The remarks come ahead of a hearing to be held in the US Congress next week regarding UNRWA's involvement with and ties to Hamas. The hearing will take place following the recent reports showing that the agency teachers' Telegram group praised the Jerusalem Oct. 7 atrocities against Israel.
A new shawarma restaurant in Jordan named itself after the brutal Hamas attack on Israel, only to recant after reported pressure from local authorities.
On social media there has been a 1,200% surge over the past year in posts with antisemitic content. In November-December 2023, most were detected on Twitter (68%), despite owner Elon Musk vowing to crack down on such instances. On TikTok, Facebook, Telegram and Instagram there were far fewer cases of antisemitism.
Due to the dramatic decrease in the number of rockets held by terror organizations in the Strip, rocket fire into Israel has greatly diminished, as terror groups apparently economize their use of the rockets in order to continue with their attacks on Israel for a longer period. In recent days Hamas has been firing only sporadically, mostly towards the Gaza border communities ,while central Israel has been all but spared of any barrages for the better part of the past month.
The number of Israelis who planned to visit South Africa has been steadily decreasing. This has caused El Al, the largest airline in Israel, to make its decisions both for commercial reasons and because of the ongoing diplomatic uncertainty. As a result, the only way to get to South Africa will be with foreign companies and a stopover along the way.
