๐️Lonny's War Update- October 703, 2023 - September 8, 2025 ๐️
๐️Day 703 that 48 of our hostages are still in Hamas captivity๐️
After Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas, terror group says it’s ready to restart talks
Reported deal sees release of all hostages on 1st day of truce, then talks to end war; US president says Israel has agreed to terms, though source close to Netanyahu says he is only weighing dealUS President Donald Trump on Sunday gave what he declared was his “last warning” to Hamas to agree to his terms for ending the war, adding that Israel had accepted his proposed ceasefire and hostage-release agreement.
The message, sent in a social media post, doesn’t specify what those terms are. But Channel 12 reported Sunday that the current US proposal envisions the release of all hostages on the first day of a truce and, if subsequent talks bear fruit, the end of the war in Gaza.
“Everyone wants the hostages HOME. Everyone wants this war to end!” Trump wrote. “It is time for Hamas to accept [my terms] as well.”
“I have warned Hamas about the consequences of not accepting. This is my last warning. There will not be another one,” Trump asserted.
Later Sunday, the US leader said he believed there would be a ceasefire deal “very soon,” reiterating claims he has made repeatedly in recent months.
“It’s a hell of a problem,” he said, but “it’s a problem we’re going to get done.”
Israel has not confirmed that it accepted Trump’s offer. But it is “very seriously considering” the proposal, according to a source close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“It seems that Hamas will continue its refusal,” the source said. full article. This deal may be THE DEAL to end the war and bring home all of the hostages at once. It is calling for the release of all the 48 hostages, living and dead, on the first day of the deal and a release of an agreed upon number of Palestinian prisoners. It will then be followed by up to a 60 day ceasefire during which time, Israel will withdraw all troops from Gaza. There will be a no man's buffer zone of 800-1000 meters from the border of Israel, depending on the topography with agreement that anyone entering this buffer zone will be fired upon immediately without warning. There are many other factors to this agreement that have to worked out in the negotiations. Trump has guaranteed Hamas that Israel will not return to fighting even if all of the details are not finalized in the 60 days. It is further agreed that Hamas will not govern Gaza and a Palestinian governing body of technocrats will immediately take over the governing of Gaza and Hamas will hand over all of its weapons to this new governing body. This is one of the most difficult parameters to the agreement, but an important one to end this war. Once there is full agreement on the implementation of the first day of the agreement, which could be in a matter of days, all of the hostages will come home. After 703 days, this very thought seems surreal but it could actually happen. We are the closest we have ever been to ending this horrible saga, once and for all.
New Gaza proposal said to include ‘highly significant guarantees’ against Israel resuming war amid talksThe new American proposal for a hostage-ceasefire deal with the Hamas terror group includes “highly significant guarantees” that Israel won’t resume fighting so long as talks are ongoing for an end to the war, Ynet reports, citing sources privy to the details of the negotiations.
According to the sources, the IDF will not stay in its current positions if the proposal goes into effect, and a “rearrangement” is likely amid the ceasefire.
The proposal, which a source close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that Israel was “seriously considering,” reportedly calls for Hamas to release all 48 hostages, living and dead, on day one, while Israel would release hundreds of Palestinian terrorists with blood on their hands, and thousands of other prisoners.
In addition, the IDF would call off its conquest of Gaza City and would remain outside the city, according to the report.
The two sides would engage in talks over the end of the war under the personal oversight of Trump, and the ceasefire would continue as long as negotiations last.
New Gaza proposal said to include ‘highly significant guarantees’ against Israel resuming war amid talks
The new American proposal for a hostage-ceasefire deal with the Hamas terror group includes “highly significant guarantees” that Israel won’t resume fighting so long as talks are ongoing for an end to the war, Ynet reports, citing sources privy to the details of the negotiations.
According to the sources, the IDF will not stay in its current positions if the proposal goes into effect, and a “rearrangement” is likely amid the ceasefire.
The proposal, which a source close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that Israel was “seriously considering,” reportedly calls for Hamas to release all 48 hostages, living and dead, on day one, while Israel would release hundreds of Palestinian terrorists with blood on their hands, and thousands of other prisoners.
In addition, the IDF would call off its conquest of Gaza City and would remain outside the city, according to the report.
The two sides would engage in talks over the end of the war under the personal oversight of Trump, and the ceasefire would continue as long as negotiations last.
Hamas 'does not reject' Trump hostage proposal; Israel says it’s 'considering' it
As IDF continues strikes in Gaza, Trump says Israelis have already agreed to his new hostage deal, but Netanyahu only says he is 'considering' it; Hamas hasn’t rejected the plan, seeking clarifications on released Palestinian terrorists
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel is “considering” U.S. President Donald Trump’s new hostage deal proposal. Trump, however, later claimed that Israelis had effectively already accepted the plan, which would release all 48 hostages on the first day along with thousands of Palestinian prisoners, followed by negotiations during which Israel would refrain from further military action.The gap between Netanyahu’s statement and Trump’s announcement remains unclear. Meanwhile, the hostages’ families’ advocacy team urged Israel to publicly accept the proposal without conditions. The prime minister’s cautious statement is notable, as Israel was directly involved in the negotiations, with officials in Jerusalem noting that a Hamas refusal could justify an Israeli operation in Gaza.Israeli officials, however, maintain that Hamas is expected to reject the new framework, while a staged deal remains on the table. That plan would release 10 live hostages and 18 deceased hostages over 60 days of negotiations aimed at ending the war and securing all hostages.Israel’s pessimism stems from the framework’s terms: although Hamas would ostensibly gain thousands of prisoner releases and assurances that the Gaza operation would not proceed, it would lose all leverage on the first day of negotiations and would need to rely on the U.S. Under these conditions, Hamas may struggle to end the war on terms it prefers. Netanyahu suggested Sunday that “Hamas will likely refuse.”Still, a Hamas official said that the terror group “does not reject” the proposal, though it seeks clarifications regarding the link between hostage releases and Palestinian terrorist releases. Hamas officials highlighted the potential Israeli refusal to release senior figures such as Marwan Barghouti. Officially, Hamas has not yet formally responded and has not dismissed the plan, possibly aiming to delay Israeli operations in Gaza.Trump, in a push to apply pressure, offered Hamas one more “final warning,” adding to previous warnings. “Everyone wants the hostages home, everyone wants the war to end. The Israelis accepted my proposal, and now it’s time for Hamas to do the same. I warned Hamas of the consequences if they refuse—this is my last warning. There will not be another,” Trump said.Among the thousands of terrorists slated for release under the proposal are hundreds serving life sentences. If accepted, negotiations to end the war would focus on Gaza’s future: Israel demands the territory be demilitarized, with full security freedom and control over the border, while Hamas continues to call for a full withdrawal of Israeli forces.Meanwhile, the Israeli military continued airstrikes in Gaza, targeting high-rise buildings and key positions in the city. LinkThe sharp attack of father of the hostage: "Two years I am holding back, I would have sent them to hell"
Against the background of the worrying telephone updates to families of hostages, father of Omri Miran said in anger to studio ynet: "There are 20 hostages alive, and one of them is my son. The operation endangers them." Father of Eitan Mor told about the call from IDF – and noted that he actually is not afraid: "I waited that they would enter there." Wife of the fallen hostage Tal Chaimi: "For the children there is no proof"
Families of hostages were interviewed this morning (Sunday) to studio ynet in the shadow of warnings of the professional levels from the plan to conquer Gaza, and the fear for lives of their dear ones who are held in captivity in the strip already 702 days. In the protest march in Jerusalem yesterday evening Anat Angrest, mother of the hostage Matan Angrest, exposed the recording of IDF representative who said in a conversation with her that "the risk already went up, and it is increasing."
Father of Omri Miran, Dani, referred and said: "The Chief of Staff said it already a month ago – the operation in Gaza endangers the hostages."
Miran raged at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, because he called last week the protesters "fascist phalanges," and said angrily: "Two years I am holding back to be calm. To speak calmly, to unity of the people, to common sense. But it is all over. From the point of view of the government, this cabinet, that I would have sent it to hell first of all. To say to those who are making the decisions there are altogether 20 hostages alive. One of them is my son, and he is 100% my son."In the shadow of the fear of a partial deal that will not return all the hostages home, Miran said that "Omri must be inside this list. He is a father to two girls, he is the oldest hostage there. He is 48 years old, the next after him in age is 38 years old. Omri must be in the next deal." He added: "I am in favor of an inclusive deal, but if it is possible to release one hostage, let them release him. If it will be my son I will certainly be very happy, but if there is there a severely wounded soldier who must be brought to treatment, let him be released first."
Miran told that the last sign of life that the family received from Omri was at the end of the month of April, in a video that was published on the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day. "After the last publications of pictures of the hostages," he said, "I would have turned to Hamas and requested – publish for us pictures of our dear ones, that we know who is still alive. We want to see them, want to know how to fight for their lives. If you will do this we will know who is alive and who will be harmed by IDF shellings or by Hamasniks."
According to him, despite the opposition in the IDF to the move, "this is the right thing to do. The hostages are deep deep underground, the IDF will not enter there, the IDF will not pump seawater or gas or other things God forbid. The IDF is up above until Hamas will surrender. Precisely our fear to harm the hostages distances us from them.""They told us that they are entering to areas where there are hostages. I waited for this" Tzvika Mor, father of the hostage Eitan Mor, told that he also received a call from the IDF. "They told me that they are entering Gaza also to areas where there are hostages. Our position is known – I waited that this would happen. I believe this is the highest chance that we will get to see our son," he said.
However, he noted that he understands fear of the families. "We are here in a war and everyone who is in a combat zone is in danger," he said. "What do the families who disagree with me suggest? To surrender? To accept Hamas demands? Returning to October 6? The State of Israel cannot allow itself to do such a thing. There is no choice. The fear of death paralyzes the person, a person who fears death does not go outside, does not do anything. The fear of death is certainly paralyzing the state at the time it must defend its soul.
"If it were possible to take out the hostages and immediately return to fight, I would have signed on this now," added Mor. "I will be very happy to see my son, but together with this, this will be a sad day for the State of Israel that surrendered to Hamas. Exactly as I was happy to see Gilad Shalit return from captivity – and in the second half of the heart I cried from what is going to happen to us."The father told that the family did not receive any sign from Eitan: "We have no picture and no video. Hamas does not admit that it is holding him."
About the documentation that Hamas published and in it appear the hostages Guy Gilboa Dalal and Alon Ohel, he said that he is jealous of their families: "They have something, me this little thing I do not have."
"From the point of view of the child, father can enter in another moment through the door"
Ela Chaimi, wife of Tal Chaimi who was murdered and his body is held in Gaza, told in an interview about the great difficulty in his absence: "I almost do not look at pictures. I am not there, I am not in that stage. I am still in the stage of burying him. Like someone who was killed and they are waiting for the funeral – we are waiting a lot a lot a lot of time. With the children it is a bit more complicated."
According to her, "for them it is a matter of trust. They do not believe, it is as if in another moment he will enter through the door. From the point of view of the child this can happen, he has no proof that his father is dead. There are also adults who think that there is the small percentage. We are in lack of certainty." She told about the birth of their fourth son after his death: "This is a whirlpool of feelings. On the one hand the knowledge that I am creating life of mine and of Tal, and on the other hand we lost life. For the children this is joyous, this gave them strength and light but this also burdens emotionally. How is a baby born and his father is not here? It is still not grasped that Tal and the rest of the hostages did not return." linkMother of hostage Alon Ohel, seen in Hamas video: ‘His smile gives a lot of hope; his life is in PM’s hands’
The mother of hostage Alon Ohel says that seeing her son’s smile in a Hamas video released Friday gave her hope.
“His speech is a little slurred, but he seems fine,” Idit Alon tells the Kan public broadcaster. “To see him and see that there’s still something of him, his smile — in one moment it gives a lot of hope. He’s alive and we have to bring them home.”
Idit Ohel says that she told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that her son’s fate is the premier’s responsibility.
“I spoke with the prime minister about Alon — the conversation between us will remain between us, but I clarified things with him and he listened,” she says.
“Alon’s life is in the hands of the prime minister, under his personal responsibility. We trust him, but it is entirely his responsibility,” she says.
Alon’s family yesterday permitted the publication of a photo from the video released a day earlier. The video, which also included hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal, was the first time Ohel had been seen alive since he was taken hostage along with 250 others during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attack on Israel.
Netanyahu spoke with the families of both hostages following the publication of the video, according to the Prime Minister’s Office.
Ohel, 24, a talented pianist, went to the Supernova desert rave with several friends, reaching the party at 5:30 a.m., an hour before the Hamas attack began. Ohel and his friends fled to a field shelter, which was later attacked by terrorists, with many of those inside murdered.
Ohel’s family said Friday that experts told them the video showed that Ohel had lost vision in his right eye. In February, the Kan public broadcaster reported that there were indications that Ohel could lose his sight due to shrapnel injuries, among other wounds. The assessment was made based on the testimonies of freed hostages.
**There is nothing more important than getting them home! NOTHING!**
“I’ve never met them,But I miss them. I’ve never met them,but I think of them every second. I’ve never met them,but they are my family. BRING THEM HOME NOW!!!”
Red Alerts - Missile, Rocket, Drone (UAV - unmanned aerial vehicles), and Terror Attacks and Death Announcements
*12:45pm - Eilat - A Houthis explosive drone was intercepted over Eilat - no sirens sounded, no injuries
Houthi drone shot down by IAF near Ramon Airport, day after terminal hit
A drone launched by the Houthis in Yemen was shot down by the Israeli Air Force near Ramon Airport in southern Israel, the military says.
Sirens sounded in several towns near the airport, which was hit by a Houthi drone yesterday.
There are no reports of injuries or damage in today’s attack.
*10:00am - Jerusalem - terror attack - 2 terrorists opened fire at a busy intersection of buses and traffic
Five killed in shooting attack at Jerusalem bus stop
Two terrorists were neutralized, with a soldier among those who fired; victims were rushed to hospitals as police secured the scene and blocked access routes
Five people were killed and 11 others injured Monday in a shooting attack at a bus stop caught in traffic at the Ramot junction in Jerusalem. The attackers, who opened fire on a bus on Line 62, were neutralized by an IDF soldier and an armed civilian who fired at them.The initial report of gunfire was received at 10:13 a.m. by Magen David Adom’s 101 emergency hotline in the Jerusalem area. Victims were evacuated to Shaare Zedek and Hadassah hospitals, with blood supplies rushed from the central blood bank in Ramla to meet urgent needs. video from the scene at the start of the shooting
*2:00pm yesterday - Explosive drone intrusion in the South - exploded in the terminal at Ramon Airport north of Eilat
IDF investigating failure to trigger sirens before drone impact at southern airport
No sirens sounded for the Houthi drone that struck Ramon Airport in southern Israel, the military confirms.
The IDF says it is investigating the failure to identify the drone that was launched from Yemen.
Earlier, three other Houthi drones from Yemen were shot down by the Israeli Air Force. video
A man aged 63 was lightly injured by shrapnel after a Houthi drone struck Ramon Airport in southern Israel, Magen David Adom says.
MDA says it is treating several others suffering from acute anxiety.
The drone launched from Yemen struck the passenger terminal at the airport, causing damage.
*2:20pm yesterday - 3 drones launched by Yemen’s Houthis intercepted, IDF says
*2:20pm yesterday - 3 drones launched by Yemen’s Houthis intercepted, IDF says
Three drones launched by the Houthis in Yemen at Israel were shot down by the Israeli Air Force a short while ago, the IDF says.
Two of the drones were intercepted before crossing Israel’s borders, according to the IDF.
The third was shot down after entering Israeli airspace via Egypt, setting off sirens in several communities on the border. video
Some 100,000 civilians have evacuated Gaza City amid widening IDF operation, Netanyahu says
Around 100,00 civilians have left Gaza City amid a widening military operation, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicates at the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem.
After talking about the growing IDF operations in Gaza City, Netanyahu says “about 100,000 people have left Gaza. Hamas is trying to do everything to prevent them from leaving and to keep them there to serve as human shields.”
Netanyahu was referring to Gaza City, not the entire Gaza Strip, the Prime Minister’s Office later tells The Times of Israel.
The IDF has been trying to get civilians in Gaza City to evacuate to the south as troops move closer to the heart of the city.
The UN estimates that around 1 million Palestinians remain in Gaza City.
Hamas has been shooting women and children in the legs to try to prevent their departure, claims Netanyahu.
“We want to focus on the terrorists themselves, and allow the civilian population to get out,” says Netanyahu.
“Our effort in Gaza against the last strongholds – essentially the last important stronghold, Gaza City – is part of our effort to complete the dismantling of the Iranian axis stranglehold,” he says, echoing language he used in 2024 about the southern city of Rafah.
Israeli strike targets Gaza City mosque, apparently with prior warning; no comment from IDF
The Israeli Air Force bombed the al-Tawheed Wal Sunna mosque in Gaza City’s Daraj neighborhood this morning, according to Palestinian media.
Footage of the strike indicates that the IDF gave prior warning. video
There is no immediate comment from the military on the strike.
IDF says it demolished large Hamas tunnel in Gaza City
A Hamas tunnel spanning hundreds of meters in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighborhood was recently razed, the military says, attaching a video of the demolition.
The IDF says the tunnel was located during operations of the Nahal Brigade in the area. The tunnel featured a room that was used by Hamas’s forces in Zeitoun to coordinate attacks, according to the military. Video
Gaza and the South
EU asylum applications down 23% in 1st half of 2025, as fewer Syrians seek protection
BRUSSELS, Belgium — Asylum applications to the European Union fell by 23 percent in the first six months of 2025, driven by a massive drop in Syrians seeking protection, the EU’s asylum agency said Monday.
Data from the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) showed Syrians lodged around 25,000 requests in the 27-nation bloc plus Switzerland and Norway (EU+), down 66 percent on the same period last year.
“This remarkable reduction is hardly due to policy changes in the EU+,” EUAA said in a report, crediting instead the ouster of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December 2024 by a coalition of Islamist-led rebels.
“With the new Syrian authorities advocating for stability and reconstruction, many displaced Syrians have evidently become more hopeful about returning to rebuild their communities,” the report added.
IDF says it struck sites belonging to elite Hezbollah unit in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley
The IDF confirms carrying out airstrikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon’s eastern Beqaa Valley a short while ago.
According to the military, the Israeli Air Force strikes hit Hezbollah military compounds belonging to the terror group’s elite Radwan Force, where operatives were gathered and where weapons were stored.
The IDF says the sites were “used by the Hezbollah terror organization for conducting training, preparing terrorists for planning and carrying out terror attacks against IDF troops and the State of Israel.”
“As part of the training and preparation of the terrorists in the camps, the terrorists undergo shooting drills and additional training in the use of various types of weapons,” the military says.
The training and use of the sites by Hezbollah to store weapons are a “blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon and pose a threat to the State of Israel,” the IDF adds.
Why are we repressing what is happening in the Gaza Strip? According to the surveys, a majority in the public in Israel believes that there are no innocents in Gaza, but at the same time there is also a majority in favor of a comprehensive deal for the return of the hostages and stopping the war. How is this explained? A conversation with Ron Gerlitz, CEO of the “Accord” Center “Because of the cruel massacre of 7 October, because Hamas still holds the hostages and in conditions unfortunately so terrible and harsh, the anger, the rage, the sense of humiliation, they are so great up to the inability to see the other side as human beings.” Thus explains Ron Gerlitz, CEO of the “Accord - Social Psychology for Social Change” Center, the surveys according to which a majority in the Israeli public thinks there are no innocents in Gaza. “First of all the public in Israel does not see what is happening in Gaza. Every average viewer in the world on television sees much more than an Israeli viewer, and this is one of the greatest failures of the media in Israel ever. A change occurred in recent weeks, but then we see false campaigns of the government, that say there is no hunger in Gaza, that in every children’s room in Gaza weapons were found.” I do look hunger in the eyes, and I do look at the children who suffer there, but I cannot make room for this, as long as they do not release the hostages, as long as I see the picture of Evyatar David systematically starved. “It is very human that we care more about our group, I also feel this way, but here developed a toxic consciousness ground, that grows a dynamic that leads to much killing of innocents in Gaza.” “We see another thing in all the researches and surveys, both ours and others’, that there is a big majority in the public, including about half of Likud voters, that they are in favor of a deal to end the war and return all the hostages. These two things happen at the same time in the public. In this matter the public in Israel that opposes the continuation of the war, and it is a majority of the public, stands before a very big challenge.” link
Survey reveals deep financial impact of war on reservists’ spouses
A new Central Bureau of Statistics report highlights the widespread impact of ongoing reserve service during the ongoing war on Israeli families.
The survey, conducted for the first time in April-May, was based on responses from spouses of reservists called up between October 7, 2023, and February 2025.
According to the survey, 73% of self-employed wives of reservists and 25% of salaried spouses — most of them wives — reported harm to their employment. One in ten spouses who were salaried before October 7 are no longer working, while one in five of those who were self-employed have either closed their businesses or moved into salaried jobs.
Financial strain is also widespread and increases with longer service: 34% of families of reservists serving 100–150 days reported economic hardship, climbing to 38% among those whose partners served 250 days or more. Divorced women (58%) and single mothers (48%) with children shared with reservists are reported as being particularly affected.
The academic toll is evident in the report as well. Nearly half of reservists’ wives who are students said their grades suffered, 29% postponed courses, and 8% dropped out entirely. Among reservists themselves, dropout rates stood at 4.7%, lower than the 8.5% among other students.
The findings come as tens of thousands of reservists have been issued emergency call-up orders for Operation “Gideon’s Chariots B” in Gaza, as the IDF prepares to conquer Gaza City in the Strip’s north.
New public committee to examine treatment, rehabilitation of wounded soldiers
In a joint statement, Defense Minister Israel Katz and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announce the creation of a public committee to formulate recommendations to expand Israel’s national response for treating and rehabilitating wounded IDF soldiers, amid what officials describe as the fastest rise in casualties in the history of Israel’s wars.
According to the Defense Ministry’s Rehabilitation Department, by 2028 some 100,000 wounded are projected to be under its care, including around 50,000 suffering from psychological trauma. These figures encompass all veterans from all wars — soldiers from the ongoing conflict along with those injured in previous ones.
In March, it was reported that the department was caring for some 78,000 individuals from all of Israel’s wars and operations, including disabled underground fighters from the British Mandate era, before the establishment of the state in 1948.
The committee will be chaired by Shlomo Mor-Yosef, chairman of Leumit Health Services, with Yitzhak Shapira, deputy director of Ichilov Hospital, serving as his deputy. Its members will include representatives from the IDF, the Finance Ministry, the Defense Ministry’s Rehabilitation Department, the IDF Disabled Veterans Organization, and leading experts in rehabilitation and psychiatry.
It will examine and recommend improvements in key areas, including recognition processes for wounded veterans, streamlining medical and psychological rehabilitation, employment integration, family support systems, and allocation of budget and manpower resources.
“IDF wounded are the emissaries of us all, and the national duty is to ensure them full rehabilitation, to accompany and support them all along the way,” Katz says. “The decision to establish the public committee stems from a deep understanding of the costs of war and the growing need… We will leave no one behind.”
“Our obligation to IDF wounded is absolute,” Smotrich adds. “They are the moral spearhead of the people of Israel, and our responsibility is to provide them with the best treatment, rehabilitation, and support, without unnecessary bureaucracy or delays.”
‘Conquest, expulsion, settlement’: MKs cry ‘vengeance’ after Jerusalem terror attack
After a deadly shooting attack in Jerusalem, far-right lawmakers call for total war against “enemy” Palestinians.
Otzma Yehudit MK Limor Son Har-Melech tweets: “There is no difference between Gaza and Jenin and between Khan Younis and Ramallah. In every place, the enemy wants only one thing, and that is to kill us.”
In the face of such a reality, the only solution is: conquest, expulsion, and settlement. Only in this way will we restore security to the people of Israel and uproot terrorism.”
“Nazis are Nazis are Nazis,” posts fellow Otzma Yehudit MK Yitzhak Kroizer. “Destroy and eliminate [them], there is no other way.”
Religious Zionism MK Zvi Sukkot similarly declares that “Nazis are the same Nazis everywhere and need to receive the same treatment. There is no coexistence with them.”
“Vengeance,” he writes in a second tweet.
Far-right lawmaker Avi Maoz, the sole MK belonging to the anti-LGBT Noam party, blames the attack on the Israeli judiciary, calling it “a direct response” to yesterday’s High Court ruling that the state has failed to fulfill its legal obligations to adequately feed Palestinian security prisoners. That ruling “encourages terror,” Maoz tweets. link These are amongst the most racist politicians in the Knesset today. They, along with their entire party have never hid their racism and messianic ideologies of 'Conquest, expulsion, settlement' in their words. Just as they say that the West Bank must be treated exactly like Gaza, meaning that every Palestinian village must be leveled, the Palestinians expelled and the Jews (their kind of Jews) to take over and build settlements throughout. They claim that all attacks are the result of High Court rulings against racism, LGBTQs being allowed to live their lives as they choose, leftists standing up for Palestinian civil and human rights, protests against the government, etc., etc., etc. They blame everything that they are against for all of these things that happen, yet it is their party head who is in charge of the police and crime and murders have increased exponentially during his time in office while he turns the police into his private militia to put down protests and arrest protesters. They are the reincarnation of the Kach party that was outlawed by the Knesset years ago and designated as a racist terror organization. The only thing that has changed since then is the name. They are still a racist party that promotes, encourages, supports Jewish terror against Palestinians as well as against any Israelis, including the security forces that stand in the way of the terror attacks against Palestinians. They are a criminal terrorist party that needs to be outlawed, just as their predecessor was.
UN rights chief expresses alarm over ‘genocidal rhetoric’ by Israeli officials on Gaza
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Danish FM: Israel doesn’t have ‘veto’ over potential future recognition of Palestinian state by Denmark
Speaking at a press conference alongside Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen says that Copenhagen does not currently plan to join other Western capitals in recognizing a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly this month, but stresses that Israeli opposition to a two-state solution would not serve as a “veto” over Denmark’s support for an eventual Palestinian state.
Rasmussen, also a former prime minister of Denmark, expresses concern over “strong statements from Israeli ministers” that completely reject the possibility of Palestinian statehood, “ever.”
“Then it goes without saying that we have to take the decision right back to ourselves, so to speak,” he continues, adding, “That’s why we have made it clear that we will not give Israel or others a veto on the Danish position.”
“It doesn’t change the fact that we will never, in reality, recognize a Palestinian state which is ruled by Hamas or any other terrorist organization,” he emphasizes, saying the move “comes with a lot of preconditions – disarmed Palestinian state, recognizing Israel, transparency, democracy… That is our position.”
Following Rasmussen’s remarks, Sa’ar adds that states currently pushing for Palestinian statehood “ignore the most important fact… that the [Palestinian Authority], according to what they do, they don’t deserve a state.”
He backs this with accusations that the PA has failed to combat terrorism, address security concerns, or end incitement to terrorism in education facilities. He says he was briefed on Thursday about issues of incitement in PA-run schools, saying, “It’s terrible.”
Sa’ar points to the controversial “pay-for-slay” policy of the PA, which gave stipends to the families of slain terrorists and of security prisoners held in Israeli jails.
Though PA President Mahmoud Abbas signed a decree in February canceling legislation that established the old system, and reports have shown improvement, Sa’ar downplays these efforts at reform: “They say they will change it, but they never did. They only change how they are doing that, transferring it from one pocket to the other. But they never disconnected themselves… from the ethos of terror in the Palestinian society.” link. The Danish FM states “That’s why we have made it clear that we will not give Israel or others a veto on the Danish position.” These are the words that Netanyahu has tried to prevent throughout his career. He made it his mission to prevent the existence of a Palestinian State and somehow, convinced the world that Israel has the veto power as to whether a Palestinian State can be recognized by the Western Countries. He succeeded with his rhetoric for years and the Western countries who were Israel's close allies went along with it. No one challenged the idea of Israel having a veto, it was universally accepted, or at least, rarely challenged. Israel's actions in Gaza have changed all of that. Firstly, October 7 should have taught everyone, especially in Israel, that we cannot continue to occupy and oppress 7 million Palestinians, deprive them of their human and civil rights and prevent their aspirations for a physical territorial expression of their national dreams, and do all of this without an explosion. It is something that some people learned from the Intifadas, but others who became the power brokers and leaders of Israel refused to accept. They, Netanyahu insisted and sold his fiction to his voting base and his allies that Israel could indefinitely deter all of this if we give the Palestinians tidbits, such as work permits in Israel, infusion of cash into Gaza, keeping the PA around to run civil affairs in some of the West Bank. But along with this supposed deterrence, Netanyahu has always insisted that we must always live by the sword.
October 7 destroyed all of his falsehoods, promises and delusions. That is the lesson that we in Israel must internalize and choose leaders who will present and work towards a different future where we are not destined to live by the sword and we discontinue the occupation and oppression of 7 million people.
As far as Netanyahu's delusion that we have the veto over the recognition of the State of Palestine, he is the delusive one who sold that premise and he is the war criminal who destroyed it. Our war crimes in Gaza have caused us to lose most of the allies we have had or close to losing them, made Israel a pariah nation, and caused the world to wake up to the fact that Netanyahu does not have veto power over their decisions. For Israel, it happens to be a good thing. There are many countries who have supported the 2 State Solution for many years, including the United States and the current president. How can they support a 2 state solution when they only recognize one of those States. Non recognition has allowed Israel to always have the upper hand in any discussion. Unfortunately, there have not been any discussions about a 2 State Solution under Netanyahu who made it his goal to prevent that no matter the costs to Israel, and the costs have been great. We can say that October 7 was the greatest cost and brought on by Netanyahu's statements, actions and non actions.
We are now at a crossroads where both sides need to choose new leadership who will work for and create a better future for both peoples and be at the forefront of the creation of a new Middle East. None of that will come with a magic wand, but only with hard work, dedication, negotiation and compromise by leaders who do not believe or promote living by the sword for eternity. This is definitely not the most dangerous and cowardly Netanyahu.
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(Photo: Gadi Kabalo)Acronyms and Glossary
ICC - International Criminal Court in the Hague
IJC - International Court of Justice in the Hague
MDA - Magen David Adom - Israel Ambulance Corp
PA - Palestinian Authority - President Mahmud Abbas, aka Abu Mazen
PMO- Prime Minister's Office
UAV - Unmanned Aerial vehicle, Drone. Could be used for surveillance and reconnaissance, or be weaponized with missiles or contain explosives for 'suicide' explosion mission
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