A new documentary, The Campaign which investigates the Hamas propaganda machine, is currently on its festival and special screening run.  The next showing is October 15 in Silicone Valley. https://watch.eventive.org/svjff/play/6a6c94e307d3898286945cb2

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AFGHANISTAN

The U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan overlooked the spread of Deobandi ideology on American soil. Despite 20 years of conflict, American policymakers remain unfamiliar with Deobandism, allowing its expansion through domestic channels. https://www.meforum.org/mef-observer/whats-next-for-americas-counter-islamism-policy

This month, Khalilzad facilitated a $200 million energy deal between the Taliban and Saudi Arabia’s Delta International Energy. https://www.meforum.org/mef-observer/on-9-11-anniversary-will-washington-acknowledge-how-zalmay-khalilzad-empowered-the-taliban

AUSTRIA

Austrian Chancellor Stocker calls for constitutional ban on ‘political Islam’ after banning hijab

https://news24online.com/world/austria-hijab-ban-no-place-for-political-islam-this-european-country-slaps-hijab-ban-in-schools-sparks-protest-outrage-from-muslim-groups-what-is-this-all-about/917579/

CANADA

According to a statement from Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, Israel’s presence in its own historic lands “are undermining the possibility of a two-State solution.” Yet no mention was made of the fact that Israel has repeatedly offered the Palestinians these territories, only for these offers to be rejected in favour of terrorism.

AGPI ISSUES LETTER OPPOSING CANADA’S TRADE RESTRICTIONS AGAINST ISRAEL

https://www.facebook.com/avi.benlolo/posts/agpi-says-clc-vote-to-sever-ties-with-israels-largest-union-deeply-troublingthe-/36212441095036378/  See also https://x.com/CptAllenHistory/status/2024174763510219086?s=20 and https://honestreporting.com/sky-news-adam-parsons-turns-biblical-judea-samaria-into-extremist-codeword/

EUROPE

France, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and UK announced restrictions/boycott of Jewish businesses in Judea and Samaria to force Israel into taking steps to enable the creation of a Palestinian state.  https://www.wsj.com/opinion/britain-sanctions-israel-west-bank-palestine-hamas-gaza-e8bab985 They all fail to address the fact that the Palestinians do not accept the existence of a Jewish state.  

EU Pursues Closer Israel Ties on Air Defense and Space (Politico-EU)

IRAN

U.S. Offers $10 Million Reward for Iranian IRGC Cyber Chief Linked to Critical Infrastructure Attacks (U.S. State Department)

ISRAEL

Jewish Zionist politician joins Arab party Ra’am in push to defeat Netanyahu in the upcoming elections https://www.jta.org/2026/08/31/israel/jewish-zionist-politician-joins-arab-party-raam-in-push-to-defeat-netanyahu-in-the-upcoming-elections

LEBANON
Arab League Adopts Resolution Rejecting Hizbullah Military Activities in Lebanon  (Jerusalem Post)
After the Fall of Hizbullah's Ali al-Tahir Stronghold - (Al Arabiya)

PALESTINIANS

Why Isn’t This Anti-Hamas Gazan Voice, Moumen Al-Natour, Getting More Media Attention? https://honestreporting.com/why-isnt-this-anti-hamas-gazan-voice-getting-more-media-attention/

Hamas Has No Intention of Disarming - So Why Is the U.S. Still Negotiating? - Khaled Abu Toameh. (Gatestone Institute)

Hamas Has a Human Sacrifice Strategy - Maj. (ret.) John Spencer interviewed by Yanya Kellick (American Thought Leaders)

“We didn’t stop” Pay-for-Slay – Fatah spokesman https://palwatch.org/page/42474

Hamas guards beat women and pull off their hijabs at Gaza hospital- they have now been abducted. Latest reports indicate that Hamas terrorists abducted three Palestinian women in Gaza: Yasmeen, Katreen, and Iman Ahl.https://peacecomms.substack.com/p/hamas-guards-beat-women-and-pull and https://x.com/KristinMReid11/status/2098218140882665694?s=20

QATAR

CNN’s ties with Qatar deepen with October summit in Doha - The network's new ‘Global Perspectives’ forum comes amid ongoing concerns about its ability to cover the Gulf state objectively https://jewishinsider.com/2026/09/cnn-ties-qatar-deepen-global-perspectives-doha-summit/

SAUDI ARABIA

Despite the widely reported refusal of President Trump to come to Saudi aid against the Houthis, more than 100 US military advisers — possibly around 200 — are now on the ground in Saudi Arabia, helping the Kingdom battle Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen. https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/10/politics/us-military-support-saudi-arabia-houthi-iran-yemen

TURKEY

Turkey has cancelled upcoming concerts for French singer Emma Shapplin because of her support for Israel. She is accused of are performing in Israel and expressing horror and sympathy after the October 7th massacres. 

UK

 An Overview Of The Evolving Extremist Threat Ecosystem In The United Kingdom: Hybridizing Ideologies, Anti-Government Extremism, Anti-Migrant Violence, And Ideological Nihilism Drive A Complex Threat Picture, As Shown In MEMRI VETM Reporting, January 2025 – August 2026, (MEMRI)

Britain's Turn Against Israel Is No Accident (Spectator-UK)  Much of it is the result of a propaganda war funded by Qatar and Iran, Islamic states suspiciously eager to separate Western nations from a country known for its advanced defense technology, unparalleled intelligence, and expertise in identifying and breaking up Islamist terror cells. 

Leeds Minster displays memorial to PIJ and Hamas terrorists. We all know that at least half of Gazans killed in the war were combatants. So it should come as no surprise that a  tapestry created by Irish activist Mary Ivers listing over 50,000 Palestinians reported killed during the conflict was found to include members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad. 

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/article/leeds-minster-tapestry-hamas-pro-palestine-fighters-vh0nx0vxp

USA

On September 11, 2001, I remember reports of people (Palestinians, Arabs) in NJ handing out candy in celebration of 9/11. Over the years, I've heard many deny that happened. Here's a repost of video from that day. https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc_YnUZMPHo/?stkn=MW82YjkycHphZTV2bA%3D%3D

Moshen Mahdawi removed from Columbia University event about 9/11 https://www.thecollegefix.com/accused-terror-praising-columbia-student-drops-out-of-9-11-event-on-campus/

To everyone celebrating Rosh Hashanah - wishing you a sweet New Year!

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As America Prepares to Memorialize the 25th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks, Expect a Glaring Omission in the Upcoming Speeches, Editorials, and Televised Retrospectives, the "Why" : Islamist Ideology Still Motivates Mass Murder

https://www.meforum.org/mef-online/many-will-excise-the-lesson-of-9-11-from-national-memory-islamist-ideology-still-motivates-mass-murder

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Australia 

Cancelled, an 88-minute documentary directed by Walkley Award-winning filmmaker, about Jewish artists being cancelled is now itself cancelled. Was it rejected because it's a bad film or because antisemitism = antizionism https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscribe/news/1/ and https://www.jns.org/news/antisemitism/australian-documentary-on-cancel-culture-quashing-jewish-artists-is-itself-canceled

Canada

Canadian series Heated Rivalry fandom are antisemites and antizionists...  They want to force one of the actors, Kevin Zegers, off of the show because he converted to Judaism two years ago and wrote a letter supporting the return of the hostages... To be fair, "fans" have targeted the show with all kinds of racist and sexual abuse. https://www.toronto.com/things-to-do/travel/heated-rivalry-and-toxic-fandom-how-a-vocal-minority-is-undermining-the-shows-inclusive-spirit/article_0f6cd5df-bbfe-509e-8f37-4bbe0974cbd1.html

China

Deepening China-Egypt cooperation,

http://en.cppcc.gov.cn/2026-09/03/c_1210772.htm

Denmark Barred 17 Preachers from Entering the Country for Two Years, among them are three US based preachers including Texas-based Islamist preacher Ustadh Mohamed Baajour, and two African preachers.. The Danish Immigration Service maintains and regularly updates the database to flag foreign religious figures considered to pose a risk to public order or democratic values within the country. 

Germany

Eyeing Russia and Iran, Berlin and Jerusalem Share Naval Capabilities

https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2026/09/04/eyeing-russia-and-iran-berlin-and-jerusalem-share-naval-capabilities/

Iran

Exclusive: Meta disrupts Iran-linked AI operation targeting politicians, journalists - operations like these drive the rhetoric and can influence votes in Congress

https://www.axios.com/2026/08/27/facebook-instagram-iran-ai-disinformation

Navid Mohammadzadeh,  one of Iran’s biggest movie stars, Venice winner, posted a video two weeks ago wearing Palestine colors and declaring he will support them forever. Iran dropped him https://www.iranintl.com/en/202608316053

Israel

RealityCheck updates on the Israeli elections… Just their AI system RC-Answers 

Israel believes Iran is preparing a coordinated attack on several fronts against Israel involving Iran, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas, the Houthis in Yemen and pro-Iranian militias in Iraq with Tehran seeking to apply lessons from the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack by bringing its regional allies into a future conflict from the outset, https://www.maariv.co.il/news/military/article-1362868?dicbo=v2-Kf4ifOY 

Lebanon

Lebanese Army Wants IDF to Remain in Southern Lebanon for Fear of Hizbullah Return (i24News)

Palestinians under threat. Where's the 'Free Palestine' crowd?

Omar Abd Rabou - journalist under threat https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/hamass-brutal-reality-silence-fear-and-control-journalist-struggle-to-stay-alive/

Mohammad Ali Barbak - abducted, wife beaten by Hamas 

https://x.com/IhabHassane/status/2093551567064469746?s=20

Hamas Confirms Child Soldier Use in October 7 War After Arabic Media Embraces Tactic

https://honestreporting.com/hamas-confirms-child-soldier-use-in-october-7-war-after-arabic-media-embraces-tactic/

Israel captured of Mo'in al‑Arabid, the head of Hamas’s Internal Security Service. Al‑Arabid has long been tied to some of the group’s worst abuses against Palestinians: torture, intimidation, disappearances, executions, extortion. The reaction to this operation encapsulates the fractured reality in Gaza: immediate outrage over the deadly military incursion and loss of life alongside domestic relief over the removal of a feared security chief. The timing of the special operations raid raises key questions: was it driven by urgent intelligence, election‑season signaling, or an Israeli message that disarmament and withdrawal terms will not soften? What is clear is the reaction inside Gaza. Many Gazans, especially those who suffered under Hamas’s secret police and under al‑Arabid personally, are openly celebrating the fall of a symbol of tyranny. The raid also highlights the growing effectiveness of Israeli-backed Palestinian militias operating in Gaza. (Reports from multiple sources including Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, JFeed, JPost, Hamas, and Quds News Service)

Now they claim, Palestinians are the descendants of the Jews 

https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2026/08/palestinian-historian-finds-way-to.html

Qatar

Journalist who reported on slaves in Qatar jailed in Jordan -  just two weeks before he is supposed to testify as a witness in a US District Court case concerning allegations of forced labour and human trafficking associated with the 2022 World Cup.

https://ibsi.substack.com/p/journalist-who-reported-on-slaves?r=u7ij2&utm_medium=ios and https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/qatar-world-cup-whistleblower-arrested-abdullah-ibhais-human-trafficking-b3029410.html

Uncivil Media looks like an edgy, independent progressive outlet. But behind the aesthetics is a Qatari-funded operation targeting Western feeds. https://x.com/HonestReporting/status/2095663258824753558?s=20

Qatar Is Erasing Its Baha’is. Make Doha Pay a Price

https://www.meforum.org/mef-observer/qatar-is-erasing-its-bahais-make-doha-pay-a-price

United Kingdom

Randa Abdel-Fattah, a vile antisemite who celebrated Israel's 7th October massacre and spews hatred against Zionists is headlining the Cambridge Literary Festival. This is the same author who was disinvited from the Adelaide Festival after the Bondi Beach Massacre, but then reinstated for 2027 (See Australia heading on the Update from Wednesday, January 21, 2026)

Dame Maureen Lipman Won't Be Bullied by Actors over My Views on Israel  (Telegraph-UK)

United States 

More than 2,600 Marines and sailors deployed to Middle East

https://www.forth.news/stories/Cegmj94mcP39zcV4k393k

Video: Dearborn After October 7: The Rise of Islamist Activism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIt3jw4MYtE

Mohsen Mahdawi will be hosted by the Knight First Amendment Institute on the eve of 9/11. He has been described is a Palestinian activist and student at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, so why is the State Dept. trying to deport him. He remains protected against re-detention or deportation while his appeals continue. Read this new indepth report from David Collier. https://david-collier.com/report-mahdawi-timeline-of-support-for-terrorism/

At the New School, 386 academics tried to ban Hillel. The administration overturned their vote, but they're still on campus. https://canarymission.org/campaign/Drop_Hillel_Movement_Gains_Foothold_At_The_New_School

Politicians including Abdul El-Sayed and Zohran Mamdani are unfavorable. See page 13

https://harvardharrispoll.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/HHP_Aug2026_KeyResults.pdf

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Good Reads: 

Who Colonized The Middle East? https://substack.com/home/post/p-214041223

History of Antizionism https://www.movementagainstantizionism.org/history

A military judge has finally set a 2028 trial date for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three co-defendants held at Guantanamo Bay -  June 5, 2028. Gerald Posner on X about what Riyadh and Islamabad knew before September 11: https://x.com/geraldposner/status/2092971970568581289?s=20

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MEDIA

CAMERA Media Corrections Archive

https://www.camera.org/article/topic/media-corrections/

How the San Francisco Chronicle uncritically printed demonstrably false claims made by Feroze Sidhwa—a featured subject in the film American Doctor. https://www.camera.org/article/feroze-sidhwa-and-the-san-francisco-chronicles-empty-standards/

The Guardian Frames Jewish Visits to the Temple Mount in Terrorist-Friendliy Language (Jewish Chronicle-UK)

Afew days ago, Amnesty International published a report documenting extrajudicial killings, torture, arbitrary arrests, and other abuses by Hamas militias against Palestinians in Gaza. Has anyone seen any headlines about this? Any protests for Gaza against Hamas?

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FINLAND

Finland cuts all funding to UNRWA. https://yle.fi/a/74-20243252
GERMANY

The German state of Hesse banned the "pro-Palestinian" group Palästina e.V., citing the spread of antisemitic propaganda, denial of Israel's right to exist, and support for terrorism https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article6a840b6b07b9f9f1de12796c/wegen-antisemitischer-propaganda-hessen-verbietet-verein-palaestina-e-v.html

IRAN
How to Close the Leaks in Iran's Economic Siege - (Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs) The leaks in America's economic siege on Iran include the Turkish land corridor, the Iraqi backdoor, and the crypto shadow ledger.
Iran invited to join to join the Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan Mecca defense pact

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-906316 

ITALY

Italy’s counter-terrorism police arrested a 17-year-old girl in Lombardy after uncovering explosive vest blueprints on her phone. Why it matters: This arrest highlights the growing trend of young women being radicalized online and the potential threat they pose. https://www.meforum.org/fwi/fwi-news/italian-police-arrest-teenage-female-jihadi-over-explosive-vest-blueprints-on-phone

PALESTINIANS/HAMAS/PA/GAZA

Did you hear Israel is warning against launching kites across the border? This week, Hamas has been directing to kids to launch kites toward Israel. Some (The Independent, the UN) imply that Israel is threatening children for flying kites. The war Hamas launched against Israel where they perpetrated the most horrific atrocities was launched with men in kites (paragliders). Additionally, from 2018-21, incindiary kites launched at Israel from Gaza resulted in more than 740 acres of forest destroyed by fire. Hamas, which is still in control of Gaza and is testing Israel's response

NATAN Worldwide Disaster Relief announced today that it will open a new medical clinic to serve 10,000 children in Gaza https://natanrelief.org/operations/gaza-relief/

How Palestinian Authority schools celebrate October 7 - Please read, esp. Oct. 7 math for Palestinian kids in 3^rd grade - https://palwatch.org/page/42380

PLO Praises October 7 Attack In Palestinian Daily Al-Quds: 'Another Step On The Path Of The Palestinian Struggle' https://www.memri.org/reports/member-plos-palestinian-national-council-praises-october-7-attack-palestinian-daily-al-quds

RUSSIA

Russia Signs Memorandum With Palestinian Authority To Document Archaeological Sites In The West Bank, Implying That Israel May 'Destroy' Them https://www.memri.org/reports/russia-signs-memorandum-palestinian-authority-document-archaeological-sites-west-bank

TURKEY

Turkey Halted Plans to Expand Its Military Presence in Syria after Israeli Airstrike -(Ynet News)

Turkish NGO Connected To Arms Shipments From Turkey To Jihadist Groups In Syria  https://www.memri.org/reports/turkish-ngo-insan-hak-ve-hurriyetleri-insani-yardim-vakfi-ihh-reportedly-connected-arms

UNITED KINGDOM

Iranian Hackers Shut Down UK Power Plant  (Telegraph-UK)

UK Insists Israel Halt New Construction next to Jerusalem (Jewish News-UK) see also Understanding Israeli Interests in the E1 Area: Contiguity, Security, and Jerusalem (Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, 2014)

UNITED NATIONS

The United Nations slammed Israel’s threat to evacuate people from areas where kites, drones and balloons are launched in Gaza, https://hrvoices.org/article/outrageous-u-n-slams-threats-from-netanyahu-katz-to-evacuate-gazans-over-childrens-kites/

UN Chief Guterres Admits Special Rapporteurs Are “Totally Out of Control” – After Privately Calling Francesca Albanese a “Horrible Person” https://www.ft.com/video/4c3786ea-539c-4b09-99c5-f3b15917931

UN rights chief Volker Türk condemned the US more often than China, North Korea, Cuba, Saudi Arabia & Qatar combined. https://www.lepoint.fr/monde/quand-paris-celebre-la-faillite-des-droits-de-lhomme-OZF5RMVZ7FGTHHVIJAHYMWH3AI/

UNITED STATES

West Palm Beach based Powerus, a dronemaker backed by President Donald Trump’s sons struck a $22.3 million deal to sell counter-drone detection equipment to an energy company in the Persian Gulf.  Powerus, which has received several US defense contracts, is planning to merge with Aureus Greenway Holdings Inc., a golf-course operator backed by Trump’s sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. raising questions about potential conflicts of interest. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-20/trump-backed-dronemaker-signs-deal-with-gulf-based-energy-firm and https://uk.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/powerus-secures-223m-middle-east-counterdrone-contract-93CH-4841763

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