Peloni: The big news out of the Washington Summit was the topic of US Security Guarantees for Ukraine. While specifics are yet to be clarified publicly as to what the US commitment entails, Trump was able to gain support among the Europeans and Zelensky to move forward with meeting with Putin next week..
Peloni: Of course, Einav Avizemer is correct, in so far as her analysis goes, but I think it is important to recognize that the Palestinian Arabs actually are victims, as they have been weaponized with an ideology which has made their suffering the instrument by which Israel has been consistently and routinely abused by its enemies. The source of this victimization was the combination of their own leadership in connection with the support from both the Western and Sunni Arab govts. Indeed, the suffering of the Palestinian Arabs supported the cause of those who have held in place the primacy of the Palestinian Arabs over Israel, even as it was the former who were responsible for innumerable terror attacks on the latter, yet it was always Israel who was required to compromise, their integrity, their security, and their honor. The Sunni Arabs consistently provide support for this racket as the West funds it and the Palestinians Arab leadership responds accordingly, and thru it all, the real victims in this crime of the past century have been the Jews whose blood has filled the streets of Israel, and the Palestinian Arabs whose suffering was consistently and systematically manipulated as an excuse to support such a vision as was finally realized on October 7. The ingrained psychopathic hatred of Jews is palpable and real among the Palestinian Arabs and it is the true victimization of the Palestinian Arabs which should gain public attention, as it will literally take generations of careful governance to train it out of them even after their society is restructured to achieve such an outcome. Yet, this truth, and the culpability of this victimization of the Palestinian Arabs by the West, by the Sunni Arabs and by the Palestinian Arab leadership continues to be ignored, by the West, the Sunni Arabs, and the Palestinian Arabs, all.
Hms doesn’t need force to get through They just feed your worldview back to you. pic.twitter.com/33PXFAREVo
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Peloni: The return of good governance requires a return of the consent of the governed, something which is obviously defeated by a lack of election integrity in tight coordination with the accountability and transparency which made the American Republic the standard which drew so many nations around the world to emulate this standard in one way or another since the Republic’s founding nearly two and half centuries ago. Hence, while there were many issues which required Trump’s attention upon his return, the issue of addressing the lack of representation in what should be understood to be systemic fraud in the American electoral system should be understood to be of preeminent importance, as it restores the will of the people to its proper footing in the US. So the importance of the announcement of the coming Executive Order to address this issue can not be overstated.
(Photo by Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America – Donald Trump, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikipedia)
President Trump to sign executive order to help eliminate mail-in ballots and voting machines before the 2026 midterm elections, calling them inaccurate, expensive, and fraudulent, and will be replacing them with watermarked paper ballots to be counted on Election Night.
Peloni: Let us hope that the focus will remain on defeating the Jihadists and rescuing the hostages as best is possible while doing so. This should have been the policy for the past two years. Not withstanding the challenges which kept this policy from being implemented in the past, there should be no distractions, no delays, and no reconsiderations. Focus on winning the war, as quickly as possible, and move onto managing the implementation of Trump’s Gaza emigration plan.
I recently received a note from a long-term, close buddy: “I wish your country could stop trying to take over gazaville and get over its Napoleonic complex and try reasonable compromise.” Some of you may have the same wish.
This is especially true for a nation outgunned and outmanned by hundreds of millions of enemies rejecting its very right to exist, and who actively try to end that existence.
I’m referring to that 9-15 mile wide, by 1949 UN-imposed Auschwitz/armistice lines sardine can size nation, Israel, which requires a magnifying glass to locate on a world globe.
Those lines were drawn up after Israel was immediately attacked in May 1948 by a half dozen Arab armies, including one led by Sir John Bagot Glubb and other British officers in the Arab Legion of Transjordan, all equipped with huge quantities of allied weaponry left after the Rommel Campaign and other operations in North Africa.
Before statehood was achieved, Syria and Egypt had their tanks and military equipment lined up to invade Tel Aviv and destroy it; but the Israelis scrambled together an air force, some of it from old Second World War Messerschmidt’s, and the invasion was halted. Steven Spielberg
And if we are honest, we have to make a distinction between a democratic Israel that wants to live in peace and the terrorists who want Israel wiped out. The Israelis were told to give up land for peace; they gave up the land, but got no peace.J.D. Hayworth
Peloni: Al Julani was given an important opportunity to demonstrate that he had the power and conviction to end the sectarian violence in Syria which has plagued and defined that nation for many decades. He failed to do so, and when his own forces defied him, he issued vague warnings that violators will be held accountable, rather than providing public displays of such accountability. Now he is threatening Israel, no doubt to solidify his nation’s long standing sense of opposition to the Jewish state, and placing even greater pressure on those minorities which Israel has offered its support. Syria needs to recognize the rights of its minorities, focusing upon ending the violence against these groups, not challenging their Israeli neighbors who are in fact extending support to some of these Syrian minorities while they have been attacked with impudence and barbarism under the fledgling and failing leadership of Al Julani.
Peloni: There is an important and accurate assessment of Ukraine’s problems made by a former commander of Azov at about 37 min mark. These facts will have an effect on whatever success does or does not come from the Alaska Summit. Ukraine can not win, even if it will not agree to end the war.
Israeli Navy Responds to Repeated Attacks by Striking Houthi-controlled Power Plant in Yemen
FDD | August 17, 2025
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Israel Strikes Sana’a: The Israeli Navy conducted a long-distance strike against the Houthi-controlled Haziz power station near the Yemeni capital of Sana’a on August 17, responding to “repeated attacks by the Houthi terror regime against the State of Israel and its citizens.” Local media reported large explosions that knocked generators out of service. The Iran-backed Houthis have launched at least seven unanswered ballistic missiles and seven drones against Israel since the last time the IDF struck Houthi targets on July 21.
President Donald J. Trump welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska, August 15, 2025 (By Benjamin D Applebaum – This image was released by the United States Department of Defense with the ID 250815-D-LS763-1028 (next).This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. Public Domain, Wikipedia)
The party of war is apoplectic over the prospect of peace between Russia and Ukraine. The meeting was preliminary and productive, but it is soon to assess how formative it will be for an end to the war that Trump is pushing for. Roger Kimball: Trump said that he would rank their discussion as very good—”10 out of 10,” he said. He and Putin came to an agreement about a lot of issues. Some issues remained.
Peloni: Trump’s policy on this point was quite on point during his first administration. There should be zero tolerance for people coming from areas which are run by terrorists or unable to vet their own citizens as being terrorists…and yet an exception is being made for Gaza, of all regions??
The correct number of Islamic terrorism supporters to be admitted into the United States should be zero.
Daniel Greenfield | August 17, 2025
Palestinian militiamen of the Islamic resistance forces. (Photo by Fars Media Corporation, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia)
And the same is true for other Muslim terrorist states.
Peloni: Jordan, under new management of Mudar Zahran, is a much better choice for Gazan emigres.
President Donald Trump greets the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, prior to their bilateral meeting, Sunday, May 21, 2017, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (By The White House from Washington, DC – President Trump’s Trip Abroad, Public Domain, Wikipedia)
Officials in Egypt fear that U.S. President Donald Trump has not given up on the plan to relocate Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip. This was reported this Monday morning on the program “This Morning” on Kan Reshet Bet Radio.
The new version of the Munich betrayal (Munich Betrayal 2.0) is eerily similar to the original one. It is also promoted by the original principal players, France and the UK.
Leonard Grunstein | Aug 17, 2025
United Nations. Photo by John Samuel – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia
It’s been almost 87 years since the ill-fated Munich Agreement, when the UK and France, ostensible allies and guarantors of the independence of the sovereign country Czechoslovakia, perfidiously abrogated that sacred responsibility.
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.
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.
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America’s First Islamic-Controlled City Enacts Sharia—Non-Muslim Arrested Over Facebook Post
This is where it begins. When a city welcomes Islam into political power, the mask comes off.