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Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in response to the ICC prosecutor seeking an arrest warrant against him:

โ€œIsrael is fighting a just war against a brutal terrorist organization - Hamas.

"Even in facing a cynical enemy, Israel abides by international humanitarian law, and maintains professional and moral standards.

"We are fighting for the hostages.

"We are fighting for our lives.

"We are fighting for our future.โ€


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The UN Security Council stood for a minute of silence in honor of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash.

Do you think they'd ever do the same for Donald Trump?
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No way, it's a clear double standard
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๐Ÿ‘†And keep in mind, Raisi is known as the "Butcher of Tehran" for his brutal treatment of Iranian dissidents and those who violate the Islamic Republic's moral codes.

He's believed to be directly responsible for the execution of tens of thousands of people.

And even America's UN rep stood to honor him...
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Stand with Israel and the Jewish people ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ

๐Ÿ‘‰ Get your Star of David pendant with Oct. 7 engraving
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Amazing footage of an Israeli army drone spotting four armed Palestinian terrorists waiting in ambush.

This was during an anti-terror operation in the Samaria town of Tulkarem.
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New American proposal, according to Israel's Army Radio

Israel will agree to the following:

๐Ÿ‘‰ End the Gaza war, now

๐Ÿ‘‰ Agree to Palestinian, though not Hamas rule of Gaza after the war

๐Ÿ‘‰ Commit to establishing a Palestinian state


Israel will get the following:

๐Ÿ‘‰ All remaining hostages freed

๐Ÿ‘‰ Expanded American "guarantees" to protect Israel from Iran

๐Ÿ‘‰ Increased efforts to reach a diplomatic solution with Hezbollah

๐Ÿ‘‰ Peace with Saudi Arabia

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Is the Biden administration delusional? Because this proposal is delusional.

1๏ธโƒฃ If the IDF withdraws from Gaza, there's no guarantee Hamas will free the hostages, at least not without *major* additional concessions by Israel.

2๏ธโƒฃ If the IDF withdraws from Gaza, who will disarm Hamas and make sure it gives up power? Hamas isn't going to voluntarily hand over the reins and lay down its arms.

3๏ธโƒฃ No Israeli government can survive if it commits to a Palestinian state. The overwhelming majority of Israelis oppose this after October 7.

4๏ธโƒฃ There is no diplomatic solution with Hezbollah. It's been tried. It failed. Hezbollah exists solely to destroy Israel. It will never abandon this agenda.

5๏ธโƒฃ Eighteen years ago, America "guaranteed" Gaza wouldn't become a problem if Israel withdrew and handed it entirely over to the Palestinians. Israelis no longer believe American "guarantees."

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All the holes in its proposal notwithstanding, the Biden admin thinks it can dupe or compel Israel to accept the deal by dangling the giant carrot of normalization with Saudi Arabia.

But nearly all Israeli leaders have stated they will not capitulate to the Palestinians in exchange for peace with the Saudis.

And, they also know that they probably don't have to...

Chances are high that a year from now Donald Trump will be back in the White House, and Israelis expect he'll compel Saudi Arabia to normalize relations with Israel even in the absence of a Palestinian state.
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Israeli Border Police catch a truck driver trying to smuggle Palestinians across the Green Line into Israel.
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Lest we forget why Israel is fighting to eliminate Hamas.

These things happened. And they were celebrated by Hamas and its supporters.
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More than 500 metric tons of humanitarian aid have so far been delivered via the US-built pier in Gaza.

A US military official on Tuesday admitted that NONE of it has actually reached the people of Gazaโ€ฆ

Itโ€™s all been stolen by Hamas. ๐Ÿ™„

๐Ÿ‘‰ Pentagon says none of aid unloaded from US pier has been delivered to broader Palestinian population
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The Guardian: Spain and Ireland have decided to announce plans to officially recognize a "State of Palestine." Ireland could so so as early as today.
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American officials quoted by Politico claim that only 35% of Hamas forces in Gaza have been eliminated, and that 65% of the terror group's tunnel system remains intact.

In Israel this is seen as yet another effort by the Biden White House to discourage the Jewish state and compel it to end the war.

But the Americans have miscalculated.

The IDF has already alerted Israelis that the overall war (including the northern front) could last into 2026. And most Israelis are determined to see the enemy defeated, regardless how long it takes.

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The Biden Admin's previous effort to shame or scare Israel into ending the war centered on Rafah, which the Americans claimed couldn't be operated against without causing a massive humanitarian crisis.

They also pointed to the rising food crisis in Gaza.

Israel has since solved both problems.

Nearly 1 million civilians have been successfully and safely evacuated from Rafah, and the import of Israeli goods to Gaza markets has seen a steep decline in prices.

Maybe the US should let Israel run the show...? ๐Ÿค”

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Norway recognizes Palestine.

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store announced this morning that as of May 28, Norway will officially recognize the "State of Palestine."

Spain and Ireland are expected to make similar announcements today.

So much for the Western mantra that the conflict must be resolved via direct negotiations between the involved parties...
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There could be no greater reward for Palestinian terrorist violence than to recognize a Palestinian state.

That's what the terror has been about all along.

And guess what? This is going to encourage a lot more terror, which will lead to a lot more war.

Very short-sighted, Europe.
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This evening Israel time, the Hostages Family Forum will publish a clip taken from the body cams of Hamas terrorists showing the young female IDF soldiers taken hostage on Oct. 7.

These girls have been held, and no doubt abused for 7 long months.

The heart breaks to see these images.

And today, Norway, Ireland and Spain signaled to Hamas that such barbarism works when they recognized a Palestinian state.
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Defense Minister Yoav Gallant today officially notified the heads of the Jewish settler movement that the "disengagement law" that led to the forced evacuation of Jews from northern Samaria in 2005 has been cancelled.

Gallant said the move would result in increased Israeli settlement activity and greater security for Jews living in Judea and Samaria.

It is also meant to put a real Palestinian state further out of reach.

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Ireland joins the madness.

The message to Palestinians is clear: Kill enough Jews, provoke Israel to war, and you'll get what you want.
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