Peloni:  Terrorists incarcerated in Israel simply provide future terrorists with a goal for which to kidnap and ransom Jews for the release of terrorists.  The policy first begun under the Shalit deal is a troublesome and dangerous policy which only increases the motivation towards kidnapping more Jews in the future with every terrorist caught by Israel. Yet, the solution is not to release these butchers to the world as inexplicably advocated by Lauder, but to execute them for the crimes which they have committed.  Importantly, among the goals of the Jordan Option promoted by our friend Ted Belman, OBM, and Mudar Zahran, is that under Zahran’s rule, the terrorists caught in Israel would be tried in Jordan to meet Jordanian justice under an anti-Jihad Jordanian regime, thus eliminating this motivation towards kidnapping Jews in the future.

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WJC President Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder speaking at ICFR event “The Middle East Vortex: Views from Washington, Moscow and Berlin”. By Mazda2-Seat – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia

(NEW YORK)  A leading pro-Israel organization has condemned the idea of the release of an arch terrorist by Israel. It has been reported that Ronald Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, recently lobbied for the release of convicted terrorist Marwan Barghouti (Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-jewish-community-leader-lobbied-for-prominent-palestinian-prisoner-barghoutis-release/). On May 20, 2004, Barghouti was convicted of the murders of five innocent people.

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Peloni:  It is very disappointing to see Pres. Trump alongside so many enemies of Israel while Israel alone was prohibited from joining this conference due the objections of Turkey and its anti-Israel acolytes.

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Peloni:  Khaled provides some important reflections on today’s chaotic announcements and reversals.  Most importantly, however, is the fact that Hamas is back in power in Gaza, for now at least, and is being reinvigorated with the return of UN assisted aid deliveries, as it has recently taken to slaughtering and publicly executing those who it claims were allied with Israel, of which only some were actually cooperating with Israel before her required withdrawal.

Khaled Hassan | The Grand Strategy | Oct 13, 2025

A day of freedom, unprecedented chaos, and contested futures

In my lifetime, I have never seen or experienced a day of such dramatic diplomatic whiplash. While the world witnessed the profound relief of hostages returning home, the backstage politics were a masterclass in chaos and last-minute reversals.

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By Hugh Fitzgerald | Oct 13, 2025

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The twenty Israeli hostages will by now have been released by Hamas (but not the bodies of the 28 hostages Hamas murdered) , and the 1750 Palestinian prisoners, including 195 who were serving life sentences for multiple murders, have simultaneously been freed by Israel. Now comes Phase 2 of the Trump Plan, which looks almost impossible to fulfill, given Hamas’ intransigence. This phase of the plan requires Hamas to disarm completely, otherwise Israel will not proceed with further troop withdrawals. More on the unbridgeable gap between Israel and Hamas on Phase 2 are discussed here: “The Ghost of Gaza: How Hamas Survived,” by Gregg Roman, Middle East Forum, October 10, 2025:

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Article V protection and military training to the state sponsors of Islamic terror.

by Daniel Greenfield |  Oct 12, 2025

What do you get if you back an Islamic terrorist group that launches a regional war?

If you’re Qatar, you get Article V protection, normally allotted only to NATO allies, that declares the United States has to respond to any attack on the Islamic terror state which harbored the mastermind of 9/11.

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Peloni:  Jerome explains that Israel’s short term vs long term interests and threats have competing demands on today’s decisions, many of which are not entirely aligned, and some of which are mutually exclusive.

By Jerome R. Corsi | Am Thinker | Oct 13, 2025

In recent weeks, President Trump’s strong support of Israel has been challenged by his increasing irritation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Now that we are on the verge of a historic breakthrough with Trump’s brilliant construct of a deal Hamas has accepted, Netanyahu is about to face the greatest challenge of his life.

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Israeli official says there’s ‘no guarantee Qatari money won’t fuel Hamas’ military wing’

All Israel News Staff | Published: October 12, 2025

President Donald Trump is greeted by Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamin bin Hamad Al Thani at Lusail Palace in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, to attend an official State Dinner. (Photo by The White House – Flickr, Public Domain, Wikipedia)

The peace plan for Gaza proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, which is currently being partially implemented ahead of the expected hostage release late Sunday or early Monday, is raising concerns in Israel over the prominent role given to Qatar in the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip at the end of the war.

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Hopes that Hamas will voluntarily disarm, that international forces will deploy in the Strip, and that a process of building a Palestinian government in which Hamas does not participate will begin, are false hopes.

by  Prof. Eyal Zisser | Oct 12 , 2025

Photon by Eran Kaplan / IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia

A deal between Israel and Hamas is a done deal, and even if last-minute obstacles appear on the way to achieving it, it will come about. Why? Because President Donald Trump wants it, and in matters concerning Israel and its future his will and opinion carry decisive weight.

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By Pamela Geller – on October 13, 2025

No living hostages are in the hands of those savages anymore.

An end to 738 days in hell: all 20 living hostages are no longer in Hamas captivity | Live updates

NY Post: Hamas has freed the last remaining living hostages in Gaza after 738 days in hellish captivity following a historic peace deal forged by President Trump.

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Peloni:  PM Netanyahu addresses the importance of the future survival of Israel being dependent upon the unity of the Israeli people as the enemies of the nation attempt a new pretense of reform.  He speaks of the return of the soldiers and of the hostages, of the joy which these events represent along with the important sacrifices which have been made by both the fallen and the wounded in this war.

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By Gerald A. Honigman

Eli Cohen (in the middle) with his friends from the Syrian army at the Golan Heights overlooking Israel. Civilians were not allowed to the Golan Heights since it had been heavily guarded military area. Cohen was case apart. Photo by Syrian military personnel – jspace.com, Public Domain, Wikipedia

Eli Cohen, a Mizrahi Jew born in Egypt, was incredibly courageous and provided Israel with priceless intelligence.

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Peloni:  When Hamas was left in power while simultaneously being reinvigorated with the return of unfettered control of aid in the areas it controlled, the script was flipped on the Gazan clans who had previously stood against Hamas in the areas which had been previously seized and then abandoned by the IDF.

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Peloni:  There is a reason why we never saw footage of the Nazis celebrating the end of WWII.  It was because they knew, unequivocally that they had lost the war, that their leaders at least would face some level of judgement, and that they would never live to see their beloved Third Reich rise again to revisit its practices of war crimes, conquest and tragedy upon the world.  This same reality has purposefully been kept from being visited upon the people of Gaza, despite the fact that such an outcome has been very well earned by the psychopaths tutored by the international community to exact the slaughter and mayhem which was celebrated by the Gazans on October 7.    It is a sinister, heartbreaking fact that the people of Gaza are treated with more care and consideration than were the Jews of Auchwitz and its sister death camps, despite the fact that the fate the Gazans intended for the Jews was even more malicious and evil than what took place under their spiritual allies from 1940’s Nazi Germany.  Where is the shame of the Western world as it mollycoddles the butchers and rapists of October 7?  Where is even the modicum of justice which was served at Nuremberg for these rogues of humanity?  It is nowhere, which is why the Gazans are celebrating, because they know that by evading being defeated, and while keeping Israel out of Gaza, that not only have they actually won a sizeable victory, but they are looking forward to doing it all over again in the future, hence the chant of “Khaybar, Khaybar, ya Yehud”!

By Robert Spencer | Oct 10, 2025

New in PJ Media:

Everyone wants peace, right? And so everyone is thrilled about Trump’s Hamas/Israel peace deal. Even Barack Obama has found it in his heart to utter some encouraging words, and the likes of MSNBC and the Washington Post are pausing from their nonstop orgy of Trump hate to hail the cessation of hostilities in Gaza.

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