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Thursday, September 25, 2025

09/25 Links Pt1: The fantasy state of ‘Palestine’; Dancing on the Grave of the Two-State Solution; Greta’s flotilla has exposed the suicidal stupidity of Islamo-leftism

From Ian:

Melanie Phillips: The fantasy state of ‘Palestine’
The vast majority of Brits are unaware that Palestinian identity is a fiction invented solely to destroy Israel and steal from the Jews their own history in the land. They are unaware that even the supposedly moderate Palestinian Authority is committed to the destruction of Israel, makes heroes out of terrorists who slaughter Israelis, and has taught its children for decades to murder Jews and steal all their land.

They are unaware that Britain is ultimately responsible for the Arab-Israel impasse, having torn up international law in the 1930s when it offered the Arabs part of Mandatory Palestine that the League of Nations had said should be settled by the Jews alone. That was a reward for genocidal terror against the Jews—a “two-state solution”—that the British are still promoting to this very day.

Many in Britain and the West have no idea that there’s no illegal “occupation” because Israel is the only state with a legal, historical and moral claim to the disputed territories of the “West Bank” and Gaza.

They have no idea that the Palestinian Arabs they so naively support are obsessed by hatred against not just Israel but against the Jews as Jews, who are routinely and hysterically demonized in Palestinian society through Nazi and medieval antisemitic imagery portraying them as rats, insects, snakes and octopuses holding the entire world in their demonic grip.

People in Britain and the West have no idea about any of this because Israel and Diaspora Jewish leaders don’t tell them. One reason for this is a deeply rooted, deeply problematic attitude by both Israel and Diaspora Jews to their position in the world.

In his 2011 book, Perspectives of Psychological Operations in Contemporary Conflicts, Dr. Ron Schleifer, an Israeli researcher into psychological warfare, analyzed Israel’s utter inadequacy in countering the defamation, demonization and delegitimization used against it for decades by the Palestinian Arabs.

As the root of this, he suggested, was the Jews’ desperate need to be loved and accepted in the world. Throughout history, they always took an apologetic, defensive approach to their enemies. They made no attempt to condemn their persecutors’ own culture or behavior. Concerned almost entirely with their own image, they wanted, above all, to convince people not to hate them.

That’s partly why Israel has never called out the Islamic world or the Palestinians in general for their barbaric attitudes and behavior towards the Jews. It has always been preoccupied instead by the need to achieve legitimacy in the eyes of the world.

The disastrous result is all around us—a global loss of legitimacy for Israel, and the legitimization instead of the bogus state whose sole purpose is to destroy the Jewish homeland.

Israel should now throw out British and French diplomats, and start to withhold critical intelligence from these countries. Trump should withdraw from the United Nations and its kangaroo courts, and shut them down as the menace they are.

Britain and France are going down. Israel and America alone are fighting for civilization. Now they have to start tackling the so-called champions of global peace and justice, and holding their feet to the fire.
A State of Fantasy By Abe Greenwald
Via the Commentary Newsletter, sign up here. The fictitious Palestine is meant to supplant the prospect of a real one. It’s true, to a degree, that the announcement “rewards” Hamas. But “placates” or “humors” are more apt verbs here. I somehow don’t think that the architects of October 7 envisioned a pretend Palestinian state to arise in the minds of a few impotent leaders while the real Gaza is all but re-occupied by Israel.

Recognition doesn’t put pressure on anyone to do anything. And that’s the point. It’s meant to relieve pressure on leaders whose anti-Israel constituents are demanding action. Britain and France are steadily Islamizing. That’s a real-world problem for Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron. Instead of addressing it, they’re establishing themselves as the great statesmen of virtual reality. In the end, this won’t save them or their countries. It’s not clear, at this point, that anything will. Donald Trump was not wrong when he said at the UN on Tuesday that many U.S.-allied nations are being overrun by unassimilated immigrants and “going to hell.” One can’t blame Starmer and Macron for trying to make the trip a little more comfortable.

None of it matters to the future of Gaza because the only force shaping the facts on the ground there is Israel. For almost three years, the Jewish state has been picking off its enemies from top to bottom, crippling terrorist networks, and fighting successfully for its existence. Over the same period of time, the rest of the world has been cosplaying at “free Palestine.”

We are arriving, then, at a fitting end for everyone involved. While Israel is very near total victory in the real world, the cosplayers have founded a purely notional Palestine. The first fact is already changing the course of history. The second isn’t even affecting the present.
WSJ Editorial: A Palestinian State for Hamas
This week, France, the UK, Australia, Canada and some others recognized a Palestinian state as punishment for Israel. They hardly even pretend that Palestine meets the criteria for statehood. Instead they use recognition as a political statement against the Israeli war effort.

"Why are all these countries recognizing Palestine now?" Hamas Politburo member Ghazi Hamad asked on Al Jazeera. "The fruits of Oct. 7" - the 2023 massacre that he vows to repeat - "are what caused the world to open its eyes to the Palestinian cause." Slaughter Jews, hold hostages long enough, use enough Gazans as human shields, and you get your own state.

Hamas opposes a two-state solution because that solution requires Palestinians to make peace with Israel. But these recognitions disconnect statehood from any peace agreement, granting recognition even without reconciliation. They give Hamas what it wants. Why not demand that steps toward peace come first? Why not condition recognition on the release of all hostages and exile of Hamas?

These recognition moves bring a Palestinian state no closer. On Oct. 7, 2023, Israelis saw one vision of Palestinian nationalism in action. They also saw Hamas gain support among Palestinians afterward, and Israel condemned for fighting back. Israelis will now need to see something different from Palestinians to be convinced that murdering Jews isn't their nationalism's essence.

Why should Israelis believe a West Bank state wouldn't soon look like Gaza and prepare another Oct. 7-style attack? And that the world wouldn't blame Israel in the aftermath? The Palestinians have consistently chosen the struggle to destroy Israel rather than the offer of a state alongside it. To say, let them have both is to make Hamas's day.


Seth Mandel: Dancing on the Grave of the Two-State Solution
Hussein Agha and Robert Malley offer an honest—and troubling—look at Palestinian nationalism.

Where and what is this “state of Palestine?” Nobody knows. It’s an idea. But Agha and Malley make a convincing case that even Palestinians regard it as a bad idea—or, at best, a way station to conquering the rest of historic Israel. Indeed, continuing to talk about partition is downright demoralizing to the Palestinians, they write. With the inauguration of the Oslo process in the 1990s, “the movement’s center of gravity moved decisively from what had been its core, the refugees, to those living in the occupied territories. All of which made some Palestinians argue that they lost the fight the day they gained a foothold.”

What’s the solution, then? Agha and Malley argue forcefully that Hamas’ invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023, buried the Oslo process for good because it showed that Hamas—for whom the authors demonstrate a fair amount of admiration—had successfully delegitimized the Palestinian Authority. Hamas’ isolation from the West, they explain, makes the terror group more attractive and authentic to Palestinians than Mahmoud Abbas and the PA, who are seen by Palestinians as a tool of control imposed on them from the outside, irredeemably compromised and corrupted.

So if not partition, then what? Agha and Malley say there are several options. One would be for Israel to decentralize governance in the West Bank by devolving power back to individual central municipalities. Another would be a single binational state or, similarly, turning the whole of Israel/Palestine into a decentralized federation with one Israeli and one Palestinian national government that function in cooperation with one another, and in which citizens could only vote as part of one or the other.

Lastly, there is the option that appears most realistic of all the alternatives: the Jordanian-Palestinian confederation, in which the West Bank would be a mostly autonomous district of Jordan but would not have its own army or conduct foreign affairs. (Gaza could theoretically be added to this confederation, but at the moment the future governance of the enclave is unclear.) Agha and Malley write: “Palestinians would gain economic and strategic strength, reduce their vulnerability and dependence on Israel, obtain valuable political space, and form part of a more consequential state. The notion of a nonmilitarized West Bank could become more palatable: Rather than Palestine being deprived of a military, Jordan/Palestine would consent to a limited demilitarized zone, akin to what Egypt already accepted and what Syria, in the event of a peace deal, almost certainly would have had to live with.”

Particulars aside, Agha and Malley are surely correct that now is a time to reconsider old shibboleths and introduce some creative thinking. It is also a time to listen to the Palestinians and their supporters when they say the core conflict is about 1948, not 1967. It would be a shame if that meant the Palestinians would never be willing to live side by side in peace and security with the state of Israel. But it would be foolish to design policy around anything other than cold, hard reality.
Australia’s betrayal may help strengthen Israel
The 2000-year-old dream of restoring Jewish sovereignty in Israel’s heartland is on the table in a way it has never been before.

Israel’s Knesset has passed motions in support of Israeli sovereignty by a large margin. Israel understands that it will likely never face a US Administration as supportive as the Trump Administration.

One can declare the creation of anything but it’s the facts on the ground that matter. Even without declaring full sovereignty, there are many measures Israel can take to ensure that this Western dream doesn’t become the Middle East’s nightmare.

How will the West react?

Europe is a toothless tiger. They will huff and puff but what are they going to do, expel Israel from Eurovision? File another case with the International Criminal Court? Antisemitism is already surging and Jews, whether they are from Israel or not, are being attacked in European cities.

Australia is the same. The most anti-Israel government in our history already denies visas to Israelis and Jews regularly and synagogues are firebombed. What else can they threaten?

The lesson that Israelis learned from the West’s response to October 7 is that the West’s hypocritical attacks on Israel are divorced from the Jewish State’s action. Even before Israel had responded to the October 7 massacre, it was being accused of genocide and starvation.

For security reasons alone, Israelis will never agree to the creation of a Palestinian State towering over Tel Aviv. In effect, the West is declaring that October 7 was Palestinian Independence Day. Rewarding Hamas with a state only guarantees future wars and bloodshed.

Australia’s decision is a disgrace. But in the long run, it may prove a blessing in disguise. By stripping away the illusions of Western support, it forces Israel to do what victorious nations must always do after unprovoked attacks: secure their borders, assert their sovereignty, and ensure that defeat has permanent consequences for the aggressor.

Hamas regularly demonstrates that it doesn’t care about casualties, civilian or otherwise, but the permanent loss of land will serve as a deterrent for future wars.

On October 7, Israel’s enemies tried to wipe the Jewish State off the map. Since then, Israel has stunned the world by decapitating Hezbollah, striking Iran’s nuclear program and eliminating terrorist leaders from Gaza to Yemen. Today, Israel stands stronger than ever. The time has come to translate that strength into decisive action. Judea and Samaria are not bargaining chips. They are the heart of Israel, and their future must be secured once and for all.
Arsen Ostrovsky, John Spencer: The selfie flotilla: Greta Thunberg’s Gaza stunt and the weaponization of activism
This flotilla, though, is not about peace or aid. It is about optics, politics, and provocation.
Is Greta aware that Hamas hijacks humanitarian aid, stockpiles supplies for its fighters, and sells food at inflated prices to fund its war effort? Are Gazans beaten or shot for trying to collect aid outside Hamas control? That fuel and medicine routinely go to rocket teams and tunnel infrastructure rather than civilians?

And for someone so concerned with emissions, does she realize how many tons of carbon Hamas’s rockets have spewed into the atmosphere? Or the environmental devastation caused by the October 7th massacre?

If she genuinely cared about helping Gazans, Greta would support the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a joint US-Israel initiative which has already delivered more than 9 million meals in just over a week, for the first time bypassing Hamas entirely, by distributing aid directly to civilians.

Where was Greta when Hamas looted aid convoys? Or when civilians were tortured for accessing food outside of Hamas' control? Silent. Because those facts do not support the narrative she is helping advance.

She knows exactly what she is doing. This is not a naive act of idealism. It is a deliberate effort to side with those manipulating global perception while holding their own people hostage.

If Greta truly cared about human rights, there are far more urgent destinations for her vessel.

She could sail to Yemen, where the Iran-backed Houthis, who also fire rockets at Israel, are causing a real famine. She could dock in Tehran, where women are brutalized for refusing to wear the hijab. She could visit Nigeria, where Boko Haram still enslaves children. Or she could speak out on behalf of the hostages still held captive in Gaza, under the most brutal of conditions by Hamas.

But she will not. Those causes do not come with trending hashtags or media-friendly photo opportunities. They require real moral courage, not curated activism.

Greta Thunberg has every right to protest. But when she uses that right to serve as a willing agent of Hamas, a designated terror organization committed to destroying Israel and murdering Jews, she forfeits the claim to moral leadership.

This is not activism. It is complicity.
The people of Gaza deserve more than shallow solidarity from foreign influencers. They need protection from the very group Greta is helping legitimize. They need food, security, and a path to a better future, not another Western activist sailing in with a camera and an agenda.
Brendan O'Neill: Greta’s flotilla has exposed the suicidal stupidity of Islamo-leftism
The flotilla’s keffiyeh-adorned flag-shaggers are shocked that someone seems to be targeting them. I’m shocked these people are that dumb. Perhaps if Greta had spent more time in school she’d have learnt in history class what a colossal folly it is to sail towards a warzone. Like everyone else, I want no harm to come to the flotilla fools. I think Israel should fire nothing at their boats. But I fully expect that when they arrive in Israeli waters their boats will be commandeered by the IDF and the crew spirited away for a kosher sandwich and a flight home, as happened last time. The exhausted dears will wail about being ‘taken hostage’, but in truth this will be perfectly normal behaviour by a state at war. If I drove a truck of stuff into eastern Ukraine while hollering ‘Look at me, aren’t I fucking wonderful?’, I’d expect to be arrested, too.

Imagine the cavernous quantities of social entitlement it must require to think you can sail towards a warzone and shout about ‘smashing’ a military blockade and not face any consequences. Clearly these people are so enamoured with their own moral righteousness that they think it affords them the right to go anywhere they please with no regard for such trifling matters as statehood, sovereignty or war. This is the imperious narcissism of Israelophobia summed up. Ash Sarkar is horrified that a boat flying the UK flag has allegedly been targeted by drones. I’m horrified that a boat flying the UK flag is sailing towards the Middle East in the first place, as if it were the 1940s and privileged Britons still think they can boss around the Jews of the Holy Land. That boat does not represent me or any Briton I know. Take down that flag immediately. The Empire is dead, you pompous numpties.

The dystopic image of boatloads of Westerners sailing towards Israeli waters exposes the imperial arrogance that fuels the fashionable loathing for Israel. This isn’t a peace movement – it’s a neo-colonial crusade against one small state that the educated of the West have unilaterally branded as the source of the world’s every ill. Witness how these supposed radicals gleefully plunder the language of imperialism, calling Israel a ‘rogue state’ and saying it should be subjected to sanctions and possibly even invasion. That Italy and Spain have now sent frigates to ‘safeguard’ the flotilla has got these people whooping in delight. ‘Wow. This is absolutely huge’, said Owen Jones, who seems to have a boner for the idea of Western navies taking militaristic action that embarrasses the uppity state of Israel.

And yet, if I was Israel, I’d relax. You don’t need to ‘defeat’ this flotilla – they’ll defeat themselves with the hilarious contradictions of their Islamo-leftism. This week it was reported that the flotilla has ‘descended into chaos’, following the outbreak of a ‘woke on woke’ civil war. A Tunisian coordinator of the flotilla has reportedly resigned after discovering that the boats are carrying – brace yourselves – LGBT people. Sinful homosexuals? That just won’t do. It’s not Israel that’s being humiliated on the high seas. It’s Queers for Palestine. It’s Gays for Gaza. It’s the whole fragile and lethal alliance between blue-haired Westerners and red-faced Islamic hotheads who might agree that Israel is a demonic entity but who disagree on just about everything else. They said they’d ‘smash’ Israel’s blockade but the only blow they’ve landed so far is an entirely self-inflicted one, exposing to the world the suicidal idiocy of genderfluid Westerners cosying up with Allah-fearing Koran-bashers in an orgy of hatred for the Jewish nation.

That’s the funny thing: when the IDF takes this Dad’s Army of wokeness into custody and then flies them home again, it will be doing them a massive, progressive favour. It will be saving them from the racists, misogynists and homophobes of Hamas and its mad allies. And will Greta and friends say thanks? Will they hell. ‘War criminals!’, they’ll wail as Israel delivers them from the hell of medieval Islamism. I can’t wait.
The Legality of Israel’s Strike on Hamas Leaders in Doha
Though Israel struck Hamas leaders in Qatar, it did not strike Qatari targets nor hold Qatar itself responsible for Hamas’ actions. There is a strong argument, however, to hold Qatar responsible based on the doctrine of state responsibility (ARSIWA). Crawford argues that there are several alternative bases to hold states accountable to terrorism (State responsibility: The General Part, p.157). States are responsible for preventing terrorist attacks planned and launched from within their territory (see Corfu Channel (UK v. Albania), ICJ Rep. 1949 p. 4, 22. Also Spanish Zone of Morocco (Spain/ United Kingdom), (1925) 2 RIAA 615; Island of Palmas (Netherlands/US), (1928) 2 RIAA 829) . In Bosnian Genocide, the Court found that Serbia and Montenegro failed their obligation of due diligence by not taking “all measures to prevent genocide which were within its power, and which might have contributed to preventing the genocide.” (43, 221) Crawford also points to the numerous terrorism-related conventions. The financing or granting of refuge to terrorist groups would be a violation of the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, triggering state responsibility under ARSIWA Article 4. Article 16 of the ARSIWA holds states responsible for aid or assistance in the commission of an international wrongful act, such as terrorism financing, bombings or hostage taking.

However, the “unwilling or unable” doctrine has significant limitations. It remains controversial in international law because it is not codified in the UN Charter and depends on evolving customary practice after 9/11. Critics contend that applying it to states that mainly provide political or financial support—without being the direct source of an armed attack—could threaten territorial sovereignty and justify unilateral interventions, possibly contravening Article 2(4) of the UN Charter. For example, scholars note that merely harboring or funding, as in Qatar’s case, might not meet the threshold of “armed attack” under Article 51 unless it clearly enables imminent threats. However, this extension can be legally justified if such support sustains command structures central to ongoing hostilities, as shown by state practice in operations against al-Qaeda affiliates and ISIS, where financing networks were targeted under self-defense claims. In Qatar’s case, applying the doctrine is therefore defensible if intelligence indicates direct links between hosted leaders and active planning. Still, it highlights the importance of rigorous evidence standards to prevent overreach and setting dangerous precedents.

Qatar’s Ties with Hamas
Qatar has long served as a key patron and safe haven for Hamas, providing both political legitimacy and substantial financial support that enable the group’s operations. Prominent Hamas leaders such as former chief Khaled Meshaal (residing in Doha from 1999-2001 and again since 2012 after expulsion from Syria), assassinated leader Ismail Haniyeh (living there since 2019), and Mousa Abu-Marzouk (who fled to Qatar at the onset of the current war) have been hosted in the emirate, allowing them to coordinate activities from exile. Based on these documented hosting arrangements, an assessment of Qatar’s role suggests active facilitation rather than mere tolerance. Financially, Qatar has served as Hamas’s financial backer since at least 2014 , and has transferred over $1.8 billion to Hamas in Gaza overall (with estimates reaching $2.1 billion including recent pledges), including a $500 million pledge for rebuilding after the 2021 military operation and cash deliveries like the $15 million suitcase brought through the Erez Crossing in 2018. Qatar’s state-owned Al-Jazeera network further amplifies Hamas’s messaging, broadcasting exclusive recordings from leaders like Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh on October 7, 2023, inciting violence against Israel. From these factual contributions, scholars and policymakers assess that this support is rooted in ideological alignment with the Muslim Brotherhood, of which Hamas is an offshoot, and positions Qatar as a mediator in conflicts while bolstering the group’s resilience.

In conclusion, the September 9, 2025, strike on Hamas leaders in Doha aligns with established IHL principles, considering Politburo members as targetable due to their functional roles in hostilities under both status-based and DPH frameworks. Qatar’s harboring of these figures invokes the “unwilling or unable” doctrine to justify extraterritorial action. Although Qatar’s condemnation highlights sovereignty concerns, precedents like US operations against al-Qaeda and ISIS show that self-defense against non-state threats can override such claims when the host state enables, rather than prevents, the danger. Ultimately, while case-specific assessments—including verified intelligence and efforts to minimize collateral damage—are crucial, this operation emphasizes the evolving application of IHL in asymmetric conflicts and underscores the importance of strong accountability measures to prevent escalation and uphold humanitarian norms.
Netanyahu’s flight to US takes extended detour, avoiding most European airspace
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plane took an extended detour on Thursday as he traveled to New York for the UN General Assembly in order to avoid the airspace of all countries along the route except Italy and Greece, lengthening the journey by hundreds of kilometers.

The trajectory, visible on Flight Tracker, may have been an effort to avoid problems related to the International Criminal Court’s warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest over alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza — charges Israel denies.

Many of the State Parties to the ICC in Europe have said that, pursuant to the arrest warrant, they would detain Netanyahu if he were present on their soil.

The detour added 600 kilometers (372 miles) to the journey, the Haaretz newspaper reported.

There was no official reason given for the unusual route, and ahead of departure, Israel had asked for authorization for Netanyahu’s plane to fly over French airspace, according to a French diplomatic official.

The French gave permission, according to the official, though the plane did not make use of it.

“They decided to take another route, and we don’t know the reason,” said the official. The Wing of Zion plane ahead of a trip by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the United States, February 2, 2025. (Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)

The flight, on the Wing of Zion state plane, also appeared to avoid the airspace of Spain, which has vowed to assist the ICC investigation.

Kan public broadcaster correspondent Itay Blumenthal posted to social media images showing the path that Netanyahu took for his flight compared to a much shorter route he took when flying to the US in July.


‘Won’t allow Israel to annex the West Bank,’ Trump said
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would “not allow” Israel to annex Judea and Samaria.

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office during a signing ceremony for executive orders, Trump said that he had relayed the message to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of their upcoming meeting at the White House on Monday.

“I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank, nope,” Trump said. “Whether I spoke to him or not—I did—but I’m not allowing Israel to annex the West Bank.”

The president’s comments give credence to reports that he gave a similar message to Arab and Muslim officials on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, assuring the leaders of Jordan, Qatar and other countries that he would prevent Netanyahu from annexing the territories.

“There’s been enough,” Trump said on Thursday. “It’s time to stop now.”


Former UK PM Tony Blair proposes he lead interim Gaza government
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has proposed leading a transitional governing authority in Gaza following the end of the Israel-Hamas war, according to reports by The Telegraph and The Economist.

The plan, developed through the Tony Blair Institute (TBI), involves the creation of a temporary administration called the Gaza International Transitional Authority (GITA). GITA would be established under United Nations auspices and serve as the governing authority in post-war Gaza for several years before transferring control to the Palestinian Authority (PA), pending internal reforms.

Blair, 72, reportedly offered to head the interim body on the condition that it would eventually return power to the Palestinian Authority. According to The Economist, Blair is prepared to devote his time to implementing the proposal.

The initiative has garnered support from Jared Kushner, former adviser to President Donald Trump, and Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy. The two presented the plan during a meeting with Trump at the White House on August 27.

Trump endorsed the idea and later raised it during discussions with leaders from Turkey, Pakistan, Indonesia, and five Arab states at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. "Maybe we can end [the war] right now," Trump reportedly said.

Blair previously served as the special envoy of the Middle East Quartet, comprising the UN, US, EU, and Russia, until 2015. A spokesperson for Blair declined to comment on the reports.

Drafts of the GITA plan indicate that the body would act as the “supreme political and legal authority for Gaza” during the transitional period. The board would include senior UN officials, international business leaders, at least one Palestinian representative, and Muslim representation. The plan does not call for the displacement of Gaza’s population.

TBI-conducted surveys indicated that more than 25% of Gazans supported some form of international involvement in post-war governance, with about one-third supporting a role for the PA.
Israel denounces Abbas’s claims in UN speech, saying end game is elimination of Jewish state
Israel condemned the “dangerous duplicity” of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, who addressed the 80th session of the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, in which he accused Israel of a litany of crimes, including occupation, using starvation in Gaza as a weapon of war and aggression against holy sites in the Middle East.

“In his speech addressing the U.N. General Assembly, he wore a ‘key’ pin—an unmistakable symbol of his goal of erasing Israel,” Israel’s Foreign Ministry posted on X, which Gideon Sa’ar, Israel’s foreign minister, then reposted.

The key is a prominent symbol for Palestinians, representing the so-called “right of return” to homes and lands they abandoned during the War of Independence that began in May 1948, after the modern-day State of Israel was established, only to be attacked by five Arab states attempting to eradicate it at its birth.

“While Hamas called the Oct. 7 massacre the ‘Al-Aqsa Flood,’ Abbas wants his own flood under the guise of two states—millions of descendants of Arabs who left Israel in 1948 pushed into Israel to erase the only Jewish state,” the foreign ministry said.

Israeli leaders from across the political spectrum agree that the flooding into Israel of millions of Arabs would spell the end of Jewish demographics, and thus, the Jewish state.

“History matters: In 1948, the Arab world declared war on Israel, after which many more Jews were expelled from Arab countries to Israel than Arabs who left Israel,” it continued.

“It is long overdue for Arab states to grant citizenship to the descendants of those who left in 1948. Abbas’s ‘key’ is the old PLO plan: two states for one Palestinian people and the destruction of the Jewish state. This will not happen,” the statement concluded.

Abbas addressed the U.N. by video link as the Trump administration denied new visas and revoked old ones from individuals associated with the P.A. and the PLO ahead of the annual assembly.


Call me Back Podcast: How will Israel respond to the U.N? - with Amit Segal & Nadav Eyal
Over the past few days, France, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and several other countries formally recognized a Palestinian State at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The practical implications of this “diplomatic wave” are yet to be seen, but the Israeli Government is taking the move seriously, as many interpret Palestinian recognition as a reward for Hamas’ terrorism. Meanwhile, the IDF continues its operations in Gaza City. To discuss the implications of recognizing Palestinian statehood and the evolving situation in Gaza, Dan was joined by Ark Media contributors Nadav Eyal and Amit Segal.


MK sets up office outside French consulate over ‘Palestine’ recognition
Israeli lawmaker Dan Illouz (Likud) set up an office outside the Consulate General of France in Jerusalem on Thursday, in protest against Paris’s decision to recognize “Palestine,” he told JNS.

“The recognition of a Palestinian state must be answered on two fronts: by applying Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria—to show the world that this land is ours and that terror carries a price, not a prize—and by immediately shutting down the foreign consulates in Jerusalem that have become de facto embassies for a fictitious state and hubs of anti-Israel propaganda,” Illouz said in a statement to JNS on Thursday.

“The time for ambiguity is over: Jerusalem is Israel’s eternal capital,” the Knesset member added.

On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron, along with the leaders of Luxembourg, Malta and Monaco, recognized a Palestinian state at a summit in New York. The recognition followed similar actions by the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Portugal on Sept. 21.

Following Paris’s decision, the consulate, located within the 1967 lines favored by proponents of the two-state solution, updated its address on the official website of the European Commission to list it in “Palestine.”

The U.K. made a similar move, adding “Palestine” to the address of its mission in northern Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah/Shimon Hatzadik area.

The address was subsequently changed again to avoid reference to either “Palestine” or the State of Israel following a wave of criticism.

Canada went further, changing the address of its embassy in Tel Aviv, which has long been recognized by Ottawa as Israel’s capital, to read “Tel Aviv, Israel, Palestine” on its Global Affairs Canada website.


Turkey’s Erdogan gets Trump’s red carpet — but don’t reward his treachery with US fighter jets
When Haniyeh was killed in Tehran last summer, Erdogan declared a national day of mourning and lowered flags at Turkish embassies around the world — including in Tel Aviv.

That is not the act of an ally. That is the behavior of an enemy hiding behind NATO membership.

Moreover, if given F-35s, Erdogan could use these highly advanced jets to menace US allies in Europe and the Mediterranean.

He has already rattled sabers at Greece, another NATO member, by pushing his so-called “Blue Homeland” doctrine — an aggressive scheme to seize Greek waters and islands recognized by international law.

In recent months, he has threatened Athens with ballistic missiles and demanded Greece demilitarize its own islands. Imagine what he could do with a fleet of stealth jets.

Cyprus is another victim: Turkey still illegally occupies a third of the island, and this year Ankara even threatened Nicosia with “dangerous consequences” after it purchased Israeli air defense systems.

Erdogan buying Russian missiles was bad enough — threatening to punish neighbors for buying Israeli ones shows the depths of his hypocrisy.

And then there’s Syria. Since 2016, Turkey has launched three invasions aimed squarely at the Syrian Democratic Forces, America’s most loyal and effective partner in the fight against ISIS.

Just this month, Ankara threatened the SDF with fresh attacks — so handing Erdogan F-35s would put US partners in Syria squarely in his crosshairs.

Erdogan’s apologists like to say Turkey was once an important ally. True.

But that Turkey is gone.

Under Erdogan’s Islamist rule, Ankara is a destabilizing force — cozy with Hamas, flirtatious with Moscow and aggressive toward America’s real allies.

Trump must not fall for Erdogan’s bait-and-switch.

The F-35 isn’t just another plane: It’s the world’s most advanced stealth fighter, a weapon designed to keep America and its friends one step ahead of China, Russia and Iran.

Giving that edge to a leader who praises terrorists, bullies allies and plays footsie with Moscow would be a betrayal of US interests.

The law is clear. The stakes are higher. And Erdogan’s record speaks for itself.

So when Erdogan sits across from Trump in the Oval Office and slides over his list of demands, the president’s only answer should be a blunt one: No.


Seth Frantzman: How Syria’s president became the ‘star’ of the UN - analysis
Russia's Syria intervention emboldened Putin in Ukraine
In fact, Russia’s decision to intervene in Syria in 2015 may have paved the way for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s more aggressive stance on Ukraine. Once Moscow believed it was winning in Syria, it felt it could do the same in Ukraine.

Russia invaded Ukraine initially in 2014 to pry loose Crimea and two provinces in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. As such, the Russian aggression in Ukraine and Syria has been linked.

Sharaa has held many other important meetings. He met with the Turkish delegation. He met with US President Donald Trump, which was their second meeting this year after Saudi Arabia brought the two men together in the spring. He also met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

It’s clear that Sharaa has a presence, and that everyone seems to want to meet him. This illustrates how hungry many countries were for new leadership in Syria.

Syria had plunged the Middle East into chaos during its civil war from 2011-2023. The civil war created a power vacuum, and ISIS emerged in that vacuum.

ISIS then took over part of Syria and Iraq in 2014, committing a genocide of the Yazidi people in Iraq that year. Russia and Iran intervened in Syria. Israel also did, and the US sent troops to fight ISIS.

Most Middle Eastern countries felt their foundations shake because of the intervention of countries in Syria and the rise of extremism. They were happy to contain ISIS and then see it defeated.

The Assad regime had created a weak state that invited other states to take over parts of Syria. This represented a low point for the Arab world because it meant that most Arab states were no longer masters of their destiny.

The shift in Syria comes at a time when many Arab states also feel a shift in their fortunes. As such, Sharaa and his trip to the US may represent a new era for these countries. For that reason, he has achieved star power in New York.


IAF hits 170 terror targets in Gaza in 24 hours
The Israeli Air Force over the past 24 hours attacked more than 170 terrorist targets across the Gaza Strip, including weapons storage facilities, the military said on Thursday.

In Gaza City, IDF troops dismantled military infrastructure, including positions used to launch ambushes against Israeli forces. Soldiers also killed a terrorist carrying an explosive device who attempted to carry out an attack.
Arab Israeli indicted in alleged plot to abduct soldier
An Arab Israeli man from Tayibe, seven miles northeast of Kfar Saba, was indicted on terrorism charges Thursday for allegedly planning to kidnap an Israel Defense Forces soldier to as leverage to force Israel to end the war against Hamas in Gaza.

Prosecutors say Amin Hassan Abdelqader Azzam, 22, attempted to recruit others, sought a weapon, asked about religious approval in Islamic law for carrying out the act, participated in online Hamas circles and prepared with paintball gun practice and tactical gear orders.

Azzam was charged in the Central District Court in Lod with preparing to carry out a terrorist act—kidnapping for the purpose of murder or extortion.

Attorney Tali Karet from the Central District Prosecutor’s Office (Criminal) filed the indictment. In the request for detention until the end of proceedings, Karet argued that the defendant poses a clear danger, especially during these turbulent times when Israel is fighting on several fronts, and particularly because he is a citizen acting against the state.

Israeli police announced on Thursday that officers the previous day arrested a minor from the Bedouin town of Tel Sheva, which borders Beersheva.

The suspect was detained “on suspicion of posting inciting posters and glorifying the terrorist organization Hamas in the town of Omer in the Negev.”
Soldier KIA in Gaza, bringing IDF wartime toll to 912
An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed in action in the northern Gaza Strip, the military announced on Thursday morning.

The slain man was identified as Staff Sgt. Chalachew Shimon Demalash, 21, of the Nahal Brigade’s 932nd Battalion, from Beersheva.

According to an initial IDF probe, he was killed by a Hamas sniper in Gaza City.

On Tuesday, the military announced the death of Maj. Shahar Netanel Bozaglo, 27, a company commander in the Armored Corps’ 77th Battalion, from Migdal Haemek.

An IDF probe found that a Hamas terrorist fired a rocket-propelled grenade at Bozaglo’s tank, critically wounding him. He was evacuated to a hospital, where he later died of his injuries.

The death toll among Israeli troops since the start of the Gaza ground incursion on Oct. 27, 2023, now stands at 466, and at 912 on all fronts since the Hamas-led massacre on Oct. 7, 2023.


Microsoft said to block IDF from cloud system over use in surveillance of Palestinians
Microsoft recently terminated the Israeli military’s main signals intelligence unit’s access to some of its services, after it allegedly used the Azure cloud platform for expansive surveillance of Palestinians, according to a Thursday report.

According to the UK’s The Guardian, Microsoft told Israeli officials last week that the IDF’s Unit 8200 had “violated the company’s terms of service by storing the vast trove of surveillance data” on Azure.

A report last month conducted by the Guardian and the far-left activist outlet +972 Magazine said Microsoft’s Azure software was used by Unit 8200 to store countless recordings of mobile phone calls made by Palestinians living in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

In response to that report, Microsoft ordered an external review of its relationship with Unit 8200. According to the Guardian, the findings have led Microsoft to cancel the unit’s access to “some of its cloud storage and AI services.”

The Guardian added that the decision to cut some of the Azure services to Unit 8200 has not affected Microsoft’s wider relationship with the IDF, and the Israeli military will retain access to other services.

There was no official comment from Microsoft or the IDF in response to the report.


Israel strikes Yemen a day after Eilat drone attack
The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday attacked Houthi targets in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a, a day after a drone launched by the Iranian-backed terrorist group wounded 22 people in the southern Israeli city of Eilat.

“We have just delivered a powerful strike on numerous terrorist targets of the Houthi terrorist organization in Sana’a,” Defense Minister Israel Katz said in Hebrew, dubbing the raid “Operation Pass the Parcel.”

The Israeli Air Force “attacked several military camps, including a camp of the Houthi General Staff, eliminated many dozens of Houthi terrorist operatives and destroyed stockpiles of UAVs and weapons,” he said.

“As I promised yesterday: Whoever harms us will be struck twice as hard,” added Katz.

The Israeli strikes reportedly coincided with a televised address by Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, the terrorist organization’s most senior leader.

Air Force aircraft and fighter jets hit “targets belonging to the security and intelligence apparatus and to the army of the Houthi terrorist regime in the Sana’a area deep inside Yemen,” the IDF said.

Among the targets were the Houthis’ general staff command, security and intelligence compounds, a military propaganda office and several camps used to store arms and train fighters in the Sana’a area, it stated.


Does Israel Have the Legal Right to Intercept the New Gaza Flotilla?
Is Israel entitled to intercept the latest Gaza flotilla? Israel officially declared a naval blockade on Gaza in 2009 as part of an effort to restrict Hamas's ability to smuggle in weapons and war materiel, and has enforced the blockade ever since.

Naval blockades are a very common military practice. They are permitted under the San Remo Manual on naval warfare, a widely accepted codification of the laws of naval warfare, as well as under the London Declaration of 1909. A report issued by a panel of inquiry into the Mavi Marmara incident established by the UN Secretary General in September 2011 determined that Israel's blockade on Gaza was legal and "a legitimate exercise of the right of self-defense."

Moreover, the amount of aid being brought by the flotilla represents a tiny fraction of the amount of aid currently being delivered through Israel's border crossings with Gaza every week. Between Sep. 14 and Sep. 19, 2025, 736 humanitarian aid trucks entered Gaza bearing 14,125 tons of aid, 86% of which was food.

The San Remo Manual states explicitly that merchant vessels "believed on reasonable grounds to be breaching a blockade" may be captured, and that such vessels resisting capture can even be attacked after being warned. Since it is the explicit aim of the current flotilla to breach Israel's naval blockade, it would appear that Israel is within its rights to intercept it.

Capturing ships that openly declare their intention to break the blockade can be done on the high seas, meaning outside of territorial waters, and is permitted under international law, said Dr. Eran Shamir-Borer, former head of the International Law Department of the IDF's Military Advocate General's Corps. "If they provide a statement that they intend to breach, that is enough, and [interception] can be done on the high seas."
Nicole Lampert: The Omnicause (Briefly) Explodes
The (deliciously) fierce arguments were always going to come, especially when you have been stewing at sea on small boats for weeks.

Tempers are going to fray. Dressing up as a keffiyeh pirate becomes less romantic when you have to unblock the loo for the dozenth time. And then there’s the fact that while the 350 terror propagandists on the ‘freedom flotilla’, on their way to ‘break’ the naval blockade surrounding Gaza, may be united by their Jew-hatred, in almost every other aspect, their world views are completely opposite.

This week, it emerged that some of the fundamentalist Muslims on the boat aren’t fans of gay people. Who’d have guessed, especially when Western cities are so full of ‘Queers for Palestine’?

Khaled Boujemaa, the Tunisian coordinator of the convoy, is said to have left the flotilla altogether after learning about gay activists on board. ‘We were lied to about the identity of some participants in the vanguard of the flotilla. I accuse the organisers of having hidden this aspect from us,’ he said.

Another prominent activist from the flotilla, Mariem Meftah, took to social media to accuse LGBTQ+ activists of ‘taking advantage’ of the pro-Palestine cause that is ‘sacred to us as Muslims’. She added: ‘Being a ‘queer’ activist means touching on society’s values and taking a path that risks placing my children and loved ones in a situation we reject.’

Presenter Samir Elwafi added: ‘Palestine is first and foremost the cause of Muslims and it cannot be separated from its spiritual and religious dimension. So why involve it in dubious activists serving other agendas that do not concern us and have nothing to do with Gaza?’

Presumably, he meant dubious activists like the convoy’s most famous traveller, eco warrior turned Palestine obsessive Greta Thunberg, who described the mission as ‘only part of a global movement for social and climate justice, liberation and decolonisation led by marginalised people.’ The Swedish activist was said to have moved boat after a fallout.

The flotilla fools may be briefly reconciled towards each other thanks to the horror of Israel jamming their communications system to play Abba music in the middle of the night, but the cracks are beginning to appear in the red and black alliance of Marxists and Islamists whose shared and sometime oppositional values are nicknamed the omnicause.

Being anti-Israel is the main ideological glue that binds these ideologies together. Misogyny is in there, too. And both groups want to create a revolution because they hate Western liberal democracy. But anarchy doesn’t always go with social conservatism. There’s no such thing as a progressive Islamist.
Aid Boats Attacked | Greta Thunberg’s Gaza-Bound Flotilla Targeted By Drones
Multiple drones have reportedly targeted a flotilla of Gaza-bound humanitarian aid ships carrying over 500 volunteers, including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg.

Journalist Nicole Lampert joins Talk’s Julia Hartley-Brewer to discuss this further.


Jonathan Sacerdoti: Hamas owns several ships in Greta Thunberg flotilla, through Spanish shell company
A flotilla of around 60 vessels has set sail from Italy, Greece, and Tunisia, heading towards Gaza. On the surface, it presents itself as a humanitarian mission. In reality, it is nothing more than a Hamas-led provocation, carefully orchestrated to create confrontation at sea under the cover of “aid.”

Who is really behind this flotilla?
Hamas leadership is pulling the strings. Most passengers have no idea they are sailing under the command of a terror organisation.
Key organisers are senior Hamas operatives in Europe. One heads a Hamas-affiliated body abroad and runs a shell company in Spain which reportedly owns some of the vessels. Another, operating out of London, has been designated by Israel since 2012 as a senior Hamas activist and has repeatedly collaborated with Hamas leaders, including Ismail Haniyeh.
The ships indirectly belong to Hamas. The flotilla is simply another extension of the terror group’s global infrastructure.
On board are not only ‘activists.’ Hundreds of passengers include radicals from North Africa and East Asia. Some may even be connected to jihadist groups like the Moro organisation, raising the risk of violent escalation against the IDF at sea.

This is not a grassroots civilian initiative, it is a Hamas operation, pre-planned, coordinated, and unlawful.

The real purpose: violence, not aid?
Israel has made clear that if the flotilla genuinely carried humanitarian aid, it could be delivered peacefully. The Ashkelon Marina, near Gaza, was offered as a safe and legal entry point, with Israel pledging to transfer aid swiftly into Gaza.

The organisers refused. Their response confirms the truth: this flotilla is about provocation, not relief. Its purpose is confrontation with Israel, to break a lawful naval blockade and provide Hamas with propaganda victory, not to feed or help the people of Gaza.

The humanitarian reality
The myth that Gaza is sealed off from aid is false. Just last week:
Nearly 1,700 trucks of aid were collected and distributed on the Gazan side of the crossings.
Around 1,300 humanitarian trucks, mostly food, entered Gaza.
Hundreds of patients and caregivers exited Gaza for treatment abroad.
Aid groups coordinated the entry and rotation of humanitarian personnel.
Tens of thousands of tents were delivered and new shelter complexes established in southern Gaza.

Israel continues to facilitate humanitarian aid by land, air, and sea – channels fully available to the international community. The flotilla organisers ignore these realities because their mission is not humanitarian, but political and militant.
Hamas links to Spanish boats in Greta Thunberg's flotilla: Jonathan Sacerdoti debates Peter Tatchell
The leading figures and organizers of the flotilla include an activist in a known Hamas-affiliated body abrouad, and another known to be a senior Hamas figure in Europe, who is also head of the UK branch of the same movement.

One of those men runs a shell company registered in Spain which owns the ships that departed from Spain.

Another flotilla leader who operates from London has been classed since 2012 by Israel as a senior Hamas activist in Europe. He is one of the founders of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition and a key leader in flotilla initiatives. Over the years, he took part in events with senior Hamas officials, including Ismail Haniyeh, and continued to lead flotillas, among them the “Madleen” over the summer, which was stopped by the IDF.


Seth Frantzman: Deployment of Italian, Spanish naval vessels complicates Gaza flotilla
The activists on the flotilla anchored on Thursday around seven miles off the coast of Crete, south of the Cretan town of Koutsouras.

They anchored in pretty waters several miles between the islands of Koufonisi and Chrissi. Both are popular day trip destinations for tourists. Koufonisi is known for its caves, and Chrissi is a protected natural area.

The flotilla of around 44 ships is now 460 nautical miles from Gaza. It appears that it has now combined with ships that sailed from Greece, swelling its ranks slightly.

The NGO ship Emergency has also joined the group. This is a large red support ship that can assist in rescues. It is not clear if the flotilla will wait for the Italian and Spanish naval vessels.

The flotilla sails at an average of 5 knots an hour and must travel at the pace of its slowed vessel. As such, it can make around 120 miles, or 104 nautical miles a day, but it doesn’t always sail for 24 hours a day.

The Spanish vessel will still take three days to reach the flotilla if it is sailing from southern Spain.

As the naval support for the flotilla increases, the activists may feel more security, but they also risk creating an international incident. It was not clear if Italy and Spain have coordinated their response and whether the Italian and Spanish naval captains have similar orders.

Italy appears to prefer that the flotilla go to a neutral port and offload aid to a third party. The Italians appear ready to assist to move the aid to Israel and then have it delivered to Gaza.

On the other hand, the activists do not appear to want to do this. They also have not taken Israel up on its offer to dock at an Israeli part or a third country.

This sets up a possible crisis. Spain and Italy have both been critical of Israel. However, Spain is the more critical country. Italy has not yet recognized a Palestinian state.

Israel will not want to clash with Italy, but Spain might be a different story.


Italy, Spain navies to escort Gaza flotilla in wake of alleged attacks
Italy and Spain announced on Wednesday that they would deploy warships to escort the Global Sumud Flotilla, which has allegedly come under attack while attempting to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza.

The protest flotilla, organized by anti-Israel groups and initially launched from Barcelona, departed Tunisia on Sept. 15 for Gaza after repeated delays caused by rough seas. As of Thursday, the 50 ships remained far from Israel’s territorial waters, with more than 500 nautical miles remaining in their planned voyage.

Rome sent the first naval vessels on Wednesday, hours after the organizers claimed the protest ships were targeted by drones that dropped stun grenades and itching powder as they sailed off the Greek island of Gavdos, south of Crete.

The Global Sumud Flotilla blamed Israel for the alleged drone attack, though a spokesperson for Greece’s Hellenic Coast Guard told AFP it did not see any evidence of damage or other proof of a UAV strike.

Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto announced on Thursday that his country had sent one naval warship and another was on its way, primarily to offer assistance to Italian participants in the flotilla.

Crosetto also urged activists to abandon plans to breach the blockade.

“It is not an act of war, it is not a provocation: it is an act of humanity, which is a duty of a state toward its citizens,” Crosetto told the Italian Senate of the decision to send the warships ahead of the flotilla’s expected interception by the Israeli Navy.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had stressed on Wednesday that no use of military force was expected by her country’s navy, slamming the flotilla initiative as “gratuitous, dangerous and irresponsible.”

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, speaking at a press conference in New York on Wednesday, said his country’s warship would “ensure our citizens can be evacuated” to Spain “if necessary.”

“The government of Spain demands compliance with international law and respect for the right of our citizens to navigate safely in the Mediterranean,” the anti-Israel politician wrote in an X post.

According to the El País daily, the ship that being deployed is the Furor, an oceanic patrol vessel armed with a cannon, two machine guns, a helicopter and a drone. The Spanish Navy ship, which set sail on Thursday, has medical staff and can accommodate up to 80 people.


Pope’s offer to deliver Gaza aid rejected by Greta flotilla
Greta Thunberg’s Gaza flotilla has rejected an Italian proposal to unload its aid in Cyprus and let the Vatican distribute it to Palestinians, instead vowing to keep sailing towards the besieged enclave.

The proposal was put forward by the Italian government in a bid to defuse the crisis after the fleet of around 50 vessels was attacked by drones suspected to have been deployed by Israel.

The government of Giorgia Meloni pushed for the flotilla to unload its food and medical supplies in Cyprus rather than risk further confrontation with Israel.

The supplies would then be distributed to Palestinians in the enclave by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which represents the Vatican in the Holy Land.

But the mediation attempt by Rome was rejected on Thursday by activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF).

The Italian delegation of the organisation said that “it does not accept the proposal regarding a possible diversion of aid to Cyprus, to then deliver it to Gaza with the involvement of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem”.


Fifth Column Podcast: #525 - John Spencer Views Explosion
Matt and Michael are joined by John Spencer, Executive Director of the Urban Warfare Institute.
•Gary Busey and the B-movie military raid on the Turkish Embassy
•Bagging and tagging isn’t as bad as it sounds
•20/20 De-Baathification
•Post 9/11 Islamophilia
•The hockey analogy for war with Hamas
•Human shielding & bomb shelter inequities
•Gaza vs Berlin 1945
•Journalism in Gaza
•The IDF’s absent PR operation
•Starvation, genocide, and Wikipedia
•Amalek
•Trump’s 180 on Ukraine
•Comedian Dave Smith on military aid
•God bless Russian incompetence
•Red Dawn had it all wrong
•Cancel John’s tickets to Stalingrad
•John Spencer, expert? The New York Times is on it.
Ex-Israeli Prime Minister on Gaza 'Genocide', Netanyahu and The Future of Israel - Naftali Bennett
Naftali Bennett is an Israeli politician, entrepreneur, and former Prime Minister (2021–2022), known for his strong security stance and role in forming Israel’s unity government.

00:00 - Introduction
01:43 - Addressing Recent Events
04:16 - This War Should Have Been Over In Six Months
12:15 - How Much Of This Is To Do With Politics And How Much Is Religion?
16:22 - Explaining Why Palestine Shouldn't Be Its Own State
27:10 - Do The People In Gaza Support Hamas Or Are They Innocent?
37:09 - Radicalisation And Increased Anti-Semitism Worldwide The Longer The War Goes On
46:03 - Why Is Israel So Important To America, The UK And The West In General?
55:33 - When This War Ends Is There A Possibility Of Lasting Peace?
01:03:53 - How Likely Is It Now That Israel Will Get The Hostages Back?
01:07:44 - What's The One Thing We're Not Talking About That We Really Should Be?


FDD Morning Brief | feat. Yoseph Haddad (Sep. 24)
HOW DID ARAB CITIZENS OF ISRAEL EXPERIENCE THE OCT. 7TH HAMAS MASSACRE?

HEADLINE 1: If you weren’t already worried about the rise of thinking machines, you definitely want to think twice about getting your news from AI chatbots.

HEADLINE 2: Israel will close the Allenby crossing between the West Bank and Jordan indefinitely.

HEADLINE 3: Hamas-led authorities in the Gaza Strip executed three alleged “collaborators” as they face rising pushback from militias.

FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Arab-Israeli journalist and social activist Yoseph Haddad.


Commentary PodCast: Trump Gives It to the United Nations
We're back from Rosh Hashanah to sing the glories of Donald Trump's controversial United Nations speech, which is only controversial because he isn't saying what the elites want him to say. And we try to make sense out of what seems like a huge shift on Trump's part in the direction of supporting Ukraine.


UN Watch: Hillel Neuer Exposes the Truth About Qatar at the UN
Pakistan called an urgent U.N. debate over Israel’s strike on Hamas terror chiefs in Qatar. On cue, brutal regimes such as the Islamic Republic of Iran, Venezuela, Russia & China lined up to bash the Jewish state. Then Hillel Neuer took the floor to tell the truth about Qatar.




Three Rising Democratic Stars To Appear Alongside Hamas Lovers at Anti-Israel Conference in America’s ‘Jihad Capital’
A trio of rising Democratic Party stars are slated to speak at an anti-Israel convention this week alongside a deep roster of Hamas sympathizers and anti-Semites.

Michigan Senate candidate and former CNN contributor Abdul El-Sayed (D.), Rep. Ro Khanna (D., Calif.), and Michigan lieutenant governor Garlin Gilchrist (D.) are listed in the lineup for ArabCon, an event hosted by the American-Arab Discrimination Committee (ADC) in Dearborn, Mich., a majority-Muslim town dubbed "America’s Jihad Capital" because so many of its city and religious leaders have sided with Hamas against the United States and Israel.

All three of the Democrats are running—or likely running, in Khanna’s case—for prominent political offices. El-Sayed is running for Michigan’s open Senate seat, Khanna reportedly plans to run for president in 2028, and Gilchrist is running for Michigan governor. ArabCon, which boasts it brings together "America’s most revolutionary voices," provides a significant platform for the politicians to reach Michigan’s Muslim and Arab voters, a massive voting bloc that skews heavily toward Democrats.

El-Sayed, who ran unsuccessfully for Michigan governor in 2018, will speak at a "Meet the Candidate" session on Saturday, Gilchrist will headline the ADC’s gala dinner, and Khanna, who represents Silicon Valley in Congress, will appear with left-wing political commentator Cenk Uygur for a discussion about Israel’s "genocide in Gaza."

Numerous other speakers at the event have promoted anti-Semitic hate, support anti-Israel terrorist groups, and praised Hamas leaders.

One speaker is Rabab Abdulhadi, a San Francisco professor who has organized multiple events with members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization. Abdulhadi, who has blamed the "Jewish caucus" for attempting to cancel those events, said the Hamas operatives who attacked Israel on Oct. 7 were "merely defending themselves." Another conference speaker, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mosab Abu Toha, has criticized the media’s "humanization" of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas.


travelingisrael.com: Western Europe Is Committing SUICIDE – Jews and Women Pay the Price
Western Europe chose Muslim immigration over the safety of Jews and women, and the results are devastating. From rising antisemitism to shocking statistics on sexual violence, the truth can no longer be ignored. In this video, I expose the cost of mass immigration, political correctness, and Europe’s dangerous silence.


Kyle’s mom confronts Netanyahu in South Park Gaza war episode
The American satirical cartoon “South Park” on Wednesday featured an angry American Jewish mother traveling to Israel to chew out Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and blame him for the rise of antisemitism since the start of the war against the Hamas terror group in Gaza.

“There you are, Mr. Netanyahu! Just who do you think you are, killing thousands and flattening neighborhoods, then wrapping yourself in Judaism like it’s some shield from criticism? You’re making life for Jews miserable, and life for American Jews impossible!” says Sheila Broflovski to the premier.

In the episode, Sheila’s son Kyle is infuriated to learn that his schoolmates are gambling, in an online “prediction market,” on whether his mother will bomb a Palestinian hospital in Gaza.

Eric Cartman, the show’s antihero and one of Kyle’s best friends, knows that Sheila will not, in fact, bomb a Palestinian hospital, but realizes that the more Kyle objects to the suggestion, the more money can be made by betting against the prediction.

“It’s called a conflict of interest, you guys — it’s a way to make free money,” Cartman explains to his friends over lunch. “All we have to do is make sure Kyle stays angry, and at the same time go talk antisemitic shit about his mom to goose the odds up even more!”

When Kyle arrives in the cafeteria, Cartman delivers a rousing speech to his Jewish friend, lambasting the bet and denouncing the prediction market for allowing it to stay online. Appealing to the younger Broflovski’s filial piety, Cartman urges: “If you don’t have her back, who will?”


Houston youth baseball coach shot during pregame prayer with players; 3 suspects in custody
Three suspects have been charged after a Houston youth baseball coach was wounded in a shooting during a pregame prayer with players on Sunday.

Mahmood Abdelsalam Rababah, 23, Ahmad Mawed, 21, and Mustafa Mohammad Matalgah, 27, were arrested on felony charges of deadly conduct with a firearm, the Waller County Sheriff’s Office said. They were each being held on $100,000 bond.

The chaos unfolded at Ameripark youth baseball field, known as The Rac, in the town of Katy, after three people fired weapons from a nearby pasture in the direction of the field as a youth baseball event was ongoing, the sheriff’s office said.

Video of the incident showed the 12-year-old Texas Colts players in light blue jerseys running frantically for cover as bullets flew past them. One adult appeared to be struck and fell to the ground near home plate.

The three suspects were identified as Mahmood Abdelsalam Rababah, 23, Ahmad Mawed, 21, and Mustafa Mohammad Matalgah, 27. They were each arrested on felony charges of deadly conduct with a firearm and held on $100,000 bond each. (Waller County Sheriff's Office)

The shooting victim was a baseball coach, owners of The Rac Katy said in a statement. He was struck in the shoulder in an incident "involving recreational shooting on a nearby property," the statement said.

The coach was given medical treatment on the baseball field before being taken to a hospital, officials said. He was released from the hospital later that day.




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