Peloni:  The irony of this report is that Waltz, who was a former member of the Bush wing of the Republican party, was too forwardly inclined toward interventionist action, so he is now to be replaced with another former member of the Bush wing of the Republican party, Sec. of State Rubio.  In fact, if the setting of Waltz meeting with Netanyahu just prior to the Oval Office meeting was what doomed Waltz, why was he the only one penalized for doing so, recalling that Witkoff was also present in that meeting.  As Lee Smith noted on X, “Washington Post is always anti-Trump and not to be trusted. This story also comes from anti-MAGA schemers trying to undermine US national security and tilt to Iran terror state. Basically, it’s evidence of another anti-Trump coup, from the inside.”

All Israel News Staff | Published: May 4, 2025

President Donald Trump hosts a bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, Monday, February 24, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Photo by The White House – Flickr , Public Domain)

The recently fired U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz reportedly angered President Donald Trump with his embrace of hardline policies toward the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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by Amir Taheri  •  Gatestone Institute  •  May 4, 2025

Judging by comments and leaks from the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff — although problems remain — things are going smoothly. Trump himself keeps saying that he expects “a good agreement” without spelling out what that means. The fact, however, is that so far nothing has happened. (AI generated image of Steve Witkoff meeting Abbas Araqchi)

• There is, of course, one non-judicial way to make sure a deal sticks: Remove the root causes of enmity. For example, let’s start by releasing the US hostages and make sure that no further hostages are taken during what remains of Trump’s term.

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John Spencer 

Photo by Lihi Marom – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0

In the early hours of Thursday morning, Israeli fighter jets struck military targets near the Syrian presidential palace in Damascus. The strike came after days of escalating attacks against Druze communities in Syria by jihadist elements believed to be aligned with Syria’s newly formed Islamist-led government. It was also the clearest message yet that Israel considers the protection of the Druze—both inside its borders and across them—not just a moral duty, but a strategic commitment.

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Two Yahalom combat engineering soldiers killed in explosion in Rafah over weekend

All Israel News Staff | Published: May 4, 2025

Activity of the 16th Brigade in the Shejaiya Area, 3 May, 2025. Photo: IDF

Amid concern in Israel that hostage-ceasefire negotiations have stalled, perhaps permanently, the IDF announced Saturday evening that it was sending out tens of thousands of call-up orders to reservists ahead of a significant escalation and expansion of military operations in the Gaza Strip.

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Peloni:  This is a very important innovation.  It reminds me of the revolutionary change in inteligence work which came from the changes in how intelligence was handled following the changes put in place by Gen. Flynn.

Peloni:  The divisions among the Druze and the disparate interest of the various factions regarding Israel’s support of their situation, it begs the question as to what Israel’s next step should be given the all too likely possibility that air strikes will not secure the safety of the Kurds in Syria.

The Druze in Syria are divided between different leaders and voices. It’s likely that many want a middle ground and prefer some kind of autonomy but don’t want a full break with Damascus.

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN | MAY 3, 2025

27th Adir F35 arrival at Nevatim, August 2020 (Photo by U.S. Embassy Jerusalem – DSC_6967SM, CC BY 2.0)

Israel has carried out two sets of airstrikes on Syria over the last two days. In the first hours of Saturday morning the IDF said that “a short while ago, the IDF struck a military site, anti-aircraft cannons, and surface-to-air missile infrastructure in Syria.” On Friday, the IDF said “IDF fighter jets struck adjacent to the area of the Palace of Hussein al-Sharaa in Damascus.”

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Peloni:  The West continues to manage democracy rather than be ruled by it.

Sundance | May 2, 2025

In the USA we have the example of “Russiagate” where the FBI, CIA and DOJ-NSD intel community weaponized against candidate Donald Trump.

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Peloni:  The prescience of the details articulated in this article has aged well, as demonstrated by Peter Hitchen‘s recent Op Ed confession.

By Alexander G. Markovsky, AM THINKER  March 31, 2024

Image: Vladimir Putin by AI.

It is widely accepted that the Ukrainian crisis erupted into a military conflict on February 24, 2022, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the seeds of the hostilities were planted about thirty years earlier by President Clinton and, later, by George W. Bush, both of whom recklessly pushed for NATO’s eastward expansion.

Peloni:  Background for Trump’s recent Sanctions Tweet which focused on Iran and China.  Importantly, Ghasseminejad’s recommendation of applying sanctions to companies and individuals involved in, and/or responsible for, the shipping Iranian oil is a vital addendum which should be pursued.  Doing so will increase US leverage over both Iran and China.

Saeed Ghasseminejad | April 30, 2025

President Donald Trump poses for a photo with Prime Minister Gahr Store of Norway, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Shortly after President Donald Trump started his second term, his new Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, promised, “We are committed to bringing the Iranians to going back to the 100,000 barrels a day of oil exports.” Fulfilling that commitment appears far off.

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Daniel Greenfield | May 1, 2025

David Horowitz (Photo by Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0)

In the weeks before David Horowitz’s passing, he wrote an article and finished another book. In and out of the hospital, he would call me on the phone to relay another idea for a series or another article about the Left. When we worked together on an article about the leftist fifth column, he was exhausted and I told him we could work on it next week. There would be time. He sighed skeptically, knowing perhaps what we only know now, but also with a note of relief.

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by Karys Rhea  •  Gatestone Institute •  May 2, 2025

[Many in Israel] demand a zero-tolerance policy towards illegal construction, regardless of EU funding and lawsuits, and have called on the Israeli government to initiate a long-overdue diplomatic effort that will make it clear to the EU that it has established red lines that will be enforced. Pictured: Detailed map released by @landuse outlining the extent of illegal Palestinian construction in 2005 Wikipedia

• [T]he IDF tends to be… focused on immediate, critical threats from Lebanon, Syria, Gaza and Iran.

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by Karys Rhea  •  Gatestone Institute  •  April 2, 2025 at 5:00 am

Khan al Ahmar is representative of a pattern of tactics that the Palestinian Authority regularly employs when wresting land rights from the State of Israel. First, it identifies a strategic point located far from an existing population center. Second, it illegally seizes the land, invents a name for this “historic” village that never existed, and insists the squatters have been there since the dawn of time, despite historic aerial photographs showing otherwise. Third, it broadcasts any pushback from Israel as “cruel” and “oppressive,” and “ethnic cleansing” Pictured: An internationally-funded school building in Khan al Ahmar, with Israeli Highway 1 in the background, photographed in 2015. (Image source: TrickyH/Wikimedia Commons)

• Israel’s complete jurisdiction over Area C, which legally includes building permits, zoning, construction, law enforcement and planning, was recognized and agreed to by the Palestinian leadership and the world at large for almost three decades. As stipulated in the agreement, only when direct negotiations determine the permanent fate of the territories that had illegally been occupied by Jordan until 1967, can the Oslo Accords be replaced. Until then, it is the law.

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Independence Day 2025 means we should celebrate Israel’s rebirth while honoring its ongoing struggles.

By GIL TROY | APRIL 30, 2025

By Unknown author – The Israel Internet Association via the PikiWiki – Israel free image collection project, Public Domain

As we approach Independence Day, I repeat my annual call for every Jew and Israel-lover to mark the birth of the state by eating ice cream for breakfast. Despite our current challenges, let’s taste the sweetness of having a reborn Jewish nation, while our kids mark this day as a memorable break from routine.

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Peloni:  Using the economic dependency of China on Iranian fuel, and Iran’s dependency on Chinese purchases of that fuel provides him with significant leverage over both.  A truly masterstroke which will unfortunately only serve to bring even greater pressure on the Mullahs to sign their latest hudna, to the ultimate regret of the West, Israel and the Iranian people.

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— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 1, 2025

Peloni:  A shameful display of Nadler supporting antisemites in obeisance of the antisemitic Democratic standard while opposing those who would do what Nadler should himself be doing.

Why is the congressman afraid of Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun?

Daniel Greenfield | April 28, 2025

Jerry Nadler (Photo by David from Washington, DC – _25A7329, CC BY 2.0)

When President Donald Trump put forward his new special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) urged Senate Democrats “not to provide the Trump administration with a single vote to confirm Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun.”

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