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@AviMayer What is remarkable is that hezbollah really thought Israel would just keep it taking it from them. But when you keep on poking a bear, you get what you deserve. With God’s help we will take back our beautiful north and leave hezbollah a distant memory 💙🇮🇱💙

2005: Israel GAVE Gaza away. Not “ended an occupation.” GAVE. IT. AWAY. — Every soldier: gone. — Every settler: gone. 8,000 Israelis dragged out of their homes by their own army, some kicking and screaming. Entire communities destroyed. — Jewish graves: exhumed, because Israel knew they’d be desecrated otherwise. — Greenhouses: LEFT STANDING. American Jewish donors paid $14 million to buy them and leave them intact so Palestinians could farm and build an economy. Within days, Palestinians looted and destroyed most of them. — Infrastructure: synagogues, farms, factories left behind as a functioning starter economy. Israel handed Gaza the keys to a functioning proto-state. A gift. 2006: They elected Hamas a genocidal terror group whose founding charter calls for the murder of every Jew on earth. Read it. It’s not subtle. 2005–2023: The world gave Gaza tens of billions of dollars. US, EU, UN, Qatar, Gulf states reconstruction funds, UNRWA, humanitarian aid. Estimates run $40+ billion total. What did Hamas build with it? — 300 to 500 MILES of terror tunnels longer than the NYC subway system. Under hospitals. Under schools. Under UNRWA facilities. Built with concrete meant for civilian housing. — Rocket factories. — A weapons smuggling empire through Sinai tunnels. — Personal billions for Hamas leaders. Haniyeh. Mashaal. Meshaal. Living in Qatari luxury hotels while children in Gaza starved. Look up their net worth. Go ahead. What they did NOT build: — A single functioning hospital they didn’t weaponize — A single school they didn’t store rockets in — A single bomb shelter for civilians (they have shelters for fighters) — An economy — A future Since Israel withdrew in 2005, Hamas and other Gaza terror groups have fired OVER 20,000 rockets at Israeli civilians. — 2008: rocket barrages + cross-border raid → Cast Lead — 2012: rocket barrages → Pillar of Defense — 2014: kidnap and murder of three Israeli teens + rockets → Protective Edge — 2021: 4,400 rockets in 11 days → Guardian of the Walls — 2023: 5,000+ rockets on October 7 alone. 12,000 more in the following months. ISRAEL STARTED NONE OF THEM. Every single war, every single round, started with rockets from Gaza or attacks on Israeli civilians. October 7 was not “resistance.” — 1,200 murdered in a single day. — Babies burned alive. — Women gang-raped beside the corpses of their friends. — Entire families executed in their safe rooms. — 250+ hostages dragged into tunnels. — The worst single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. “But the destruction in Gaza…” Yes. It’s devastating. And here’s what your genocide post leaves out: — Israel has nuclear weapons. Hasn’t used them. — Israel has the firepower to flatten Gaza in a day from the air. Hasn’t done it. — Instead, Israel has sent soldiers building by building, tunnel by tunnel, losing 900+ of its own young men and women, BECAUSE it’s trying to minimize civilian casualties against an enemy that hides behind them. — Israel issues evacuation warnings — leaflets, texts, phone calls tipping off Hamas in the process. — Hamas fires from hospitals, schools, mosques, UN facilities. They’ve admitted it. They’ve been filmed doing it. They’re proud of it. Gaza looks like this because the world continues to excuse barbaric terrorism instead of wiping it off the face of the map.

@OrlyHar Keren will not be forgotten

ביום הזיכרון הקרוב אני מבקשת לספר את סיפורה של קרן הבת שלי שנהרגה בלבנון. רס"ר קרן טנדלר ז"ל, הבת שלי, מכונאית מוטסת ראשונה במסוקי היסעור בצה"ל נהרגה בלבנון כאשר טיל ששיגרו מחבלי החיזבאללה פגע במסוק היסעור שלה ושל חבריה לאחר הנחתת כוחות של לוחמי צנחנים ושל חיל הרפואה בתוך שטח האויב בלבנון. לפני יציאתה לטיסה האחרונה אל תוך לבנון ביקשה קרן מאחיה הקטן שיביא לה סכין, על מנת שתוכל לחתוך ורידים במקרה ותפול בשבי. זה קרה יומיים לפני סיום מלחמת לבנון השנייה. הטיל פגע במסוק, כמה שניות לאחר הנחת הכוחות וכמה שניות לאחר שהמריא מהקרקע. לאחר הפגיעה, התלקח המסוק והתרסק לחלוטין בתוך איזו וואדי בשטח חיזבאללה . להבת אש ענקית האירה את דרום לבנון באותו לילה כתוצאה מפיצוץ המסוק. לוחמי הצנחנים, שחלקם היו במסוק כמה דקות לפני זה, נאלצו לחזות במחזה הנורא ובזכות תושייתם נמנעה חטיפת גופות צוות המסוק. את גופתה של קרן לא הצליחו למצוא. את ההודעה על כך שקרן נהרגה בלבנון ושכרגע הגופה שלה נעדרת קיבלנו ב-לילה שלאחר ה-12 באוגוסט 2006. לא רק שאיבדנו את קרן שלנו באופן כזה טראגי ופתאומי, היינו בטוחים שכבר לא תהיה גופה של קרן לקבור בקבר ישראל. על מנת למצוא את שרידי גופתה של קרן בלבנון, נשלחו לוחמי יחידות 669 ו"שלדג" אל תוך לבנון. מי שסייע להם בחיפושים היה סמג"ד של גדוד הצנחנים שהונחתו באזור ולאחר המלחמה הוענק לו גם צל"ש מח"ט על גבורתו. שלושה ימים לאחר הפלת המסוק מטיל חיזבאללה, נמצאו שרידי גופתה המפויחת של קרן מתחת לחלק מסוים של המסוק. לוחמי 669 ושלדג נאלצו להסתתר עם חלקי גופתה של קרן יום שלם במסתור בלבנון מחשש שמחבלי החיזבאללה מתצפתים עליהם . בחסות החשיכה, בליל ה-16 באוגוסט 2006 הובאה קרן משטח האויב בלבנון במסע רגלי ארוך לגבול ישראל ולקבר ישראל על ידי לוחמי 669 ושלדג, מלווים בלוחמי צנחנים. עברו 20 שנה מאז שקרן נהרגה. קרן נכון להיום, היא חיילת צה"ל והאישה היחידה שנהרגה בקרבות בלבנון, על שלל המלחמות של ישראל באזור. במהלך החודשים האחרונים, ניסיתי לפנות למי שרק יכולתי: דפים עם הרבה עוקבים, ידוענים ומשפיעני רשת, על מנת שיכתבו משהו על קרן. לצערי – ללא הצלחה. אני מבקשת מכם, אל תתנו לקרן ולזכרה להיזרק לפח האשפה של ההיסטוריה. קרן , שבועיים לפני שנהרגה בלבנון, כתבה ביומנה מכתב בו היא כואבת ועצובה על חיילים שנהרגים ופונה לאלוהים בבקשה שישמור על לוחמי צה"ל. כואב לי הלב לחשוב שקרן שלי תשכח ככה כאילו מעולם לא הייתה, גם אם עברו 20 שנה. קרן הייתה בתי היחידה, שלאחריה נולד בני ואחיה היחיד. אני ואבא של קרן כבר אנשים די מבוגרים . בנוסף אבא של קרן מתמודד בימים אלה עם מחלת הפרקינסון. המחשבה שלא יהיה מי שיספר וימשיך להעביר את סיפורה של קרן שלי שנהרגה עבור מדינת ישראל בגיל 26 לפני שזכתה להתחתן ולהביא לעולם ילדים משלה – קורעת לי את הנשמה ואת הלב. מבקשת מכם לא לתת לזה לקרות. ביום הזיכרון הקרוב שיעמוד בסימן 20 שנה לנפילתה של קרן בלבנון – ספרו את סיפורה של הבת שלי, רס"ר קרן טנדלר ז"ל, החיילת הראשונה (והיחידה) שנפלה בלבנון. תודה מכל הלב, ריואנה, אמא של קרן.

A guy in a wheelchair rolled into a bagel shop the other day. No, this isn’t the beginning of a joke. It’s the beginning of one of the most inspiring conversations I’ve had in a long time. His name is Ron. Within the first few minutes of our meeting, we discovered we have a lot in common. Both grew up in New York. Both made Aliyah around the same age. Both entrepreneurs. And unfortunately, both tied to this country in a way none of us ever wish for — we both know what it means to lose something deeply personal because of life here. Ron told me his story. “I suffered a critical spinal cord injury as a tank commander in the IDF during the Second Lebanon War. One moment I was 20 years old, king of the world, leading my men in the field… and the next moment I felt like a cockroach that had been stepped on. I had to relearn how to live my life from scratch and rebuild my entire identity.” Spinal cord injuries are about as hardcore as injuries get. They impact literally every aspect of life in ways most people never think about. Ron told me that because he was blessed (or cursed) with a very non-conforming personality, he bounced back to independence very quickly. But there was one thing that kept eating at him. That he could no longer really access Nature. “When someone suffers a major mobility injury,” he told me, “they are basically confined to pavement. The simple, healing moments most people take for granted — walking along the beach with someone you love, camping under the stars, hiking on a nature trail — those things are off limits for the rest of your life.” And then he said something that stopped me in my tracks. “I’m on a mission to make Israel the first country in the world to make nature fully accessible to anyone with a mobility disability.” How? Not by paving more paths. By building a nationwide network of incredible all-terrain wheelchairs that can drive on sand, rocks, dirt — basically anywhere. Think of it like ride-sharing. Docking stations across Israel’s beaches, parks, and national sites. Someone with a mobility disability opens an app, books a chair, shows up, unlocks it, and suddenly… the entire outdoors opens up again. Freedom. Dignity. Independence. The crazy part? It only takes about 200 chairs to cover the entire country. Each chair costs about $36,000 to manufacture and deploy from start to finish. The plan is to fund the chairs through philanthropy. Then Ron goes to the municipalities and tells them: host the chairs and match the donation by covering the operational costs. For the end user, the experience will be essentially free. Let that sink in. A national network of all-terrain wheelchairs that allows people with mobility disabilities to experience Israel’s beaches, forests, deserts, and parks like everyone else. Something like this has never been implemented on a municipal level — let alone a national one. And the total cost to make it happen? $10 million. That’s it. It might sound like a lot, but think about what that money can do and you’ll realize that it’s actually a low price to pay for something so beautiful. Ten million dollars to open the outdoors to more than 500,000 Israelis with mobility disabilities, including 24,000 wounded IDF soldiers. Boom. Just like that, Israel once again becomes a global leader — not just in technology, but in humanity. Ron is leading this initiative personally and transparently. He’ll be in North America this May on a speaking tour to raise the funds needed to make this vision a reality. If you want to invite Ron to come speak at your home or community, you can reach out directly to his personal email or phone - no middle men. Sometimes innovation isn’t about another app or another exit. Sometimes innovation is about giving people their freedom back. And honestly? Those are the ones that matter most. 🇮🇱💙 His number: +972 50‑534‑4335 Link to donate: tevanua.com

@JewishWarrior13 Nothing pushes President Trump to do things more than when people call his bluff. My prediction 👀

⭕ Europe thinks Trump is bluffing

@aJewishLizLemon @JewishWarrior13 Are you joining a seder tonight?

@JewishWarrior13 Agreed. As a secular, I'm the Shabbos town crier in my family and I'll get the word out if needed as though anyone will do anything different other than more steps if the news is apocalyptic.

A Jew here, I dont see any issue with that. The President of the US doesn't need to adjust his schedule because of a Jewish holiday. Get a life, Chucky

@halfspandan @garethicke @DHSCgovuk @Hatzola @Ldn_Ambulance Pretty sure you have bigger problems than whether the ambulances that were set on fire served only jews or non jews as well 🙄

@RetroBlue11 @garethicke @DHSCgovuk @Hatzola @Ldn_Ambulance Nope. They say themselves that they serve the Jewish community

Today we've provided @Hatzola with four substitute vehicles from @LDN_Ambulance so this voluntary service can continue giving emergency care to anyone in need. We'll cover the cost of permanent replacements for those destroyed in this antisemitic attack. gov.uk/government/new…

@JonHaidt I'm raising a baby right now. Every decision I make about screens is shaped by the world this movement is building. Thank you to every parent who fought before I had to.

🇰🇼 🇮🇱 Rare moment of truth at the UN from brave Kuwaiti dissident @JJJuraid, invited by UN Watch: “Mr. Chair, I heard the term “colonizers.” But who are the real colonizers? A Jewish Kingdom ruled in Judea for a thousand years. We, the Arabs, took this land. Who Arabized Egyptians, Phoenicians, Persians and Amazighs? It was us, the Arabs. So why does the council enshrine a lie by keeping a permanent agenda item on Palestine, while ignoring the indigenous heart of Israel returning home? Let us be clear about who is actually defending our sovereignty. Today, Israel is a fighter for peaceful nations, freeing Gaza from Hamas terrorists and saving Iranians from the Islamic Republic. What Israel is doing to the IRGC — stopping a genocidal regime from acquiring nuclear weapons — is a gift to humanity. There are 57 Islamic countries and only one Jewish state, Israel. Despite the ongoing hateful desire to eliminate it, Israel has not only survived, it has thrived. I don’t believe in miracles, but this is one. So I ask the UN: when will you end the ritual of condemning Israel? Is it not time, instead, to learn from Israel? How to defeat terror, defend free societies, and pursue peace. Thank you.” What a refreshing act of integrity and truth. Stay connected, follow @MOSSADil.

@DuncanMcFarlan @DHSCgovuk @Hatzola @Ldn_Ambulance I’m not sure nhs giving hatzala ambulances is the real issue over here

@RetroBlue11 @DHSCgovuk @Hatzola @Ldn_Ambulance Only within a 2.5 mile radius. I'm not criticising Hatzala. They do great work. But NHS hospital ambulances cover a far bigger radius than 2.5 miles

@ItzDubbleD @DHSCgovuk @Hatzola @Ldn_Ambulance Nah. Anyone can call the service and it responds to anyone regardless of faith.

@garethicke @DHSCgovuk @Hatzola @Ldn_Ambulance Hatzala helps everyone

@DHSCgovuk @Hatzola @Ldn_Ambulance Are these active NHS ambulances? If so, is it right to take 4 ambulances that serve the entire population, and hand them to an organisation that serves 1.7% of the population?

@DuncanMcFarlan @DHSCgovuk @Hatzola @Ldn_Ambulance Hatzala serves everyone

@DHSCgovuk @Hatzola @Ldn_Ambulance So the London ambulance service, that has to cover the whole of London, will have four less vehicles so a charity that only covers a radius of a few miles can replace its vehicles?

I have a lot of journalists following me and I am imploring you, if you are writing about the antisemitic attack in Golders Green, *please* emphasise these two things: - Hatzola is a volunteer-driven, no-cost service that is *entirely* self-funded. It relies 100% on private donations and community fundraising rather than government or public NHS funding. - While operating in largely Jewish areas, it services Jews and non-Jews equally. You may not deem it necessary to include this information, and in a perfect world it would not be. However, these are the two lies being spread by antisemites in order to justify the attack and use it to spread even more hostility against the Jewish people. Please include these facts.

@JoeyNB_COS @RealAliciaMayer Mazel tov!

@RealAliciaMayer Wow, so we didnt expect my mums post to go viral. Thank you to all of you for your love, kindness and mazel tovs. In such a time we live in, delaying is not an option. Thank you to the beautiful country I now live in and the beautiful souls I share my life with. 🥰😇🇮🇱

Well, folks. I should be in Israel right now, sleeping before the day of my son's wedding. But that's not how this has played out. He is getting married but with no family by his side whatsoever. And the venue has changed from stunning Mount Carmel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea to a very modest synagogue in the little town where his fiancee is from. But two beautiful people with hope and love in their hearts are being joined in matrimony today and I am so deeply proud of them. I am so in awe of how your average Israeli is doing whatever it takes to live life. And hopefully, in a few weeks time I can fly over and we can celebrate together 🙏🏽🙏🏽

@JewishWarrior13 💯

🚨SOW Hegaeth: The Middle East, our ungrateful allies in Europe, even segments of our own press should be saying one thing to President Trump: THANK YOU!"

This is what I have been shouting from the rooftops for years. This is the majority of American Jews. We need to improve kiruv. We need everyone to get involved.

Sen. Fetterman says he’s standing alone in his party backing President Trump’s “Epic Fury,” vowing to support Israel and what he calls moral clarity over political pressure: “I am the only Democrat that is absolutely fully supportive of what the president has done with Epic Fury, and that’s isolated me in my party. But for me, generation after generation, we are losing support in my party for Israel and really the nation there—the only nation in the region that has the kind of values that we as Democrats want to live under. So I don’t follow the polls. I’m going to follow the moral clarity of Israel, and I’ll be the one Democrat to celebrate continuing to eliminate leadership that, just a couple of weeks ago, executed thousands of their own young people there.”

RFK Jr: "Millions of women were told to fear the very therapy that could have given them strength, peace, and dignity through one of life's most difficult transitions, menopause. That ends today."