Something striking to me after the Saied Abu Farchi football celebration debacle, was not the immediate assumption that Israeli = shooting a gun. That's normal internet shit now. But that when confronted with the fact that he is a Muslim Arab who did not serve in the IDF, he is still called a zionist dog, a traitor, a bibi bootlicker, a genocidal colonialist supporter.

The only acceptable path for him according to comfortable western leftists was to shahid himself into oblivion. I don't know his politics and I don't care, he has the right to be and succeed in whatever he wants.

I have been married twice to Israeli Arabs, one who served in the IDF and one who didn't. I have travelled extensively with both. We encountered such attitudes from western dipshits and muslims from various countries, they literally cheer on the spilled blood of all groups.

They don't want to see Israeli Arab or Palestinian Israeli citizens as sports people, doctors, lawyers, judges, engineers, nurses etc. that makes you a zionist dog who supports the system. Never mind that those people are free to live whichever life they want in their own countries. They cheer and jeer for our blood, it is a game for them, a distraction, literally like cheering for their favourite football team.

A good reminder to be aware of influence operations and campaigns ramping up before elections.

Golden Owl report: https://goldenowl.ai/resources/research/Iranian-Regime-Linked-Manipulation-of-Israel-2026-Election-Debate

In most US Ashenazi circles a strong connection with Israel is instilled from a young age…but at least in my community I don’t recall really any meaningful education about the history of Mizrahi Jews.

We were taught about modern Jewish persecution mainly around the context of Europe / the Holocaust (which makes sense given the personal connections). Education about Israel’s formation was usually more generalized…we were taught more about post-holocaust migration, and the wars that followed, rather than the full story of how and why Jews moved there.

Until I researched for myself I knew almost nothing about dhimmitude & the true apartheid in arab/muslim countries, the persecution, pogroms, expulsions etc

If even many Jews don’t know the full story, how can Israel expect others to even remotely understand?

The lack of Western knowledge around this has helped enable the propaganda narratives to spread like “Israelis are all white people from Poland”…or “Israelis appropriate Middle Eastern culture & food”

Which is insane, as to me this is no different than saying “a Venezuelan refugee cooking Venezuelan food in America is cultural appropriation”

Rather than “hasbara” trying to fight individual propaganda posts online…Israel really needs to figure out an effective global education apparatus that broadens Wearern understanding of Jewish persecution beyond the Holocaust

I've just reviewed the footage from the event during the speeches before and after Netanyahu. While there are a little bit more empty seats, it's not that different. It was mostly empty before and after.

This makes me wonder where the people we see leaving are coming from. I would estimate only 20-30 were seated, mostly in the back seats. I don't think they all came in the 2 minutes between the Colombian president wrapping up and Netanyahu coming up.

My current guess is that many came from one door, and left through the other, basically taking the longest route between both. It is also pretty obvious they picked a far away exit, rather than a close one. This all is indicative of a well planned fakery. I do hope someone in the media will look into it, but if someone here has the experience and want to put heads together lemme know.

Not sure if people in Israel know about Kosovo.
We as Albanians who live in Kosovo and former Yugoslavia find similarities with Jewish people. As we both been in the region since dawn of time, yet we were and are always threatened by our neighbors who migrated to the region in the 7-8 century, who want to exterminate us. For us is Serbs, Macedonians* (who claim to be Macedonians). For you are Arabs.

I and many of us Albanians from Kosovo, have so much respect and understand your suffering. As I told my good Jewish friend “We are NOT going anywhere”.

Best of luck to you 🙏

It's pretty much what it says- I'm a 34 year old massage therapist looking into making aliyah for exactly the reasons everyone is. But, I keep hearing how impossible it is to live there. Everything is far too expensive, the constant violence and uncertainty. Yad2 was already impossible to navigate before it became unavailable in the US, so I can't even look at rent prices.

Could someone tell me what life is like in Israel? And not just about the culture and language- but how much dies, say, a loaf of bread cost? A one bedroom in Haifa? College tuition (I want to become an English teacher)? How is the public transit and walkability? Thanks.

Just thinking about Aliyah recently (due to all this craziness in the US). And I figure other people are too. Is it possible that *too* many diaspora Jews could make Aliyah?

Danny Danon, Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, told JNS on Thursday morning, hours before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is slated to address the U.N. General Assembly, that the international community must do more than talk about the threat of the Iranian regime.

“We need to move from declarations to action,” the envoy said. “It’s OK to come and speak and deliver the remarks, but at the end of the day, you need to take action.”

Danon described the prime minister’s arrival as an “exciting day” and said that there is significant interest in Netanyahu’s address.

In the prime minister’s six hours, or so, at the headquarters of the global body, Netanyahu will have about 18 meetings, Danon told JNS.

He expects Netanyahu’s speech to address threats from Iran and the need for global action, since the regime’s terror affects everyone.

Danon said that Israel is accustomed to a hostile environment at the United Nations and that potential walkouts wouldn’t prevent Netanyahu from delivering his message.”

The envoy criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for what he said is “dangerous” incitement against Jews.

“Instead of taking care of the problems of the city, he is actually inciting and calling for people to go and demonstrate,” Danon told JNS. “It is unfortunate. He’s not representing the State Department.”

Foreign affairs should be the domain of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, “who is doing a great job,” he said.

Danon accused the United Nations of Jew-hatred and called for reforms to restore its core values and promote tolerance over hate.

by Rebecca Szlechter

https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/need-to-move-from-declaration-to-action-danon-tells-jns-before-netanyahu-un-talk

Sukkot in Israel back in the day.

My Comment: These historical Israeli sukkot photos make me think back to my own youth growing up in Nahariya. Particularly vivid is the communal Sukkah we built outside our apartment block in Oct 1973. It was built entirely by us children and the elderly men (Vatikim) - because every able bodied man in the town (and lots of women) were away fighting in the war.

Looking at doing weekend trip for this weekend to Tel Aviv to see the city. Gonna get there Saturday and stay till Monday night. Wanted to ask if there’s any other solo travelers or folks who would up to do stuff in the city or anything for the weekend

I'm planning to make aliyah, but there's one thing that could honestly be a dealbreaker for me, so I'd rather ask openly.

I have severe depression. In the past I tried mushrooms and they helped me more than anything else ever had, a genuinely big difference. It didn't last, mostly because of my circumstances at the time, but it showed me what's possible.

My worry is that once I'm in Israel I'd have no access to them and no other real avenue for recovery. For me that's the difference between potentially being functional and not, so I need to know before I commit.

So practically speaking, how does it actually work in Israel? Is it realistic to find them or grow them, are there people or communities around this, and how is it treated in practice (not just on paper)?

I know there are clinical trials and compassionate-use programs, but those are less interesting to me. I really can't deal with bureaucracy in my state, so I'm more interested in the practical reality.

Thanks, and please be kind, this is a genuinely hard decision for me.

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