“Oct 7 2023”

Israel is one of only nine global nuclear powers and boasts one of the world’s most advanced and interconnected air defense systems. Israel’s “Iron Dome” has been largely successful at repelling air attacks from Hamas for years.

But on October 7, Hamas — an Islamist militant group and de facto governing authority in Gaza that is classified as a terrorist organization by the EU, the US, Germany and other governments — succeeded in overwhelming those defenses, firing more than 2,000 rockets into Israel from inside the Gaza Strip.

How did Hamas gather the resources for such a sophisticated attack against one of the world’s most well-prepared militaries? According to analysts, cryptocurrencies played a significant role.

While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the leaders of the world’s western democracies have been stalwart in supporting Israel’s right to defend itself in the wake of Hamas’ horrific terrorist attack on innocent civilians, past experience suggests it won’t last indefinitely.

You hear this all the time from the critics of Israel’s bombing of Gaza as if it is proof that Israel is a cruel bloodthirsty country.

My response: why not? It’s not like Hamas hasn’t been the recipient of billions of dollars in Western aid, no less the blood money they get from their allies in Iran and other outlaw regimes.

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray has revealed the bureau has seen an increase in domestic threats since last weekend’s attacks in Israel.

Wray, 56, made the comments while speaking to a gathering of police chiefs in San Diego Saturday, where he urged citizens to be vigilant and share intel to stop ‘lone actors’ inspired by Palestinian militant group Hamas.

With those attacks fresh in mind, the Trump appointee acknowledged an increase in stateside threats due to a so-called ‘heightened environment’, and called for an increase of vigilance.

Judging by the size of the Hamas support rallies in the US there’s an awfully large pool of ‘lone actors’ out there.

Conflict in Gaza brings strife to Canadian campuses

York University condemned what it described as an inflammatory statement from its student unions on the attack in Israel last Saturday and called on student leaders to reject acts of violence or discrimination against Jewish students.

It was the latest in a series of controversial statements by Canadian student groups that have provoked outrage. Administrators, mindful of a university’s role as a place of free expression and respectful debate, drew a line at the celebration of violence.

The U.S. has held back-channel talks with Iran in recent days to warn the country against escalating the conflict in Israel, as Israeli forces prepare an expected ground assault in response to last weekend’s surprise attack by Hamas.

“We have means of communicating privately with Iran, and we have availed ourselves of those means over the past few days to make clear privately that which we have said publicly,” White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Sunday on CBS News’s Face the Nation.

France deploys 7,000 troops after The Louvre, Versailles get bomb threats, teacher stabbed in ‘Islamist terror’

The Louvre Museum in Paris and Versailles Palace evacuated tourists and staff Saturday in response to bomb threats, as the French government deployed thousands of solidiers to increase security a day after a French teacher was stabbed by a suspected Islamist terrorist.

Written bomb threats send to Paris police led to alarms evacuating visitors and staff from the Louvre and the underground shopping center beneath its pyramid.

Canadians still trapped in Gaza as Rafah crossing exit agreement falls through

About 150 Canadians remained trapped in the Gaza Strip on Saturday afternoon after the apparent failure of an international agreement to allow foreign nationals to leave the besieged Palestinian territory.

Thousands of people were massing on Saturday at the Rafah crossing from Gaza to Egypt, hoping to be allowed to leave the enclave, after earlier reports that the border crossing would be opened for five hours on Saturday afternoon. But confusion reigned when the gate did not open and Israeli authorities said the agreement was scrapped.

Social media has been awash with false claims, conspiracy theories and hateful content surrounding what’s happening in Israel and Gaza – and questions over whether inauthentic accounts are being used to manipulate the conversation.

As violence unfolds on the ground, I’ve been looking into who is behind this.

When I opened up my TikTok For You Page earlier this week, I was met with a video showing a young Israeli woman being taken hostage by Hamas fighters on 7 October. The footage was shocking.

When I scrolled through the comments, the reaction was not what I expected.

A moment of miracle: a Palestinian "wounded" being evacuated on a stretcher in serious condition recovers in a moment!

Residents of Gaza continue filming exciting blockbusters. #Pallywood pic.twitter.com/DRDSt2re4z

— Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) October 15, 2023

Warning this is graphic, you may access the original here on Google Docs

or use the link below for a pdf format you can download.

Photo Video Archive of Civilian casualties intentionally executed by Hamas

Thank this guy …

🚨 They say it didn't happened. They say there is no evidence.
Here is the evidence!
A Google doc with links, video, photos. And it's continuing to update.
Share it! Use it!
We must not allow them to erase and deny the horror! https://t.co/ujBiWUidzn

— Imshin (@imshin) October 15, 2023

So sad! …

Watch this terrorist get his comeuppance during the massacre in Sufa. pic.twitter.com/04y4isUEfK

— The Mossad: Satirical, Yet Awesome (@TheMossadIL) October 15, 2023

Experts predict a million refugees might flee the Gaza Strip amid the war between Israel and Hamas, and socialists and far-left lawmakers said America should welcome them.

“Fifty percent of the population in Gaza are children. The international community as well as the United States should be prepared to welcome refugees from Palestine while being very careful to vet and not allow members of Hamas,” said Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a New York member of the Socialist-Democratic “Squad” who remains under investigation for pulling a fire alarm in the House Cannon Office Building earlier this month.

Canada. This is your problem. https://t.co/cLXEMTWiKN

— Douglas Murray (@DouglasKMurray) October 15, 2023

The Star of David has been graffitied on the doors of several homes in Berlin, in a chilling reminder of the persecution Jews suffered under the Nazis. Four cases have been reported to German police in recent days, escalating concerns about the safety of Jewish people in the German capital.

In one incident, a Jewish resident arrived home on Thursday evening to find graffiti smeared on her house door. “I speak Hebrew, talk on the phone in Hebrew, and wear a Star of David,” the young woman told Bild newspaper. “I really thought about whether I should stay at home.”