Victory by Blockade or War  

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Trump’s decision to extend the ceasefire has been met with criticism and ridicule, but there is a real potential of this policy bringing about the victory which has remained elusive over the course of a month of war.

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April 22, 2026 | 1:10 pm | Comments »

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Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire, Blockade; Negotiations Remain In Limbo  

Harold HutchisonMedia Reporter | Daily Caller |

President of the United States Donald Trump speaking at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere. Photo by Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America - Donald Trump, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=161052729President of the United States Donald Trump speaking at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Photo by Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America – Donald Trump, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikipedia

President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social Tuesday that both a ceasefire and a blockade on Iran would remain in place for the time being.

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April 22, 2026 | 1:07 pm | Comments »

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The Warmonger Default: How ancient canards shape modern foreign policy myths  

The lie claiming that Jews are the hidden hand behind wars – this time the Iran War – has followed the Jewish people from Shushan to Des Moines to September 11 to the present.

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak privately in the Vermeil Room before a dinner, Monday, July 7, 2025, at the White House. Photo by The White House - https://www.flickr.com/photos/202101414@N05/54640976283/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=169447371President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak privately in the Vermeil Room before a dinner, Monday, July 7, 2025, at the White House. Photo by The White House – https://www.flickr.com/photos/202101414@N05/54640976283/, Public Domain, Wikipedia

“There are a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your realm. Their laws are different from those of every other people’s, and they do not observe the king’s laws; therefore it is not befitting the king to tolerate them.”– Esther 3:8

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April 22, 2026 | 12:53 pm | Comments »

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EXPOSED: CAIR’s ‘Quiet Revolution’ to Conquer Oklahoma – The Three-Pronged Plot to Dilute Conservative Power Revealed (Video)  

Hamas-Linked CAIR intends to use subversive tactics to transform Oklahoma by deploying a deliberate, multi-pronged campaign: 1.) Expand Muslim Political Influence Through Organizing and Coalitions, 2.) Enforce ‘Social Justice’ Norms via Education and Redefinition of Community, and 3.) Reduce Traditional Conservative Power Through Legal and Political Pressure.

By Renee Nal | RAIR Foundation USA | Apr 21, 2026

In a recent episode of the “CAIR on Air” podcast titled “How Muslims & Other Minority Groups Became Political Targets in America w/ Veronica Laizure”, the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell sat down with Veronica Laizure, Executive Director of CAIR Oklahoma.

The conversation reveals a clear agenda: Oklahoma is in CAIR’s sights. The speakers lay out plans to reshape the state through legal action, education campaigns, and political organizing. They aim to expand Muslim political influence, enforce “social justice” norms aligned with their ideology, and reduce traditional conservative power in one of America’s reddest states.

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April 22, 2026 | 12:47 pm | 1 Comment »

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McLaughlin Poll: Voters Back Trump on Iran  

Peloni:  Highly recommended article.

Paul Schnee

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a global leadership summit on the end of the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas at the Tonino Lamborghini International Convention Center in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Monday, October 13, 2025. Photo by Daniel Torok - https://www.flickr.com/photos/202101414@N05/54855575883/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=176713659U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a global leadership summit on the end of the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas at the Tonino Lamborghini International Convention Center in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Monday, October 13, 2025. Photo by Daniel Torok – Flickr, Public Domain, Wikipedia

Considering Iran’s 47 year long history of promoting vicious terrorist violence against America and the West, starting with the invasion of the American embassy in Tehran in 1979 and holding 50 of its employees hostage for 444 days, it is impossible to believe that only 52% of Americans approve of military action against Iran particularly after its leaders told American negotiators they had just over 900 lbs. of enriched uranium and that within a matter of weeks they would be able to have a nuclear device allowing them to fulfill their policy of, “Death to America; Death to Israel”.

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April 22, 2026 | 5:39 am | 1 Comment »

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Zionism’s Original Sin  

Peloni:  It is impossible to reconcile the distinctions drawn between Smotrich’s advocacy to recognize Gaza as Jewish land and those who would see it ceded to the Gazan psychopaths who supported, elected and by the thousands joined Hamas in fulfilling its blood lust and debauchery on October 7 in the Kibutzim of the Gaza envelop.  Abandoning this land to our enemies under any condition or negotiation designates a permanent penalty upon the Jewish people and simultaneously provides a trophy for those who would see the land of Israel soaked in Jewish blood, fulfilling the endless fantasies of those pernicious reprobates singing ‘from the river to the sea’.  Gaza is the land of the Jewish people, not some ransoming chit to be bargained away.  It is to Netanyahu’s eternal shame that he would fail to act in preventing Gaza from being ripped from the Jewish people a second time, the first being his long delayed silence while the Expulsion of 2005 became all but accepted.  It is incomprehensible that the surrender of Gaza should be supported by any political party, to any people, at any time.  For Likud to take such a position in surrendering these Jewish lands a second time to the very psychopaths who made October 7 possible, and who participating in the vile revelries of that great slaughter, should be understood to be as inexplicable as it is unacceptable.  On Yom HaShoah, in the silent moments honoring the memory of the Holocaust and past heroes, the current undertaking to betray the Zionist claim to our ancestral lands, which includes Gaza, screams for a reconsideration.  Min. Smotrich is to be congratulated for sounding this clarion call to make Gaza Jewish again.

By Sha’i ben-Tekoa

Israeli Flag. Photo by Benjamin Istanbuli on UnsplashPhoto by Benjamin Istanbuli on Unsplash

I just read online a lengthy but splendid, historical-legal argument by Karen Stahl-Don establishing the State of Israel in international law as the legal and legitimate sovereign in Judea, Samaria and Gaza, a.k.a. “from the river to sea,” and this year’s Independence Day would be remembered as the best ever if the government had told this to the world, but it never has. And I wonder why not?

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April 21, 2026 | 6:16 pm | 7 Comments »

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Israel in 10: Last ditch Iran talks, Israel’s Memorial Day With Yigal Carmon  

Peloni:  MEMRI’s Yigal Carmon calls for Trump to not return to war when the Iranians refuse his negotiation demands, but to simply continue the blockade on Iran and leave the Iranians to further melt down.  Carmon also addresses the desperation of the part of the Pakistani‘s to have a deal reached, as well as Qatar‘s complicity on behalf of Iran in the war, and calls on Trump once more to go all the way to the bunker in eliminating the Iranian regime.

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April 21, 2026 | 4:13 pm | Comments »

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PM Netanyahu at State Memorial Day ceremony in Jerusalem: ‘From abyss of Oct 7, we returned war to those who seek our lives’  

Mossad chief reveals: ‘M’ died outside of Israel, his work contributed to war against Iran

All Israel News Staff | Published: April 21, 2026

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In his remarks at the State Memorial Ceremony for the Fallen of Israel’s Wars on Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized the heroism of the country’s soldiers, which enabled it to climb out of the “abyss” of October 7, and to fight back against the nation’s enemies.

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April 21, 2026 | 3:41 pm | Comments »

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Rahm Emanuel gets aid to Israel all wrong  

Peloni:  What else might a Jew do to distinguish himself while running for president in an political party controlled and infiltrated by antisemites?  Of course a mensch would offer his party the distinction of leadership which failed to be demonstrated by Rep. Jeffries  and Sen. Schumer while they came to support the antisemites in their party.  Such a leadership distinctions, however, is not what marked Rahm Emanuel’s role in identifying and opposing such antisemites as the former US Pres. Obama, and instead, endorsed Obama and even joined his administration as his Chief of Staff.  Now, Emanuel is striking out on his own presidential bid, and one of his first acts in making such a bid is to cravenly endorse the antisemitic tropes which now fully characterize his party.

Shame on you, Rahm!  You once again rise to the moment to play the compliant Court Jew for those who would see you and your people destroyed so as to advance your own personal ambitions!

U.S. military assistance to Jerusalem is governed by agreements and legal frameworks that require much of that funding to be spent on American-made defense systems.

Moshe Phillips | April 20, 2026

Former Chicago Mayor and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel speaking with attendees at a 2026 Dialogues for Democracy event at Marston Exploration Theater at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. Photo by Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America - Rahm Emanuel, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=189031481Former Chicago Mayor and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel. Photo by Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America – Rahm Emanuel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikipedia

“Obviously, he’ll influence the president to be pro-Israel. Why wouldn’t he? What is he, an Arab? He’s not going to be mopping floors at the White House.” — Dr. Benjamin Emanuel, 2008.

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April 21, 2026 | 3:04 pm | 1 Comment »

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Israel and Lebanon Share a Common Enemy  

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When Donald Trump told the world that “Israel is PROHIBITED” from continuing its attacks on Hezbollah, he was not only showing a palpable want of sympathy for Israel, as it tries to complete its war against the jihad terror group. He also betrayed his miscomprehension of the Lebanese government’s position. The Lebanese government, and at least two-thirds of the Lebanese population, want Hezbollah to be destroyed. Trump’s prohibition was shameful; one hopes that despite his bullying “prohibition,” the IDF will continue to attack what remains of Hezbollah as a fighting force in Lebanon.

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April 21, 2026 | 6:56 am | 1 Comment »

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Report: Qatar Retains Crisis Management Firms Over University Funding Scrutiny  

Janet Levy: In 2025, Qatar gave $1.2 billion to U.S. colleges and universities, a major increase from its 2024 contribution of $396 million.

A House Committee on Education report revealed that Qatar’s involvement suppressed criticism of Hamas following the October 7th Massacre and contributed to the rise of radical antisemitism on U.S. campuses.

Qatar’s influence extends into the American media infrastructure. CNN is expanding its operations by establishing an office in Media City Qatar at no cost to the network. The Qatar Foundation pays a veteran CNN producer $460,000 annually.

Don’t forget Trump’s close relationship, investments, and the executive order that protected Qatar. Qatar harbors and finances the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas operatives who masterminded the Massacre. It also funds Hezbollah, Hamas, ISIS, Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and beyond.

The Washington Free Beacon reported that Doha hired Washington firms to “address public misconceptions” after Congress exposed Qatar’s pressure on U.S. universities.

Jewish Onliner | Apr 20, 2026

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April 20, 2026 | 6:24 pm | 1 Comment »

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Turkey-Israel tensions deepen amid Erdogan’s confrontational policy  

Peloni:  Below offers an important context to the US emboldening and strengthening Iran in the region. Erdogan’s goals are centered around conquest, not stability, and it has made no pretense about its enmity and focus of coordinating its expansionist goals around the denigration and isolation of Israel.  Diffusing this problem can only be addressed by the US, but not in the way the US is currently acting as it seems to be strongly guided by the Turkish delights of Amb. Tom Barrack’s pro-Erdogan fantasies.

Ankara’s anti-Israel campaign under Erdogan signals a deeper strategic confrontation and rising Middle East tensions.

April 20, 2026 | 6:19 pm | 3 Comments »

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