At long last, the UN Human Rights Council has formally acknowledged that Hamas in Gaza carried out executions, torture, improperly used medical facilities for terror purposes, and engaged in violent abuses against women and children after October 7. The report captures only a fraction of what actually occurred, in part because documenting these crimes is extraordinarily difficult and because Gazans fear retaliation if they report anything to the UN or other investigators. The findings on Hamas were buried beneath a long section on Israeli settler abuses in the West Bank, but even so, this marks a significant shift for an international body that has long struggled to speak plainly about Hamas’s brutality in Gaza. Most importantly, the report acknowledges but barely scratches the surface of how extensively Hamas has weaponized Gaza’s medical infrastructure, embedding fighters in hospitals, using patients as shields, and turning civilian facilities into operational hubs. The UN even notes that Doctors Without Borders evacuated non-essential staff from Nasser Hospital because Hamas was interfering with the hospital’s operations. When I shared this information, including testimonies from Gazans who documented Hamas’s fascistic behavior inside hospitals, and photos of fighters emerging from Nasser Hospital after the ceasefire, the online “pro-Palestine” chorus had nothing to offer except accusations of Zionist collaboration, accusations of betrayal, and personal insults. This UN report is an indictment not only of Hamas, a violent extremist terror organization responsible for immense suffering, but also of every activist, journalist, and academic who chose to look away. It shows that Hamas’s crimes were so egregious, so undeniable, that even a slow, hesitant, and often ineffectual body like the UNHRC could no longer pretend not to see them. Shame on anyone who still defends Hamas or ever believed its violence constituted “resistance” on behalf of the Palestinian people.

A simply superb paragraph by Sam Harris.

The English edition of Uruguayan author Ruperto Long’s new memoir of Holocaust survivor Charlotte de Grunberg, “The Girl Who Watched the Trains Depart,” was launched at B’nai B’rith’s Washington, D.C. headquarters today. Pictured here (L-R) are Jorge Grunberg, the subject’s son and president of ORT University in Montevideo (@UniversidadORT); Ruperto Long; Daniel Castillos (@danycastles), Uruguayan Ambassador to the United States; and Dan Mariaschin, B’nai B’rith CEO. The event was co-sponsored with the Israel Allies Foundation. @IsraelAllies

This scene encapsulates the pitiful moral and intellectual state of the West. And this is only the beginning... Once set foot on the path of madness and hatred for hatred’s sake, other foul-smelling manholes open up... At some point, they'll say, as usual, “We didn't know...”

You may not agree with me, but you will always know where you stand with me. Today in Billericay, a heckler tried to shout me down as I spoke about the normalisation of hatred towards Jews. I did not back down, because it needs to be said. British Jews are being targeted and too many people are pretending this is the same experience of other minorities. This lady implied Muslims are being similarly targeted. This is simply not true. Let's be honest about what is happening. Certain groups (in particular but not solely Islamic Extremists) are creating a climate of fear and intimidation that is normalising Jew hatred. I will never stand for that. Governments have spent too long hand-wringing, making excuses and hoping it would go away. It is time to call this what it is: a national emergency in our attitude, our urgency and our response. I will always engage with people who disagree with me. That is politics. But there is a difference between argument and intimidation. Shouting does not make a bad case good. It's done to silence others. And it certainly does not change the truth. The truth is that British Jews have been made to feel less safe in their own country. Our country. They are being singled out, threatened and harassed in ways that should shame everyone in public life. If we do not stand up now and stop this rise in antisemitism, then why bother saying "Never Again" at Holocaust Memorial Day? Because this is how it starts. I am not prepared to play along with the pretence that this is normal, or manageable, or just another example of tension between groups. It really is not. It is targeted hatred and it is getting worse. So my message is simple. Not here. Not in Britain. And not on our watch. We need to stop the hand-wringing and start doing the right thing. That means standing with British Jews openly, unapologetically and without fear.

Kazakhstan officially joins the Abraham Accords: Israeli President, Isaac Herzog visited Kazakhstan in the last 24 hrs to consolidate on a new beautiful relationship with the country! Kazakhstan has just joined the Abrahamic Accords and it is the first Muslim country outside the Middle East to re unite with Israel.

🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer's full address to the nation over the Golders Green terror attack "If you stand alongside people who say Globalize the Intifada, you are calling for terrorism against Jews" "I call on everyone decent in this country to open their eyes to Jewish pain"

Harvard/Harris poll | 4/23-4/26 RV In the Israel-Hams conflict do you support Israel or Hamas? Israel 74% Hamas 26% —— By age 18-24: (Israel 8) 25-34: (Israel 20) 35-44: (Israel 42) 45-54: (Israel 52) 55-64: (Israel 56) 65 : (Israel 78)

“We cannot change the past, but we can decide how we pass it on. And in that lies an immense duty: to ensure that the stories which once divided us become opportunities for reconciliation,” Brussels church removes antisemitic stained glass, apologizes for blood libel | The Jerusalem Post jpost.com/diaspora/antisemit…

👧💻 Día Internacional de las Niñas en las TIC En ORT recibimos a estudiantes de distintos centros educativos para acercarlas a la tecnología a través de talleres de diseño 3D, inteligencia artificial, robótica, programación, prototipado digital y desarrollo personal.

🩺 Autoridades de ORT dieron la bienvenida a los estudiantes del Postgrado de Especialización en Dermatología Médico-Quirúrgica, destacando su enfoque integral y el objetivo de alcanzar estándares de formación de referencia en la región. Leé la nota ⤵️ bit.ly/DermatologíaBienveni…

📊 Anales de Investigación en Arquitectura, revista científica de la Facultad de Arquitectura de ORT, alcanzó el nivel Q3 en el SCImago Journal Ranking, mejorando su posicionamiento en la categoría Architecture. Leé la nota ⤵️ bit.ly/InvestigaciónArquite…

La novela La niña que miraba los trenes partir, @RupertoLong e inspirada en la vida de Charlotte de Grünberg,  fue presentada en su versión en inglés, en EEUU @UniversidadORT @Grunberg cciu.org.uy/la-nina-que-mira…

Kudos to @Dartmouth, a different kind of Ivy. Israeli flags cover the lawn in front of Dartmouth Hall, the most central and visible place on campus, in honor of Yom HaZikaron, Israeli Memorial Day. Sponsored by Hillel and Chabad together.

📚 36 directivos de centros educativos de Uruguay comenzaron el Certificado en Gestión Educativa con énfasis en Liderazgo Transformador, impulsado por el Instituto de Educación de ORT junto a Fundación ReachingU. Leé la nota ⤵️ bit.ly/FormaciónYLiderazgo-…

B'nai B'rith presentó en Washington la edición en inglés de "La niña que miraba los trenes partir", la biografía de la fallecida Rectora de Universidad ORT Charlotte Grunberg,escrito x el Ing. R. Long. Foto:Ing.J. Grunberg, R. Long; D. Mariaschin, Emb. Uruguay D. Castillos

“El aprendizaje no termina con la graduación porque forma parte de la tarea inacabable de crecer como persona".  Compartimos el discurso completo del Dr. Jorge @Grunberg, rector de ORT, en la ceremonia anual de graduación de carreras universitarias. 🔗 bit.ly/Graduación6-4-26-ORT

"Tenemos que sentir como una obligación moral la expansión de las oportunidades educativas a más uruguayos". Dr. Jorge @Grunberg, rector de la Universidad ORT Uruguay.

Anti-Zionism is antisemitism when it says that: * Of all countries in the world, only the state of the Jews should vanish. * Of all alleged colonial powers, only the state of the Jews should vanish. * Of all alleged ethnic cleansers, only the state of the Jews should vanish. * Of all alleged genociders, only the state of the Jews should vanish. * Of all alleged apartheid regimes, only the state of the Jews should vanish. Oh, and only the state of the Jews is guilty of all those alleged crimes without any need of due process. I hope you are beginning to suspect there’s a common pattern.

Reflexión valiosa sobre la corrosiva deshonestidad intelectual que afecta a algunas de nuestras sociedades