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If hostages aren’t freed by noon Saturday, ‘all bets are off and let hell break out’
By Combined Sources President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that “all hell is going to break out” if Hamas does not release the remaining hostages by Saturday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that if the hostages are not released in line with Trump’s ultimatum, the ceasefire will expire and the IDF will resume fighting until it defeats Hamas totally. “As far as I’m concerned, if all of the hostages aren’t returned by Saturday at 12 o’clock — I think it’s an appropriate time — I would say, cancel it and all bets are off and let hell break out,” Trump told reporters at the White House as he was signing a new round of executive orders.
“I’d say they ought to be returned by 12 o’clock on Saturday,” the president said. “And if they’re not returned — all of them, not in drips and drabs, not two and one and three and four and two — by Saturday at 12 o’clock. And after that, I would say, all hell is going to break out.” After that time, Trump said, “it’s going to be a different ball game.” Asked what “all hell will break out” means, Trump responded: “You’ll find out, and they’ll find out, too. Hamas will find out what I mean.” “We want them all back,” Trump said. “I’m speaking for myself. Israel can override it.” See Wrath of Trump on page 2
Hamas’ Al-Qassam Brigades parade Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi before handing him over to the International Red Cross on Feb 8. Abed Rahim Khatib, Flash90
The kids are NOT alright 60% of 14-year-old Jewish teens sympathize with Hamas. And what are we doing about it? MASHA MERKULOVA CLUB Z
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Anti-Israel demonstrators in San Francisco on Oct. 9, 2023.
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n a California public high school arts class, a conversation unfolded between students. One shared that his great-grandparent had been a Nazi while a Jewish teen revealed that her great-grandmother, now 103, had survived the Holocaust. When another student heard this, he remarked, “I guess his greatgrandfather didn’t complete his mission.” Across the country, at a public high school on the East Coast, a math teacher’s personal choice of jewelry consists of a necklace with a Palestinian flag in the shape of a map of Israel and another necklace with watermelons on it. •In an era where 91% of Generation Z obtain their news and world opinion from social media, we can’t afford to be passive about Jewish education and advocacy. •When 60% of 14-year-old Jewish teens sympathize with Hamas, we’re failing our youth.
Yet there’s hope in these stark numbers. How? Education and empowerment. These statistics demand immediate, decisive action. But instead of confronting these challenges head-on, our community is lost in debates about what to call our response. •Is it “education” or “advocacy?” •Are we “politicizing” our children or “empowering” them? •Should we focus on “dialogue” or “action?” hile we parse these terms, our teens are learning to hide their identity in ways that should alarm us. •They’re staying quiet about their trips to Israel. •Some won’t even mention they’re Jewish in class discussions. •They’re learning to make themselves invisible while we debate words instead of taking action. When African-Americans advocate for their civil rights, when LGBTQ+ individuals demand equal treatment and when women push for equality, we call it empowerment. Yet when American Jews stand up for themselves, many of us hesitate, excuse the bad behavior and even demand that these stand-up Jews See To save our kids on page 2
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