Anti-Israel Islamist appointed to school board human relations and diversity committees May 21, 2023 Naima Khan-Ghany promotes divisiveness, hatred of Jews, and the destruction of Israel. By Joe Kaufman, Front Page Magazine Trinidad-born Naima Khan-Ghany, along with her signature hijab and glasses, wears a big smile on her face. But her friendly and grandmotherly appearance is deceiving, as she promotes vile antisemitism and the destruction of Israel and is involved with those tied to violence and bigotry, targeting Jews, gays and others. It is of major concern, because she has been appointed and recently reappointed to positions within the Broward County School Board that ironically deal with “diversity” and “human relations.” Will Khan-Ghany’s controversial exploits disallow her from further serving in such positions? Does the School Board embrace her radical activities? Khan-Ghany is a public school teacher and adviser to local high school and middle school chapters of the Muslim Students Association (MSA), a youth group founded by operatives from the Muslim Brotherhood in 1963. She has sat on the Broward County School Board Diversity Committee, since January 2016. She is also the Chair of the School Board’s Human Relations Committee. She was recently reappointed to both by newly elected School Board member Jeff Holness, who is no stranger to Islamist gatherings. Previously, she was appointed by Holness’ predecessor Rosalind Osgood, who vacated her seat to run for Florida State Senate. According to the website for Broward County Public Schools (BCPS), “The primary responsibility of the Diversity Committee is to make recommendations to promote diversity through the Superintendent, to the School Board, while maintaining a unitary school system.” And “The Human Relations Committee… makes recommendations to the Superintendent and the School Board on matters that foster mutual respect and understanding among people within BCPS. The committee further supports the work of the District as it pertains to policies related to diversity, educational/vocational equity, nondiscrimination, inclusion and character education.” It would seem that the activities Khan-Ghany has been associating herself with fall in direct opposition to the missions of both the Diversity and Human Relations Committees and are huge conflicts of interest. ‘Antisemitic’ Roger Waters concert in Frankfurt may now go ahead, German court rules Khan-Ghany is a former host of Who’s Who in America, a show produced by the Al-Hikmat Islamic Network, the media arm of the Darul Uloom Institute (DUI). DUI has been a haven for high-profile al-Qaeda militants, including “Dirty Bomber” Jose Padilla and al-Qaeda Commander Adnan el-Shukrijumah. At Al-Hikmat, Khan-Ghany organized an event with el-Shukrijumah’s younger brother, Nabil el-Shukri. The leader and founder of DUI/Al-Hikmat is Shafayat Mohamed, an imam who has been thrown off several Broward County community boards for his talks against homosexuals. Mohamed has claimed that natural disasters are caused by gay sex. In February 2015, Khan-Ghany was a speaker at a banquet for ICNA Relief, the social services division of the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), a group that has numerous ties to South Asian terror. In February 2019, Khan-Ghany was photographed with ICNA Relief USA’s Government Affairs Coordinator Syed Ammar Ahmed, who has previously joked about threatening to blow up a school. In February 2020, she was photographed with ICNA Relief USA’s Chief Operating Officer Abdul Rauf Khan, who has used his social media to promote the Muslim Brotherhood and anti-Semitic icon Louis Farrakhan and to target Jews and gays. In May 2021, Khan-Ghany was a contact for and provided the introduction for an event featuring former South Florida imam Ibrahim Dremali, titled ‘LET’S TALK PALESTINE.’ The speech was co-sponsored by Khan-Ghany’s Broward County MSA Council. Throughout the lecture, Dremali incited against the Jewish community, telling the crowd, “The Jews… want to destroy the Dome of the Rock,” the Muslim shrine. Days prior to the event, Dremali urged others to fund Hamas; implored people to read the anti-Semitic fraud, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion; and said, “If the Arab leaders open the borders for Palestine… the Jews they’ll be inside that ocean.” McCarthy torpedoes Rashida Tlaib's planned Palestinian Nakba Day event at Capitol Khan-Ghany makes no secret of her own hatred of the Jewish state. In May 2021, she made a series of posts on her social media questioning Israel’s right to exist and right to defend herself and calling for Israel’s outright destruction. She wrote that Israel’s claim of “self-defense” was a “usual excuse.” She posted a call for prayers for the “liberation of Palestine… from the river to the sea.” She posted a video of similar statements from members of the condemned Jewish fringe group Neturei Karta, with one outrageously saying, “At the end of the day, the Palestinian flag will be on all of Palestine, from the river to the sea.” After Khan-Ghany posted the logos of over 60 popular US companies, writing, “Boycott these products!” she was called out by an ex-colleague. Former Broward School Board Student Representative Beau Simon wrote, “Ms. Khan I have the utmost respect for you and I enjoyed working with you at the School Board but you really should look into other ways to promote peace in the Middle East rather than ‘boycotting’ Israeli products. This post and advertisement solves nothing, if anything it divides us more. I highly suggest you reevaluate some things you may post and ask yourself ‘is this contributing to the solution or making the problem worse?’” Lebanon bans Cypriot airline due to minority owner being Israeli Khan-Ghany’s posts do not just target Israel with hate; some of them go after Jews themselves. Khan-Ghany has used social media to promote videos of notorious anti-Semite, TruNews host Rick Wiles. In one video, Wiles equates Jews with Communists, Bolsheviks and Satanists and refers to European (Ashkenazi) Jews as “so-called” Jews. In another, he spews the libel about Jews owning the media, asking, “Who planted into our minds, here in America, that we should hate and kill Muslims?… [A]fter 9/11… we were saturated with media propaganda. Who owns the media in this country?” On top of the video, one reads the message, “Make this go viral.” With all of Khan-Ghany’s extensively documented involvement with militant Muslim groups that are related to hatred and violence and her personal promotion of bigotry and fanatical animosity towards Jews and Israel, one has to ask how she can remain so long on committees associated with the Broward County School Board. This is especially the case, given that these committees deal with diversity and human relations. The extremists whom she aids and abets cynically view ‘human relations’ as a vehicle for promoting the advancement of Islamist causes and ‘diversity’ as a means of placing radical coreligionists in positions of power and influence. As Khan-Ghany herself stated, regarding her work in getting recognition of a “Muslim Heritage Month” in Broward County and a day off from school for Muslims placed on the Broward School Board calendar, “I am not in this for the name, fame or glorification; it is for Islam.” Beila Rabinowitz, Director of Militant Islam Monitor, contributed to this report.

 

 

The last of our five grandchildren, Henry, Lisa 'and Marty's son, is to be marred March 9 of 2024, to Jessica Broutt. 

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Over the years, Democrats have lied to and manipulated us in many ways. They have used intimidation to still our voices, they have done illegal things which they then said Republicans were guilty of doing and they have used the laws in illegal ways like lying to judges to obtain illegal  warrants etc.,

The worst is their corruption of the IRS, FBI and other serious agencies The leadership of these agencies were outrageous. They ignored any guidelines, operated with complete abandon and ignored all procedures. Comey was one of the worst and should .himself, be in jail.

Here are a few major categories where their illegal activities have been most evident:

Viruses:

a) Fauci had our government help fund the Chinese develop viruses that killed so we could see their effect because it was against the law for us to do so.

b) Then he shut down an entire government, crippled our economy as we watched everything collapse and our children fell behind. They were already educationally behind.

c) The Chinese children were already ahead educationally and now are further so.

Voting and elections:

d) Democrats developed ballot harvesting so they could manipulate the voting process and cause doubt as to a fair election.

Law and Order:

e) Democrats funded campaigns of District Atty campaigns in order to elect those who were willing to disregard the enforcement of existing laws so there would be increased disorder and chaos. (sanctuary cities, disregard modest violations. defund police departments and substitute social workers because more crime were mental related etc.)

f)  Democrat's goal was to weaponize politics and bring about more discord. 

At the same time failure to enforce the laws by law violators allowed a double legal standard to dictate enforcement.  

Selective justice was one way to allow black citizens to introduce all kind of new concepts as substituting equity for equality and anyone who disagreed was called a racist and new slogans were sought to spread even more discord and cause intimidation so the opposition would remain silent and the opposition could be controlled as government grew, became more powerful and dictatorial etc.

g)  As rioters took to the streets law breakers were held to more lenient standards and a two tier legal system evolved.

The concept of capitalism was attacked and socialism and communism became the preferred choice of the marauders and crime breakers.

h) At the same time parents were attacked for protecting their children. who were being bombarded with sexual choices challenging their biological status.  The decline in hospital surgeries were supplanted with sex change surgeries. 

Political Activities

i) While the above was occurring, attacks on Trump, as a Russian foil, were being manipulated to cast doubt upon his legitimacy and his impeachment was being orchestrated by Hillary through a well connected Democrat affiliated law firm.  

In other words, a law firm named Perkins Coie's Influential Partner, named Marc Elias, Testified About Clinton ... and detailed Perkins Coie's work on behalf of the 2016 Hillary Clinton campaign as he took the stand ... COI had Hillary's fingerprints all over the matter.

j) This was the foundation for Trump's fist impeachment.

k) The basis for the second impeachment was the basesless telephone call by Trump with Ukraine's president.

Both j and k were harmless and now the new charge, yet to be charged where Trump berated the State's Sec of State to find him some votes is being brought so Trump can be jailed as a felon and unable to run again.

The witch hunt against Trump continues based on the flimsiest charges and evidence.

1)  The biggest lie pertains to the southern border being closed to illegals.

No wonder Americans have nothing but contempt for government.  It lies to us all the time and is constantly supported by a mass media that is totally in the pocket of the Democrats.

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ELECTION:

When it comes to the next election, Republicans have to overcome Trump's core vote lead and speak in a  co-ordinated  rational way when it comes to abortion.  DeSantis is correct when he says they need to disregard running about past abuses and focus on Trump's failure to capture the middle ground and learn how to use mass voting techniques.

American Bankruptcy:

Biden has little choice but agree to allowing America to honor it's legal obligation to pay interest on bonds already issued.  Biden's outrageous spending must stop and the paydown on our bankrupting spending must be curtailed and return way below pre Covid levels.

Our debt levels exceeds GDP and that is unacceptable if we are to be in a position of to meet China's military  and commercial challenge.

The ball is in Biden's court and McCarthy must not buckle. No blinking.

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Consumer starting to borrow, economy stuttering. Market - Confused.

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China exceeds raw materiel production. for making drugs.  China leads in semi-conductor production. China is making excessive progress in military equipment.  China excels in commercial contacts and financing growing infrastructure projects abroad through their Silk Road Program.

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It is time for Whitey to start fighting back.  

White's will argue it all began with Affirmative action and spread to the dangerous nonsense we currently are experiencing. 

Blacks will tell you it all began with political correctness and ended with demands for reparations.  As long as the demands are based on race and color related  we will remain divided and that will be unhealthy. If we are to remain a united nation we must come together. Hypocrisy is not the glue that will knit back our society and return American values that made us a great nation and people. 

It might give Hollywood Liberals a stake in the false game of hypocrisy but it has no basis in reality. 

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OPEN LETTER TO DEMOCRATS FROM A DEMOCRAT


I just have a few questions for you....


Let me start with, I already know you don't like President Trump...that's a given,


SO let's move on from that...


How about the division of America..


Do you really blame Trump for that?


How about when NONE of the DEMOCRATS showed up for his inauguration? Don't you think that started the division? He hadn't even been president yet, and EXCEPT for Clinton and Obama, not one democrat showed up....Is that when Trump divided America?


Can you imagine if the REPUBLICANS didn't show up for Obama's inauguration because they lost??? Can you even start to imagine what would have happened?


How about when 19 minutes after Trump was inaugurated, the Washington Post declared the IMPEACHMENT CAMPAIGN has STARTED? Was that when Trump divided America?


How about when Nancy Pelosi ripped up Trump's state of the union right in front of the world, showing complete disrespect for the President of the United States? Did that bring the country together and is THAT when Trump divided America?


How about when America had to endure, 3 years and over 30 million dollars spent on trying to PROVE that Trump only won because of RUSSIAN COLLUSION and NOT because America voted him in and 17 Democrats did EVERYTHING in their power to PROVE that there was Russian Collusion...and came up with ZERO...?


Was THAT when Trump divided America?


I can't even start to go over the NEGATIVE PRESS he's received since his surprise win...


Remember, the DONORS, the likes Bloomberg, who gave 27 million, Tom Steyer who gave 17 million, George Soros who gave 9 million and MANY MORE that gave MULTI-MILLIONS to Hillary, wanted a return on their investment...


Do you really think that donors give MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS just because they love Hillary?


NO, these weren't campaign donations, they were INVESTMENTS into what HILLARY had promised them when she became president....


They were so sure she would win and they would be SHOWERED with HUGE RETURNS, and when it didn't happen and they LOST all those millions, they went all out to TAKE TRUMP out of OFFICE by any means possible...


DID YOU KNOW that 90% of the Mainstream media and the corporations that own them, are owned by or run by BIG DEMOCRAT DONORS? You can verify all of that for yourselves...I did...


Since the moment Trump won, even before he was inaugurated, the mainstream media's reporting was 92% negative on Trump, do you know why?
It was those big donors that lost their dream of MILLIONS of dollars, on their returns that they were going to receive when Hillary was president and they weren't going to take that loss lightly...They needed to PUNISH TRUMP and those that VOTED HIM IN...


I've said this since the night he was elected...


"There is NOTHING the left won't do to take down our President”, our country and us, no low they won't go to, to get their power back", and sadly, we have seen this every single day since his election.


Let me ask you this...Have you ever listened to Trump or appreciated any accomplishment or campaign promises he's kept, have you ever gone to one of his rallies or have you just closed your mind to ANYTHING he does?


Please ask yourselves the following questions, if you dare...


What has Joe Biden done for America for the last 47 years that he's held an office?


What did Joe Biden ever do for BLACKS when HE and Obama were in office?
What has Joe Biden ever done in his entire life to create a private-sector job?
What has Joe Biden done to help the American middle class worker?


Let me also ask you this...Why do you think there are so many people tearing down statues, burning flag, beating up police officers, disrespecting our founders and hating our country?
It comes straight from our SCHOOLS that have slowly been tearing down our history...
If there is a teacher out there, please tell me the following:
Do you teach the truth that it was the DEMOCRATS that:
Were the KKK?
That the GRAND LEADER of the KKK was Robert Byrd, who was elected to congress and served for decades, and that it was Hillary, Bill, and Obama that gave his EULOGY praising him?
That the DEMOCRATS fought the Civil war to KEEP SLAVERY?


That the inner-city ghettoes were created by DEMOCRATS to keep control of slaves after they were freed?
That planned parenthood was founded in inner cities to CONTROL the BLACK POPULATION?


Is any of this in your history books?

Let me ask you this as well.


Can a student speak up when he/she disagrees with a teacher when they say that Trump is a horrible president or the electoral college has to be eliminated?
Don't think so?


Well, I know a student that actually happened to...When the teacher said it had to be eliminated because Hillary lost, and he stated the reason it should stay,
She ripped him apart and gave the entire class a 5 hour test, and stated it was because he DARED to disagree with her...


Is that happening in your schools?


I'm only asking questions....I'd like your answers..


President Trump and his entire family has been vilified, demeaned and disrespected, for one reason and one reason only.......HE WON...


Have you noticed the DEMOCRATS only throw tantrums and OBJECT to everything he does and have NEVER ONCE gotten behind him or tried to work with him to help make America the best it can be?


WHY? They can't afford to get behind him...he would WIN AGAIN, and they can't let that happen....if he wins again, the Democrat party will be destroyed and they know it...


Did you notice that the "CAGES" the left claimed that Trump built to put Illegal children in, WERE BUILT BY OBAMA for the very purpose of PUTTING ILLEGAL CHILDREN IN?


Was THAT all over the news when Obama did it? The very same "CAGES"...but the media was silent!!


How about when Trump commuted Roger Stone's sentence,and was DEMONIZED 24/7 but NOT A WORD when Obama commuted 1715 inmates, which included 330 that he granted on his last day in office...


DID WE EVEN HEAR one WORD about it? Were there reporters even reporting it...NO! Just look at the difference in the reporting. By the way, since Trump's been in office he's commuted 10 people...compare that to Obama...Is that reporting fair?


How about when Biden and Obama allowed the H1N1, the SWINE FLU, to INFECT MILLIONS of Americans before declaring it a health emergency....


Was the press losing it's minds and calling it the OBAMAFLU AND BLAMING OBAMA and BIDEN for the spread ? SILENCE!


Compare this to the NEGATIVE COVERAGE that Trump got when, he immediately halted travel from China when, in February, Nancy Pelosi went to Chinatown and said come on down, or when DeBlasio, in March, said ride the subways and go to broadway...BUT those same people are blaming Trump for the spread of coronavirus..


A FINAL QUESTION:


What have the DEMOCRATS done to help make America the best, to get behind a president that works tirelessly to care about WE THE PEOPLE instead of using us as political pawns..
What have the democrats done for people of color EXCEPT for GIVING ILLEGALS more rights than citizens and having us pay for it...


JUST imagine what this country could accomplish if the Democrats worked with him on the economy, the coronavirus, the inner cities where he's created opportunity zones, job training etc.


When Trump tried to get school choice for inner-city students they ran Betsy Devoss out!! The Dems running those innercity schools wanted no part of school choice.

Have you ever wondered why it's cities that have been run, for decades, that have the MOST HOMELESS, the MOST CRIME, the most MURDERS, the worst INNER CITY schools, ARE ALL RUN BY DEMOCRATS???


If you haven't started asking yourselves those questions, maybe you should..


As I said, my entire family used to be democrats, but NOT ONE will ever vote for a democrat again....They asked themselves the same questions and the answer was clear....
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Israel's damn fools if they do not elect him.

Poll: Netanyahu is again favored to serve as Prime Minister

Following Operation Shield and Arrow, Israelis once again see Netanyahu as the most suitable person to serve as Prime Minister.

  May 19, 2023 at 11:26 PM (GMT+3)

Netanyahu and Gantz

A new poll published Friday by Channel 12 News finds that, following Operation Shield and Arrow in the Gaza Strip, Israelis once again see Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the most suitable person to serve as Prime Minister.

After several weeks in which National Unity Party chairman Benny Gantz led in the polls, Netanyahu's popularity is increasing: 39% of respondents answered that the current Prime Minister is the most suitable for the job, compared to 36% who support Gantz.

When Netanyahu is opposed by opposition leader Yair Lapid, the gap is even wider: 42% think that Netanyahu is the most suitable for the job, and only 27% think that Lapid is most suitable.

Amid the discussions on the controversial Draft Law, respondents were asked about an exemption for haredim from being drafted to the IDF. Out of all the respondents - a majority of 65% believe that the haredim should enlist in the IDF, compared to only 22% who think that the haredim should be permitted to focus on Torah study.

Among voters of the Netanyahu bloc, the gap narrowed, and the percentages are almost the same: 42% believe that haredim should be permitted to focus on Torah study and not serve in the IDF, and 45% believe that the haredim should serve like everyone else.

Respondents were also asked - "If Lapid and Gantz had the opportunity to form a government with the haredim, do you think they would transfer the same funds to the haredi sector [as the current government is doing]?" – In response, only 34% said they believe that the funds would have gone to the haredi sector, while 49% thought that Gantz and Lapid would not have transferred such sums.

(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)

The upcoming Jewish festival of Shavuot (Pentecost) celebrates the Revelation at Mount Sinai. Appropriately, Israelis have been revealing more innovations and activities to benefit humanity.

Recent medical revelations include, why some Alzheimer's patients deteriorate more than others. Also, that a significant number of Parkinson's patients suddenly become creative. Sheba Medical Center is able to see patients without them coming to the hospital, while Wolfson hospital can see what's going on with cancer patients round the clock with Artificial Intelligent monitors.

Israeli technical innovations include a portable computer where the owner uses special glasses to reveal multiple pages of information, displayed in mid air. And an Israeli satellite system will reveal details of emergencies to international response teams.

Many institutional buildings were revealed during Open House Tel Aviv week; an Israeli swimmer revealed the location of a sunken Roman cargo ship; and a rare Mediterranean Monk seal has been revealed basking on an Israeli beach.

Many more recent international conferences, exhibitions and events in Israel have  revealed Israel's contributions to the world. They include Biomed Israel, EcoMotion Week, the International Writers' Festival and the March of the Nations.

The photo (as revealed by Sharon) is of the new pedestrian bridge suspended across the Hinnom Valley in Jerusalem, revealing a unique view of Israel's capital.

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In the 21st May 23 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:

 

Israeli alpha radiation skin cancer trial was 100% successful.

Israeli medics saved the life of a Palestinian Arab heart attack patient.

A revolutionary new Israeli laptop needs no computer screen.

Veterans of one IDF unit have founded 25% of Israel’s most valuable companies.

An Israeli swimmer located a Roman cargo ship that sank 1,800 years ago.

An Israel won a world championship gold medal for Thai boxing, in Thailand.

A man named Moses has donated the world’s most valuable Bible to Israel.

 

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ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS

 

Successful skin cancer treatment. (TY OurCrowd) A small trial of Alpha DaRT from Israel’s Alpha Tau (see here previously) was 100% successful in treating 10 patients with skin cancer. All were 100% clear at 12 weeks with no recurrence or toxicities in 24 weeks.

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2023/05/11/2667240/0/en/Alpha-Tau-Announces-the-Publication-of-its-US-Multicenter-Pilot-Skin-Cancer-Trial-Results-in-JAMA-Network-Open.html  

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2804784

 

Proton cancer therapy trials. Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center has partnered Israel’s P-Cure (see here previously) and has begun trials of its focused proton radiation therapy for cancer patients. Meanwhile, Tel Aviv’s Sourasky (Ichilov) Medical Center is to install proton radiation machines from Belgium’s IBA.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/proton-therapy-touted-as-cancer-killer-without-side-effects-set-for-israel-debut/

 

Preventing strokes from CAD. (TY Atid-EDI) Israel’s InspireMD (see here previously) has just completed the first in-human trial of its CGuard Prime stent that opens blocked Carotid Arteries and traps dangerous emboli released. Carotid Artery Disease (CAD) can stop blood flow to the brain and cause a stroke.

https://www.inspiremd.com/en/press-center/inspiremd-announces-successful-first-in-human-procedure-utilizing-cguard-prime-its-next-generation-carotid-artery-stent-cas-platform/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6xXfhcT4zs

 

Why female Alzheimer’s patients rapidly decline. Hebrew University researchers have discovered that women lose certain mitochondria (maternally inherited) RNA molecules in their brains much faster than men. This adversely affects the neurotransmitter that plays a role in memory, learning, attention, and more.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-study-reveals-molecular-basis-for-female-alzheimers-patients-rapid-decline/   https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/371219

https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/alz.13095

 

Where does creativity come from? A study at Israel’s Beilinson hospital is looking at why many Parkinson’s patients develop an obsessive desire to take up art or creative writing for the first time. Researchers are investigating if the area of the brain affected by the disease is also responsible for creativity.

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/mrkqcjrrt

 

Hospital testing goes virtual. Israel’s Sheba Medical Center has partnered with Israel’s Mpcheck and Israel’s Teva to allow Teva’s employees to perform medical tests at their workplace or at home. Sheba Virtual Hospital’s "Beyond" tests include blood, urine, cervical cancer, hearing and more.                              

https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-741898

https://mpcheck.co.il/

 

One number to call them all. Israel is to unify the emergency medical hotline number. Currently, each medical emergency service has its own number – 101 for Magen David Adom, 1221 for United Hatzalah etc. Subject to Knesset approval, the public will just call 101, which all services can respond to.

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-742420

 

Biomed Israel 2023. One of the sessions at Biomed 2023 is personal nutrition. It is a field of technology based on multidisciplinary research that utilizes AI and machine learning to tailor unique nutrition recommendations.

https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-742081

https://kenes-exhibitions.com/biomed/

 

Speak to an AI expert anytime. Israel’s Wolfson Medical Center in Holon is using artificial intelligence to monitor female cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in partnership with Israel’s XOLTAR ai. Patients receive personal, round-the-clock support tailored to their individual needs based on AI analyzed data.

https://nocamels.com/2023/05/cancer-patients-get-revolutionary-ai-carers/

https://xoltar.com/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flYMdOfz7pQ

 

 

ISRAEL IS INCLUSIVE AND GLOBAL

 

Hospitals to speak our language. Israel’s Yad L’Olim has obtained permanent state funding for public hospitals to employ medical experts who speak the languages of Olim as their mother tongues to assist Olim patients with translations. They include English, French, Russian, and Amharic (Ethiopian).

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/371517   https://www.yadlolim.org/

 

Bad guys doing good. On 4th May (“May the Fourth be with you”) in an Israeli capital city not so far away… Star Wars fans flocked to the Tower of David Museum. They met villains from the 501st legion of Star Wars fame who call themselves “Bad Guys Doing Good”, visiting children in hospitals, schools, and the periphery.

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-742730

 

Training Bedouin to save lives. Israeli emergency NGO United Hatzalah, with support from the Rifman Institute, have been giving first aid training to students in Bedouin communities in the south of Israel. They are then able to respond to emergencies, assist UH responders and be ambassadors to the Bedouin community.

https://www.israel21c.org/first-responders-team-up-with-bedouin-teens-to-save-lives/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlAcrahJnnI  https://www.rifman.org/english

 

Lifeless PA Arab revived. A 63-year-old Palestinian Arab man was brought to the Hashmonaim Crossing by relatives after suffering a cardiac arrest. Israeli security guards immediately initiated CPR. United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs plus other paramedics eventually managed to get a pulse and the patient was taken to hospital.

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/371468

 

Jerusalem Post Conference in NYC. The Jerusalem Post’s annual conference takes place in New York City on Jun 5. The extensive list of scheduled speakers includes top Israeli diplomats, politicians, entertainers, high-tech innovators and thought leaders. Tickets are available at the following site.

https://congress.jpost.com/the-jerusalem-post-new-york-conference-2023/

 

Visa agreement with Japan. (TY Atid-EDI) A work-vacation visa agreement has been signed between Japan and Israel. Each year 200 young Israelis aged 18 - 30 can combine work and studies in Japan for up to one year. In addition, Israeli high-tech, cyber, health, and agriculture personnel will be able to work in Japan.

https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hjudikyxh

 

 

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

 

Israel Space Week. (TY I24 News) The first Israeli mission to the Moon ended in a crash landing. But the new generation of Moon landers for SpaceIL’s Beresheet 2 is inspiring a new generation of Israelis.  https://video.i24news.tv/#/content/6327467640112

 

Futuristic Israeli transportation. Mobility 360 is the theme for the 11th annual EcoMotion Week (May 22 – 24) at Expo TLV. It is where the smart mobility sector intersects with the development of smart cities, transportation, connectivity, automobiles, infrastructure, logistics, supply chain and much more.

https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-742723

https://www.ecomotionweek.com/

 

Igniting deep tech. Intel has selected 10 more Israeli startups for its 8th Ignite accelerator cohort, covering tech areas of AI/ML, cybersecurity, hardware, and Web 3.0.  They are Akooda, Hossted, InsidePacket, Ox Security, Pelanor, Phononics, PVML, Speedb, Tweed, and VOCAI.

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rjisirmr2   https://www.akooda.co/  https://hossted.com/

https://www.insidepacket.com/  https://www.pelanor.org/  https://phononicstech.com/  https://pvml.com/

https://www.speedb.io/  https://www.paytweed.com/

 

The Volcani agriculture center. Israel’s Volcani Center Agricultural Research Organization, the brainchild of, Yitzhak Elazari Wilkanski, has helped turn Israel into one of the world’s champions for agricultural innovation. Today it encompasses Animal and Plant sciences, Soil, water & environment, Agri-engineering, & Postharvest.

https://www.israel21c.org/100-years-of-innovation-turns-israel-into-an-agricultural-leader/

 

Israeli agriculture can feed the world. Tel Aviv University scientists have made a technical breakthrough that can massively improve the yields of crops and their resistance to drought, disease, and pests. Their research promises to reveal the previously hidden role of families of genes that make up 80% of the genome of plants.

https://www.jpost.com/science/article-743120  https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-023-01374-4

 

For your eyes only - the world’s first AR laptop. Israel’s Sightful has revealed its revolutionary new Spacetop laptop with no physical screen. It comes with augmented reality (AR) glasses, almost the size of regular eyeglasses. For spectacle wearers, they are manufactured with lenses tailored to the user’s prescription.

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/h1q1l6xrh   https://www.sightful.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSBESw3a_tc

 

Global InfoSec Award. Israel’s Backslash Security (see here previously) won “Editor’s Choice for Application Security” in the 11th Annual Global InfoSec Awards in San Francisco. Backslash also won the Cyber Top Innovations award, presented by Enterprise Security Tech.

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2023/04/26/2655470/0/en/Backslash-Security-Named-Winner-of-the-Coveted-Global-InfoSec-Awards-During-RSA-Conference-2023.html

https://www.backslash.security/about

 

Firefighting planes. Elbit Systems (see here previously) will provide aerial firefighting services until 2031 to Israel’s Ministry of National Security through a fleet of 14 aircraft. The squadron will be operated under the guidance of the Israeli Police in coordination with the Fire and Rescue Authority.

https://elbitsystems.com/pr-new/elbit-systems-signs-follow-on-contract-worth-approximately-100-million-to-provide-firefighting-squadron-services-to-the-israeli-ministry-of-national-security/

 

Disaster response systems for Asia. (TY Atid-EDI) Israel’s Gilat Satellite Networks (see here previously) is to provide VSATs for an advanced disaster response network in Asia. It will enable voice services, video feeds, multicasts, emergency alerts, mobility services, and more, for governments, individuals and first responders.

https://www.gilat.com/pressreleases/gilat-receives-multimillion-dollar-order-for-expansion-of-advanced-disaster-response-network-in-asia/

 

NIS 1 billion for solar projects. Israel’s Doral Energy (see here previously) has signed a financial agreement to fund Israel’s largest portfolio of solar-integrated storage projects. The lenders' consortium led by Mizrahi Bank will provide financing of over NIS 1 billion. Doral will connect its network to Israel’s electricity grid.

https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/energy-and-infrastructure/article-742843

 

 

ECONOMY & BUSINESS

 

Gas pipeline to Egypt to be expanded. Israel's cabinet has approved a new 65km pipeline between Ramat Hovav and the border with Egypt that will allow an extra 6 billion cubic meters of natural gas to be exported to Egypt annually. It will increase annual revenues from royalties and taxes by hundreds of millions of shekels.

https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-cabinet-approves-expansion-of-israel-egypt-gas-pipeline-1001445859

 

Cyber security accord with Korea. The Israeli High-Tech Association has signed an agreement with the Korea Information Security Industry Association (KISIA) aimed at fostering ties and encouraging business cooperation between cybersecurity and information security companies in both countries.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-hi-tech-and-korea-industry-groups-sign-accord-on-cybersecurity-cooperation/

 

Jerusalem’s new rail stations. Ahead of Jerusalem Day, Israel’s Transportation Ministry published new sketches of two new train stations planned for the center of Jerusalem.  See also here previously.

https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/energy-and-infrastructure/article-743140

 

Business with US state of Georgia. (TY Hazel) Brian Kemp, the governor of the US state of Georgia, is making an economic development trip to Israel. Israeli companies employ more than 1,000 Georgians. Georgia exported $280 million and imported $650 million in goods and services to Israel last year.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/georgia-governor-brian-kemp-to-head-to-israel-for-economic-development-trip/

 

An accelerator for IDF veterans. The IDF’s Mamram technological unit, founded in 1959, has a network of some 12,000 alumni who have founded around a quarter of Israel’s $1 billion Unicorn startups. The Mamram Alumni Association’s Mamram Space accelerator program (now in Batch 6) is helping to grow Israeli startups.

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bk0ohgzh2   https://www.mamram.space/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOlsNVi7XE8

 

Are you drinking enough? Another NoCamels article about Israel’s impacX (see here previously) with its smart bottle, vibrating top, and app that reminds you to drink more water.  impacX has partnered several distributing companies and recently launched the smart bottle in Israel “as a full country pilot”.

https://nocamels.com/2023/05/smart-water-bottle-boosts-healthy-hydration-habits/  https://water.io/shop/  

 

Look who’s developing quantum computers. Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is joining the board of directors of Israel’s Quantum Source (see here previously) which is developing an Israeli quantum computer. Before entering politics Bennett co-founded Cyota ($145 million exit) and was CEO of Soluto ($100 million).

https://www.calcalist.co.il/ctechnews/article/rjcthljh2         

 

Exits, takeovers and mergers to 21/5/23. Australia’s Aristocrat has acquired Israeli-founded NeoGames for approximately $1.2 billion. IBM has acquired Israel’s Polar Security for $60 million.

 

Investment in Israeli startups to 21/5/23: Sightful raised $33 million; Laguna Health raised $15 million; SWAPP raised $11.5 million; Spinframe raised $8 million; Visual Layer raised $7 million; CryptoHub raised $6 million; Entro Security raised $6 million;

 

 

CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT & SPORT`

 

Open House. Open House Tel Aviv (May 18-20) offered more than 180 tours, meetings and talks at public buildings, private homes, and public spaces throughout the city. They included the Yitzhak Sadeh Park urban renewal project, Bloomfield Stadium, the French Ambassador’s residence, and the Islamic Court of Justice.

https://www.israel21c.org/urban-forest-and-other-wonders-of-open-house-tel-aviv-2023/

 

Roman cargo ship discovered off Netanya coast. A swimmer has discovered a rare cargo of 1,800-year-old marble artifacts on an ancient merchant ship shipwrecked off the coast of Beit Yanai near Netanya. The swimmer was awarded a certificate of appreciation for good citizenship.

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/371444

https://www.jns.org/swimmer-finds-1800-year-old-marble-artifacts-near-netanya/

 

The Rest of the World votes for Israel. Noa Kirel’s ‘Unicorn’ may have finished 3rd in the Eurovision Song Contest, but she received ‘maximum points’ from “The Rest of the World” – an additional nonparticipating “country”. It comprised audiences voting for the first time, including both Armenia and Azerbaijan.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-didnt-win-eurovision-but-it-did-win-the-rest-of-the-world/

 

The first Israeli to star solo at MSG. Orthodox singer Ishay Ribo will be the first Israeli to star solo at Madison Square Garden. The concert is scheduled for the middle of the Hebrew month of Elul, when Selichot, special penitential prayers, are said in anticipation of the High Holy Days.

https://worldisraelnews.com/orthodox-singer-ishay-ribo-first-israeli-to-star-in-madison-square-garden/

 

Luxury cruising. (TY Hazel) MSC Musica, weighing 92,409 tons and carrying over 3000 passengers, is the largest ship to sail from Israel this summer. It will depart from Haifa port every Thursday until November, visiting Limassol (Cyprus), Mykonos, Piraeus, and Santorini (Greece), and Kusadasi (Turkey).

https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-742257

 

Rare visitor to Israeli beach. (TY WIN) The Israel Nature and Parks Authority reported that, for the first time, a rare Mediterranean monk seal has come ashore onto a beach in central Israel. It has been basking in the warm sunshine for 3 days, with volunteers protecting it until it decides to return to sea.

https://www.jns.org/in-first-rare-seal-makes-landfall-on-israels-shore-watch/

 

The best summer location. (TY Hazel) Club Méditerranée, also known as Club Med, named Jerusalem, the best destination for a sunny summer vacation worldwide. Israel’s capital city topped the list with an overall score of 74 out of 100. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-742176

 

Muay Thai gold medal. (TY Nevet) An Israeli won gold in the Under-57kg men’s category at the International Federation of Muay Thai Associations (IFMA) World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. His name is Ruach Hashem Bichayanu Gordon!  Another Israeli, Maxim Branis, won silver in the Under-67kg category.

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1136937/ifma-world-champs-senior-finals

 

 

THE JEWISH STATE

 

A 2000-year receipt. A stone tablet fragment was recently discovered during excavations in the City of David, Jerusalem. It bears the name “Shimon”, the letter Mem (for ma’ot – money) and symbols for numbers. It has been identified as a receipt and allows a glimpse into everyday life in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago.

https://worldisraelnews.com/who-was-shimon-2000-year-old-stone-tablet-with-hebrew-inscription-uncovered/

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/371555

 

So much is happening on Jerusalem streets. (TY Sharon) Recent events in Israel’s capital include the International Writers’ Festival; an official visit by the President of Kenya; Lag B’Omer, weddings, the show “Dare to Dream”, mass cyclist ride; and the opening of the new suspension walking bridge.

http://rjstreets.com/2023/05/14/life-goes-on-in-jerusalem-for-lag-bomer-and-future/

 

Only in Israel. When Israeli star musician Idan Raichel performed in Ramat Gan, he admitted to the audience that he had forgotten to buy diapers for his twin 2-year-old boys. At the end of the concert, Ramat Gan’s Mayor presented Idan with a pack of diapers. And when he got backstage, he found two more packs, bought by fans.

https://www.israel21c.org/when-a-pop-star-forgets-to-buy-diapers-for-his-twins/

 

Moses buys bible for $38 million. Alfred Moses purchased the Codex Sassoon at Sotherby’s in New York for $38 million. It was the most ever paid for a book at auction. He then generously donated it to Tel Aviv’s ANU Museum of the Jewish People where it will be displayed as part of the permanent collection.

https://www.jns.org/tel-aviv-anu-museum-of-the-jewish-people-buys-codex-sassoon-for-38-1-million/

 

The largest donation to an Israeli hospital. Californians Dr. Susan and Dr. Henry Samueli made a $25 million donation to the Rabin Medical Center’s Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva. It will be used to establish an integrative cancer pioneering institute at the Davidoff Center which treats one in seven Israeli cancer patients.

https://www.jns.org/beilinson-hospital-receives-israels-largest-ever-donation-for-cancer-research/

 

Be positive. (TY ILTV News) Both in good times and in difficult times, this message needs to be publicized and emphasized.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVHxTFuL-eA   https://www.yadlolim.org/

 

March of Nations celebrate Israel 75 in Jerusalem. Thousands of participants from around the world joined the “March of Nations” event in Jerusalem to celebrate Israel’s 75th year of independence. It was led by Arie Itamar who originally arrived in pre-state Israel, at the age of seven, on the ship Exodus.  

https://www.jns.org/march-of-life-honors-israels-75th-anniversary-with-national-events/

 

Jerusalem Day and Shavuot (Pentecost). Jacob Richman has been updating his website resources for the recent festivals.  Please have a look, use, and share. 

https://jr.co.il/hotsites/jerusalem.htm  https://jr.co.il/hotsites/shavuot.htm

 

Six days of miracles.  Please watch this inspiring video to accompany Jerusalem Day – Yom Yerushalayim.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i3uIz7hoYs

 

Celebrate Israel on June 4th. If you are in around New York and Long Island, don’t miss the opportunity to join the festivities at the “Celebrate Israel Parade” on Sunday, June 4. This year’s theme of “Israel @ 75: Renewing the Hope”. Floats, bands and performers will parade up Fifth Avenue from 57th Street to 74th SAnti-Israel Islamist appointed to school board human relations and diversity committees

May 21, 2023

Naima Khan-Ghany promotes divisiveness, hatred of Jews, and the destruction of Israel.

By Joe Kaufman, Front Page Magazine

Trinidad-born Naima Khan-Ghany, along with her signature hijab and glasses, wears a big smile on her face. But her friendly and grandmotherly appearance is deceiving, as she promotes vile antisemitism and the destruction of Israel and is involved with those tied to violence and bigotry, targeting Jews, gays and others.

It is of major concern, because she has been appointed and recently reappointed to positions within the Broward County School Board that ironically deal with “diversity” and “human relations.” Will Khan-Ghany’s controversial exploits disallow her from further serving in such positions? Does the School Board embrace her radical activities?

Khan-Ghany is a public school teacher and adviser to local high school and middle school chapters of the Muslim Students Association (MSA), a youth group founded by operatives from the Muslim Brotherhood in 1963. She has sat on the Broward County School Board Diversity Committee, since January 2016. She is also the Chair of the School Board’s Human Relations Committee. She was recently reappointed to both by newly elected School Board member Jeff Holness, who is no stranger to Islamist gatherings. Previously, she was appointed by Holness’ predecessor Rosalind Osgood, who vacated her seat to run for Florida State Senate.

According to the website for Broward County Public Schools (BCPS), “The primary responsibility of the Diversity Committee is to make recommendations to promote diversity through the Superintendent, to the School Board, while maintaining a unitary school system.” And “The Human Relations Committee… makes recommendations to the Superintendent and the School Board on matters that foster mutual respect and understanding among people within BCPS. The committee further supports the work of the District as it pertains to policies related to diversity, educational/vocational equity, nondiscrimination, inclusion and character education.”

It would seem that the activities Khan-Ghany has been associating herself with fall in direct opposition to the missions of both the Diversity and Human Relations Committees and are huge conflicts of interest.

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Khan-Ghany is a former host of Who’s Who in America, a show produced by the Al-Hikmat Islamic Network, the media arm of the Darul Uloom Institute (DUI). DUI has been a haven for high-profile al-Qaeda militants, including “Dirty Bomber” Jose Padilla and al-Qaeda Commander Adnan el-Shukrijumah. At Al-Hikmat, Khan-Ghany organized an event with el-Shukrijumah’s younger brother, Nabil el-Shukri. The leader and founder of DUI/Al-Hikmat is Shafayat Mohamed, an imam who has been thrown off several Broward County community boards for his talks against homosexuals. Mohamed has claimed that natural disasters are caused by gay sex.

In February 2015, Khan-Ghany was a speaker at a banquet for ICNA Relief, the social services division of the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), a group that has numerous ties to South Asian terror. In February 2019, Khan-Ghany was photographed with ICNA Relief USA’s Government Affairs Coordinator Syed Ammar Ahmed, who has previously joked about threatening to blow up a school. In February 2020, she was photographed with ICNA Relief USA’s Chief Operating Officer Abdul Rauf Khan, who has used his social media to promote the Muslim Brotherhood and anti-Semitic icon Louis Farrakhan and to target Jews and gays.

In May 2021, Khan-Ghany was a contact for and provided the introduction for an event featuring former South Florida imam Ibrahim Dremali, titled ‘LET’S TALK PALESTINE.’ The speech was co-sponsored by Khan-Ghany’s Broward County MSA Council. Throughout the lecture, Dremali incited against the Jewish community, telling the crowd, “The Jews… want to destroy the Dome of the Rock,” the Muslim shrine. Days prior to the event, Dremali urged others to fund Hamas; implored people to read the anti-Semitic fraud, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion; and said, “If the Arab leaders open the borders for Palestine… the Jews they’ll be inside that ocean.”

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Khan-Ghany makes no secret of her own hatred of the Jewish state. In May 2021, she made a series of posts on her social media questioning Israel’s right to exist and right to defend herself and calling for Israel’s outright destruction. She wrote that Israel’s claim of “self-defense” was a “usual excuse.” She posted a call for prayers for the “liberation of Palestine… from the river to the sea.” She posted a video of similar statements from members of the condemned Jewish fringe group Neturei Karta, with one outrageously saying, “At the end of the day, the Palestinian flag will be on all of Palestine, from the river to the sea.”

After Khan-Ghany posted the logos of over 60 popular US companies, writing, “Boycott these products!” she was called out by an ex-colleague. Former Broward School Board Student Representative Beau Simon wrote, “Ms. Khan I have the utmost respect for you and I enjoyed working with you at the School Board but you really should look into other ways to promote peace in the Middle East rather than ‘boycotting’ Israeli products. This post and advertisement solves nothing, if anything it divides us more. I highly suggest you reevaluate some things you may post and ask yourself ‘is this contributing to the solution or making the problem worse?’”

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Khan-Ghany’s posts do not just target Israel with hate; some of them go after Jews themselves. Khan-Ghany has used social media to promote videos of notorious anti-Semite, TruNews host Rick Wiles. In one video, Wiles equates Jews with Communists, Bolsheviks and Satanists and refers to European (Ashkenazi) Jews as “so-called” Jews. In another, he spews the libel about Jews owning the media, asking, “Who planted into our minds, here in America, that we should hate and kill Muslims?… [A]fter 9/11… we were saturated with media propaganda. Who owns the media in this country?” On top of the video, one reads the message, “Make this go viral.”

With all of Khan-Ghany’s extensively documented involvement with militant Muslim groups that are related to hatred and violence and her personal promotion of bigotry and fanatical animosity towards Jews and Israel, one has to ask how she can remain so long on committees associated with the Broward County School Board. This is especially the case, given that these committees deal with diversity and human relations.

The extremists whom she aids and abets cynically view ‘human relations’ as a vehicle for promoting the advancement of Islamist causes and ‘diversity’ as a means of placing radical coreligionists in positions of power and influence. As Khan-Ghany herself stated, regarding her work in getting recognition of a “Muslim Heritage Month” in Broward County and a day off from school for Muslims placed on the Broward School Board calendar, “I am not in this for the name, fame or glorification; it is for Islam.”

Beila Rabinowitz, Director of Militant Islam Monitor, contributed to this report.treet.

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