Steven Farber
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Steven Farber
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Burying his son, Itay Chen’s father vows to pursue ‘those responsible for Oct. 7 catastrophe’
Ruby Chen demands state inquiry: ‘Whole nation waits for answers’;
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Burying his son, Itay Chen’s father vows to pursue ‘those responsible for Oct. 7 catastrophe’
Ruby Chen demands state inquiry: 'Whole nation waits for answers'; Hagit Chen eulogizes her 'brave, funny, good-looking son,' laments she 'won't bake you cookies or set the table for 5 anymore'
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November 10, 2025 at 5:27 AM
‘Hero of Israel’: After 11 years in Hamas captivity, Lt. Hadar Goldin’s body brought home
Lamenting years of inaction by government, parents thank ‘IDF and no one else’ for long-awaited return,
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‘Hero of Israel’: After 11 years in Hamas captivity, Lt. Hadar Goldin’s body brought home
Lamenting years of inaction by government, parents thank 'IDF and no one else' for long-awaited return, which becomes a symbol of national resilience and remembrance
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November 10, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Can someone from Free Palestine (or even left liberals) explain how setting a fire at a concert has anything to do with Gaza

Protesters fire flares, cause chaos at Israel Philharmonic concert in Paris; 4 arrested

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Protesters fire flares, cause chaos at Israel Philharmonic concert in Paris; 4 arrested
Anti-Israel protester sets a chair on fire, prompting fight in the stalls and the musicians' evacuation from the hall, before performance resumes
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November 8, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Reposted by Steven Farber
7 November 1942 | Just over two weeks after his 7th birthday a Dutch Jewish boy Abraham Henselein was murdered in a gas chamber at Auschwitz II-Birkenau with 464 other Jews deported from #Westerbork. SS doctors did not select anyone from this transport for registration.
November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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8 November 1941 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Edward Jonas Ossendrijver, was born in Amsterdam.

In February 1944, he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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A short video of the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8
November 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Deceased hostage returned by Hamas identified as Tanzanian national Joshua Loitu Mollel
Mollel, 21, was at Kibbutz Nahal Oz as an agricultural intern on Oct. 7 - During its rampage Hamas spared no one it found within Israel
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Deceased hostage returned by Hamas identified as Tanzanian national Joshua Loitu Mollel
Mollel, 21, was at Kibbutz Nahal Oz as an agricultural intern on Oct. 7; Foreign Ministry says he was adopted into Israelis' hearts: 'We feel like one of our own is back'
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November 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM
‘I was torn apart, dying’: Rom Braslavski says captors sexually assaulted, tortured him
‘It was sexual violence, and its main purpose was to humiliate me,’ ex-hostage says.
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‘I was torn apart, dying’: Rom Braslavski says captors sexually assaulted, tortured him
'It was sexual violence, and its main purpose was to humiliate me,' ex-hostage says. 'I'd say to myself: 'I survived another day in hell. Tomorrow I'll wake up to another hell''
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November 6, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Bernie Sanders and Brad Lander seem wilfully blind to these concerns expressed by Rabbi Buchdahl

Leading NYC Reform rabbi warns about Mamdani -- and communal split stemming from election

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Leading NYC Reform rabbi warns about Mamdani — and communal split stemming from election
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl says mayoral candidate has contributed to 'abhorrent antisemitism,' but adds that the 'true danger' is a 'fracture in our Jewish family'
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November 2, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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30 October 1935 | A Jewish boy, Georges Halpern, was born in Vienna. After his mother, Séraphine, was hospitalised and had to separate from her son, Georges was taken to the Izieu children's home.

Deported to #Auschwitz with other children on 13 April 1944, and murdered in a gas chamber.
October 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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30 October 1939 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Selma Henriette Lievendag, was born in Hengelo.

In October 1942, she was deported to #Auschwitz. After the selection, she was murdered in a gas chamber together with her older brother Johan.
October 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Remains of deceased hostages Amiram Cooper 84, and Sahar Baruch, 25, returned to Israel
Cooper, an economist and poet, was a founder of Kibbutz Nir Oz; Baruch was an engineering student; both kidnapped from their kibbutzim on 10/7, killed in Gaza -
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Remains of deceased hostages Amiram Cooper 84, and Sahar Baruch, 25, returned to Israel
Cooper, an economist and poet, was a founder of Kibbutz Nir Oz; Baruch was an engineering student; both were kidnapped from their border kibbutzim in October 7 onslaught, killed in Gaza
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October 31, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Qatari PM - Hamas violated Gaza ceasefire

"Pressed on who specifically was responsible for Tuesday’s “violation,” al-Thani responded, “What happened yesterday — the attack on the Israeli soldiers — that’s basically a violation by the Palestinian party."

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Qatari PM indicates Hamas violated Gaza ceasefire with deadly attack on IDF
Speaking in New York, al-Thani also says Doha pushing terror group to acknowledge need for disarmament, criticizes Israel's treatment of Palestinian prisoners
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October 30, 2025 at 1:35 AM
There is something wrong with the left liberals, Free Palestine, JVP, SJP, who support this person's conduct.

NY antisemitic attacker sentenced to 17 months, with hundreds on hand to support him

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NY antisemitic attacker sentenced to 17 months, with hundreds on hand to support him
Federal judge's sentence of Tarek Bazrouk is near the maximum stipulated by plea deal; victim says he's 'grateful,' that decision will protect other Jews
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October 29, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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CONFIRMED: The coffin returned by Hamas last night contained additional remains of hostage Ofir Tzarfati, whose body was recovered by the IDF in December 2023.

Hamas not only continues to violate the ceasefire by holding the 13 fallen hostages, it is desecrating our dead.
October 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Hamas and its apologists and supporters in the West are despicable - And what do my left liberal colleagues who are associated with Free Palestine and JVP say about this conduct.

IDF releases full video of Hamas staging fake hostage remains recovery

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IDF releases full video of Hamas staging fake hostage remains recovery
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October 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
How can anyone think this was ok - the 5 hostages were kidnapped from a music festival on 10/7

'So good you're home': Discharged from hospital, 5 ex-hostages welcomed home by masses

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‘So good you’re home’: Discharged from hospital, 5 ex-hostages welcomed home by masses
Crowds across Israel wave flags and sing as Evyatar David, Guy Gilboa-Dalal, Eitan Mor, Segev Kalfon and Bar Kuperstein make triumphant return to their homes
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October 27, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Am I the only left liberal who finds it offensive the released terrorists are/were staying at a luxurious Egyptian hotel

Report finds 154 terrorists deported under Gaza truce living it up at 5-star Cairo hotel

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Report finds 154 terrorists deported under Gaza truce living it up at 5-star Cairo hotel
Daily Mail says worst offenders released under deal enjoying the pool and buffet alongside unsuspecting tourists at Marriott's Renaissance Cairo Mirage; unclear on whose dime
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October 26, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Take note -“I think it’s going to take a biblical miracle to try to really, truly transform [Gaza] ”.“Not because it cannot be done, but because you have a [Hamas] death cult that is engaged in a massive human sacrifice and is holding two million people hostage"
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The return of Hamas: With wave of executions, terror group reasserts control in Gaza
Residents tell ToI of a pattern of sometimes deadly militia-style activity by Hamas, and some tacitly back aspects of it: 'They’re on the ground, naturally they’ll rule'
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October 22, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The Free Palestine and Hamas apologists ought to read this op-ed - they most likely won't as it destroys their narrative

My Gaza is ready for peace. Hamas is trying to destroy it.

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Opinion | My Gaza is ready for peace. Hamas is trying to destroy it.
Trump’s ceasefire created two Gazas: one striving for a better future, the other ruled by fear.
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October 22, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Bodies of 85 year old Arie Zalmanowicz, from Kibbutz Nir Oz, and another Hamas hostage brought back to Israel
Family of second captive doesn’t immediately permit publication of name
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Bodies of Arie Zalmanowicz and another Hamas hostage brought back to Israel
Family of second captive doesn't immediately permit publication of name, as return of the pair's remains lowers the number of deceased captives held in Gaza to 13
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October 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
A realistic assessment from an expert, Yossi Alpher, of the situation in Gaza, Netanyahu, and Israeli politics

After the Deal: Hamas Plans to Beat Back All Contenders

Yossi Alpher — October 20, 2025
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After the Deal: Hamas Plans to Beat Back All Contenders — New Jewish Narrative
Yossi Alpher — October 20, 2025 Views and positions expressed here are those of the writer, and do not necessarily represent NJN's views and policy positions.
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October 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Hamas hands over body of hostage Tal Haimi, slain defending his kibbutz on Oct. 7
Father of four fought in Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak’s rapid response team; his youngest son was born 7 months after his death . . .
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Hamas hands over body of hostage Tal Haimi, slain defending his kibbutz on Oct. 7
Father of four fought in Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak's rapid response team; his youngest son was born 7 months after his death; 15 hostages' bodies still held in Gaza
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October 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Shohei Ohtani May Have Just Put Up The Best Game For Any Player in Major League History - Strikeouts and Homeruns
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Shohei Ohtani May Have Just Put Up The Best Game For Any Player in Major League History
YouTube video by Made The Cut
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October 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Slain hostage Bipin Joshi praised for October 7 heroism as his body flown to Nepal
Joshi, 23, deflected grenade in shelter, tried to save friends
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Slain hostage Bipin Joshi praised for October 7 heroism as his body flown to Nepal
Joshi, 23, deflected grenade in shelter, tried to save friends before he was abducted from Kibbutz Alumim; government's hostage point man: 'I'm sorry. It shouldn't have ended this way'
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October 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
2 soldiers killed, 3 wounded in attack on IDF troops in Gaza; in retaliatory strikes; major Hamas tunnel previously used to hold hostages struck, elite Hamas Nukhba commander said killed; terror group says it found body of hostage www.timesofisrael.com/2-soldiers-k...
2 soldiers killed, 3 wounded in attack on troops in Gaza; IDF launches wave of strikes on Hamas
21 said killed in retaliatory strikes; major Hamas tunnel previously used to hold hostages struck, elite Hamas Nukhba commander said killed; terror group says it found body of hostage
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October 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM