Parsha Bo
Our last Pasha contained
seven plagues. The last was hail with fire inside of it. It hand an effect on
the land of Mitzrayim but Goshen was not affected at all by the plague.
10:1 And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Go in unto Pharaoh; for I have
hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might show these My
signs in the midst of them; 2 and that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son,
and of thy son's son, what I have wrought upon Egypt, and My signs which I have
done among them; that ye may know that I am the LORD.'
Moshe and Pharaoh are
living in their present time. The L-RD is above and beyond time and knows what
will happen. To Pharaoh, G-D hardens his heart so that the signs and wonders
will make a Kiddush HASHEM in a land with Avoda Zara.
The Bnei Yisrael will tell their children for all generations afterwards.
3 And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him:
'Thus saith the LORD, the God of the Hebrews: How long wilt thou refuse to
humble thyself before Me? let My people go, that they may serve Me. 4 Else, if
thou refuse to let My people go, behold, to-morrow will I bring locusts into
thy border; 5 and they shall cover the face of the earth, that one shall not be
able to see the earth; and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped,
which remains unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth
for you out of the field; 6 and thy houses shall be filled, and the houses of
all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; as neither thy fathers
nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth
unto this day.' And he turned, and went out from Pharaoh.
Half the crops of Egypt
have been destroyed by hail and if you don’t listen and let my people go, the
remaining crops will be destroyed by locusts.
7 And Pharaoh's servants said unto him: 'How long shall this man be
a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God, know thou
not yet that Egypt is destroyed?'
The servants and
ministers are sore afraid, but Pharaoh is a god the son of gods before him and
will not easily be pressured by a Hebrew G-D. However, he in truth is human and
willing to give it a try for perhaps this G-D is more powerful than him.
8 And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh; and he said
unto them: 'Go, serve the LORD your God; but who are they that shall go?' 9 And
Moses said: 'We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with
our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds we will go; for we must hold
a feast unto the LORD.' 10 And he said unto them: 'So be the LORD with you, as
I will let you go, and your little ones; see ye that evil is before your face.
11 Not so; go now ye that are men, and serve the LORD; for that is what ye
desire.' And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.
I can let grown men go
who have knowledge to pray with intent but not children and certainly, your G-D
does not need all your flocks and herds. So, Pharaoh dismissed them.
12 And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Stretch out thy hand over the
land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt,
and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.' 13 And Moses
stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east
wind upon the land all that day, and all the night; and when it was morning,
the east wind brought the locusts. 14 And the locusts went up over all the land
of Egypt, and rested in all the borders of Egypt; very grievous were they;
before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be
such. 15 For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was
darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the
trees which the hail had left; and there remained not any green thing, either
tree or herb of the field, through all the land of Egypt. 16 Then Pharaoh
called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said: 'I have sinned against the
LORD your God, and against you. 17 Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin
only this once, and entreat the LORD your God, that He may take away from me
this death only.'
This time Pharaoh is
semi-repentant but again HASHEM will harden his heart.
18 And he went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD. 19 And the
LORD turned an exceeding strong west wind, which took up the locusts, and drove
them into the Red Sea; there remained not one locust in all the border of
Egypt. 20 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the
children of Israel go.
To entreat HASHEM, he
had to leave the idolatrous area of Mitzrayim.
21 And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Stretch out thy hand toward
heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which
may be felt.' 22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there
was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days; 23 they saw not one
another, neither rose any from his place for three days; but all the children
of Israel had light in their dwellings. 24 And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and
said: 'Go ye, serve the LORD; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed;
let your little ones also go with you.' 25 And Moses said: 'Thou must also give
into our hand sacrifices and burnt-offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the
LORD our God. 26 Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a hoof be
left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the LORD our God; and we know
not with what we must serve the LORD, until we come thither.' 27 But the LORD
hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go. 28 And Pharaoh said
unto him: 'Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in
the day thou see my face thou shalt die.'
The darkness came out of
Gehennom and partially froze the people in their places the first three days.
Pharaoh was willing to let all the Bnei Yisrael depart without their flocks and
herds but Moshe refused. So Pharaoh said that he could never appear before him
again and live.
29 And Moses said: 'Thou hast spoken well; I will see thy face
again no more.'
And Moshe agreed. However,
before the Bnei Yisrael would be released there would be one more plague.
11:1 And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Yet one plague more will I
bring upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence; when
he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether. 2 Speak
now in the ears of the people, and let them ask every man of his neighbor, and
every woman of her neighbor, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.' 3 And the
LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man
Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants,
and in the sight of the people.
HASHEM has promised that
the Bnei Yisrael will leave with great wealth. This is how it will be done by borrowing
jewels, gold, silver, etc.
4 And Moses said: 'Thus saith the LORD: About midnight will I go
out into the midst of Egypt; 5 and all the first-born in the land of Egypt
shall die, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sits upon his throne, even unto
the first-born of the maid-servant that is behind the mill; and all the
first-born of cattle. 6 And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land
of Egypt, such as there hath been none like it, nor shall be like it any more.
All the first-born males
of men or beast will die. This is measure for measure of the drowning of the
male children 80 years prior to this plague.
7 But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog whet
his tongue, against man or beast; that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a
difference between the Egyptians and Israel. 8 And all these thy servants shall
come down unto me, and bow down unto me, saying: Get thee out, and all the
people that follow thee; and after that I will go out.' And he went out from
Pharaoh in hot anger.
Even a dog will feel the
angel of death and be quiet.
And
the LORD said unto Moses: 'Pharaoh will not hearken unto you; that My wonders
may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.' 10 And Moses and Aaron did all these
wonders before Pharaoh; and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not
let the children of Israel go out of his land. 12:1 And the LORD spoke unto
Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying: 2 'This month shall be unto you
the beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you.
If you happen to
remember the first Rashi in the Torah, you will recall that he states that from
a Jewish Standpoint, this is essentially where the Torah should start.
3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying: In the
tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to
their fathers' houses, a lamb for a household; 4 and if the household be too
little for a lamb, then shall he and his neighbor next unto his house take one
according to the number of the souls; according to every man's eating ye shall
make your count for the lamb. 5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of
the first year; ye shall take it from the sheep, or from the goats; 6 and ye
shall keep it unto the fourteenth day of the same month; and the whole assembly
of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at dusk. 7 And they shall take of
the blood, and put it on the two side-posts and on the lintel, upon the houses
wherein they shall eat it. 8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast
with fire, and unleavened bread; with bitter herbs they shall eat it. 9 Eat not
of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; its head with its
legs and with the inwards thereof.
The Pascal Lamb or Goat
had to be roasted.
10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; but
that which remains of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.
The Korban is eaten on a
full stomach and nothing is allowed to be leftover. If something remains, it is
burnt.
11 And thus shall ye eat it: with your loins girded, your shoes on
your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste--it is the
LORD'S passover. 12 For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and
will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and
against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the LORD. 13 And
the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are; and when I
see the blood, I will pass over you, and there shall no plague be upon you to
destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
We have a similar
situation now waiting for what will happen with Trump and Iran. On one hand we
are ready both civilians and the army for anything. On the other hand we hope
for redemption.
14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial, and ye shall keep
it a feast to the LORD; throughout your generations ye shall keep it a feast by
an ordinance forever. 15 Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; howbeit the
first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses; for whosoever eats
leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut
off from Israel. 16 And in the first day there shall be to you a holy
convocation, and in the seventh day a holy convocation; no manner of work shall
be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done by
you. 17 And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this
selfsame day have I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt; therefore
shall ye observe this day throughout your generations by an ordinance forever.
A week without anything
leaven. It was unheard of but yet the people backed unleavened in haste.
18 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even,
ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.
19 Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses; for whosoever eats
that which is leavened, that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of
Israel, whether he be a sojourner, or one that is born in the land. 20 Ye shall
eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.'
One who eats leaven will
have his soul cut off from Am Yisrael.
21 Moses summoned all the elders
of Israel, and told them to instruct the
Israelites as follows: “Draw yourselves away from idolatry: get for your families lambs or kids from your flocks or
acquire them for yourselves in
the market. On 14 Nisan, slaughter the
Passover offering.
I substituted the Chabad
translation here for the older one used kill instead of ritual slaughter the
Pascal Lamb. Kill would make the Lamb or Goat Trafe. There was to be no fear of
the lamb worshipping Egyptians for they had such fear of the Bnei Yisrael and
our G-D.
וּקְחוּ- Or (lit.)
take. One who does not have flocks should acquire (יִקַּח) an animal from the market. For
your families - i.e., “a lamb per paternal
house.”
22 And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood
that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two side-posts with the
blood that is in the basin; and none of you shall go out of the door of his
house until the morning. 23 For the LORD will pass through to smite the
Egyptians; and when He sees the blood upon the lintel, and on the two
side-posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer
to come in unto your houses to smite you. 24 And ye shall observe this thing
for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons forever.
I have cultivated Marjoram
in my back yard and it can grown to a foot and a half. Certainly long enough
for using to sprinkle-paint the blood.
25 And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the
LORD will give you, according as He hath promised, that ye shall keep this
service. 26 And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you:
What mean ye by this service? 27 that ye shall say: It is the sacrifice of the
LORD'S passover, for that He passed over the houses of the children of Israel
in Egypt, when He smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses.' And the
people bowed the head and worshipped. 28 And the children of Israel went and
did so; as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
The L-RD will pass over
the houses with blood of the Korban on the Mezuzah (meaning lintel).
29 And it came to pass at midnight, that the LORD smote all the
firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sat on his
throne unto the first-born of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the
first-born of cattle. 30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his
servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there
was not a house where there was not one dead. 31 And he called for Moses and
Aaron by night and said: 'Rise up, get you forth from among my people, both ye
and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said. 32 Take
both your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me
also.' 33 And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, to send them out of
the land in haste; for they said: 'We are all dead men.' 34 And the people took
their dough before it was leavened, their kneading-troughs being bound up in
their clothes upon their shoulders. 35 And the children of Israel did according
to the word of Moses; and they asked of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and
jewels of gold, and raiment. 36 And the LORD gave the people
favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have what they
asked. And they despoiled the Egyptians.
The Egyptians were so
sore afraid that they gave everything as one presents the insurance appraiser.
37 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth,
about six hundred thousand men on foot, beside children. 38 And
a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much
cattle. 39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which
they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were
thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for
themselves any victual. 40 Now the time that the children of
Israel dwelt in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years. 41 And
it came to pass at the end of four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame
day it came to pass, that all the host of the LORD went out from the land of
Egypt. 42 It was a night of watching unto the LORD for bringing
them out from the land of Egypt; this same night is a night of watching unto
the LORD for all the children of Israel throughout their generations.
This will be the first
Pesach and then commemorated throughout all generations
43 And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron: 'This is the ordinance
of the passover: there shall no alien eat thereof; 44 but every
man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then
shall he eat thereof. 45 A sojourner and a hired servant shall
not eat thereof. 46 In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt
not carry forth aught of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye
break a bone thereof. 47 All the congregation of Israel shall
keep it. 48 And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and
will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then
let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land;
but no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof. 49 One law shall
be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourns among you.' 50 Thus did all the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses
and Aaron, so did they.
The Bnei Yisrael also
had fear of HASHEM and did what they were told.
51 And it came to pass the selfsame day that the LORD did bring the
children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their hosts.
So precisely 430 years
after the Bris between the pieces, 400 years after the birth of Yitzchak and 210
years after they entered Egypt; they left!
13:1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 2 'Sanctify unto Me all
the first-born, whatsoever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of
man and of beast, it is Mine.'
The Bechor either man or
beast shall belong to HASHEM.
3 And Moses said unto the people: 'Remember this day, in which ye
came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the
LORD brought you out from this place; there shall no leavened bread be eaten. 4
This day ye go forth in the month Abib. 5 And it shall be when the LORD shall
bring thee into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and
the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which He swore unto thy fathers to give thee, a
land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this
month. 6 Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day
shall be a feast to the LORD.
Again the laws of Pesach.
7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and
there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven
seen with thee, in all thy borders. 8 And thou shalt tell thy son in that day,
saying: It is because of that which the LORD did for me when I came forth out
of Egypt. 9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thy hand, and for a
memorial between thine eyes, that the law of the LORD may be in thy mouth; for
with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt. 10 Thou shalt
therefore keep this ordinance in its season from year to year.
Not only this year, the
next, the one after or forever more.
11 And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of
the Canaanite, as He swore unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it
thee, 12 that thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that opens the womb; every
firstling that is a male, which thou hast coming of a beast, shall be the
LORD'S. 13 And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if
thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break its neck; and all the first-born
of man among thy sons shalt thou redeem.
The Bechor of man shall
be redeemed and that of a donkey, but the rest belong to HASHEM or the Cohain.
14 And it shall be when thy son asks thee in time to come, saying:
What is this? that thou shalt say unto him: By strength of hand the LORD
brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage; 15 and it came to pass,
when Pharaoh would hardly let us go that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the
land of Egypt, both the first-born of man, and the first-born of beast;
therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that opens the womb, being males; but all
the first-born of my sons I redeem.
Strengthening the previous saying.
16
And it shall be for a sign upon thy hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes;
for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.'
The Tephillin are a
reminder that is put on us during the weekdays that we left Mitzrayim.
The Painful Percentage by Rabbi Yerachmiel Tilles
https://ascentofsafed.com/cgi-bin/ascent.cgi?Name=1467-18
Rabbi Zusha
had gone to visit his teacher. Rebbe Dov-Ber, the Maggid of Mezritch [the
successor to the Baal Shem Tov, founder of the chasidic movement]. After a
fulfilling stay drinking in his teacher's wisdom, Reb Zusha prepared to take
his leave. When he went into his rebbe's study for a parting blessing, he
mentioned to Rabbi Dov Ber that he needed to arrange a marriage for his
daughter. Of course, Reb Zusha was as poor as could be, and to marry off a
child requires a considerable sum. Rabbi Dov Ber immediately took from his desk
drawer 300 rubles and pressed it into his disciple's hand, wishing him "mazal
tov," and sending him happily on his way.
Reb Zusha
was greatly relieved. Now, his wife and daughter could feel at ease. Although
he had taken money, which was not his habit or desire, this time it was a
necessary thing, he thought to himself.
The trip
home took R' Zusha through many towns and villages. While passing through a
certain tiny Jewish village, he was startled by the sound of bitter weeping
coming from a small hut. The other villagers were going about their business,
ignoring the weeping. R' Zusha stopped one and asked, "Who is that
crying?"
"That
is a poor widow who was about to marry off her daughter, but on the way to the
chupah she lost the entire dowry. Now, the wedding is off because the groom and
his family refuse to go on with it without the dowry. And how will she ever be
able to amass 300 rubles again?"
R' Zusha's
sensitive soul was pained for the poor woman. Then, struck by the realization
that 300 rubles was exactly the sum he had with him, he walked up to the door
of the hut and knocked. "My good woman, I think I may have found your
money!"
Her eyes
widened in disbelief. When R' Zusha next asked her if the money had any
distinguishing marks, she replied, "Yes! The money was in a packet of two
fifties, and ten twenties, and it was tied with a red string."
"Well,
that's exactly what I found!" R' Zusha told her, with a wide smile.
"I will go to the inn and get the money and bring it right back."
R. Zusha
ran to the inn and changed his money for the denominations the widow had
described. Then he tied the bills together with a red string and ran back to
the widow's hut. By the time he returned the little village was buzzing with
the good news. The girl had changed into her bridal dress, and the neighbors
were bustling about preparing the wedding feast.
As R. Zusha
presented the widow with the money, he said, "I am keeping one twenty
ruble note for my trouble." She looked at him as if he was speaking a
foreign language. The others who had overheard the remark stood with their
mouths open. "What!" screamed the widow, finding her tongue.
"How can you rob a poor widow of twenty rubles! Especially after you have
just performed a most wonderful and holy mitzvah!"
The others
converged around R. Zusha, screaming and yelling, "Thief! Stealing a
widow's money? For shame!" R' Zusha, however, refused to budge. He clung
to the twenty rubles as if to dear life. "This money is mine as a reward,
and for my troubles!"
Relatives,
friends and other townspeople berated R' Zusha, and soon it seemed that they
would tear him limb from limb to retrieve the money. Finally, someone piped up:
"Let's go to the rabbi. He will be able to settle this once and for
all!"
Everyone
agreed to follow the rabbi's ruling and they all trailed along to the rabbi's
house. The rabbi listened to each side and then ruled: "Reb Zusha must
give the widow the twenty rubles."
Still, Reb Zusha
refused to give up the money. So what happened next? One young man put his hand
into Zusha's pocket and extracted the bill, Then Zusha was escorted to the edge
of the village and unceremoniously kicked out.
* * *
Many months
later the village rabbi happened to encounter Rabbi Dov Ber and related to him
the incident with his disciple, Reb Zusha. The Maggid quickly responded,
"You must go to Reb Zusha and beg forgiveness," he said firmly.
"That 300 rubles was not the widow's missing money. I myself gave it to
Zusha to marry off his own child. The reason he demanded twenty rubles is
because he wanted to avoid honor at any cost. He wanted this great mitzvah to
be completely pure. That's the way he is."
The rabbi
was shocked and ashamed when he heard this. He went special to Anipoli to beg
Reb Zusha's forgiveness.
Reb Zusha
waved a hand in dismissal, "You don't need my forgiveness because I never
was angry. I do not hold my honor to be of significance. In any case I will
forget about the incident completely if you promise never to reveal the truth
to the widow. I never want her to suspect that the money wasn't hers by
right."
The rabbi, of course,
agreed and the incident was never mentioned again.
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Source: Adapted by Yerachmiel Tilles from L'ChaimWeekly.org
Why This Week? Tonight starts the yahrzeit of Rebbe Zusha.
Biographical note:
Rabbi [Meshulam-]Zusha of Anapoli [5478 - 2 Shvat 5560 (1718 - Jan. 1800)], was
an important disciple of the Maggid. The seemingly unsophisticated but clearly
inspired "Reb Zusha" is one of the best known and most beloved
chasidic leaders. He and his famous elder brother, the Rebbe Elimelech of
Lizhensk, spent many years wandering in exile, for esoteric reasons.
Milestone: Eitan Na’eh, 62, first
Ambassador to Bahrain dies. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-883821
Inyanay Diyoma
Jan. 17th
Swords of Iron
Day 834 start of week 120
Friday was too much for me on a
personal level with lack of sleep and too much news. There was a notification
of a death of a man close to my age who must have been ill living in an old age
home, but the 66year old brother-in-law of my daughter was like a lightning
strike. He went to repair a solar water heater on a roof about 3 meters from
the ground. If he had falling forward, he would be alive but he fell the ten
feet backwards on his head the only comfort to the widow was that he died
instantly. For both of them, it was a later in life marriage and the orphans
are from 11 to just below 15years old.
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https://www.timesofisrael.com/rejecting-police-request-court-rules-netanyahus-chief-of-staff-can-return-to-pms-office/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-regional-police-chief-retires-over-ban-on-maccabi-tel-aviv-fans/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/alex-bregman-who-drew-jewish-star-on-his-cap-after-oct-7-inks-175m-deal-with-cubs/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-three-days-rescuers-find-body-of-teen-swept-away-by-stream-in-downpour/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/venezuelas-machado-says-she-presented-trump-with-her-nobel-peace-prize-medal/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-says-senior-officer-killed-in-gaza-strike-accuses-israel-of-breaching-ceasefire/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-rally-in-jerusalem-to-demand-ultra-orthodox-idf-enlistment/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/right-wing-israeli-tv-report-fuels-rumors-israel-supplying-arms-to-iran-protesters/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-it-targeted-hezbollah-weapons-depots-in-strikes-across-southern-lebanon/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-troops-smuggled-herd-of-250-goats-from-syria-to-west-bank-farms-report/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/uks-conservative-party-leader-fires-chief-rival-after-apparent-plot-to-defect/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/ailing-astronaut-returns-to-earth-early-in-nasas-first-medical-evacuation/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/ailing-astronaut-returns-to-earth-early-in-nasas-first-medical-evacuation/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-clock-ticking-israel-moves-to-resolve-passport-crisis-for-winter-olympians/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-police-arrest-man-suspected-of-trying-to-torch-synagogue/
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/david-marcus-secure-border-brings-plummeting-overdose-deaths-dont-expect-trump-get-credit
https://www.foxnews.com/world/former-ukrainian-pm-accused-bribing-politicians-us-dollars-weaken-zelenskyys-government
Israel is grappling with a dramatic increase in post-traumatic
stress disorder and suicide among its troops after its two-year assault on Gaza,
precipitated by the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on southern Israel. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-883600
Stopping the smuggling drones. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-883636
Egypt has increased
its military presence in Somalia following
Israel's recognition of Somaliland, fearing
Israeli influence in the strategic Horn of Africa, sources told Abu Dhabi-owned
outlet The
National earlier this week. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-883579
Meta removes anti-Zionists hate
speech. https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-883475
Antisemitic Xmas Pageant.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421027
Over the past month, troops from the 16th Brigade, under the
command of the 252nd Division, operated east of the Yellow Line in northern
Gaza and have now completed their mission in the area. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421028
US President Donald Trump held a phone call with Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday evening to discuss the escalating
situation in Iran, Axios reported on Friday, citing two sources familiar
with the conversation.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421020
IDF: Speaking ahead
of the start of Shabbat, Defrin said the IDF has been closely following
developments in the region in recent weeks. “Over the past weeks, and
especially in recent days, we have been closely monitoring developments in the
region," he stated, adding that the Chief of Staff is conducting “ongoing
situational assessments with all relevant bodies." https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421018
During a targeted nighttime enforcement operation completed this
week, led by the “David" Unit operating under the Civil Administration's
head of the Environmental Protection Unit, several attempts were thwarted to
smuggle more than 100 tons of waste on five trucks through crossings in Judea
and Samaria. The waste was primarily intended for illegal burning in
Palestinian Authority areas.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421007
Documents seized in the Gaza Strip indicated that the Hamas
terrorist organization intended to carry out a raid on communities in Judea and
Samaria and along the security barrier. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421021
Mossad Director David Barnea arrived in the United States on Friday
for discussions regarding developments in Iran, according to an Israeli source
and another source familiar with the visit cited by Axios. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421011
Ali Shaath, head of the National Committee for Managing Gaza Strip
Affairs, announced that his committee is preparing to begin the reconstruction
process, starting with temporary housing solutions for displaced residents
through mobile homes. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/420989
https://www.foxnews.com/health/early-peanut-exposure-babies-tied-sharp-drop-food-allergy-diagnoses
https://www.foxnews.com/us/latin-kings-gang-member-accused-vandalizing-fbi-vehicle-stealing-government-property-minneapolis
https://www.foxnews.com/world/trump-announces-escalating-tariffs-denmark-other-european-nations-force-greenland-purchase-deal
https://www.timesofisrael.com/make-america-go-away-danes-protest-against-us-push-to-take-over-greenland/
The Prime Minister’s Office said Saturday night that the
announcement regarding the composition of the Gaza Peace Council, which is
subordinate to the peace conference, was made without coordination with Israel
and contradicts Israeli policy.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421030
Netanyahu might have agreed to this
behind everybody’s back including the Turks and Qataris. https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-deputy-pa-minister-to-lead-technocratic-committee-slated-to-administer-gaza/
Jan. 18th
Swords of Iron
Day 835
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-fumes-at-gaza-oversight-panel-makeup-as-trump-invites-erdogan-to-peace-board/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-doctors-put-death-toll-in-suppressed-uprising-at-over-16500-report/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-foreign-ministers-reassurance-said-to-have-tipped-trump-away-from-strike/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-hostage-rom-braslavski-allegedly-assaulted-outside-tel-aviv-club/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-army-extends-hold-over-north-capturing-areas-held-by-kurds-for-over-a-decade/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-threatens-tariffs-on-8-european-countries-for-opposing-greenland-takeover/
https://www.foxnews.com/world/us-strike-eliminates-al-qaeda-operative-connected-isis-ambush-killed-3-americans-syria
https://www.foxnews.com/world/woman-wakes-up-8-foot-python-coiled-her-chest-while-sleeping-dont-move
https://www.foxnews.com/us/professors-disciplined-vulgar-posts-after-charlie-kirk-assassination-where-are-they-now
Mordechai Grunberger, a 71-year-old Israeli pastry chef, was killed
when he fell into an into an industrial kneading machine at a kosher bakery
early Friday morning. Police said the investigation is still ongoing, but at
this stage, there is no suspicion of foul play.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421073
Charedim arrested on suspicion of
contact with a foreign agent. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421076
“My client, a 15-year-old kippah-wearing minor, was traveling on an
Egged bus from Petah Tikva toward Haifa. At a certain point, eight Arab minors
boarded the bus and harassed my client for many minutes-pulling at his bag,
mocking him and his religious appearance, shouting slurs, including ‘slaughter
the Jews.’" https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421077
BDE Yuval Cohen
(aged 23) has succumbed to his injuries sustained last week in a traffic
accident in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. Yuval was flown to Israel a few days
ago while sedated and on a ventilator. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421078
The Tel Aviv District Court overturned a will that left all of a
father’s property to a single son, ruling in favor of the other two brothers.
The father, a longtime moshav resident in southern Israel, passed away in 2019.
In a will drafted in December 2014, he left his entire estate to one son,
disinheriting the others. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421065
In a joint operation by the Judea and Samaria District Police, the
IDF, and the Population and Immigration Authority to thwart provocative
activity by foreign and Israeli activists, four foreign nationals were arrested
after attacking a shepherd in a grazing area. At the conclusion of their
questioning, two were released under restrictive conditions, while the other
two will be deported from Israel. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421063
https://www.foxnews.com/world/us-strike-eliminates-al-qaeda-operative-connected-isis-ambush-killed-3-americans-syria
Jan. 19th
Swords of Iron
Day 836
On Jan. 19, 1883 Edison lit up a NJ
town with the first light bulbs from his power line.
Two Infants die in a complex run
privately without a license. Two toddlers died, and some 55 sustained injuries in an incident
possibly involving carbon monoxide at a kindergarten in Jerusalem’s Romema
neighborhood on Monday, Magen David Adom confirmed. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-883825
Yesterday, Israel received another
three F-35 aircraft. The production of the Arrow Defense Missile delayed by
Amsalem from the Likud is now going full force. In about 5 days the Carrier
Force arrives. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-883679
https://www.timesofisrael.com/pakistan-and-jordan-confirm-being-invited-to-sit-on-trumps-gaza-board-of-peace/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-operative-behind-1995-terror-attack-among-those-killed-in-gaza-strikes-says-idf/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-irans-rulers-battered-israel-hopes-to-help-knock-out-regime-by-not-getting-in-ring/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/nfls-azeez-al-shaair-fined-for-stop-the-genocide-message/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-arrest-dozens-seize-weapons-and-fake-products-in-east-jerusalem-operation/
https://www.foxnews.com/us/viral-video-shows-ice-agent-telling-agitators-theyre-disrupting-arrest-child-sex-offender-minnesota
https://www.foxnews.com/travel/deadly-high-speed-train-derailment-kills-injures-more-spain
US Senator Ted Cruz (R‑TX), a member of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee, said Sunday that he supports potential US military action
against Iran - but only after all non‑military measures targeting Supreme
Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have been exhausted. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421107
Security forces overnight Sunday began an operation in the Jabal
Johar area in Hebron to dismantle terror infrastructure sites, eradicate
illegal possession of weapons, and enhance security in the area. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421110
The
Trump administration is weighing the possibility of offering asylum to Jews in
the United Kingdom amid rising antisemitism, according to comments made to The
Telegraph. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421099
Northern Syria is not just collapsing-it’s exposing a tale
Washington desperately tried to sell: that Abu Mohammad al-Julani had become a
“responsible state actor." The past 72 hours buried that fiction under
Kurdish corpses. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421088
Rania
Dandan, 51, of Kiriat Motzkin, is accused of operating on behalf of Hamas on social media. According to the indictment, Dandan, who was
arrested in recent weeks by police and the Shin Bet, acted for the terror group “out of a desire to support resistance
against the State of Israel in light of the ongoing war, and thereby take part
in assisting the promotion of Hamas’ goals.” https://www.ynetnews.com/article/skhrkrprzg
Danger of AI. Israel’s
Privacy Protection Authority, part of the Justice Ministry, is shining a
spotlight on an issue that largely flies under the radar. In a
first-of-its-kind guide, “Implementing Privacy-Enhancing Technologies in
Artificial Intelligence Systems,” the authority frames the struggle over
privacy as an ongoing process. That process involves AI developers, the
organizations that deploy these systems and users themselves.
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rkpa4hqhbx#autoplay
Asghar
Jahangir, the Islamic regime’s judiciary spokesperson, claimed on Sunday
that some protesters had committed actions “identified as Mohareb,” a crime
punishable by
death in Iran. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-883830
Pennsylvania Governor
Josh Shapiro was asked if he was a “double agent for Israel” as part of a
vetting process to be former US vice president Kamala
Harris’s running mate, the New York Times reported on Sunday, citing an
advance copy of Shapiro’s new memoir. https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-883788
Jan. 19th and Jan 20th
Swords of Iron
Day 836 Part 2 and Day 837
Israel was caught off guard with an
over-rapid response. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-883758
More details of the delay in the
strike on Iran makes it more feasible for a change to come about. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421051
Morocco’s
King Mohammed VI has accepted US President Donald Trump’s invitation to join
his new
“Board of Peace" as a founding member, the Moroccan foreign ministry announced
Monday.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421169
Approximately a year ago, the IDF and the ISA carried out Operation
“Red South", a covert and precise operation through which the fallen
hostage, SSGT Oron Shaul, was returned to Israel. SSGT Oron Shaul fell in
combat in Shejaiya on July 20, 2014, during Operation “Protective Edge",
and was then abducted by the Hamas terrorist organization. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421089
Beni
Sabti, an Iran specialist at the Institute for National Security Studies,
delivered sharp criticism of Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s envoy,
during an interview at the Arutz Sheva - Israel National News booth at the IAC
conference in Florida. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421083
Trump’s plan hits snags on the way. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421087
From Thomas B.: Rɪᴄʜᴀʀᴅ Kᴇᴍᴘ V 18 ene. People in greenhouses (or
Greenland) shouldn’t throw stones. Last year the Danish government strongly
criticized Israel for its defensive war in Gaza. The PM said the level of
violence was “unacceptable”. Denmark used its presidency of the EU at the end
of 2025 to advocate for stronger pressure on Israel but failed due to
opposition by Germany, Hungary and others. Israel was lawfully defending its
people against jihadist aggression. But around the same time that the Danish PM
was trying to “punish” Israel she also was forced to apologize for the Danish
government sterilizing half of Greenland’s Inuit population of fertile females
without their knowledge or consent from the 1960s to 1990s. The purpose was to
limit the size of the indigenous population. The word “genocide” is often
falsely and obscenely used to attack Israel, including by some Danish
politicians, but Denmark’s actions in Greenland come clearly within the
definition of genocide. Where is the outrage? Where is the ICJ? Where is South
Africa? https://x.com/COLRICHARDKEMP/status/2012976238663471610
Iran arrests Bahai minority. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421057
We missed an opportunity. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421069
Biden advisor: Harris had classic
antisemitism: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421165
Trying to keep the Jewishness of San
Antonio TX intact. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/420906
Aguda Yisrael votes against
government. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421166
Singer apologizes to ex-hostage over
boy friend’s behavior. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421159
3.7 Quake near Tiberia. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421139
Helicopter malfunction made a failure to stop smuggling from Egypt.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421154
A child is one of two Iranian protesters, formerly held in
Kermanshah, who allege they were sexually assaulted during their detention, the
France-based NGO Kurdistan
Human Rights Network (KHRN) shared on Friday. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-883822
Rebuilding the White House Bunker. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/h1o7rtirbg
https://www.timesofisrael.com/haredi-extremists-riot-against-autopsies-of-babies-who-died-at-unlicensed-jlem-daycare/
They let her immigrate and then
marry her brother. Why is she in the USA?
https://www.foxnews.com/media/ilhan-omar-refers-u-s-god-states-during-impassioned-remarks-about-ice
https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-march-in-new-york-la-decrying-iranian-regime-crackdown-on-protests/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-israelis-charged-for-terror-related-arson-shootings-in-ramle-aimed-at-scaring-police/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-settler-violence-rose-by-27-in-2025-severe-attacks-spiked-by-over-50/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/court-upholds-police-request-to-ban-netanyahus-chief-of-staff-from-pms-office/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/pm-vows-no-qatari-turkish-troops-in-gaza-after-countries-given-role-in-governing-body/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-chief-said-to-warn-pm-katz-that-manpower-shortage-harming-armys-preparedness/
Jan 21st
Swords of Iron Day 838
It is now reported that the George
Bush Carrier Group either has been alerted or is being deployed towards the
Middle East.
Trump enroot to Davos after AF1
electrical issue. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-884018
Regarding Turkey and Qatar on the
Gaza Executive Board a tense conversation between Rubio and Netanyahu. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421176
US President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that the US would
respond forcefully if Iran kills protesters or acts on assassination threats
against him. “We’ll wipe them of the face of the earth.” https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421222
Appears to be murder as bus driver
accelerated towards Charedim: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/utjs-goldknopf-claims-bus-driver-who-hit-and-killed-haredi-teen-yesterday-did-so-maliciously/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-comedian-said-held-for-6-hours-at-toronto-airport-after-hind-rajab-complaint/
Syria and Kurds there is
fighting-agreement-fighting-agreement-etc. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-884018
Trump-Macron dispute: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sj3efanrwe
How to live in Israel and empty your
life savings in no time at all: The year 2025 was particularly intense for A. He completed a long
career in the air force as a career pilot, served roughly 150 days in reserve
duty and, at the same time, started a new job as a junior employee at a
high-tech company. Story: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bkuldhhs11l
The billionaire tech mogul has set an exceptionally ambitious
target for Tesla’s development team: to outpace the chip development cycles of
industry giants Nvidia and AMD. https://www.ynetnews.com/tech-and-digital/article/rkqjdp2bwe
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/gordon-chang-appeasing-china-wont-save-europe-trumps-hard-power-just-might
Vitamin A biproduct:
https://www.foxnews.com/health/common-vitamin-byproduct-may-help-cancer-evade-immune-system-study-finds
More Jewish Prayer rights. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421245
Former Empress Farah Pahlavi calls
for a day of mourning. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-884042
https://www.timesofisrael.com/avdija-falls-short-of-nba-all-star-starting-lineup-still-has-hope-to-be-a-reserve/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/portuguese-police-arrest-37-suspected-ultra-right-operatives-for-hate-crimes/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-targets-hezbollah-tunnels-rocket-launch-sites-in-lebanon/
Op-Ed: Iranian Uprising, Israel
cannot sit on the side.
https://www.ynetnews.com/opinions-analysis/article/bjtnwnnhbg
https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-says-we-think-we-know-location-of-ran-gvili-the-last-hostage-in-gaza/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-court-nixes-autopsies-of-babies-found-dead-at-daycare-as-haredim-riot-in-protest/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-demolishes-unrwas-east-jerusalem-headquarters-un-agency-unprecedented-attack/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-gaza-push-a-recipe-for-hamass-revival-but-netanyahu-is-unwilling-to-stir-the-pot/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-fm-blames-israel-after-davos-speech-nixed-over-deadly-crackdown-herzog-hits-back/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-supreme-court-president-asher-grunis-rushed-to-hospital-in-serious-condition/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/30000-israelis-designated-as-draft-evaders-but-true-figure-is-higher-idf-says/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-eisenkot-proposes-merger-with-lapid-bennett-for-mega-slate-ahead-of-next-election/
Amit Segal explains why Eisenkot
Proposal has not been received well. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421232
Israel Police on
Wednesday morning reported that Ashgara Mengistu, the missing brother of Hamas captivity survivor Avera
(Avraham) Mengistu, was found safe. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421246
CENTCOM deploys F15’s near Iran. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421224
https://www.timesofisrael.com/artists-protest-after-culture-minister-cancels-dozens-of-awards-including-cash-prizes/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-fumes-at-macron-over-greenland-gaza-peace-board-snub-threatens-french-wine-tariff/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/month-after-bondi-hanukkah-attack-australian-mps-push-stricter-gun-hate-crime-laws/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-scrap-appointment-of-man-with-history-of-anti-lgbtq-incitement-race-crimes/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/delek-israel-makes-594-million-bid-for-hot-mobile/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/katz-issues-veiled-warning-to-turkey-as-he-meets-greek-defense-minister-in-athens/
https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/01/19/iranian-lawmakers-compare-trump-pharoah-judiciary-chief-vows-punish-us-president/
https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/01/20/iranian-lawmakers-threaten-jihad-supreme-leader-attacked/
https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/01/20/number-uk-schools-marking-holocaust-dropped-nearly-60-oct-7-massacre/
https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/01/20/nyc-schools-chancellor-implored-enforce-political-neutrality-anti-zionist-teach-in-kids/
https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/01/20/greece-israel-cooperate-anti-drone-systems-cybersecurity-greek-minister-says/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-military-kurdish-led-forces-announce-new-truce-after-collapse-of-first-deal/
Jan 22nd
Swords of Iron Day 839
I was about to publish 4 more news
items but got caught with prayers and guests so tomorrow and that is my “late
note” for today.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/likud-candidate-wins-special-mayoral-vote-in-netanya-after-longtime-mayors-death/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-taps-noam-bettan-to-represent-country-at-2026-eurovision/
Hezballah smuggling officer becomes Shachid.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421261
COS checks IAF for preparedness. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421251
https://www.timesofisrael.com/policeman-set-on-fire-moderately-wounded-at-northern-gas-station/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-society-stages-nationwide-strike-over-police-failure-to-curb-violent-crime/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/they-were-shooting-at-their-backs-a-glimpse-into-irans-brutal-protest-crackdown/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-announces-greenland-deal-framework-backing-off-threats-of-force-and-tariffs/
https://www.foxnews.com/us/top-trump-admin-education-official-exposes-blue-state-financial-aid-fraud-offenders
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mexico-flies-37-cartel-members-us-under-pressure-from-trump-admin
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/mike-davis-don-lemon-his-church-storming-mob-must-face-ku-klux-klan-face-act-charges
https://www.foxnews.com/world/iran-retaliate-with-everything-we-have-us-attacks-senior-diplomat-warns
https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/archaeologists-uncover-3000-year-old-beer-like-drinks-brewed-unusual-ingredients
https://www.timesofisrael.com/survey-finds-half-of-irish-adults-dont-know-6-million-jews-were-murdered-in-holocaust/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-house-advances-contempt-motion-for-the-clintons-in-epstein-probe/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/delek-israel-makes-594-million-bid-for-hot-mobile/
Combat Soldier, father of 5, dies
three months after he was wounded. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421297
Shabbos times. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/shabat
https://www.timesofisrael.com/wave-of-idf-strikes-target-hezbollah-arms-depots-operatives-in-southern-lebanon/
Jan 23rd
Swords of Iron Day 840 end of week 120
Dangerous roads took a toll on people
last year. Yesterday, driving on road 31 from the Dead Sea, a truck swerved
into my lane close to my passing him. It seems a Bedouin Horse escaped and was
galloping down the road against the traffic. No rider just running wild.
Israel is now fully prepared if Iran
attacks us. No security changes for civilians. Trump might negotiate Khomeini exit
and others. It could be a matter of days or weeks until Trump decides.
Under duress: https://www.timesofisrael.com/despite-concerns-pms-reliance-on-trump-left-him-no-choice-but-to-join-board-of-peace/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-cyber-startup-raises-150m-to-secure-critical-assets-of-plants-and-hospitals/
Oct. 7th imposter officer
named. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421298
https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/01/21/iranian-regime-crackdown-went-beyond-protesters-hitting-bystanders-too-witnesses-say/
https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/01/21/iran-regime-defections-mount-crackdown-trump-threat-reports/
https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/01/22/idf-reports-steep-drop-palestinian-terrorism-threat-west-bank-violence-remains-high/
https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/01/22/anti-israel-agitator-mahmoud-khalil-set-be-deported-likely-algeria-us-official-says/
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-snubs-canada-withdrawing-countrys-invite-join-most-prestigious-board-leaders-ever
One less weapons drone infiltration.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421295
Zionism still equals racism at
Columbia University. https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/01/21/columbia-university-professor-who-praised-oct-7-massacre-still-teaching-zionism-course/
Number of Holocaust Survivors now
less than 200,000 witnesses. https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/01/21/number-holocaust-survivors-falls-below-200000-half-reside-israel-new-figures-show/
https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/01/22/anti-israel-michigan-senate-candidate-promoted-group-behind-holocaust-memorial-protests/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/mother-of-baby-boy-found-dead-at-unlicensed-daycare-says-caregivers-are-innocent/
Gaps in Kushner’s Plan. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/b1bfhsxi11g#autoplay
The Defense Ministry is delaying approval of a planned takeover of
Amprest Systems, a company that develops command-and-control software for the Iron Dome air defense system, amid concerns
over foreign control of sensitive defense technology, according to people
familiar with the matter. https://www.ynetnews.com/business/article/h1kwgz9b11g
Two Op-Eds on Syria: https://www.ynetnews.com/opinions-analysis/article/r1m03flubg
https://www.ynetnews.com/opinions-analysis/article/b1yc300ylwe
USN is almost in place opposite Iran. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bym7b8glzl
Iran still with internet blackout. https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rjnzy3el11g
Israeli Drivers and/or Highways unsafe.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-884292
Raphael strikes a deal with 4 NATO Countries. https://www.jpost.com/defense-and-tech/article-884317
Indonesia recovers 10 dead from plane crash. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-884310
Opposition has a chance in new poll.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-884313
6 things that the world can do for
the people of Iran. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-884313
Arab collaborator helped retrieve
the body of Oren Shaul. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421356
NYPD arrests two teen swastika
painters. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421345
US weighs full Syria withdrawal. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421346
Israeli Security Breech on betting
site. Kan News reported Thursday night that the
suspected activity took place in June 2025, around the time of Operation Rising
Lion. According to the report, an anonymous Polymarket user placed bets
totaling tens of thousands of dollars on four highly specific predictions
regarding Israeli military action against Iran. All of the forecasts turned out
to be accurate. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/421329
https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-approves-first-reading-of-bill-banning-use-of-skunk-spray-on-protesters/
Have a healthy, happy,
peaceful and restful Shabbos,
Rachamim Pauli
