Elisa Birnbaum

.@rogers why is it impossible to reach anyone the past 2 days to discuss an insane rate increase? Is this to avoid dealing with complaints?

@TSN_Sports why are you broadcasting 3 men’s matches @usopen and not one of the women’s games (Pegula match) ? You say it’s on TSN3 but it’s not. Please address this omission. Thank you!! 🙏

First, Hamas held a circus over the bodies of the Bibas family. Then, Hamas locked the coffins and sent keys that do not match the locks! Now, we discover that they put a random body in the coffin that carries Shiri’s name! God! This is unbearable! Even the most brutal animals would not do that!! Hamas and all the Islamist organizations that built their ideology around hating Israel and the Jews are pure evil. Please, the world has to put an end to this pure evil. #Bibas #Shiri

I feel immense shame and pain seeing the barbarism that Hamas & a slew of terror organizations put on in Gaza – the depravity of armed men thinking it’s courageous to parade the bodies of literal toddlers and their mother as some trophy for victory; the sickness, evil, and stupidity required to believe that marching with a locked coffin of an 85-year-old peace activist who did so much for Gazans is somehow good for the Palestinian cause. Instead of having a parade for a dead mother, her two babies, and an elderly man of peace, their bodies should have been handled by medical crews with no armed terrorists in sight. This could have been done differently, but Jihadi fascists chose the appalling spectacle instead. I’m ashamed of any Palestinian who supports or justifies this; I’m ashamed of any “pro-Palestine” activists, “journalists,” or “experts” who are going out of their way to whitewash this and blame Israeli bombardment for killing Israeli hostages without blaming Hamas for taking hostages in the first place. Those who attacked me repeatedly for calling out Hamas and their Jihadi fascism from day one never seem to understand why I view them as a far more serious existential threat to the Palestinian people than any far-right party or government in Israel. Hamas isn’t just bringing death and destruction upon the Palestinian people; it is decaying and eroding the value system of the Palestinian society and causing rot and degradation from within. This is a serious and terrible consequence of the group's actions that will decimate hopes for Palestinian freedom, independence, and sovereignty, not to mention respect among the nations of the world. What transpired today isn’t just illegal, immoral, vile, and disgusting; to me, and many who aspire to have a Palestine worth fighting for, it is a matter of values and principles. It’s imperative for all Palestinians of conscience, even if they’re furious at Israel for what it did to Gaza after October 7, to speak out and say not in our name. It is imperative to distance the Palestinian people from the depraved evil and vile display of fascist cowardice that’s masquerading as “resistance.” It’s time to reject Hamas and separate the Palestinian people’s just and urgent aspirations from a despicable death cult that’s dehumanizing our people time and again. It’s time to denounce all the pro-“resistance” terror enthusiasts in New York, Europe, Australia, and elsewhere who keep cheering on Hamas and are celebrating the shameful parade of dead children, their mother, and an elderly peace activist. I am ashamed that my once beautiful Gaza, with a vibrant society that stood for values and had so much potential to be the crown jewel of the Palestinian people, has been degraded and embarrassed by inhumane terrorists who are a stain on the Palestinians and their cause. Gaza is not Hamas despite the terror group’s control. I have seen dozens of Palestinians in the Strip condemning what took place today and denouncing the inhumanity of Hamas. Saying these words does not making me "self-hating," for I am proud of my Palestinian heritage and care deeply about my people. To the Bibas and Lifshitz families, I am truly sorry for your loss – I grieve with you, and I share your pain. We shall overcome.

They took babies hostage, murdered them, and ransomed their bodies. There is no world where baby-murdering Palestinian terrorist groups can be allowed to exist. They are a risk to not only Israel but all who value life. For peace to be possible, Hamas must be eradicated & all the hostages must be released. 🎗️ #BringThemHome

Volodymyr Zelensky is NOT a dictator. Vladimir Putin IS a dictator. Zelensky didn’t start the war in Ukraine. Putin did. Hope this clarifies things for anyone who is confused.

Do you believe in Satan? I didn’t till this morning. They brought babies to watch other babies in body bags. There is no limit to their depravity.

Yarden Bibas, The whole world is crying with you tonight.

Canada stands with the family of Oded Lifshitz — and all Israelis — in mourning the unimaginable loss of four Israeli hostages. Abducted by Hamas from his home in kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, Oded’s remains were returned today to Israel, along with those of three hostages yet to be identified. Our thoughts are with the Bibas family as they, too, await news of their loved ones. The suffering these innocent civilians endured in captivity shows exactly why Hamas must have no role in the future of Gaza. In this moment of immense grief, we reiterate our call for an end to this unspeakable cruelty. Every hostage must be freed. The remains of those killed, including Canadian Judih Weinstein, must be returned home.

Standing in line for a half hour after boarding @VIA_Rail There’s already a delay and we haven’t even taken our seats!! Wouldn’t it be nice for once not to have a train delay?! Would be nice if they updated us too. #viarail fail. Again. And again.

Becoming a B Corp: On our latest #Podcast episode, our Publisher/Editor @ElisaBirnbaum & Mike Rowlands of @junxion speak with Charlie Bronks of @crownagentsbank #bcorp #socialpurpose #socialimpact seechangemagazine.com/becoming-a-b-c… via @seechangemag

BREAKING: The “few bad apples” line pushed by the UN has just been obliterated. The Wall Street Journal front page is reporting that an estimated 1,200 Unrwa employees in Gaza are actual “operatives” of Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and about half have close relatives who belong to the Islamist terrorist organizations, according to Israeli intelligence estimates shared with the U.S. government. The report said 23% of Unrwa’s male employees—the agency has a total staff of 12,000 in Gaza—took active part in the Hamas organization’s military or political framework, a higher percentage than the average of 15% for adult males in Gaza. The information in the Israeli intelligence reports is based on sensitive signals intelligence as well as cellphone tracking data, interrogations of captured Hamas gunmen and documents recovered from dead terrorists. Nearly half of all Unrwa employees—an estimated 49%—also had close relatives with official ties to Hamas and other terrorist groups. The Oct. 7 intelligence reports seen by the Wall Street Journal identified an Unrwa Arabic teacher who was also a Hamas terrorist commander and took part in a terrorist attack on Kibbutz Be’eri, where 97 people were murdered, and about 26 people were kidnapped and taken as hostages to Gaza. Another Unrwa employee, described in the dossier as an Unrwa social worker, played a role in absconding with the body of a dead Israeli soldier, which was taken to Gaza, the reports said. He also coordinated trucks and munitions distributions for Hamas before being killed. 📍Full story by @cjkeller8 & @davidluhnow @WSJ: wsj.com/world/middle-e…

.@ConstantContact so many tech issues with your site today. And currently on hold for over 45 minutes after being told by the recording that the wait would be “less than 4 minutes” Um😐 #CustomerExperience

Mark my words, this pathetic charade in the international court of “justice” will be remembered in history right alongside Dreyfus and so many other antisemitic events. They might feel morally superior now with their ridiculous formal dress and ceremonies, but they will 100% be remembered as nothing more than low life Jew haters. The fact that these clowns can speak for 30 minutes straight about the Israel Hamas war without mentioning the Israeli hostages (which they did mention once after about 40 minutes of nonsense) or the atrocities of October 7th is a staggering display of moral bankruptcy and hypocrisy. The fact that it is South Africa of all countries that initiated all of this is a truly spectacular symptom of a confused world that has lost all signs of a moral compass. This is modern day antisemitism the likes of which we haven’t seen in a very long time. Their decision is truly irrelevant and will have zero impact on Israel and its right to defend itself against maniacal barbaric savage terrorists. Most unbelievably, these so-called judges literally defended Hamas and objected to them being called animals. This court was formed after the true genocide of the Holocaust and the fact that these evil people are now weaponizing the word against Jews is a travesty and a perversion of justice if I’ve ever seen one. Israel should immediately sue South Africa, remove all UNRWA personnel from Israel and Gaza, and as far as I’m concerned, pull out of the UN, which has long ago proven to the world that it is the epitome of hypocrisy and the ultimate Jew haters. This whole ordeal is genuinely sickening. However, after all is said and done, even they know they have no moral standing and that is why, after 40 minutes of bad mouthing the only Jewish state, they did not call for Israel to leave Gaza or end the war. They realize how useless they are and how nothing about this case is even remotely legitimate.

Nurturing Purpose for People with Dementia: Rebekah Churchyard of Green Care Farms seechangemagazine.com/nurturing-purp… via @seechangemag

This has become a common image on the #TTC in #Toronto. If you don’t believe me, ask the police I showed the image to, in my attempt to get this guy help (he was moving/breathing, just trying to 😴). “Welcome to Toronto, we see this all the time now,” he said. Shameful.

Despicable

Perhaps if you are incapable of condemning Hamas you can at least condemn this act of animal cruelty?

@Transport_gc @GovCan @CanadianPm

Delayed YET again on @VIA_Rail I really want to support VIA train service but with constant delays and insanely rising fees, it makes more sense to fly. It’s time to become competitive @VIA_Rail @ViaRailOnTime #train #canada