A Russian mercenary leader claimed he controls a military headquarters in southern Russia, and Vladimir Putin vowed to take action.

By the NYT staff of The Morning  June 24, 2023, 7:20 a.m. ET

The Wagner chief’s broadside against the Russian military establishment has escalated tensions drastically, but it’s not yet clear how much of a threat the situation poses to the Kremlin.

By Mike Ives, NYT June 24, 2023, 2:54 a.m. ET

Russian generals on Friday accused a Russian mercenary tycoon of trying to mount a coup against President Vladimir V. Putin. It signaled an extraordinary, open confrontation between the Wagner chief and the military, who have feuded for months over Russia’s war tactics in Ukraine.

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T. Belman. Pinkas says that an escalation of violence will destabilize Jordan and undermine normalization with Saudi Arabia.  In my opinion, destabilizing Jordan is a good thing and clamping down on the Palestinians won’t retard normalization with SA. SA has already indicated that it won’t be subservient to the Palestinian cause.

Any escalation in the West Bank will undermine efforts the U.S. is making to facilitate an upgrade in Saudi-Israeli relations and also destabilize Jordan. So why is Washington refusing to get involved?

By Alon Pinkas, HAARETZ

Palestinians checking a car burned by Israeli settlers during clashes near Ramallah in the West Bank last month.Credit: ALI SAWAFTA/REUTERS

by Dion J. Pierre, ALGEMEINER

Palestinian employees of UNRWA in Gaza City demonstrate against the US decision in Jan 2018 to cut contributions to the agency. Photo: Reuters/Mohammed Salem.

The US Department of State has increased its 2023-24 contribution to the UN agency assisting Palestinian refugees despite widespread concern that antisemitism and jihadi violence is openly taught in schools it administers in the Palestinian territories.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), founded in 1949 to provide humanitarian and social services to Palestinian refugees, will receive an additional $16.2 million this year, the State Department announced on Wednesday, bringing the total dollar amount it will rake in from the US under a framework agreement finalized in April to $223 million. Since 2021, the US has provided UNRWA $940 million.

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By: Amil Imani

All phobias are, by definition, irrational fears. I’m not an Islamophobe because my “fear” of Islam is entirely rational. Avoiding a poisonous snake is a rational fear. Not a phobia. The emotion of fear, when utilized rationally, is of immense value. The critical point is that the person, as well as the society, must base their assessment on facts.<
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US Generals’ Poor Punditry on Ukraine, The War of Mines, and much more…

By Mark Sleboda, REAL POLITICK

Radio Interview on Faultlines 22/06/23

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• Zelenskiy admits Kiev regime offensive has “slower progress than desired” and tells us the war is “not a Hollywood movie” after over a year of waging an information war depicting it as a Hollywood movie.
• Rating US Generals’ punditry on Ukraine
• Zaluzhny channels Disney CGI Baby Yoda
• NATO personnel at risk at Kiev regime “decision making centers”
• The War of Mines in Ukraine

by Eran Lerman, JSTRIBUNE   June 2023

Since 2013  – and more intensely since 2017 – Israel has been conducting an active military and intelligence campaign against Iran’s presence in Syria, in addition to the ongoing operations against Iran’s nuclear effort. Doubts have been raised as to the long-term ability of this strategy to prevent Iran from sustaining and extending its grip on Syria (as Ehud Yaari argues on these pages).

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The Absolute Truth with Emerald Robinson

T. Belman.  Melanie said what most are afraid to say. Good for her. She also accuses Netanyahu of succumbing to American pressure. Netanyahu continues to call Biden a friend of Israel.

If Netanyahu won’t alert Americans to their government’s abandonment of Israel, U.S. politicians must step up to the plate. 

By Melanie Phillips

(JNS) As everyone can clearly see, Israel is having to fight to defend itself on several fronts simultaneously.

It faces attack from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Gaza; an escalating Islamist uprising in the disputed territories of Judea and Samaria; some 150,000 Hezbollah missiles capable of hitting the entire country from Lebanon; relentless attempts by Iran to create a similar war machine to attack Israel from its Syrian border; and the threat of a nuclearized Iranian regime that threatens to wipe Israel off the map.

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Americans are rejecting wokeism because they finally are realizing that if they do not, they will not have a civilization left.

By Victor Davis Hanson, AM GREATNESS 21.6.23

Wokeness was envisioned as a new reboot of the coalition of the oppressed.

Those purportedly victimized by traditional America would find “intersectional” solidarity in their victimhood owing to the supposed sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, and other alleged American sins, past and present.

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T. Belman. I disagree with both Desantis and Netanyahu who say the lands are disputed. The Jews have the only claim to the land as confirmed by the San Remo resolution and the Palestine Mandate. The Arabs dispute this but they have no leg to stand on. In reality, their claims are baseless and should be ignored.

The presidential candidate spoke to an Israeli newspaper about the Biden admin.’s attitude to PM Netanyahu and the Iran threat.

Israel National News 22.6.23

Florida Governor and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis spoke with the Israel Hayom newspaper and criticized President Joe Biden for not inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House.

“This is disgraceful,” DeSantis told Ariel Kahana, referring to the fact that the current US President has yet to invite Netanyahu since the latter took office over seven months ago. “The relationship should be cast as iron. We have no better ally in the Middle East, and we have cultural and religious ties with the State of Israel.

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By Steve Emerson, IPT

From the Foreword to “CAIR’s Antisemitism Unmasked”:

Since its corporate inception in 1994, CAIR has been the number one promoter of incendiary vile antisemitic tropes and conspiracies in the U.S. by any “mainstream” Islamist group. I use the word mainstream in quotations because CAIR has successfully duped virtually the entire media establishment—many of whom have willingly collaborated—into portraying this Hamas front group as a “Muslim civil rights organization.” CAIR is soaked with antisemitism, yet we hear NOT a word about this reality from the gatekeepers.

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T. Belman. Saudi Arabia: Woman Sentenced to 34 Years for Tweets

CONTROL RISKS

After a year marked by a massive oil windfall and major project announcements, the progress of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS)’s flagship development plan, Vision 2030, can be seen in the data and on the ground. Our analysts look at how Vision 2030 is – and is not – changing life and business in Saudi Arabia. 

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Netanyahu, you ran on a ticket of restoring security and you won a sixth term. If the government can’t do what you promised – let better qualified people take charge.

 By  Ariel Kahana, ISRAEL HAYOM 06-21-2023 15:52<
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We don’t want any more promises of “hunting down the killers”; we are sick and tired of such statements. We don’t need any lecturing on “the bloody toll that comes with living on this land.” We know this because we live this reality day in and day out.

Please spare us the thoughts and prayers you express over the hardships of the “hero settlers.” Such comments can’t bring people back from the dead. You can also spare us the exposes and the reenactments and the snuff videos. We have had enough of all this, which contributes nothing. What’s worse – it can’t stop the next terrorist attack from happening. What we need is action; immediate, forceful, and targeted measures. Yes, I am talking about military action, not just ridiculous regional talks in Aqaba or for-show summits in Sharm al-Sheikh.
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Here’s what real Americans think of Biden’s desperate indictment of Trump.

by Wayne Allyn Root, FPM 22.6.23

I told you so.

I’ve spent two and a half years now reporting Democrats get away with murder, while Republicans face life in prison for jaywalking. Does anyone disagree now, after former President Donald Trump’s indictment?

I spent last week on my TV and radio shows, and in my syndicated newspaper column, reporting that Trump would go UP in the polls after his latest criminal indictment.
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The Georgia secretary of state’s office is relying on a report commissioned by Dominion regarding the company’s voting machines.

By Natalia Mittelstadt, JUST THE NEWS June 21, 2023

Georgia is delaying a software update for its Dominion voting machines until after the 2024 presidential election, despite cybersecurity experts warning of  vulnerabilities.

A nearly 2-year-old report was finally made public last week and showed Dominion voting machines had significant vulnerabilities, which led the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to issue a public advisory last year based on the findings. Read more…

By Andrea Widburg, AM THINKER

A point I often make is that Donald Trump’s travails were not because of Democrats. Instead, they were because of Republicans. Had the Republicans supported him, the past seven years would have been very different. And if you doubt that Republicans are a problem, just check out how the Republicans in North Dakota’s legislature vote.

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Ministerial committee to discuss legislation to strip group of licensing power, and possibly to end its participation in key Judicial Selection Committee

By CARRIE KELLER-LYNN      21 June 2023, 8:38 pm  

Lawyers vote in the Israel Bar Association election at the Magistrate’s Court in Jerusalem, June 20, 2023 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Hours after the coalition’s preferred candidate to lead the Israel Bar Association acknowledged defeat in the vote, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party on Wednesday prepared to advance a bill to strip the IBA of much of its authority.

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