Amid War, Naval Academy Seeks Another Gender and Sexuality Professor

In the Middle East, thousands of innocent civilians are losing their lives in the crossfire between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group. Since October 7, men, women, the elderly, children, and infants have become victims of war — and the fighting only continues. “This is very bad,” said Linda Robinson, a senior fellow for Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. “The risks for a wider war and for the region going back into full-scale war are very, very high.”

Women have been raped in the streets, babies are found decapitated, protests are breaking out globally, and the Naval Academy has decided to put their effort — not into lethal combat training — but gender and sexuality studies.

According to the Academy’s website, the school’s mission is to “develop Midshipmen morally, mentally and physically and to imbue them with the highest ideals of duty, honor and loyalty in order to graduate leaders who are dedicated to a career of naval service and … to assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship and government.” Apparently, the Navy has interpreted that to mean hiring gender and sexuality “experts” and featuring drag queens in recruitment videos. And it’s not just the naval Academy.

The U.S. Military Academy, considered among the most “prestigious universities in the nation,” has also incorporated gender and sexuality into Army officer education. West Point and the Air Force Academy even offer a minor in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Additionally, Nellis Air Force Base has developed a track record of hosting drag shows, regardless of opposition.

National Review contacted the Naval Academy for clarification on the purpose of the new position and whether it “would prepare graduates to fight the nation’s war,” but officials did not respond. But in 2021, shortly after West Point added critical race theory to their curriculum, General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, denied that the armed forces were “going woke.” Rather, he stated it was a “complicated topic” he was “not going to address.”

However, Travis Weber, a Naval Academy graduate and vice president for Policy and Government Affairs at Family Research Council, did address it with The Washington Stand. “This job posting — while only one data point — is an indicator of where our nation’s military is focused. And it’s not good,” he said.

He insisted the U.S. should be focused on “fires burning around the world [such as] the Russia-Ukraine war, an emerging war involving Israel in the Middle East, Azerbaijan displacing the Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh in the blink of an eye without much notice from anyone, and the looming threat of China invading Taiwan.” But instead, the U.S. is “pouring our nation’s increasingly thinning economic resources into a tenure track faculty position at one of our nation’s top military institutions that is focused on ‘Gender and Sexuality Studies.’”

Lt. General (Ret.) William G. Boykin, FRC’s executive vice president, also shared his concern with TWS, stating that “the hiring of a gender and sexuality studies Professor for the Naval Academy is another example of how unaware this administration is in training and preparing young men and women for war and to be victorious.” He emphasized the Navy seems “oblivious” to what midshipmen really need.

Meg Kilgannon, senior fellow for Education Studies at FRC, agreed, adding that ironically, the more gender studies increase, “the less people [seem to] understand … men and women.” She continued, “Whether in the field of education or military service, basic understanding about how bodies work and human nature itself should be as uncomplicated as possible.”

Experts say that not only is this topic being overcomplicated by the LGBT narrative, it is also having devastating consequences on recruitment. According to The Heritage Foundation, “[L]eaders from the Army, Navy, and Air Force all dutifully reported that they expected to miss their annual recruiting goal this year by thousands.” Despite adding new benefits and bonuses, recruitment rates continue to worsen. Woke “actions are a major contributor to the low enlistment in all our military services,” Boykin said.

As military institutions prioritize gender and sexuality education and recruitment suffers, “China is taking advantage of our distracted world to deport hundreds of North Korean defectors back to North Korea — where they will almost certainly be sent to forced labor camps,” Weber emphasized. He further noted that the West’s influence is on decline, and the East is seeking to “take its place.”

What this means, Weber continued, is “an unstable, multipolar world order, in which violent flare-ups are more likely.” He concluded, “This is a world that needs American leadership, not American naval gazing. The diversion of resources into areas like this one faculty opening portrays a distracted America, not an America focused on dealing with the challenges of its day. We need an adjustment of our focus if we are going to effectively lead into the years ahead.”

As Boykin stated plainly: “It is time for the Navy and all other services to wake up and start providing good leadership.”

AUTHOR

Sarah Holliday

Sarah Holliday is a reporter at The Washington Stand.

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Apocalypse Two: The Wars In 2006 And 2023

Palestine | MEMRI Daily Brief No. 534

The Arab street was mesmerized by this steadfastness against Israel, by the new weapons and tactics, by the unexpected losses among the Israelis. The Arab masses cheered the heroes and the martyrs as a wave of enthusiasm and popularity engulfed the “Resistance” fighters. Many authoritarian Arab regimes were frightened by this outpouring of passion in their streets and sought to appease or divert popular feeling. But this was not October 2023 but rather July 2006. As the New York Times reported at the time, “Tide of Arab Opinion Turns to Support for Hezbollah.”

Israel and Hamas have clashed many times in and around the Gaza Strip but in many ways, the current Hamas War with Israel, launched on October 7, 2023, by a murderous invasion of the 1948 internationally recognized Israeli border may resemble more the 2006 Hezbollah conflict than previous Gaza conflicts.

Both wars came years after Israel had withdrawn from Arab territories, from Lebanon in 2000 and Gaza in 2005. Both of them began with cross border raids, by Hezbollah and Hamas, aimed at killing Israelis and taking hostages.

Both situations are – so far – eerily similar. An initial terrorist strike provokes an Israeli response which grows in intensity over time, reports of innocents being killed by Israelis soon dominate Arab public opinion which sways from early exultation at striking Israel to anger at Arab casualties. Western support, initially leaning toward Israel, deteriorates over time. In both situations, Qatar’s Al-Jazeera plays a key role, cheerleading for Hezbollah then and Hamas now. Having struck first and drawn blood, both Arab terrorist groups call for a ceasefire before Israel’s response is complete.

In the 2006 War, Hezbollah fired what was at the time an unprecedented 4,228 rockets, more than 100 a day in the 34-day war, raining down on many Israeli cities, especially in the northern part of the country. Hezbollah was well prepared for an Israeli ground offensive inside Lebanon and used tunnels in its counter-attacks and was well equipped with night-vision goggles, flak jackets, and modern anti-armor weapons. At the time, it was clear that Hezbollah was much more “advanced” and better equipped than Hamas.

In 2006, Israel did not have the Iron Done air defense system which only came into service in 2011. Hamas has also upgraded in the intervening years become, militarily, more like Hezbollah. It has its own extensive tunnel system and has planned for Israeli ground attacks into Gaza. It is far better equipped than it was in the past. In 2006, rockets were laboriously smuggled in from Iran into Gaza. Today, smuggling is supplemented by a local arms industry in Gaza which includes homegrown rocket and drone factories copying Iranian models.

The 2006 Hezbollah War was, at best, a draw which was not a good result for Israel. Hezbollah would be feted by the (mostly Sunni) Arab masses for years until its halo would be tarnished when it intervened decisively on behalf of Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad, mass murderer of Sunni Muslims, in that country’s civil war.

Much is similar in the two conflicts but the differences are massive in four important ways.

Firstly, and most important of all for Israel, the damage already inflicted on Israelis, especially in the murdering of civilians, is far worse than in 2006. In that war, 44 civilians were killed (19 of them were Israeli Arabs) by Hamas. As of October 20, 2023 most of the 1,400 Israelis killed, an unprecedented number, have been civilians. Ten times as many Israelis have already been killed in the Hamas War than in the entirety of the Hezbollah War and many of them killed with a savagery never seen before by Israelis outside of an ISIS video. A sense of Israeli invulnerability and longstanding faith in an Israeli intelligence and security establishment has been seemingly shattered.

Secondly, because of the sheer carnage, it would be a disaster for Israel if the 2023 War would end as the 2006 War finished, with the adversary still in power, bloodied but unbowed and enjoying the adulation of the howling mob. While no doubt many Israelis consider that the world changed on October 7 in many grim and bitter ways, Israel is now presented with an existential dilemma it may have wished to avoid under different circumstances. It must prevail and has to be seen to prevail in Gaza if it is to avoid even worse consequences in short order from a gloating regime in Iran.

Thirdly, in contrast to 2006, Iran’s network of militias, terror groups, and death squads is far more developed than it was in the past. In 2006, the Houthis did not rule Yemen, Assad wanted a peaceful border with Syria, and Iranian-backed militias in Iraq were far smaller and less well-equipped than today. Now all these groups, all with their own Iranian-supplied missiles and drones, have a much more favorable position in their own countries and are better coordinated. And while Lebanon as a country has collapsed compared to 17 years ago, Hezbollah is better armed and has many more rockets, more precise and modern, than the Katyushas of 2006. The neighborhood today is far deadlier and less forgiving of weakness. This does not mean that the other parts of Iran’s network, especially Hezbollah, will definitely intervene in the Hamas War but the temptation to actually use this network to advance Iran’s interests and “rescue” Hamas will be very real.

Finally, a major difference in comparison to 2006 is the development of a pro-Hamas Fifth Column in the West. Arab enthusiasm toward anti-Israeli champions is nothing new. Remember the pro-Saddam Hussein frenzy in 1991 when he fired SCUD missiles at Israel. The Arab masses rallying around an anti-Israel strongman or group – Nasser, Arafat, Saddam, Nasrallah, and now Hamas – is nothing new. What is new is the rapid growth and influence of the anti-colonialist left in the West, combining the old radicals with the new – leftist race warriors in academia and culture and the far-left of the social democratic part of the political spectrum marching in sync with Islamist and Global South migrant activism. This Red-Green alliance not only wants an immediate ceasefire but actually blesses Hamas’s bloody actions as legitimate. Despite the Jewish State’s actual diversity on the ground, Israel is, for the Leftist-Islamist clique, too Western, too white, too much like the United States (the main villain). This is a burgeoning challenge as much for Israel’s Western allies as it is for Israel.

History can illuminate but is not a perfect guide for the future. The beginnings of the 2006 Hezbollah War and 2023 Hamas War are striking in their similarity. But for Israel to not just survive but to prevail, the ending has to be very different.

AUTHOR

 Amb. Alberto M. Fernandez

Alberto M. Fernandez is Vice President of MEMRI.

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Internal Conflicts and Power Struggles have become Hallmarks of the Modern GOP

“Childish would be my word. We’re on the right path, doing the right things, wanting to pass good legislation, and he’s helping them do that. And then, bam, it blows up.” Rep. Sara Carruthers said of her colleagues, the Ohio Republicans who persist in opposing the Ohio statehouse speaker nominee.

This isn’t even the battle for House Speaker being reported in Washington.

This is the Ohio statehouse, which has a leadership battle of its own.

The strife is all over. The Republican Party’s internal divisions and power struggles have emerged as defining features. At the outset, it would seem that these conflicts are confined to the party’s inner workings, but in reality, they have had far-reaching consequences that extend well beyond party lines. As observers of American political dynamics, we naturally ponder the effects of the Republican Party’s constant strife on their ability to oppose Democrats effectively.

One of the most conspicuous manifestations of the Republican Party’s infighting lies in its failed attempts to elect a new Speaker for the House of Representatives. This critical leadership role is often viewed as the face of the party and the embodiment of its legislative agenda. However, the intense power struggles within the GOP have hindered their ability to present a united front, weakening them when facing their Democrat counterparts.

Amid such chaos, the party’s inner bickering and factionalism have become a source of distraction. Rather than focusing their collective efforts on opposing Democrats and advancing a cohesive vision, Republicans are embroiled in bitter feuds and battles for supremacy. This distraction, as reported by the Associated Press, has rendered them less effective when it comes to providing a compelling alternative to Democrat policies and initiatives.

Another profound consequence of this ongoing discord is the misalignment of priorities. With many Republicans preoccupied with internal party politics, there is a noticeable reduction in their ability to oppose Democrats on critical issues effectively. This shift in focus has allowed Democrats to seize political advantages in various scenarios, as highlighted by the left-wing The Guardian earlier this month.

Internal divisions also lead to a lack of consensus within the Republican party on fundamental issues. The absence of a unified stance further weakens their opposition to Democrat policies and hampers their ability to sway public opinion.

As left-wing NPR reports, the inability to present a coherent alternative has a detrimental impact on the GOP’s efficacy in opposing Democratic agendas.

And then, one of the most insidious effects of such routine inner conflicts within the Republican Party is the erosion of public trust.

The Pew Research Center’s data reveals that this disarray has decreased trust and confidence in the party. A divided house, plagued by constant internal turmoil, naturally fails to inspire confidence and unity among its supporters.

Therefore, the internal strife within the Republican party is a multifaceted issue that weakens their unity, distracts them from effectively opposing Democrats, and leads to a decline in public trust. These factors significantly impede the Republican party’s ability to fight Democrats effectively.

As the party grapples with its internal divisions, Republicans must find a way to mend the fractures and present a united front to mount a more formidable challenge against their Democrat counterparts. Otherwise, the rifts within their own ranks may continue undermining their ability to shape American politics.

As conservatives, we should be motivated by our commitment to individual liberties, economic freedom, and traditional values. Standing united is the key, as our core beliefs regarding our approach to these critical issues lead us to oppose policies that diverge from these core tenets.

Only if we drift away sufficiently from our infighting can we continue to support limited government, free-market solutions, empowering businesses, including small enterprises, giving individuals more control over their healthcare decisions, a strong national defense and internal security that includes protecting our borders, enforcing immigration laws and ensuring that individuals entering the country do so legally. This is how we can best serve the interests of our voter base the American people, and safeguard the principles that make our country exceptional.

Let us remember that elected officials are our servants. They work for us. We put them there and should remove them from the office if they fail to deliver.

No More ‘Go along to get along’

Conflicts within the Republican party with internal divisions and power struggles have hindered their ability to present a united front, weakening them when facing their Democrat counterparts. Thus, this source of distraction has rendered them less effective in providing a compelling alternative to Democrat policies and initiatives. This discord has led to a misalignment of priorities, a lack of consensus on fundamental issues, and decreased public trust.
However, it is crucial to remember that these divisions are not insurmountable. The Republican party’s motto, “Go along to get along,” while historically influential, is no longer applicable in the current political climate. The party’s leaders and grassroots movements advocate for a more assertive and uncompromising stance on critical issues such as crimes, immigration, border security, economic policy, healthcare, and social issues.

The Republican Party has been traditionally blocked by the establishment components of the party, which has hindered its ability to present a unified front. This has resulted in a lack of coherent alternatives to the Democrat agenda, weakening their opposition.

However, the time for unity is now. The Republican Party must find a way to mend the fractures and present a united front to mount a more formidable challenge against their Democrat opponents. This unity will strengthen their ability to oppose Democrats effectively and also inspire confidence and harmony among their supporters. Progressives have taken America to the edge of a cliff, and it is time for adult Republicans to rise and stop America from fading away. The expectation is that these leaders will put forth reasoned and sustainable policy alternatives that address the nation’s challenges.

The idea is that as the political pendulum swings, there is a need for Republicans, often considered the party of fiscal conservatism and limited government, to step forward and provide an alternative vision that safeguards the nation’s future. Republican voters have shown increasing support for leaders who take a bold and unapologetic approach to policy, influencing the party’s direction.

Republican primary election day is fast approaching. Just to remind you, elections have consequences. The vote you cast will not simply replace one politician with another. At this point, every vote has significant existential implications. Whether we like it or not, we are indeed in a war of survival. Make sure you do the right thing and vote for the best candidate.

To undecided voters: Don’t be fooled by the accusations that the incurably sick Leftists at home and America’s ill-wishers abroad level at this country. America is not perfect. Yet, it is the best hope for humanity struggling to find its humanity. America is worth defending. Vote for the candidate who is not appeasing the Islamists or lobbyists for some extra votes. Vote for the candidate willing to fight for our values and not afraid to call a spade a spade.

Let us end the reign of the ossified old Republican establishment by supporting a new generation of principled conservatives. A conservative wave of Republicans determined to breathe new life into the party and champion the hopes and aspirations of all Americans.

©2023. Amil Imani. All rights reserved.

THE WAR ON X: WW III • The Global War Against Islamic Terrorism — Day 16

Today October 23rd, 2023 we are now seeing the violence that Hamas began 16 days ago is now spreading like wild fire across the Middle East, Europe and in America.

Demonstrations, some violent, are being led by supporters of Hamas. This is the global Islamic jihad we have been predicating for years.

Here are some of the top headlines for today:

These tweet on X say it all.

This interview with Brother Rachid was taped on Friday, October 21st for RAIR Foundation and the story can be read here. Brother Rachid has a wildly popular TV show in the Arabic World where be brings people out of Islam and into Christianity.

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Chaos Erupts In Middle East As Israel-Hamas Conflict Surges

In the wake of Israel’s attacks on Hamas, U.S. forces in the Middle East have endured several attacks as violent protests decrying Israel ensue throughout the region.

Israel is carrying out a sweeping counteroffensive in the Gaza Strip after Hamas killed over 1,400 Israelis and kidnapped over 100 civilians, including children, during mass terrorist attacks that began on Oct. 7. Protests and violence have flared up in surrounding Middle Eastern nations – despite the Biden administration claiming days before the Hamas attack that the region is “quieter” than it has been in decades.

Mass protests are taking place in Arab nations surrounding Israel, including Libya, Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon, the latter of which houses the Iranian-backed terror group Hezbollah. U.S. military forces in regions including Syria, Iraq and the Red Sea have recorded rocket and/or drone attacks from a number of groups, including Islamic Resistance and Houthi forces.

Several of the groups involved in the attacks against U.S. forces are supported and backed by Iran. While Tehran’s role in helping plan the initial Oct. 7 attacks against Israel by Hamas is disputed, it heavily supports the terrorist organization.

“Tehran is bringing various elements of its proxy network online and in place to bail out Hamas, distract Israel, and deter the U.S. from standing with Israel,” Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior researcher on Iranian security and political issues at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “The more Tehran greenlights the involvement of its proxies, the more it is attempting to create a new security architecture in the region to keep America out and Israel bogged down.”

To the northeast, Iranian-backed militants fired rockets at the Ain al-Asad air base hosting Americans in Iraq on Thursday, and a search and rescue operation was subsequently launched by the Iraqi military; it is not immediately clear if casualties or injuries were sustained during the attacks. Another base was attacked via rocket fire near the international airport in Baghdad on the same day.

The al-Asad base came under attack earlier in the week after U.S. troops staved off incoming kamikaze drones on Tuesday. In Syria, two U.S. military sites housing American and allied troops fell under attack from drones on Thursday; incoming drones were shot down by personnel at the al-Tanf coalition garrison, with one servicemember sustaining injuries. Militants also fired rockets at the Conoco base in the Deir al-Zor region of Syria after it fell under siege from the Islamic Resistance in Iraq on Thursday.

A U.S. naval destroyer operating in the Red Sea shot down an incoming hive of drones and cruise missiles launched by Houthi terrorist forces in Yemen on Thursday, the AP reported. The drones were “potentially” headed for Israel, according to Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder.

“These small-scale attacks are clearly concerning and dangerous,” Ryder said on Wednesday. “We’re going to do everything necessary to ensure that we’re protecting our forces. And  if and when we choose to respond, we’ll do so at a time of our choosing.”

Hezbollah has warned the U.S. against increasing its support of Israel, and has launched several small-scale attacks over its southern border, including missile attacks and gunfire toward IDF, according to Fox News. IDF has increased its presence at the border with troops and tanks as tensions with Hezbollah rapidly escalate, according to The Associated Press.

Hezbollah warned Israel on Wednesday it is “thousands of times stronger” than it was before, according to Reuters; the Iranian-backed terrorist group consists of approximately 100,000 fighters, leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah claimed. It also has a stockpile of weaponry and boasts precision-guided missiles that could hit any target in Israel.

After it was reported without evidence that Israel bombed a hospital in Gaza, Hezbollah called for a “day of unprecedented anger” and violent protests ensued near the U.S. embassy in Lebanon starting Wednesday. Security forces fired tear gas and water cannons into crowds of protestors who broke through barbed wire and fencing leading to the embassy, according to Reuters.

Mass Palestinian protests are occurring in several Arab nations surrounding Israel, including Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Turkey and Jordan, according to the Associated Press. The State Department issued a “Worldwide Caution Security Alert” to U.S. citizens traveling overseas on Thursday amid the risk of further terrorist attacks and violence.

Demonstrations also took place in Iran, where protestors can be seen burning the Israeli flag and chanting “death to Israel,” NBC News reported on Tuesday. All of the unfolding chaos, from attacks against U.S. forces to the ongoing protests against Israel, can be traced back to Tehran, according to Shoshana Bryen, senior director of the Jewish Policy Center.

“Iran is the center of the conflict. The religious leadership believes it is destined to control Islam, and then the rest of the world. They’re not ‘crazy,’ they’re believers,” Bryen told the DCNF. “Without an international determination to thwart Iran’s goals, the region will not see peace regardless of the outcome of Israel’s present war in Gaza.”

Bryen said that when the war between Israel and Hamas concludes, the chaos will reflect poorly on the Biden administration, which has been accused by lawmakers and foreign policy experts of taking a concessionary stance toward Iran.

“When the history of the current horror in Israel is written, it will be clear that the administration’s oil sanctions waivers, unfreezing assets, ignoring Iranian arms sales to Russia, and ignoring the suffering of the Iranian people under the mullahs gave Tehran the sense that it was driving events,” Bryen told the DCNF. “And Hamas had the same sense in Gaza.”

The Biden administration said on Oct. 7 – two days before the brutal Hamas terrorist attacks – that the Middle East is “quieter today than it has been in two decades.”

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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JAKE SMITH

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Biden’s Billions For Hamas

“The U.S. is working round the clock to resupply Hamas.”


Biden Asks Billions for Victims of Hamas Attack… To Be Sent to Hamas

By: Daniel Greenfield, Oct 21, 2023

“Biden’s Deputy National Security Advisor couldn’t explain how the US can prevent Hamas from taking control of the goods”

The Biden administration is widely broadcasting that it’s made a budget request of almost $106 billion for Israel and Ukraine. In reality, most of that, $61.4 billion, is going to Ukraine. There’s $14 billion to hire more border patrol officers, asylum processors and judges, $4 billion for foreign aid in the Pacific and an official figure of $14 billion for Israel, but in reality it’s smaller than that because the Biden administration has also rolled in embassy security costs across the Middle East into that package. The actual aid package for Israel is probably closer to $9 billion or so.

But that’s not the really troubling part.

The Biden request asks for $9.15 billion in “humanitarian assistance”. It phrases this as providing “life-saving humanitarian assistance and support for innocent civilians devastated by Putin’s unjust war in Ukraine, Hamas’ attack on Israel, and the numerous other natural and man-made crises around the world. This includes life-saving humanitarian assistance in Gaza and support for Palestinian refugees in the West Bank and surrounding areas.”

The incredible chutzpah here is that Biden is asking Congress to fund “life-saving humanitarian assistance and support for innocent civilians devastated by… Hamas’ attack on Israel” that’s not going to the actual Israeli orphans who have lost their families, but to “humanitarian assistance in Gaza and support for Palestinian refugees in the West Bank”.

That is to say a bunch of this money will be going to Hamas.

Biden is soliciting money for the victims of the “Hamas attack” that will go to Hamas.

If you think I’m exaggerating, the administration has already admitted it twice.

In 2021, State Department officials warned that “there is a high risk Hamas could potentially derive indirect, unintentional benefit from U.S. assistance to Gaza” and asked for a special exemption from sanctions on funding terrorists.

In the first days of October, Secretary of State Blinken overrode a hold by Senator Jim Risch on $75 million in funding for UNRWA, which is largely staffed by Hamas. Risch had imposed a hold along with other Republican senators, requiring that Blinken certify every 180 days that UNRWA meets accountability criteria because of its “long history of employing people connected to terrorist movements like Hamas” and “using its schools to store Hamas weapons.”

Here’s Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer explaining to CNN that nothing has changed.

We’re going to take the word of rapists and killers that they’re not going to misuse foreign aid.

As Caroline Glick notes at JNS,

When questioned by CNN, Biden’s Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer couldn’t explain how the United States can prevent Hamas from taking control of the goods entering Gaza.

Resupply of Hamas is an operational disaster for Israel.

Hamas’s military infrastructure is almost entirely located in a warren of underground tunnels. An estimated 40,000 terrorist fighters and Hamas’s military leadership are living and operating from within the tunnels. To defeat Hamas, Israel needs to fight those forces above ground, not below ground where their tactical advantage is decisive.

Biden has already promised $100 million in “humanitarian aid” to Gaza. What does the $9.15 billion package offer?

There’s $3.4 billion to assist refugees from Ukraine and “provide life-saving humanitarian assistance in Israel, and in areas impacted by the situation in Israel. These resources would support displaced and conflict affected civilians, including Palestinian refugees in Gaza and the West Bank, and to address potential needs of Gazans fleeing to neighboring countries.”

While an estimated 300,000 Israelis have been displaced by the war (you’ve heard about that in the media, right?) the emphasis here seems to be on the Arab Muslim “refugees”.

The war isn’t even in the West Bank, but they’re still preparing to spend money there anyway.

There’s $5.6 billion in “International Disaster Assistance” again for Ukraine and “life-saving humanitarian programming in Israel and areas impacted by the situation in the West Bank and Gaza” and beyond to “Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, and Egypt.”

How much of that money will be spent in Gaza? Who knows. Whatever money is spent will benefit Hamas.

How literally? On Oct 4, a few days before the attacks, USAID was bragging that it was helping upgrade water and sanitation systems in Gaza. People noted that Hamas has openly bragged about repurposing pipes for rockets.

But Biden will help the “innocent civilians devastated by… Hamas’ attack on Israel” by sending money to Hamas.

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‘Moderate’ Palestinian Authority: ‘All mosques must teach that extermination of Jews is an Islamic imperative”

For YEARS, I have spoken out against the genocidal Islamic texts and teachings against Jews. The existence of the State of Israel is deeply offensive to the Muslim world.

Islamic Jew hatred is an Islamic imperative. When the PA says it, millions march in support of the Jewish genocide. When my colleagues and I quote them or the Quran, we are racist-Islamophobic-anti-Muslim bigots. We are smeared. defamed, libeled – our names destroyed.

In the information battle-space, they have won.

PA: All mosques must teach that extermination of Jews is an Islamic imperative

By: Itamar Marcus | Oct 22, 2023

The PA Ministry of Religious Affairs posted guidelines for mosque preachers on Thursday instructing preachers what content they should include in their Friday sermons. The most horrific part of the instructions was a quote from a Hadith (Islamic tradition attributed to Islam’s prophet Muhammad) that teaches that the End of Time, the Redemption of humanity, is contingent on Muslims killing and eventually exterminating all Jews:

“The Hour [of Resurrection] will not come until the Muslims fight the Jews and kill them until the Jews hide behind rocks and trees, and the rock or a tree will say: ‘Muslim, O servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me; come and kill him’; except for the Gharqad tree, for it is the tree of the Jews.”

[PA Ministry of Religious Affairs, Facebook page, Oct. 18, 2023]

Following so close to the atrocities by Hamas, this PA religious message to Palestinians is first and foremost elevating the horrific massacre of nearly 1,400 Jews to constitute Islamic worship. In addition, it is a clear message that Allah/Islam wants Palestinians to leave their mosques after Friday prayers and set out to murder more Jews.

The PA religious establishment is notorious for teaching Palestinians that it is their destiny as Muslims to exterminate the Jews. For example, already a decade ago, the PA Mufti, the highest PA religious figure, explained at a Fatah event that the current Palestinian conflict against Israel is not a nationalistic fight for Palestinians but rather the Muslim destiny to exterminate Jews:

PA Mufti Muhammad Hussein, at a Fatah event in Jerusalem: 

“47 years ago the [Fatah] revolution started. Which revolution? The modern revolution of the Palestinian people’s history. In fact, Palestine in its entirety is a revolution, since [Caliph] Umar came [to Jerusalem, 637 CE], and continuing today, and until the End of Days. The reliable Hadith (tradition attributed to Muhammad), in the two reliable collections, Bukhari and Muslim, says:

“The Hour [of Resurrection] will not come until you fight the Jews.

The Jew will hide behind rocks or trees.

Then the stones or trees will call:

‘Oh Muslim, servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him.’

Except the Gharqad tree [which will keep silent].”

Therefore it is no wonder that you see Gharqad [trees]

surrounding the [Israeli] settlements and colonies..”

[Official PA TV, Jan. 9, 2012]

Aside from the promotion of murder of Jews, this Friday’s instruction sheet also included the current prominent PA libel that misrepresents the Islamic Jihad missile that landed in a parking lot near a hospital killing 50 Gazans, as an Israeli attack on the hospital killing 500.

The following is the text of the PA’s instructions to the preachers in the mosques:

Text: “In the name of All Merciful Allah”

The State of Palestine – the [PA] Ministry of Religious Affairs

[Document] No. 1664, Oct. 18, 2023

Friday sermon for Oct. 20, 2023 –

The Al-Mamadani Hospital crime is ‘the crime of the times’ (refers to libel accusing Israel of bombing Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, which was done by Islamic Jihad -Ed.)

Main points of the sermon instructions:

  • Palestine, the land of the Night Journey and Ascent to Heaven, adheres to its principles and is standing firm in the hardships; the one who abandons it will not harm it, it believes in its God’s promise of victory.
  • The crime that was committed at the Al-Mamadani Hospital against women, children, elderly, sick, and medical teams, and the number of Martyrs caused as a result of it – more than 1,000 Martyrs – is one of the greatest crimes in the modern age (sic., a double lie; a failed rocket launch by Islamic Jihad terrorists struck a parking lot near a hospital killing approx. 50).
  • What our people is undergoing – collective annihilation directed against women, children, and elderly – is a crime against humanity.
  • The children’s organs and the sighs of the bereaved and wounded [in Gaza] are a mark of shame on the foreheads of those who whine about the [suffering of the] occupation (i.e., Israeli civilians massacred by Hamas)
  • Our Palestinian people, in spite of the wounds and disasters, cannot wave a white flag until defeating the occupation (i.e., Israel) and establishing the independent Palestinian state, whose capital is sublime Jerusalem.
  • Our message to the occupation – this land is an inseparable part of our faith, and it is impossible under any conditions or circumstances that the 1948 Nakba would repeat itself (i.e., “the catastrophe,” Palestinian term for the establishment of the State of Israel), and we will remain on this land until Allah enables the victory.
  • The time has come, more than any other time, for our people to be united against the occupation’s arrogance.
  • We call on our Palestinian people to be alert to the settlers’ crazy attacks, and particularly in the distant areas.
  • We must all understand that this land and the holy sites in it are a deposit imposed on us until the Day of Judgement.
  • Our national unity is the rock on which all the plots against the Palestinian national project will be shattered…

Proofs from the sources:

  • “‘The Hour [of Resurrection] will not come until the Muslims fight the Jews and kill them until the Jews hide behind rocks and trees, and the rock or a tree will say: “Muslim, O servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me; come and kill him”; except for the Gharqad tree, for it is the tree of the Jews.’
  • [The Hadith:] ‘A group of my nation will remain on the side of truth, and it will not be harmed by those who abandon it… until Allah’s word will come as they overcome the people.’”

[PA Ministry of Religious Affairs, Facebook page, Oct. 18, 2023]

Libel on Baptist Hospital Bombing in Gaza City, October 2023 – A failed rocket launch by Islamic Jihad terrorists fell short of Israel and hit the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 17, 2023, during Hamas’ terror war on Israel. The PA and Hamas rushed to libel Israel as being responsible for the bombing and claimed approximately 500 people had been killed, and global media outlets including Reuters and the BBC picked up the Palestinian libel without confirming it. Israel proved with video evidence, including from Al-Jazeera TV, that it was an errant Islamic Jihad rocket that fell on the hospital during a barrage of rocket fire. Having seen the Israeli evidence, the US later confirmed the Israeli assessment that an Islamic Jihad rocket had caused the damage. A senior European intelligence source estimated that the true death count from the bombing was no more than 50 people.

Hamas war on Israel October 2023 – At least 1,400 Israelis were murdered and over 3,500 wounded, in addition to at least 212 Israelis who were abducted into the Gaza Strip, in a Hamas terror war that began when approximately 2,500 Hamas terrorists broke through Israel’s security fence at the Gaza Strip border and launched a surprise attack, taking control of several Israeli towns and attacking a music festival on the Jewish holiday of Shemini Atzeret (Simchat Torah), which fell on the Sabbath, Oct. 7, 2023. Hamas terrorists also fired at least 5,000 rockets at Israeli population centers. In response, Israel launched Operation Iron Swords to counter the Hamas terror threat. Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon joined Hamas’ terror war starting from the following day, attacking Israel from the north.

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Israeli Christian: ‘This is not a war for only Jews against Hamas. It’s the fight of light against darkness.’

Yes. But many Christians are blinded to this by a lingering and/or recrudescent antisemitism.

Israeli Christian says Hamas isn’t just a danger to Jews: ‘Fight of light against darkness

by Kassy Dillon, Fox News, October 22, 2023:

Shadi Khaloul, a Christian Israeli, said he believes the ongoing war isn’t just between Jews and Hamas, but between those who defend the value of light against darkness.

A Christian and former Israel Defense Forces paratrooper said he believes Hamas is not just a danger to Jews, but also to followers of Jesus.

“We think that this is not a war for only Jews against Hamas,” Shadi Khaloul said. “It’s the fight of light against darkness.”…

“We, as Israelis, are fighting this fight together with Jews, Christians, Muslims and Druze, Arameans like us,” Khaloul said. “We fight this together with Jews in order to defend the values of light of our actually common Judeo-Christian values that our democracies are built in.”

Khaloul, 47, is a part of the Christian Maronite Aramaic community that believes its members are descendants of Jesus’ early followers. Many pray in Aramaic — the language Jesus spoke — and do not identify as Arab….

“It’s not a war between Jews and them,” Khaloul said, referring to Hamas. “It’s a war between them and other people that are different from Hamas.”

Moderate Muslims are also “a target to be attacked,” according to Khaloul, citing Hamas’ attacks on members of the Palestinian political party Fatah….

“No one of the Christians want to live under this jihadi Islamic regime that treats them as infidels, that treats them as … maybe fifth-class citizens,” Khaloul said.

He pointed out that the Christian population in Gaza has dramatically decreased under Hamas. It dropped from around 3,000 prior to 2007 to about 1,300, according to the University of Notre Dame.

“This is horrible. Because of Hamas, now the Gazan people are suffering,” Khaloul said. “It’s not because of Israel.”…

Read full article.

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‘Proportionality’ in Response to Terror — Anti-Semitism by Another Name

Though goodwill would be welcome from those who recognize the existential threats routinely faced by the Jewish nation, it’s not a prerequisite for the exercise of Israeli strength.


So, Israel was attacked by Hamas on Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah, the last day of the high holiday season, in a devastating assault against civilians – and some immediately called for Israel’s response to be “proportionate.”

As Israel defended herself and prepared for a likely incursion into Gaza against terrorists who brutally murdered some 1,400 Israeli civilians and kidnapped perhaps hundreds more, an Irish government minister was among the first to urge Israel to proportionalize her response. And in the US, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a member of the radical, anti-Israel Democratic “Squad,” initially took the opportunity to blame Israeli apartheid (though Israel is most definitely not an apartheid state) instead of condemning Hamas terrorism against civilians, while some of her cohorts issued an equivocal denunciation of the attack and simultaneously demanded an immediate ceasefire to prevent Israel from retaliating.

What utter nonsense. Israel has every right to retaliate, and the only correct response would be the annihilation of Hamas, whose charter calls for jihad against Israel and genocide against the Jews.

Indeed, Article 7 of the Hamas Charter specifically states:

“Hamas is one of the links in the Chain of Jihad in the confrontation with the Zionist invasion. It links up with the setting out of the Martyr Izz a-din al-Qassam and his brothers in the Muslim Brotherhood who fought the Holy War in 1936; it further relates to another link of the Palestinian Jihad and the Jihad and efforts of the Muslim Brothers during the 1948 War, and to the Jihad operations of the Muslim Brothers in 1968 and thereafter.

“But even if the links have become distant from each other, and even if the obstacles erected by those who revolve in the Zionist orbit, aiming at obstructing the road before the Jihad fighters, have rendered the pursuance of Jihad impossible; nevertheless, the Hamas has been looking forward to implement Allah’s promise whatever time it might take. The prophet, prayer and peace be upon him, said: ‘The time will not come until Muslims will fight the Jews (and kill them); until the Jews hide behind rocks and trees, which will cry: O Muslim! there is a Jew hiding behind me, come on and kill him! This will not apply to the Gharqad, which is a Jewish tree (cited by Bukhari and Muslim).’”

(Hamas Charter, Article Seven.)

Why should Israel be hamstrung by demands for her to limit her response against an enemy whose charter calls for exterminating Jews as brazenly as Hitler’s Mein Kampf? What else besides total destruction constitutes an appropriate answer to terrorists who slaughter innocents in their beds, burn people alive, and decapitate children?

Hamas violated international law by attacking, murdering, and kidnapping civilians, torturing and raping captives, and perpetrating acts of genocide. In contrast, the IDF has always taken careful measures to minimize civilian casualties, including warning Arab civilians of impending actions via mass leaflets, texts, emails, and robocalls. Not to please the world, but because Israel is a decent and civilized country. And although Hamas launched several wars and a continuous stream of terrorism since the ill-conceived disengagement in 2005, Israel continued to provide for Gaza’s infrastructure needs (until now). No other country on earth would have done the same.

Nevertheless, mainstream media outlets were quick to dignify these barbaric terrorists by referring to them as “militants” or “fighters” instead of terrorists, murderers and rapists, and by giving airtime to propagandists posing as regional experts who framed Hamas’s atrocities as understandable reactions to so-called Israeli “occupation.” There is no occupation, but if there were, these atrocities would be understandable? Have we lost all reason?

But truth has no nuance.

Israel’s conduct during wartime differs significantly from that of other nations faced with far less existential threats. There was nary a critical peep during the Afghanistan War, for example, when coalition forces carpet bombed the Taliban in airstrikes that killed, injured, or maimed thousands of noncombatants. Or during World War II, when Great Britain bombed the German city of Dresden into oblivion, inflicting unprecedented civilian casualties. Despite Israel’s history of restraint in confronting unprovoked aggression, and although Hamas started this war with vile attacks against the young, old, and defenseless, Israel will undoubtedly be called upon to keep her actions “proportionate” or cease defending herself altogether to prevent further loss of life; or more accurately, to prevent the loss of non-Jewish life, which always seems more valuable to the international community than Jewish life.

Those who are concerned for Israel must recognize that what motivates both the demand for Israeli proportionality and the media’s compulsion to humanize terrorists is traditional antisemitism. And this is evident when viewed according to the law of contrasts. When Jewish lives are destroyed, the world usually says nothing or blames Jews for bringing it on themselves; but when their aggressors are killed or injured, the international community vilifies Israel and demands that she bare her neck to the sword.

The world only seems to acknowledge the Jews’ humanity when they are dead or subjugated, not when they have control of their own destiny, the power to defend themselves, or the chutzpah to be assertive. The stereotype of Jewish passivity was molded during a long exile when Jews were at the mercy of host societies that abused, ghettoized, and massacred them. The Christian and Muslim worlds simply had no room for Jews who didn’t know their place.

Hamas’s war is not about putting Jews back in ghettos or liberating a country (“Palestine”) that never existed. The myth of “Palestine” is just subterfuge for the goal of destroying the Jewish state and committing genocide. Hamas’s raison d’etre is to kill Jews; and it is enabled by a media establishment that consistently and maliciously portrays Israel in a false light. These terrorists are also abetted by progressive academics, politicians, and ideologues who spew hatred and misinformation about the Jews and their homeland, and by a Biden administration that has worked mightily to delegitimize Netanyahu’s government while financially rewarding Palestinian Arab agencies that subsidize terrorism and an Iranian regime bent on destroying Israel.

As Israelis learned during the Obama years, American reliability can be fickle with a progressive administration in the White House. Moreover, Israel cannot rely on a global community that has difficulty accepting Jews as anything but subservient victims. The world’s initial reaction to the dastardly attack on Israel was to express support, but it won’t last long after Israel begins a ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza or engages Hezbollah in the north. Goodwill towards Israel never lasts; and in fact, the mainstream media is already turning on Israel in tone and accuracy of coverage, as are those governments who now lecture Israel about humanitarian responsibility.

Nevertheless, some people do understand, and Israel will have to accept magnanimity wherever she can find it and ignore those whose support is conditional or nonexistent – especially in the Diaspora.

And this is a lesson I learned long ago.

There were few day-schools when I was young, so most Jewish kids attended public schools to learn secular subjects and Talmud Torahs to learn Hebrew, Tanakh, and Jewish law. Some of us attended supplemental Jewish schools four days or more per week, but public school was daily. In the elementary school we attended, Jewish students comprised an identifiable minority, and we encountered blatant antisemitism from Gentile teachers and students into the 1970s. We also got into fights fairly regularly.

One day, a few of us were called to the principal’s office because of all the fighting. When we were all seated, he closed the door and spoke. “Boys, I know what’s going on,” he said. “I know the other students are picking fights with you, and I also know some of the teachers are letting it happen. They’re antisemites.” Then he said something that still resonates. “I was in the Army, and I know what it’s like to have to defend yourself and your honor. So, I’ll assume when you get into fights that you’re defending yourselves, and that’ll be my assumption unless I discover otherwise. Don’t disappoint me.”

The principal was true to his word. He reprimanded the teachers who allowed us to be targets, and we took care of ourselves when the need arose with our student peers. And the fighting subsided as time went on.

Unlike students in a Diaspora schoolyard, however, Israel doesn’t need anybody’s permission to defend herself or protect her people. Though goodwill would be welcome from those who recognize the existential threats routinely faced by the Jewish nation, it’s not a prerequisite for the exercise of Israeli strength. And when the current wave of pro-Jewish solidarity wanes as it surely will, Israel will have to act in her sole discretion and ignore the inevitable admonitions regarding the proportionality of her response or the demands for agreement to a ceasefire with those intent on genocide.

And thank those few who remain by her side.

©2023. Matthew Hausman, J.D.. All rights reserved.

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*** ACT Scores Fell for Class of 2023, Sixth Consecutive Decline

*** Reformers must oppose DEI’s latest existential standard

*** College professors deny all responsibility for national moral collapse

*** Where Should Teachers Turn When Marxist Training Leaves Them Unprepared For Real Classrooms?

*** Michael Bloomberg’s $1 Billion Assault on The Electric Grid

*** Powering The Unplugged

*** How the Inflation Reduction Act Bankrolls EPA Overreach

*** Social Cost of Carbon

*** The Nations that Dominate the Global Economy

*** AAF on US Drained Petroleum Reserve

*** Drill, Baby, Drill

*** The Character Assassination Campaign against RFK Jr.

*** Support for Third U.S. Political Party Up to 63%

*** Powell’s Plea Proves Fulton County Prosecutor Went Nuclear to Get Trump

*** Powell’s Motions in the Georgia Indictment

*** Victory: NC Republicans Override Gov. Cooper’s Anti-Election Integrity Vetoes

*** Five Courts Have Concluded that MI SoS Benson Conducts Unlawful Elections

*** Senator McConnell: Four Steps for the U.S. to Help Israel

*** THE WAR ON X: WW III The Global War Against Islamic Terrorism

*** Israel-Gaza Conflict

*** How you can help Israel during this horrific time

*** No Way, Norway

*** Climate Change Hysteria and the Rise of the Religious Left

*** Where There is No Respect for Life, Evil Flourishes

*** Sinners in the hands of an angry goddess

*** Overcoming the Backfire Effect (Grassroots Leadership Academy)

*** THIS is how we ‘fix Gen Z,’ according to Jordan Peterson

*** Introduction to “issue storms” and “issue trees”

*** Don’t Believe Your Lying Eyes

*** Important New Study: Efficacy and safety of in-hospital treatment of Covid-19 infection with low-dose HCL and azithromycin in hospitalized patients

*** Health Canada Admits Pfizer Misrepresented Their COVID-19 Shot

Secondary Education Related:

*** Report: The Key to Fixing the US Education System

*** Should US Public Schools be Teaching SEL?

*** Bias Response Systems

*** ACT Scores Fell for Class of 2023, Sixth Consecutive Decline

Think Diversity Officers Help Minority Students? Guess Again.

Higher Education Related:

*** Reformers must oppose DEI’s latest existential standard

*** College professors deny all responsibility for national moral collapse

*** Where Should Teachers Turn When Marxist Training Leaves Them Unprepared For Real Classrooms?

*** University of Michigan Law School EXPOSED — Rotten to the Core

See how many student loan borrowers there are in each state and how much they owe

What “Collegiality” Means (another academic value has been corrupted by the Left)

Artificial Intelligence:

Existential Risk vs. Existential Opportunity: A balanced approach to AI risk

Given Enough Time, Artificial Intelligence Would Take Over Every Area of our Lives

47% of CEOs Believe AI Could, and Should, Replace Them

A.I. Agents: ChatGPT Can Write Its Own Code and Execute It

Unreliables (General):

*** Michael Bloomberg’s $1 Billion Assault on The Electric Grid

Solar, wind developers rebuffed in NY

The myth of affordable green energy is over

Wind Energy — Offshore:

Offshore Wind is an Economic and Environmental Catastrophe

How’s That Offshore Project Going, Man

NY delivers crippling blow to green energy development, jeopardizing Biden’s climate goals

Biden admin hit with lawsuit over offshore wind plans as locals rise up

Wind Energy — Other:

*** Taking the Wind Out of Climate Change (referencing 60± studies)

Solar Energy:

‘Europe isn’t profitable’ – Solar industry warns of hurdles to EU’s green tech drive

Fossil Fuel Energy:

*** The Nations that Dominate the Global Economy

*** AAF on US Drained Petroleum Reserve

*** Drill, Baby, Drill

*** EIA: Global fossil fuel use and CO2 emissions to rise through 2050

Imagine No Jets, Ships, Defense, or Space Program

Electric Vehicles (EVs):

*** China’s graphite curbs send green warning shot

*** EV Battery Factory Will Require So Much Energy It Needs a Coal Plant to Power It

Electric cars risk becoming uninsurable

Misc Energy:

*** Powering The Unplugged

*** How the Inflation Reduction Act Bankrolls EPA Overreach

The heat-pump nightmare is far from over

Green Hydrogen Needs Vast Subsidies

Critics Assail Biden’s ‘War on American Energy’ on National Energy Appreciation Day

Manmade Global Warming — Some Deceptions:

*** No Way, Norway

Era of ‘Unquestioned and Unchallenged’ Climate Change Claims Is Over

How Groupthink, Misinformation, and Lack of Self-Correction Undermined Climate Science

Is New York Times Senior Writer David Leonhardt Lying, Lazy, or Just Stupid?

Climate Activists Seek to Save the Planet by Cutting, Burying Trees

Is the Planet Truly “Boiling”, or are We Measuring the Wrong Things?

Manmade Global Warming — Misc:

*** Trailer for Climate Documentary Debuts on Newsmax

*** Social Cost of Carbon

*** Three Facts To Arm You Against Global Elites’ Biggest ‘Climate Crisis’ Lies

When Will Climate Policy Hit the Wall?

It’s the sun, smartass!

Climate Narratives…from differing perspectives

COP28 In Dubai: Climate Negotiations At A Crossroads

US Election:

Election-Integrity.info (10 major election reports by our team of experts, plus much more!)

Report: How Charities Secretly Help Win Elections

US Election — State Issues:

*** Victory: NC Republicans Override Gov. Cooper’s Anti-Election Integrity Vetoes

*** Five Courts Have Concluded that MI SoS Benson Conducts Unlawful Elections

Louisiana Joins States Banning ‘Zuckbucks,’ But Will That Be Enough To Stop Dems’ Private Election Takeover?

The Very Big Problem in Maryland

Misc US Politics:

*** The Character Assassination Campaign against RFK Jr.

*** Support for Third U.S. Political Party Up to 63%

*** Powell’s Plea Proves Fulton County Prosecutor Went Nuclear to Get Trump

*** Powell’s Motions in the Georgia Indictment

*** An Official Bar Complaint has been filed Against Rep Adam Schiff

Scalise drops out of race for House speaker

Jan. 6 Prisoner Hits 1000 Days Jailed Without Trial, Details Horrific Conditions

Censorship US:

The Future of Alternative Media Is … Unknown, But Critical

Is a New Campus Speech Initiative For Real?

The Westminster Declaration: ‘Censorship-Industrial Complex’ Is Creating A ‘Crisis Of Humanity Itself’

Societally US:

*** Overcoming the Backfire Effect (Grassroots Leadership Academy)

*** THIS is how we ‘fix Gen Z,’ according to Jordan Peterson

*** Introduction to “issue storms” and “issue trees”

A Revolution in Military Affairs Is Happening

Sarah Huckabee Sanders to sign executive order eliminating ‘woke, anti-women words’ from state government use

US Politics and Socialism:

Hellfire Of Threats To America Demands Action

Legal experts ask Supremes to fix court mistakes in Jan. 6 case

Globalism:

China’s Proxy Wars Are ‘Encircling’ America

Religion Related:

*** Climate Change Hysteria and the Rise of the Religious Left

*** Where There is No Respect for Life, Evil Flourishes

*** Sinners in the hands of an angry goddess

*** Our Lady of the Holy Climate Change

Billy Graham’s Christianity Today has been taken over by the radical Left

Israel:

*** Senator McConnell: Four Steps for the U.S. to Help Israel

*** THE WAR ON X: WW III The Global War Against Islamic Terrorism

*** Israel-Gaza Conflict

*** How you can help Israel during this horrific time

The Eyes of the Left

We Were Warned About Biden Foreign Policy Ineptness

Gen Flynn: The War on Israel

The First U.S. Military Engagement in an Expanded Israeli War

Fact Checking in Real Time

Black Lives Matter Announces Support for Palestinian Hamas

Ukraine:

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*** Health Canada Admits Pfizer Misrepresented Their COVID-19 Shot

*** JAMA study shows that COVID vaccine made NO DIFFERENCE in risk of hospitalization for COVID

***Why Pfizer and Moderna are Suddenly Charging 500 Percent More for COVID Shots

Evidence suggests there was Never Any Drug Trial for Pfizer’s COVID “vaccine”

Federal researchers find evidence Covid mRNA jabs cause seizures in children

COVID-19 — Misc:

*** Important New Study: Efficacy and safety of in-hospital treatment of Covid-19 infection with low-dose HCL and azithromycin in hospitalized patients

*** Don’t Believe Your Lying Eyes

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Soviet Fascism and Russia’s Terrorist State—The Killing

Yossi Landau is a Zaka Commander. ZAKA is a series of volunteer community emergency response teams in Israel. ZAKA is the only organization in Israel responsible for dealing with incidents of unnatural death. They work closely with all the emergency services and security forces.  Yossi Landau is a man helping humanity across the world dealing with the corps for the last thirty years. Despite of such a long experience in dealing with dead bodies, he became very emotional in his interview with John Roberts. Talking about Hamas, he said that he had never seen such evil brutality and beheaded babies before. You will be stunned, listening to his description of Hamas killing a pregnant woman and her child among many others.

“Hamas is a Sunni Islamist political and military organization that governs the Gaza Strip in the Palestinian territories. It is the largest and most capable militant group in the Palestinian territories. Hamas is also one of the two major political parties in the Palestinian territories. It has its roots in the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood. “

Hamas is an Islamic terrorist military organization. Like any ideological organization Hamas has a political structure, managed by ordinary people, in this case by Palestinian people. The terrorist wants to eat and have other services and the Palestinians provide them. There is an inextricable and long-term tie between Palestinian people and Hamas. I have already reminded you about Palestinian Liberation Organization PLO run by Yasser Arafat in the 1970s, the time of the Yank Kippur War against Israel. If you read my writings, you would find there a document showing that Arafat had been recruited by the KGB in 1957. It was done through the Muslim Brotherhood, also colluded with the KGB. Not a lot has changed since then, Arafat’s lieutenant Mahmoud Abbas is now the President of Palestine and 40% of Palestinians have shared the Hamas ideology.

The tragic explosion of the Hospital in Gaza was finally documented. The explosion in the Hospital with death of hundreds was the Jihadist rocket. The Israel Intelligence documented the hit of the Hospital by the rocket, intercepted by Israeli’s video. However, the problem is much larger: Israel is facing another three fronts in Lebanon, Iran, and Syria, those countries are also under supervision of the Russian KGB’s mafia/Army—the Evil Doer, I’ve been writing about for forty-two years. A multi-front war is inevitable. Unfortunately, America has no clue about the new “Axis of Evil,” I’ve been writing for decades. The world blames Iran in training, supporting, ang sponsoring Hamas, which is a half of the truth. Yes, Iran is a major proxy of Vladimir Putin. Since his moving to Moscow, Iran was Putin’s main target to militarize its industry and support all over other Putin’s proxies in the Middle East for the last thirty years. Read my columns.

Yes, the main puppeteer is Russia. Do you know that Hezbollah is armed to the teeth by the Russian rockets Katusha? Katusha is a female name. The name of my daughter is Katherine, I called her Katusha. The Russian disinformation has no borders, it influences military as well as everything else within Russian orbit and its proxies. On October 23, 1983, a truck bomb destroyed the U.S. Marine barracks at the Beirut airport. The attack killed 241 American soldiers, including 220 Marines, 18 U.S. Navy sailors, and 3 U.S. Army soldiers. It was the beginning of the Hezbollah terrorist career in the War Crimes.

Russia is a terrorist and anti-Semitic state, spreading its ideology of Soviet fascism across the world. It was Vladimir Putin, who gave an order to Hamas to start the war against Israel. His primary goal to make Biden a War-Time President coincides with the event, and decision was made watching the Fox News interview with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud. Fox News doesn’t know Vladimir Putin, his KGB’s Mafia/Army and his proxies around the globe. Fox News haven’t learned how intelligently in secrecy, Trump had achieved peace with Muslim world. Putin was troubled by that in the beginning with and now his proactive action has prevented the peaceful agreement between U.S. and the Muslim world by the war in Israel. As a devoted disciple of the Stalin/Andropov legacy, Putin has prolonged their never-ending war started in North Korea by Stalin in the 1950s. There is more planning terror in the same direction continues by the terrorist Putin’s Russia.

The Iranian drones are targeting Iraqi and Syrian air-bases with the American personnel there to drive America out of Middle East—we are watching the never-ending WWIII against Western civilization in a progress. This is Globalists against the free world. This is existential threat for Israel! If you know Soviet Socialism, which I called Soviet Fascism, you will recognize it in America by the policy of the Democrat Party. Alas, America doesn’t see it, the Republicans don’t know it either. They continue playing game for three weeks without the Speaker in the House of Representatives, the only Republican power in America, at the time of war. What a Shame! The world is watching and learning. To be aver of Putin’s terrorist Russia is a Must to save America!

When I am telling you that Russia is a terrorist and anti-Semitic state, I know what I am talking about. Although, a successful defense attorney, I left, my relatives, friends, and beloved husband for that exact reason—ideology of Soviet Fascism. My children would never have a chance for a career under brutal Soviet anti-Semitism. Every Mother will understand me—there is no stronger instinct than Maternity. I came to America without knowing English, but I dearly love my adopted country with its unique political system designed and left to us by our Founding Fathers. That is the reason I volunteer to write the truth for forty-two years, warning you and giving what nobody knows. The first and very critical is Stalinist Socialist modus operandi: lies, deception, fabrication, and fraud. You can’t understand the current world without that knowledge…

The violent protests spark in the Muslim world after Gaza Hospital blast, blaming Israel. Anti-Semitism has fueled the attack. That was an execution of Stalinist Socialist modus operandi—deception and disinformation—an old-style Soviet propaganda. In my opinion, it wasn’t a malfunction rocket, but deliberate blast of the Hospital by Jihadists to deceive the world and inflame the Muslims against Western civilization. That has been also designed to give Biden a case of the Israel crime to lecture Netanyahu. In my writings, I am presenting hundred examples of Socialist modus operandi and disinformation used by Soviet fascism around the globe with impunity. Nobody discussing Soviet Socialism, which I called Soviet fascism. Nobody identified the ideology that has been dividing the world since the 20th century.

The Obama/Biden Democrat Party’s appeasement of Iran, making Iran a strategic partner not an Evil-enemy of America. Do you remember how President Obama gave Iran $1. 7 billion cash? In my opinion, part of the money had been taken by Russia, another part spent for arming Hamas and other terrorists to invade Israel. This is the history of dealing with the Evil terrorists, War Criminals. Now Biden’s team promises humanitarian aid to Palestinians who totally cooperated with Hamas for decades in the first and second Intifadas… The lesson of Nazi Germany 1938-39 is completely forgotten by the Democrat party or maybe they don’t want to remember it.

As we found out today, Hamas uses drugs to fuel its terror: to become calm, acting for 24 hours without sleeping. It is not the news for me. Russia has been drugging America since 1955. When researching Soviet Socialism, I read a book Drugging of America, by Joseph Douglas. The information in the book showed the real fascist’s intention to conquer the world by the Russian criminal activities. It was a document dating 1955 by the Soviet Defense Council, the first formal Soviet decision to launch narcotics trafficking against the Bourgeoisie and especially against American capitalists:

“Soviet strategy for revolutionary war is a global strategy… narcotics strategy is a sub-component of this global strategy. First was the increased training of leaders for the revolutionary movements—the civilian, military, and intelligence cadres.”  You can see the entire document in my writings. There is another connection to Soviet Fascism:

Listening an expert about Hamas weapons in the tunnel don’t surprise me. He was talking about the old Soviet and North Korean technology and underground trade and distribution of it. Usage of tunnels is an old Soviet military Doctrine familiar to us from Vietnam, if you remember that circle of never-ending war started by Stalin in 1950s. As my main concern is our national security, the subject of the KGB’s Mafia/Army has been delivered in all my books and columns to educate and warn you. Alas, you couldn’t do it on time, the FBI prevented you from reading them. In 2002 the FBI have submitted my name to the FISA Court and Court made me a foreign agent with consequent banning of my writings. This is the reason America has no clout pertaining to the long-term War Crimes committed by Russia and its KGB’s Mafia/Army—the Evil Doer. I don’t trust the FBI and I am not alone.

The predicament in our country is very strange and dangerous, if not existential. “America First Legal just filed a lawsuit against the FBI and Biden’s Department of Justice for illegally concealing federal records related to the Biden administration’s government-sponsored censorship and election interference during the midterm elections last year.” America First Legal. I hope now you know why we don’t trust the FBI. It is dysfunctional agency and doesn’t protect us any longer, because it doesn’t know how our mortal enemy destroys us from within—Russia. The Republicans are trapped in the circle of disinformation and are unaware of the term Controlled Opposition, I’ve been writing for many years. Read my column: “Who is Dr. Jill Biden?

I don’t believe one word speaking by Joe Biden, I don’t trust him. Watching his theatrical performances makes me sick: he’s talking with both sides of his mouth. His current policy towards Iran is worse than the shameful surrender of Afghanistan and has the same bases. The money to Ukraine is Socialist corruption—a fraud to cover up Democrat’s collusion with Russian Intel. To grasp Biden’s foreign policy, you have to know the term a Controlled Opposition designed by Stalin’s devoted disciple Yuri Andropov in the 20th century. The Democrat Party is the Controlled Opposition. You can read about this term a “Controlled Opposition” in my columns, especially in this one: WARNING: Evil is Attacking America August 22, 2018.

Don’t be surprised by the Fifth Column built in our Colleges and Universities, defending Hamas and accusing Israel of genocide. Ignorance is ruling the minds of America—pro-Palestinian protests have inflamed the nation and the world. The old Soviet propaganda and the KGB’s Mafia/Army—the Evil Doer did their job well of “recruitment, infiltration, drugs and assassinations” as I had identified WWIII decades ago. You see the power of Globalists, carried out by the KGB’s Mafia/Army—the Evil Doer across the globe. Don’t be surprised by the Islamic terrorist movement across the world against the West. This is a result of the along-term Russian counterintelligence working across the globe—the subject of my writings during forty-two years.

There will be a test for Biden in Lebanon. For the sake of the peace, America must prevent a multi-front war against Israel. Where is American deterrence? We are in crises! The two Navy giants have been sent to the Mediterranean Sea for a reason. We must prevent Iranian escalation, because it is the Putin-Globalist escalation against the free world. Let’s see how Biden’s Democrats Controlled Opposition prevents a multi-front war against Israel. Please remember that since the Obama presidency, the White House has been monitoring my computer and using my information. The Biden team uses my information all the time. Let’s see how long does it take for Biden to prevent a multi-front war against Israel.

My fellow Americans! Knowledge is Power!

Educating yourself, knowledge, courage and perseverance can save America the Beautiful. We are obliged to save our country from the Democrats, who are selling out America to the foreigners!

It is now or never!

Freedom’s torch is yours!

To be continued www.simonapipko.com and at www.drrichswier.com/author/spipko/

©2023. Simona Pipko. All rights reserved.

Saying Israel created Hamas is like saying Blacks created Slavery

I have seen comments on social media and on some websites saying the Hamas was created by Israel.

This is one the the greatest of lies. This lie is similar to statements that Jews created the Nazis or funded the Bolsheviks. It’s like saying that blacks created slavery.

Here is a video featuring Robert Spencer, on The Insurrection with Derrick Evans and Mike Lauber, titled Why Israel Didn’t Create or Fund Hamas, and How the U.S. Could Face A Similar Attack.

Discover the Networks has done extensive research on Hamas. Here is some of what they have published on their website:

Islamic terrorist group founded in 1987

  • Received funding from Saddam Hussein
  • Receives funding from Iran
  • Responsible for many suicide bombings and terrorist acts against Israeli targets

HAMAS (an acronym for Harakat al-Muqawamat al-Islamiyya, which is Arabic for “Islamic Resistance Movement”) is an Islamic fundamentalist group founded on December 14, 1987. As a single Arabic word rather than an acronym, “Hamas” means “zeal.” The organization’s founders were seven leading members of the Muslim BrotherhoodAhmed YassinAbdel Aziz Rantisi, Ibrahim al-Yazuri, Sheikh Salih Shihada, ‘Isa al-Našhar, Muhammad Shama’a, and ‘Abd al-Fattah Dukhan. Hamas, in a sense, grew out of a 1985-86 Brotherhood movement — in which Ahmed Yassin was involved — that resolved to pursue its goal of degrading and ultimately destroying Israel by means of civil disturbance. The movement went by various names such as The Armed Struggle Movement, The Steadfast on the Land of al-Isra’, and The Islamic Resistance Movement. Ultimately, Yassin blended a group he had founded in 1973 — the Islamic Organization — into this Brotherhood movement, and settled on the name Hamas. The organization gained great popular support Gaza due to commitment to “raise the banner of Allah over every inch of Palestine.”

Describing itself as “one of the wings of the Muslim Brother[hood],” Hamas’s avowed purpose is “liberating Palestine” from its Jewish “oppressors,” whose very presence in the Middle East Hamas considers an affront to Muslims’ rightful sovereignty over the region. Hamas is best known for using violent methods — including suicide bombings against Israeli military and civilian targets — as part of its long-term strategy to destroy Israel and replace it with an Islamic Palestinian state. The U.S. State Department, Canada, Japan, Israel, and the entire European Union have named Hamas as an Islamic terrorist organization.

With tens of thousands of loyal supporters, Hamas’ strength is concentrated principally in the Gaza Strip and a few areas of the West Bank. The group’s leadership is dispersed throughout these same areas, with a few senior leaders residing also in Syria, Lebanon, and the Gulf States.

Over the years, Hamas’ funding has derived from a variety of sources. Today it is supported primarily by donations from IranArab governments such as that of Syria, Palestinian expatriates, private benefactors in Arab nations, Islamic fascist groups, and Muslim “charities” from around the world such as the now-defunct Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development. (It is estimated that the “charities” account for about half of all Hamas funding today.) Some clandestine fundraising takes place in Western Europe and North America as well. When the United Nations Oil-For-Food program was in effect, Iraqi president Saddam Hussein skimmed more than $21 billion from its coffers and sent some of it directly to Hamas.

Describing Hamas’ political and social agendas, Israel scholar Steven Plaut writes: “Hamas and al-Qaeda are basically two sides of the same jihad. They have squabbled rhetorically on occasion … but … Hamas ‘schools’ and other institutions routinely distribute the harangues of [Osama] bin-Laden and other al-Qaeda materials. Hamas rallies feature posters of bin Laden and of Chechen terror leaders.” Dr. Harold Brackman of the Simon Wiesenthal Center elaborates:

“Hamas has held secret summits with Al Qaeda operatives in locales as distant as India, and even sent a select few members to train in bin Laden’s Afghan camps. For what it’s worth, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas claimed in 2007 that: ‘It is Hamas that is shielding Al Qaeda, and through its bloody conduct, Hamas has become very close to Al Qaeda [in Gaza].’”

Hamas also has a close working relationship with Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based terror organization that serves as one of Hamas’ major suppliers of weaponry.

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Study: Murder Rates Are 60% Higher in Democrat-Run Counties

Why do people keep voting for these terrorists?

Study: Murder Rates Are 60% Higher in Democrat-Run Counties

By: EVOL, October 20, 2023:

A new study by the Heritage Foundation has found that murder rates are 60 percent higher in Democrat-run counties compared to those led by Republicans.

The study, conducted by the Foundation, debunked the popular talking point among several high-profile liberals that red states have the highest homicide numbers.

According to a report by Heritage Foundation’s Kevin Dayaratna, murder rates have been higher in “blue counties” than they have been in “red counties” since 2002.

Dayaratna explains that using state-level data for homicides is misleading because crimes are prosecuted at the local level.

California’s Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom has publicly stated that “8 of the top 10 murder states are red.”

Meanwhile, leftist billionaire and Democrat megadonor George Soros wrote in the Wall Street Journal last year that “violent crime in recent years has generally been increasing more quickly in jurisdictions without reform-minded prosecutors.”

However, according to Dayaratna, studies cited by Democrats make that same argument about state-level murder rates.

These studies, including a recent study from Third Way titled “The Two-Decade Red State Murder Problem,” use a “flawed” methodology.

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Detroit Synagogue President Samantha Woll Brutally Stabbed To Death Outside of Her Home

This happened in Rashida Tlaib’s district.

What are they keeping from us? Was her throat slit? Were her feet cut?

40-year-old Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll found fatally stabbed outside home

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Prominent Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll was found stabbed to death outside her home Saturday morning — and the public is urged to avoid speculating about the circumstances of her death until more details are known.

The “politically connected” synagogue president, 40, was found outside her home in the city’s Lafayette Park neighborhood, east of downtown, the Detroit Free Press reported.

Police said the motive for the killing is not yet known. The Michigan chapter of the Anti-Defamation League asked the public to “refrain from speculation” until more information is available.

“We are shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the death of Samantha Woll, a beloved and respected leader in the Detroit Jewish Community,” the organization said in a statement.

“As we mourn her tragic passing, we urge the community to refrain from speculation and allow law enforcement to gather facts.”

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Is America On Life Support?

I have always been an ardent believer in democracy–The dictionary defines democracy as the rule of the people. Even at its best, “democracy is the worst form of government except for all the rest,” according to Winston Churchill. Is democracy a terrible form of government? Does it hold the threat of destroying humanity’s most precious right – liberty?

In the so-called democratic societies, a semblance of democracy hobbles along with fits and starts, always on the verge of complete subversion and collapse. For instance, Western democracies are representative democracies where ordinary citizens do not rule. A representative democracy is, in effect, a plutocracy where money, people, and powerful interest groups lead.

The society’s rulers form a pyramid. At the base of the pyramid, we have the closest thing to democracy. The individual citizen has some sway over the locally elected officials such as the sheriff, the mayor, the city councilman, and the like. As we go up the pyramid, the voice of the individual citizen diminishes while the influence of money and power groups expands. It is a fact that, without funds, one cannot even run for the city’s animal control officer. At the very least, the aspiring candidate needs money for posters or handbills to make himself known to the electorate and argue why they should elect him, not his opponent.

The point is that it takes enormous amounts of money to become a part of the pyramid. And not everyone is a billionaire with a bottomless pocket and the willingness to tap it. Bottom line: If you aspire to become a part of the ruling pyramid, you require funds commensurate with the position you seek.

The US Constitution does not use the term “democracy. The United States is a representative republic. A republic if we can keep it, said Benjamin Franklin. It is a republic in which the people do not openly elect the president.

But as the recent events unfolded, I couldn’t help but feel like the system I had once held in such high regard was crumbling around me. The naked truth is that many politicians are paid agents, dancing to the tune of lobbyists and special interest groups. It is a harsh realization, and I am disillusioned and annoyed.

Democracy is the guardian of liberty. Embedded in a democracy are provisions that can make it implode from within. Democracy also has its guardian: A resolutely vigilant, proactive, and ethical citizenry.

Money’s influence in politics was deeply entrenched, and it would take years of continued effort to root out corruption and restore our democracy to its proper form.

Reflecting on my journey, I realized that being an ordinary citizen did not mean I was powerless. I learned that I could make a difference by shining a light on the dark corners of our political landscape and supporting those willing to stand up for the people.

Ultimately, the naked truth was that our democracy was a fragile and imperfect system, but it was also a resilient one. It could withstand the onslaught of corruption and greed if enough of us were willing to fight for it. I hoped that others would join the cause and that more ordinary citizens would rise and hold their representatives accountable.

So, I leave you with a call to action. If you, like me, are disillusioned with the state of our democracy, don’t despair. Get involved in politics, demand transparency, and hold your representatives accountable. The power to shape our nation’s future lies in the people’s hands, and it’s time we took it back from the puppeteers of democracy.

What can be done? Is there a way of resisting and reversing the imminent assault on our most cherished right of liberty? Here are some suggestions.

  • Become an active worker of liberty instead of passive, non-caring devil-may-care nihilists.
  • Use the political process, while it is still responsive to the demands and wishes of freedom-loving people, by supporting laws that guard freedom and reject those that infringe on liberty.
  • Actively support political candidates who are deeply committed to the tenets of freedom.
  • Run for office, any office. Please encourage your friends and other liberty advocates to pitch in and help in any way they can.
  • Hold to account those politicians who sell themselves to lobbyists and special interest groups.
  • Be an active educator by informing others about the creeping danger of Marxism.
  • Resist any and all WOKE philosophy in schools and the workplace.
  • Contribute money, small or large amounts, to causes and individuals who are fighting to preserve liberty. As the old saying goes, freedom is not free.

In short, liberty is our most prized possession, and democracy is the shield that protects it. Yet, this shield of democracy is vulnerable and needs to be repaired and strengthened regularly. I am calling on you, the individual freedom-loving person, to play your part in the defense of freedom, not only for your own sake but also for mine and all others who cherish this precious blessing of life and generations to come.

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