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In the wake of the latest UN resolution, calling for an humanitarian truce but, predictably,  omitting to demand a ceasefire from Hamas and the return of hostages, and the pro-Palestinian demonstration in London where protestors called for an intifada from London to Gaza, it is time to hold the UN to account for its shameful partisanship. Please see the link below to my ‘Times of Israel’ blog. Best wishes, Am Yisrael Chai! Peter Beyfus https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/put-not-your-trust-in-princes-psalm-146/  ...

For Israel’s medical clowns, getting a giggle has never been a tougher sell With the whole country traumatized — including themselves — ‘Dream Doctors’ do their best to therapeutically raise the spirits of the war wounded and displaced By RENEE GHERT-ZAND 26 October 2023,   Dream Doctors medical clowns peform a pretend wedding for a nurse and her fiancé, who had to cancel their real wedding because of the Israel-Hamas war. Sheba Medical Center, October 2023. (Dream Doctors) Iris Lia Sofer’s usual medical clown name is “Olive Emla.” But for now, she salutes anyone she sees at Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv, and identifies herself as “Head of the Red Nose Command.” Sick children and wounded soldiers laugh at this as she visits with them and tries to take their minds off the nation’s war with Hamas in Gaza and their personal pain. Sofer and fellow medical clowns David Barashi (“Dush”) and Moshe Twito (“Tito”) told The Times of Israel that the weeks since October 7 have been...

The "humanitarian" fallacy Pressure on Israel to allow aid into Gaza is pressure to allow aid to Hamas MELANIE PHILLIPS OCT 24 Hamas fuel tanks, Gaza The issue of allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza has become yet another stick with which western “liberals” and their media mouthpieces are choosing — sickeningly — to beat up the target of genocidal attack, the State of Israel. The premise upon which their criticism is based is, as ever from these usual suspects, ignorant and shallow. By refusing to allow in humanitarian aid, they scold, Israel is in breach of international law. For a magisterial take-down of this charge, watch this interview with British international lawyer Natasha Hausdorff. With calm politeness, she schooled the BBC’s Katya Adler in what the law actually requires in these circumstances, how Israel is observing this law to the letter and the singular perversity of Adler’s BBC mindset. It was a master class in telling truth to moral idiocy. In the Wall Street Journal, law professor Eugene Kontorovich similarly pointed out that international law...

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Please READ and SIGN IF YOU WISH TO : Click on the link and scroll to the very end of the page to add your signature. The October Declaration – British Friends of Israel...

Israeli thriller 'Trust No One' sold to Netflix "Trust No One" is regarded in Israel as one of Keshet’s most anticipated series in years. Keshet International has sold the Israeli thriller series Trust No One to Netflix.The series will premiere in Israel on both Netflix and Keshet 12 in November and will be shown in 19 countries. Produced by Shenhar Productions and co-created by a team of Israel’s most acclaimed and prolific writer/producers that includes Ron Leshem (Euphoria, Valley of the Tears, Red Skies), Amit Cohen (False Flag, The Gordin Cell, No Man’s Land), Daniel Amsel (Valley of the Tears, Euphoria, Traitor), and Ofir Lobel (What A Wonderful Country, Black Space), Trust No One is regarded in Israel as one of Keshet’s most anticipated series in years. Lobel also directed the series What is Trust No One about? Trust No One stars Yehuda Levi, who recently appeared in East Side and A Body That Works, and who starred in such movies as The Wonders and Yossi & Jagger. He plays the youngest head of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) in history. When the agency is...

Israel-Palestine: Time for a serious rethink OCT 22, 2023, 12:59 AM On the day of the big rally in London in which Anglo-Jewry demands the release of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas terrorists, I wrote a blog challenging the West’s thinking about the Israel-Palestinian conflict. You may agree or disagree with my views, but there is need for some radical thinking - there can be no going back! Am Yisrael Chai! Peter ABOUT THE AUTHOR Peter John Beyfus is an historian, published author, poet, and a person who prides himself on “thinking outside the box”. I have written many essays on Jewish themes, published in various journals, including ‘Wessex Jewish News’ and ‘Westminster Quarterly’, the magazine of Westminster Synagogue, London. With pro-Palestinian protests taking place in major cities across the globe, what do the placards and flag-waving tell us about the mindset of these demonstrators? Slogans such as “Free Palestine”, “Liberate Palestine” and “From the River to the Sea” reinforce the idea that Israel has no right...

With the current situation as it is, we all need to think of our own psychological wellbeing.   Please find the link below to a leaflet “Top tips on how to manage your anxiety and maintain psychological wellbeing” prepared by two top psychologists, Dr Nikki Scheiner and Dr Amanda Lurie, that should benefit all..   Please click on the link: Top Tips for Psychological Wellbeing.pdf  ...

Chief Rabbi Mirvis  Thank you to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales for this message of solidarity with the Jewish Community and wishes for a better future for all. ...