“The EU is Israel’s largest trading partner, accounting for 32% of the economy: which means cutting Israel’s EU trade would be absolutely destructive to country’s economic survival”

POLITICO
EU unlikely to push sanctions on Israel after Trump peace deal
Gabriel Gavin and Nicholas Vinocur
October 17, 2025

An EU plan to sanction Israel’s government ministers and cut back on trade ties has been put on ice as a leading group of member countries believes it’s no longer necessary in light of the U.S.-brokered peace agreement to end the war in Gaza. The original push is now unlikely to find sufficient support at meetings of foreign ministers and EU leaders this month, according to four European diplomats, granted anonymity to speak to POLITICO about the closed-door talks. An agreement among all 27 capitals would be needed to impose the penalties, and despite growing pressure on the EU to act, the deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump has divided national governments on the way forward. READ MORE

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A ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans would confirm how deeply embedded anti-Israel prejudice is in Britain

THE TIMES
We can’t let this bigotry become the norm
Melanie Phillips
October 20, 2025

Away fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv football club were banned last week from their team’s match against Aston Villa in November because the police decided their attendance would present a risk to public safety. By a remarkable coincidence, on Sunday fans rioted so violently in Tel Aviv during Maccabi’s match against Hapoel that the game was cancelled. The Birmingham ban on the Maccabi fans provoked outrage as an act of antisemitism…Like those hate marches, the Maccabi ban is part of the same strategy of demonising Israel as the most evil country in the world, and driving Israelis out of public life by misrepresenting their war of defence against genocidal attack as itself a “genocide”. One particularly troubling aspect is that Ayoub Khan MP and other MPs supporting the ban are injecting sectarian Islamic politics and incitement against Israel into the heart of British democracy. READ MORE

THE ATHLETIC Maccabi Tel Aviv to decline Aston Villa ticket allocation after fan ban Maccabi Tel Aviv will decline any ticket allocation for their Europa League tie against Aston Villa after supporters were banned from attending due to safety concerns. The Athletic revealed on Thursday that West Midlands Police (WMP) had requested supporters of the Israeli football club be prevented from buying tickets to November’s match at Villa Park. Villa later confirmed this would be the case, citing “a number of physical and safety factors”.

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“Jews in the United States must jettison the fantasy that they are exceptions to history and that “it can’t happen here””

JNS
Jewish self-defense is the only way
Benjamin Kerstein
October 20, 2025

…In the past two years, the Diaspora has become another front in the ongoing war against Israel. Jews have been subjected to a campaign of terror that has included hate marches, defamatory rhetoric, constant blood libels, intimidation, harassment, violence and outright murder. As a result, many Diaspora Jews, especially in Europe, are wondering how long they have. Some American Jews, for the first time in generations, are asking themselves the same question. They have long told themselves, “It can’t happen here.” But it did happen here. Powerful forces in American society—polluted by the antisemitic Red-Green alliance between radical progressives and radical Muslims—rose up against American Jews in a campaign to marginalize, disempower and ghettoize them. At the moment, this demented movement appears to be reeling from Hamas’s defeat. After all, they did everything in their power to save the terror organization and, in the end, failed miserably. READ MORE

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Mark Steyn: “I’m shocked, shocked not to find Yentl playing at Cinema Keffiyeh”

MARK STEYN CLUB
Never Mind the Bollocks, It’s Islam
Mark Steyn
October 20, 2025

I’ve had a rough few days and have emerged from a cloud of medication to a barrage of intemperate emails from British readers demanding to know what I make of Jews being killed on the streets of Manchester, Jews being forbidden from attending footie matches in Birmingham, and Jews being arrested and interrogated for ten hours for perambulating the streets of London while wearing visible marks of their faith. Well, obviously, I’m shocked, shocked to find Jew-hate going on at Rick’s Café Keffiyeh. Demography isn’t everything but it’s a good ninety per cent – especially if your public discourse, as at the BBC et al, won’t permit you even to notice the demography. Sir Keir Starmer professes to be so outraged by the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending the match in Birmingham that he has demanded the West Midlands Police and other “authorities” revisit the issue. Yeah, good luck with that. READ MORE

THE SPECTATOR Anti-Jewish sentiment has poisoned our police In the video obtained by the Telegraph, the interviewing officer alleges the suspect got ‘very close’ to pro-Palestine protesters and that his actions went ‘beyond observing to provoking’. He can then be heard asking the suspect: ‘What necklace are you wearing?’ The suspect, flustered, explains that it’s a Star of David. His solicitor objects to the question and, after a brief pause, the interview continues. The constable says he was not intending to offend, but was reflecting the fact that fellow police officers had ‘noted in their statements that because the Star of David was out and present to people… they felt that was antagonising the situation further’…In all, the suspect [THE JEW] spent almost ten hours in custody and remains on bail.

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“The anti-AIPAC movement has found success on the left but it is not limited to that side of the aisle. The far left and far right have for some time been pushing for the American organization to be forced to register as a foreign agent.”

COMMENTARY MAG
Democrats’ Ugly War on AIPAC
Seth Mandel
October 17, 2025

…Winking at these conspiracy theorists is all the rage among Democratic officeholders with higher aspirations. Rep. Ro Khanna, a California progressive who mostly talks about Jeffrey Epstein when he’s not badmouthing AIPAC, is likely to run for president in the next cycle. Yet to Khanna’s credit, his hatred of AIPAC and his desire to capitalize on his base’s suspicions of the group haven’t stopped him from at least slapping down the claim that AIPAC should register as a foreign agent. “They’re American citizens,” Khanna has said. “If you’re an American citizen and you’re articulating a point of view, that’s your right. … They’re American citizens. They’re lobbying for their interests. They’re lobbying for the Netanyahu government’s interests because they think that’s what benefits America.” READ MORE

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“Bari Weiss has reportedly made waves as CBS News editor-in-chief since taking the position two weeks prior”

NEW YORK POST
‘Woke’ CBS News standards chief is Bari Weiss’ ‘first scalp,’ as new boss remakes network
Alexandra Steigrad
October 16, 2025

The head of CBS News’ standards and practices unit — who presided over some of the network’s recent controversial, woke reporting — is out as new boss Bari Weiss looks to bring more balance to the left-leaning network. Claudia Milne, who ran the division responsible for the moral, ethical and legal implications of CBS programming, is the first senior executive to leave the network since Weiss arrived as editor in chief earlier this month…Another surprising moment in which Milne played a part was last year’s criticism of “CBS Mornings” co-host Tony Dokoupil after he grilled author Ta-Nehisi Coates over his one-sided polemic against Israel, which the writer compared to an “apartheid” state. READ MORE

FOX NEWS Bari Weiss reportedly ‘stunned’ ’60 Minutes’ crew by asking why the country thinks they’re ‘biased’: report. CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss allegedly “stunned” the staff behind CBS’ “60 Minutes” by asking them why they believed people considered them biased, a new report claimed Sunday. The New York Times reported about a meeting between Weiss and the staff on Tuesday ahead of an upcoming episode of the news program…Weiss reportedly has taken a more hands-on approach to leadership by helping to personally book network guests herself, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Middle East policy advisors Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.

DETROIT NEWS CNN’s future at stake as owner Warner Bros. Discovery seeks sale Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of CNN and HBO, announced that it’s open to a sale, leaving its news and streaming subsidiaries’ futures uncertain. David Ellison, whose company Skydance recently took over Paramount, has reportedly expressed interest in bidding for Warner Bros. Discovery. Ellison recently spent $150 million to buy Bari Weiss’s website, the Free Press, and named the conservative writer editor in chief of CBS News. An acquisition would place CNN and CBS, two legacy news brands, under the same roof. 

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Weisel: “By propagating lies about ‘occupation,’ ‘apartheid’ and ‘genocide,’ Mamdani helps promote antisemitism”

WALL STREET JOURNAL
A Mamdani Mayoralty Threatens New York’s Jews
Elisha Weisel
October 21, 2025

…Mr. Mamdani’s messaging has made class war and hatred of Jews great again. Smiling, polished, articulate, Mr. Mamdani lies. He lies about Israel as easily as he lies that he can freeze rent and offer free goods through higher taxes, as though the corporations and billionaires he targets can’t relocate. New Yorkers aren’t dumb, but we’re busy. Mr. Mamdani is lying to those too busy to learn the truth. His attack points: “occupation,” “apartheid,” “genocide.” The casualties: truth, friendships, coexistence for New York’s Jews. Unlike Andrew Cuomo, he seeks to “other” us and divide the city. READ MORE

CANARY MISSION Inside the DSA Machine: The Mamdani Threat America stands at a crossroads. Both the Woke Left and Woke Right are exerting outsized influence over the political center, reshaping the national conversation at an alarming pace. Against this backdrop, New York City is heading into its most consequential mayoral election since 1993, when the city faced a crisis of crime, economic instability and political upheaval. Today, the challenges are just as urgent: skyrocketing cost of living, worsening public safety, deteriorating public services and a widening ideological divide intensified by the rise of Zohran Mamdani. His campaign embodies the agenda of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Mamdani does not simply represent a left-wing alternative. He represents a movement that openly despises America, glorifies violence and terrorism, and seeks to dismantle the police and other institutions that keep citizens safe.

Canary Mission documents people and groups that promote hatred of the USA, Israel and Jews. We investigate hatred across the North American political spectrum, including the far-right, far-left and anti-Israel activists. Every individual and organization has been carefully researched and sourced. You can help expose hatred by alerting us to antisemitic activity on your college campus and beyond.

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EVENTS: StandWithUs Annual Gala Sunday November 4 + Acclaimed Nova Exhibition opens in Chicago November 4

StandWithUs Midwest Campus Champions
Skokie, IL
November 2, 2025
5:30 – 8:00pm
Keynote Speaker: Elica Le Bon
Location given upon registration
Click here to register

The Nova Music Festival Chicago
The Nova Exhibition is an in-depth remembrance of the brutal massacre at the Nova Music Festival on October 7th, 2023. The installation sets out to recreate a festival dedicated to peace and love that was savagely cut short by a terrorist attack on that fateful day. The attack at the Nova Music Festival was the largest massacre in music history. This powerful installation invites visitors to immerse themselves and bear witness to the tragic events of October 7th and its aftermath. Visit the Chicago installation from November 4 through November 30. Click here for tickets.

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For two dark and often hopeless years, Israelis rallied to keep the hostages in the headlines. It worked.

FREE PRESS
They Are Home
Matti Friedman
October 13, 2025

…At Saturday night’s rally, though no hostages had actually been released yet, the atmosphere was valedictory. The Israelis who rallied over the past two years under the banner “Bring Them Home,” and whose energies kept the hostages and their families in headlines in Israel and abroad through two dark and often hopeless years, allowed themselves to smile and cheer, waving Israeli and American flags. Trump may have been passed over by the Nobel Peace Prize committee last week, but here they waved signs reading “Trump Is Our Winner.” The two Israeli goals in the Gaza war have been to destroy Hamas as a military force and free the hostages. It became clear early on, however, that achieving both at once would be impossible, and polls have repeatedly shown that a majority of Israelis think the second goal is more important. READ MORE

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Hostage stories: “From that moment on, prayer became an inseparable part of Matan’s daily routine in the dark and dank tunnels. “As part of my routine, I prayed three times a day, morning, afternoon, and night”

ARUTZ SHEVA
Account from captivity: ‘I demanded tefillin and prayer book and they gave them to me’
Dvir Amar
October 15, 2025

Two days after he was released from two years of brutal torture in Hamas captivity, 22-year-old IDF tanker Matan Angrest shared a shocking yet inspiring account of his time in the tunnels in Gaza. Angrest, who was abducted during a heroic battle in Nahal Oz on October 7th, 2023, recounted how he kept his spirits up with daily prayers, strong faith, and unwavering hope. “It was clear to me that I’d get out of captivity,” he said, “The place I was in was bombed, but I wasn’t hurt; it was a series of miracles…Angrest, who survived the initial explosion and was the only soldier to exit his tank alive, was abducted and taken to the Gaza Strip. His mother, Anat, shared this week that “Matan underwent very severe torture, “which included severe burns on his right arm and fingers, harm to his vision, and unlivable conditions. READ MORE

YOUTUBE IOWA NEWS Families rejoice after being reunited with loved ones released from Gaza

YOUTUBE CNBC Israeli Hostage Evyatar David Reunites With Family After Forced To Dig His Own Grave

YOUTUBE CBS Israeli hostages reunite with their families after two years in Hamas captivity

YOUTUBE Watch Rachel Goldberg-Polin at the former Hostage Square.

TIMES OF ISRAEL Handcuffed, caged, thrown in a pit: Hostages’ families describe two years of hell ‘The road for recovery is going to be a very long one’: Families of freed captives share harrowing details of their time in Gaza, from starvation to psychological torture

JPOST ‘They demanded he convert to Islam’: Rom Braslavski’s mother says son was alone for two years Psychological abuse inflicted on Israeli hostages included repeated efforts to induce him to fast during Ramadan or read the Quran in return for food and better conditions.

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