Peloni: MEMRI’s Yigal Carmon calls for Trump to not return to war when the Iranians refuse his negotiation demands, but to simply continue the blockade on Iran and leave the Iranians to further melt down. Carmon also addresses the desperation of the part of the Pakistani‘s to have a deal reached, as well as Qatar‘s complicity on behalf of Iran in the war, and calls on Trump once more to go all the way to the bunker in eliminating the Iranian regime.
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Mossad chief reveals: ‘M’ died outside of Israel, his work contributed to war against Iran
| Published: April 21, 2026
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In his remarks at the State Memorial Ceremony for the Fallen of Israel’s Wars on Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized the heroism of the country’s soldiers, which enabled it to climb out of the “abyss” of October 7, and to fight back against the nation’s enemies.
Peloni: What else might a Jew do to distinguish himself while running for president in an political party controlled and infiltrated by antisemites? Of course a mensch would offer his party the distinction of leadership which failed to be demonstrated by Rep. Jeffries and Sen. Schumer while they came to support the antisemites in their party. Such a leadership distinctions, however, is not what marked Rahm Emanuel’s role in identifying and opposing such antisemites as the former US Pres. Obama, and instead, endorsed Obama and even joined his administration as his Chief of Staff. Now, Emanuel is striking out on his own presidential bid, and one of his first acts in making such a bid is to cravenly endorse the antisemitic tropes which now fully characterize his party.
Shame on you, Rahm! You once again rise to the moment to play the compliant Court Jew for those who would see you and your people destroyed so as to advance your own personal ambitions!
U.S. military assistance to Jerusalem is governed by agreements and legal frameworks that require much of that funding to be spent on American-made defense systems.
Moshe Phillips | April 20, 2026
Former Chicago Mayor and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel. Photo by Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America – Rahm Emanuel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia
“Obviously, he’ll influence the president to be pro-Israel. Why wouldn’t he? What is he, an Arab? He’s not going to be mopping floors at the White House.” — Dr. Benjamin Emanuel, 2008.
by Gerald A. Honigman
Bridge linking Tehran to Karaj is struck on April 2, 2026. Screengrab via Youtube.
The people who will most suffer from President Trump’s newest threats will be the masses of oppressed Iranian civilians, not the mullahs and their IRGC and Basij military support system.
Arlene Kushner | April 20, 2026
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Well, actually we have several big problems and a major headache.
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2023 Hezbollah drill in Aaramta, Tasnim News Agency reporter (uncredited), Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
When Donald Trump told the world that “Israel is PROHIBITED” from continuing its attacks on Hezbollah, he was not only showing a palpable want of sympathy for Israel, as it tries to complete its war against the jihad terror group. He also betrayed his miscomprehension of the Lebanese government’s position. The Lebanese government, and at least two-thirds of the Lebanese population, want Hezbollah to be destroyed. Trump’s prohibition was shameful; one hopes that despite his bullying “prohibition,” the IDF will continue to attack what remains of Hezbollah as a fighting force in Lebanon.
Janet Levy: In 2025, Qatar gave $1.2 billion to U.S. colleges and universities, a major increase from its 2024 contribution of $396 million.
A House Committee on Education report revealed that Qatar’s involvement suppressed criticism of Hamas following the October 7th Massacre and contributed to the rise of radical antisemitism on U.S. campuses.
Qatar’s influence extends into the American media infrastructure. CNN is expanding its operations by establishing an office in Media City Qatar at no cost to the network. The Qatar Foundation pays a veteran CNN producer $460,000 annually.
Don’t forget Trump’s close relationship, investments, and the executive order that protected Qatar. Qatar harbors and finances the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas operatives who masterminded the Massacre. It also funds Hezbollah, Hamas, ISIS, Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and beyond.
The Washington Free Beacon reported that Doha hired Washington firms to “address public misconceptions” after Congress exposed Qatar’s pressure on U.S. universities.
Jewish Onliner | Apr 20, 2026
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https://jewishonliner.org/p/qatar-congress-doha-washington-america-funding-universities-education
Peloni: Below offers an important context to the US emboldening and strengthening Iran in the region. Erdogan’s goals are centered around conquest, not stability, and it has made no pretense about its enmity and focus of coordinating its expansionist goals around the denigration and isolation of Israel. Diffusing this problem can only be addressed by the US, but not in the way the US is currently acting as it seems to be strongly guided by the Turkish delights of Amb. Tom Barrack’s pro-Erdogan fantasies.
Ankara’s anti-Israel campaign under Erdogan signals a deeper strategic confrontation and rising Middle East tensions.
Sinan Ciddi | April 2, 2026
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
Ankara has crossed yet another line in its steadily escalating confrontation with Israel. An indictment by an Istanbul court to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and 34 other Israeli officials for a period of up to 4596 years is not a legal maneuver grounded in sanity – it is a political stunt.
Seized vessel captured by US forces is cargo ship en route from China
| Published: April 20, 2026
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) conducts U.S. blockade operations in the Arabian Sea, April 16, 2026. (Photo: US Centcom)
U.S. military forces seized an Iranian cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman after it failed to heed warnings and attempted to breach the ongoing American blockade, Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Sunday.
Parallels can be drawn between the pre-state era and today. The current Israeli leadership must draw the necessary lessons from the historic decision made then by David Ben-Gurion-the declaration of statehood.
Ben-Guryon. Photo by Meitar Collection / National Library of Israel / The Pritzker Family National Photography Collection, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia [Cropped]
Ahead of the 78th Independence Day of the State of Israel, it is fitting to return to the foundational moment in Israel’s history-the declaration of independence-not only as a moving historical event, but as a profound political act that changed the rules of the game.
Hungary’s election matters—to Hungarians, to Europe, and to regional geopolitics—but it does not determine the trajectory of American politics.
Moshe Phillips | Am Thinker | April 16, 2026
Image: Free image, Pixabay license.
The exhaustive coverage in the U.S. of Viktor Orbán’s recent electoral defeat tells you more about the American media than it does about Hungary. For heaven’s sake, Politico called it “seismic” in their headline!
Peloni: In Gaza, terrorists won’t stop terrorizing and rapists won’t stop raping, and the Western world won’t stop enabling them both. For six months, the atrocities being committed by a reinvigorated Hamas in Gaza have been well known to the world, with videos of systematic beatings, shooting, and murder reaffirming that Hamas is back in power again. Now we are adding systematic and institutionalized rape to the crimes being sheltered by the inaction of the Board of Peace, as we are still waiting for the 36hrs deadline for Hamas to disarm to eclipse and for their destruction to be enforced by this new international instrument of ‘Peace’.
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Hamas soldier storming Alumim in southern Israel during October 7 Massacre. Photo by CCTV footage: No human authorship – I24 News, Public Domain, Wikipedia
In Gaza, members of Hamas have been sexually exploiting widows and other desperate women without a husband or protector. They offer them food and money in exchange for sex. Some women are simply raped, or even gang-raped, by Hamas members who know that they will not be prosecuted. The women seldom dare to complain, for as one Hamas member warned a woman who wanted to report the abuse, in Gaza “Hamas is the government.”
Peloni: In recent hours, the Iranian position has shifted from stating that they would not be attending negotiations on Tuesday to now stating that they are considering the latest proposal from the US via Pakistan.
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Peloni: Rep. Elise Stefanik, a unabashed champion of honesty, decency, and moral fortitude, will be missed following the coming election when she will no longer be part of the US congress. I regret Trump’s decision to not back her in her bid to move towards rescuing New York in the coming governor’s race there, but I do look forward to seeing Elise continuing to share her voice in the years to come.
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Peloni: I have to express my great appreciation to Andrew Benjamin for sharing this analysis of the recent victory in Hungary where Israel’s long standing ally, Victor Orban, was soundly defeated. While the answers to various questions ab0ut the new Hungarian leader remain uncertain, it is clear that many concerns about this election may have been quite unfounded. As Andy explains, time will tell, something which I often note myself.
Americans have seen the results of HOPE & CHANGE. It was not pretty. Are we seeing history repeat itself, if not exactly the same way? Incidentally, have we seen this play before?
Andrew Benjamin | Apr 19, 2026
“My job here is not to advance good ideas, but to kill the bad ones.” – John Kennedy, U.S. Senator, R-Louisiana. BOOK: “How to Test for Stupid”
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AN ELECTION WENT DOWN IN HUNGARY TO PARALLEL THAT OF FOUR YEARS AGO.
Does it mean the new Supreme Leader will have a better haircut and a better fitting suit than the one worn by the exiting Supreme Leader?
by Gerald A. Honigman
https://johnkassnews.com/keep-the-kurds-out-of-the-iran-war/
Firstly, I agree with Mr. Kass’s general premise.
His analysis is generally good, but has some major flaws, especially his acceptance of Turkish and Arab views of the PKK and the Kurds in general, and designating the PKK as basically Marxist, with all of the negative implications that translates into.
