Shock in Gaza as Trump appears to welcome Hamas response to US peace plan

People in Gaza have reacted with shock after US President Donald Trump appeared to welcome Hamas’s response to his peace plan for the territory.

Hundreds of Palestinians flooded my social media accounts and messaging apps with questions like: “Has the war ended?” and “Is this a dream or reality?”

The pace of developments overnight has left many struggling to grasp what comes next.

The movement’s carefully crafted statement – thought to have been drafted with the help of mediators – stopped short of outright rejection and instead offered a qualified “yes”

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Trans who attempted to assassinate Brett Kavanaugh gets off light with just over 8 years in prison

The California man who attempted to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh following the leak of an opinion overturning Roe v. Wade was sentenced to eight years and one month in federal prison Friday, to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release.

The sentence imposed upon Nicholas Roske — who now identifies as a trans woman named “Sophie” — by Biden-appointed federal judge Deborah Boardman, amounted to a defeat for federal prosecutors, who had requested that Roske be sentenced to 30 years to life. Roske’s defense team had asked for an eight-year sentence and 25 years of supervised release.

They are all loons. h/t PA Cat

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China’s Reach in Canada: Former RCMP National Director Calls for Urgent Action

Despite years of Beijing’s efforts to expand its influence in Canada, the country has yet to fully recognize or counter the threat the communist regime poses to its future, according to a former RCMP officer.

Garry Clement, former national director for the RCMP’s Proceeds of Crime program, has been investigating transnational crime for decades. He describes the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as the “biggest transnational organized crime group in the world,” and says that despite growing evidence of its operatives, many in positions of authority in Canada appear unwilling to acknowledge the threat or take action.

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Activists on Gaza aid flotilla to be held in notorious Israeli jail

The Foreign Office said it was “very concerned” for the welfare of more than 400 activists including a former RAF pilot set to be taken to a desert prison by Israel after they attempted to deliver aid to Gaza on Greta Thunberg’s flotilla.

Dozens of activists taken off a flotilla of yachts in international waters by Israeli commandos on Wednesday night and Thursday morning will be incarcerated at the notorious Ketziot prison in the Negev desert where guards have been accused of violent treatment towards Palestinian inmates.

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Sheryl Saperia: Why has Canada not listed all the groups that attacked on October 7 as terrorists?

U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly unveiled Gaza peace plan has thrown the spotlight back on international diplomacy. Israel has already said yes; the world now waits to see whether Hamas will do the same. Canada, meanwhile, prematurely recognized Palestinian statehood without imposing mandatory conditions.

Last week in these pages, I argued that the newly recognized state of Palestine should be designated as a state supporter of terrorism by the Carney government. At a minimum, if Ottawa wants to demonstrate moral clarity, it could start by listing as a terrorist organization every group found to have participated in the October 7 massacre.

Two words: “Muslim Votes”

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Manchester attacker’s father praised Oct 7 Hamas terrorists

Jihad and Jihad Dad

The father of the Manchester synagogue attacker praised the Oct 7 Hamas terrorists as “Allah’s men on earth”.

Faraj Al-Shamie posted on Facebook his own support for the invasion of Israel in which 1,200 people were killed and about 250 civilians and soldiers taken hostage.

Mr Al-Shamie, a trauma surgeon who lived in council housing in Britain, said in his post on the day of the attack that the Hamas terrorists who had infiltrated the Jewish state on motorbikes and paragliders had “proved beyond a shadow of a doubt” that Israel would be destroyed eventually.

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Accused kidnappers seek bail days after man was found bound, beaten in abandoned Orillia building

The five men accused of kidnapping and brutally beating a man found inside an abandoned building in downtown Orillia, Ont., over the weekend appeared in court as they seek bail hearings.

Provincial Police in Orillia were called to a former gas station along Colborne Street East and Peter Street at about 9 p.m. on Saturday following reports of suspicious activity involving masked suspects.

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Incitement To Murder: German Police Investigate Far-Left Youth Over Targeting of AfD’s Alice Weidel

A scandal is rocking Germany: members of the youth wing of the Die Linke (The Left) party (Linksjugend) in Hanover distributed stickers featuring Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) co-leader Alice Weidel with a sniper’s crosshair over her head and the English caption “Aim Here.”

Lower Saxony police confirmed they have opened an investigation on charges of “public incitement to commit crimes and threats” after images of the stickers circulated on social media and AfD representatives filed a formal complaint.

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Government workers in Canada enjoy higher wages than private-sector counterparts

In its upcoming federal budget, in an attempt to offset some of the massive spending commitments it’s made in recent months, the Carney government may shrink the size of the federal public service. But it should also bring government-sector wages in Canada more in line with private-sector wages.

Any talk of reducing wages — either in government or the private sector — will always generate controversy. And understandably so, as people’s jobs and wages are at stake. Therefore, it’s critical to examine the numbers so Canadians and policymakers can better understand the reality of the situation.

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