Hoffman: “Antisemitism is the one bigotry that still gets a pass in elite circles — so long as it’s wrapped in the flag of Palestine and framed as “anti-Zionism””

Posted on April 1, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

FUTURE OF JEWISH
Palestinian ‘activism’ is actually domestic terrorism
Joshua Hoffman
March 30, 2025

There’s a long and noble tradition of civil disobedience in the world — from Mahatma Gandhi’s salt march to Martin Luther King Jr.’s marches in Selma. These movements were rooted in moral clarity, peaceful resistance, and a sincere yearning for justice. The document produced by Palestine Action — emailed to me by a reader this past week — is not that. Instead, what we find in Palestine Action: The Underground Manual is a disturbing descent into lawlessness, extremism, and open calls for criminal sabotage disguised as “activism.” The absurdity and dangerous fanaticism laid bare in this manual — and reinforced on their official website — deserve to be exposed and condemned by anyone who values democracy, civil society, and the rule of law. READ MORE

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“In the first year of Israel’s battle against a death cult, I traveled the country—and saw what it means to choose life”

Posted on March 31, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

FREE PRESS
If War Came, Would You Fight?
Douglas Murray
April 2, 2025

…From the moment the [October 7] massacre began, I decided that I wanted to see some of the terrorists face-to-face: to look into the eyes of the people who had been so high on the thrill of death, as they brought it on men, women, and children that morning. Eventually, in April 2024, I got permission to visit one of the world’s most secure prisons. The facility, at an undisclosed location, held some of the most dedicated and murderous people who had broken into Israel the day of the massacre and been caught alive. It was made clear to me that, however defeated they looked now, these were people who had done the most unimaginable things when they were in a position of power just a few months before…Now, one of the terrorists who committed this atrocity was only a few feet away from me in the prison. READ MORE

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“There’s no way to whitewash Erdogan’s antisemitic remarks. He defends them by pointing to the suffering of Gaza’s residents at the hands of what he describes as “Israeli aggression””

Posted on March 30, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

JPOST
Erdogan demands Allah to ‘damn Zionist Israel’ in Eid al-Fitr remarks, Israel condemns
James Genn
March 30, 2025

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for the destruction of Israel at the Turkish Eid al-Fitr (festival ending Ramadan) prayer on Sunday, with Turkey’s state-run news agency Anadolu quoting the president as saying, “May Allah damn Zionist Israel.” Erdogan spoke at the Grand Camlica Mosque in Istanbul…Israel Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said, “The dictator Erdogan revealed his antisemitic face,” adding that “Erdogan is dangerous to the region, as well as to his own people, as has been proven in recent days,” referring to the widespread protests denouncing Erdogan after he ordered the detention of [political opponent] Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. READ MORE

YNET Erdogan’s embrace of Hamas and anti-Israel rhetoric fuel regional concerns Turkish president’s rhetoric and crackdown on dissent deepen tensions with Israel; while ties remain frozen, US President Trump may eventually step in to revive the strained relationship. In the past 24 hours, I spoke with five key individuals—two in Istanbul, often dubbed Turkey’s Tel Aviv, and three in the capital, Ankara. Each of them had visited Israel at least once. What stood out most was how easily Erdogan’s antisemitic outburst—”May Allah bring ruin and destruction upon Zionist Israel“—was dismissed.

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“Reports suggest Palestinians were killed for opposing the Islamist group’s rule; human rights groups condemn the crackdown”

Posted on March 30, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

JNS
Gazans chant ‘Hamas out!’ at funeral of protester
Joshua Marks
March 30, 2025

Hamas may have executed Palestinians who participated in rare protests against the group’s governance in the Gaza Strip. One of the individuals allegedly killed was 22-year-old Oday Nasser Al Rabay. According to his family, he was detained, subjected to physical abuse, and later died in custody. His remains were returned to his relatives over the weekend. Footage from Al Rabay’s funeral appears to show attendees chanting slogans critical of Hamas, including calls for the group’s removal from power…International human rights organizations have raised concerns about Hamas’s response to dissent, citing reports of arbitrary detentions, intimidation and use of torture against political opponents. READ MORE

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“European countries failed to teach history to their youth, so their population has no memory of the brutal Umayyad Muslim invasion of Spain from Africa in the year 711, or the 903 years of brutal war that took place until the Muslim invaders were thrown out of Europe in the year 1614”

Posted on March 29, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

SAVE THE WEST
Dying Europe can still be saved
Kenneth Abramowitz
March 7, 2025

Europe has been dying for nearly 100 years. Five notable years stand out for the beginning of Europe’s demise… In 2015, then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel opened Germany’s borders to more than one million Muslim migrants (aka “refugees”) from Syria, Libya, Egypt, and elsewhere to enter Germany, creating a demographic, cultural, and economic time bomb against its Christian citizens. In addition, European countries made numerous other mistakes. Since World War II, European governments have provided the mass of immigrants with overly generous welfare benefits. In 1984, five EU countries signed the Schengen Agreement, removing internal border controls, thus allowing free movement throughout much of Europe. This facilitated a full-scale invasion by Muslims from the Middle East and Africa, who entered Europe through the open borders of its Mediterranean countries. READ MORE

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“Netanyahu gave Mossad this secret assignment several weeks ago”

Posted on March 29, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

AXIOS
Israeli Mossad asks African countries to take Palestinians from Gaza
Barak Ravid
March 28, 2025

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu tasked Israel’s Mossad foreign intelligence agency with finding countries that would agree to receive large numbers of Palestinians displaced from the Gaza Strip, two Israeli officials tell Axios. President Trump’s proposal to remove all two million Palestinians from Gaza to rebuild the enclave hasn’t gone anywhere. But Netanyahu is also looking for ways to relocate large numbers of Palestinians, potentially to countries thousands of miles away. Talks have already taken place with Somalia and South Sudan — two poor conflict-plagued countries in East Africa — as well as other countries including Indonesia, according to the two Israeli officials and a former U.S. official. READ MORE

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How did Israel place eighth in the 2025 World Happiness Report?

Posted on March 27, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

JNS
Against all odds: The psychology behind Israelis’ happiness
Rachel O’Donoghue
March 27, 2025

Israelis shouldn’t be happy. They are in the midst of a grueling war with Hamas that has stretched on for a year and a half. They live with grief and anxiety over hostages still held by the terrorist group and IDF soldiers battling Israel’s enemies on multiple fronts. Their economy—particularly the tourism and tech sectors—has taken a hit. They face global diplomatic isolation beneath the shadow of an existential threat. By any reasonable measure, one might assume that Israelis have little to be happy about. And yet, they are. Once again, Israel has ranked among the happiest countries in the world. According to the newly released 2025 World Happiness Report, Israel placed eighth globally—just behind Sweden and ahead of Luxembourg, Australia and the United States. READ MORE

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“For left-wing elites in Jerusalem and Washington, ‘saving democracy’ means rule by a rogue judiciary and intelligence services”

Posted on March 27, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

TABLET MAG
Israel’s Deep State Is Worse Than America’s
Moshe Cohen-Eliya
March 25, 2025

…Outside observers, particularly in the West, often describe Israel’s legal crisis as a power grab by a radical right-wing government. The truth is the opposite. For years, unelected officials in Israel’s judiciary, security services, and legal bureaucracy have amassed extraordinary powers to override elected decision-makers. Israel has become the only Western constitutional democracy in which judges have veto power over judicial appointments, the attorney general controls the government’s legal voice, and intelligence chiefs act as constitutional guardians. The result is a crisis of legitimacy—and a growing confrontation between the institutions of popular sovereignty and what can only be described as a deep state. READ MORE

JPOST Knesset approves dramatic judicial selection committee bill The Knesset approved on Thursday a bill proposal that dramatically amends the committee responsible for electing Israel’s judges, by increasing political involvement in judicial appointments at the expense of professional involvement. The bill is a watered-down version of one of the central components of the government’s 2023 judicial reforms, and marks a significant achievement for the reforms architect…According to the new proposal, which will apply beginning with the next Knesset, the two IBA [Israel Bar Association] members will be replaced by two “public representatives”, one appointed by the coalition and the other by the opposition. 

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“Eric Levine said Witkoff ‘should do the honorable thing and resign’ and ‘failing that, he should be summarily fired”

Posted on March 26, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

JEWISH INSIDER
RJC board member calls for Witkoff’s dismissal over ‘his utter incompetence’
Matthew Kassel
March 26, 2025

Eric Levine, a top GOP fundraiser and a board member of the Republican Jewish Coalition, is calling for Steve Witkoff’s dismissal over a recent series of media appearances in which the Trump administration’s Middle East envoy praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and said he was “duped” by Hamas during failed negations to release the remaining hostages held by the terrorist group. “Witkoff’s performance is disqualifying because it demonstrates his utter incompetence,” Levine said in a scathing email sent to his professional network on Wednesday, while calling the Trump official “an embarrassment to” the “country and the president he serves.” READ MORE

GATESTONE Khaled Abu Toameh:,No Difference Between Hamas ‘Politicians’ And Terrorists Witkoff — who, thanks to his excruciating lack of familiarity with Arab assumptions apart from real estate deals, is increasingly becoming a major embarrassment to Trump — appears to draw a distinction between Hamas’s political and military leaderships. He also seems naïve enough to believe that Hamas would ever agree to lay down its weapons or halt its terrorist attacks against Israel. Witkoff’s talk about a possible political role for Hamas is dangerous, mainly because it implies that the US continues to view the terror group as a legitimate player in the Palestinian arena.

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After the war resumed on March 18, Gazans began voicing their frustration with Hamas on social media, rallying around the hashtag “Hamas, stop the war.”

Posted on March 26, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

FDD
Palestinians in Gaza Protest Against Hamas Rule
Ahmad Sharawi
March 27, 2025

Hundreds of Palestinians have taken to the streets of Gaza in a rare and direct display of anger against Hamas, blaming the Iran-backed group for plunging the territory into 16 months of devastation and bloodshed. The protests, which are ongoing, erupted in Beit Lahia, where residents marched through the rubble of their town, chanting “Hamas, get out” and “Hamas are terrorists.” The Beit Lahia protest came just hours after Israeli evacuation orders for the town’s residents. Demonstrators held Hamas responsible for the orders, blaming the group for launching rockets from areas near the town toward Israeli communities…These gatherings escalated into full-scale demonstrations, with demonstrators chanting, “The people want to topple Hamas.” READ MORE

MEMRI View video: Residents of Beit Lahia in Northern Gaza Protest Against Hamas: Release Israeli Hostages, Stop the War – We Want to Live! We Reject the Rule of Hamas

ARUTZ SHEVA Are the protests in Gaza genuine? The former Mossad agent explains The former head of the Counter-Terrorism Division in the Mossad explains to Arutz Sheva why Israel must support the current anti-Hamas uprising in Gaza, even if the protesters oppose Israel.

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