Release the hostages, or there will be 'HELL TO PAY': Trump warns Hamas



President-elect Donald Trump delivered a stark ultimatum to Hamas on Monday, calling for the immediate release of hostages abducted during the October 7, 2023, terrorist attack against Israel.

Hamas' brutal assault resulted in the tragic deaths of approximately 1,200 civilians and injuries to 8,700 others. The extremist group kidnapped hundreds of hostages, including infants, women, and the elderly.

'Those responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and storied History of the United States of America.'

On Monday, the Israel Defense Forces announced that Omer Neutra, a 21-year-old American-Israeli dual citizen who was previously thought to be a hostage, was actually murdered during the October 7 attack.

It is believed that three American hostages — Eden Alexander, 21; Keith Siegel, 65; and Sagui Dekel-Chen, 35 — are still alive and being held by Hamas more than a year later.

The terror organization released a propaganda video on Saturday that showed Alexander alive and, while under duress, calling for Trump to "use your influence and the full power of the United States to negotiate our freedom." The footage warned that "time is running out."

Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social, "Everybody is talking about the hostages who are being held so violently, inhumanely, and against the will of the entire World, in the Middle East - But it's all talk, and no action!"

"Please let this TRUTH serve to represent that if the hostages are not released prior to January 20, 2025, the date that I proudly assume Office as President of the United States, there will be ALL HELL TO PAY in the Middle East, and for those in charge who perpetrated these atrocities against Humanity," Trump declared.

"Those responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and storied History of the United States of America. RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW!" he demanded.

In October, the Israeli government confirmed that it killed Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas who was one of the masterminds behind last year's attack.

Over the weekend, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told "Face the Nation" that he believes the terror organization is "feeling the pressure."

"They're feeling the pressure because one of their main partners in crime here, Hezbollah, has now cut a ceasefire deal," Sullivan stated. "They're feeling the pressure, of course, because their top leader, Sinwar, has been killed. So they may be looking anew at the possibility of getting a ceasefire and hostage deal."

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Disruptive left-wing activists have Uyghur 'blood' on their hands, Sen. Hawley says: 'China-funded liars and racists'



Following a recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on stemming the rise in hate crimes and anti-Semitism in the country, Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) was surrounded by members of Code Pink, a left-wing activist group.

According to the organization's website, it is an anti-war, "women-led grassroots" group founded in 2002.

'You've got blood on your hands from the Uyghurs, every single one of you.'

A video shared by the Daily Caller News Foundation captured members of the organization gathering around Hawley as he left the hearing on Tuesday.

Hawley slammed the activists for the group's ties to the Chinese Communist Party.

"You are funded by Chinese money," he told them.

One protester asked, "Who funds you?"

"Not China," Hawley remarked.

"AIPAC [American Israel Public Affairs Committee]? Pro-Israeli lobby groups?" the protester continued.

"There we go, there's the anti-Semitism," Hawley responded.

"You are funded by Chinese money," the senator continued. "You've got blood on your hands from the Uyghurs, every single one of you."

Hawley called the protesters a "disgrace."

"It's a privilege to be protested by you terrible people," he added. "You're China-funded liars and racists, and it's a privilege to stand against you."

Earlier this year, the same group confronted Hawley while they rallied to call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.

In response to the confrontation, the senator told Fox News, "Code Pink are paid-for protesters funded by the Chinese Communist Party. Their money comes from China. It's laundered through a bunch of dark money groups, and then it goes to Code Pink."

"These are people that can't even admit that the Uyghurs are in internment camps, concentration camps, and yet they say that Israel is a terrorist state? Give me a break," Hawley said, calling the activists "astroturf wackos."

An oversight investigation conducted by the House Committee on Natural Resources last year claimed that Code Pink has ties to the CCP.

"On August 5, 2023, the New York Times reported that Code Pink 'is part of a lavishly funded influence campaign' that 'works closely with the Chinese government media machine' to promote the agenda of the CCP. Code Pink is purportedly funded by Neville Roy Singham, a self-proclaimed socialist and current 'benefactor of far-left causes,' who is now based in Shanghai, China. Photos show Mr. Singham regularly meeting with officials from the CCP, including at CCP propaganda forums," a House committee letter read.

Code Pink did not respond to Blaze News' request for comment.

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Pro-Palestinian students can’t name the ‘river’ or ‘sea’ they’re chanting about



College students were quizzed by social media influencer Zach Sage Fox, and despite offering them a $100 prize for correct answers, they weren’t able to pull it off.

“Have you guys chanted, ‘From the river to the sea'?” Fox asks one student, who answers, “Yes.”

“Okay, which river? Which sea?” He presses. This particular student is attending Sarah Lawrence, where the tuition is over $85,000 a year.

“She knows it's Jordan and Mediterranean,” Pat Gray says. “She knows that.”

“Because the state of education right now, with Biden in office, is so good that you would think she’d immediately know,” he jokes.

While Gray had hope, the girl, who was holding a pro-Palestinian sign, did not know the answer.

“What does Hamas say their number one goal is according to their charter?” Fox asked another pro-Palestinian student.

“They just want to free Palestine,” the student answers. “No,” Fox says. “Murder all Jews around the world.”

“How many years did Israel occupy Gaza?” he asks more students, who all get it wrong.

“It was actually under Egyptian control for the first twenty or so years, and then Israel actually left Gaza in 2006,” Fox explains to the clueless students, before asking one of the most chilling questions of all.

“How much have our foreign adversaries donated to American universities in the last decade?” he asks, to which again, no one knows the answer. “The answer was over six billion,” he says.

“That says everything right there. You don’t think they have influence over your kid’s education?” Keith Malinak says.


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REPUBLICANS just passed a HATE SPEECH bill under the guise of 'anti-Semitism'



The House of Representatives just passed a major bill to combat "anti-Semitism" and had the majority of both parties on board.

The bill itself is described as enforcing the Department of Education to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Allies definition of anti-Semitism when enforcing the 1964 Civil Rights Act on college campuses.

Its opposition consisted of only 21 Republicans and 70 Democrats.

While the bill was passed under the guise of fighting anti-Semitism, Glenn Beck realizes what it’s really about: criminalizing hate speech.

“When I hear people say ‘the Jews killed Jesus’ or ‘those dirty Jews run the world’ or ‘those Jews are responsible for everything bad’ or ‘you’re just saying things because you have a Zionist master,’ I think to myself, you’re a bloody idiot,” Glenn says.

“You shouldn’t be running around saying these things, but I kind of actually like it when you do because I know exactly who you are,” he adds.

Despite the way he feels about people who are anti-Semitic, it doesn’t change the way he feels about the bill.

“I am dead set against this, and you should be too. Something can be legally permissible and morally repulsive at the same time. Speech needs to be protected, not the stuff we all agree on, but the stuff we don’t agree on,” he explains.

“The people who voted for this bill, I’m sure it was well-intended, but they’re misguided by human nature itself. Governments cannot fix human hearts,” he continues, asking, “Why is it this Congress can only pass the things that seemingly only hurt the strength of America and only cut across the Constitution?”


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Anti-Israel protesters block New York Times delivery trucks: 'Consent for genocide is manufactured here'



Anti-Israel protesters flooded a printing facility in New York City overnight, blocking trucks from collecting several media outlets' newspapers for morning delivery, including the New York Times, WABC reported.

According to law enforcement, a group of pro-Palestinian agitators gathered outside one of the nation's largest newspaper printing facilities around 1 a.m. on Thursday to create a blockade. The protesters prevented delivery trucks from accessing the building by standing in the road with their arms linked.

Video of the protest shared by WABC showed approximately a couple dozen activists obstructing one of the access roads to the Queens facility. The anti-Israel protesters carried signs reading, "Stop the presses," "Free Palestine," and "Will you write about this?"

The demonstrators placed rocks and office furniture on the roadway to further disrupt the delivery truck drivers. A large sign planted among the debris read, "Consent for genocide is manufactured here."

The roughly two-hour-long demonstration delayed the pickup and delivery of newspapers from several media outlets. The protesters dispersed around 3:30 a.m., and delivery trucks were once again able to access the building.

Police reported that no arrests were made.

The 300,000-square-foot facility also prints USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, Newsday, and the New York Post.

According to Hell Gate, the protest was organized by Writers Against the War on Gaza. Harry, an activist who participated in the demonstration, told Hell Gate's Nick Pinto, "We're trying to take the Times out of circulation for a day."

"People view it as this repository of objective knowledge, but it's actually at the forefront of manufacturing consent for this war. We want to challenge that, and create a vacuum where other things are possible," said Harry, who asked the news outlet to omit his full name.

The New York Times responded to the demonstration, releasing a statement Thursday morning that read, "The Israel-Hamas war is a complex and challenging story, and we receive criticism from each side. We are open to good-faith disagreement but firmly reject any assertion that our coverage displays bias. We support the rights for groups and individuals to express their point of view, even when we disagree with it as it relates to our coverage, but will not let critics or advocacy campaigns sway us from independent reporting."

The newspaper outlet assured its readers that the protest caused only "minimal disruption" to its distribution.


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