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The Lessons of Entebbe Fifty Years Later  

By Moshe Phillips

Israeli commandos from the Sayeret Matkal after Operation Entebbe.  Photo by IDF Spokesperson's Unit, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=85773091Israeli commandos from the Sayeret Matkal after Operation Entebbe. Photo by IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia

The name Netanyahu first appeared in the world’s news headlines fifty years ago this month, thirty years before Benjamin Netanyahu was originally elected Israel’s prime minister.

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July 1, 2026 | 6:41 pm | Comments »

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Residents near Judea, Samaria warn FPV drones could reach central Israel  

Peloni:  The threat of drone infiltration exists on all borders, making the need to solve this puzzle all the more immediate.

All Israel News Staff | Published: July 1, 2026

Concerns are growing among residents of communities near the West Bank (Judea and Samaria) and parts of central Israel that the FPV drone threat seen in Lebanon could spread to their areas.

Hezbollah has increasingly used first-person-view (FPV) drones against IDF troops in southern Lebanon and communities along Israel’s northern border.

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July 1, 2026 | 6:39 pm | Comments »

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There Was No Armenian Genocide  

Peloni:  As I noted in my earlier preface on Israeli governmental recognition of the Armenian Genocide, it is better described as ‘ethnic cleansing’, which is altogether different from what the word ‘genocide’ portends.

By Sha’i ben-Tekoa

Armenian Genocide Female Orphans. Photo by K. Polis : Published by M. Hovakimean, 1920. – Babel.hathitrust.org, Public Domain, Wikipedia

Although Raphael Lemkin, a Polish Jew who escaped to America in 1939, lost 49 family members in the Holocaust, invented the word genocide in 1944, and cited the fate of Armenians in 1915 at the hands of the barbaric Turks as an example of genocide, he was wrong about that, and on 28 June when the GOI (Government of Israel) joined the hostile gentile world by admitting that the Armenians were targeted for genocide too, that was another mistake.

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July 1, 2026 | 5:45 pm | Comments »

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The Evil Party and the Stupid Party  

Peloni:  Will the American people sit on their hands in November, or will they show up to vote down the Evil in the Democratic Party while ignoring the pandering to Iran?

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Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani, White House, Public domain

It was the late twentieth-century conservative pundit M. Stanton Evans who was the first to dub the Republican Party the Stupid Party, and the Democrat Party the Evil Party: “We have two parties and only two. One is the evil party and the other is the stupid party. I’m very proud to be a member of the stupid party. Occasionally, the two parties get together to do something that’s evil and stupid. That’s called bipartisanship.”

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July 1, 2026 | 11:35 am | 2 Comments »

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Treasury License for Iranian Petroleum Is Unwise and May Be Inconsistent With Statutory Requirements  

Orde Kittrie & Miad Maleki | June 30, 2026

A port view of the reflagged Kuwaiti supertanker GAS KING underway. Photo by Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994 -Public Domain, WikipediaA port view of the reflagged Kuwaiti supertanker GAS KING underway. Photo by Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994 -Public Domain, Wikipedia

The Treasury Department’s issuance on June 22 of a license pausing Iranian petroleum sanctions appears to be inconsistent with the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA), which prohibits such relief for 30 days after a U.S. nuclear agreement with Iran is submitted to Congress. The U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was submitted to Congress on June 18. The 30-day period was designed to provide Congress time to review a nuclear agreement with Iran — and potentially reject it — prior to implementation.

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July 1, 2026 | 11:27 am | Comments »

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US Congress pushes back against White House dangerous arms deal with Turkey’s President Erdo?an  

Peloni:  The important task of standing firm in opposing the sale of advanced US hardware to Erdogan’s Turkey appears to stand with the US Congress.  Trump’s Turkey policy has consistently aided Turkey’s strengthening grip on power in the region and beyond, something which has been highly regrettable for US allies and US interests, even as it was avoidable.  Amb. Tom Barrack has come to play a vital role in these developments, and his growing position in the Trump administration continues to parallel Trump’s growing support for Erdogan.  The consequences of this new reality has included Erdogan’s rhetorical banter encompassing greater and greater threats being made against Israel alongside the countering of vital US interests, not least of which is the ceding of control of the Horn of Africa to the Muslim Brotherhood led Turkish leader.  Hence, as the Trump administration has failed to do anything but encourage Erdogan’s ambitions of empire building, the role of oversight by the US Congress now becomes all the more pivotal.

President Trump Meets with the President of Turkey” by Trump White House Archived, Public Domain Mark

A growing number of lawmakers on Capitol Hill are sounding the alarm over reports that the Trump administration is considering reopening the door to selling advanced F-35 stealth fighter jets to Turkey, arguing that such a move would reward one of America’s most unpredictable allies while potentially undermining Israel’s security and U.S. interests across the Middle East.

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July 1, 2026 | 11:05 am | 1 Comment »

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ISRAEL’S ROOT OF TITLE  

Peloni:  Paul Schnee provides an important history lesson for the likes of VP Vance who fail to grasp the true history of the region in which he is now actively changing, which does not leave Israel owing its existence to America.  The ties which link America and Israel are very strong, but a fair accounting of history and reality should be the basis on which any interaction in the region is based.

by Paul Schnee | August 2011

San Remo Conference held at Castle Devachan in Sanremo, Italy, from 19 to 26 April 1920. Photo by Agence de presse Meurisse. Agence photographique (commanditaire) - Bibliothèque nationale de France, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=160560747San Remo Conference held at Castle Devachan in Sanremo, Italy, from 19 to 26 April 1920. Photo by Agence de presse Meurisse. Agence photographique (commanditaire) – Bibliothèque nationale de France, Public Domain, Wikipedia

Unable to defeat Israel on the battlefield or intimidate her by decades of terror her Muslim tormentors have anxiously turned to a different strategy.

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July 1, 2026 | 12:49 am | 2 Comments »

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SCOTUS Blows It on Birthright Citizenship  

Peloni:  Another very bad decision for America, Americans, and Americanism…  Is there no greater authority than the insanity guiding America’s Supreme Court?  There is no basis in law, history or reason to birth foreign nationals with the rights, privileges and responsibilities of the American Republic.  The internationalization process as Pamela Geller describes so well as Birthright Tourism is now law of the land in America, diluting the national sovereignty of the American nation, and the further undoing of American enfranchisement.

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“Supreme Court” by Missy Caulk, CC BY-SA 2.0Supreme Court” by Missy Caulk, CC BY-SA 2.0

This was not the founders had in mind. Birthright tourism.

Once again, Justices Roberts and Barrett joined the three liberal justices.

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June 30, 2026 | 6:12 pm | 9 Comments »

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The Information State:  Its Impact on Freedom  

Jacob Siegela’s brand new book focuses on how rulers and elites use digital tools to calibrate information and control the masses.

Janet Levy | Am Thinker |June 30, 2026

In his many articles for Tablet and other outlets, Jacob Siegel, a journalist and war veteran, has focused on how rulers and elites use digital tools to calibrate information and control people. His new book, The Information State: Politics in the Age of Total Control, traces the evolution—from 9/11 to the advent of AI—of a mammoth alliance between government and Big Tech that subverts our constitutional republic and enslaves Americans.

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June 30, 2026 | 6:05 pm | Comments »

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US urging Israel to Forego Hamas Disarmament and Implement Re-imagined 20 Point Plan  

Peloni: It is interesting to see how “Peace in Our Time” keeps changing from a very bad deal to an even worse very bad deal.  The refusal to allow an end to the war in Gaza has now led to the capitulation on the very point on which the war in Gaza was begun: the elimination of Hamas as an armed and ruling entity.  While funding of Iran has resumed at an exponential pace, Washington’s new policy betrayal in Gaza would leave the same butchers of October 7 in control there, and would allow the entire fiasco leading upto October 7 to play out all over again.  Tolerating enemies capable of making war on the Israeli people is what led to October 7.  This insanity must not be allowed to continue.  The Old Conceptzia must finally be ended, and Washington must be reminded of the commitments which it agreed to as prerequisites in its own stated plans for Gaza which included the elimination of Hamas if it did not disarm within 36hrs.  Well, its been 8 months since that deadline expired and Washington’s Peace Processors have come to the conclusion that the quintessential element of the 20 Point plan should be ignored so as to not spoil the ruse of having once again achieved Peace in the Middle East.  Netanyahu must stand firm in opposing this outrageous proposal which once again places the whims of the Peace Processors far above the security demands of the Israeli people.

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President Donald Trump participates in the Board of Peace Charter Announcement and Signing ceremony during the World Economic Forum. Photo by The White House - https://www.flickr.com/photos/202101414@N05/55055920812/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=182291629President Donald Trump participates in the Board of Peace Charter Announcement and Signing ceremony during the World Economic Forum. Photo by The White House – Flickr/, Public Domain, Wikipedia

Israeli journalists Elior Levy and RoiKais released a report detailing a requested change in the framework of Trump’s 20 Point Plan which is now enshrined in UN Security Resolution 2803.  The requested changes include the following proposals for Israel, Hamas and the Technocratic govt in Gaza:

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June 30, 2026 | 4:55 pm | 3 Comments »

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For the US, oil is thicker than blood  

Peloni:  In politics and geopolitics, realities change, and so too do alliances.  Is that what we are witnessing with Trump and Iran today?  Has Trump come full circle to embrace the Iranians as Obama did before him?  What would the business Tycoon of a decade ago advise himself today about the folly of supporting a terror regime, of stabilizing its survival at the cost of isolating allies in coordination with those who are still calling for the subjugation and conquest of America?

President Donald Trump is justifying his capitulation to Iran by pointing to the stock market surge and the drop in oil prices, proving once again that economic interests dictate American policy. Washington has often preferred energy from the Gulf over its allies. We must internalize the bitter truth that there are limits to America’s commitment to us, and prepare accordingly

by  Prof. Eyal Zisser | June 30, 2026

Franklin D. Roosevelt and King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia at Great Bitter Lake in Egypt. Photo by Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 - File URL Catalog record, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=193046606Franklin D. Roosevelt and King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia at Great Bitter Lake in Egypt. Photo by Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 – File URL Catalog record, Public Domain, Wikipedia

Since US President Donald Trump signed the agreement with Iran that will bring the war to an end without achieving any of the goals he had set for himself, and worse, an agreement that strengthens the Iranian regime and grants Tehran the status of a regional power it never had before, Trump has repeatedly justified his surrender to the Iranians by saying that he did not want a “global economic catastrophe,” and that because of the agreement, the stock market in New York “soared like a rocket” and oil prices fell dramatically.

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June 30, 2026 | 4:32 pm | Comments »

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The Sheket Delusion: From Qatari Suitcases to American Memorandums  

Peloni: We are told that the era of the old pre October 7 Conceptzia is dead, that lessons learned from the cauldrons of tragedy on October 7 and the long road since that terrible day will prevent the return to October 6, and thereby prevent a similar slaughter in the future.  Yet, is this what we are witnessing taking place today?  Is today’s policy of feeding Iran with access to billions in cash different from feeding Hamas with billions in cash which led to October 7?  I think the consequences of keeping our enemies alive represents a serious threat to the survival of the Israeli people, but also to the survival of Western civilization.

Of course, support from and for Washington’s hand on the lever deciding regional policy was always a motivating factor in what led to the formation of the October 6 Conceptzia, and such a dependency for and offshoring of Israel’s national interests seems to still be well vested in the current dilemma in which new revenue streams are being provided to an even more menacing terror entity in Iran than existed in Gaza.  Hence, such realizations beg the question, how is what is taking place today in Iran different from what led to October 6?

Is the new Conceptzia being acted upon today really different from the old Conceptzia which we were led to believe was dead?  We live in an age of miracles, where a tiny nation stand strong against the 8-front war being waged against us.  Yet, will the most pivotal miracle of all be encapsulated in the reality that keeping our enemies alive to serve foreign interests is the guiding principle which ties the Old Conceptzia to what replaced it?

Victor Satya

October 7 Collage by Hnuden – Own work, CC0, Wikipedia

Sheket was the dream: pay Hamas enough and they might choose prosperity over pogroms. The suitcases rolled in. October 7 rolled out. Having awakened from that particular slumber, Israel is now politely asked to watch Washington cut the same deal with a bloodied Iran. Old illusions, new luggage.

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June 30, 2026 | 2:36 pm | Comments »

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The State Department Just Handed Turkey the Horn of Africa  

Janet Levy:  This month, the Trump State Department issued a report declaring the Republic of Somaliland a region of the lawless, Islamic terrorist state of Somalia, handing a strategic victory to Erdogan.

Somaliland, a former British colony, gained independence in June 1960. A few days later, it joined Somalia, which had been an Italian colony. After the brutal dictatorship of Muhammad Siad Barre and the collapse of the state, Somaliland declared its independence as the Republic of Somaliland. Over the past 35 years, it has been a democracy with free elections and the rule of law. It has its own bicameral parliament, a military, and a currency.

In December, Israel was the first country to recognize Somaliland. Trump mocked Israel’s action by affirming that the U.S. would not recognize the country and asking, “Does anyone know what Somaliland is, really?”

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June 30, 2026 | 8:17 am | 3 Comments »

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From Israel: This much I DO know!!  

Arlene Kushner | June 29, 2026

David Ben-Gurion reads the Declaration of Independence at the State Declaration ceremony on May 14, 1948 in front of the microphones of the recording company "Zion" - the two largest microphones identical.  Photo by Rudi Weissenstein -  Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22860410David Ben-Gurion reads the Declaration of Independence at the State Declaration ceremony on May 14, 1948 in front of the microphones of the recording company “Zion” – the two largest microphones identical. Photo by Rudi Weissenstein – Public Domain, Wikipedia

I am asked by readers what I think the outcome is going to be, with regard to Israel, the US and Iran/Hezbollah. While there is a great deal I cannot speak to with any authority, I believe there are factors we should pay close attention to as we look for answers.

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June 30, 2026 | 8:13 am | 1 Comment »

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