Peloni & David Fieldstone
Mark opened his Saturday, January 31 show – by explaining that recent unrest and confrontations with federal immigration authorities in the US, including the recently fatal shooting of (nurse) Alex Pretti, are clearly not spontaneous events, but rather organized efforts driven by ideological groups aligned with the Democratic Party.
Peloni: US delays in responding to Iranian threats only provides a greater motivation for those threats to increase. Noting this differently, placating terrorists only promotes greater terror attacks. Zero tolerance is how to provide maximum safety for all involved.
Escalation between US and Iran has begun:
• Iranian drone loitered near the USS Abraham Lincoln after being warned to stay clear yesterday
• Iranian gunboats surrounded the U.S. flagged tanker STENA IMPERATIVE, which is part of the U.S. Navy’s Tanker Security Program
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) February 3, 2026
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Peloni: Notably, the US has refrained from any mention in recent days regarding Iran’s ballistic missile program, indicating a clear retraction in the terms being demanded of them. Might this also indicate Trump’s interest in a less encompassing attack on Iran if the negotiations fail? I think that if regime change was ever on the table (which I doubt), it is clearly no longer being considered. The US, Israel and the West would all be in a so much stronger position if Trump would prove me wrong, but it looks less and less likely.
Strong agreement can’t be limited only to Iranian nuclear program, Israel argues
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Israeli officials intend to present U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff with a list of principles for an agreement with the Iranian regime during his visit to Israel on Tuesday, Army Radio reported.
Peloni: This is true thus far. Still, it need not continue to be so. The sacrifices made by the Iranian people should be seen to support US interests in seeking a new regime in Iran and following thru on US overpromises and thereby rectifying US underperformance thus far.
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Trump. Gage Skidmore via Flickr, Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0. Wikipedia
President Donald Trump made a promise to support the Iranian protesters, and then did nothing as more than 36,500 of them were murdered by the regime. Now he has three possibilities: to continue to do nothing, to launch a brief attack on Iran to show that he had “done as promised,” or to launch a massive attack that could possibly lead to regime change, but also risks a furious response by the Iranian rulers, on American bases and allies in the region, including Israel, as they would no longer feel they had anything more to lose.
Janet Levy: Message from CAIR/Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood in America to Muslims in the U.S.:
The 4,000 mosques in the U.S. are the launchpad for an Islamic takeover.
“Muslims will dominate journalism, law, policy and politics by 2050” – Nihad Awad
- Yasir Qadhi quotes some statistics:
- Toronto allegedly approaching 10% Muslim
- Mississauga allegedly 15% Muslim
- London allegedly 10% Muslim
- Oslo allegedly 10% Muslim
- Vienna allegedly near 10%
- Paris allegedly 17% officially, and “20–25%” unofficially
“Now let’s move to America. We are less than 1% guys… we like to inflate our numbers… no, we are less than 1% if even that.”
Peloni: Gen. Avivi reaffirms the view that a US strike is coming while acknowledging that regime change requires the targeting of the symbols of regime, which in turn requires more sophisticated types of planning and more time for relevant preparations to be made ready.
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Iran’s Fire is Consuming the Pillars of Theocracy
By Amil Imani |
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Iranian protestors. Screengrab via Youtube [Cropped]
For those of us who fled the Islamic Republic decades ago, watching the images of mosques burning across our homeland evokes a complex, visceral cocktail of emotions. To the outside observer, a mosque in flames is a tragedy of religious intolerance. But to the Iranian people – and specifically to those of us who have lived under the suffocating veil of theocratic absolute power – these fires are not acts of “terrorism.” They are acts of exorcism.
Peloni: Israel is placing greater military pressure on seeing Hamas removed from power in Gaza, even as sorties are flown over Lebanon and the return of war with Iran stands just over the horizon.
Jafaj | Feb 1, 2026
This update is provided for situational awareness and analytical purposes and reflects reporting available at the time of writing.
SUMMARY
Paragraph 1: Israeli military operations in Gaza intensified sharply on January 31, 2026 (Saturday), marking the deadliest day since the ceasefire came into force and representing a clear post-ceasefire inflection point. The scale and tempo of Israeli strikes suggest a deliberate escalation aimed at degrading Hamas’ remaining operational, governance, and enforcement capabilities across the Strip.
Peloni: Jonathan Schanzer provides a very thorough update of recent events in the first 10min. of this 30min. video, followed by an insightful discussion with Asaf Romirowsksy on where things currently stand with UNRWA. Romirowsksy is the executive director of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) and the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA).
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Peloni: A significant win! Well done MEF!
A Federal Judge Has Dismissed All Claims Brought by the South Florida Muslim Federation Against the Middle East Forum and Its Allies for the Second Time
News from the Middle East Forum | MEF | Jan 28, 2026
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A federal judge has dismissed all claims brought by the South Florida Muslim Federation (SFMF) against the Middle East Forum (MEF) and its allies for the second time, delivering a decisive legal victory that vindicates MEF’s decades-long efforts to expose Islamist organizations operating in America.
Peloni: Moshe is ABSOLUTELY CORRECT! Win the war, eliminate the threat, then, and only then, pursue any reconstruction plans.
The terrorist group has demonstrated a consistent ability to transform civilian goods into weapons, turning humanitarian aid into a force multiplier for violence against Israel.
Moshe Phillips | Feb 2, 2026
Damage following an Israeli airstrike on the El-Remal area in Gaza City on October 9, 2023. By WAFA (Q2915969) in contract with a local company (APAimages) – Correspondence with Wiki Palestine (Q117834684), Public Domain, Wikipedia
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s firm stand against allowing any reconstruction efforts in Gaza until the “disarming of Hamas and demilitarization of Gaza’s weapons and tunnels” is completed is not about being cruel or punishment, but is about saving innocent lives. This position is far too often misrepresented by Israel’s critics as harsh or punitive. In reality, it reflects a hard-earned lesson drawn from years of experience confronting a terrorist organization that has repeatedly exploited humanitarian gestures to advance its war against civilians.
Peloni: Avi is correct. The hostages are home, but the task at hand is not yet complete. Safety and security of the Jewish Homeland remain yet to be completed. This task must not be left undone, or half managed. There can be no substitute for victory.
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EMET | Feb 2, 2026
The Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET) is proud to endorse Senate Bill S.3740 – Save the Kurds Act, and deeply appreciates the work done by Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal. This bill seeks to re-designate Hayat Tachrir Al-Sham and its affiliated groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, as well as re-impose sanctions recently lifted after the fall of the Assad regime. This bill takes important steps necessary to ensure the current government of Syria follows through on its promise to protect and ensure minority rights in the country – a promise they are so far failing to uphold.
Peloni: I entirely agree with Jacob Nagel. Any attempt to appease Iran or to walk back prior commitments made to the American people, the people of the region and the Iranian protestors would have significantly deleterious effects on the future.
Jacob Nagel | Feb 2, 2026
The world is focused on a single question: will President Donald Trump strike Iran, or will he once again attempt negotiations – and if force is used, what form will it take and what role Israel will play?
Recent tweets, media leaks, and comments attributed to “close sources” have raised concern that confrontational rhetoric may be giving way to the language of talks. That would be a grave mistake. Cutting a deal with this regime would be nothing less than geopolitical malpractice.
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Iran, China, and Russia have planned a joint naval exercise in the coming days, in the Gulf of Oman and Strait of Hormuz. “Upcoming Trilateral Naval Exercise by Iran, China, and Russia,” WANA News Agency, January 31, 2026:
Press TV and Al Jazeera have reported that a joint naval exercise involving Iran, China, and Russia will be held in the coming days in the waters of the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz.
Walter E. Block
Heather McPherson is an NDP MP who represents the Edmonton Strathcona riding in the House of Commons. She is not a happy camper. What complaint does she have?
She states: “This week [November 9, 2025], I was outraged to learn that a tour of Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers was organized across Canadian and American universities, including most recently at Toronto Metropolitan University.”
Peloni: Radicals are nothing to celebrate, and the promotion of Jew Hatred is nothing to tolerate. As Trump has made statements on the unacceptable nature of these things, he has failed to call out Carlson and his fellow MAGA talking heads for their promotion of intolerance, even as it strikes directly at the heart of Trump’s own anti Iran policies. Trump needs to address this issue directly. His silence on the rampant promotion of Jew Hatred among the likes of Carlson is not helping him.
A big tent is only meaningful if it stands for something.
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The death of conservative icon Charlie Kirk has prompted more than mourning. It has triggered a profound reckoning about the future of the American conservative movement, one that played out in real time at Turning Point USA’s recent AmericaFest convention.
Just three months after Kirk’s assassination, the organization he co-founded became the venue for an intense debate over a fundamental question: Should conservatism remain a coalition with clear moral boundaries, or should it become a broader movement that tolerates racists, antisemites, and conspiracy theorists in the name of “free speech” and “not canceling anyone”?
Peloni: The story of the Kurds is a heart-wrenching tale of betrayal and division. In an age in which Turkey is allowed its colonization from Cyprus to Syria and more, the Kurds are denied their rights of recognition even of autonomy under the current Turkish puppet in Syria. Notably, Trump’s deference for the Turkish interest in expanding its control well beyond its borders has not only consumed the indigenous rights of the Kurds, but the civil rights of minorities in Syria. Will he next force Israel from its protective barrier over the Syrian Druze? How many slaughters must the world witness in silence to appease the megalomania of the neo Ottoman obsessed Erdogan?
When the Syrian army attempts to move into Kurdish cities and towns, not just into oil fields and sparsely populated desert areas, it may encounter fierce and determined Kurdish resistance.
Prof. Eyal Zisser | Feb 1, 2026
After massacring members of the Alawite community and Druze, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa turned to deal with the Kurdish minority, now the only remaining obstacle to the establishment of an Islamic State of Syria. This is a state that enjoys a warm embrace from the international community, and especially from the US, while relentlessly persecuting its minorities. The new Syrian constitution adopted by al-Sharaa only recently formally guarantees freedom of worship for all religions. In practice, however, al-Sharaa views Alawites and Druze as heretics who, under Islam, deserve death. The Kurds, for their part, are seen as an ethnic minority that threatens Syria’s unity and territorial integrity, and therefore al-Sharaa offers them a stark choice: surrender or die.
