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Meanwhile, the male equivalent of Maxine Waters funneled untold amounts to family members rom campaign funds.
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There has to be a way for retribution. Hitler said to 'beat me you will become like me.' Perhaps there is much truth in this phrase. But not to defeat Hitler, not to make an effort is a dreadful sin. It is time to strike back hard
Today's penetration of Alaska by another Chinese balloon would suggest China is preparing for a knockout blow which we are incapable of preventing. They have mapped the doors to our missiles, located other weapons and military facilities and they have detected our response times. We have nothing available that will defend against a concerted missile attack that should give us a feeling of comfort. The Chinese are beginning to match and exceed our military capabilities and this is giving them a degree of unction that should give The Pentagon heart burn.
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Experts sound alarm over China buying US land near military bases: 'Chilling'
This is bad, Richard, REALLY bad.
Chinese companies are buying up THOUSANDS of acres of farmland in America. Liberals may not mind, but we will NOT let China set up camp on our soil! We can’t rely on Joe Biden to take action, so please sign the petition to help State GOP get the job done.
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Good News Israel (edited.)
+++++++++++++++++++++++++I was watching a jazzy performance of the song "The Rhythm of Life" last week precisely at the time that members of the Israeli army Search & Rescue mission were saving the lives of dozens of Turkish citizens trapped under rubble of two massive earthquakes. The title of the song aptly summarizes many of the news items in this week's positive Israel newsletter. From the building of hospitals to medical research breakthroughs. From training Kenyan medics to providing equipment to save preemies in Moldovia.
Israeli charities are resettling traumatized Ukrainian and Russian children, and integrating Arab Bedouin children. Israeli companies have donated their technology for Israel's emergency services to use to locate and treat Turkish earthquake victims.
Israel's Chief Rabbi has instructed the Israeli rescue teams to work throughout the Jewish Sabbath to save as many lives as possible. Meanwhile hundreds of Ethiopians and Ukrainians have arrived in Israel to begin new and much better lives in the Jewish State.
The photo is Joe Stilgoe and his trio putting rhythm and life into their recent concert tour of Israel.
Please recommend www.verygoodnewsisrael.
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Please note there will be no newsletter next week as I will be spending time in Jerusalem. My next newsletter will hopefully be published on Sun 26th Feb.
In the 12th Feb 23 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:
- Hospitals built by Israelis treat all patients everywhere.
- IDF Search & Rescue teams have saved dozens of earthquake victims.
- Israeli energy startup wins Cleantech award in Abu Dhabi.
- Huge investor conference in Jerusalem.
- Israeli female judoka wins gold medal in Paris.
- Jewish values are paramount for Israeli rescue team.
- Click here to see the 5th Feb newsletter on IsraelSeen, Ruthfully Yours with a “mind-blowing” intro, IsraPundit and United With Israel with feature on Jewish State. Also (TY Sandra) in German here. Also (TY Zachy) in Hebrew here. Please pass on this newsletter to German and Hebrew-speaking contacts. Also (TY Esty) please visit the https://www.facebook.com/
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ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Proteins in focus for AMD. Tel Aviv University researchers have identified two genomic proteins LHX2 and OTX2 that affect the chances of contracting Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD). The discovery is a key stage in understanding the genetic mechanisms related to AMD and other complex genetic diseases.
https://english.tau.ac.il/
https://journals.plos.org/
New peptides to target Alzheimer’s culprit. (TY UWI) Scientists at Israel’s Bar-Ilan University, working with Canadian scientists have developed peptides (small proteins) that in laboratory tests prevent the production of oligomers – small polymers that are the true culprits of the neuron damage in Alzheimer’s disease.
https://www.israel21c.org/
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.
World’s most advanced children’s hospital. (TY Hazel) The Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s Hospital just inaugurated at Israel’s Sheba Medical Center, features unique early genetic tests for detecting and treating rare diseases. It will also treat children from the Palestinian Authority, Gaza, the UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco.
https://www.ynetnews.com/
Dental center for patients with disabilities. The Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine is establishing the Robert I. Schattner Oral Health Center for People with Disabilities. The state-of-the-art facility will provide accessible, optimal care for patients and specialized training for dental professionals.
https://www.afhu.org/hebrew-
AI to build UK care center. AI technology from Israel’s Buildots (see here previously) is constructing the new maternity, pediatrics, emergency, and critical care center at Royal Bournemouth Hospital. It is the first UK healthcare facility to be built using Artificial Intelligent tech to increase efficiency and decrease costs.
https://www.israel21c.org/
Partnering for medical air rescue service. Israel’s Magen David Adom and America’s Hatzolah Air are partnering to provide any future emergency medical evacuations in Israel. MDA’s flight paramedics will board Hatzolah Air and MDA Medevac helicopters to perform rescues via MDA’s Tiberias and Beer Sheva air bases.
https://www.
Universities partner to study the brain. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of Kentucky have received a joint $1 million grant to study new aspects of RNA biology. They will try to discover why humans have more complex brains than other organisms with roughly the same number of genes?
https://www.bfhu.org/2023/02/
Non-animal testing in Dubai. (TY Atid-EDI) UAE’s MBZUAI has signed an agreement with Israel’s Quris-AI (see here previously) to establish a world-class Bio-AI center in Abu Dhabi, that will support development of personalized medications, specifically tailored to the MENA (Middle East Nort Africa) region population.
https://www.globenewswire.com/
Training Kenyan navy to treat casualties. For the first time ever, experts from Israel’s Sheba Medical Center, including doctors, nurses, and simulation specialists, helped prepare Kenya’s navy for mass casualty scenarios. They worked alongside military and civilian personnel from Kenya, the US 5th fleet, Qatar, and Denmark.
https://www.jpost.com/health-
ISRAEL IS INCLUSIVE AND GLOBAL
Wild Walks Project. “Wild Walks” Israel is a Jerusalem based project to help war-weary teenagers from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus adapt to a new life in Israel. It provides a safe space for these young men and women to use art, play and conversation to build their own world with their own places, friends, and activities.
https://www.dikieprogulki.org/
Young guardians – Jewish & Bedouin. HaShomer HaChadash (The New Guardian – see here previously) safeguards Israel’s lands by agriculture & education. Its 25,000 strong youth movement HaTnua HaChadasha now includes some 3,000 Bedouin children, mostly meeting at the charity’s Zarzir educational farm.
https://www.israel21c.org/
https://eng.hashomer.org.il/ (see Programs & Projects - HaShomer HaChadash Youth Organization)
Innovation to improve ties with New Zealand. The New Zealand Israel Innovation Hub (NZIIH) recently opened in Tel Aviv (see here previously). Founder Josh Brown and startup advisor Elinor Swery are promoting 23 initiatives to foster business ventures including foodtech, agtech, climatetech, and spacetech.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
Hospital equipment for Moldovan babies. (TY Hazel) Israel has donated $250,000 worth of perinatal equipment to nine hospitals in Moldovia. It includes incubators and resuscitation tables, replacing equipment over two decades old. https://www.moldpres.md/en/
Saving lives in Turkey. (TY WIN) Israel’s IDF “Operation Olive Branches” has hundreds of medics and Search & Rescue experts in Turkiye (Turkey). They have pulled dozens of survivors from the rubble of the massive earthquakes. Israel’s United Hatzalah, Magen David Adom and Zaka have also sent relief missions.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/
https://www.jpost.com/israel-
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Israeli tech is saving lives in Turkey. Israeli NGO United Hatzalah is using cloud-based tech from Israel’s Carbyne (see here) to share real-time location data, video, and images with its remote medical teams in Turkey. Separately, Israel’s Sight Diagnostics (see here) will deploy its blood count devices at the IDF’s field hospital.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/
CyberTech Global 2023. Cybertech Global is the cyber industry’s foremost Business-to-Business networking platform. The 2023 Tel Aviv event was as popular as ever with speakers including Israeli leaders, cyber leaders from governments and industry, both Israeli and global. https://www.cybertechisrael.
https://www.i24news.tv/en/
Microsoft partnership for quantum education. The quantum computing platform from Israel’s Classiq (see here previously), plus Microsoft Azure Quantum’s cloud have been made available to Israeli professors, students, and researchers for conducting courses and carrying out research in all aspects of quantum computing.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
Promoting innovation in Engineering. The Azrieli Foundation has donated $3.75 million to create the Azrieli Center for Excellence in Engineering Education in Israel (Azrieli E3). The new center will develop and promote innovative methods of engineering education, while nurturing engineers over the course of their careers.
https://www.jns.org/azrieli-
Cleantech award in the UAE. Brenmiller Energy (see here previously) is the first Israeli company to win a World CleanTech Award from the CleanTech Business Club – a group of industry, government, and investment leaders from 36 countries. CEO Avi Brenmiller received the outstanding startup award in Abu Dhabi.
https://www.israel21c.org/
Tomato-picking robot picks up the pace. The tomato harvest robots from Israel’s MetoMotion (see here previously) now work at two greenhouse growers in the Netherlands. MetoMotion is looking to install 10 to 20 of the robotic machines this year, targeting Western Europe, followed eventually by Canada and the US.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/
Japanese forests in Israel. At an ecological community site in Southern Israel, LyOr Rabinowiz and a group of volunteers are growing a forest using the Japanese Miyawaki method. They planted saplings close together, which helps the trees defend each other against pests, revitalize poor soil, and are said to grow much faster.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/
From Startup Nation to WaterTech Nation. Great summary by Seth M Siegel (author of “Let There Be Water”) of Israel’s successful strategy to overcome its water scarcity. Seth is Chief Sustainability Officer at Israel’s N-Drip. See also here and here previously. https://www.calcalistech.com/
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
Ohio buys more Israel Bonds. The government of Ohio State has purchased $20 million of Israel Bonds to take its overall holding to $182.5 million and become one of the largest government owners of Israeli Bonds in the United States. Since 1993, every Ohio state treasurer has purchased Israel Bonds (see here previously).
https://www.
All happening at Investor Summit. The speakers lined up for OurCrowd’s Global Investor Summit, this coming week, include Israel’s President Herzog, US Ambassador Nides, Author Saul Singer, “Fauda” actor Lior Raz, ex-Mossad head Yossi Cohen, Natan Sharansky, and many, many more.
https://summit.ourcrowd.com/ https://summit.ourcrowd.com/
$125 million for Israeli space-tech. Israel’s Earth & Beyond Ventures (see here previously) has raised $125 million to invest in Israel’s emerging commercial space ecosystem. It will focus on aerospace and satellite engineering startups. Investors include NASA supplier Corning, Japan’s Kyocera, and Israel’s Spacecom.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/
https://www.calcalistech.com/
University VC fund reaches its target. Israel’s Reichman University has successfully raised the $30 million it announced previously in June for startups founded by its graduates. RUNI Ventures, will offer some $500,000 to each promising startup, plus workspace, mentors (Uni and/or external), and student interns or employees.
https://nocamels.com/2023/01/
Business opportunities to USA from Israel. The Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce has released “Business Opportunities from Israel”. The database contains hundreds of up-to-date offers across all industries from Israeli importers, exporters, service providers, etc., seeking business partners around the world.
https://www.chamber.org.il/
Israeli head of Texas Instruments. Israel’s Haviv Ilan is to be the new CEO of chip manufacturer Texas Instruments. Ilan joined the US company in 1999 when TI acquired Ilan’s Israeli startup, Butterfly.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/
Bringing biofriendly resilin to market. Israel’s Smart Resilin (see here previously) is partnering European biotech Acies Bio to commercialize resilin as an environmentally beneficial material for many industries. The non-toxic, bio-degradable protein can replace synthetic plastics in applications from footwear to aerospace.
https://www.prnewswire.com/
Seahorse wine. The boutique Seahorse Winery at Bar Giora in the Judean Hills makes some 50,000 bottles of wine a year. The winery has 2,200 vines per acre, compared to 880 vines per acre elsewhere in Israel. This means the grapes grow under stress, remain small at harvest time, and produce extremely flavorsome wines.
https://www.israel21c.org/the-
FAA approval for drone delivery. (TY OurCrowd) The US Federal Aviation Administration has approved the partner of Israel’s Flytrex (see here previously) to use its drones to deliver across the USA. Currently, Flytrex operates in five cities in Texas and North Carolina, delivering everything from burgers to sushi.
https://www.fastcompany.com/
A Wisor solution to freight forwarding. Israel’s Wisor AI has developed a software solution tailored to the needs of the 300,000 freight forwarders. It automates both the manual process of aggregating pricing data as well as the optimization of shipping routes across airlines, ocean liners, trucking, and rail companies.
https://www.calcalistech.com/
Saving a fortune for businesses. Israel’s Anodot (see here previously) analyzes a company’s data to highlight potential revenue issues to management. Since acquiring US-based Pileus, Anodot also helps management control and reduce its cloud computing costs.
https://thesiliconreview.com/
Ad company gets Google certification. Israel’s Adnimation has been granted Google Certified Publishing Partner (GCPP) status, shared by just 57 other companies around the globe. Adnimation works with publishers to monetize their content with innovative advertising. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
https://worldisraelnews.com/
Investment in Israeli startups to 12/2/23: Mediwound raised $27.5 million; One Zero Bank (previously First Digital Bank) raised $62 million; Wisor AI raised $8 million; Meala FoodTech raised $1.9 million;
CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT & SPORT`
Inside the Knesset Museum. (TY UWI & I24 News) Israel’s Knesset Museum stores many of the 1,200 gifts the Jewish State has received from other countries and important figures. Here is a glimpse. It will be revealed in full to the public to celebrate Israel’s 74th birthday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
https://unitedwithisrael.org/
1600-year-old gold bead found in Jerusalem. A rare gold bead from the end of the Roman era has been discovered in Jerusalem's City of David during excavation of the Pilgrimage Road. It was made using unique delicate workmanship to affix tens of tiny balls together in the shape of a ring to create one small bead.
https://www.jpost.com/
Sun & rain in Jerusalem. (TY Sharon) Jerusalem’s streets last week were a contrast of clouds, downpours, and sunshine. So were some of Jerusalem’s events. And notice the elderly Arab man leaving Mount Scopus’ Hadassah hospital in a Yad Sarah wheelchair. Mazel Tov to Sharon on her new grandson.
http://rjstreets.com/2023/02/
Hugh Laurie in Tehran. (TY Hazel) Veteran English actor Hugh Laurie (famous as Dr Gregory House) is joining the cast of Israeli spy thriller Tehran for its third season. It marks another high-profile casting after movie icon Glenn Close featured in Season Two. Laurie is expected to play a nuclear inspector.
https://www.ynetnews.com/
Jerusalem Marathon. Mar 17 is the date for the Jerusalem Marathon. Israel’s Emergency EMT NGO United Hatzalah has formed a team that will be running to save lives. Israelis can also join the team to help raise funds. Register at www.israelrescue.org/
Judoka gold. (TY Nevet & UWI) Israeli judoka Gili Sharir won the gold medal in the women’s under 63kg category at the 2023 Paris Grand Slam judo competition. Israel’s Gefen Primo won the women’s under 52kg bronze medal. Israel’s Peter Paltchik also took home the bronze medal in the men’s under 100kg category.
https://www.ynetnews.com/
https://www.algemeiner.com/
THE JEWISH STATE
120 more Ethiopians make Aliyah. (TY UWI & ILTV) The first 2023 flight of “Operation Zur Yisrael” has just brought 120 new immigrants from Ethiopia to Israel. They had spent a long time in Addis Ababa and Gondar but following Ethiopia agreeing to issue exit visas, they can now reunite with their Israeli families.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
90 more Ukrainian Jews come home. Ninety Ukrainian Jewish refugees have just arrived in Israel on a chartered flight made possible by the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ). The refugees originally chose to stay behind in Ukraine but have since been forced out of their former homes by the fighting.
https://www.jns.org/90-
JNF Global Conference for Israel. I know it’s a long way off, but you might wish to plan for the JNF-USA’s Global Conference for Israel Nov 30 – Dec 3 in Denver Colorado. See Israeli innovation up close and take part in one of the largest Shabbat dinners ever. https://jnf-usa.force.com/s/
Those who bless Israel. For Christian readers living in the UK.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Lone soldiers are not alone. 120+ soldiers from 27 countries participated in the Givati Brigade Association’s Lone Soldiers Day at Metzudat Yoav near Kibbutz Sde Yoav. Personal meetings addressed individual needs. Group workshops explored housing subsidies, living expenses, Shabbat meals and family environments.
https://www.jns.org/gathering-
https://www.enjoyingisrael.
Holy work. (TY WIN) While waiting for the order to move into the crisis zone, members of the IDF delegation stopped to pray. Then Israel’s Chief Rabbi instructed Israeli Jewish rescue workers to continue operations through the Jewish Sabbath, as Jewish law states that saving life overrides Torah commandments.
https://unitedwithisrael.org/
https://www.algemeiner.com/
Jerusalem attack: 8-year-old dies day after brother killed, father in serious condition
An off-duty police officer and other officers who arrived at the scene quickly after the attack shot the terrorist.
Rescue and Police at the scene of the deadly car-ramming attack near the Ramot junction, in Jerusalem on February 10, 2023. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
Two children and a young man were killed and four others were injured in a terrorist ramming attack near the Ramot neighborhood of Jerusalem on Friday afternoon.
The terrorist, identified as Hossein Karaka, a 31-year-old resident of the Isawiya neighborhood of east Jerusalem, rammed into a bus stop at the entrance to the Ramot neighborhood.
An off-duty police officer and other officers who arrived at the scene quickly after the attack shot the terrorist.
A Facebook account reportedly belonging to the terrorist featured a series of posts in recent months glorifying Hezbollah and Palestinian terrorists, including a post calling the terrorist who conducted a shooting attack at the Shuafat checkpoint last year a "hero."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided shortly after the attack to seal and demolish Karaka's home, expressing his condolences to the families of the victims.
"I conducted a security situation assessment and ordered security forces reinforced, arrests made and to act immediately to seal the terrorist's house and demolish it. Our answer to terrorism is to strike it with all our might and deepen our grip on our country even more."
The terrorist had recently been released from a psychiatric hospital, Ynet reported on Friday evening citing a political official. The report also stated that the vehicle used in the attack belonged to the terrorist's wife.
The official further told Ynet that the terrorist lived in a rented apartment. "We are legally checking what can be done against a terrorist who lives in a rented house. We want to make sure that we operate within the law and do not punish a family that rented out a house," he said.
About three hours after the attack, police forces closed off the area around the home of the terrorists' family in Isawiya. Ten family members of the terrorist including his wife, parents, siblings and his landlord were arrested. They were transferred for questioning and their connection to the attack will be investigated.
The names of the victims
The 20-year-old victim was identified as Alter Shlomo Laderman, who got married just two months ago.
The 6-year-old victim was identified as Yaakov Israel Pally, resident of the Ramot neighborhood in Jerusalem. His family decided to hold a private funeral on Friday, before the beginning of Shabbat, following advice to do so.
Yaakov's brother, Asher, succumbed to his injuries on Saturday evening after extensive efforts to save his life at Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
"This is a very difficult scene, a terrorist who violently crashed into a bus station where there were many families," said ZAKA member Dovi Weinstern. "When I arrived there I saw a lot of commotion, difficult images of people and children dressed in Shabbat clothes lying near the station suffering from serious injuries, cries for help from all sides."
"Once again we are dealing with a serious incident of injury to innocents, a brutal attack on Friday afternoon against civilians who were waiting at a bus stop."
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrived at the scene shortly after the attack, saying "There are no events more difficult than these. I thank the prime minister for adopting my policy to seal the house as quickly as possible. I also ordered the police to place checkpoints around Isawiya and to stop each vehicle, to check each car."
Ben-Gvir added that he wanted to implement a full lockdown on the Isawiya neighborhood, but was unable to due to legal questions surrounding such a decision.
The minister additionally stated that he wants to advance the death penalty for terrorists and plans to advance a law next week allowing police to search houses without warrants.
"Enough with the approach that 'if we do something we'll make them angry.' Enough! There are terrorist attacks now," said Ben-Gvir after reporters began asking him about how he would respond to the attack.
Later in the afternoon, Ben-Gvir announced that he had instructed police to prepare to launch "Operation Defensive Shield 2" on Sunday to target terrorist activities in east Jerusalem.
The announcement drew harsh criticism, with senior political officials telling Israeli media that "decisions about Operation Defensive Shield are not made on the sidewalk at a bus station when there's a terrorist attack." A security official told Ynet that no such operation had been coordinated with the prime minister or the defense minister.
President Isaac Herzog responded to the attack on Friday afternoon, stating "a moment before the start of Shabbat our hearts ache with terrible pain after a despicable terrorist took the lives of a small boy and a young man in a ramming attack in Jerusalem. Together with all the people of Israel, I feel the pain of the families and pray for the healing of the wounded."
He ended the statement with a prayer of healing and a call of support to Israel's security forces.
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion thanked security forces for their work in investigating the incident, adding "the heart aches in the face of the difficult sights. A despicable terrorist takes the lives of innocent children and adults just because they are Jewish. This is another event that points to a tense period that requires vigilance."
After the attack, the Jerusalem municipality decided to increase protective measures at bus stations in the city.
The Eran association, which provides emotional aid, announced that it was reinforcing its phone and internet hotlines in order to provide help for those needing it.
Hours after the attack, Defense Minister Yoav Galant decided to impose financial sanctions on 87 terrorists and their families who are residents of east Jerusalem. Galant signed seizure orders for funds totaling millions of shekels belonging to Israeli security prisoners who receive payments from the Palestinian Authority as a reward for their involvement in terrorism.
An off-duty police officer and other officers who arrived at the scene quickly after the attack shot the terrorist.
Rescue and Police at the scene of the deadly car-ramming attack near the Ramot junction, in Jerusalem on February 10, 2023. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
Two children and a young man were killed and four others were injured in a terrorist ramming attack near the Ramot neighborhood of Jerusalem on Friday afternoon.
The terrorist, identified as Hossein Karaka, a 31-year-old resident of the Isawiya neighborhood of east Jerusalem, rammed into a bus stop at the entrance to the Ramot neighborhood.
An off-duty police officer and other officers who arrived at the scene quickly after the attack shot the terrorist.
A Facebook account reportedly belonging to the terrorist featured a series of posts in recent months glorifying Hezbollah and Palestinian terrorists, including a post calling the terrorist who conducted a shooting attack at the Shuafat checkpoint last year a "hero."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided shortly after the attack to seal and demolish Karaka's home, expressing his condolences to the families of the victims.
"I conducted a security situation assessment and ordered security forces reinforced, arrests made and to act immediately to seal the terrorist's house and demolish it. Our answer to terrorism is to strike it with all our might and deepen our grip on our country even more."
The terrorist had recently been released from a psychiatric hospital, Ynet reported on Friday evening citing a political official. The report also stated that the vehicle used in the attack belonged to the terrorist's wife.
The official further told Ynet that the terrorist lived in a rented apartment. "We are legally checking what can be done against a terrorist who lives in a rented house. We want to make sure that we operate within the law and do not punish a family that rented out a house," he said.
About three hours after the attack, police forces closed off the area around the home of the terrorists' family in Isawiya. Ten family members of the terrorist including his wife, parents, siblings and his landlord were arrested. They were transferred for questioning and their connection to the attack will be investigated.
The names of the victims
The 20-year-old victim was identified as Alter Shlomo Laderman, who got married just two months ago.
The 6-year-old victim was identified as Yaakov Israel Pally, resident of the Ramot neighborhood in Jerusalem. His family decided to hold a private funeral on Friday, before the beginning of Shabbat, following advice to do so.
Yaakov's brother, Asher, succumbed to his injuries on Saturday evening after extensive efforts to save his life at Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
"This is a very difficult scene, a terrorist who violently crashed into a bus station where there were many families," said ZAKA member Dovi Weinstern. "When I arrived there I saw a lot of commotion, difficult images of people and children dressed in Shabbat clothes lying near the station suffering from serious injuries, cries for help from all sides."
"Once again we are dealing with a serious incident of injury to innocents, a brutal attack on Friday afternoon against civilians who were waiting at a bus stop."
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrived at the scene shortly after the attack, saying "There are no events more difficult than these. I thank the prime minister for adopting my policy to seal the house as quickly as possible. I also ordered the police to place checkpoints around Isawiya and to stop each vehicle, to check each car."
Ben-Gvir added that he wanted to implement a full lockdown on the Isawiya neighborhood, but was unable to due to legal questions surrounding such a decision.
The minister additionally stated that he wants to advance the death penalty for terrorists and plans to advance a law next week allowing police to search houses without warrants.
"Enough with the approach that 'if we do something we'll make them angry.' Enough! There are terrorist attacks now," said Ben-Gvir after reporters began asking him about how he would respond to the attack.
Later in the afternoon, Ben-Gvir announced that he had instructed police to prepare to launch "Operation Defensive Shield 2" on Sunday to target terrorist activities in east Jerusalem.
The announcement drew harsh criticism, with senior political officials telling Israeli media that "decisions about Operation Defensive Shield are not made on the sidewalk at a bus station when there's a terrorist attack." A security official told Ynet that no such operation had been coordinated with the prime minister or the defense minister.
President Isaac Herzog responded to the attack on Friday afternoon, stating "a moment before the start of Shabbat our hearts ache with terrible pain after a despicable terrorist took the lives of a small boy and a young man in a ramming attack in Jerusalem. Together with all the people of Israel, I feel the pain of the families and pray for the healing of the wounded."
He ended the statement with a prayer of healing and a call of support to Israel's security forces.
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion thanked security forces for their work in investigating the incident, adding "the heart aches in the face of the difficult sights. A despicable terrorist takes the lives of innocent children and adults just because they are Jewish. This is another event that points to a tense period that requires vigilance."
After the attack, the Jerusalem municipality decided to increase protective measures at bus stations in the city.
The Eran association, which provides emotional aid, announced that it was reinforcing its phone and internet hotlines in order to provide help for those needing it.
Hours after the attack, Defense Minister Yoav Galant decided to impose financial sanctions on 87 terrorists and their families who are residents of east Jerusalem. Galant signed seizure orders for funds totaling millions of shekels belonging to Israeli security prisoners who receive payments from the Palestinian Authority as a reward for their involvement in terrorism.
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American's are faced with their own issues and Israeli's have their own variety of problems. As for Israel,
I am not advocating they should become Palestinians and start embracing an eye for an eye. I am, however, urging Israel become more creative. It is time to visit pain on the Palestinans. Eventually they will realize their government is marching in the wrong direction. Democracy is precious and I do not believe Ben-Givr's approach offers the solution.
As for the American voter if he believes investigation of corruption is no longer the legitimate function of Congress then our republic is finished.
If voters believe pursuing alleged corruption at the highest level of government is "weaponization" then our republic is also finished.
If voters want to believe the prattle of those who attack Rep. Jordan and his various allies in seeking truth and prefer to remain ignorant and accept acts of cover up then our republic is finished.
Finally, if voters believe our form of government exists to control citizens rather than serve them, then our republic is finished.
America's inalienable Bill of Rights distinguishes the difference of our republic from any other government. Our God given rights are our best protection from authoritarian government. We have failed ourselves and founders if we allow ourselves to become subservient to a bloated and corrupt government.
Paraphrasing Franklin, he said we are free if we can stay that way .
America is no longer the nation our founders intended. We blew it. We threw our precious freedoms away, we abandoned our efforts to protect ourselves from those who hate and fear us. Getting and 'spending we lay waste our gains/advantages.' Weak and corrupt leadership and the desertion of our self-governing principals have cost us dearly.
Our adversaries are probing and believe we are vulnerable. Democracies are fragile and must constantly be attended to and cared for if they are to survive and endure.
Self truth is our greatest prescription. Military preparedness and patriotism our greatest protection.
Gallup Poll reveals government is the number one problem today. The time is now for both nations to wake up and put on our "big boy suits."
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