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On April 22, 2018, James Shaw Jr. walked into a Waffle House in Antioch, Tennessee, expecting nothing more than breakfast. Minutes later, g*nfire erupted inside the restaurant. Four people had already lost their lives, and the g*nman was still carrying an AR-15 style rifle. Most people would have run. Shaw made a split-second decision that changed everything. Unarmed and acting purely on instinct, Shaw charged the g*nman. He grabbed the rifle by its burning hot barrel with his bare hands and fought to take control of the weapon. His hands were badly burned, but he refused to let go until the rifle was out of the attacker's hands. The g*nman fled, and Shaw's extraordinary courage almost certainly prevented even more innocent people from being k*lled. The country praised him as a hero, but Shaw never accepted that title. He said he was simply trying to survive and protect the people around him. Instead of seeking fame, he launched a fundraiser that collected more than $200,000 for the victims' families. He continued speaking about healing, kindness, and supporting communities affected by violence. Today, the headlines have faded, and many people no longer remember the man who risked everything for complete strangers. But courage like James Shaw Jr.'s should never be forgotten.

❤️ Born in Canada in 1936 and raised in New Jersey, Yael Man came from a family that paid little attention to Jewish or Zionist life. In 1968 she went to Israel for a year — not planning to stay permanently and without bothering to learn Hebrew. She worked as a computer systems analyst until 1971, when she volunteered for Mossad after meeting an agency bodyguard. After rigorous interviews and undercover training, she was accepted in 1973. Her first mission: Beirut. Posing as an American novelist writing a screenplay, she rented a fourth-floor apartment that looked directly onto the buildings where three senior PLO leaders lived — targets chosen in retaliation for Black September’s attack on Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics. A quiet, determined woman who became one of Mossad’s most effective operatives in the heart of the enemy’s capital. Lived in Beirut for several months under the cover of an American writer/screenwriter. • Rented an apartment directly opposite the buildings where three high-ranking PLO / Black September leaders lived: • Kamal Adwan • Muhammad Youssef al-Najjar • Kamal Nasser • Gathered precise intelligence: daily routines, security arrangements, visitors, cars, when lights were turned on and off, etc. • At the critical moment, she confirmed that all three targets were at home — this became the “green light” for the operation to begin. As a result, Israeli special forces (with the participation of Ehud Barak) eliminated all three leaders. She served in the Mossad for about 15 years. • She was regarded as one of the coolest and most effective female operatives. • Ehud Barak later called her “a walking legend of courage, composure, and professionalism.” Thanks to her work, the operation became one of the most successful and daring in the history of Israeli intelligence.👏👏👏