Peloni:  There was a time in which killing terrorists was heralded as a mark of stability.  Yet in an age in which the leader of the free world is itself financing terrorists, such assassinations are characterized as destabilizing an entire region, when in truth, the action which is destabilizing the region is the by the international community’s mimicking US support of terrorism rather than condemning such illicit actions.  When such support for barbarity finally evaporates, the Middle East will have a chance to return to some fraction of its former stability, but til then, we will have terrorists feeling empowered to threaten the entire world, as is taking place currently at this very moment.

There are those who now insist that the elimination of arch-terrorist leader Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas and Fuad Shukr will only escalate regional tensions.

To them we ask, @SpencerGuard and I ask in this @Newsweek column: Where have you been the last 10 months?

"If anyone has… pic.twitter.com/XEsVf3OT7n

— Arsen Ostrovsky ?? (@Ostrov_A) August 3, 2024

by Rafael Bardaji | Voz | July 31, 2024

Since 1967, Israel’s strategic and military orientation gradually marginalized the option of preemptive strikes, and anticipation gave way to a defensive concept that essentially relied on the ability to discover what the enemy was up to, rely on warning signs and be able to react in time.

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Peloni:  After demonstrating himself as being out of step with reality with his still stated strong support for the TSS, Gov. Shapiro demonstrates himself as being out of step with reality in stating that Biden is still capable of doing the job of president.  The frank disconnect which are tied to making these statements are only matched by Shapiro’s sincere expression of support for these inexplicable positions while maintaining a serious composure.

Peloni:  Mike Doran provides key insights into the Haniyeh assassination, why it took place when it did, and what we might expect going forward.

By Amil Imani | August 3, 2024

As the dust settles from the deceased top leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, the world’s political stage has transformed into a theatre of varied reactions that a master of satire might well script.

From fiery condemnation to ice-cold neutrality and occasional cheer, it’s as if the global community was playing an intricate game of diplomatic charades, each actor vying for the best performance.

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Peloni:  This is a very sharp conversation between Jonathan Tobin and Batya Ungar-Sargon relating the various campaign topics of the 2024 election, including the more Jewish related topics on Israel, antisemitism, and Jews voting for the Dems per rote.  Regarding the 2024 election, Batya expresses some concerns about Trump running against Harris.  She expresses the point that while Trump is acting on behalf of the working man and woman, it is easy to forget that many of the working class men and women might be easily insulted  by some of the campaign rhetoric being used to fairly characterize Harris.  Batya warns that Harris will use these attacks on herself to mobilize anger against Trump from the very working class base which he has grown in support of his MAGA agenda.  

The Islamic Republic’s succession games are just getting started.

Masoud Pezeshkian’s election to Iran’s presidency remains a sideshow to the true contest for power in the Islamic Republic. Who will succeed to the leadership of the regime upon the death of eighty-five-year-old Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who has ruled Iran with an iron fist for the past thirty-five years? Until his death in a helicopter crash, Ebrahim Raisi was a favorite. He had the right credentials, serving not only in the presidency but also within the judiciary and managing a major religious shrine.

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In the short term there now may be an escaltion

Yossi Kuperwasser | August 2, 2024

Ismail Haniyeh’s funeral procession in Tehran (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

Tierney’s Real News | August 1, 2024

This is the 5th part in my series on the attempted assassination of President Trump called J13: The Coverup.

If you haven’t read the first four parts yet – you can find them on my website on Substack or click on the links below. If you’ve read them once, you might want to read them again since I am adding new information to each part as it comes available or is disputed. Each chapter builds on the previous one.

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Iranian leaders have begun to internalize the understanding that has resonated in every capital of the Middle East, that anyone who attacks the State of Israel should fear for his own fate as well.

Ron Jager | August 2, 2024

Hamas military leaders eliminated   IDF Spokesperson

Israel is bracing and preparing for the expected response by the Middle East’s axis of evil; Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, Iraqi militias, and the Houthis of Yemen. Over the past few days hours Israel eliminated Fuad Shukr- the Chief of Staff of Hezbollah, Ismail Haniyeh – a top leader of Hamas, and earlier in the month Mohammed Deif, the Chief of Staff of Hamas.

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Peloni: It is a mark of national ineptitude or complicity that such a move was attempted to protect the men who slaughtered over 3,000 Americans and who changed America from the land of free to to land of the security state, as it exists as today.  These men must face their fate, and the families of the victims must finally be allowed some aliquot of justice, albeit now delayed for nearly two and half decades already, still with no trial date set, even as this attempt to waylay the need for such judicial niceties has been refused by popular demand.  How many generations must pass before these men who supposedly turned the the Twin Towers to literal dust might be finally tried for their crimes.  At long last, bring these monsters to trial.

Following Massive Controversy and Anger from 9/11 Survivors and their Families, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has Revoked a Plea Deal which had been decided by DoD Lawyers and Approved by a Military Tribunal, which would have seen Three Former Al-Qaeda Terrorists who… pic.twitter.com/CNIqUCVaRx

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) August 3, 2024

If and when the Iranian and allied attack on Israel begins, the first signs will likely be Israel and Iran quickly closing their airspace.

I suspect Iran will use far more ballistic missiles and far less cruise missiles and drones than in April, as these are slower and will…

— ELINT News (@ELINTNews) August 2, 2024

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By Alexander G. Markovsky | August 2, 2024

Image: YouTube screen grab.

The Republican National Committee unanimously voted on Holocaust Remembrance Day to pass a resolution condemning anti-Semitism. This resolution provides strong evidence of the Party and its leader, Donald J. Trump’s stance towards Jews. Nevertheless, if the Party leaders expect a positive response from the Jewish community in November, they may be disappointed.

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Peloni:  Let us not forget that an Israeli victory provides for increased regional stability, preserving US interests, and Israeli sovereignty, all of which is ironically why the Harris-Biden administration is postured to partner with Iran.

The death of Hamas’ leader leaves the organization headless and less able to develop a strategy going forward.

by Seth J. Frantzman | July 31, 2024

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran on July 31. Haniyeh was one of the most well-known faces of Hamas in the region. Ever since he took over Hamas’ Political Bureau in 2017, he has been a key leader in navigating the rising power of Hamas in the region and globally. Now, Haniyeh is dead, and his group is suffering blows in both Gaza and throughout the Middle East. Ten months of war in Gaza may now move in a fundamentally new direction.

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Peloni:  In this conversation between Jonathan Tobin and Mike Doran, we come to gain a greater understanding of the ideological mentality which explains the seemingly inexplicable duplicity of the current US administration and its openly hostile posture towards America’s historic allies in preference of its open partnership with Iran.  Very revealing conversation, even for those who might already be well clued into this plot twist.

By Joe Fried,  August 2, 2024

Peloni:  This was a highly informative conversation between FIDF CEO Steve Weil and Jonathan Schanzer regarding the recent twin high value assassinations of Shukr and Haniyeh, the expected Iranian response to those assassinations, the role being played by the US in this war and many other details.   

Peloni:  This is a must watch video.  Gadi is entirely correct.  Victory is essential to Israel’s survival, but the victory can not be limited to Hamas.  Israel needs to defeat Hezbollah, drive it North, and transfer the war zone in Israel into Lebanon.  The problem with this, of course, is the hostile position of the Americans which are protecting Hezbollah, as the US represents the interests of Iran against that of all its allies in the region including Israel.

Monica Showalter | August 1, 2024

Who the heck came up with the vile idea of letting Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, architect of 9/11, off with a plea deal?

J.D. Vance, a combat veteran of the George Bush-led wars set off as a result of that act, said what a lot of us would like to hear said, according to Fox News:

During a campaign speech Wednesday in Glendale, Arizona, Trump campaign vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance slammed the plea deal taken by three of the terrorists behind the Sept. 11 terror attacks awaiting trial in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

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?ELIMINATED: Ismail al-Ghoul, a Hamas Military Wing operative, Nukhba terrorist and @AJEnglish journalist

As part of his role in the military wing, Al-Ghoul instructed other operatives on how to record operations and was actively involved in recording and publicizing attacks…

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) August 1, 2024