Forgiveness Doesn’t Require Repentance Anymore  

Peloni:  This is the first part of a detailed look into the Islamist, Marxist organization known as the MEK by Anni Cyrus.

Today, even murdering Americans can be forgiven if it’s wrapped in diplomacy.

Aynaz Anni Cyrus | Jan 26, 2026

I’ve been talking about the Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK), also known as PMOI, NCR, and NCRI, for a long time. Their history is long and dark, so I’ll break it down into parts to make it easier for all of us.

I’ve decided to begin with what might possibly matter most to America and Americans: the killing of Americans.

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January 28, 2026 | 8:44 am | Comments »

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Why Saudi Arabia’s F-35 Deal Is Slipping Away  

Peloni:  High stakes are at play in the F-35 Deal related to immense financial deals, military advancements, and threats from the Arab street.  Will Washington ignore the stiffening of Riyadh’s hard line policies of late, or will the US hold the Saudi accountable for strengthening ties with America’s enemies against her Israel.

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Marines from Marine Wing Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 and Sailors from Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133 conduct integrated training missions. Navy photo by LT Francis Alvare. The appearance of U.S. Department of War (DoW) visual information does not imply or constitute DoW endorsement.Marines from Marine Wing Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 and Sailors from Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133 conduct integrated training missions. Navy photo by LT Francis Alvare. The appearance of U.S. Department of War (DoW) visual information does not imply or constitute DoW endorsement.

In a recent Youtube video analysis, Khaled Hassan, an Egyptian-British National Security & Foreign Policy Researcher and Council Member of President Herzog’s Voice of the People, delivers a strong warning about Saudi Arabia’s prospects of acquiring American F-35 fighter jets. Speaking directly to his audience, Hassan outlines what he describes as a critical miscalculation by Riyadh that threatens to derail the arms deal indefinitely.

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January 28, 2026 | 8:02 am | Comments »

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America on the Brink of a Socialist Upheaval  

By Alexander G. Markovsky 

The Fall of the Berlin Wall, 1989. The photo shows a part of a public photo documentation wall at the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin. The photo documentation is permanently placed in the public. Photo by Lear 21 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3692038The Fall of the Berlin Wall, 1989. The photo shows a part of a public photo documentation wall at the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin. The photo documentation is permanently placed in the public. Photo by Lear 21 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia

In December 1991, as the world witnessed the dramatic collapse of the communist empire, few imagined that the doctrines of Marx and Lenin would endure, let alone reemerge. Yet Marxism adapted to a new reality and, in a striking twist of history, found fresh footing in the United States—this time within the Democratic Party.

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January 28, 2026 | 7:10 am | 8 Comments »

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Iranian regime is at weakest point since 1979 revolution, US intelligence assesses  

Peloni:  If this report is true, this is not a time to negotiate an extension of this repressive terror regime, but rather it should signal the time to eliminate this threat poised against the entire West once and for all.

Verified death toll from crackdown crosses 6,000, with estimates ranging up to 30K

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U.S intelligence estimates that the Iranian regime is at its weakest point in decades, despite having apparently suppressed a massive wave of protests with unprecedented force, the full scale of which remains unclear amid the country’s ongoing internet shutdown.

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January 27, 2026 | 9:01 pm | 1 Comment »

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U.S. Cannot Allow Hamas Terrorists To Integrate Into New Palestinian Government in Gaza  

Aaron Goren | Jan 27, 2026

The U.S.-crafted plan for Gaza may yet produce the opposite of its intended effect, by allowing Hamas to retain large parts of its arsenal under a different guise.

Reuters reported on January 27 that Hamas was seeking to integrate tens of thousands of its operatives into the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), the technocratic government tasked with managing the post-war phase in the coastal enclave. The terrorist organization wants 40,000 of its civil servants in Gaza, including its 10,000-member-strong police force, to be included in the authority responsible for post-war Gaza.

New details about U.S. goals for Gaza leave open the possibility for armed terrorists to integrate into the NCAG. This would spell catastrophe for the future of the ceasefire and the American plan it supports.

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January 27, 2026 | 8:57 pm | 1 Comment »

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Amnesty and Policing authority for Hamas?!  

Peloni:  I am old enough to remember back in October how bad the Trump 20 Point Plan was, but in the weeks and months which have followed, what has emerged, most recently with Jared Kushner’s revelations about  there being no Plan B, indicates a clearly worsening deal replacing the already troubling 20 Point Plan.  The importance of this comes to light in the Axios report of a senior US official stating that Netanyahu “really can’t go against us” as a new report emerges that 10,000 terrorists will be integrated into Gaza’s administration.  The Americans want this deal to go thru very badly, and the blame for their rearranging the parameters of the originally agreed upon deal will fall on them, but it will be felt more acutely when the US failure secures Gaza as another iteration of the terrorist den from which to mount continued attacks against Israel.

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January 27, 2026 | 8:24 pm | Comments »

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Canada must unequivocally support regime change in Iran  

Silence is deafening in Ottawa

Tzvi Kahn | Jan 25, 2026

There’s a blackout affecting countless Iranians. No, not the internet blackout in the Islamic Republic, which has shut down the web across the country as millions of protesters swarm the streets. It’s the intellectual blackout in Ottawa, which has yet to voice explicit support for the Iranian people’s call for regime change in Tehran. The silence is deafening.

To be sure, the Canadian government has issued statements. It has commended “the bravery of the Iranian people” and condemned “the killing of protestors.” But Ottawa has stopped short of endorsing the uprising’s goal: uprooting the Islamic Republic. Even amid reports of thousands of casualties, Canada offers little more than platitudes.

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January 27, 2026 | 5:12 pm | 4 Comments »

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Trump & Netanyahu agree that Hamas must disarm before Gaza reconstruction begins, after return of last Israeli hostage Gvili  

Peloni:  There should be no amnesty for Hamas.  They should be hunted for the rest of their days.

Netanyahu: Disarmament must precede reconstruction, warns ‘it will happen the easy way or the hard way’

Damage following an Israeli airstrike on the El-Remal area in Gaza City on October 9, 2023.  By WAFA (Q2915969) in contract with a local company (APAimages) - Correspondence with Wiki Palestine (Q117834684), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=138775621 Debris in Gaza City on October 9, 2023.  By WAFA (Q2915969) in contract with a local company (APAimages)?? – Correspondence with Wiki Palestine (Q117834684)??, Public Domain, Wikipedia

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed that the next step in the Gaza Strip must be the disarmament of Hamas, following the return of the remains of Ran Gvili, the last Israeli hostage in Gaza, on Monday.

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January 27, 2026 | 12:05 pm | 3 Comments »

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Saudi Arabia’s changing strategy and the quiet strain with the UAE  

Peloni:  As it is often noted, October 7 changed everything.  Something which goes unnoted in this report is that the state run media has escalated rhetoric of Jew Hatred, while also weaponizing UAE’s participation in the Abraham Accords against the UAE.  These are important aspects of the shift taking root in Riyadh.

Growing tensions between Saudi Arabia and the UAE reflect shifting Gulf alliances, with implications for Israel and the US role in the region.

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN | JANUARY 26, 2026

: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C), Abu Dhabi Crown Prince (L) and Yemeni President Hadi attend the signing ceremony of the Riyadh agreement. By Saudi Press Agency, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=173036924Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C), Abu Dhabi Crown Prince (L) and Yemeni President Hadi attend the signing ceremony of the Riyadh agreement. By Saudi Press Agency, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia

Over the last month, there have been growing reports of a rift between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.  Nothing in this story is simplistic. While some media may see a new struggle emerging, in the Middle East it’s always possible that countries disagree on certain issues, but not on others.

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January 27, 2026 | 11:29 am | 1 Comment »

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INSANE! The Person Secretly MANIPULATING Trump Against Israel EXPOSED  

Paul Schnee:  This video was made shortly before the body of Ran Gvili was returned to Israel.

It explains just how badly Steve Witkoff is compromised by his real estate association with the Qataris who bailed him out of a $660 million deal in NYC. He had bought the Park Lane Hotel with a partner and intended to convert it into luxury condos.

Witkoff should be nowhere near any negotiations in the Middle East or the Ukraine. Indeed, he should not be involved in U.S. diplomacy at all. Apart from being compromised he is incompetent.

Now, President Trump must know about Witkoff’s embarrassing association with the Qataris so one has to ask why he involved him in the first place and continues to employ him in this sensitive capacity. It doesn’t any talent to act against our interests by supporting Islamist nations who seek our ruin and the destruction of Israel.

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January 27, 2026 | 6:00 am | 6 Comments »

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Where and How to Attack Jews  

The Case of Beverly Hills

by Ari Bussel

Israeli Film Festival. Screengrab via Youtube2025 Israeli Film Festival. Screengrab via Youtube [Cropped]

In preparation of the Israeli Film Festival (Feb 4-19, 2026), the mythological organizer was looking for an infusion of capital.  Many of the sponsors have not been as generous as before.

Realizing that now is more important than ever to stand up publicly and state “ISRAEL IS STILL HERE,” I urged support of the Film Festival, despite the fatigue, the many other causes that vye for money, and predominantly the hesitancy of being “too vocal” or “too visible” two year into the October 7th War.

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January 26, 2026 | 8:21 pm | 1 Comment »

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As We Celebrate The Return of Remains Of Ran Gvili, Say No To Palestinian Statehood   

Peloni:  With the return of the final hostage from Gaza, we must hold firm to the second and third War Aim set forth for the conclusion of the war in Gaza.  These include the elimination of the governing and military capabilities of Hamas, and ensuring that there will be no further security threats from Gaza.  From recent reports and Kushner’s Davos speech, it is evident that these two latter war aims are not the intended pursuit of the American as they intend to actually maintain Hamas in Gaza, provide them with political status and even the capabilities to enter a future ‘policing’ force, while resetting the the too many times to count failed two state solution into yet a new version of its many formerly failing iterations.  As if all the threats troubling Israel over the years could be solved with just a press of some magic reset button, the peace processors are peace processing the region back towards a new war using similar rhetoric and ignoring similar realities that conquest, not peace, is all that is desired from both Hamas and the PA.  The American refusal to accept this reality denotes a critical failure in the Trump administration which is more and more committed to this project while ignoring all stated benchmarks demanded of the Arabs, Hamas and the PA.  Recall Ted Belman’s Israel Should Declare Three Nos:

There is no diplomatic solutionIsrael should declare three nos; no to nuclear Iran, no to two-state solution, no to bi-national state.

This rather than ‘peace in our time’ should be the focus upon which Israel and her allies should make a stand.  Anything else, including Kushner’s stated ‘No Plan B’, is simply the latest attempt to supplement arrogance and ignorance in place of strategy and security.  Meanwhile, Jordan remains ignored as the designated state for the Arabs of Mandatory Palestine.  Recognizing Jordan as Palestine respect history, international law, demographics and the fetishistic need to focus on the plight of the Muslim Palestinians alone, while ignoring the Kurds among many other far more relevant actual peoples who have actually been denied the homeland of their forefathers, something which is only pretended with the Muslim Palestinians.

Americans For A Safe Israel

NEW YORK – Following the recovery of Staff Sergeant Major Ran Gvili’s remains 843 days after the Hamas-led invasion of Israel, a leading pro-Israel organization has declared that the time has come to put an end to all talk about Palestinian statehood. Americans for a Safe Israel (AFSI) has stated that one thing that must be learned from October 7 is that no Palestinian Arab state can be allowed to be created anywhere alongside Israel.

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January 26, 2026 | 8:04 pm | 1 Comment »

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IDF locates Ran Gvili, last remaining hostage body in Gaza  

Peloni:  The joy over the return of Ran is overwhelming, but the focus must still be maintained upon the fact that there are still two remaining aims of the war yet to be fulfilled, both of which are being challenged by efforts of the US to advance yet a new ‘peace’.

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January 26, 2026 | 5:03 pm | Comments »

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Israel’s Good News Newsletter to 25th Jan 26  

Michael Ordman | VGNI | Jan 25, 2025

In the 25th Jan 26 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:

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January 26, 2026 | 4:38 pm | Comments »

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J. Kushner’s “Deal of the Century, 2.0”  

By Sha’i ben-Tekoa

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a global leadership summit on the end of the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas at the Tonino Lamborghini International Convention Center in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Monday, October 13, 2025. Photo by Daniel Torok - https://www.flickr.com/photos/202101414@N05/54855575883/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=176713659U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a global leadership summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025. Photo by Daniel Torok – Flickr, Public Domain, Wikipedia

When President Trump a half-decade ago tasked his son-in-law to design a two-state solution that would be the “Deal of the Century,” since I knew nothing of Jared Kushner, I wanted to know of his experience of Israel, the Arab world and Islam, academic, practical.

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January 26, 2026 | 4:36 pm | 2 Comments »

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Iran is waiting for Trump  

The Iranian regime wants to return to the trajectory that existed on the eve of October 7, a course designed to advance its plan to bring about Israel’s collapse. Even if the stars have not yet aligned for a decisive blow, Donald Trump wants to strike Iran and, if possible, also rid the world of the regime that rules it. In the meantime, fingers should be crossed for the protesters, and preparations made for what lies ahead.

by  Prof. Eyal Zisser | Jan 25, 2026

Iranian protestors.  Screengrab via Youtube [Cropped] https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DliDl9lP2hcIranian protestors.  Screengrab via Youtube [Cropped] 

On July 14, 1789, the day the storming of the Bastille marked the beginning of the French Revolution, King Louis XVI summed up the day’s events in his diary with two words: “Nothing.” He meant that the hunting expedition he had gone on had been unsuccessful. He did not know that within a few short years he would lose his throne, and his head.

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January 26, 2026 | 4:15 pm | 1 Comment »

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From Israel: Atrocious!!  

Peloni:  Just a few hours after this article was posted, news arrived that Ran Gvili’s body has been retrieved by the IDF and is being returned to his family.  The first of three war aims have thus been met, with two more to go.

Arlene Kushner | Jan 26, 2026

Staff Sergeant Ran Gvili. Screengrab via Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J26aa2Haxs0Staff Sergeant Ran Gvili. Screengrab via Youtube 

Here we are, post-Davos. Trump has announced the beginning of the second phase of his peace plan.

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January 26, 2026 | 2:08 pm | 1 Comment »

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