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Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger, “Second Thought: a US-Israel Initiative” | May 13, 2025

*47 years of US negotiation with the Ayatollah regime suggest that US policy makers have been impressed with the, supposedly, pragmatism of Iranian negotiators. However, while the US considers agreements with the Ayatollah regime and its proxies (e.g., the Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah) a step toward reconciliation and peaceful coexistence, the Ayatollah regime considers negotiation as a step toward the realization of its ideology – a global domination of all walks of life by Shia Islam, headed by Shia clerics.

*While US policy makers tend to take history, ideology and religion lightly, assuming that Money Talks, the Ayatollah regime is determined that Ideology Walks. Furthermore, as documented by its 47-year-old track record of rogue exportation of the Islamic Shia Revolution, the Ayatollah regime’s ideology transcends financial and diplomatic accords and benefits.

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Peloni

It is with the greatest sadness that I have to report that Ted Belman, Editor of Israpundit for more than twenty years, has passed away at the age of 87.  It was my very great honor to have worked so closely with Ted over the past few years.  Ted was a visionary thinker, capable of thinking both inside and outside of the box, gaining insights into topics which he shared with his readers in the thousands of articles which he penned over the years and the innumerable posts which he posted and reflected upon.  While focusing on topics relating to Israel and the Middle East specifically, and geopolitics more generally, he made Aliyah to Israel in 2009.

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Avi Abelow

So much to process!!! Stick with me as we unpack the latest…

Idan Alexander is free! Baruch Hashem! Yes, it’s only one, but it’s another life saved. People doubted that we would be able to free any of our hostages from the Islamonaz*i barbarians who took them. Yet, we have successfully freed so many, with 58 remaining. And for that, we must be grateful! Thanks to our holy IDF soldiers and to the political pressure on Hamas/Qatar/Egypt from the Trump administration, that was absent with the Biden administration.

All as we are still fighting this war in Gaza to to destroy our Islamonaz*i enemy and prevent any other Oct. 7th massacres from ever happening again.

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The Palestinian Arabs must absorb the message that their fate is utterly irrelevant to the Jews. This is the first step towards psychological dominance over the Palestinian Arabs.

Peloni:  On Saturday’s show, Mark spends his first segment examine Trump in his first hundred days.  He explains that Trump has been and continues to be a consequential president, a historical figure due to several aspects, his charisma, his direct relationship with the American people, he thinks big and outside the box, he is a principled man who remains open to new ideas, perceptive, considerate and curious, while sensitive enough to inquire about the well being of those directly by his side.  Mark explains that Trump is not an idealogue, but is instead driven by philosophy.  The efforts of his enemies to destroy him have made him unique in America history, adding to his historic quality as he will not given in to their demands or succumb to their efforts.  He remains to be the most popular president in American history as he is not a politician.  Mark explains that besides Lincoln, there has not been another president attacked from the day he entered the White House, while still securing a significantly consequential agenda in his first 100 Days in office.   He has lived as an inspiring figure, influencing others who observe him in action.

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Tzvi Feldman has been missing since battle in First Lebanon War

All Israel News Staff | Published: May 11, 2025

The body of IDF soldier Tzvi Feldman, who had been declared missing after a battle in Lebanon in 1982, was recovered from Syria in a special mission by the Mossad and the Israel Defense Forces.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, the foreign intelligence agency Mossad, and the IDF announced the recovery on Sunday morning.

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Hamas massacring women and children is “resistance” according to Peter Beinart but, as in Africa, it is Islamist attempted “genocide” by definition and their own admission.

Daniel Greenfield | May 11, 2025

Peter Beinart (Photo by Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0)

Since Oct. 7, there’s been an aggressive effort to rebrand Hamas terrorism as “armed resistance.”

Now, Peter Beinart, speaking at the Harvard Divinity School, which recognizes only one deity, Allah, used a curious term of art to describe the mass murder of Jews as “Palestinian armed resistance against civilians.”

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By Hugh Fitzgerald | May 12, 2025

The Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu being seen off by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, on his departure from Ahmedabad on January 17, 2018.(Photo by Prime Minister’s Office (GODL-India), GODL-India)

Both tiny Israel and mighty India are victims of the same ideology: jihadism. The Muslims in Pakistan and the Muslims in “Palestine” share the same desire to harm the Infidels — Hindus and Jews, respectively. The terror groups that Pakistan’s military nurtures and arms — Jaish-e-Muhammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba — and then helps to cross into India to murder civilians are brothers under the skin to Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

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Peloni:  The campaign to try to divide Israel from the US continues with the full support of Qatari and antisemitic parties.

by Robert Spencer | May 12, 2025

Is Donald Trump really preparing to recognize a Palestinian state? The news hit like a thunderbolt on Saturday, amid an avalanche of stories claiming that Trump is angry with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and is changing course from his previous wholehearted support of Israel’s defense against Hamas and the other jihadist entities that are determined to destroy it. As is so often the case in such matters, however, there was decidedly less to the story than there initially appeared to be.

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Avi Abelow

You won’t believe what I’m about to tell you—but I confirmed it personally, because even I couldn’t believe it at first.

In a recent meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu actually said that Israel is ‘considering stopping the reception of U.S. military aid.’

Yes, you read that correctly. Not “demanding more,” not “thanking the U.S. for its support,” but actually re-evaluating whether Israel should continue receiving it at all.

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Michael Ordman | VGNI | May 12, 2025

In the 11th May 25 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:

• Israel is protecting Syrian Druze from massacre and treating their wounded.
• Israeli scientists have developed a treatment to stop massive blood loss.
• A huge private donation will help create Israeli doctors.
• Ecuador has opened a diplomatic office in Jerusalem.
• Israelis young and old win top international Mathematics prizes.
• Lower debt and higher investment in Israel’s economy.
• Israeli’s winning goal sends UK soccer fans wild.
• Leading Israeli team forfeits top robotic prize rather than desecrate the Sabbath.

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Peloni:  This is not believable.  Qatar is a state sponsor of terrorism.  It funds pro-terror riots on US college campuses.  It funded the same Hamas which tortured, murdered and kidnapped dozens of Americans on October 7.

Update: Trump responds to critics of accepting the free plane from Qatar, stating that the transaction is completely transparent and very public while complaining that The Dems would insist the US pay top dollar instead.  But he fails to acknowledge that the greater problem stems from the source of  the gift being the Qataris, an acknowledged terror supporter, a documented briber of politicians, and a major source of funding for Aidan Alexander having been held in captivity over the past 18 months and responsible for the training of those who raped, pillaged, tortured, murdered and held the corpses of American citizens over the past year and half.  The Qataris are a den of iniquity, from which the US needs to divest itself, not become more invested with them, and this is irrelevant to how transparent or public this bond of association might be.  Or so I would argue.

Breaking — Qatar to Gift $400 Million Plane to President Trump:

?? According to ABC News, the Trump administration is set to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet—valued at around $400 million—from the Qatari royal family.

?? The plane will serve as Air Force One for Trump… pic.twitter.com/wOF8HyD1bt

— Eitan Fischberger (@EFischberger) May 11, 2025

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Jewish troops in the Red Army fought to the end rather than face the horror of capture

@CherylWroteIt | X

Qatar has done more damage, and caused more national security threats, to American society than Russia or any other state, so it’s just mind boggling how the Trump administration is even engaged in talks of any kind with Qatar. They’re literally the Muslim Brotherhood, sworn to…

— Cheryl E ???????? (@CherylWroteIt) May 11, 2025

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Peloni:  As if against the tide of gravity, logic, or rationale, this regime which has been dedicated towards the destruction of the West, and actively infiltrates Western society towards this end, has been reinforced, funded, and protected by the leadership of the Western nations over the past forty years, bringing us to a climax today, in which the fate of this hostile regime in Tehran stands beyond any hope of survival but for the latest effort of the West to secure the Mullahs in place once again.  So, with its defenses stripped bare, and its proxies brought to the point of being crippled, the survival of the current regime in Iran will be decided by the very powers whose complicity or negligence brought it dominate the region.  The only question is whether the West will persist in preserving this existential threat, even as it is clear that it is only a matter of choice that they do so.

By Fariba Parsa | Real Clear Wire | May 09, 2025

Flag of Iran in the Nishapur Railway Station square (Photo by Sonia Sevilla – Own work, CC0)

The Islamic Republic of Iran is facing unprecedented pressure from both within and outside its borders. Internally, economic collapse, widespread political disillusionment, and mass rejection of religious authoritarianism have profoundly weakened the regime’s legitimacy. Externally, Iran’s regional influence is diminishing as its proxies suffer military defeats and diplomatic isolation. Although the precise timing is uncertain, the convergence of these pressures makes regime change in Iran increasingly likely. For Western policymakers, this is not the time for short-term crisis management—it is the time to prepare for a democratic transition.

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Peloni:  Meanwhile, Egypt has decided to not appoint a new Ambassador to Israel, and it has refused for five months to accept the Israel’s Ambassador to Egypt.

Joint drills mark Beijing’s latest effort to expand its military reach and Cairo’s boldest signal yet that it is willing to test US patience

By Morgan Phillips | Fox News | May 6, 2025

President Donald Trump greets the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, prior to their bilateral meeting, Sunday, May 21, 2017, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by The White House from Washington, DC – President Trump’s Trip Abroad, Public Domain)

Egypt and China wrapped up their first-ever joint military exercises on Sunday, in a show of force involving the U.S.’ top rival and one of its top recipients of military aid.

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