Peloni:  Rabbi Pesach Wolicki takes us thru a careful comparison of what was originally included in Trump’s 20 Point Plan, and what is now being proposed to replace it, and this new proposal is replacing Trump’s original plan not implementing it, and the distinguishing aspects of the former and the latter are significant. See a list of the changes below.

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• Sequential requirements changed to simultaneous implementation
  • The original plan required Hamas to fulfill obligations before Israel or other parties moved to later stages.
  • The roadmap changes many of these requirements into parallel, simultaneous, and negotiated processes rather than strict prerequisites.

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Peloni:  This article provides a deep dive into the antagonism between Trump and Erdogan, as well as Trump’s eerily kind words praising the Turkish president despite the contrasting outlooks which both nations have in the region.

Erdogan stands as a regional threat to stability, and this includes his opposition to both his Arab neighbors, Israel, and America.  While Trump’s rhetoric paints a different picture, the reality is that it was Trump’s own State Dept which blocked the sale of F-35s to Turkey, and in doing so, he made clear his recognition of the threat which would come from expanding Erdogan’s power in the region.  As to his call to have Turkish troops included in the ISF in Gaza, this was never a real point of discussion because of the political impossibility which would come from such a move for Bibi.  Hence, Bibi was never going to agree to any force from or associated with Turkey.

Who is in political and militazry confrontation with Israel, Greece, and Cyprus in an attempt to re-establish the Ottoman Empire and hegemony in the Middle East.

By: Yigal Carmon | MEMRI.org | July 31, 2026

Trump meets Erdogan at the White House. Screengrab via BBC.

At a June 11, 2026 White House press conference, a reporter asked U.S. President Donald Trump to comment on the possibility of tensions arising between Israel and Turkey. Referring to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, President Trump replied that he “is a good friend of mine, and we’ve worked very well together, I like him a lot – I’m not supposed to say that because now the press will say ‘oh, he likes Erdo?an.’ Now he’s a hell of a leader, and a strong person – very strong person… I don’t think that will happen with Turkey, not as long as I’m president, because he respects me and I respect him, but beyond that, we have a good friendship, so you know, we’ll see.”[1]

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While Tehran recognizes Washington’s desire to avoid a confrontation, Israel is still waiting for American protection. The conclusion: Israel must prepare for the day after the US president.

by  Prof. Eyal Zisser

President Donald Trump speaks with members of the press at the White House, Sept. 15, 2025. Harrison Koeppel / Official White House Photo via Flickr / United States Government Work

Anyone with eyes in their head, and the Iranians have both eyes and a head on their shoulders, understands that US President Donald Trump does not want to resume the war against Iran. Trump has already forgotten why he went to war in the first place.

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Peloni:  This is an important  article in which Jonathan Tobin addresses a letter sent to President Donald Trump by 550 retired Israeli military and intelligence officers from Commanders for Israel’s Security (CIS), which is a political document rather than an objective security assessment. Tobin clarifies that the well reported epidemic of “settler violence” is exaggerated towards the purpose of applying pressure to the Israeli government, weaken Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of elections, and revive support for policies associated with the Oslo era and a two-state solution, ie, the creation of a second Palestinian state.

Tobin notes that the campaign has gained traction among many American Jews and commentators despite overlooking the Palestinian Authority’s continued financial support for terrorism and the broader context of persistent Arab attacks against Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.  He further explains that many incidents categorized as “settler violence” include actually lawful activities, acts of self-defense, or counterterrorism operations, while genuine criminal acts by a small minority face prosecution under Israeli laws.

Tobin notes that the “Settler Violence” canard is being manipulated to delegitimize Jewish communities beyond the Green Line, encourage U.S. pressure on Israel, and undermine Netanyahu’s coalition. In closing, Tobin concludes that retired military officials are far from politically neutral, and warns against accepting their accusations without critical analysis.  He also argues that reviving the “land for peace” policies would result in simultaneously reviving the repeat mistakes that contributed to past violence, which we need only look back to what came in the aftermath of Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza.

When Israelis ask Washington to take action against Jews in Judea and Samaria, followed by Bret Stephens and the WSJ, they are ignoring the context of Arab terrorism and attempting an end run around democracy for political reasons

Jonathan S. Tobin | Published: Aug 2, 2026

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/431108

UPDATE: The IRGC news group Fars News is reporting that “no agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, adding that the waterway will remain closed as long as the U.S. continues what it described as hostile actions.”

Peloni:  Should we laugh or cry on what seems to be the latest retelling of an all too familiar and recurring story of threats of war being cancelled on promises of a future deal with only the US, and not Iran, describing the Iranians as having agreed to the latest hudna under consideration.  We will see what comes from this, but in truth we have seen this story several times now over the past many months, and it is nearly identical in every way, not least with an American ‘partner’ desperately acting as Iran’s spokesman while Iran remains as mute as ever on any concessions which they are willing to make. Prepare for two weeks of more negotiations which is only addressing what had already been negotiated back in June.  Gen. Jack Keane has noted that the US negotiation strategy is not working, a fact which could hardly be missed by the most unobservant of analysts, but the fact that we are back to square one in arguing over the underlying basis of the MOU all over again only serves to suggest that something more substantiveis taking place while these unproductive negotiations continue to be at least the public focus of Trump’s efforts.

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Following several days of anticipation of a resumption of U.S. military action in Iran, President Donald Trump announced early Sunday morning that the U.S. would “hold off any attack,” saying the parameters of a deal have been reached.

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Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger | “Second Thought: a US-Israel Initiative” | August 2, 2026

*The 47, -year-war launched against the US by the Ayatollah regime, since 1979, predates – and is independent of – any specific US President or policy, as demonstrated during the Administrations of Carter and Reagan, Obama and Bush, Biden and Trump. 

*The 47-year-track record of the Ayatollah regime – as underscored in its Constitution, school curriculum and mosque sermons – provides a body of evidence that the regime’s core Shiite orientation highlights anti-Americanism as a foundational pillar of identity, rather than a temporary foreign policy.

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Peloni:  In an interview with Laura Trump on Fox News, Sec. of State Marco Rubio lays out the fundamental basis on which the administration’s efforts in Cuba are based.  Cuba has been and remains to be too great of a threat to leave so close to US shores, and it is clear that the time to actually eliminate this threat is nearly at hand.

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Linda Goudsmit

Anthony Fauci pleads the Fifth Amendment during Congressional hearing. Screengrab via Youtube

In The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health (2021) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. exposes the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (1984-2022) as an agent of a “vaccine cartel” who advanced the interests of Big Pharma and himself at the expense of American and world public health. The book reads like a legal brief and begins with these introductory words:

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By: Amb. Alberto M. Fernandez | MEMRI.org | July 31, 2026

It was a great and subtle statesman almost a century and a half ago that remarked that the Balkans in Europe were “not worth the healthy bones of a single Pomeranian grenadier.”[1] Otto von Bismarck’s famous dictum was something a clever man would say, was true in a way, and yet less than thirty years later millions would die in Europe during the Great War because of the Balkans.

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Peloni:  Bill Maher reminds us that words are meaningful, and the words being spewed from the mouths of today’s Democratic party carry the meaning of subterfuge, anarchy and literal revolutionary elimination of the American Constitution and Western civilization.  Good for Maher in making the statement that so long as these are the words defining the American Democratic party his vote is in play.  Joining his voice to that of Ragin Cajun James Carvelle whose political strategies led to the Clinton revolution some thirty years ago, and the eight congressmen Maher referenced in his monologue, this is a really small but meaningful response to the long quiet which has led the Democratic party to become a party focused on normalizing hatred, indecency, terror and revolution.  In fact, it is because of the lonag quiet objections of men such as Maher and Carville that the party of Kennedy has so solidly morphed into the party of Mamdani that not even a dozen party loyalists and congressmen are making their objections know regarding the Islamist-Communist take-over of the democratic party, and while Maher has focused his comments on the Communist aspect of this modern day junta, it must be made equally clear by Maher and his fellow Democratic conscientious objectors that it is a two front takeover of his party that is trying to also take over his country as well.

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Peloni:  Highly recommended article.  Following his  and his wife’s visit to Kibutzim which were attacked on October 7, 2023, Dr. Robert Malone offers some insightful reflections on the importance of an armed population, the success which even unarmed courage can obtain, and the realities of life which face Israelis on a daily basis while still facing imminent tragedy with only one of these assets readily available to them due to egregious governmental restrictions and an enemy willing and able to exploit these facts as the terrorist allied world media remains almost exclusively supportive of perverting the truths which Malone correctly describes.

Notes from the Israeli frontier, part one

Dr. Robert W. Malone | Aug 01, 2026

Israeli building code has required a reinforced concrete room in every new residence since 1992. It is called a mamad. Steel door, blast shutter, filtered air, poured walls. Americans pay extra for this and call it a storm shelter. Israelis get it standard, the way we get a smoke detector in the hallway.

The mamad was designed for rockets. Rockets give you fifteen seconds, and then the danger passes. Nothing in that threat model calls for a lock or a barricade on the inside, so most units have neither. The handle is held by hand, or it is not held at all.

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Peloni: Hananya Naftali provides a brilliant demonstration of the obtuse bias required to support the arguments being made with regards to the rights of terrorism, the support of the Two State Solution, and the deligitimization of the Jews in the Jewish state.

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The Marxist ideology animating NY’s new administration is just the opening act of inversion. The truly self-destructive attribute of the new New York is its galloping jihadism and anti-Israel hatred.

By DOUGLAS ALTABEF | JULY 29, 2026

Mayor Mamdani. Screengrab via Youtube

For many native New Yorkers like myself, the City (as we always refer to New York) has become unrecognizable – not because of the look of the place, but because of the feel of the place. What was the celebrated melting pot, crossroads, and great amalgam of humanity has become a vitriolic, ideological, and resentful place.

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Peloni:  This is a very important and informative fifteen minute video which offers a highly granular look at the manner in which Iran is able to evade sanctions, what actions are needed to prevent this evasion, and where things stand today.

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Peloni:  Closing the sanction loopholes will not only hasten the economic collapse of Iran, but will simultaneously diminish Washington’s enemies abroad.

Max Meizlish & Janatan Saye | July 31, 2026

United States Department of the Treasury on the Building, Washington DC.  Photo by MohitSingh – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia

Tehran faced two rounds of new U.S. sanctions in as many days.

On July 29 and July 30, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued back-to-back sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic’s extortion operation in the Strait of Hormuz, as well as entities supporting the regime’s drone procurement and personnel transfers.

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Peloni:  Insanity ripe with devastating consequences.

By Christine Douglass-Williams | July 31, 2026

Photo: sayyed shahab-o- din vajedi, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

Holocaust and genocide studies are certainly not the same as advancing Islamic and Arab studies materials. Does the law include curriculum materials for Judaism studies?

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Peloni:  Rabbi Pesach Wolicki reviews an important interview with Gen. Jack Keane, and explains that Washington is on the wrong track, which is why its efforts to achieve any of its stated goals continue to be met with disappointment.  Using the important reflection which comes from Iran hitting everyone in the region, while awkwardly maintaining a hands-off approach to Israel, provides the US with the example of how to approach the war with success, ie with a resolve of targeting the foundations on which the Iranian regime is dependent, rather than with a resolve limited to striking the regime’s military capacities.  It falls back to the concept of unconditional surrender being the underlying strategy rather than a sometimes employed campaign slogan.  Iran has demonstrated that it is fully committed to winning this war.  So has Israel.  Only when Washington changes its course to match these levels of commitment in this war might the victory being sought by  Washington, which has thus far remained elusory, become a real possibility.  So, has Trump’s strategy turned the page as Gen. Keane and Rabbi Wolicki explain he needs to do, or is he still posturing only to achieve added leverage in negotiations, as has been Trump’s chosen course thus far?

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Peloni:  As the US is positioning itself to pivot to Asia, its stated position is to rely more heavily on allies capable of not only defending themselves, but promoting US interests on America’s behalf.   So far, there has been scant evidence that Trump’s Gulf allies, for all the deference and promotion he has allowed them, has any intention of filling the role described above.  In fact, the Saudi participation in the recent strike in Iraq was notably accompanied by the accompanied statement from Riyadh indicating that MBS is still calling for an end to the war, much as explained by Hussain Abdul-Hussain below.  In fact, of all of Trump’s allies, only Israel has demonstrated both the will and capacity to succinctly work with Washington to achieve the objectives of pursuing joint interests, and for Trump’s pursuit of an Asia pivot, this void of support which only Israel has filled in any meaningful way, is a demonstration of Washington’s other global allies showing greater deference for Chinese interests, which leave Washington trapped in the Middle East, than US interests.  Of course, the compliment to recognizing this is whether we really want the Gulf states asserting themselves beyond their borders…

By Hussain Abdul-Hussain | NYP | Published July 30, 2026

President Trump joined GCC Leaders Summit “family photo” in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 14, 2025. Screengrab via Youtube.

President Donald Trump says he has “plenty of time” for talks with Iran.

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Trump speaks at the Board of Peace. Source: Wikipedia Commons

President Trump has once again announced what sounds like a historic breakthrough. This time, it is a sweeping agreement to disarm Hamas, establish a new Palestinian government in Gaza, withdraw the IDF after implementation, and replace Israeli forces with an international stabilization force and a new Palestinian police force.

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