Washington has spent years calling Pakistan a “strategic partner.” Last week, that partner rewrote its Constitution in a way that removes civilian checks, sidelines the Supreme Court, elevates the military command structure, and shields top officials from prosecution for life. The response from the United States and Europe has been silence.

The amendment pushed through both chambers of parliament at unusual speed, restructures Pakistan’s armed forces under a single commander, creates a parallel constitutional court that absorbs the Supreme Court’s authority, centralizes financial controls, and grants lifelong legal immunity to presidents and senior generals. Opposition members walked out. Protests erupted. None of it slowed the process.

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Peloni:  Jalal provides some very keen observations about the defeat of Saddam Hussein, demonstrating the effect which comes with the defeat of such barbarians as now face Israel today inside the Yellow Line in Gaza, and on her many borders.  Failing to effect victory against these parties only provides them with an aura of invincibility, which Saddam Hussein too could have claimed had he not been demonstrably defeated in every sense of the word.

By: Jalal Tagreeb

Saddam Hussein delivering a speech against Israel (right) [1], and Saddam Hussein hooded immediately after his capture (left) [2, 3].

There is a particular sting when the downfall of Saddam Hussein is recounted not by an American soldier or an Israeli analyst, but by an Arab—someone raised within the same cultural sphere that once glorified him, echoed his rhetoric, and absorbed the myth of his defiance. The humbling of Saddam, therefore, takes on a deeper and far more ironic resonance when narrated by an Arab writer who understands, from the inside, how carefully Saddam’s image was crafted and how painfully it collapsed. This article is written precisely from that position.

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Peloni:  Dr. Einat Wilf, former Knesset member and now leader of a new political party, warns that the Trump plan for peace is cloaked in what she describes as “constructive ambiguity”.  Using a lack of clarity allowed the relative parties to find something on which they might all agree, even as the substance of what  is being agreed upon is not consistent between the parties.  She explains that the disasters emanating from seeking peace can be attributed to this reality and its consequent failures.  While the ambiguity of such arrangements has seen temporary benefits, as is now the case with the Trump administration claiming to have secured ‘Peace in our time’, such pretenses do not serve the interests of Israel.  She calls for the development of a peace initiative which is rooted in specificity and clarity.  To achieve this goal, she calls for the dismantling of ‘Palestinianism,’ which is rooted in the intended destruction of Israel.  To this end, she suggests a targeted policy that aims to remove the foundational pillars of ‘Palestinianism’, which she describes as being three mutually reinforcing components: the so-called right of return; the concept of perpetual refugeehood; and UNRWA.

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By Moshe Phillips | Am Thinker | Nov 18, 2025

There can be no debating that the UN is now unable to prevent the very wars, hate, injustice, and instability it was created to alleviate. The League of Nations was established and failed, so the UN was developed to succeed it. The UN, too, now must be placed in the dustbin of history.

When the United Nations was founded after World War II, it was meant to be the great corrective to the League’s impotence — a global institution capable of confronting aggression, protecting human rights, and promoting peace. But after nearly eighty years, the UN has not really proven any better than its predecessor. The UN is bloated, paralyzed, and utterly incapable of meeting the challenges of the world today.

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Peloni:  I mistakenly shared a comment by Raz TelChai from Meta which I had believed was posted by Caroline Glick.  Please forgive the mistaken attribution.

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Peloni:  IDF Lt. Colonel Maurice Hirsch discusses the case of the faked Yemeni Fields charges levied against the IDF, and the role played by the Israeli Military Advocate General in this affair and what the broader implications of this scandal might be.  Towards the end of the interview, Hirsh also addresses the recent UN Gaza resolution.

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Peloni;  See also: Mike Huckabee shares confession of father terrorist who stated “the thing he most looked forward to in life was to be the father of a martyr.”  Huckabee’s comment was as follows:

Bone chilling words of father of terrorist who is proud his son is a “martyr.” This is what Israel faces-it’s not just terrorists but families proud of what should be mortal shame!

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Peloni:  Update: Witkoff scraps planned meeting with senior Hamas official — diplomat

Witkoff reported to meet with Hamas leaders in Turkey in attempt to reach agreement

All Israel News Staff | Published: November 19, 2025

Damage following an Israeli airstrike on the El-Remal aera in Gaza City on October 9, 2023. Israel continued to battle Hamas fighters on October 10 and massed tens of thousands of troops and heavy armour around the Gaza Strip after vowing a massive blow over the Palestinian militants’ surprise attack. Photo bBy WAFA (Q2915969) in contract with a local company (APAimages)?? – Correspondence with Wiki Palestine (Q117834684)??, Public Domain, Wikipedia

The terror organization Hamas on Monday rejected the UN Security Council’s adoption of the US-proposed resolution endorsing President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza and the establishment of the International Stabilization Force (ISF).

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Peloni:  As Israel and Saudi Arabia stand at an impasse based upon the creation of a second Palestinian state, it renders the Abraham Accords quite meaningless.  Do recall that the Abraham Accords was based upon removing the primacy of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while allowing peace with Israel and the other Sunni nations to proceed.  Now with MBS requiring the creation of a second Palestinian state, it renders the entire basis of the Abraham Accords to be a hollow shell.  This provides an important context for Trump having allowed the f35 sale to Saudi Arabia to go forward.  Importantly, we are faced with the inevitable return of Arab states demanding a second Palestinian state just as Israel, following the October 7 Massacre, is more determined than ever to not agree to such a demand.  This of course does leave us with but one possible solution, namely that the first Palestinian state created a century ago should be recognized by one and all to be the Palestinian state which has been obscured by the self interest of one and all. After doing so, it would make many things possible, including normalization with the Saudis.

MBS’s White House visit marked a return to normalcy in the Middle East, and a U.S. pivot toward China

by Lee Smith | Tablet | November 18, 2025

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https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/israel-middle-east/articles/farewell-abraham-accords-lee-smith

Peloni:  Trump names Saudi Arabia as Major Non-Nato Ally. MBS will be going home with many victories under his belt.  Recall that Saudi Arabia recently entered into a mutual defense pact with Pakistan, so…

FDD | Nov 18, 2025

Photo by The White House – Flickr, Public Domain, Wikipedia

Latest Developments

• MBS Investment and Diplomatic Ties: President Donald Trump warmly greeted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on November 18, signaling a closer relationship than under the Biden administration. Trump called bin Salman a “very good friend” and an “extremely respected man” during the Oval Office meeting. Trump stated that Saudi Arabia had agreed to invest $600 billion in the United States, with bin Salman revealing that the total amount would be closer to $1 trillion. The deals are expected to include investments in artificial intelligence, energy production, and defense.

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Peloni:  Highly recommended video.  Natasha makes similar conclusions drawn by Eugene Kontorovich, that the support for the Palestinian state is non-binding, that it establishes the lack of credibility of the efforts of England and France to pretend that such a state exists already.  She also explains that the authority in Gaza is placed under the Board of Peace with Trump at the head of that board among other points.  For greater inspection on this, however, in another must read article, Global Disconnect provides a near line by line breakdown of the resolution, in which the language used is explained to have significant and foreboding repercussions for Israel as it has been sidelined from intervening in Gaza as Trump’s Board of Peace takes over.  Despite the statements by Kontorovich and Hausdorff, this resolution remains highly concerning as a potential tool to be used against Israel from more than one aspect.  Relevantly, it must always be recalled that the creation of a second Palestinian state has never been about liberating Palestinians from anyone, as it has always been about killing Jews and the conquest of the Jewish state.

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Because Everything is So Unless it Isn’t!

From the Ideology Free Zone: If you never believed that there are idiot True Believers to the left of us and moronic True Believers to the right, the next will make a believer out of any common sense True Disbeliever.

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by Gerald A. Honigman

Photo by Michael Vadon – Donald Trump Sr at Citizens United Freedom Summit in Greenville South Carolina May 2015 by Michael Vadon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikipedia

“Normalization with the Saudis – at what price?”

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Peloni:  There is near zero chance that Trump will come to aid Ukraine.  Ukraine’s needs are of the moment, but the US is entering into the midterm election season, during which it would be quite a toxic move for Trump to come to support Ukraine, and Trump will not threaten the chance of losing the congress to support the intransigent Ukrainians and their European allies.  The victory in this war was always going to be decided along the lines of who has the greatest means to stay in the war, and as I have mentioned many times, Ukraine will not be able to overcome their deficit of men, munitions and moral.  It appears we are approaching the point where the consequence of all of this goes from drip, drip, drip to an all out dam break.  The US can not stop this, even if this were Trump’s most fervent desire to do so.

Will NATO and the US Intervene?

Photo by President.gov.ua, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia

Ukraine is now entering the Danger Zone. Ukraine’s army is running out of men and material, and worse than that, important parts of the army are trapped by Russian forces. This includes Pokrovsk, of course, Zaphorize and a number of other areas. Meanwhile, Russia continues to pound away at Ukraine’s critical infrastructure: at some point all normal services will collapse completely.

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Mudar Zahran | X

Peloni:  Saudi demands require a two state solution, but a two state solution has existed for the past century.  It came at the cost of 78% of the territory intended to be included in the Jewish Homeland in the League of Nations Mandate of Palestine thru the efforts of the mendacious British.  Accepting this fact could solve many problems in the region.  Requiring the creation of a second such state, however, would come at too great of a price, even for Saudi normalization.

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Peloni:  In addition to discussing the alarming trend of Arabs in Southern Israel firing weapons towards Israeli cities to drive up anxieties among the citizens, Gen. Avivi addresses Israel’s dependency on foreign arms and weapon systems which must be a focus of change going forward.

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Avi Abelow

Another terror attack today at one of the busiest intersections in the Judean Hills, minutes from my home and right near my army posts in reserve duty.

A car-ramming, followed by terrorists jumping out with knives.
One Jew murdered. Three more injured.

It was meant to be a much, much bigger attack, as several bombs were found in the car as well.

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IDF worried sale of plane to Saudi Arabia will impact its own orders, degrade Israeli air superiority

All Israel News Staff | Published: November 18, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he plans to sell U.S.-made F-35 stealth fighter jets to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ahead of the official White House visit of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday.

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump responded to a question regarding a decision to sell the stealth fighter to the Kingdom.

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Peloni: International law expert, Eugene Kontorovich, shares a different perspective of the consequences of the UN resolution, exclaiming “No wonder Palestinian groups opposed it“.

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BREAKING : @UN Sec. Council just approved Gaza Peace Resolution – a big deal for several reasons. The UN has now given its backing to the 20 Point Plan for Gaza, which shows how Trump’s practical, and Israel-friendly diplomacy now command’s center stage in the world. A major…

— Eugene Kontorovich (@EVKontorovich) November 17, 2025

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Rabbi Jacob Y. Herzog | X

Nov 14

The shooting incident in an Arab ruling palace took place at the (Beit Al-Urdon) Palace in Amman. I fear it will not be the last — in fact, it may escalate soon.

Crown Prince Hussein and his mother, Queen Rania, survived miraculously, while two members of the Royal Guard were killed.

A very serious state of mourning in an Arab kingdom. The deceased may be young in age.

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