Norwegian conflict resolution organization held meetings with Hamas officials and was viewed by the terrorist group as a potential channel for influencing European policy, according to documents analyzed by NGO Monitor.

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Internal Hamas documents analyzed by NGO Monitor describe a series of contacts between Hamas officials and the Norwegian Center for Conflict Resolution, known as NOREF, including meetings and discussions that Hamas reportedly hoped could help alter European policy toward the terrorist organization.

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Peloni:  It looks like attacks on US in Europe is to be the latest cudgel that Iran uses to leverage against the return to war.  Will it work?  I don’t think so.

Regime preparing to resume ballistic missile strikes on Israel, in event of renewed hostilities

All Israel News Staff | Published: August 19, 2026

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Iran is weighing an attack on U.S. military facilities in Europe if President Donald Trump orders an escalation in military operations, the Financial Times reported.

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Al Bienenfeld

President Trump’s vision of Middle eastern policy is going down paths previously pursued by Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Johnson, Nixon, Reagan, both Bushes, and Obama in their administrations. The idea being to embrace an enemy, cater to them seeking their favor and ignore the concerns of allies.

In a February 2017 piece at Tower Magazine author Michael J. Totten opens with two observations.

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by Gerald A. Honigman

Here’s the newest Gaza “deal” presented by President Trump via his appointed team…

https://tinyurl.com/yshf9shj

At the end of WWII and four years of fighting à genocidal Nazi regime in Germany and similar, but not quite as monstrous Imperial Japan, after firebombing the former and nuking the latter, and invading with ground forces to hunt out, seek and destroy the enemy military as much as possible, we didn’t “invite” representatives of the Waffen SS Stormtroopers or Gestapo to provide any “input” regarding terms of their unconditional surrender and such.

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Behnam Ben Taleblu

Iran firing missiles at Bahrain and Qatar over the weekend. Screengrab via Social Media.

Has Tehran built back better when it comes to its ballistic missile infrastructure? That is the question set to decide how effective Operations Epic Fury and Roaring Lion by the U.S. and Israel, respectively, have been against the Islamic Republic of Iran this spring.

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Peloni:  See also Who is Khalil Al-Hayya, the Hamas leader who met Kushner in Egypt?

Avi Abelow

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Jared Kushner Just Met With an Islamonazi!

Let us begin with the truth that too many people are afraid to say out loud.

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Barrack accuses Israel of ‘unnecessary escalation that does not advance regional stability’

All Israel News Staff | Published: August 19, 2026

Tom Barrack met with Ahmed al-Sharaa. Photo by Ambassador Tom Barrack – X.com, Public Domain, Wikipedia

U.S. Ambassador Tom Barrack on Tuesday condemned airstrikes that the Israeli military allegedly carried out on a military airport in northern Syria overnight, amid reports that the strikes could be connected to the growing Turkish presence in the area.

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Peloni:  The move to turn the duties of law enforcement over to law enforcement authorities from the IDF is entirely appropriate.  Civilians should not be faced with army units for allegations of civil indiscretions, no matter their nature so long as they do not threaten the nation itself.  Such a position should be easily supported by all democracies, be it in America, Europe or Israel.   The distinction is vital to grasp, and has far ranging implications for the people themselves as well as the IDF which is not trained for policing actions.  This will be one of the most pivotal moves taken by the current govt, and it should be noted that it is honestly just one of several which is changing the land of Israel for the better.  Bravo Min. Israel Katz!

Yehudit Katsover & Nadia Matar, co-chairs of the Sovereignty Movement | Ribonut.co.il | Aug 16, 2026

PRESS RELEASE

We, the Sovereignty Movement, which for more than 15 years has been promoting the application of Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, welcome Defense Minister Israel Katz’s decision to transfer law-enforcement authorities from the IDF to the Israel Police.

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Peloni:  If true, this is yet one more damning revision to Trump’s 20-Point Plan in which Hamas was to have NO political role going forward as stipulated in Point #13:

Hamas and other factions agree to not have any role in the governance of Gaza, directly, indirectly, or in any form.

The Butchers of October 7 are to literally be on the ballot deciding who will come to rule Gaza after their presumed removal from power.

Itamar Marcus | PMW | Aug 18

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For months, Hamas resisted one of the central demands of the US-backed plan for Gaza: that it disarm. President Trump’s broader Gaza plan called for Hamas to disarm and have no governing role in Gaza, while the newer 15-point roadmap likewise provides for phased disarmament. Hamas nevertheless insisted that surrendering its weapons was a red line.

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Another antisemitic attack on American Jews at prayer. This one happened inside the most politically connected Reform synagogue in the country, a place where Israel has been condemned.

Ronn Torossian | Aug 17, 2026

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Friday night. Shabbat services. More than 500 congregants inside Central Synagogue – Lexington Avenue and 55th Street, Midtown Manhattan. Just after 6 p.m., a man barreled down the center aisle, screaming.

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Peloni:  This revelation can not be discussed too prominently, and yet it seems that the Western press has little interest in doing so as it complicates their established  narratives focused on promoting Jew Hatred in the world.

Confirmed by the UN.

Barry Shaw | The View from Israel | Aug 12, 2026

Oh, I love this faminocide survivor pic.twitter.com/D66g3R7RuH

— Prof. Math & CS (@Zeev81309559) July 22, 2026

Those that accused Israel of deliberately starving people in Gaza just received a rude slap in the face.

A UN report will shock all those who lied about Israel since 7/10 2023.

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Nechirvan Barzani’s ties with Washington, Tehran and regional Kurdish actors have positioned Iraqi Kurdistan as a key diplomatic bridge.

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN | AUGUST 17, 2026

President Donald J. Trump meets with the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government Nechirvan Barzani Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. Photo by The White House from Washington, DC – President Trump at Davos, Public Domain, Link

The Kurdistan Region of Iraq is uniquely placed at the intersection of several powerful states and regional trends, enabling it to play an important role beyond the size of the autonomous region.

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Peloni:  I continue to have serious doubts that popular uprisings will bring down the Iranian regime without the central authority centers and personnel being targeted to support such an uprising.

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Peloni:  Much of the outrage over Ben Gvir’s comments stem from him being misquoted as having stated a desire to kill 30-40 people rather than terrorists.  This is part of a common theme to discredit Ben Gvir with libelous and silly claims.   To be honest, the number of terrorists eliminated daily is not so relevant as is that the process of eliminating the terrorists should continue.  The promise of meeting out justice to these terrorists is a sacred debt which must not be betrayed, and I am glad to hear that the reports that this practice will continue despite the reports to the contrary.

Ben Gvir demands to kill ’30-40′ terrorists per night in Gaza, drawing wave of condemnation

Hanan Lischinsky | All Israel News | Published: August 17, 2026

The status quo on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem has prevented any type of non-Muslim religious ritual, particularly prayers by Jews and Christians, since 1967.

However, over the past years, especially during the period of right-wing firebrand Itamar Ben Gvir as National Security Minister, this status quo has eroded steadily, as Jewish visitors to the mount started praying, singing, and even fully prostrating themselves without being arrested.

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Peloni:  Iranian borne terrorism has cost the lives of thousands of American, it has cost billions in US dollars spent on failing half hearted attempts to contain Iran, and it threatens the future liberty, safety and survival of the American Republic. The time to recognize this reality is long past, but the moment to change the path which has thus far failed to deal with this threat is very much on the ballot in all 50 US states in the coming midterm elections.  If Americans want their children to avoid the same strategic challenges they have faced stemming from Iran being a terror state, they will support candidates which responsibly characterize Iran as the mortal threat to American liberty.  I have every expectation that this will prove to be the outcome of the US midterm elections in the coming months.  If this proves to be inaccurate, the future generations will come to face a far greater threat from Iran than anything thus far encountered.  I hope for a better future for America’s successive generations, and with it the means by which to lead the world towards a path made significantly safer without an Iranian terror state intent and capable of bringing the world to a state of perdition.

Aynaz Anni Cyrus | Aug 17, 2026

By Microbiz Mag – Flickr/, CC BY 2.0, Wikipedia

Americans are asking a reasonable question: Are we negotiating with Iran, fighting Iran, or trapped somewhere between the two?

The answer is all there.

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