Renewed clashes between Damascus forces and Kurdish units in Aleppo underscore how fragile efforts to integrate the SDF into Syria’s new security framework remain, despite ceasefire agreements.

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN | DECEMBER 23, 2025

A major gun battle developed in Aleppo between law enforcement of the government in Damascus and local security forces of two Kurdish neighborhoods.

This is not the first time that there have been clashes in Aleppo in these areas. However, this battle quickly threatened to escalate until a ceasefire was announced.

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Court cites risk of obstruction as labor federation head remains barred from post until March 2026.

Israfan | Dec 23, 2025

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Janet Levy:  Qatar harbors the leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood.  Hamas is Muslim Brotherhood.

Israel recently killed a senior Hamas military commander who was one of the architects of the Massacre of October 7th and was chastised by Trump for “breaking the “ceasefire.”
Iran remains (since 1979) the strongest sponsor of the PLO/Fatah terrorist organization.

Lenny Ben-David, the author of Sunni and Terrorist Networks: Competition or Collusion wrote: “The Palestinian assertion that Sunni and Shiite terrorist groups do not cooperate is baseless and historically wrong. Recent history has demonstrated that there are few religious-ideological barriers in the world of international terrorism.” Especially when it comes to Israel.

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Peloni:  Aynaz makes an important point here.  As I have noted in the past, the relationship between Russia and Iran is one of convenience and necessity, not one of commitment and reliabilities.  They will make use of one another as it benefits them, but they will not act to support one another in any way which comes at a cost.

From conquest to cover-up, the betrayal stayed consistent

Aynaz Anni Cyrus | Dec 22, 2025

Last week, Israel’s internal security service indicted a Russian citizen for spying on behalf of Iran. He entered the country on a work visa, photographed ports, ships, and critical infrastructure, and communicated with an Iranian intelligence handler in exchange for payment.

Israel treats it as espionage. Iran treats it as normal. Russia treats it as a cost worth the cause. And America still treats it as a strategic partnership.

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by Rafael Medoff

It’s not against the law to paint an antisemitic mural.

But that doesn’t mean that a museum is required to display it—especially when that museum is funded by taxpayers.

The museum in question is the History Colorado Center, a state institution, which commissioned a local artist named Madalyn Drewno to paint a portrait of Denver’s Vietnamese immigrant community.

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Mark opens his Saturday, December 20 show by forcefully arguing that birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants is unconstitutional and that the Supreme Court should reconsider the long-standing interpretations of the 14th Amendment.  While expressing concern that the SCOTUS justices may be manipulated by Leftist activist threats and harassment, Mark makes the case that the core argument of this case should be seen to be understood to be both historical and textual.

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Why would we spend a dime, let alone $60 billion “to take Gaza residents from tents to penthouses”?

by Daniel Greenfield | Dec 22, 2025

Let me repeat what I’ve been saying since Day 1 of these ceasefire proposals.

No one else is going to rebuild Gaza except us. No one else is going to police Gaza except us. If we don’t want to be stuck with any of that, we need to drop the fake ‘ceasefire’ and end our involvement in Gaza. Because what’s waiting for us isn’t just nation building or even nation building on steroids, but nation building on crack.

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By Robert Spencer | December 20, 2025

Explosion following the plane impact into the South Tower (WTC 2). Photo by Robert Levine – Flickr, Public Domain, Wikipedia

Many people have noted the irony: New York City, which jihadis hit so hard on September 11, 2001, have now elected as mayor a man who is a Twelver Shi’te Muslim, the same sect whose adherents among the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran regularly scream “Death to America.” How could New Yorkers have elected such a man as mayor, when New York City, above all other cities in the United States, knows what jihad is all about? The answer to that question is that New Yorkers don’t actually know what jihad is all about. They’ve been systematically lied to, most egregiously in New York City schools. Now, a New York Republican is trying to bring this travesty to an end.

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Peloni: The US attacks Isis in northern Syria while Israel attacks them in the south, and Lebanon claims they are amusingly close to begin disarming Hezbollah.

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Peloni:  The question arises as to whom the Israeli public are more comfortable with conducting an investigation of the October 7 failures:  the bureaucrats over whom the public have no control or leverage, or the politicians who are chosen by the public.  Implications and interests abound among each, but only the politicians will pay a direct price if they are perceived to be obfuscating rather then revealing what took place.  Additionally, the politicians alone were chosen by the public in the first place.

Coalition accuses A-G of politically-motivated opposition to the bill

All Israel News Staff | Published: December 22, 2025

Baharav-Miara in swearing-in ceremony of Judge Yitzchak Amit as President of the Supreme Court of Israel. Photo by Maayan Toaf – Spokesperson unit of the President of Israel – -SA 3.0, Wikipedia

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara once again expressed her opposition to the government’s plans on Sunday, this time, excoriating the coalition for bills aiming to establish a commission of inquiry into the failings leading to the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas massacre, and to close down Army Radio.

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by Gerald A. Honigman

An alliance which has been taking shape for many years now seems to be ready to emerge unabashedly on the world stage…

“Israel, Greece, Cyprus to hold summit”

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Peloni:  It is alarming that there was so much competition for this coveted award this year.

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Tucker Carlson named ‘Antisemite of the Year’ by prominent Jewish organization after alarming interviews https://t.co/yjDW2R0g9u pic.twitter.com/edmC99LqDo

— New York Post (@nypost) December 21, 2025

Peloni:  This is very very good news.  It was an ignorant policy denying security forces ready access to arms by which to defend themselves and the community.  I look forward with baited anticipation to see this number grow from 10,000 to more than ten times this number.   A well armed, well trained, well disciplined public is how the public can act to protect themselves, their loved ones, their community and the nation.

All Israel News Staff | Published: December 21, 2025

Israeli reserve soldiers practice at the shooting range. (Photo: IDF)

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will arm 10,000 reservist soldiers with long rifles, a policy shift driven by lessons learned from the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, surprise attack on southern Israeli communities near the Gaza border. Several areas were left without protection for hours, and in some cases, local emergency squads lacked access to weapons.

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Peloni: Herein lies the consequences of the failed US Turkey policy which has come to embolden an already too emboldened Erdogan as he looks to fulfill his nation’s long held hopes of rebuilding the long lost empire of the Ottomans.

By Hugh Fitzgerald | Dec 21, 2025

Flags of Israel, Greece and Cyprus. Image via AI

Israel, Greece, and Cyprus share a common enemy, Turkey, that has been projecting its power in the eastern Mediterranean by establishing military outposts in Syria. Turkey has also made large claims about the extent of its own territorial waters, no doubt hoping there is oil and gas under them.

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Peloni:  The silence surrounding the butchery of Christians described in this latest report on the plight of Christians in Africa continues to evade the world’s interest, just as it should be monopolized over the continued fake news being promoted to demonize Israel.

by Raymond Ibrahim  •  Gatestone Institute  •  December 21, 2025

• The assaults resulted in the beheading of 30 Christians, widespread arson, and the destruction of at least five churches and 100 homes. Many other Christians — including women and their daughters — were herded away. — Daily Express, Ocotber 8 2025, Mozambique.
• [S]ince Boko Haram’s terrorist insurgency began in 2009, jihadist groups have torched and destroyed 19,100 churches, averaging nearly 100 each month. In that time, 125,009 Christians were slaughtered, as well as “60,000 Liberal Muslims… unless urgent action is taken, within the next 50 years Christianity in Nigeria is set to disappear.” — International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law, August 10, 2o25, Nigeria.

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