Peloni:  In Gaza, terrorists won’t stop terrorizing and rapists won’t stop raping, and the Western world won’t stop enabling them both.  For six months, the atrocities being committed by a reinvigorated Hamas in Gaza have been well known to the world, with videos of systematic beatings, shooting, and murder reaffirming that Hamas is back in power again.  Now we are adding systematic and institutionalized rape to the crimes being sheltered by the inaction of the Board of Peace, as we are still waiting for the 36hrs deadline for Hamas to disarm to eclipse and for their destruction to be enforced by this new international instrument of ‘Peace’.

By Hugh Fitzgerald | April 19, 2026

Hamas soldier storming Alumim in southern Israel during October 7 Massacre. Photo by CCTV footage: No human authorship – I24 News, Public Domain, Wikipedia

In Gaza, members of Hamas have been sexually exploiting widows and other desperate women without a husband or protector. They offer them food and money in exchange for sex. Some women are simply raped, or even gang-raped, by Hamas members who know that they will not be prosecuted. The women seldom dare to complain, for as one Hamas member warned a woman who wanted to report the abuse, in Gaza “Hamas is the government.”

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Peloni: In recent hours, the Iranian position has shifted from stating that they would not be attending negotiations on Tuesday to now stating that they are considering the latest proposal from the US via Pakistan.

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Peloni: Rep. Elise Stefanik, a unabashed champion of honesty, decency, and moral fortitude, will be missed following the coming election when she will no longer be part of the US congress.  I regret Trump’s decision to not back her in her bid to move towards rescuing New York in the coming governor’s race there, but I do look forward to seeing Elise continuing to share her voice in the years to come.

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Peloni:  I have to express my great appreciation to Andrew Benjamin for sharing this analysis of the recent victory in Hungary where Israel’s long standing ally, Victor Orban, was soundly defeated.  While the answers to various questions ab0ut the new Hungarian leader remain uncertain, it is clear that many concerns about this election may have been quite unfounded.  As Andy explains, time will tell, something which I often note myself.

Americans have seen the results of HOPE & CHANGE. It was not pretty. Are we seeing history repeat itself, if not exactly the same way? Incidentally, have we seen this play before?

Andrew Benjamin | Apr 19, 2026

“My job here is not to advance good ideas, but to kill the bad ones.” – John Kennedy, U.S. Senator, R-Louisiana. BOOK: “How to Test for Stupid”

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AN ELECTION WENT DOWN IN HUNGARY TO PARALLEL THAT OF FOUR YEARS AGO.

Does it mean the new Supreme Leader will have a better haircut and a better fitting suit than the one worn by the exiting Supreme Leader?

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by Gerald A. Honigman

https://johnkassnews.com/keep-the-kurds-out-of-the-iran-war/

Firstly, I agree with Mr. Kass’s general premise.

His analysis is generally good, but has some major flaws, especially his acceptance of Turkish and Arab views of the PKK and the Kurds in general, and designating the PKK as basically Marxist, with all of the negative implications that translates into.

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Peloni: Entering into a deal with Iran goes against US interests as it perpetuates the national theme in Iran which created the threat which brought the US to war today.  Existential threats can not be negotiated out of existence.  They warrant and demand being ripped out of power, root, stem and leaf.

by Amir Taheri  •  Gatestone Institute  •  April 19, 2026

A reshuffling of cards that leaves Iran’s regime in place in an altered form would not change the genetics of an ideology built around the radical rejection of accepted international law.  Picutured: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Screengrab via Youtube

• Under the system created by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and [Ayatollah Ali] Khamenei, even the chiefs of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are not allowed to hold staff meetings without prior approval of the Office of the Supreme Guide (“Beit-e Rahbari“) and the presence of his military advisers.

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Peloni: These are two highly recommended videos.  Amb. Tom Barrack continues to be the most dangerous man in the room, in any room he enters.  A year ago, Mike Doran of the Hudson Institute noted that US policy successes will hinge on Trump’s Turkey policy.  Unfortunately, it appears that Trump’s Turkey policy has taken the form of Tom Barrack’s badly misguided adoration of and advocacy for Turkey over all rational explanation.  The two videos below by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki describe the true context of Trump’s Turkey policy, and why these policies are so bad for both Israel and the United States.

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The growing Israeli-Turkish rivalry might soon expand to Jordan.

Andrew Korybko | Apr 15, 2026

Image via AI

Turkiye, Syria, and Jordan signed a trilateral MoU in early April on transport cooperation that followed their meeting more than half a year prior last September where they first committed to reviving the Hejaz Railway. This late-Ottoman project connected Istanbul with Medina and Mecca but collapsed during World War I. Its restoration in contemporary times would imbue Turkiye with immense economic and strategic influence that’s expected to make Israel uncomfortable.

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Peloni:  This story becomes more and more concerning.  What strike me as being most alarming is that this report is being investigated by the US intelligence agencies after being raised by the public, rather than the other way around, raising the question of why such an alarming trend would go unnoticed at the level of the DNI if not lower in the US intelligence networks.

By Pamela Geller | April 19, 2026

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Speculation is swirling online about a series of deaths and disappearances involving around ten individuals connected to sensitive U.S. research sites like NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Los Alamos, with some suggesting a coordinated plot targeting nuclear or space programs. President Trump has acknowledged the cases and called them “serious.”

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Michael Ordman | VGNI | April 19, 2026

In the 19th Mar 26 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:

• Israel used Iran’s surveillance cameras to fight the regime.
• Israeli researchers can identify the faulty gene causing illness.
• Israeli startups fight “bad” drones and protect “good” drones.
• Israel’s economy is still in good shape despite the war.
• The world’s most valuable company is 100% with Israel.
• Israelis strike gold in three sports events.
• A 19th century Haggadah reminds of better relations with Persia.

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Peloni:  So will Iran’s hard line gain softening of Trump’s demands, or will Iran concede to Trump’s terms or will the war resume til Iran accept Trump’s demands…either way, with the IRGC still in power in Iran, it should be understood that whatever happens, it will be an Iranian victory.  Unfortunately, Trump has signaled all too clearly that leaving the IRGC in power is tied to an entirely positive outcome, and that will continue to be the self owned error achieved no matter which of these paths is pursued.

White House preparing for resumption of military operations if ceasefire expires without agreement

All Israel News Staff | Published: April 19, 2026

Cargo ship transitting Strait of Hormuz. Photo by U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Waters – This image was released by the United States Navy with the ID 200417-N-PI330-0057 (next), Public Domain, Wikipedia

The Strait of Hormuz continues to be the focus of tension between the United States and Iran, after the Islamic regime again closed the waterway just hours after announcing its opening.

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Peloni: Add to this, the normalization of Abbas and Palestinian Authority as peace partners as well as linking UNSR 2803 to the New York Declaration’s call for Palestinian statehood.  

Janet Levy

Now Trump has stopped Israel from finishing off Hezbollah in Lebanon just like he stopped the complete annihilation of Hamas with his false statement that ‘Hamas will reform and give up its weapons.’ How did that work out? He tried to enlist the aid of anti-Israel countries like Turkey to “manage” the ceasefire.

Trump interfered in Israel’s rescue of non-Muslim minorities in Syria – the Alawites, Christians, Yazidis and Kurds.

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By Sha’i ben-Tekoa

Logo for the Harvard Crimson introduced in 2020. By Harvard University – Gocrimson.com, Public Domain, Wikipedia

The Trump administration announced on March 20 that it is suing Harvard University for failing to act against antisemitism in its hallowed ivy-covered halls.

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by Gerald A. Honigman

The Islamic Republic just illustrated, yet again (if continued rocketing of Israel by its Hizbullah proxy was not enough, after Trump warned Israel not to defend itself from this), why it must be totally brought down to Its knees with no chance of holding the world hostage again…

https://nypost.com/2026/04/18/us-news/iran-fires-on-tanker-near-oman-after-re-closing-strait-of-hormuz/

When will the otherwise reasonably astute American leader realize that he needs to deal with Iran the way President Harry S. Truman dealt with genocidal Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan during and post-WWII.

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Peloni & David Fieldstone

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Mark Levin raises the concern about political resolve in American to enforce any deal Trump’s establishes with the Mullahs after Trump leaves office.  The Democrats won’t enforce such a deal and neither will the isolationist Conservatives.  Further recognizing that China has a great deal of influence among American leadership, something which Mark did not raise, would only add to the concern that the Iranians are looking to a brighter tomorrow once Trump is gone and Iran will be allowed to return to business as usual amid the possible lack of resolve by American leadership going forward.  The way to cement American interests with Iran is not thru an agreement which was achieved thru the force of arms, but thru the permanent replacement of the ideology in Iran which makes Iran inherently and existentially, a threat to America.  Regime change, not negotiations, is the answer needed in Iran.

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