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Harold Rhodes provides a contrasting view to the view put forward yesterday by Martin Sherman who called for sectioning Iran into its regional districts. Rhodes makes it clear that any attempt to split Iran would be met with opposition by the Iranian people who identify themselves as Iranians as being the dominant over their relative ethnic identities.
Peloni: Not only is this true, but it is only possible because of US support for the Jihadi govt in Demascus while also overlooking the many recurring slaughters of minorities over the past year.
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A leopard cannot change its spots. Why would anyone think that Syria’s jihadist President Ahmed Al-Sharaa (aka Abu Mohammed al-Jolani) would suddenly transform into a civilized leader and protect the rights of religious minorities in Syria? A critical new mini-documentary tells the truth that’s being largely hidden from the world.
When Islamists get good value for their money.
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Georgetown University. Photo by Daderot – Self-photographed, Public Domain, Wikipedia
Qatar is that nasty little emirate on the Persian Gulf, owned by the Al-Thani family, that owes its hold on the world’s attention solely to the fact that it sits on the third largest reservoir of natural gas in the world. Culturally, it does not exist. Qatar has made hundreds of billions of dollars from this accident of geology, and some of those billions are used to corrupt institutions and individuals in the Western world, to make them susceptible to Qatar’s propaganda campaigns and to cause them to overlook Qatar’s role both as the chief financier of Hamas and as the place of luxurious refuge for the senior Hamas leadership.
Peloni: The US should hold firm to its full list of demands from Iran as previously outlined. This Obama-esque framework secures the Mullahs in Iran, while ignoring American, Western, and Israeli interesests. Pursuing ‘Peace in Our Time” with Iran is not the solution to the problem with Iran – it is the reason there is a problem with Iran. Either the Mullahs surrender to the full list of US demands or the US should follow thru on its long ago stated promise that the US is locked and loaded to deal with the threat from Iran.
BREAKING: Al Jazeera claims to have obtained the US-Iran deal framework proposed by Turkey, Qatar and Egypt:
1. Iran agrees to commit to zero uranium enrichment for 3 years, and then agrees to under 1.5% enrichment after that
2. Its stockpile of Highly Enriched Uranium would be…
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UPDATE: Trump issues statement affirming US commitment to holding Diego Garcia Base: See text below Janet’s article.
Peloni: This is an important article. The loss of Diego Garcia and it’s possible/probable handover to China represents a serious threat to US and Western interests. As Janet states, Trump must keep this from happening.
Am Thinker | February 5, 2026
View of the Chagos Archipelago. By Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center – JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth, Public Domain, Wikipedia
Diego Garcia, a V-shaped coral atoll in the Indian Ocean with a U.S. military base, has become a point of contention between President Donald Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The U.K. has signed a deal to return the Chagos Islands, of which Diego Garcia is the largest, to Mauritius. Conservatives on both sides of the Atlantic fear that this move could give China a strategic advantage across the East African coast, the Middle East, the Indian Ocean, and all the way to Australia’s western coast.
Peloni: It is inexplicable that Trump called on Israel to end the conflict quickly, beginning more than six months before he even won the 2024 US election, and yet today, he holds Israel in a state of frozen conflict with the promulgators of the October 7 slaughter simply to satisfy the demands of the Arab states who notoriously played the role of funding and facilitating that same October 7 slaughter. This sword of Damocles needs to be ripped down from overhead of the IDF soldiers whose lives are placed under daily threat of being the next casualty in support of a fantastical peace process which was to have seen Hamas disarmed nearly 5 months ago. This slow rolling and ongoing tragedy has to be ended.
Palestinian media report 20 killed in Israeli strikes following shooting incident
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A reserve officer in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) was seriously wounded by terrorist gunfire on Tuesday night on the Israeli side of the Yellow Line in the northern Gaza Strip, the military said on Wednesday morning.
Peloni: Bennet has a hard sell to make. Evidence of this hard sell is demonstrated in a poll by Channel 14 which shows that the coalition would defeat Bennet even with the full support of the opposition parties, including the Arab lists. This is just one of many polls of course with the others demonstrating the possibility of neither the current coalition nor the opposition having the numbers to win without support of the Arab list. So we will see what comes from Bennett’s attempts to employ Bibi and Trump strategists to aid his attempts to return the makeup of his previous govt to power. His success at the time brought about many stark disasters, not least of which was the grand subsidies to the Arab street in the wake of the May 2021 War of Riots and Rockets when the Arab street raised pogroms across Israel in support of Hamas, not to mention the inexplicable gift of the gas fields to Hezbollah controlled Lebanon to satisfy American demands. Politics is always interesting, of course, but this political season promises to be even more interesting than normal.
Former PM recruits top American strategists Fabrizio and Birnbaum as election showdown with Netanyahu looms.
Israfan | Feb 5, 2026
Former PM Naftali Bennett. Photo by Itzhak Harari / Knesset Archives, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced Wednesday that two heavyweight American political consultants Anthony Fabrizio and George Birnbaum are joining his campaign team ahead of Israel’s upcoming national elections.
Peloni: Why would the US accept such open harassments. Ignoring such piratical tactics only invites more significant attempts of piracy. Noting this, it should be little wonder that Iran seized two tankers in recent hours, along with a million barrels of crude oil and the crew of the two vessels. The US needs to ignore its pleading Arab partners and teach Iran a lesson, and that should be more than the loss of a single drone threatening a US warship.
Iranian harassment of US ships prompts military reaction, increasing already-strained tensions between the two countries.
In the past, during tense periods, the Iranians have placed anti-ship mines and also carried out raids to hijack them. Now it appears that the US Navy and US vessels have learned their lesson.
Peloni: How can the US govt and POTUS ignore this growing trend in the US?
What looks like investment today becomes enforcement tomorrow.
A glossy brochure labeled “Qatar City, Arizona, USA” has begun circulating online. It shows a 6,000-acre state land auction and a massive proposed development project strategically placed near Arizona’s TSMC high-tech zone. The name? Qatar City. The plan? Unclear. The funding? Opaque. The timing? Disturbing.
by Steve Kramer
Israel’s image and power has increased dramatically in the last several years. It was one of the most powerful states in the Middle East before October 7, 2023, but since the ceasefire with Hamas came into effect and the return of all hostages was finally accomplished in 2026, Israel’s shadow looms large over the region. Of course, one of the most important factors in Israel’s arsenal is its very close alliance with the US, despite no formal treaty.
Peloni: Gun rights are a hallowed gift, stemming from English Common Law and enshrined in the US Constitution as the Second Amendment and affirmed in the US as described so well in Janet’s brilliant essay below. Being able to defend one’s self, one’s loved ones, one’s community and one’s nation without the dependency upon state security or the armed forces provides the individual with a sense of sovereign influence upon protecting the right of dignity of men. Jews in particular should always avail themselves of these protective measures to the limit of the law, be they in America, or in Israel, or somewhere else. Notably, it is all too often that a terrorist in Israel is subdued by the incidental presence of an armed civilian with the means to do what needs doing in order to protect themselves and the innocents surrounding them from certain harm. Knowledge of fire arm safety, utility and responsibility, alongside a dedication to defend those things most precious to us all, should be used to raise attention and support for gun rights among people in general, but the relative Jewish populations in particular, especially in an age in which we have come to be familiar with the scenes such took place on Bondi Beach to serve as reference to what comes from having one gun too few to stop a public slaughter from taken place right in front of us. In the age of expanding Jew Hatred bathing the world in the wake of October 7, I am recalled of the phrase, “Every Jew a .22″, a phrase from another age and penned by Rabbi Meir Kahane. What is considered by many to be a scandalous concept, ie a Jew capable and armed for of self defense, this phrase never lost its relevance, but it has never been so relevant as it stands today.
Over the decades, it’s become increasingly clear: the Second Amendment recognizes an individual right to bear arms.
Am Thinker | February 3, 2026
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Over the past twenty years, the interpretation of the Second Amendment—which guarantees American citizens the right to bear arms—has been shaped by many significant cases. What is clear through all of them is the strong acknowledgment of the citizen’s right to bear arms as an individual right. Right-to-carry laws, whether enacted by state or federal agencies, have had to respect the importance of this individual right.
By Sha’i ben-Tekoa
FULL DISCLOSURE: I have been a proud Israeli citizen for decades; I have risked my life for Israel.
But I am not an Israeli because I don’t think like an Israeli, leastwise like Israel’s ruling class. I think like an American.
Kelleigh Nelson: Update: The SAVE Act passed in the House. It is being heavily promoted in the Senate and Senior Senator John Thune says it will be voted on. It is dangerous piece of legislation for American citizens.
The SAVE Act actually nullifies what Senator Jacob Howard said when he introduced the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause, “Its grant of citizenship would not include persons born in the United States who are foreigners or aliens.”
I would urge everyone to reread the article from September 3, 2024. The Save Act is a precursor to the National ID.
In April the Supreme court hears the case on anchor babies and the 14th amendment. If they pass this law that negates what Sen. Howard said, will that make anchor babies automatic citizens. So what will the high court do?
Peter Schweizer, author of The Invisible Coup, breaks down how foreign powers and elites, particularly from China, exploit U.S. birthright citizenship and surrogacy systems to gain long-term political influence.
By Kelleigh Nelson | Originally published September 3, 2024
People who elect corrupt politicians are not victims but accomplices. —George Orwell
Those who can make you believe absurdities; can make you commit atrocities. —Aristotle
The greatest evils in the world will not be carried out by men with guns, but by men in suits sitting behind desks. —C. S. Lewis
Defiance, not obedience, is the American’s answer to overbearing authority. —Ayn Rand
Peloni: So much hardware…Is it reasonable that Trump would put up a false offensive posture without the will to use ultimately use it? I believe that he would use it, and likely, he will have to use it, but most importantly, he should use it. The Iranians have been publicly shaming the US, threatening Trump personally, threatening military bases in the region, and threatening the US armada itself. Deterrence can never be established with those who seek the End of Times in our age, which is likely why Trump has thus far refrained from doing so. Still, the world is watching, and as the Iranians flaunt their disregard for American, US adversaries, particularly those adversaries in the Middle East, see this as weakness, rather than as restraint.
By Amil Imani |
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February 2, 2026 – The waters of the North Arabian Sea are no longer just a transit corridor; they have become the center stage for what military analysts describe as the most significant American force-generation event in over a decade. As of this week, the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) Carrier Strike Group has officially taken up station, marking the arrival of the “massive armada” promised by the Trump administration in response to escalating regional volatility.
Update: In deference to US “Arab and Muslim leaders” lobbying efforts, the US has stated that they will meet with Iran to be respectful of these regional leadrs while maintaining that they are “very skeptical.”
Peloni: My, my, my…the Iranians believe that they have so little to discuss with the Americans…it is almost as if they have an Armageddonist-Twelver death wish…
Rubio: Iran refuses discussion about limits on missile program, support for proxies, and treatment of protesters
B-2A Spirit bombers assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing and an F-15C Eagle assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing conduct aerial operations in support of Bomber Task Force Europe 20-2 over the North Sea March 12, 2020. Photo by U.S. Air Force 148FW by Master Sgt. Matthew Plew – This image was released by the United States Air Force with the ID 200312-F-QP712-0190 (next). Public Domain, Wikipedia
The negotiations between the Iranian regime and the U.S., which had been planned for Friday, were canceled after the regime demanded changes to the format and the location of the talks, according to various media reports on Wednesday evening.
Paul Schnee: Unbelievably, in spite of being employed by, encouraged by and promoted by Dennis Prager, Ben Shapiro and the David Horowitz Freedom Center at the start of her public career Candace Owens has become one of America’s most prominent Jew-haters steadily elbowing Louis Farrakhan off his perch and taking an exalted place in the temple of disappointment.
Any time her name is mentioned in a conversation with sentient people they always scratch their heads and ask, “What on earth has happened to Candace Owens?” Nobody seems able to account for such an astonishing volte face. Most people ascribe her shabby and irrational anti-Semitism to her close association with Tucker Carlson the Svengali of conservative Jew-hatred, but it is difficult to understand why his influence would surpass what should be a deep gratitude to Prager, Shapiro and the DHFC. The closest explanation to which we can come is an old one that often poisons all human relations; we hate those we have wronged.
Posing as a champion of unassailable truth Candace manufactures her lies, libels, slanders and medieval distortions. She grievously wrongs Jewish people across the globe and insults the intelligence of everyone else. She has not only cooperated with evil but also has become evil herself. The rest of us though must keep on rowing as boats against the current.
Arlene Kushner | February 3, 2026
Iranian Airborne Cruise Missile (Photo by Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia)
This title is not a joke: it is a monumentally difficult task as matters now stand.
by Gerald A. Honigman
The Gatestone Institute recently published a good synopsis of the numerous problems associated with President Trump’s Gaza peace plan which will probably be as effective as his latest “deal” involving talking to Iran’s mullahs while thousands more Iranians are slaughtered in the streets…over a month after he encouraged them to revolt.
By Moshe Phillips
Eli Cohen (in the middle) with his friends from the Syrian army at the Golan Heights overlooking Israel. Civilians were not allowed to the Golan Heights since it had been heavily guarded military area. Cohen was case apart. Photo by Syrian military personnel – jspace.com, Public Domain, Wikipedia
In December 2025, many news outlets reported that, following the fall of Assad and the Ba’athist Party, Israel began searching for the remains of Mossad agent Eli Cohen, who was executed in Syria in 1965. Now with the recovery of Staff Sergeant Major Ran Gvili’s remains, 843 days after the Hamas-led invasion of Israel, it is well past time to demand that Syria’s leaders return Eli Cohen’s body.
