Why God? An impossible question. Yet it must be quested for, and then at some point may become very real, which goes beyond the idea of a question. So it is not meant to be a question. You just decide or not to decide.

Again I want to beg that the arts continue to be a brave frontier and not feared or dismantled in anyway.

Bill Hole could not believe his eyes. Then he lost himself in her completely!

They formed to wail over a power grab, and not only that they wept over nothing with fake tears, because the politics meant chew toys for all!

I went into the house of romance grabbed a love book and discovered a secret stair case that went to the hidden basement where a giant dildo collection was hid.

They stole from me like I was a money tree.

A humming bird was humming loud and shot from tree to tree. But no matter what, she wouldn't come back to me.

Nobel Peace Prize is deserved!

When you are happy and greeting your enemy as a friend who would kill you, and you are warned to be careful and to choose your friends wisely and something goes wrong, what do you expect when you cry wolf?

Chief Rabbi Of Ukraine Moshe Azman @RabbiUkraine · Aug 6 Yesterday, the United Nations Security Council held a special session dedicated to the fate of Israeli hostages who continue to be held by Hamas in Gaza. There was a great deal of hypocrisy and falsehood — but the truth was also spoken. “You taught the Palestinians propaganda and now you’re bombing Ukraine,” declared Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, addressing the representative of the Russian Federation at the UN Security Council. The minister also accused the speakers of lying. “It was laughable to hear the representative of the Russian Federation speak here after three and a half years of brutal aggression, the invasion of Ukraine, and the bombings endured by the civilian population in Kyiv and other cities,” he noted. Sa’ar reminded the council that the USSR and Russia had been the teachers of Palestinian terrorists. He also emphasized that the suffering of Gaza’s residents is not the result of Israel’s actions, but of Hamas, which seizes humanitarian aid from the population and deliberately maintains hunger and suffering to serve its own goals. “We are witnessing a world turned upside down. These media outlets are promoting anti-Israel propaganda. They shift the blame from the aggressor to the victim, from the perpetrators to those fighting evil on multiple fronts,” said the Israeli minister. Personally, I cannot remain silent when the truth is being distorted. When the world refuses to see the suffering of Israeli hostages but readily echoes Hamas’ lies. When even the images of emaciated Israelis held in captivity are nowhere to be found on the front pages of major international media. This is not just a case of double standards — it is a new wave of antisemitism, wrapped in the guise of pseudo-humanitarianism. I pray for the return of all the hostages. I pray for peace based on truth and justice!

The psychos using the internet need a nice psycho island.

I put up movies online and at least ten movies I showed were quickly nabbed by Hollywood for sequels. Never got a letter or anything. Just opportunistic greed.

Hamas may have raped dead women. Sure that's awful, yea, really bad. Morally, ethically and spiritually. Plus scrolling such things won't happen. I suppose you just have to imagine it. Then decide who are the bad guys really?

It's not easy being a bit odd, but it's harder than pretending to be perfect.

5 of 8,590 Netanyahu's Gaza plan faces heat at home and abroad Inbox Jewish Insider Daily Kickoff Unsubscribe 4:24 AM (5 hours ago) to me Read the online version of the Daily Kickoff August 8th, 2025 Good Friday morning. In today’s Daily Kickoff, we look at how Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed actions in Gaza are prompting criticism from some of Israel’s most reliable supporters, and report on Rep. Maxwell Frost’s 180-degree pivot from his campaign pledges regarding Israel. We cover a push by dozens of House members in support of maintaining the U.S. ban on exporting advanced F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, and talk to Rich Goldberg about his monthslong stint in the Trump administration as the senior counselor for the White House’s new National Energy Dominance Council. Also in today’s Daily Kickoff: Stephen Miran, Katie Miller and Tony Blinken. Spread the word! Invite your friends to sign up.👇 SHARE WITH A FRIEND For less-distracted reading over the weekend, browse this week’s edition of The Weekly Print, a curated print-friendly PDF featuring a selection of recent Jewish Insider and eJewishPhilanthropy stories, including: Maxwell Frost reneges on pro-Israel pledges; Lessons from Gaza disengagement remain relevant 20 years later; and James Walkinshaw sounds more supportive of Israel than his former boss. Print the latest edition here. What We're Watching We’re keeping an eye on IDF moves in Gaza this weekend, following a late-night Israeli Security Cabinet vote to move forward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to take over Gaza City. More below. Vice President JD Vance is in Kent, England, today, where he is slated to meet with U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev are in Washington for meetings with senior Trump administration officials, including a trilateral meeting with the president this afternoon during which time the leaders will sign a peace deal ending decades of conflict. Yesterday, Aliyev met with Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff. The Jewish National Fund’s Our Jewish Roots conference kicks off today in Carlsbad, Calif. Hadassah’s National Conference begins on Sunday in Aventura, Fla. What You Should Know A QUICK WORD WITH JI'S MELISSA WEISS Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement on Thursday that Israel plans to take control of additional parts of the Gaza Strip before handing it over to an unspecified Arab governing authority is being met with hesitation from even some of Israel’s most stalwart defenders. The Security Cabinet voted early this morning to take over Gaza City, stopping short of the full occupation of the Strip previously discussed. Throughout much of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, the Israeli public broadly supported the military effort, even as progressive lawmakers such as Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) painted the war as “Netanyahu’s war,” and the Israeli prime minister as the bogeyman-in-chief. But in recent months, public sentiment in Israel has shifted noticeably. With most of Hamas’ senior military leadership eliminated, growing numbers of Israelis have begun to question the feasibility of Netanyahu’s goal of “total victory” over Hamas, given the terror group’s hold on the Gazan population and a lack of clarity on what’s left to accomplish militarily. Instead, polling shows that a large majority of Israelis prefer prioritizing a diplomatic resolution that secures the release of the remaining hostages, rather than expanding the military occupation of Gaza in hopes of complete surrender. Netanyahu’s plan this week to take over more of Gaza has begun to sap Israel’s political capital even among some of its closest allies on Capitol Hill, not to mention the isolation the Jewish state is facing from less-friendly European capitals. Even within the American Jewish community, as the war drags on into its 23rd month and with mounting IDF fatalities and no living hostages having been released since May, splits have emerged over the wisdom of Netanyahu’s double-down strategy. Indeed, while the official Israeli position on its war against Hamas in Gaza has hardened, the approach in the Diaspora, both from Jewish groups and leaders and elected officials, has also shifted — in the opposite direction. Read the rest of 'What You Should Know' here. Headlines only scratch the surface. We go deeper. To keep reading our reporting — and to stay ahead of the conversation — you’ll now need to create a free login. 👉 CREATE YOUR FREE LOGIN » HILL REACTIONS Pro-Israel Democrats criticize Netanyahu’s Gaza takeover gambit BLUE/BLOOMBERG VIA GETTY IMAGES Pro-Israel Democrats are criticizing the Israeli government’s plans to expand its operations and take control of additional parts of Gaza, Jewish Insider’s Marc Rod reports. The Israeli Security Cabinet early Friday approved plans to take over Gaza City, though it stopped short of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement earlier Thursday that Israel plans to take over the entire Gaza Strip. State of play: The plan seems to be aggravating the growing friction between the Israeli government and some of the Jewish state’s most vocal liberal backers in the United States over Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis in the enclave. Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) said that Israel is ultimately responsible for making its own decisions, but said he’d advise the Israeli government to seek an end to the war once it frees the hostages. Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) questioned Netanyahu’s suggestions that Arab forces would be available and willing to take over Gaza in the long term. Read the full story here. FROSTY OUTLOOK Maxwell Frost reneges on pro-Israel pledges COURTESY Jewish and pro-Israel leaders are expressing some buyer’s remorse over their previous support for Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL), who as a sophomore legislator has embraced positions that put him at odds with his past commitments, fueling frustration among those who had believed he would be a more dependable ally on key issues concerning Israel, Jewish Insider's Matthew Kassel reports. Then: Despite some initial concerns about his history of involvement in pro-Palestinian demonstrations as well as relationships with anti-Israel activists, Frost had circulated a lengthy Middle East position paper in consultation, in part, with a top pro-Israel group that largely assuaged lingering reservations among Jewish community leaders over the sincerity of his views. In the paper as well as a candidate questionnaire solicited by JI during his first primary, the young progressive organizer, describing himself as both “pro-Israel” and “pro-Palestinian,” voiced opposition to conditioning aid to Israel — arguing that the security threats facing the Jewish state are “far too grave” to enact such measures. Now: The most recent move to draw scrutiny from Jewish and pro-Israel leaders is a letter Frost signed urging the Trump administration to recognize a Palestinian state over growing concerns with the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. In addition to the letter — which followed a similar resolution he co-sponsored in 2023 during his first term — Frost in May joined legislation to place unprecedented new conditions on aid to Israel by withholding offensive weapons over its alleged violations of international law. Last year, he also voted against a widely approved bill to provide supplemental aid to Israel six months after Hamas’ attacks. In a statement explaining his thinking at the time, Frost wrote that he was “only able to justify aid for defense, not offense, and this legislation did not allow me to separate the two,” as the war “has claimed the lives of countless innocent Palestinian civilians and brought us no closer to the return of innocent Israeli hostages held by Hamas.” Read the full story here. SPANBERGER SPEAKS Under pressure from Jewish leaders, Spanberger responds to Va. Dem’s anti-Israel posts WIN MCNAMEE/GETTY IMAGES Facing pressure from the Virginia Jewish community to speak out against recent anti-Zionist social media posts from state Del. Sam Rasoul, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, addressed concerns about antisemitism without specifically referencing Rasoul, Jewish Insider’s Gabby Deutch reports. What she said: “This war continues to unleash heartbreak and tragedy as we witness civilian deaths, starving families, and hostages still held by Hamas. These horrors rightly compel so many to advocate for the mass delivery of aid, the release of all Israeli hostages, and a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel,” Spanberger told the Virginia Scope, a political newsletter, in response to a question about Rasoul, who chairs the Education Committee in the House of Delegates. “However, one can and must denounce these tragedies without using antisemitic language, whether intentional or not.” She did not specify whether she identified Rasoul’s rhetoric as antisemitic. Spanberger’s campaign did not respond to multiple requests for comment from JI. Read the full story here. LAYING DOWN THE LAW Prosecutors announce hate crimes charges against D.C. museum shooter MANDEL NGAN/AFP Authorities in the District of Columbia announced on Thursday that they filed federal hate crime charges against Elias Rodriguez, the suspect in the fatal shooting in May of two Israeli Embassy staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington. The indictment on nine counts, filed on Wednesday, includes a charge relating to a hate crime resulting in death and comes more than two months after Rodriguez was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, the murder of foreign officials, causing death with a firearm and discharging a firearm in a violent crime for the May 21 attack, Jewish Insider’s Emily Jacobs reports. Pirro’s presser: Speaking at a press conference on Thursday morning about the new charges, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said, “A D.C. grand jury has charged in this indictment two hate crimes, alleging that he murdered Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim because of his bias against the people of Israel. He demonstrated this hatred through his words, ‘Death to Israel,’ and his violent actions against Yaron and Sarah and their co-workers from the Israeli Embassy,” Pirro said. Read the full story here. ADMINISTRATION INSIGHT Rich Goldberg reflects on Trump administration service on Energy Dominance Council FOUNDATION FOR DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIES Rich Goldberg, a senior advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, this week concluded a monthslong stint in the Trump administration as the senior counselor for the White House’s new National Energy Dominance Council (NEDC) and a senior advisor to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Jewish Insider’s Marc Rod reports. Looking back: Goldberg helped launch the NEDC, which he compared in an interview with JI this week to a “[National Security Council], only for energy,” coordinating with the White House, Burgum and Secretary of Energy Christopher Wright to build domestic production of energy and exploitation of oil, gas, coal and nuclear resources, as well as critical minerals. Goldberg discussed the administration’s efforts to counter Iran and its proxies, push forward AI development and build a new energy and shipping infrastructure in the Middle East, as well as its decision to strike Iran and the path forward in Gaza. Read the full story here. MILITARY MATTERS 40 House members urge administration to refuse F-35 sales to Turkey NICOLAS ECONOMOU/NURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGES A bipartisan group of 40 House members is urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to maintain the U.S. ban on exporting advanced F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, amid ongoing reports that the U.S. and Turkey are negotiating to allow the sale of the jets, Jewish Insider’s Marc Rod reports. The argument: “Turkey still possesses S-400 systems and has shown no willingness to comply with U.S. law. This behavior cannot be rewarded,” the letter to Rubio reads. “Lifting sanctions or allowing Turkey back into the F-35 program without first removing its S-400s would jeopardize the integrity of F-35 systems; expose U.S. military secrets to Russian intelligence; undermine our defense industrial base and allied confidence in purchasing future U.S. platforms; and disrupt development of the next-generation fighter jet recently announced by the Administration.” Read the full story here. Elsewhere on the Hill: Sens. James Lankford (R-OK) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV), the co-chairs of the Senate antisemitism task force, highlighted concerns about the latest FBI hate crimes statistics showing a record-high level of antisemitic hate crimes in 2024, and called for further action, Jewish Insider’s Marc Rod reports. Worthy Reads Gloom in Khartoum: Reporting from Sudan, The Atlantic’s Anne Applebaum examines how the myriad challenges facing the country have brought about the “end of the liberal world order” in the war-torn African nation. “Turkish, Egyptian, Saudi, Emirati, Qatari, Russian, Iranian, and Ukrainian interests intersect and overlap on this final layer of cellophane, helping make Sudan, like Yemen and Libya, a place where antagonists from around the planet fund violent proxy wars, at the expense of the people who live there. ... Meanwhile, the countries that might once have banded together to stop the fighting have lost interest or capacity. The institutions that might once have helped broker a cease-fire are too weak, and can’t or won’t help. ‘We live in a very interesting, many people call it, new world order,’ [Abdalla] Hamdok, the former Sudanese prime minister, told me. ‘The world we got to know — the consensus, the Pax Americana, the post–Second World War consensus — is just no more.’” [TheAtlantic] Not Joe’s Party: In the New York Daily News, Nathan Diament, executive director of the Orthodox Union Advocacy Center, reflects on the Democratic Party’s shift away from the previously “mainstream” positions of “foreign policy hawkishness and outspoken support for Israel” in the 25 years since Sen. Joe Lieberman, then a Democrat, was announced as former Vice President Al Gore’s 2000 running mate. “This is a stunning change for a party that elevated and embraced Lieberman 25 years ago. Could it happen again today? Many American Jews wondered as much when Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was under consideration to be [Vice President Kamala] Harris’ VP. We will never know why Harris didn’t pick Shapiro, but we all saw the concerted antisemitic campaign against him in social media and the press. … The Democratic Party once drew Jews to its cause because it was seen as the party of tolerance and equal opportunity. This was a natural home base for immigrant Jews fleeing the ghettos and pogroms of Europe. Today, the Democratic Party is battling to redefine itself in the wake of its failures in the 2024 election. A growing portion of the left wants it to be a party Lieberman could no longer call home.” [NYDN] Saving Navalny: In a piece adapted from their upcoming book SWAP: A Secret History of the New Cold War, Wall Street Journal reporters Drew Hinshaw and Joe Parkinson look at the efforts to free Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in February 2024. “To this day, a debate continues over whether the U.S. missed a chance to save Navalny, or whether back-channel efforts to free him inadvertently precipitated his demise. One camp believes he could have been exchanged if the Biden administration had moved faster, before he was sent to the harsh arctic prison in Dec. 2023. They place particular blame on Jake Sullivan, Joe Biden’s national security adviser, who was simultaneously assembling a complex, multinational agreement to save Navalny and jailed Americans and juggling an unmanageable set of geopolitical threats, including wars in Ukraine and Gaza.” [WSJ] SPONSORED CONTENT Community Comms Be featured: Email us to inform the JI readership of your upcoming event, job opening or other communication. You’ve been reading us — now take one quick step to keep going. Access to articles now requires a free login. It’s fast, simple, and keeps you connected to the full experience. 👉 CREATE YOUR FREE LOGIN » Word on the Street Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office denied as “total fake news” an NBC News report that a conversation with President Donald Trump about concerns over the humanitarian situation in Gaza “devolved into shouting.” … The U.S. facilitated a meeting between Gaza Humanitarian Foundation head Johnnie Moore and senior U.N. aid officials; Morgan Ortagus, who joined the U.S. mission at the U.N. in June, was reportedly part of the meeting, the first direct engagement between the international body and the GHF since it began operations in May… The Treasury Department announced sanctions against 18 entities and individuals tied to Iranian sanctions evasion and revenue generation… Trump plans to nominate Stephen Miran, the head of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers, to the vacant seat on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors… Katie Miller, who served as a senior advisor to Elon Musk during and after his time in the Trump administration, is departing her role and plans to launch a podcast focused on reaching conservative women… Former Secretary of State Tony Blinken is joining the Center for American Progress’ board of directors… Florida Republicans are

I need you to rethink your position.

Jews have the right to defend themselves and the right to exist.

What the UK might miss out on.

Perhaps Israel is taking Gaza because of much of the world's refusal to learn the realities of war, and punish Jews via Israel with idealistic contempt.