Director of AJC Israel Office.Former IDF Spokesperson ,Social and International Media expert,unofficial diplomat, served 22 yrs, Lt Col (res.).Tweets are my own
Ilan Cohen was a lone soldier from Argentina.
He does not have family in Israel.
Ilan was killed few days ago in Gaza.
Thousands of Israelis who did not know him, participated in the funeral today, to express their respect.
Ilan may have been a lone soldier-but he wasn’t alone.
I can’t get this picture out of my mind.
This was the exact moment Shiri Bibas was kidnapped to Gaza with her 2 beautiful babies!
They are held hostage for 60 days.
Hamas is ISIS!
#BringThemAllHome
Now: Hundreds pay their last respect to Kim, a wife & a mother to a baby, who was murdered today by a
#Palestinian
man just because she was Jewish. Everyone is heartbroken.
Palestinians are claiming that
#Israel
just killed 5 children in Jabalya Camp in
#Gaza
. However, the facts are quite different: Israel did not attack this area in the past 3 hours. The explosion which killed the children is most likely related to a failed rocket launching.
Horrified?! The terrorist stabbed 2 Israelis before trying to take the officers’ gun! Should the officer have failed to neutralize the terrorist- the number of wounded /murdered Israelis would be much higher!
Horrified by today’s killing of a Palestinian man, Ammar Mifleh, during a scuffle with an Israeli soldier near Huwarra in the o. West Bank. My heartfelt condolences to his bereaved family. Such incidents must be fully & promptly investigated, & those responsible held accountable.
Like father-like son- the Hamas version.
Here is what Jamal Hussein ,47, &his son Abdullah,18,said :
“she screamed and cried; I did what I did-I raped her”
“my father raped her; then me and my cousin did the same; after-my father killed her.”
Hamas terrorists are rapists.
The way Hamas staged transfer of hostages to the Red Cross tonight:
using a drone to photograph the area;
using unique lighting;
ensuring there’s plenty of ‘audience’ watching;
asking hostages to walk slowly&wave.
1 thing Hamas couldn’t fake:the fear&disgust on their faces.
Incredible:
Ali Al Ziadna, a Muslim Israeli, whose brother and uncle are still held captive by Hamas, confronts the Palestinian ambassador at the UN: ‘we are both Muslim; why didn’t you free our children? ׳
The ambassadors’ answer is:’ it’s Israel who is attacking Gaza׳.
This is very tragic: 9 children and youth were killed by a direct Hezbollah attack on the Druze village Majdl Shams in the Golan. Notice in the footage the playground and the soccer field, where the rocket hit.
Following the devastating explosion in Beirut,
#Israel
is offering
#Lebanon
humanitarian aid, through international contacts. For the sake of those wounded- I hope Lebanon ignores
#Hezbollah
directive, and will accept this offer.
A barrage of 8 rockets was fired from Lebanon to northern Israel, wounding 7 and killing one woman.
In the photo: children in a kindergarten in Tzfat, covering their head during the rocket attack.
Here are 2 simple ideas for the people of
#Gaza
:
1- stop sending children,women&youth to infiltrate the border into
#Israel
- and they will be unharmed!
2- instead of wasting millions in violent anti
#Israeli
campaigns ( since March 31),use the money for education & welfare.
#Israel
asked people in AlJallah building in
#Gaza
, an office building, to evacuate themselves. In addition to offices of media outlets, there is
#Hamas
infrastructure as well as command centers in the building. Human shield anyone?!
Wishing my friends across Albania a very happy Independence Day! Hoping to see additional flourishing of 🇦🇱 and 🇮🇱 relations!
I chose a photo of beautiful Berat, an Albanian town which like other places in
#Albania
, its’ residents saved lives of many Jews during WWII.
Tonight, in a courageous military operation, bodies of 6 Israeli hostages were retrieved from Gaza and brought to Israel. Most of the hostages were elderly ( the oldest was 79) and were killed in their captivity.
There are still 109 hostages in captivity.
#BringThemAllHomeNow
An Israeli F-16 fighter jet crashed in northern Israel due to "massive anti-aircraft fire" from Syrian forces, according to the Israeli army. Both pilots are safe.
And now for some inspiration: this is Shoshana Ovitz, 104 years old, a Holocaust survivor. Shoshana raised an impressive sized family and asked them to join her in
#Jerusalem
for a family photo. All 400 children,grandchildren,great grandchildren ,are in the photo below...
On Feb 23 Turkey was hit w/earthquake killing many.
Israel was one of the first countries to send a team of 150 medical&rescue teams who saved lives.
Today,Turkey deported Israeli soccer player after he mentioned 100 days to Oct.7.
Antisemitism?Distorted values?
Unbelievable.
Earlier today, a crazed mob of Gazans, tried to infiltrate into
#Israel
from
#Gaza
. This has been taking place since March 31st. So the next time the media reports about ‘the right to protest’, remember this.
Captain Wassem Mahmoud,a Druze hero from Beit Jan,was killed today in Rafah with 7 other soldiers.
Beit Jan,a Druze village in Northern Israel, lost 70 security personnel in wars.
The first casualty of the village was Wassem’s grandfather.
May they all-Druze,Jews,others- RIP.
According to the
#Israeli
Health Ministry, 72% of
#Israelis
over 60, have already been vaccinated for
#COVID19
. Amazing achievement. First of its kind in the world.
On the billboard in Ben Gurion Airport
#Israel
, a unique flight has appeared... that’s the flight of the
#Israeli
spacecraft to the moon, landing on the moon tonight!!
Now that nearly 3,000 rockets have been fired to
#Israel
by
#Hamas
, its time to explore the types of rockets they have. Big variety of rockets produced in
#Gazan
factories,some based on Iranian know how. Millions of $ invested at the expense of the residents of Gaza.
So this happened today: Albania inaugurated a Holocaust Memorial in its capital, Tirana. The ceremony was attended by
@ediramaal
and by
@IsraelinAlbania
. This marks the true value of the Albanian people who saved lives of Jews during those times.
@CakajGent
@AlEmbassyIsrael
Hostages which returned to Israel in the past few days, provided information which allowed the authorities to confirm that 6 Israelis were murdered by Hamas during their captivity. The youngest was 54 and the oldest was 85.
Hamas is ISIS.
May they RIP.
History happened tonight when an
#Israeli
spaceship, “Breeshit”, was launched to space. If all goes well, the spaceship will land on the moon in April. This makes
#ISRAEL
the 4th country in the world,with this capability.
Happening now: historic signing of diplomatic relations between
#Israel
and
#Kosovo
, courtesy of zoom.. Israel becomes the 117th country to recognize Kosovo’s independence. Kosovo is expected to open its embassy in Jerusalem, later this year.
Minutes ago: Numerous sirens heard across Southern
#Israel
, as approximately 10 rockets have been fired from
#Gaza
to civilian areas.
#Hamas
is accountable for this escalation.
Just heard the German authorities claiming that they are “unsure of the motive “ of the shooters.
This is after the shooters chose the holiest Jewish holiday to attack a synagogue & a Jewish cemetery.
The writing is on the wall: antisemetisim is the motive.
On the one hand- Palestinians are glorifying today’s terror attacks by handing out sweets in the streets; on the other hand, the family of the 16 years old boy murdered today, getting ready to burry him.
#Israelis
with big hearts: following the nights’ catastrophe in a religious ceremony, where 45 people lost their lives, Tel Avivians stood hours to donate blood to the wounded & the people of Tamra, an Arab village, opened a refreshment point for the religious Jews.
Hypocrisy 2023:When 600,000 Syrians were killed and 5 million became refugees in the war in Syria only hundreds protested in London. Today, 1 million are protesting in London against Israel, which is fighting to defend itself after the horrific atrocities of Oct. 7.
Beautiful tribute: the central bank of
#Lithuania
announced it will manufacture a unique coin, a tribute to the heritage of the Jewish community in the country.
@LithuaniaMFA
@LithuanianGovt
If anyone needed proof for terrorists using civilian infrastructure for their own needs- here you have it. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad announced 3 of its members who died after an IDF attack on a ‘civilian’ building in
#Gaza
.
This is mother of Avera Mangistu. He is held in
#Gaza
by
#Hamas
since 2014, when he crossed the border fence mistakenly. This is another aspect of the terroristic nature of
#Hamas
.
Extreme heatwave in
#Israel
leads to numerous fires leading to evacuations of a few villages. Additionally,
#Israel
is considering asking friendly countries in the region, for aerial firefighting support.
Palestinian terrorist stabs an
#Israeli
in Ariel junction, takes a gun, shoots 2 people( kills one and wounds the other) and escapes with vehicle. IDF forces are searching for the terrorist in Palestinian villages nearby.
BREAKING:
@Twitter
Legal, Policy and Trust Lead
@vijaya
Details Plans For Political Censorship On Global Scale
“We’ve seen violence unfold as a result of misleading information or coded rhetoric...”
“This is our global approach.”
#ExposeTwitter
Today’s Pride Parade in Jerusalem was different from previous years.
There wasn’t any dancing, happy music and parties.
Instead , there were speeches and prayers for the return of the hostages.
This post is dedicated to
#QueersForPalestine
(Photo credit- Israel Hayom)
Hamas rocket does not discriminate between Jews or Muslims- a 50 year old father, Muslim Israeli,and his teenage daughter were killed tonight by
#Hamas
recent rocket attack. The rest of the family is hospitalised due to trauma.
Fuad Shukr was a serial killer for 40 years.
Here are 2 examples:
In 1983 he was responsible for killing 241 American soldiers;
A few days ago he was responsible for killing 12 Israeli Druze kids ages 10-16.
Another important role the Notre Dame Cathedral played in WWII- hiding 8,000 Jewish children from the Nazis in the Cathedral. The children then fled to Spain and Switzerland and their lives were saved.
#NotreDameCathedral
Breaking:4 living hostages were rescued in heroic operation in Nusseirat neighborhood in Gaza, a hub for Hamas terrorists. One of the hostages is Noa Argamani,25, whose mother is very ill. They are now on their way to the hospital.. Others are Shlomi Ziv,Almog Meir, Andrei Kozlov
One of the major dramas tonight: 13 yrs old Hila was released without her mother, Raya, which is still in captivity. The arrangement with Hamas specifically mentions that mothers will not be separated from their children. Unfortunately this wasn’t respected.
#Israel
is voting today! There are more than 6,330,000
#Israelis
with the right to vote; more than 10,000 ballots will be placed around the country; more than 90 ballots will be overseas.Results expected early morning tom. Democracy at its best. (the only one in the Middle East)
#Breaking
: an explosive device,which was probably left in a bag, was activated in a bus stop in Jerusalem. Ten people were wounded, two of them critically.
Now it’s
#Israel
’s turn to send a loud and clear message to
#Hamas
- 8 rockets destroyed a building near one of the most prestigious neighborhoods in
#Gaza
. Will
#Hamas
continue to escalate?! Stay tuned.
Breaking: the biggest ecological disaster which took place 2 weeks ago along the shores of
#Israel
, was deliberately caused by a Lybian owned pirate vessel,which departed from Iran and spilled oil near Israeli shores. A new term is born: ecological terror, curtesy of
#Iran
.
Arab Israelis are violently rioting in few cities in
#Israel
- Lod, Akko, Ramla .They are burning synagogues,cars etc.This is the time for Arab politicians to speak out and speak against this violence!!
@AyOdeh
@Ahmad_tibi
Set an example to others! Be a role model to your voters!!
An hour ago, another rocket attack from
#Gaza
took place. The target was Barzilay Hospital in Ashkelon, a regional hospital which also treats patients from
#Gaza
.
#IsraelUnderFire
Make no mistakes: the 27 rockets/mortar shells fired earlier from
#Gaza
, was meant to target
#Israeli
civilians. Looking forward to hear public condemnations by the international community. And no- statements such as ‘we call upon both sides to show restraint’- does not qualify.
Amazing news:
Kaeed Farhan El Kadi who was held hostage by Hamas for 326 days - was rescued by IDF and Shabak!
Kaeed,53,Muslim Israeli,a father to 11 children, was kidnapped on Oct. 7 from a warehouse in Kibbutz Magen.
Welcome home!
There are still 108 hostages in Gaza.
I’m ashamed of the
@UN
members who voted against the resolution recognizing
#Hamas
as a terror group. Firing rockets to civilians-is a clear terroristic act and war crime! Not voting for the resolution,simply is an indication of supporting terror!
Despite the rough night, this morning it is back to normal for the
#Israelis
in the Golan Heights- kids are going to schools, all facilities are open as usual.
If you are a journalist covering
#Israel
, here’s an idea for a story: today marks 20 years since the first rocket was fired from
#Gaza
to
#Israeli
civilians. Since then, approx.50,000 rockets were fired, some deadly.
#Hamas
,
#Islamic
Jihad were behind these launches mostly.
In this blue car, carrying
#Israeli
license plates, are 2 terrorists, who just killed a security guard at the entrance of the city -Ariel. Security forces are now searching the area, trying to locate the perpetrators.
#Israel
sends 130 military experts to
#Brazil
, following the collapse of the dam. Experts are part of Search and Rescue Unit, engineers, doctors, firefighters and special navy forces.