Minister Katz and Chief Staff Zamir have clashed several times over promotions and appointments
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir. Screegrab via Youtube
Defense Minister Israel Katz has locked horns with IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir several times since Zamir’s appointment as the replacement for former Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi earlier this year.
Peloni: The most basic institution in civilization is that which supports the notion that laws should be expected to be enforced. For laws to have any meaning at all, a sense of justice must be reinforced at every level of society, and instead the selective application of the laws appears to betray the truth that the West has a two tier legal doctrine, based on ideology and political connections. This is just the most recent demonstration of that fact.
By Pamela Geller |
James Comey’s Wrong Answers. Photo by DonkeyHotey – James Comey’s Wrong Answers, CC BY 2.0, Wikipedia
The judiciary is irretrievably broken. The left imprisons those with whom they disagree while engaging in high crimes and misdemeanors with fear of punishment or accountability.
Peloni: Very Important Article. Pretending that there are two sides to Evil is how we come to strengthen it in our own societies. Notably, among those castigated as the bad, or outlawed, chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood, do not include the allies which Trump has found in Turkey and Qatar. Are we to accept that this is mere chance? Are we to ignore the role these powers have come to support terrorism around the world, terrorism which Trump himself once announced would no longer be tolerated? The implications of this process which supports these regimes exposes the real purpose of this move, which is not to eradicate the Muslim Brotherhood but to normalize it, as if it seeks greater integration into the collapsing West.
A Critical Analysis of a Geopolitical Miscalculation
On 24 November 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order titled “Designation of Certain Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists.” This order initiates a formal process to evaluate and potentially designate specific chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood—a transnational Islamist organisation founded in Egypt in 1928—as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs). The move targets chapters in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt, accusing them of fuelling terrorism, supporting groups like Hamas, and destabilising U.S. interests in the Middle East, particularly in the wake of the 7 October 2023 attacks on Israel.
Peloni: The attempt to take on the Muslim Brotherhood in a piece-wise fashion defies the need to recognize that the ideological intent of this Jihadist movement is intended to consume the West, and not just those chapters which the US administration has deemed unacceptable.
Mark Dubowitz & Matiam Wahba | Nov 24, 2025
After weeks of hinting that a major policy shift was imminent, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) on November 24 directing the State and Treasury Departments to begin the process of designating components of the Muslim Brotherhood as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs).
Mudar Zahran
A new sheriff is in town. President Trump issues an Executive Order directing the designation of the Muslim Brotherhood and several of its branches in Jordan, Lebanon, and Egypt as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists.
The Order states that the group’s activities in Jordan after October 7 are tied to its support for Hamas.
The Order also requires the Departments of State and Treasury to submit reports within 30 days in preparation for actions against the organization.
Peloni: Rabbi Herzog is completely correct. The obtuse manner in which Israel and the US have consistently defined the import of SA normalization provided the Saudis with the greater hand to play, as I have noted previously. Negotiations require knowing how to negotiate, and the Saudis have always been great masters at negotiating, and it seems nothing has changed in this regard. Israeli leadership should study the Saudis and change their tactics because not openly defining what Israel wanted from the Saudis was one of the most important reasons why they don’t have it currently.
Rabbi Jacob Herzog. Image via X
Rabbi Jacob Israel Herzog, founder of Saudi Arabia’s first Chabad House, says that for the kingdom, normalization with Israel is a diplomatic rather than a religious issue – and that for Jews in Saudi Arabia, “there are no problems.”
Once such stealth technology leaves American control, the strategic danger is nearly irreversible.
Moshe Phillips
Photo by Air Force Senior Airman Alexander Cook – https://media.defense.gov/2019/Sep/25/2002186916/-1/-1/0/190921-F-BQ566-1004A.JPG, Public Domain, Wikipedia
“We’re going to have a deal. They’re going to purchase F-35s. They’re buying them from Lockheed, and it’s a great plane,” stated U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office last week during the visit from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. This news should alarm every American and all friends of Israel.
by Sha’i ben-Tekoa
Before the savagery of Tishrei 22, 5784, a.k.a. October 7, 2023, there were some 500 gentile Jew-killers behind bars in Israel sentenced to life imprisonment, provided with a healthy diet, leisure time, free medical care. How many are there now after Israel agreed to give hundreds of them the Yahya Sinwar treatment by letting them go free to murder Jews again, only Israel’s Prison Service knows for sure.
Author Adriani Relandi was a geographer, cartographer, traveller, philologist.
He understood many languages, including Arabic, Ancient Greek and Hebrew.
He described nearly 2,500 settlements mentioned in the Bible, and made an approximate census according to settlements.
His book, written in Latin in 1695, describes the region called Palestine at that time and is instructive to us today.
He wrote:
by Gerald A. Honigman
Among the most recent updates in the current Gaza war is Hamas challenging Israel’s justification for its latest carefully targeted airstrikes.
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After America was attacked by Imperial Japan on December 7, 1941, and by jihadi Arab Islamists on 9/11/2001, we did not seek a ceasefire with our enemies.
Michael Ordman | VGNI | Nov 24, 2025
In the 23rd Nov 25 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:
Peloni: On Sunday, a number of Right-wing organizations gathered outside an Israeli cabinet meeting to protest a UN Security Council resolution promoting Palestinian statehood. The vigil was led by the Sovereignty Movement and included participation of Israel is Forever, the Legal Forum for Israel, the Tekuma Movement, and the Pulse of Israel. Additionally, it also featured Knesset members, including MK Limor Son Har-Melech, MK Simcha Rothman, and MK Ohad Tal among others. They calls for the application of Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria were made to obviate any attempt at legitimizing Palestinian statehood. Speakers emphasized that any concessions could enable terror and undermine Israel’s existence, reinforcing the idea that Israel must assert its sovereignty over its historical lands without compromise.
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Peloni: What a remarkably relevant lesson which holds important applications to both the Vatican and Jordan.
by Rafael Medoff
The Mount of Olives Cemetery, Jerusalem. Photo by Berthold Werner – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia
It took 100 years, but the Vatican has finally agreed to surrender a kayak and other cultural artifacts that it stole from indigenous Canadian tribes for use in Pope Pius XI’s “Vatican Missionary Exposition” in 1925.
Peloni: Must see video. I have read many questions and statements about the criticism of the f35 Saudi deal. This video trumps them all.
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Peloni: Don’t miss Arlene’s second article at the bottom
Arlene Kushner | Nov 19, 2025
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I begin with news of a stabbing and ramming terror attack which occurred at the Gush Etzion Junction. Aharon Cohen, 65, a veteran resident of Kiryat Arba, was killed. One woman was seriously injured; a man and a boy were moderately injured. This junction has been the site of numerous attacks over time.
Peloni: Many important topics covered by Gadi Taub and Mike Doran. One of the most important is Doran’s assertion that someone “very, very, very close to Trump” informs him that Trump is not listening to Netanyahu about the threat from Turkey. Doran believes that Turkey was responsible for Hamas releasing the hostages, and that Trump consequently sees Turkey as having an important role to play in Trump’s new security arrangement in the Middle East. This part of the conversation is at about the 20 minute mark.
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Peloni: US pressure on Ukraine has routinely been met with intransigence, but with front lines collapsing, and no resolution in sight for Ukraine’s increasingly problematic deficiencies of men, munitions and morale, no matter what Zelensky tries to affect, the reality of Ukraine’s desperate situation is not going away.
Stephen Bryen | Weapons & Strategy | Nov 22, 2025
The US has proposed a 21 point peace plan for Ukraine. The administration has told Ukraine they have until Thanksgiving (Nov. 25) to accept the plan. There is little likelihood Zelensky will accept the plan as it is, but he may offer various amendments to sow confusion and force delays. The US has threatened to pull all its support from Ukraine if Ukraine does not agree.
