Weakened Iran

"Iran does not possess the capability to deploy ground forces against Israel, given the vast geographical distance. Moreover, Iran's air capabilities are limited. Iran had counted on its network of proxies to provide a protective umbrella against Western strikes. However, this strategy lies in tatters: Hamas is reeling, Hizbullah is on the back foot, and the various militias in Iraq and Yemen are little more than an irritant for Israel. Thus, Iran finds itself unexpectedly exposed."

- Ariel Kahana
Source: Israel HaYom

Crown Heights Riots 1991: Short Documentary

 

Fascinating 23-minute documentary on the Crown Heights Riots of 1991
-Wall Street Journal

Kamala Harris Playing Hamas' Card

Why Hamas Is Refusing a Hostage Deal - Amit Segal

In the spring, President Biden turned a cold shoulder to Israel as support for destroying Hamas morphed into a call to end the war and a warning against entering Rafah. Strategic weapons shipments were delayed in American ports. The International Court of Justice is seeking arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister and defense minister, effectively equating them with Hamas leaders.
    

No wonder Hamas refused any deal offered, however generous. If the U.S. president seeks to end the war and the world will soon force the Israel Defense Forces to stop, why give up Israeli hostages?
    

When Vice President Kamala Harris became the de facto Democratic nominee, she gave Hamas an important gift. After meeting with Mr. Netanyahu, she said the next day, "We cannot allow ourselves to become numb to the [Palestinians'] suffering. And I will not be silent." Ms. Harris is apparently unaware that food prices in Gaza are significantly lower than in Israel. In any other war in the past century, has one side regularly supplied food and goods to the enemy's civilians - and still been attacked by the White House?
    

By adopting the anti-Israel narrative, Ms. Harris is giving Hamas's leader, Yahya Sinwar, every reason in the world to refuse a hostage deal. Why give Israel the hostages without ending the war if there is a possibility the 47th president will force Israel to end it anyway?
    

Campus protesters "are showing exactly what the human emotion should be as a response to Gaza," she said recently. She claims that a war between a pro-Iranian murder organization and a democratic state "is not a binary issue."
    

The U.S. administration is taking a similar stance on the Lebanese front. The Iranian proxy Hizbullah has been firing at Israel for months. There is no "siege" and no "occupation," yet the Biden administration is mediating between Hizbullah and Israel like a real-estate broker, instead of sending Iran an unequivocal, threatening message to halt the rocket fire.
The writer is chief political commentator on Israel's Channel 12 News.
(Wall Street Journal)
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Kamala’s MidEast Self

Because details matter, this fair and intelligent podcast considers the question of what Kamala Harris’ MidEast policy might be and tries to parse out just how close to The Squad her positions might be:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tikvah-podcast/id921756215 

Quote Of The Month

Note that this pro-Hamasnik, cannot even spell Palestine

Quote of the month: "[T]he first antisemitic mass movement in American history has arisen. There have been antisemitic movements in America before. But never have they been this large, politically influential, violent and explicitly opposed to the fundamental principles of their own society."

Source:

Israel 365 News

The State of World Jewry

 The State of World Jewry

Jerry Seinfeld was heckled on his way out of this lecture at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan. Bari Weiss delivered this stunning speech laying out the threats and opportunities for the world’s besieged Jews. Though this is not a “soundbite,” it’s totally worth your time.  

Garbage “Solution:” The Two State Obsession

The Two-State Solution: Nothing More than Wishful Thinking - Amb. Alan Baker (Jerusalem Post)

• The hopeless, corrupt, failed, and incompetent Palestinian Authority is no more capable of administering Gaza than it has been capable of administering the West Bank areas.
• One wonders how and why serious international leaders continue to spout the absurd "two states" cliche as if it were a sort of magical panacea that, if repeated often enough, will somehow magically move out of the sphere of wishful thinking. It is inconceivable to imagine that a viable, peace-loving Palestinian political entity could materialize out of the present Middle East realities.

The writer, Director of the Institute for Diplomatic Affairs at the Jerusalem Center, served as Legal Adviser and Deputy Director-General of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and participated in the negotiation and drafting of the Oslo Accords with the Palestinians.