Moral Cowardice  

By Walter E. Block and Oded J.K. Faran

New York Times editorialist Thomas Friedman sees an epidemic of “moral cowardice.” He states: “The Republican Party today has a neo-Nazi problem that it refuses to confront. The progressive left today has a pro-Hamas problem that it refuses to confront. And the Jewish people and Israel have a radical Jewish settler problem that they refuse to confront.”

The present authors agree with Friedman on the first two issues, and enthusiastically congratulate him upon pointing this out, and for calling a spade a spade on these two unfortunate and unjustified occurrences.

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March 23, 2026 | 3:18 pm | 4 Comments »

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Selected War Updates Mar 23  

Iranian news claims no talks, Trump backed down from ultimatum | Trump orders 5-day halt to US strikes on Iran power after talks | IDF strikes Hamas armed police in central Gaza

All Israel News Staff | Published: March 23, 2026

18:56 – Israeli military strikes main IRGC headquarters in Tehran

As part of a wave of strikes that was completed a short while ago in the heart of Tehran, the Israeli Air Force, guided by IDF intelligence, struck the IRGC’s main security headquarters,” the Israeli military stated.

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March 23, 2026 | 3:11 pm | Comments »

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Trump Halts All Strikes On Iran Power Plants During ‘Constructive’ Negotiations  

Peloni: Iran’s Foreign Minister claims that there have been no negotiations with the US. Axios reports that messages have been carried back and forth between Trump and Iran by Turkey, Pakistan and Egypt.

Harold Hutchison | Media Reporter | Daily Caller

President Donald Trump announced Monday morning that talks had started between the United States and Iran.

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March 23, 2026 | 2:45 pm | 3 Comments »

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America Must Stay the Course, Finish the Job, and Bring Democracy to Iran  

by Gerald A. Honigman

About three quarters of a century ago, brutal, genocidal forces were attempting to take over much of the world and were resisted by both their immediate victims and others who came to their aid for assorted reasons.

Had America not joined the Allies in World War II, the world would definitely be a much different and much worse place today. Ironically, this may not have happened at all had not Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

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March 23, 2026 | 2:29 pm | Comments »

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Palestinian Authority is preparing a Trojan Horse for Israel  

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In an article posted on Arutz Sheva, Knesset Opposition member and Former Defense Minister, MK Avigdor Lieberman shared his sharp criticism over recent reports about the Palestinian Authority’s so-called “shadow army,” warning that its activities suggest preparation for a large-scale attack against Israel similar to the October 7 massacre. Describing the PA’s buildup as a “Trojan Horse,” he stresses that the threat from PA forces in Judea and Samaria are quite real and he is urging the political leadership not to ignore this threat. Noting that should a similar assault to that which took place in the Gaza Envelope on October 7 come to be unleashed in the West Bank by the PA’s own security forces, the consequences would be devastating.

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March 23, 2026 | 5:07 am | Comments »

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At missile impact site, Netanyahu calls Iranian regime ‘enemy of civilization,’ urges world leader to unite against Islamic Republic  

Peloni:  The terror which has reached the heart of Israel, despite the magnificent and miraculous defense shield which surrounds the nation, must be understood to harden the conviction needed to face down the evil from which these infernal contraptions were needlessly and purposefully focused upon the innocents in this war.  When civilized men face such barbarism, and grasp the truly mendacious ambitions of those who could coincidentally design such intricate weapons of calculated destruction, it must be agreed upon that there can be but one solution, namely to resolve upon a dedication of purpose that such barbarity must be defeated, without negotiation or mitigation.  Indeed, they must be denied the means by which to war upon the innocent’s in Israel, Arabia, Europe, and America, and that their weaponized control over the Iranian people must at last be put to a complete and final end.  Or so I do argue.

Pres Herzog and FM Sa’ar say IRGC ‘sending missiles to kill human beings’ – targeting civilians instead of military

All Israel News Staff | Published: March 22, 2026

Blast site at Arad.  Screenshot via Youtube

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the site of the ballistic missile attacks in Arad and Dimona on Sunday, where he called the Iranian regime “the enemy of civilization.”

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March 22, 2026 | 8:49 pm | 7 Comments »

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Israel’s Good News Newsletter to 22nd Mar 26  

Peloni:  It is such a treat to read Michael Ordman’s latest edition of his magnificent Very Good News Israel report.

Michael Ordman | VGNI | Mar 22, 2026

In the 22nd Mar 26 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:

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March 22, 2026 | 6:44 pm | Comments »

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Tucker’s Obsession  

Peloni:  A truly insightful look into obsessions and how it relates to the hatred of Jews by the man who has focused his media presence and empire towards just such an obsession.

No one really knows what triggers obsessions. Tucker Carlson’s obsession with Jews and Israel is no exception.

Joan Swirsky | Am Thinker March 22, 2026

Image: ElisaRiva via Pixabay, Pixabay License.Image: ElisaRiva via Pixabay, Pixabay License.

When I was about 12 or 13, I had a friend who was fun to be with.  When we were in my house or hers, we’d talk endlessly about our schoolmates, our teachers, her mother’s illness, and boys, boys, boys.  But whenever we went outside, she would start counting.

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March 22, 2026 | 6:40 pm | 4 Comments »

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The Islamization of Britain is Almost Complete  

Peloni:  It is so sad to see the old world of Europe collapse so completely at the feet of the Islamist conquest taking root there over the past more than a decade.  The roots of the Western world matured in the wake of the last attempted Islamist conquest, several centuries ago, and the principles and institutions of democratic government came to be so well practiced there that one might have mistaken it to have been ingrained in the very soil of Europe and most particularly England.  Yet, here we are with the fall of Europe being so clear as they prostrate themselves before their subjugating Jihadi masters, with the gross perversion of one democratic norm after another entirely collapsing in full public view.  With the great prize still yet to drop in the form of the fall of America, we must appreciate that all is not yet lost so long as America remains able to lead the Western World back from what surely must be understood to be the cliffs of Islamist insanity.  And yet, the pace of conquest which took root in bonnie old England seems to have been quite slow compared to the pace in which Sharia centers seem to be rising across America.  Americans are notorious for their plucky independent nature, their intolerance of intolerance, and their appreciation of reveling in being, well, American.  So, as the halls of power have too readily ignored the rising threat of the slow Jihadism in their mists, it falls to the American people to raise to the moment and to oppose the loss of the values and precepts which provide the simple elucidating identity which makes Americans American.  Notably, it is these qualities and the identity formed from it which is the real target of opposition upon which fuels the Jidhists ambitions in conquering the West.

Janet Levy | Am Thinker | March 22, 2026

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The British Empire was the largest in history. With colonies on every continent, it covered more than a quarter of the earth’s land and governed over a fifth of the world’s population. Besides dominating military, economic, diplomatic, and political affairs, it transformed the world by spreading Western values, customs, and culture, as well as ideas such as individualism, rationalism, capitalism, and modern scientific thought. That influence continues in the educational, legal, and parliamentary systems of many countries.

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March 22, 2026 | 6:21 pm | 4 Comments »

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‘I’m Glad He’s Dead’: Trump Announces Death Of Robert Mueller  

Peloni:  It is a harsh as well as taboo act to speak ill of the dead, especially when the death has been so freshly announced.  Yet, if we were to be honest rather than reservedly respectful, it would be difficult to disagree with Pres. Trump’s statement.  More detail can be gleaned at the following link:   The Dark Past of Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller — The Bulger Gang, Lockerbie, Anthrax… An Exceptional Failure All Round. [UPDATE : Robert Mueller Dies at 81].  Following Mueller’s career provides us with an important trackway into some of the most important ventures of the US Deep State’s activities which culminated in the attempted coup of a sitting president of the United States with the Russia Hoax.

Anthony Iafrate | Associate Editor | Daily Caller | March 21, 2026

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office to discuss the shootings in Aurora, Colorado, July 20, 2012.  Photo by The White House from Washington, DC - P072012PS-0298, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61494902Robert Mueller while meeting with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, July 20, 2012. Photo by The White House from Washington, DC – P072012PS-0298, Public Domain, Wikipedia

Former FBI director and special counsel Robert Mueller died Friday at the age of 81, multiple outlets reported.

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March 22, 2026 | 2:30 pm | Comments »

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Selected War Updates Mar 22  

Israeli air defenses repel Iranian & Hezbollah attacks on Israel | ‘A miracle happened here’ – PM Netanyahu at Arad impact site | PM urges European leaders to join fight against Iran

All Israel News Staff | Published: March 22, 2026

19:34 – IDF probes whether Israeli killed in the north was hit by friendly fire

“The IDF is conducting a comprehensive investigation involving all relevant authorities following the fire toward Misgav Am this morning, in which an Israeli civilian was killed,” the Israeli military stated.

“The possibility that the incident involved fire originating from IDF soldiers is being examined.”

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March 22, 2026 | 2:08 pm | Comments »

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The War Over Iran Is Really About China  

Peloni:  Chawla provides an important 30,000 foot overview of the consequence of the war in Iran actually being just another board in the platform from which Trump is directing his attention at China.  There are many moving parts, with the great prize of controlling Iran’s vast energy reserves in the crosshairs.  Yet, China is not without its own possible choices, which of course are held in check by its own strategic weaknesses as judged by President Xi after recently consolidating power at home.

The conflict unfolding in Iran may be only one theater in a much larger strategic struggle between Washington and Beijing.

By Dinesh T. Chawla | Real Clear Wire | March 13, 2026

 

Flag of the People's Republic of China. Photo by Reinhold Möller, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=107325534Flag of the People’s Republic of China. Photo by Reinhold Möller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia

Despite recent military successes, Americans remain deeply anxious about the escalating conflict.

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March 22, 2026 | 9:54 am | 1 Comment »

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Iran Panic! China Just Did the Unthinkable…  

David Nussbaum:   China shot itself in both feet, transforming a longstanding “potential Hormuz crisis” into a into a realized “kinetic Hormuz crisis.” Why? Iran was not keen to block the Straight of Hormuz (SoH) as most of their income arrives from oil & LNG that leaves through the SoH. There is a clear sequence that lead to Iran’s closure last week.

1. Despite the ongoing war with the U.S. and Israel, Israel scrupulously avoided attacking Iranian resources and processing facilities, because their war is not against the Iranian People, but against the extremist, theocratic, totalitarian and illegitimate Ayatollah Shia Regime. This restraint held despite numerous Iranian ICBMs fired at Israel, overwhelmingly intercepted by Israel’s missile defense capabilities.

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March 22, 2026 | 6:35 am | 1 Comment »

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ISRAEL DERANGEMENT SYNDROME  

No cure yet, psychiatrists are baffled; the infection has spread globally into people who once had a moral center. The disease is driven by a malevolent force, and the infected are, not, MAGA!

Andrew Benjamin | Mar 21, 2026

The following covers the resignation of Joe Kent, the pending investigation into leaking with which the FEDs charged him, and the presumed relationship he had ongoing for years with Tucker Carlson before the charges were filed. For background on Carlson’s activities I refer you to the most recent articles in the ARCHIVES. You’ll find the dots have been connected so tightly that not even a car jack can separate them. We ask a few basic questions – like Carlson’s, to get the results he intends to get; and that you, Dear Reader, will now be able to answer for yourselves. As well as about the characters of the players exposed here in all their naked glory.

DEFANGING IRAN HAS BEEN AMERICAN POLICY FOR DECADES. IT’S JUST THAT NO PREVIOUS AMERICAN SUPREME LEADER HAD THE BALLS TO DO IT!

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March 22, 2026 | 4:00 am | Comments »

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IRGC Begins to Crack  

Mudar Zahran | Mar 22, 2026

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ground forces. By Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=141303739Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ground forces. By Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Begins to Crack Under the Might of U.S. Strikes

As our entire region’s fate hangs in the balance at this watershed moment, it is critical to understand what is unfolding. If so, it is our duty as politicians to explain clearly to our people what is happening.

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March 22, 2026 | 2:27 am | 1 Comment »

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Trump Threatens To Destroy Iran’s Power Plants Unless It Opens The Strait Of Hormuz Within 48 Hours  

Peloni: Iran’s deputy Foreign Minister, Ismail Saghaei Esfahani, responds to Trump’s 48-hour ultimatum:

“The next card in the game, namely, the destruction of the most important parts of Israel’s and America’s electricity and water infrastructure in the region….will exert even more pressure on him.”

Tuesday morning should prove to hold some important developments.

Mark Tanos | Contributor | Daily Caller |

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President Trump gave Iran 48 hours to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday or face American strikes on the country’s power infrastructure.

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March 22, 2026 | 2:23 am | Comments »

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Iranian missile strikes on southern cities of Arad, Dimona: More than 120 injured with 11 seriously injured, in  

Peloni:  Iran launched ballistic missile strikes on the southern Israeli cities of Arad and Dimona, injuring over 100 people, including several in serious condition, and causing significant damage to residential buildings. Some missiles penetrated Israel’s air defenses, prompting an investigation into the failure. The attack is claimed to be retaliation for earlier strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, and it marks a major escalation in the ongoing conflict, particularly because the targeted area is near Israel’s nuclear research center. IDF source have confirmed that the interceptors fired at these missiles failed, leading to the missile strikes, and that the series of missiles used in this strike are not new.   The interceptors, reportedly fired by US THAAD system, failed to prevent the missiles from striking the residential areas.

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March 22, 2026 | 2:13 am | 3 Comments »

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Mudar Zahran: Syria to Invade Lebanon  

Peloni:  This would be a chilling development

Mudar Zahran | X | Mar 21, 2026

THE AMERICAN DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST HEZBOLLAH HAS NOW ENTERED THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE.

OUR SOURCES CONFIRM THAT SYRIAN FORCES WILL ENTER LEBANESE TERRITORY WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, WITH A CLEAR OBJECTIVE: DISMANTLING HEZBOLLAH’S MILITIA INFRASTRUCTURE.

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March 21, 2026 | 5:50 pm | 3 Comments »

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