Monday, May 25, 2026

AFRICA
Ethiopia-Egypt: Africa's Next 'World War'? - The potential hot conflict is essentially about water. https://www.memri.org/reports/ethiopia-egypt-africas-next-world-war

IRAN
JCPOA sunset restrictions on enrichment in 2026 and the ballistic missile limitations as of 2023. No matter which way things had played out, the current administration would be trying to renegotiate nuclear and ballistic missile and proxy terror support right now. 
EmojiCENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper  confirmed that Iranian-backed groups carried out more than 350 attacks against U.S. troops and diplomats in the 30 months leading up to the conflict. This averages to an attack roughly every three days, resulting in 4 U.S. service member deaths and around 200 injuries https://youtu.be/nlVPv8P5aaE?si=4xG235mlHCIvLGlb
EmojiADNOC (owned by UAE’s national oil company and Chinese petrochemicals giant Wanhua Chemical Group) and QatarEnergy have been running a wartime shipping operations through the Strait of Hormuz using "ghost fleet" or 'dark transit" tactics  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-25/adnoc-s-tankers-are-slipping-oil-gas-and-fuel-through-hormuz
EmojiIran demands US give regime $12 billion in frozen assets held in Qatar 
EmojiIran’s Revolutionary Guards used a UAE-based company to procure advanced Chinese satellite communications equipment linked to its drone program https://www.ft.com/content/371fee77-8637-4b99-ab5a-4b6fae253a44

LEBANON
EmojiHezbollah continues to violate the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, targeting Israeli forces and northern Israeli communities with drones, rockets, explosives, and more. Hezbollah has carried out over 160 attack waves in the past week.
 EmojiU.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control levied sanctions on nine Hezbollah-aligned individuals, including some in the Lebanese parliament and military, who are impeding the terror group's disarmament.

PALESTINIANS
EmojiTop Palestinian Authority official and released terrorist calls for unity with Hamas https://palwatch.org/page/42218
EmojiDr. Nawaf Al-Takrouri, head of the Palestinian Scholars Abroad Association: No Muslim can criticizie Oct 7 based on the fantastic gains https://www.memri.org/tv/nawaf-al-takrouri-october-7-million-martyrs-al-aqsa

UN
EmojiLes réfugiés palestiniens : pourquoi cette exception historique? https://1001histoires.fr/les-refugies-palestiniens-pourquoi-cette-exception-historique/

USA
EmojiEmojiEmojiCommittee to Protect Journalists has been caught quietly removing terrorists’ names from its widely cited list of journalists killed in Gaza - this should be bigger news as their propaganda has been widely used as a source by MSM. https://freebeacon.com/media/new-blow-to-new-york-times-gaza-rape-report-key-source-gets-caught-quietly-removing-terrorists-names-from-list-of-slain-palestinian-journalists/
EmojiJournalists should be skeptical of intelligence leaks on Iran’s remaining missile capacity https://www.camera.org/article/journalists-should-be-skeptical-of-intelligence-leaks-on-irans-retaining-missile-capacity/
EmojiClutching at Straws: New York Times’ Desperate Defense of Kristof
EmojiThe Making of the Kristof Column — with Matti Friedman (the heart of the matter starts at 17 minutes) 
Emoji"The New York Times and the Shape of the Modern Blood Libel." - There is a pattern emerging in the coverage of Israel that should trouble anyone who still believes there is a moral difference between accusation and proof, between proportion and false equivalence. 

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Monday, May 18, 2026

I've been highlighting issues with "the media" more so lately and now this! Have you been reading the New York Times or listening to BBC or CBC?  The old model of journalism at least aspired to investigate reality honestly. It has become ideological activism.  Scroll down for more details.
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CANADA
 EmojiA radical anti-Israel agenda is at the cross-section of a publicly-funded media outlet and university (TMU), promoting hardline narratives and selectively omitting any information which comes into conflict with that narrow worldview. https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/tmu-journalism-lecturer-sonya-fatah-spreads-unfounded-anti-israel-claims-with-walrus-senior-editor-samia-madwar/
EmojiTestimony in Parliament of Canada, House of Commons Subcommittee on International Human Rights, highlights from April 27, 2026: MP Anita Vandenbeld: I do want to reassure members of the Committee and those watching that Canada does not support Iran for positions of influence in the United Nations. Hillel Neuer: But actually Canada did support — Canada did join consensus on April 8th, to nominate Iran. Canada could have spoken out.... And Canada chose silence. https://unwatch.org/hillel-neuer-in-canadian-parliament-exposing-canadas-iran-nomination-at-the-un/
ISRAEL
EmojiAG agrees to meet with Netanyahu's defense team over plea bargain -  Netanyahu has been on trial on charges including bribery, fraud, and breach of trust across three separate cases. https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/politics/artc-attorney-general-agrees-to-meet-with-netanyahu-s-defense-team-over-plea-bargain

LEBANON
EmojiHezbollah continues to fire on Israeli cities - Cheap explosive drones have become the leading cause of IDF and civilian casualties in the North.  https://honestreporting.com/220-attacks-in-24-days-the-media-turns-a-blind-eye-to-hezbollahs-ceasefire-violations/
EmojiIsrael and Lebanon are negotiating an IDF withdrawal from southern Lebanon, subject to Hezbollah being disarmed. Reports also said that the CIA has prepared a plan to disarm the Iranian-backed terror group. https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/320169-report-lebanon-israel-to-agree-israeli-withdrawal-in-exchange-for-hezbollah-disarmament

PALESTINIANS
EmojiHamas is blocking reconstruction work in Gaza by preventing local contractors from accessing approved rebuilding sites. https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-895965
EmojiA Palestinian man from Gaza has made a formal submission to the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, demanding that 14 Hamas leaders be investigated for crimes committed against the Palestinian people.  https://news.az/news/first-palestinian-icc-filing-against-hamas-seeks-war-crimes-arrests see also https://x.com/StratosCouncil/status/2055327320433672217?s=20

QATAR
Qatari Officials And Journalists Bash Trump: He Is Shameless, Irresponsible And Mentally Unstable, The World's Greatest And Most Dangerous Criminal Whose Policies Will Lead The U.S. To Perdition https://www.memri.org/reports/qatari-officials-and-journalists-bash-trump-he-shameless-irresponsible-and-mentally-unstable

SYRIA
Syria is front and center on the agenda of Dubai developer Mohamed Alabbar, who is planning to invest some $18 billion in the country’s war-blighted economy.

TURKEY
U.S. Indictment Exposes Turkey as Key Hub in Covert Iranian Arms Pipeline to Sudan https://nordicmonitor.com/2026/05/us-indictment-exposes-turkey-as-key-hub-in-covert-iranian-arms-pipeline-to-sudan/

UK
Islamist-linked Lobby Scores Big Wins in England’s Local Council Elections https://www.meforum.org/fwi/fwi-news/islamist-linked-lobby-scores-big-wins-in-englands-local-council-elections

USA
EmojiJewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) each May is a celebration of the contributions and experiences of Jewish Americans and highlights how America’s Jewish communities have shaped and been shaped by the cultural, social, and economic fabric of the United States.
EmojiThe Israel parade on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue on May 31st this year is slated to have a Muslim group, American Muslim & Multifaith Women’s Empowerment Council, marching alongside Jewish organizations in what is believed to be a first time in the parade’s 61-year history. Another first will be the first time in memory that New York City’s mayor will not participate in the parade
EmojiTalarico won’t campaign with Democratic House candidate, Maureen Galindo, who wants to open ‘a prison for American Zionists’ https://www.jta.org/2026/05/15/politics/talarico-wont-campaign-with-democratic-house-candidate-who-wants-to-open-a-prison-for-american-zionists

VATICAN
Pope Leo XIV Bestows Vatican’s Highest Diplomatic Honor upon Iranian Ambassador - typically given to prominent figures who have played a significant role in strengthening diplomatic ties and serving the cause of peace and dialogue.
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MEDIA
EmojiThe New York Times (NYT) was given advance notice of Silenced No More https://www.civilc.org/silenced-no-more  by an independent non-governmental organization called the Civil Commission, and decided not to mention it.  Instead, it published an “opinion piece” based on sources linked to Hamas at worst, or distorted and unreliable at best, accusing Israel of committing sexual crimes as an “official policy” — a completely false allegation. Israel responded with a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times.
EmojiEmojiEmojiPlease read or listen to this commentary by Haviv Rettig Gur, available on multiple platforms.
EmojiThe same week that NYT decided to attempt a hit piece on Israel's Eurovision success, the BBC had over 100 stories across Radio 1, Radio 4, and TV on Israel’s Eurovision participation. What the BBC isn’t telling its audience? Its own reporting confirmed that no rules were broken. https://www.camera.org/article/nyt-befuddled-eurovision-contest-viewers-actually-voted-for-israel/ and https://www.camera.org/article/bbc-double-standards-on-display-at-eurovision/  Video: Israel's Noam Bettan Performs "Michelle" (Eurovision Song Contest)
EmojiThe Mayor of NY used city resources to post a misleading video about a supposed Arab/Palestinian victim of the "Nakba," ignoring the 1million Jewish victims. The Mayor's ignorance was on full display - The poster "Visit Palestine" featured in the Mamdani posts was actually a poster designed to increase tourism and created in 1936 by Frank Krausz, a Holocaust Survivor and a Zionist Jew.  The NYT gave a full essay on Mamdani's post, along with a video companion. Many newspapers printed the AP's Palestinian "Nakba" narrative. 


From 6 Things You Don't Know About the Nakba
https://x.com/HonestReporting/status/2056061834310959183?s=20


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Sunday, May 10, 2026

 MEDIA
EmojiInside the Digital Intifada - It’s no accident that Hamas-inspired viewpoints have captured a generation https://www.thefp.com/p/digital-intifada-social-media-hamas-terror See new documentary: The Campaign: Disinformation in a time of war
Emoji"Influencers" in Doha, Qatar. Individuals like Myron Gaines and Dan Bilzarian have built massive audiences spreading racist, antisemitic, anti-Western, and white nationalist-adjacent content while attacking “globalists” and foreign influence. Now they are in Qatar alongside CAIR leadership and Qatar-linked networks. https://www.instagram.com/p/DYKRfu7jvhF/?igsh=MXNsZDBocGtnaG0zMw%3D%3D&img_index=2
EmojiThere’s no excuse for podcasters to promote baseless conspiracy theories pedaled by people with no credibility whatsoever. https://www.jns.org/opinion/karen-bekker/joe-rogan-and-the-death-of-expertise and https://x.com/MOSSADil/status/2050808329534906746?s=20
EmojiAnthropic’s AI Chatbot Is Relying More on Russian and Iranian Propaganda Sources, NewsGuard Audit Finds https://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/claudes-foreign-influence-problem
EmojiCornell President Pushes Back on Anti-Israel Radicals  ‘Harassment and Intimidation’ - this is the headline in Washington Free Beacon, NY Post, and JPost, but NBC and PIX11 bury that and instead lead with the disputed claim that the President backed his car into protestors.
EmojiWhat I witnessed at a Dutch university revealed how propaganda, intimidation, and moral inversion have consumed parts of the Western pro-Palestinian movement.https://mrandrewfox.substack.com/p/rape-is-just-part-of-war-what-happened
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CANADA 
EmojiFIFA president's attempt at Palestinian-Israeli handshake goes awry - The head of the Palestinian  soccer organization, Jibril Rajoub spent 17 years in Israeli jails for attempted murder.  The Israeli representative is an Arab-Israeli named Basim Sheikh Suliman, who is a walking repudiation to claims that Israel is a “racist” and “fascist” country. https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/head-of-palestinian-football-association-jibril-rajoub-currently-in-canada-for-fifa-congress-is-a-convicted-terrorist-why-did-the-globe-mails-andrea-woo-fail-to-mention-that/

IRAN
Iran is weaker today than before the conflict began. Its military has been shattered across multiple domains. Its economy is under severe strain. Its proxies are degraded. Its deterrence credibility has suffered. Its strategic ambitions have been rolled back. The United States and its partners still hold the upper hand because the foundations of Iranian power have been systematically reduced, and rebuilding them may take far longer than many observers are willing to admit. https://spencerguard.substack.com/p/who-has-the-upper-hand-in-iran Not mentioned by John Spencer is that the Iranian people have been without internet for over 120 days and that the regime is still executing and torturing dissidents.

ISRAEL
A majority of Israelis believe that ending the war with Iran under the current conditions would undermine the country’s security https://jewishinsider.com/2026/05/majority-israelis-iran-war-undermine-security-ceasefire-survey/

ITALY
Eyal Waldman hired Gazan engineers, donated hundreds of thousands to a Gaza hospital, and spent years trying to build bridges between Israelis and Palestinians.  His reward? Pro-Palestinian protesters screamed "murderer" at him in Venice. His daughter was murdered at Nova on October 7.He did more than most people would've done to promote peace, and still, it wasn't enough for our neighbors.
https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/lessons-from-a-tragically-ironic-an-israeli-peace-activists-encounter-with-an-anti-israel-protester/


LEBANON
EmojiInternational media have frequently referred to Israel’s strategy in Lebanon as the “Gaza model” without explaining the similarities in Hezbollah and Hamas’ strategy https://honestreporting.com/the-real-gaza-model-how-hamas-and-hezbollah-tactics-shape-the-battlefield/ see also https://honestreporting.com/the-bbc-tried-to-blame-israel-but-exposed-hezbollah-instead/
EmojiThe World Chooses to Ignore Hizbullah's Rocket Attacks on Israel - (Jewish Chronicle-UK) Hezbollah continued its attacks on Israeli troops stationed in southern Lebanon. In multiple attacks, the terror group fired rockets and drones against them, including one rocket from inside a civilian structure. Israel responded.
Emoji"Terror group officials belatedly concede accuracy of Israeli casualty reports" -https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/hezbollah-pays-steep-price-battle-reverse-its-fortunes-2026-05-03/
EmojiThe absurd negotiations with Lebanon

PALESTINIANS
The European Parliament passed resolutions for the seventh consecutive year condemning the continued inclusion of antisemitism, incitement to violence, and the glorification of jihad in Palestinian Authority (PA) textbooks. They have never stopped funding the PA! 
EmojiHamas uses ceasefire to amass illicit cash -- Terrorists tax, steal aid to rebuild terror tunnels, military forces  https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/28/editorial-hamas-uses-ceasefire-amass-illicit-cash/
EmojiPA proxy force terrorist eulogized as combatant in Lebanon https://palwatch.org/page/42130
EmojiOn May 14, at the upcoming Fatah Congress, Abbas is pushing to impose his son, Yasser Abbas, onto the Central Committee. https://www.palestinechronicle.com/abbas-under-fire-within-fatah-over-bid-to-promote-son-to-leadership-report/ - this source also categorizes Hamas activities as "resistance."
EmojiPalestinian youth leadership center for "training and nurturing young leaders" named after Munich Olympics massacre planner https://palwatch.org/page/42138

TURKEY
EmojiTurkey Unveils New Missile Touted as Able to Hit the US Mainland https://www.ft.com/content/d2136091-9fd2-4923-b168-50539e5b27ab
EmojiHamas Operatives Are Being Trained in Turkey to Attack Israel (Jerusalem Post) Hamas terrorists have reportedly been using Turkish territory  for weapons and drone training

UK
Convicted Terror Suspect, Shahid Butt, lost his bid to become a Birmingham City Councillor. Butt was allowed to run for office! https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/50385/election_2026_-_results_by_ward/3249/sparkhill_ward_candidates_2026

UN
Hillel Neuer Confronts Francesca Albanese at UN —PLO Tries to Shut Him Down https://unwatch.org/hillel-neuer-challenges-francesca-albanese-at-un-plo-moves-to-shut-him-down/

USA
EmojiThe US Conterterrorism Strategy 2026 https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-USCT-Strategy-1.pdf See also https://www.memri.org/reports/any-examination-muslim-brotherhood-must-begin-sayyed-qutb-godfather-al-qaedas-and-isiss
EmojiSenator Rick Scott and Reps. Elise Stefanik and Josh Gottheimer introduced bipartisan bills to cut off federal R&D funding to universities for 5 years if they take research money from China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Qatar, Turkey, Cuba, or Venezuela - Qatar has spent over 100 billion dollars influencing the United States. 62.5 billion dollars in our universities. They are the single largest foreign funder of our education system.
EmojiCalifornia K-12 teaching a distorted and one-sided view of Middle Eastern history. -  JIMENA (Jews Indigenous to Middle East and North Africa) filed a formal federal complaint to block Sephardic, Mizrahi, and Middle Eastern Jewish history and identity from being erased, rewritten and weaponized in California's K–12 classrooms. In the link, scroll down to "Selective History" https://www.jimena.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/JIMENA-and-EPP.pdf and https://www.jimena.org/94500-2/
EmojiThe real cost of the Iran War: $72 billion for the first 60 days https://popular.info/p/the-real-cost-of-the-iran-war-72
EmojiThe Brandeis Center is calling on the Department of Justice to investigate Georgetown University for violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act after the Free Beacon reported on a contract requiring Georgetown to consult with a Qatari government group when planning events on “Islamophobia.”
https://freebeacon.com/campus/department-of-justice-urged-to-investigate-georgetowns-contract-with-qatari-government-following-free-beacon-report/
EmojiAbe Foxman has died. He viewed the United States as a beacon of freedom that must combat bigotry to protect all minorities. 
https://jewishinsider.com/2026/05/abraham-foxman-anti-defamation-league-longtime-leader/
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