יום רביעי, כ׳ אלול תשפ״וWednesday, September 2, 2026
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For an industry still powered by Jews and obsessed with the making of superhero movies, the Oscar for Jewish Cowardice continues to have far too many nominees.
By Guy Millière
If Trump successfully manages to overcome the pressures and obstacles placed in front of him, what he is setting in motion today can magnificently transform the Middle East.
602 living terrorists are being exchanged for the bodies of four murdered hostages.
The completion of Wednesday night’s exchange will mark the conclusion of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement.
The resettlement of large numbers of "Palestinians" has happened before in the Middle East. While the resettlement of Gaza would take place on a larger scale, it would not be that much larger than the resettlements during the war or in the aftermath of the Gulf War.
The three will be laid to rest in Zohar, near the family’s home in Kibbutz Nir Oz.
If Trump and Netanyahu are really serious about achieving lasting peace in Gaza, they must abandon the disastrous ceasefire deal -- and especially the well-intended but painfully out-of-his-depth U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, who has mindlessly promoted it.
And we thought Oct. 7 was the worst. Hamas keeps showing the world how depraved its adherents can be.
By Ruthie Blum
The children of Gaza and the Palestinian Authority are raised on a steady diet of hatred. Their heroes are bombers, not Batman.
"On the 7th of October, not only Israeli citizens were murdered but also the idea that was mistakenly called 'the two-state solution."
In essence, the cases are not about the actual terror attacks, apparently all are in agreement that the PLO and PA bear responsibility, but about the legality of bringing terror’s sponsors and supporters before U.S. courts. And there lies the rub.
Na'el Abid was released a week ago as part of the hostage deal with Hamas.
"Our Shiri was murdered in captivity and has now returned home to her children, her husband, her sister, and all her family for her final rest."
Fashionable antisemitism has caused leftist myths about Israeli “oppressors” to dismiss justified anger and grief about the fate of the Bibas kids.
Restraint and rethinking are necessary in the discourse about the hostage situation. Skeptics of deals with Hamas are not “war criminals.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
For 76 years, Israel has lived in a state of perpetual emergency, surviving against all odds every single day. And we must ask, once and for all: Why? Why do we accept this reality?
By Ruthie Blum
Though Bibi opted not to take advantage of the U.S. president's ultimatum to Hamas, the rallying cry against him from the usual suspects continues.
By JNS & JewishPress.com News Desk
Separately, Jerusalem trying to persuade the terrorists to free six live captives instead of three in the next round slated for Saturday.
By JNS & JewishPress.com News Desk
"You decided to negotiate, you decided to go for an agreement — bring everyone back together," said Tikva Forum co-founder Tzvika Mor.
It made sense at the time. And while the situation is very complicated right now, it still does.
The latest celebrity petition about the post-Oct. 7 war is yet another example of how the “as a Jew” crowd expresses their identity by supporting those who seek Jewish genocide.
After 498 days in brutal Hamas captivity, Israeli hostages Sagui Dekel-Chen, Alexandre (Sasha) Trufanov, and Yair Horn were freed on Saturday and reunited with their families."
The families of dead terrorists will say they are in need since their breadwinners are no longer alive. Of course, these terrorists are no longer alive because they either blew themselves up or were killed while attempting to commit murder.
Upon learning of Hamas’ machinations in suspending the release of the hostages, Trump declared a complete cancellation of the ceasefire if all remaining hostages are not released by Saturday at 12 noon.
By JCFA- Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs
Trump’s declarations to Hamas are far more than mere rhetoric. These are concrete intentions backed by Israeli military readiness and U.S.-Israeli coordination.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Echoing the demand by U.S. President Donald Trump, the Israeli prime minister issued Hamas an ultimatum and threatened its “total defeat.”
Three men released by Hamas looked like Nazi death-camp survivors. Israel and the United States must not allow the terrorists to survive and thrive.
The same families will receive the same money, just through a different mechanism.
DM Katz, "We will not allow a return to the reality of October 7.”
By Forest Rain
Dear nice people, you are lovely. But it isn’t “nice” to let evil survive.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Before their release, Hamas paraded the hostages in front of a raucous crowd of Palestinians in central Gaza's Deir al-Balah
Hamas is basically saying that if the Trump administration dares to implement the relocation and reconstruction plan, the terrorist organization will unleash a wave of terrorism against Americans and Palestinians.
Israel, along with those countries facing the menace of Islamic extremism, must ensure there are no future Oct. 7th attacks.
With international support, Trump will succeed.
By Izzy Salant
“The president is intent on getting it all done correctly,” Steve Witkoff said. “To me, it is unfair to explain to Palestinians that they might be back in five years. That’s just preposterous.”
American soldiers are on the ground in Gaza.
Because this is a dilemma, not a dispute, there are also many aspects of the situation that we should all be able to agree about. If we recognize these areas of common ground, the tension between us will be diffused, and we might even be able to make better decisions going forward.
The Qataris do not want the PA in the Gaza Strip to rein in Hamas and other terrorist groups, or to prevent attacks against Israel. Instead, they want the PA to act as a front to maintain Hamas's hold on power -- as a cover for keeping Hamas in power.
By JCFA- Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs
See how the U.S. State Department defines anti-Semitism.
By Ben Cohen
Not very. Unlike the PLO, Hamas doesn’t care whether it has Jewish cheerleaders since its goal is to eradicate Jews from the face of the earth.
The ceasefire deal means spending $50 billion to rebuild Gaza.
Justice Minister Levin announced that he does not recognize the appointment of Justice Amit.
By JCFA- Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs
Hamas suffered military but not political damage. It is likely to bolster its standing among the Palestinian public and enhance the influence of radical Islam.
Prisoner releases are a terror victim’s nightmare.
All Americans should support their president when possible and oppose him when necessary. Each side may need to do that in the coming years.
The army revealed that the Lebanese army is assisting Hezbollah
Hamas seems to be convinced that the deal will enable it to keep control of the Gaza Strip and prepare for more massacres of Jews.
Senior Israeli security officials have proposed a series of measures that President Trump could implement if the hostages are not released by the time he assumes office on January 20, 2025
The new Israel keeps winning wars and losing faith. It waits for a better day, but no better day is coming.
The IDF and Shin Bet Spokesperson announced on Sunday morning that they recovered the body of IDF soldier Oron Shaul, who had been held captive in Gaza since 2014.
When a terrorist group "negotiates" with a democracy, it always has the upper hand.
These terrorists murdered Ari Fuld, the Palmer family, Henkin family, Eliyahu Asheri, Sarona market, Cafe Hillel, Cafe Moment, the Jerusalem #18, #6, #32 bus bombings...
In his first term, Trump announced an executive order that was to deny federal funding to colleges and universities that do not sufficiently combat discrimination against Jews. The order clarified that anti-Zionism is antisemitism, and therefore the hatred of Israel is hatred of Jews. But Biden and Emhoff did not take steps to ensure its implementation.
The Trump administration is being tricked into adopting the Biden administration's Hamas policy.
President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee faced tough questions from Democrats in the more than four-hour confirmation hearing.
To their enemies, the Jews cannot do anything right. They are hated when they are strong; they are hated when they are weak. They are hated when they are poor; they are hated when they are rich. They are hated when they win; they are hated when they lose.
Achdut takes time, a conviction and a commitment . But above all, it will require a sense of urgency.
The plan puts the power back in the hands of the elected officials, but requires that the coalition and opposition work together to reach a consensus.
Currently, Israel follows a policy of “respecting and suspecting him,” and so far, it has not established open or secret communication channels with al-Jolani.
Youssef and three of his children were taken by Hamas on October 7, 2023.
Trump is once again being true to his America-First convictions.
What we should be watching for in the year to come
Whenever there has been public daylight between the U.S. and Israel, Hamas has pulled back from a ceasefire and release of hostages, the secretary said.
[I]t is the tiny nation of Israel that has found itself largely alone in the desperate fight to preserve the West's Judeo-Christian ideals. It would be to the West's advantage if its other nations would join Israel in this noble task.
"I did some soul-searching on Shabbat and realized that I was wrong ."
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
This year will go down in history as the year Israel re-asserted itself and Trump regained the presidency.
Commandos from the elite Shaldag unit raided the Scientific Studies and Research Center in the northwestern Syrian city of Masyaf on September 8, about 200 km north of Israel.
Over two thousand years later the descendants of the Maccabees once again stand watch.
This article discusses the final category: federal holidays that are religious in origin but are now seemingly celebrated secularly, with New Year’s Day as an excellent example of that.
The Jews are not committing genocide against Muslims in Gaza, whose population grew almost 3% last year. Muslims, however, are committing mass murder via jihad against Christians in Africa. Yet the Pope cowers from defending his own flock.
Please don't put my star, my menorah on your tree. You are not honoring my tradition that way, you are blurring the importance and the modesty of what we are about.
It has been one month since the start of the ceasefire, and uncertainty looms over what comes next.
As the State of Israel achieved more international recognition, including peace deals with Arab neighbors, many Israelis saw this recognition as the basis of our rights to the land. They no longer felt a need to rely upon the Bible as the basis of their rights and, thus, of their identity.
The perpetrators of the senility coup must be held accountable.
Israel's approach to combating terrorism has always been characterized by thoroughness and determination -- for which is usually put through the tortures of hell by the very countries it is working to save
While much national attention is on the first 100 days of the Trump 2.0 presidency, there is growing reason to be concerned about the final days of Joe Biden's term.
Millions of Israelis were forced to rush to bomb shelters in the middle of the night.
By Bassam Tawil
[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu] has not earned the title "The Churchill of the Middle East" for nothing.
"Jewish people brought morality to the world thousands of years ago, and some people are still mad about it." — Safra Catz, CEO of Oracle, ynetnews.com, January 27, 2024.
Prayers can be said for Yehoshua Aharon Tuvia ben Rachel.
By dvora
Great challenges are yet before us, but as I view the path we have taken together up until now, I am full of hope and faith in our marvelous people, our heroic soldiers and in the knowledge that this time as well, with God’s help, the Eternal One of Israel will not lie.”
Bashar Assad’s fall is not an opportunity for the United States to return to nation-building or foolish interventions in wars where there are no good guys.
By Guy Millière
"We have become the Gaza of Europe. I will NOT accept that. NEVER. The authorities will be held accountable for their failure to protect the Israeli citizens. Never again". — Dutch MP Geert Wilders, X, November 8, 2024.
Even though Western governments aren’t likely to officially turn on the Jewish people, they are not equipped to protect us either.
Peace in Islam means war
This is expected to pave the way for major settlement expansions, infrastructure development, and long-term growth in strategically significant areas.
I am deeply thankful for our army as a remarkable unifier of our people. It forges immediate bonds and unites our entire nation into one family.
By JCFA- Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs
Iran's fear of an Israeli attack on its nuclear facilities is driving it to project a willingness for dialogue with the Trump administration
Rockets into Roses creator Yaron Bob, who lives close to the Gaza border, creates mind-boggling artwork using rockets that Hamas fires at him.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The IDF had reportedly known about the top-secret, camouflaged facility in eastern Lebanon for some time.
The ceasefire with Hezbollah won’t ensure the safety of northern Israel. But could anyone else have resisted U.S. heat for so long and achieved as much?
Israeli soldiers destroyed Hezbollah infrastructure in the areas of the Litani River and Saluki district of southern Lebanon.
By Max Gelber
"As a legal matter, establishing a pattern of violence as a genocide requires demonstrating intent. Israel’s campaign of self-defense doesn’t qualify."
Offering to negotiate with Islamic terrorists is a statement of weakness.
By Max Gelber
The exact details of the agreement are unclear, and the reports indicate that there are still some sticking points.
By Max Gelber
The three could face execution.
Pope Francis recently implied that Israel was committing “genocide”
"Obama broke the tradition where an outgoing president doesn't initiate significant new policies during the transition."
August 28, 2026 
