Far-left Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/rashida-tlaib" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rashida Tlaib</a> (D-MI) faced backlash Wednesday for comments she made this week when she said that Democrats could not be considered &#8220;progressive&#8221; if they supported <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Israel&#8217;s</a> government.
Tlaib has an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ocasio-cortez-omar-tlaib-take-democrats-anti-ryan-saavedra" target="_blank" rel="noopener">extensive history</a> of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/omar-tlaib-planned-meet-terror-promoting-groups-ryan-saavedra" target="_blank" rel="noopener">anti-Semitism</a> and has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-rashida-tlaib-speaks-at-fringe-rally-where-activists-call-for-the-elimination-of-israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spoken</a> at events where far-left activists have called for the elimination of Israel.
Speaking at an online advocacy seminar held on Tuesday by Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action) and co-sponsored by American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), Tlaib said, “I want you all to know that among progressives, it has become clear that you cannot claim to hold progressive values, yet back Israel’s apartheid government.”
“We will continue to push back and not accept this idea that you are progressive, except for ‘Philistine,’ any longer,” she continued.
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Democrat Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib says the quiet part out loud about today&#39;s Democrat Party: &quot;You cannot claim to hold progressive values yet back Israel&#39;s &#39;apartheid&#39; government.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/MrPo0gLoev">pic.twitter.com/MrPo0gLoev</a>
&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1572728963050471425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 21, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Tlaib&#8217;s remarks were so outrageous that many leftist Democrats and activists, like ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, condemned Tlaib for her remarks.
&#8220;In one sentence, Tlaib simultaneously tells American Jews that they need to pass an anti-Zionist litmus test to participate in progressive spaces, even as she doubles down on her antisemitism by slandering Israel as an apartheid state,&#8221; Greenblatt wrote on Twitter. &#8220;It’s absolutely reprehensible and does nothing to advance the cause of peace. We call on people of goodwill and leaders across the political spectrum to make clear that such antisemitism will not be tolerated.”
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) tweeted: &#8220;I fundamentally reject the notion that one cannot support Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish and democratic state and be a progressive. &#8230; I would happily put my progressive record and credentials up against anyone’s. It is both wrong and self-defeating for progressive leaders to abide such an offensive litmus tests.&#8221;
&#8220;That’s right, Chairman Nadler,&#8221; Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) tweeted. &#8220;And remember, there are progressive activists, progressive students, and progressive Members of Congress whose support of democratic Israel is fundamentally a part of their progressive values. They all belong at the table. We will not be silenced.&#8221;
&#8220;The outrageous progressive litmus test on Israel by @RashidaTlaib is nothing short of antisemitic,&#8221; Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) tweeted. &#8220;Proud progressives do support Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish and democratic state. Suggesting otherwise is shameful and dangerous. Divisive rhetoric does not lead to peace.&#8221;
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) tweeted: &#8220;There’s nothing progressive about advocating for the end of Israel as a Jewish State. Nothing progressive about opposing the Abraham Accords, which promotes peace. Nothing progressive about opposing Iron Dome, which protects civilians from indiscriminate rocket fire.&#8221;
However, critics were skeptical of the condemnation from the Democrat officials, including physician Pradheep J. Shanker, who tweeted: &#8220;Unless you punish such antisemitism, its [sic] all talk.”
&#8220;So, you have a chance to be better. Punish the anti-semites in your party,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Take the high road. DO BETTER.&#8221;
Writer Peter Roff tweeted: &#8220;Why don&#8217;t you move to kick her off her committees like you all did to a Republican for similar reasons?&#8221;

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Rashida Tlaib Faces Backlash From Top Democrats Over ‘Outrageous’ Anti-Semitic Test, Critics Skeptical Of Democrats’ Outrage

Rashida Tlaib Faces Backlash From Top Democrats Over 'Outrageous' Anti-Semitic Test, Critics Skeptical Of Democrats' Outrage

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Israel’s longtime top diplomat told <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/author/ben-shapiro" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Shapiro</a> Monday that the U.S. should stay in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/united-nations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United Nations</a> to change it from within even though he agreed with the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Wire</a> host that the world body has become “a wretched hive of scum and villainy.”
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/israel-un-ambassador-danny-danon-un-must-designate-josh-hammer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Danny Danon</a>, who was Israel’s representative to the UN from 2015-2020, has a new book out called “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lions-Den-Israel-World/dp/1637580002" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In The Lion’s Den</a>” in which he recounts his time representing the Jewish State in the world body. Appearing on Shapiro’s daily radio show and podcast, Danon acknowledged that the pervasive anti-Semitism at the UN made him wonder why the U.S. or its staunch Middle East ally stayed.
“After spending five long years there, I thought about this idea almost every day,” Danon said. “But I think the U.S. should not leave the UN. I think they should demand reforms at the UN. You give so much funds to the UN, you can demand more. You should demand more and make sure that the UN is doing what it was supposed to do.
“And that is not to bash Israel, but that is to promote peace in the world,” he continued. “I would advise the US and others stronger countries to change the UN.”
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Sickening! In <a href="https://twitter.com/60Minutes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@60Minutes</a> interview, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Iran</a>’s President <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Raisi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Raisi</a> says ‘not sure’ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Holocaust?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Holocaust</a> happened. Like he’s ‘not sure’ his thugs beat up women to a pulp? And this week, he will address <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UNGA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UNGA</a> ? <a href="https://twitter.com/antonioguterres?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@antonioguterres</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AlinejadMasih?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AlinejadMasih</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MahsaAmini?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MahsaAmini</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/benshapiro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@benshapiro</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/StateSEAS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@StateSEAS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/yadvashem?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@yadvashem</a> <a href="https://t.co/Jciqb1xqta">pic.twitter.com/Jciqb1xqta</a>
&mdash; Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ostrov_A/status/1571708737148325888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 19, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Shapiro noted that just the night before, Iranian President Ibrahim Razi had appeared on CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” where he refused to acknowledge that the Holocaust occurred. Razi was also recently granted a visa waiver to come to the U.S. in order to address the UN General Assembly, Shapiro noted.
“I mean, it&#8217;s always been one of the great mysteries of history as to whether the Holocaust happened,” Shapiro said sarcastically.
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But the real reason for Razi’s trip to the U.S. is to lobby world leaders to support the Iran nuclear deal that former President Obama hatched with Tehran and that his successor, former President Trump, tore up. Razi should not be allowed the privilege after his shameful remarks about the Holocaust, said Danon.
“You denied the Holocaust and we deny him the platform of speaking at the United Nations,” Danon said. “I think what should happen when he wants to speak in a few days is that everybody should deny his speech, not to show up to his speech.”
Danon said he didn’t expect any international show of solidarity on behalf of Israel.
“The UN will let him speak, unfortunately,” he said. “But I think that every respectable democracy should not send their ambassador or a head of state into the General Assembly hall and send a clear message. If you deny the Holocaust, we deny your presence.
“Unfortunately, he&#8217;s coming to the U.S. like a celebrity, and that&#8217;s not how you treat terrorists,” Danon added.
The longtime diplomat said he hopes that the current election taking place in Israel will result in former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returning to power.
“Look at what&#8217;s happening in the region,” Danon said, adding that Iran as well as terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah pose a gathering threat to the Jewish state. “They feel the weakness of this current government and that&#8217;s why they are trying to push us now. I hope that by the end of November, we will have a stable government.”

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‘Wretched Hive Of Scum And Villainy’: Ben Shapiro Nukes UN In Chat With Key Israeli Diplomat

'Wretched Hive Of Scum': Ben Shapiro Nukes UN In Chat With Key Israeli Diplomat

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The founders of Ben &amp; Jerry&#8217;s ice cream, both Jewish, are determined to fight the parent company of Ben &amp; Jerry’s for selling ice cream in the ancient Biblical lands of Judea and Samaria, where most of the events of the post-Exodus events of the Bible took place.
In June, Unilever sold its Ben &amp; Jerry&#8217;s ice cream business in Israel to Avi Zinger, owner of American Quality Products, who had sued Ben &amp; Jerry&#8217;s after the company refused to sell its ice cream in Judea and Samaria. In August, a U.S. federal judge ruled for Unilever and against Ben &amp; Jerry&#8217;s, which was trying to block the sale.
Then-defense minister Yair Lapid, citing a “huge victory” in the court, added, “We will fight delegitimization and the BDS campaign in every arena, whether in the public square, in the economic sphere or in the moral realm,” <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/unilever-sells-ben-jerrys-israeli-business-2022-06-29/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reuters</a> reported.
But founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield appeared on MSNBC, where they <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11226031/Unilever-violating-merger-deal-Israel-sale-Ben-Jerrys-founders-MSNBC.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> Unilever had violated their merger deal signed 22 years before. “&#8217;That agreement gave authority over the social mission to the independent board of Ben &amp; Jerry’s,” Cohen claimed. “Unilever has usurped their authority and reversed the decision that was made and we can&#8217;t allow that to happen, we can&#8217;t sit idly by.”
After the initial boycott of Unilever targeting Judea and Samaria, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) issued a warning to Unilever that they had 90 days to reverse the company’s boycott targeting Israel or else face harsh consequences, including Florida <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9858389/DeSantis-gives-Ben-Jerrys-parent-company-90-days-end-ice-cream-makers-Israel-boycott.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">barring state pension funds</a> holding investments in Unilever.
DeSantis stated, “By placing Ben &amp; Jerry’s Fortune 500 parent company Unilever on our List of Scrutinized Companies that Boycott Israel, Florida is sending a message to corporate America that we will defend our strong relationship with the Jewish State. I will not stand idly by as woke corporate ideologues seek to boycott and divest from our ally, Israel,” as the <a href="https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2021/08/03/florida-puts-ben-and-jerrys-parent-company-on-scrutinized-list-over-boycott-of-israels-occupied-territories" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Orlando Weekly</a> reported.
Ash Williams, executive director &amp; chief investment officer of the state board of administration of Florida, <a href="https://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/SBA-letter-to-Governor-DeSantis-re-Unilever.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> in the letter that the board had received a July 22 letter from DeSantis that noted that Unilever’s decision was “an action that falls under Section 215.4725(1)(a), Florida Statutes (the ‘Statute’), ‘Prohibited investments by the State Board of Administration; companies that boycott Israel.’”
Williams continued, “The Statute defines a ‘boycott of Israel’ as refusing to deal, terminating business activities, or taking other actions to limit commercial relations with Israel, or persons or entities doing business in Israel or in Israeli-controlled territories, in a discriminatory manner.”
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Upon Ben &amp; Jerry’s announcement and consistent with statute, we contacted Unilever directly to request an engagement on behalf of the SBA and to make clear that Unilever as owner of Ben &amp; Jerry’s would be affected by Florida law. We indicated that, pursuant to the Statute, the SBA would be prohibited from further investment in Unilever and affiliated companies if they were placed on the Scrutinized Companies that Boycott Israel List. … The SBA conducted an engagement call with Unilever Investor Relations on July 28, 2021 and received indication that the parent company has no current plan to prevent Ben &amp; Jerry’s from terminating business activities in Israeli-controlled territories.
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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/marvel">Marvel</a> Cinematic Universe announced it was expanding with a new Israeli superhero and anti-Semites flooded social media with their hatred.
Actress Shira Haas, who soared to fame with her role on the award-winning Israeli series “Shtisel,” will star as former Mossad agent Ruth Bat-Seraph, aka “Sabra,” in the next Captain America movie, “Captain America: New World Order.”
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Israeli actress Shira Haas joined the Marvel cast in the fourth &quot;Captain America&quot; film, ​​​​in which she will play an Israeli superheroine &#39;Sabra&#39;. 👏👏👏 <a href="https://t.co/wzSnYpVHuK">pic.twitter.com/wzSnYpVHuK</a>
&mdash; Hananya Naftali (@HananyaNaftali) <a href="https://twitter.com/HananyaNaftali/status/1568890165766012928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2022</a></blockquote>
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“Bat-Seraph” means daughter of an angel; the word “sabra” in Israel means a native-born Israeli as it refers to a cactus, which is tough on the outside but soft and sweet on the inside.
“Her powers include super strength and stamina, and her costume often incorporates the Israel flag and the Star of David,” The Times of Israel <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/shira-haas-set-to-join-next-captain-america-film-as-israeli-heroine/">reported</a>.
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Sabra will be in CAPTAIN AMERICA: NEW WORLD ORDER.
We will be living in a world with a live action Sabra in the movies.
I never saw that coming. <a href="https://t.co/4iLEBb06wT">pic.twitter.com/4iLEBb06wT</a>
&mdash; Dan Slott (@DanSlott) <a href="https://twitter.com/DanSlott/status/1568682513727475715?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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According to the comics featuring her, Ruth Bat-Seraph was born near Jerusalem and raised on a special kibbutz after her powers became apparent. She first fought the Hulk when she believed he was working with terrorists. After her son was murdered in a terrorist attack, she ignored orders and brought the terrorists to justice.
In the comics, she has the capacity to transfer her own life energy to others, and saved people who were dying twice.
Anti-Semites quickly jumped on the announcement by claiming the name “Sabra” was a reference to the killings of Palestinians in the Sabra and Chatilla refugee camps in 1982, but it was pointed out that the Marvel character “Sabra” was first introduced by Marvel in 1980, two years before the incidents.
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Something I never thought I&#39;d tweet, but Marvel calling an Israeli superhero &quot;Sabra&quot; is because Jews born in the region have been referred to as &quot;Sabras&quot; (a local fruit, prickly on the outside, soft on the inside) since the 30s. It&#39;s not referencing the Sabra &amp; Shatila massacre. <a href="https://t.co/gryr7UIj03">pic.twitter.com/gryr7UIj03</a>
&mdash; Daniel Sugarman (@Daniel_Sugarman) <a href="https://twitter.com/Daniel_Sugarman/status/1569296235403657217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Other actors to <a href="https://www.marvel.com/articles/movies/d23-2022-captain-america-new-world-order-sam-wilson-cast">appear in the movie</a> include Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson, who was formerly The Falcon before becoming Captain America, Carl Lumbly as Isaiah Bradley, Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torrez, who becomes The Falcon, and Tim Blake Nelson as Dr. Samuel Sterns, the hyper intelligent Leader.
The original Captain America, Steve Rogers, handed his iconic shield to Sam Wilson at the end of the film “<a href="https://www.ign.com/movies/avengers-endgame">Avengers: Endgame</a>.”
New World Order director Julias Onah <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/captain-america-new-world-order-star-director-explain-post-steve-rogers-movie-will-feel-different">said of the change</a> in Captain Americas, “Well, look, he is a different human being and coming from a different set of experiences. Back in the Winter Soldier, we saw what it means for somebody like him to take the shield. But it is also a very different MCU. It&#8217;s a post-blip MCU. It&#8217;s a post-Thanos MCU. So, the world has changed a lot too. And the role of a hero has changed.”
Speaking on Saturday at D23 Expo 2022, Mackie praised the upcoming film, enthusing, “It&#8217;s going to be beautiful!”

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Marvel To Feature Israeli Superhero In Captain America Movie. Anti-Semites Go On Attack.

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Devastating malware that lets criminals hack into banking accounts, steal data, and spy on computer users is suspected of being linked to terrorist group <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hamas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hamas</a>&#8216; cyberwarfare division.
The so-called &#8220;Remote Administration Tool,&#8221; or RAT, is called Escanor and first surfaced on the Dark Web in January. It can infect computers through Microsoft Office documents, <a href="https://resecurity.com/blog/article/escanor-malware-delivered-in-weaponized-microsoft-office-documents">according</a> to Resecurity, which protects Fortune 500 companies. Computers have reportedly been infected in the U.S., Canada, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt, Mexico, Singapore, and Israel.
“The tool can be used to collect GPS coordinates of the victim, monitor key strokes, activate hidden cameras, and browse files on the remote mobile devices to steal data,” Resecurity warned.
The domain name behind the dangerous tool, &#8220;escanor[.]live,&#8221; may be linked to <a href="https://www.cybereason.com/hubfs/dam/collateral/reports/Molerats-in-the-Cloud-New-Malware-Arsenal-Abuses-Cloud-Platforms-in-Middle-East-Espionage-Campaign.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Molerats</a> and <a href="https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/actor/aridviper" target="_blank" rel="noopener">APT-C-23</a>, two units of the Hamas cyberwarfare division. Security Affairs <a href="https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/134697/malware/escanor-malware-ms-docs.html">reported</a> that APT-C-23 is “known in particular to target Israeli military assets,” and that Molerats, which has been linked to Hamas, has been active for over a decade.
“It’s also tracked as Gaza Hackers Team, Gaza Cybergang, DustySky, Extreme Jackal, Moonlight and TA402 — some researchers believe there are multiple groups operating under the same umbrella,” <a href="https://www.securityweek.com/hamas-cyberspies-return-new-malware-after-exposure-operations">Security Week</a> reported.
Escanor is a version of an Android- and PC-based remote administration tool that hackers use to infect Microsoft Office and Adobe PDF documents with malware, according to <a href="https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/134697/malware/escanor-malware-ms-docs.html">Security Affairs</a>. But Escanor&#8217;s power has been souped up with elements taken from “cracked” versions of other Dark Web tools, according to the company.
The mobile version of Escanor, dubbed &#8216;Escape-RAT,&#8217; intercepts banking OTPs, or &#8220;one-time passwords&#8221; that are generated for customers who don&#8217;t choose their own. That allows the cybercriminal full access to the user&#8217;s account, and also can spread malware that allows the criminal to activate cameras, track users, and carry out other potentially devastating acts.
“Fraudsters monitor the location of the victim, and leverage Esca RAT to steal credentials to online-banking platforms and perform unauthorized access to compromised account from the same device and IP – in such case fraud prevention teams are not able to detect it and react timely,” malware analyst Ali Saifeldin said.
Escanor is a well-known force on the Dark Web, where criminals buy and sell an array of illegal goods and services. It also has over 28,000 subscribers on its Telegram channel. The actor behind the malware is believed to be the same person or persons behind other hacking tools sold on the Dark Web, including ones known as Venom RAT and Pandora HVNC, which may have been incorporated into Escanor.

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Devastating Malware For Hacking Banking Accounts May Be Linked To Hamas

New Cyberattack Tool For Hacking Banking Accounts May Be Linked To Hamas

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Archeologists announced this month that they have discovered further <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/history">evidence</a> for the possible location of the home of two of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jesus-christ">Jesus</a>’ Apostles.
The <a href="https://www.newswire.com/news/new-inscription-with-petition-for-intercession-by-apostle-peter-21792135">news</a> comes after researchers from Nyack College in New York and Kinneret College in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/israel">Israel</a> discovered a mosaic at the “Church of the Apostles” at the El Eraj Excavation Project in the Holy Land at what is believed to be the biblical town of Bethsaida. Christian tradition indicates that the church was built over the home of Peter and his brother Andrew, who were disciples of Jesus.
A Greek inscription on a mosaic at the Byzantine-era church includes a request for prayer that refers to the Apostle Peter as the &#8220;chief and commander of the heavenly apostles.&#8221; The inscription also discusses a man named Constantine, who is described as “the servant of Christ.”
&#8220;This discovery is our strongest indicator that Peter had a special association with the basilica, and it was likely dedicated to him. Since Byzantine Christian tradition routinely identified Peter&#8217;s home in Bethsaida, and not in Capernaum as is often thought today, it seems likely that the basilica commemorates his house,&#8221; said Steven Notley, one of the professors leading the project.
The archeological project is sponsored by the Center for the Study of Ancient Judaism and Christian Origins, the Museum of the Bible, the Lanier Theological Library Foundation, and HaDavar Yeshiva, a biblical education group.
Willibald, an 8th century bishop, wrote that the “Church of the Apostles” was built at the same location where Peter and Andrew lived. Archeologists say the new inscriptions strengthen this claim and give them a better idea of whether or not they are actually working at the biblical Bethsaida, as there are several suggested locations for the historic city.
&#8220;One of the goals of this dig was to check whether we have at the site a layer from the 1st century, which will allow us to suggest a better candidate for the identification of Biblical Bethsaida,” archeological director Mordechai Aviam said. “Not only did we find significant remains from this period, but we also found this important church and the monastery around it.&#8221;
In October, the rest of the church is expected to be cleared, and researchers say that they hope to find more inscriptions. Volunteers from the U.S., Canada, Hong Kong, Slovakia, Brazil, and the U.K. all helped with the dig at the church.

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who was named by a former Palestinian arch-terrorist as having secured funding for the <a href="https://www.ynetnews.com/article/skeyspkrq">brutal Palestinian terrorist attack</a> at the 1972 Munich Olympics in which 11 Israel athletes were murdered, engendered harsh criticism after having claimed, as <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/mahmoud-abbas-holocaust-israel-germany-condemn-munich-olympics-rcna43459">NBC News</a> reported, that Israel had committed “50 Holocausts.”
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The PLO leader would have gained sympathy if he had apologized for the terrorist attack on Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics 1972. Accusing Israel of „50 Holocausts“ instead is the most disgusting speech ever heard in the German Chancellery <a href="https://t.co/35O8QYcPYt">pic.twitter.com/35O8QYcPYt</a>
&mdash; Armin Laschet (@ArminLaschet) <a href="https://twitter.com/ArminLaschet/status/1559617142982643718?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Abbas made his incendiary remarks after being asked as a Palestinian leader whether he planned to apologize to Israel and Germany for the 1972 attack, since the 50th anniversary comes next month.
The Palestinian terrorist group “Black September,” which was linked to the Fatah party headed by terrorist Yasser Arafat and Abbas, took the Israeli hostages at the Olympic Village on Sept. 5, 1972. According to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/02/sports/long-hidden-details-reveal-cruelty-of-1972-munich-attackers.html?_r=1">The New York Times</a>, the widow of one of the murdered Israeli athletes said photos showed the Palestinian terrorists castrated her husband during the attack.
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) official Mohammed Oudeh, known as Abu Daoud, claimed to be the mastermind of the attack; in his autobiography, he named Abbas as having secured the funding, <a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2003/07/does-mahmoud-abbas-murky-past-matter.html">Slate</a> noted.
The connection between “Black September” and Fatah was acknowledged in a <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/weekly-standard/how-arafat-got-away-with-murder">March 13, 1973 telegram</a> that then U.S. Secretary of State William Rogers sent to American embassies around the world. The telegram alluded to an intelligence brief prepared by the department and the CIA that stated, &#8220;The Black September Organization (BSO) is a cover term for Fatah&#8217;s terrorist operations executed by Fatah&#8217;s intelligence organization. . . . Fatah funds, facilities, and personnel are used in these operations. . . . For all intents and purposes no significant distinction now can be made between the BSO and Fatah.”
Abbas’ comment about “50 Holocausts” elicited reactions like these:
Olaf Scholz, the Federal Chancellor of Germany: “I am disgusted by the outrageous remarks made by Palestinian President Mahmoud #Abbas. For us Germans in particular, any relativization of the singularity of the Holocaust is intolerable and unacceptable. I condemn any attempt to deny the crimes of the Holocaust.”
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I am disgusted by the outrageous remarks made by Palestinian President Mahmoud <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Abbas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Abbas</a>. For us Germans in particular, any relativization of the singularity of the Holocaust is intolerable and unacceptable. I condemn any attempt to deny the crimes of the Holocaust.
&mdash; Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz (@Bundeskanzler) <a href="https://twitter.com/Bundeskanzler/status/1559780922714734597?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid: “Mahmoud Abbas accusing Israel of having committed ‘50 Holocausts’ while standing on German soil is not only a moral disgrace, but a monstrous lie.  Six million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust, including one and a half million Jewish children.  History will never forgive him.”
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Mahmoud Abbas accusing Israel of having committed &quot;50 Holocausts&quot; while standing on German soil is not only a moral disgrace, but a monstrous lie.
Six million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust, including one and a half million Jewish children.
History will never forgive him.
&mdash; יאיר לפיד &#8211; Yair Lapid (@yairlapid) <a href="https://twitter.com/yairlapid/status/1559651133563539461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Yonathan Arfi, president of the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions: “France must firmly condemn the abject remarks of Mahmoud Abbas accusing Israel of ‘50 Holocausts.’ By wanting to nazify Israel, it defiles the memory of the victims of the Shoah and despises the work of memory carried out in Europe. It is a hateful revisionism to be denounced.”
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La France doit condamner avec fermeté les propos abjects de Mahmoud Abbas accusant Israël de &quot;50 Holocaustes&quot;. En voulant nazifier Israël, il souille la mémoire des victimes de la Shoah et méprise le travail de Mémoire réalisé en Europe. C&#39;est un révisionnisme haineux à dénoncer.
&mdash; Yonathan Arfi (@Yonathan_Arfi) <a href="https://twitter.com/Yonathan_Arfi/status/1559823477758205955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The group Stop AntiSemitism: “6 million Jews &#8211; two out of every three in Europe &#8211; were massacred in the Holocaust.  Meanwhile the Palestinian population has exploded in numbers.  For Mahmoud Abbas to call the I/P conflict a &#8216;Holocaust&#8217; is atrocious Holocaust inversion deemed antisemitic by IHRA.”
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6 million Jews &#8211; two out of every three in Europe &#8211; were massacred in the Holocaust.
Meanwhile the Palestinian population has exploded in numbers.
For Mahmoud Abbas to call the I/P conflict a &quot;Holocaust&quot; is atrocious Holocaust inversion deemed antisemitic by IHRA. <a href="https://t.co/MoGnLEtj7q">pic.twitter.com/MoGnLEtj7q</a>
&mdash; StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) <a href="https://twitter.com/StopAntisemites/status/1559669292358041600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Former Miss Iraq Sarah Idan: “Mahmoud Abbas also accused Israel of committing ‘50 Holocausts’ against Palestinians. Yup you heard it right. 50 Holocausts. Imagine your whole cause is based on stealing terms from others; South African Apartheid and Jewish Holocaust.”
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Mahmoud Abbas also accused Israel of committing “50 Holocausts” against Palestinians. Yup you heard it right. 50 Holocausts 🤦🏽‍♀️
Imagine your whole cause is based on stealing terms from others; South African Apartheid and Jewish Holocaust. <a href="https://t.co/CecV6CsWK7">https://t.co/CecV6CsWK7</a>
&mdash; Sarai (Sarah Idan) Miss Iraq (@RealSarahIdan) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealSarahIdan/status/1559637667574214656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Even some Palestinians denounced Abbas:
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Terrible and antisemitic rhetoric from Abbas. As a Palestinian, I apologize to every Jew and every Israeli for these abhorrent comments. <a href="https://t.co/LMU32lRbhx">https://t.co/LMU32lRbhx</a>
&mdash; Abdelhalim Abdelrahman- عبد الحليم عبد الرحمن (@AbdelA1924) <a href="https://twitter.com/AbdelA1924/status/1559751637564022784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Absolutely shameful. Mahmoud Abbas in Germany refuses to apologize for the Munich massacre (which he helped finance) and accuses Israel of “50 Holocausts” in what <a href="https://twitter.com/ArminLaschet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ArminLaschet</a> called the “most disgusting speech ever heard in the German Chancellery”
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&mdash; Emily Schrader &#8211; אמילי שריידר (@emilykschrader) <a href="https://twitter.com/emilykschrader/status/1559627018953711621?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Mahmoud Abbas accusing Israel of committing &quot;50 Holocausts&quot; against the Palestinians in front of the German chancellor is as good as time as any to remind you that Abbas got his PhD in Holocaust Denial from a university in Moscow.
&mdash; Blake Flayton (@blakeflayton) <a href="https://twitter.com/blakeflayton/status/1559625197782704128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Utterly vile, reprehensible and pure Holocaust distortion and unhinged Jew hatred. Mahmoud Abbas underscoring beyond shadow of a doubt why there will never be peace, as long as he remains Palestinian leader! <a href="https://t.co/1Rsv9mMgU5">pic.twitter.com/1Rsv9mMgU5</a>
&mdash; Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ostrov_A/status/1559655953888382981?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2022</a></blockquote>
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From paying salaries to murderers of Jews to outright Holocaust distortion, can we put to rest once and for all that Mahmoud Abbas is any kind of &#39;partner for peace&#39;. <a href="https://t.co/brWMsJpRPz">pic.twitter.com/brWMsJpRPz</a>
&mdash; Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ostrov_A/status/1559798672111566850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Mahmoud Abbas is not a man of peace.
He is a Holocaust denialist. 
He is a Jew hater. 
He is a supporter of terrorism.<a href="https://t.co/eRGwzdJYZu">https://t.co/eRGwzdJYZu</a>
&mdash; Julie Lenarz (@MsJulieLenarz) <a href="https://twitter.com/MsJulieLenarz/status/1559882672893300736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2022</a></blockquote>
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At a certain point, all the 2-state-solution supporters will have to deal with the fact that the man they pin their hopes on, the &quot;moderate&quot; Mahmoud Abbas is a Holocaust denying, Nazi-style Jew hater who is also a terrorist and an embezzler.
&mdash; Caroline Glick (@CarolineGlick) <a href="https://twitter.com/CarolineGlick/status/1559732789016141831?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2022</a></blockquote>
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‘Monstrous Lie’: Mahmoud Abbas Harshly Condemned After Claiming Israel Had Committed ’50 Holocausts’

Holocaust

Mahmoud Abbas

Munich Olympics

Palestinians

In late June, Israel’s parliament<a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/israeli-parliament-votes-to-dissolve-itself-triggering-fifth-election-in-under-four-years"> voted</a> to dissolve itself, triggering the country’s fifth election in just three years. This forced Yair Lapid into the role of interim prime minister as yet another legislative election is scheduled for November 1. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/poll-indicates-netanyahu-led-bloc-inching-toward-majority-with-60-seats/">Polls</a> indicate an uphill battle for Lapid as he is set to face off with the veteran former Prime Minister, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-130-benjamin-natanyahu">Benjamin Netanyahu</a>.
Just over a year ago, Lapid was the architect of a coalition government consisting of eight different parties which joined forces to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/06/13/world/israel-knesset-bennett-lapid-netanyahu">end</a> the 12-year reign of Netanyahu, who was Israel’s longest-serving prime minister.
For those not familiar with the parliamentary system of democracy, it differs from the American system. A parliamentary nation is led by a prime minister, who is the elected head of the legislative branch, instead of a separately elected executive like our president. This system was created primarily by nations with monarchies, such as Great Britain, Norway, or Spain, or who were formerly controlled by them. And while America has a two-party system, there are a myriad of parties in a parliamentary system, so deals have to be carefully crafted between multiple groups with differing policies.
Thus, it would be like a coalition of congressional members electing a speaker, and that person running the nation as opposed to having the checks and balances of a separate executive branch.
The majority of European nations are parliamentary democracies. Yet, thanks to political infighting, some of the world’s most stable parliamentary democracies have recently had their entire governments <a href="https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2019/democracy-retreat">upended</a>. Amid <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/as-america-sleeps-a-dangerous-axis-develops">growing threats</a> from the axis of China, Russia, and Iran, this instability projects a frightening level of western weakness to our enemies on the world stage.
<h4>Great Britain, France, and Italy</h4>
Last month, Prime Minister <a href="https://www.wlwt.com/article/whats-next-for-uk-boris-johnson/40549219">Boris Johnson</a> resigned as Conservative Party leader &#8212; and thus, as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom – after an internal revolt. Now his party must choose his <a href="https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/world/boris-johnsons-successor-will-have-a-huge-mess-on-their-hands/">successor</a>.
Just across the channel, <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/france-learns-parliamentary-democracy-the-hard-way/">France</a> is having to relearn parliamentary democracy, and initial signs indicate that as a nation averse to compromise, it isn’t enjoying the experience. For the first time in a long time, French President Macron is ruling without a legislative majority in the National Assembly his favor. In June, his party <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/06/20/french-president-macron-loses-absolute-parliamentary-majority/">suffered losses</a> in their legislative elections.
For six decades, the French parliament served largely as an echo chamber for each party’s lofty policy goals. As the various opposition parties had little influence, these legislators were treated as “yes men” who created laws for the ruling party to implement. That changed after PM Macron failed to build a <a href="https://theconversation.com/german-election-explained-why-is-it-always-so-hard-to-form-a-government-168040">German-style coalition</a> based on a negotiated policy program, giving opposition groups scope to propose amendments and negotiate article-by-article on each bill. This instability is felt across France’s eastern border as well.
In February, Italian PM <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/26/italians-fear-return-of-instability-if-mario-draghi-quits-to-become-president">Mario Draghi</a> tried to run for President to shield his rule from feuding coalitions in parliament, and was <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/anyone-draghi-how-an-italian-presidential-bid-fell-flat-2022-02-02/">not successful</a>. Since the presidential vote, Draghi pushed back on calls by various political parties to expand the gaping Italian budget deficit, in order to address spiraling <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-30/italy-approves-energy-relief-as-draghi-battles-spike-in-prices">energy prices</a>. Draghi, the former European Central Bank (ECB) president, is determined<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-19/mario-draghi-is-putting-pressure-on-his-coalition-partners-after-missing-out-on-the-italian-presidency"> to re-establish his authority</a> and pull his fractious coalition into line at a time when the ECB is shifting toward <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-14/all-crisis-scenarios-lead-to-rome-as-ecb-starts-raising-rates">tightening monetary policy</a>, pushing up the cost of borrowing for the Italian state.
<h4>Pakistan and Tunisia</h4>
This shaking of the world’s most popular system of democracy also has major implications on global security.
Following the United States&#8217;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/one-year-later-bidens-botched-withdrawal-from-the-the-graveyard-of-empires"> botched withdrawal</a> from Afghanistan in 2021, neighboring Pakistan&#8217;s parliament held a <a href="https://thediplomat.com/2022/07/as-imran-khan-seeks-a-comeback-all-eyes-on-by-elections-in-pakistans-punjab/">no-confidence vote</a> in 2022 against its then-Prime Minister Imran Khan, Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). A popular former cricket star, Khan continues to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/02/world/asia/imran-khan-pakistan-no-confidence.html">speak out</a> against his country’s military leadership for its alleged role in orchestrating the no-confidence vote.
Now under <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/as-default-looms-pakistan-army-chief-bajwa-seeks-us-help-on-release-of-imf-loan/ar-AA10aUT3">questionable</a> military rule and <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/topstories/no-progress-in-resuming-trade-with-pakistan-centre-tells-parliament/ar-AA1041CD">fraying economic ties</a> with its neighbors, Pakistan &#8212; arguably the world&#8217;s most unstable nuclear power – now shares a border with a hardline Taliban government. Undeterred, Khan continues his plea <a href="https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2022/07/18/pakistan-imran-khan-elections/9741658158285/">for elections</a> for 20 seats in the Punjab provincial assembly.
Meanwhile, in the terrorist hot-bed of North Africa, formerly French-controlled <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20220702-tunisia-s-draft-constitution-ending-the-parliamentary-regime-or-undoing-democracy">Tunisia</a> may be ending their parliamentary system all together. Tunisian President Kais Saied delivered his draft for a new constitution to the public in February to decide the fate of the only democracy emerging from the 2014 <a href="https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/tunisia-was-the-only-democracy-to-blossom-from-the-arab-spring-now-its-a-mess/">Arab Spring</a>.
<a href="https://www.france24.com/en/tag/tunisia/">Tunisia</a>’s political crisis started on <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/tunisian-president-relieves-prime-minister-his-post-2021-07-25/">July 25, 2021</a>, when a poor response to the coronavirus, collapsing healthcare, and economic decline produced rampant protests. 
According to France24.com, the Tunisian president began with <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/tag/kais-saied/">sweeping moves</a>, “ invoked emergency powers under Article 80 of the Constitution to remove the prime minister, suspend parliament for a month, revoke parliamentary immunity, and do away with most of the constitution itself.”
<h4>Democracy in The Middle East</h4>
This brings us back to Israel, arguably America’s biggest intelligence ally and the only true democracy in the Middle East. In recent months legacy Western media outlets have tried to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/04/27/israel-report-apartheid/">paint the Israeli government as an apartheid state.</a> While it’s clear that Israel’s democracy is <a href="https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-712746">under attack</a>, it is certainly not an apartheid state. Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East with both a Jewish and an <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/new-israeli-government-ousts-longtime-prime-minister-netanyahu">outgoing coalition</a> which includes an Arab party.
Regardless, Israelis are going back to the polls in November for the fifth time in three and a half years because, under its broken parliamentary system, the populous leader of the country was unable to form a coalition of numerous parties to run the government. This is because in previous elections, the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/netanyahu-facing-ouster-claims-his-potential-replacement-cant-stand-up-to-biden">Benjamin Netanyahu</a>-led Likud party received the most votes from the public, but was boycotted by smaller parties in parliament, resulting in <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/03/23/israel-election-netanyahu/">political deadlock.</a>
After a year of disagreements, and while COVID was locking down world economies, Netanyahu formed a coalition government with Benny Gantz in May of 2020. Netanyahu’s Likud Party won with 36 seats and Gantz brought another 15.
But the political peace was short lived. Israel held another round of elections in March of 2021.
So in the context of recent arguments over America’s <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/many-liberal-pundits-hate-electoral-163306559.html">Electoral College</a>, imagine how Israelis feel. In recent elections, the Likud party won 30 seats, almost twice as many as the current prime minister’s left-wing party, who received 17 seats. Nonetheless, Lapid <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-bennett-lapid-reach-agreement-on-forming-coalition-to-oust-netanyahu/">formed a coalition</a> with former Prime Minister <a href="https://www.allisrael.com/israeli-pm-naftali-bennett-losing-political-altitude-his-chief-of-staff-resigns-amidst-growing-coalition-defections-turbulence">Naftali Bennett</a>, who resigned as PM just<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/bennett-reportedly-turned-down-offer-from-lapid-to-serve-as-interim-foreign-minister/"> weeks ago</a>, and whose party received only seven seats and appointed the current prime minister of Israel. This resulted in the election of a prime minister with under 5% popularity and the <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2021/06/13/netanyahu-ousted-after-12-years-as-israels-prime-minister/?sh=1882efea4925">ouster of Netanyahu,</a> which seems to have been the overriding and perhaps only objective of the outgoing government.
In 2009, when Netanyahu’s Likud party received 27 seats and created a coalition with the Kadima party’s 28 seats, a movement reportedly <a href="https://www.jpost.com/Israel-Elections/Report-Senate-panel-probing-Obama-administration-ties-to-effort-to-unseat-Netanyahu-393905">funded by</a> left wing American and European interests began to undermine Netanyahu’s populist reign. One of the major reasons for the endless rounds of elections over the past three years is what many perceive to be a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/obama-linked-nonprofit-filed-for-new-irs-status-after-accusation-of-meddling-in-israeli-election">politically motivated</a> legal witch hunt against Netanyahu, which included an <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/unprecedented-netanyahu-indictment-roils-israeli-election">indictment</a> against him filed on the eve of elections. The allegations, revised four times, <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/netanyahu-trial/">remain in court</a>.
Now, amid rising <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/middleeast/iran-nuclear-talks-doha-mime-intl/index.html">Iranian</a> aggression and <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-charged-with-terror-for-paving-stone-attack-that-seriously-injured-man/">Palestinian</a> terror attacks; recent polls show that voters want Netanyahu to <a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/06/21/israel-government-dissolves-bennett-netanyahu-lapid-elections/">return</a> to office alongside a strong majority in parliament in upcoming elections. This is why it is imperative that Israel repair its parliamentary system by enacting a system similar to that more closely resembles the American system, where Israelis get to elect the leader of their choice in two-to-four year terms. This way, similar to our midterm congressional elections that offset our Presidential elections, Israelis may vote for representatives who can complement or balance the power of the elected prime minister, solidifying Israeli democracy in a time of great regional instability.
A. Benjamin <a href="https://abmannes.com/">Mannes</a>, MA, CPP served in both municipal and federal law enforcement, leading to his designation as a nationally recognized subject matter expert in security, public integrity, and criminal justice reform. He has served as a consultant and expert witness and as the Director, Office of Investigations for the American Board of Internal Medicine from 2008-2017.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Mannes – Are Parliamentary Democracies Dying On The World Stage_

Israel Is Not Alone With Parliamentary Upheaval

Congress

Democracy

France

Great Britain

Pakistan

Readers Pass

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york-times">The New York Times</a> has cut ties with a fixer in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gaza">Gaza Strip</a> after his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/facebook">Facebook</a> posts calling Jews “the children of dogs” and expressing support for the late Nazi tyrant Adolf Hitler resurfaced.
Fady Hanona has worked with multiple major news outlets to aid their reporting on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Hanona was listed as a contributor in six of the NYT’s eight stories written on the latest conflagration between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror group in the Gaza Strip.
The NYT apparently ended its relationship with Hanona on Friday, according to <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/ny-times-cuts-ties-with-gaza-freelancer-who-called-to-kill-jews-like-hitler-did/">The Times Of Israel</a>. The fixer has a history of making anti-Semitic statements, and the media watchdog <a href="https://honestreporting.com/the-fix-is-in-how-hitler-quoting-palestinians-are-warping-gaza-conflict-coverage/">Honest Reporting</a> uncovered a slew of Hanona’s Facebook posts in which he called for “killing” and “burning” Jews “like Hitler did,” according to translations of the posts preserved by Honest Reporting. The date of the post is unclear.
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&quot;the Jews are sons of dogs and I am with killing them, and burning them like Hitler did to them (smiley face)&quot; &#8211; Fady Hossam Hanona
This Hitler praising antisemite covers the Israel/Palestinian conflict for the NY Times, Guardian, and VICE News. <a href="https://t.co/dWYmCdv1y3">pic.twitter.com/dWYmCdv1y3</a>
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“I’m speaking for myself. I tell you I don’t accept a Jew or an Israeli or a Zionist or anyone else who speaks Hebrew,” Hanona wrote in another post, according to a translation by Honest Reporting. “I’m with killing them wherever they are – children, elderly, soldiers. I’m for killing the Jews wherever they are.”
Hanona posted other messages in 2013 and 2014 where he wrote repeatedly of a hatred for Jews and called for the destruction of the state of Israel. He also wanted a renewal of a “culture” of “fighting and killing” Israelis. The posts have since been deleted.
The NYT told <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/08/12/jews-are-sons-of-the-dogs-i-am-in-favor-of-killing-them-and-burning-them-like-hitler-did-said-gaza-based-new-york-times-reporter/">The Algemeiner</a> in a statement that the outlet is “no longer” working with Hanona. “The New York Times had worked with this freelance reporter only in recent weeks. We are no longer doing so,” a spokeswoman said.
Fighting between terrorist militants in Gaza and Israel flared up over a week ago after the Israeli military began conducting airstrikes in Gaza on August 5. Israel killed a PIJ commander, Tayseer Jabari, who ran the terror group’s operations in southern Gaza. The PIJ responded with a number of rocket strikes that sent Israelis rushing to bunkers for cover. The Iron Dome, Israel’s anti-missile defense system, shot down an estimated 97% of the PIJ rockets, according to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/07/israel-gaza-jerusalem-rockets/">The Washington Post</a>.
The Israeli military reported striking 140 PIJ targets and “neutralizing” the terror group’s top commanders. The strikes also knocked out tunnels the terror group would use for attacks along with weapon storages and rocket launch sites.
The fighting resulted in at least 43 dead civilians and hundreds of wounded. The Israeli military said the vast majority of civilian casualties came from PIJ strikes after the terror group’s rockets landed inside Gaza.
“580 rockets fired by Islamic Jihad = 580 attempts to kill Israelis. The Iron Dome intercepted 97% of the rockets that directly threatened Israelis. But 120+ rockets landed in Gaza and killed innocent Palestinians. The Iron Dome protects Israel. Islamic Jihad endangers Gaza,” the Israel Defense Force said in a post.
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580 rockets fired by Islamic Jihad = 580 attempts to kill Israelis.
The Iron Dome intercepted 97% of the rockets that directly threatened Israelis. 
But 120+ rockets landed in Gaza and killed innocent Palestinians.
The Iron Dome protects Israel. 
Islamic Jihad endangers Gaza.
&mdash; Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) <a href="https://twitter.com/IDF/status/1556203001831952384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 7, 2022</a></blockquote>
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American citizens were injured among the eight people hurt in a reported Palestinian shooting near Jerusalem&#8217;s Western Wall on Sunday, according to Israeli police.
The alleged shooter, <a href="https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-714686" target="_blank" rel="noopener">identified</a> as Amir Sidawi, turned himself in after initially fleeing the scene and being pursued in a large-scale manhunt.
&#8220;A very serious incident, a serious attack with serious consequences. I am happy that the terrorist is in our hands,&#8221; Commissioner of the National Police Yaakov Shabtai <a href="https://twitter.com/kann_news/status/1558694760973484033" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> regarding the attack (English translation).
Jerusalem District Commander Superintendent Doron Turgeman noted that the massive search likely led to the alleged shooter&#8217;s surrender.
&#8220;In the end, the hunt and a very strenuous investment by the police and Shin Bet. We created significant pressure&#8211;which probably led to his extradition,&#8221; Turgeman added in a statement to reporters.
The identities of those injured have not yet been released. U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides confirmed in a statement on Twitter that Americans were among those hurt.
&#8220;Deeply saddened to confirm that Americans were injured in this attack,&#8221; Nides <a href="https://twitter.com/USAmbIsrael/status/1558729197350174720" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>. &#8220;I’ve spoken with the families and will keep them in my prayers. Continuing to monitor the situation.&#8221;
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid addressed the media regarding the incident as well, promising to deal with the shooter to the fullest extent of the law.
&#8220;There is one conclusion from this incident, as from previous incidents: Whoever harms Israeli citizens has nowhere to hide. We will pursue them, find them wherever they are, and deal with them to the fullest extent of the law,&#8221; Lapid <a href="https://twitter.com/IsraeliPM/status/1558753061996199945" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
&#8220;I spoke with the mayor of Jerusalem this morning and he is continuing to prepare the city for the holiday events. Jerusalem is vibrant and full of tourists and we will continue to keep it safe,&#8221; he added.
The shooting occurred less than one week after a truce regarding rocket strikes between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza. The strikes occurred as part of a crackdown by Israel on members of the terrorist group Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The exchange included numerous rockets fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip.
At least 47 Palestinians were reportedly killed during the recent strikes, with Israel claiming it had removed the top leaders of the terrorist group.
No groups have taken responsibility for the most recent shooting, and Sidawi has not been connected with any terrorist group. The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/14/us-citizens-injured-bus-attack-jerusalem/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that a spokesperson for Hamas, a terrorist group operating in Gaza, called the shooting incident a &#8220;heroic operation.&#8221;
The surge in violence follows a string of terror incidents across Israel in the spring that killed at least 19 people in various attacks.
The shooting also comes shortly ahead of Israel&#8217;s national elections following Prime Minister Naftali Bennett&#8217;s resignation. Lapid serves as caretaker prime minister until the November election.
The election will mark the fifth national election in Israel in three and a half years. Likud leader and former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is among those running, with the long-time political leader seeking a comeback bid.

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In an exclusive interview with Daily Wire Editor Emeritus <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ben-shapiro" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Shapiro</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/benjamin-netanyahu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Benjamin Netanyahu</a>, the longest-serving prime minister in the history of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Israel</a> and a fervent capitalist who tore his country away from its socialist moorings, explained the necessity of free markets in order for a nation to be strong.
“You know that innovation doesn&#8217;t do it by itself,” Netanyahu stated. “That is, science, technology, education, do not produce wealth by themselves. Because if that were the case, then the Soviet Union would have been, you know, the most wealthy country in the world because they had fantastic scientists, mathematicians, physicists, metallurgists. Didn&#8217;t help, okay?”
“To do that, you have to have free markets,” said the man who, as Israel’s Finance Minister, set the nation on the road to financial success. “Technology without free markets doesn&#8217;t take you anywhere. It just makes people migrate to countries with free markets. Free markets and technology can explode, which is what you&#8217;re seeing here.”
“My mission was to — if my father&#8217;s generation was to ensure the creation of the Jewish state — my generation&#8217;s responsibility I saw was to ensure its future. And the only way you can ensure its future would be to have it powerful.”
“What does powerful mean?” he asked rhetorically, then noted how the Jewish people had been left to their murderous enemies without an army for nearly 2,000 years. “The first thing you have to do is to have an army. The ability to defend yourself, which is what the Jewish people lacked, when they didn&#8217;t have a state and they were butchered on without end.”
“Well, what do you need for an army?” he pointed out. “You need tanks — that&#8217;s been replaced by drones. You need airplanes, F-35s, you need submarines, you need the military intelligence. It’s very expensive. All these things have one thing in common. They&#8217;re very expensive. So how are you going to pay for that?”
“Well, the regular thinking was, that&#8217;s easy,” he commented about his socialist predecessors. “You tax the people; you&#8217;ve got the money. Right?”
“I know,” he grinned. “That’s wrong. That’s why the only way you pay for that is with a robust economy. And the only economies that work are free market economies. That was my idea. And the idea was that with a free market economy, you can then build a very powerful military and military intelligence.”
“And now you create both civilian technology, military technology, and you become now something that people are interested in,” he said. “You don&#8217;t go and beg for countries to come and help you — they come to you, to help them. And that creates a third apex of the triangle, which is the diplomatic, flowering, flourishing Israel.”
“So my idea was, fix the economy, get a strong military, and get the stronger diplomatic position that will get you peace, strength — get you peace, not weakness,” he recalled. “Well, that&#8217;s easier said than done. First of all, it&#8217;s not so easy said,” he quipped. “For people didn&#8217;t believe it. You know, they basically believe, well, we&#8217;ll solve our problem if we make peace. And if we need to make peace, we have to make concessions; that will make us weak, is still worth it. In other words, they believe that peace produces strength.”
“I believe that strength produces peace, especially in our part of the world,” he said forcefully. “If you&#8217;re not strong, you disappear. You&#8217;re devoured. So I had to effect a free market revolution here. That&#8217;s really what I did, both as prime minister and as finance minister.”

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Netanyahu’s Fierce Capitalism: ‘If You’re Not Strong, You Disappear. You’re Devoured.’

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In a powerful and moving hour-long conversation with Daily Wire Editor Emeritus <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ben-shapiro" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Shapiro</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/benjamin-netanyahu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Benjamin Netanyahu</a>, the longest-serving prime minister in the history of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Israel</a>, who is poised to return in the elections scheduled for the fall, spoke passionately about his people, his nation, and the miraculous fact that the Jewish state was reborn after millennia of oppression.
Shapiro asked Netanyahu about the nature of Israel: “So, as the longest serving leader in the history of the Jewish state, what do you think the Jewish state represents? Because there has always been this debate over whether (Theodor) Herzl’s Jewish state is the state of the Jews or whether it&#8217;s the Jewish state?”
“It’s both,” Netanyahu answered. “It’s both. The main thing about the Jewish people is they’re a collective body, a nation, if you will, but also a religion. You have religions, with a lot of states, a lot of nations, like Catholicism, there are many countries that are predominantly Catholic. And you have a lot of countries that are multiple, have many religions.”
“But in the case of the Jewish people, the identity of the Jewish people is intertwined between national identity and religion,” he explained. “It&#8217;s really, in many ways, inseparable — you do separate it to a certain extent — but it&#8217;s an interplay of these two factors, and you balance them out and you maintain both.”
“And for me, it&#8217;s a continuous miracle,” he asserted. “I have to tell you, I mean, I can explain it rationally. I come from a very rationalist tradition. My father was the editor of the Hebrew encyclopedia, which was, every family had it, not every family, but a lot. And so the rationalist approach explains a good part of it.”
“But it doesn&#8217;t explain all of it,” he pointed out. “Because you still cannot believe, it&#8217;s hard to believe that the people that lost its land was spun around the nations, became powerless &#8230; was massacred, expelled, murdered, brutalized — and ultimately, under the Holocaust, the worst crime committed in the history of humanity — that right afterwards, they were able to amass their collective will and build the state in their ancient homeland and become — according to the University of Pennsylvania annual poll that they do among 20,000 opinion leaders in the world — the eighth most powerful country in the world.”
“We&#8217;re 1/10 of 1% of the world&#8217;s population,” he marveled. “The countries above us are a billion people, hundreds of millions of people. And we’re nine million people and we ranked eighth in the world, and that is not only — there&#8217;s more than a rationalist triumph here: it&#8217;s the triumph of the spirit.”
He concluded with a passionate declaration: “I&#8217;ll tell you what it is. It&#8217;s a triumph of faith.”

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