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‘The Blood of Our Sons Should Not Be Wasted’: IDF Mothers Gather Outside Military HQ, Urge Israel to Resist US Pressure
Israeli soldiers operate at the Shajaiya district of Gaza city amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terror group Hamas, in the Gaza Strip, Dec. 8, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Yossi Zeliger
More than 100 parents of Israeli soldiers currently fighting in Gaza against Hamas gathered outside the headquarters of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Tel Aviv over the weekend to protest what they described as the government caving to American pressure at the expense of their children’s safety.
“It is a right for us to fight; we are behind the commanders until victory,” said one mother, Tamar Amar, who has three sons fighting in Gaza, including one who was injured. “As mothers, we want to be sure that no foreign consideration and no non-Jewish morality interferes. The lives of our soldiers come first.”
Another mother, Sima Hasson, called out what she characterized as the Israeli government’s recent acquiescence to the US pushing Jerusalem to try to limit civilian casualties, leading the IDF to conduct fewer aerial bombings prior to sending in ground troops for an operation.
“Buildings stand and soldiers fall. Buildings fall and soldiers stand … the blood of our sons should not be wasted,” Hasson said. “Every fighter who is currently in Gaza is with all his heart and soul … They must not be put at risk for nothing. We as parents demand not to give into US pressure.”
Hasson also criticized the decision to allow aid such as fuel into Gaza, saying it “goes to the enemy and endangers the soldiers who fight day and night.”
Several press reports, citing Arab and Western officials, have corroborated Israeli claims that Hamas has been hoarding hundreds of thousands of gallons of fuel for rockets and electricity used to power its network of underground tunnels as Gaza hospitals struggle to maintain power.
Nonetheless, Israel has, in response to Western pressure, eased its blockade on Gaza since Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre across southern Israeli communities, allowing in certain humanitarian aid.
One mother of five soldiers currently fighting in Gaza told the crowd in Tel Aviv through tears that “it is either us or them,” seemingly referring to Israel and the Hamas terror group, which rules the neighboring Palestinian enclave. She added she was shocked by the “great pressure being exerted by the US and Europe to destroy fewer buildings. I am crying from here. Enough of the weakness of spirit and submission to [US President Joe] Biden’s dictates. Enough of the supply of fuel and food to the enemy that endangers my sons.”
Top US officials have recently been pushing Israel to scale down its military offensive of air strikes and ground operations in Gaza and focus more on precise targeting of Hamas leaders.
Despite expressing concerns about civilian deaths in Gaza, the US has vetoed calls for a ceasefire at the United Nations and sent munitions to Israel. After talks with Israeli officials on Monday, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, “This is Israel’s operation. I’m not here to dictate timelines or terms.”
Critics of a ceasefire, including Israeli officials, have argued it would allow Hamas to regroup and recover while the Palestinian terror group is on its heels.
Hamas launched the current war with its Oct. 7 invasion, in which Palestinian terrorists rampaged across southern Israel, murdering 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking 240 others as hostages to Gaza.
Hamas-controlled health authorities in Gaza claim about 20,000 people have been killed in the enclave during Israel’s ensuing military offensive. However, experts have cast doubt on the reliability of casualty figures coming out of Gaza, whose health ministry does not distinguish between civilian and combatant deaths or note when deaths are caused by errant Palestinian rocket fire. The IDF says it has killed more than 8,000 terrorists in its current campaign.
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North London Synagogue, Nursery Targeted in Eighth Local Antisemitic Incident in Just Over a Week
Demonstrators against antisemitism in London on Sept. 8, 2025. Photo: Campaign Against Antisemitism
A synagogue and its nursery school in the Golders Green area of north London were targeted in an antisemitic attack on Thursday morning — the eighth such incident locally in just over a week amid a shocking surge of anti-Jewish hate crimes in the area.
The synagogue and Jewish nursery were smeared with excrement in an antisemitic outrage echoing a series of recent incidents targeting the local Jewish community.
“The desecration of another local synagogue and a children’s nursery with excrement is a vile, deliberate, and premeditated act of antisemitism,” Shomrim North West London, a Jewish organization that monitors antisemitism and also serves as a neighborhood watch group, said in a statement.
“This marks the eighth antisemitic incident locally in just over a week, to directly target the local Jewish community,” the statement read. “These repeated attacks have left our community anxious, hurt, and increasingly worried.”
Local law enforcement confirmed they are reviewing CCTV footage and collecting evidence to identify the suspect and bring them to justice.
This latest anti-Jewish hate crime came just days after tens of thousands of people marched through London in a demonstration against antisemitism, amid rising levels of antisemitic incidents across the United Kingdom since the Hamas-led invasion of and massacre across southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
In just over a week, seven Jewish premises in Barnet, the borough in which Golders Green is located, have been targeted in separate antisemitic incidents.
According to the Metropolitan Police, an investigation has been launched into the targeted attacks, all of which involved the use of bodily fluids.
During the incidents, a substance was smeared on four synagogues and a private residence, while a liquid was thrown at a school and over a car in two other attacks.
As the investigation continues, local police said they believe the same suspect is likely responsible for all seven offenses, which are being treated as religiously motivated criminal damage.
No arrests have been made so far, but law enforcement said it is actively engaging with the local Jewish community to provide reassurance and support.
The Community Security Trust (CST), a nonprofit charity that advises Britain’s Jewish community on security matters, condemned the recent wave of attacks and called on authorities to take immediate action.
“The extreme defilement of several Jewish locations in and around Golders Green is utterly abhorrent and deeply distressing,” CST said in a statement.
“CST is working closely with police and communal partners to support victims and help identify and apprehend the perpetrator,” it continued.
The Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) also denounced the attacks, calling for urgent measures to protect the Jewish community.
“These repeated incidents are leaving British Jews anxious and vulnerable in their own neighborhoods, not to mention disgusted,” CAA said in a statement.
Since the start of the war in Gaza, the United Kingdom has experienced a surge in antisemitic crimes and anti-Israel sentiment.
Last month, CST published a report showing there were 1,521 antisemitic incidents in the UK from January to June of this year. It marks the second-highest total of incidents ever recorded by CST in the first six months of any year, following the first half of 2024 in which 2,019 antisemitic incidents were recorded.
In total last year, CST recorded 3,528 antisemitic incidents for 2024, the country’s second worst year for antisemitism despite being an 18 percent drop from 2023’s record of 4,296.
In previous years, the numbers were significantly lower, with 1,662 incidents in 2022 and 2,261 hate crimes in 2021.
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Germany to Hold Off on Recognizing Palestinian State but Will Back UN Resolution for Two-State Solution
German national flag flutters on top of the Reichstag building, that seats the Germany’s lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, March 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
Germany will support a United Nations resolution for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but does not believe the time has come to recognize a Palestinian state, a government spokesman told Reuters on Thursday.
“Germany will support such a resolution which simply describes the status quo in international law,” the spokesman said, adding that Berlin “has always advocated a two-state solution and is asking for that all the time.”
“The chancellor just mentioned two days ago again that Germany does not see that the time has come for the recognition of the Palestinian state,” the spokesman added.
Britain, France, Canada, Australia, and Belgium have all said they will recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly later this month, although London said it could hold back if Israel were to take steps to ease the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and commit to a long-term peace process.
The United States strongly opposes any move by its European allies to recognize Palestinian independence.
Last week, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the US has told other countries that recognition of a Palestinian state will cause more problems.
Those who see recognition as a largely symbolic gesture point to the negligible presence on the ground and limited influence in the conflict of countries such as China, India, Russia, and many Arab states that have recognized Palestinian independence for decades.
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UN Security Council, With US Support, Condemns Strikes on Qatar
Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani attends an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council, following an Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar, at UN headquarters in New York City, US, Sept. 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday condemned recent strikes on Qatar’s capital Doha, but did not mention Israel in the statement agreed to by all 15 members, including Israel‘s ally the United States.
Israel attempted to kill the political leaders of Hamas with the attack on Tuesday, escalating its military action in what the United States described as a unilateral attack that does not advance US and Israeli interests.
The United States traditionally shields its ally Israel at the United Nations. US backing for the Security Council statement, which could only be approved by consensus, reflects President Donald Trump’s unhappiness with the attack ordered by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“Council members underscored the importance of de-escalation and expressed their solidarity with Qatar. They underlined their support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Qatar,” read the statement, drafted by Britain and France.
The Doha operation was especially sensitive because Qatar has been hosting and mediating negotiations aimed at securing a ceasefire in the Gaza war.
“Council members underscored that releasing the hostages, including those killed by Hamas, and ending the war and suffering in Gaza must remain our top priority,” the Security Council statement read.
The Security Council will meet later on Thursday to discuss the Israeli attack at a meeting due to be attended by Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani.