I’ve been busy, so did they find the holocaustages yet? I heard they managed to find an American/Israeli in time for Trump‘s visit, but that’s about it lately.
Hamas attacks Israel
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They could wander around yelling “Marco?” & wait for the corresponding “Polo!” or some Jewish equivalent there of.
Holy Hell, I’ve got the theme song to Laverne & Shirley playing in my head now!!
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Israel News, Thursday, 15.05.2025
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At least 106 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on Thursday, local health officials told Al Jazeera. U.S. President Trump said that he'd like the U.S. to "take" Gaza and "make it a freedom zone." The Trump administration is applying heavy pressure on Israel and Hamas to reach a breakthrough in truce talks in the coming days, an Israeli official told Haaretz. Following a security update with PM Netanyahu, opposition leader Yair Lapid said that Israel is "one security cabinet decision away from a deal." Hamas is holding direct talks with the U.S., a senior organization official told Sky News. Israeli security forces are searching for a gunman who shot and killed a pregnant Israeli woman in the West Bank on Wednesday night.
■ GAZA: At least 106 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on Thursday, local health officials told Al Jazeera.
U.S. President Trump said in Doha that he'd like the U.S. to "take" Gaza and "make it a freedom zone, let some good things happen. Put people in homes where they can be safe," adding that "Hamas is going to have to be dealt with."
The Hamas-run Health Ministry said that the European Hospital in Khan Yunis is out of commission following Israeli strikes on Tuesday that killed at least 16 Palestinians. The IDF said the attack was an assassination attempt on Hamas' leader in Gaza, Mohammed Sinwar. The ministry said that the hospital was the only one in the Strip "providing medical check-ups for cancer patients."
On Monday, the IDF said it had uncovered a terror tunnel at the hospital, but aerial footage it released showed a tunnel located beneath a nearby school. Dozens of videos from the strike have been released, but none show damage to the school, only to the hospital grounds.
The IDF Spokesperson's Unit said that the tunnel extended beneath both the hospital and the adjacent area highlighted in the footage. An Israeli security source confirmed that incorrect footage of the tunnel had been circulated, but the IDF maintains that the school is considered part of the hospital complex due to its proximity.
The IDF and Shin Bet killed the head of Hamas' military wing, Jasser Hussein Ali Shamiya, an IDF spokesman said.
"No enemy – especially Hamas – can be defeated solely through military means aimed at ending the war. The messianists leading Israel's government seem invested in an unending, apocalyptic war. But what about the IDF Chief of Staff, whose job is to assess, professionally and operationally, the feasibility of destroying Hamas? I am asking you, Eyal Zamir. Is it reasonable to believe that what was unattainable for the previous Chief of Staff and for all the brigade commanders who fought bravely in Gaza is suddenly within reach for Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir? After all, the government is the same" – Omer Bar-Lev
■ HOSTAGES/CEASE-FIRE: The Trump administration is applying heavy pressure on Israel and Hamas to reach a breakthrough leading to a hostage/cease-fire deal, an Israeli official told Haaretz, adding that "no progress has been made in the talks," just a day after the Israeli negotiating team landed in Doha.
Senior Israeli politicians said they expect most of the pressure on both sides to come over the next two days, until the end of Trump's visit in Qatar and the UAE. Palestinian sources said that Hamas has shown readiness to agree to disarmament and relinquish control of the Strip, provided Israel stops the war and withdraws its forces from Gaza.
Hamas said that Netanyahu is undermining "mediation efforts through deliberate military escalation, showing indifference to his captives, endangering their lives." Later on Thursday, a senior member of Hamas' politburo told Sky News that the organization is holding direct talks with the U.S. on a cease-fire deal.
Following a security update with Netanyahu, Israel's opposition leader Yair Lapid came to Hostage Square in Tel Aviv and said that "We can make a hostage deal – we're one security cabinet decision away from a deal." Lapid added that he would give Netanyahu "a full political safety net" for such a deal.
Qatari PM Mohammed Al Thani told CNN that Israel's attacks in Gaza this week signal that they are not interested in a cease-fire, that a U.S.-backed humanitarian aid distribution plan for Gaza was unnecessary, and that the UN should be allowed to deliver aid.
U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff told The Atlantic that Hamas' conduct in the last few month "has been so poor," and that any long term solution in Gaza must include the organization's "total demilitarization."
Adi Alexander, whose son Edan was released from Hamas captivity on Monday, told the New York Times that his son was handcuffed, beaten and interrogated during his time in Gaza. Alexander said that the IDF's constant bombing of the Gaza Strip shook the tunnels "like an earthquake," and that at one point Edan was injured in his shoulder after a tunnel collapsed around him.
"The tectonic movements generated by Trump in the Middle East have not yet been internalized in Israel, which is engaged in tactical operations and taking pride in local achievements, such as the as-yet unverified assassination of Mohammed Sinwar, or the bombing of ports in Yemen, with most of its energy invested in preserving the coalition's power. Israel is not prepared for a new nuclear accord with Iran. It has no diplomatic plan for resolving the war in Gaza or the Palestinian issue in general, as the international envelope surrounding Israel, including the American one, is gradually cracking, some of it falling off completely" – Zvi Bar'el
■ WEST BANK: Tzeela Gez, an Israeli woman from the settlement of Bruchin, was killed in a shooting attack Wednesday night while on her way to give birth. Her husband was lightly wounded. The Rabin Medical Center said doctors performed a Caesarean section and delivered the baby in serious but stable condition, adding that despite extensive efforts, they were unable to save Tzeela's life. Israeli security forces are still searching for the shooter, who opened fire at the couple while hiding on the side of the road.
Later on Thursday, the IDF and the Shin Bet that they killed "five terrorists" in an exchange of fire in the West Bank village of Kfar Tamun, north of Nablus.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich responded to the shooting attack by saying that "Just as we are flattening Rafah, Khan Yunis and Gaza, we have to flatten the terror hubs" in the West Bank.
■ LEBANON: Reports in Lebanon said that an Israeli drone struck a vehicle in the south of the country. The IDF later said it struck a Hezbollah operative who was attempting to rehabilitate "terror infrastructure" in southern Lebanon.
■ ISRAEL: Germany's Lufthansa Group said it has suspended flights to Israel until May 25 due to ongoing security concerns. The suspension affects all airlines in the group including Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, SWISS and Eurowings.
Israel News, Thursday, 15.05.2025
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At least 106 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on Thursday, local health officials told Al Jazeera. U.S. President Trump said that he'd like the U.S. to "take" Gaza and "make it a freedom zone." The Trump administration is applying heavy pressure on Israel and Hamas to reach a breakthrough in truce talks in the coming days, an Israeli official told Haaretz. Following a security update with PM Netanyahu, opposition leader Yair Lapid said that Israel is "one security cabinet decision away from a deal." Hamas is holding direct talks with the U.S., a senior organization official told Sky News. Israeli security forces are searching for a gunman who shot and killed a pregnant Israeli woman in the West Bank on Wednesday night.
■ GAZA: At least 106 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on Thursday, local health officials told Al Jazeera.
U.S. President Trump said in Doha that he'd like the U.S. to "take" Gaza and "make it a freedom zone, let some good things happen. Put people in homes where they can be safe," adding that "Hamas is going to have to be dealt with."
The Hamas-run Health Ministry said that the European Hospital in Khan Yunis is out of commission following Israeli strikes on Tuesday that killed at least 16 Palestinians. The IDF said the attack was an assassination attempt on Hamas' leader in Gaza, Mohammed Sinwar. The ministry said that the hospital was the only one in the Strip "providing medical check-ups for cancer patients."
On Monday, the IDF said it had uncovered a terror tunnel at the hospital, but aerial footage it released showed a tunnel located beneath a nearby school. Dozens of videos from the strike have been released, but none show damage to the school, only to the hospital grounds.
The IDF Spokesperson's Unit said that the tunnel extended beneath both the hospital and the adjacent area highlighted in the footage. An Israeli security source confirmed that incorrect footage of the tunnel had been circulated, but the IDF maintains that the school is considered part of the hospital complex due to its proximity.
The IDF and Shin Bet killed the head of Hamas' military wing, Jasser Hussein Ali Shamiya, an IDF spokesman said.
"No enemy – especially Hamas – can be defeated solely through military means aimed at ending the war. The messianists leading Israel's government seem invested in an unending, apocalyptic war. But what about the IDF Chief of Staff, whose job is to assess, professionally and operationally, the feasibility of destroying Hamas? I am asking you, Eyal Zamir. Is it reasonable to believe that what was unattainable for the previous Chief of Staff and for all the brigade commanders who fought bravely in Gaza is suddenly within reach for Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir? After all, the government is the same" – Omer Bar-Lev
■ HOSTAGES/CEASE-FIRE: The Trump administration is applying heavy pressure on Israel and Hamas to reach a breakthrough leading to a hostage/cease-fire deal, an Israeli official told Haaretz, adding that "no progress has been made in the talks," just a day after the Israeli negotiating team landed in Doha.
Senior Israeli politicians said they expect most of the pressure on both sides to come over the next two days, until the end of Trump's visit in Qatar and the UAE. Palestinian sources said that Hamas has shown readiness to agree to disarmament and relinquish control of the Strip, provided Israel stops the war and withdraws its forces from Gaza.
Hamas said that Netanyahu is undermining "mediation efforts through deliberate military escalation, showing indifference to his captives, endangering their lives." Later on Thursday, a senior member of Hamas' politburo told Sky News that the organization is holding direct talks with the U.S. on a cease-fire deal.
Following a security update with Netanyahu, Israel's opposition leader Yair Lapid came to Hostage Square in Tel Aviv and said that "We can make a hostage deal – we're one security cabinet decision away from a deal." Lapid added that he would give Netanyahu "a full political safety net" for such a deal.
Qatari PM Mohammed Al Thani told CNN that Israel's attacks in Gaza this week signal that they are not interested in a cease-fire, that a U.S.-backed humanitarian aid distribution plan for Gaza was unnecessary, and that the UN should be allowed to deliver aid.
U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff told The Atlantic that Hamas' conduct in the last few month "has been so poor," and that any long term solution in Gaza must include the organization's "total demilitarization."
Adi Alexander, whose son Edan was released from Hamas captivity on Monday, told the New York Times that his son was handcuffed, beaten and interrogated during his time in Gaza. Alexander said that the IDF's constant bombing of the Gaza Strip shook the tunnels "like an earthquake," and that at one point Edan was injured in his shoulder after a tunnel collapsed around him.
"The tectonic movements generated by Trump in the Middle East have not yet been internalized in Israel, which is engaged in tactical operations and taking pride in local achievements, such as the as-yet unverified assassination of Mohammed Sinwar, or the bombing of ports in Yemen, with most of its energy invested in preserving the coalition's power. Israel is not prepared for a new nuclear accord with Iran. It has no diplomatic plan for resolving the war in Gaza or the Palestinian issue in general, as the international envelope surrounding Israel, including the American one, is gradually cracking, some of it falling off completely" – Zvi Bar'el
■ WEST BANK: Tzeela Gez, an Israeli woman from the settlement of Bruchin, was killed in a shooting attack Wednesday night while on her way to give birth. Her husband was lightly wounded. The Rabin Medical Center said doctors performed a Caesarean section and delivered the baby in serious but stable condition, adding that despite extensive efforts, they were unable to save Tzeela's life. Israeli security forces are still searching for the shooter, who opened fire at the couple while hiding on the side of the road.
Later on Thursday, the IDF and the Shin Bet that they killed "five terrorists" in an exchange of fire in the West Bank village of Kfar Tamun, north of Nablus.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich responded to the shooting attack by saying that "Just as we are flattening Rafah, Khan Yunis and Gaza, we have to flatten the terror hubs" in the West Bank.
■ LEBANON: Reports in Lebanon said that an Israeli drone struck a vehicle in the south of the country. The IDF later said it struck a Hezbollah operative who was attempting to rehabilitate "terror infrastructure" in southern Lebanon.
■ ISRAEL: Germany's Lufthansa Group said it has suspended flights to Israel until May 25 due to ongoing security concerns. The suspension affects all airlines in the group including Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, SWISS and Eurowings.
Man on bail at Toronto mosque faces accusation of fear of terrorism
The 32-year-old Yemeni man is also accused of uttering death threats to cops at Pearson airport
Author of the article:Joe Warmington
Published May 15, 2025 • Last updated 37 minutes ago • 4 minute read
A facebook photo of a man facing accusations of fear of terrorism and uttering threats to police at Pearson airport.
A facebook photo of a man facing accusations of fear of terrorism and uttering threats to police at Pearson airport.
Days before the RCMP picked up a Kitchener man believed to be planning to travel abroad to join an international terror organization, he was arrested at Pearson International Airport for allegedly making death threats to police officers, the Toronto Sun has learned.
Husam Taha Ali Al-Sewaiee, who has lived in Canada for a number of years but is originally from Yemen, was charged on April 15 after allegedly uttering threats toward officers and released on an undertaking to appear at a later date in court for that allegation.
A Peel Regional Police spokesperson confirmed “the information we have is the individual was arrested by PRP on April 15th for uttering threats” and was charged. These charges have yet to be tested in court. A court date on the uttering threats charge has not yet been set.
No weapons were seized and no one was hurt in the incident at the airport.
It’s unclear if Taha Ali Al-Sewaiee was at Pearson as part of his alleged plan to leave Canada. But what is clear is “red flags went off” when he was detained there after a confrontation where “utterances” were allegedly made and that information was shared with federal authorities.
This incident occurred nine days before the deadly police shooting of a man at Pearson – something now being probed by the province’s Special Investigations Unit. Needless to say, it has been a difficult year at the airport for police.
“Our officers were not physically harmed, acted very professionally and arranged for the man to be taken to hospital for a mental health assessment,” Peel Regional Police Association President Adrian Woolley said. “At this point, this is a matter in the hands of investigators.”
Four days after Taha Ali Al-Sewaiee was arrested at Pearson, on April 19, he was before a Brampton court facing what court documents say is an application for a peace bond under Section Number 810.01ccc, of the Criminal Code of Canada which is granted for a “fear of terrorism offence” where “a person who fears on reasonable grounds that another person may commit a terrorism offence may, with the Attorney General’s consent, lay an information before a provincial court judge.”
Al-Sewaiee is not facing any terrorism charges.
His case has also not been tested in court and police say this is an open file that remains under investigation.
But court documents show the 32-year-old, who has told people he was soon to become a Canadian citizen and who has been seen at pro-Gaza protests in Toronto since the Oct. 7th slaughter in Israel, has been held over in a special arrangement approved by the court to reside under bail conditions at a North Toronto mosque after an approved surety posted a $1,000 bond.
The conditions state he can only leave the mosque “when you are in the company of your surety” or with “written permission” for specific purposes including going to court or for medical reasons. He also can’t be “within 300 metres of any airport or Candian border” and he had to “surrender” his “passport or travel documents.”
B’nai Brith Canada declined to comment on the court proceedings in this matter. But on the overall concern of potential danger to Canadians, they have expressed deep concern.
“Our federal government must address the dangerous weaknesses plaguing Canada’s immigration and national security systems,” B’nai Brith Director of Research and Advocacy Richard Robertson said. “Those who demonstrate signs of, or appear to have a predisposition towards, radicalization should never be permitted to enter our country let alone to obtain citizenship. Urgent action is needed to stop the spread of radicalization.”
A photo of a man facing accusations of fear of terrorism and uttering threats to police at Pearson airport.
A photo of a man facing accusations of fear of terrorism and uttering threats to police at Pearson airport.
Meir Weinstein, of Israel Now, also declined comment on the bail arrangement but did say, “I recognize him from pro-Palestine protests” but “have no recollection of having any issues or problems with him.”
“We are reviewing our photographs and videos and will work with law enforcement if they need any help,” he added.
Ontario’s office of the Attorney General has not so far commented on this move by the court.
But in light of alleged threats against police, as well as fear of terrorism, it would be good to know from Attorney General Doug Downey if the accused man’s bail conditions can be reviewed in the interest of ensuring public safety.
This is the court document outlining the bail conditions for a Yemini man who is being held for fear of terrorism and for allegedly threatening Peel cops
This is the court document outlining the bail conditions for a Yemini man who is being held for fear of terrorism and for allegedly threatening Peel cops.
This seems like uncharted legal and justice waters. It’s unknown if a person before the courts on the fear or terrorism, or any serious criminal allegation, has ever been released on bail to a place of worship before. Is this the appropriate place to house somebody before the courts on such serious matters?
Sources say it was felt this was the best option available for the court since it did not want to have him under house arrest at a previous Kitchener address.
Several police officers told the Sun there is curiosity if this move to send a person before the courts to reside at a mosque sets a precedent that could see this being requested in future cases. This mosque is not a stand-alone structure but in a complex with other businesses and appears to have both a prayer hall and an apartment as part of it.
Calls to the mosque for comment were unsuccessful.
But, sources say, police bail compliance professionals will do compliance reviews like they do with anybody released on bail conditions.
For now, this is where this man accused of fear of terrorism and uttering threats to police calls home.
jwarmington@postmedia.com
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The 32-year-old Yemeni man is also accused of uttering death threats to cops at Pearson airport
Author of the article:Joe Warmington
Published May 15, 2025 • Last updated 37 minutes ago • 4 minute read
A facebook photo of a man facing accusations of fear of terrorism and uttering threats to police at Pearson airport.
A facebook photo of a man facing accusations of fear of terrorism and uttering threats to police at Pearson airport.
Days before the RCMP picked up a Kitchener man believed to be planning to travel abroad to join an international terror organization, he was arrested at Pearson International Airport for allegedly making death threats to police officers, the Toronto Sun has learned.
Husam Taha Ali Al-Sewaiee, who has lived in Canada for a number of years but is originally from Yemen, was charged on April 15 after allegedly uttering threats toward officers and released on an undertaking to appear at a later date in court for that allegation.
A Peel Regional Police spokesperson confirmed “the information we have is the individual was arrested by PRP on April 15th for uttering threats” and was charged. These charges have yet to be tested in court. A court date on the uttering threats charge has not yet been set.
No weapons were seized and no one was hurt in the incident at the airport.
It’s unclear if Taha Ali Al-Sewaiee was at Pearson as part of his alleged plan to leave Canada. But what is clear is “red flags went off” when he was detained there after a confrontation where “utterances” were allegedly made and that information was shared with federal authorities.
This incident occurred nine days before the deadly police shooting of a man at Pearson – something now being probed by the province’s Special Investigations Unit. Needless to say, it has been a difficult year at the airport for police.
“Our officers were not physically harmed, acted very professionally and arranged for the man to be taken to hospital for a mental health assessment,” Peel Regional Police Association President Adrian Woolley said. “At this point, this is a matter in the hands of investigators.”
Four days after Taha Ali Al-Sewaiee was arrested at Pearson, on April 19, he was before a Brampton court facing what court documents say is an application for a peace bond under Section Number 810.01ccc, of the Criminal Code of Canada which is granted for a “fear of terrorism offence” where “a person who fears on reasonable grounds that another person may commit a terrorism offence may, with the Attorney General’s consent, lay an information before a provincial court judge.”
Al-Sewaiee is not facing any terrorism charges.
His case has also not been tested in court and police say this is an open file that remains under investigation.
But court documents show the 32-year-old, who has told people he was soon to become a Canadian citizen and who has been seen at pro-Gaza protests in Toronto since the Oct. 7th slaughter in Israel, has been held over in a special arrangement approved by the court to reside under bail conditions at a North Toronto mosque after an approved surety posted a $1,000 bond.
The conditions state he can only leave the mosque “when you are in the company of your surety” or with “written permission” for specific purposes including going to court or for medical reasons. He also can’t be “within 300 metres of any airport or Candian border” and he had to “surrender” his “passport or travel documents.”
B’nai Brith Canada declined to comment on the court proceedings in this matter. But on the overall concern of potential danger to Canadians, they have expressed deep concern.
“Our federal government must address the dangerous weaknesses plaguing Canada’s immigration and national security systems,” B’nai Brith Director of Research and Advocacy Richard Robertson said. “Those who demonstrate signs of, or appear to have a predisposition towards, radicalization should never be permitted to enter our country let alone to obtain citizenship. Urgent action is needed to stop the spread of radicalization.”
A photo of a man facing accusations of fear of terrorism and uttering threats to police at Pearson airport.
A photo of a man facing accusations of fear of terrorism and uttering threats to police at Pearson airport.
Meir Weinstein, of Israel Now, also declined comment on the bail arrangement but did say, “I recognize him from pro-Palestine protests” but “have no recollection of having any issues or problems with him.”
“We are reviewing our photographs and videos and will work with law enforcement if they need any help,” he added.
Ontario’s office of the Attorney General has not so far commented on this move by the court.
But in light of alleged threats against police, as well as fear of terrorism, it would be good to know from Attorney General Doug Downey if the accused man’s bail conditions can be reviewed in the interest of ensuring public safety.
This is the court document outlining the bail conditions for a Yemini man who is being held for fear of terrorism and for allegedly threatening Peel cops
This is the court document outlining the bail conditions for a Yemini man who is being held for fear of terrorism and for allegedly threatening Peel cops.
This seems like uncharted legal and justice waters. It’s unknown if a person before the courts on the fear or terrorism, or any serious criminal allegation, has ever been released on bail to a place of worship before. Is this the appropriate place to house somebody before the courts on such serious matters?
Sources say it was felt this was the best option available for the court since it did not want to have him under house arrest at a previous Kitchener address.
Several police officers told the Sun there is curiosity if this move to send a person before the courts to reside at a mosque sets a precedent that could see this being requested in future cases. This mosque is not a stand-alone structure but in a complex with other businesses and appears to have both a prayer hall and an apartment as part of it.
Calls to the mosque for comment were unsuccessful.
But, sources say, police bail compliance professionals will do compliance reviews like they do with anybody released on bail conditions.
For now, this is where this man accused of fear of terrorism and uttering threats to police calls home.
jwarmington@postmedia.com
WARMINGTON: Man on bail at Toronto mosque faces accusation of fear of terrorism
Days before the RCMP picked up a Yemini man planning to travel to allegedly join an terror organization, he was arrested at Pearson airport for allegedly threatening cops.