Teddy Schwarzman

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[UN Watch @UNWatch]

BREAKING: Ilana Gritzewsky, who was held hostage by Hamas, just took the floor at the United Nations to confront Reem Alsalem, the UN rapporteur on violence against women. Her dramatic testimony:

Special Rapporteur, your report speaks about violence against women. Why is there no mention of Hamas?

On October 7, terrorists stormed our Kibbutz — murdering, kidnapping, and burning.

I was beaten and mutilated before blacking out.

I woke up half naked with seven terrorists standing over me, not knowing what happened to me in those lost moments.

I went through days of pain and horror in captivity, and even now the feeling of being powerless and violated still lingers.

I came back with a broken hip, a broken jaw and a shattered soul.

People see my face and think I’m free. But freedom is not a switch. Trauma doesn’t vanish once you are released.

Now, every air-raid siren, and every rocket from Iran, throws me back into that hell.

On October 7, and in captivity, Jewish women were raped, abused, and humiliated.

And you, Special Rapporteur, you chose silence and denial.

Ms. Alsalem, you said there was no evidence of sexual violence on October 7.

I am standing here today — not as a report, not as a statistic.

I am a woman who survived. I am the living proof of sexual violence by Hamas.

When I and other Israeli women begged not to be raped, why were you silent?

Please look at me. Do you believe us now?

Will you apologize?

[Robby Soave @robbysoave]

I am not a Trump supporter, not a partisan whatsoever, and very critical of many of the candidates Republicans are expecting people to vote for... but Darializa Avila Chevalier seems to be one of the most utterly unacceptable candidates I can possibly image. https://t.co/s1zLJQtKdV

[James Kirchick @jkirchick]

With Darializa Chevalier’s victory tonight, publicly exulting in the mass murder of Jews is no longer a barrier to high office in the Democratic Party.

[U.S. Senator John Fetterman @SenFettermanPA]

Anti-Israel.

Anti-America.

Anti-Western Civilization.

Why am I the only Democrat in the U.S. Senate that refuses to excuse this or defend any of those self-identified communists?

[Jamie Metzl @JamieMetzl]

I am a lifelong Democrat. I served in the White House for President Clinton, in the State Department for Madeleine Albright, and with the United Nations in Cambodia. I believe the most important role of any government is to protect the most vulnerable people in society and create an environment where everyone can realize their fullest potential. So it gives me no pleasure to have come to the following conclusion:

The American left, including the left wing of the Democratic Party, is currently embracing an orgy of virulent antisemitism.

[Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib @afalkhatib]

At long last, the UN Human Rights Council has formally acknowledged that Hamas in Gaza carried out executions, torture, improperly used medical facilities for terror purposes, and engaged in violent abuses against women and children after October 7. The report captures only a fraction of what actually occurred, in part because documenting these crimes is extraordinarily difficult and because Gazans fear retaliation if they report anything to the UN or other investigators. The findings on Hamas were buried beneath a long section on Israeli settler abuses in the West Bank, but even so, this marks a significant shift for an international body that has long struggled to speak plainly about Hamas’s brutality in Gaza.

Most importantly, the report acknowledges but barely scratches the surface of how extensively Hamas has weaponized Gaza’s medical infrastructure, embedding fighters in hospitals, using patients as shields, and turning civilian facilities into operational hubs. The UN even notes that Doctors Without Borders evacuated non-essential staff from Nasser Hospital because Hamas was interfering with the hospital’s operations.

When I shared this information, including testimonies from Gazans who documented Hamas’s fascistic behavior inside hospitals, and photos of fighters emerging from Nasser Hospital after the ceasefire, the online “pro-Palestine” chorus had nothing to offer except accusations of Zionist collaboration, accusations of betrayal, and personal insults. This UN report is an indictment not only of Hamas, a violent extremist terror organization responsible for immense suffering, but also of every activist, journalist, and academic who chose to look away. It shows that Hamas’s crimes were so egregious, so undeniable, that even a slow, hesitant, and often ineffectual body like the UNHRC could no longer pretend not to see them.

Shame on anyone who still defends Hamas or ever believed its violence constituted “resistance” on behalf of the Palestinian people.

[The Uri @uricohenisrael]

Maine Kampf.

[Batya Ungar-Sargon @bungarsargon]

This is so embarrassing I find it physically difficult to watch.

[Scott Menzel @ScottDMenzel]

Tuner is now playing and I strongly recommend supporting this indie gem.

[Edward Douglas @EDouglasWW]

I have to say that if you see ONE movie this weekend and it's playing anywhere near you, GO SEE TUNER! It's absolutely brilliant, like The Conversation or Blow Out, and I can't wait to see it again this Sunday.

[Cinema Tweets @CinemaTweets1]

@ScottDMenzel totally agree- Tuner is my number 1 ranked film of 2026 so far:

[New York Post @nypost]

'Tuner' review: The most unique NYC crime thriller in a long time https://t.co/z10TDdhTCt

[Dan Carrillo Levy @DanFilm]

There’s an amazing film playing in theaters this weekend. #TUNER. A must-watch.

[Fandango @Fandango]

Dustin Hoffman shares how much he enjoyed his time working with Leo Woodall on their new film #Tuner, which is now playing in theaters!

Get tickets - https://t.co/cvL5PnNMKT

[Tom Chatalbash @TomChatalbash]

Please do yourself a favor and check out TUNER this weekend if it’s playing near you. This is a handsomely crafted, delightfully old fashioned crime thriller that hits the bullseye with pinpoint precision, deftly balancing its thrills with its infectious warmth. It deserves far more attention and more importantly more good word of mouth!

[TUNER @TunerFilm]

new york heard every note.

inside the nyc premiere of tuner with leo woodall, havana rose liu, tovah feldshuh and academy award® winner dustin hoffman.

now playing in ny and la. nationwide may 29.

get your tickets now! 🎟️

[Stephen Michael Brown @stephenatl]

“Tuner” is out in select theatres today, and it’s a great time. Enjoy a movie in the pockets of Memorial Day weekend! I’m seeing four in theatres if all goes well. Review of “Tuner” at https://t.co/R3xlxjfe6w

[Erik Davis @ErikDavis]

Throwing a big recommend at #Tuner. This and #Obsession were my two favorite films I watched at last year's Toronto Film Festival. TUNER is super unassuming, but very entertaining.

See it on the big screen if you can! Trust me, this is the kind of movie you're going to stumble across one day on streaming or on a plane and regret missing it when it first came out. Also you get a great Dustin Hoffman performance, too!

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Leo Woodall and Dustin Hoffman lead a thriller about a New York piano tuner who realizes his skills equip him for another, more lucrative pursuit: safe-cracking. https://t.co/ELPaNZJiuL

[Cinema Tweets @CinemaTweets1]

Leo Woodall is going to be a household name in short order. Woodall impressed the hell out of me in Tuner (🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟), as indicated by my review below. He also stood out in The White Lotus & last year’s film Nuremberg. This guy has star-potential. I think his ceiling is high.