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The Trump Plan’s Second Phase: Dead on Arrival  

By | Dec 6, 2025

After the return of the 20 Israeli hostages who were still alive, and the bodies of 27 deceased hostages whom Hamas had killed in captivity, in exchange for 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, including 250 hundred serving life sentences for murdering Israelis, and the ceasefire arranged two months ago between Hamas and Israel continued, albeit shakily, in force, it was time to move to Phase Two of Trump’s plan to bring a permanent end to the Gaza War. But Hamas has made clear that the most important part of Phase Two — the disarmament of the terror group — will not happen.

More on this immovable obstacle can be found here: “‘Dead on Arrival’: Inside the Breakdown of Second Phase of Gaza Ceasefire and Hamas’s Resurgent Control,” by Debbie Weiss, Algemeiner, December 3, 2025:

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December 6, 2025 | 6:43 pm | 1 Comment »

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Israel-Syria tensions continue after Israeli raid as White House urges ‘dialogue’  

By Seth Frantzman | December 5, 2025

Tensions between Israel and Syria have continued in the wake of a November 27 raid in southern Syria by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). On December 4, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), a state media outlet, accused Israel of a new incursion in southern Syria.

“Israeli occupation forces renewed their incursion Thursday evening into Quneitra countryside, attacking Tal Ahmar Sharqi and the outskirts of the town of Kuwaya in the Yarmouk Basin area of western Daraa countryside with artillery shells,” the report said. It is the latest in a series of incidents between Israel and Syria. The last major incursion took place on November 27, when an Israeli raid into the village of Beit Jinn resulted in six IDF soldiers being wounded and at least 13 Syrians killed.

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December 6, 2025 | 5:42 pm | Comments »

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Don’t just brand-disband foreign terrorist operations  

Leonard Grunstein | Dec. 4, 2025

The reality of how such entities and their agents function speaks to the need for more than just the formal listing of the name of an organization like the Muslim Brotherhood.

A map of countries that ban the Muslim Brotherhood, as of Aug. 6, 2021. Credit: BlankMap-World.svg via Wikimedia Commons.A map of countries that ban the Muslim Brotherhood, as of Aug. 6, 2021. Credit: BlankMap-World.svg via Wikimedia Commons.

The Muslim Brotherhood is viewed as a global network of terrorist jihadists, including U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) Hamas.

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December 6, 2025 | 4:44 pm | Comments »

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As President Trump Targets the Muslim Brotherhood, Jordan’s King Is Exposed as Its Partner  

Peloni:  This is an important article.  As I noted previously, Trump’s reference for the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt held regional significance, even as it failed to cite those chapters directly influencing US policy in Washington and across US institutions and colleges.  In this article, Mudar Zahran describes the regional import of Trump’s Executive Order as it applies to Jordan, something which may be quite relevant to what might be coming in the near future.  Also note the timing of Trump’s Executive Order being announced just shortly before his statement that Phase II of his peace plan is to be unveiled later this month.

Mudar Zahran

When President Donald Trump issued an executive order moving toward designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization in Jordan, Lebanon, and Egypt, many asked the predictable question: Why those countries?

The answer begins in one place.

Jordan.

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December 6, 2025 | 8:38 am | 3 Comments »

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The REAL Reason Trump Summoned Netanyahu to Washington!  

Peloni:  Rabbi Pesach Wolicki explains that Trump intends to press Netanyahu to allow the Turks into Gaza.  He also explains that with a presence in Gaza and with their puppet ruling Syria, Turkey could replace the Iranians in having surrounded Israel.  Bibi must hold firm and tell Trump NO TURKS IN GAZA!

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December 6, 2025 | 7:52 am | 1 Comment »

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Ran Bar-Yoshafat, journalist & legal expert, on Prime Minister Netanyahu’s pardon request  

Peloni:  The reality is that the case against Netanyahu stands as an indictment on the entire political, legal, and media establishment in Israel.  It stands as a testament to the absurd levels which the elites have weaponized the most basic comodity in a liberal society, namely justice, against the longest serving leader in Israel’s history.  So the pardon is in effect eliminating further examination in this case of the those who brought these charges, who manipulated the press coverage, and have set legal precedents which have deteriorated the liberties in Israeli society.  Knowing that the use of lawfare could be made against the premiere of the nation indicates that it could be used against any citizen in the nation, and  with far less fanfare.

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December 5, 2025 | 8:55 pm | Comments »

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Is Antisemitism in the U.S. Becoming the New Normal?  

Janet Levy

Image by BlalckPestKommander - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18283374Image by BlalckPestKommander – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia

More than 200 celebrities, including Paul Simon, Sting, Ian McKellen, Mark Ruffalo, Margaret Atwood, and Cynthia Nixon, recently signed an open letter to launch a global campaign for the release of jailed Fatah terrorist Marwan Barghouti, referring to him as “a longtime advocate for freedom and dignity for the Palestinian people.”

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December 5, 2025 | 8:06 pm | 3 Comments »

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Texas: Abbott moves to end Hamas-linked CAIR’s tax-exempt status for ‘sponsoring terrorism,’ destroying US values  

Peloni:  TX Gov. Abbott continues to lead the Federal govt in its designation of Foreign Terror Organizations of Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR.

By | Dec 4, 2025

Council on American–Islamic Relations 2015 Award Serdar. Photo by Alparslan Esmer - http://gdb.voanews.com/8051590F-63A9-419E-8BF3-F6E40A4A4E6D.jpg (in this page), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45038118Council on American–Islamic Relations 2015 Award Serdar. Photo by Alparslan Esmer – http://gdb.voanews.com/8051590F-63A9-419E-8BF3-F6E40A4A4E6D.jpg (in this page), Public Domain, Wikipedia

In mid-November, Texas Governor Greg Abbott designated the Muslim Brotherhood and the the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) “as foreign terrorist organizations and transnational criminal organizations. This designation authorizes heightened enforcement against both organizations and their affiliates and prohibits them from purchasing or acquiring land in Texas.”

Kudos to Governor Abbott as the enforcement now begins:

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December 5, 2025 | 7:19 pm | Comments »

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UN Official Reem Alsaem Claims ‘No Rapes’ on October 7  

By | Dec 5, 2025

Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls.  Photo by IIEA - Global Trends in Ending Violence against Women and Girls at 4:21, cropped, brightened, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=170160784

Competing in the antisemitism sweepstakes along with Francesca Albanese, Roger Waters, Ye, Guy Pearce, Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, and Nick Fuentes, is a UN official of whom you may not have heard until now. She is Reem Alsalem, who is the UN Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls. So you would think, given her job, that she would. take a keen interest in identifying and publicizing examples of such violence, especially of rape. But that turns out not to be the case.

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December 5, 2025 | 6:52 pm | 2 Comments »

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The Trump offer that no country in the region can afford to refuse  

Peloni:  If peace is not possible, disincentivizing war may be an important alternative.  Yet, it is still relevant to recognize that the distinction between peace and disincentivizing war remains to be a significant gulf, especially in the Middle East where war is about religious conquest, something which becomes all the more relevant when we grasp Trump’s efforts to grant Qatar and Turkey any meaningful role in this process.  Indeed, the leadership in Turkey and the Qatar are well known supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and Erdogan has often spoken of his dreams of empire.  Yet, these two nations driven by their radical ideology of conquest continue to be promoted by the US, and the Trump administration continues to try to grant them sensitive roles in Trump’s plan to disincentivize war.  Nations which are led by dreams of a world wide caliphate will find it an easy choice to scuttle Trump’s plans for the future, even at the cost of billions of dollars in revenue.  It seems impossible that this is not clearly understood by the current administration.

Upcoming transit route in Armenia is the missing link to connect Central Asia to Israel, Middle East

President Donald Trump meets with President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia, Friday, August 8, 2025, in the Cabinet Room. Photo by The White House - https://www.flickr.com/photos/202101414@N05/54708626345/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=172017344President Donald Trump meets with President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia, Friday, August 8, 2025, in the Cabinet Room. Photo by The White House – Flickr/, Public Domain, Wikipedia

A new transit corridor that will be built in Armenia jointly with the United States is the missing link in connecting nations from Central Asia to Europe carving a path all the way to the Middle East with the hope of creating trade—and, ultimately, peace.

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December 5, 2025 | 4:56 pm | 2 Comments »

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MASKED JIHAD MOB STORMS LA SYNAGOGUE: Antisemitic Terrorists Smash Glass, Terrorize Worshippers at Bridge-Building Event  

Peloni:  There are laws in America which could protect American Jews, which would isolate terrorists, cut off their funding, and silence their open support, and intimidate even those unconnected with terrorist organizations from targeting Jews and Jewish communities in the US.  The anti-terror laws in the US have been too long ignored, and they need to be put into practice with speed and precision to stem this rising wave of Jew Hatred which is racing across the US. Prosecuting terrorism and terror supporters should not be a controversial matter.

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Wilshire Boulevard Temple, founded in 1862 as Congregation B'nai B'rith, is the oldest Jewish congregation in Los Angeles, California. By Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA - Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, California (20), CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66364131Wilshire Boulevard Temple, founded in 1862 as Congregation B’nai B’rith, is the oldest Jewish congregation in Los Angeles, California. By Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA – Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, California (20), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikipedia

Chaos erupted outside Wilshire Blvd Temple in Los Angeles as pro-Hamas demonstrators blocked and harassed Jews trying to enter the synagogue and school, creating a near-pogrom atmosphere, witnesses said. Founded in 1862, the Wilshire Boulevard Temple. it is the oldest Jewish congregation in Los Angeles.

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December 5, 2025 | 3:51 pm | 2 Comments »

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Jews attacked, Jews arrested, Jews on trial  

When a Jewish man is violently attacked at a synagogue and the rescuer is prosecuted while the attacker walks free, the message is unmistakable: Jews are not safe in New Jersey. 

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Photo by Staff Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes – This image was released by the United States Air Force with the ID 100608-F-3571D-226 (next). See Commons:Licensing. Public Domain, Wikipedia

In a just society, heroes are honored. In today’s New Jersey, it seems they are indicted.

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December 5, 2025 | 1:37 pm | 6 Comments »

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Multiple Trump Officials and Conservatives Attending Qatari Event  

Peloni: The normalizing of socialized events with the sponsors of terrorism somehow diverts from the image of what Making America Great Again might suggest.  Coming within days of the release of Trump’s Executive Order regarding the possible banning of selective Muslim Brotherhood Chapters makes this a rather emboldened concern.

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December 5, 2025 | 5:58 am | 3 Comments »

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