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“Hatzola didn’t care she wasn’t Jewish, they are available to anyone.” A British woman is speaking out in support of Jewish charity ambulance service Hatzola in the wake of arson attacks on its ambulances and the ensuing criticism that it only serves Jews. According to the woman, Hatzola saved the life of her non-Jewish au pair when a shard of broken glass severed an artery in her arm. She called regular (NHS) emergency services, but there was a wait. She then called Hatzola and they arrived within minutes. When the NHS can’t get there in time, Hatzola swoops in to serve people in need, and doesn't care if they're Jewish or not. That’s what makes the recent arson attack in Golders Green so utterly abhorrent. Four Hatzola ambulances were set on fire in what police are treating as an antisemitic hate crime. The organization targeted in this attack shows up to save lives, no matter who needs help. Hatzola does not discriminate, but those who attack it do.

Kuwaiti dissident Jasem Aljuraid just did what too few are willing to do at the Human Rights Council: tell the truth. He called out the lie behind the constant demonization of Israel, reminded the world that Jews are indigenous to their homeland, and asked the question the UN never wants to answer: when will the ritual obsession with condemning Israel end? Israel is not the problem. Israel is fighting Hamas, confronting it’s funders and ideological parent the IRGC, and standing between the free world and genocidal extremism. Maybe it’s time the UN stopped attacking Israel and started learning from it. 🎥: UN Watch

Former Florida state attorney Dave Aronberg highlighted the high stakes of the DOJ’s new lawsuit against Harvard, which accuses the university of failing to protect Jewish and Israeli students from harassment and intimidation. The Justice Department says Harvard violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by showing “deliberate indifference” when Jewish and Israeli students were targeted. The lawsuit seeks wide reforms, including oversight measures and the recovery of federal funds. The complaint alleges that the university didn’t enforce its own rules equally when Jews and Israelis were targeted. As Aronberg emphasizes, much of the evidence in the case comes from Harvard’s own internal report about antisemitism.

Spring break in Fort Lauderdale: sun, beaches, and...some very honest answers on the news. Not every student is tuned into global politics (and to be fair, a few quick interviews don’t represent an entire generation). But moments like this are a reminder of something important: there’s still a gap between what’s happening in the world and what many people know about it. The reality is, the situation in Iran isn’t distant or abstract. It’s about millions of people living under a regime that has oppressed its own citizens and fueled instability far beyond its borders. At the same time, there’s something refreshing about seeing young people actually out in the world -- talking, connecting, living life offline. The goal isn’t to mock that, but to bridge the gap: to bring awareness of these global issues into everyday conversations. Because understanding what’s at stake shouldn’t require being glued to the news, but it does matter.

Last week, UC Berkeley agreed to pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the university failed to protect Jewish students and address antisemitism on campus. The settlement requires Berkeley to revise nondiscrimination policies, strengthen how discrimination complaints are handled, and provide additional anti-discrimination and antisemitism training. It also makes clear that student organizations cannot use their bylaws to ban ‘Zionist’ speakers. Berkeley said the settlement involved no admission of wrongdoing, but the outcome is still a major signal that universities are being forced to take anti-Jewish discrimination more seriously.

As he wrote, “An institution that cannot ensure the safety, inclusion, and dignity of its own community cannot credibly sustain its claim to excellence.” Jonathan Amiel’s courage in telling the truth about what’s happening at the University, at obvious personal cost, is something we need more of from people of his stature and position.

Jonathan Amiel, Chair of the McGill Law Faculty Advisory Board, recently resigned over unchecked antisemitism at the university, pointing to the Law Students’ Association referendum endorsing an academic boycott of Israeli institutions, which itself reflects a broader institutional failure. In his resignation letter, addressed to the Dean of the Faculty of Law, he announced that he is withdrawing all current and future pledges and donations to the university on behalf of himself and his foundation. He described an escalating atmosphere of hostility toward Jewish students, faculty, and alumni, along with an institutional unwillingness to respond with the seriousness and clarity the moment demands.

Anti-American sentiments and open terror support broke out at a “Hands Off Iran” protest in Philadelphia. One speaker expressed support for the Islamic Republic’s genocidal regime, praised Hamas and Hezbollah, and even celebrated the deaths of U.S. soldiers. When asked directly whether he hates America, he answered: “May a Hamas rocket blow up your family’s home.” These rallies are enabling blatant hatred, terror glorification, and open hostility toward America. That is not activism, it’s not “anti-war,” and it’s not solidarity. It is support for terror, hatred for American values, and open sympathy for regimes and groups built on violence. 🎥: surgephilly, frank.scales

A local bar brought tiramisu for everyone in the bomb shelter. In the middle of war, while sirens sound and families rush for safety, Israelis are still finding ways to care for one another and keep spirits alive. It’s a small gesture that says everything about the strength, resilience, and humanity that carry Israelis through the hardest times. Resilience, kindness, and community continue under fire. 🎥: bar__paradiso, dannaleebee

Belgian universities Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Ghent University, and the University of Antwerp are planning to jointly award an honorary doctorate to Francesca Albanese, the notoriously anti-Israel UN Special Rapporteur. Honoring her would serve to legitimize extreme anti-Israel rhetoric that fuels antisemitism under the guise of “political discourse.” Alabanese has spent much of her time over the past three years smearing and demonizing the Jewish state. No educational institution should honor hateful, anti-infellectual propagandists.

After a wave of antisemitic attacks, Belgium is now deploying military personnel to its streets to aid in protection of the Jewish community. No Jewish community should have to live under siege, and no country should normalize a reality in which soldiers are needed because antisemitic ideologies have been allowed to spread. When Jews are targeted so relentlessly that extraordinary security measures become necessary, the problem is not only a threat to one community. It’s a crisis for democracy, public safety, and basic rights.

The Islamic Republic’s aggression is not limited to Israel in the current war. According to research from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, 87% of Iran's strikes have targeted Arab countries while the other 13% have targeted Israel. This is why much of the Arab world is up in arms against the Islamic Republic. The regime endangers Arabs, Israelis, and anyone who gets in the path of its extremism. The Middle East, and the World, deserve better than a regime that has exported terror and extremism for 47 years.

The Islamic Republic of Iran continues to deliberately target Israeli civilians. A barrage of missiles struck civilian areas in Israel, including a direct hit in Tel Aviv that destroyed an apartment and devastated the surrounding neighborhood. Another massive ballistic missile landed in an agricultural area of Shomron right next to family homes. The unhinged regime must not be allowed to perpetrate its terror against the world any longer.

A major development out of Lebanon: the country declared the Iranian ambassador persona non grata and has given him until Sunday to leave. The expulsion comes in the wake of Iran's attacks on countries around the region, after the United States and Israel launched a war effort to bring down the regime. Lebanon's move to expel the ambassador holds special significance, being that Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy terrorist group, has long had an institutional foothold in the country.

A missile fragment struck a home in a southern Bedouin community, injuring four people, including two infants. This is the reality of the regime’s indiscriminate attacks: civilians from all backgrounds are put in danger. Israeli Arabs, Bedouins, Jews, and more minority communities. The Islamic Republic’s missiles do not discriminate. Terror targets families, homes, and children.

Jewish volunteer ambulances, operated by United Hatzalah, were set on fire in London in a targeted antisemitic attack. This was affirmed by British PM Keir Starmer who called the attack antisemitic and “deeply shocking.” This is a terror attack against a lifesaving Jewish organization. When hate reaches the point where ambulances are burned, something evil has permeated society and threatens it as a whole.

The Trump Administration has sued Harvard University, alleging that the world-renowned institution, "turned a blind eye to antisemitism and discrimination against Jews and Israelis." The federal government is seeking to recover billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies provided to the university and for the court to establish that Harvard is in breach of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. The school has responded by claiming it has taken substantial steps to curb antisemitism and indicated that it intends to defend itself against the government's accusations. The lawsuit comes after the Trump administration cut off billions of dollars in research funding to the university last year.

From Idaho to Israel, an American volunteer firefighter named Austen left home to help Israel during one of its hardest moments. His four children miss their dad and can’t wait to have him home, but they’re proud to know their father chose to serve, protect, and stand with others in their hour of need. We are so grateful and proud of Austen and all the other American volunteer firefighters who have come to Israel. True heroes lead by example.

Footage has been released of a major antisemitic attack in London targeting a Jewish volunteer ambulance belonging to United Hatzalah. Three suspects are seen in the video using fire to carry out an arson attack against the ambulance. This was not just vandalism, it was an attack on Jewish emergency responders serving the community. Targeting emergency responders because they are Jewish is a shocking act of hate that must be condemned in the strongest terms.

The chilling audio from an interview Israeli avocado farmer Ofer Moskowitz gave has resurfaced after his tragic death due to a Hezbollah anti-tank missile today. He discussed feeling as if living and making his livelihood just meters from Israel’s border with Lebanon was akin to playing “Russian roulette,” with his life. Israeli farmers, families, children, and civilians deserve to live in safety and security without the constant threat of bombardment by the terror proxies that surround it. All of these terror proxies are funded and managed by the Islamic Republic of Iran. The region, and the world, deserve to finally be safe from the threat of this genocidal regime. 🎥: @zionistfedaus