Tuesday, September 30, 2025

09/30 Links Pt1: Trump’s peace plan is the Western left’s worst nightmare; Douglas Murray: This Is A Turning Point For The Western World; Megyn Kelly’s Indefensible Flirtation With the Nihilist Right

From Ian:

JPost Editorial: Seal the deal: How to cease the fire without chaos
Israelis have demanded a credible alternative to Hamas and have doubted the unreformed Palestinian Authority. This bridge does not restore Hamas rule, and it requires reforms before any transfer of power. It is a practical answer to the question that has stalled every serious conversation for a year.

After the live hostages return, the plan provides for an Israeli prisoner release and a remains exchange. Further, it offers an off-ramp option for fighters who choose life over jihad: “Hamas members who commit to peaceful coexistence and to decommissioning their weapons will be given amnesty.” Others “will be provided safe passage to receiving countries.”

Humanitarian relief and reconstruction are the stabilizers that make any ceasefire hold. The document promises that “full aid will be immediately sent into the Gaza Strip,” at levels “consistent with what was included in the January 19, 2025, agreement,” prioritizing power, water, sewage, hospitals, bakeries, rubble removal, and open roads, with distribution “without interference from the two parties” through the UN, the Red Crescent, and other neutral institutions. The message is simple: Invest in everyday life so extremists lose their oxygen.

The plan calls for “a Trump economic development plan to rebuild and energize Gaza,” including “a special economic zone” with “preferred tariff and access rates.” Jobs, predictable roles, and international capital, ergo, will not be delivered as charity.

Just as importantly, the text rejects demographic engineering: “No one will be forced to leave Gaza, and those who wish to will be free to do so and free to return.” That line will matter in Washington, in Arab capitals, and in Israeli living rooms. The goal is to move terrorism out and invite stability in.

Implementation is everything
Critics are not wrong in that implementation is everything. But this plan does more than most to anchor promises in mechanisms: A 72-hour hostage clock tied to Israel’s public acceptance of it, a frozen front while terms are met, an international body to enforce standards, and a depoliticized service structure until reforms have been completed.

Our interests are crystal clear: Bring the hostages home, end the war without restoring Hamas rule, prevent an Iranian proxy comeback, and align with partners ready to fund and monitor reconstruction under strict conditions. This document advances all four points. It is not perfect – no negotiated outcome will be. But it is coherent, enforceable, and morally urgent.

The region’s test now is courage. Palestinians deserve a Gaza that is, in the plan’s words, “a deradicalized, terror-free zone that does not pose a threat to its neighbors.” Israelis deserve quiet on their border and the return of their sons and daughters. Both are made possible here.

Say it plainly, in Jerusalem, Doha, and every capital that will underwrite and monitor the transition: Seal the deal.
Brendan O'Neill: Trump’s peace plan is the Western left’s worst nightmare
This strikes me as a realistic and positive deal. It would achieve the two things some of us have been crying out for: the release of the Jews so savagely stolen on 7 October and the removal from the picture of the army of anti-Semites that started this infernal war. It would also grant Gazans the right to create a better, freer state. So much for the libellous wails of our Israelophobic elites, who insisted in the absence of anything resembling evidence that Israel and Trump wanted to drive every Palestinian from Gaza. Now that, BBC, was ‘exotic overstatement’.

Benjamin Netanyahu accepts the deal. So that’s another untruth propagated by the anti-Israel mob that lies in tatters – namely that Bibi is hell-bent on continuing the war in order to save his own ass from corruption charges. Only one question remains: will Hamas accept? If it doesn’t, we’ll know beyond a sliver of doubt that it prizes its own twisted dreams of a Caliphate more highly than the lives of Palestinians. We will also know that the morality tale spun by our own cultural rulers, in which Israel is always the demon and Gaza always the victim, owes more to bigotry than reality. So this is a crunch moment, both for the medieval gunmen of Hamas and for the high-status opinion-havers of the West.

If Hamas rejects the deal, as well it might, then the entire moral edifice of ‘left’ and ‘liberal’ thinking will collapse. We will know it is Hamas that wants war, not Israel. We will know this so-called genocide is the accomplishment of Islamist barbarism, not Israeli evil. We will know that Palestinians are suffering because they are ruled by religious extremists who long ago prioritised their anti-Semitic bloodlust over the good governance of Gaza. Every single anti-Israel march and thinkpiece that comes now, in the wake of this unveiled plan, will be a sham. It will be a lie. It will falsely blame the Jewish nation for a calamity of Hamas’s making, and everyone will know.

Courtesy of Trump’s plan, Hamas has run out of road, and so have our cultural elites. They’re uneasy about this deal because, to speak frankly, they will miss this war from whose horrors they have stitched together a thin sense of moral purpose in confusing times. And if Hamas accepts the deal? Well, then they’ll have to admit that Trump – the New Hitler, the populist loon, the bad man that haunts their dreams – did infinitely more to ‘Save Gaza’ than their Israelophobic caterwauling ever did. It’s lose-lose for Israel’s haters.

I want this deal to work because I want the hostages home, I want the war to end, I want Israel to be secure and I want Gazans to have peace. If you can’t say likewise, maybe you’re not actually on ‘the right side of history’?
Andrew C. McCarthy: Trump's Gaza Plan Misses the Only Point that Matters
There is no deal with sharia-supremacist Islam. Hamas, the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, is conducting a jihad to destroy Israel - not to reach a more favorable arrangement with Israel - based on sharia-supremacist principles, which are 14 centuries old and steeped in Jew-hatred that goes back to Muhammad's wars of conquest. While Hamas has been hollowed out by Israel's combat operations, the problem in the region is sharia supremacism, not Hamas; if what is today called Hamas disappeared tomorrow, a new jihadist entity would rise quickly to take its place, and the objective would not change.

The premise of the president's plan is that Hamas will stop being Hamas, and that will end the jihadist threat. What basis is there to believe that? During the second intifada, when Hamas was firmly established, there were around 150 suicide attacks. The jihadists who carried them out were celebrated and their families paid bonuses - and that includes being celebrated by the Palestinian Authority. Like the jihadists who carried out the October 7 atrocities, the suicide attackers were not looking for a better deal with Israel. They were looking to eradicate Israel.

The proposal assumes that the culture and population that produced these people are now going to lay down their arms and commit to peaceful coexistence or, in the alternative, voluntarily leave the territory that their fundamentalist tenets - as mediated by the region's most influential scholars - tell them is Allah's land over which they are obliged to wage jihad until Israel is no more.

What has happened in the last two years to make anyone think that's a possibility? We now have European nations and Canada claiming to recognize "Palestine" (its lack of borders or a real government notwithstanding). Why would Hamas and its sharia-supremacist support network surrender now when they have reason to believe the barbaric October 7 attack, far from turning them into pariahs, has advanced their cause?

There isn't always an ideal solution available just because we'd like there to be one. There is no deal with people who will be satisfied with nothing less than one's annihilation. The fact that there may be many rational Palestinians who would be willing to live in peace does not mean they are anywhere close to being able to force their will against the region's dominant, entrenched sharia-supremacist adherents.

Unless and until Israel's mortal enemies (and ours) are conclusively defeated, any peace negotiations are just a strategic pause that allows the jihadists to regroup and rearm.


Douglas Murray PREDICTS This Is A Turning Point For The Western World

John Spencer: Trump’s 20-Point Plan: The Most Comprehensive Path to End the War and Secure Peace
The question then becomes, what will Hamas do? This is another critical feature of the plan. If Hamas accepts the terms, the war ends immediately. If Hamas delays or refuses, the war continues with Israel now having the support and assistance of all those who approved the plan. That recognition of Hamas’s well-established rejectionism enhances the credibility of the proposal. The text explicitly anticipates the possibility that Hamas will refuse to accept its terms and it builds in mechanisms for progress to continue in the absence of Hamas’s cooperation. This acknowledgment of reality prevents the plan from collapsing at the first obstacle and makes it more resilient than past proposals that depended entirely on Hamas’s good faith. In this respect, the plan does not fall into the trap of wishful thinking but instead confronts Hamas’s track record directly.

Of course, many questions remain. Who will sit on the proposed “Board of Peace”? What nations will commit troops and resources to the International Stabilization Force? Which regional partners will guarantee Hamas’s disarmament and compliance? Who will validate that the Palestinian Authority has genuinely reformed before assuming responsibility for governance? These uncertainties are real and deserve close scrutiny. Yet they should not distract from the fact that, for all the questions it leaves open, the 20-point plan answers far more than any other proposal on the table. It outlines a comprehensive vision that simultaneously guarantees Israel’s security, provides Palestinians a path forward, and creates a framework for international participation and accountability.

Central to this is the plan’s requirement for Gaza to undergo a process of deradicalization. Schools, mosques, and media institutions would need to be stripped of incitement and reoriented toward education, tolerance, and coexistence. Curriculums would be rewritten, foreign-funded extremist networks dismantled, and new programs introduced that emphasize economic development, civic responsibility, and peaceful engagement. By linking reconstruction funds and governance reform to this process, the plan ensures that rebuilding Gaza does not simply recreate the conditions that allowed Hamas to thrive, but instead produces a society equipped to reject terrorism and embrace stability.

At its core, Trump’s plan is not just about stopping the current war. It is about breaking the cycle of repeated wars that have defined Gaza for decades. By tying reconstruction to deradicalization, security to governance reform, and coexistence to tangible steps rather than abstract hopes, the plan offers a pathway that is both strategic and pragmatic. Whether it can be implemented will depend on the political will of all parties involved, but there is no denying that it sets the most detailed and realistic foundation for peace yet presented.
Andrew Fox: Waiting on Hamas with bated breath
Netanyahu thus faces political vulnerability on all sides. According to Israeli media and polls, the public will be grateful for the hostages’ return but furious about the government’s failures that led to their abduction in the first place. The war’s toll has severely eroded trust in his leadership. His political opponents (and even some allies) are already sharpening their knives, suggesting that once the dust settles, a commission will investigate how Hamas caught Israel off-guard and whether Netanyahu must bear responsibility.

In the immediate term, he risks the collapse of his governing coalition. Indeed, rumours in Jerusalem suggest that some coalition partners are considering defecting, which could trigger the government’s fall and new elections (even if opposition parties will help the deal get through the Knesset). Ironically, Netanyahu’s embrace of this US-dictated plan, arguably to save his political skin amid public pressure, may hasten his downfall. The deal might buy Israel calm, but it might not buy Bibi any longevity. His legacy, for now, is as the leader who won the war on paper but lost the trust of many Israelis.

It is very easy to be negative. Hamas’s ideology and “Palestinianism” will persist, the situation in the West Bank remains unresolved, and Israel is relegated to pariah status on the global stage (a problem that will likely get worse before it gets better). However, no solution in the Middle East is ever easy or clear-cut, and this deal is probably the best off-ramp Israel could have hoped for. There are remarkable upsides. If Hamas accepts this deal, the 2023-25 regional war leaves Israel safe from repeats of 7 October, Assad is gone, Hezbollah and Iran are neutralised for now, and the hostages will return home. These are significant gains, and Israel must embrace them.

If the deal goes through, the moment Israeli hostages finally step off the transport and into the arms of their families will be one of pure, unfiltered joy amid the tragedy. For the first time in two years, Israelis will experience a profound sense of safety and closure. This, ultimately, is why Israel fought – not for abstract notions of victory, but for this tangible, living outcome: parents, siblings, and children reunited.

The guns may fall silent, but the wounds of war and the distrust between peoples will not heal overnight. Yet for Israel, even a brief respite where families are whole and no sirens wail is invaluable. This deal, cynical and fragile as it is, will deliver that precious window of normalcy. Israelis know it might only be a lull, a brief respite in a decades-long enduring conflict. Still, if the deal comes off, in those tearful embraces and hospital reunions, the world will observe a powerful truth: even a moment of safety and closure is worth the cost. In a region starved for happy endings, watching those hostages come home will be as close to one as anyone has seen in a long time – a reminder of what is at stake, and why, despite all the cynicism, this imperfect deal has to be made.
The War that Made Peace Possible By Abe Greenwald
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I hope I’m wrong, but I don’t have a great deal of confidence that Hamas will agree to Donald Trump’s proposed peace deal. If we’ve ever witnessed an Islamist terrorist organization permanently lay down its arms, I can’t recall it. Al-Qaeda is much diminished, but it’s still out there. So are its offshoots, and so is ISIS. Faced with defeat, such groups usually lay low, fall apart, or enter politics.

But if there is any reason for optimism—and there is some—it’s that we’ve never seen an Islamist terrorist organization take the kind of beating that Israel has given Hamas over the past two years. Which is to say, without Israel’s incredibly fierce military campaign, there’d be no prospect of peace at all.

Many Americans look at the situation and see the exact opposite. They consider Israel’s actions since October 7, 2023, to have been a terrible mistake. The latest New York Times/Siena poll shows “slightly more voters siding with Palestinians over Israelis for the first time since The Times began asking voters about their sympathies in 1998.”

This is obviously unsettling. But you know what else the poll shows? That just two months after Hamas’s attack, voters were already more likely than not to say that Israel was intentionally targeting Gazan civilians and wasn’t taking enough precautions to spare them. Recall that this was well before the fake aid-distribution scandals, the fake famine claims, and the fake genocide calumny.
Trump's Gaza peace plan is 'non-negotiable,' senior Israeli official tells 'Post'
US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza is non-negotiable, a senior Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.

“This must be a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer from Hamas,” the source said.

The comments followed remarks by Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, who strongly suggested that negotiations would be necessary. “Trump’s plan achieves the central goal of ending the war, but it contains issues that require clarification and negotiation,” Al Thani said on Tuesday.

He added that “ending the war is a clear component of the plan, but the question of Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza requires clarification and discussion.”

Israeli officials and other figures familiar with the talks told the Post that Hamas’s eventual answer would likely be “yes,” but with significant reservations. One of the main sticking points, they believe, will be the issue of the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. “Trump’s plan does not specify any dates regarding the withdrawal of the IDF from the Strip. Hamas wants to see a concrete timetable,” one source explained. Other contentious points are also expected to arise, including the demand for all hostages to be released within 72 hours, the question of governance in Gaza, and the release of Palestinian prisoners. According to the officials, Hamas is likely to present objections or seek clarifications on these issues.


Approval of Trump's Gaza plan is high among Israelis but expectations are low, survey shows
A majority of Israelis strongly support United States President Donald Trump’s proposed Gaza peace plan, according to a survey done by Nimrod Nir & Gayil Talshir from the Agam Institute and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Of the 847 participants, 71% favor the proposal. Among Arab Israelis, the statistic is even higher, with 93% expressing support.

Put forth on Sunday night, Trump’s plan includes conditions such as the release of all remaining hostages held by Hamas, demilitarization of Hamas, a systematic IDF withdrawal from Gaza, and strengthening of diplomatic relationships with surrounding Arab nations.

While support for the plan is widespread, 82% of participants doubt the likelihood that the plan will be carried out as proposed, demonstrating the skepticism held by most Israelis following almost two years of war. Only 12% of participants believe that Trump's plan will be fully and successfully implemented.

Trump announced on Tuesday that Hamas has three to four days to respond to the deal, stipulating that if Hamas does not accept, "Israel will do what it has to do."

Regarding the portion of the deal that would see Arab-Israeli ties rebuilt, approximately half of the Israelis surveyed agreed with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to apologise to Qatar following the IAF’s strike on Doha in early September.

Participants who self-reported as right-wing voters were more likely to oppose the apology.


Possible peace in the Middle East?
Sun political columnist Brian Lilley talks to former military men and two of the highest authorities on urban warfare - Richard Kemp and John Spencer - on the groundbreaking lengths the IDF goes to in Gaza to mitigate harm.


Call Me Back Podcast: The End of the Gaza War?
President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House on Monday to discuss the plan to end the Gaza war. The proposal includes the immediate and unconditional return of all remaining hostages and the complete demilitarization of the strip. Nadav Eyal joins Dan to evaluate the feasibility of the plan, whether Netanyahu will be able to sell it to his government, and what we can realistically expect to see next.


The Free Press: Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan: Everything You Need to Know Yesterday at the White House, President Trump and Israeli prime minister Netanyahu announced that they had reached an agreement on a 20-point peace plan for Gaza put forth by the U.S. An official has said that Hamas is now reviewing that plan.

To discuss this development, Rafaela Siewart is joined by Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council who is also from Gaza, along with Michael Oren, the former Israeli ambassador to the United States.


Ask Haviv Anything: Episode 46: The Trump Plan - Hope for Israel and Gaza
Trump's 20-point grand bargain to end the Gaza war is a remarkable document. It offers Israel much of the Israeli cabinet's formally declared war goals, not least the summary release of Israeli hostages from Hamas hands. It seems to enjoy broad Arab backing, and it puts Hamas in the position of having to refuse not merely an end to war, but the beginning, now backed by the US and the Arab states, of Gaza's great rebuilding and rehabilitation.

It's a remarkable achievement for the US administration, and may well mark the turning point in the war, the beginning of the end.


Commentary Podcast: Trump's Gaza Plan
There is much to discuss about Donald Trump's historic proposal for ending the war in Gaza: how the media has reacted, what it says about the Trump administration's support for Israel, and how each of us think Hamas will respond.
Can Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan Really Work?
In an ILTV exclusive, Jonathan Conricus and Michael Oren break down Trump’s proposed Gaza plan, what Israel will accept, and why Hamas may walk away.


Trump Gaza plan is like 2020 'Deal of the Century' but less kind to Palestinians—Jonathan Sacerdoti
Jonathan Sacerdoti explains the path from Trump's 2020 'Deal of the Century' for Palestinians, to this week's 'New Gaza' plan, and explains how and why the terms have changed.


Donald Trump’s peace treaty would ‘end the war immediately’
Former Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy discusses Trump and Netanyahu's push for a Gaza peace plan.

Donald Trump unveiled a Middle East peace proposal that would grant conditional amnesty to Hamas members who renounce violence, a move already stirring global controversy.

“We need massive global pressure on Hamas to say yes to this deal,” Mr Levy told Sky News host Danica De Giorgio.

“Israel wants peace, the United States wants peace, the only people who don’t want peace are the Hamas terrorists.

“If implemented, it ends the war immediately.”


Trump’s peace plan grants ‘amnesty’ to members of Hamas who commit to peace
Liberal Senator Dave Sharma discusses President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan to end the war in Gaza and the potential for Hamas to agree to the deal.

“They’re essentially signing their own extinction warranty,” Mr Sharma told Sky News Australia.

“This requirement would require them to release the hostages, but also demilitarise and give up political power. It does provide them an offer for amnesty … and for safe passage, that is, they can go into exile.

“Bear in mind that they have lost several generations of leadership because of Israel's military campaign.”




Dem Rep. Tokuda: We Shouldn’t Back Hamas Into a Corner on Peace Deal or Israel’s ‘Genocide’ Will Continue
On Monday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “The Hill,” Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-HI) stated that she worries the Gaza peace proposal “is being set up to just give Israel a green light to go ahead and continue the genocide on Palestinians.” And responded to a question on whether it’s incumbent on Hamas to take the deal by saying that “it’s incumbent on everyone to recognize that it has to be a discussion, and that if you’re going to back an entity, a terrorist organization like Hamas into a corner, then you kind of know what the outcome is going to be.”

Tokuda said, “I think we all want to see peace. We want to see an end to this genocide. My hope is that the president and Netanyahu will have room that, if Hamas comes back and wants a discussion on anything, that there would be a willingness to have those discussions, sit-downs at common tables together. I think we’ve seen, even within the federal government and the shutdown situation alone, if you just push a take-it-or-leave-it situation on people, they’re more likely to rebuke it. And, in this case, I just truly worry that the situation is being set up to just give Israel a green light to go ahead and continue the genocide on Palestinians.”

Later, host Blake Burman asked, “Is it incumbent upon Hamas to take this deal?”

Tokuda answered, “I think it’s incumbent on everyone to recognize that it has to be a discussion, and that if you’re going to back an entity, a terrorist organization like Hamas into a corner, then you kind of know what the outcome is going to be. And, I think, again, I don’t want this, as the president was saying, if they fail to accept the offer, then it’s a green light for Netanyahu to go and continue his — basically, his genocide on the people of this land. So, I really, really hope that they understand that this has to be about what is best for people, what saves lives, what gets aid immediately into the region — people are starving, we’ve got famine going on–. The situation is absolutely dire. It’s been dire for the last two years. This has to stop, but it means we have to be willing to sit in common rooms together, and not just hand edicts out, 20-point, 30-point edicts out. We have to be willing to talk about what’s best for people.”
NPR Interviews ‘Human Rights Lawyer’ About Gaza Peace Plan. She’s Called Hamas a ‘Movement for Freedom.’
A "human rights lawyer" interviewed by NPR about a peace proposal to end the Israel-Hamas war is a former spokeswoman for the Palestinian Liberation Organization who has praised Hamas and refused to condemn the terrorist group’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

Diana Buttu, who last year described Hamas as a "movement for freedom," appeared Monday on NPR’s All Things Considered to assess President Donald Trump’s meeting with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu about a deal to end the Israel-Gaza war. Buttu, a Harvard University lecturer and board member at the anti-Israel Al-Shabaka think tank, said the United States and Israel have unilateral control over ending the war, which started after Hamas slaughtered 1,200 Israelis and took hundreds of hostages during its Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack.

Buttu said Trump could end the war "instantly" by "simply stopping the weapons flow to Israel" and ending diplomatic support to the Jewish state.

She claimed Hamas is open to accepting the peace proposal, a 21-point plan that calls on Israeli forces to leave Gaza and for Hamas to release all hostages—living or dead—that it took on Oct. 7. But Buttu complained that Palestinians and Hamas are expected to make any concessions at all to end the war.

"But I think the bigger issue is, why is it that Palestinians have had to negotiate an end to genocide?" asked Buttu, who teaches courses on "women in leadership" and "negotiation skills" at Harvard University.

NPR, which had its federal funding gutted this year over concerns about liberal bias, portrayed Buttu in a positive light, describing her as a "human rights lawyer" and "former Palestinian peace negotiator," without specifying that she was negotiating on behalf of the Palestinian Liberation Organization. NPR also omitted Buttu’s defense of Hamas and Oct. 7.

Buttu, who worked for the PLO in the mid-2000s, has called the Oct. 7 attack the "natural consequence, unfortunately, of 56 years of military occupation and the denial of freedom." In an Oct. 22, 2024, interview, Buttu praised Hamas as a "movement for freedom, for liberation," and hailed its leader, Yahya Sinwar, after his assassination in an Israeli drone strike. "The Israelis will never understand what it means to die a hero," she said of Sinwar.
Jake Wallis Simons: Guess what, the deal to end the war has upset the ‘Gaza genocide’ mob
You’d have thought that they’d be glad. For the first time in two years, a viable plan is on the table to end the war in Gaza, saving innumerable Palestinian lives.

What has been the reaction from those who have most vociferously campaigned for this goal? Put it this way: from his funereal tone, you’d almost have thought that Jeremy Bowen was a supporter of Hamas.

Jeremy Corbyn condemned the plan outright, writing: “It is not up to Blair, Trump or Netanyahu to decide the future of Gaza. That is up to the people of Palestine.”

Two questions. Firstly, what if the “people of Palestine” elect Hamas, as they did last time? Oh, wait, Corbyn previously referred to the jihadi group as his “friends”.

Owen Jones, meanwhile, made noises about colonialism, because obviously. Roshan Salih, editor of the provocative Muslim website Five Pillars, posted: “The Palestinians must reject this surrender deal.” Again, who exactly did he mean by “Palestinians”?

Patrick Wintour, the Guardian’s diplomatic editor, was no less negative. His reservations were shrouded in technicalities: “No timeline to an Israeli troop withdrawal”; “indefinite rule by Palestinian technocratic administration”; “no commitment by Israel to a Palestinian State”; “no mandate for International Stabilisation Force from the UN”.

All well and good, but what about the suffering of Palestinian children? I thought that was the whole point.

It was all very confusing. It was almost as if these people did not care about the Palestinians at all, but were just using their suffering as a means to subvert the Jewish state.

It is worth recalling that aside from the demonstrations organised by Jewish groups, there have been more marches against Hamas in Gaza than on the streets of London.


Two wounded in Gush Etzion terror attack
Two Israeli teens were injured, including one moderately to seriously, in a terrorist attack on the Route 60 highway in the Gush Etzion region of Judea on Tuesday afternoon.

Magen David Adom paramedics provided initial treatment to two victims, both of whom were conscoius, according to the emergency response organization.

One of the victims, age 15, was rushed to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem with moderate to serious wounds, where he was undergoing tests and further treatment following an initial assessment, the hospital stated.

The second victim, 16, was moderately injured and was undergoing treatment at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem in the capital, MDA said.

The Israel Defense Forces confirmed it had received reports of a combined ramming and stabbing at the Al-Khader Junction in its Etzion Brigade deployment area and was probing the circumstances of the incident.

“IDF forces are conducting blockades, surrounding villages and searching the area,” the military added in a Hebrew statement.

According to Ynet, the terrorist drove his car over Israelis gathered at a hitchhiking station. He then exited his car and attempted to stab them.


Acre man accused of plotting to bomb soldiers at bus stop on behalf of Islamic State
The Shin Bet and police thwarted a bomb plot targeting IDF soldiers at a bus stop in Acre, arresting a suspect who sought to carry out the attack in the name of the Islamic State terror group, the agencies announced Tuesday.

State prosecutors filed charges against Issa Madi, 18, who allegedly made contact with Islamic State operatives online and sought to carry out an attack under the terror group’s banner.

Police said that Madi, who lives in Acre, tried to assemble explosives for a planned IED attack at a bus stop adjacent to the city’s train station.

He had for months consumed ISIS-related content online via TikTok, and had even made contact over the app with another Islamic State member whom he taught to manufacture explosives, said prosecutors in the State Attorney’s Office.

He also joined several ISIS-affiliated group chats on Telegram, from which he downloaded 47 manuals detailing how to assemble explosives and other combustibles, they added.

According to the indictment filed, Madi succeeded in manufacturing an explosive in July from battery acid, acetone and hydrogen peroxide — but flushed the material down the toilet for fear of getting caught.

He was nevertheless arrested the next month at his home on August 21. When police arrived at his house, Madi allegedly threw his phone out a window in an attempt to destroy evidence on the device.

He faces charges of conspiracy to commit aggravated murder, training and instruction to commit an act of terror, contact with a foreign agent and obstructing legal proceedings. Advertisement


Erin Molan: Trump’s Peace Plan Explained + History of the Israel–Palestinian Conflict in a NUTSHELL!
In Episode 23 of The Erin Molan Show, Erin covers the historic peace announcement by President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at today’s press conference. 🇺🇸🇮🇱

Later, Erin sits down with Amichai Shikli, Israel’s Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism, who gives a straightforward history lesson on the roots of the Middle East conflict — from thousands of years ago to the modern day.


Ask Haviv Anything: Episode 45: 48 hours in Syria, with David Horovitz
Earlier this month, Times of Israel editor David Horovitz became one of only two or three Israeli journalists to have ever walked the streets of Damascus, Syria’s capital.

But he was the very first to be welcomed there with open arms by the Syrian government. His visit with a group of American Jews led by Michigan Rabbi Asher Lopatin was part of the new regime’s efforts to show a new openness to the world.

I asked David what he heard from senior government officials, what he saw among the National Museum’s carefully preserved millennia-old Jewish relics, and what he made of this purportedly new Syria under President a-Sharaa.


Winston Marshall: The Hamas Hoax That Fooled The West...
In this episode of The Winston Marshall Show, I sat down with journalist, author, and host of The Brink, Jake Wallis Simons, to unpack the latest in the Israel–Hamas war, the UN’s controversial genocide report, and Britain’s recognition of a Palestinian state.

We examine what Keir Starmer’s decision really means — and why Hamas itself has called it the “fruits of October 7.” Jake explains how the propaganda war has been waged from 1947 to today, why the UN has long been biased against Israel, and how famine and aid are manipulated as weapons in the conflict.

We also discuss Jake’s new book Never Again: How the West Betrayed the Jews and Itself, where he argues that anti-Semitism is a symptom of the West’s civilizational decline, from centrist fundamentalism to the rise of radical ideologies.

A wide-ranging conversation on Israel, Gaza, the UN, Western weakness, and whether we can restore our lost values.

Chapters
0:00 Recognition of Palestinian State and UN Report on Genocide
3:28 Discussion on the Israel-Hamas Conflict and Keir Starmer's Recognition of Palestine
7:05 Starmer's Condemnation of Hamas and the Pay-for-Slay Fund
9:09 Clarification on Starmer's Recognition and the Pay-for-Slay Fund
16:53 The UN Genocide Report and Its Credibility
38:52The Propaganda War and Hamas's Strategy
42:20 The Muslim Brotherhood and Its Influence in Gaza
48:57 The Aid Situation in Gaza and the Role of the UN and Israel
1:06:01 The Ceasefire and the Hostages
1:11:24 Britain's Recognition of Palestine and Its Implications
1:14:04 Starmer's Moral Clarity and Family Ties
1:15:22 The Moral Complexities of War
1:17:32 Final Thoughts


‘The West Has Fallen’ | Antisemitism And The Future Of The Free World
Julia Hartley-Brewer interviews Jake Wallis Simons to discuss his new book, Never Again, on a peace plan for the Middle East.

Jake contrasts President Trump’s plan, which calls for Israel’s victory and the release of hostages, with the Macron and Starmer plan, which he criticises as appeasement.

Wallis highlights the decimation of Hamas leadership and the potential for the Trump plan to succeed.

Jake also criticises the West’s loss of identity and the rise of anti-Semitism, emphasising Israel’s resilience and cultural coherence.

The discussion also touches on the broader implications of anti-Semitism and the need for Western societies to assert their values and defend themselves.


Here I Am With Shai Davidai: The Next Chapter of Jewish Identity in America | Gregg Roman
In this episode, Shai Davidai sits down with Gregg Roman, Executive Director of the Middle East Forum, to discuss the complexities of the Middle East and its impact on U.S. foreign policy. Gregg shares insights from his personal and professional journey, explores the intersection of Jewish and American values, and explains why the Middle East remains central to global politics. The conversation covers the history and mission of the Middle East Forum, the region’s influence on energy, religion, and geopolitics, and the ongoing challenges facing the U.S. and its allies.

This season is dedicated to Shai’s grandmother, Leah Davidai, who passed away earlier this year. Sponsored in part by Iron Dome Coffee, visit www.irondomecoffee.com and use the code HERE I AM for an exclusive discount just for our listeners.




Megyn Kelly’s Indefensible Flirtation With the Nihilist Right
During one recent episode of her SiriusXM show, Kelly defended anti-Semitic shock jock Candace Owens’s post-assassination commentary, which has included false accusations against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jewish-American billionaire Bill Ackman, as well as instructions to her followers to “Be very wary and suspicious of the people who are already telling us to stop asking questions about the Charlie Kirk assassination.”

“Candace, who’s been critical of Israel in this conflict, did not appreciate that we had a foreign leader reading part of Charlie’s letter, trying to characterize his stance on Israel without giving its full measure, because it had changed a bit in recent months. And she is not wrong about that,” insisted Kelly during a conversation with Matt Welch, Kmele Foster, and Michael Moynihan of The Fifth Column podcast about Owens’s claim that Netanyahu had taken a letter Kirk addressed to him out of context.

After Moynihan pointed out that Owens is a “very, very dodgy witness,” Kelly cut off her guest to argue that “Candace is brilliant. I realize she’s controversial, but she is very smart.”

“You don’t have to trust her. If Candace is not your cup of tea, that’s fine,” mused Kelly after another interruption. “You know, I’m not everybody’s cup of tea, she’s not everybody’s cup of tea. But I just played you a four-minute exchange of Charlie saying–”

“Charlie Kirk says something that is very different than what Candace Owens feels about this stuff,” replied Moynihan. “He says during that conversation with you that he is a stalwart Zionist. He doesn’t like people questioning his commitment to that idea.”

On Monday, The New York Post published the full text of Kirk’s letter to Netanyahu. Lo and behold, it began with the declaration that “One of my greatest joys as a Christian is advocating for Israel and forming alliances with Jews in the fight to protect Judeo-Christian civilization,” ended with the lamentation that “it pains me to see support for Israel slip away,” and detailed a comprehensive communications strategy to stop the bleeding in between.

Kelly had a strange reaction to the revelation that Owens had coopted Kirk’s death to mislead her audience about her former colleague’s letter and overall opinion of Israel.

“The Charlie Kirk letter to Bibi is interesting for obvious reasons, but if you want to hear Charlie in his own words speaking to a friend re his feelings on Israel & the pressure on him, it’s all here on Aug 6th,” she tweeted on Monday night. “No filter needed, just listen to him.”

What was the supposed “filter” in a private letter Kirk himself had authored? Why was Kelly so reticent to admit that Owens had been wrong? Why did she keep conflating Kirk’s frustration with other pro-Israel advocates’ criticism of him with him turning against Israel itself?

These were the glaringly obvious questions raised by Kelly’s post, which inspired some bipartisan backlash. After one commenter mused that “If you can’t separate yourself from Candace Owens, many of us are going to separate ourselves from you,” Kelly bristled.




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