Netanyahu set to travel to Washington after Christmas
President Donald Trump and senior staff greet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Monday, April 7, 2025, in the West Wing Lobby of the White House. (Photo by The White House – Flickr, Public Domain, Wikipedia)
After receiving an invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump during a phone call on Monday, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to visit the United States after Christmas, Israeli media reported on Wednesday.
Peloni: This was a surprising appointment with no experience in Mossad, contrasting significantly with his predecessors. The appointment of an outsider to lead this spy agency completes Netanyahu’s recasting the leadership among the intel agencies.
Surprise appointment sees decorated IDF general tapped to lead Israel’s top intelligence agency.
Roman Gofman. Photo by IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday the appointment of his current Military Secretary, Major-General Roman Gofman, as the next head of the Mossad, Israel’s elite intelligence and special operations agency.
Peloni: This is a very concerning story. The detailed surveillance, preparations, and skills described in this story are too great for even the most obtuse observer to conclude that this was the actions of a supposed Lone Wolf attacker. Yet, that is how the US officials are proceeding. Someone needs to make this make sense.
A 25-year-old man was arrested Nov. 24 for allegedly plotting a mass shooting targeting the University of Delaware Police Department, authorities said.
Close up of the Thomas Jefferson statue, created bt Edward Hlavka, located in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Chicago, outside of the Chicago Transit Authority, from the documentary, Holy Ground. By Maxjolls – Own work, CC0, Wikipedia
The first Muslim aggression against Americans came in the late summer of 1784 when the U.S. had been legally independent a mere five months; when it had no navy, no army, let alone air force to deal with the attack.
Peloni: Until America is able to wrest the right of the consent of the governed for its citizens from the plutocrats which currently manipulate election outcomes, the notion of Making America Great Again will remain quite futile and impossible.
Photo by Lorie Shaull from St Paul, United States – Vote Here sign in Minneapolis, Minnesota., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikipedia
Serious questions are mounting in Michigan as state lawmakers raise alarms over what they describe as large-scale voter registration irregularities — including tens of thousands of new registrations flagged with invalid Social Security numbers and a voter roll that reportedly exceeds the state’s adult population by roughly half a million names.
Peloni: A good update of where things stand currently in the war with the rising possibility of a new front emerging. Also, don’t miss the latest on the Laser Defense System at the end of the video
Peloni: Fascinating must see interview with international affairs expert Yifa Segal in which she depicts everything taking place today as being related to the power paradigm of America vs China. The resulting trade routes which will emerge from the contest between these two super powers will itself define the future import and stability of those nations on whom these trade routes might depend. Yifa warns, however, that all actors involved in this undertaking should understand that none of them are essential to US intentions, and that anyone of them might be replaced as the trade route can be routed through other states. She also raises the concern that this warning is likewise true for Israel as well. With this in mind, she challenges that the role for Israel to play in all of this is that of facilitating solutions so as to be a relevant partner for the American designs for the future. It is under this consideration that she explains using the Israeli side of the Yellow Line as a solution in Gaza might significantly advantage Israel.
Migration can be a blessing. I say that as someone whose entire second chance at life came from the ability to leave tyranny and stand on free soil. Millions have done the same. They rebuild, they contribute, they honor the nations that gave them refuge. They are proof that migration can elevate both the migrant and the society that welcomes them.
But there is migration, and then there is manipulation. There is the honest escape from oppression, and then there is the strategic use of Western compassion as an operational tool for ideological expansion.
Peloni: PM Netanyahu responded to Trump’s recent TruthSocial statement warning Israel to not destabilize the Jolani Syrian regime. Netanyahu indicated that a deal with Syria is possible and that negotiations should proceed in “a good spirit,” while still remaining firm on Israel’s non-negotiable security demands. Insisting that Syria establish a demilitarized buffer zone from Damascus to Mount Hermon, Netanyahu explained that this would prevent threats to Israel’s northern border. These remarks follow a deadly Israeli raid in southern Syria that killed 13 people, drawing condemnation from Damascus. U.S. President Donald Trump urged Israel to avoid interfering in Syria’s development under President Ahmed al-Sharaa, praising his terrorist in a suit and calling for a “strong and true dialogue” between the two nations, despite the reports that the Jolani govt was involved in the counterstrike against Israel which caused Israeli casualties. Trump’s push for regional stability contrasts with Israel’s ongoing military operations which target militant groups inside Southern Syria. Netanyahu and Trump recently discussed expanding peace agreements, with a White House meeting planned soon. Despite U.S. pressure to acquiesce to a Jolani controlled Syria, Netanyahu remain committed to its security needs in maintaining control over the southern aspect of Syria.
Peloni: Two tweets by the Green Prince which are very relevant to what has been taking form in the West for a long time now.
Madeline Brooks: Mosab makes many good points here. To highlight just a few that are underplayed, or new to me: Israeli Arabs have been funneling cash to Hamas; peaceful Muslims benefit by playing the “Muslim card” under DEI’s protection; quiet Muslims bear the guilt for their silence in not standing up against the violent teachings of the Koran, which lets the domination and violence spread.
Mosab Hassan Yousef | X | Dec 2, 2025
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Most Muslims consider themselves peaceful, yet they adhere to a belief system fundamentally rooted in submission and conquest. In doing so, they remain in denial about the truly devoted Muslims whose highest calling is Jihad.
Envoy Barrack calls on Iraqi gov’t to restrain Shia militias
Tom Barrack met with Ahmed al-Sharaa. Photo by Ambassador Tom Barrack – X.com, Public Domain, Wikipedia
Tom Barrack, the U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy for Syria, during a visit to Baghdad on Monday, warned the Iraqi government to remain on the sidelines of a potential new conflict between Hezbollah and Israel.
Peloni: There seems to be some disconnect between what is currently taking place on the ground in Syria as described in the article below and Trump’s continued support for Jolani’s leadership as made clear in his recent TruthSocial post:
“The United States is very satisfied with the results displayed, through hard work and determination, in the Country of Syria. We are doing everything within our power to make sure the Government of Syria continues to do what was intended, which is substantial, in order to build a true and prosperous Country. One of the things that has helped them greatly was my termination of very strong and biting sanctions — I believe this was truly appreciated by Syria, its Leadership, and its People! It is very important that Israel maintain a strong and true dialogue with Syria, and that nothing takes place that will interfere with Syria’s evolution into a prosperous State. The new President of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, is working diligently to make sure good things happen, and that both Syria and Israel will have a long and prosperous relationship together. This is a historic opportunity, and adds to the SUCCESS, already attained, for PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST!”
Syrian government condemns Israeli raid into its territory, calls it ‘treacherous attack’
Following a statement by the military that six IDF soldiers were wounded during an operation in southern Syria early Friday morning, a new report claims that elements of the Syrian government were behind the attack on the Israeli forces.
Peloni: The issue with the Turks is reportedly related to the Turks being said to be responsible for successfully pushing Hamas to release the hostages. In response to this, Trump sees them as having an important role in the future security arrangements for the region while ignoring the danger of promoting this expanding Colonialist Muslim Brotherhood empire whose leader has expressed significant designs on conquering Israel and seizing Jerusalem. The Turks can not have any role in any security arrangement in or near Israel.
No Turkish “Peacekeepers” Should Be Deployed to Gaza
NEW YORK – A leading pro-Israel organization has come out strongly against the deployment of Turkish soldiers to Gaza as part of a future International Stabilization Force for Gaza. It is time for diplomats to realize that nations that have a documented history of providing Hamas with a safe haven, political support, financial aid, and/or material assistance must not be granted any role in rebuilding Gaza, according to Americans for a Safe Israel (AFSI).
Peloni: There is precious little reason to win the war only to lose the peace. Peace thru strength actually requires that the use of strength should secure peace following the exercise of strength. It may be that we are only looking at the initial aspects of the past two years of war against Israel’s many enemies, but for now, it does appear that the trend is such that Israel is successively losing the initiative in peace which was won in its many victories along the various fronts in the past two years.
In Lebanon, as in Lebanon, nothing has changed: a year after the ceasefire, Hezbollah still stands on its feet and refuses to disarm. And the same is true in Gaza: Hamas is rebuilding its forces and its political standing under American protection. We have not learned that war is never an end in itself, it is always meant to serve diplomatic goals.
by Prof. Eyal Zisser | 11-30-2025
Last week marked one year since the ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah that ended the campaign on the northern border, the one the Lebanese Shiite terrorist organization launched against Israel on Oct. 8, 2023, a day after Hamas’ murderous terrorist assault began.
Peloni: A revealing tale of how the Democratic party has come to betray the standards on which the American nation was founded, and the trust of those who once formed its greatest supporters. In reading Joan’s essay, I was reminded of Reagan’s popular refrain that he hadn’t left the Democratic party, but that the Democratic party had left him. Critical thinking and a foundation in first principles of freedom and liberty are what has led many former supporters to run, not walk, away from the Democratic party as it has come to openly endorse Islamists and Communists, and to advocate for lawlessness and terrorism. The laundry list of blessings which Joan enumerates at the end of this essay present a clear choice for supporters of the Democratic party. Indeed, the ties which connect this list to the foundational principles of American values, ie Judeo Christian values, has led to the near collapse of support for the Democrats among American voters, which is why they moved to import a non-American constituency with reckless abandon during the interlude between Trump’s first and second terms.
A long time ago, in 2006, my son Seth wrote an article ––Why I left the Left–– for RealClearPolitics.com.
When President George W. Bush’s “brain” Karl Rove read it, OMG he invited Seth to lunch at the White House! That was many years after I personally left the Left, but I couldn’t think of a more apt title for this article.
President Donald Trump and senior staff greet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Monday, April 7, 2025, in the West Wing Lobby of the White House. (Photo by The White House – Flickr, Public Domain, Wikipedia)
Steve Witkoff Meeting in Moscow. Screengrab via Youtube
