Michael Ordman | VGNI | August 9, 2026

In the 9th Aug 2026 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:

• Israel successfully tested its new, improved Arrow missile defense system.
• Israeli doctors reconstructed a patient’s ribcage with a 3D-printed implant.
• Two more Israeli breakthroughs in cancer treatment.
• Diplomatic turnaround sees Colombia and Slovenia plan embassies in Jerusalem.
• Future Israeli climate breakthrough may see food made from carbon dioxide.
• Israeli exports are at an all-time high, despite strong shekel.
• Great pro-Israel support by pop-icon Boy George.
• Remains of 1st Temple roof have been unearthed.

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The Hanson Proposal: Bypassing Tehran Through a Government-in-Exile

By Amil Imani | August 9, 2026

Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran. By ir.voanews.com, Public Domain, Wikipedia

For over four decades, Washington’s posture toward the Islamic Republic of Iran has oscillated between containment, targeted economic sanctions, and episodic diplomatic engagement. Historian and military strategist Victor Davis Hanson argues that this paradigm has proven utterly ineffective at checking Tehran’s regional aggression or supporting the democratic aspirations of the Iranian public. During a high-profile broadcast exchange with commentator Mark Levin, Hanson put forward a provocative shift in U.S. foreign policy: formal diplomatic recognition of an Iranian government-in-exile headed by Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi.

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Peloni:  No surprises here.

?WATCH: Abdul El-Sayed advocates for sharia law in the US pic.twitter.com/T2batX6Npv

— Raylan Givens (@JewishWarrior13) August 9, 2026

This is all about American Exceptionalism. Everything is Possible in our America. All these are backed by a hard-assed lesson about what makes for Happiness. YOURS!

Andrew Benjamin | Aug 07, 2026

WHY DID I WRITE THESE THOUGHTS?

Because Dreams Don’t Come True. Dreams are Made True.

Because this is AN AMERICAN STORY! a great one seen in a video you will soon see.

Because it’s a journey. Accordingly, if you have courage, this is for you. If not, don’t even start to read!

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UPDATE:  Board of Peace Gaza envoy Nickolay Mladenov warns that Full, verified implementation of Board of Peace Gaza plan is ‘the only guarantee’ that October 7 tragedy won’t recur.  He goes on to argue that the undefined “verification mechanism” and not trust is what the Board of Peace plan is based around, and that “None of the plan that we are preparing limits Israel’s options to react to a threat if it’s imminent and if it’s really endangering its troops.”  Noting the not too subtle overtly limiting qualifications of “if it’s imminent” and “if its really endangering” IDF troops, Mladenov highlights the inherent negotiable nature of Israel’s position going forward.  He also insists that a step by step process of small sectors be disarmed while Israel retreats from these individual sectors, which is clearly contrary to the designed plan in UNSCR 2803.  Netanyahu is correct to have changed his position in working with this Roadmap.  It is untenable, and betrays the original 20 Point plan, which was already inherently dangerous as it was originally constructed.

Peloni:  This report has been maturing thru the day.  Since this latest update in the article below, Channel 12 has clarified that Netanyahu approved the withdrawal of IDF forces from three pilot centers where the Gaza plan would initially be implemented.  This authorization however has been withdrawn over the past day, which led to a good bit of confusion where things actually stand.  Where they do stand is that the IDF is NOT withdrawing as Netanyahu explains below that

“[The Americans] have ideas, some of which are acceptable to us and some of which are unacceptable, and we know how to stand firm against these things.”

Good for Netanyahu.  I am relieved that he ultimately made the correct, while noting that he is under intense pressure from both the US and the Israeli electorate.

All Israel News Staff | Published: August 9, 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, Photo by Palestinian News & Information Agency (Wafa) in contract with APAimages, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel does not accept the 15-point roadmap proposed for the next phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan and that the Israel Defense Forces will not withdraw from Gaza until Hamas has been genuinely disarmed.

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Harry Liberman

Visitor at concentration camp memorial wears t-shirt featuring terrorist who murdered Jews.

The Desecration of Memory: 

Germany’s Unforgivable Betrayal at the Gates of the Holocaust

There are places on this earth where the dirt itself is sanctified by suffering. The grounds of Nazi concentration camps—the final resting places for millions of murdered Jews—are not anti Semitic parks, political arenas, or backdrops for an  ancient  Islamic or Modern grievance with the  Jews:

 They are open-air graveyards. 

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Peloni: As Trump continues to await the economic implosion of the Iranian regime, the Iranians are becoming more and more intent upon making it impossible for Trump not to return to war with their overtly nonsensical negotiating terms.

Joshua Klein |  Breitbart | 8 Aug 2026

Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr. Photo by Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, Link

Iran’s top national security official warned Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States “corrects its behavior,” issuing a sweeping list of demands as Vice President JD Vance said Washington remains in the “middle of the game” and is continuing to apply diplomatic, economic, and military pressure on Tehran.

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Peloni:  Please don’t miss the Update posted below Avi Abelow’s first artilcle in which supporting testimony is offered related to the charges made by the father of Lt. Uri Shani, HY”D, killed on Oct. 7, regarding Rambam Hospital.

Avi Abelow

Rambam health care campus main building.  Photo by unknown – hospital archive, CC0, Link

Yehoshua Shani, father of Lt. Uri Shani, HY”D, killed on Oct. 7 fighting the jihadi invaders from Gaza:

What happened this Shabbat in the intensive care unit at Rambam Hospital demands an immediate investigation.

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Throwing out the word Genocide when it negates the evidence trivializes and inverts the word itself. Mamdani did not establish a fact. He pronounced a verdict. And it was a lie. 

Dr. Alex Grobman | Aug 7, 2026

By Bingjiefu He – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has repeatedly declared that Israel committed genocide in Gaza. In July he went further. While invoking the International Criminal Court warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu, he called Netanyahu “the architect of the genocide against Palestinians in Gaza” and insisted that these were “facts of public record,” not his personal assessment.

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Peloni:  Diane Bederman’s insightful book The Serpent and the Red Thread: The Definitive Biography of Evil remains as a must read text.  It is permanently linked on the Left Column of Israpundit for easy access.

Diane Bederman

The Grand Mufti of Palestine received by Hitler. Photo by Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1987-004-09A / Heinrich Hoffmann / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikipedia

The time is ripe as we see the hate of the Nazis now shared by Muslims – all over the world. So, I am sharing a chapter from my book The Serpent and the Red Thread: The Definitive Biography of Evil.

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UPDATE:  Netanyahu adamant Israel won’t comply with Gaza plan, insists he can stand up to Trump

All Israel News Staff | Published: August 9, 2026

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after joint press conference announcing the U.S. peace plan for Gaza, Monday, September 29, 2025, in the State Dining Room of the White House. Photo by The White House – Flickr, Public Domain, Wikipedia

Israel has yet to sign off formally on U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan based on intelligence that suggests Hamas is seeking to limit Israel’s ability to act militarily.

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Linda Goudsmit

President Donald Trump thanks the crowd after remarks at the Salute to America Celebration, Thursday, July 3, 2025. Photo bBy The White House – Flickr, Public Domain, Link

Figuratively the term Waterloo means a crushing defeat and is a reference to the Battle of Waterloo, the final battle of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1825) when Napoleon was decisively and conclusively defeated. An interesting June 9, 2026, article by Michel Benchimol titled, “Israel’s Right to Exist & Trump’s Iran Gamble” poses the question:

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Peloni:  More “sources say” reporting which is trying to influence the end to the war in Iran, but is instead having the very real effect of emboldening the Iranians at America’s expense.  These leaks, no matter whether they are well founded or if they are designed to undermine the Trump administration’s war efforts, have led to the Iranians now upping their demands in the current negotiations rather than conceding to Trump’s own demands of opening the Straits and ending their nuclear program.

All Israel News Staff | Published: August 8, 2026

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, alongside Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, holds a press briefing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, March 31, 2026.  By Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff – Flickr, CC BY 4.0, Link

U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine, the highest-ranking general in the U.S. military, has reportedly privately advised the Trump administration to pursue an “off-ramp” in the Iran war amid concerns about Washington’s limited military options.

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Peloni:  I look forward to seeing the people of Iran winning back their freedom from the oppression under which they currently exist.  I had hoped that the time of the rescue of the Iranian people was at hand this past spring, but it appears that if they are to be rescued, the source of that rescue will come from within their own ranks and society.

The Awakening of Persia: Why Iran Stands Alone Against Islam

By Amil Imani

Lion and Sun (Shir-o-Khorshid), is one of the main emblems of Iran (Persia), and was an element in Iran’s national flag until the 1979 Iranian Revolution and is still commonly used by opposition groups of the Islamic Republic government.  By Forhapu – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link

Enough is enough. Iran’s soul is not defined by Islam. Its spirit cannot be caged by  a barbarian ideology imposed upon the civilisation of Iran. For generations, this cult has fractured the nation, dimmed its brilliance, and chained its people to shadows. Islam has brought only division, oppression, and shadows – never peace.

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Peloni:  A bleak outlook for America and its allies in the coming years as the expense and emphasis on defensive measures are failing for a variety of reasons discussed below.

While President Trump says the US is not short of weapons he has told Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky that the US does not have Patriot interceptors to send to Ukraine because “we need them for ourselves.”

The best face to put on the situation is that some in the Pentagon leaked information that US stockpiles of critical weapons were dangerously depleted. The urgency in the leak came from the possible renewal of hostilities against Iran and the fear that it would become close to impossible to defend against Iranian missile and drone strikes if supplies ran out. Others think the leaks were inspired by Iran war opponents trying to scuttle a decision to resume attacks against Iran.

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Peloni:  The line between security and freedom is being blurred with an eye towards future control mechanisms which are not only inherent in Chinese Smart Cities, but which are absolutely vital to any such replication of such totalitarian systems being implemented in the West.

De-Flocking America isn’t enough. It is well past time to rein in the psychopaths who run our governments, starting at the local level.

Leo Hohmann | Aug 07, 2026

Flock Safety Camera.  Photo by TexDoe – Own work, CC0, Wikipedia

I woke up to a bizarre headline in my local newspaper one day earlier this week here in Newnan, a small city of roughly 46,000 population in Coweta County, Georgia.

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Peloni:  Even as Iran stands on the brink of complete decimation, weakness is all that seems to face it from the Sunni side of the Muslim divide.  Indeed, Saudi Arabia, often referred to as ‘the Kingdom’ for its commanding position among the Sunni nations is desperate to find a protector which will secure its fate while refusing to compromise on its recognition of Israel or on its terror of having to fend for itself.  It is interesting that the Saudis failed to learn the lesson which the Arabs taught to the Romans of what comes from trusting enemies to defend one’s borders as the Saudis are now turning to neo-Ottoman Turkey of all nations to presumably secure its fate from the Iranians.

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