Sunday, June 22, 2025

Hostage Update: 625 Days, 50 hostages are still in captivity.  50 hostages now remain in Gaza. Both those alive and deceased must be freed from captivity. Hostages Yonatan Samerano, Sahy Levinson and Ofra Keidar, who were murdered and abducted on October 7, were recovered by the IDF. Note: One of Samerano’s captors was an employee of UNRWA

CHINA
Mystery Chinese cargo planes fly into Iran China and Iran are strategic partners aligned against the US-led world order, and Beijing has a history of supplying Tehran with military equipment including conventional arms and ballistic missile materials that could potentially be used for nuclear weapons. Iran, in return, is one of China’s key energy suppliers. And in return, Iran has been supplying Russia with arms, including drones and missiles, to support Russia's war effort in Ukraine. https://www.news.com.au/world/middle-east/mystery-chinese-cargo-planes-fly-into-iran/news-story/bad86b94e929ac983198e1b879fa9344?amp
Israel Just Ended China's Great Power Status in the Middle East  
EGYPT
EUROPE
EU cancels €3 million heritage grant for Moroccan Jewish community amid Gaza war  (JPost) None of the targeted projects involved Israel. ”The message is clear, Jewish is political, and political is unacceptable.”
Dutch MP Exposes Iran Death Squads in UN Debate https://unwatch.org/irans-assassins-in-europe-dutch-mp-demands-un-action/
IRAN
➤The Iranian Social Media Discourse: Few Signs of Support for Overthrow of Regime  (Institute for National Security Studies-Tel Aviv University) Current expectations of a major popular uprising are more wishful thinking than a reflection of the actual situation on the ground.
SaudisFree Balochistan Movement, and Kurds support Israel’s operation Rising Lion against the Islamic Republic (MEMRI)
Video: Explaining why Iran wants to destroy Israel https://youtu.be/1E3j_BHwGsE?si=Za1imzM2InJ6SklA
Iran Using Cluster Bomb Missiles to Maximize Deaths https://worldisraelnews.com/iran-now-using-sophisticated-cluster-bomb-missiles/ See also No Shelter from Hypocrisy: NGOs Won’t Condemn Iran https://ngo-monitor.org/reports/silence-on-iran-sanctions-for-israel-ngo-responses-to-the-war/
The bombed Iranian broadcaster, groundwork for genocide, & AP coverup https://www.camera.org/article/the-bombed-iranian-broadcaster-groundwork-for-genocide-ap-cover-up/
Iran Flails on the Battlefield but Touts Fake Victories Online 
ISRAEL
➤Despite Israel’s and America’s “successful” targeting of Iran’s offensive weapons, almost all of Israel is under heavy missile attack from Iran. There have been and continue to be direct hits in Israel.
The Three Dramatic Consequences of Israel’s Attack on Iran Israel’s current campaign is built around two realities often missed by so-called realists: first, that the Iranian government is determined to acquire nuclear weapons and cannot be deterred, bought off, or persuaded to do otherwise, and second, that Israel reasonably believes itself to be facing an existential threathttps://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/06/three-dramatic-consequences-israels-attack-iran/683235/
PALESTINIANS/HAMAS/PA
While the Media Watches Iran, Hamas Takes Full Advantage - The media ran with Hamas-provided casualty reports—again. No investigation. No verification. Just headlines that blame Israel. But the truth about these so-called “aid site massacres” tells a very different story.https://honestreporting.com/while-the-media-watches-iran-hamas-takes-full-advantage/
Gaza aid group rejects media claims that dozens were killed at its distribution site. "The incident in question did not occur at a GHF site, but rather near a United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) location," https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-858110#google_vignette
The IDF flooded a Hamas tunnel under the European Hospital with cement. The operation was chosen as an alternative to bombing to allow the hospital to continue to function. See video attached
WATCH: Pro-Hamas UN official accidentally declares ‘recognize the State of Israel!’ three times https://worldisraelnews.com/watch-pro-hamas-un-official-accidentally-declares-recognize-the-state-of-israel-three-times/
QATAR
SYRIA
UK           
London-based ‘Hamas operative’ behind Greta Thunberg’s Gaza flotilla  - Zaher Birawi, who was described in Parliament as a person with links to Hamas, called himself a “founding member” of the Freedom Flotilla International Coalition https://www.yahoo.com/news/london-based-hamas-operative-behind-130000453.html?guccounter=1
USA
NY Magazine published an anti-Israel story including photos of destruction of an apartment building misidentified as an Israeli strike on Ramat Gan, Iran. It was actually a photo of an *Iranian* strike on Ramat Gan, *Israel*.
YEMEN
The Houthis have announced that their ceasefire with the US has ended

Monday, June 16, 2025

Hostage Update: 619 Days, 53 hostages are still in captivity.
53 hostages now remain in Gaza. Both those alive and deceased must be freed from captivity. This nightmare needs to end.
 ➤On the day that Edan Alexander was released, Hamas told Matan Zangauker to prepare for his release, too. Hamas has now released a video suggesting Matan is still alive but will be returned in pieces.
Bodies of 2 deceased hostages, Yair Yaakov and Aviv Azili, have been recovered in a joint IDF and ISA military operation. Yair was brutally murdered by gunfire while heroically holding the door of the safe room in his home, trying to protect his family. His children, Yagil and Or, were kidnapped along with his partner, Meirav Tal. All of them returned to Israel in November 2023. Aviv Azili was kidnapped alive from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7th. He was an artist and is survived by his wife Liat and three children.
EGYPT
INDIA
Anything that Weakens Iran's Proxies Is a Win for India . (The Print-India) India wants the Red Sea to calm down. The Houthi threat has rendered Bab-el-Mandeb nearly impassable for Indian vessels. Since October, Indian cargo has been forced to detour via the Cape of Good Hope, driving up costs and time. Therefore, anything that weakens Iran's proxies - especially the Houthis - is a win for India
IRAN
Iran’s leaders remain determined to advance their nuclear program while continuing to fund and direct terror across the globe. They have openly called for the destruction of Israel—not as a rhetorical flourish, but as a policy goal. In the last year alone, intelligence agencies have foiled at least 27 Iranian-sponsored plots targeting Jewish civilians and Israeli interests across Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America. Israel launched the attack on Iran after learning Iranian scientists had conducted successful experiments in the design process of a nuclear weapon, bringing it weeks away from being able to produce a bomb. The IAEA declared Iran in breach of it’s non-proliferation obligations.
The U.S. evacuated non-essential staff from the embassy in Baghdad and military families from Gulf bases prior Israel’s attack on Iran, Trump held a full-day strategy session at Camp David with his top national security team to prepare for possible scenarios. Will the US continue to aid Israel as it defends itself from Iran’s response? 
Iran Orders Material from China for Hundreds of Ballistic Missiles  (Wall Street Journal) It’s estimated that Iran has up to 2000 missiles on hand to respond to Israel’s preemptive strike on Iran.
 ISRAEL
 Matan Angrest's family gave permission to release full video of his abduction on 10/7https://www.timesofisrael.com/newly-released-abduction-video-shows-hostage-matan-angrest-manhandled-by-gazans/
 Channel 13 in Israel reports the US is trying to prevent elections in Israel. US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has urged senior Haredi politicians to refrain from supporting the dissolution of the Israeli government (stressing political stability is vital for confronting Iran)
 ➤Iranian missiles carpet bombing Israel.  - 500kg warheads are striking densely populated civilian areas
ITALY
Tens of thousands gather in Rome for demonstration against the war in Gaza https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/06/07/thousands-gather-in-rome-for-demonstration-against-the-war-in-gaza
PALESTINIANS/PA/GAZA
 ➤The Gaza Humanitarian Fund (GHF) quietly delivered millions of meals and essential supplies using local Palestinian contractors to unload 20 aid trucks at remote locations. That’s thousands of bags of flour, delivered by Palestinians, for Palestinians. Separately, 56 World Food Programme trucks entered northern Gaza. Not a headline.
Meanwhile, the media, from AP, BBC, to CNN, continue to report  highly dubious Hamas-supplied fatality figures for Gaza
Hamas militias have posted videos of their assaults on Gazans. They’ve assaulted and tortured Palestinian activist and journalist Omar Abd Rabu in Al-Nuseirat, Gaza—breaking his limbs and confiscating his phone over his criticism of Hamas. Hamas has issued an order to kill him.
 ➤After 18 months, New York Times reports there are Hamas tunnels under hospitals
QATAR
SPAIN
Spain’s state broadcaster has started to sound a whole lot like Hamas https://www.camera.org/article/spains-rtve-delivers-systematic-misinformation-and-disguised-activism/
SYRIA
UK                
Massive Attack (a band) is screening footage of Yahya Sinwar during their concert. Sinwar masterminded the slaughter of innocents at a music festival, yet they’re celebrating him at a similar event.
UN
 ➤Shameful: China, Russia, Turkey Win Seats On UN Council Overseeing Human Rights (UN Watch) The UN has elected numerous serial human rights abusers—China, Russia, Turkey, Burundi, and Chad—to the 54-nation Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), a top UN body that regulates human rights groups, oversees the UN women’s rights commission, and adopts resolutions on a vast array of global issues ranging from internet freedom to the treatment of prisoners. Many of the EU’s 27 member states voted for China, Turkey, Burundi, and Chad.
 ➤Abbas must retract his praise of Oct. 7 or June 17 UN event must be cancelled ‎(PMW) Western leaders plan to meet at the UN on June 17 to give PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas a present of recognition of a Palestinian state https://palwatch.org/page/37167
USA
Riots in LA aren’t just about immigration. Look closer. Palestinian flags, Molotov cocktails, and calls to “Globalize the Intifada” and “Free Palestine” have hijacked these protests and No Kings protests (at least in Palm Beach where we were on Saturday). The media stays silent https://x.com/HonestReporting/status/1932881217583554829 and https://honestreporting.com/from-la-to-gaza-with-violence-palestinian-flags-molotov-cocktails-and-a-media-blackout/
MEDIA
351 Corrections And Counting: CAMERA, Holding Media Accountable In 2025 https://x.com/CAMERAorg/status/1931650539432931513
The Daily Mail based an entire article on an AI-generated video. Yesterday a tweet which claims to show Iranian National Security Council member Mohsen Rezaei, saying Pakistan had threatened to nuke Israel went viral, garnering over 14K likes. The audio is AI generated & Rezaei made no such statement, AI threatens human existence! See  https://www.axios.com/2025/06/16/ai-doom-risk-anthropic-openai-google
The Guardian claim that “not one” bomb shelter has ever been funded in Arab towns is flat-out false. According to the father of the Khatibs family, the 4 women that were killed didn't enter the safe room, despite having one in their house.

Saturday, June 7, 2025

Hostage Update: 610 Days, 55 hostages are still in captivity.
➤Judi Weinstein Haggai and Gad Haggai were executed by terrorists during their morning walk during the October 7th massacre.  Their bodies were dragged into Gaza, where they were held in a hospital for over 600 days. They were recovered by the IDF.
Nattapong Pinta was brought to Israel last night after 609 days in captivity. He was abducted alive during the Hamas attack on October 7th, 2023 and was murdered in captivity by the terrorist organization Mujahideen Brigades.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKhmkWdCQgr/?igsh=dHVrbThvd2xtdXh3
Decision-makers must do everything necessary to reach an agreement that will bring back all 55 remaining hostages—the living for rehabilitation and the deceased for proper burial.
CANADA
Canada to investigate its dual Israeli Canadian citizens for war crimes while defending Israel against its attackers (I24)
Indigenous leaders call Canada's anti-Israel joint statement hypocritical 
EUROPE
A leaked report from the French Ministry of the Interior names Qatar and Kuwait as primary sources of funding for pan European Islamist entities - Council of European Muslims (CEM) and The Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organisations (FEMYSO) - aligned with the Muslim Brotherhood’s ideology. Among their objectives: criminalizing blasphemy, redefining religious freedom, undermining secularism. See https://www.politico.eu/article/muslim-brotherhood-eu-report-freedom-relgion-campaign/ and https://globaldisconnect.substack.com/p/the-time-for-denial-is-over-ban-the and https://www.thefp.com/p/how-the-muslim-brotherhood-is-capturing
Recent reports suggest both the UK and France have changed their positions, and will not be recognizing a Palestinian state this June.
Public Figures in Italy Join in Support of Israel (Israel Hayom)
IRAN
How Iran’s Cryptocurrency Gamble Empowers the Revolutionary Guards and Drains the State https://www.meforum.org/mef-observer/how-irans-cryptocurrency-gamble-empowers-the-revolutionary-guards-and-drains-the-state
PALESTINIANS
Palestinians for Peace, please share this link https://realignforpalestine.org/
Hamas remains the obstacle to a deal. The terror group can end the war in Gaza today by surrendering and freeing all the hostages. Full text of Witkoff’s proposal for 60-day Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal
https://www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-of-witkoffs-proposal-for-60-day-gaza-ceasefire-and-hostage-release-deal/
Gaza Aid:
GHF delivers more than 2 million meals in 4 days. Meanwhile, the IDF continues to distribute aid through previous distribution channels until the GHF is fully operational. Of the 238 aid trucks that traversed through the Kerem Shalom Crossing in recent days, the IDF estimates that 135 were looted. According to COGAT, Israel's military division overseeing aid into Gaza, the U.N. has still failed to collect over 550 truckloads of aid transferred by Israel and sitting on the Gaza side of the Kerem Shalom Crossing. https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-u-s-backed-gaza-aid-centers-see-chaos-thank-you-america-cheers-and-500k-meals-on-day-one?s=08
The reason the UN and humanitarian aid groups are excluded from Gaza aid efforts is their required "neutrality." According to them, the U.S.-led Gaza aid effort is not neutral between parties in the conflict (i.e. it was biased against Hamas); however, there are concerning reports that GHF distributed aid from U.S. Islamist charities Rahma Worldwide and Heroic Hearts, both with ties to Hamas. https://www.commentary.org/seth-mandel/u-s-led-gaza-aid-efforts-are-about-much-more-than-food/
QATAR
Qatari influence in America has been profound. A country of 300,000 people have spent $40 Billion dollars in America. $33.4 billion dollars in real estate and business ventures, $6.25 billion to American universities and $72 million dollars for lobbyists.
Editor Of Qatari Government Daily: Hamas Must Not Disarm – It Will Defeat Israel With The Strength Of Its Weapons Like The Taliban Defeated Both The U.S. And The West (MEMRI)
SYRIA
Israel and Syria in Direct Talks, Focused on Security  (Reuters)
500 Syrian-Druze Treated at IDF Medical Facility  (Ynet News)
The Israeli Raid on Syria that Exposed the Weakness of Hardened Targets  (Mosaic)
Inside Israel's Buffer Zone in Syria (Telegraph-UK)
ErdoÄŸan's latest meeting with Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa showcases Turkey's intent to strengthen anti-Israel alliances. (Middle East Forum)
Missiles Launched at Israel from Syria.  Israel is holding al-Sharaa responsible for any hostile activity against Israel. 
UNITED STATES
The FBI and DHS have issued a Public Service Announcement to highlight potential public safety concerns related to ongoing threats to Jewish and Israeli communities https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2025/PSA250605-2
U.S. Vetoes UN Security Council Gaza Ceasefire Resolution - The U.S. was the only nation to oppose the measure, with Ambassador Dorothy Shea warning it would “undermine diplomatic efforts” and reward Hamas while ignoring the continued captivity of Israeli hostages. “We will not support any resolution that fails to condemn Hamas, demand the release of all hostages, or call for the terror group to disarm and leave Gaza,” she said.
Petition signed by many US stars as part of "Creative Community for Peace" against the endless demonization Jews and Israel
https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/05/28/openletter2025/
YEMEN
Missiles Launched at Israel from Yemen. Since October 7, 2023, the Iran-backed Houthis have launched more than 400 projectiles at Israel. 
 
This Week in Big Media Fails
Numerous outlets, CNN, BBC, etc., amplify fake story about shooting as GHF distribution site. See https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-856186 and https://camera-uk.org/2025/06/03/bbc-promotion-of-the-rafah-incident-that-wasnt/
"BBC Verify" Debunks Graphic Video of Massacre at Aid Distribution Site - (BBC News)
IDF: Drone Footage Shows Gunmen in Gaza Firing at Civilians Collecting Humanitarian Aid (Ynet News)
CAMERA statement on the antisemitic terror attack in Boulder – vague headlines and casting doubt that victims were at a peaceful event https://www.camera.org/article/camera-statement-on-the-antisemitic-terror-attack-in-boulder-and-the-medias-role-in-normalizing-jew-hatred/
How the Media Manufactured a ‘Genocide.
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/media-manufactured-genocide-gaza