Rabbi Steven Wernick

As Shabbat comes to a close, we are heartbroken by the devastating mass-casualty attacks caused by Iranian ballistic missile strikes on civilian neighbourhoods in Arad and Dimona. We pray for the more than 100 Israelis who have been wounded, including those who are in critical condition. It is imperative that Canada condemns these deliberate attacks on Israeli civilians and confronts Iran’s brutal Islamic Regime abroad and here at home.

“The level of penetration into Iran is significant… this is the participation of the Iranian people.” Former Israeli National Security Adviser Eyal Hulata, who also spent 23 years in the Mossad, explains how real‑time tips have enabled Israel to target key Iranian leaders even in deep hiding.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir says attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians and Israeli soldiers in the West Bank are "morally and ethically unacceptable" and cause "extraordinary strategic damage" to the military. "Recently, there has been an increase in nationalist crime incidents, some of which are directed directly against our soldiers and toward the civilian population," Zamir says during a visit to the Central Command today. "It is unacceptable that during a multi-front war, the IDF is forced to also contend with a threatening minority from within," he says, according to remarks provided by the IDF. Zamir calls the assailants "rioters who do not represent the settlements." "On the contrary, they endanger the settlements, security, stability, and our values as a people and as a state," he says. "I call on all authorities in the country to stand against this phenomenon and uproot it before it is too late. Anyone who thinks these actions help security is mistaken; they are morally and ethically unacceptable, and they create extraordinary strategic damage to the IDF's efforts," he adds.

Joe Kent testified before the Senate one year ago that Iran and its terror proxies threatened U.S. servicemembers in the Middle East. He said it would be an honor to return to the fight against terrorism, and he pledged to lead with integrity and accountability. The virulent anti-Semitism of his resignation letter makes it clear that Mr. Kent is incapable of upholding these pledges, and those who mistake its baseless and incendiary conspiracies for brave truth-telling are only fooling themselves. Isolationists and anti-Semites have no place in either party, and certainly do not deserve places of trust in our government.

More of this, please! Dearborn, MI: Shia Muslim Lebanese Americans renounce the attacker on the Jewish synagogue, connect with Jewish leaders, and express solidarity and support for freedom of belief and expression. Now the Shia of Lebanon should also denounce the pro-Islamist Iran-backed Shia militia in their midst, Hezbollah.

This afternoon, I’ve instructed my Attorney General to pursue an injunction against the Al-Quds Day demonstration planned for Toronto. Hate, violence and intimidation have no place on the streets of Canada and our government will fight it however we can.

BREAKING: Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces that Ontario will pursue an injunction to block the Al-Quds Day demonstration in Toronto “If we don’t act now, if we don’t act decisively, the hatred won’t stop.”