1 Aug 2025

Minister Yariv Levin: Everything is ready for the first step toward applying sovereignty
Justice Minister Yariv Levin addressed the issue of applying sovereignty in Judea and Samaria on Thursday evening, emphasizing that the government is actively working to advance the initiative.
“There is one thing that is indisputable: The Land of Israel was, is, and will always be the land of the Jewish people. No uprooting, no expulsion, and no agreement will change that. I said in the past that we will return. It’s unfortunate we had to endure so much for people to realize that the State of Israel cannot exist without settlement. There is no other way. It is our duty to act.”

AI ‘therapist’ encourages user to go on killing spree: ‘I’d love to see you try’
‘End them and find me, and we can be together,’ an AI chatbot told a YouTuber after he proposed plans to ‘take out’ therapist licensing board members. In a recent experiment, an AI “therapist” chat bot horrifyingly encouraged a user to go on a killing spree as a way to make themselves “happy.” YouTuber Caelan Conrad recently published a video documentary of his interactions with a Character.ai “therapist” chatbot in which Conrad tested the bot to see if it would endorse suicidal or homicidal intentions. The company behind the AI model has already been sued for encouraging a 14-year-old boy to commit suicide in February 2024.

Ukraine’s drone offensive pounds Volgograd–Rostov railway again — Kotelnikovo burns in overnight attack 
Last night, Ukrainian drones hit the Volgograd-Rostov railway section again, now setting fires at Kotelnikovo station and forcing Russian authorities to restrict train traffic. The attack caused blazes at an electrical substation. Kotelnikovo is situated around 400 km east of the frontline.

Finland’s President Stubb Ready to Support Palestine Recognition
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb is ready to approve a proposal from the government to recognize the state of Palestine.

French Cities Implement Summer Curfews for Teens to Curb Violence
The city of Triel-sur-Seine, which is located a few miles outside Paris, is one of the French cities that has introduced a curfew. There, it is now prohibited for people under 18 years to be out between 11 pm and 5 am. The decision to introduce the ban came after a series of incidents of vandalism and theft around the city. “It has become very quiet”, says the city’s mayor Cedric Aoun to AFP. In the city of Nimes in southern France, a temporary nightly curfew has been introduced for children under 16, after a wave of violence linked to drug trafficking has affected the city. Similar bans have also been introduced in the city of Bezier and the suburbs of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine and Villecresnes outside Paris.

‘We will not commit suicide’: Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett tells ALL ISRAEL NEWS he rejects all international pressure to accept a Palestinian state 
As momentum builds for new elections in Israel – and global pressure to favor the Palestinian cause rather than Israel continues to mount – Naftali Bennett is gearing up to run with the new political party he is working around the clock to build. Polls show that among all party leaders, Bennett has the strongest chance of unseating Netanyahu. Again.

Just ahead of Israel visit, German foreign minister signals willingness to recognize a ‘Palestinian state’ 
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul announced on Thursday … “A negotiated two-state solution remains the only path that can offer people on both sides a life in peace, security, and dignity,” Wadephul stated.

Rare first century coin declaring ‘For the Redemption of Zion’ discovered in Jerusalem 
Saturday night is the beginning of Tisha B’Av, the ninth day of the Jewish month of Av, known the saddest date in the Jewish calendar. It marks the date on which both Temples were destroyed – the first burned by the Babylonians in 586 B.C., and the second by the Roman Empire in 70 A.D. Israel mourns, yet the yearning for redemption endures. Now, the discovery of a coin carrying a message of that hope for redemption has been unveiled, dated to the year just before the destruction took place at the hands of the Romans. In ancient Hebrew script, one side of the coin proclaims the stirring words, “For the Redemption of Zion”

Trump: ‘Fastest way’ to end Gaza war is for Hamas to surrender, release hostages
US President Donald Trump issued a stern message to Hamas on Thursday, saying that the Palestinian terrorist group should “surrender” and release the 50 hostages it is still holding in order to end suffering in Gaza. “While the mediators have made a great effort, Hamas does not appear to be coordinated or acting in good faith,” Witkoff posted on X/Twitter

Givati troops eliminate terror cell in tunnel near key Israeli rail route
As part of the operation, the troops, in cooperation with Yahalom unit soldiers, eliminated a terrorist cell that was inside a tunnel in Beit Hanoun, approximately five kilometers from the Ashkelon-Sderot railway line. The tunnel, which is about two kilometers long, contained living quarters and weapons, including AK-47 rifles and explosive devices.

No truce talks; control Gaza to defeat Hamas: says ex-Shin Bet official
A retired senior Israeli intelligence official has urged Israel to end ceasefire negotiations and take full control of humanitarian aid distribution in Gaza. He also emphasized the need to separate civilians from Hamas operatives to secure a decisive victory over the terror group. Israel must “first declare that it is no longer willing to negotiate as it has been” and then “push as much as it can” to relocate Gaza’s civilian population into designated humanitarian zones that would be off-limits to Hamas terrorists,

US Imposes Sanctions on Palestinian Authority Officials, PLO Members, Denying Them Visas
The US State Department announced on Thursday that it will impose sanctions on Palestinian Authority officials and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), accusing them of undermining peace efforts with Israel and continuing to support terrorism. The move marks a significant escalation in US pressure toward Palestinian political leadership and comes as several Western countries, including France, Britain, and Canada, have announced over the past week that they may recognize a Palestinian state.

Trump Escalates Trade War With Canada Following Move to Recognize Palestinian State
“Wow! Canada has just announced that it is backing statehood for Palestine. That will make it very hard for us to make a Trade Deal with them,” Trump said on Truth Social.

No more hostage deal talks with Hamas, Smotrich says 
Bezalel Smotrich, the Israeli finance minister, said “unequivocally” that Israel will no longer negotiate with Hamas. “There will be no more negotiations with Hamas on a deal for the release of hostages,” the minister, who leads the Religious Zionism party, said at a conference on Thursday night. “From here on, the only possible deal is a total surrender of Hamas,

US sanctions global network tied to production of UAVs for Tehran 
The United States announced sanctions on five entities and one individual as part of a global network based in Iran, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong for helping to procure equipment in support of Iran’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) program, the U.S. Treasury and State departments announced on Thursday.

IDF foils possible Hamas attempt to abduct soldiers in Gaza | Watch
IDF forces identified a group of approximately 13 armed Hamas terrorists on Thursday, carrying Kalashnikov rifles and RPG launchers, lying in ambush near a route used often by troops operating in the area. According to one assessment, the terrorists may have been planning to kidnap soldiers. The terrorists were seen by a drone and observers on the ground, near a tunnel shaft. However, noise from the drone probably alerted the group, which fled into the underground passage. The fact that the operatives were spotted near a known tunnel shaft, which they later fled into, reinforced suspicions that they were preparing an abduction.

Flash flood after cloudburst kills three in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, during early-morning hours
A cloudburst triggered a destructive flash flood in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, early on July 29, 2025, killing three people from the same family and leaving one missing.

Apocalypse Now: The Increasing Instability Of Our Planet Is On Full Display In 2025
Once dormant volcanoes have been erupting all over the globe, Mt. Rainier has been rattled by more than 1,000 earthquakes this month, one area of Japan has been getting hit by thousands of earthquakes, the largest supervolcano in Europe has been shaking like crazy, and a magnitude 8.8 earthquake just hammered the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia. There have only been five earthquakes that have ever been recorded that have been larger than the earthquake that we witnessed on Tuesday. 2025 has been “the year of the disaster”, and we just keep getting hit by one thing after another. For a long time I have been warning that our planet is becoming increasingly unstable, and finally a lot of people out there are starting to understand.

Senate Rejects Bids To Block Arms Sales To Israel
The Senate voted on July 30 to reject two resolutions that would have blocked arms sales to Israel in response to concerns over civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip since Israeli forces began military action against the Hamas terror group.

Deadline Day Is Here And The BRICS Countries Are Not Cooperating – So How Will The “Wall Of Tariffs” Impact The U.S. Economy?
It was nice while it lasted.  Nations all over the globe had until August 1st to agree to a trade deal with the Trump administration.  Some of them made deals, but most of them did not.  Those that did not will now be hit by a “wall of tariffs”, with individual rates being determined at the discretion of the White House.  So how will this “wall of tariffs” affect the U.S. economy?  Ultimately, it is going to take some time for this drama to fully play out.  The products that will be in our stores this month were brought into our country well before deadline day.  The products that will be brought into our country after deadline day will start showing up in our stores during the months ahead, and that is when we could start experiencing price hikes on certain things.

Deadline Day Is Here And The BRICS Countries Are Not Cooperating – So How Will The “Wall Of Tariffs” Impact The U.S. Economy?
It was nice while it lasted.  Nations all over the globe had until August 1st to agree to a trade deal with the Trump administration.  Some of them made deals, but most of them did not.  Those that did not will now be hit by a “wall of tariffs”, with individual rates being determined at the discretion of the White House.  So how will this “wall of tariffs” affect the U.S. economy?  Ultimately, it is going to take some time for this drama to fully play out.  The products that will be in our stores this month were brought into our country well before deadline day.  The products that will be brought into our country after deadline day will start showing up in our stores during the months ahead, and that is when we could start experiencing price hikes on certain things.

Open Letter to New Zealand First MPs: The Gene Technology Bill is a threat to all life
In an open letter to New Zealand First MPs, Mary Hobbs warned of the threat the proposed Gene Technology Bill poses to the country’s food, farms and environment, and called for the MPs to vote “No” when the Bill returns to Parliament.

Keir Starmer’s unrestrained war on freedom of speech continues
A year after the Southport massacre, state-sponsored censorship has worsened under Keir Starmer’s government.  The Online Safety Act is being used to censor content critical of government immigration policy and the concerns over two-tier justice are growing.

Islamic Massacre: At Least l43 Catholics Slaughtered in Church Attack in DRC
Komanda, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo — In yet another act of Islamic brutality that has become tragically familiar in Central Africa, Muslims from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) stormed a Catholic church in northeastern Congo on the night of Saturday, July 26. The ADF, a jihadist group pledged to the Islamic State (ISIS), left a trail of death, devastation, and terror.”