JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER. 1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)
WAR WITH IRAN - DAY 221 TUE OCTOBER 06,26 - COULD THE DEATH CULT TOMORROW ATTACK ISRAEL AGAIN.
THE NEXT US-ISRAEL HIT ON IRAN SHOULD BE VERSE 37. ALL OFFENSIVE NUKE SITES MISSLES,DRONES,AND OF COURSE KHEMENI AND THE IRGC GUARDS.THEN AFTER IRANS REGIME CHANGE. MUSLIMS COME TO JESUS BY THE MILLIONS.
JEREMEIAH 49:32-39 (IN IRAN AT THE BUSHEHR OR ARAK NUKE SITES AND ALL OFENSIVE WEAPONS DESTROYED IN IRAN)
Jeremiah 49:32-39
32 Their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter to all winds those who have the corners [of their hair] cut off; and I will bring their calamity from every side of them, says Yahweh.
33 Hazor shall be a dwelling-place of jackals, a desolation forever: no man shall dwell there, neither shall any son of man sojourn therein.(Location & Size: It was strategically located along the Via Maris (Way of the Sea), a major trade route connecting Egypt with Syria and Mesopotamia.)
34 The word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam,(IRAN) in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,
35 Thus says Yahweh of Hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam,(IRANS OFFENSIVE WEAPONS) the chief of their might.(MISSLES AND NUKE SITES)
36 On Elam (IRAN) will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of the sky, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation where the outcasts of Elam shall not come.(SINCE 1979 IRANIANS HAVE GOTTIN OUT OF IRAN BECAUSE OF KHEMENI AND HIS APOCOPOLIPTIC DEATH CULT BELIEF-BLACK HATER 12ERS)
37 I will cause Elam (IRAN) to be dismayed before their enemies, and before those who seek their life;(ISRAEL THE LITTLE SATAN AND THE U.S THE BIG SATAN) and I will bring evil on them, (MISSLES) even my fierce anger,(FIRE) says Yahweh; and I will send the sword after them,(IRANS OFFENSIVE WEAPONS) until I have consumed them; (DESTROYED THEM ALL NUKE SITES,MISSLES ETC)
38 and I will set my throne in Elam,(IRAN WILL BECOME A CHRISTIAN NATION) and will destroy from there king (KHEMENI CLAN) and princes, says Yahweh.(IRANIAN ARMY GUARDS)
39 But it shall happen in the latter days, that I will bring back the captivity of Elam,(IRAN) says Yahweh.(WERE IN THE LATTER DAYS NOW)
WHEN ARE THE 500 MILLION MIGRATING BIRDS IN ISRAEL IN THE SPRING TIME.(GET READY ISLAM TO BE BIRD SEED FOR THESE BIRDS)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/m0bXU5Xqc5M
The 500 million migratory birds in Israel during the spring arrive from Africa and head toward Europe and Asia, with the peak migration occurring in March and April. While migration starts in late February, the most intense movements, particularly of birds of prey, storks, and pelicans, occur during the third week of March and continue into April.
Key Details on the Spring Migration
Peak Period: Mid-March through April.
Main Migration Route: The birds use the Great Rift Valley, which includes the Hula Valley and Eilat, acting as a "bottleneck" where millions of birds fly through the narrow land bridge.
Best Spots: The Hula Lake Park (Northern Israel) and the Eilat Birding Center (Southern Israel) are primary locations for observing the migration.
Key Species: Hundreds of thousands of white storks, along with black kites, raptors, and pelicans, pass through over these months.
uration: The spring migration runs from late February and continues into June, though the heaviest traffic is in March/April.
The 500 million migratory birds fly over Israel in the fall between late August and mid-December. The peak migration period for the autumn, when the highest volume of bird traffic occurs, is typically October and November.
Key Fall Migration Details
Location: The Hula Valley (Agamon Hula Park) in northern Israel is the premier spot to witness this phenomenon.
Timing: Migration starts as early as late June with some waders, but intensifies from mid-August through November.
Peak Festival: The "Annual Hula Valley Bird Festival" is usually held in November to align with the peak migration traffic.
Key Species: Many birds of prey (raptors), including honey buzzards and steppe eagles, cross during this time, along with massive flocks of storks and cranes.
While roughly 500 million birds pass through in the autumn on their way to Africa, the same number crosses again in the spring (mid-February to May) on their way back to Europe and Asia.
JEREMEIAH 49:23-27
23 Concerning Damascus.(SYRIA) Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea;(WAR SHIPS WITH NUKES COMING ON SYRIA) it cannot be quiet.
24 Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.
25 How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
26 Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.
27 And I will kindle a fire (NUKES OR BOMBS) in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.(ASSADS PALACES POSSIBLY IN DAMASCUS)
MOSAB HASSAN YOUSEF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHvtdNogCM8
National Security Council warns Iran could attack Israel, Jews on Oct. 7 anniversary-Israelis abroad urged not to speak Hebrew in crowded places or approach demonstrations; heads of IDF, Shin Bet and police discuss plans to keep Oct. 27 election ‘orderly and safe’By Lazar Berman, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff 6 October 2026, 9:32 pm
The National Security Council warned of a heightened risk of terror attacks against Israelis and Jews on Wednesday, the third anniversary of the October 7 onslaught, as security chiefs huddled to discuss threats in the lead-up to Israel’s October 27 Knesset election.The 2023 onslaught saw thousands of Hamas-led terrorists storm southern Israel to kill some 1,200 people and take 251 hostages, sparking a destructive war in Gaza.Large anti-Israel demonstrations have taken place in major cities worldwide to mark the onslaught’s first two anniversaries, and are also planned for this week to mark the third anniversary.“Terrorist organizations, led by Iran and its proxies, Hamas, and global jihadist elements, view this date as a significant milestone,” the NSC said in a travel warning published by the Prime Minister’s Office on Tuesday.The NSC also urged Israelis to avoid Jordan, Qatar, Somaliland and Egypt, including the Sinai Peninsula, on Wednesday.Israelis elsewhere are encouraged to refrain from speaking Hebrew in crowded places, steer clear of demonstrations and avoid posting anything on social media that shows they served in Israel’s security forces.Meanwhile, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, Israel Police Commissioner Daniel Levy, and Shin Bet chief David Zini said they held an assessment at Zamir’s office in Tel Aviv on Tuesday “as part of preparations for the sensitive period in the coming weeks” ahead of the election.During the meeting, current assessments and intelligence regarding Israel’s borders and home front were presented, and efforts to “improve and strengthen defenses, combat terror groups, and address nationalist crime” were detailed, the security chiefs said in a joint statement.The statement added that the security chiefs “agreed on a series of measures that will leverage each organization’s relative advantage to ensure the orderly and safe conduct of the upcoming election.”Haaretz reported last month that Zini, whose agency is tasked by law with protecting Israel’s democracy, has agreed to take on countering foreign threats to the election’s integrity, but opted to leave the handling of domestic threats such as AI-powered bots to the poorly equipped police.The security chiefs’ statement came after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a cabinet meeting on Tuesday that Hamas would try to attack Israel ahead of the election to influence the result. Netanyahu insisted Israel was prepared for such a scenario.The coming elections are Israel’s first since both the October 7 onslaught and the introduction of artificial intelligence applications such as ChatGPT, which have given bad actors unprecedented ability to spread fake news and stoke the social tensions exacerbated by the Hamas attack.Dean Livne, the Central Elections Committee director-general, said in an interview with The Times of Israel last month that the committee has learned Israel’s was the second-most watched election in the world after the US midterms in November.“Countries and organizations abroad are setting their sights on what’s happening here… and as a result, there are also attempts at interference,” Livne said at the time, refusing to elaborate.He added that the competent authorities were preparing to meet the threat of foreign intervention “so that only Israeli citizens decide what happens in Israel.”
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Trump: 'Nobody knows who the hell is running' Iran-Satellite photos show ‘significant’ renewed activity at Iranian nuclear site bombed by IDF — report
Minzadehei, an underground facility near Tehran, hosted much of nuclear program after 2025 war, IDF says; Qatar says US-Iran peace talks ‘ongoing’ despite apparent deadlock-By Emanuel Fabian and AFP Today, 12:35 am-OCT 7,26
New satellite images show “significant renewed activity” at the underground Minzadehei nuclear facility near Tehran, which the IDF bombed during the war with Iran this year, according to a report published Tuesday by the Institute for Science and International Security.“Recent satellite imagery indicates a return to regular vehicle activity around the site post extensive cleanup operation that included the clearing of rubble and debris and repair of damage on the hillside,” the Washington-based think tank said.“Significant vehicle presence can be seen throughout the site between early September and early October 2026,” the think tank added. “Cars are parked outside the security perimeter in the parking lot, and many passenger vehicles and trucks can be seen inside the perimeter.”The Institute for Science and International Security has published multiple studies in recent months, based on satellite imagery, which show that Iran is making efforts to rebuild its bombed nuclear infrastructure.“Given what is known about this compound, this activity may be indicative of an effort by Iran to reestablish a nuclear weapons development capability and to reconstitute what was lost in the attack on the compound,” the institute said in its Tuesday report.The Israel Defense Forces had announced in early March that it destroyed the secret site at Minzadehei, where the military said that Iranian nuclear scientists were working to help develop nuclear weapons.According to the IDF, Minzadehei was where Iran had moved much of its nuclear program after the 12-day Israel-Iran war in June 2025, during which the US also bombed key Iranian nuclear sites.NEW Report: Significant Activity Identified at Minzadayi, an Iranian Nuclear Weapons Development Site Advertisement High resolution @vantortech satellite imagery from September and October 2026 shows significant renewed activity at Minzadayi, a nuclear weapons development compound northeast… pic.twitter.com/tBz1SUy86e — Inst for Science (@TheGoodISIS) October 6, 2026-Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin, the IDF spokesman, said after the March strike that a group of nuclear scientists had “worked secretly” at Minzadehei to develop capabilities required for nuclear weapons.The IDF tracked the scientists to “their new place of operation,” enabling the strike on the compound, Defrin said at the time.While Iran, whose leaders are sworn to Israel’s destruction, denies seeking nuclear arms, it has enriched uranium to levels that have no peaceful application, obstructed international inspectors from checking its nuclear facilities and expanded its ballistic missile capabilities.The US and Israel launched the war on Iran on February 28 in a bid to destroy the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs and destabilize the regime. Iran responded with deadly strikes on Israel and on Arab states that host US bases, as well as by obstructing the Strait of Hormuz, which carried about a fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas shipments before the conflict. The US responded with a blockade of Iranian ports.The fighting entered a shaky truce in April, when armed conflict between Israel and Iran largely stopped. But since then, US-Iran peace talks mediated by Qatar and Pakistan have appeared to stall as Iran refuses US demands to dismantle the nuclear program and fully open the strait.On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said the biggest problem for him is that nobody knows who is running Iran.“Their second group of leaders are gone, and the biggest problem I have is nobody knows who the hell is running the country,” Trump said.Despite the apparent deadlock, Qatari Foreign Ministry official Ibrahim Al-Hashmi told a regular press briefing on Tuesday that he “can confirm that the talks are continuing and the exchange of messages between different parties is continuing via Qatar and its regional partners.”The indirect negotiations take account of “the concerns of the various parties,” Al-Hashmi said.“As you know, the scale of this conflict and the magnitude of the price that the whole world is paying require us to put our best efforts to end this immediately through a negotiable solution on the negotiation table,” he said.Meanwhile, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met Tuesday with Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni in Doha, according to a statement from the Qatari royal palace.Before threatening Iran over its nuclear program, US President Donald Trump had in January, less than two months before the war began, threatened to attack Iran over its brutal suppression of anti-regime protesters, thousands of whom were killed by regime forces.In an apparent jab at international criticism of that crackdown, Tehran on Tuesday summoned French Ambassador to Iran Pierre Cochard over Paris’s treatment of protesters demanding better conditions in schools, who have clashed for days with police, Iranian state media reported.Iran accused France of “violent treatment” of the protesters and “extensive and flagrant human rights violations” during the demonstrations, which began late last month and have been accompanied by unrest. While hundreds of people have reportedly been injured in the protests, no one has been killed.Relations between France and Iran have been strained for months, with the two expelling each other’s diplomats in August.Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
7 YEARS OF DEATH AND HELL.
REVELATION 6:7-8 (8 BILLION- 2 BILLION = 6 BILLION)
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse:(CHLORES GREEN) and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth,(2 BILLION) to kill with sword,(WEAPONS) and with hunger,(FAMINE) and with death,(INCURABLE DISEASES) and with the beasts of the earth.(ANIMAL TO HUMAN DISEASE).
REVELATION 9:15,18 (6 BILLION - 2 BILLION = 4 BILLION)
15 And the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels were loosed,
18 By these three was the third part of men killed,(2 BILLION) by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.(NUCLEAR ATOMIC BOMBS)
HALF OF EARTHS POPULATION DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION.(THESE VERSES ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)
LUKE 17:34-37 (8 TOTAL BILLION - 4 BILLION DEAD IN TRIB = 4 BILLION TO JESUS KINGDOM) (HALF DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION PERIOD JUST LIKE THE BIBLE SAYS)(GOD DOES NOT LIE)(AND NOTICE MOST DIE IN WAR AND DISEASES-NOT COMETS-ASTEROIDS-QUAKES OR TSUNAMIS)
34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other shall be left.(half earths population 4 billion die in the 7 yr trib)
35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.(Christians have new bodies,this is the people against Jerusalem during the 7 yr treaty)(Christians bodies are not being eaten by the birds).THESE ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES-NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES.BECAUSE NOT HALF OF PEOPLE ON EARTH ARE CHRISTIANS.AND THE CONTEXT IN LUKE 17 IS THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION OR 7 YR TREATY PERIOD.WHICH IS JUDGEMENT ON THE EARTH.NOT 50% RAPTURED TO HEAVEN.
MATTHEW 24:37-42 (THESE ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES-SURE NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
42 Watch therefore:(FOR THE LAST DAYS SIGNS HAPPENING) for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
WORLD TERRORISM
GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)(HAMAS IN HEBREW IS VIOLENCE)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence (TERRORISM)(HAMAS) through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.(CAN YOU SAY TORNADOES,HURRICANES,VOLCANOES,EARTH QUAKES,LANDSLIDES,FLASH FLOODING,EXPLOSIONS,SNOW STORMS,THEN FINALLY NUKESAND ANY OTHER JUDGEMENTS THE EARTH CAN VOMIT THE SINNERS OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH WITH.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places,(DIFFERNT PLACES AT THE SAME TIME) and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
2 Peter 3:6-7 Amplified Bible (AMP) (HOT SUN, NUKES ETC)
6 By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed.
7 By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun,(HEATING UP-SOLAR ECLIPSES) and in the moon,(MAN ON THE MOON-LUNAR ECLIPSES) and in the stars;(ASTEROIDS-PROPHECY SIGNS) and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear,(TORNADOES,HURRICANES,STORMS) and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth:(DESTRUCTION) for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.(FROM QUAKES,NUKES ETC)
GENESIS 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her,(HAGAR) Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael;(FATHER OF THE ARAB/MUSLIMS) because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he (ISHMAEL-FATHER OF THE ARAB-MUSLIMS) will be a wild (DONKEY-JACKASS) man;(ISLAM IS A FAKE AND DANGEROUS SEX FOR MURDER CULT) his hand will be against every man,(ISLAM HATES EVERYONE) and every man's hand against him;(PROTECTING THEMSELVES FROM BEING BEHEADED) and he (ISHMAEL ARAB/MUSLIM) shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.(LITERAL-THE ARABS LIVE WITH THEIR BRETHERN JEWS)
ISAIAH 14:12-14
12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,(SATAN) son of the morning!(HEBREW-CRECENT MOON-ISLAM) how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I (SATAN HAS EYE TROUBLES) will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.(AND 1/3RD OF THE ANGELS OF HEAVEN FELL WITH SATAN AND BECAME DEMONS)
JOHN 16:2
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.(ISLAM MURDERS IN THE NAME OF MOON GOD ALLAH OF ISLAM)
And here are the bounderies of the land that Israel will inherit either through war or peace or God in the future. God says its Israels land and only Israels land. They will have every inch God promised them of this land in the future.
Egypt east of the Nile River, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, The southern part of Turkey and the Western Half of Iraq west of the Euphrates. Gen 13:14-15, Psm 105:9,11, Gen 15:18, Exe 23:31, Num 34:1-12, Josh 1:4.ALL THIS LAND ISRAEL WILL DEFINATELY OWN IN THE FUTURE, ITS ISRAELS NOT ISHMAELS LAND.12 TRIBES INHERIT LAND IN THE FUTURE.
Joel 3:2-King James Version (YOU DIVIDE JERUSALEM IN HALF - YOUR POKING GOD IN THE EYE - GOD SAYS AN EYE FOR AN EYE AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH- YOU WANNA DIVIDE JERUSALEM IN HALF - HALF OF EARTHS POPULATION 4 BILLION DIE ON EARTH.
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
And here are the bounderies of the land that Israel will inherit either through war or peace or God in the future. God says its Israels land and only Israels land. They will have every inch God promised them of this land in the future.
Egypt east of the Nile River, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, The southern part of Turkey and the Western Half of Iraq west of the Euphrates. Gen 13:14-15, Psm 105:9,11, Gen 15:18, Exe 23:31, Num 34:1-12, Josh 1:4.ALL THIS LAND ISRAEL WILL DEFINATELY OWN IN THE FUTURE, ITS ISRAELS NOT ISHMAELS LAND.12 TRIBES INHERIT LAND IN THE FUTURE.
LUKE 19:40
40 And He answered and said unto them, “I tell you that if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.”
Sa'ar: 'Shameful, outrageous, but sadly not surprising'Far-left EU lawmaker under fire after throwing Israeli flag on floor at Oct. 7 memorial
European Parliament president says incident is being taken seriously; Rima Hassan acknowledges removing Israel flag, says EU flag fell accidentally
By AFP and ToI Staff Today, 5:36 pm-OCT 6,26
STRASBOURG, France — A far-left French EU lawmaker faced an investigation Tuesday after the Israeli and European Union flags were allegedly thrown to the floor at a commemoration for the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led massacre in southern Israel.European Parliament president Roberta Metsola said she took “extremely seriously” the allegations made against Rima Hassan, a lawmaker of Palestinian descent with the France Unbowed party, known by its French acronym LFI, following an event Monday marking three years since the onslaught that sparked the Gaza war.“A member of this house was filmed apparently damaging an exhibition commemorating the victims of the terrorist attack in Israel on October 7th,” Metsola said in a statement on the incident.“I want to underline that we take this extremely seriously and that all the appropriate steps according to our procedures are being taken, including the right of the person concerned to be heard,” she told lawmakers.“The person concerned was seen allegedly throwing the flag of Israel to the ground, dropped a flagpole and the European Union flag was knocked down. Both flags were left lying on the ground before the member left the scene.”Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar lambasted Hassan.We are appalled by reports that MEP Rima Hassan knocked down the Israeli and European flags displayed at the European Parliament as part of an exhibition honouring the victims and hostages of the October 7 massacre. If confirmed, this goes far beyond political disagreement or…pic.twitter. com/11XSTxANKW Advertisement — European Jewish Congress (@eurojewcong) October 6, 2026-“Shameful, outrageous, but sadly not surprising. The desecration of the exhibition commemorating the victims of October 7 at the European Parliament by radical-left MEP Rima Hassan says above all how little respect she has for the very institution in which she serves,” Saar wrote on X.Hassan’s staff said in a statement she had explained the events shortly after the controversy.While leaving the exhibition venue, Hassan “removed the Israeli flag from its stand. The European Union flag, attached to the same base, then accidentally fell due to the loss of balance. Neither flag was trampled or damaged,” according to the statement sent to AFP.“Our action was part of denouncing the ongoing genocide being perpetrated by the Israeli government,” but was “in no way aimed at the people this event sought to honour, nor at their memory,” it added.“It is entirely possible — as we did with our group — to commemorate the victims of October 7 without associating ourselves with the genocidal Israeli state,” Hassan told the EU parliament on Tuesday.Shameful, outrageous, but sadly not surprising. The desecration of the exhibition commemorating the victims of October 7 at the European Parliament by radical-left MEP Rima Hassan says above all how little respect she has for the very institution in which she serves. I commend… — Gideon Sa'ar | גדעון סער (@gidonsaar) October 6, 2026-Israel has steadfastly rejected accusations of genocide, saying its actions in Gaza are legitimate military operations against the Hamas terror group, and that it takes extensive measures to avoid civilian casualties.The Gaza war began on October 7, 2023, when thousands of Hamas-led terrorists invaded southern Israel, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking 251 hostages, amid acts of brutality and sexual assault.Hassan’s actions drew criticism from her opponents.Right-wing French deputy Francois-Xavier Bellamy said that her act was “a form of complicity with those who — including within Europe — seek to re-import the antisemitic hatred that marked the darkest chapters of our continent’s history.”Centrist French parliament member Nathalie Loiseau said on X: “Rima Hassan tramples on an Israeli flag at the European Parliament. October 7th is the day after tomorrow. LFI has plumbed the depths of indecency.”In her statement Metsola went on to warn: “We cannot have actions that could make people fearful of speaking. We cannot have damage to property. And we cannot have attempts to intimidate rather than to debate.“At a time of rising global antisemitism, we owe it to Europe’s Jewish community to ensure that when they look to us they see that this is their House too.”Hassan was on a flotilla that attempted to reach Gaza last year and was among activists detained and later expelled by Israeli authorities.
All Israelis stranded in Dubai expected home by Thursday-Israelis could lose US visa waiver after flydubai attack revealed security lapses — report
US delegation said expected in Israel to review compliance with 2023 agreement; flydubai reportedly seeks OK to resume Israel flights, but Regev nixes idea; Transportation Ministry refused security help last year — report-By Stav Levaton, ToI Staff, Lazar and Sharon Wrobel Today, 4:04 am-OCT 6,26
Israelis could reportedly lose their right to enter the US without a visa due to security lapses that have been revealed after the thwarted terror attack on a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv last week.A US delegation will come to Israel in the coming days to review local authorities’ compliance with the security requirements of the US Visa Waiver Program, Channel 12 reported Tuesday. Currently, the delegation is in the United Arab Emirates, where it is examining aviation security procedures, the network said.Israel joined the program in 2023, allowing citizens to travel to the US with an Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) form, rather than the lengthier process of applying for a visa. The delegation will reportedly examine whether Israel is complying with the conditions agreed upon at the time.The review is part of the ongoing fallout from the September 30 attack on flydubai Flight 1073, in which the copilot, Hamam al-Hammami, attacked the plane’s captain, Smit Machchhar. He allegedly aimed to crash the plane and kill the approximately 180 people on board, the vast majority of them Israelis. Machchhar and several Israelis succeeded in thwarting the attack and subduing al-Hammami.On Tuesday, nearly a week after the attack, Channel 13 reported that Flydubai has requested permission to resume its flights to Israel, saying that an investigation into the attack was concluding and many employees had been fired.The report added that officials from the Transportation Ministry have also been invited to tour Dubai next week. But Transportation Minister Miri Regev has reportedly declined the airline’s request to resume flights.The Transportation Ministry and security establishment have faced heavy criticism in the wake of the attack for failing to monitor pilots and crew from hostile countries who flew into Israel. Some 1,240 such aircrew members have entered the country over the past year, according to Hebrew media reports on Tuesday, which cited leaked remarks from a closed-door meeting of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.In the case of the attacking copilot, the lapse was especially jarring because he had expressed support for Al Qaeda on social media and was banned from flying in Oman because of concern over his extremist views.Transportation Ministry reportedly refused security help-On Tuesday, new details emerged regarding the ministry’s questionable judgment around flight security, including its reported refusal of offers from security officials to boost oversight of foreign flights. The ministry is responsible for vetting foreign airline personnel.In 2025, the Shin Bet and National Security Council proposed that a Shin Bet official be reassigned to the ministry as the lead intelligence officer, tasked with helping assess risks on foreign and charter flights into Israel, Army Radio reported, citing three sources.Led by its Security Division chief Avri Cohen, the ministry opposed the idea, saying it didn’t want outside interference in its work.According to the report, the Shin Bet then offered to host the Transportation Ministry Security Division for a multi-day seminar on threat assessment, airport and aviation security, and intelligence tools for ensuring flight security, but that didn’t take place either.In those same discussions, the NSC reportedly pushed the Transportation Ministry to demand a budget increase from the Finance Ministry in order to upgrade outdated systems in the Aviation Security Operations Center. The NSC even told the ministry it would back the request with a professional evaluation, but the ministry did not submit the request, instead asking for increases elsewhere.Despite the lack of a request, the Finance Ministry allocated an additional NIS 10 million (some $3.3 million) and 10 positions for the Transportation Ministry’s Security Division in the 2026 budget. The ministry received the money, reported Army Radio, but has not filled any of the positions.Moreover, earlier this year, an internal Transportation Ministry debate took place over which division would handle security for foreign and chartered flights. The Shin Bet and NSC both pushed for it to be moved to the Civil Aviation Authority, which is bigger and better equipped to handle the task than the ministry’s Security Division.But in June — despite refusing measures that would strengthen the division — Regev and Director General Moshe Ben Zaken decided to keep the mission in the Security Division, said Army Radio.In a letter to the Shin Bet and NSC, Regev said she chose to “avoid organizational upheavals at this time” and didn’t want to waste time building up “a dedicated array in this sensitive field, which requires recruiting professional manpower, formulating an operational concept, adapting information systems.”Responding to Army Radio, the Transportation Ministry said that it demanded additional funding, but has yet to receive it from the Finance Ministry.Special ‘aviation visa’ proposed; adoption seen as unlikely-Channel 12 reported that now, Regev has asked for an additional NIS 40 million ($13 million) and 10 staff positions so her ministry can perform the necessary oversight of charter flights.Regev also reportedly proposed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials that Israel institute a special “aviation visa” for all arriving passengers and crew.The visa would be approved by the Population and Immigration Authority 48 hours before departure, according to Hebrew media reports. Citizens of countries flagged as “red” under the new system would also be screened by the Mossad and Shin Bet intelligence agencies.Channel 12 said officials gave the plan little chance of success because other countries could impose similar requirements on Israelis traveling abroad.All stranded Israelis expected home by Thursday-Meanwhile, the Transportation Ministry expects that by Thursday, all Israelis who had been stranded in Dubai following the attack will be back home, following a series of repatriation flights operated by Israeli carriers.To date, 7,415 passengers have returned to Israel from Dubai on special flights operated by Israeli airlines, and via Abu Dhabi on commercial flights by Etihad Airways, according to the ministry.The first flights from Dubai operated by Israeli airlines landed at Ben Gurion Airport late on Friday.“We are continuing our concerted effort to complete the repatriation operation to ensure that Israelis can return to Israel safely, quickly, and in an orderly manner,” Regev said in a statement. “Our goal is to complete the mission as soon as possible, while addressing the needs of all Israelis wishing to return to Israel.”
Israel was prepared to shoot down flydubai jet during attempted terror attack — report-CBS says fighter jets were scrambled after cockpit went silent; passenger who handcuffed copilot terrorist says group who tackled him briefly considered whether they needed to kill him, fearing he still had a knife
By ToI Staff and Reuters 6 October 2026, 2:06 pm
Israeli sources told CBS News Monday that after the Omani copilot of flydubai Flight 1073 attacked the captain, Israel was prepared to shoot the plane down, and had scrambled fighter jets before calling them back when the aircraft turned toward Saudi Arabia to make an emergency landing.The sources said that under a longstanding protocol for a potential 9/11-style incident, the Israeli Air Force tried to contact the cockpit after the plane plunged some 14,000 feet, but received no response. A preestablished committee was swiftly convened and a command center set up as fighter jets were scrambled and Israel closed its airspace, according to the report.The Israeli warplanes were called back once authorities realized that the aircraft, then roughly 400 miles from Israel, was turning toward Saudi Arabia, which had scrambled fighter jets of its own. Had the flight continued toward Israel and come within a certain distance, Israeli jets would have entered Jordanian airspace to investigate, the sources said.If authorities concluded that the plane had been hijacked and the suspected hijackers remained silent and made no demands, the committee would have brought the defense minister and prime minister into the decision-making process, the report said.Only the prime minister could have authorized shooting down the aircraft, the sources said, adding that doing so would have been considered preferable to allowing a hijacked jet to crash into Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv’s Azrieli towers or another “high-value target.”The flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was approaching Israel when Omani copilot Hamam al-Hammami attacked Indian captain Smith Machchhar and attempted to seize control of the aircraft. Machchhar managed to fend him off long enough to unlock the cockpit door, allowing a small group of passengers to overpower al-Hammami. Two off-duty pilots aboard the flight then took control of the aircraft and made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.The copilot told UAE interrogators he planned an attack in which he crashed a plane full of Israelis even before he was hired by the Dubai-owned airline, two Israeli officials with knowledge of the probe told Reuters.A third source briefed on the UAE probe told Reuters that al-Hammami had planned to crash last week’s flight into Ben-Gurion airport near Tel Aviv. He had also operated a flight to Tel Aviv earlier this year and intended to hijack and crash the plane then, but ultimately opted not to, the source added, confirming earlier reports.An initial Israeli investigation indicated that the attempted hijacking was likely a lone-wolf attack, according to sources cited by CBS, though the investigation remained ongoing and other possibilities were still being examined.In an interview with Channel 13, one of the passengers who helped subdue al-Hammami said the group briefly considered whether they would need to kill him. Adar Hayut, a 33-year-old medical student who handcuffed the copilot, said passengers feared al-Hammami might still have a knife after he was restrained.“It’s very difficult to process, as a passenger who was on the plane, that in the situation where I was lucky I’m alive, and in any other situation I’m dead,” Hayut said. “We were afraid he had a knife. We debated whether we needed to kill him, but we didn’t really have a way to do that.”Hayut said he tried to help the wounded captain, Machchhar, while other passengers were still struggling to subdue al-Hammami. He described seeing “a pool of blood around his head,” but said he could not properly tend to him until the attacker had been restrained.After another passenger produced plastic restraints, Hayut said he secured al-Hammami’s hands and realized the copilot was not carrying a knife, adding that he tightened the restraints so the attacker would not be able to break free.Machchhar survived the attack and has been hailed as a hero for fighting to open the cockpit door. The plane was carrying more than 170 crew members and passengers, most of them Israeli.Shin Bet interrogators have since flown to the United Arab Emirates to participate in the questioning of al-Hammami, The Times of Israel learned Monday. Israeli security officials approved the development for publication, though the Shin Bet declined to comment.The officials said al-Hammami had applied to flydubai after searching for airlines that operated flights to Tel Aviv. Israel was being continuously updated by the UAE on the investigation, while investigators were still examining his precise motive and whether he had acted alone.Israeli authorities do not believe other members of the Flight 1073 crew were involved in the attack, according to a Channel 12 report Monday. The crew were questioned in the UAE at Israel’s request after some passengers raised suspicions about their behavior during the incident, but Emirati investigators concluded they had not participated in the attack, a conclusion Israel reportedly accepted.The attack has exposed broader gaps in Israel’s oversight of foreign flights. Reports showed that pilots from countries without diplomatic relations with Israel were barred from flying into the country, yet dozens of Omani pilots had reportedly operated flights to Tel Aviv before the attack, according to Channel 12, with Israeli authorities relying heavily on airlines to enforce the restriction.
Antisemitic flyers found in Ontario neighborhood where synagogue targeted on Yom Kippur-Police asking for tips about the flyers, which declared ‘every single aspect of the Covid agenda is Jewish’ and ‘every single aspect of abortion is Jewish,’ among other conspiracy theories-By Emma Paidra 6 October 2026, 10:34 pm
JTA — Police in the Ontario town where a gunman charged the Sons of Jacob synagogue on Yom Kippur are investigating antisemitic flyers distributed around the synagogue’s neighborhood.In an October 1 press release, Belleville police encouraged those with tips or video evidence to contact police.“We recognize that incidents such as this can cause concern within our community,” the police said. “Hate has no place in Belleville, and the Belleville Police Service remains in contact with community leaders and are taking proactive steps to support the safety and well-being of residents.”Police have not identified the distributor of the flyers, and no arrests have been made.The Canadian Jewish News published photos of the flyers, which included antisemitic conspiracy theories, such as “every single aspect of the Covid agenda is Jewish” and “every single aspect of abortion is Jewish.”Antisemitic flyers targeting Jews and promoting conspiracy theories about COVID-19, abortion, immigration and gun control were found at Belleville’s Sons of Jacob Synagogue and nearby homes, less than two weeks after a gunman attacked the synagogue during Yom Kippur services.… — The Canadian Jewish News (@TheCJN) October 2, 2026-Coming so soon after the attack, the flyers rattled Sons of Jacob congregant Sari Watson, 40. “It’s so incredibly concerning to see this sort of antisemitic rhetoric surface, less than two weeks after the shooting,” said Watson, who skipped attending services the night of the shooting because she was wary of the increase in antisemitic violence in Canada. “This is a sign that this sort of hatred has infiltrated the public consciousness here.”Belleville police chief Murray Rodd has confirmed the Sept. 20 attack was deliberate.“This was an exclusive threat to our Jewish community,” he said soon after the attack. “There is no indication there was a threat to any other population or segment of our community, and it was a hate-motivated crime.”According to police and Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit, the shooter, identified as 29-year-old Sean Ward of nearby Quinte West, Ontario, opened fire on Const. Jeff Smith, who was stationed outside the synagogue as security. Smith, who was seriously wounded, returned fire, and another officer who arrived at the scene also fired at Ward. Ward later died of his injuries. Smith remains hospitalized.A GoFundMe site dedicated to Smith’s recovery has raised nearly $1 million on behalf of the Canadian Jewish community.
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What’s happening in France is nothing less than out of control mass migration. This isn’t about schools, this is about Islam wanting to take over a once great Country! President DJT
THESE RIOTS,LOOTING AND LAWLESSNESS IN FRANCE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SCHOOL STUFF.THIS IS FRANCE IS TRYING TO TAKE ITSELF BACK FROM THE SEX FOR MURDER DEATH CULT ISLAM.MACRON HAS MENTIONED NOTHING ABOUT IT.HE WOULD RATHER SUCK HOLE UP TO THE DEATH CULT ISLAM AND FAVOR THEM.
Unrest and protests in France stem primarily from socio-economic inequality, public sector budget disputes, and integration challenges rather than a civilizational conflict between Islam and the West.Current Context: High School Protests (October 2026)
• The Issues: Nationwide demonstrations by high-school students, teachers, and unions began over crumbling school infrastructure, overcrowded classrooms, and teacher shortages.
• Escalation: According to The Guardian, some demonstrations morphed into urban violence with property damage and clashes with riot police, prompting emergency government responses.
• Mischaracterizations: Independent fact-checkers and news reports note that online commentators and far-right figures have attempted to frame these domestic student and budget protests as anti-immigrant or religious conflicts, claims that authorities and reports show are baseless.
Historical Context: Urban Riots and Marginalization
• Root Causes: Following past major urban unrest—such as the 2023 riots after the police shooting of 17-year-old Nahel M.—analysts and sociologists cited long-standing grievances over economic deprivation and discrimination in disadvantaged suburban housing projects (les banlieues).
• Perceptions of Ostracism: Research highlighted by policy groups indicates that a significant percentage of youth in marginalized communities feel collective ostracism or alienation from mainstream French society, which frequently boils over during specific flashpoints.
The Role of Secularism (Laïcité)
• State Policy: France enforces a strict model of public secularism known as laïcité.
• Friction Points: Government rules restricting religious garments in schools (such as the ban on abayas) and public debates over immigration and religious expression often create intense political friction.
• Diverse Responses: While critics argue these rules disproportionately target Muslim minorities, French officials maintain they protect core republican neutrality. Mainstream religious leaders from Christian, Jewish, and Muslim communities in France have repeatedly appealed for dialogue and social peace during periods of high tension.
France’s Public Debt Crisis Deepens as Bond Yields Rise and High School Riots Spread-[France’s Public Debt Crisis Deepens as Bond Yields Rise and High School Riots Spread]By Paul de Neuville, Paris correspondent, for Eurasia Business News – October 4, 2026. Article no 3192
France entered October facing a dangerous combination of rising borrowing costs, political instability and escalating protests in high schools. The country’s benchmark 10-year government bond yield approached 4.9%, while the draft 2027 budget imposed tens of billions of euros in savings on an already strained public sector. At the same time, student demonstrations over teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and deteriorating school buildings spread across the country, with clashes and fires increasing pressure on the government.The protests have transformed France’s debt debate from a financial-market issue into a wider social and political crisis. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is attempting to reduce the budget deficit while preserving investor confidence, but the measures required to stabilize public finances are colliding with demands for better public services.French Bond Yields Near 5%-France’s 10-year OAT yield rose to approximately 4.914%, around 139 basis points higher than a year earlier and close to its highest level in decades. Investors are demanding a larger premium to hold French debt because of concerns about the country’s debt trajectory, political fragmentation and the government’s ability to pass its 2027 budget.French borrowing costs have risen alongside global Treasury yields. The U.S. 10-year yield has moved above 5%, while European bond markets have also been hit by persistent inflation and expectations of higher interest rates.France’s public debt is projected to reach 121.7% of GDP in 2027. The government has proposed a fiscal adjustment worth €54 billion, including €43 billion in new measures, in an effort to reduce the deficit to 5% of GDP.Debt-service costs are becoming one of the largest items in the French budget. Under the draft plan, interest payments are expected to reach €74.5 billion, surpassing education spending. This change is politically sensitive because it means France could spend more servicing existing debt than financing schools, universities and teachers.High School Protests Spread-The student protests began in schools around the Paris region before spreading nationwide. Demonstrators have complained about teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms, long school days, overheated buildings and deteriorating facilities.By October 2, approximately 400 high schools—around one in 10 nationwide—were closed or disrupted. More than 700 schools had reportedly experienced some level of disturbance, while students, police officers and education workers were injured during confrontations.The unrest escalated after students blocked school entrances, burned bins and vehicles, and clashed with riot police. Fires were reported at several schools, while a teacher in Marseille was accidentally splashed with petrol during one incident. Authorities made hundreds of arrests, most involving teenagers and young migrants.
Pressure point Reported impact
Teacher shortages Classes disrupted and staff absences increase
Overcrowding Students report difficult learning conditions
Poor infrastructure Dilapidated and overheated buildings fuel anger
Budget restrictions Planned spending controls intensify tensions
Police response Hundreds arrested and clashes reported
School disruption About 400 high schools closed on October 2
Budget Cuts Fuel Political Crisis-The protests erupted just as the government presented its draft 2027 budget. The education budget is scheduled to increase by 1.7% to €65.53 billion, excluding teacher pensions. But with inflation and operating costs still high, the increase is viewed by many educators as insufficient to address staffing shortages and infrastructure problems.The government argues that France cannot continue increasing spending without addressing its debt. But students and teachers see the fiscal strategy as evidence that public services are being sacrificed to satisfy bond investors and European budget rules.This conflict has placed Lecornu’s government in a difficult position. If it increases education spending, it risks weakening its deficit-reduction plan. If it maintains spending limits, protests could spread and undermine parliamentary support for the budget.The unrest is also becoming part of the political campaign ahead of next year’s presidential election. President Emmanuel Macron is constitutionally barred from seeking a third consecutive term, and rival parties are using the protests to attack the government’s economic and social policies.France has been caught in a debt trap since 2024 because its deficits remain large while interest costs and borrowing rates have risen faster than its ability to reduce spending or lift growth. The result is a self-reinforcing cycle: the state borrows to finance deficits, higher debt increases interest payments, and those payments make the next deficit harder to close.economy-finance-In 2024, France’s general-government deficit reached 5.8% of GDP—well above the EU’s 3% ceiling—while debt rose to about 112.7% of GDP. The deficit was not a one-off shock: it remained 5.1% in 2025 and is expected to be about 5.4% in 2026. Consequently, debt is projected to rise from 115.6% of GDP in 2025 to around 121.7% in 2027.economy-finance.The central problem is the interest-growth gap. When the effective interest rate on new debt exceeds nominal economic growth, debt rises unless the government runs a sufficient primary surplus. France instead continues to run large primary deficits. Its 10-year borrowing cost has climbed from near-zero rates in 2020 to around 4.9%, sharply raising refinancing costs.Interest payments are increasingly crowding out public priorities: they are forecast around €65 billion in 2026 and could exceed €90 billion in 2027. At the same time, political fragmentation makes tax rises, pension changes and spending cuts difficult to enact.This does not mean France faces imminent default. But without credible deficit reduction, stronger growth or lower yields, its debt dynamics will remain unstable.Why Markets Are Watching France-France remains one of the eurozone’s largest economies and one of its biggest government-debt issuers. A sustained rise in OAT yields would increase refinancing costs and make deficit reduction even more difficult.Wider spreads against German Bunds could also affect French banks, institutional investors and companies that use government bonds to price loans. Higher borrowing costs could slow housing, investment and household consumption, placing additional pressure on economic growth.The danger is a self-reinforcing cycle: political instability makes investors demand higher yields; higher yields increase debt-service costs; higher interest payments force deeper spending cuts; and those cuts fuel further social unrest.A Test of Government Authority-France’s crisis is not yet equivalent to a sovereign-debt emergency, but the warning signs are becoming harder to ignore. Bond yields near 5%, debt above 120% of GDP, a fragile parliamentary majority ahead of presidential and legislative elections in 2027 and nationwide high school unrest are converging at the same time.The French government must now show that it can protect essential public services and supporting its economy while restoring fiscal credibility. That will require more than announcing a €54 billion savings plan. It will require political compromise, credible education funding and evidence that France can reduce its deficit without intensifying the social tensions already visible outside the country’s schools and streets.
Teen loses hand in incident involving police stun grenade-French riot police fire tear gas as masses rally nationwide for school funding-Some 266,000 protest across country; over 6,500 arrested, mostly minors; class suspended at nearly 900 schools; facing criticism of police abuse, PM pledges to address ‘accidents’
By Nicolas Garriga and OLEG CETINIC Today, 4:54 am-OCT 6,26
PARIS (AP) — Police fired tear gas to control crowds in Paris and elsewhere in France on Tuesday as more than a quarter of a million people rallied nationwide to support high school students demanding more education funding, according to government figures. The protests increased pressure on the administration of outgoing French President Emmanuel Macron.As pupils blockaded high schools, large crowds waving flags and placards gathered in Marseille, Strasbourg and other cities. The demonstrations showed how protests that began at a high school in the Paris region in mid-September have grown into a nationwide movement — the latest of many that have marked Macron’s nearly decade-long tenure.“We need to listen to them,” said Léa Monimart, an adult demonstrator in the northern city of Lille. “They are 17 years old; they are not completely clueless, and they know what they are talking about. It’s important to show that there are adults who support them.”The Interior Ministry estimated that 266,000 people took part in demonstrations across the country on Tuesday, including 56,000 in Paris, where small groups of protesters clashed with riot officers at a city square at the end of a largely peaceful march.Nearly 500 people were detained Tuesday, the ministry said. The widespread use of arrests, tear gas and riot-control weapons against teenagers is fueling defiance and angering some parents and teachers. Some student groups called for new protests Thursday.French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said the police response had been proportionate in “almost all cases” and that the protests had at times turned into riots, requiring police intervention.French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said the government and school leaders must listen to students’ concerns and find solutions.Questioned in parliament on Tuesday about the protest movement, Lecornu denounced “ultra violence” threatening schools. Responding to criticism of police tactics, he pledged that any “accidents” would be investigated and described allegations that the police are racist as a “lie.”Class boycotts with police making thousands of arrests-More than two weeks of class boycotts and school blockades, and policing that has led to more than 6,500 arrests, mostly of minors, have become a flashpoint in the early days of the presidential election campaign.Felix Barney, a university student, described the police response as disproportionate, saying it doesn’t make “any sense to hit minors.”“Riot police, batons, rubber bullets, tear gas,” said Aurélien Le Coq, a lawmaker with the far-left France Unbowed party. Its presidential candidate is strongly backing the protests.The violence is “absolutely unbearable,” Le Coq said.Nuñez defended police tactics despite a growing number of severe injuries blamed on officers’ riot-control weapons. In the latest case, a 15-year-old boy lost a hand Monday in an incident involving a police stun grenade. Nuñez said 715 officers had been injured.The teenage protesters have struck a chord amid widespread discontent in France. Frustrations extend beyond immediate difficulties, such as fuel prices that have soared because of the Iran war, to broader concerns about constraints on public spending, rising poverty and wealth inequality under Macron, who can’t run for a third consecutive term.Against that backdrop, pupils’ complaints that education funding shortfalls are endangering their futures have found a sympathetic audience.“You say ‘young people are the future,’ so listen to them,” read a handwritten placard attached to a metal barrier outside a Paris school.Ministry offers online portal for complaints-At the Hélène Boucher lycée, or high school, in Paris’ 20th district, protesters tipped over trash cans and bicycles onto their sides to create a makeshift barricade.Like hundreds of others around the country, the school was closed. Authorities began shutting schools last week to take some steam out of the demonstrations after widespread damage to schools and mounting injuries among staff, students and police. Classes were totally or partially suspended on Tuesday at 891 schools, according to the Education Ministry.Facing accusations that it was ignoring protesters, the ministry launched an online portal inviting high school students to anonymously describe the difficulties they face at school and the changes they want to see.Student protests have drawn attention to rundown classrooms-At Hélène Boucher, parents and other adults positioned themselves on Tuesday between protesters and police keeping watch.“They are our children. Teachers, parents, federations, we all share the same goal: the protection of children’s rights, and it is a legitimate right to demonstrate and to make demands,” said Emilia Sichili Suriam, who is a member of an association of parents.Demonstrators have voiced a range of grievances, often centering on a lack of resources and opportunities for students in disadvantaged schools, despite the promise of France’s national motto: “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.”Students have drawn attention to rundown classrooms that lack basics such as desks and chairs, become sweltering in summer without air conditioning and, in some cases, are infested with rats. Other common complaints include staff shortages and exhausting workloads. French high school students’ compulsory classroom hours are among the highest in Europe.Suzanne Nijdam, president of the federation of student associations, vowed that demonstrations would continue until authorities address the complaints.“So, we really need to act now, and it’s in the government’s hands to see these demands through to the end,” she said. “It’s a matter of political priority, a matter of prioritizing the youth and the future of our country.”Neighboring Belgium is also seeing student protests. More than 30 were arrested Tuesday and several police injured in the eastern city of Liege, and smaller protests were held in Brussels and other cities.
