by Rafael Medoff
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There was a time when Harvard’s “Jewish problem” was that many young Jews wanted to attend, but the university limited the number it would admit.
Arlene Kushner | March 29, 2026
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Regretfully, with regard to the war on Iran it is simply not possible at this point. Read 10 analysts, and you are likely to get at least five different perspectives.
A quick catch-up:
Peloni: While we should applaud the increasing number of Arab voices calling for the fall of Iran’s evil regime, the question arises as to when these words of support will be transformed into deeds of action. Indeed, the Sunnis are under a state of siege by the Iranian missile attacks, and instead of engaging the enemy as if it is a mortal threat, they are only emboldened enough to deter these missile strikes thru defensive means, leaving the dangerous action over the skies of Iran to the American and Israeli forces. It is time for the Arab nations under assault to act as if their regimes and their people are being specifically targeted for destruction, because they are. So while I congratulate the increasing number of Sunnis calling for an end of Iran’s regional domination, we need to see the Arab walk come to match the Arab talk by joining the fight which is saving these Arab nations from further attacks.
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David Nussbaum
There were two things that crossed my inbox in the last hour that appear consistent with something I noted last week.
First, Professor Steve Turley on a video talked about Russia and Putin, as well as the CCP and Xi abandoning the Ayatollahs. It was interesting, but not strongly supported.
Peloni: There has been a great deal of talk of defeatism regarding the Iran war of late. John Spencer, a foremost expert on urban warfare, provides a serious, meticulous analysis of various paths which might lead towards victory. In doing so, he makes this notable observation towards the end of this important essay:
“War is not a checklist. It is the alignment of ends, ways, and means under conditions of uncertainty. Options can be sequenced, layered, or applied simultaneously across domains. The United States has not run out of options. It has not even used all of them.”
Make no doubt about it. This war is not over, and victory is closer to us than is defeat, for now in any event.
John Spencer | Urban Warfare | Mar 29, 2026
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The U.S.-Iran war has been underway for 29 days now. It is increasingly difficult to distinguish real strategic and military expertise from politicized opinion, speculation, and narrative. Too many people jump immediately from where we are today to a full-scale ground invasion. They assume the only option is for U.S. forces to seize Tehran, secure nuclear material by force, destroy a supposed million-man army, and then get pulled into another decades-long nation-building effort or fight a Maoist-style insurgency. That is not analysis. That is shallow thinking rooted in outdated and often biased mental models of war.
?? A nuclear strike is not on the table — but the impact of this coming surprise would be nuclear in scale and duration.
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Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger | “Second Thought: a US-Israel Initiative” | March 29, 2026
“Passover” by Arthur Szyk. Image by Center for Jewish History, NYC – Flickr, No restrictions, Wikipedia
*Passover (April 1-8, 2026) is a Jewish national liberation holiday, which features Moses and the Exodus. The legacy of Passover deeply impacted the Early Pilgrims and the Founding Fathers, and was essential in shaping of the US culture, in general, and the structure of the US political discourse and political system (e.g., the 3 branches of government and the separation of power), in particular. Contemporaries called George Washington an “American Moses,” while John Adams was referred to as an “American Joshua.”
by Gerald A. Honigman
An article appeared in the March 26, 2026 Patriot Pulse Newsletter, “Trump Shut Down Netanyahu When He Proposed This Move on Iran,” which focuses on the two different end goals of Trump’s Iran and overall Middle East policy and that of Israel’s…
And it is indeed Israel, not just Netanyahu, as is claimed, which is unfairly being judged. The entire nation has been repeatedly terrorized and bombarded by tens of thousands of rockets, incendiary devices, drones, cluster bombs, and all kinds of missiles for decades, launched by both the murderous puppet master and its marionette proxies deliberately targeting civilian population centers.
Kelleigh Nelson
… I believe that the maintenance of the rights and authority reserved to the states and to the people … are the safeguard to the continuance of a free government … whereas the consolidation of the states into one vast republic, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of that ruin which has overwhelmed all those that have preceded it. ? General Robert E. Lee
Federal interference in state functions can never be justified as a permanent continuing policy… Where once the Government engages in such an enterprise, it is almost impossible to terminate its connection therewith. President Calvin Coolidge 1925
The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the state governments, in times of peace and security. President James Madison
Efforts to deradicalize Gaza face geographical and political barriers, making lasting change unlikely.
By MARTIN SHERMAN |
The aspiration for deradicalizing Gaza is likely to prove itself an unattainable objective.
One of the most persistent – and pernicious – myths being bandied about in the debate over how to achieve some peaceable resolution to the violence induced by radical Islam in Gaza is the proposed “panacea” of “de-radicalization” of extremist Islamist elements. The rationale underlying the prescription of deradicalization is as deceptive as it is glib.
Read more…
This time in Lebanon.
Barry Shaw | The View from Israel | Mar 28, 2026
These are the facts to counter Sky News UK’s anti-Israel lies in Lebanon.
IDF killed a Hezbollah terrorist who shilled as a journalist.
Peloni: This Republicans should make this THE policy debate of the 2026 mid-terms and the 2028 election.
“Don’t Sharia My Texas” Panel at CPAC 2026 (Photo: Screenshot)
This week at CPAC 2026, the big conservative confab being held near Dallas, Texas, conservatives didn’t just talk about cultural flashpoints – they codified one. In a sweeping and highly charged resolution, CPAC formally condemned Sharia law, elevating the issue from a talking point to an actual movement plank.
Peloni: Having the means of self defense, and the will to execute such self defense, the ability to project this to those who would attack our communities around the world is how these communities will be made safe.
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Michael Ordman | VGNI | Mar 29, 2026
In the 29th Mar 26 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:
Peloni: Exactly!
By Conrad Black | Mar 28, 2026
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The Iran war was unleashed so suddenly and has proceeded so swiftly that some of its principal objectives and consequences have scarcely been noticed. A few commentators have recognized the pattern of the Trump administration’s removal of Venezuela and soon Cuba and by the actions of Israel, Syria, as well as Iran, as Russo-Chinese allies. But the real background to the status of the Strait of Hormuz as a conduit for 20 per cent of the world’s oil exports has not been seriously publicly explored. There is no doubt that the United States could force the Strait open and it has substantially prepared to do that by obliterating the missile firing capability on the southern Iranian coast and by severely reducing the number of potential interoceptive Iranian warships and swift boats.
by Majid Rafizadeh • Gatestone Institute • March 28, 2026
This is the moment when the United States and Israel could make greatest strategic mistake in the Iran war: stopping halfway while leaving “moderate” extremists still in place. Pictured: Iran holds state funeral for IRGC spokesman in Tehran. Screengrab via Youtube
Peloni: I am glad to see the UAE and Saudi Arabia becoming motivated towards dealing with the Iranian regime’s attacks on their countries, but it was not so long ago that these nations failed to appreciate the plight of the Israeli people who faced in excess of some 19,000 missiles in just the first 9 months following the October 7 slaughter. Unlike their support for dealing with the source of the unprovoked missile attacks today, they desperately fought to limit Israel’s response against those nations attacking the Israeli population with impunity. Well, it seems that the worm turns as a fresh reality has come to motivate these nations towards eliminating those who menace their neighbors with unprovoked and indiscriminate missile fire. It is heartening to see this new resolve among the moderate Arab states, but will this resolve now allow them to finally support the eradication of Hamas?
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Assistant Minister for Political Affairs and Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, Lana_Zaki Nusseibeh. Photo by © European Union, 2026, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia
There’s obviously more going on with Iran than what Western observers have been privy to. The Islamic Republic of Iran has been attacking its Gulf neighbors, and not only to take aim at American interests.
Peloni: This is what Unconditional Surrender means. It is more than a motivating slogan, as it recognizes that an existential threat only partially diminished will rise up again in the future.
Yigal Carmon | MEMRI | Mar 27, 2026
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President Trump is struggling with the Iranian regime’s rejection of negotiations, despite his threats that he will “unleash hell”[1] if its leaders do not make a deal. He has called the regime’s leaders “lunatics” and “madmen,”[2] and said that the “Iranian negotiators are very different and ‘strange'” and that “they better get serious soon,”[3] suggesting that they have not been serious up to now. He has alternatively also said that “they’re lousy fighters but great negotiators.”[4]
Peloni: Leopards don’t change their spots, nor do terror supporting organizations such as the United Nations. Indeed, the international movement to ignore the role of United Nations in supporting the Jihad against Israel and the West should surprise none of us. At best the UN wastes precious resources while pretending to address international crises, but their true villainy is apparent in their use of precious resources to exacerbate and support an international agenda to bring down the free world, and which is most acutely and obviously focused on Israel. Organizations caught being complicit in the support, toleration, and obfuscation of terrorism and the slaughter of innocents would not be offered a chance of reform. Their leadership would be incarcerated for crimes against humanity, and their resources would be seized, and the organization itself would be immediately shuttered. This is the just fate which should await the United Nations and its leadership.
By Pamela Geller |
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Israeli naval commandos just raided a school in Khiam, Lebanon and uncovered hundreds of Hezbollah weapons, missiles, explosives, and rifles.
