Peloni: A horrifying but not terribly surprising metaphor for the West.
by Daniel Greenfield | July 10 ,2026
Consider this cautionary tale a capsule summary of the sad state of western civilization, of empty people who jump from cause to cause until it kills them.
James Carney, a 43-year-old woman from a wealthy area in upstate New York, took up with a 28-year-old Muslim ‘refugee’ after meeting him at an anti-Israel rally. Her whole identity became built around that. Her Instagram profile reads “Free Palestine in Fk.”
Peloni: These war refugees in Gaza should be sheltered elsewhere, not in Gaza. The refusal to provide such an alternate safe space over the past 3 years to war refugees in a war zone only 25km at its widest margin demonstrates the continued commitment by the international community to further weaponize the population in Gaza against Israel. The Gazans must be granted safe harbor, but not in Israel, not under the protection of the IDF. There are only some two dozen Muslim nations. Pick one, and leave them there. Or choose from one of those nations in Europe which has demonstrated such an interest so far from their own shores. The reality is that the psychopaths of Gaza were purposefully developed for a purpose which they are still intended to fulfill: the slaughter of more Jews. While this is the intent of the international community, it should be opposed by Israeli policies. Open the doors and let the Gazans out!
Israeli forces operating in Tel Sultan, Gaza, early in the war between Israel and Hamas. (IDF)
On July 8, the US-led Board of Peace announced that it would soon establish a “pilot zone” in southern Gaza. Planned for Tel Sultan, near Rafah, the goal of the zone would be to move unarmed civilians who have been vetted for Hamas affiliations to the Israeli-controlled side of the Gaza Strip, separated by the Yellow Line. In the first portion of July, there was an increase in Israeli strikes and reported ceasefire violations as Hamas and other groups attempt to reconstitute forces in the area under Hamas control.
Peloni: As I noted yesterday, the threat from Turkey being gifted advanced US hardware is its connections to America’s peer competitors, not just the presence of Russian advanced hardware in Turkey. Furthermore, the transfer of the S-400 from one supposed US ally to another does not solve the problem, and if the S-400 is transferred to Qatar, the problem is even more troublesome given the US base located in Qatar.
S-400 missile system. Screengrab via Youtube
Turkey’s decade-long standoff with Washington over the S-400 may finally be nearing an inflection point, though not in the tidy way Ankara once imagined, and not without a fresh dose of frustration from the NATO summit in Ankara. Turkey appears to be pushing ahead with plans to divest itself of the Russian-made S-400 missile defense system, hoping the measure will clear legal hurdles, allowing Ankara to purchase F-35 fighter jets from the United States.
Peloni: Below is an important exchange between the Hudson Institute’s Zineb Riboua and Dr. David Wurmser about the basis on which the IRGC is fractured (full text below my commentary).
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Zineb,
I think this is the proximate cause of fissures, but I think it is a reflection of something much deeper. The Iranian regime is essentially a collection of mafia dons each possessing their own posses, and it always has been. These posses, which have ideological… https://t.co/4t2Tb9AMmo
Recall that the best way to understand—or influence—anyone is to grasp the fundamental motivations that drive their actions. Much of the current discussion surrounding the fractures within Iran centers on the supposed divide between “moderates” and “radicals” inside the IRGC. Riboua and Wurmser, however, explain that that this characterization misses the point entirely. Rather than representing an ideological struggle, the competing factions within the IRGC are better understood as rival power centers operating within an organization that functions much like a mafia.
President Trump Gaggles with Press on Air Force One En Route Joint Base Andrews, Jul. 8, 2026. Screengrab via Youtube.
What so many of us saw months and months ago, has finally become reality for Trump, who now admits that Iran’s leaders are “liars, cheats and sick people.”
Peloni: Yes, of course, the likely next ruler of the Islamic Kingdom of England suggests that English Jew Baiting has clearly not been substantial enough and he intends to do a better job of it. Notably, recognition of a terrorist Palestinian state being led by terrorists clearly was too timid a response to the Islamist propaganda being hailed as reporting in England. Diabolical insanity.
Andy Burnham, British member of parliament (MP) for Makerfield, alongside PM Keir Starmer. By Number 10 – Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits Holy Trinity Primary School, OGL 3, Wikipedia
Andy Burnham, a leading contender to succeed British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, called for a tougher British approach toward Israel in an interview with The Guardian, including the possibility of additional sanctions.
Peloni: See below an interview by FDD Senior Fellow Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus as he interviews Hannah Puder, the producer of the film, “Operation Arnon,” the true story of how Noa Argamani , Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov and Shlomi Ziv were rescued and how the commanding officer in the rescue, Arnon Zmora died of wounds received during the mission. See also Puder’s film, “Operation Arnon” at the bottom.
The U.S. must pursue deep-sea mining so that the American economy—and our defense equipment and fighter jets—are no longer dependent on our biggest rival.
Deep sea mining schematic with independant platform. By G.Mannaerts, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia
Our F-35 fighter jets are the most advanced and lethal multirole stealth aircraft in the world. However, their avionics, actuators, and radar systems depend on our biggest rival—China, the world’s largest producer of rare-earth elements, without which none of those systems, nor many others vital to the economy, could be built.
Peloni: As the Pentagon’s National Defense Strategy has come to focus upon burden sharing among its allies and partners, it becomes critical to properly vet those allies and partners as being reliably supportive of US interests. The fact that Turkey violated its support of its alliances with Washington and the West is what drew Trump’s ire when Erdogan first took possesion of the Russian S-400. Simply parting with the possession of this weapon system can not be the basis of restoring faith in Turkey as a reliable or dependable partner. Its vocal abuses and threats to well established US partners demonstrates that Turkey is not worthy of any level of trust which might be placed in it divesting itself of the Russian war system. So, why is Trump placing so much Trust in Turkey? And why should Trump’s partners and allies do the same?
Sinan Ciddi | July 10, 2026
President Trump departed the NATO Summit in Ankara without announcing Turkey’s reinstatement in the F-35 program, a major disappointment to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
This omission is significant because it highlights the broader strategic issue at stake.
Peloni: Are these the sort of reforms regarding Pay For Slay that the Board of Peace was looking for in the PA before once again empowering that terror organization with the means to weaponize their Jew Hatred against the Israeli people? Peace can not be forced between parties who are openly hostile, and the terrorist sourcing of the American equity in the PA should then clearly be a Red Line to any hope of achieving peace, as is clearly demonstrated here. Oslo placed these terrorists in a position of power over their constituency without any interest in how that would actually isolate and eliminate the voices of any Arabs who actually might have been interested in seeking peace with Israel. As the Board of Peace is leaving Hamas armed in Gaza, and is once again turning to its terror equity in the ‘reformed’ PA for leadership qualities which no self respecting terrorist could muster, this same crime is being committed against the Israeli people, using the crime of once again empowering terrorists to silence any possible hopes of peace which might exist in the Gazan population. American Peace Processors should divest themselves of doing the same thing over and over again, while pretending it is different. It isn’t different, and in many ways it is worse, because they should know better after playing this game so many times in the past with the singular outcome of dismal failure which cost the lives of far too many.
The Israeli withdrawal from two “pilot zones” in southern Lebanon is set to begin in the coming days, The Times of Israel (TOI) reported on Thursday, as the next round of negotiations between Lebanon and Israel is set to be held in Rome next week.
Rahm Emanuel, March 26, 2015. Screengrab via Youtube
Former Barack Hussein Obama’s (the most blatantly anti-Israel President in history, with Jimmy Carter a close second) chief of staff and Chicago mayor, Rahm Emanuel, is contemplating a White House run à few years from now. See below…
Peloni: Not for the first time, Rahm Emanuel plays the part of the Court Jew to his progressive allies, spouting lies, demeaning the Jewish state, while attempting to dissemble the raison d’etre on which the Jewish state was founded, namely providing the Jewish people with the means and capabilities of choosing their own destiny as a sovereign people. Instead, Emanuel would have the Jewish state subordinate its own sovereign judgements to support the nihilistic values of the Democratic Party, which itself has adopted entirely Jew Hating positions among other bizarre and deviant policies. Shame on Rahm Emanuel for failing both his nation of American and simultaneously the Jewish people as well, but then again, as I noted above, we have seen his craven want of courage, independence and good judgement play out before. Bipartisan support for Israel was not something that was bought at the price of Israel sacrificing its own interests as Emanuel would require. Instead, bipartisan support for Israel is something that came from a broad consensus of Americans, voicing their support for a strong, proud, independent and viable Jewish state. The fact that the Democratic Party has entirely wiped itself free of any connection to either its past values or its support for Jews or the Jewish state can not possibly gain the support of Israel, and if it did, it would only serve to further degrade both the reason that Americans support Israel, as well as any hope that Israel might help influence the Democrats into regaining any semblance of their former selves. Indeed, instead of Israel subordinating its values to support the new Democratic party which has gained the support of Rahm Emanuel, the new Democratic party should subordinate its wokish, nihilistic, demagoguery to the values which inspire the Israeli people, because these are the values on which the American nation was founded, which brought America to become the pinnacle of success which led the world to follow her example, and which is the only means by which America might rise to that level of greatness again. Indeed, Making America Great is not a Republican virtue, but unfortunately, only the Republicans have the sense to want to see their nation succeed and prosper, and in so doing, their support for the plucky Jewish state remains firmly in place.
Rahm Emanuel, taking a phone call. Photo by Tim – Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikipedia
The now irrelevant Obama has been means to get into the 2028 Presidential race. How does he make waves and get publicity? By attacking the Jewish state. Sick.
The elaborate state funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was designed to project continuity and strength. But beneath the carefully choreographed images, questions remain about who now holds power inside Iran.
2023 Hezbollah drill in Aaramta. Photo by Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia
The Israel Defense Forces recently uncovered a fortress-like underground complex beneath the streets of southern Lebanon containing eight tons of explosives, fifty drones capable of flying 150 miles, and facilities designed to house hundreds of terrorists. Hidden from view for years, it functioned as a subterranean drone airport where Hezbollah pilots prepared attacks against Israel. It was a carefully engineered center of terror constructed directly beneath civilian communities.
THE BIGGEST ENEMY OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE ISN’T ISRAEL – IT’S JORDAN’S HASHEMITE REGIME
?? For decades, the Hashemite regime has enforced a systematic policy of discrimination against Jordanians of Palestinian descent—targeting their businesses, shutting them out of government… pic.twitter.com/9ozzzXEaDB
For decades, the Hashemite regime has enforced a systematic policy of discrimination against Jordanians of Palestinian descent—targeting their businesses, shutting them out of government jobs and higher education, and denying them equal opportunities.
Author’s note: This is from my novel about Israel during the Second Intifada and about a professor writing a controversial book claiming a Second Shoah is underway, when his daughter gets injured in a terrorist attack at a Jerusalem restaurant. The professor contemplates the significance of 9/11 and whether the world will learn anything at all from it.
Peloni; Rabbi Pesach Wolicki suggests that regime change may be closer than we think. So is it? The unscripted president may offer some insights on this possibility.
Israeli forces operating in Tel Sultan, Gaza, early in the war between Israel and Hamas. (IDF)
Andy Burnham, British member of parliament (MP) for Makerfield, alongside PM Keir Starmer. By Number 10 – Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits Holy Trinity Primary School, OGL 3, 
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Rahm Emanuel, taking a phone call. Photo by Tim – 
