Shocking Revelation About What Is Fueling the War in Israel
Peloni: Gadi Taub provides an analysis of the conception which led to the October 7 slaughter. He also discusses his recent interview with PM Netanyahu
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- Shocking Revelation About What Is Fueling the War in Israel
- Israel Should Declare Three Nos
- Securing American With Amb. Yoram Ettinger
- PART 4: IS TRUMP FOR REAL? Trump 2.0’s pro-jihadi geopolitics in the context of Trump 1.0
- Did Trump Break Up With Netanyahu?
- Ted Belman, A Life Of Courage
- Particularism Before Universalism
- President Trump Delivers Remarks During U.S-Saudi Economic Forum
- Francisco Gil White Interviews Alexander Papkov: Who Is Behind Qatar?
- A NEW JORDANIAN REPUBLIC FOR ALL JORDANIANS
- International law and the State of Israel
- The Ultimate Alternate Israel-Palestine Solution (Jordan Option)
- First male IDF soldier taken on Oct. 7 to return home, hailed as emotional victory for Israel and U.S.
- Iran’s Apocalyptic Vision Transcends Diplomacy & Finance
- Ted Belman – In In Memoriam
- Avi Abelow Unpacks Trump, Bibi & Qatar
May 14, 2025
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Israel Should Declare Three Nos
Peloni: The simple statement of “No to a nuclear Iran, No to the Two State Solution, No to a bi-national state” represents Israel’s most basic survival strategies. Enacting all three limbs of this strategy will eliminate Israel’s greatest threats, while presenting a deterrent for those threats which remain.
No to a nuclear Iran, No to the Two State Solution, No to a bi-national state.
By Ted Belman (Jan 20,2022)
In June 1967, Israel defeated five Arab armies in what became known as the Six Day War. That war actually began when the Arabs invaded Israel immediately after her Declaration of Independence in 1948. The Arabs had hoped to destroy Israel and “drive the Jews into the sea”.
Three months later, the Arab League met in Khartoum and declared their 3 no’s; no peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, no negotiations with Israel, Also included was their insistence on the rights of the Palestinian people in their own country.
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Securing American With Amb. Yoram Ettinger
Peloni: Amb. Ettinger discusses the distictions which set Iran apart from other nations. With its fanatical, apocalyptic, religious vision of toppling the collective Sunni state, Iran will come to focus its efforts on toppling the West. He explains that Iran has proxies extending to Mexico and South America with the drug cartels, beyond those in the middle east, which are capable of carrying out this apocalyptic vision directly against the US. Amb. Ettinger also discusses the threat coming from Tucker Carlson and others who try to trivialize the significant threat from Iran based on a Western perspectives which misconstrue Iranian ambitions.
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PART 4: IS TRUMP FOR REAL? Trump 2.0’s pro-jihadi geopolitics in the context of Trump 1.0
Francisco Gil-White | An MOR series | May 12, 2025
If you didn’t read PART 3 yet, you may do so here:
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Did Trump Break Up With Netanyahu?
Janet Levy: PAY ATTENTION! What is Donald Trump’s Israel Du Jour Policy?
Trump arrived in Saudi Arabia with the billionaire globalists in tow for a “Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum.” Elon Musk, Palantir’s Alex Karp, Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman, Larry Fink and others WEFers were present. Trump ended up signing a $600 billion dollar economic deal with the kingdom.
Trump and the Crown Prince also closed agreements on Energy, Defense, etc.
Regarding the Qatari offer of a luxury jet, DJT said, “It’s a great gesture from Qatar. I would never be one to turn down that kind of an offer.” Sounds like a blatant conflict of interest with a terrorist, slave state that jeopardizes policy toward Israel. (NOTE: Qatar funds Hamas, Hezbollah, Al Qaeda, the Taliban and ISIS and harbors the Muslim Brotherhood).
Trump now opposes bombing Iran and his displeasure with Waltz and Hegseth reportedly stems from their staunch support for an Israeli attack on Iran, the regime that shouts “Death to America,” “Death to Israel.”
The fact that the president arranged a ceasefire with the Houthis without Israeli involvement after they targeted Ben Gurion Airport is concerning. He now might allow Iran to enrich uranium for “civilian” use. The entire free world should be very nervous.
Meanwhile, Trump’s nominee Steve Witkoff was recently quoted as saying, “We want to bring the hostages home, but Israel is not willing to end the war. Israel is prolonging it — despite the fact that we don’t see where else we can go and that an agreement must be reached.”
Emerald Robinson | The Right Way | May 13, 2025
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https://www.emerald.tv/p/did-trump-break-up-with-netanyahu
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Ted Belman, A Life Of Courage
Peloni: The following was written by Ted Belman’s cousin, Yonasan Bender, which his daughter Aliza was kind enough to forward to me to share with his readers. It the most fitting tribute I have read of Ted, and I am very thankful to his family for sharing it.
Yonasan Bender
I realize since I was late I wasn’t able to say a few words but I had prepared something and I wanted to share them with you.
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Particularism Before Universalism
T. Belman. Seventeen years after I wrote this, my article has become even more relevant.
Are the citizens of a country entitled to preserve their ethnic or religious makeup or their culture? And who is to decide? The Western model says “no”.
By Ted Belman (First published in July 2005)
Everyone is familiar will Hillel’s quote, loosely translated, “If I am not for myself, who am I? If I am only for myself, what am I? If not now, when?”
I have always understood this to mean that an individual must make the case for his particular before making the case for the other. Particularism before universalism. Neither should be to the exclusion of the other, but the former, according to Hillel, comes first. One might add that it is only natural to fight for yourself before fighting for others.
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President Trump Delivers Remarks During U.S-Saudi Economic Forum
Sundance | May 13, 2025
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Celebrating a close and mutually beneficial relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, President Trump delivers remarks to an audience of both American and Saudi business leaders.
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Francisco Gil White Interviews Alexander Papkov: Who Is Behind Qatar?
Peloni: Highly recommended video
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A NEW JORDANIAN REPUBLIC FOR ALL JORDANIANS
Mudar Zahran
Where a CITIZEN comes first—above any name, title, or position.
WHERE EVERYONE IS TRULY EQUAL: EAST BANK JORDANIANS AND PALESTINIANS, MUSLIMS, CHRISTIANS, JEWS, ATHEISTS, CIRCASSIANS, AND CHECHENS—ALL EQUAL IN RIGHTS, EMPLOYMENT, AND POLITICAL REPRESENTATION.
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May 13, 2025
International law and the State of Israel
By Ted Belman July 2018
For thousands of years, nations came and went, pursuant to the rule, to the victor go the spoils. This included the right to rape the women, enslave the men, confiscate their wealth and rule the country as they saw fit.
By the beginning of the nineteenth century, this rule had changed considerably but the right of the victor to change borders and transfer populations of conquered countries was enshrined in international law.
So, in accordance with international law, the victors of WWI, Great Britain, France and the US negotiated the Versailles Treaty and forced Germany to accept it. This treaty changed borders of the defeated nations and moved populations. Their right to do so was never questioned.
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The Ultimate Alternate Israel-Palestine Solution (Jordan Option)
T. Belman. This article was written just a month after Pres Trump was inaugurated. Six months later I hosted a conference at the Begin Center in Jerusalem called The Jordan Option. All aspects of this option were discussed. The Jordan Opposition Coalition was represented by its founder Dr Mudar Zahran and Abed Amaala, the head of a million man Bedouin clan in Jordan. Close attention to the ideas presented, was paid by the PMO in Jerusalem and the Trump team in DC.
These ideas were further developed in my article, Memo to Kushner, published in Feb 2019. Dr. Mudar Zahran addressed members of the EU Parliament (video) and debated at the Oxford Union delivering a pro-Israel message. Be sure to watch both.
I like to believe that it was our initiative and our ideas that lead to the Abraham Accords and their progeny of peace deals yet to be born. Dr Mudar Zahran strongly believes in cooperation, not confrontation, just as King Feisal proposed and the Abraham Accords formalized. Jordan may yet become the Palestinian State under his leadership.
With a new U.S. president, new ideas are emerging on how to resolve the Israel-Palestine debacle. One of the most promising comes from Jordanian Opposition Council who favor a new Palestinian state — in Jordan.
By Ted Belman, (First published in slightly different form on Apr 1/17)
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First male IDF soldier taken on Oct. 7 to return home, hailed as emotional victory for Israel and U.S.
Israfan | May 13, 2025
In a moment of profound relief and national significance, Edan Alexander an Israeli-American IDF soldier was freed on Monday after 584 days in Hamas captivity in Gaza. His return marks the first release of a male IDF soldier kidnapped on October 7, 2023, and the homecoming of the last known living American hostage held by the terror group.
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Iran’s Apocalyptic Vision Transcends Diplomacy & Finance
Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger, “Second Thought: a US-Israel Initiative” | May 13, 2025
*47 years of US negotiation with the Ayatollah regime suggest that US policy makers have been impressed with the, supposedly, pragmatism of Iranian negotiators. However, while the US considers agreements with the Ayatollah regime and its proxies (e.g., the Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah) a step toward reconciliation and peaceful coexistence, the Ayatollah regime considers negotiation as a step toward the realization of its ideology – a global domination of all walks of life by Shia Islam, headed by Shia clerics.
*While US policy makers tend to take history, ideology and religion lightly, assuming that Money Talks, the Ayatollah regime is determined that Ideology Walks. Furthermore, as documented by its 47-year-old track record of rogue exportation of the Islamic Shia Revolution, the Ayatollah regime’s ideology transcends financial and diplomatic accords and benefits.
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Ted Belman – In In Memoriam
Peloni
It is with the greatest sadness that I have to report that Ted Belman, Editor of Israpundit for more than twenty years, has passed away at the age of 87. It was my very great honor to have worked so closely with Ted over the past few years. Ted was a visionary thinker, capable of thinking both inside and outside of the box, gaining insights into topics which he shared with his readers in the thousands of articles which he penned over the years and the innumerable posts which he posted and reflected upon. While focusing on topics relating to Israel and the Middle East specifically, and geopolitics more generally, he made Aliyah to Israel in 2009. His studious dedication to this site provided his readers with a continuous array of intriguing articles and media, on which they were encouraged to comment and discuss. Ted’s own infamous essay, “Israel Should Declare Three Nos”, became the underlying theme of this site as noted below the top banner, but his articles span a number of topics, including Covid, the 2020 election fraud, the Ukraine War, Jewish History, Middle Eastern Geopolitics, Israeli politics and most profoundly, the Jordan Option. Notably, Ted was never shy about following the facts wherever they led him.
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Avi Abelow Unpacks Trump, Bibi & Qatar
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So much to process!!! Stick with me as we unpack the latest…
Idan Alexander is free! Baruch Hashem! Yes, it’s only one, but it’s another life saved. People doubted that we would be able to free any of our hostages from the Islamonaz*i barbarians who took them. Yet, we have successfully freed so many, with 58 remaining. And for that, we must be grateful! Thanks to our holy IDF soldiers and to the political pressure on Hamas/Qatar/Egypt from the Trump administration, that was absent with the Biden administration.
All as we are still fighting this war in Gaza to to destroy our Islamonaz*i enemy and prevent any other Oct. 7th massacres from ever happening again.
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The paradox of Zionism that perplexes a wannabe Jew
The Palestinian Arabs must absorb the message that their fate is utterly irrelevant to the Jews. This is the first step towards psychological dominance over the Palestinian Arabs.
L: “Innocent civilians” rushing in to plunder the houses of Jews murdered and captured in Kibbutz Be’eri; R: Convoys of food for them.
The state, the government and the people of Israel, overwhelmingly internalise the wellbeing of the Palestinian Arabs as fundamentally Israel’s responsibility. This tenacious “Jewish man’s burden” has been the handmaiden of Zionism from the start and manifests on so many levels: from a self-imposed obligation to share the bounty of their once-barren land, transformed solely by their own hands, capital and ingenuity, with the Arabs, to forcing onto the Arabs parts of the land itself in the expectation that the latter will “seize the opportunity” to transform that ceded land into a prosperous Palestinian Arab homeland living in peace alongside what remains of the Jewish homeland.
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QATARI FUNDING OF “CHOICES PROGRAM” IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS
by Kelleigh Nelson
First Lady Jill Biden receives a briefing on women’s health research at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Friday, December 6, 2024, in Doha, Qatar. (Official White House Photo by Erin Scott – Flickr, Public Domain)
For far too long, a staggering amount of foreign money has flowed into our colleges and universities with little to no transparency or oversight. Caitlin Sutherland, executive director of Americans for Public Trust
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The Historical Jesus
By Ted Belman
Scholars have long recognized that the historical Jesus and the Jesus of faith are not one and the same. Many such scholars both Christian and otherwise participate every few years in the Jesus Seminar which reviews recent discoveries and treatises which shed light on the historical Jesus. They cast ballots to state their opinions on whether each statement or act attributed to Jesus in the Gospels can’t be true, might be true or probably is true. Much has been written on the historical Jesus and continues to be written. Most scholars, except for the fundamentalists and literalists, are of the opinion that very little in the gospels is true. But does it matter.
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May 12, 2025
Mark Levin: Ongoing War Against Islamist Ideology in the US and Trump’s Transformative 100 Days
Peloni: On Saturday’s show, Mark spends his first segment examine Trump in his first hundred days. He explains that Trump has been and continues to be a consequential president, a historical figure due to several aspects, his charisma, his direct relationship with the American people, he thinks big and outside the box, he is a principled man who remains open to new ideas, perceptive, considerate and curious, while sensitive enough to inquire about the well being of those directly by his side. Mark explains that Trump is not an idealogue, but is instead driven by philosophy. The efforts of his enemies to destroy him have made him unique in America history, adding to his historic quality as he will not given in to their demands or succumb to their efforts. He remains to be the most popular president in American history as he is not a politician. Mark explains that besides Lincoln, there has not been another president attacked from the day he entered the White House, while still securing a significantly consequential agenda in his first 100 Days in office. He has lived as an inspiring figure, influencing others who observe him in action.
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