Trump Clears Landmark US-Saudi Nuclear Deal, Ties Approval To Abraham Accords Amid Iran Tensions  

Peloni:  An interesting revelation comes hours after Trump’s Energy Secretary, Chris Wright, formally signs the agreement with Saudi Arabia supporting their development of a ‘civilian’ nuclear program.  Amid claims by Sec. State Marco Rubio that the program will not lead to a military application with a nuclear bomb spin-off, Trump announced on Thursday via Trump Social (see below) that deal is now contingent upon Saudi joining of the Abraham Accords.

Notably, the Abraham Accords made many things possible which were previously not even likely, but the one context on which  the AA was based, ie ignoring the primacy of the Israeli-Palestinian settlement, has formed the entire basis of MBS’ objections to joining the AA.

Additionally, the basis of any peace with any Arab nation should require a stated demand by Israel’s peace partners to accept Israel’s right to its ancestral lands as recognized in international law and described by the San Remo Declaration.  Instead of this obviously fundamental foundation on which any peace might be based, the AA has sidestepped this issue, and the result has seen Israel’s AA partners bringing Israel before the UN Security Council for condemnations after one of its ministers did nothing more controversial than to visit the Temple Mount which is the most sacred Holy site in all of Judaism.

Nonetheless, the bargain that Trump offered MBS with the temptation of an endless source of cheap energy should come at some price to the Kingdom.  Yet, if we are to be honest and comprehensive in our assessment of the Trump-Saudi deal, it should similarly be recalled that the Kingdom has no real need for a near endless source of cheap energy as it is one of the most energy endowed nations on the planet, and if Rubio’s assertions that the US-Saudi deal will not allow any opportunity for the development of a nuclear bomb, what is the real benefit for MBS to be so engaged in this prospective deal as he stands as the largest producer of oil in the world besides the US.  The obvious conclusion is that he does intend to develop a nuclear weapons program, and sooner or later, due to American corruption or flagging interest in safeguarding any safeguards in this deal, he will probably be successful in this aim.

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Jordan Accused Of Enabling Deadly Iranian Attack On American Personnel  

Peloni:  There will be a consequence for this.  As Jordan’s king quietly leaves his own country in the aftermath of this debacle, we are left to ponder what those consequences might be.

Jordan Accused of Enabling Deadly Iranian Attack on American Personnel

Jafaj.net | 2026-07-22

Muwaffaq Salti at Azraq, aJordanian run installation, hosts thousands of American soldiers and a large collection of coalition jets, was struck on July 19. killing 3 US Servicemen. Screengrab via X.Muwaffaq Salti at Azraq, a Jordanian run installation, hosts thousands of American soldiers and a large collection of coalition jets, was struck on July 19. killing 3 US Servicemen. Screengrab via X.

Summary:

On 20 July 2026, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reportedly issued a public statement thanking unnamed “Jordanians” whom it claimed provided intelligence that directly assisted Iranian attacks against U.S. military targets in Jordan. On 21 July 2026, Iraqi television channel Al-Ghadeer broadcast an interview with former Iraqi Army spokesman Lt. Gen. Abdul Karim Khalaf, who alleged that Jordanian military officers leaked military information to Iran. Khalaf claimed that the leaked intelligence contributed to attacks resulting in the deaths of U.S. service members and damage to U.S. military facilities in Jordan.

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Echoes of the Roman Conquest of Jerusalem in Today’s Islamic Conquest of the West  

Jonathan Feldstein

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Across the world this week, Jews are observing the saddest day on the Biblical calendar, a day of mourning and fasting in commemoration of the destruction of the First Temple (586 BCE) and the Second Temple (70 CE), along with other calamities that have befallen the Jewish people on the same day – the ninth of the month of Av – across millennia. These are not a coincidence, and our observance and mourning are with deep introspection.

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July 23, 2026 | 8:49 pm | Comments »

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The Tragic Cost of Open Borders with Mudar Adnan Zahran  

Peloni:  Focus on the section following 34 minute mark when Mudar Zahran addresses Jordan’s alliance with Iran and Muslim Brotherhood, role of Jordanian Intelligence in attacks on American forces.  Of note in the earlier part of the video, Zahran discusses the case of an American woman murdered by a Jordanian national.  Beyond discussing the fate of the suspect in this case, he addresses European migration practices, motivations for European conversion to Islam, and the two tier justice system in Jordan among other topics.  See full list of topics at bottom.

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July 23, 2026 | 7:45 pm | Comments »

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Just Tell Me You’re Alive  

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We are happy to inform you that Just Tell Me You’re Alive, the new documentary from Moral Edge is now available to watch.

Unlike most films about October 7th, this documentary is not about the horrors of that day. It is about what came after.

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The Republican Party’s Future Should Not Be J.D. Vance  

Peloni:  Michel Benchimol provides a very careful and very thoughtful analysis of JD Vance’s worrying potential as the GOP’s next leader.

America Needs a Conservative Successor Built on Consistency, Experience, and Independent Judgment

Michel Benchimol

VP Vance during Trump meeting with Lebanon Pres. Aoun.  Screenshot via Youtube. 

WHY I NO LONGER BELIEVE J.D. VANCE SHOULD BECOME PRESIDENT

Trust, Judgment, and the Qualities America Should Demand From Its Next Conservative Leader

There was a time when I believed J.D. Vance might very well become one of the brightest stars in the Republican Party.

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July 23, 2026 | 1:47 pm | 1 Comment »

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Trump thinks outside the box on Hezbollah – Lebanon wants Israel out first  

Peloni:  It is a disturbing observation to note that Trump having suggested the possibility of talking with Hezbollah.  Doing so would only serve to raise their political standing while ignoring literally thousands of American deaths on their hands, as well as their role in the subsidizing and coordinating with the ongoing drug trade which Trump has been facing down in America.  While it is stated that ‘conventional’ approaches have thus far failed, it should be noted that the only approaches to deal with Hezbollah have been thru negotiations based on promises of disarmament used to force Israel back across an undefensible border which ultimately led to the continued slaughter of Israelis in the North.  What would be an unconventional step would be to support an Israeli buffer zone til such time as already agreed upon stipulations made by Lebanon, including by Pres. Aoun himself, of disarming Hezbollah was enacted.  Of course, Aoun wants Israel out of Lebanon first, but that is the very mechanism on which the past ‘conventional’ approaches were based and failed.  Time for a new approach, and talking with terrorists won’t solve the crisis.  It will only serve to distract from the fact that the old approaches of forcing Israeli concessions is also the basis of the new approach.  Thus far Aoun has disarmed not a single Hezbollah soldier and Israel is being forced into a ‘pilot’ test program.  Forcing Lebanon to act would be a new approach, but it seems thus far that is not the path being pursued, which is why it will almost certainly fail.

David Brody|All Israel News | Published: July 22, 2026
President Trump meets with Lebanese Joseph Aoun in the Oval Office.  Screengrab via Youtube.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has never been accused of thinking inside the box. If anything, the opposite is true.

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July 23, 2026 | 12:22 pm | 1 Comment »

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‘No Need’ For American Boots on Ground: Arm Fifty Million Freedom Fighters in Iran  

Peloni:  American success in Iran requires an occupying land force.  The general Iranian public could serve such a role, but it would require some form of organizing military leadership such as would come from at least part of the Iranian army defecting to oppose the existing regime.

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Iranian protestors.  Screengrab via Youtube [Cropped] https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DliDl9lP2hcIranian protestors.  Screengrab via Youtube [Cropped]

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is a blood-soaked cartel that holds eighty-five million citizens hostage through terror, extortion, and executioner squads. American foreign policy stands on the brink of a catastrophic blunder if foreign boots step onto Iranian soil to fight a battle that belongs strictly to the Iranian nation.

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July 23, 2026 | 11:55 am | 1 Comment »

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If Tisha B’Av were taking place in a courtroom today, who would we place in the dock?  

Nicolas Poussin - The Destruction of the Temple at Jerusalem. Image by Nicolas Poussin - Web Gallery of Art:   Image  Info about artwork, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15885287Nicolas Poussin – The Destruction of the Temple at Jerusalem. Image by Nicolas Poussin – Web Gallery of Art:   Image  Info about artwork, Public Domain, Wikipedia

If Tisha B’Av were taking place in a courtroom today, who would we place in the dock?
The Romans? That is the easy answer.

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July 23, 2026 | 1:55 am | 3 Comments »

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The Jordanian army of “King” Ali Baba works for Iran…  

Mudar Zahran

* On July 20, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard issued a statement thanking “Jordanians” whom it said provided precise intelligence information that directly contributed to targeting U.S. bases in Jordan and killing American soldiers.

 

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July 23, 2026 | 1:00 am | 1 Comment »

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America and Israel’s Military Relationship Just Changed FOREVER!  

Peloni:  Rabbi Pesach Wolicki discusses all things related to the section of the NDAA being debated in the US.  He focuses on how the NDAA will change the US-Israel relationship, how it benefits Israel, how it benefits America, how it is different from the current US ‘aid’, what the critics are saying about it, and where things stand today with its passage.

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July 22, 2026 | 8:34 pm | 2 Comments »

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US vs. Iran: It’s Not About Israel  

Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger | “Second Thought: US-Israel Initiative” | July 22, 2026

Blaze following successful Iranian attack on US Fifth Fleet naval base in Bahrain in March 2026. Screengrab via YoutubeBlaze following successful Iranian attack on US Fifth Fleet naval base in Bahrain in March 2026. Screengrab via Youtube

*Independent of Israel’s existence, the Ayatollah regime’s hostility toward the US is deeply rooted in its 1,400-year-old fanatical, apocalyptic, anti-“infidel” ideology, as is reaffirmed in its Constitution, school curriculum, mosque sermons, official media and daily geo-strategic conduct.

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July 22, 2026 | 8:31 pm | 1 Comment »

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Billion-Dollar Data Centers And The Growing Opposition  

Across almost all 50 states, there’s a move toward moratoriums on building data centers as concerns about their potential impact grow…and they remain a political liability as the midterms approach.

Janet Levy | Am Thinker | July 22, 2026

Switch is expanding its Screengrab via Youtube

Nestled between the sere hills east of Sparks, Nevada, and a little off the U.S. Parkway (SR-439), Switch’s Citadel Campus is a Las Vegas company specializing in data centers. One building is already operational: Tahoe Reno 1, a high-security, futuristic industrial shed standing on endless rows of girders, with a roof designed to withstand 200-mile-per-hour winds.

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July 22, 2026 | 7:07 pm | 3 Comments »

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He Translated My Words Into Arabic…and it Backfired on Him  

Peloni:  Idit Bar engages in an important battlefield which breaks down language barriers to share the truth with those who support our enemies out of pure ignorance.  In one case in point of this battle over languages, she shares an example of how her words are mistranslated and truncated.  Below she sets the record strait, while also highlighting the importance which every engagement on this battlefield of word has in reaching those who simply don’t know better than what they are told in a foreign tongue, even under the conditions related below.

Idit Bar

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A particularly sarcastic response to Dr. Ahmad Suleiman from Egypt.

He claims to teach Hebrew as the “language of the enemy,” translates my podcast with a few mistakes… and, in the process, gives me free publicity.
In the end, I even thanked him.
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July 22, 2026 | 5:07 pm | 2 Comments »

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Hamas planned Oct 7-style attack in Europe on 2nd anniversary of massacre – report  

Peloni: Is it really surprising that importing an unvetted population with a culture which supports and advocates for Jihad, rape, torture, kidnapping and murder would not lead to such an outcome as this?

The worst part of this report is that the political ties between the Leftist leadership in Europe and their growing Muslim constituencies will make it impossible for the Left to change its policies and course correct, even if they wanted to do so.

Terror group has built network across the continent, established multiple weapons caches

Hanan Lischinsky | All Israel News | Published: July 22, 2026

The Hamas terrorist organization planned to carry out a large-scale terror attack on Jewish or Israeli targets in Europe to coincide with the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 invasion and massacre in Israel, according to a report by the Swiss Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) this week.

The report came on the heels of the latest in a series of arrests of Hamas operatives in Europe, highlighting the consistent efforts by the terror group to exploit the ability to easily travel within the European Union to coordinate attacks and create weapon depots.

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July 22, 2026 | 4:50 pm | 3 Comments »

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Trump approves civilian nuclear program with Saudi Arabia, raising Israeli concerns & arms race fears  

UPDATE:  Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) National President Morton A. Klein released the following statement:

The U.S.-Saudi deal for a “civilian” nuclear program – which potentially, after a two-year study, includes permitting Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium – is a serious, dangerous mistake. The deal seems likely to lead to widespread nuclear proliferation throughout the Middle East and redouble Iran’s determination to rapidly obtain nuclear weapons at all costs.

See full ZOA statement at bottom.

Peloni:  The lack of oversight associated with the US-Saudi nuclear deal is beyond belief.  Is it truly Washington’s intent that Saudi Arabia become a nuclear power?  The transactional nature of Trump’s foreign policy is going to form a very troubling outcome for the future of both the region and for America’s future.  Instead of pursuing even a temporary stabilizing policy for the region, which would come from the Abraham Accords, Trump is providing the region with the means of pursuing nuclear proliferation.  There is no good outcome from this, none at all.

All Israel News Staff | Published: July 22, 2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump approved an agreement to provide the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with a civilian nuclear program – without including stringent safeguards to stop materials being developed for nuclear weapons, and without conditioning it on peace with Israel, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

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July 22, 2026 | 12:36 pm | 2 Comments »

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Ninth Plot for One Target: Ben Gvir Assassination Thwarted  

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Israeli security authorities announced that they had foiled the latest of nine attempts to assassinate National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, following the arrest of a Nazareth resident allegedly seeking Hamas assistance to carry out attacks against Israeli targets.

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Dr. Sheila Nazarian: I Have Seen This Movie Before  

Peloni: This is a must see video by Dr. Sheila Nazrian in which she provides a stirring description of the deep connection between what is taking place in America today with what took place in Iran during the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979.  Nazarian recounts her family’s harrowing escape from Iran during the Islamic Revolution, describing how they were smuggled out in 1985 hidden under burlap sacks and corn in the back of a truck. She details the terrifying journey across the desert to the Pakistani border, where they endured gunshots from border police before eventually making their way to Vienna and finally entering the United States. Drawing from this lived experience, Nazarian warns her audience that she recognizes the patterns of that revolution— which she says turned Iran into a “prison for women” and a state sponsor of terrorism—emerging again today. She asserts that she has “seen this movie before” and urges Americans to recognize these dangerous ideological shifts before history repeats itself.  At about 12 minutes into the speech, Nazarian addresses the students who are today acting as useful idiots in the remaking of the tragedy of her childhood, challenging them with the fact that they have no conception of what the world would look like without America and that Israel stands on the front line of battle in the war between civilization and barbarism.

A Warning from an Iranian Jewish Refugee

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July 22, 2026 | 11:08 am | 2 Comments »

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