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Ex-catholic. Jewish ancestry aficionado. Escaping persecution and racism in this life. Centrist..
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Suspected Terror Attack in Israel Leaves Nation on Edge as 3 Buses Explode A suspected terror attack in Israel rocked the nation earlier today, February 20, 2025, when three buses exploded in a parking lot in Bat Yam, a city just south of Tel Aviv.

HUMANITY WILL NEVER FORGET #NeverForgotten #NeverAgain

That's right! "For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion"

Eretz Israel @EretzIsrael "I'm here, I didn't give up" "You didn't give up on us, dad!" This is priceless 🎗️💙🤍

אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה

Never forget the 1.5 million Jewish children killed during the Holocaust. 💔 Never forget. #NeverAgain

Yes!

Thanks, those are excellent prayers. Released all hostages!

President Donald Trump received his first presidential benediction from Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman of Yeshiva University, who called for the release of all American and Israeli hostages held by Hamas. Via: @inside_IL_intel https://t.co/PtFtAGHHcx - https://x.com/Osint613/status/1881398574078103701

Three hostages released, praise God! May the rest be freed soon.

If Israel wanted genocide, why would they stop? Why agree to a ceasefire? Why trade terrorists for hostages?

Is "The Guardian" using "crisis actors" to tell the story of genocide?

Is it just me, or does the man appear perfectly calm until the camera turns to him?

Will all the hostages be released? I pray this war ends too, and soon, so many lives at stake.

Same father, hmm? I wonder what "book" said that. "Genetic Studies: Shared Haplogroups: The Y-chromosome haplogroup J, for example, is prevalent among both Jews and Arabs, indicating common paternal ancestry. Similarly, mitochondrial DNA haplogroups like K and N are found in both groups."

Fire in the Hollywood Hills near North Curson Avenue.

Non-Israelis have no right to tell Israelis what their reality is. We don't live among them, and we don't appreciate its intricate and unique society. There's a war against terror, Hamas, not a genocide against Palestinians. youtu.be/QcATzU09Kiw?...

Mainstream media should be ashamed. For over a year you accepted Hamas’ bogus numbers of casualties in Gaza war. nationalpost.com/news/hamas-v...

🚨ישראל העבירה לחמאס באמצעות מצרים מתווה מעודכן לעסקה לשחרור חטופים והפסקת אש בעזה. עקרונות המתווה אושרו בישיבה אצל רה"מ נתניהו ביום ראשון. הפרטים בכתבה ב-@WallaNews news.walla.co.il/item/3709490...

Today I learnt that the background music of The Black Eyed Pea’s “Pump It” is a traditional song of the Sephardic Jews. (Thanks to my Ladino teacher)

Palestinians attacked a church in Beit Sahour, near Bethlehem, because they started decorating for Christmas. The Christian population of Bethlehem dropped from 80% to under 10% in just 20 years.

Shabbat shalom to everyone who is praying for this war to end and for the hostages to come home. We may not all agree on the best way to make it happen, but none of us chose this, and we are all praying for peace 🕊️

So! No blue checks on bsky uh?

A 🧵 for all the non-Jews who think hating all Zionists is good, that Judaism and Zionism are two completely different incompatible things, and that Zionism is antisemitic.

Un poco más de música sefardí, a petición popular. Subtitulado para que se entienda. GrupoSephardica 'A la una yo nací' www.youtube.com/watch?v=clHs...

I'm not a mutt. I am a human being. Yet, I can claim ancestors from all over. Here is my genetic map. I pray for peace all over the world, not just Israel's, though I am truly a Sephardic descendant. I'm not ashamed of who I am. ✌️ ☮️ 🇮🇱

The thorny problem is this: Anti-Zionism is not inherently antisemitism, but many anti-Zionists are antisemites who use anti-Israel activism to launder their anti-Jewish prejudice. You see it on the right and you see it on the left. This corrupts the conversation. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...