From Hanukkah in Israel 2,200 years ago
to Times Square today -
our light continues to vanquish darkness. ✨

Lighting the 5th candle tonight.
Dead Sea rule #1: if it falls in, it floats. Even the dreidel doesn’t stand a chance. 😅🕯️

“Intifada”
Coming soon to a city near you? But this isn’t a film. It’s real and it’s dangerous.
It’s the sequel to tolerating antisemitic hate speech in your streets.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar:

'Congratulations to Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun on his confirmation as US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism.

We appreciate President Trump administration's strong commitment to combat antisemitism. With the alarming rise of this ancient disease around the world, this joint fight is more important now than ever.
🇮🇱🇺🇸"

In the face of overwhelming and unequivocal evidence, even the IPC had to admit that there is no famine in Gaza. Yet the IPC’s report is once again deliberately distorted and doesn’t reflect the reality in the Gaza Strip. It ignores the vast volume of aid entering the Strip because it relies primarily on data related to UN trucks, which account for only 20% of all aid trucks.

The IPC also disregards the fact that, on average, between 600 and 800 aid trucks enter the Gaza Strip every day, 70% of them carrying food - nearly five times more than what the IPC itself said was required for the Strip.

Just last week, the US Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) reported that more than 30,000 (!) aid trucks have entered the Gaza Strip since the beginning of CMCC activity, yet these facts are of course missing from the IPC report.

These enormous quantities of aid are reflected in the reality on the ground: between July and November alone, food prices in the Strip fell by more than 80%.

6th candle tonight.
In Mitzpe Ramon, the sky is so clear the candles might get jealous.

Tonight we light the 7th Hanukkah candle.
Masada - the ancient fortress where Jews stood their ground 2,000 years ago - is all about resilience.
Carrying a candle up that mountain? Also a lesson in resilience.

15 lives were taken from us on Sunday - 15 souls, 15 worlds:

🐝Matilda, 10
🕯️Rabbi Eli Schlanger, 41
🕯️Dan Elkayam, 27
🕯️Alexander Kleytman, 87
🕯️Rabbi Yaakov Levitan, 39
🕯️Reuven Morrison, 62
🕯️Peter Meagher
🕯️Tibor Weitzen, 78
🕯️Marika Pogany, 82
🕯️Boris Gurman, 69
🕯️Sofia Gurman, 61
🕯️Edith Brutman, 68
🕯️Boris Tetleroyd, 68
🕯️Adam Smyth, 50
🕯️Tania Tretiak, 68

May their memories be a blessing.

🎥WATCH:

Approximately a year ago, during IDF Operation “Behind the Back” in northern Lebanon, IDF troops apprehended Imad Amahz, a key operative in Hezbollah’s covert maritime network.

His interrogation exposed a secret project targeting Israeli and foreign assets under civilian cover. The IDF disrupted the network before it was established.

December in Gaza Strip:

Embassy of the State of Israel in Australia:

"Israel stands with the Australian Jewish community now and always 🇮🇱🇦🇺

Tonight at 6:47 pm the last night of Hanukkah, we pause with thousands across Australia in memory of the 15 victims of the antisemitic Bondi attack. May their memories be a blessing."

Israel has joined the Pax Silica Initiative - a U.S.-led partnership with the UAE, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Australia - aimed at building a secure and resilient global ecosystem for AI and semiconductors.

This strategic alliance will allow a thriving era of cooperation, from critical minerals to chips and AI infrastructure.

All 8 candles lit - a symbol of hope, renewal and the enduring connection of the Jewish People to the Land of Israel.
From the Western Wall: Happy Hanukkah! ✨🇮🇱

On October 7th, 2023, Ran Gvili left scheduled surgery to go rescue dozens fleeing the Nova festival. He was killed by Hamas & kidnapped into Gaza.

Ran is still held hostage. This a ceasefire violation.

Heartbreaking we still have to say this: 💔 Allow Ran a dignified funeral at home🕯