Or, as my “Anyu” said: “Fight.”  

Peloni:  A very meaningful argument by Prof. Jeffrey Lax on the importance of Jews appearing on Piers Morgan’s show to counter the insane characters that appear on that show spouting the rankest form of antisemitism available today.  He also explains why he would likewise accept an invitation from Tucker Carlson, “in a heartbeat” as he states, even as he sees Carlson as being clearly antisemitic whereas he explains that Morgan is not.  The punchline in this commentary is offered by Lax’s lovely holocaust-survivor grandmother, of Blessed Memory, from an interview from thirty years ago, so be sure to watch the video last.

Prof. Jeffrey Lax

This post gets very personal, in a way that is rare for me on X. So I hope you will take a few moments to read it and to watch the very short video clip from my Holocaust-survivor grandmother which has informed many of the things I say below and my approach to ALWAYS speak out when I am given the opportunity to make sure that never again MEANS never again.

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Defeating the Islamic Republic of Iran Is Entirely Justified Part 1  

By Hushang Manuchehri & Walter E. Block

Aircrafts, attached to Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW9) fly over the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Daniel Kimmelman) The appearance of U.S. Department of War (DoW) visual information does not imply or constitute DoW endorsement.Aircrafts, attached to Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW9) fly over the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Daniel Kimmelman) The appearance of U.S. Department of War (DoW) visual information does not imply or constitute DoW endorsement.

There’s a stubborn dogma running through the Western libertarian establishment, and it just won’t die: every foreign threat, we’re told, is somehow a mirror of our own sins. Lew Rockwell, Rand and Ron Paul, Hans Hoppe, Thomas Massie — big names, all of them, at least in this arena — keep reaching for the same worn-out crutch, the myth of 1953 coup, to explain away the Islamic Republic’s decades of aggression. Hostage-taking, proxy wars, regional terror — they wave it all away as “blowback,” and the story practically writes itself. Comforting to isolationist theory, sure. Historically and morally bankrupt? Absolutely.

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A Discussion Revolving Around the ZOA’s Excellent Op-Ed in USA Today Regarding Iran…  

by Gerald A. Honigman

Iranian protestors.  Screengrab via Youtube [Cropped] https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DliDl9lP2hcIranian protestors, January 2026.  Screengrab via Youtube [Cropped]

The following analysis in the USA Today recounts much of what other analysts have also been observing and discussing over the years since the post-2023 October 7th butchery in Israel, and for decades prior to this as well…

USA Today Op-Ed by ZOA’s Klein/Berney: We Cannot Accept the Deceit of Iran’s Terror Regime – Zionist Organization of America

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From Israel: Standing Strong in the Midst of Struggle!  

Arlene Kushner | July 30, 2026

Moment that a rifle was pulled from the arms of a civilian security officer while confronting an Arab mob attacking Jewish hikers in Shomron. Screengrab via Social MediaMoment that a rifle was pulled from the arms of a civilian security officer while confronting an Arab mob attacking Jewish hikers in Shomron. Screengrab via Social Media

In my previous posting, which went out last Friday, I spoke about the extraordinary ability of our people here in Israel to choose life in the face of pain and tragedy. It was the truth, unvarnished.

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Palestinian Authority governor to students: Martyrdom is the “greater certificate”  

Peloni:  Is this is the reformed Palestinian Authority…  Leopards don’t change their spots, and terrorists don’t change their tactics.

Ephraim D. Tepler |

Every year, without fail, the Palestinian Authority marks the publication of high school matriculation results by recycling the same grotesque piece of propaganda: Graduating is an achievement, but dying as a “Martyr” is an even greater one.

And every year, PA officials rely on the same Arabic wordplay. The word shahada means both “certificate” and “Martyrdom,” allowing them to present death as a “Martyr” as being the ultimate graduation.

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The REAL reason Anthony Fauci refused to answer any of the Senate’s questions… and why the doctor may be headed for indictment: ALAN DERSHOWITZ  

Peloni:  It is a long tradition in the US Congress to hear the sad refrain repeated, “We are going to get to the bottom of this…”, only to see over and over again that little to nothing is achieved before Congress adjourns and each Congressman goes out to fund raise off of their calls for justice while seemingly never actually achieving it.  Is that we are looking at in the Fauci hearings?  If so, what alternatives might we find to offset the conclusion that nothing will ultimately be done after seven years without a single prosecution being pursued related to the Covid scams.

Alan Dershowitz offers an interesting potential of actually changing this long denial of justice, but it comes at the cost of setting free the most recognizable character associated with Covid.  The alternative to this would require seeking something actionable in the hours following Fauci’s immunity deal, or attempting to challenge a presidential pardon… So, considering all of this, what actually should be done?

Alan Dershowitz | Jul 30, 2026

Anthony Fauci pleads the Fifth Amendment during Congressional hearing. Screengrab via YoutubeAnthony Fauci pleads the Fifth Amendment during Congressional hearing. Screengrab via Youtube

Dr. Anthony Fauci not only had the right to plead the Fifth Amendment before a congressional committee, he was probably right to do so.

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July 30, 2026 | 11:11 pm | 2 Comments »

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The Abnormal Normalization  

Victor Satya | Jul 26, 2026

The Middle East has many traditions.

There is the tradition of insisting Israel is the Middle East’s biggest problem.
There is the tradition of condemning Israel on Monday.
There is the tradition of buying Israeli technology on Tuesday.

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Hamas expected to announce Gaza disarmament  

UPDATE:  IDF will not be withdrawing from the Yellow Line until both Hamas is disarmed and the Gaza Strip is entirely demilitarized.

Peloni:  An important development is emerging in which Hamas is reportedly going to agree to disarm, turning its arms over to the Pal technocratic govt under the Trump 20 point plan as described in UN Security Council Resolution 2803.  As I have noted before, this plan has as its most paramount conclusion the creation of a second Palestinian state, complete with ultimately being ruled by the American equity known as the Palestinian Authority, even as this diabolical entity is still failing to even successfully pretend any reforms are taking place – of course, terrorists will be predictable like that.  In any event, the plan comes on the heals of the US taking over the management of tunnel deconstruction in Gaza due to financial constraints in the Israeli budget as well as a long-term plan to complete this project.  The US will be managing and implementing the project as well as funding it.  While it is intended that this will prevent Hamas from having access to their underground terror hideouts across Gaza it remains notable that even as the existing tunnels will be filled by this US initiative, it fails to address the reality that Gaza is one large beach, making it nearly impossible to prevent further tunnels from being constructed in the easily managed sandy foundation, given the appropriate funding and materials.  So, even if we presume that all of Hamas’ old tunnel systems have been identified and that they will all be filled and sealed, this does not address the relevance of potential new tunnels being built, either under the governance of the technocratic Pal govt or its replacement PA govt in the future.  And so, the Trump plan for a second Pal state continues.

Suggestion:  Since the Trump 20 Point Plan is still being amended, interpreted and rewritten, let us move forward with allowing the Gazans to leave Gaza, TODAY!  There is no good faith based argument in which the people living in Gaza should be linked to the land as if they were modern day serfs whose real purpose is being weaponized against Jews.  Let them go, and help them leave, as was done for millions of others suffering in war zones over not only the past 3 years, but as is per normal throughout history.   There are 22 Arab countries all of which would be better suited to harboring the Gazans if for no other reason than that nearly none of them have any Jews living within easy access.

by  Ariel Kahana and Shachar Kleiman  | Israel Hayom | July 30, 2026

Click on following link to read article:

https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/07/30/hamas-expected-to-announce-gaza-disarmament/

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July 30, 2026 | 8:18 pm | 2 Comments »

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Iran Bombs Jordan, But it is Still Israel Who Jordan Sees as its Enemy  

Peloni:  The absurd nature of being attacked by Iran while still calling America and Israel as its enemy offers a snapshot into the mindset of the Islamist ideology on which the Jordanian leadership stands.  This is why it is so important for the Trump designation of the Muslim Brotherhood and its affiliates to be fully implemented, in Jordan, across the region, and most obviously within the American homeland as well.  This ideology is not compatible with US interests any more than it is with Israeli interests.  Jordan is a hotbed of Islamist radicals which need to be defunded, even as the king has attempted to protect these allies by pushing them to simply change their name in a familiar strategy to avoid the consequences of the Brotherhood Ban.  Trump’s Muslim Brotherhood Ban has an important role to play in stabilizing the region, but it needs to be air tight in its application for it to have any substantive effect at all.  What Avi Abelow explains below is correct, the letter calling for the removal of US forces from Jordan is a warning, and one which the US and Israel both need to be mindful as to import of the message being broadcasted.

Avi Abelow | Meta

Footage of an attack on Jordan by Iran released earlier today. Screengrab via XFootage of an attack on Jordan by Iran released earlier today. Screengrab via X

As Iran escalates its attacks on American military bases in Jordan, one might expect the Jordanian public to rally behind the U.S. forces helping defend their country.

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PM Netanyahu Meets with Sen. John Fetterman  

Peloni:  It is an overstatement to say that PM Netanyahu met with the Trump’s loyal opposition when he sat with Sen. John Fetterman, but it is not much of an overstatement.

Prime Minister Netanyahu to Senator John Fetterman: “We are proud that you are our friend”

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‘Third Worldism’ is America’s Greatest Threat  

Peloni: This is an important concept to grasp.  Please read carefully.

When Marxism became tribal, it also became genocidal.

by | July 27, 2026

Marxism isn’t a political or economic theory: it’s a conspiracy theory. As an understanding of human relations, it’s childish, but it’s an incredibly effective conspiracy theory because it offers a universally applicable framework for fostering resentments and weaponizing grievances.

Despite the fears of conservatives and the hopes of leftists, Marxism had only a limited impact on the European workers it had been designed to sway and appealed far more to the children of the bourgeoisie who had developed it and ached for the destruction of their way of life, it had its most devastating impacts in non-western societies and among non-westerners in the West.

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Israel’s Next Churchill  

The leader history now demands.

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By Unknown, dedicated to the Bettmann Archive - https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/while-2-000-pickets-assembled-outside-the-waldorf-astoria-news-photo/514704436, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=141805605By Unknown, dedicated to the Bettmann Archive – Getty Images, Public Domain, Wikipedia

Not surprisingly, Israelis and Americans are facing crucial Fall elections. In the United States citizens will vote for Congress and the Senate. Conservatives fear that the Democrats may take both houses. If they do, then they will try to impeach President Trump and they will do everything possible to weaken the alliance with that other Biblically inspired exceptional democracy, Israel.

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July 30, 2026 | 1:34 am | 2 Comments »

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Palestinian terror, not ‘settler violence,’ threatens Israel’s security in Judea & Samaria, say IDF veterans  

Peloni:  Todah Rabah Gen. Erez Winter!  Once again, for those who are caught facing a challenge on behalf of the ‘Settler Violence’ narrative, please refer to the 125 page report by Regavim which clearly articulates that the claim of widespread settler violence in Judea and Samaria is a fabricated smear designed to delegitimize the Jewish presence in the territory and the State of Israel.  Most relevantly, this false narrative is being weaponized to support the return of the Two State Solution, ie the creation of a second Palestinian state.  Nothing is more relevant and useful in fighting this narrative war than the facts and details shared in Regavim’s report which is accurately titled, **“False Flags and Real Agendas: Settler Violence – A Modern Blood Libel”**.  For easy reference the link for this document will permanently be available at the top Left Column of Israpundit.org.

Israel’s security situation better than could be expected, argues retired general

Hanan Lischinsky| All Israel News | Published: July 29, 2026

Brigadier General (Res.) Erez Winner, IDSF Chairman, penned a letter in response to an open letter to US Pres. Trump form a number of Two State Solution advocates, former security officials, who are advocating for a crackdown on the mythical 'Settler Violence'. Screengrab via Youtube.Brigadier General (Res.) Erez Winner, IDSF Chairman, penned a letter in response to an open letter to US Pres. Trump form a number of Two State Solution advocates, former security officials, who are advocating for a crackdown on the mythical ‘Settler Violence’. Screengrab via Youtube.

With Israel approaching the three-year mark in the campaign sometimes dubbed the “seven-front war,” security leadership and experts are increasingly divided over how to evaluate Israel’s actions and the country’s overall security outlook.

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Israel to Respond to Hezbollah Drone Strike  

Peloni:  Attacks on US forces in Jordan, US assets in Egypt, and on Israeli forces in South Lebanon.  The temporary holding patter in which Trump is currently circling as he attempts to remake the international security structure of the region and the world is having a consequence.  These incidental attacks are substantive in nature, and the threats being made in the same moment are not even as distant from the US, nor even from the US President as Iran has recently made clear.   The time to deal with these matters has long past being urgent, as was made evident when Trump was forced to abandon his Qatari plane amid threats on his own person at the Istanbul NATO Summit.  So we are all holding for this waiting pattern to be at an end.  The initial timeline was to see it thru August, so perhaps we are close to seeing an end of what Trump himself today described as being “our turn to hit them”.  Notably, Israel is being held in the same state of pause between responses, and like as not, it is Israel’s turn to hit back as well… and the Iranian Rial continues to plummet to a negative infinity…

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