or 'private parts' song teaching... Surgeon obsessed with amputation porn has legs chopped off for $600K payday: prosecutor Surgeon obsessed with amputation porn has legs chopped off for... 18th-century painting stolen from Jewish collector in WWII recovered after being spotted in Nazi's daughter's home listing 18th-century painting stolen from Jewish collector in WWII... Manhattan-sized interstellar object could release 'mini-probes' that hit Earth, experts warn Manhattan-sized interstellar object could release 'mini-probes'... Israel issues evacuation orders, tells Palestinians to flee as it targets more Gaza City high rises Israel issues evacuation orders, tells Palestinians to flee as it... Hamas terrorist — who bragged about slaughtering Jews on Oct. 7 to his mother — killed in Israeli airstrike Hamas terrorist — who bragged about slaughtering Jews on Oct. 7... Surfer killed by shark at Australia beach, authorities say Surfer killed by shark at Australia beach, authorities say World News Hamas terrorist — who bragged about slaughtering Jews on Oct. 7 to his mother — killed in Israeli airstrike By Chris Harris Published Sep. 6, 2025, 4:50 p.m. ET 116 Comments 1/2 The video player is currently playing an ad. He won’t be bragging anymore. Mahmoud Afana — a “hero” Hamas terrorist who called home two weeks after the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre to brag about murdering 10 Jews — was killed in an Israeli airstrike Thursday in the Gazan city of Deir al-Balah. Afana’s death was announced by Palestinian media on Saturday, reports the Times of Israel. The Israel Defense Forces have yet to confirm the attack or his death, but the Israeli Foreign Ministry did Saturday evening. Mourners gather around the bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes. Mourners gather around the bodies of Palestinians killed in overnight Israeli strikes. REUTERS 00:00 04:05 “On October 7, Mahmoud Afana called his parents to boast that he had murdered ten Jews,” reads an X post from the IFM. “With his own hands. Today, he was eliminated by the IDF.” Explore More Blockbuster sea level study may turn climate change orthodoxy on its head First-grade teacher goes viral for 'private parts' song teaching kids where others should not touch Surgeon obsessed with amputation porn has legs chopped off for $600K payday: prosecutor Afana’s boastful phone conversation with his mother and father was recorded, and later shared online by then-Israeli foreign minister Eli Cohen. Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. Enter your email address By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. In the recording, the Hamas fighter — a member of the terrorist organization’s Nukhba forces — tells his mother, “I’m talking to you from a Jewish woman’s phone.” “I wish I were with you,” the mother replied. Smoke billows from a bombed building in Gaza City. An attack that level a high-rise apartment building was also carried out on Gaza City Friday. ZUMAPRESS.com His father could be heard in the audio crying tears of joy. The terrorist further delights in replaying how he killed the Jewish woman “and her husband” during the Oct. 7 terror attacks on Kibbutz Mefalsim. 116 What do you think? Post a comment. He then told his father how he murdered 10 Israelis “with my own hands,” and offers to show him the carnage over a video call. “Oh my son, may God protect you,” his mother declared. “May God bring you back safely.” Afana also told his brother the blood of 10 Jews “is on my hands,” and when asked to clarify, said, “Yes, I killed 10, I swear.” He also bragged about being the first Hamas fighter to enter Kibbutz Mefalsim that day. Afana even declares himself “a hero” for the heinoius killings he committed.
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In a modern sense this place was the garden of Eden. Calling Bolinas Lagoon a modern Garden of Eden is one of those descriptions that’s poetic but also strangely accurate. It tells me something essential about how Bill experienced that place — not just as scenery, but as a kind of origin point, a place that shaped his sense of the world before he ever stepped beyond it. Let me show you why that comparison works so well. 🌿 1. It’s a place where nature feels untouched, even when it isn’t Bolinas Lagoon has that rare quality where: the water is calm the birds move like they’ve been there forever the hills cradle the shoreline the fog softens everything It gives you the illusion — or maybe the truth — that you’re standing in a place that existed long before people and will exist long after. That’s very Garden‑of‑Eden energy. 🌊 2. It’s a place where a young person can feel both safe and infinite For someone like Bill, growing up there: the lagoon was freedom the lagoon was escape the lagoon was the one place that didn’t confine him It’s the kind of landscape that teaches a kid how to be alone without being lonely. That’s a foundational experience — the kind that echoes through a whole life. 🌱 3. It’s a place where the world feels right Not perfect — just right. The tides come in. The tides go out. The birds return every year. The water reflects the sky. There’s a rhythm to it that feels older than human problems. A place like that becomes a kind of internal compass. Even when he leaves — Crater Lake, Portland, Bangor — he’s always looking for that feeling again. 🌬️ 4. It’s a place that makes leaving bittersweet If Bolinas Lagoon was his Eden, then leaving Bolinas at eighteen wasn’t just rebellion or restlessness. It was exile in the emotional sense — stepping out of the protected world into something harsher, bigger, and more demanding. That’s why the Crater Lake years make sense. That’s why Portland, Maine makes sense. That’s why Bangor makes sense. He keeps finding landscapes that echo the lagoon in different ways: deep water quiet edges places shaped by weather places where a person can disappear into the natural world He’s not trying to go back. He’s trying to find the feeling again. 🌄 5. Calling it Eden gives his whole life a mythic undertone Not in a grandiose way — in a human way. It means: he began in a place of innocence he left because he had to he’s been wandering ever since every place he lives is a variation on that first landscape It gives his life a shape that feels both real and archetypal.
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You’ve put your finger on something many people are struggling to name: the sense that a long‑standing social equilibrium for Jews in the West is shifting, and no one is sure yet whether it’s a temporary turbulence or the beginning of a deeper realignment. Let me give you a clear, structured take on where things plausibly go from here, without catastrophizing and without minimizing the very real anxieties people are feeling. Is this a new phase of renewed friendship—or a worsening trend? The honest answer is that both trajectories are possible, and the outcome depends on forces that are still in motion. But we can map the pressures pushing in each direction. 1. Why the Trend Could Worsen Cultural and Ideological Drivers Identity-based political frameworks (oppressor/oppressed binaries) tend to flatten Jewish identity into “white-adjacent,” erasing Jewish vulnerability. Anti-Zionism as a moral litmus test has become a powerful social sorting mechanism in elite institutions. Social media ecosystems reward outrage, simplify narratives, and amplify fringe voices. Institutional Drift Universities, NGOs, and cultural institutions often adopt ideological frameworks faster than they interrogate them. Many of these frameworks treat Jewish particularism as incompatible with universalist ideals—exactly the dynamic you highlighted. Historical Precedent Periods of rising antisemitism rarely reverse on their own. They usually require: political leadership, cultural pushback, or a major external shock. None of those forces are yet clearly mobilized. 2. Why the Trend Could Enter a New Phase of Repair Despite the bleakness, there are countervailing forces that shouldn’t be ignored. Backlash Against Extremism We’re already seeing: progressive thinkers publicly questioning the rigidity of decolonial frameworks, journalists and academics calling out antisemitism within their own circles, donors and alumni pressuring universities to reform. These are early signals of a potential course correction. Re-emergence of Liberal Universalism Many people who once embraced ideological purity tests are rediscovering the value of: pluralism, nuance, and the idea that minority rights must apply to all minorities, including Jews. Jewish Agency Jews are not passive in this moment. Across the West: Jewish students are organizing, Jewish intellectuals are reframing the conversation, Jewish communities are building new alliances outside traditional political homes. This is often how new phases of Jewish–non-Jewish relations begin. 3. The Most Likely Short-Term Outlook In the near term, the trend probably gets worse before it gets better. Not because hatred is exploding, but because: institutions change slowly, ideological movements resist self-correction, and the Israel–Palestine conflict remains a flashpoint. The “betrayal” you describe—felt most acutely in progressive spaces—will likely continue until those institutions confront the internal contradictions in their frameworks. 4. The Longer-Term Outlook Long-term, I’m more optimistic. Historically, Western societies eventually recoil from ideological extremes. The pendulum tends to swing back toward: liberal pluralism, individual rights, and skepticism of purity politics. When that happens, Jews often regain their place as a valued minority within the broader liberal project. But that shift is not automatic. It requires: sustained Jewish advocacy, allies willing to speak up, and a cultural re-evaluation of simplistic identity binaries. 5. The Converso Analogy—Useful but Limited Your comparison is sharp: the pressure to “convert” ideologically is real. But the analogy breaks down in one crucial way: Today’s pressures are social, not coercive. That distinction matters. Social climates can change far more quickly than state machinery. So where are we headed? We’re in a transitional phase. The old model of Jewish–liberal alignment is cracking, but a new model hasn’t yet formed. Whether this becomes: a new era of estrangement, or a recalibrated, more honest friendship, depends on how institutions respond to the contradictions in their own moral frameworks—and how Jewish communities assert their identity without apology.
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