Peloni:  It is time to make Gaza Israeli again.  It was so for millenia, and only recently used as the den of savages from which the October 7 slaughter was launched.  Wars have consequences, and the return of Israeli lands to Israel should be the least gained from the mountain of suffering which came from the war which was launched against Israel by Hamas.

By Sha’i ben-Tekoa

Forces of the 401st Special Operations Command and the Givati Brigade, as part of the operation, achieved operational control of the Rafah Crossing on the Gaza side, east of Rafah, May 2024. Photo by IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia

In 1982, the IDF invaded Lebanon to drive the PLO away from the border and did, forcing them to retreat into Beirut where the war continued until U.S. diplomat Phillip Habib was able to arrange a ceasefire and even got the PLO to evacuate the country.

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Peloni:  How might we find the means by which to defeat the imbalanced historic distortions waged against the Jewish people when imbalanced historic distortions are being pre-programmed into the modern public by the public source of intelligence which is used to fact check reality on a real-time basis? Similarly to having an international body in the UN acting as an unbiased arbiter in the international arena is undermined by its systemically antisemitic bias, having Jew Hatred hard wired into the basic understandings of Artificial Intelligence provides a new arena on which Israel, and Jews in general will have a new never ending battle against ignorance and disinformation which bakes our delegitimization, demonization and double-standards into the minds of the general public.  As is true with the antisemitic United Nations, the bias programming in AI has the means to warp malicious predjudices against us on a host of venues even beyond the interplay of public opinion as explained below.

By: Fern Sidman | TJV | July 6, 2026

“Artificial Intelligence – Resembling Human Brain” by deepak pal, CC BY-SA 2.0

A groundbreaking new study has revealed a deeply troubling phenomenon at the intersection of technology and prejudice: artificial intelligence systems, widely regarded as impartial arbiters of information, may in fact be perpetuating centuries-old antisemitic tropes in subtle yet consequential ways. As reported and analyzed by The Times of Israel, researchers have found that large language models, including some of the most advanced and widely deployed systems in the world, appear to replicate long-standing cultural stereotypes about Jews, even when those identifiers are deliberately removed.

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Peloni:  Mark Levin has been one of the most stalwart advocates of reason and honesty over the past several years relating to the Middle East, and he has maintained a constant position amid changing US policies which ignore him and shifts in public criticisms meant to silence him. Mark has become a focus of poised resolve to understand what is right and to champion that position despite all forces which might rise against him for doing so, be they friend or foe, foreign or domestic, politicians or simply fake-right podcasters.  It has been in inspiration to see so much courage in an age in which personal opportunism has been the wind which catches too many sails.  Cookie Schwaeber-Issan really captures all that might be said on Mark’s frank and honest battle to guide and critique US policy, and I heartedly congratulate and thank her for doing so.

Cookie Schwaeber-Issan | All Israel News | July 6, 2026

Mark Levin. Screengrab

Which is worse for Israel – an Iran takeover or a US takeover?While the question may sound absurd, on its face, both scenarios, involving a takeover of Israel by the U.S. or Iran, equally result in an existential threat to the Jewish homeland.

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Peloni:  Why is it that politics makes men so stupid? The ranks of the Bibists and the Never Netanyahu crowd are each responsible for denying the truth about the longest serving premiere in Israel’s history, and the most accomplished public servant in modern democracies.  This is not to hail Netanyahu as some form of saint, which he is not, but none the less these are simple facts.  It is also true that Netanyahu has been conflicted by a need to reform the judicial norms which have seriously damaged Israel, both internally and externally, and yet this issue, which was a major theme in the last election, has yet to be slightly achieved.  This too is a fact.  These facts do not conflict with one another, but the two camps which divide the nation around the personality of its highest civil servant after service of too many years to count, are incapable of reconciling these and MANY other attributes of Netanyahu’s long reign as PM.  The reason is that politics make men stupid.  It makes them ignore simple realities so that political choices might seem more obvious than perhaps they are.   The cost is that the divisions between these two camps have exposed the nation to ridicule, divisions, external manipulations and foreign attacks, both figuratively and literally, in an age which the safety and security of every Israeli in the country is at threat.  Among the facts ignored in supporting the dichotomous ideologies about Netanyahu is that we still do not know the full scope of what happened on October 7, why the Gaza border was not only completely exposed to attack but was also ignored for most of the first day while individual warriors and trapped civilians were denied any support from what we have seen to be the greatest integrated military and intelligence institutions in the world.  Until such time as the insanity which prefers to weaponize selective facts as the full truth to accomplish a political outcome is set aside, we will never be capable of either learning or grasping the truth about that fatal, unforgiveable failure which made the October 7 slaughter so successful… and therefore, it is easily not inconceivable that it could all happen again.  Let the truth be told though all the sacred cows fall, and political agendas be damned!

Avi Abelow | Meta

Hamas gunmen capturing civilian hostages from Kibbutz Beéri on October 7 2023. Photo by Bodycam footage: No human authorship – WSJ, Public Domain, Wikipedia

Do you know that while the mainstream media tells us to blame the government for the lack of an October 7 investigation, two active investigations were actually taking place, only to be deliberately stopped by elements within the military and the justice system?

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Peloni:  When we look on as Iran persists in its need to seize the Strait of Hormuz as its own, we must question what is really taking place here?  What is the real reason that Iran is attempting to overturn the norms of the High Seas in what is likely to be a no win scenario for them.  Of course, it is reasonable to suggest that the Iranians are set upon a path of complete insanity so as to achieve its ideological achievement of calling forth the long sought rising of the Mahdi, but this conclusion is rendered illogical, as such a rationale would have precluded the crazy Iranians from being present at the negotiating table at all.  So, no, it is not their ideology which brought them to open a new revenue stream using open piracy.  Instead, the fixed resolve to keep the Strait as their own personal piggy bank cries out to the world that the economically isolated Iranian Islamic Republic is short of the most basic commodity of revenue.  No matter how the negotiations go, Iran is signaling that it NEEDS stronger revenue streams than their special blend of oil might afford them in the post war period.  Why might that be?  While Iran was fighting a war with America and Israel, China sought out an alternate source of energy which they ironically found in the US, and they bought a good bit of it in anticipation of Iran doing something stupid.  The consequence of this is that China is not in a great hurry to buy massive amounts from Iran, whose energy is now full priced rather than being priced quite low when it faced US sanctions.  Unfortunately for Iran, its old buyer, China, and its potential new buyers in Asia, are both waiting to see what comes from the current negotiations, but even if Iran wins back its old buyer and new buyers in the post-negotiation period, assuming that war is avoided (unlikely IMO), Iran will be competing on the open market for any sales it does receive, and recalling that very few refineries can handle the crude oil sailing out of Kharg Island, the best case scenarios do not provide Iran with as strong a revenue stream as they might anticipate needing to maintain their ranks and to return Iran to its former state of, well, what it was before the war.  Meanwhile the malcontents within the Iranian public are still malcontented, making Iran’s need of stabilizing its long decrepit economy all the more important.  So Iran needs a new revenue stream beyond the sale of its energy products, which is why it is obsessed with nationalizing the international causeway of the Strait of Hormuz as its solution to financing its way back towards stability.

Iranian officials threaten US, western nations over military presence in Hormuz

All Israel News Staff | Published: July 5, 2026

Tanker being guided thru Strait of Hormuz. Screengrab via Youtube

Iran’s ambassador to China reaffirmed that his country plans to charge transit fees for vessels traversing the Strait of Hormuz after the end of the 60-day period defined by the Memorandum of Understanding.

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The main information on the Houthi movements comes from Al-Ain news in the UAE, which has good security sources in Yemen.

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN | JULY 5, 2026

Houthi Missiles. Screengrab via Youtube

Peloni:  Dr. Dan Schueftan, the chairman of the National Security Studies Center at the University of Haifa, addresses the source of animosity which promotes antagonism against Israel, and the answer is more than simply Jew Hatred.

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Peloni:  This was an important interview.  See below for a list of topics discussed.

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The interview focused on the following broad topics:

• U.S.-Israel relations and comments by Vice President JD Vance

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Peloni:  Rabbi Pesach Wolicki argues that Israel is making steady progress toward defeating Hamas in the Gaza Strip through a strategy of expanding military control, dismantling Hamas infrastructure, and tightening pressure on the terrorist organization. He also discusses recent proposals by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to establish Israeli communities in Gaza, arguing that while Smotrich supports the idea, the proposal is largely driven by domestic political considerations ahead of Israeli elections. Wolicki contends, however, that Israeli efforts to facilitate the voluntary departure of Gazans remains as a genuine aspiration of the post-war era and are integral to post-war plans.

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Peloni: The systemic antisemitic United Nations was founded in the aftermath of WWII, reportedly as an answer to how to prevent the horrors of that era from ever taking shape again.  It is unfortunate that this intended to be august body would come to be so quickly moved to support such the creation of such antisemitic institutions as UNWRA, which has only become more weaponized against the Jews as it has aged over the past 7 decades, and of course, UNWRA is but one example of the UN’s incredibly antisemitic activities which are quite certainly to be understood to be features rather than bugs of this organization.

Victor Satya | July 4, 2026

During the Beilis trial, these anti-Semitic fliers were distributed in Kiev warning Christian parents to watch over their children during the Jewish PASSOVER. The caption reads “Orthodox Russian people, commemorate the name of the youth Andriy Yushchinskyi who was martyred by Zhids! [an ethnic slur for Jews] Memory eternal to him! Christians, guard your children!!! On March 17, the passover of the Zhids begins.” Image by Unknown author – Friends-partners.org, Public Domain, Wikipedia

History’s oldest prejudice has proved astonishingly adaptable. It has survived kings, popes, and empires—and now enjoys observer status at the United Nations.

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Janet Levy:  This lie has persisted for over 100 years!

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Jerusalem – High Court building. Photo by www.pikiwiki.org.il, CC BY 2.5, Wikipedia

For the first time in Israel’s history, the government has formally declared it will not comply with a ruling from the High Court, raising the potential of a constitutional crisis. The dispute in question relates to the Council of the Second Authority, a regulatory body which oversees commercial broadcasting.

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Peloni:  The state of Lebanon was once a Christian nation, and yet today, the Christians of that once great country stand so imperiled that they are seeking the protections and benefits of being ruled by Israel, knowing that their fate would be better served under Israeli  rule than under the rule of their own captured nation.

Avi Abelow | Meta | July 3, 2026

Image via Meta

In a development that should shake every Israeli and every friend of Israel to the core, Christian leaders in southern Lebanon are openly requesting annexation by Israel and Israeli citizenship for their communities. These are not abstract discussions — they are desperate appeals from people living under the boot of Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Shiite jihadists who have turned their lives into a nightmare of persecution and fear.

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Peloni: Leon Kushner provides an important context to the discussion on US VP Vance.  This was posted as a response to a recent interview with Ambassador Yoram Ettinger on this subject but it provides too good a reflection of Vance to not earn its own post.

Leon Kushner

Photo by Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America – J. D. Vance, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikipedia 

I have much respect for ambassador Ettinger. I love how he always tries to explain how the US benefits from the ‘aid’ it sends to Israel. I totally agree of course.

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Peloni:  Don’t look for any miracles shifting the dominance of Hezbollah to the LAF simply because the US is increasing its already significant payments to Lebanon.  Hezbollah’s support in the country is mirrored in its support in the Lebanese armed forces.  Even as that support might be less than it was as judged solely by public statements of Lebanese influencers, including from some within the Shia-Hezbollah supporting community in Lebanon, has Hezbollah lost its own influence on the LAF?  Well, I would argue that such a forlorn hope will once again be met with serious disappointment, even as the LAF is once again the recipient of massive infusions of American cash and arms.  Once again, the Reaganesque adage of ‘Trust but Verify’ should be shorted to simply ‘Verify’ as the Lebanese have demonstrated as recently as January that they are untrustworthy as ever when they then laughably claimed that South Lebanon had been demilitarized.  The predictability of the Lebanese failing to address their Iran problem in the form of Hezbollah will persist until such time as someone eliminates the real source of Hezbollah’s power, which is in Iran.  You can not eliminate this influence by simply outspending the Iranians in Lebanon.

Until such time as Islamist control in Iran is eliminated, the buffer in Lebanon will remain a clear victory, even as it comes with Trump’s support for preventing any targeting of Hezbollah’s headquarters in Beirut which is not permitted under this current agreement, which calls to question if this was the real purpose behind both Trump’s linkage of Lebanon to Iran, and the subsequent US mediated negotiations which led to the mediating of some of the consequences of that linkage.

By Hugh Fitzgerald | July 4, 2026

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Peloni:  I mentioned some time ago that many things will change before the coming election.  It is important to note that Yuli Edelstein tried to challenge Netanyahu in the last election, and that there will be no such challenge entertained in this current election within Likud.  There has been an attempt to form an alternative to Likud with previous and current members of Likud, and that attempt failed to mature beyond talk and the creation of the all too unconvincing name of Likud-B.  So, instead, or perhaps in anticipation of Likud B becoming more than a joke, an old ally of Netanyahu’s, but a more recent challenger of his, is striking out on his own.  It is important to note that Edelstein is championing a break with the Haredi parties while Netanyahu is holding fast to his long tested and recently challenged partnership.   So we will see how this matures in the coming days, but the plan for the formation of Likud B was initially to include more than just Edelstein.

On a side note, don’t miss the highlighted statement by Lapid below who admits his need to find an image of the Right behind which to hide in the form of his previous partner, Naftali Bennett.  Recognizing the shift to the Right among the electorate serves his need to hide behind Bennett, but the association with Mr. Two-State Solution Lapid has not been so useful to Bennett who once again misjudged the consequences of joining with his Leftist ally Lapid as they face the coming election in a party so aptly named “Together”.

All Israel News Staff | Published: July 5, 2026

Edelstein, Knesset member. Photo by Itzhak Harari / Knesset Archives, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia

One of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s longest-serving political allies is leaving the Likud Party ahead of Israel’s upcoming Knesset elections, citing the party’s continued support for draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox men as incompatible with both Israel’s needs and his own principles.

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Peloni:  Happy Birthday America!

Independence was not guaranteed.

J.B. Shurk | Am Thinker |  July 4, 2026

“Thomas Jefferson memorial” by Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0

Two-hundred-fifty years ago, the Second Continental Congress lit the fuse for human freedom by declaring the United States of America independent from Great Britain.  Although we Americans celebrate the Fourth of July as our nation’s birthday, our country did not have an easy birth.

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Peloni:  The simple reality is that America is facing a threat greater than the Communist takeover of America, as it is being challenged by a pincer movement in the form of the union of the Red-Green axis, ie that of the Communists allied with the Islamists.  As they join the corrupt American Democratic party, this Red-Green-Blue Axis provides America with what might be the most challenging attack America has ever faced.  Nonetheless, if the Americans can resolve themselves to assert and defend the provisions their forefathers enshrined in the formation of the Constitutional govt, they have the ability to meet this challenge and preserve/resurrect the power and dignity of the American Republic which has served as an important example of how liberty and dignity might thrive and dominate in a world which has been marked over the centuries by tyranny, autocracy and theocracy.  Unfortunately, as America is facing the combined efforts of the three-legged union being raised against it, Pres.Trump remains silent on dealing with the Islamist third leg which is rising in power and influence in the US, even moreso than it has in the past.  If this resolve to ignore the threat from the Islamists persists in America, it will be enough to ultimately bring that great nation to its knees, and forever erase history’s prime example of how the historic dominance of tyranny, autocracy, and theocracy might be replaced by liberty, dignity and govt by the consent of the governed.  In fact, the Islamist movement which Trump has ignored in his speeches represents an ancient example of tyranny, autocracy, and theocracy which America fought against the Barbary Pirates in its first war as a fledgling nation.  Will America continue to ignore the threat today which it recognized and faced in is infancy?

By Carleen Johnson | The Center Square | July 5, 2026

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President Donald Trump delivered a weather-delayed speech Saturday highlighting American exceptionalism while warning of the growing threat of rising democratic socialism and communism movements as America celebrated 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence,

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