— Feature, Musings —06.25.2025 11:13 AM
My latest: the Noa Argamani story
In a week of terrible news – antisemitic protests getting worse in Toronto and elsewhere, an Israel-hating candidate coming first in the New York City Democratic primary, polls showing a substantial number opposing Donald Trump’s justifiable attempt to stop Iran’s nuclear weapons program – there is some good news. There is.
It comes in the form of a quiet, almost-shy young woman, Noa Argamani.
You may be unfamiliar with Noa’s name, but you have probably heard about the 28-year-old Israeli’s story. It is an extraordinary one, and it is a story that provides some hope in dark and dangerous times.
On October 7, 2023, Noa and her boyfriend, Avinatan Or, were at the Nova Music Festival in Israel’s South. Early on the morning of that terrible day, hundreds of Hamas terrorists descended on the festival site, and commenced killing and raping and torturing the young people who had gathered there.
Nearly 350 of them were killed that day, and many more were wounded, some grievously. Some 44 were taken hostage by Hamas.
Noa and Avinatan were among them.
Hamas filmed much of it, and posted their crimes online. In one video clip, Noa is seen being taken away on the back of a motorcycle by a Palestinian civilian, calling out: “Don’t kill me!” Her arms are outstretched, reaching for Avinatan. It would be the last time she saw him.
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I realize that MAGA media pile-ons can be excessive, but if you look into that Palestinian activist student organization that Mamadani belonged to, it’s really bad. Like airbrushing and in some cases even cheering the October 7 attacks. The US Democratic Party seems intent on shooting itself in the foot in terms of making itself electable to centrist and swing voters. And I say that as a vehement anti-Trumper.
I listened to a bunch of senior Dems on the various talk shows today and most of them said he was on to something. What he actually is is potentially the foil T needs for the midterms.
The hamas keffiyeh is the Hipsters swastika.