22 Oct 2023, Samaria: Desperate times call for desperate measures: An unprecedented number of reservists have been called up, with a 120% response rate; men say goodbye to their families as they report for duty.
May, 2021, Bat Yam, Tel Aviv: The May 2021 riots were an internal Arab nationalist revolt against the State of Israel, while at the same time, externally, thousands of rockets fired by Hamas and PIJ terrorists in Gaza fell on Israeli cities and population centers.
After two days of internal Arab vs Jewish riots, missiles from Gaza killed a man and his daughter in Lod, after which the riots expanded to Arab gangs going from Jewish house to Jewish apartment, store to store, causing violence. Jews also fought against Arabs, and two were sentenced in Israeli court. Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) reported:
The May 2021 riots exposed Israel’s soft underbelly—thousands of hostile Arab citizens willing to aid Israel’s enemies during wartime. 1
Russel Shalev, writing for JNS and later for Fathom Journal, continued:
The May 2021 Arab riots may be a historical turning point in the relations between Israeli Jews and the Arab minority. Throughout the country, thousands of Israel’s Arab citizens violently attacked Jewish institutions and property, symbols of Israeli sovereignty and Jewish civilians. This violent uprising happened as Israel fought an external war against the Hamas terrorist organisation in Gaza. The intensity and scope of the Arab uprising was unprecedented in recent decades, if not since the founding of Israel in 1948. For many Israeli Jews, the fact that masses of Arab Israeli citizens expressed open support for, and actively aided Israel’s enemies during wartime shattered an illusion of growing coexistence between Jews and Arabs. 2
“Israel Needs to Talk About the Arab Riots of May 2021,” Fathomjournal.org, March 2022.
The Guardian reported at the time:
Shiloh Fried, a resident of Lod, told Israel’s Channel 12: “Gangs of Arab youths are going street to street, burning stores, smashing windows … Jewish families are huddled at home, terrified of going out … Police are nowhere to be seen.”
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Kobi Shabtai, the national police commissioner, said the unrest in cities with Jewish and Arab residents was unprecedented. “We are seeing a situation in the mixed cities that we have never seen before,” he said.
Attacks were reported on Jewish homes in Ramle, near Lod, where cars were also stoned. In the northern city of Acre, a restaurant and a hotel were set ablaze. Confrontations were also reported in the historic port of Jaffa, next to Tel Aviv. 3 [emphases added]
This was a turning point in Israel’s history: Never since the 1960’s had riot control police been used against Arab Israelis. And never since 1948 had Arabs from inside Israel and outside in Gaza joined together in simultaneous attacks against Jews.
Supply Jewish families in mixed Jewish-Arab regions.
15 Oct 2023, Samaria: Hamas’ plan was to specifically massacre, kidnap children… The documents included maps specifying the location of kindergartens and schools, plans for how many to kill and to take hostage, as well as detailed escape plans.
2023-10-14, Samaria: The pictured articles below are of The Jerusalem Post, 13 Oct 2023, pages 3 thru 10.
“We woke up to a second Holocaust:” Truly, the massacre of innocent Jewish civilians on Oct 7 is statistically the darkest day for the Jewish people ever since the Shoah:
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Remember that “The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath” (Matt 2:27). It is always ok to save a life on Shabbat. The army reservists, by fighting, are saving lives. So that is why the rabbis approved this: “Rabbis ok El Al to fly home army reservists on Shabbat.”
“One in four social media accounts discussing war is fake,” says Cyabra, the analysis company hired by Twitter (now X) to find out how many fake accounts were in Twitter. Cyabra’s analysis found that 11% of the accounts were fake, that is to say, being managed and programmed by robots (bots, i.e. algorithms). Their analysis of the Israel-Gaza war finds that 25% of the accounts which post are bot accounts that were created a year and a half ago (so, exactly near Biden’s inauguration).
Israel taking actions to prevent Iran from arming Hezbollah in Syria and Lebanon:
“Should hostpitals refuse treatment to terrorists?” That this question would even come up!
No doubt, this discussion never gets asked in Gaza, but it does in Israel.
Romy Giur is one of those survivors and we thank the good LORD for that. She lives right outside of Tel Aviv and witnessed the deadly violence and destruction from Hamas terrorists at least two of her friends died at the music festival in which 260 people were killed, another a military member died in the fighting. Romi, you join me now, we’ve now seen the music festival so many people across the world with paratroopers coming in the enemy from the sky. Talk to me about that. Not just the sky actually, Harris the sky, sea and land; literally hundreds of terrorists infiltrated Israel, went into the area of the party, the Nova party; I was actually supposed to be at that party I was supposed to go to that party my friends they went uh to that party who turned into a horrific Slaughter water house full fullblown massacre. I know I do not have a lot of time so I want to share with you Harris and the viewers just one story one testimony of someone who was there and was able to get out of there there alive if I may; a friend of a friend: We were able to hide in an all command [police] post. There were many people hiding there, some were crying, some were shouting, and others were in shock. My best friend Liron was helping the wounded; the gunshots were getting closer; and a policeman who was with us said pray and run.
We started running and I heard how people were falling one after the other. Hamas was shooting at us non-stop. I was able to reach an ambulance and as I looked back I saw that I was alone Liron didn’t make it.
Wow I I listen to you and and it’s not happening to somebody else it’s happening to you and the people that you love and I can’t even imagine so what are you what are you watching for that you need right now to learn more about is it that the United States is getting more involved what what are you pinning your hopes on now if I understand your question correctly um then obviously the support of the United States is a big big Comfort if I could say thank you if it would matter to anyone then obviously I am thanking the support of the United States if I can tell you about what I am feeling as a citizen an Israeli Jewish person that this is nothing we’ve ever seen before we are dealing with the most Savage animals known to mankind families were murdered in inside of their homes hundreds got abducted over to Gaza children women men babies elderly I have people on the news looking for their grandmother mothers screaming their lungs out searching for their sons and their daughters the the the Fe it’s just it’s horrible I can’t I cannot even explain I don’t think a human mind can even comprehend this situation over 6,000 Rockets even even 7,000 I don’t even know were fired towards Israel so far we are dealing with the worst enemy the worst enemy my condolences go to to the families that actually been through this horror movie in the southern city cities of the country and still are going through it in the South and still of course still are going through it and also the most terrifying number of the all you know we have over 900 people who got murdered you know if let me ask you over 2,000 wounded um and and the number now is above 2,600 for wounded just from our our last reporter you you were in a position as someone who works in media in Israel to to get so many of the stories like what you shared with us and and I’m wondering what you can educate a wider audience about the kbits and how it is that Hamas would know to hit that to go in and now with reports of babies being beheaded how they know that that that is where they go why if I understand your question correctly first of all I must say I do not live in a kibbutz I live in a small city next to Tel Aviv so I and it’s by membership only and they’re typically small yes but also we must remember that all of those places kibes and um uh suburbs I’ll say these are all literal next to the wall that separates Israel from Gaza a so when they broke in through the wall that separates us from them uh it was an immediate Target because it was right next to it the Gaza Strip is a very hot area here in Israel and I’m not talking to you as a reporter or a TV anchor I am speaking to you as a scared terrified terrified civilian that had lost a lot of friends and if I may Harris I know we don’t have a lot of time but there is a few words I would want to read for you and the American audience that is now watching us if I may go ahead never since the Holocaust did so many Jews died in one day but Hamas doesn’t kill only Jews they killed Muslims beds men women children Kamas is the new Isis right now almost a thousand people were murdered and hundreds were kidnapped to the people at home watching I want to say that Israel didn’t choose this war but will act decisively to defend its people and bring our men women and children back from Gaza we will need the support of the American people at these Harsh Times and together we will end the terror that threatens not only Israel it threatens the entire free world and on a personal note I want to thank the people of the United States for all the support and help we need to spread the word about what is really going on in Israel well and from what I’m hearing hearing this could be a protracted long battle to root Hamas out um from where you are Royer thank you and thank you for being able to as you so graciously put it um tell us what it’s like to feel that but also report to us what it is to be among it from a reporter’s perspective as well you did both my friend God bless you be well.
10 Oct 2023, Samaria: Amnon Ziv, an eyewitness in one of the kibbutzes near Gaza, Netiv ha-Asara, reported that at 6:35 am on Shabbat, the cell phones had no connection, phone lines broken, and no electricity. He thinks it was a cyber attack. Ziv was interviewed on Channel 12.
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