Ohad Maislish’s Post

Dear friends, So much had been said by now about the despicable attack carried out by Hamas terrorist organization against the Israel civil population, in which whole families were butchered at their homes, women raped and the abducted, infants killed in their beds and holocaust survivors executed at gunpoint and then posted on social media. So much, and still not enough. Hamas is a radical Islamist Military terrorist Organization, which's one and only goal is to destroy Israel through Jihad, while cherishing those that have died throughout this mission and praising them as Shahids that will go to heaven. Hamas, that controls the Gaza strip has taken the Palestinian people as hostages and ensuring that via the ongoing poverty those people will be at their disposal, while sacrificing the population to meet their goals. People of the world, we need your voice. Every post that is published against the state of Israel that glorifies the horrific acts, every parade that takes place to protest against the so called depression of the Palestinian nation, when it's the Hamas that holds them hostage and human barrier while firing missiles from centers of population, every debate that goes unanswered, is a step closer to Islamic radicalization. Call it Hamas, ISIS or Al Qaeda, it doesn't really matter. If untreated, it will meet you on your plane, on your tube, in your neighborhood and in your kid's school. You should know that our struggle is for the free world, in which every man, women or child can walk their ground without being afraid to be killed in the name of extreme ideology that praises the human sacrifice while eliminating anything that is different on their way. The same way that Al Qaeda seeked to turn US and any other Western nation into ashes, the same way Hamas is seeking to destroy Israel. Israel is a nation of peace, forced into wars by foes seeking to annihilate it, but standing tall when the dust settles every time again. Israeli nation is reaching out a hand to seek friends, but will cut the hand of those that seek to destroy it. We are not waiting to die as Shahids, but we are here to live and protect our country, as we have none other. Our enemies should know that we will not (nor shouldn't) allow, at any cost, death of innocent Israeli people in the name of radical ideology. We are fighting to get a step closer to a safer and more sane world, so should you. People of the world, US, UK, Germany, India, France and wherever you are, help us with our struggle, help us to speak up our voice, for the sake of all of us. עם ישראל חי ! #StandWithIsrael

I'm writing this as a private citizen of the state of Israel. If you can make 3 minutes of your time, that would be highly appreciated. It has been more than 3 weeks since our babies, brothers & sisters, mothers & fathers, grandparents, partners and loved ones have been kidnapped to Gaza by the ISIS-like terrorist organization Hamas. We are dealing with an organization that is hell-bent on killing all the Jews. They even write it explicitly in the Hamas charter, they also elaborate on the fact that for them, there is no 2 state solution, only the final solution. Killing all Jews. They raped very young girls and women in the masses, slaughtered close to 1500 Israelis and kidnapped more than 224 people - from 33 countries! They had knowingly slaughtered and burned muslim Arab - people like them, along with Thai and Nepali citizens - only because of their association with Israel. Israel is currently in a fight to protect itself and its borders from radical Islamic Jihad. Every country, I repeat, Every country would have done the same. We're dealing with an ISIS-like organization that hides in underground tunnels and doesn't let its own people escape or hide in bomb shelters and uses them as human shields in order maximize casualties - only for the sake of their image. They fire rockets from within schools, homes and hospitals. What are we expected to do? Die from rocket launches and massacres so you'll think we're moral? Did you think that you should have died instead of the tens of thousands of innocents that died in 2014-15 after NATO coalition were set on destroying ISIS? Do you think the allies shouldn't of bombed German cities in order to defeat the Nazis and end the war and the holocaust? Hamas made us choose between us and them. We didn't want it. We would rather thrive, like we always do. Even today, we don't want to hurt the people of Gaza. We would prefer all Gazans to evacuate to Egypt and let us fight Hamas, yet the Egyptians don't let in the people of Gaza & Hamas doesn't let them flee. You haven't stepped a day in our shoes, you didn't have to bury entire families, villages destroyed, people that were burned alive, beheaded bodies and bodies of young girls found after they were raped. We just want to destroy Hamas in order to prevent further attacks on our borders. Unlike what you've might have heard, we don't occupy Gaza. The siege started only after Hamas started firing rockets at us. Moreover, Egypt has a border and a siege on Gaza, and Hamas never attacks them. The only reason we are being slaughtered and attacked is the fact that we're Jewish. If you think it won't get to your country, to your home - you're wrong. Radical Islamic terrorist organizations are very direct about the fact that the west is next. Israel is only the first domino of Western civilization. Thank you for listening. #HamasisISIS #TheWestIsNext #BringThemBackNow #BringThemBack #BringThemHome

Here’s some antisemitic attitudes which I cringe at while reading them:

The ghastly terrorism of Saturday in Israel left me shocked to my core. It is hard to come up with words for such senseless brutality and evil. Terrorism. Radicalism. Pure evil. Words don’t begin to cover it. You don’t need to be Jewish to feel pained, saddened, or appalled by these monstrous attacks, only human. It’s clear the terrorists Hamas and their enablers must be destroyed. They’ve rendered the situation life and death for Israel. It is a battle for civilization itself. In the midst of this horror & this fight, we must believe that good will prevail over evil. It will. Like many others outside of Israel, as the situation unfolded I simultaneously felt a need to help and helpless thousands of miles away. It became clear that during this utterly difficult & dark time, we can make a difference too. -If you can help in any capacity and feel it in your heart to do so, to act in any form you are comfortable with to help. There are loads of small to large organizations ready to accept donations. -If you can, volunteer in whatever capacity you can. Every little bit helps! -Spread messages of support within your community, social media and anywhere else where your voice can be heard. As this horror unfolded, there was an outpouring of support and shared grief across the globe. There were also many responses from western observers lacking in moral clarity. Some responses have been so demented they’re simply frightening. Needless to say there is a muddling of the facts on the ground, and bad actors are sewing confusion and spreading false information. I believe we have a responsibility to educate, so people may have accurate information and an unbiased view of Israelis rather than relying on social media narratives and sanitized network news & government info. This is another way we can help from afar. -The Israeli people will never forget those who stood by them in their time of need. Your money, time or words of support mean the world to Israel and Jews worldwide right now. Lastly, if you need assistance or direction with that first step towards helping, feel free to reach out to me anytime. Unity & support now is more important than ever! Good must prevail! #Am Yisrael Chai

First, I want to thank the hundreds of friends, clients, and partners who asked about me and my family’s health and expressed support.  I don't take it for granted and appreciate it. This is the hardest post I have ever written. Usually words to posts come easily. This time, I sit in front of the keyboard and I’m not sure what I am actually writing and sharing. Should I share my thoughts? Should I ask for something? What words are the correct ones to use? I never share my political worldview online, certainly not on LinkedIn. But this time is different. At the moment, I do not see the situation as political, but as human. Inhumane, perhaps. At 6:30am on Saturday morning, the Hamas terror organization launched an ongoing horrific terror attack on Israel and it is still ongoing. They shot thousands of missiles at civilian targets and invaded villages and towns, practically declaring war. In one of the events, 3,000 Israelis gathered for a party in the desert to celebrate the holiday. In what quickly turned into a massacre. Rockets rained down, tens of terrorists infiltrated the party and created a horrific scene. Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the brutal murder of over 700 civilians, men, women, children and elderly, with over 2,300 wounded at hospitals. I can't prioritize what's more horrendous. But I can’t ignore them taking hundreds of children's, infants', and elderly lives and over a hundred of them are now kidnapped in Gaza in inhumane conditions. The pictures and stories are horrific and it is hard to comprehend, but I ask you to share them so that the world understands and sees the truth about what is happening in Israel in the last 3 days, so you can join us all in prayer for the future. Israel is strong and we are determined to grow even stronger when it all ends. Our nation is accustomed to facing attacks and being surrounded by adversaries, but the circumstances now are unique. We need your support. Just like any country under attack, Israel must defend itself. I believe this struggle is not just Israel's, but that of the free world against terrorist organizations like Hamas, Hezbollah, ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and others. I have full confidence that Israel has one of the most humanitarian armies in the world. With that in mind, I ask you to consider what it's like to be an Israeli today. Stand with Israel.  Support us publicly in our fight against these groups of terrorists.

How to be anti-Semitic and (not) get away with it: 1. Instead of saying you hate Jews, say that you disagree with "Zionists" and "Zionism". Because that just means you don't believe that Jews should be able to have their own country in the land they are indigenous to (or at all). And of course, ignore the fact that the Jews have always been willing to share the land, and deny that the Arabs have always initiated wars to kill them for it. 2. Say that Israel is "committing genocide" in Gaza, instead of trying to destroy a terrorist army that started yet another war against them. Forget about the raped and murdered Jews. Forget about the hostages. Forget that Hamas is responsible for all of that. In fact, forget that Hamas is a terrorist organisation that controls Gaza and is funded by powerful eastern countries - and probably YOU. Yes, sorry to break it to you, but your donations are NOT going to save babies in GAZA. 3. Fetishize the trope of the "innocent Palestinian civilian” suffering at the hands of the evil oppressor Israel. Scour the internet for fake images to support this stance. Double down on ignoring the fact that Israel does not control Gaza and that Gaza is controlled by a terrorist “government” called Hamas. And strip all Gazans of their agency. Don't question why Gazan people do not even attempt to overthrow their terrorist government, or provide information on missing hostages. Just. Blame. Israel. For all of it! 4. Call for a ceasefire. It's a more nuanced way of saying that you believe that terrorists should continue to destroy Israel and that the hostages should die. 5. Attempt to gaslight Jews into thinking we are being dramatic for feeling threatened and unsafe when you do any of the above. Call us “Islamophobic” for wanting to survive as a people. Disingenuously insist that we are “silencing” you from “expressing legitimate viewpoints” ie. “being sad about people dying” - when what you are really upset about is the backlash you face regarding points #1-4. Hate speech is not free speech. 6. Stay silent, turn your head, and don't check in on your Jewish friends at this time. After all, some Nazis were actually very nice people. They just didn't like to rock the boat. Guess I’m onto you!

All my friends from around the world, Read and share this: 1. HAMAS = ISIS = HIZBUALLA = EL-QAIDA = Nazis. 2. We will never ever forget or forgive what they did this Saturday - 3,500 missiles on civilians; murdering almost 1,000 children, women, men and old people; kidnapping 150 people most of them civilians and putting babies in cages for chicken; burning homes with families inside; 2,500 injured from the terror attacks. 3. The Palestinians are the victims of their own people and leadership - those who take your mercy and dollars and use them for personal wealth and for terrorism. Never for peace, never for life. This is the case for the past 75 years. Whenever we did something for peace, we always got terror and blood from these barbarian animals that call themselves the Palestinian leaders. An example? We handed Gaza 20 years ago - not a single Jew lives there. Did Hamas use this opportunity and all the donations they got to build the "Singapore of the middle east"? No, they have built hell on earth in Gaza, the world's largest terror nest, worse than Afghanistan and North Korea combined. For their own people and for us. 4. I speak Arabic and I can read what runs on social media in Arabic now. Many (not all!) Arabs and Muslims from across the world are now happy, cheering and even making fun of our kidnapped babies, children, women and old people. Shame on them, these are not sons and daughters of God, but the children of Satan. This is exactly like cheering the NAZIS when they burned Jews in concentration camps. 5. People now say that this is our September 11. But it's not. This is much worse. 11 times worse. This is more like if September 11 happened also on September 12 + 13 + 14 + ... and so on for 11 straight days (!!!). Because adjusting for the USA size, it's as if they had 37,000 dead and 100,000 injured. On one day! Not to mention the kidnapped people. See below for some more examples of a few other countries adjusting for their population. 6. Nothing that we will do now to fight back will not be enough until all Hamas leadership and terrorists are dead and not a single weapon is left in the hands of these terrorists. 7. After you go through this post and the below numbers, pick your side of history: The Startup Nation of Israel *OR* The Death, Horror, Terror and Sick Barbarian Nation of Hamas. Remember that for these bloody terrorists Israel is not enough. If they succeed here, their next targets will be your countries, your homes and your families. #OF DEAD / INJURED / KIDNAPPED USA 37,444 / 101,099 / 5,055 Brazil 23,814 / 64,298 / 3,215 China 158,433 / 427,768 / 21,388 Egypt 12,140 / 32,779 / 1,639 Canada 4,239 / 11,447 / 572 Germany 9,268 / 25,023 / 1,251 France 7,170 / 19,359 / 968 India 156,396 / 422,269 / 21,113 Italy 6,582 / 17,772 / 889 Japan 13,846 / 37,384 / 1,869 Spain 5,276 / 14,246 / 712 UK 7,476 / 20,184 / 1,009

Dear friends - we need your support! In normal times I avoid from posting non-professional items here, but today is different. Israel is facing terrible times, after the horrific terror attack held by Hamas on October 7th. It's the biggest catastrophe that the Jewish people face since the Holocaust! Very sadly, it beats basically any other terror act that we faced in the modern era, including September 11. The intensity, amplitude and Hamas' deliberate effort to spread death and horror, by all possible means and in very well planned and personal manner puts this organization in line with ISIS, Al-Qaeda and Taliban. More than 1400 Israelis were killed - at least 1000 of them civilians, and more that 200 kidnapped. Israel people are devastated from pain and grief. The whole country is in trauma. It's like a bad dream. It's so unreal that I keep catching myself on thinking that maybe it was a dream? How could it happen? How could human beings behave like this? At the same time the people of Israel are united and stand together - Jews and Arabs. We do what we can to keep working, under endless rocket bombings and attacks from south and north, we volunteer in helping refugees and soldiers with hot food and items, we keep going despite 360,000 reservists left homes. We're in survival mode, yet we feel stronger than ever! Now it's time to make sure NEVER AGAIN. We need this, all of our neighbors need this, the world needs this. Hamas terrorize everybody - Palestinians and Israelis. Obviously, Palestinians in Gaza cannot speak freely being totally oppressed and need to obey their demonic rulers. But we tell you the truth. You MUST hear it and take the right side here. Please watch the movie below and see by yourself who's the peaceful side and who's the terrorist. Yes, Hamas extermination will be hard. It will be bloody. We will face attacks by all Iran Aytollah regime proxies and maybe even the regime itself. We will bury hundreds of our soldiers and many civilians. But sadly, there's no other way. It was the same with Hitler and it is the same with Putin. We have to fight, and we have to win for good. We need to know that we have your support. Please join me by condemning Hamas and everyone supporting it. Say it loud! Help spreading our voice and help your friends to understand what's really going on. Stand with Israel!

It is not about numbers of casualties that are falling, nor about the comparison to Israel which is not correct nor the case, but about destroying Hamas to its fundament. There is no room for terrorism in the world. Hamas is an openly legitimized terror organization supported and funded financially by the UN, EU and Arab proxies. All funding of terrorism is done with full awareness and knowledge of its cause to kill Jews. Hamas clearly and openly states its intentions and threatens the existence of the State of Israel and Jewish life globally, which until now unfortunately has not been questioned by its supporters and world leaders. All are bystanders that deliberately choose to refuse to understand, or undertake any action to fight against Hamas and other terror organizations with the intention to kill Jews. They keep their passive position as partners in crime. They let Israel do the dirty work, while having the audacity to criticize Israel for cleaning up the mess. Let it be clear that the responsibility of the civilian casualties in Gaza lies with the Hamas and its supporters, allowing for human shields to protect their own interests of killing Jews and whipping Israel of the map, and is not the responsibility of Israel. The solution to an end of innocent victims is the surrender of Hamas, or its complete destruction. The choice is in the hands of Hamas. Finger pointing and condemnation should be towards Hamas and not to Israel whose goal has been always for peace and security in the region. Therefore, the question of proportion is irrelevant. It is not about comparing numbers, but about the right of a people to exist, a right that unjustly and inhumanly has been questioned for centuries. Israel is standing alone on the battlefield to clean up the mess the world leaders, UN, EU and the western democracy created. Condemning Israel and blaming Israel for inhumane actions, while Israeli babies, children, teenagers, women, men and elderly are slaughtered, chopped in pieces while alive, raped and burned alive, is turning the facts around and ignoring the onset of the problem. The falsification of history and selective memory of Jew haters and Israel haters has been the most challenging issue the Jews and the State of Israel had to deal with through decades. Israel will and must defend itself with no remorse. Any opposition is not tolerated. Israel and its people do not care about what the world thinks, nor their judgments. They will do anything to protect their country they longed for to return to and to get back for centuries. Unfortunately, the world only knows how to judge Israel and has no understanding, nor want to understand what it all implies and the consequences of their own existence if Israel won’t be there to clean up the mess they created on the account of the existence of the State of Israel. Bless the IDF for protecting its country and all its citizens. Natali Herschel, MSc Combatting Antisemitism and Israel Hate