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Oliver Stone was interviewing MK Benjamin Netanyahu in March 2002 when a bomb went off. A priceless exchange followed. Stone looked out toward the explosion: “What’s up there? A settlement?” Netanyahu: “Everything is a settlement to them. This is a settlement called Jerusalem." Stone was filming an HBO documentary heavily skewed toward the Palestinian side. He had bought into the idea that the conflict was fundamentally about “settlements.” At that exact moment, the Palestinian Authority’s own terror arm — the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades (Fatah) — sent a 17-year-old girl, Ayat al-Akhras, to blow herself up at a supermarket in Jerusalem. She murdered two Israeli civilians and wounded 28 others. This was everyday life for Israelis during the Second Intifada — the same “intifada” so many activists today want to “globalize.” Netanyahu, then a senior Likud MK under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, cut through the illusion in real time. To the Palestinian movement, every inch of Israel is a “settlement.” The problem was never 1967. It was always 1948 — and the very existence of a Jewish state in any part of the Land. The Palestinian cause has never been about building a state next to Israel. It has always been about destroying the one already there.

Oliver Stone was interviewing MK Benjamin Netanyahu in March 2002 when a bomb went off. A priceless exchange followed. Stone looked out toward the explosion: “What’s up there? A settlement?” Netanyahu: “Everything is a settlement to them. This is a settlement called Jerusalem." Stone was filming an HBO documentary heavily skewed toward the Palestinian side. He had bought into the idea that the conflict was fundamentally about “settlements.” At that exact moment, the Palestinian Authority’s own terror arm — the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades (Fatah) — sent a 17-year-old girl, Ayat al-Akhras, to blow herself up at a supermarket in Jerusalem. She murdered two Israeli civilians and wounded 28 others. This was everyday life for Israelis during the Second Intifada — the same “intifada” so many activists today want to “globalize.” Netanyahu, then a senior Likud MK under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, cut through the illusion in real time. To the Palestinian movement, every inch of Israel is a “settlement.” The problem was never 1967. It was always 1948 — and the very existence of a Jewish state in any part of the Land. The Palestinian cause has never been about building a state next to Israel. It has always been about destroying the one already there.

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First aerial video of the Land of Israel by the Brits just before they were given the Mandate for Palestine. “Sun-baked waste. A deserted wilderness of mountains, crags, and boulders without vegetation and without life. Empty desolation - that is Palestine.”

First aerial video of the Land of Israel by the Brits just before they were given the Mandate for Palestine. “Sun-baked waste. A deserted wilderness of mountains, crags, and boulders without vegetation and without life. Empty desolation - that is Palestine.”

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No one is happier at Israel’s dismantling of the Iranian regime than the Saudis. Saudi FM Adel al-Jubeir: “The Iranians are the ones who are exporting terrorism. They’re the ones who are stoking the fires of sectarianism. They’re the ones who are violating international laws and norms and acceptable behavior. And they’re the ones who have been on an aggressive path since 1979.”

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No one is happier at Israel’s dismantling of the Iranian regime than the Saudis. Saudi FM Adel al-Jubeir: “The Iranians are the ones who are exporting terrorism. They’re the ones who are stoking the fires of sectarianism. They’re the ones who are violating international laws and norms and acceptable behavior. And they’re the ones who have been on an aggressive path since 1979.”

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On This Day — May 17, 1939: Britain Appeased the Arabs & Condemned Europe’s Jews to the Holocaust As Jews across Europe were being beaten, robbed & deported after Kristallnacht, Britain joined the side of their persecutors by issuing the infamous White Paper of 1939 — one of the most disgraceful acts of appeasement and betrayal in modern history. First they appeased Hitler at Munich. Then they appeased the Mufti of Jerusalem and Arab violence. At the worst possible moment, Britain illegally slammed the last escape door shut on Europe’s Jews. The White Paper drastically restricted Jewish immigration to a trickle and made any further entry subject to Arab consent — which the Arabs had already made clear would be zero. Jewish land purchases were brutally restricted. This was not policy. This was betrayal. Britain had been granted the Mandate for Palestine by the League of Nations via unanimous international treaty specifically to establish a Jewish national home and encourage close Jewish settlement. The League’s own Mandates Commission reviewed the White Paper and declared it illegal — a clear violation of the Mandate. Britain simply ignored the League and enforced it anyway. The Jews begged for their lives. Britain gave them a death sentence. Hundreds of refugee ships were turned away. British forces fired on many. The Struma — carrying 769 Jews, including 70 children — was refused entry and later sunk. One of many such tragedies. Britain’s policy trapped Jews in Europe with nowhere to run as the Holocaust began. By closing the gates while the Nazis prepared the gas chambers, Britain became complicit in the scale of the systematic, industrialized genocide. At least hundreds of thousands of Jews who could have reached safety in the Land of Israel were instead exterminated. The British didn’t just fail the Jews. They actively helped ensure that when the Nazis came for them, there was no place left in the world to which they could escape. That is why a strong, sovereign Israel is not optional — it is an existential necessity. Never again will Jews depend on the mercy of empires that appease our enemies and abandon us to slaughter. Never again will we trust “guarantees” from powers that fold, betray, or look away when it matters most.

On This Day — May 17, 1939: Britain Appeased the Arabs & Condemned Europe’s Jews to the Holocaust As Jews across Europe were being beaten, robbed & deported after Kristallnacht, Britain joined the side of their persecutors by issuing the infamous White Paper of 1939 — one of the most disgraceful acts of appeasement and betrayal in modern history. First they appeased Hitler at Munich. Then they appeased the Mufti of Jerusalem and Arab violence. At the worst possible moment, Britain illegally slammed the last escape door shut on Europe’s Jews. The White Paper drastically restricted Jewish immigration to a trickle and made any further entry subject to Arab consent — which the Arabs had already made clear would be zero. Jewish land purchases were brutally restricted. This was not policy. This was betrayal. Britain had been granted the Mandate for Palestine by the League of Nations via unanimous international treaty specifically to establish a Jewish national home and encourage close Jewish settlement. The League’s own Mandates Commission reviewed the White Paper and declared it illegal — a clear violation of the Mandate. Britain simply ignored the League and enforced it anyway. The Jews begged for their lives. Britain gave them a death sentence. Hundreds of refugee ships were turned away. British forces fired on many. The Struma — carrying 769 Jews, including 70 children — was refused entry and later sunk. One of many such tragedies. Britain’s policy trapped Jews in Europe with nowhere to run as the Holocaust began. By closing the gates while the Nazis prepared the gas chambers, Britain became complicit in the scale of the systematic, industrialized genocide. At least hundreds of thousands of Jews who could have reached safety in the Land of Israel were instead exterminated. The British didn’t just fail the Jews. They actively helped ensure that when the Nazis came for them, there was no place left in the world to which they could escape. That is why a strong, sovereign Israel is not optional — it is an existential necessity. Never again will Jews depend on the mercy of empires that appease our enemies and abandon us to slaughter. Never again will we trust “guarantees” from powers that fold, betray, or look away when it matters most.

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Meanwhile, Arafat’s refusal of a Palestinian state next to an Israeli state at Camp David was celebrated in Ramallah. There was no public outcry from Palestinians for Arafat’s selling out their futures; instead, “his uncompromising position at Camp David made him a hero.”

Meanwhile, Arafat’s refusal of a Palestinian state next to an Israeli state at Camp David was celebrated in Ramallah. There was no public outcry from Palestinians for Arafat’s selling out their futures; instead, “his uncompromising position at Camp David made him a hero.”

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This 2005 Gaza clip says it all. Palestinians saw Israel’s complete withdrawal as proof that terrorism works — and vowed to keep fighting until the entire Land, from the river to the sea including Jerusalem, was free of Jews just like Gaza now was. Every Jew, soldier, and “settlement” was gone by Sept 12 — for the first time in history, Palestinians held total control over any territory. The Palestinian response: Looted greenhouses. Burned synagogues. Fired rockets at Israeli civilians almost immediately. Then: 2006 — Palestinians elected Hamas. 2007 — Hamas butchered Fatah and seized total control of Gaza. Result: Hundreds of miles of terror tunnels, tens of thousands of rockets fired at Israeli civilians, and October 7. They never wanted a state next to Israel. They want all of the Land without Jews.

This 2005 Gaza clip says it all. Palestinians saw Israel’s complete withdrawal as proof that terrorism works — and vowed to keep fighting until the entire Land, from the river to the sea including Jerusalem, was free of Jews just like Gaza now was. Every Jew, soldier, and “settlement” was gone by Sept 12 — for the first time in history, Palestinians held total control over any territory. The Palestinian response: Looted greenhouses. Burned synagogues. Fired rockets at Israeli civilians almost immediately. Then: 2006 — Palestinians elected Hamas. 2007 — Hamas butchered Fatah and seized total control of Gaza. Result: Hundreds of miles of terror tunnels, tens of thousands of rockets fired at Israeli civilians, and October 7. They never wanted a state next to Israel. They want all of the Land without Jews.

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This Gazan celebrating Israel’s withdrawal in 2005 said something the rest of the world (including Israel at the time) wanted to ignore: Gaza was not a place to build, but a starting point - now free of all Jews - from which to destroy Israel and “put our flag on Jerusalem.”

This Gazan celebrating Israel’s withdrawal in 2005 said something the rest of the world (including Israel at the time) wanted to ignore: Gaza was not a place to build, but a starting point - now free of all Jews - from which to destroy Israel and “put our flag on Jerusalem.”

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When “47 Jews were slaughtered by Arab mobs” in Jaffa in 1921, was that “resistance?” Or maybe it was because of “Israel’s actions in Gaza?” Or perhaps people need to learn a little history before marching in the streets.

When “47 Jews were slaughtered by Arab mobs” in Jaffa in 1921, was that “resistance?” Or maybe it was because of “Israel’s actions in Gaza?” Or perhaps people need to learn a little history before marching in the streets.

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Only 8 months after the infamous appeasement of H*tler at Munich, British PM Chamberlain also appeased the Arabs by illegally closing Mandate Palestine to Jewish immigration via the ‘39 White Paper, trapping/damning millions of Jews in Europe & also across the Arab Middle East.

Only 8 months after the infamous appeasement of H*tler at Munich, British PM Chamberlain also appeased the Arabs by illegally closing Mandate Palestine to Jewish immigration via the ‘39 White Paper, trapping/damning millions of Jews in Europe & also across the Arab Middle East.

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Khomeini’s fateful 1979 flight from Paris to Tehran that unleashed 47 years of oppression and terror. France gave him asylum and a place to run the revolution to overthrow the Shah. When the time came, the French chartered this Air France flight for him and his entourage.

Khomeini’s fateful 1979 flight from Paris to Tehran that unleashed 47 years of oppression and terror. France gave him asylum and a place to run the revolution to overthrow the Shah. When the time came, the French chartered this Air France flight for him and his entourage.

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Five Arab armies invaded the nascent State of Israel in 1948 to annihilate it in the crib. They lost. Then they invented the story that the Jews were the aggressors.

Five Arab armies invaded the nascent State of Israel in 1948 to annihilate it in the crib. They lost. Then they invented the story that the Jews were the aggressors.

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Listen to Saudi Prince Bandar give the WHOLE STORY of being with Arafat as he refused the post-Camp David Clinton Parameters (accepted by Israel) for a Palestinian state. “I wanted to cry. My heart was burning at how the opportunity was lost again … this is what happened.”

Listen to Saudi Prince Bandar give the WHOLE STORY of being with Arafat as he refused the post-Camp David Clinton Parameters (accepted by Israel) for a Palestinian state. “I wanted to cry. My heart was burning at how the opportunity was lost again … this is what happened.”

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When Bill Clinton tells young people that Yasser Arafat walked away from a Palestinian state with a capital in East Jerusalem, “they can’t believe it … it’s not even on their radar screen. They can’t even imagine that happened.” Be informed. Learn some basic history 🙏

When Bill Clinton tells young people that Yasser Arafat walked away from a Palestinian state with a capital in East Jerusalem, “they can’t believe it … it’s not even on their radar screen. They can’t even imagine that happened.” Be informed. Learn some basic history 🙏

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On This Day — May 25, 1948 They put a bullet in the back of his head. The man they executed that day was Witold Pilecki — the only person in history who voluntarily walked into Auschwitz. In 1940, this Polish cavalry officer deliberately got himself arrested during a Nazi roundup in Warsaw. Using a false identity, he entered hell as prisoner #4859. For two and a half years, Pilecki lived as a starving skeleton in striped rags while secretly building a resistance network inside the camp. He smuggled out the first detailed eyewitness reports of the Nazi death machine to the Allies — gas chambers, selections, medical experiments, and the systematic murder of Jews. While he was there, more than 1,000 Jews per day were being gassed and burned. At its peak in 1944, the killing rate reached more than 6,000 per day. He saw it all. He documented it all. He risked everything so the world would know. In April 1943, Pilecki escaped by overpowering a guard at a bakery outside the wire. He rejoined the fight, battled in the Warsaw Uprising, and later resisted the Soviet occupation of Poland. For his courage, the communist regime tortured him, staged a show trial, and executed him on May 25, 1948. One of the great heroes of the 20th century. Remember his name: Witold Pilecki.

On This Day — May 25, 1948 They put a bullet in the back of his head. The man they executed that day was Witold Pilecki — the only person in history who voluntarily walked into Auschwitz. In 1940, this Polish cavalry officer deliberately got himself arrested during a Nazi roundup in Warsaw. Using a false identity, he entered hell as prisoner #4859. For two and a half years, Pilecki lived as a starving skeleton in striped rags while secretly building a resistance network inside the camp. He smuggled out the first detailed eyewitness reports of the Nazi death machine to the Allies — gas chambers, selections, medical experiments, and the systematic murder of Jews. While he was there, more than 1,000 Jews per day were being gassed and burned. At its peak in 1944, the killing rate reached more than 6,000 per day. He saw it all. He documented it all. He risked everything so the world would know. In April 1943, Pilecki escaped by overpowering a guard at a bakery outside the wire. He rejoined the fight, battled in the Warsaw Uprising, and later resisted the Soviet occupation of Poland. For his courage, the communist regime tortured him, staged a show trial, and executed him on May 25, 1948. One of the great heroes of the 20th century. Remember his name: Witold Pilecki.

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Yes Mehdi, let's talk about the obviously defensive war Israel fought in 1967 to save itself from total annihilation 🙄 He thinks we're all stupid.

Yes Mehdi, let's talk about the obviously defensive war Israel fought in 1967 to save itself from total annihilation 🙄 He thinks we're all stupid.

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In 1948, British led and armed Jordanian troops ethnically cleansed every last Jew from Jerusalem’s Old City — and tried to wipe out every trace of Jewish life. After capturing the Jewish Quarter, Jordanian forces expelled the remaining Jews. As they trudged toward Zion Gate carrying what little they could, Arab civilians swarmed in “like locusts” to loot. One proud Muslim led his family away with Torah scrolls from a synagogue and a carton of matzos balanced on his daughter’s head. Photographer John Phillips captured it all: the vacant stares of exhausted Jewish fighters, a terrified girl running with bared teeth like a trapped animal, and a makeshift hospital where a round loaf of bread sat beside a man who would soon die. By May 29, the Quarter was a charred and burnt-out shell. The Jordanian commander, Abdullah el-Tell, boasted: “For the first time in 1000 years not a single Jew remains in the Jewish Quarter. Not a single building remains intact. This makes the Jews’ return here impossible.” Just like the Romans nearly 2,000 years earlier, they failed. Nineteen years later, in 1967, Jews returned to a reunited Jerusalem. The Jewish Quarter was rebuilt. The ancient synagogues were restored. And the Jewish connection to their holiest city — unbroken for over 3,000 years — endures stronger than ever. Some bonds cannot be erased.

In 1948, British led and armed Jordanian troops ethnically cleansed every last Jew from Jerusalem’s Old City — and tried to wipe out every trace of Jewish life. After capturing the Jewish Quarter, Jordanian forces expelled the remaining Jews. As they trudged toward Zion Gate carrying what little they could, Arab civilians swarmed in “like locusts” to loot. One proud Muslim led his family away with Torah scrolls from a synagogue and a carton of matzos balanced on his daughter’s head. Photographer John Phillips captured it all: the vacant stares of exhausted Jewish fighters, a terrified girl running with bared teeth like a trapped animal, and a makeshift hospital where a round loaf of bread sat beside a man who would soon die. By May 29, the Quarter was a charred and burnt-out shell. The Jordanian commander, Abdullah el-Tell, boasted: “For the first time in 1000 years not a single Jew remains in the Jewish Quarter. Not a single building remains intact. This makes the Jews’ return here impossible.” Just like the Romans nearly 2,000 years earlier, they failed. Nineteen years later, in 1967, Jews returned to a reunited Jerusalem. The Jewish Quarter was rebuilt. The ancient synagogues were restored. And the Jewish connection to their holiest city — unbroken for over 3,000 years — endures stronger than ever. Some bonds cannot be erased.

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Four days before Israel declared independence, Golda Meir made a desperate secret trip to Amman. Disguised as an Arab woman, she met with King Abdullah of Transjordan — an Arab leader who acknowledged Jewish rights to the Land & who many hoped may choose peace. Abdullah had long kept private contacts with Zionist leaders. He dreamed of a Greater Syria under Hashemite rule and saw cooperation with the Jews as strategically useful. In their November 1947 meeting, he had hinted at possible accommodation. But by May 1948, the Arab world was locked in rejection. Abdullah told Golda he was now “one of several” — no longer free to act alone. Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon were all committed to destroying the Jewish state the moment it was born. He still wanted peace with his Jewish neighbors. But he felt trapped. Before they parted, the King looked at Golda and said these remarkable words: “I believe with all my heart that divine providence has brought you back here, restoring you to the Semitic East which needs your knowledge and initiative. Conditions are now difficult, but be patient.” It was a poignant, almost prophetic farewell. King Abdullah paid for his pragmatism with his life. On July 20, 1951, while visiting Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, he was assassinated by a local Arab gunman acting on orders from the ex-Mufti of Jerusalem and Nazi war criminal, Amin al-Husseini. Peace with Jews was considered treason. This became a tragic pattern: moderate Arab leaders who dared acknowledge Jewish rights or seek accommodation were sidelined, exiled, or killed. From 1948 onward, maximalist rejectionism has been rewarded while moderation has been punished. Yet the Jewish state survived — and thrived anyway.

Four days before Israel declared independence, Golda Meir made a desperate secret trip to Amman. Disguised as an Arab woman, she met with King Abdullah of Transjordan — an Arab leader who acknowledged Jewish rights to the Land & who many hoped may choose peace. Abdullah had long kept private contacts with Zionist leaders. He dreamed of a Greater Syria under Hashemite rule and saw cooperation with the Jews as strategically useful. In their November 1947 meeting, he had hinted at possible accommodation. But by May 1948, the Arab world was locked in rejection. Abdullah told Golda he was now “one of several” — no longer free to act alone. Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon were all committed to destroying the Jewish state the moment it was born. He still wanted peace with his Jewish neighbors. But he felt trapped. Before they parted, the King looked at Golda and said these remarkable words: “I believe with all my heart that divine providence has brought you back here, restoring you to the Semitic East which needs your knowledge and initiative. Conditions are now difficult, but be patient.” It was a poignant, almost prophetic farewell. King Abdullah paid for his pragmatism with his life. On July 20, 1951, while visiting Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, he was assassinated by a local Arab gunman acting on orders from the ex-Mufti of Jerusalem and Nazi war criminal, Amin al-Husseini. Peace with Jews was considered treason. This became a tragic pattern: moderate Arab leaders who dared acknowledge Jewish rights or seek accommodation were sidelined, exiled, or killed. From 1948 onward, maximalist rejectionism has been rewarded while moderation has been punished. Yet the Jewish state survived — and thrived anyway.

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This Day (May 7) in 1945, Nazi Germany finally surrendered. The same day, Grand Mufti Amin al-Husseini fled Berlin by plane. Here’s how he escaped justice for his war crimes (spoiler alert: blame France again!). First, the Mufti landed his plane in Bern, Switzerland and begged for asylum. The Swiss said no. They detained him and immediately handed him over to French authorities. What happened next is one of the most brazen post-war scandals in modern history. Instead of standing trial, the Mufti was placed under “house arrest” in a luxurious villa just outside Paris. For an entire year he lived in comfort, shaved his iconic beard, wore Western suits, and moved about with virtual freedom while Britain and Yugoslavia demanded his extradition as a war criminal. France refused to hand him over. Then, on May 29, 1946, using a fake passport in the name of Ma’ruf al-Dawalibi, the Mufti simply walked out, boarded a TWA flight to Cairo ... and vanished. The French Foreign Minister didn’t even realize he was gone for more than 12 days. In Egypt, he was greeted as a conquering hero. King Farouk gave him protection and luxury. The Muslim Brotherhood hailed him as “the Arab hero and symbol of jihad.” No trial. No shame. No consequences. And his legacy, unfortunately, endured. As this documentary clip puts it: “The Grand Mufti's place as leader of the Palestinian Arabs was eventually taken by a relative ... Yasser Arafat. In August 2002, Arafat gave an interview in which he referred to al-Husseini as a symbol of Palestinian Arab resistance. He called him simply, ‘a hero.’” This is how war criminals become legends to be emulated and revered — when a likeminded ideology protects and lionizes them.

This Day (May 7) in 1945, Nazi Germany finally surrendered. The same day, Grand Mufti Amin al-Husseini fled Berlin by plane. Here’s how he escaped justice for his war crimes (spoiler alert: blame France again!). First, the Mufti landed his plane in Bern, Switzerland and begged for asylum. The Swiss said no. They detained him and immediately handed him over to French authorities. What happened next is one of the most brazen post-war scandals in modern history. Instead of standing trial, the Mufti was placed under “house arrest” in a luxurious villa just outside Paris. For an entire year he lived in comfort, shaved his iconic beard, wore Western suits, and moved about with virtual freedom while Britain and Yugoslavia demanded his extradition as a war criminal. France refused to hand him over. Then, on May 29, 1946, using a fake passport in the name of Ma’ruf al-Dawalibi, the Mufti simply walked out, boarded a TWA flight to Cairo ... and vanished. The French Foreign Minister didn’t even realize he was gone for more than 12 days. In Egypt, he was greeted as a conquering hero. King Farouk gave him protection and luxury. The Muslim Brotherhood hailed him as “the Arab hero and symbol of jihad.” No trial. No shame. No consequences. And his legacy, unfortunately, endured. As this documentary clip puts it: “The Grand Mufti's place as leader of the Palestinian Arabs was eventually taken by a relative ... Yasser Arafat. In August 2002, Arafat gave an interview in which he referred to al-Husseini as a symbol of Palestinian Arab resistance. He called him simply, ‘a hero.’” This is how war criminals become legends to be emulated and revered — when a likeminded ideology protects and lionizes them.

231,319 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce

Israel withdrew every soldier and Jewish civilian from Gaza forcefully in Sept 2005. Within hours, this is what Gazans did to the synagogues they left behind. Mahmoud Abbas had pledged to protect the sites. In a shock to no one, his actions did not match his words. And Hamas? They made sure to hold celebratory prayers inside first — a clear display of dominance — before the destruction and torching began. Israel’s intentions were pure, but unilateral concessions without a reliable partner for peace proved disastrous and culminated with the October 7 Massacre.

Israel withdrew every soldier and Jewish civilian from Gaza forcefully in Sept 2005. Within hours, this is what Gazans did to the synagogues they left behind. Mahmoud Abbas had pledged to protect the sites. In a shock to no one, his actions did not match his words. And Hamas? They made sure to hold celebratory prayers inside first — a clear display of dominance — before the destruction and torching began. Israel’s intentions were pure, but unilateral concessions without a reliable partner for peace proved disastrous and culminated with the October 7 Massacre.

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How Khomeini conned Iranians. He promised “freedom and independence for all” plus free electricity, water, buses, and housing. He then installed Sharia, purged all moderates, leftists, and secular “allies,” enforced veiling, executed opponents, and made himself supreme leader.

How Khomeini conned Iranians. He promised “freedom and independence for all” plus free electricity, water, buses, and housing. He then installed Sharia, purged all moderates, leftists, and secular “allies,” enforced veiling, executed opponents, and made himself supreme leader.

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On This Day — June 5, 1967 F**k Around: Arabs spent weeks boasting they would annihilate Israel. Egypt massed troops on the border, imposed a blockade, ordered UNEF out & promised destruction. Jordan & Syria joined. Radio Cairo called on Arabs everywhere to kill Jews. Find Out: At 7:14 a.m., the entire Israeli Air Force (except 12 planes left for home defense) took off in Operation Focus. They caught the Egyptian pilots eating breakfast. By 11:05 a.m., 180 Egyptian planes were destroyed on the ground. Within hours, most of the Jordanian and half the Syrian air forces were also wiped out. Then the real shock: - Israel overran the entire Sinai Peninsula and reached the Suez Canal in four days. - Despite no element of surprise, Israeli forces recaptured all of Judea and Samaria, including the Old City of Jerusalem. - In brutal fighting, they seized the strategically vital Golan Heights, including Mount Hermon — “the eyes and ears of Israel.” On June 7, Colonel Motta Gur’s paratroopers entered the Old City. For the first time in 2,000 years, Jewish soldiers stood at the Western Wall. The shofar was blown. Even hardened, secular soldiers broke down and wept with joy. The Jewish people were home again. 776 Israeli soldiers fell — heroes who turned near-certain destruction into one of the most legendary military victories in history. The Arabs had spent 19 years vowing to erase the Jewish state. They F****d Around. They Found Out. After two millennia of exile and 19 years of encirclement on borrowed time, the Jewish people reclaimed their ancient capital, reunited their ancestral homeland, and reminded the world in six miraculous days what a determined nation can achieve when its back is against the wall. Am Yisrael Chai.

On This Day — June 5, 1967 Fk Around: Arabs spent weeks boasting they would annihilate Israel. Egypt massed troops on the border, imposed a blockade, ordered UNEF out & promised destruction. Jordan & Syria joined. Radio Cairo called on Arabs everywhere to kill Jews. Find Out: At 7:14 a.m., the entire Israeli Air Force (except 12 planes left for home defense) took off in Operation Focus. They caught the Egyptian pilots eating breakfast. By 11:05 a.m., 180 Egyptian planes were destroyed on the ground. Within hours, most of the Jordanian and half the Syrian air forces were also wiped out. Then the real shock: - Israel overran the entire Sinai Peninsula and reached the Suez Canal in four days. - Despite no element of surprise, Israeli forces recaptured all of Judea and Samaria, including the Old City of Jerusalem. - In brutal fighting, they seized the strategically vital Golan Heights, including Mount Hermon — “the eyes and ears of Israel.” On June 7, Colonel Motta Gur’s paratroopers entered the Old City. For the first time in 2,000 years, Jewish soldiers stood at the Western Wall. The shofar was blown. Even hardened, secular soldiers broke down and wept with joy. The Jewish people were home again. 776 Israeli soldiers fell — heroes who turned near-certain destruction into one of the most legendary military victories in history. The Arabs had spent 19 years vowing to erase the Jewish state. They F**d Around. They Found Out. After two millennia of exile and 19 years of encirclement on borrowed time, the Jewish people reclaimed their ancient capital, reunited their ancestral homeland, and reminded the world in six miraculous days what a determined nation can achieve when its back is against the wall. Am Yisrael Chai.

121,573 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce

Yasser Arafat was the first “foreign leader” to visit Khomeini, just one week after he returned to Tehran and declared victory for the Islamic Revolution. Arafat was greeted as a hero. Khomeini kissed him on the cheek, and Arafat proclaimed, “Today Iran, tomorrow Palestine!”

Yasser Arafat was the first “foreign leader” to visit Khomeini, just one week after he returned to Tehran and declared victory for the Islamic Revolution. Arafat was greeted as a hero. Khomeini kissed him on the cheek, and Arafat proclaimed, “Today Iran, tomorrow Palestine!”

272,730 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce

On This Day — June 4, 1967 Israel stood completely alone — betrayed by its allies and facing annihilation. France — Israel’s main arms supplier — imposed a total weapons embargo on Israel at the direct order of President Charles de Gaulle. Already, every major Western power, including the United States, had Israel under a weapons embargo. The Israeli Cabinet met in emergency session as massive Arab armies gathered on its borders. Egypt alone had nearly 100,000 troops and 1,000 tanks in Sinai, with Jordan, Syria, and Iraq adding more forces. Arab leaders were openly calling for Israel’s destruction. A cable from U.S. President Lyndon Johnson made the situation brutally clear: “Israel will not be alone unless it decides to go it alone.” Israel got the message. With no strategic depth, vastly outnumbered, and abandoned by its supposed friends, the Cabinet voted 12–2 to launch a preemptive strike on the largest Arab military, Egypt (which had already committed an act of war by closing the Straits of Tiran). The war would begin the next morning. The mood across Israel was somber and resolute. Parks were dug up for mass graves. Schools became bomb shelters. Teenagers filled sandbags. The entire nation understood it faced an existential threat — a potential second Holocaust. Yet on June 5, Israel acted. This was the moment a small, isolated nation chose survival over waiting for the mercy of others. Never forget how alone Israel truly was on the eve of the Six Day War.

On This Day — June 4, 1967 Israel stood completely alone — betrayed by its allies and facing annihilation. France — Israel’s main arms supplier — imposed a total weapons embargo on Israel at the direct order of President Charles de Gaulle. Already, every major Western power, including the United States, had Israel under a weapons embargo. The Israeli Cabinet met in emergency session as massive Arab armies gathered on its borders. Egypt alone had nearly 100,000 troops and 1,000 tanks in Sinai, with Jordan, Syria, and Iraq adding more forces. Arab leaders were openly calling for Israel’s destruction. A cable from U.S. President Lyndon Johnson made the situation brutally clear: “Israel will not be alone unless it decides to go it alone.” Israel got the message. With no strategic depth, vastly outnumbered, and abandoned by its supposed friends, the Cabinet voted 12–2 to launch a preemptive strike on the largest Arab military, Egypt (which had already committed an act of war by closing the Straits of Tiran). The war would begin the next morning. The mood across Israel was somber and resolute. Parks were dug up for mass graves. Schools became bomb shelters. Teenagers filled sandbags. The entire nation understood it faced an existential threat — a potential second Holocaust. Yet on June 5, Israel acted. This was the moment a small, isolated nation chose survival over waiting for the mercy of others. Never forget how alone Israel truly was on the eve of the Six Day War.

107,654 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce

Awkward for the Red-Green Alliance Karl Marx visited Palestine & wrote in 1854 Jerusalem had 8k Jews and 4k Muslims, but the “Muslims are the masters … nothing equals the misery & suffering of Jews in Jerusalem. They are the constant objects of Muslim oppression & intolerance.”

Awkward for the Red-Green Alliance Karl Marx visited Palestine & wrote in 1854 Jerusalem had 8k Jews and 4k Muslims, but the “Muslims are the masters … nothing equals the misery & suffering of Jews in Jerusalem. They are the constant objects of Muslim oppression & intolerance.”

320,592 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce

There was no preemptive strike on Jordan. The morning of June 5, 1967, Israel begged King Hussein to stay out of the war: if Jordan did not attack, Israel would not attack Jordan. If Jordan listened, the “West Bank” & the Old City of Jerusalem would still be in Arab hands today. But Jordan didn’t listen. Jordan had already mobilized 11 brigades on the border and invited Iraqi forces to join them. At 9 a.m., they began indiscriminate shelling of Jewish Jerusalem. Israel still held fire, hoping it was only symbolic support for Egypt. At 12:30 p.m., Jordanian troops invaded and seized the UN headquarters in a key strategic position. Only then did Israel respond. Israel went to war against Egypt to prevent its own annihilation. It had no plans to recapture Judea and Samaria (the “West Bank”) or the Old City. Jordan forced its hand. They f****d around. They found out.

There was no preemptive strike on Jordan. The morning of June 5, 1967, Israel begged King Hussein to stay out of the war: if Jordan did not attack, Israel would not attack Jordan. If Jordan listened, the “West Bank” & the Old City of Jerusalem would still be in Arab hands today. But Jordan didn’t listen. Jordan had already mobilized 11 brigades on the border and invited Iraqi forces to join them. At 9 a.m., they began indiscriminate shelling of Jewish Jerusalem. Israel still held fire, hoping it was only symbolic support for Egypt. At 12:30 p.m., Jordanian troops invaded and seized the UN headquarters in a key strategic position. Only then did Israel respond. Israel went to war against Egypt to prevent its own annihilation. It had no plans to recapture Judea and Samaria (the “West Bank”) or the Old City. Jordan forced its hand. They f****d around. They found out.

93,273 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce

Bill Clinton describes the incredible deal for Palestinian statehood in 2000 & he does not waver on who’s to blame for the deal’s failure - Yasser Arafat. If a state next to Israel, not instead of Israel, was acceptable, Palestine would be celebrating its 25th Independence Day.

Bill Clinton describes the incredible deal for Palestinian statehood in 2000 & he does not waver on who’s to blame for the deal’s failure - Yasser Arafat. If a state next to Israel, not instead of Israel, was acceptable, Palestine would be celebrating its 25th Independence Day.

435,399 görüntüleme • 11 ay önce

Ion Mihai Paepa, the highest-ranking Soviet bloc intelligence defector, reveals how the KGB manufactured Arafat as a Palestinian leader. Born in Cairo, Arafat's records were falsified and he was trained at "KBG-U" in terrorism and propaganda.

Ion Mihai Paepa, the highest-ranking Soviet bloc intelligence defector, reveals how the KGB manufactured Arafat as a Palestinian leader. Born in Cairo, Arafat's records were falsified and he was trained at "KBG-U" in terrorism and propaganda.

32,538 görüntüleme • 21 gün önce

How is it that UNRWA has refused to resettle 700,000 Palestinian Arab refugees after 75 years whereas UNKRA - created for Korean refugees - managed to resettle 3.1 million refugees in only three years and at one quarter of UNRWA's budget? @einatwilf explains:

How is it that UNRWA has refused to resettle 700,000 Palestinian Arab refugees after 75 years whereas UNKRA - created for Korean refugees - managed to resettle 3.1 million refugees in only three years and at one quarter of UNRWA's budget? @einatwilf explains:

226,603 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce

People don't know the Arabs were the aggressors in 1948 & sought to exterminate the Jews? “50 million Arabs declared a holy war against 600,000 Jews.” Egypt's Minister of War: “This will not be a war with the Jews, it will be a parade. Within 2 weeks, we will be in Tel Aviv.”

People don't know the Arabs were the aggressors in 1948 & sought to exterminate the Jews? “50 million Arabs declared a holy war against 600,000 Jews.” Egypt's Minister of War: “This will not be a war with the Jews, it will be a parade. Within 2 weeks, we will be in Tel Aviv.”

597,456 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce