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Some had expressed concern that this was not wise to publish since Hamas could learn about IDF undercover techniques. I thought, if the IDF thought it was a dangerous story, it would probably not get out. Today we see it has reached the Jerusalem Post front page.
Jerusalem Post, 2024-06-16, pg 1.
At least the story might give hope to the people that the army and government are doing hard work to rescue the POWs.
This is truly amazing and heroic: “According to The Jewish Chronicle, a team of Israeli undercover soldiers rented a house on the same street that Noa Argamani was being held hostage, and stayed there for multiple days to gather intelligence confirm where Noa and 3 other hostages were being held.”
Scene: Arched footbridge which spans an 8-lane divided roadway in Tel Aviv. On the far side, Israelis are blocking traffic to draw attention to the POWs captive in Gaza. I took this from a window of a tall building connected to the bridge.
The current median salary in Israel is 14,000 sheqels per month, and has fluctuated from 13k-14k ever since 2023. At a rate of 0.27 USD per sheqel 14k ILS equals:
$3,780 USD per month;
3,500 EUR per month;
Back in 2018, the poverty line was 7,000 sheqels per month. It may be 9,000/mo now.
$1,890 USD per month is 7,000 ILS (2024-06-05)
1,750 EUR per month is 7,000 ILS
$2,430 USD per month is 9,000 ILS
12,250 EUR per month is 9,000 ILS
See chart below:
Source: https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/mediarelease/DocLib/2024/167/26_24_167b.pdf
Outside of North America, Eurovision is a global annual song contest, with this year’s slogan, “United by Music.” Important to note that jury voters gave a ridiculously low number of points to the performance from Israel; Despite this, the public votes propelled Israel into 5th place. The jury awarded Germany (12th place) and Luxembourg (13th place) double Israel’s 52 points. However, the public proved their appreciation for the Israeli people, and for Israel’s songwriting and performance by awarding 323 points.
Israel’s singer Eden Golan performed the song “Hurricane,” and passed all the rules for non-political messaging. Some of the song’s lyrics:
Someone stole the moon tonight
Took my light
Everything is black and white
Who’s the fool who told you boys don’t cry?
37 nations competed, but only 25 became qualified for the contest (Netherlands was disqualified for behavior after the semifinal).
Eurovision organizers rebuke [non-competing] performer who wore keffiyeh during first semifinal show
Notable Mentions: Croatia (2nd place) with the funniest lyric: “Hey, I’m a big boy now / I’m going away and I’m selling my cow.”
A wooden floor rotted away, and bodies of adults and children, no hands nor feet, no clothes, were found there in shallow soil. Where? In Hitler’s eastern front military headquarters, in Hermann Goering’s villa.
Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/skeletons-without-hands-or-feet-unearthed-at-hitlers-wwii-bunker/
…And parade location was moved from the city to a barracks outside the population center.
I wonder why?
Why is the USA so concerned with the Mullahs saving face to maintain their tyranny over the Middle East?
Simultaneously, USA published open statements by Charles Schumer and Joe Biden calling for the overthrow of the Israeli government.
That’s exactly the opposite of what the USA should do.
Iran responds to this US kindness by complaining to the UNSC:
Jerusalem Post, 16 April 2024 pg 2.
It’s possible that the Israeli military was secretly warned about this plan, or on the other hand, perhaps Israel was purposely kept in the dark if CENTCOM lied to Israel 2 days before the attack:
Jer 51:5: “For neither Israel nor Judah [has been] forsaken by his God, by Jehovah of hosts, though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel.”
“My friend Matthew posted a meme declaring “the first direct flights between Iran and Israel since 1979.”
For over 40 years, Iran has been regularly attacking Israel via its proxies Hezbollah and Hamas. Now the mask is off. Iran has accomplished a historical first, in a direct attack, seeking to fulfill all its slogans and promises for destruction over the recent decades.
We now know that on Sat night the mental health hotline received quadruple the normal amount of calls.
Here’s a taste of how it felt in Israel on that night.
Help me to comfort the people, and comfort Jerusalem: “Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD’s hand double for all her sins. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” Isaiah 40:1-3 KJV
