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.

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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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January 1, 2026 | 8:38 pm | Comments »

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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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Iran’s Economic Flashpoint and the Regime’s Fragile Grip  

Peloni:  The current crisis in Iran marks an escalating threat to the regime, but the lack of coordinated organization provides the Iranians with the same advantage upon which previous revolts have crashed and dissipated upon.  As Pres. Trump recently referenced, the revolts in Iran appear to be intense and substantive, but after the regime reacts with violence and force, which is forthcoming, the protests demonstrate the lack of earnest capability or will to suffer casualties while maintaining much less escalating the threat to the Iranian regime.  The lack of a coherent organized opposition in Iran has kept the Iranians transfixed in their position of capture, and all that it would require is the stamina to endure the onslaughts of the violence by the regime forces, which will soon be brought to bear. Perhaps, however, this revolt will be different.  Perhaps, despite the lack of cohesion in the Iranian opposition and its limited organization within the totalitarian state of Iran, the people will rise to the moment to secure their own future while enduring the savagery which will soon be facing them.  Time will tell.

Widespread, Economically-Driven Unrest Has Engulfed at Least a Dozen Major Cities, but So Far Lacks Organization to Overthrow the Regime

Mehrdad Marty Youssefiani | MEF | Dec 31, 2025

The latest demonstrations in Iran, now in their fourth consecutive day, mark a significant escalation in the Islamic Republic’s internal pressure cooker. While not yet a regime-ending event, the unrest drawing upon a combination of economic collapse, post-war fatigue, and eroding legitimacy could begin a cascade toward regime collapse.

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January 1, 2026 | 1:33 pm | Comments »

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Why Israel & Trump Should Be Cautious About Pakistani Troops in Gaza  

Peloni:  Beware Greeks bearing gifts, or in this case, Pakistanis guarding Gaza.

by Anna Mahjar-Barducci  •  Gatestone Institute  •  December 31, 2025

UN peacekeepers from the Pakistani Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Photo by MONUSCO Photos - Ziralo, Province du Sud Kivu, RD Congo: Des casques bleus du contingent pakistanais sécurisent la base de la MONUSCO de Ziralo., CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=86752198UN peacekeepers from the Pakistani Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Photo by MONUSCO Photos – Ziralo, Province du Sud Kivu, RD Congo: Des casques bleus du contingent pakistanais sécurisent la base de la MONUSCO de Ziralo., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikipeidia

  • These examples demonstrate how freely Hamas operatives function within Pakistan. Allowing Pakistani troops into Gaza would therefore pose serious infiltration and counterintelligence risks. Unlike a genuinely neutral peacekeeping force, Pakistani soldiers may be unwilling — or ideologically disinclined — to confront Hamas. In a worst-case scenario, some elements could covertly assist Hamas fighters in evading disarmament.

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January 1, 2026 | 1:00 pm | Comments »

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UAE & Saudi Arabia narrowly avoid crisis over Yemen dispute as UAE agrees to withdraw its forces  

UAE & Saudi Arabia narrowly avoid crisis over Yemen dispute as UAE agrees to withdraw its forces

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The Middle East narrowly avoided a major crisis on Tuesday, as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced the withdrawal of its forces from Yemen under massive diplomatic pressure and after an airstrike from Saudi Arabia on its forces.

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December 31, 2025 | 11:55 pm | Comments »

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Scavenger Hunt: Middle East’s Middle Powers Scramble For The Spoils  

Peloni:  A thorough description of the segmenting interests of the various regional powers in the Middle East as 2025 comes to an end.

Amb. Alberto M. Fernandez | Memri | Dec 30, 2025

There are, as usual, some narratives out there on the Middle East. One of them has Israel and the United Arab Emirates as predatory powers preying on the innocent. Another has the forces of light in the region warring against a rising Islamist tide orchestrated by Turkey and Qatar and their allies.

Both narratives are largely false, relying on established prejudices for and against certain countries. But they do illuminate a very concrete reality, which is an ongoing, intense struggle for power, for spoils, for wealth, and for influence by the greater Middle East’s “Middle Powers.” But while ideology – the promotion or opposition to Islamism – does play an important role in several cases, the struggle is more complex, as geographic or historic interests all come into play. This means that sometimes old adversaries find themselves more or less on the same side supporting or opposing a certain regime. There are wheels within wheels in the struggle.

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December 31, 2025 | 11:44 pm | 1 Comment »

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Deciphering the multi-layered Trump-Netanyahu meeting at Mar-a-Lago  

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The relationship between Trump and Netanyahu is very strong. There is complete alignment on Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria and Iran. And Trump’s fondness toward Israel remains unshakable.

Alex Traiman | JNS | Dec 30, 2025

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https://www.jns.org/deciphering-the-multi-layered-trump-and-netanyahu-meeting-at-mar-a-lago/

December 31, 2025 | 9:59 pm | Comments »

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The Attack on Putin’s Residence Raises Major Questions about Proposed US Security Guarantees  

Peloni:  There would be no greater mistake than granting Ukraine any security guarantees, which would only be manipulated by Ukraine to guarantee war with Russia by any nation so misguided as to align their own security with the failed state of Ukraine which has no greater interest than involving the US in a direct war with Russia.

Stephen Bryen | Weapons & Strategy | Dec 31, 2025

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Vladimir Putin’s residence in Novgorod, known as Dolgiye Borody, also known as Valdai and Uzhin, was attacked by waves of drones on December 29th. We know this from an official statement from Sergey Lavrov, and from President Trump who was informed by Putin himself in a telephone call. The Russian Defense Ministry subsequently also released a report after a Duma deputy provided preliminary details of the attack.

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December 31, 2025 | 9:22 pm | 1 Comment »

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PM Netanyahu says he’ll give Gaza ceasefire Phase 2 ‘a chance’ as US & Israel set 2-month disarmament deadline for Hamas  

Peloni:  It was very unsettling to hear that the US used this meeting to require that Israel should  “calm things down” in Judea and Samaria, while using the pejorative term of ‘West Bank’ and making reference to the libel of ‘settler violence’. The importance of the Trump administration employing terms and statements is that it belies the reality that they are adopting and promoting the false narrative created to support the creation of a second Muslim Palestinian state while still ignoring the first Muslim Palestinian state in Jordan.  Recall too that Trump has personally intervened in announcing that Israel would not be permitted to extend sovereignty in Judea and Samaria while also using the fake news phrase “annexation”, another plank in the Jihadi narrative.  These are not subtle points of disagreement, but a frank adoption of the language promoted by the Peace Processors of the past 40 years in their never ending desire to rip a second Muslim Palestinian state from Israel’s heartland.

Netanyahu dismisses reports of strong disagreements with President Trump

President Donald J. Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, in the Oval Office of the White House. Photo by The White House from Washington, DC - President Trump Meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=86370094President Donald J. Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, in the Oval Office of the White House. Photo by The White House from Washington, DC – President Trump Meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Public Domain, Wikipedia

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected reports of strong disagreements during his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, in an interview with Fox News that aired on Tuesday, amid reports that Jerusalem and Washington agreed to give Hamas two months to lay down its weapons.

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December 31, 2025 | 5:02 pm | 1 Comment »

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In Iran, Another Day of Widespread Protests  

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In 1979, when the Ayatollah Khomeini took power in Iran and the Islamic Republic began, one American dollar was worth 70 Iranian riyals. Today one American dollar is worth 1,250,000 riyals. Such is the state of Iran’s collapsing economy. More than 40% of Iranians now live below the poverty line. 60% of Iranian university graduates cannot find jobs. There are electricity blackouts across the country, because the drought has caused many hydroelectric dams to be rendered inoperative, no longer producing electricity. There is now talk of moving all ten million residents of Tehran out of the city, to places where more water is available.

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December 31, 2025 | 4:10 pm | 1 Comment »

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Updated Hamas ‘Narrative’ Signals Confidence About Keeping Power  

Peloni:  Hamas ignores the demand that it disband or disarm because this demands is itself being ignored by all those who agreed to this stipulated demand in the Trump 20 Point plan.  Dubowitz indicates that Hamas is triumphalist, and the honest question is why they would not?  They planned to prevent Saudi Arabia from entering into normalization with Israel, while forcing the other regional terror forces into a war against Israel.  More than two years later, these goals have been met, so too has the Europeans recognizing a Pal state that has no basis in law, practicality or possibility.  Additionally, the US persists in demanding that Israel forego any stated application of sovereignty over lands which are historically and legally her own indigenous lands.  Where is the victory, decisive or not, over Hamas as it sits unopposed in half of Gaza with its foremost allies in Turkey and Qatar tightly embraced by the Trump administration?

Mark Dubowitz | Dec 30, 2025

Hamas has released an updated version of its apologia for its October 7, 2023, murder of 1,200 people in Israel in a renewed effort to rally Palestinians and Israel’s opponents abroad. The glossy manifesto — published online in English and Arabic — remains saturated with lies, moral inversion, and florid prose. It is unlikely to broaden Hamas’s appeal. But it does reveal something more important: a growing confidence that Hamas can retain power in Gaza, with international backing, as the ceasefire hardens into stasis.

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December 31, 2025 | 4:03 pm | Comments »

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From Israel: Standing for Ourselves on Many Fronts!  

Arlene Kushner | December 29, 2025

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I write regularly about the need for Israel to move forward with strength. There are many ways in which we are doing this today. In considerable measure this means acting on our own behalf and not with regard to what the world imagines we should be doing.

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December 31, 2025 | 9:18 am | Comments »

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Mark Levin: The Holocaust Remembered, Election Themes, and Foreign Influence Masked as Immigration  

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Mark talks about the converging efforts of the fusion of Marxist Islamists on the Left with the Neo Fascist movement on the Right to try to re-write the history of WWII, who were and were not the villains in that conflict.  As the effort of these twin factions of disinformation have tried to erase the Holocaust, and to ignore the October 7 Massacre, it is important that such fundamental knowledge of history, which is unfortunately missing in many young people today, is shared in such a way as to establish fact from fantasy.

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December 30, 2025 | 9:06 pm | Comments »

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In positive meeting with PM Netanyahu, Trump expresses concern over escalation in Judea and Samaria  

US President backs Israel on Hamas and Iran, threatening future strikes over belligerence

Pres. Trump and PM Netanyahu during Press Conference Dec. 29, 2025. Screengrab via YoutubePres. Trump and PM Netanyahu during Press Conference Dec. 29, 2025. Screengrab via Youtube

U.S. President Donald Trump and several top officials expressed concern to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israeli policies in Judea and Samaria during their meeting in Florida, asking Israel to refrain from provocative steps, Axios reported Tuesday morning.

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December 30, 2025 | 8:10 pm | Comments »

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Patrick Dempsey’s Hebrew Prophet, Jeremiah, and the Ongoing struggles of the Jewish People in their4,000 year old Ancestral Homeland…  

by Gerald A. Honigman

The movie, “Jeremiah,“ starring Patrick Dempse, is currently streaming on various networks, such as Amazon Prime…

https://www.google.com/gasearch?q=tell%20the%20plot%20behind%20the%20television%20screened%20movie%20Jeremiah&source=sh/x/gs/m2/5

More about this important Prophet can be found here…

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December 30, 2025 | 7:43 pm | Comments »

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Protests in Iran Today Bring Hopes for Iranians Tomorrow  

By Marziyeh Amirizadeh

Iranian riots in last week of December 2025.  Screengrab via YoutubeIranian riots in last week of December 2025. Screengrab via Youtube

Unprecedented protests are taking place across Iran, both in terms of the number of people participating, and number of cities in which the protests are taking place. Countless videos have documented Iranians protesting. And it’s growing. The reason is the compounded suffering to which Iranians have been subject under the Islamic republic, and which hopefully are at the breaking point.

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December 30, 2025 | 6:58 pm | Comments »

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