Bus companies must stop providing services to Haredi extremists who participate in vandalism

From what's told in this report, it sounds like the Haredi rioters who attacked the house of a supreme court deputy had hired a bus company to drive them to the spot:

During the hearing it was revealed that a police patrol car that was in the area during the disturbance did not intervene in the incident. A police representative explained that the two officers in the vehicle fled the scene because of the large number of rioters.

The police said that the forces joined additional units and only after gathering sufficient force did they act, out of concern for the safety of the officers' lives.

The police asked to extend the suspects' detention by 12 days and claimed they were identified on a bus that left the scene after the incident. They said there is footage linking them to the location as well as other investigative material that is still being analyzed.

Judge Sahrai ruled that this was "a serious and dangerous incident" and that there is reasonable suspicion of the detainees' involvement. He said that at this stage it is not possible to determine each suspect's exact role, but the court can accept the police position that the disturbance was carried out jointly and in a premeditated, organized manner. He also noted that some suspects refused to identify themselves and did not cooperate with investigators, which raises a concern of obstructing the investigation.

At the same time, the judge ordered several suspects released to six days of house arrest. In addition, the bus driver was released without any conditions after it was determined that the likelihood of his involvement in the disturbance was "slim to non-existent."

The judge criticized the police for not checking the driver's account, who said he had made the trip according to the instructions of the company marshal who employs him.

If a bus company manager was willing to provide any kind of material backing for dangerously violent criminals, that's very serious, and underlines the shocking problem of business agents who care far more about money than safety and dignity. What this means is that the authorities are going to have to make clear to transportation companies that any sources that suspicious must be screened carefully and the police must be informed before being allowed to use their services. And stiff fines must be issued to those who fail to uphold the law, along with potential closure of their business. As for the ultra-Orthodox vandals themselves, they have to be heavily fined as much as imprisoned, and most important of all, deprogrammed from the indoctrination they were raised under.

Update: here's more details on the investigation.

Something going wrong with Miss Israel pageant in its current incarnation

I didn't know this clearly until now, but the Miss Israel pageant is still being held, in Florida rather than Israel itself, and it seems there's a controversy over where it could be going now:

The next Miss Israel may not be Israeli and may be part of a rigged competition, according to Miss Israel 2025 Melanie Shiraz, who warned that the same franchise holder that had allegedly subjected her to threats and extortion was stripping the institution of its Israeli character.

From the small pool of preselected candidates, only one had recently acquired Israeli citizenship. Shiraz understood that the new Miss Israel would be asked by the franchise owner, Edgar Entertainment, to apply for Israeli citizenship before the Miss Universe competition.

For the past two years, the competition was run from Miami, rather than in Israel, and encouraged non-Israeli Jews to apply.

“I represented Israel during one of the most difficult periods in our country’s history. That’s why it has been deeply upsetting to watch the title become increasingly disconnected from Israel itself,” said Shiraz. “A title called Miss Israel should belong to Israelis and give voice to the people whose story it is supposed to tell. If it no longer does, then what exactly does Miss Israel mean anymore?”

Becoming Miss Israel meant becoming a public ambassador for the state at a time when it was facing challenges to its history and right to exist, explained Shiraz, a responsibility that she contended required a thorough understanding of Israeli culture, society, and the Hebrew language.

Well it could be worse: what if they allow a man pretending to be a woman to participate, no matter his ethnic background? Will Shiraz or anybody else like her stand for that? Because if she does, she'll be throughly letting down self-respecting women everywhere, Jewish or otherwise, and that's a terrible example to be set for Israelis. But I will admit it's questionable if a woman who's not an Israeli citizen ends up serving as winner/spokesperson, if she doesn't speak in favor of Israel properly. And I definitely agree with Shiraz that if the current owner did anything horrific to her, that was wrong and whoever it is should be jailed for possible criminal offenses. These entertainment programs cannot be held hostage to corrupt businesses.

Even naturalized citizens have to be exiled if they commit offensive crimes

The USA Senate is looking for ways to deport naturalized citizens who commit severe offenses:

There are few remedies for removing foreign nationals who committed violent crimes, joined terrorist groups, or engaged in large-scale fraud after they became American citizens, lawmakers noted at a Senate hearing Wednesday.

Ken Cuccinelli, a former acting director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, pointed to two key cases that he said show the current law isn’t working, in his testimony to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution.

In March of this year, Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a naturalized citizen from Sierra Leone, opened fire in a classroom at Old Dominion University, where he killed Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, an ROTC leader. In 2017, Jalloh pleaded guilty to providing material support to the Islamic State. He was reportedly sentenced to 11 years in prison but released early after completing a drug treatment program.

“Despite his terrorism conviction, Jalloh was never denaturalized and deported. Under current law, terrorism is prima facie evidence of fraudulent procurement only within five years of naturalization,” Cuccinelli said. “Because Jalloh’s conduct fell outside that window, the government had no clear path to remove him. A brave American soldier died because of that gap.”

Cuccinelli brought up another example: Mirsad Ramic, a Bosnian national who became a naturalized citizen and lived in Kentucky before he was convicted last year of providing material support to the Islamic State terrorist group.

“We must act on multiple fronts, strengthen the front end, so adjudicators conduct meaningful inquiries, and every applicant is thoroughly tested for hostility to American principles,” Cuccinelli said.

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., the subcommittee chairman, sponsored the SCAM Act, short for “Stop Citizenship Abuse and Misrepresentation.” In other cases, he noted, naturalized citizens joined the Islamic State terrorist group or al-Qaeda or joined a drug trafficking cartel.

“If a man takes the oath of allegiance and then joins ISIS, the fraud likely began long before the battlefield,” Schmitt said Wednesday. “If the man swears attachment to the Constitution, then spies for a foreign country, the betrayal likely began before the indictment. If a man claims good, moral character and then steals millions from the American people, the lie may have been present at naturalization.”

He said his bill would make it easier to denaturalize and remove immigrants who naturalized in the country and then committed a felony.

“We need a serious nationwide denaturalization effort against fraudsters, felons, terrorists, spies, and anyone who obtained American citizenship by deceit,” Schmitt said. “If the government never revokes citizenship obtained by fraud, the oath becomes theater. The application becomes a game.”

In simpler terms, one could say what's called for here is a clear law making it easier to exile foreign nationals who commit severe offenses, and it's something tons of countries that want to remain civilized are in dire need of. We have to hope the GOP will make a serious effort to pass such bills through if they want to make the USA safer again for starters. Then, Europe will definitely need it next.

Haredi extremists vandalized the home of a court justice

Once more, the Haredi extremists who're doing exactly what the Islamofascists would want have struck again, this time committing horrific vandalism:

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the ultra-Orthodox riots that took place outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg on Wednesday night in opposition to his order to increase arrests of draft evaders.

“I strongly condemn the violent riot against Justice Noam Sohlberg. Law enforcement must apply the full force of the law against the rioters,” he stated. The Prime Minister's Office said that Netanyahu called Sohlberg to inquire about his well-being and inquire whether or not he would press charges against the trespassers.

Extremist protesters caused significant property damage by smashing windows, damaging his car, and attempting to break into Sohlberg's house before attempting to flee the scene.

Police arrived at the scene shortly after and began detaining dozens of individuals for disorderly conduct.

Magen David Adom (MDA) was also called to the scene after the riot was dispersed to attend to Sohlberg, who was reportedly feeling unwell.

Justice Sohlberg's wife, Meira Sohlberg, spoke to reporters following the riot.

"It cannot be that Jews do this to one another. We are children of Holocaust survivors. Jews harming each other like this - how can it be? How can it be? Look at the destruction. A pogrom. What is this? A Kristallnacht. How is this possible? There are no words.”

Later that night, Ynet reported that dozens of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) demonstrators had blocked the Kikar HaShabbat intersection in Jerusalem, in protest of the arrest of individuals outside of Sohlberg's home.

Israeli leaders decry violent attack on Sohlberg's home

In reaction to the incident, Justice Minister Yariv Levin stressed the serious nature of the riot and stated the violence deserves full condemnation.

“I hope that this time, law enforcement will fulfill its role in enforcing the law and curbing the violence. Those who have said there is no effective protest without disruption of public order, and who have legitimized severe violence and refusal by left-wing demonstrators, also bear direct responsibility for the rampant violence," he said.

“I stand with Deputy President Sohlberg and his family during these difficult hours and call on everyone to refrain from any violence, which has no place and is unacceptable.”

Defense Minister Israel Katz said that he “strongly condemns the attempted break-in at the home of Deputy President of the Supreme Court, Justice Noam Sohlberg.”

He added, “The rioters who carried out this serious act have no connection to the Torah or the values of the people of Israel. This is a small group of extremist criminals acting with violence and bullying, harming the values of the Torah world. In a state governed by law, there is no place for attempts at intimidation, violence, or threats against judges.”

As noted here:

After damaging the home, the protesters boarded a bus and tried to leave the scene. Large police forces arrived in the area, stopped the bus and locked the protesters inside until additional forces arrived. More than 50 Haredim were arrested.

Well that proves they knew what they were doing was wrong, seeing they tried to commit flight from arrest. Meanwhile, this is one of the worst examples of how ultra-Orthodox clans are crossing the line post-October 7, 2023, and beggars serious queries like whether law enforcement is going to take any preemptive steps to preventing Haredi extremists from blocking roads and even reaching the residencies of prominent law enforcement agents to cause chaos? I think they could if they wanted to, and so far, they tragically haven't.

Bnei Brak resident arrested for sexually abusing 6-year-old boy

While repellent anti-Israel Haredi clans are blocking traffic to protest the arrest of draft dodgers, among other horrific acts, they completely ignore horrific cases like the following:

Police arrested a 35-year-old Bnei Brak resident named Meir Levi on suspicion of committing an indecent act against a 6-year-old boy in the city. Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court extended his detention until tomorrow. Police are calling on anyone who recognizes the suspect and was harmed by him to contact the Bnei Brak-Ramat Gan police.

It goes without saying this is another abominable example of how sexual abuse is one of the biggest disasters to occur in Haredi societies. That they only care about causing misery for anybody they don't agree with while this goes on speaks volumes.

Geert Wilders is right: when streets turn violent, we must reclaim them

Following riots in France that occurred after a sports match, Geert Wilders has written about the need to take back our streets for safety's sake:

Following a football match, rioters in Paris went on a rampage in the French capital, looting shops setting cars on fire, attacking, even firing at police officers. Videos and television footage showed that many rioters had an immigrant background. It is a scene Europeans have become all too familiar with – not just in France, but all over the continent.

In the past decades, Europe’s ruling elites have allowed millions of immigrants from Africa and the Islamic world to settle in our midst. Some of them hate their host country to the extent that they want to destroy it. They loot and vandalize, assault and rape, and even murder.

Leading politicians – such as Emmanuel Macron in France, Rob Jetten in my own Netherlands, Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels, and many others in their ivory towers – think that people do not notice what is going on. But they do notice, and they are deeply worried. They want the chaos to stop. They also realize the root cause of our societal break-down: Mass immigration by people who contribute absolutely nothing to our societies and reject our cultural values.

While our cities begin to resemble war zones, our governments continue their march of folly. In my country, the authorities want to force literally every municipality in the Netherlands to house a quota of asylum seekers. These fortune seekers, many of whom are young men, are being lodged in hotels, holiday resorts, former schools, former army barracks, even on cruise ships.

I have called on the Dutch people to resist – firmly, but always in a non-violent manner – the establishment of centres for asylum seekers in their neighbourhoods. I have recently begun a nation-wider resistance tour, visiting local communities where the authorities are planning new asylum centres.

The response has been overwhelming. The mainstream media do not report on the protests because the demonstrators are peaceful and law-abiding.

It is not our people who go rampaging in the streets, ravaging their neighbourhoods! We are not conquerors like the thugs in the streets of Paris; we defend our homes. We do not destroy our communities; we love them. We do not loot our neighbours; we protect them. We do not harass and attack our women; we stand up for them.

Well if Donald Trump can perform mass deportations of monsters from the USA, so can European governments, and that's something the public must dedicate itself to demanding now. Wilders is right that something must be done.

Democrats only want a women's museum that doesn't respect femininity

The Democrats opposed developing a women's museum because what the Republicans are proposing doesn't adhere to their repulsive ideas, such as men pretending to be women:

“House Democrats oppose a bill for a Smithsonian women’s history museum.”

This is not a sentence I ever expected to read.

Aren’t Democrats supposed to be the feminists? The champions of inclusion? The self-appointed defenders of the “disadvantaged”? And on top of that, they are the ones who pushed for the women’s museum to begin with.

Last week, the House voted on HR 1329, legislation concerning the establishment of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum. Despite the Office of Management and Budget’s statement of support for the bill, it failed to pass the vote.

Initially introduced by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., the bill later became the subject of controversy after Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., added language clarifying that the museum would recognize biological women in its exhibits.

Apparently, complying with the actual definition of a woman makes you “far-right”; at least that is what a quick online search of Mary Miller will tell you.

Once Miller’s amendment was adopted, many Democrats who had previously supported the bill suddenly withdrew support—an unsurprising choice given the Left’s agenda. An American Women’s History Museum was acceptable only so long as the definition of “woman” itself remained, well … undefined.

In the final 204-216 vote last week, several brave Republicans actually joined the Democrats to vote against the bill. But this was because they rightly don’t see the need for a women’s history museum at all.

Even if a women's museum isn't the most important thing needed right now, the way the Democrats approached all this is still reprehensible, and makes clear they're not a reliable party for women at all. So when will any self-respecting women break ties with the Democrats for a change?

More details about the Timothy Busfield sexual abuse scandal

Some new reports on the news reveal what led the parents of the twin boys Timothy Busfield was accused of sexually assaulting to contact authorities:

The allegations involve two boys who worked on “The Cleaning Lady.” Their parents said Busfield joined the show as a director and became close with the boys.

“He got pretty close to the boys, his name is Timothy Busfield, and um, he told the boys to call him Uncle Tim,” one parent said.

The parents said they later saw social media posts about allegations in California, then looked back at photos of Busfield with their boys and felt uncomfortable.

What changed things is when one of the parents told police she asked her children, “Has anyone ever touched you where you’re uncomfortable on set?” to which one of the children replied, “You mean like Uncle Tim?”

The parents said they called a pediatrician, then took the boys to University of New Mexico pediatric urgent care and got a referral to Child Abuse Response Teams (CART). The parents said after doctors talked with the boys, the doctors told them their story was consistent with grooming or preliminary stages of grooming.

A doctor also asked whether Busfield had ever been in a room alone with the boys. The parents said that happened in September during what was described as an audition, though one other person was in the room. The parents said that violated Screen Actors Guild rules because a parent needed to be present.

Later, police talked with the parents again after the boys had seen a therapist. Court documents say the parents then reported “a lot of touching and tickling,” including contact with the genital area.

This is very chilling, and again, it's disgusting how Busfield's wife, Melissa Gilbert, is acting as an apologist for him, all this despite how several accusations against him by at least 5 women is also very damning. If she has talent agencies representing her, they should stop their sponsorship for her as well, just like Busfield's did, because her defense of such a repugnant man is also reprehensible.

Haredi anti-military protestors shouted antisemitic slurs at police in Arabic

If the following news is even half-correct, it makes clear the worst of Haredi clans have gone off the deep end:

Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protests over the contentious draft bill and ongoing arrests of draft dodgers erupted across the center of the country and Jerusalem on Thursday afternoon, blocking traffic and disrupting public order.

The protests follow instructions from Rabbi Zvi Friedman, who, earlier on Thursday, called for protests after a wave of draft dodger arrests.

In Jerusalem, the protest was officially declared a riot by Israel Police, and officers from both Israel Police and Border Police worked to remove protesters from the Bar Ilan intersection.

A police officer and a passerby were both lightly injured after protesters threw stones at officers operating at the scene, according to Israel Police.

Footage circulating on social media also shows a protester shouting “Itbah al-Yahud,” an Arabic phrase that translates to “kill the Jews,” at officers.

Now that was really crossing the line, and proves that, if the clans these monsters come from could hang PLO flags in their neighborhoods, they're more than fully capable of being self-haters and antisemites too. Such monsters don't belong in the country, period, and above all that, spiritual gurus like the one mentioned have to be arrested and charged with encouraging crimes. These riots also took place around Bnei Brak, and there too it was utterly repulsive.

There is good news though, that these past 2 months saw a record rise in the number of Haredi army recruits, all despite the efforts of the extremists to stop it:

A total of 433 recruits enlisted through designated tracks for the ultra-Orthodox community during the IDF's April-May recruitment cycle, including a record 272 combat soldiers, the military said on Wednesday.

The figure marks an increase of approximately 24 percent compared to the corresponding cycle in the previous enlistment year. The cycle also set a new record in the Hashmonaim Brigade, where 96 combat soldiers are now training, and combat training programs are opening at their largest scale in three years.

The news is also reported here. The only objection I have is to whether they expect sex-segregated accomodations at the expense of lady army officials. That's wrong, and that's something the IDF must prove they can avoid. Other than that, it's good to see there's ultra-Orthodox who're willing to be responsible when it comes to defending the country.