ individuals.

"Ironically, the only safe place in the whole region for them is Israel." . . .

"Iran and Egypt argue that the Pride event contradicts their cultural and religious values. Both countries criminalize gay relationships and in Iran it is punishable by the death penalty. In some instances, they throw homosexuals off rooftops."

. . . to this

War On Jihad: The Channukah Massacre Was Inevitable

 Douglas Murray 

  "Does anyone think that if there had been anti-Muslim or anti-Arab demonstrations on the streets every week for the two years following the 2019 attack—expressly celebrating the attack and calling for it to happen again—that the Australian authorities would have stood by, or actually placated the mob? To ask the question is to answer it."

One more Jew...

"Do words have any meaning? Most people think so, which is why there is an endless debate about which words should be permitted by law, which should be a matter for the law, and which words should be debated in the realm of manners.

"Where does “Gas the Jews” fit into that? There are contexts where those words could be in the realm of manners. For instance, somebody might use them in a comedy club, doing a routine about forbidden statements. But how about using them immediately after the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust? How about if the words are used on the streets by a mob—not in a spirit of jest, but of intent?

"That’s what happened outside the Sydney opera house on October 9, 2023—two days after Hamas and other Palestinian terrorists invaded Israel, slaughtered 1,200 people, and took another 250 hostage. The people in the mob outside the opera house that night were not objecting to the war that resulted from that massacre. They were not trying out some new comedy material. They were using the massacre of Jews as the impetus to stand in their own city, oceans away, and advocate for the gassing of Jews.

"Of course, the Australian authorities did not take any meaningful action regarding that protest. No more than they chose to take action against the numberless protests in major Australian cities since October 2023 in which protesters have chanted “Globalize the Intifada” and much more.

"Which is not to say that the Australian government are free-speech absolutists. They are not. Nor does Australia have an equivalent of the First Amendment which strictly protects Free Speech, even up to the point of incitement. On the contrary, the Australian authorities are among the toughest in the world when it comes to policing speech.

"Just this past June, Australia barred an Israeli called Hillel Fuld from coming into the country. Fuld is a pro-Israel activist whose brother Ari Fuld was stabbed to death by a jihadist terrorist in 2018. Ari Fuld was a hero in his life and in his final moments when, taking on the terrorist, he saved many more lives. But the Australian authorities were persuaded that the brother of the slain Ari could cause a risk to “health, safety or good order” in Australia. And so, he was barred from entry.

"It is worth digesting that for a moment. A man whose brother was killed by a terrorist should not enter Australia because he could potentially alert people to the threat of Islamist terrorism. Which could in itself cause public disorder." . . .  Full article here...

Bondi Beach — Australia’s Kristallnacht

 Bill Ponton  

"The Trump administration should communicate its displeasure with the inaction of the Albanese government in securing the safety of Jews in Australia. It should be as strongly worded as Trump’s recent words to the South African prime minister in the Oval Office conveying displeasure with his government’s indifference to the plight of its white Afrikaner population. My question to the Trump administration is simple. If not now, then when?"

"I ended a recent article entitled, “The Hamas death cult gets rewarded for the Oct. 7th massacre” with the words, “While England and the rest of the Anglosphere appeases the Moslem world, to which they will be a prisoner soon, we should not tolerate pirates and death cults in our midst.”  After witnessing the Australian government’s complicity in the death of Jews at Bondi Beach, I would now add that we cannot allow Australia to blindly disregard the lives and safety of its Jewish citizens.

"Calls for “jihad,” “intifada,” and “gassing,” by radical Islamic factions within Australia have been tolerated and have gone unpunished by Australian authorities. Jewish groups inside Australia have been begging the authorities to take threats against the Jewish community seriously. During the last two years, synagogues and other Jewish sites in Australia have been repeatedly assaulted. In December 2024, a Melbourne synagogue was firebombed. Jewish businesses have been attacked and Jews have been the targets of constant harassment. Bondi Beach is a modern-day Kristallnacht, a pogrom against Jews carried out by a militant Islamic faction while Australian authorities looked on without intervening." . . . More...

What To Know About The Antisemitic Terror Attack On Bondi Beach In Sydney  . . . [Herein], you’ll find a list of curated resources and analysis, national media coverage, and how AJC is mobilizing in Australia and around the world to counter rising anti-Jewish and anti-Israel hate.

American Jewish Committee

Did Iran Orchestrate the Hannukah Murder of Jews at Bondi Beach?

 The American Spectator  

"But even more disturbing than Iran’s potential involvement in the recent attack, is that the Australian authorities failed to prevent such a mega attack."

A Hanukkah menorah is projected onto the sails of the Sydney Opera House in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney on Dec. 15, 2025. A father and son opened fire on a Jewish festival at Australia's Bondi Beach in a shooting spree that killed 15 people, including a child, authorities said on December 15, denouncing the attack as antisemitic "terrorism."   USA Today

"As of this writing, at least two terrorist shooters have murdered 15 people at a Hannukah celebration in Bondi Beach, including Chabad Rabbi Eli Schlanger who was Chabad’s emissary in Sydney since 2008, and Holocaust survivor Alex Kleytman, who was able to shield his wife and save her from death. Arsen Ostrovsky, a human rights lawyer and popular figure on social media who was a refusnik who fled the Soviet Union with his family to Australia in 1987, and then moved to Israel, was also wounded in the attack. The Hannukah celebration was reportedly attended by approximately 2,000 people.

In a sliver of good news, Ahmed al-Ahmad, a 43-year old Muslim fruit shop owner, succeeded in tackling and disarming one of the shooters, avoiding further loss of life. Such heroism resulted in praise from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who stated: “We saw an action of a brave man — turns out a Muslim brave man, and I salute him — that stopped one of these terrorists from killing innocent Jews.”

"One of the gunmen has been identified as Naveed Akram from Pakistan. Mike Burgess, the head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), stated that “One of these individuals was known to us, but not in an immediate-threat perspective, so we need to look into what happened here.”

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"In the wake of that statement, one can’t help asking if Iran has its hands in this attack. Indeed, there are reports that Australia is investigating if this is the case. Additionally, an unnamed senior Israeli security official told Israeli press outlet Israel Hayom that “in recent months there has been increased activity by Iran to orchestrate attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets around the world,” adding: “There is no doubt that the direction and infrastructure for the attack originated in Tehran.”

"Such an attack on the “soft targets” of Jewish religious and civil life would not be out of Iran’s wheelhouse. Australia assessed that Iran has orchestrated other recent attacks on Jews in Australia. This August, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated that “The Iranian government directed at least two of these attacks. Iran has sought to disguise its involvement but ASIO [the Australian Security Intelligence Organization] assesses it was behind the attacks.” Specifically, the ASIO had established links between the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and “cut-outs, including people who are criminals and members of organised [sic] crime gangs to do their bidding or direct their [IRGC’s] bidding,” according to ASIO’s chief Burgess. Albanese confirmed this assessment in that authorities were: “able to trace the chain of command, if you like, right back to the IRGC.' ” . . .

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