Qatar , Supplier of Arms For Hamas, But Not For Buildings

Nadene Goldfoot                                              

          Qatar's Emir and Prime Minister Meet on October 25, 2025 

The emir of Qatar is Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

The Prime Minister is Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani

     

Prime Minister of Qatar

Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed Al‑Thani declared Sunday that Qatar will not fund reconstruction of Gaza, saying: “We will not rebuild what Israel destroyed.” He said, “When we say Israel must rebuild they tell us ‘you as a region share the responsibility.’ We will not abandon the Palestinians, but we will not sign the checks to rebuild what someone else destroyed.” He also denied that Qatar funds Hamas.

   United States Government: The U.S. State Department has stated that "Hamas has received funding, weapons, and training from Iran and raises funds in Persian Gulf countries". While the U.S. has designated Qatar as a major non-NATO ally, some members of Congress have also put pressure on the Biden administration to address Qatari support for the group.  

• Yossi Cohen (Former Mossad Chief): He stated after his retirement in 2021 that the Qatari money to the Gaza Strip had gotten "out of control". Cohen and Nadav Argaman said "A Shin Bet report also reportedly stated that "the influx of Qatari funds... was one of the main reasons for the strengthening of Hamas" that allowed the October 7 attack. 
• Eli Cohen (Former Israeli Foreign Minister): In October 2023, Cohen explicitly stated at a high-level UN meeting, "Qatar, which finance and harbor of Hamas' leaders, could influence and enable the immediate and unconditional release of all, of all hostages held by the terrorists".                              
  
  
  
• A  group, which includes five former heads of the Shin Bet, three former heads of the Mossad and three former IDF Chiefs of Staff, as well as four previous heads of military intelligence, have been described as jointly having “more than a thousand years’ experience in national security and diplomacy” on Israel’s behalf. were against the Trump Peace Plan,  calling for an end to the war in Gaza and a deal to return all the hostages, with one former Mossad chief warning that the country is “on the precipice of defeat.”
• Benjamin Netanyahu (Israeli Prime Minister): While his government historically approved the transfer of Qatari funds to Gaza to prevent a humanitarian crisis and as a strategy to create a "divide and conquer" situation between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, Netanyahu has, since the October 7, 2023 attack, publicly accused Qatar of financing Hamas. He has justified Israeli strikes on Hamas leaders in Qatar by saying the country provides them with a "safe haven". No one wants to lose the help of the USA; being unable to do so and just depend on G-d as our ancestors did. Trump wants a lot without understanding what he is asking for;  is the general consensus, I believe.             
  
  Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah (right) talks with Yusuf al-Qaradawi in Riyadh on January 4, 2009. [File: Saudi Press Agency/Handout]
• (In my own research I have been writing about Qatar and how they have helped Qawadari, the greet Muslim Minister broadcast all over to the Muslim countries about killing Jews, Israel, etc. "Qawadari" in Qatar refers primarily to the influential, Egyptian-born Islamic scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi (or Qaradawi), a prominent, Qatar-based cleric known for his Sharia (Islamic law) interpretations, TV shows (like on Al-Jazeera), leadership in the International Union of Muslim Scholars, and association with the Muslim Brotherhood; he died in Qatar in 2022, leaving a legacy of both moderate and controversial views on Islam, politics, and social issues, and was a significant figure during the Arab Spring, per.  So they have aided and abetted those against Israel's existence.   Read 9/12/25 ALL YOU WANT TO KNOW Why CHINA AND QATER  Voted Against Israel.  )

Meanwhile, Hamas has reasserted its control over their part of Gaza, with armed terrorists patrolling the streets and arresting and executing rivals. Hamas is estimated to have 20,000 terrorist soldiers and has replaced commanders killed during the war. Around half of their tunnel network is still in tact and they still possess significant amounts of automatic rifles, RPG launchers and mortars. However, local clans and armed groups are fighting Hamas.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said on Sunday, December 7, 2025, during a tour of areas in northern Gaza, that the 'Yellow Line' that divides the Gaza Strip into territory controlled by Hamas and territory controlled by Israel "is a new border line, serving as a forward defensive line for our communities and a line of operational activity." He added, "We will not allow Hamas to reestablish itself. We are operating to thwart and remove threats in all arenas. We will not tolerate threats against our troops, and we will respond to any attempt. We have freedom of operation - both here in the Southern Command and across all arenas."

The second phase of the 20 point Trump plan calls for the disarmament of Hamas, which doesn't seem very likely, at least for now. Turkey and Qatar are reportedly working on ways to allow Hamas to maintain their influence in Gaza by allowing them to either give up their weapons to the Palestinian Authority or to store them in a secure area in Gaza. Israeli officials believe that this issue will be the main topic of discussion when Prime Minister Netanyahu meets with President Trump in Maro Lago between December 28 and January.  If Trump still owns Maro Lago by then since he owes a lot of money according to certain judges in USA.   What's secure about storing weapons of an enemy in Gaza?  Then again, what's secure by turning over weapons to the PA?  How about another country we can trust?  Not Turkey.  Upon thinking, maybe the best plan would be to destroy all they weapons.  

Resource:

israelAM

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/27/yusuf-al-qaradawi-the-muslim-scholar-who-influenced-millions#:~:text=News%7CObituaries,scholars%20of%20the%20last%20century.

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/former-mossad-shin-bet-and-idf-chiefs-unite-in-call-to-end-war-and-bring-hostages-home/

https://jewishbubba.blogspot.com/2025/09/all-you-want-to-know-about-china-and.html

Kibbutz Kid, Deni Avdija, Makes Good With Portland Blazers

 Nadene Goldfoot

                                                                        

      Portland, Oregon's Israeli Basketball Player

Deni Avdija was born in kibbutz Beit Zera in Israel. His mother, Sharon Artzi, an Israeli Jew from the kibbutz, is a former track and field and basketball player. His father, Zufer Avdija, is an Israeli citizen of Gorani–Serbian heritage  who played basketball for the Yugoslavia national team before moving to Israel to play for Israeli teams

NBA star Deni Avdija from Portland Trail Blazers breaks Israel’s all-time scoring record. Away to go Deni !!!!

Deni Avdija (/ˈdɛni əvˈdiːjə/ DEN-ee əv-DEE-yə; Hebrew: דֶנִי אָבְדִיָה; born 3 January 2001) soon to be 25, is an Israeli professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the small forward position, and is nicknamed "Turbo" for his fast-paced drive and aggressive playing style.     

 From 2017 to 2020 he played for the Maccabi Tel Aviv. From 2020 to 2024 he played for the Washington Wizards.

The son of former Serbian-Gorani basketball player Zufer Avdija, he started playing basketball in the fourth grade for his hometown club Bnei Herzliya Basket, and then in 2013 for Maccabi Tel Aviv. He excelled as a youth player. He debuted for their senior team in 2017, at age 16, becoming the youngest player in club history. Two years later, he became the youngest player to ever win the Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP award, and led his team to the Israeli Basketball Premier League championship.

Portland Trail Blazers (2024–present)

On 6 July 2024, Avdija was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Bub Carrington, Malcolm Brogdon, and several draft selections.

On March 2, 2025, Avdija recorded his first triple-double against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He recorded his second triple-double on April 2, 2025, in a game against the Atlanta Hawks, scoring 32 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists, in 38 minutes of playing time.

Avdija averaged 23.4 points, 9.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists over the 13 games he played in March 2025, doing so while shooting 51.0% on field goals, and 45.7% on Three-point attempts. This was the most productive month of Avdija's career up to this point, garnering attention from multiple sources across the league.Only one Israeli player, Deni Avdija, has played for the Portland Trail Blazers, joining them in 2024 and quickly becoming a key player and the first Israeli-born player in the NBA to record a triple-double, making history for Israeli basketball. 

Four Jewish players will play in the NBA this season. Their teams go from coast to coast and each project to make big impacts for their teams this season. Deni is one.  

Deni Avdija's Impact

Historic Trade: Avdija, a forward from Beit Zera, Israel, was traded to Portland from the Washington Wizards in the 2024 offseason.

• All-Time Scoring: He became Israel's all-time leading NBA scorer during the 2025-2026 season.
• Key Player: He emerged as a franchise cornerstone, leading the team in scoring and playmaking, notes The Jerusalem Post. 

Avdija can't go wrong with athletic parents.  He's bound to perform well, we figure.  

 Resource:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deni_Avdija

Hezbollah Continues Attacking Israel During Cease Fire and Other Events Like Deni Avdija from Portland Trail Blazers In Israel

 Nadene Goldfoot                                               

       Taking cover behind a large tree, a photographer from The Associated Press news agency pointed his camera towards an apartment building in Beirut that the Israeli military warned was in its sights.

When a missile plunged from the sky moments later, the photojournalist and his lens were perfectly positioned to document the trail of destruction – second by second, frame by frame.  Clashes on the Lebanon border continue as the IDF strikes Hezbollah weapons depots and training camps, while Islamic Jihad transfers alleged hostage remains to the Red Cross amid ongoing searches in Gaza.                                                                                   

The United States has proposed a UN Security Council resolution to back President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza.  

In the meantime, Donald is in all sorts of hot water on the web.  A psychologist is explaining how he has Dementia, showing up in the wild and crazy things he says, incoherent speech at times, sleeping through meetings,  not knowing about  his MRI tests, losing his 3 judges in Judicial section to actually doing their job well, voting against him, and especially over his directive of killing drug boatmen in the water after boat was hit and they were still alive, but then shot in water-something forbidden.    

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appoints his military secretary Roman Goffman as the next head of the Mossad, replacing David Barnea in 2026. Netanyhau replaced at least 3 men who worked with him at the beginning of a new year.

Regional diplomacy updates include Trump’s Gaza plan and developments with Syria, as incoming Mossad chief Roman Goffman is praised for his heroism during October 7 attacks.

The Gaza peace plan calls for an institute today de jure ceasefire and called for the return of all hostages, prisoner exchanges, the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip, the deployment of an international stabilization force, transitional governance by Palestinian technocrats under international supervision, large-scale reconstruction, and a conditional pathway toward acceptance of Palestinian self-determination and recognition of Palestinian statehood. 

Hezbollah has broken the cease-fire.  All but one deceased hostage has been returned and they are waiting on that one; and until then will not go onto prisoner exchanges.  

The most recent reported fatalities related to the conflict mentioned in today's news include five people killed in Israeli airstrikes on tents near Khan Younis, Gaza, earlier this week. 

Heavy rains disrupt roads in Eilat and the Negev, Heavy rains and severe flash floods hit the Eilat region on Saturday, December 6, 2025, causing major disruptions, including the closure of all major roads (Routes 12, 40, 90) and cutting the city off for about nine hours, with significant flooding in streams and damage to infrastructure, though residents were urged to stay safe as clearer skies were expected Sunday. 

NBA star Deni Avdija from Portland Trail Blazers breaks Israel’s all-time scoring record. Away to go Deni !!!!

Resource:

ILTV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K6UdOIxtGw

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/idf-destroy-hezbollah-tunnel-shaft-165436459.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEd7NOq4Mn9XpI_bNC0N5yh2VUVxyjbu3UBai6Vtz6aH_j-1-z5-kHSBeKUk

Walking From Egypt To Israel For Moses and Exodus and Today

 Nadene Goldfoot                                             

                      Notice Edom and Moab in relation to water and Judah

While the general geography is recognizable, the physical landscape has undergone subtle changes over thousands of years.  Water Bodies: Some scholars believe the coastline of the Gulf of Suez gradually receded over centuries, meaning the exact crossing point of the "Red Sea" (or "Reed Sea") might have looked different (possibly marshier) at the time of the Exodus than it does today. Water Tables: The water tables and general availability of water sources have likely changed significantly since the Early Iron Age, affecting agricultural potential and settlement patterns. 

• Wandering Route: The land the Israelites traveled through during the 40 years in the wilderness (the Sinai Peninsula and Transjordan plateau) is also a region that modern Israel has only briefly controlled at various times in its recent history (such as the Sinai after the 1967 war, which was later returned to Egypt). 
• Biblical Boundaries: According to passages in Genesis and Exodus, the ideal boundaries extended from the "River of Egypt" (likely the Wadi el-Arish, not the Nile) to the Euphrates River. This territory would encompass all of modern-day Israel, including Gaza and the West Bank, as well as significant portions of Jordan, Syria, and even a small part of modern Saudi Arabia and Iraq.  Maybe that's what these countries were worried about-losing their countries!  

The land from Egypt to Israel, historically the Sinai Peninsula and Canaan, transitions from Egypt's fertile Nile delta to arid desert, crossing the Sinai's rocky expanse (often depicted as the Red Sea crossing point, perhaps the Gulf of Suez or Aqaba) into the hills, valleys, and Mediterranean coast of the Levant, a land bridge rich in ancient history, contrasting sharply with Egypt's irrigated agriculture, relying more on rain and diverse terrain.

The Sinai Desert has a hot, arid desert climate with extreme temperature swings, featuring scorching summers (up to 32°C/90°F) and cool winters (down to 2°C/36°F in mountains), very low rainfall, and significant regional differences, with cooler, wetter winters in the Mediterranean north and mountainous south, while coastal areas see higher humidity and strong, dry Shamal winds, but climate change is bringing more erratic heavy rains and drought. 

 The path involves crossing the vast, harsh Sinai wilderness, featuring mountains, desert plains, and nomadic routes, leading eventually to the fertile "Promised Land,"

Edom (also called Idumea) also (Mount Seir)  land in southeast, with mountainous and easily fortified terrain and bordered on the Red Sea at Elath and Ezion Geber.  The Edomites were of Semitic origin, descendants of Esau, lived by hunting. 

Moab: lies in southern Transjordan, the land for "field"  of Moab is bounded by the river Heshbon in the north and the river Zered in the south, the Jordan and Dead Sea to the west.  and the Syrian Desert on the east.  The Moabites were also kindred to the Israelites, being traditionally descended-- like the Ammonites--from Lot (Gen. 19:37).  Their language was akin to biblical Hebrew.  they settled in their land which had been captured from the Rephaim (Deut.2: 10-11). 

 During the Exodus Period, part of this territory came under the rule of the Amorite monarch, Sihon, but after his defeat by the Israelites.  The land was occupied by Israel and became an object of contention between Israel, Moab and Ammon. 

 Originally divided up into small tribes, the Moabites united into a single kingdom, and it was their 2nd ruler, Balak, who summoned Balaam to curse the Israelites. Under their king Eglon, the Moabites extended their territory to the Jericho region until Eglon was killed by Ehud, a judge from the tribe of Benjamin.  King David conquered Moab (II Sam. 8:2)   which remained under the suzerainty of the Northern Kingdom down to  the rebellion of Mesha of Moab (II Kings. 1:1) also read about the Moabite Stone.  In the reign of Tiglath-Pileser III, Moab became an Assyrian province.            

Sinai Wilderness:  The Wilderness of Sinai is a rugged, mountainous desert region in the Sinai Peninsula, best known as the biblical setting for the Israelites' journey after the Exodus from Egypt. It is here that Moses received the Ten Commandments on what is traditionally identified as Mount Sinai (Jebel Musa). The wilderness is described as a harsh and challenging environment, symbolizing a time of testing, divine revelation, and the establishment of God's covenant with the Israelites, according to sources like Bible Hub, Dr. Claude Mariottini, and Wisdom Library. 

The people who attacked the Israelites during the Exodus, specifically targeting the rear guard of the old, sick, and weary, were the Amalekites.                       

They were always hostile to Israel, a nomadic people who wandered between the southern land and Canaan, attacked the Israelites in the desert near Rephidim shortly after the Exodus, annihilating the weak and weary.

Joshua finally defeated them with the Israelite army (Exod.7: 8-13).

 Highway 10 is a road in the South District of Israel. It is one of the longest routes in Israel, extending for nearly the entire border of Israel with Egypt from the Gaza Strip in the north to Sayarim junction in the south. Under a military security advisory, its entire 113-mile length is almost permanently off-limits to civilian traffic. 

The route begins in the north with the communities of Hevel Eshkol in the west, nearest to the Sinai Desert. The northern terminus is the intersection with Route 232 near Kerem Shalom. From there, it continues south adjacent to the border with Egypt. It passes by Nitzana and the Nitzana border crossing.

Highway 10 intersects with Route 211, which leads east toward Yeruham and Sde Boker. Farther south, Highway 10 intersects with Route 171, which leads east toward Mizpe Ramon.

The route continues south until Sayarim junction, where it meets Highway 12 in the mountains near Eilat. Highway 12 continues south to Eilat.

A rerouting of part of the highway was approved by Israeli planning authorities in 2012. A 30-kilometer (18.6 miles) -long section of the highway will be relocated east, further away from Israel's border with Egypt than the original route. Originally, the plan had called for two lanes of traffic in either direction. After appeals from the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel and other conservationists, who argued that the new highway would profoundly impact the local dune-based environment, the plan was modified to one traffic lane in either direction.                                                   

People have walked from Egypt to Israel, but it's a challenging desert trek requiring significant water and logistical planning, often following routes similar to the biblical Exodus through the Sinai Peninsula, though modern travel is mostly by vehicle due to dangers like ISIS activity and water scarcity in the desert, with the journey typically involving crossing the Sinai to Eilat/Taba and then entering Israel.  

While there isn't a widely reported recent mass walk from Egypt to Israel, thousands of people, primarily Israelis returning home and Palestinians fleeing Gaza, have crossed the Egypt-Israel border (Taba/Eilat & Rafah crossings) by land recently, often using buses or cars, with some walking short distances within border areas, especially during conflict periods. Specific "walks" are less common than vehicle crossings, but movement through the Sinai to Eilat (Taba crossing) happens regularly for travelers, and

during crises, people walk to the Rafah crossing to exit Gaza, as seen in late 2023/2024. 

added 10:49am 12/7/2025:  The distance from Egypt to Israel varies greatly by location, but the direct land border across the Sinai Peninsula is about 128 to 206 miles (206-330 km) long, while a common driving route from Cairo to Jerusalem is around 250-300 miles, taking a few hours, though the biblical journey for Israelites took decades, symbolizing spiritual wandering, not just physical distance.