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Rav Doron Perez
Executive Chairman of Mizrachi World Movement
There is an incredible insight into the difference in vision between a bat and an eagle which Rabbi Baruch Halevi Epstein heard from Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin. It's the difference between a critical, condemning person as opposed to a person of love, blessing and encouragement.
The eagle does not see well at night but has amazing eyesight during the day, and the bat cannot see during the day, but has amazing eyesight during the night. This is the difference between a person who is a condemning curser and a person who is positive and full of light. One person can only see darkness and the other person, light.
Why did Balak hire Bilaam?
Balak knew that he could not defeat Bnei Yisrael through a physical fight seeing how many other nations, failed. He knew that he had to act outside of the realm of military expeditions and rather act with politics and diplomacy. So, he brings Bilaam who was only able to see things in tunnel vision to curse Bnei Yisrael. Bilaam could only see in darkness, weaving a narrative of curses. He was unable to see things with complexity and depth.
Moshe on the other hand had a vision of light and could see the complexity and depth of life with clarity.
Today we are facing such challenges where many of the enemies of the Jewish people have decided that the way to defeat Israel is not just militarily but also in the courts, and on social media, and academia. It is done from a simple single-minded wizardry and sorcery of hate, deception, critique, seeing with a tunnel vision which allows them to ignores the depth of the situation.
But just like Hashem changed Bilaam's curses into blessings, so too will all the bad-mouthing and cursing today, be turned into blessing, and the justness and love of life of the Jewish cause will be seen. | | Balak 5784 Dr. Julie Goldstein,
Founder and Director of Amudim | | | 
The H.M.S. Unity Rabbi Stewart Weiss  The events of our sedra this week are chillingly prophetic of the current crisis in Israel, and thus offer crucial lessons for us as to how to respond to the drama unfolding before us.
Moav and Midian are long-time, bitter enemies of one another, and yet in order to destroy Israel, they are willing to forget their past differences so as to forge a most unholy alliance. Indeed, when you take the last two Hebrew letters of "Bilaam" and join them together with the last two letters of "Balak," you get… Amalek, the arch-enemy of the Jewish people!
Of course, it would have been infinitely more productive and proper for them to bless their own nations, rather than curse ours. But our enemies have always chosen to spend most of their time blaming others for their many problems, rather than using that same energy to solve them.
Unable to defeat us physically, they embark upon a strategy of delegitimization. They denounce and defame us, screaming from the highest cliffs to all who will listen that we are a different breed, a threat to humanity undeserving of being part of the community of nations.
Of course, the Almighty presides over the truth, and G-d systematically changes these curses into berachot/blessings. Are we truly "a nation that dwells alone?" Yes, in many ways we are, but that is not a negative! In fact, it is a crucial key to our very survival; by not mixing or melting into the world at large, we have been able, throughout the centuries, to be able to maintain our particularity. Is it true that "we do not compute among the nations?" Yes, certainly, but that means that the norms of the world do not necessarily apply to us; we skew all the graphs and defy all the odds as we march on throughout history. Our survival is statistically improbable – if not impossible – but we are here nevertheless. Are we "rock-like," stubborn and unmoving? Yes, we certainly can be, but that, too, explains why we and our traditions stubbornly survive and why our enemies, despite their incessant efforts, cannot dislodge us, Baruch Hashem.
In the end, when the curses do not work – just as the worldwide, current campaign of demonization against us will also ultimately fail – Balak and Bilaam devise a new plot, one that is even more diabolical than the others. They will seduce us into turning away from Hashem, worshiping all manner of false gods and succumbing to our baser lusts and desires. This, in turn, will create a schism in our nation, and that resulting disunity will have dire consequences for us.
Here, indeed, our adversaries have located our Achilles heel. When we fragment into different camps, we are made vulnerable. When we cast aspersions – or throw stones – at each other, we open the door to being stoned by our enemies. When we fail to close ranks and even, instead, take the side of our enemies – indeed, there were/are Jews who question our military's behavior, or even march with those who would expunge our country from the list of nations – we sap our strength and validate their racism.
The end of our sedra finds Pinchas stepping forward to take bold action and end the madness. In reward, Hashem validates Pinchas' courage and bestows upon him what G-d calls a "brit shalom." The message is crystal-clear: Only when we are closely bound by one, enduring covenant of brotherhood will we find that lasting peace we so desperately seek.
Rabbi Stewart Weiss is director of the Jewish Outreach Center of Ra'anana, a popular columnist for the Jerusalem Post, and a member of Mizrachi's Speakers Bureau (mizrachi.org/speakers). | |  | | Chicago Mizrachi Pina Chama in Itamar
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CLICK HERE | | | | US bars entry to Israeli soldier who killed wounded terrorist The US is developing a campaign to sanction right-wing Israeli organizations and as well as settlers in Judea and Samaria. Vered Weiss  The US State Department announced it would bar entry to Elor Azariya, a former soldier who shot a wounded terrorist in Hebron in 2016.
Azariya was an IDF medic who shot and killed a wounded terrorist who had stabbed and injured another soldier.
He was charged with manslaughter in 2017 and served 9 months of an 18-month sentence following an appeal.
The US is developing a campaign to sanction right-wing Israeli organizations and as well as settlers in Judea and Samaria.
The State Department announced it was barring entry to Azariya and his immediate family and pursuing sanctions against others for "undermining the peace, security, or stability" in Judea and Samaria.
The statement continued, "Specifically, these visa restrictions are being pursued against those who have used violence against persons or property, or unduly restricted civilians' access to essential services and basic necessities to include access to food, water, electricity, or medical supplies."
Last week the US Treasury Department issue sanctions against members of the Tzav 9 protest that blocked roads to prevent humanitarian aid from reaching Gaza.
Sanctions were issued against Reut Ben-Haim, 38, a mother of 8 and founder of Tzav 9 movement. She is the first Israeli woman to be sanctioned by the US.
The US also sanctioned Yissachar Manne and Manne Farm in the South Hebron Hills and Aviad Shlomo Sarid, a 27-year-old from the Revava settlement.
However, in the case of Saird, it is apparently an error since he has no connection with Tzav 9, but he shares a name with one of the members.
Regarding the sanctions against Tzav 9, the State Department said, "We will not tolerate acts of sabotage and violence targeting this essential humanitarian assistance."
It continued, "We will continue to use all tools at our disposal to promote accountability for those who attempt or undertake such heinous acts, and we expect and urge that Israeli authorities do the same."
worldisraelnews.com | | Meta Restores Photo of Hamas Hostages After Initially Removing It as 'Dangerous' Content Shiryn Ghermezian  Facebook and Instagram's parent company Meta on Tuesday removed an Instagram post by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum that featured a newly released picture of female soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) who were kidnapped as hostages by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7.
The undated image, published for the first time on Tuesday with permission from the families of the hostages, shows Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Agam Berger, and Daniella Gilboa sitting on mattresses on the floor of a room. The women appear injured and bruised, and Ariev and Gilboa both appear to have bandages on their heads. A picture of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is framed behind them.
Another photo released on Tuesday features fellow hostage and IDF soldier Naama Levy with a swollen eye and cuts on her face. The photos were taken during the first few days of their captivity, and the five women are among the approximately 120 hostages still held in Hamas captivity since Oct. 7.
Hamas kidnapped the five women from the Nahal Oz military base during the terrorist organization's deadly rampage in southern Israel on Oct. 7, during which they killed 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapped about 250 others. Hamas killed 52 soldiers at the Nahal Oz base, including 15 female surveillance officers, and kidnapped 10 soldiers in total.
Meta removed the photo of four of the hostages from the Instagram page of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum and cited "dangerous individuals and organizations" as the reason for the removal. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum shared a screenshot of Meta's message on its Instagram Story and wrote in response, "Really?"
Meta's policy on "dangerous organizations or individuals" states: "In an effort to prevent and disrupt real-world harm, we do not allow organizations or individuals that proclaim a violent mission or are engaged in violence to have a presence on our platforms."
However, the photo of the hostages was soon restored to Instagram, and Meta's Vice President of Communications Maayan Sarig explained the mixup.
"This case differs from our policy on removing hostage content produced by Hamas," Sarig said in a statement cited by Israel Hayom. "The image of the captive female field observer soldiers doesn't violate our policy because it wasn't produced or published by Hamas. The IDF found it, and the hostages' families distributed it as proof of life and to raise awareness. We will restore the image to accounts where it was removed."
The photos of the hostages publicized on Tuesday were taken from a Hamas video obtained by the IDF during its military operations in the Gaza Strip. The images were first shown to the families of the hostages by the IDF a few months prior. algemeiner.com | | Two protesters burst into UN Security Council meeting, demanding release of hostages UN official says women crying 'Free the hostages' — one of them the head of Israel's Teachers' Union — left when asked to; US envoy calls for pressure on Hamas to accept deal Jacob Magid  A meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the Middle East was briefly interrupted on Wednesday when two protesters stood up with signs and yelled for the release of Israeli hostages held by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The demonstration came as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began to address the 15-member body after a statement by Israel's UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan. Protests inside the UN headquarters in New York are rare.
Lavrov, who was chairing the meeting because Russia is the council president for July, responded: "I don't understand, speak more clearly. One of you can speak clearly to say what you want to say. I see you don't wish to do so, very well."
Diplomats in the Security Council chamber said the women, dressed in black, yelled "Free the hostages." UN security asked the women to leave the chamber and they did so, a UN official said.
Israel's UN mission did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the protest.
One of the women was Israel's Teachers Union chief, Yaffa Ben-David, who later told Ynet that it was her "duty to influence in every place I can, even if it means I'm expelled from the hall."
"It's time for the UN to understand that this is about human life and that we, the people of Israel, won't give up on a single hostage. [Hostage] Ohad Yahalomi is married to one of our teachers, who I've personally supported, and seen her pain and struggle from up close," she said.
Meanwhile, US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield called on the Security Council to pressure Hamas to accept the ceasefire and hostage release deal being negotiated.
Thomas-Greenfield said Israel and Hamas have agreed on a framework, which was based on the Israeli proposal submitted in May, outlined by US President Joe Biden in a subsequent speech and enshrined in a resolution adopted by the council.
"There are still gaps to be closed, and this council must keep pressure on Hamas to accept the deal outlined in Resolution 2735, and begin implementing it without delay and without conditions. This is what we all want here in this council, it's what the Palestinians in Gaza want," she said.
The US envoy noted that improvements have been made in the distribution of humanitarian aid throughout Gaza since a recent breakdown of law and order. However, many requests by the UN and other aid organizations "particularly related to communications equipment vital for deconfliction processes, remain unresolved.
 "We urge the Government of Israel to work with the UN to overcome these and other roadblocks," Thomas-Greenfield said.
"Palestinian civilians are living in hell. Over and over, they have had to flee from one place to another in search of safety. And so many people have lost parents and siblings, children and friends, including in a recent IDF strike on a UN-supported school in Nuseirat camp," she continued.
IDF said it struck terror operatives who were using the school to plan and carry out attacks against troops operating in Gaza. It said it took several steps to mitigate harm to civilians, including aerial surveillance and use of "precision munitions."
Thomas-Greenfield stressed the administration's continued concern with settler violence in the West Bank and condemned recent Israeli steps to expand its footprint there, saying that "unilateral actions, like the Government of Israel's settlement program, are inconsistent with international law and detrimental to a two-state solution."
The war in Gaza began when Hamas attacked southern Israel on October 7, murdering some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking 251 hostages, including civilians and soldiers, back into Gaza.
The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry says more than 38,000 people in the Strip have been killed or are presumed dead in the fighting so far, though the toll cannot be verified and does not differentiate between civilians and fighters. Israel says it has killed some 15,000 combatants in battle and some 1,000 terrorists inside Israel during the October 7 attack.
Meanwhile, it is believed that 116 hostages taken on October 7 remain in Gaza — not all of them alive. timesofisrael.com | | Rescued hostage Noa Argamani to fly with Netanyahu to DC The list also includes families of the Israelis taken hostage by Hamas in Gaza in 2014.  Noa Argamani, whom security forces rescued from Gaza along with three other hostages on June 8, and her father, Yaakov, will join Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington next week for his address to Congress.
The premier invited rescued and released hostages and their families to accompany him on the trip, although many have not yet responded.
A political source told Ynet that those expected to join Netanyahu aboard the newly inaugurated state airplane Wing of Zion will be "representatives of captive soldiers and civilians, men and women who attended the Nova music festival and those from the affected kibbutzim and cities, Jews and non-Jews."
The list also includes families of the Israelis taken hostage by Hamas in Gaza in 2014.
Brig. Gen. (res.) Gal Hirsch, Israel's coordinator for the hostages and the missing, compiled the list. Others who accepted Netanyahu's invitation include Ditza Or, the mother of Noa Argamani's partner Avinatan Or; Ayelet Samerano, the mother of Yonatan Samerano; and Tali Gueli, the mother of the late Ran Gueli. Some rejected the invite, including Ayelet Levy, the mother of captive Naama Levy. Other families reportedly refused until a full agreement on returning the hostages is reached. Sasha Ariev, the sister of captive soldier Karina Ariev, told Ynet she hasn't accepted the invitation yet: "I want to see progress," she said. "I can't fly in peace until I see a deal is in the works." Yalon Gat, the brother of captive Carmel Gat, and Eliyahu Bibas, the father of captive Yarden Bibas, are considering accepting the invitation. worldisraelnews.com | | Google's Wiz acquisition would be new feather in cap of Israeli military intelligence As war in Gaza squeezes Israel's economy, likely deal underscores resilience of tech industry, where many are alumni of military intelligence units Steve Scheer  An elite Israeli military intelligence unit may once again be about to prove its value to the nation's tech economy as Google's parent company eyes cybertech company Wiz for an eyewatering $23 billion.
Alphabet Inc, a person familiar has said, is in advanced talks to buy Wiz from founder Assaf Rappaport, a former officer from the famed 8200 military unit, which has built a track record in turning out tech entrepreneurs.
As the war in Gaza squeezes Israel's economy, the deal underscores the resilience of the tech industry, which accounts for some 20 percent of the country's output and around 15% of jobs. It also highlights the military's role in developing one of Israel's most successful sectors.
Along with universities, Israel's military intelligence and technology units, such as 8200, have provided the leaders for hundreds of tech start-ups, helping to turn Israel into what is widely considered the No. 2 tech center globally after Silicon Valley.
Check Point Software Technologies, Nice, Palo Alto Networks, CyberArk, Wix and Waze — the latter bought by Google for $1 billion — are a handful of companies whose founders have military roots.
Rappaport credits the Israeli military for his success, once calling the Unit 8200 "the best school of entrepreneurship."
 He served there with his "army buddies" Yinon Costica, Roy Reznik and Ami Luttwak, with whom he co-founded his previous cloud security company Adallom in 2012, which they sold to Microsoft three years later for $320 million.
In 2020, at the outset of the COVID pandemic, the four started cloud cyber security company Wiz, rapidly building it into a company that was given a $12 billion valuation after a $1 billion funding round in May this year.
"In a way, it's like raising tigers and then releasing them to the wild," Gili Raanan, founder of Venture capital firm Cyberstarts and general partner at Sequoia Capital said of the intelligence units.
8200 graduates dominate
Raanan said being from an elite intelligence unit is not a requirement for him when investing, however, "90% to 95% of the teams I see are made up of 8200 graduates."
"So whether I look into that or not, that's the talent pool I am looking at."
Part of the reason is the free-wheeling, meritocratic nature of the units, which allow their graduates to move smoothly into the startup world after their service ends, said Raanan, who was an initial investor in both Adallom and Wiz — now headquartered in New York with R&D in Tel Aviv.
Rappaport did not initially want to accept money from Sequoia for Adallom in 2012 and declined a number of meeting requests from Raanan. Raanan insisted and Rappaport eventually agreed to meet at a gas station about 40 minutes north of Tel Aviv. "Essentially we signed the terms on a napkin in a gas station."  While Israel has mandatory post-high school military service, the intelligence units have the right of first refusal so they "can screen for the best people," said Dror Bin, chief executive of the Israel Innovation Authority.
Unit 8200 is the army's main information-gathering unit, where soldiers aged 18-21 develop and use tools to gather information, which they pass on to senior officials. It's Israel's version of the US National Security Agency. Less known is Unit 81, the Intelligence Corp's Technological Unit that supplies cutting-edge technologies to Israeli combat soldiers. Rappaport also served in this unit, which has been the launchpad for many cyber, AI and fintech firms once soldiers return to civilian life. Start-up strength
Despite the cloud cast over the economy by the Gaza war, Israeli companies have been among the major beneficiaries of the boom in demand for cloud security and have benefited from a number of strong financing rounds.
Industry group Startup Nation Central said in a report on Wednesday that private funding in Israeli startups rose 31% to $5.1 billion in the first half of 2024 from the second half of 2023, with cybersecurity contributing 52% of the funding.
"One might expect the 'Israeli factor' to have a stronger impact on the Israeli tech activity, but the data suggests otherwise," Avi Hasson, Startup Nation Central chief executive, said.
 If the Wiz acquisition goes ahead, it would eclipse a $15.3 billion purchase of Mobileye by Intel in 2017 and provide at least $1 billion of tax income into Israeli coffers.
"Even if it doesn't happen, it's a sign of confidence in the Israeli tech sector," said Bin.
"Deciding to make such a big investment in an Israeli-based company during wartime means that it's really a good deal," he said adding he expected to see more. "There are many good targets in Israel today for such acquisitions. And maybe even this potential decision of Google will accelerate investment decisions of others." Amiram Shachar, CEO and co-founder of Israeli cloud security firm Upwind Security, said Google potentially buying Wiz is the "best thing" that could have happened for both the cybersecurity and cloud industries and Israel's ecosystem will benefit. "It confirms that the cloud is the future," he said, "and underscores the need to build comprehensive platforms, not just feature-specific companies, to protect it." timesofisrael.com | | RNC erupts into 'bring them home' chants as parents of American hostage Omer Neutra address crowd Ronen asked the crowd where was the outrage when over 1,200 people were slaughtered on October 7, including 45 American citizens. Hannah Sarisohn  The crowded hall of the Republican National Convention (RNC) chanted, "Bring them home" on Wednesday night as Ronen and Orna Neutra, parents of 22-year-old Israeli-American hostage Omer Neutra, took to the stage, asking for support to end the crisis and return the remaining 120 hostages.
At the beginning of her remarks, Orna said, "Our son Omer is an American citizen. For 285 long days and nights, Hamas terrorists have been holding Omer in prison in tunnels underneath Gaza. Omer, which is a biblical name that means... the first crop, is our firstborn."
Moreover, before the convention began, she punctuated that "Omer was born in New York City in 2001. This was one month after 9/11. I was eight months pregnant, crossing over the Queensboro Bridge, trying to get home from the city with Omer in my belly, just trying to get him out of harm's way. And it's just insane that 23 years later, he was caught in this vile terrorist attack."
Orna described her son as a connector and told the crowd how he is a natural-born leader and captain of his high school soccer, volleyball, and basketball teams. She said he cares deeply about others and about helping them grow. "He turned 22 on October 14, 2023," she said. "And instead of celebrating with us and with his friends, he spent his birthday as the hostage of Hamas terrorists."
Imagine not knowing whether your son is alive for over nine months now; that you are waking up every morning, praying that he too is still waking up each day; and "that he is strong and is surviving," she urged.
Where was the outrage?
Ronen asked the crowd where was the outrage that over 1,200 people were slaughtered on October 7, including 45 American citizens.
"This was not merely an attack on Israel. This was and remains an attack on Americans," Ronen said.
He further mentioned that Trump called them personally right after their son was taken captive on October 7."We know he stands with American hostages," Ronen said. "We need our beautiful son back, and we need your support."
In addition, participants at the RNC were shown footage of Hamas's attack on Israel as well as images displaying the extent and gravity of Iran's missile strike on the Jewish state in April to make the case that the country still faces danger because of the alleged weakness of Democratic US President Joe Biden.
Notably, Trump did stipulate that had he been president during the October 7 massacre, it would have been prevented outright. But he has not since addressed the matter in depth, although he has said that, in his opinion, only a few hostages were still alive. jpost.com | | Undercover in Gaza: Former undercover agent discusses infiltration operations Peled said in these operations, forces must "blend in like a set of a movie, and be very quiet, and be very chill to get to our targets and drop off our costumes and become soldiers and fighters." In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, published Wednesday, former Israeli counterterrorism officer Shir Peled discussed Israel's undercover operations in Gaza and in the West Bank, notably Operation Arnon, resulting in the rescue of four hostages, and the undercover hospital raid in Jenin in January.
Peled is one of the first female officers to work with Yamas, a specialist unit within the Israeli Border Police.
"Our job as undercover fighters is to always come up with new tactical methods to fight in and to blend in the fields," Peled said.
Undercover operations have been part of Israel's arsenal for decades, however, these operational efforts expanded during the Second Intifada, when security forces worked to stop Palestinian terrorists from attacking Israelis in suicide bombings or stabbing attacks. This was when the undercover unit of the Border Police was established.
Mista'arvim, is the name sometimes used for certain units in the IDF, Israel Border Police, and Israel Police that blend into local Arab populations to operate undercover while gathering intelligence or conducting law enforcement, hostage rescue, and counter-terrorism operations, according to the Wall Street Journal report.
Peled said that in these operations, forces must "blend in like a set of a movie, and be very quiet, and be very chill in order to get to our targets and drop off our costumes and become soldiers and fighters." She also discussed how she had to get used to being out of control and "learn how to work in big uncertainty."
Those in undercover units rely on intelligence gathered from Palestinian informants and Israeli undercover agents, and during operations, there are generally thousands of soldiers on standby just in case.
Hostage rescue operation
The two main undercover operations Peled discussed in the interview was the hostage rescue operation, titled Operation Arnon, in which Noa Argamani (25), Almog Meir (21), Andrey Kozlov (27) and Shlomi Ziv (40) were rescued from captivity, as well as the undercover operation in a Jenin hospital, which targeted a terror cell and thwarted a large terror attack that was being planned.
Israel declined to discuss the use of civilian vehicles during the hostage rescue operation, however eyewitnesses said that a commercial truck was used to transport agents into the area of the Nuseirat refugee camp, where the operation took place. Peled said that vehicles are like costumes. "It's not enough to find the right vehicle, but you need to disguise it so it will work in this specific territory."
Many of the operations that Division 98 had been carrying out in central Gaza and Nuseirat since the middle of the previous week were part of an elaborate decoy to make the Hamas terrorists feel like the IDF was nearby but did not know where the hostages were while allowing security forces to set up a close-by rescue operation secretly.
Although the four hostages were rescued, there were many casualties, including dozens of civilians.
Jenin hospital undercover operation
In January, Israeli counterterrorism forces foiled an October 7-inspired terror attack, targeting a cell hiding and planning the attack from the Ibn Sina hospital in Jenin, the West Bank.
Hamas terrorist Mohammad Jalamna was killed during the operation, along with two fellow terrorists who hid alongside him at the hospital.
Jalamna, a resident of the Jenin refugee camp, was in direct communications with Hamas leadership abroad and was responsible for transferring weaponry and ammunition to Hamas terrorists across the West Bank for shooting attacks targeting Israelis.
The Israeli forces entered the hospital dressed as Arab doctors, patients, and nurses, as seen in CCTV footage shared on social media. Peled said in the interview that the accessories used in the undercover operation were essential to the disguise, such as a wheelchair one operative was carrying.
Peled said this operation was unusual because they do not usually go inside buildings unless necessary.
Other instances in which undercover agents posed as Palestinians include at demonstrations, mainly because there can be so much going on. Those there do not focus on what the undercover agents are doing, so the agents have more of an element of surprise. Peled added that the element of surprise is crucial. jpost.com | | | | |
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