Israeli Resilience Amid Unimaginable Suffering

More than 100,000 mourners lined the streets in Israel to pay their final respects to Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas, displaying remarkable resilience even as Hamas’ unfathomable evil shatters the hearts of the Jewish people and their allies worldwide.

BBC Pulls Gaza Documentary

This week, the BBC removed a documentary from its streaming platform after it was revealed that its central figure—a 13-year-old boy who narrated the film—was the son of a Hamas official. Journalists have a critical responsibility to ensure that terrorist organizations cannot exploit western media platforms to advance propaganda. 

Islamist, Antisemitic Attacks and Threats Afflict Communities Worldwide

This week saw multiple alarming incidents underscoring the persistent global threat of Islamist extremism and anti-Israel violence:

• Germany: Authorities arrested a Syrian national who stabbed a victim at Berlin’s Holocaust memorial and had planned “to kill Jews.”
• Germany: An ISIS-linked Russian national was arrested for planning a bomb attack against the Israeli embassy in Berlin.
• Turkey: Police arrested an Uzbekistani ISIS operative for planning attacks against Turkish and foreign Jewish schools and synagogues.

Barnard College Mayhem Underscores Antisemitism Roiling Campuses Worldwide

On Wednesday, hundreds of pro-Palestinian students invaded a building at Barnard College, demanding the reinstatement of two students suspended for entering a class about Israel at Columbia University last month and threatening the attending students. The students called for “intifada,” a term that connotes violence against Jewish Israelis. A Barnard employee was assaulted, requiring hospitalization.

Barnard leaders must not succumb to these outrageous and violent threats.