Thursday - February 8, 2024

Americans for a Safe Israel/AFSI mourns those murdered by terrorists, prays for those missing, held hostage and wounded. We pray that Hashem protects all of Israel’s security and defense forces and all the people of Am Yisrael.

Netanyahu: Months, Not Years-Victory is Within Reach

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a press conference on Wednesday, during which he criticized the executive order signed by US President Joe Biden to impose sanctions on four Judea and Samaria residents accused of violence against Palestinian Arabs.

"This order is a very severe and inappropriate thing which harms an entire population of law-abiding citizens, among whom are soldiers who fell in the fight to eliminate Hamas. If they were using it equally- they would have imposed sanctions on Palestinians as well," the Prime Minister said when asked on the matter.

The Prime Minister opened his statement by proclaiming: "We are on the road to complete victory. It is in reach - it is a few months away, not years."

When asked about an Israeli agreement to release terrorists as part of a hostage deal, he answered: "We have not committed to anything, not the crazy things that Hamas is demanding, not the nature of the terrorists, and not the inflated numbers. There is supposed to be a negotiation process through mediators, but from Hamas's reaction, as I see it, they aren't there."

Regarding the humanitarian aid, the Prime Minister stated that "according to one of our security officials - up to 60% of the humanitarian aid that enters Gaza is taken by Hamas. I instructed the IDF to find solutions that would reduce Hamas's takeover of humanitarian aid.

The facts about the "violent and extremist Israeli settlers" and the real percentage of humanitarian aid that reaches Gaza's legitimate needs are not reaching far enough. That Netanyahu publicly addresses this is obviously good. That the wider public audience doesn't hear it due to suppression, demonization, and politicization continues to hurt Israel. Israel is long overdue for a true public relations campaign to mass communicate to the world. If the IDF can carry out a mass communication campaign to warn residents to leave Gaza in advance of the IDF going, then Israel surely can develop a true public relations department informing the world daily on the truth about what really goes on.

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IDF Proves Direct Connection

Israeli forces seized cash and financial documents from an underground compound in Khan Yunis showing direct Iranian financial support for Hamas, the Israel Defense Forces disclosed on Tuesday night.

“We found official documents from 2020 detailing the funds transferred by Iran to Hamas between the years 2014 and 2020 and to [Hamas leader in Gaza Yahyah] Sinwar. More than $150 million were transferred from Iran to Hamas,” said IDF Spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari.

The intelligence indicated a “direct connection from Iran to Hamas—and more so to Yahya Sinwar,” he added.



The IDF released photos of envelopes of U.S. dollars, Israeli shekels and Jordanian dinars intended for Sinwar, who masterminded the Oct. 7 massacre.

“In the same subterranean space, we also found a safe with banknotes and bags containing more than 20 million shekels in cash. These amounts join tens of millions of shekels we located during the war in Hamas tunnels,” said Hagari.

Hagari said the intelligence would be shared with international partners. This information also needs to be widely disseminated among the many media outlets that refuse to report on the truth about Israel.

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Moving Swiftly to Erase UNRWA

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu ordered IDF Chief of Staff Major General Herzi Halevi to come up with alternatives to relying on UNRWA in the Gaza Strip in everything related to the transfer of humanitarian aid, which is currently being transferred directly to the UN agency.

According to intelligence reports examined by The Wall Street Journal, at least 12 UNWRA employees were linked to Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel. Additionally, approximately 10% of the agency’s Gaza staff are reported to have connections to Islamist terror groups.

Dr. Einat Wilf stated in an interview today that, UNRWA "exists for the sole purpose of keeping the war of 1948 open until the war ends the way that the Arabs initially intended: for there not to be a Jewish State. UNRWA exists so that the refugees from that war, the Arab refugees, will continue generation after generation, never settling."

Since UNRWA neither perpetuates nor contributes anything productive to its own people, it's time to close it down. With so much fact emerging in the news about who they really are and what their goals are, the decision to close it should be easy to understand.

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** ZOOM WITH ANITA TUCKER AND AFSI!! **

AFSI thanks our co-sponsors of this meeting:

Canadian Antisemitism Education Foundation

Canadians for Israel's Legal Rights

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Americans for a Safe Israel is pleased to present our longtime partner and friend ANITA TUCKER, a survivor of the appalling 2005 Israeli expulsion from Gush Katif. 

In 2024, we enter the nineteenth year since Anita was forced out of Gush Katif by IDF soldiers after refusing to leave in peaceful protest. She and husband Stuart eventually built a new roof over their heads in an agricultural community formed by and named for her original Gush Katif neighborhood, Netzer Hazani. Rather than disperse across the country, Netzer Hazani’s residents reconstituted their neighborhood in central Israel.  

For those of you who don’t know Anita, a taste of her life and leadership.Before being expelled, Anita had grown 3-foot-long celery in her hothouses in Netzer Hazani in Gush Katif. She often speaks of the spirit of that area, which she says still lives among the former residents. She helped so many with their needs post-expulsion. She stresses the need to deal with the ongoing trauma of the “second generation,” and the yearning to return to their incomparable “golden sands.” When Anita says something needs to be done, she is always in the lead in getting started. She also reminisces about her Arab friends in Gaza, who had welcomed the Jews there and marveled in their agricultural success — but who are all probably dead by now at the hands of Hamas. 

With much talk emerging about “re-settling” Jewish communities in “Gaza,” Anita will update us on this struggle and the prospect of returning to reclaim and rebuild communities in the legally owned Israeli land once known as Gush Katif. Is it possible for Israel to reclaim all of Gaza? Why should Arab residents who want to leave Gaza be barred, as they now are, from emigrating? What questions must we ask to arrive at the answers we so clearly need? 

Stop Pierre Krähenbühl's Appointment as Head of the Red Cross

This is not an April Fools’ joke. On April 1, 2024, Pierre Krähenbühl, the disgraced former chief of UNRWA, will take over as the director-general of the International Red Cross.

On repeated occasions during his tenure, UN Watch urged Krähenbühl to end the rampant incitement to terror and antisemitism by UNRWA teachers. Yet Krähenbühl turned a blind eye. He allowed teachers of hate to incite with impunity, indoctrinating a generation of Palestinians to hate Jews.

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Stop Appeasing Iran

It’s time to take on Iran directly, by Joseph Frager/JNS

Could Be Soon - NOT GOOD

Iran closer than ever to weaponizing uranium, building nuclear bomb – report, by Jerusalem Post Staff

Stand With Israel!

360 degrees of hostility: The Biden administration and Israel, by Caroline Glick

Gaza in Reality

We all were lied to – Gaza was a modern developed city before October 7th – opinion, by Roi Yanovsky/Jerusalem Post

February 8, 2024 - BOCA RATON, FL

Joseph Bau Exhibition

Joseph Bau was an Artist, Counterfeiter and Mossad Agent. Over 40 pieces of art including oil paintings and lithographs will be on display for the first time in Florida. One of the fortunate to be saved by Oskar Schindler, Bau's artistic talent, along with his access to pens and inks during the Holocaust, allowed him to forge documents saving his life and lives of countless others. RSVP requested: (561) 558-2520. Opening reception Thursday, January 4 @ 3:00pm. Gallery hours: Monday to Friday 9:00am-4:00pm. Sundays during events.

Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center | 21050 95th Avenue S, Boca Raton, FL

Monday – February 12, 2024 | 6:30pm EST

My Brothers Keeper: American Israeli Relations and the Year That Reshaped

This is the personal account of Ari Harow’s front-row seat inside the Prime Minister’s office during this historic region-altering period. My Brother’s Keeper tells the untold story of how Obama and Netanyahu worked with—and against—one another told by someone who was there in the halls of Israel’s political and military power, the White House, Congress, and the Pentagon. My Brother’s Keeper tells the story of the spies who sabotaged the Iranian nuclear program and the soldiers who fought hand-to-hand battles in the narrow-booby-trapped alleyways of the Gaza Strip. This is the account of those groundbreaking events told through Harow's eyes, and the collective voices of the players in power and those on the front lines. Price: $10 Members, $18 Non-Members. Limited space available.

Moises Safra Community Center | 130 East 82^nd Street, NYC

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February 10 - March 4, 2024

Boca Raton’s Original Jewish Film Festival - A FILM ABOUT JOSEPH BAU WILL BE SHOWN ON FEB. 20TH AND THE BAU SISTERS WILL BE GUEST SPEAKERS!

Our multi-access festival proudly presents a variety of films both virtually and in-person at local theaters and the Levis JCC. Each year, we present an incredible roster of thought-provoking and entertaining documentaries and short and feature length Jewish-themed films from around the globe, ranging from laugh out loud comedies and love stories, to political and historical dramas and more. Plus, theater goers enjoy special guest appearances, discussions, panels, special events, and year-round Jewish-themed film programming.

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Tuesday - February 20, 2024 | 2:00pm EST

Special Featured Film "Bau, Artist at War" - World Premiere

Based on the true story of Joseph and Rebecca Bau, whose wedding took place in the Paszow concentration camp during WWII. Using his artistic skills in the camps, Joseph stays alive and helps hundreds to escape. Guest speakers: daughters Clilla and Hadasa Bau. $14 per person. FOR TICKETS PASSES AND MORE CLICK HERE

Movies of Delray | 7421 West Atlantic Avenue | Delray Beach, FL

Sunday – March 17, 2024 | 11:00am EST

The Taylor Force Act: Halting Pay To Slay

Mr. Stuart Force has a distinguished record of service to our nation. He and his wife, who tragically lost their soldier son Taylor in a pay to slay terror attack, were instrumental in bringing the Taylor Force Act into current legislation. Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) Allen B. West is a combat veteran, and former Member of the US Congress. He is the third of four generations of military combat veterans. After 22 years of honorable service in defense of the Republic, Allen was elected to the United States Congress, representing Florida’s 22nd District. Julie Strauss Levin is an attorney with extensive experience in both the for-profit and non-profit spaces. Julie was Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Feld Entertainment, Inc., the largest provider of live family entertainment in the world. Julie was appointed to the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad. She also sits on the Virginia Israel Advisory Board.

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SAVE THE DATE!

Sunday, June 2, 2024 | 11:30am - 4:00pm EDT

Celebrate Israel Parade: Am Echad, Lev Echad, One People, One Heart

Be a part of the largest celebration in support of Israel in the world. This parade is unquestionably the world’s largest expression of solidarity with the Jewish state. No other event in the world brings as many people together to celebrate Israel. It's a chance to gather, Jews and non-Jews alike, and walk arm in arm, together as one.

Parade runs along 5th Avenue from 57th to 73rd Streets, New York City

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