Israeli gov’t moves to assume authority over archaeological sites in Palestinian-controlled areas of Judea & Samaria  

Peloni:  The preservation of our heritage has always been a national interest as well as an obligation to the record and understanding of our own ancestry.  In an age of disinformation in which we live today, the best evidence of our association with the land beyond our own historical presence here, is the archaeological record which has been left unguarded and defenseless against those who mean to erase us from this land, including our historical ties.  Hence, the defense which is finally being placed around these sites is a welcome, if tardy, sight to see come to fruition.

Coalition bill seeks new Israeli Antiquities Authority to oversee Judea and Samaria sites

Coalition lawmakers are working on a bill designed to extend Israeli authority over archaeological and heritage sites in Judea and Samaria, including sites located in Palestinian-controlled Areas A and B under the Oslo Accords, according to the latest draft uploaded to the Knesset website on Wednesday.

The draft bill is not yet ready for voting in the Education and Culture Committee, where it was submitted, and still includes notes and annotations indicating items that need to be clarified ahead of a committee vote.

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January 3, 2026 | 2:45 pm | 1 Comment »

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Natasha Hausdorff on Israel’s recognition of Somaliland independence & international law  

Peloni:  Natasha Hausdorff offers insights into Israel’s recent recognition of Somaliland.  She directly addresses the topic of state recognition and rights under international law, while also describing the criteria for statehood, all of which have been met by Somaliland.  She further addresses the hypocritical international reactions to Israel’s recognion, drawing specific attention to the criticism over the recognition of Somaliland, which fulfills all of the cited criteria for statehood, contrasts entirely with the recent recognition of Palestine, which fulfills none of these criteria.  She also addresses the attempt to bring Israel’s recognition of Somaliland before the UN Security Council and briefly references the building choas in Iran.  10 minute video.

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January 3, 2026 | 9:14 am | Comments »

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Mamdani Repeals Pro-Israel Measures Within Hours of Taking Office  

Peloni:  The threat of Islamist in the US is real.  It has far reaching and societal reshaping goals which, if not blocked, will see America transformed into the latest victim of Jihad over the West and its inhabitants will be relegated to the status of dhimmis.  With minutes on the job, Mamdani attacks Jews with a marginalized re-defining of Jew Hatred while simultaneously using this Alinsky tactic to legalize the launch of further attacks of economic isolation against Israel.

New NYC mayor revokes IHRA antisemitism definition and anti-boycott orders, sparking deep concern among Jewish leaders.

Israfan | Jan 2, 2025

Zohran Mamdani getting sworn in as mayor by Bernie Sanders. Photo by NYC Mayor's Office, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=181108963Zohran Mamdani getting sworn in as mayor by Bernie Sanders. Photo by NYC Mayor’s Office, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia

Just hours into his new role as mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani has drawn sharp criticism after reversing several key pro-Israel policies enacted under his predecessor, Eric Adams. Among the most controversial changes was Mamdani’s decision to revoke the city’s adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism a framework widely supported by Jewish communities worldwide.

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January 2, 2026 | 7:21 pm | 9 Comments »

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Israeli AG seeks court order requiring Netanyahu to explain why Ben Gvir has not been dismissed  

Peloni:  So desperate is the Deep State in extricating itself from any oversight.  In addition to this,they seek to marginalize any support for Ben Gvir’s faction by labeling him as a criminal as elections are looming.

Israeli Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara asked the High Court of Justice on Thursday evening to require Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to explain why he has not dismissed National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, according to Kan News.

Baharav-Miara wrote, “Minister Ben Gvir is abusing his position to improperly influence the activities of the Israel Police in the most sensitive areas of law enforcement and investigations, thereby harming basic democratic principles.”

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January 2, 2026 | 7:13 pm | 2 Comments »

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THE 2026 NEW YEAR’S ISSUE  

ALL ABOUT MELANIN PRIVILEGE, FRAUDS, GRIFTS, AND SCAMS

Andrew Benjamin | Jan 01, 2026

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Before we delve into the leftwing grifters ripping off honest Americans in the largest scam in world history not reported much by the legacy media that shamefully lobbies for their leftwing candidates, we also expose the grifters and conmen in our own midst – the evildoers who are splitting MAGA while kneecapping the effort to make America greater.

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January 2, 2026 | 4:01 pm | Comments »

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The Nine-Billion-Dollar Somali Fraud  

By | Dec 31, 2025

The nine billion dollars that a network of nearly a hundred Somali-Americans in Minneapolis stole from American taxpayers is the largest fraud — forget about the Yazoo Land and the Teapot Dome scandals — in American history. The investigation is still going on, and still more frauds may be discovered, and other Somalis may emerge as participants. But it’s not too early for a summing up, at this stage, of the story so far, which you can find here: “Minnesota’s Somali-linked scams drain US taxpayers of a sum rivaling Somalia’s GDP: Read how the welfare system was gamed in a multi-billion-dollar fraud,” by Rukma Rathore, OpIndia, December 30, 2025:

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January 2, 2026 | 11:47 am | 1 Comment »

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Trump vows to ‘rescue’ Iranian Protestors if Iran uses force to end the protests  

Peloni:  Trump offers support to the protestors.  What form would that take?  He could carry out strikes against the regime, which would include targeting the IRGC or the Basij which is responsible for political enforcement by regime on the people. This would have an immediate effect on the stability of the regime and it would lead to direct support of the protest movement.  Alternatively, he could pursue an economic response in the form of enforcing his yet to be enforced trade limits on the sale of Iranian oil which is being exceeded by 20-fold or more.  This would have a slightly delayed but profound effect on the regime’s ability to pay its security and armed forces, though it would run afoul of Iran’s largest customer of its oil, China.  Ultimately, Trump’s previous statement opposing regime change stands as a contrasting element to his claim to now ‘rescue’ the protestors.  So is this a further attempt to apply pressure for the Mullahs to negotiate, or is it a sincere statement of support which the Iranian people can rely upon?

January 2, 2026 | 11:46 am | 1 Comment »

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Iron Beam, the Laser-Based Aerial Defense, Now Operational All Over Israel  

Peloni:  This will be a game changer on the battlefield.

By | Jan 1, 2025

Iron Beam.  Photo by Unknown author - https://www.rafael.co.il/system/iron-beam/, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=151649431Iron Beam. Photo by Unknown author – Rafael.co.il, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia

The Iron Beam is the first laser-based aerial defense in the world to be operational; other countries are working on laser-based weapons but have yet to complete them, much less to put any such weapons into operation. The Iron Beam is fantastically cheap; each “burst” of light costs a few dollars, compared to the $40,000 to $100,000 that each Iron Dome kinetic interceptor costs. And it has many more advantages: it travels at the speed of light — faster than any other weapon — and thus can intercept an incoming missile or drone much earlier in its flight, knocking it out before it comes close to Israel, and thus obviating the need for Israelis to run to their shelters. This means far less disruption to civilian life. When Iron Beam is fully deployed, Israelis won’t have to interrupt, several times a day, their civilian lives by having to rush to shelters when an incoming missile is detected. With the Iron Beam, that incoming missile will have been intercepted almost as soon as it is launched. Read more…

January 2, 2026 | 11:45 am | 1 Comment »

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People of Iran keep rising up against tyranny, and we should help them  

Behnam Ben Taleblu | Dec 30, 2025

Iranians have once again taken to the streets in defiance of their Islamist and authoritarian government.

What began as demonstrations triggered by economic grievances — with the rial plummeting to nearly 1.4 million against the dollar on the free market — quickly spiraled into wholesale political protests against the Islamic Republic itself.

Anti-regime slogans have echoed through multiple cities, with Iranians bravely risking life and limb to tell the world they refuse to bend to tyranny.

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January 2, 2026 | 11:40 am | 1 Comment »

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IT’S A COVER-UP: Why the Truth About October 7th Terrifies Israel’s Elites  

Peloni:  The failure to implement judicial reform is the most vital failure of the present and past govts in Israel.  The preservation of this juristic status quo led to October 7, delayed the govt’s response to October 7, and has crippled the attempt to prevent another October 7.  As I said even before the previous election, judicial reform will succeed, either in this govt or in the next, because it is a grass roots movement which has real practical needs for the safety, security and future of the Israeli nation.

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January 2, 2026 | 9:40 am | 3 Comments »

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Netanyahu’s New Years Speech  

Peloni:  Netanyahu addresses the importance of the return of the Jewish people to defend themselves by themselves with the re-constitution of the Jewish state.  It is the strength and spirit which is changing the face of the Middle East by recognizing what the right and needed path and the capacity and will to walk that path.  In a continuation of the spirit of the press conference at Mar-A-Lago, Netanyahu goes on to recall the strength of support offered by the Trump administration in another political bear-hug which lends itself to the political futures of both Netanyahu and Trump in the coming year.  In closing, Netanyahu offers the Jewish community of America the advise that they should not bow to attacks which are raised against them, but that they should “Fight, Fight, Fight, and Win, Win, Win”.  A powerful, but short speech, which speaks of truths and politics by one of the most dynamic speakers and insightful politicians of the modern age.

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Israel Daily News – Could Iran fall?  

Peloni:  The Mullahs are biding their time, but mention has already been made regarding Afghan forces which may be used to end the protests.  It will be a real test of the character of the protest and to the international community as led by Pres. Trump when the regime comes to truly push to end the protests.  Will the protesters respond by dispersing?  Will Trump respond by supporting them?  Much rides on the answers to these questions, and it is most unfortunate that such protests as these were not spontaneously mounted during the 12 Day War, as the outcome of that war might have been very different if it had been.

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January 1, 2026 | 11:10 pm | 6 Comments »

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Trump Speaks Out About the Protests in Iran  

Peloni:  Trump signals that the protests are well based, but that he will not come to support regime change in Iran.  While the former aspect of this approach is contrary to that put forward by Obama and Biden, the latter point remains unchanged.  The Iranian people are on their own, at least as far as the Americans are concerned.

by | Jan 1, 2026

And issues a warning.

Iranian protests.  Screengrab via Youtube

by | Jan 1, 2025

In stark contrast to the unprincipled reactions of both Barack Obama and Old Joe Biden when the Iranian people took to the streets in previous years to protest against the bloodthirsty mullahs of the Islamic Republic, President Donald Trump didn’t hesitate to remark on the unrest in Iran on Monday, and to declare his support for the courageous Iranians who are putting their lives on the line for freedom after enduring 46 years of tyranny.

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January 1, 2026 | 9:39 pm | Comments »

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‘West Bank-ification?’ Police investigate Negev arson spree as Bedouin tensions intensify  

Peloni:  This is a very important undertaking by the govt, one which has been long ignored.  It is essential that enforcement of the law in the Negev be successfully undertaken or this long prized land asset will continue to be squandered to the encroachment of the lawless Bedouin who have no regard for the law or the state.

Multiple vehicles were torched in Negev towns overnight, with police linking the incidents to reprisals following ongoing operations in nearby Bedouin communities.

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN | 

Five vehicles were set ablaze on Wednesday in Lehavim in the Negev, in what police are investigating as a retaliatory arson attack linked to escalating tensions in nearby Bedouin communities.

The incident follows another only days ago in the community of Giv’ot Bar, where cars were also attacked. Another town, Mishmar Hanegev, was also the site of an attack on cars. The Israeli police have carried out a number of operations in the Bedouin town of Tarabin al-Sana in response to the incidents.

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Nothing Is Done: When High Crimes and Treason Go Unpunished, the Republic Is Already Lost  

Peloni:  The lack of treating crimes as criminals is the best evidence of the decline of the West.  This fact is made all the more substantive as the crimes include weaponization of selective applications of the law, and complacency amid systemic election fraud, and the unhindered use of medical countermeasures which are shown to be toxic and contaminated.  Legal redress should not require civil law suits by the public, but by full enforcement of the law regardless of the political arrangements held by those who committed these and other crimes, great and small.  Perhaps 2026 will see the law better applied to these past crimes by the current administration, or, perhaps, it will see the established protections afforded to the established elites maintained indefinitely as the decline of the West continues unhindered on a bipartisan basis.

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Looking back at 2025, the most stunning takeaway is the sheer, almost incomprehensible scale of Democrat criminality: high crimes committed openly, systematically, and with total impunity—without prosecutions, without reforms, without consequences. Power insulated itself from law, corruption was normalized as governance, and accountability was erased as an operating principle. In a functioning republic, crimes trigger investigations and punishment; in 2025 America, they triggered silence, cover-ups, and escalation. What shocked the nation was not merely the wrongdoing, but the unmistakable message it sent: the law no longer applies to Democrats

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January 1, 2026 | 2:49 pm | 3 Comments »

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Israel to Help Safeguard Vulnerable Christian Communities  

Peloni:  Netanyahu addresses the leaders of the Evangelical community in the US.  While recognizing and thanking them for their support, he raises the fact that both the Jews and Christians are facing a common threat, and indicated that he could expand Israel’s security arrangements to include new areas of operations so as to help safeguard Christian communities in Africa and the Middle East.

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January 1, 2026 | 1:56 pm | 1 Comment »

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