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@BoyGeorge There are no words for how much this means. Thank you.
@ZohranKMamdani These are all good and important things to say. But please add the part about condemning intifada and jihad.
They did not just murder people at Bondi Beach. They aimed for something older and deeper. Jewish visibility. Jewish life. Jewish light.
Antisemitic terror is never random. It is a deliberate attempt to frighten Jews back into silence, into hiding, into dimness. It targets weddings, synagogues, beaches, festivals, and families. It targets joy because joy is proof of survival.
Tonight I light the first candle of Hanukkah, knowing exactly why this holiday still terrifies our enemies. One small flame refuses erasure. One light insists on presence. One act of continuity disrupts generations of hate.
The most radical response to antisemitic violence is not disappearance. It is illumination. It is insisting on being seen, alive, Jewish, unafraid.
They tried to extinguish us at Bondi Beach. Tonight, and every night, we answer with light, everywhere.
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
We can’t eliminate a problem by denying its existence.
And yet, two years on, that is exactly what the UN did to the Israeli women raped, tortured, mutilated, and murdered on October 7th and in captivity.
The same UN that decided November 25 should be a day dedicated to the elimination of violence against women, denied that violence when the victims were Israeli.
Just last week, Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls, tweeted that “no independent investigation found that rape took place on the 7th of October.”
But that’s a lie. The UN’s own special representative on sexual violence in conflict, Pramila Patten, visited Israel in 2024 and stated definitively that rape and sexual violence had occurred.
Israeli women have shared their stories. They didn’t have to. They could have spared themselves the world’s prying eyes on their most intimate and searing traumas.
When survivors speak up, it’s our duty to listen. To bear witness. Not to double the pain by denying it happened at all.
BELIEVE ISRAELI WOMEN.
October 7, 2023
Amid all the noise, protests, and political debates over the past two years, it’s important to remind everyone what happened on October 7.
Exactly two years ago, Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists infiltrated Israel by air, land, and sea, killing over 1,200 people and taking 251 Israelis hostage. Most of the victims were civilians.
Hamas and PIJ — both proxies of the Iranian regime — planned this attack on Simchat Torah, a Jewish holiday when Jews dance with the Torah and are obligated to be joyful.
The attack began at 6:29 a.m., with 2,500 rockets fired from Gaza toward Israeli homes. While thousands of Israelis sought shelter in bomb shelters, around 6,000 terrorists invaded Israel.
One of the largest massacres occurred at Nova, where thousands of young Israelis were partying. Hamas murdered 364 people there, many subjected to horrific abuse, sexual violence, and torture. Teenagers and disabled individuals were not spared.
Battalions of elite terrorists stormed peaceful kibbutzim, including Beeri and Nir Oz, where they murdered entire families, raped women, took children hostage, and set houses on fire.
The Siman Tov family was burned alive in their home. 9-month-old Kfir Bibas was kidnapped and killed in captivity, along with his 4-year-old brother Ariel and his mother, Shiri. Grandmothers like Bracha Levinson were murdered live on Facebook. 10-month-old Mila Cohen was killed alongside her father and grandmother. Gina Smiatich, 90, the oldest victim of the day, was dragged out of her safe room and shot in the head.
In total, the terrorists killed over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals and took 251 hostages. 48 remain in Hamas’ terror tunnels.
The attackers spared no one: babies were killed, Arab Israelis were kidnapped, Holocaust survivors were shot, women were raped, and children were burned alive.
They filmed themselves committing these atrocities, celebrated them, and vowed to do it again.
The world may have forgotten October 7, but we will never forget.
🇮🇱 Israel, 🇵🇸 the Palestinian Authority, 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia, 🇯🇴 Jordan, 🇦🇪 UAE, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇵🇰 Pakistan, 🇹🇷 Türkiye, 🇶🇦 Qatar, and 🇪🇬 Egypt all welcome Trump’s peace plan.
The Middle East wants to move forward, and no one wants Hamas coming with it.
@RabbiWolpe Sadly it fits
We stood up because #District39 deserves better.
We showed up—day after day—to speak the truth, build trust, and demand dignity.
Thank you to everyone who believed in this movement.
This is just the beginning.
Read our open letter: https://t.co/KBMH8oAk9u
— @BklynBridgeNYC
@MayaForCouncil You did a great job!
Excited to hear from @MayaForCouncil @KornbergMaya tonight at the public candidates forum. The district needs her leadership! #District39 #NYCPrimary #BrooklynVotes @TweetBenMax
Way to go @BklynBridgeNYC
Interested in helping to build a safer, stronger Brooklyn? Learn more and get involved at
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Let’s get Maya elected!
This is the only thing I’ve read today that makes sense.
A great deal of false, misleading, and exaggerated claims are circulating regarding the potential deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a 31-year-old @Columbia University graduate student, by the Department of Homeland Security (@DHSgov).
I would like to make six important points about this.
Yet, while there’s much to discuss, the most important takeaway is this: No matter how sensationalized the conversation becomes on social or traditional media, it is essential that we remain level-headed, embrace complexity, and avoid rushing to judgment until the facts are clear.
#1: Lead with compassion.
This likely won’t surprise anyone who has followed me over the past year and a half. While I am relieved that the federal government is beginning to address anti-Jewish, anti-Israeli, and anti-American activity on university campuses, I do not take pleasure in Khalil’s potential deportation.
As someone who also arrived in the U.S. on a student visa and is now a green card holder, I can only imagine the fear of facing deportation for repeatedly violating its conditions.
While I strongly disagree with Khalil’s actions, I refuse to strip him or his wife of their humanity.
#2: In a properly functioning society, actions must have consequences:
For over a year and a half, Mahmoud Khalil has led @ColumbiaBDS, a student coalition that spreads terrorist propaganda on campus and has been responsible for multiple violent takeovers of university buildings, two of which resulted in public safety personnel being hospitalized.
Khalil has also acted as the primary negotiator between student protesters and the administration, both during a campus encampment that featured spaces honoring U.S.-designated terrorists and the more recent building occupations at @BarnardCollege.
As a married, 31-year-old graduate student who has repeatedly violated the conditions of his green card, Khalil’s potential deportation is the direct consequence of the choices he has made.
#3: The right to a fair trial is essential to the functioning of a democratic society.
No matter what you think—or know—about Mahmoud Khalil and his actions, it is crucial that we all withhold judgment until he has received the fair legal process guaranteed to every U.S. legal resident.
As someone who has both protested for democracy in Israel and volunteered as a graduate student teaching incarcerated men in maximum- and medium-security correctional facilities in upstate New York, I am deeply committed to the principles of due process, fair legal representation, and equal treatment under the law.
Khalil, like anyone else, is entitled to fair and unbiased treatment under the law, whether from individuals, groups, or the government. I trust that the U.S. legal system will ensure his legal proceedings are carried out as intended.
#4: Don’t fall for fake news.
Over the past 48 hours, a smear campaign has spread false claims by Layla Saliba and Maryam Iqbal—two @Columbia student leaders who, alongside Khalil, have fueled anti-Jewish, anti-Israeli, and anti-American activity on campus— accusing me of working with the administration to deport Khalil.
Let me be absolutely clear: I have never had a direct line to the administration. Even if I did, I would never use such influence to target an individual. This is not who I am or what I stand for.
Like many, I’ve called out Khalil’s repeated legal violations and demanded accountability. But as I always remind my students, just because one event follows another doesn’t mean it caused it. Correlation does not imply causation.
#5: This is not about free speech
As I’ve stated many times, I am a strong advocate of free speech. People must have the right to voice their opinions, even when they are deeply offensive, reprehensible, or ignorant. However, it must be emphasized that Khalil was not apprehended by the Department of Homeland Security for exercising his First Amendment rights.
He was apprehended for violating the conditions of his green card, namely for his activities aligned to a U.S.-designated terrorist organization.
This isn’t about free speech—it’s about respecting and upholding the rule of law.
#6: Khalil is not the story.
The story is not about Mahmoud Khalil. He is neither a hero nor a villain, but rather a foreign national who has been radicalized by his professors and peers on Columbia’s campus.
The real story here is about the fight against anti-democratic U.S.-designated terrorist organizations that have held 59 hostages in underground tunnels for more than 500 days, including Edan Alexander—a 20-year-old U.S. citizen from Tenafly, New Jersey.
If you haven’t seen it yet, I strongly encourage you to watch the 1-hour interview with Eli Sharabi, an Israeli citizen who was held hostage for 491 days, only to learn upon his release that his wife and two daughters were murdered by Hamas terrorists during the October 7 Massacre.
Don’t let the moral outrage of social media algorithms distract you from what is at stake.
Bring Them Home.
**
One small ask – If you have read thus far, please help me spread this message.
With all the ‘fake news’ going around, it is important o share the truth.
A great deal of false, misleading, and exaggerated claims are circulating regarding the potential deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a 31-year-old @Columbia University graduate student, by the Department of Homeland Security (@DHSgov).
I would like to make six important points about this.
Yet, while there’s much to discuss, the most important takeaway is this: No matter how sensationalized the conversation becomes on social or traditional media, it is essential that we remain level-headed, embrace complexity, and avoid rushing to judgment until the facts are clear.
#1: Lead with compassion.
This likely won’t surprise anyone who has followed me over the past year and a half. While I am relieved that the federal government is beginning to address anti-Jewish, anti-Israeli, and anti-American activity on university campuses, I do not take pleasure in Khalil’s potential deportation.
As someone who also arrived in the U.S. on a student visa and is now a green card holder, I can only imagine the fear of facing deportation for repeatedly violating its conditions.
While I strongly disagree with Khalil’s actions, I refuse to strip him or his wife of their humanity.
#2: In a properly functioning society, actions must have consequences:
For over a year and a half, Mahmoud Khalil has led @ColumbiaBDS, a student coalition that spreads terrorist propaganda on campus and has been responsible for multiple violent takeovers of university buildings, two of which resulted in public safety personnel being hospitalized.
Khalil has also acted as the primary negotiator between student protesters and the administration, both during a campus encampment that featured spaces honoring U.S.-designated terrorists and the more recent building occupations at @BarnardCollege.
As a married, 31-year-old graduate student who has repeatedly violated the conditions of his green card, Khalil’s potential deportation is the direct consequence of the choices he has made.
#3: The right to a fair trial is essential to the functioning of a democratic society.
No matter what you think—or know—about Mahmoud Khalil and his actions, it is crucial that we all withhold judgment until he has received the fair legal process guaranteed to every U.S. legal resident.
As someone who has both protested for democracy in Israel and volunteered as a graduate student teaching incarcerated men in maximum- and medium-security correctional facilities in upstate New York, I am deeply committed to the principles of due process, fair legal representation, and equal treatment under the law.
Khalil, like anyone else, is entitled to fair and unbiased treatment under the law, whether from individuals, groups, or the government. I trust that the U.S. legal system will ensure his legal proceedings are carried out as intended.
#4: Don’t fall for fake news.
Over the past 48 hours, a smear campaign has spread false claims by Layla Saliba and Maryam Iqbal—two @Columbia student leaders who, alongside Khalil, have fueled anti-Jewish, anti-Israeli, and anti-American activity on campus— accusing me of working with the administration to deport Khalil.
Let me be absolutely clear: I have never had a direct line to the administration. Even if I did, I would never use such influence to target an individual. This is not who I am or what I stand for.
Like many, I’ve called out Khalil’s repeated legal violations and demanded accountability. But as I always remind my students, just because one event follows another doesn’t mean it caused it. Correlation does not imply causation.
#5: This is not about free speech
As I’ve stated many times, I am a strong advocate of free speech. People must have the right to voice their opinions, even when they are deeply offensive, reprehensible, or ignorant. However, it must be emphasized that Khalil was not apprehended by the Department of Homeland Security for exercising his First Amendment rights.
He was apprehended for violating the conditions of his green card, namely for his activities aligned to a U.S.-designated terrorist organization.
This isn’t about free speech—it’s about respecting and upholding the rule of law.
#6: Khalil is not the story.
The story is not about Mahmoud Khalil. He is neither a hero nor a villain, but rather a foreign national who has been radicalized by his professors and peers on Columbia’s campus.
The real story here is about the fight against anti-democratic U.S.-designated terrorist organizations that have held 59 hostages in underground tunnels for more than 500 days, including Edan Alexander—a 20-year-old U.S. citizen from Tenafly, New Jersey.
If you haven’t seen it yet, I strongly encourage you to watch the 1-hour interview with Eli Sharabi, an Israeli citizen who was held hostage for 491 days, only to learn upon his release that his wife and two daughters were murdered by Hamas terrorists during the October 7 Massacre.
Don’t let the moral outrage of social media algorithms distract you from what is at stake.
Bring Them Home.
**
One small ask – If you have read thus far, please help me spread this message.
With all the ‘fake news’ going around, it is important o share the truth.
@EYakoby Sending chizuk
This is everything
Omer, Eliya, and Omer celebrating Shabbat for the first time in 505 days with their families.
Havdalah marks the the transition from Shabbat into a new week, just as Omer, Eliya, and Omer will close their last week in captivity and step into a new week of freedom, strength, and healing.
Inbox: Brooklyn BridgeBuilders, a group opposing Councilwoman Shahana Hanif in the Dem primary, urges City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander to withhold his endorsement of Hanif, his successor.
They call her statement on antisemitic protest in Boro Park “appalling.”
The @TimesofIsrael notes that the Boro Park protests were widely condemned by political leaders. This is true. But one leader who represents that neighborhood was silent: Shahana Hanif. 🧐 vote her out.
@AvivaKlompas Thank you for elevating. This is a direct result of our D39 City Council Member Shahana Hanif who has refused to condemn Hamas and has supported the anti-Israel protests. Vote her out in June!
A month before our son was born, this murder crushed us. We named our baby Ilan.
18 years ago today, Ilan Halimi succumbed to his injuries after enduring three weeks of torture.
On January 21, 2006, Ilan Halimi, a 23-year-old Jewish man, was kidnapped in Paris by the so-called “Gang of Barbarians,” led by Youssouf Fofana. The gang targeted him based on the antisemitic belief that “Jews have money” and could afford a large ransom.
For 24 days, Ilan was held captive in a suburban apartment in Bagneux, where he was brutally tortured and starved. His captors burned him with acid and cigarettes, beat him, and kept him bound and blindfolded—all while sending ransom demands to his family.
On February 13, 2006, they dumped him near a railway track in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois. Barely alive, with 80% of his body covered in burns and injuries, he died on the way to the hospital.
His murder was the first antisemitic killing in France since the Holocaust, shocking the country and exposing the brutal reality of modern antisemitism.
Since Ilan, 11 more French Jews have been murdered simply for being Jewish.
His story is a stark reminder that antisemitic tropes lead to violence, and even murder.
Once antisemitism spreads, it only gets worse. It’s time to take a stand, because it won’t disappear on its own.
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