Douthat on Gaza: A Response to False Moral Equivalence  

By Oded J.K. Faran and Walter Block

Ross Douthat’s recent New York Times analysis of the Gaza conflict exemplifies a troubling trend in contemporary commentary: the elevation of false moral equivalence above moral clarity. While Douthat acknowledges Hamas’s atrocities, his analysis fundamentally misunderstands both the nature of this conflict and the unprecedented burdens being placed on Israel.

The Problem with Douthat’s “Just Think It’s True” Standard

Douthat delivers himself of this remarkable admission: “So there is no way to look at the rubble in Gaza and the death-toll estimates and offer a mathematical proof that Israel is failing to exercise adequate restraint. I just think it’s true.” Here lies the fundamental flaw in his entire analysis: when serious moral judgments rest on subjective feelings rather than evidence, journalism becomes ideology.

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August 18, 2025 | 5:46 am | 1 Comment »

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America’s First Islamic-Controlled City Extending Shiria — Non-Muslim Arrested Over Facebook Post  

Peloni:  When will the expansion of Sharia Law be addressed in America?  Why has Pres. Trump not addressed this?  Why has AG Bondi not addressed this?  Where is FBI Director Patel on this subject?  Is America going to follow England, or is it going to maintain liberty over Sharia?  It give me no comfort in writing this, and in fact, the silence in the US regarding the expansion of Sharia from Michigan to Texas to Florida chills me to the bone.  Silence indicates consent, and such consent in the face of expanding Sharia Law can not be permitted.  In the wake of this silence among America’s leaders, Americans everywhere need to speak out about this looming catastrophe before them, and perhaps their leaders will come to follow the lead of the public in speaking out and acting as is already needed.

August 17, 2025 | 10:58 pm | 4 Comments »

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EXPOSING UN BIAS – Part II. We explain the Expulsion of the Hysterical Antisemite Special Rapporteure on Palestine and the Human Rights Council’s Inhumane Commission Members!  

Years of HRC’s racism prompted the International Legal Forum, a body of more than 4,000 lawyers, to ask UN Chief Giuterres for Albanese’s resignation. SecState Rubio hammered in the final nail.

Andrew Benjamin | Aug 16, 2025

Francesca Albanese By Esquerda.net - Encontro com relatora especial da ONU, Francesca Albanese - Out.24, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=160944284 Francesca Albanese By Esquerda.net – Encontro com relatora especial da ONU, Francesca Albanese – Out.24, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikipedia

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Albanese’s unhinged antisemitic speeches dressed up as empathy were presumably written by Hamas’ Ministry of Information. Predictably, she excluded exculpatory material impacting the issues, specifically:

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August 17, 2025 | 7:43 pm | Comments »

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Gaza Disengagement’s Overlooked Villain  

Photo by Eliran t – Own work, CC0, Wikipedia

Twenty years ago exactly, Israel began its disengagement from the Gaza Strip. Every last civilian and soldier would leave the enclave, though evidence of the Jewish communities would remain in the form of greenhouses, roads, and other infrastructure that was gifted to the Palestinians as they began their first serious experiment in independent self-rule.

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August 17, 2025 | 7:20 pm | 2 Comments »

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Here We Go Again – The West’s Palestinian State Fantasy  

by Nils A. Haug  •  Gatestone Institute  •  August 17, 2025

A majority of Western leaders clearly refuse to exercise integrity when it concerns the Palestinian issue. Only leaders completely sold out to extremist ideologies would persist in pushing a proposal so far detached from reality and so harmful to many people — starting with the atrociously governed Palestinians — that it is almost beyond comprehension. “Are these people wicked or just very, very stupid?”, asks columnist Melanie Phillips. A valid question indeed. Pictured: 16/06/2025. Kananaskis, Canada. Prime Minister Keir Starmer holds a bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the G7 Summit in the Kananaskis mountain lodge in Canada. Picture by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street (Photo by Number 10 – Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets French President Emmanuel Macron, OGL 3, Wikipedia)

  • Only leaders completely sold out to extremist ideologies would persist in pushing a proposal so far detached from reality and so harmful to many people — starting with the atrociously governed Palestinians — that it is almost beyond comprehension.

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August 17, 2025 | 4:15 pm | 2 Comments »

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Hostage Protestors Act as Hamas Footsoldiers  

Avi Abelow

This morning, the most destructive protest movement in Israeli society reemerged on the streets.

What’s really going on?

Once again, a tiny group of people are causing harm to the whole country and the hostages. (See picture below)

These demonstrations, held under the banner of supporting the hostages, are in reality a left-wing political campaign aimed at toppling the government.

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August 17, 2025 | 3:46 pm | 2 Comments »

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Whistleblower Dr. Marvin Rapaport Exposes Political Medicine and its Elusive “Hidden” Allergy  

Linda GoudsmitAug 17, 2025

In my January 30, 2022 article, “A Short History of Medicine and Megalomania,” I explain how holistic medicine is actually the original western medicine established on the principle of strengthening the immune system to fight off pathogens in the environment. It is traditional western medicine that is the alternative medicine because its fundamental premise is that medications are required to be healthy:

My point is that the chemical/pharmaceutical companies are pouring toxic chemicals into the environment that destroy public health -> then the chemical/pharmaceutical companies offer more chemicals and pharmaceuticals to “cure” what they caused in the first place. It is a never-ending cycle of destruction of public health. The United States is at the bottom of the totem pole in world health because the American medical community is driven by unscrupulous globalists and the corrupt politicians who serve them.

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August 17, 2025 | 3:35 pm | 4 Comments »

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Disgraced IDF intel chief speaks on ‘biblical’ Oct 7 failure, blaming himself, political leadership & intel arrogance  

Peloni:  Revisiting the Old Conceptzia by one of its authors.

Aharon Haliva.  Photo by Avi1111 dr. avishai teicher – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia

Aharon Haliva, who served as IDF Intelligence Chief during Oct. 7, 2023, spoke in-depth for the first time about the lead-up to the catastrophe, intelligence failures and the army’s response, and his responsibility for it all, in a series of leaked recordings published on Channel 12 News on Friday.

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August 17, 2025 | 12:15 pm | 3 Comments »

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The Alaska Summit Result: Push for a Comprehensive Settlement  

Peloni:  There was never any advantage to be had in pursuing a ceasefire for Russia.  Yet, Zelensky will find it difficult (read as impossible) to accept any final settlement, as I noted previously.  Time will tell.

Importantly, it is now being reported that Trump backs Putin’s proposal for Russia to take full control of Donbas region in Ukraine while with possible freeze along front lines in other areas.  Meanwhile, Europe seems to be pushing for more of the past three years, so no surprise there.

Washington Abandons Support for a Ceasefire


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Stephen Bryen | Weapons & Strategy | Aug 16, 2025

If you read the headlines in American and European newspapers you would conclude that the Alaska Summit failed.

It did not. Washington changed direction and abandoned its support for a ceasefire.

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August 17, 2025 | 12:10 pm | 4 Comments »

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Trump Says Putin, Zelenskyy To Meet Following Alaska Summit  

Peloni:  Ok, the ball is now in Zelensky’s corner.  At this point it will be difficult for him to move towards or away from continuing the war, so look for something out of left field to prevent him having to make the choice…but time will tell.

Hailey Gomez General Assignment Reporter | Daily Caller |

President Donald Trump said Friday on Fox News’ “Hannity” that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet.

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August 16, 2025 | 4:25 pm | 1 Comment »

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CLASSIFIED EMAILS: DNI Clapper to NSA Director Rogers on Russia Hoax -Abandon Normal Procedures, ”This is OUR STORY and we’re stickin’ to it,” “TEAM SPORT”  

Peloni:  More evidence, but still no charges…

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Newly declassified Top Secret emails sent on December 22, 2016 complying with President Obama’s order to create the manufactured January 2017 ICA about Russia expose how DNI James Clapper demanded the IC fall in line behind the Russia Hoax. Clapper admits that it was a “team sport” that required “compromise on our ‘normal modalities’”.

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August 16, 2025 | 4:15 pm | 4 Comments »

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Israel intensifies outreach to Iranians as Tehran anticipates another war  

By | August 15, 2025

As many Iranians blame the regime’s policies for deepening the country’s water crisis, which “[threatens] millions of residents,” Israel is seizing the moment to voice support for the Iranian public and encourage regime change.

In an August 12 televised speech, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to offer water desalination technology to Iranians while calling on the people to “take to the streets [against the regime],” adding that “Israel stands with you.” Israeli Minister of Science and Technology Gila Gamliel echoed the remarks that day and hinted at a regime collapse, writing, “Next year in a free Tehran!”

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August 16, 2025 | 2:11 pm | 2 Comments »

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Perfidious France, UK, Canada and Australia-Israel’s Sovereignty Cannot be Denied  

Peloni:  Highly recommended article.  In the following essay, Leonard Grunstein reminds the world of the legal framework upon which the state of Israel was reconstituted with the consent and support of the world enshrined in international law, and which remain binding to this day.  Providing a highly granular description of the documents documents and covenants, Grunstein highlights the proper arguments which should be raised in recognition of Israel’s sovereignty and her integral international rights before the world.  In a single voice, this is what should be spoken of by PM Netanyahu, FM Sa’ar, Finance Minister Smotrich and others when both defending those rights, as well as implementing policies which secure those rights.  These are also the arguments which should be raised to challenge and defeat the illicitly illegal attempts to create a new Arab state the basis on which is entirely undone by the legal arguments, documents and treaties discussed in this essay below.  As the title states, Israel’s Sovereignty Cannot be Denied.  Please share widely.

By Leonard Grunstein

Delegates to the San Remo conference in Italy, 25 April 1920.  By Unknown author – eipa.eu.com, Public Domain, Wikipedia

France, the United Kingdom (UK), Canada and Australia (collectively, the Perfidious Quartet) would violate international agreements to which they are bound, if they unilaterally recognize a so-called Palestinian state within the area of Israel between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. These are boundaries delineated in the 1920 San Remo Resolution, unanimously confirmed by the League of Nations in 1922. In addition, the UK would be violating the 1924 Anglo-American Convention with the US.

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August 16, 2025 | 10:10 am | 10 Comments »

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Hezbollah Leader Threatens ‘No Life in Lebanon’ if Government Attempts To Seize Terror Group’s Weapons  

FDD | Aug 15, 2025

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem.  (Photo by Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia)

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  • Qassem Warns of Civil War in Lebanon: Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem gave a fiery speech on August 15, warning that there would be “no life in Lebanon” if the Lebanese government moves forward with its plan to impose a state monopoly on arms and disarm the Iran-backed terrorist organization. “The resistance will not surrender its weapons while aggression continues [and] occupation persists,” Qassem said, adding that Hezbollah “will fight it … if necessary to confront this American-Israeli project, no matter the cost.” He further pressed the Lebanese government “not to hand over the country to an insatiable Israeli aggressor or an American tyrant with limitless greed.”

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August 16, 2025 | 10:07 am | 2 Comments »

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China Throws A Fit After US Identifies Key Weakness In Trade Talks  

Peloni:  Using Russia’s BRICS partners/customers against Russia provides the US with an important demonstration of leverage over Russia, with an implied threat against China as well.  As these sanctions are weaponizing Russia’s trading partners against Russia, so too, the same measures might be applied against China, with arguably greater strength.

Wallace White Defense Reporter | Daily Caller |

Container ship The CSCL Indian Ocean in the Port of Felixstowe.  (Photo by John Fielding from Norwich, UK – container ship: The CSCL Indian Ocean in the Port of Felixstowe – aerial image On board the world’s largest cargo ship BBC, CC BY 2.0, Wikipedia)

China is pushing back strongly against U.S. attempts to restrict their importing of oil from Russia and Iran, exposing a key weakness for Beijing in trade negotiations.

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August 16, 2025 | 9:37 am | 1 Comment »

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