What Netanyahu had to say to the UN

Here's what Israel's prime minister had to say to the UN's monsters, and to Zohran Mamdani:

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held up a Hezbollah pager during his United Nations speech Thursday, as dozens of diplomats walked out before he took the stage.

“Remember these things?” Netanyahu asked the audience, holding up the device. “Well, I can tell you this: Hezbollah certainly remembers them.”

Netanyahu was referring to the September 2024 operation in which thousands of pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded across Lebanon.

The Israeli prime minister touted Israel’s military campaign against Hezbollah, saying the terror group’s arsenal of approximately 150,000 ballistic missiles and rockets had been significantly degraded and that many of its leaders had been killed. [...]

He also pointed to Israel’s strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities, saying destroying the sites was “one of the easiest decisions” he had made as prime minister because failing to do so would have left Israel facing an existential threat.

“Devastating Iran’s nuclear facilities was hard. It was very hard to do,” Netanyahu said. “But for me, it was one of the easiest decisions I’ve ever had to make as prime minister. Because if we hadn’t done it, we’d all be dead.”

Netanyahu argued that Israel’s actions against Iran were also protecting other countries, including some whose representatives had walked out of the chamber.

And their departure from the auditorium is enough to wonder if they couldn't care less what fate would befall their own countries if they'd been struck by Iran. Such people don't belong in politics, and only make clear why the UN is not an institution any sane person should work for.

Now, here's what Giulio Meotti had to say about the visit to the UN, which was unfortunately kept brief, due to how Zohran Mamdani was calling for protests against Netanyahu, and also notes that:

The Israeli opposition’s accusations that Netanyahu is using these moments for his own political ends are ridiculous: they themselves would sell their own mothers in the marketplace for power. That’s politics, period.

No one in the world is as capable as Netanyahu of owning that stage and lining up so many truths.

A phrase of Saul Bellow’s came back to me: “In their concern for the decay of civilization and in their pride, the Israelis have something to teach the world."

While numerous UN delegates walked out of the hall at the start of Netanyahu’s speech, the Israeli prime minister said: “If there are any other cowards who haven’t left the chamber, do it now."

Bibi spoke about Iran: “If we had not destroyed the Iranian nuclear facilities, we would be dead, and we also defended many countries whose delegates left this hall. Many later thanked us in private. Hypocrites".

He evoked his brother Yonatan and the Entebbe raid. He spoke of October 7 (“for a country of ten million it is like 40,000 Americans killed in less than 24 hours") to justify Israel’s wars: “What other country the size of New Jersey would have fought on seven fronts against these barbarians?".

Netanyahu was alone and defiant.

I’m sure he would not agree with my definition of solitude, but that is the reality: Israel has been left isolated, even though many of its apparent allies condemn it in the morning and thank it behind the scenes in the evening.

Netanyahu has always used the General Assembly to shake public opinion.

Read more at the article.

JD Vance sets a most divisive example

I don't know what exactly is in the final "deal" between the USA and Iran, something I'll try to comment on another time, but for now, vice president J.D. Vance is not improving the situation with attacks on Israel in regards to Lebanon:

The harsh criticism leveled against Israel by U.S. Vice President JD Vance has sparked angry reactions.

Republican Senator Rick Scott of Florida wrote: “Israel is our greatest ally and strongest partner in the Middle East. The evil Iranian regime wants to wipe BOTH of us off the face of the Earth. That will never happen because we will ALWAYS stand together."

“America’s unwavering support for Israel’s defense helps make the America First agenda possible, the U.S. stronger, and the world a safer place," he stressed.

Professor Jeffrey Lax of New York University, a prominent activist for the Jewish community and in the fight against antisemitism and discrimination against pro-Israel professors and students, was even sharper in his criticism.

“The most sickening part of JDVance's mid-book tour press conference? Right here, where he accuses Israel(!) of attacking civilian population centers in Beirut when every honest person on earth knows it is exactly the other way around," Lax said.

“This man CANNOT be our next president," Lax declared.

The criticism was also echoed by the “Green Prince," Mosab Hassan Yousef, who lives in the United States.

"Israel is not a client state. It is a sovereign, independent, and powerful nation. Its strength has never depended on any foreign leader, it comes from its own people. While the partnership with the United States has been valuable, Israel has never been a burden. It has delivered massive contributions to American technology, medicine, cybersecurity, and defense, far beyond what most Americans realize. At a moment when America is facing deep internal and external challenges, turning against one of its most capable and loyal allies is not just shortsighted, it is self-destructive. Those who believe they are weakening Israel by attacking it are actually weakening America’s own interests," Yousef said.

During a White House briefing yesterday (Thursday), Vance claimed that Israel was bombing Lebanon indiscriminately.

Based on what Vance has done, no, he's not fit to be the next presidential candidate. And we shouldn't buy his books either. So he obscures the Hezbollah's evils, and rails against Israel instead? Vance has really disappointed.

Update: on the subject of Iran, they've backed out of the deal signing in Switzerland, and Vance has delayed a trip there. So what's being accomplished so far when the deal may be questionable at most?

Update: the Federalist is making things worse by fudging the exact details, and makes it sound like it's wrong to destroy a terrorist organization, and as though Iran's literally right to defend said monsters:

Israel’s targeting of Hezbollah in Lebanon has been a point of tension during negotiations with Iran, sometimes breaking ceasefires and jeopardizing the openness of the Strait of Hormuz. Israel has also killed negotiators from Iran in the past in the middle of talks.

Israeli attacks in Lebanon have reportedly resulted in tense phone calls between Trump and Netanyahu, in which Trump has reportedly said his Israeli counterpart has “no f-cking judgement” during the negotiating process.

This is insulting to the intellect, and could also explain why the same news writers seem disinterested in freeing all Iranian citizens who don't want to wear outfits like the chador. This can also explain why there are certain commentators on the right, in and out of Israel, who find the way this has been handled troubling, and don't sound optimistic this'll go over well.

Iran fired missiles anew at Israel after strike in Lebanon

What's happened now is something Iran's dictators threatened at least a week before, in what proves they still won't surrender:

After threats made about a week ago that an Israeli strike in Beirut would lead to Iranian intervention, Tehran has fired missiles at northern Israel.

As a reminder, about a week ago, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in an interview with the Lebanese channel Al Mayadeen that Iran had informed the US that "if Beirut is attacked, we will not accept this under any circumstances."

He added, "From our perspective, such an action means that the ceasefire has been completely violated, and our armed forces will respond." In another post on X, Araghchi stressed that the ceasefire applied "to all fronts, including Lebanon," and that "a violation on one front is a violation of the ceasefire on all fronts, with the US and Israel responsible for the consequences."

In other words, they're siding with a jihadist organization, one they also fund. This is abominable. The IAF wisely took action, striking some more sites in Iran where weaponry was being built.

Now, amazingly enough, things are returning to normal, with Iran stopping their new launches, and it would appear that Donald Trump saw to that, for which credit can be given. But it has been made clear that, should Iran resume, they will face action, and action must definitely be taken if it happens.

What will Iran be like after the ayatollah's been finished?

That's what Jason Greenblatt talks about, now that the USA/Israeli strikes on Iran's infrastructure and nuclear sites have been carried out:

Something has changed in the Iran nuclear negotiation that many analysts are not fully accounting for. The military balance between the United States and Iran has shifted more dramatically than at any point since the Islamic Republic acquired its first centrifuges. Iran’s air defense shield, the infrastructure that for years effectively concealed and protected its nuclear program, has been destroyed. Its proxies are severely degraded. Its economy is under sanctions and naval blockade pressure that is genuinely unprecedented. Its nuclear sites have been damaged. Trump built leverage that no American president has come close to matching, and he is bringing it to the table.

The question is not whether Trump will press for his terms. He has made clear he will, and those terms—principally the physical removal of enriched uranium from Iranian soil and a permanent prohibition on nuclear weapons—are the deal the United States and the broader Middle East need. The question is whether Iran will accept them. And beneath that sits a harder one: Will the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which has its own theory of deterrence and its own institutional equities in the nuclear program, allow any agreement to hold?

Both questions matter. Neither has a clean answer.

The strategic landscape today bears almost no resemblance to 2015, when the last deal was struck. When the Obama administration concluded the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iran’s regional power was intact. Hezbollah was the most formidable non-state military force in the Middle East. The Houthis were an insurgency, not a force capable of threatening Red Sea shipping lanes. Hamas governed Gaza with operational freedom. Iran’s air defenses, built over decades with Russian and Chinese assistance, provided real protection for nuclear infrastructure deep inside Iranian territory. The pressure on Tehran was economic—real, but not existential.

None of that is true today.

Iran’s air defense network has been dismantled. The S-300 batteries and radar infrastructure that once raised the cost of strikes on Iranian territory are gone. Its navy has been largely destroyed. Its air force is severely degraded. Command and control infrastructure, Revolutionary Guard facilities, and intelligence networks have all been struck. What remains of Iran’s conventional military capacity is a fraction of what existed before the conflict began. That is a fundamental change in the military equation.

What is clear is taht the IRGC cannot be allowed to continue to govern Iran in any way, shape or form. Nor can Islamic sharia. And of course, let's not forget that it's vital to confiscate any uranium and other nuclear materials still in Iran to ensure that in the forseeable future, they can no longer pursue such repulsive goals as world destruction.

Haredi brigade will attend Memorial Day ceremony, but not gathering where women sing?

According to the following report:

The Hasmonean Brigade has responded to a report by Channel 13 that claimed that the haredi brigade would not participate in Memorial Day ceremonies and would not mark Independence Day to "prevent exposing the soldiers to Zionist and patriotic content." The Hasmonean Brigade emphhatically denied the report.

"Preparations for the Hasmonean Brigade Memorial Day ceremony were recently completed as planned," the brigade said.

It further noted that "at the same time, a Hasmonean Brigade battalion currently operating in Lebanon will also hold a moving remembrance ceremony, as all IDF brigades do, while continuing its operational activities on the ground."

While this is welcome news, if the following is factual, it most definitely isn't:

The Channel 13 report also claimed that two soldiers from the brigade who were selected to receive the President's Distinction Medal will not appear at the ceremony at the President's Residence with the other recipients due to concerns about women singing during the ceremony, According to the report, the Chief of Staff will hold a private ceremony for the two at a later date.

Well that ruins everything, and is a disgrace and shame. As I've noted before, during October 7, 2023, many women were murdered by the Hamas jihadists as much for singing as for their ethnicity and sexuality. And the twosome they speak of won't attend a ceremony where women sing? They're only perpetuating the moral and societal harm that we need to avoid. They don't deserve medals at all.

IDF soldier in Lebanon causes disgusting PR embarrassment by vandalizing Jesus statue

At a time when Israel needs to be able to keep morale high, and is supposed to be dedicated to protecting Christian adherents endangered by Islamofascism, an IDF soldier had to create a repellent situation by vandalizing a Jesus statue in Lebanon:

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on Sunday that a photo circulating online showed an IDF soldier wielding a hammer over the head of a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon, committing to take “appropriate measures” against those involved.

The outrageous image of desecration of Christian iconography surfaced in the context of an ongoing Israeli invasion of Lebanon that President Donald Trump claimed had entered a ceasefire period to allow for peace talks on Thursday. The text of the IDF statement on the matter stated only that “the photograph depicts an IDF soldier operating in southern Lebanon” and did not specify whether the military had confirmed that the photograph was authentic and undoctored.

The assurance that the IDF is preparing to take “appropriate measures” against individuals involved suggests that officials do consider that those involved have behaved inappropriately, either truly engaging in the behavior photographed or producing the image to escalate tensions between Christians in Lebanon and Israel. The IDF statement also described the situation around the photo as an “incident” and stated that its soldiers are working to help restore the statue, again indicating that officials do not believe the photo was doctored or created with artificial intelligence.

Could the soldier who committed the disgusting act have been an ultra-Orthodox extremist? I don't know, but here's a case where a valid condemnation and complaint can be lodged against a soldier for doing something dirty that damages morale along with the IDF's expected mission. It's entirely possible the soldier did it deliberately to flare tensions. And division is the last thing we need at a time when the Hezbollah is still bound to be a serious danger. I hope the statue can be repaired, and that's something the IDF should do, along with sentencing the corrupt soldier to prison for the offensive act that was completely uncalled for.

Negotiations with Lebanon

With the Iranian threat of missiles stopped for now, the Israeli government says it's going to negotiate a peace deal with Lebanon, which includes a demand to disarm the Hezbollah jihadist organization:

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel will begin direct negotiations with Lebanon “as soon as possible,” aimed at disarming Hezbollah and advancing what he described as a “historic, sustainable peace agreement,” as tensions persist over the scope of the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire.

The directive, issued following a cabinet decision, came after what Netanyahu described as repeated requests from the Lebanese government to open direct talks, with the negotiations set to focus on dismantling Hezbollah’s military capabilities and establishing peaceful relations between the neighboring states.

“The negotiations will focus on disarming Hezbollah and establishing peaceful relations between Israel and Lebanon,” Netanyahu said, adding that Israel “appreciates” the Lebanese prime minister’s call to demilitarize Beirut.

Addressing residents of northern Israel after the announcement, Netanyahu stressed that the diplomatic track does not signal a halt in military operations, declaring that “there is no ceasefire in Lebanon” and that Israeli forces will continue striking Hezbollah “with full force” until security is restored.

Indeed, the Hezbollah's still been attacking Israel with their own missiles, and there's sadly no guarantee Iran will comply honestly with demands from the USA in the long run, so long as they're still under the thumb of Islamofascists. As far as Lebanon is concerned, an effort must be made to get the Islamofascists out of any rulership there, and make it safe for non-Muslims again. And there's no telling if any negotiations with the Lebanese government will bring positive results.

Defeating Hezbollah is a main objective in Lebanon

Israel's defense minister made the point now, though there's a certain point of contention to be found here:

Defense Minister Israel Katz says Israel remains committed to disarming Hezbollah “through military and political means.”

“Israel’s policy in Lebanon has been and remains clear: the top objective is the disarmament of Hezbollah through military and political means, regardless of the Iran issue,” Katz says following an assessment with military officials.

Katz says the IDF is completing its ground offensive in southern Lebanon up to the line from which Hezbollah can launch anti-tank missiles at Israeli communities.

Well I do hope they realize that allowing the Hezbollah to remain even in northern Lebanon is unacceptable, since it would give them a chance to rebuild one day, with or without Iran's backing. Something that might be called "hudna" in Islamic doctrine. And it's high time that something were done to ensure Lebanon can one day return to having a non-Muslim majority and/or government run the country again, which would make the region safer.

The Hamas terrorist organization is rebuilding in Gaza

Some experts are warning that, while the war against Iran and Lebanon continue, the Hamas has been exploiting that time in order to rebuild its grip on Gaza:

While Israel focuses on threats from Iran and the northern front, Hamas is quietly reconstructing its infrastructure and strengthening control over Gaza, according to security experts. Footage and intelligence reveal convoys guarded by armed operatives, tunnels being refurbished, and the organization reestablishing itself economically-raising concerns among residents near the Gaza border that warnings of Hamas’s collapse have been premature.

Raphael Hayon, who operates an independent intelligence center from his home in Netivot, says he identified signs of distress and preparations for raids even before the October ceasefire. In an interview with Alon Sharvit on Kan News, Hayon warns that Hamas is undergoing a rapid reconstruction process.

He cites recent videos showing convoys of trucks entering Gaza, guarded by armed Hamas operatives. The footage illustrates Hamas’s full control over civilian areas up to the “yellow line," with personnel carrying light weapons and RPGs directing movement and setting the agenda on Gaza’s streets.

The Israeli authorities have been allowing truck convoys into Gaza without any inspection? I don't know, but if that's even remotely the case, it shows how security continues to be a serious fiasco, as is the way the Hamas is allowed to continue trying to reorganize. The IDF will have to prove they can act upon this info.

How the IDF took down Iran's missile and defense systems

Some news about how the IDF managed to defeat much of Iran's weaponry to date, and also smashed much of Hezbollah in Lebanon:

The IDF has released new data on Operation Roaring Lion in Iran, detailing the stages of preparation for the campaign, the opening strike, and operational efforts undertaken since the start of the conflict.

According to the army, in the months preceding the operation, the Intelligence Directorate concentrated extensive efforts while applying lessons learned from previous operations against Iran. The IDF emphasized that Israel entered the campaign with the understanding that Iran is a significant-capability enemy that must not be underestimated.

According to the data, the operation in Iran is being conducted according to a pre-planned, structured program, on which thousands of military Intelligence and IDF personnel in both regular and reserve units worked. The IDF noted that almost all targets struck in the operation are new targets identified by Military Intelligence after Operation Rising Lion, the result of a long-term intelligence effort spanning years.

The IDF also noted that Hezbollah was significantly weakened following Operation Northern Arrows, with its weapons arsenal reduced by approximately 90 percent. The damage to the organization and the IDF’s defensive preparations, according to them, allow freedom of action in Lebanon and Iran.

Security officials assessed that Hezbollah might join the conflict, so a broad preparation effort was carried out and operational plans were adapted in advance. The IDF stated that it is well-prepared for both defense and offense on the northern border. [...]

At the current stage of the campaign, the effort is focused on systematically targeting centers of power of the Iranian regime, including command headquarters, control centers, Basij sites, and the regime’s suppression forces.

The IDF noted that unlike Operation Rising Lion, which focused on an immediate threat, Operation Roaring Lion provides an opportunity to strike more broadly at Iran’s strategic capabilities.

In the early days of the operation, efforts focused on striking Iran’s ballistic missile system, aiming to reduce launches toward Israel. According to the IDF, after more than two weeks of fighting, a significant decline in launches toward the Israeli home front is observed compared to Operation Rising Lion.

It was also reported that the IDF achieved air superiority within just 24 hours, enabling extensive operations over most of Iran’s airspace. As part of the strikes, 120 detection components and 100 air defense systems were destroyed.

The IDF noted that so far, most Iranian missile launchers have been hit and 85 percent of the regime’s detection capabilities have been damaged. Additionally, approximately 70 percent of Iranian launchers were rendered inoperative.

As part of the strikes against Iranian military industries, a significant impact was inflicted on missile production, leaving Iran with no current ability to manufacture missiles. The IDF stated that it continues to strike the production chain to maintain this achievement.

In recent days, the IDF has also acted against the command chain of the Iranian missile system, including command officers and missile bases, as well as against alternative residences and headquarters. These moves, according to the army, have led to a drastic reduction in missile fire toward Israel.

There's still danger of missiles being launched, and as of now, there were at least 2 alarms sounded today. But hopefully, this operation will ultimately result in Iran's regime being reduced to rubble as they deserve, and hopefully, Reza Pahlavi will be able to ensure a more civilized leadership will replace the mullahs. And maybe the country name will return to being "Persia" again.

Hezbollah getting worse with their latest jihadist attacks

The Hezbollah terrorist organizaton, which has been a proxy of Iran's tyrants for years, fired a barrage of 100 missiles at northern Israel:

The Hezbollah terrorist organization launched a barrage of about 100 rockets at Israel this evening (Wednesday).

Shortly after 8:20 pm, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit stated: "In the past few minutes, the Hezbollah terrorist organization launched rockets toward several areas in Israel. Along with the intercepting effort, the Israeli Air Force is currently striking ready-to-launch projectile launchers and additional infrastructure sites belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization across Lebanon."

"The public is requested to follow the Home Front Command’s defensive guidelines. The IDF will not tolerate any harm to Israeli civilians and will forcibly respond against any threat posed to the State of Israel."

Multiple impact sites have been reported in several areas. Magen David Adom reported that a man in his 50s was lightly injured when a flying object struck him in the hand.

Three fire crews from the central Galilee station were on the scene, cutting off power sources and searching the building for fear of anyone trapped. The incident commander, Rabbi Reshef Mordi Neuman, said, "This was a direct hit on the roof of a one-story private house. The firefighters searched for anyone trapped, cut off power sources and helped the injured get out of the building."

According to medical officials at the scene, two people were lightly injured.

Senior MDA paramedic David Basudo and MDA emergency medical paramedic Tal Eliyahu Yifrach said: "We arrived in ambulances and MDA intensive care units to a building with destruction, shrapnel and smoke. Miraculously, there were 2 injured people in light condition. When we approached the scene, one of the injured people walked towards us with her family and she was evacuated to the hospital. There were several other panic-stricken victims at the scene."

Hezbollah announced following the barrage that it had launched an operation titled "Al-ʿAṣf al-Ma’kūl," meaning "like devoured chaff." The term is an apparent reference to Surah Al-Fil (Chapter of the Elephant) from the Quran, which states: "For He sent against them flocks of birds that pelted them with stones of baked clay, leaving them like chewed up straw."

There may not have been any deaths in this attack like there were a few days ago when at least 2 people were murdered in these attacks, but it's clear why the IDF must make serious efforts to defeat the Hezbollah in Lebanon, and destroy as many missile launchers they have as possible.

London authorities ban al-Quds day march

The Islamic propaganda of al-Quds day was going on in Britain since 2012, but now thankfully, the authorities have banned it:

The British government has banned an end-of-Ramadan protest march through central London, with Police citing “extreme tensions” over the Middle East in the city leading to the risk of “serious public disorder” between protest and counter-protests.

UK Home Secretary [interior minister] Shabana Mahmood has approved a recommendation by the Metropolitan Police to ban the annual Al Quds march through central London. Commencing today, the ban on the march and any related protests including counter-protests will remain in force for one month.

Police say this is the first time a march has been banned in London since 2012, but note there is no law in Britain to prevent a static demonstration, which will be going ahead despite the ban.

Mahmood said in a statement that she was satisfied approving the unusual ban is “necessary to prevent serious public disorder, due to the scale of the protest and multiple counter-protests, in the context of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East” and that she expects to “see the full force of the law applied to anyone spreading hatred and division instead of exercising their right to peaceful protest”.

March organisers say they will challenge the ban in court and intend to go ahead with an Al Quds day protest with a static demonstration.

What if they decide to defy orders and march anyway? That's the problem here, and we have to hope the UK authorities will enforce the ban convincingly, but for all we know, they probably won't. Not that it'd be surprising if that were the case.

Israeli pilot shoots down Iranian-piloted plane

In what's being described as a historic first, an Israeli pilot manning a F35 fighter jet gunned down an Iranian jihadist pilot manning a Russian made Yak130 jet over Tehran:

An Israeli pilot in a U.S. built F-35 stealth fighter took out a manned Russian-made Iranian fighter jet over Tehran early Wednesday, reportedly a historic “world first” during Operation Epic Fury.

An Israeli F-35 ‘Adir’ fighter jet, using the jet’s Hebrew name that translates to “Mighty One,” downed a Russian-made Yak-130 in air-to-air combat, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on X.

“This is the first shootdown in history of a manned fighter aircraft by an F-35 ‘Adir’ fighter jet,” the IDF said.

Until now, in the assault on Iran the F-35 jets, a product of the U.S. defense giant Lockheed Martin, have reportedly only downed unmanned military targets, including drones.

It’s also the first time in more than four decades that the Israel Air Force engaged in air-to-air combat with manned aircraft.

“The last time IAF jets shot down a manned enemy aircraft was on November 24, 1985, over Lebanon. In that incident, an IAF F-15 downed two Syrian MiG-23 fighters,” according to the Times of Israel.

This is also informative of how Iran's relying on Russian-made machinery, and it's repugnant but not suprising the neo-communists of Russia would continue to supply the Religion of Peace with weapons.

War with Iran may have to resume

New information about Iran continuing to try and rebuilt its arsenals of missiles makes clear the war against Iran is bound to resume:

Iran’s renewed push to rebuild its ballistic missile arsenal now poses as grave a threat as its nuclear program, US Sen. Lindsey Graham (R - South Carolina) warned in an interview with The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.

“This trip is about elevating the risk ballistic missiles pose to Israel,” Graham told the Post.

In response to concerns raised by many Israeli officials about Trump discussing only the nuclear threat and neglecting the ballistic missile threat, he stated, “That’s changing. We cannot allow Iran to produce ballistic missiles because they could overwhelm the Iron Dome. It’s a major threat.”

No doubt at all. Of course, it's regrettable if nobody wants to conduct a ground raid on Iran, something their tyrants are doubtlessly counting upon, and which they'll exploit for all it's worth. As told here, Lindsey Graham said:

Graham stopped short of calling for regime change by force, but made clear he wants Iran’s leadership severely weakened. “I think the people of Iran will do it,” he said. “I want to destroy their capability to produce ballistic missiles. I want to make sure they can never enrich one ounce of uranium or plutonium,” he said. “And I want their proxies – Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis – dealt with effectively.”

Without Iran, he argued, none of those groups could survive. “They’re a fanatical regime. They oppress their own people. I pray for this regime to fall – but I’m not advocating an American invasion of Iran.”

Well maybe that's exactly the problem here. The Bush administration, bad as they were, was willing to conduct a ground strike on Afghanistan and Iraq, but Trump's isn't willing to do the same with Iran? That doesn't look good, if it's the case.

The current IDF chief of staff indicated another war with Iran is bound to happen:

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir warned Sunday that the military will strike Israel’s enemies “wherever required, on near and distant fronts alike,” apparently hinting that Israel may again need to attack in Iran.

“At the center of the longest and most complex war in Israel’s history stands the campaign against Iran,” he said, in reference to the multifront war that erupted on October 7, 2023, with Hamas’s attack on southern Israel, and drew in Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Yemen’s Houthis, Iraqi militias and the Islamic Republic itself.

“Iran is the one that financed and armed the ring of strangulation around Israel and stood behind the plans for its destruction,” he said at a changeover ceremony for the head of the IDF Planning Directorate.

Zamir’s comments came a day after NBC News reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will present plans for a new potential attack on Iran to US President Donald Trump during his upcoming visit to Washington.

According to the report, which cited several unnamed officials with knowledge of the matter, Israel is growing increasingly concerned that Iran is rebuilding and even expanding its ballistic missile production in the wake of the nations’ 12-day war in June.

If another attack on Iran's evil bases is needed, then clearly, something must be done.

Pope Leo is the latest Christian representative to kowtow to Islam

Pope Leo's unsuprisingly but very sadly revealed himself as the latest letdown to followers of Christ (Hat tip: Jihad Watch):

Questioned about a growing trepidation among western Christians about the growth of Islam outside of the Middle East, especially in predominantly Christian nations in the West, the pope said this was something touched on in his discussions with interfaith leaders in Turkey and Lebanon.

Many of these conversations “concentrated on the topic of peace and respect for people of different religions,” Leo said, noting that this has not always been the situation between the two religions, and that in Europe the fears are real.

However, he cautioned that oftentimes these fears are “generated by people who are against immigration and trying to keep out people who may be from another country, another religion, another race.”

“In that sense, I would say that we all need to work together. One of the values of this trip [is] precisely to raise the world’s attention to the possibility that dialogue and friendship between Muslims and Christians is possible,” he said.

Forget it, this completely obscures the issue of taqqiya (deception), and his failure to comprehend how illegal immigration has facilitated the entry of the Religion of Peace into many other countries speaks volumes. Leo's ignorance gets worse with the following (also via Jihad Watch):

Pope Leo said on Sunday that the only solution in the decades-long conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people must include a Palestinian state, reaffirming the Vatican’s position.

“We all know that at this time Israel still does not accept that solution, but we see it as the only solution,” Leo, the first US pope, told journalists on a flight from Turkey to Lebanon during his first in-flight press conference.

What's sad about dhimmis like Leo is that they're obsessed with all this "2-state solution" propaganda till the bitter end of time. And the way he dismisses the opposition of the Israeli public to it is truly awful. As a result, who can believe he's really on Christianity's side?

Update: and in case it wasn't entirely clear before, Leo has attacked fears of Islam in Europe as "bigotry", parroting a repellent left-wing narrative:

Pope Leo gets asked about fears over Islam in Europe

He answers that the fears are created by those "against immigration and trying to keep out people who may be from another country, another religion"

He says Lebanon, run by Muslim terrorists, is a model for Europe and U.S. pic.twitter.com/6PEbNUa2d4

— Daniel Greenfield - "Hang Together or Separately" (@Sultanknish) December 5, 2025

What Leo says is humiliatingly bad. And it makes clear that any condescending view he has of Israel applies to Europe as well. Still, what else could one expect from somebody who first worked in a far-left state like Illinois?

Update 2: more commentary on Leo's dhimmitude from Pamela Geller.

How Yitzhak Rabin enabled jihadism to be established at Israel's expense

Amnon Lord writes about how the late left-wing Israeli premier Yitzhak Rabin's "legacy" is not one of "peace":

For three decades, memorial ceremonies and community events commemorating Rabin have drawn their meaning largely from the fact that Benjamin Netanyahu has dominated Israeli politics since his assassination. Some argue that the unspoken "charge" behind the legal campaign against Netanyahu has always been his supposed moral responsibility for Rabin's death, a kind of modern blood libel that reenergized the Left.

Unlike other countries where leaders have been assassinated, in Israel an entire segment of society was blamed collectively. The tragedy is that Rabin's death enshrined the Oslo Accords as a sacred legacy of the Left, while for the Right they symbolized deception and national endangerment. Rabin himself had long resisted the idea of negotiating with the Palestine Liberation Organization. Only two months before the signing ceremony on the White House lawn did he agree to meet Yasser Arafat and accept the PLO as a partner. Until then, he remained committed to the official Washington talks with the joint Jordanian-Palestinian delegation he inherited from Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir.

Many on the Right felt betrayed, that Rabin had concealed his true intentions during the 1992 election campaign. True, he repeatedly ruled out direct talks with the PLO, but he did say publicly that he planned to grant the Palestinians autonomy in the territories within nine months of taking office. That was his policy, not a capitulation to Shimon Peres or Yossi Beilin, except insofar as he later signed that autonomy agreement with Arafat. [...]

But Rabin and his colleagues failed to foresee that the territories handed to the PLO, the Palestinian Authority, would become bases for rocket fire and terrorism. He dismissed warnings from Netanyahu and Ariel Sharon that rockets would one day be launched from Gaza toward Ashkelon. "From Gaza? Impossible," he scoffed.

During that same period, Meretz MK Yossi Sarid declared, "Rabin must be encouraged." And indeed, as Labor shifted leftward, the Israeli Left was already legitimizing contact with Hamas, the terrorist arm of the Muslim Brotherhood. In December 1992, Rabin's government expelled 415 Hamas leaders to southern Lebanon. The move was turned by the Left and by US President Bill Clinton into a propaganda victory for Hamas. Israel was forced to bring the deportees back, and left-wing activists, led by Uri Avnery, protested in solidarity with Hamas in Jerusalem. Avnery later boasted that their campaign had proven that Israel could never again carry out such expulsions.

It's vital to remember that Sharon later turned against his electorate and enabled just what Rabin set out the groundswork for. In contrast to Rabin, Sharon is otherwise not celebrated today, and deservedly so. But this makes clear how Rabin was a bad lot, and he was a disgrace. Some of his actions were also deeply harmful to Americans and Europeans. That he has any kind of a following today is also very sad, as his attack on the Altalena during the 1940s was horrific.

"Palestinian" migrants in Germany are supporting Islamic underage child marriage

In a prime example of how evilly indoctrinated even Muslims from Gaza are, those in Germany are among followers of the Religion of Peace who're pushing underage child marriage in Berlin's no-go zones:

Multicultural neighbourhoods in Berlin are now home to Islamic imams giving marriage counselling to underage girls following a mass influx of Palestinians and other hardline Muslim migrants, an integration officer has claimed.

Güner Balci, a Turkish-born integration officer for the Berlin borough of Neukölln, told news magazine Der Spiegel that she has moved out of the neighbourhood where she grew up in the German capital so that her “daughter could develop freely” after the area became a hotbed for Islamism.

Balci said that when she grew up in Neukölln, there was only one mosque, but now around 30 are located in the area, many of which she claimed preach adherence to hardline Islam.

“I know of imams who offer marriage counselling for 14-year-old girls and find it acceptable for a man to take a second wife. If you look behind the structures, you quickly see: Ah, one mosque is financed from Qatar, the other has connections to the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood and so on,” she told the paper.

Balci, who is tasked with helping migrants integrate into Berlin society, said that while Neukölln was never “particularly woman-friendly”, the area has seen “culturally and religiously determined gender separation” be established and enforced by clan criminals and radical imams.

She said that it “began with the influx of Palestinian families from Lebanon” in the 1980s and has only continued to grow since.

Well lest we forget the whole "palestine" thing was a Roman Empire fabrication used to humiliate Israelites, but that said, this clearly shows how Muslims from around Israel are no different from any other Islamic society. And now, the German government's enabling horrifying ideology into their midst, that doesn't belong in any part of the world. And no telling if and how it'll ever be stopped.

Ayman Odeh must be expelled from Knesset

A Knesset committee voted to expel the Islamic Knesset member Ayman Odeh over his support for Hamas and Hezbollah:

The Knesset Committee voted on Monday afternoon, with a majority of 14 MKs against 2 opponents, in favor of ousting MK Ayman Odeh.

All representatives of the coalition parties supported the proposal, along with representatives from Yisrael Beytenu, Yesh Atid, and the National Unity Party.

The dismissal procedure will be brought to the Knesset plenum within three weeks, where a majority of 90 MKs will be required to finalize it.

The initiator of the discussion, MK Avichai Boaron, stated: “Throughout all the deliberations, he neither apologized nor retracted his statements—in fact, he repeated them. He refuses to recognize Hamas and Hezbollah as terrorist organizations. One cannot separate his remarks from the broader context, and therefore I am confident the decision will pass with a large majority in the Knesset plenum.”

Committee Chairman Ofir Katz added: “In a proper country, Ayman Odeh would be rotting in jail and stripped of his citizenship. I sincerely hope Yesh Atid and the National Unity Party won’t backtrack or play a double game when this reaches the plenum. Ayman Odeh must be kicked out.”

An excellent point. Failure to do so will only be a slight to the victims of October 7, 2023. Do those 2 left-wing parties want to look bad in this specific affair?

The globe cannot continue ignoring jihadist crimes in Iran

Struan Stevenson makes a point that Iran's tyranny can't be ignored by the west any longer:

The world can no longer ignore the crimes against humanity being committed in Iran. Last year over 1,000 executions took place in 86 of the mullahs’ medieval prisons. Those hanged included 34 women and 7 juvenile offenders, executed after they turned 18. Among those executed were 119 Baluchis, highlighting the disproportionate targeting of this marginalized and oppressed ethnic group.

Barbarically, 4 of the hangings were carried out in public in an attempt to terrify the rebellious youth into placid submission. Public hangings are generally from a construction crane, an especially slow and agonizing execution method. The frenzy of executions, over 70% of which took place since the so called ‘moderate’ president Masoud Pezeshkian took office in August, are testimony to the theocratic regime’s fear of imminent overthrow.

The psychotic and ageing Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has watched the gradual unraveling of his warmongering stranglehold in the region, with the decapitation of his proxies Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The sudden and unexpected fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the Islamic Republic’s greatest ally, has sounded the death knell for the mullahs’ regime. Now, Khamenei can only shudder in anticipation of the arrival of President Donald Trump, with his maximum pressure sanctions campaign and his unwavering antipathy to the Iranian regime’s sponsorship of international terrorism.

Well we must definitely hope Trump will prove willing to do all possible to topple the Islamic sharia tyranny of Iran after more than 45 years. A vital point has to be made that sometimes, you simply can't expect diplomacy to have an effect in bringing down a dictatorship. There comes times like WW1 and WW2 where only force will put an end to the tyranny, along with determination and dedication. And of course, we can't ignore Islam's influence in all this horror.

Update: Hugh Fitzgerald addresses the subject.

Walmart just proved again something's terribly wrong with their conduct

I once discovered Walmart was selling neo-Nazi t-shirts many years ago, and that was disgusting. Now, this year, it turns out they didn't change much over time, as they recently allowed sales of t-shirts glorifying Hamas and Hezbollah, and thankfully, those abominations were removed (via Jihad Watch):

US retail giant Walmart has apparently removed at least four shirts it offered for sale online that featured pictures of slain terror chiefs Yahya Sinwar and Hassan Nasrallah, after the garments were slammed as “outrageous” by an antisemitism watchdog.

One of the shirts showed former Hamas leader Sinwar’s face and his name broken into “Sin” and “war,” while another featured a doctored caricature of the terror mastermind firing a weapon while in combat gear.

Killed by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip in October, Sinwar led the Palestinian terror group in Gaza from 2017 until his death. He masterminded the October 7, 2023, invasion and massacre in southern Israel, in which thousands of Hamas-led terrorists killed some 1,200 people and kidnapped 251, sparking the ongoing war in Gaza.

The shirts were flagged by US-based watchdog Stop Antisemitism, which wrote in a post on X early Tuesday that “Walmart shoppers were horrified to find shirts glorifying Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar while online shopping.”

“Walmart, are you aware you’re selling apparel celebrating terrorism and violence against Jews?” the post continued, calling for the items to be removed immediately.

A third Sinwar shirt which featured a graphic of Sinwar above the word “RESIST” in the style of former US president Barack Obama’s “HOPE” campaign, also appeared to have been taken down between Tuesday and Wednesday, though the image still appears in online searches.

A shirt featuring a low-resolution picture of Hezbollah leader Nasrallah, who was assassinated by Israel in a Beirut airstrike, had also been removed by Wednesday morning.

So again, Walmart's proven they're bottom of the barrel, morally or otherwise, for a commercial sales deparment store chain. Why must anyone continue to buy from them? They don't need any sensible person's money.

But this does also raise the question of whether t-shirts should be developed starring heroic figures from history. Perhaps that's something pro-Israel advocates should emphasize in reaction to this atrocity, and try to encourage admiration for more positive examples?