“A bullet flew past my head — it blew off my cap.” On October 7th, Shir Zohar looked up and saw missiles filling the sky — then five Hamas terrorists in IDF uniforms.
In seconds, her friend hit the gas. Bullets tore through their windshield. One missed Shir by inches. Then a stranger, Ori Arad, appeared — calm, fearless.
“Don’t worry girls. I’ll get you out of here,” he said.
He saved their lives — and gave his own. This is Shir’s story: of terror, survival, and finding God in the fire.
A European with Israeli citizenship is apparently loyal to the anti-Israel cause:
Jerusalem Post, 18 Nov 2025 pg 1 & 7.
Paragraph highlighted by the red outline: A British man, or perhaps an Estonian, who acquired Israeli citizenship, formed various corporations in Germany, then Estonia, for relocating Gazans out to other parts of the world.
Blue-outlined paragraph: Palestinian Authority (government for Arabs living in Judea and Samaria) is trying to blame all this on Israel. In other words – they try to frame this as Israel’s nefarious plot to evacuate Gazans to depopulate the area.
With ‘Islamication,’ America could elect a ‘President Mamdani,’ Loomer tells ‘Post,’ Laura Loomer interviewed by Jerusalem Post Staff in weekend Magazine, 2025-11-14 pg 15.
Jerusalem Post Staff in weekend Magazine, 2025-11-14 pg 15.
Bethlehem, located just east of Jerusalem, was the center of major Hamas operations foiled by the Israeli Secret Service:
Jerusalem Post, 14 Nov 2025 pg 1.
One of the cells was ready to carry out an imminent terrorist attack when its members were captured, it said. (Jerusalem Post)
Jerusalem Post, 14 Nov 2025 pg 1.
Joint IDF, ISA, and Israel Police Announcement:
In recent weeks, the IDF, ISA, and the Israel Police dismantled a Hamas terrorist stronghold from which terrorists operated in the Bethlehem area and planned to carry out shooting attacks against security forces and Israeli civilians.
The IDF apprehended more than 50 terrorists, who were later transferred to the ISA for further questioning. The forces conducted more than 15 different operations, some of which were undercover and conducted in broad daylight. In one of the operations, IDF soldiers identified and confiscated multiple weapons, including an M16 weapon.
One of the terrorist cells was in an advanced stage of operational readiness, prepared to carry out attacks within the immediate timeframe.
The thwarting of this infrastructure prevented significant terror attacks, which could have taken a heavy toll on the lives of many Israeli civilians and soldiers.
The IDF, ISA, and Israel Police will continue to operate to thwart any attempt by Hamas to plan or execute terrorist activity against the State of Israel and its civilians, and will work to bring to justice those involved in such activity.
Attached is a photo of the weapons that were located: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/ANC131120255454685
Gaza continues to slow-walk its obligations to return all 48 hostages for Phase One of the ceasefire. Each Israeli family on a tightrope hoping that they will get closure.
En route to Jerusalem this morning, I snapped this photo of my newspaper on my knee, as I rode the bus to play harp in a concert.
Sources:
Jerusalem Post, 9 Nov 2025 pg 1.
A husband, father, and grandfather, longtime Nir Yitzhak resident Lior Rudaeff was a member of the kibbutz’s response team when he was murdered by Palestinian Islamic Jihad on October 7, 2023.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-873130
Lior Rudaeff murdered on October 7, body taken to Gaza - Hostage Families Forum
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800341
"Lior was a man of the land, family, and community. A volunteer, a neighbor, and a true friend who was always there for everyone," Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak wrote in a statement.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-873105
Two years without closure:
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-867880
The commandment “Do not stand idly by the blood of your neighbor” (Leviticus 19:16) obligates a person to act when they see another individual in danger, such as drowning, being attacked by robbers or wild animals, or facing a life-threatening situation where intervention is possible This includes not only direct physical rescue but also taking action to prevent harm, such as warning the person of a plot against them or hiring others to save them, even if it requires personal risk or expense The obligation extends to using one’s resources, with some authorities stating that one may be required to spend all their money to save a life, as this commandment is considered one of the most far-reaching in Jewish law The principle has influenced modern legislation, such as Israel’s 1998 Lo ta’amod al dam re’ekha Law, which mandates assistance to someone in immediate danger without endangering oneself.
For Israelis to be approved to carry firearms, they must work in security services, or daily be in areas deemed “high-risk” at their job or residence location. There’s no “2nd Amendment” in Israel. And yet, the few who carry, they do so prominently and consistently. The basic shopping malls and city streets are open and welcoming to all Jews, Christians, Muslims, Druze, everyone. Here is a Jewish Israeli grabbing lunch at McD’s with loved ones:Below, a religious Jewish man (tzitiziot tassels on display) walking with his wife and infant, with automatic rifle on his back:
Former military advocate general Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, accused of discarding her cell phone in the Mediterranean to destroy evidence in the video leak scandal; she now will sit trial. Most of the Military Advocate General (MAG) Corps is under investigation for the Sde Teiman abuse leak, and so the entire division has been temporarily placed under command of the Personnel Directorate until new acting director can be appointed.
The video has since been shown to be spliced from clips from different timestamps. By leaking the video in the middle of that investigation, Tomer-Yerushalmi not only violated the laws regarding court investigations and handling of evidence, but she also damaged Israel in the court of public opinion worldwide; Before any forensic examination of the video, this was the most damaging possible time for such a video to be leaked – prior to the discovery that it had been totally fabricated. It’s as if she and her colleagues fabricated and edited the video themselves simply to harm Israel politically.
