Updated Hamas ‘Narrative’ Signals Confidence About Keeping Power  

Peloni:  Hamas ignores the demand that it disband or disarm because this demands is itself being ignored by all those who agreed to this stipulated demand in the Trump 20 Point plan.  Dubowitz indicates that Hamas is triumphalist, and the honest question is why they would not?  They planned to prevent Saudi Arabia from entering into normalization with Israel, while forcing the other regional terror forces into a war against Israel.  More than two years later, these goals have been met, so too has the Europeans recognizing a Pal state that has no basis in law, practicality or possibility.  Additionally, the US persists in demanding that Israel forego any stated application of sovereignty over lands which are historically and legally her own indigenous lands.  Where is the victory, decisive or not, over Hamas as it sits unopposed in half of Gaza with its foremost allies in Turkey and Qatar tightly embraced by the Trump administration?

Mark Dubowitz | Dec 30, 2025

Hamas has released an updated version of its apologia for its October 7, 2023, murder of 1,200 people in Israel in a renewed effort to rally Palestinians and Israel’s opponents abroad. The glossy manifesto — published online in English and Arabic — remains saturated with lies, moral inversion, and florid prose. It is unlikely to broaden Hamas’s appeal. But it does reveal something more important: a growing confidence that Hamas can retain power in Gaza, with international backing, as the ceasefire hardens into stasis.

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December 31, 2025 | 4:03 pm | Comments »

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From Israel: Standing for Ourselves on Many Fronts!  

Arlene Kushner | December 29, 2025

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I write regularly about the need for Israel to move forward with strength. There are many ways in which we are doing this today. In considerable measure this means acting on our own behalf and not with regard to what the world imagines we should be doing.

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December 31, 2025 | 9:18 am | Comments »

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Mark Levin: The Holocaust Remembered, Election Themes, and Foreign Influence Masked as Immigration  

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Mark talks about the converging efforts of the fusion of Marxist Islamists on the Left with the Neo Fascist movement on the Right to try to re-write the history of WWII, who were and were not the villains in that conflict.  As the effort of these twin factions of disinformation have tried to erase the Holocaust, and to ignore the October 7 Massacre, it is important that such fundamental knowledge of history, which is unfortunately missing in many young people today, is shared in such a way as to establish fact from fantasy.

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In positive meeting with PM Netanyahu, Trump expresses concern over escalation in Judea and Samaria  

US President backs Israel on Hamas and Iran, threatening future strikes over belligerence

Pres. Trump and PM Netanyahu during Press Conference Dec. 29, 2025. Screengrab via YoutubePres. Trump and PM Netanyahu during Press Conference Dec. 29, 2025. Screengrab via Youtube

U.S. President Donald Trump and several top officials expressed concern to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israeli policies in Judea and Samaria during their meeting in Florida, asking Israel to refrain from provocative steps, Axios reported Tuesday morning.

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Patrick Dempsey’s Hebrew Prophet, Jeremiah, and the Ongoing struggles of the Jewish People in their4,000 year old Ancestral Homeland…  

by Gerald A. Honigman

The movie, “Jeremiah,“ starring Patrick Dempse, is currently streaming on various networks, such as Amazon Prime…

https://www.google.com/gasearch?q=tell%20the%20plot%20behind%20the%20television%20screened%20movie%20Jeremiah&source=sh/x/gs/m2/5

More about this important Prophet can be found here…

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December 30, 2025 | 7:43 pm | Comments »

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Protests in Iran Today Bring Hopes for Iranians Tomorrow  

By Marziyeh Amirizadeh

Iranian riots in last week of December 2025.  Screengrab via YoutubeIranian riots in last week of December 2025. Screengrab via Youtube

Unprecedented protests are taking place across Iran, both in terms of the number of people participating, and number of cities in which the protests are taking place. Countless videos have documented Iranians protesting. And it’s growing. The reason is the compounded suffering to which Iranians have been subject under the Islamic republic, and which hopefully are at the breaking point.

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December 30, 2025 | 6:58 pm | Comments »

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Donald Trump Honored With 2026 Israel Prize  

As pressure mounts in Washington, Israel’s prime minister prepares to defend operational autonomy amid shifting US priorities.

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U.S. President Donald J. Trump will be awarded the 2026 Israel Prize for his “special contribution towards the Jewish people,” Education Minister Yoav Kisch announced Monday. The prize, considered Israel’s highest civilian honor, will recognize Trump’s steadfast support of Israel and his role in advancing key issues critical to the Jewish state.

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December 30, 2025 | 3:14 pm | 2 Comments »

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Trump Warns of Further Strikes on Iran if Nuclear Rebuilding Continues  

Peloni:  Recall that Israel has all the authority required to exercise its ability to deal with Hamas under the UN resolution on this subject, yet in this press conference it is clarified that others will be responsible for doing this.  Hamas has stood in violation of that UNSR since it was adopted, and Israel has stayed its hand to allow the feckless Arabs to demonstrate their lack of resolve and their true intent to preserve Hamas in power rather than to depose them under any terms.  Referring back to the interview with Amb. Ettinger posted earlier, and recalling that Netanyahu came to Florida to negotiate with Trump, the question arises as to what the negotiations were truly about.  Interestingly, in the press conference below Trump is seen to finally add his voice of acknowledging and threatening Iran’s moves to rebuild its nuclear program.  In that same press conference, Trump recalls that the Arabs agreed to deal with Hamas and seems to suggests/insist that they will do so as agreed.  So, was this the deal struck at Mar a Lago, ie Trump’s support for Israel’s position on Iran for more time in dealing with Hamas?  Well, in part, yes, I think it was.

FDD | Dec 29, 2025

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  • Trump Promises ‘Hell’ if Hamas Doesn’t Disarm: President Donald Trump warned Hamas would be given a “very short period of time to disarm” as he prepares to launch the second phase of his peace plan for Gaza. “If they don’t disarm as they agreed to do … then there’ll be hell to pay for them,” Trump declared in a joint appearance with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Earlier, Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida vowed that the Iran-backed terrorist group would not disarm.

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December 30, 2025 | 8:30 am | 2 Comments »

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BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: Trump & Bibi Plan Regime Change at Mar-a-Lago  

Peloni:  Amb. Yoram Ettinger provides an important context for Netanyahu’s trip to Mar A Lago.  Ettinger notes that the overwhelming defeat of Iranian hegemony in the Middle East has been simultaneously a strategic defeat for China in the region which has led to China doubling down on its support of Iran by reaming them and providing them with advanced warfare tools.  He goes on to explain that negotiating with Iran advances Iranian goals of delaying defeat while rebuilding and establishing new heights of its warfare capabilities.  This is the message needed to be heard in Washington, and in Florida too.

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December 30, 2025 | 8:07 am | 3 Comments »

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Netanyahu Meets President Trump – Breaking down the key issues  

Avi Abelow | X

Israel stands today at five decisive junctions: Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, and the future structure of the U.S.–Israel alliance. Each one demands clarity, not slogans.

First: Gaza.

Israel cannot move forward while Hamas still exists, armed, empowered, and dreaming of the next October 7. Hamas and Islamic Jihad are not “governing bodies.” They are jihadist armies. There can be no Phase B, no “day after,” without the return of the body of Ran Gueli z”l and the complete disarmament of Hamas. Anything less is surrender disguised as diplomacy. If Hamas refuses, Israel must retain full freedom of action to finish the job.

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December 30, 2025 | 7:59 am | Comments »

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Spielberg Uses Schindler’s List Money to Fund Anti-Israel Protests  

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“Let Gaza live,” a mob of anti-Israel protesters screamed, brandishing signs falsely accusing the Jewish State of “ethnic cleansing”, “starving Gaza” and genocide while illegally blocking traffic outside the Israeli consulate in Midtown Manhattan.

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December 30, 2025 | 7:33 am | 3 Comments »

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Russia-Ukraine War Update: US President Donald Trump Ukraine Peace Deal Is Closer | NewsX World  

Peloni:  The most fundamental of issues are what remains to be decided, and it remains to be demonstrated that Zelensky can push thru any compromise on what is being discussed, even as he continues to lose more and more ground on the battlefield every day.  Importantly, a report was released today indicating that the Ukrainians attacked one of Putin’s residences.  These are the gambits which will be pushed forward as demands for a peace become more and more required by Washington.

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December 29, 2025 | 8:49 pm | 12 Comments »

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Iran and Turkey hold talks ‘for closer coordination among Islamic countries in addressing regional challenges’  

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 Turkey’s alliance with Iran is to “defend the interests of the Islamic world in international forums,” while the West continues to turn a blind eye to the true nature of Turkey, which is still a member of NATO. A top Israeli strategist described Turkey as the “new Iran,” for good reason.

On July 2025, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf met with Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Numan Kurtulmus on the sidelines of the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Geneva, calling on Islamic and regional countries, especially Iran and Turkey, to unite and remain strong in opposition to the United States and Israel.

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December 29, 2025 | 8:34 pm | Comments »

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Washington should hold off on selling F-35s to Turkey  

History shows how quickly allies can turn into adversaries.

Moshe Phillips | Dec 29, 2025

27th Adir F35 arrival at Nevatim, August 2020. Photo by U.S. Embassy Jerusalem - DSC_0863SM, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9419461427th Adir F35 arrival at Nevatim, August 2020. Photo by U.S. Embassy Jerusalem – DSC_0863SM, CC BY 2.0, Wikipedia

When Tom Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, tweeted on Dec. 9 that America “is in ongoing discussions with Turkey regarding their desire to rejoin the F-35 program,” it should have sent chills through any American who cares about the future of the Middle East. An F-35 stealth fighter jet taking off from Turkey could reach Israeli airspace in about 15 minutes. Cyprus is even closer, and Turkey doesn’t even recognize the Republic of Cyprus.

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December 29, 2025 | 8:02 pm | 1 Comment »

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Unraveling Israel’s Qatar-Gate Scandals: A Former Deputy Commissioner’s Critique  

Jalal Tagreeb and Peloni

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In a detailed interview aired on TOV Israeli television, Avi Weiss, a retired Deputy Commissioner of Israel Police, presented a comprehensive critique of what he terms multiple “Qatar-gate” scandals plaguing Israeli politics. Weiss argues that these overlapping investigations represent prosecutorial overreach, politically motivated charges, and a fundamental misunderstanding of the evidence. His analysis comes at a critical juncture, as two separate but interconnected cases involving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s associates have captured national attention and sparked intense debate about national security, foreign influence, and the integrity of Israel’s legal system.

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December 29, 2025 | 7:19 pm | 2 Comments »

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Alan Dershowitz SHOCKS Anti-Israel Students At Oxford Union With This Map!  

Peloni:  In this video Dershowitz demonstrates his continued support for the Two State Solution, something which defies reason and rationale, as there is no appetite for such insanity in Israel  Furthermore, the Jihadis with whom he suggests needs to earn such a boon have no interest in anything but the intended massacre of Jews which is clearly explained by the repeated refrain ‘from the river to the sea’.  Importantly, there needs to be a model which might be endorsed by the Israeli govt and the Israeli people.  Rather than looking to seek a way to rip a second Palestinian state from the Jewish homeland, it would seem reasonable that we should instead focus upon the notion that a Palestinian state was already ripped from the Jewish homeland more than a century ago due to the malicious motivations of Perfidious Albans.  Jordan is that state, a state which has an usurper feigning to be both king over his well subjugated subjects, and who feigns any friendship for the Jewish state which he continuously elicits blood libels against.   Jordan is Palestine, and it would be best for Israel, best for the psychotic ‘Palestinians’ and best for the region, as well as the world, if this fact were admitted and respected.

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