Enforcement and Outposts: The Growing Struggle Over Israel’s Hilltop Farms  

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Left to Right: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth. Image via AILeft to Right: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth. Image via AI

A series of overlapping incidents in Judea and Samaria has intensified a widening dispute involving military enforcement operations, settlement farm communities, and senior political leadership, with growing tension over how Israeli security resources are deployed and how settlement activity is defined and regulated.

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Trump administration: Sudan’s Muslim Brotherhood is ‘executing civilians on Iran’s orders’  

By | July 3, 2026

Muslim Brotherhood flag. Photo by NorthTension - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=151036502Muslim Brotherhood flag. Photo by NorthTension – Own work, Public Domain, Wikipedia

The Muslim Brotherhood showed its true colors on October 7, 2023, when its Iran-supported offshoot Hamas violently savaged Israelis. The American people are increasingly coming to understand that Muslim Brotherhood-linked entities are active and thriving inside America. So far, Egypt (the place of the Muslim Brotherhood’s origins), America, Canada, the EU, UK and Israel are recognized areas of Muslim Brotherhood activity. A new revelation, however, links Muslim Brotherhood activity in Sudan to the Islamic Republic of Iran; Sudanese Muslim Brothers are carrying out deadly orders from Tehran. “Sudan’s Muslim Brotherhood is executing civilians on Iran’s orders,” by Amine Ayoub, Ynet News, July 2, 2026:

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From Dictatorship To Debate: Can Syria’s New Parliament Build A Nation?  

Peloni:  Is Syria capable of being restored as a functioning state, or is its Islamist govt the limiting factor which will continue to keep it from meeting the needs of statehood?

The People’s Chamber Faces the Greatest Reconstruction in Modern Arab History
A JaFaJ Strategic Briefing

Jafaj.net | July 1, 2026

Pres. Trump Meets with Syrian Pres. Jolani. Photo by Donald Trump - https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115528250588455261, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=178237675Pres. Trump Meets with Syrian Pres. Jolani. Photo by Donald Trump – Truth Social, Public Domain, Wikipedia

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Syria has entered one of the most consequential periods in its modern history. The collapse of the Assad-era political order has created an opportunity to replace decades of centralized authoritarian governance with representative institutions capable of restoring public confidence, attracting international investment, and rebuilding a nation devastated by war.

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JD Vance Just Exposed As Iran War Leaker!  

Peloni:  Vance carrying banner calls for progressive measures on economic and geopolitical topics as he is identified by Israeli sources as the leaker which undid the entire war effort against Iran.  Very interesting.

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Ambassador Yoram Ettinger on J.D. Vance: Experience, Influence, & Misconceptions  

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Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger provides context on, and addresses the responsibility for, VP Vance's misconceptions of the US-Israel relationship and the Middle East region at large. Screengrab via Youtube

In an important interview on TOV Channel, Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger reflects upon VP J.D. Vance and his current approach to Israel, Iran, and US foreign policy, with the host asking whether Israel should be concerned by Vance’s recent statements and whether Vance might represent the future direction of the Republican Party. While the host expresses unease over Vance’s rhetoric – particularly comments suggesting that American taxpayers effectively sustain Israel and questioning whether some of his remarks reflect hostility toward Jews  – Ettinger counters that the more accurate depiction to what we are witnessing from Vance is not based on antisemitism but, rather, that it is related to Vance’s inexperience and a lack of understanding.

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Rising anti-Hezbollah voices in Lebanon hope to break Iranian proxy’s power  

Peloni:  The sentiments voiced by these brave activists in Lebanon are encouraging, but the simple reality is that Iran will fund and arm Hezbollah so long as the Iranian regime remains in power in Tehran, and so long as Hezbollah is funded and armed, the voices of Hezbollah allies such as the Speaker of the Parliament, Nabih Berri, will dwarf the relevance of the Lebanese people who object to being a captured vassal to Iran.  It will literally take a civil war to rid the Iranian control over Lebanon, and though the people may have a growing distaste for Iranian rule, the truth is that the Lebanese have thus far demonstrated a lack of interest in committing to doing the heavy lifting of freeing themselves from the tyranny which serves to disenfranchise their rights to sovereignty.  If the Lebanese people want to be a free people, they will have to fight for this privilege, and if regime change in Iran is not pursued, it remains highly questionable if such a fight might be successful.  When Washington’s policy of pursuing regime change in Iran was dropped, it left the people of Iran, the people of Lebanon, and the people of the region at large, in a position of capture by the menacing radical Shia ideology which has held an ever strengthening grip over the region since 1979.  The Mullahs and the IRGC must fall, and until they do, talk about Lebanese freedom, even by the Lebanese themselves, will remain nothing more than talk.

Can tide turn enough despite terror groups’s influence in Lebanon?

Nicole Jansezian | All Israel News | Published: July 3, 2026

Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif meeting with Lebanese speaker of the parliament Nabih Berri in his office in Tehran.  Photo by Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61552283Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif meeting with Lebanese speaker of the parliament Nabih Berri in his office in Tehran. Photo by Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia

Voices of opposition to and outright disdain for Hezbollah in Lebanon have been amplified more than ever, with many politicians and activists publicly supporting the agreement with Israel as a last-ditch effort to save the country.

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Urban Warfare Project Podcast: Underground Warfare Reimagined  

Peloni:  A couple of points rise to the top of this fascinating conversation between Urban Warfare Expert John Spencer and Asher Katz, cofounder and CEO and of Traysar Industries and a former member of the Israel Defense Forces’ elite Yahalom unit.  The first is that the Iranians and their counterparts have spent years developing their networks of tunnels and underground cities and infrastructure as a basis by which they can actually stifle Western warfare efforts.  By recognizing the limitations of Western endurance capacities, the underground infrastructure provides the Iranians the means by which to simply hide out while the West simultaneously expends its military ordinance capabilities and political interests in pursuing any military achievements.  Much as the Arabs used the desert as the means of retreat from harm, the underground facilities provide Iran and its proxies with a strategic advantage which had upto this point been understood in the West to be a logistical hedge.

The second aspect of underground warfare which stands out in this conversation is the dual aspect challenges which accompanies underground fighting.  Not only are soldiers faced with the the challenges of tracking, isolating and eliminating enemy forces, but the actual subterranean terrain is an additional component which must simultaneously be overcome.

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For decades, underground warfare was viewed as a niche military problem. Today, it has become a defining feature of modern conflict.

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JD Vance’s Problems With Non-Suicidal Hebrews  

by Gerald A. Honigman

Vice President Vance meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog to discuss the Gaza Peace Deal. Photo by JD Vance - https://x.com/VP/status/1981350131887722778, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=177285667Vice President Vance meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog to discuss the Gaza Peace Deal. Photo by JD Vance – X, Public Domain, Wikipedia

The latest on a long list of problems the American VP has with both Jews and Israel is described below and involved his confrontation with some Israeli cabinet members who refused to bend down and kiss his derrière regarding the various conflicts their beleaguered nation, by no choice of its own, is forced to fight merely to prevent its own innocents from being slaughtered…

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Israel and Greece ‘on alert’ after Trump’s $700,000,000 sale of F-35’s to Turkey; efforts underway to block sale  

Peloni:  This will have a permanent effect of diminishing Israeli dominance in the region at the expense of promoting Turkey ever higher over the region. Why is the Trump administration so motivated to purposefully empower the Muslim Brotherhood led Turkey to such a position of influence in the region?

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Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson, F-35 Demonstration Team pilot and commander performs a high-speed pass during the Oregon International Airshow Sept. 21, 2019 in McMinnville, OR. The F-35 Demo Team co-headlined the show with the Royal Air Force Red Arrows. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Alexander Cook) By Air Force Senior Airman Alexander Cook - https://media.defense.gov/2019/Sep/25/2002186916/-1/-1/0/190921-F-BQ566-1004A.JPG, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=133855399Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson, F-35 Demonstration Team pilot and commander performs a high-speed pass during the Oregon International Airshow Sept. 21, 2019 in McMinnville, OR. Photo by Air Force Senior Airman Alexander Cook – Media.defense.gov, Public Domain, Wikipedia

Jihad Watch reported that “Both Republicans and Democrats oppose Trump’s mad plan to sell F-35 fighter jets to Turkey.” According to YNet News

Israel and Greece have consistently opposed the possibility of Turkey acquiring the stealth fighters, arguing that such a move would harm their technological edge and alter the regional balance of power. Greece has already ordered F-35s, while the Israeli Air Force operates a unique version of the aircraft, which has taken part in operations in Lebanon, Syria and Iran.

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The Two-Tiered Justice System That Is Tearing Israel Apart  

Peloni:  The more that Judicial Reform is blocked, the greater the support for its passage becomes, specifically because of the public recognition of this need only grows stronger with each passing day and each subsequent ruling based on arbitrary standards and the promotion of anti-Israel positions from the courts.  There can only be one standard of justice in any democratic govt, and yet, in the only democracy in the Middle East, a two-tiered policy is weaponized to promote one standard which maintains the influence and agenda of the Leftist bureaucracy.

Avi Abelow | Meta | July 3, 2026

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While left-wing Kaplan protesters blocked major highways night after night for hours on end in the judicial reform protests, bringing life in Israel to a standstill, the police often stood by, sometimes even joining them. Leaders of those protests faced no serious consequences, even after burning tires in the middle of major highways. Violence during those daily blockades? Rarely punished. The message was loud and clear: certain protests are protected.

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IDSF: Hamas Commanders in Turkey: NATO Ally Waging War on Israel  

Peloni:  Misgav Institute’s Noa Lazimi provides context for the ever deteriorating situation between Israel and Turkey.  It is notable that Mike Doran of the Hoover Institute challenged that the greatest dilemma for Trump’s policies in the Middle East was to help mollify if not improve the relationship between Israel and Turkey.  Instead, Trump’s policies of promoting Turkey and expanding its dominance in the region has been the harbinger of the collapsing situation between these two nations.

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The UN’s crusade against Israel is fueling the pro-Hamas left  

Peloni:  The UN must be dismantled, its policies must be undone, and its leadership must be prosecuted for supporting the very acts which that institution was fabled to have been established to prevent.

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A panorama of the United Nations General Assembly taken in October 2012. Photo by Spiff - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=137962580A panorama of the United Nations General Assembly taken in October 2012. Photo by Spiff – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia

A smirk laid bare the United Nations’ unremitting hostility toward the state of Israel and its people.

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‘No place for UNRWA in new Gaza,’ declares Board of Peace as ‘technocratic’ gov’t touts postwar plans  

Peloni:  A single point of hope stemming from the ignominious 20 Point Plan which was to see the security threat from Gaza permanently neutralized. Balancing the elimination of UNWRA in Gaza while preventing the elimination of Hamas and its control in Gaza fundamentally distorts the provisions of Trump’s infamous 20 Point Plan in a way which entirely ignores Israel security needs.  Hamas must be destroyed, and UNWRA must be dismantled everywhere, not just in Gaza.

Hamas refuses to give up weapons located in tunnels and weapon depots

Hanan Lischinsky | All Israel News | Published: July 2, 2026

Security camera footage capturing two Hamas terrorists, who were also UNRWA employees, as they loaded the body of a murdered Israeli civilian onto a truck on October 7.  Screengrab via XSecurity camera footage capturing two Hamas terrorists, who were also UNRWA employees, as they loaded the body of a murdered Israeli civilian onto a truck on October 7. Screengrab via X

The U.S.-backed Gaza Board of Peace (BoP) declared on Wednesday that UNRWA, the controversial UN aid body for Palestinian refugees, has “no place in the new Gaza” against the background of the annual Pledging Conference for the agency.

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Qatar’s Ongoing Pro-Iran Anti-US Direction  

By: Yigal Carmon | MEMRI | July 2, 2026

Cartoon in Qatari daily: Trump raises white flag in Iran (Al-Arabi Al-Jadid, London, June 25, 2026).  Image via MEMRI.orgCartoon in Qatari daily: Trump raises white flag in Iran (Al-Arabi Al-Jadid, London, June 25, 2026). Image via MEMRI.org

Amid criticism across the Arab world—particularly in the Gulf states—of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) recently signed by the U.S. and Iran to end the war,[1] and against the backdrop of concerns over potential Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz,[2] Qatar, which played a role in drafting the MOU, is expressing satisfaction with the agreement and portraying it as a clear victory for Iran and defeat and humiliation for the U.S.

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US “Aid” to Israel: Windfall, Not Burden, for US Taxpayers  

Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger | “Second Thought: a US-Israel Initiative” | July 3, 2026

“<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/zachievenor/17242576852" title="Israeli Air Force Fly-by 67">Israeli Air Force Fly-by 67</a>” by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/zachievenor/">Zachi Evenor</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en" rel="license noopener noreferrer">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>Israeli Air Force Fly-by 67” by Zachi Evenor, CC BY-SA 4.0

*The US defense, aerospace and commercial high-tech industries, as well as the US Armed Forces, have leveraged Israel’s stature as the world’s most militarily and technologically challenged society, which has been forced to develop ground-breaking, time and cost-effective solutions, moving swiftly from concept to fully operational capabilities.

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DONALD TRUMP blows up the Woke Reich & Pins the Tinfoil Cap on the GOP’s Malcontents!  

PART II: IS THERE A LEGITIMATE REASON FOR AMERICA TO WAGE WAR ON IRAN?  IS IT REASONABLE TO EXPECT WARS TO GO EASY?  DO TRUMP’S CRITICS LIVE IN A FANTASY WORLD? IS THERE A JOKE IN HERE SOMEWHERE?

Andrew Benjamin | Jun 30, 2026

THIS IS A STORY THAT YOU CANNOT READ ANYWHERE ELSE – INCLUDING THE TOP SECRET REPORT ABOUT IRAQI WMD YOU CANNOT UNREAD – DECLASSIFIED HERE…

PART II

The Qatarlsonites tell us Iran was unfairly targeted by those mean Zionists from “that shitty little country” (the words of a French ambassador to describe THE INNOVATION NATION that happens not to be France).

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