Dr. Rafael Medoff

There are many ways to slant the news against Israel. An article in the New York Times this week demonstrated three techniques.

The January 2 article, by staff correspondents Liam Stack and Jeffery C. Mays, focused on the Israeli government’s criticism of the decision by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to revoke two executive orders issued by his predecessor to combat antisemitism.

Slanting Technique #1:

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Roamnrab: IT’S COMING DOWN- FAST!

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???????? BREAKING – Over the past several hours, dozens of U.S. Air Force aerial refueling tankers and heavy military transport aircraft of the C-5 and C-17 types have departed from the United States and from an American airbase in the United Kingdom, heading toward the Middle… pic.twitter.com/wUARsuGgso

— Visioner (@visionergeo) January 6, 2026

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Peloni:  It is enough that Israel should be feared, that her detractors should grasp that attacking her will bring disaster, and that attempts to conquer her will bring about their downfall and humiliation.

By Steve Kramer

Iron Beam. Image via AI

Israel has made operational its latest defensive weapon, the Iron Beam. (Some critics say this gives Israel a disproportionate advantage. I hope so.) “Iron Beam” is a take-off on Iron Dome, the kinetic defensive shield that has protected Israel from the worst consequences of attacks against it. The Iron Beam offers low-cost laser interception of drones, rockets, and missiles, while reducing reliance on costly interceptors. Whereas the Iron Dome defense cost is about $50,000 per successful interception, the Iron Beam cost per interception is negligible. (Nevertheless, the Iron Dome will remain an important weapon in Israel’s arsenal.)

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Aynaz Anni Cyrus | Jan 06, 2026

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The regime in Tehran fears many things: the United States military, a full-scale Israeli operation, and the rise of opposition figures abroad. But according to global market experts, what it fears most is something much closer to home: economic collapse.

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By Dr. Yvette Alt Miller | Aish | January 5, 2026

Last Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Venezuela Pynchas Brener reflects on Manduro/Talkline With Zev Brenner

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Jews have played a central role in Venezuela for generations.

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Peloni:  Very informative briefing.

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Paul Schnee | PaulSchnee.com | Jan 6, 2025

The video below shows Sam Harris, an American neuroscientist, philosopher, author and podcast host being interviewed about the brewing civil war on the Republican right.

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Peloni:  A must watch debate between Natasha Hausdorff and Dr Ariel Zemach over the issue of Uti Possidetis Juris as it applies to Israel.  It is informative that while Natasha remains fixed on international law and the clear application of it with regards to Israel no different than elsewhere, Dr. Zemach routinely addresses what he sees as moral outrage while also repeatedly imbuing the use of the term of “Palestinian People” when describing the Arabs of 1948 who never described themselves as such til literally decades afterwards when it suited their position to delegitimize Israel. Highly recommended video.  Here is the link to the article by Avi Bell and Eugene Kotorovich which Natasha refers to in the video: https://journals.librarypublishing.arizona.edu/arizlrev/article/6934/galley/6408/download/. More of Prof. Kontorovich’s explanaitions of uti possidetis juris can is also lined at the bottom.

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Summary of Analysis by Khaled Hassan

Jalal Tagreeb

Saudi and Emirati flags.  Image via AI

The contemporary geopolitical landscape of the Middle East has witnessed unprecedented transformations in recent years, with the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia emerging as two of the region’s most influential powers. While both nations have undergone remarkable development under the leadership of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, their approaches to foreign policy have diverged significantly, reflecting fundamentally different philosophies about how to navigate an increasingly complex and non-traditional international environment.

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Peloni:  Rabbi Pesach Wolicki provides an important breakdown of the relationship and rapport which both existed between and acted to sustain Iran and Venezuela, and China.

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Diane Weber Bederman | Jan 4, 2025

Confirmation versus Protest

Confirmation is verification or final proof of something.

Protest has a negative connotation: a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something.

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Ambassador Tammy Bruce reaffirmed both America’s commitment to its allies and its insistence that international norms apply equally to all.

Moshe Phillips

Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce holds the Daily Press Briefing at the U.S. Department. Photo by U.S. Department of State – Flickr, Public Domain, Wikipedia

Far too often in the past 25 years, the United States has hesitated to stand firmly with Israel at the United Nations, allowing bias and double standards to harden into institutional routine. But that has changed. The Obama-Biden era at the world body is no more.

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Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger | “Second Thought: a US-Israel Initiative” | January 5, 2026

*The US makes an annual investment of $3.8bn in – not foreign aid to – Israel, which yields an outsized Return-on-Investment.

*US Export and employment Multiplier. In 2018, Israel was the first to use the F-35 operationally, while US experts doomed the F-35 to failure. However, the Israeli battle-tested laboratory, jointly with Lockheed-Martin, overcame critical glitches, upgrading performance and contributing (in 2025) to $40bn in exports, $72bn of annual economic output and a $173bn backlog, along with 290,000 employees involved in the F-35 program (including subcontractors). This economic output generates billions of dollars of corporate and personal income tax to the US Treasury.  

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Peloni:  More fallout from Netanyahu’s New Years Summit with Trump.

Trump administration moving forward with plans to place the Gaza Strip under the governance of a Palestinian technocratic committee, with Israel reportedly approving a list of candidates for the body.

By World Israel News Staff | WIN | Jan 5, 2025

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Israel accepts US plan for Palestinian committee to govern Gaza – report

Tehran’s monsters lose their Latin American beachhead.

by Robert Spencer | Jan 5, 2026

Maduro in US custody.  Screengrab vis Youtube.  [Cropped]

Venezuelans are celebrating the capture of Marxist dictator Nicolás Maduro, but in far-off Iran, the embattled leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran had good reason to view the event with considerable disquiet. The Iranian Foreign Ministry called the capture “a gross violation of the country’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity.”

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Peloni:  Don’t miss Yossi Baum’s relevant comments Below Avi’s article on this attempt to force Netanyahu’s hand regarding Min. Ben Gvir.  Is the AG going to surrender on this issue?

Avi Abelow | X

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gviry ?? ????? – Own work, CC0, Wikipedia

That is not Avi Abelow saying so, but a former Shin Bet intelligence officer.

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How Islamist organizations, taxpayer funding, and sharia-based enclaves threaten Texas’ constitutional order — and why state leaders are finally pushing back.

Janet Levy | Am Thinker | January 5, 2026

“Islam isn’t in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Koran, the Muslim book of scripture, should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on Earth.”

These words were spoken in 1998 at a gathering of Muslims in California by Omar Ahmad, co-founder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). CAIR operated as a Muslim rights group. But during the 2007–08 Holy Land Foundation trial in Dallas — the largest terror funding trial in American history — it was revealed to be a front for the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas.

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Peloni:  Our history is replete in tales of terror and tragedy, but the slaughter of the 22 children which took place between the change of govts in the follow-up of the disaster of the Yom Kippur War has always held a particular dimension of horror each time I revisit it.  The memory of this tragedy loomed ever present in the wake of October 7 when innocent children were once again taken hostage, and then again months later with the news that  Bibi children had been butchered by their captives. This is the nature of Evil which faces us, and which faces the entire West.

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