Monday, June 08, 2026

06/07 Links: Iran fires missile barrages at Israel; Two Israeli soldiers KIA in Southern Lebanon; "West Bank" Is a Colonial Imposition; Haaretz: information warfare, not journalism; The Rise of the UnJews

From Ian:

"West Bank" Is a Colonial Imposition
Names matter. Several state legislatures have passed resolutions affirming the use of "Judea and Samaria" and rejecting "West Bank," a modern political term.

After crushing the Bar Kokhba Jewish revolt in the year 135, the Roman Emperor Hadrian renamed Judea and Samaria as the province Syria Palaestina, invoking the Philistines, enemies of Israel, to erase Jewish identification with the land. The name stuck. My Jewish grandfather, born in Palestine, was considered Palestinian. Before 1948, "Palestinian" referred to the Jewish community as well as Arab people. After the Palestine Liberation Organization was established in 1964, "Palestinian" became associated with Arab nationalism.

Rabbi Pinchas Allouche of Scottsdale told the Arizona Legislature: "Language matters, because when you erase names, you erase history; when you erase history, you erase truth; when you erase truth, you delegitimize people; and when you delegitimize people, peace becomes impossible."

In 2024, Toronto adopted indigenous names for new public spaces. Ireland continues to restore traditional Irish names via a 2024 government initiative, the Placenames Committee. Rhodesia became Zimbabwe in 1980, and Swaziland Eswatini in 2018. So, too, should Judea and Samaria be restored. These original names reconnect the land to the history of an indigenous people, including the battle David and Goliath fought in Judea. Erasing Jewish names from Jewish history is a tactic as old as Rome. It didn't work then, and doesn't work now.
The Rise of the UnJews
The long-run future of the diaspora may increasingly replicate the European experience. Before World War II, Europe was home to over half of world Jewry and many of its most creative, dynamic communities; today, it barely contains 10 percent of Jews. At the end of World War II in 1945, there were 3.8 million Jews left on the continent. More than 80 years later, just 1.4 million reside there.

As is the case in the United States, anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism in Europe draw heavily from the educated classes. One study found that 60 percent of German anti-Semitic messages came from well-educated people. As far back as 2018, only a narrow majority (54 percent) of Europeans thought Israel had the right to exist, according to a CNN poll. Public support for Israel in Western Europe has declined rapidly in the years since, with only around one-fifth holding a favorable opinion of the country recently.

Given the wealth and size of the U.S. Jewish community, notably in New York, California, and various urban areas, it may take decades for American Jews to follow the same trajectory as Europe. But as secular, younger Jews rapidly assimilate, French sociologist Georges Friedmann’s half-century-old prophecy of a disappearing diaspora could prove correct. The main exceptions may be the socially self-segregated orthodox. Already, almost two-thirds of Jewish children in New York City are Orthodox.

It’s increasingly likely that, even in New York and Los Angeles--the two main centers of diaspora life--Jewish identity will become essentially Israeli. As early as 2035, according to a report by the U.K.-based Institute for Jewish Policy Research, Israel will become the home to a majority of all Jews, for the first time since early antiquity.

The diminishment of the diaspora—and with it, the extraordinary journey of a dispersed people—could be the lasting legacy of today’s unJews. (h/t KEN J BROWNSHER)
Andrew Fox: Haaretz: information warfare, not journalism
There’s a running joke among Gaza War veterans that people who’ve never been to Gaza read Haaretz to learn what’s going on there; those who’ve been there read Haaretz when they’re in the mood for some escapist fiction. For those of us who’ve fought in Gaza, the pattern of Haaretz war stories has become familiar: the author typically takes a kernel of truth, removes essential details and highlights unimportant ones, painting a fuzzy, incoherent picture whose only coherent thread is that the IDF is barbaric. Haaretz’s latest hit about IDF veterans’ ‘Moral Injuries’ is a case in point.

The very term is controversial. In fact, the article itself admits that the term doesn’t exist in the American Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Illness, nor is it recognized by the Israeli Defense Ministry. But the author made sure to bury that inconvenient fact deep in the article and, just to play it safe, he turns that weakness into a strength by quoting an unnamed source who insinuates that the IDF does not recognize the term because that would effectively involve a public admission that the IDF is not nearly as moral as advertised. That’s right. Haaretz published a piece on a mental illness that may or may not exist and used the very dubiousness of that illness’ existence as proof that the IDF is wicked.

The reason the author insists on using that dubious term is that it sounds so bad. The term ‘moral injury’ conjures an image of a guilt-ridden soldier who is crippled by the knowledge of the atrocities he has committed. The article’s opening story reinforces that image by describing a man who is so horrified by his own wickedness he can’t even bear to look himself in the mirror and then goes on to describe an ex-sniper who wet his bed because of nightmares. It carefully avoids delving into the psychology behind that sense of guilt, leaving the reader to assume that those veterans feel evil because they are evil.

However, the reality about guilt is much more complicated, especially in the context of trauma. The broader context is that a sense of guilt is a natural reaction to trauma. It is perfectly natural to rehash terrible events that have happened to us and to think how we could have handled them differently, both to learn and to regain a sense of control – a feeling that “I’ll be ready for it next time.” And once people start focusing on what they could have or should have done, it is easy to feel guilty for not having chosen that supposedly correct course of action in real time. That is one reason sexual abuse survivors often feel guilty about being abused. I felt guilty when a platoon mate of mine got injured in Gaza, even though I knew I had done everything I could for him. A Nova survivor told me he felt a similar sense of guilt about his surviving while so many of his friends did not. In other words, a sense of guilt does not necessarily imply moral guilt. But casual readers don’t make that distinction. And the author weaponizes that.


Why Israel Should Close Every UN Office in the Country
Last week, the UN Secretary-General included the Israeli security forces in a blacklist of bodies and countries guilty of "conflict-related sexual violence." The UN alleged that Israeli authorities continue to hold over 9,000 Palestinians in detention, never mentioning that the detainees are terrorists, that each is brought before a court, or that thousands of them are convicted offenders. In response, Israel announced that it was cutting all ties with the office of the UN Secretary-General.

When it comes to the UN, Israel needs to take a much more aggressive response and should immediately and permanently close every UN office operating in the country. For decades, the UN actively engaged with a host of NGOs, many of which were either fronts for terrorist organizations or had close connections to them. The "evidence" provided by the terrorists was then presented by the UN to the world as legitimate and reliable.

A new Israeli government report, Laundering Propaganda: How UN Actors Manipulated Information in the Gaza War (2023-2025), demonstrates how UN officials, with little basis or no basis whatsoever, were at the forefront of distorting reality and promoting blood libels against Israel.

There are 22 UN organizations, devoted to the Palestinian cause of destroying Israel, that operate in Israel. 17 have a physical presence in Israel. Every UN organization should be permanently closed and all their UN staffers, together with the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General, should be expelled.
Israel Has Contained Hamas
Hamas currently has 20,000 operatives in Gaza, including 8,000 experienced fighters.

The remainder are young men and teenagers recruited hastily and provided with basic training and light weapons, including RPGs.

But Hamas has been severely weakened and in recent days has initiated little beyond intelligence gathering.

The presence of armed clans whose members and families, numbering in the tens of thousands, live in IDF-controlled areas are continually challenge Hamas authority and undermining its rule.

Public support for Hamas appears to be declining, as seen at the funeral of Izz al-Din Haddad, the Gaza City commander who became Hamas's leader in Gaza. Only a few dozen Gazans attended, compared with tens of thousands who once attended funerals of less senior commanders.

Haddad was succeeded by Mohammed Oudeh, who has also since been killed.

Hamas has not been completely destroyed, but its military wing has been severely battered and, according to reliable information, is not rebuilding at the alarming pace sometimes claimed in the media.

Unlike in the past, civilians who are neither Hamas members nor relatives of Hamas members now have access to food, water and medicine in Gaza, due to the substantial humanitarian aid flowing into the territory.

However, Hamas still seizes a significant portion of that aid and sells it, primarily to finance the recruitment of new operatives.
Netanyahu 'won't have any choice' but to accept Iran deal, Trump tells FT
US President Donald Trump told the Financial Times on Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "won’t have any choice" but to accept a deal with Iran.

“I call the shots. I call all the shots," said Trump. "He doesn’t call the shots.”

He added that Sunday's Iranian missile attack on Israel will not "have any impact on the deal," according to the FT.

“We’ll see how it ends up," he said. "But they were attacks that did not kick at all."

"It’s one of those things that’s been going for 3,000 years, or 47 years, depending on how you count,” Trump added.

On Sunday, Trump asked Netanyahu to avoid striking Iran in retaliation for the recent Iranian missile attack on Israel, N12 news reported.

Trump further told KAN News that Israel "has responded enough, no need for more."

Trump: US 'very close' to Iran deal
Later on Sunday, Trump told Axios that the US is "very close to a final deal with Iran."

"I don't want it to blow up because of what is happening now," said Trump.

Trump added that the Iran strikes "didn't hurt anybody," saying that he hopes Israel does not retaliate. "If Netanyahu strikes them back, it's just gonna keep going like the last 47 years, or last 3,000 years," said Trump.

Earlier on Sunday, Trump urged Iran to get back to the negotiating table. "What I would suggest to Iran: You've shot your missiles, that's enough. Get back to the table and make a deal," Trump told Fox News.

He also told Fox that he was unaware of the strikes on Lebanon, contrary to earlier reports, and that he was angry about them.
IDF strikes Beirut’s Dahiyeh district in response to Hezbollah attacks
The Israel Defense Forces said on Sunday afternoon it attacked the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization in Beirut’s southern suburbs.

“The IDF struck a Hezbollah terror infrastructure site in the area of the Dahiyeh,” the military stated. “Details to follow.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said they ordered the attack “in response to Hezbollah’s firing toward Israeli territory.”

Some 1,100 Israelis in the Upper Galilee border communities of Kibbutz Yiftah and Moshav Ramot Naftali were sent running for bomb shelters on Sunday morning after two “projectiles” were launched toward the Jewish state, according to the IDF.

The rockets were intercepted, the military said. No injuries were reported in the incident.

The attack came 30 minutes after roughly 2,000 civilians in the Galilee Panhandle towns of Metula and Kibbutz Misgav Am rushed to bomb shelters amid fears of a drone attack, the IDF stated.

The army subsequently announced that “a suspicious aerial target was identified in the area in which IDF soldiers are operating in Southern Lebanon.” It added, “The incident has concluded. No injuries were reported.”

Hezbollah renewed its rocket and drone attacks on Israel on March 2, following the targeted killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on the first day of “Operation Roaring Lion” on Feb. 28.

In response, Israel launched a broad aerial campaign against Hezbollah targets and expanded military operations in Southern Lebanon aimed at preventing cross-border attacks on Israeli communities.


Iran fires missile barrages at Israel
Iran launched four missile barrages at Israel on Sunday night, shattering a fragile ceasefire that had been in place since April 8.

Some 10 ballistic missiles were fired at northern Israel over the course of an hour, beginning at 10 p.m. local time.

The Israel Defense Forces said the projectiles were intercepted or struck open areas, with no reports of damage.

The Magen David Adom emergency service said paramedics treated two people who were injured while rushing to protected spaces.

A senior Israeli official told Channel 12 that Israel would “respond forcefully” to the Iranian attack.

According to the report, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to hold security consultations with top military commanders and senior government officials.

Channel 12 journalist Barak Ravid reported that U.S. President Donald Trump would call Netanyahu later on Sunday night to urge him not to respond.

Shortly thereafter, Trump told Fox News that the development was “certainly not going to help negotiations,” adding, “What I would suggest to Iran: You’ve shot your missiles, that’s enough, get back to the table and make a deal.”

Meanwhile, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called for a strong retaliation, writing on X: “Tonight, Tehran must burn.”

IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin stated on Sunday that Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir was conducting an assessment and “approving plans for the future.”

“The Iranian terror regime made a grave mistake,” Defrin said.

He confirmed that the military was prepared for the possibility of additional launches.


Israel strikes targets in western, central Iran, IDF confirms
The IAF struck military targets in western and central Iran on Monday following an Iranian missile attack on Israel, the IDF confirmed.

The strikes come after sources told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday that Israeli officials were still deciding when and how hard to hit Iran, noting that a significant Israeli response to Tehran's ceasefire breach was expected.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed that the strikes were carried out using air-launched ballistic missiles, according to Iranian IRNA state media.

Iran had threatened to attack Israel following an earlier IDF strike on Beirut, which itself was retaliation for continued Hezbollah ceasefire breaches.

Earlier on Monday, a United States official told Axios that he did not expect an imminent Israeli retaliation against Iran.

"I don't think anything is imminent in terms of an Israeli strike," he said.


JPost Editorial: Paris misreads Israeli reality: Sanctioning settlers won't bring Palestinian statehood
Sanctions on violent settlers reflect attempt to delegitimize settlement enterprise
The report of sanctions comes just days before France hosts a meeting that marks one year since the UN endorsed a road map toward Palestinian statehood, a process through which about a dozen countries, led by and including France, recognized a Palestinian state.

The sanctions campaign is not really about the actions of a violent fringe. Rather, it reflects a continuing effort to delegitimize the broader settlement enterprise and create international leverage to advance a predetermined political outcome.

Many Israelis will inevitably ask why violence by a tiny fringe has become the focus of international sanctions campaigns, while the violence that has shaped Israeli political thinking over the past quarter century – suicide bombings, rocket attacks, the October 7 massacre, and ongoing terrorism, such as the attack on Sunday at Tzur Yitzhak – often fades into the background of the diplomatic conversation.

While Europe may overwhelmingly still support a two-state solution, its leaders need to recognize how dramatically Israeli attitudes have changed since the October 7 massacre.

That terrorist attack rammed home for many Israelis a conclusion they had already begun to draw during the Second Intifada: that the conflict is not fundamentally about settlements, and that removing settlements will not magically end the violence.

For years, European governments argued that settlements were the primary obstacle to peace. Yet Hamas’s massacre was not about settlements. The terrorist attack emerged from Gaza, a territory from which Israel uprooted every settlement and withdrew two decades ago.

October 7 reinforced belief that conflict is over any Jewish state's presence
The October 7 massacre strengthened a belief held by large segments of the Israeli public that the core dispute is not over settlements or borders but over the very presence of a Jewish state in any part of this region.

Europe may disagree with that assessment, but attempting to pressure Israelis into abandoning a conclusion drawn from their own lived experience is unlikely to succeed.

When Israelis see people murdered simply because they are Israelis – as tragically happened again on Sunday – calls for territorial concessions appear strikingly detached from reality.

At a moment when Israelis are still living in the shadow of the October 7 massacre and confronting deadly terrorism inside their own borders, sanctions tied to the settlement issue will not be interpreted as a path to peace. Rather, they will be interpreted as another ill-advised attempt by outsiders to pressure the country into accepting risks most Israelis believe they cannot afford to take.

That is why these measures may ultimately boomerang politically. Rather than strengthening those forces in favor of territorial concessions, they will strengthen those arguing that in a region where people are trying to kill you, security concerns must come before all else, and that withdrawing from territory – as was done in southern Lebanon in 2000 and the Gaza Strip in 2005 – does not enhance security. Rather, it does the opposite.


US plans to use Iranian assets to rebuild Gulf allies
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent plans to roll out a new program to help Gulf allies rebuild after a series of Iranian attacks – paid for by tapping into Iran’s own assets.

“Treasury will utilize all tools available to allow Iranian assets to be made available to our Gulf allies to support rebuilding and repairs for any future damage caused by Iran,” a source familiar with Bessent’s thinking told The Post Saturday.

Bessent has “directed his team to assess conditions amongst our Gulf allies and request comprehensive estimates of the costs associated with repairing damage Iran has inflicted since the start of the conflict.

“Treasury will further consider whether Iranian assets could be used to support repairs for past damages.”

The source did not provide a dollar amount for the program, and did not specifically mention Iran’s $24 billion in frozen assets – although they have featured prominently in talks between the US and Iran to end the war that began Feb. 28.

Iran’s ability to generate oil revenue has been severely hampered by the US blockade, which President Trump imposed after Iran drove trade in the Strait of Hormuz to a virtual standstill.


Two Israeli soldiers KIA in Southern Lebanon
Two Israel Defense Forces soldiers were slain while battling Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists in Southern Lebanon, the military announced on Saturday night.

Capt. Shahar Gamla, 23, from Natur in the Golan Heights, “succumbed to his wounds after being severely injured during combat,” the IDF stated. A deputy squad commander in the Commando Brigade’s Egoz Unit, Gamla died on Saturday after being hit by a Hezbollah drone the day prior, Ynet reported.

Sgt. Ohad Yaari, 21, from the central city of Rehovot, a soldier in the Givati Brigade’s Shaked Battalion, “fell during operational activity,” according to the military. Israel’s Channel 12 News reported that he was killed as the result of a stray bullet.

The total death toll among Israeli troops since the start of the War of Redemption—which was triggered by the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, cross-border massacre—now stands at 955, according to official IDF data.

Since a shaky ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon went into effect eight weeks ago, 17 IDF soldiers and an Israeli Defense Ministry civilian contractor have been killed in the war against Hezbollah.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara said they received the news of the two soldiers’ death “with heavy sorrow.”

“Shahar and Ohad, of blessed memory, were among our finest sons. They fought with supreme heroism to protect the communities of the north and the citizens of Israel, and their sacrifice and courage will be forever etched in our hearts,” the Netanyahus said in a statement.


One dead, five wounded in central Israel shooting
One person was killed and five others wounded, two seriously and three moderately, in a series of shootings on Sunday between Kochav Yair and Tzur Natan in central Israel, according to Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency response service.

MDA paramedics and EMTs pronounced the death of a man in his 30s and provided medical treatment to the wounded before evacuating them to Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba and Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikvah.

One shooting was reported at a gas station in Kochav Yair, with two people wounded, according to medical officials.

Israeli Defense Forces troops were dispatched alongside other security personnel to the areas of Sal’it and Tzur Yitzhak following reports of multiple shooting incidents, where they neutralized a terrorist at the scene. Another terrorist was caught. Both are Israeli citizens.

Soldiers and medical teams were conducting searches for additional terrorists, while reinforcements were en route, the IDF said.

Police Commissioner Danny Levi later clarified that the attack was carried out by a lone terrorist, according to Channel 12, which reported that the terrorist was Omar Yassin, a 21-year-old resident of Taibeh, an Arab city in central Israel. IDF troops raided his home.

Channel 12 reported that the terrorist arrived in the area in a stolen pickup truck with a yellow (Israeli) license plate. Footage shows the local police chief returning fire, driving off the attacker in the Sal’it attack.

Israel Police later said they arrested an additional suspect on Sunday in connection with the terror attack. Investigators said the suspect had sought help hiding after the attack. Detectives from the Taybeh station located him, and he attempted to stab officers during the arrest before being subdued without injuries. The assailant in the initial attack was shot and killed by Central District police, who also seized his weapon. Police, Border Police and National Guard units continued searches and investigative operations, as Central District Commander Deputy Commissioner Amir Cohen conducted on-site assessments. The investigation is ongoing, the statement added.


Greek police arrest Palestinian over alleged Hamas terror plot
Greek authorities on the island of Crete have arrested a 37-year-old Palestinian man on suspicion of planning terrorist attacks and belonging to the terrorist group Hamas, police said on Sunday.

The suspect was detained late on Saturday in a joint operation by Greece’s National Intelligence Service and the counter-terrorism unit, according to Euronews.

Police said the man is also under investigation for allegedly traveling abroad to receive training and for possible links to individuals recently arrested in Cyprus on terrorism-related charges. Searches of homes in Crete and Athens turned up mobile phones, a laptop, external hard drives and bank cards, authorities said.

Euronews reported that Greek and Cypriot media have suggested the man may have been scouting Israeli targets and that a cruise ship could have been among the possible targets, though authorities have not publicly confirmed specific attack plans.

The suspect, who was working at a hotel in Crete, is expected to appear before a magistrate as the investigation continues.
IDF finds expansive Hezbollah tunnel complex under Beaufort Castle
Israeli forces uncovered a large Hezbollah tunnel network under the newly captured Beaufort Ridge in Lebanon, the IDF announced on Sunday.

The extensive underground complex was intended for emergency use by the terrorist group after they lost Beaufort Castle last week to Israel's large-scale anti-terror operation in Lebanon, according to Israel's public broadcaster KAN News.

According to the IDF, troops from the Golani Brigade, as well as Maglan Commandos and Yahalom Combat Engineers, discovered the network, which consists of several tunnels, and are still uncovering its full extent.

The network can accommodate hundreds of Hezbollah operatives across multiple rooms designed for long-term use and terror activity. These include living quarters, plumbing, electrical infrastructure, and extensive anti-tank and aerial defense arrays “intended to target IDF troops and Israeli civilians,” the military stated.

In one tunnel, roughly a kilometer long, soldiers located "six underground shafts, a storage room used for weapons, an anti-tank missile launcher, anti-tank missiles, grenades, ammunition, combat equipment, advanced medical equipment, and several living quarters, including shower facilities, restrooms, an operating room, and kitchens."


New footage released marking two years since Operation Arnon, rescuing four hostages from Hamas
New footage of the IDF's Operation Arnon was released on Sunday to mark two years since the operation, which led to the rescue of four hostages, Noa Argamani, Shlomi Ziv, Almog Meir Jan, and Andrey Kozlov on June 8, 2024.

During Operation Arnon, the four hostages were rescued simultaneously from two separate nearby locations in Nuseirat in central Gaza, in a high-risk joint operation by the IDF, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), and Israel Police's Counterterrorism Unit (YAMAM) in broad daylight.

The new footage shows the work of the Counterterrorism Unit, which arrived at both locations simultaneously, rescued the hostages, and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with Hamas's Nukhba Force terrorists until the rescue was completed and the Israeli forces were ready to disengage.

Arnon Zamora, the Counterterrorism Unit commander during the operation, was mortally wounded, and the operation was subsequently named after him.

In the new footage, Zamora is seen breaking into one of the locations where the hostages were held amid the fighting.


Ask Haviv Anything: 121: Who blinks first? The battle for Hormuz, with Rich Goldberg
Is Trump winning or losing the negotiations with Iran? How long can America sustain the mutual blockade in Hormuz? How long can Iran? And who will blink first?

To answer these questions, Haviv sits down with Iran analyst Rich Goldberg, former director for countering Iranian weapons of mass destruction at America’s National Security Council and now a senior advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, to unpack the real state of Iran's military, nuclear and economic position after months of conflict. We ask whether Iran's nuclear program has been set back decisively, whether the regime can survive the mounting economic pressure, and whether America can sustain that pressure with Hormuz closed.

And more broadly: Was this war a fundamental pivot in the effort to contain Iran, or just one more battle in the long war to check a regime that still seeks to dominate the region, export its ideology, and destroy the Jewish state?

Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Iran's Military Situation
03:05 Assessing Iran's Nuclear Capabilities
06:10 The Impact of Military Operations on Iran
09:12 Concerns Over Iran's Hidden Capabilities
12:07 Negotiation Challenges with Iran
14:59 The Asymmetric Threat of Iran's Military
18:07 Stalemate in the Strait of Hormuz
21:03 The Role of the Blockade
24:01 Iran's Internal Dynamics and Economic Struggles
26:53 The Future of Iran's Regime
29:59 Balancing Military Action and Diplomacy
35:07 Understanding the Oil Market Dynamics
46:24 Negotiations and the Iranian Nuclear Threat
57:09 The Diverging Timelines of Israel and America


California ex-Navy sailor, 25, ‘caught in ISIS plot to kill Special Forces using rocket-propelled grenades and drones’
Two California men have been charged over an ISIS terror plot to kill US Special Forces operatives with grenades and drones.

Bereen Dzayee, 25, of Lakeside, near San Diego, and Elias Shamsaldeen, 21, of Porterville in Tulare County were arrested Friday alongside Bisaam Ghafoor, 21, from Leawood, Kansas.

Prosecutors allege the three paid $2,000 to someone they thought was from the jihadi group to buy rocket-propelled grenades and UAVs for the attack.

According to a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Kansas, the three men allegedly spent more than a year communicating about extremist plans, including discussions about leaving the US to join ISIS.

Dzayee allegedly proposed using drones to target Special Forces personnel while Shamsaldeen is accused of expressing a desire to carry out a knife attack against a US serviceman.

The DOJ alleges Ghafoor made a series of violent statements, including saying it would be “sick” to have his name placed on a drone used in an attack.

Prosecutors also claim he spoke about beheading a female soldier and stated that he wished he could kill 300 million Americans.

Pentagon officials confirmed Dzayee served in the Navy in 2023 and separated in 2024. Neighbors and a former classmate also shared with NBC 7 photos of him in a sailor’s uniform.


Turkish interior minister: We will rule Israel again
Israel, once a province of the Ottoman Empire, would be “ours once again,” said Turkey’s Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci in a speech at an AK Party Corum Provincial Advisory Council Meeting on June 6.

“Just as in the past, those lands will be ours once again. God willing, they will come under our sovereignty and dominion once more. Because we have a global leader like Recep Tayyip Erdogan at our helm. A world leader,” he said.

Ciftci, who served as governor of the Turkish city of Corum and later the city of Erzurum, also expressed his desire to rule over Jerusalem. “When I was a governor, I had a supplication to the Almighty: ‘My Lord, one day grant me the governorship of Jerusalem,’” he said.

His comments drew a harsh response from Defense Minister Israel Katz.

“To the Turkish Interior Minister who threatens and dreams of ruling Jerusalem, I say this: Jerusalem is not Constantinople, and the State of Israel is not the crumbling Crusader Empire, but a strong and determined nation that has proven its ability to defend itself against any threat,” he posted to X on Sunday.

“Jerusalem has been the capital of the Jewish people for 3,000 years and will continue to be the capital of Israel forever, while the Ottoman Empire that you and Erdogan dream of collapsed and will never return.

“It’s a shame you haven’t learned anything from the legacy of Ataturk, who worked to turn Turkey into a modern state, and yet you are working to return Turkey to an era of darkness and backwardness,” the defense minister concluded.

Turkish-Israel relations derailed following the 2010 Mavi Marmara incident, when the Turkish ship MV Mavi Marmara, part of a flotilla of six ships, attempted to break Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip. After a brief thawing period, which saw a visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Turkey, relations again collapsed in the wake of the Hamas-led invasion of southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 and the subsequent Gaza war.


‘Not My Job': UN official admits didn’t verify evidence condemning Israel for sexual violence
U.N. official Pramila Patten undermined her own report on sexual violence in combat zones by admitting she didn’t independently verify allegations that Israel security entities committed such crimes.

“It’s not the responsibility of my office to do any verification,” said Patten, special representative of the secretary-general on sexual violence in conflict, in response to a question posed during a May 29 press conference.

“Did you get access to the evidence issued in this report?” the questioner asked.

“I don’t have to access. I mean, the information is verified with a very robust methodology of verification and documentation. I am a recipient. I compile that information and I present it to the secretary-general,” Patten said.

“Right, I just wondered if you viewed it with your own eyes,” the questioner continued.

“No, because this is not my job. And even throughout the engagement with the Permanent Mission [of Israel to the U.N.], I made it clear that I will not visit [Israeli] detention facilities even if they offered,” Patten said.

The U.N. report accused the Israel Defense Forces and parts of Israel’s security apparatus, including the Prison Service, of having committed such acts as part of “a pattern of sexual violence against Palestinians, including as a form of torture.”

According to the report, in 2025, the U.N. “verified” 31 cases by Israel, “primarily in detention settings, but also at checkpoints and during military operations against 14 men, seven women, nine boys and one girl from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.” Throwing the “verification” immediately in doubt was the inclusion of the Sde Teiman detention center as one of the facilities listed where violations were allegedly committed.
Erin Molan: The Man Who TOOK DOWN Francesca Albanese... Just Exposed The UN (WATCH)
The UN Just Lost Its Last Shred Of Credibility | Hillel Neuer Exposes The Truth

Has the United Nations finally crossed a line it can't come back from?

In this explosive conversation, UN Watch Executive Director Hillel Neuer joins Erin Molan to break down what he says was the final collapse of the UN's remaining credibility.

From the controversy surrounding Francesca Albanese, to UNRWA terror allegations, to the shocking comparison between the UN's treatment of Israel and misconduct allegations involving its own personnel, Hillel explains why he believes the world's most powerful international institution has lost its moral authority.

Erin and Hillel also discuss:
🔹 Francesca Albanese and the growing backlash against her role at the UN
🔹 The latest developments surrounding UNRWA investigations
🔹 France's push for UN action against Israel while Hezbollah attacks continue
🔹 Why Hillel says the UN should "blacklist itself"
🔹 Whether the UN can ever be reformed—or if it's beyond saving
🔹 How ordinary people can push back against misinformation and double standards

If you've ever heard someone say, "But the United Nations says so..." this is the interview you need to watch.

CHAPTERS
00:00 The UN's credibility crisis
00:41 Hillel Neuer: "Whatever credibility was left is gone"
01:19 France, Lebanon & the UN's double standards
04:55 UNRWA and the latest terror investigations
06:31 The controversy over UN sexual violence allegations
08:27 "We're waiting for the UN to blacklist the UN"
08:49 Francesca Albanese and the sanctions fight
11:02 Can the UN be fixed?
12:42 Why Hillel Neuer keeps fighting


Chicks on the Right: Why Candace Went Full Antisemite, Tucker's Grift & Hilarious Impressions Ft. Ami Kozak
Comedian and impressionist Ami Kozak joins Chicks on the Right for a must-watch episode breaking down the shocking shifts by Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, and Megyn Kelly on Israel, Jews, and antisemitism. Ami delivers spot-on impressions of Candace post-Russia, Tucker’s confusion tactics, and more while explaining the grift, clout-chasing, and political motivations behind the "woke right" turn.

They discuss Candace’s pivot from conservative to provocation machine, Tucker’s demoralization strategy targeting evangelical Zionism, Megyn’s audience-driven cowardice, and the dangerous Red-Green alliance. Ami shares his past debates with Candace, the rise of online antisemitism, Holocaust fatigue, and why principles matter more than clicks. Packed with laughs, sharp analysis, and a call for standards over unity-at-all-costs.

Don't miss this eye-opening conversation on the fracturing right and rising antisemitism.


Jewish groups demand action after British-Muslim police association issues antisemitic report
A now-deleted policy paper published by the National Association of Muslim Police (NAMP), an organization representing Muslim police officers across the United Kingdom, has sparked criticism from Jewish groups and renewed concerns about bias within British policing, according to the Daily Mail.

The document, authored by NAMP’s former vice president Khaldoun Kabbani and focused on “confronting anti-Muslim hatred,” reportedly described the Israel Defense Forces as a “Zionist terrorist group,” characterized Zionism as “one of the manifestations of anti-Muslim hatred,” and questioned the veracity of reports surrounding Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.

According to the Daily Mail, the policy paper claimed that Israel circulated “alarming and unverified stories” about atrocities committed by Hamas, including allegations of beheadings and assaults. It also asserted that Zionists were guilty of “misusing the Holocaust.”

The document was first identified last year by The Spectator and has since been removed from NAMP’s website.

The publication prompted calls for an investigation from Campaign Against Antisemitism, a British Jewish advocacy organization. Stephen Silverman, the group’s director of investigations and enforcement, told the Daily Mail that those responsible for publishing the document should face professional misconduct inquiries and dismissal from police service.

“The people responsible for publishing this extremist screed on the official police.uk web domain are unfit to be police officers,” Silverman said, adding that the document reflected extremist views incompatible with public trust in law enforcement.

Campaign Against Antisemitism said it plans to urge Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to investigate the matter, asserting that British Jews have experienced unequal treatment in policing and that confidence in law enforcement has declined.


Slovenian president raises Palestinian flag at palace after new PM removes it at parliament
Slovenia’s President Natasa Pirc Musar accused Israel of “genocide” against Palestinians and said she was raising the Palestinian flag at her palace after a newly appointed pro-Israel government took down the banner at the country’s parliament earlier last week.

“The genocide against Palestinians has not been brought to an end, and the people of Gaza and the West Bank are not living in peace and dignity. The Palestinian flag hoisted on the façade of the Presidential Palace, where it will remain for one week and thereafter be displayed within the Palace as a reminder to all who visit my office, carries an even broader significance,” she wrote on X on Friday.

“It stands as a symbol of grave violations of international humanitarian law and human rights, not only in Palestine but also elsewhere around the world. It is a simple call for respect for a fundamental principle of civilization: human dignity — for all,” she said.

The previous prime minister, Robert Golob, and his government had increasingly tense ties with Israel over its war against the Hamas terror group in Gaza, sparked by the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led massacre in Israel.

Slovenia recognized a Palestinian state in May 2024 and became one of the few EU countries to claim Israel’s actions in Gaza amounted to a “genocide,” a claim that Israel has strongly rejected.

Slovenia also became the first EU country to impose a travel ban on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last September.

The new prime minister, Janez Jansa, is known as an admirer of US President Donald Trump and a supporter of Israel. Shortly after Slovenia’s parliament approved the formation of his government last week, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced that Israel will, for the first time, open an embassy in the Central European country.


60,000 take part in pro-Israel walk in Toronto, biggest turnout in event’s 57-year history, organizers say
Some 60,000 people attended the “Walk with Israel” in Toronto on Sunday, according to the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, the event organizer, which cited police estimates.

The Federation said that the event, which included elected officials from all three levels of government, drew the largest turnout in its 57-year history and “again transformed the streets of midtown Toronto into a vibrant celebration of Jewish pride, community and connection.”

“This year’s Walk with Israel was a remarkable demonstration of the strength, resilience and unity of our community,” stated Ken Tanenbaum, chair of the Federation’s board. “Today sent a clear message: We stand together with pride, strength and determination. We are grateful to be joined by so many friends and allies.”

“This turnout speaks to the deep connection our community feels to Israel and to one another,” he added.

Adam Minsky, president and CEO of the Federation, stated that “what we witnessed today was an extraordinary expression of solidarity, Jewish pride and hope.”

“Tens of thousands of people chose to come together publicly and proudly in support of our community, our values and our connection to Israel,” he said. “Today was a powerful reminder that hate will not define us. We choose unity over division, connection over fear and hope over hate.”

The Toronto Police Service said that six people were arrested. At 8:40 a.m., officers arrested a woman for allegedly obstructing a peace officer at Bathurst Street and Sheppard Ave West, the department said, and some hour-and-a-half later, it said that its officers arrested a man, who is accused of assaulting a peace officer, at the same location.


Dutch Holocaust museum rejects proposed Ye visit
The mayor of the city of Arnhem in the Netherlands, Ahmed Marcouch, invited the rapper Kanye West to visit Amsterdam’s main Holocaust museum, but management there distanced itself from the invitation on Sunday and criticized the mayor for extending it.

Kanye West, or Ye, is an American performer currently on tour in the Netherlands. He has a history of making antisemitic statements, for which he apologized earlier this year.

Ye has distanced himself from previous antisemitic statements in the past, but had revisited Nazi themes and antisemitic speech also after apologizing for espousing such rhetoric. France, the United Kingdom, Poland and Italy banned him from performing there as part of his European tour. The Dutch government and judiciary ignored pleas by local Jews to prevent Ye from performing in Arnhem on Saturday and Monday.

Marcouch, a left-wing, Muslim politician who was born in Morocco and has suggested that Israel was committing a “genocide or genocidal violence” in Gaza, invited Ye to visit the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam as a gesture of goodwill toward Jews, because it is a “place for explaining, communication and education,” he told the AT5 broadcaster.

But in a statement, the management of the National Holocaust Museum said it opposed a visit by Ye, the NOS broadcaster reported. The museum “is a loaded and vulnerable historical site that offers visitors a safe space to open themselves up to an extremely sensitive and emotional history,” the statement reads.

The visit was “announced in the media without any form of prior consultation. This has an undesirable impact on other visitors and also raises concerns regarding the integrity of this memorial site,” which is “not a platform for brandishing any public image blemished by antisemitic remarks.”

The Holocaust museum is part of the Jewish Cultural Quarter of Amsterdam, which runs several institutions, including the Portuguese Synagogue and the Jewish Historical Museum.


Israel Is Developing Airborne Lasers
The Israeli Air Force is steadily improving its ability to carry out missions that until recently would have been impossible.

Col. M., 45, an F-15 squadron commander, has headed the Air Force Weapons Systems department for the past three years. He said that during the past 2 1/2 years of war, "the ground-based detection network has improved dramatically."

"The interception systems, including Iron Dome, have adapted in extraordinary ways. We adapted our attack helicopters and improved the accuracy of target handoffs, and their interception rates increased significantly."

"Within a few years, fighter aircraft will carry lasers for both defensive and offensive missions. It will change the game, just as Iron Dome transformed air defense." "Lasers on helicopters could arrive within two years, and lasers on fighter jets by the end of the decade."


US Embassy Jerusalem marks D-Day anniversary
The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem on Saturday marked the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings, honoring American and Allied forces who stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944.

In a statement posted on X, the embassy noted the invasion was the largest amphibious assault in military history and paid tribute to the troops who fought under heavy fire to help liberate Europe from Nazi rule.

“Today we honor their extraordinary heroism and sacrifice,” the embassy said.





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