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Treat Iran Like Terrorists, Not a State  

Peloni:  The only successful outcome in this war will come from the fall of the Iranian regime.  This could come from an economic collapse or by military conquest, or a combination of the two.  So far, in recent rounds of attacks by the US, the focus has been upon military targets and infrastructure.  To this mix of targets, the regime authority centers such as the IRGC and Basij commands must be added, as well as the Iranian leadership as well.  Even in doing so, an ground force must be employed to support these aeirial targets.

Since Trump is acquiesing to Turkey on not using the Kurds, the only alternative would be to employ any defecting faction within the non-IRGC Iranian army in support of a popular uprising.  For more than a single reason, I don’t have much hope in the army defecting, but it is possible.  I believe it would be a better choice to use the Kurds, and I think that Iran believes this is true as well, which is why they have been attacking the Kurds non-stop since February 28, even as the “ceasefire” and “negotiations” were being negotiated.

We can defeat enemies who are not afraid to die. But we have to be willing to kill them.

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Treating Iran like a state has been a policy failure. Both diplomatic and military efforts to either engage or pressure Iran have all rested on the assumption that its terrorist regime is a state with national interests and that it could be tempted with membership in the international community or pressured to comply through economic sanctions or selective strikes on key targets.

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August 4, 2026 | 6:47 am | 4 Comments »

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FROM, “I AM THE SCIENCE” TO “I PLEAD THE FIFTH”  

By Kelleigh Nelson

The mainstream media and social media giants are imposing a totalitarian censorship to prevent public health advocates, like myself, from voicing concerns and from engaging in civil informed debate in the public square. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Chairman, Children’s Health Defense

The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction (i.e., the reality of experience) and the distinction between true and false (i.e., the standards of thought) no longer exist. Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism

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August 4, 2026 | 6:04 am | Comments »

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Houthis threaten ‘full escalation’ after Saudi Arabia launches Red Sea coalition  

Peloni:  MBS had an important opportunity to form a coalition against the Houthis with UAE several months ago, and instead they chose to literally bomb the UAE out of Yemen.  It was a significant self owned error for which Riyahd is now facing a war with the Houthis with limited choices.  As Christine Douglass-Williams notes below, the Saudis have a history of being at war with the Houthis, and it is a humiliating tale of defeat followed by defeat.  It will be interesting to see if Riyadh is capable of changing that trend in the coming conflict.

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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Lau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

The Houthi are also now working alongside Iran to “charge ships to transit the Bab el-Mandeb in the Red Sea, threatening another waterway after Tehran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.”

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August 3, 2026 | 6:16 pm | 2 Comments »

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History is Rhyming Again  

Avi Abelow

Montreal Kosher Restaurant Burned in Suspected Arson

Recently, I walked through two beautiful European cities with ancient Jewish histories.t

Today, both communities are only a shadow of what they once were.

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August 3, 2026 | 6:04 pm | 1 Comment »

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Israel raises ‘serious security concerns’ over Hamas disarmament deal w/ White House  

Israel has conveyed “serious security concerns” to the White House over the proposed US-backed Hamas disarmament agreement, saying it will not withdraw troops from Gaza until the militant group fully surrenders its weapons.

FP News Desk | Aug 03, 2026

Debris from Israeli target attack in Gaza. Screengrab via Youtube.Debris from Israeli target attack in Gaza. Screengrab via Youtube.

Israel has informed the White House that it has “serious security concerns” about the proposed US-backed Hamas disarmament agreement, arguing that the militant group could rebuild its military capabilities if Israeli forces withdraw from Gaza too soon.

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August 3, 2026 | 5:46 pm | 3 Comments »

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US troop pullback raises fears of more attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan – analysis  

The removal of US Patriot systems could leave Iraqi Kurdistan more vulnerable after nearly 1,000 missiles and drones targeted the region since February.

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

The autonomous Kurdistan Region of Northern Iraq has been attacked by around 1,000 missiles and drones since February, when the US and Israeli war on Iran began on February 28.

This has impacted the Kurdistan region greatly, leading to deaths and injuries of dozens of people and causing energy companies to suspend operations. Now the region faces a potential new challenge as US forces may be reducing their presence.

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August 3, 2026 | 5:40 pm | 3 Comments »

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Here is What Trump Needs to Understand  

Peloni:  The focus on ending the fighting while announcing peace in our time solves nothing but a return to mowing the grass policies which led to October 7.  A real achievement would come from enacting Trump’s emigration policy and from Israel settlement and permanent control of Gaza.  This current plan is so far from achieving peace that it seems not to bother the Peace Processors in the slightest that the latest proposal which they are now considering to the already adopted UNSC Resolution 2803 is a complete abandonment and reversal of the substantive aspects of the plan enshrined in 2803.  While noting that Resolution 2803 had no chance of achieving the peace it was claimed to bring about, it is clear that the latest crop of Peace Processors are as anxious as the previous Peace Processors in simply wanting something on which to stake a claim of victory, while the actual terms of the agreement are significantly less relevant.

Mosab Hassan Yousef | X

Board of Peace Charter Announcement and Signing Ceremony January 2026. By President.az, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia

Trump thinks Hamas disarming would solve the problem in Gaza.

Here’s what he needs to understand.

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August 3, 2026 | 2:32 pm | 5 Comments »

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Why are we giving a platform to Mamdami and his Extremism, Antisemitism, and Idiotism?  

Pablo Nankin, MD

Bronze memorial statue honoring Lieutenant Colonel Yonatan “Yoni” Netanyahu in Uganda. Screengrab via Youtube.

I keep asking myself why so much attention is being given to a Cromagnon  who, in my opinion, promotes hatred, division, and antisemitic ideas. It is difficult to understand how a person with such extreme views has political influence in a city and a country as diverse, educated, and historically important as New York and the United States!

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August 3, 2026 | 2:15 pm | Comments »

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Justice Denied – Arnold Roth’s 25-Year Fight for Justice in His Daughter Murder and Accountability for a Hamas Terrorist  

Peloni:  This continues to be a shocking betrayal of justice, in which an unrepentant terrorist inspires future slaughters of innocents while celebrating her past success in the Sbarro Pizza Massacre while literally only lamenting that the slaughter had not been more than the list of 15 dead and 130 wounded.  This craven butcheress needs to be brought to justice.  The Jordanian govt which historically receives the largest economic assistance from the US, is today only outdistanced by Ukraine in this respect.  America also provides a significant source of security and economic benefit of multiple bases in Jordan.

It should be recalled that in May 2020, Rubio was particularly vocal while joining a group of Republican members of Congress while sending a formal request to the Jordanian Ambassador to the United States demanding the extradition of Tamimi, warning that Jordan’s refusal to comply with the 1995 extradition treaty could trigger US sanctions. Rubio also backed linking US economic aid to Jordan’s cooperation on extradition, and was particularly vocal in threatening concrete consequences like sanctions.  As the Secretary of State, Rubio now has the authority to enforce the very consequences which he has previously advanced, and it is well past time that such actions as these be taken to bring Tamimi to justice.

Please consider signing the petition demanding justice for the victims of the Sbarro Pizza Massacre and see the interview of Malki Roths father

Malki Roth. Courtesy of the Roth FamilyMalki Roth. Courtesy of the Roth Family

This week is the 25th anniversary of one of the most horrific terror attacks in Israel during what is referred to as the Second Intifada. During the period from late 2000 through the first half of 2005, more than 1000 Israelis were killed and several thousand wounded as a result of countless Palestinian Arab suicide bombings, shootings, stabbings, and more. While hardly a week went by without some such terror attack, the August 9, 2001 bombing of the Sbarro pizza restaurant in central Jerusalem remains one of the most vivid and vulgar, still today.

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August 3, 2026 | 1:23 pm | 2 Comments »

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Israel Can No Longer Rule Out War with Egypt, Growing More Alarmed by Cairo’s Military Alliance with China  

Jafaj.net | 2026-08-02

Egyptian Tanks Massing on Israel Border.  February 2, 2025.  Screengrab via Youtube.Egyptian Tanks Massing on Israel Border. February 2, 2025. Screengrab via Youtube.

  1. A Washington source has confirmed to JAFAJ that Israel can no longer rule out the possibility of a war with Egypt within the next few years. According to the source, Israeli officials have already shared their concerns extensively with the Trump administration.

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August 3, 2026 | 6:45 am | 3 Comments »

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Daydreams  

By Ari Busel
Translated by Peloni

Screengrab via Youtube. [Resized]Screengrab via Youtube. [Resized]

For three and a half years, Israel went through five rounds of elections, each time with the same result as the others. Yet most ironically, the final outcome was one of the most stable governments the State of Israel has had in recent decades—a government that completed its full term.

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August 3, 2026 | 6:23 am | 2 Comments »

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Beware of needless isolation and divisions among the Right  

Peloni:  Min. Chikli speaks to a matter that I have been warning about for some time.  The parties on the Right are risking the potential loss of many seats, something that contrasts significantly with how the Right approached the election lists in the last election.  If precautions are not put in place to conserve national camp votes, there will be no landslide victory for the right, even if the public vote for one.

Israel Minister of Diaspora and Combating Antisemitism Amichai Chikli | X |Aug 2, 2026

The event surrounding the small parties on the right is becoming very, very dangerous for the national camp.

To the whole group warming up on the sidelines, I strongly recommend learning the lessons of the Zehut party and the New Right party, not to mention the lessons of the 1992 elections with the Tehiya party, whose failure to pass the electoral threshold paved the way for the Oslo catastrophe.

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August 2, 2026 | 11:56 pm | 3 Comments »

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Stop the Islamization of Massachusetts: Democrats Push Permanent Islamic Commission to Install Muslims Across State Government`  

Peloni:  Is there really no part of America which is being Islamized?

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Congressman Randy Fine: They lecture us about “separation of church and state” while funneling your tax dollars into a Muslim-only DEI commission.

No religious group gets preferential treatment with our money.

Not now. Not ever.

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August 2, 2026 | 11:43 pm | 2 Comments »

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MASSIVE GAZA UPDATE: The Deal Just Took a Dangerous Turn!  

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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August 2, 2026 | 11:28 pm | 3 Comments »

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Analysis: Trump’s “Good Friendship” With Turkey’s Erdogan | MEMRI  

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.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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August 2, 2026 | 10:14 pm | Comments »

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