Toby Goldbach

Yezidi genocide survivor Nadia Murad: “I was raped and tortured. lSlS killed my mother for being too old to be a sex slave. lSlS killed all my 6 brothers for refusing to convert to Islam.” This is the life for non-Muslims under Sharia.

Where is UBC's president & his statement condemning vandalism, harassment and intimidation? Where is the media coverage? Where is the statement from Green College? This went far beyond protected speech, vandalizing a graduate student residence

A Yezidi man cries as he meets his sister for the first time in 9 years after she was kidnapped by ISIS as a young girl. 7,000 Yezidi women were kidnapped by lSlS,2697 are still missing. No protests on Western universities!

There are still 10 Israeli women held hostage by Hamas for 380 days. They’re tortured. They’re raped. They’re starving. They’re terrified. They’re in agony. Where are the women’s organizations around the world? You have failed these innocent women. You’re corrupt and useless.

Report: Hezbollah terrorists paid UNIFIL members to use their positions in southern Lebanon. jpost.com/breaking-news/…

Yahya Sinwar, the brutal leader of the terrorist organization Hamas, has been eliminated by the IDF. Under Sinwar’s leadership, Hamas carried out the horrific atrocities of October 7, sought to destroy Israel, and launched senseless, devastating terror attacks on civilians across the region. Today delivers a measure of justice for his victims and their families. Sinwar’s death ends a reign of terror. Hamas must lay down its arms, release the hostages, and play no future role in the governance of Gaza. We repeat our call for an immediate ceasefire. The suffering in Gaza must end.

BREAKING: New information reveals that Sinwar, used the 6 hostages as human shields for almost a year in the tunnels, and killed them before fleeing. He realized their emaciated condition and inability to move would delay his escape. After months of torture, he decided they were no longer useful and executed them. He never intended to release them in any deal.

My heart is broken💔 Shirel Golan, who survived the Nova Party massacre ended her life today in her apartment, on her 22nd birthday.

Educational institutions across Canada claim to champion diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). But too often, their policies turn a blind eye to actions that exclude, marginalize, or target Jews. It’s time to call out the hypocrisy and create real change. Our latest campaign, The Inclusion Illusion, shines a light on the gap between DEI promises and the reality Jewish students often face in schools or on campuses across Canada. The University of British Columbia (UBC) has developed policies to ensure a respectful environment for all its community members. However, actions speak louder than words.​ ​ What They Say:​ The @UBC Executive's Statement on Respectful Environment for Students, Faculty and Staff envisions, "a climate in which students, faculty and staff are provided with the best possible conditions for learning, researching and working, including an environment that is dedicated to excellence, equity and mutual respect." ​ The Illusion:​ UBC's inaction has allowed radicals to corrupt its campus and foster an environment where hate and intimidation against Jewish students and their allies has become normalized. We call on UBC to practice what it preaches and ensure that its campus is a safe and inclusive space that is conducive to the academic success of all its students, including its Jewish students. Join us in demanding real inclusion, where all students—including Jewish students—are protected and respected. #InclusionIllusion #DEI #Antisemitism #Equality #CDNPoli

@FranceskAlbs What is crystal clear is that we live in an upside down world. Well, Jews do at least.

Relieved that four hostages have been released. It should not have come at the expense of at least 200 Palestinians, including children, killed and over 400 injured by Israel and allegedly foreign soldiers, while perfidiously hiding in an aid truck. This is "humanitarian camouflage" at another level. Israel has used hostages to legitimise killing, injuring, maiming, starving and traumatising Palestinians in Gaza. And while intensifying violence against Palestinians in the rest of the occupied territory and Israel. Israel could have freed all hostages, alive and intact, 8 months ago when the first ceasfire and hostage exchange was put on the table. Yet, Israel refused in order to continue to destroy Gaza and the Palestinians as a people. This is genocidal intent turned into action. Crystal clear.

@DebraMHaak I love your rhyming!

Arrived to Denver for #LSA2024 Found a friend along the way @TobyGoldbach

An Indigenous delegation met with members of the Jewish community in Vancouver BC Canada, to express messages of support after Schara Tzedeck Synagogue was targeted in an antisemitic attack. Indigenous Embassy envoy, Grand Chief Lynda Prince, talked about the similar experiences between First Nations and the Jewish people. #indigenous #FirstNations #Jews #Israel

Jewish students in canada on antisemitism on campus cpac.ca/headline-polit…

“One thing is for sure. We will not stop standing up for ourselves. We are proud to be Jews, and we are proud to be Zionists.” Powerful letter by >250 @CUJewsIsraelis Jewish students at @Columbia, showing incredible courage in the face of this explosive surge of antisemitism.

More than 500 UC faculty members sent a letter to the Board of Regents today urging them to hold faculty and departments accountable for “promoting anti-Israel and activism and inciting antisemitism.” The letter noted that the board is facing “enormous backlash” from faculty over a potential policy that would bar departments “from using their university websites for making political statements.”  They are the same faculty members whose  “anti-Zionist activism not only brazenly denies Jewish students and faculty their academic freedom, but alarmingly, seeks to purge them from campus life altogether,” the letter contended. “The university must take immediate steps to stop this.” The letter also claimed that these anti-Israel faculty members are playing “a pivotal role in encouraging, supporting and even participating in the pro-Hamas rallies and illegal encampments that are fueling vicious antisemitism on many of our campuses.” web.cs.ucla.edu/~judea/UC-Facu…

This, by the Palestinian American designer Mo Husseini, is fabulous. It is rare, and wonderful, to read a list of 50 items and agree with every word. "I am a Palestinian American who is tired of stupid people...." Amen, brother. mo-husseini.medium.com/50-completely-…

Let's dispense with a few lies you will likely hear in the coming days: Lie #1: "Israel started this with its airstrike in Damascus." False. Iran has been maintaining a constant assault on Israel for decades via its proxies in the region – chief among them Hezbollah, which is wholly funded, armed, and controlled by the Iranian regime. That assault has only intensified since October 7. Hezbollah has fired rockets and missiles into northern Israel on a near-daily basis for more than six months, causing the depopulation of much of northern Israel. Tens of thousands of Israelis have not seen their homes in half a year due to this Iranian-directed assault; many of their homes no longer exist, having been destroyed by Hezbollah's rockets. The Houthis, another Iranian proxy group based in Yemen, have also fired numerous missiles at southern Israel. Finally, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have been funded, armed, and trained by Iran for years and the Iranian regime views the Palestinian terror groups as part of its offensive efforts against Israel. There has not been a single day in the past six months in which Iran, via its various proxies in the region, has not attacked Israel. The airstrike in Damascus targeted individuals directly responsible for Iran's ongoing assault on the Jewish state. Lie #2: "The target of Israel's airstrike in Damascus was a diplomatic facility." False. The notion that the target of the Damascus airstrike was a mere "Iranian consulate" is laughable. The building was a local headquarters of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a branch of the Iranian military that has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United States and multiple other countries. Those killed were senior figures in the IRGC, including Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in the IRGC's foreign operations unit who was responsible for liaising with Hezbollah, and his deputy, General Mohammad Hadi Hajriahim. Five other IRGC officers were killed in the airstrike, as were five Iranian-affiliated militiamen, one Hezbollah operative, one Iranian military advisor, and two apparent civilians. The airstrike was aimed at military figures in a military facility and the targets were directly involved in orchestrating attacks on Israel. The fact that the building was adjacent to the Iranian embassy does not change its military character. Lie #3: "Israel carried out the Damascus airstrike in order to provoke a wider war." False. For months, Israel has limited its military response to the ongoing assault by Iranian proxy groups to tit-for-tat airstrikes and artillery fire directly targeting the sources of the attacks. The reality, however, is that large swaths of northern Israel have been uninhabitable due to the ongoing Hezbollah attacks, which are being directed by the group's patron, Iran. The only way to force Hezbollah to stop its assault on northern Israel and restore calm is to target the Iranian military officials behind the attacks. That is what the Damascus airstrike was intended to do: to end the impunity enjoyed by Iranian military officials as they oversee ongoing attacks targeting the people of Israel. Lie #4: "Any Israeli response will cause the situation to escalate further." False. The unprecedented Iranian assault on Israel, which involved hundreds of missiles and drones, was the escalation. It has been roundly condemned around the world. Israel will respond to this unparalleled act of aggression as any sovereign country would, not least in order to deter the Iranian regime from carrying out further attacks against Israeli territory and send the message that Israel will not tolerate massive attacks on its sovereign territory by a foreign state. Lie #5: "The relatively limited damage from the Iranian attack means it's no big deal and Israel should let it go." False. The Iranian assault was absolutely unprecedented in its scope and severity. The only reason it didn't cause widespread damage and massive casualties is because Israel and its allies have, for years, invested billions of dollars in developing sophisticated air defense systems against the threat posed by Iran. Most of the missiles and drones were intercepted before they reached Israel's borders because Israel and its allies were prepared for them. But make no mistake: this Iranian attack was meant to rain death and destruction on the people of Israel. If Israel doesn't respond, it will open the door to further and more severe attacks by Iran, which has stated its desire and intention to destroy the Jewish state on numerous occasions. No other country would be asked to put up with that. Neither should Israel.

My favorite photo of two adults (prime minister Rabin and King Hussein of Jordan) who decided that enough was enough. More of that, please.