Dear Mr. May and Foundation for the Defense of Democracies…  

by Gerald A. Honigman

USS Gerald R. Ford With 7 Warships Deploying Toward Iran. February 14, 2026. Screengrab via Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdk4U3MYWO4USS Gerald R. Ford With 7 Warships Deploying Toward Iran. February 14, 2026. Screengrab via Youtube 

Clifford May is President of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, and is a frequent guest on Fox News.

His astute insights should be required reading of all who deal with the strategic and tumultuous region of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), an area of study in which I too have done extensive doctoral work in.

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May 8, 2026 | 12:21 pm | Comments »

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INTO THE FRAY: Helvetian Hypocrisy& Iran- A glimpse behind the “chocolate-box” image  

By MARTIN SHERMAN

Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@clintmckoy?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Clint McKoy</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/chocolate-bars-in-brown-box-2TN8bSoWWeA?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a> Photo by Clint McKoy on Unsplash

For decades, Swiss banks have served as a repository for funds linked to “rogue regimes”, dictators, and corrupt officials,

While the press coverage has been focused largely on the kinetic—and lately (since the closure of the Straits of Hormuz) on the sub-kinetic coercive—dimensions of the ongoing conflict in Iran, there is an additional aspect that usually avoids the full glare of media attention.

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May 8, 2026 | 12:09 pm | Comments »

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Israel in 10: Iran mulls Trump deal, Radwan commander killed, Egypt’s double role | Khaled Hassan  

Peloni: Is Trump about to accept a JCPOA version 2.0?  Khaled Hassan addresses this possibility among other topics including the role being played by Egypt in the Lebanese ‘peace’  negotiations.  He also weighs in on the role of the Muslim vote in England and the viability of England’s Jewish community in the future.

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May 7, 2026 | 10:15 pm | Comments »

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Stabbed in Golders Green, Explained Away in Westminster  

Peloni:  Another must read article by Victor Satya, in which he describes the institutionalization which exists in England to strip antisemitic attacks of their violent nature and relegate it towards something altogether normative.  The outlook for England Jewish minority is disturbingly grim just in regards to the exponentially dominating numbers of Jihadists which have been imported to England.  Layering on top of this is the disquieting attitude of the English media and authorities which requires terrorists while caught in the midst of their terrorism be subdued with care and consideration for the would be butcher being apprehended.  This presents a reality which is more than dystopian, as it is simply cognitive dissonance on a generalized authoritative level.

Victor Satya | Satya | May 4, 2026

Terror attack in Golders Green, London. April 29, 2026Terror attack in Golders Green, London. April 29, 2026.  Screengrab via X

On Wednesday, 29 April 2026, in that otherwise unremarkable patch of north London known as Golders Green, two Jewish men were stabbed in what the authorities swiftly identified as a terror attack.

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May 7, 2026 | 9:53 pm | 1 Comment »

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More Than a Socialist  

Why So Many Jewish New Yorkers View Zohran Mamdani With Alarm

Michel Benchimol | May 07, 2026

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji. Screengrab via YoutubeNew York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji. Screengrab via Youtube

Everyone refers to Zohran Mamdani as a socialist, or even a communist. But for many within New York’s Jewish population, there is far more at issue than his economics. The concern is not merely about taxes, rent control, or public spending. It is about the ideological world he comes from, the political causes he has embraced, and the moral language he uses when speaking about Israel and the Jewish state.

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May 7, 2026 | 8:48 pm | Comments »

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Georgetown Law graduation speaker backs out after students protest his ‘controversial, Zionist and harmful opinions’  

Janet Levy: Georgetown Law School students petitioned against having a Jewish economist speak at their commencement – 42% of the graduating class (282/670).  The speaker was replaced by a pro-Palestinian law professor who, soon after the October 7th Massacre, criticized the ADL and the Brandeis Center for Human Rights for their calls to “investigate, disband, or penalize pro-Palestinian student groups for exercising their free speech rights.”

Obviously violent protests and the intimidation of Jewish students and professors on campus does not fall under the umbrella of First Amendment protections for expressing an opinion, however odious.

This announcement follows on the heels of an event at Berkeley Law School in which students cheered a Palestinian suicide bomber who was invited to speak and a commencement speaker at the University of Michigan who praised pro-Palestinian protesters.

| Times of Israel May 7, 2026

https://www.timesofisrael.com/georgetown-law-graduation-speaker-backs-out-after-students-protest-his-zionist-opinions/

May 7, 2026 | 8:45 pm | 1 Comment »

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ARE SOME NAZI SYMBOLS ACCEPTABLE?  

Peloni:  It is an important reflection about a person’s character as to the ideologies to which they subscribe and the relative tokens which they collect over the years.  While I recall not long ago the sweeping condemnation of Sen. Webb having revealed his owning a Confederate flag in his personal dwelling, it seems that the same Democratic party which found Webb’s appreciation of the Rebel flag too radical deems a similar veneration being paid to the very Nazi units which perpetrated the Holocaust by Platner is completely acceptable.  I find it difficult to believe that anyone outside of the neo Nazi fringe, which of course includes their Jihadi emulators which Platner also espouses, would find it possible to support someone bearing a Totenkopf tattoo.  Certainly, Schumer finds this acceptable, but as Trump has explained, Schumer has sold his court Jew status to the Pals to such a degree that he has clearly earned the moniker that Trump developed for him, Schumer the Palestinian.  People bearing a moral chord, or any sense of right and wrong should be capable of finding sharp distaste in what Platner finds admirable in the celebration of Nazi symbols and modern savages…or has America changed so much as to mistake evil for good, and good for evil?  I don’t believe that this is possibly true, but we will see.

by Rafael Medoff

Just days after embracing a candidate who has a Nazi symbol painted on his chest, Senator Charles Schumer (D-New York) condemned the painting of Nazi symbols on several synagogues and Jewish homes in Queens, NY.

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May 7, 2026 | 3:23 pm | Comments »

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Israel concerned Iran deal negotiated by US won’t restrict Tehran’s ability to threaten the Jewish State  

Peloni:  As Trump employs Chinese influence, threat of ultimate doom, and renewed deadlines, he remains fixed on having the means of declaring victory without a renewal of the war, when the truth remains that any deal struck with Iranians will never be fulfilled by the Iranians.  So, when all of these moving parts come to press Iran into agreeing to Trump’s terms, he will indeed declare victory, but such victories must be understood to be Pyrrhic in nature.  The one ace which might still unravel Trump’s hopes of declaring victory on the eve of his historic meeting with Xi will be the Armageddonist resolve of the Iranian regime as they continue to exclaim their control over the Strait of Hormuz and demand war reparations as demonstrations of their negotiable nature.  So, is a deal with Iran possible or likely, even knowing the terms will be cheated into irrelevance in days, months or years?  Time will tell…

Iran claims negotiations are only about end of war, not nuclear issue, contradicting Trump

All Israel News Staff | Published: May 7, 2026

Firing Iranian Qadr Missile from a truck launcher in Velayat-90 Naval Exercise. Photo by Mohammad Sadegh Heydari - http://www.ypa.ir/media/k2/galleries/360/08.jpg, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44976851Firing Iranian Qadr Missile from a truck launcher in Velayat-90 Naval Exercise. Photo by Mohammad Sadegh Heydari – Ypa.ir, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia

Israeli defense officials are concerned that the agreement being developed between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran may not address several of Israel’s war goals and could end up allowing Iran to threaten the Jewish State, Ynet News reported Thursday.

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May 7, 2026 | 3:04 pm | 3 Comments »

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Lebanon is Scared…Not of the IDF, but of the Israeli Spirit  

Peloni:  The inevitable solution to the international communities’ resolve to preserve Hezbollaah in Lebanon has had an obvious result.  There can be no peace with an unpeaceable neighbor, even if the reason Lebanon’s hostility is related to Iran having colonized it and seized control from the native people.  There can be but one solution, and while Ben Gurion suggested that the Litani River should have been the northern border, it is likely that such a border would itself still be too far south.

Avi Abelow | Meta | May 6, 2026

Lebanese television recently aired a report expressing clear concern, even alarm, over a growing movement inside Israel about settling Jewish ancestral lands of the Dan and Naftali Biblical Tribes in southern Lebanon, extending the Israeli border up to the Litani River.

The idea is being discussed by some in Israel as a distinctly regional approach, and a proper Jewish response to Hezbollah’s ongoing Jihadi terror against us, one that emphasizes strong deterrence and imposing tangible consequences on Hezbollah for its genocidal aggression.

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May 7, 2026 | 2:26 pm | 1 Comment »

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China Looks To Ease Iran Into Resolution of War With U.S.  

Peloni: Recall that America’s real opponent in Iran remain China, and the pressure being brought to bear on Iran is not coming from the US, but from Iran’s partner, China.  The role being played in this war by China is complicated by the fact that China is partnered with other Gulf states, who were betrayed by China not preventing the Iranian attacks on their countries.  In addition to this, US naval control of key waterways, including the Strait of Malacca thru which Chinese shipping transits, has had its own influence on China.  What is more the importance of the normal flow of oil from Iran, 90% of which goes to China, remains key to China’s economy.  This is the backdrop under which China is currently using its influence over Iran to bring it to the table.   The last time China used its influence, of course, was during the meeting in Pakistan.  So we will see if the current effort is more productive than the last one…they have one week to produce results according to the latest US deadline.

Jack Burnham

Iranian FM Araghchi Meets Chinese FM Wang Yi in Beijing. Screengrab via YoutubeIranian FM Araghchi Meets Chinese FM Wang Yi in Beijing. Screengrab via Youtube

China is looking to engineer an off-ramp to end the current U.S.-Iran conflict without forcing Tehran to fold.

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May 7, 2026 | 10:19 am | 2 Comments »

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Embassy Of Qatar In Washington D.C. Promotes Anti-U.S., Anti-Trump, Pro-Iran Propaganda Via Its Deputy…  

By: Ahmad Ahmadi | MEMRI | May 6, 2026

Hamad Al Muftah. Screengrab via YoutubeHamad Al Muftah. Screengrab via Youtube

The Embassy of Qatar in Washington, D.C., via its deputy chief of mission Hamad Al-Muftah,  is promoting a Qatar-based anti-U.S., anti-Trump influencer and self-proclaimed “disruptor-strategist.” This “disruptor’s” online activity includes spreading anti-U.S. misinformation, accusing it of war crimes against Iran and depicting President Trump as a child molester and a war criminal. On his X account, Al-Muftah praised the disruptor’s “investigative work.”

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May 7, 2026 | 10:17 am | Comments »

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Tucker Digs Deeper  

A statement about Christian and Muslim agreement is a vicious libel against Jews and Judaism.

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In his New York Times interview, Tucker Carlson purports to view the war in Gaza through the lens of an outraged moralist:

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May 7, 2026 | 10:10 am | 3 Comments »

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Deep Inside The Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood  

A MULTI-PART SERIES ON JORDAN’S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD STRUCTURE, STATE LINKAGES, AND STRATEGIC OUTLOOK

Jafaj.net |  May 6, 2026

  1. The Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan is a structure made up of two bodies. The first is a closed organizational leadership, similar to secret groupings, that controls strategy and manages engagement with the street, the state, and external actors. The most important characteristic of this leadership is secrecy and the lack of clarity in its organizational structure to any outside observer. This means that the Muslim Brotherhood, in its outward appearance, is different from what it is internally, such that individuals and their publicly visible positions do not reflect their real influence inside. This makes it difficult for anyone trying to confront them from the outside to understand how the group actually operates. They are organized as a secret group, and this is how they manage their affairs and maintain their existence. Read more…
May 7, 2026 | 8:56 am | Comments »

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LOS ANGELES: Muslim Jew-Hater Who Beat Old Jewish Man To Death At Pro-Israel Rally Gets Probation  

Peloni:  This outrage is nearly as heartbreaking as it is enraging.  America, what happened to Lady Justice?  Is there truly no guarantee for just application of law for Jews in America today?

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Image via X

Democrat run cities are running modern day pogroms against the Jews.

Backstory here: Muslim Jew-hating Professor Loay Alnaji Identified as the Killer Who Beat Old Jewish Man To Death at LA Demo

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May 6, 2026 | 11:22 pm | 8 Comments »

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Israel’s best friend won’t be there forever  

Simply put, the strategic lesson of the Trump years is not that America can be relied upon – it is that Israel has been fortunate enough to have a true friend in the White House at a critical moment, and that it should use that fortune to make itself permanently less reliant on whoever comes next. 

Ronn Torossiaan | May 4, 2026

Donald Trump speaking at CPAC in Washington D.C. on February 10, 2011. Photo by Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17763607Donald Trump speaking at CPAC in Washington D.C. on February 10, 2011. Photo by Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia

America has never given Israel a friend like this in the White House. The question is what Israel does with the window before it closes.

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May 6, 2026 | 11:10 pm | 3 Comments »

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The Takeover of the West is Proceeding Without Resistance.  

Peloni:  Perfectly explained state of Muslim Conquest which is being consolidated within the Western world.

Barry Shaw | The View from Israel | May 06, 2026

Leadership, in times of crisis, is not measured by the absence of risk, but by the willingness to accept it.

In avoiding risk, the cowardly leaders of Western Europe – those that are selling-out to an increasingly antagonistic extremist electorate upon whom they are increasingly dependent for political office — are a disgrace to their nations.

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May 6, 2026 | 11:01 pm | Comments »

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“FLY IT OR ELSE!” Minnesota scraps its original flag for a Somali inspired version  

Peloni:  Of course, isn’t it normal that the flag and insignia of a govt should be changed after it has been conquered by an invading force?  The Somali community which has taken root and control in Minnesota is only demonstrating this reality with this changed insignia and design on the state flag.  While this should be shocking, outrageous and unacceptable, it seems to be accepted as being normative and unremarkable.  Conquest has consequences, as do rigged elections.

Minnesota’s leftists threaten cities choosing to fly the state’s original flag, rather than the Somali Muslim themed new one.

by | May 6, 2026

Old and New Minnesota State Flags.  Image created via AI

Daniel Greenfield For 131 years, the state of Minnesota had a flag that paid tribute to its history of settlement, its American Indian tribes, the role of its fallen boys in the Civil War, its farmers and its fields. The flag underwent minor redesigns, but remained the same flag until radical leftists complained that it was racist and colonialist and replaced it with the Somali flag of its new racist colonists.

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May 6, 2026 | 10:57 pm | 1 Comment »

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