“Oct 7 2023”

The war between Israel and Hamas is a major issue in Canada. The conflict has created tension across the country that is being felt in our communities. Politicians are feeling the pressure to say the “right” thing – and the right thing depends on how you feel about the war.

Canadians are worried. A new survey for CTV News by Nanos shows that seven in 10 Canadians are concerned (39 per cent) or somewhat concerned (30 per cent) that there will be an increase in hate-motivated incidents in our communities resulting from the conflict in the Middle East. Different generations of respondents are of one mind and consistent in their worry.

The Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel warned that skyrocketing levels of antisemitism across the West could lead to as many as 1 million Jews relocating to Israel in search of refuge.

More than 550 Jewish physicians at the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine declared they are Zionists on Wednesday and denounced colleagues and academic leaders at the medical school who they said have issued statements that “make Jews feel unsafe and unwelcome at TFOM.”

A temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is set to begin on Friday morning, with 13 Israeli hostages to be freed from captivity in Gaza.

At a press conference in Doha, a Qatari foreign ministry spokesman said the first group of an overall anticipated 50 Israeli women and children would be returned to Israel at 4pm local time. After a 24-hour delay, the ceasefire will go ahead at 7am, allowing humanitarian aid to start moving through the Rafah crossing into Gaza.

Yesterday, the Israeli cabinet approved an agreement to secure the release by Hamas of roughly 50 Israeli hostages (women and children) in exchange for releasing 150 Palestinian male terrorists 18 and under, as well as female terrorists.

We also released a list of 300 palestinian Arab terrorists from whom the initial 150 will be selected, and the remainder of whom could be freed if further Israeli hostages are let go.

h/t MP

Police have said they are assessing footage after a woman was filmed ripping down posters of kidnapped Israelis in north London.

The incident, which occurred in the Primrose Hill area, was recorded and posted on social media by Jewish journalist, Ami Kaufman.

A Palestinian terrorist expected to be released in the hostage exchange controversially demanded Israel pay for her plastic surgery after injuring herself in an attack.

Asraa Jabas, 38, was seriously disfigured after a gas cylinder exploded during an attack in 2015 in the West Bank which also left a policeman badly hurt.

She was sentenced to eleven years but since being convicted has successfully applied twice for funding to have plastic surgery – sparking outrage.

Chants of jihad at pro-Palestine marches can be prosecuted as encouraging terrorism, the Government’s adviser on counter terror legislation has said.

In a report published on Wednesday, Jonathan Hall KC, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, said he did not believe there was any need to toughen anti-terror laws in the wake of the national pro-Palestine protests.

He said current legislation gave police sufficient powers to take action against “encouraging terrorism” such as calls to jihad and any changes would have unintended consequences that could damage freedom of speech.

The Oct. 7 genocidal Hamas/Islamic Jihad attack on Israel had the silver lining of producing moral clarity. Which might seem poor compensation but when things are bad and getting worse fast, it’s vital to see them as they are. Including the perplexing fact that so many western feminists went off the deep end, or revealed themselves as having long since done so, to the point of denying that the jihadis committed savage acts of rape and butchery not merely from general depravity but as a preplanned weapon of terrorist genocide.

A rising star has lost a coveted film role, Susan Sarandon has been dropped by her talent agency and Tom Cruise is said to have stepped in to protect his agent as Hollywood faces being torn apart by war in the Middle East.

The American entertainment industry is famous for its political uniformity and on the vast majority of issues A-listers, executives and below-the-line workers speak with one voice.

A four-day pause and the release of 150 Palestinian prisoners. Seen from London or New York, this seems like a reasonable measure to secure the return of 50 Israeli hostages. Pause the fighting; allow humanitarian aid to reach Gaza; satisfy the Americans, who were reportedly pushing hard for the deal; get a good number of your citizens back. What’s not to like?