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The Sun
03-05-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
Hamas terrorists who murdered, raped & kidnapped innocents will be hanged in first Israeli death penalty in six decades
EVIL Hamas terrorists who slaughtered, raped and tortured innocent civilians on October 7 are set to be executed, prosecutors told The Sun. It will be the first time Israel has exercised the death penalty in more than 60 years in a testament to the depth of depravity of the terror group 's crimes. 7 7 7 Israeli intelligence officers have worked tirelessly to scour piles of evidence collected since Hamas triggered war in October 2023. Agents have been putting together a compelling case to charge multiple monsters who murdered and assaulted citizens after tearing through Israel's defences. Evidence found on laptops seized during military operations in Gaza has allowed intelligence chiefs to compile a strong case to go to trial. At least 22 Hamas terrorists are set to be charged - all of whom attacked kibbutz Nir Oz, one of the worst hit sites of the atrocity. The kibbutz, just a mile from the Gaza border, was attacked from three directions and Hamas brutes killed at random. Spineless terrorists torched homes as families cowered inside before dragging hostages, including Shiri Bibas and her son Ariel and Kfir and Oded Lifshitz, back to Gaza. Their bodies were sickeningly released in a stomach-churning ceremony earlier this year. Israel's leading prosecutors believe that because of the callous nature of Hamas' crimes, the beasts will likely be executed. Sources involved in the case confirmed to The Sun those found guilty could be sent to the gallows and hanged. It would be the first time the country has executed anyone since the only time it did so in 1962, when wicked Nazi Adolf Eichmann was executed. Military prosecutor Alan Baker, who has been a judge on scores of high-profile terrorist cases, said Israel is also no longer concerned by international pressure in dealing with these matters. Baker, former legal adviser to Israel's Foreign Office and ex-Israeli ambassador to Canada, told The Sun: "About 30 years ago, I was the prosecutor on the trial of a particularly nasty and cruel terrorist, and I managed to get him convicted with the death penalty. "It wasn't carried out at the time, because of a theory that it could encourage terrorists to do more horrific acts, if they feel like they are going to die anyway. "There is of course, also always the concern of what the international community thinks too. "In these particular cases, because of the cruel nature of these atrocities, I don't think the sensitivity of what world will think will be considered, as there is now the feeling that the rest of the world inevitably hate us whatever we do. 'We are still as hated as we were eighty years ago. 'These people not only crossed the border illegally, but there are thousands of residents of Gaza who tagged along, who stole whatever they liked, televisions, etc. and set fire to houses. What happened to the Bibas family? HAMAS terrorists kidnapped the Bibas family from their home in Nir Oz during the horror October 7 assault. Yarden Bibas was abducted separately from his wife Shiri and son Ariel, four, and nine-month-old Kfir. They were hauled to Gaza where they were held hostage. Shiri's parents were both killed in the attack on the kibbutz. Shiri and her boys - the two youngest hostages taken from Israel on October 7 - became symbols of the hostage crisis. Late in 2023, Hamas claimed the mum and youngsters were killed in an Israeli airstrike without offering any proof. Israeli authorities were unable to confirm their deaths. Fears for Shiri, Ariel and Kfir grew as the months went by amid a lack of confirmation whether they were still alive or not. On February 1, Yarden was released amid the ceasefire after 484 days in captivity. Then on February 20, Hamas handed over coffins it said contained the bodies of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir. Ariel and Kfir's remains were verified by Israel, but the remains of the female did not match Shiri's DNA. Her body was finally handed back on the evening of February 21. Hundreds lined the streets for their funerals on February 26, with buildings and monuments around the world illuminated in orange as a tribute to the boys' hair colour. Shiri, Ariel and Kfir were buried alongside her parents in Tsoher Regional Cemetery. 'There is a vast array of offenses that have been committed, including the heavy stuff, rape and murders, and these crimes against humanity will have to be dealt with very seriously.' Baker, who now heads the international law program at the Jerusalem Center for Foreign and Security Affairs, has implored the prosecuting team to fully consider "the seriousness of these criminals". He added: "They committed these crimes in Israel, they invaded, they committed offences according to Israeli law, and this will have to be overseen by Israeli judges. 'I would tell them not to take into consideration what the Pope, the French government, the British etc will say, because inevitably whatever we do, whether we keep them in prison or we hang them, Israel will be condemned anyway. 'I trust they will do what they need to do, without looking at any external consideration. That is the last thing that should enter into the equation.' 7 7 As well as the 22 set for indictment, at least 300 more terrorists who took part in the October 7 attacks are being held in Israeli prisons. Maurice Hirsch, director of the Initiative for Palestinian Authority Accountability and Reform in the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, said the complexity of Israel's legal system means the cases could go in many directions. But because these are deemed the most horrific acts since the Holocaust, the death penalty upon conviction is the most likely outcome, he said. Hirsch, a senior legal analyst at Human Rights Voices, said: 'The death penalty may seem like a crazy scenario to contemplate, but it is very possible. "They should be subject to the death penalty, but it will depend on whether Israel will be able to withstand international pressure. 'There is a question of which crimes we prosecute for. If there is no specific one victim, and as they [the terrorists] don't even know who they've murdered, that could make things challenging. 'Where, when were they arrested? We can see if any of them can be linked to direct crimes. Fogs are still uncovering, but the country will do well if we can clear this up. 'It would be convenient if we could isolate 22 cases, but if I was a defense lawyer, I would ask for the evidence of mass murder.' More than a quarter of the kibbutz's residents were either killed or taken hostage in one of the most vile atrocities on October 7. Per capita, Nir Oz suffered the most bloodshed and damage. 7
Fox News
16-04-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Harvard is fighting the White House harder than it ever fought antisemitism
Harvard's tense showdown with the Trump administration took another costly turn after the White House froze more than $2 billion in federal funding following the Ivy League school's failure to curtail antisemitism. Explaining its decision not to comply with President Donald Trump's orders aimed at curbing antisemitism, Harvard President Alan Garber said, "No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue." Conversely, White House spokesperson Kush Desai stated that the Trump administration is "motivated by one thing and one thing only: tackling antisemitism…Antisemitic protesters inflicting violence and taking over entire college campus buildings is not only a crude display of bigotry against Jewish Americans, but entirely disruptive to the intellectual inquiry and research that federal funding of colleges is meant to support." The depressing point that's lost in this standoff is that Harvard appears to be fighting the Trump administration and the president's Joint Task Force to Combat Antisemitism harder than it has ever fought antisemitism on its own campus. Where was Harvard's fierce resolve when swastikas and antisemitic stickers were plastered near Harvard's Hillel? Or when a Harvard employee was filmed ripping down posters of Israeli hostages, including those of the slain Bibas babies? Or when an Israeli business school student was surrounded, mobbed and shouted off campus by pro-Palestinian protesters for the heinous crime of being Jewish? Harvard is indeed a private university. But unlike Hillsdale College, a small liberal arts college in Michigan which stopped accepting federal funding in 1984, Harvard is still the recipient of billions of dollars of federal funding. That means Harvard is subject to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination against all students, including Jewish students, on the basis of race, color or national origin. Public or private, Harvard has an obligation to ensure the safety of its student population. From harassment. From discrimination. From violence. These are very rudimentary expectations that Jewish students accuse the university of having neglected, leading to egregious civil rights violations and a lawsuit alleging that "Harvard, America's leading university, has become a bastion of Jewish hatred and harassment…numerous students and faculty members at Harvard have openly endorsed Hamas's October 7 massacre, issuing public statements blaming Jews for their own murders, or otherwise excusing or supporting Hamas's actions." A simple question persists: Why is there so much controversy around measures being taken to protect Jewish students? Had the federal government threatened to cut off federal funding to universities failing to protect LGBTQ groups, would there be such outcry? Of course not. If masked KKK racists stormed a college campus today, threatened to attack black students and the college administration failed to address that threat, would federal government intervention be so roundly condemned? It rightly would not. But once again, in the words of British author and screenwriter David Baddiel, Jews don't count.
CBC
06-04-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Londoners form human chain to demand an end to the war in Gaza
Dozens of people formed a human chain at a major London intersection on Sunday to protest the ongoing war in Gaza and the living conditions Palestinians are facing. The intersection of Oxford Street and Wonderland Road was filled with protesters carrying signs calling for peace and waving Palestinian flags. Others held a white sheet with red stains to symbolize the thousands of children who've died since the war began in October, 2023. "Their entire life is a challenge over there right now," said Londoner Abdullah Dahche. "What are they supposed to do? They don't have any water, no food and it's inhumane what's happening." A temporary ceasefire that held up for approximately two months between Israel and Hamas ended in mid-March when the Israeli military resumed ground operations and airstrikes. It said at the time the intention was to create a partial buffer zone between the north and south of the enclave. This weekend, Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 19 people, Palestinian health officials said. The Israeli military said Sunday it was re-examining evidence in the killing of 15 emergency workers found shot and buried in a shallow grave last month near Rafah. Video footage found on the mobile phone of one of the dead men, and published by the Palestine Red Crescent Society, called into question initial military reports of what happened. All bakeries in Gaza shut down last week after running out of flour and diesel to operate, amid an ongoing Israeli blockade on food and aid entering the territory, causing fears of famine. The war began when Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing around 1,200 people and capturing 251 hostages, according to Israel. Hamas is still holding 59 captives — 24 of whom are believed to be alive — after others were released in ceasefire agreements or other deals. Bodies of hostages have also been released in recent months, including the Bibas family made up of nine-month-old Kfir Bibas, his four-year-old brother Ariel and their mother, Shiri. Israel's offensive has killed more than 50,000 Palestinians, including hundreds killed in strikes since the ceasefire ended, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. 'It's affecting our lives here' Palestinian-Londoners say Sunday's protest in London was organized by the local chapter of the Canadian Palestinian Social Association and was in part, an effort to put pressure on local federal electoral candidates, said Samah Al-Sabbagh, the group's new president. "I am Palestinian myself and it feels like the bare minimum I can do is show up for my people whether it's cold, hot, snow or raining because they're going through way worse," said Maryam Hadi, who was part of the human chain. "It's very important to continue to show up. " Athough Dahche said he doesn't have any family members currently in Gaza, watching the devastation unfold on social media has been heartbreaking. Palestinians living in Canada and other countries feel helpless not being able to do more for their community, he said. "The hurt and anger doesn't go away but this is the least we can do for [the people of Gaza], and at least bring some awareness to their situation" said Dahche. For Al-Sabbagh, trying to communicate with her extended family members in Gaza is an uphill battle and the constant stress is significantly impacting the everyday lives of Palestinian-Londoners, she said. "It's you think it's happening back there and it's not affecting us Canadians, it is. We and our kids have extended families there, it's affecting the way we work, our school, it's affecting our lives and we can't just stand there and wait for things to get better on their own," she said.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Former Israeli hostage tells '60 Minutes' Trump is the 'only one' with power to end war in Gaza
Freed Israeli hostage Yarden Bibas made a direct appeal to President Donald Trump to help others still in Hamas captivity in a "60 Minutes" interview on Sunday. In his first interview since being freed last month, Bibas told host Lesley Stahl he chose an American program so that "the White House would hear his message." "Please stop this war. Help bring all the hostages back," Bibas pleaded to the president. "And you think he can help?" Stahl asked. Israeli Hostage Describes Graphic Sexual Assault, Beatings, Torture In Gaza "I know he can help," Bibas answered. "I am here because of Trump. I am here only because of him. I think he's the only one who can stop this war again." Read On The Fox News App Bibas called on both Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to work towards a ceasefire to rescue the remaining hostages. Though Israel recently broke a ceasefire after Hamas refused to release more hostages, Bibas remained optimistic about Trump's chances. "He has to convince Netanyahu, convince Hamas. Yeah, I think he can do it," Bibas said. Bibas spent more than 480 days in captivity after Hamas terrorists ripped him, his wife Shiri and two young children, Kfir and Ariel, from their home in Kibbutz Nir Oz. He was one of three hostages released alongside Ofer Kalderon and American-Israeli citizen Keith Siegel. Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture Although Bibas returned home, his wife and children were found to have been brutally killed by Hamas terrorists. The remains of the children, aged four and ten months, were returned to Israel weeks after Bibas was released. Shiri Bibas' remains were initially believed to have been returned with her children. However, it was later discovered that the body in a coffin bearing her name and photo was not Shiri, which led to widespread outrage and condemnation from Israel. Shiri Bibas' remains were confirmed to have been returned one day article source: Former Israeli hostage tells '60 Minutes' Trump is the 'only one' with power to end war in Gaza
Al Arabiya
31-03-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Freed Israeli hostage Bibas calls on Trump to stop Gaza war
Former Israeli hostage Yarden Bibas, whose wife and children were killed while held by Gaza militants, has urged US President Donald Trump to press Israel to end the war to rescue the remaining captives. In a first interview since being released from the Gaza Strip in February, under a truce deal that has since collapsed, Bibas said Israel's resumption of military operations this month would not help free the dozens of hostages still held in the Palestinian territory. 'Please stop this war, and help bring all the hostages back', Bibas said, addressing Trump in an interview with CBS News '60 Minutes' aired late Sunday. 'I know he can help,' said Bibas. 'I'm here because of Trump, I'm here only because of him, I think he's the only one who can stop this war again'. Palestinian militants abducted Yarden Bibas, his wife Shiri and their two young boys Ariel and Kfir, during the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023 which triggered the war. The family -- and particularly four-year-old Ariel and Kfir, who was just eight months old when taken captive -- became a symbol of the hostage tragedy in Israel. Israeli authorities have accused Hamas of murdering Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas 'in cold blood'. Hamas said in November 2023 that all three were killed in an Israeli air strike that hit the location where they were being held. Their bodies were returned in February, after the father's release. Yarden Bibas, asked if he thought the resumed fighting in Gaza could encourage Hamas to release hostages, replied: 'No.' Israel resumed intense bombing on March 18 and then launched a new ground offensive, ending a nearly two-month ceasefire in the war in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has argued was proving effective in swaying Hamas negotiators. Bibas told CBS News that while he was held in Gaza, Israeli bombardment was 'scary, you don't know when it's going to happen, and when it happens, you're afraid for your life'. Of the 251 hostages seized during the 2023 attack, 58 are still held in Gaza including 34 the Israeli military says are dead. The truce since January saw the return of 33 Israeli hostages, including some who were deceased, in exchange for about 1,800 Palestinians in Israeli custody.
