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Rainbow following morning rains over the rubble in Gaza [Ed.: Hashem keeps his word. He is not fickle. He does not change his mind.]
SCREAMS BEFORE SILENCE Full Video [57:00] A documentary film on the sexual violence committed by Hamas on October 7th, Screams Before Silence is a documentary film led by American businesswoman Sheryl Sandberg, that explores the sexual violence by Hamas during the Hamas-led attack on Israel, on 7 October 2023, including events at the massacre at the Nova Festival and abductions to the Gaza Strip.
MIDDLE EAST “PEACE” UPATE Avi Abelow
November 20, 2025 Pulse of Israel
Let’s start with the most important truth that too many still refuse to say out loud: there is now a vast and dangerous divide between what the United States wants out of this war and what the Jewish people need in order to survive moving forward.
According to Channel 12 news in Israel, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz said it clearly at the Tikva Jewish Leadership Conference a few days ago. The Trump administration sees only two possible outcomes for Gaza:
Hamas remains in Gaza, which they obviously can’t accept.
The IDF stays in Gaza indefinitely, which they also can’t accept.
And here’s Waltz’s exact quote:
“If it was the IDF in perpetuity in Gaza, then frankly I don’t think we had a way of expanding the Abraham Accords, which is the number one objective of this administration.”
You understand what that means?
The Trump administration is willing to block Israel from securing its own borders by staying in Gaza to protect Israel, since it interferes with Washington’s diplomatic dreams for the region.
They don’t want Hamas in Gaza.
But they also don’t want Israel in Gaza.
Because the top U.S. priority isn’t Israeli security, it’s expanding the Abraham Accords at any cost.
Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan, adopted by the UN, reflects that same gap.
Its talk of a “path to a Palestinian state” is wrong, immoral, and disconnected from reality. But ultimately, it doesn’t matter, because none of the conditions will ever be met, and everyone in the region knows it.
Why?
Because the Middle East is not operating according to Western fantasies.
Hamas in Gaza publicly refuses to disarm.
Hezbollah in Lebanon publicly refuses to disarm, and the Lebanese government has also basically told the Trump administration that it won’t do it, even though it promised to do it!
Iran is building up for the next war, in both Iran and Yemen, via the Houthis.
And the fighting in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria hasn’t stopped, it’s simply burning on a low, quiet flame until the next stage ignites.
A Hamas leader just told U.S. envoys directly that Hamas will never disarm, never give up control of Gaza, and that the Americans can “go to hell.”
That single moment exposed the entire UN framework as a diplomatic mirage.
In response, Witkoff canceled a scheduled meeting with the Hamas representative.
People need to understand one unavoidable truth:
It is inevitable, not theoretical, that Israel will have to send the IDF back into Gaza to finish the job.
Not because Israel wants to,
but because no international force will ever risk their soldiers’ lives to disarm Hamas, and we must do it.
Gaza will remain demilitarized only if Israel stays in Gaza, permanently.
The same is true in the north:
Israel will inevitably have to send the IDF back into Lebanon to destroy Hezbollah’s remaining missile arsenal and terror infrastructure, because Hezbollah has made it clear it will never disarm voluntarily, and Lebanon refuses to enforce any agreement.
And the same logic leads to the third, unavoidable front:
Israel will eventually have to return and confront Iran’s military capabilities directly, as Iran is still the command center behind the next war being prepared in Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and Gaza.
Every day, Iran grows stronger. Every day, the next confrontation becomes more certain.
No UN resolution, no 20-point plan, no diplomatic ceremony, no talk of Middle East peace, is going to change what the entire region sees:
The war has not ended.
It has only entered a quieter phase before the next round.
This is why Trump’s talk about “Middle East peace” rings so hollow.
Not because his intentions are bad, but because the facts on the ground make peace impossible with a Sunni and Shia jihadi Muslim enemy.
The Middle East is preparing for a larger conflict, not a diplomatic breakthrough.
Peace cannot be built on illusions and illusions cannot protect Israeli lives.
Israel doesn’t have the luxury of diplomacy detached from reality.
Our goal is simple and moral:
Ensure that no force in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt or Iran can ever again prepare the next October 7th.
That requires clarity, strength, and the willingness to do what no one else will do:
* Demilitarize Gaza permanently
* Disarm Hezbollah decisively
* Remain in Gaza permanantly
* Implement Trump’s Gaza emigration plan
* Neutralize Iran’s war machine before it unleashes the next multi-front war
These are not ideological positions.
These are survival necessities.
And the sooner we all accept this truth, the sooner we can move toward real peace, the kind built on security, not slogans or peace deals. A peace in which our enemies are afraid to lift a finger against us because Israel is respected due to our strength, our sovereignty, and our willingness to take back our land and make our jihadi enemies pay a real price by losing territory and being forced to live elsewhere.
No peace will ever come if Israel is seen as weak, pressured into diplomatic “deals” that allow our enemies to rearm and prepare for the next massacre. Peace comes only when the enemy knows that violence leads to loss, not reward.
Help me share this truth far and wide. Our future is bright as we wake up our people.
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Trump’s UN victory is a path to a stalemate in Gaza
Though Palestinian statehood remains a non-starter, the U.S. scheme is likely to result in part of the coastal enclave remaining in the hands of Hamas, not usher in an era of peace.
November 19, 2025 JNS
President Donald Trump got his way at the U.N. Security Council on Monday when it approved his 20-point plan for the future of the Gaza Strip. The resolution endorsed the deal that secured a ceasefire in the war that followed the Hamas-led Palestinian Arab terrorist attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. With Russia and China abstaining rather than vetoing the measure, Trump received the world body’s endorsement for, among other points, the creation of an International Stabilization Force to police Gaza and a Board of Peace to govern it.
The president celebrated the vote in typically hyperbolic fashion, declaring: “This will go down as one of the biggest approvals in the history of the United Nations, will lead to further peace all over the world, and is a moment of true historic proportion.”
Trump is also pleased with the closer relations that he has achieved with Saudi Arabia. The kingdom’s de facto leader, Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman (known as MBS), arrived in Washington the next day for friendly meetings with Trump, discussing, among other things, a major arms sale, and then a gala state dinner where memories of the hostility of the Biden administration toward Riyadh and its royal family were officially buried.
But the notion that Trump’s effort to end the war in Gaza will lead to the Saudis joining the Abraham Accords and recognizing Israel could be as fanciful as the chances that Trump’s plan will succeed in transforming Gaza into a prosperous and peaceful place.
Magical thinking
Had the Security Council rejected the scheme, it would have embarrassed the White House and undermined efforts to maintain the ceasefire-hostage release deal that proved a triumph for American diplomacy. The notion that this is going to lead to peace there or anywhere else, however, isn’t just overoptimistic. It’s divorced from reality.
The truth is that despite the optimism coming out of Washington about what will happen in Gaza, it’s already painfully obvious that the Trump plan, which now has the U.N.’s seal of approval, isn’t going to achieve the two things that might give peace a chance: the disarmament of Hamas and its surrender of those parts in the Strip where it is still in control.
That’s not what we’re hearing from the administration.
The president and the members of his foreign-policy team continue to insist that Hamas will disarm. They say that one way or the other, the agreement’s utopian scheme for Gaza’s reconstruction, which also hinges on assembling an entirely mythical civil service of non-political Palestinian technocrats, is going to be implemented.
It may be premature to give up on the plan. After all, the ceasefire went into effect only five weeks ago. The United States has been able to get Indonesia to commit to send troops to join the Gaza force while a number of other nations, including Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Cyprus, Australia, Canada and France, have expressed interest in also participating in some way or helping to finance the scheme.
Still, it’s hard to imagine any of them being willing to do what is necessary to disarm Hamas and evict it from the Strip. None of them wants to be accused of acting as collaborators with the Jewish state. Nor are they likely to be willing to absorb the inevitable casualty toll that goes with seeking to root terrorists out of their remaining tunnel strongholds. To assume otherwise is magical thinking.
And far from preparing to give up, Hamas and its terrorist allies have used the last several weeks since the shooting stopped to dig in even deeper in those parts of Gaza, including Gaza City, that remain under their control.
And that is the basic conundrum that those celebrating with Trump need to acknowledge.
Only Israel has the will or the ability to defeat Hamas. Trump sometimes talks as if he is prepared to give Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the green light to finish off the terror group. But doing so would blow up the ceasefire and erase Washington’s diplomatic achievement, sending all the countries that have endorsed the Mideast plan running for cover. And that includes his good friend MBS. And so, for all of his tough talk, the threats made by Trump about ensuring Hamas’s surrender are ringing hollow.
Nor is it certain that Netanyahu’s own stirring pledge that his government is still committed to the complete defeat of Hamas is credible. One basic fact of Israel’s current security dilemma is that Jerusalem will be reluctant to cross Trump by restarting the war in Gaza without his express permission.
If so, what happens next?
The most likely scenario is that the so-called “yellow line,” which divides the part of Gaza occupied by Israel after a partial withdrawal from the front line at the time of the ceasefire from the portion now held by Hamas, may well become a permanent addition to the lexicon of the Middle East.
On one side of the line, the U.S.-backed reconstruction plan will, as Washington has already signaled, probably begin to be implemented. And on the other, Hamas will reconstitute the terror state that existed throughout all of Gaza before Oct. 7.
The good news is that compared to the situation prior to the attack on Israel, this scenario is one in which Hamas’s ability to fulfill its vows to go on killing Jews—let alone repeat the Oct. 7 attacks again and again—will be greatly diminished.
The bad news is that it falls far short of achieving one of the two goals of Israel’s post-Oct. 7 war: eradicating Hamas. At best, it merely puts Israel in a somewhat stronger position the next time Hamas is built up enough to resume the fighting.
Nor should we expect that the situation will go smoothly in the non-Hamas-controlled part of Gaza. Palestinians are likely exhausted from the price they were made to pay for supporting Hamas’s continued commitment to destroying Israel and achieving the genocide of Israelis. But the expectation that ordinary civilians will be eager to support a non-Hamas government and the U.S. reconstruction effort is wishful thinking. They will also be under great pressure to back a guerrilla campaign against both the Israelis and anyone else sent there to keep the peace.
‘No’ to a Palestinian state
Like other elements of the plan, such as the unspecified reform of the Palestinian Authority that governs Judea and Samaria as a prerequisite for them participating in the reconstruction of Gaza, the belief that moderate Arab and Muslim governments will sacrifice blood or treasure to ensure the end of Hamas remains a fantasy.
This is not a prescription for peace, but rather, one for a new stalemate between Israel and the United States on one side, with Hamas, which can still count on support from Iran as well as America’s Turkish and Qatari frenemies, on the other.
Does this mean, as some Israelis fear, that what will sooner or later unfold is a scenario in which an independent Palestinian Arab state in Gaza will eventually become a reality? Probably not.
There is language in both the 20-point plan that Netanyahu signed off on several weeks ago, which the Security Council resolution is based on, that speaks of a theoretical future in which a Palestinian state might be created there.
It says that after an unspecified reform of the P.A., and after Gaza is rebuilt and rid of terrorists, “the conditions may finally be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood, which we recognize as the aspiration of the Palestinian people.”
That will be interpreted by some as a legally binding obligation to create such a state. Indeed, far-left Israelis and American Jews—like the leaders of the left-wing J Street lobby—are, as they told The New York Times, already fantasizing about Trump imposing a Palestinian state in Gaza, and then doing the same in Judea and Samaria, empowering the same groups that threaten Israel.
None of that is going to happen.
Great expectations
The acceptance of Hamas remaining in part of Gaza, as it was before Oct. 7, may be as close to a state as the Palestinians will get. No Israeli government—whether headed by Netanyahu or one of his political opponents—will accept the creation of a sovereign government in any part of Gaza that might have the ability to threaten or invade the Jewish state as the Hamas state did on Oct. 7. And the achievement of the conditions placed on Palestinian statehood in the Trump plan is a possibility so far-fetched as to render it more a matter of science fiction than a policy proposal.
Like past generations of Palestinian leaders, the criminals running Hamas and their corrupt counterparts that lead the Fatah Party (which controls the P.A.) remain unwilling and unable to accept statehood under any conditions but Israel’s elimination. As was true in 1948, 1967, 1993, 2000 and 2008, and any other time when they could have compromised and received a state, their only goal remains Israel’s destruction. They don’t want a state next to Israel. They want one instead of it—and that is something they can never have.
Nor should Americans or Israelis be entirely sanguine about Trump’s optimism about relations with the Saudis.
As much as Trump is right to try and cultivate this alliance, he ought to be listening to Netanyahu and conditioning any major upgrade of Riyadh’s war-making capacity, such as selling it greater numbers of the same high-tech F-35 Jets tht Israel has, on its willingness to make peace with Israel.
The administration’s “America First” foreign-policy goals include creating a situation where the Saudis will join with the Israelis to oppose Iran and safeguard the West’s interests in the Middle East while the U.S. pivots to Asia to deal with the threat from China.
However, the belief that MBS is interested in exchanging his country’s current close under-the-table relationship with Israel for one involving open recognition, normalization, and the exchange of ambassadors and embassies—as was true for those who joined the 2020 Abraham Accords—has little foundation. He wants Israel and the United States to act as counterweights to the threat that the Saudis still face from Iran, even after its defeat in the 12-day war it fought with Israel and the Americans last summer.
But his moderation has its limits. And, as guardian of the holy Islamic cities of Mecca and Medina, even MBS is always going to worry more about angering the Islamist fundamentalists that are part of his nation’s governing elite than he will about pleasing Trump or the Israelis.
Neither peace nor nightmare
All of which means that the American plan is neither a pathway to peace nor the nightmare scenario that some on the Israeli right fear it will turn out to be. Sadly, the enormous sacrifices made by Israelis during the two years after Oct. 7 will, barring a dramatic and unlikely acceptance by Trump that his peace plan is a flop, turn out to have not achieved the removal of the deadly threat to their nation.
Still, by gaining the release of the last hostages being held by Hamas, Trump again earned the gratitude of Israelis. It’s also true that thanks to the successes achieved by the Israel Defense Forces in the war, as well as Trump’s commitment to smashing the Iranian nuclear program, the current strategic equation in Gaza and the region is one in which Israel has been strengthened since Oct. 7, while its enemies are weaker.
But unless the president is ready to let the war begin again, his plan is looking as if it is just one more waystation on the road to the inevitable next round of fighting between democratic Israel and genocidal Palestinian Islamists.
Jonathan S. Tobin is editor-in-chief of JNS (Jewish News Syndicate). Follow him: @jonathans_tobin.
JONATHAN S. TOBIN Jonathan S. Tobin is editor-in-chief of the Jewish News Syndicate, a senior contributor for The Federalist, a columnist for Newsweek and a contributor to many other publications. He covers the American political scene, foreign policy, the U.S.-Israel relationship, Middle East diplomacy, the Jewish world and the arts. He hosts the JNS “Think Twice” podcast, both the weekly video program and the “Jonathan Tobin Daily” program, which are available on all major audio platforms and YouTube. Previously, he was executive editor, then senior online editor and chief political blogger, for Commentary magazine. Before that, he was editor-in-chief of The Jewish Exponent in Philadelphia and editor of the Connecticut Jewish Ledger. He has won more than 60 awards for commentary, art criticism and other writing. He appears regularly on television, commenting on politics and foreign policy. Born in New York City, he studied history at Columbia University.
Saudi F-35 deal brings Israel major diplomatic concessions By Danny Zaken
Trump approved F-35 fighter jets for Saudi Arabia while guaranteeing Israel security and limiting Palestinian statehood to demilitarized West Bank cantons, requiring renunciation of return rights.
November 19, 2025 Israel Behind The News
Incorporating the “pathway to Palestinian statehood” framework into the Security Council resolution continues President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan and appears there with less assertive phrasing. The modification accompanied Washington-Jerusalem contacts, concluding with Israel removing its opposition – yet receiving compensation across multiple dimensions.
Before President Donald Trump unveiled and approved his plan in September, the president and his team presented their position to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer. The administration contended that remaining plan components – hostage repatriation, Hamas weapons dismantlement, and Gaza neutralization – would offset the “statehood pathway” provision against Israel threats. The Americans leveraged the Palestinian state argument to pressure Turkey and Qatar into demanding Hamas accept hostage release terms, Israel was informed at the time.
The administration previously guaranteed it wouldn’t restrict Israel’s military actions against Hamas should the organization breach the ceasefire. The US additionally pledged not to constrain Israel if Hamas declines disarmament and maintains weapons buildup while constituting a threat. Israel could restart the war for Hamas dismantlement, contingent on American coordination.
The US further committed to accepting an Israeli-determined schedule for subsequent pullbacks aligned with Israel’s security perception. The sides also established that Israel’s deployment in the Perimeter and Philadelphi Corridor wouldn’t face temporal restrictions, contingent on security conditions.
The agreement’s reemergence
The more compelling compensation relates to that prospective Palestinian state, should one materialize eventually. During exchanges between Trump adviser Jared Kushner, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump himself, Netanyahu, Dermer, and Ambassador Dr. Yechiel Leiter throughout Security Council resolution drafting phases, the administration specified that such a state’s foundational principles would conform to the 2020 “Deal of the Century.” Specifically – a state formed solely on partial West Bank territory resembling that blueprint – cantonal division, complete demilitarization, and additional provisions. Furthermore, advancement toward such statehood should transpire exclusively following extensive Palestinian Authority restructuring, de-radicalization, educational curriculum overhauls, and total termination of payments to Palestinian terrorists and their relatives. Encompassing all this – Palestinians would likewise announce renouncement of return rights and conclude refugee designation for Palestinians in Middle Eastern camps.
Concurrently, President Donald Trump verified Monday evening for the first time that the US would consent to F-35 aircraft sales to Saudi Arabia. Trump anticipates announcing this throughout his White House meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman today, where both will deliberate normalization with Israel.
US official affirms Saudi F-35 transaction won’t jeopardize Israel
A US official informed Israel Hayom that marketing F-35 aircraft to Saudi Arabia wouldn’t compromise Israel’s security or its qualitative dominance over additional regional nations. The official stated that Trump’s authorization of the aircraft sale followed a meticulous evaluation of comprehensive data and contingencies, convincing him that Saudi possession of these aircraft would strengthen regional security.
The official referenced Saudi military collaboration, encompassing the air force, with US Central Command CENTCOM, within an architecture consolidating multiple regional states, including Israel. Trump acknowledged Saudi Arabia as an ally, referencing simultaneously the Iran campaign, signifying he perceives the Saudis as components of the Israeli-American coalition against Iran.
Israel Hayom disclosed that the Saudi Air Force contributed to intercepting the drones that Iran deployed toward Israel throughout the June warfare.
In Israel, authorities stress that the sale transpired following a consultation in Jerusalem. The calculated assessment projects that aircraft marketed to Saudi Arabia would materialize approximately five years hence, representing models that omit the most sophisticated systems Israel’s Air Force commands. Netanyahu previously agreed to sell such aircraft to the United Arab Emirates before signing the Abraham Accords five and a half years ago. That transaction hasn’t yet materialized, but it is anticipated to be realized imminently.
The open question remaining is what Trump agreed to in exchange for approving the aircraft sale, and whether Israel is factored into that exchange. Specifically, whether Israel will take any measures to initiate normalization pathways with Saudi Arabia. The projection suggests Trump and bin Salman’s conference will yield a declaration addressing this subject.
Hamas compensation
Nevertheless, not everyone participating in negotiations accepts the placation efforts. An Israeli diplomatic source stated that given the war’s context, the fundamental concession to Palestinian statehood signifies Hamas and terrorism secured compensation for the October 7 atrocity, and unquestionably it will exploit this propagandistically. The source highlighted the Palestinian Authority’s conduct as volatile and undependable, and despite apparent authority transition to Hussein al-Sheikh, the Palestinian Authority commands inadequate Palestinian constituency backing to validate and execute the arrangement.
Incidentally, the Yesh Atid party is flanking Netanyahu rightward here. Opposition Chairman Yair Lapid cautioned at the Knesset caucus advancing regional security that Netanyahu has reconnected the West Bank and Gaza, and Knesset Member Sharon Nir from his party asserted Palestinian state establishment would compensate terrorism.
Meanwhile, the European Union attempts incorporating itself into Gaza rehabilitation blueprints. Christophe Bigot, the EU’s specialized envoy for the peace process, mentioned in a remote caucus conference dialogue that the EU should assume responsibility for Palestinian Authority transformations. An Israeli diplomatic source remarked Bigot’s statements elicit ridicule, considering the EU represented the entity channeling billions toward Palestinians, substantial portions diverted toward terrorism promotion or malfeasance – absent European monitoring.
“East Gaza Province”
Following the Security Council ballot, initiatives establishing both entities – the multinational force and civilian administrative apparatus in the Gaza Strip – should accelerate. Yet the substantive challenge, the primary impediment, remains Hamas lodged like an obstruction. Hamas attempted provoking Arab resistance to the ballot and upon failing, solely Algeria, a Security Council participant, persisted. Hamas declines resuming negotiations on subsequent stages absent resolution for its operatives detained in Rafah tunnels, without Rafah crossing activation, and without amplifying provisions to volumes capable of replenishing its stockpiles and reinforcing its authority. Furthermore, multiple senior figures openly articulate disarmament opposition. The implication signifies that regardless of multinational force establishment formally, it won’t penetrate the Gaza Strip, and despite civilian governance formation, it cannot govern regions housing Hamas.
Consequently, the Americans prioritize the civilian component initially and the security element subsequently – exclusively in Israeli-controlled territories. As we published in Israel Hayom, this encompasses establishing humanitarian sectors designated for hundreds of thousands of displaced individuals throughout reconstruction years, where they’ll obtain necessary services and infrastructure. Physical reconstruction planning progresses, with intentions to commence practically, as referenced, solely in “East Gaza Province” areas, as designated, excluding Hamas territories.
November 19, 2025 Center for Near East Policy Research –
There have been three recent developments that collectively represent major strategic defeats for Israel. All of them, it’s important to note were the result of our misreading of Trump’s Middle East agenda and Bibi’s complete and utter failure as our leader.
These set backs include:
(1) Bibi’s acceptance of a Russian peacekeeping force along our border with Syria. Bibi agreed to this during his recent conversation with Vladimir Putin. So, once again, Russian forces are deployed as a shield for Syria.
(2) The American backed UN resolution setting up an international security force in Gaza also calls for a “pathway” to Palestinian statehood. All Bibi had to do to stop this disaster was withdraw from the UN (finally!), tell Trump his 20 point Peace Plan was dead on arrival and bring about the annexation of Gaza by destroying Hamas and expelling the resident Islamo Nazi Arabs.
(3) Trump’s decision to sell F-35s (and probably F-15EXs) to Saudi Arabia without keeping in mind his commitment to protecting our Qualitative Military Edge just underscores his contempt for both Israel and Bibi. Conditioning this sale on Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords was a stupid idea that we should NEVER have suggested. It simply wasn’t going to happen. A better approach would have been for us to push for co production rights for the F-47 and, failing that, warning Trump that his reckless transactional foreign policy was going to result in our testing a nuclear weapon. I think even a narcissist like Trump would understand what that would mean for the value of his regional business investments.
Israeli Mossad Exposes Massive Hamas Terror Octopus Targeting Jews Across Europe
November 19, 2025 JBN
Mossad is publicly pulling back the curtain on what it calls the “Hamas octopus” in Europe: a multilayered terror network built by Hamas leadership in Qatar and Turkey, using weapons caches, sleeper cells and front institutions to prepare attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets across the continent. The fresh statement, issued via the Prime Minister’s Office on behalf of the Mossad, describes a long-running joint investigation with European security and law-enforcement agencies that has already led to arrests and the seizure of weapons in several countries.
Activity map — A detailed representation of the Hamas terror network exposed in Europe, showing operational hubs, routes, and the countries where the cell was active, including Austria, Germany, Turkey-linked coordination points, and Qatar-based leadership.
According to the statement, months of Mossad-led intelligence work, combined with operational cooperation with European partners, exposed Hamas terror infrastructures intended to carry out attacks on Israelis and Jews. Police and counterterror units in Europe – explicitly including Germany and Austria – executed complex counterterror operations, arresting Hamas terrorists and uncovering weapons stockpiles that were meant to be used “on command day” against civilians. This dovetails with a recent wave of cases in which German authorities and other European services arrested suspected Hamas operatives who had acquired pistols, rifles and hundreds of rounds of ammunition to strike Jewish and Israeli institutions.
Basem Naim, a senior Hamas official in Gaza, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Istanbul, Turkey, October 16, 2024. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
One of the most sensitive blows was delivered in Vienna. In a special operation by Austria’s domestic security and intelligence service, DSN, in the city, officers raided a weapons hideout and seized handguns and explosive devices. The Mossad statement says the cache belonged to Hamas operative Mohammad Naim, the son of senior Hamas political bureau member Bassem Naim, who operates from Qatar and is close to Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya. European reporting has independently identified a 39-year-old Hamas suspect tied to a Vienna weapons cache and named him as the son of Bassem Naim, reinforcing the Israeli assessment.
During the investigation into the Vienna cell, intelligence indicated that Mohammad Naim met with his father in Qatar around the same time the weapons infrastructure was being set up. Israeli officials view the timing as strong circumstantial evidence that Hamas’s external leadership not only knew about, but may have authorized, the establishment of terror capabilities in Europe. The Mossad highlights the contrast between these operational ties and the public denials by Hamas officials in Doha, who insist they are uninvolved in attacks abroad while trying to polish the group’s image for international audiences.
The network did not stop at Austria. The Mossad statement notes that European investigators are now examining possible involvement of Hamas elements in Turkey in advancing the plots, describing Turkey as a “comfortable arena” where Hamas terrorists have operated in the past and continue to do so. In this context, German authorities recently arrested a key member of the infrastructure, named in Israel’s version as Barhan al-Khatib, after he had been in Turkey and apparently completed part of his operational activity on European soil. German and allied services have already arrested multiple Hamas “foreign operatives” over recent months for preparing serious acts of violence against Jewish targets, with some cases explicitly linked to weapons moved between Germany and Austria.
This latest Mossad disclosure builds on earlier public acknowledgments of its role in helping German intelligence roll up a Hamas cell that was allegedly plotting to murder Jews in Germany. In that earlier case, Israeli and German officials said the joint effort spanned several countries, exposed additional Hamas weapons caches, and formed part of a broader Mossad campaign across Europe to break up external terror capabilities before they could be used. Security analysts have noted that Hamas has repeatedly tried to build contingency capabilities for attacks outside Israel, Judea & Samaria and Gaza; recent European criminal cases suggest those plans were being upgraded into concrete attack options in the years leading up to – and especially after – the October 7 massacre.
Seized weapons — Firearms, explosives, and other devices uncovered by Austrian intelligence (DSN) in a Vienna hideout, prepared for attacks against Jewish and Israeli targets in Europe.
The Mossad stresses that European security and law-enforcement agencies are now full partners in a global fight against Hamas terror. Israel sees growing international recognition of the danger posed by Hamas’s external network, and increasing determination by European states to prevent the group from operating on their territory. Alongside arrests and raids, Europe is also moving in the legal and political arenas against Hamas-linked incitement and radicalization, including shutting down front charities and religious institutions that raise funds and recruit activists for Hamas under a humanitarian or religious cover – a trend already visible in Germany’s bans and restrictions on organizations tied to Hamas and similar terror groups.
The Mossad frames Hamas’s European terror build-up as part of a wider pattern shared with the Iranian regime and its proxies: constructing clandestine infrastructures, recruiting cells far from the battlefield, and preparing attacks on Israelis, Jews and other civilians worldwide. Since the October 7 atrocities, the Mossad says, Hamas has stepped up efforts to build these external tentacles across Europe and beyond. In response, the agency claims it is currently working to thwart “dozens” of terror plots around the globe, treating the prevention of attacks abroad as a core mission and a direct extension of its responsibility to defend the State of Israel and Jewish life everywhere.
🟨DEATH PENALTY, MEETING TERRORISTS? TRUMP PLAN PROBLEMS, and LEBANON LEBANON LEBANON
November 19, 2025 Israel Realtime
▪️ON THE DEATH PENALTY LAW BEING DEBATED – Minister Ben Gvir joined the Knesset discussion on the death penalty law for terrorists: “This is not a left-right law, everyone must rally to its benefit. A terrorist does not say ‘this one voted for that.’ He wants to slaughter everyone and kill everyone.”
.. Public Defender’s representative in the discussion: Principally opposed to the death penalty law for terrorists.
.. MK Gilad Kariv on the bill: “A state does not operate based on feelings of revenge. No possibility of appeal, no further discussion, no need for unanimous consent. A racist law for only when taking the life of a Jew. A racist, fanatical group that disgraces Zionism, Judaism, and the State of Israel.”
▪️U.S. MEETING WITH TERRORISTS? Conflicting reports on whether US envoy Witkoff will or will not be meeting with Hamas terror leader Khalil Al Khaya in Turkey tomorrow.
▪️ONGOING HAREDI PROTESTS vs THE DRAFT – Last night Haredim were demonstrating against compromise on a draft law under the house of Knesset member Yinon Azulai from Shas in Ashdod.
▪️ON THE TRUMP PLAN AND UN RESOLUTION – In light of clear threats from Hamas, no country is willing to enter the Gaza Strip or contribute money to the “reconstruction,” not even the the Saudi crown prince, so it is stuck.
Qatar, as usual, played a double game: it congratulated the proposal in front of Trump, and empowered Hamas in its refusal and threats through Al Jazeera. The Arabs “congratulated” the resolution, and behind the scenes stabbed the Americans in the back, including the Palestinian Authority. [Emphasis added]
▪️ON THE US AND LEBANON – Lebanese Al-Akhbar: The Americans canceled the visit of the Lebanese army commander to them because they are very angry at him and the Beirut government. They did not fulfill their commitment to dismantle Hezbollah, and they are not even doing it in southern Lebanon.
♦️LEBANON – IDF: We attacked terrorists operating in a training compound of HAMAS in southern LEBANON. (Not Hamas in Gaza, and not Hezbollah in Lebanon, but Hamas using Lebanon as a safe space to train against Israel.). The military compound that was attacked was used by Hamas terrorists for training and preparation in order to plan and carry out terrorist attacks against IDF forces and the State of Israel.
In Lebanon, reports indicate 23 killed and 4 injured.
.. Hamas issued a statement condemning the Israeli airstrike on the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in Lebanon, calling it a “brutal attack on unarmed Palestinians and Lebanese sovereignty.” The group denied Israeli claims that the site was a training facility, stating that it was an open sports field frequented by young people.
♦️GAZA – IDF forces continue to blow up booby trapped residential houses in the eastern part of Gaza City. Two IDF attacks this morning on the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
🇸🇾SYRIA – U.S. energy giant ConocoPhillips has signed an agreement with Syria’s Energy Ministry to resume operations in the country. The deal aims to raise Syria’s domestic gas production to 4–5 million cubic meters per day within a year and explore and develop a new gas field within three years.
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Survey: War spurs religious, political shift among young Israelis
New data reveals Israeli youth are adopting more religious practices, increasing prayer and belief in God, as right-wing political identification also rises.
November 19, 2025 JNS
Israel’s war has significantly strengthened religious observance and conservative political views among young Israelis, according to a new survey by the Jewish People Policy Institute.
The study found 33% of Jewish Israelis ages 25 and under report observing more religious traditions since the war began, compared to 27% of the general Jewish population. Among young Jews who identify as “traditional, somewhat religious,” 51% said they’ve increased religious practices.
Prayer has risen most notably, with 38% of Jewish youth reporting they pray more frequently. Other increases include Bible reading (26%), synagogue attendance (14%) and Shabbat candle lighting (14%).
Jewish men gather at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews are allowed to pray, in the Old City of Jerusalem on May 10, 2021, as Israel marks “Jerusalem Day.” Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images.
Faith has also strengthened, with 35% of young Jews saying they believe in God more than before the war, compared to 28% of Jewish adults overall.
Politically, the war has pushed Israelis rightward. The share of Jews identifying as “hard right” jumped from 11% to 19%, while those identifying as “right” increased from 24% to 28%. The shift spans the political spectrum, with even half of self-identified leftists reporting a rightward move.
The JPPI survey found an opposite pattern among secular Jews compared to the general trend in Jewish Israeli society. While many young and traditional Jews reported increased religious observance and belief since the war, secular Jews actually showed a decline in both religious practices and faith.
The survey also included Israel’s Arab population and found notable, though somewhat less pronounced, increases in religious practice since the outbreak of the war. About 23% of Arab respondents reported strengthenings in their observance of traditional customs during the conflict. Specific increases were recorded in prayer (32%), more modest dress (12%) and participation in religious services at churches or mosques (10%), while 37% of Arabs reported a strengthened faith in God—higher than the increase seen among Jewish respondents.
JPPI CEO Shuki Friedman noted it remains unclear whether these changes represent a temporary wartime phenomenon or a lasting transformation.
“The data reflects what we sensed on the ground: many in Israel — especially among the young — feel that the war has connected them more deeply to tradition and to Jewish identity. Not necessarily in a halachic way, but in ways that are more salient in their lives and across the public sphere,” said Friedman.
“Israel after the war is more traditional and more right-leaning. At this stage, it is impossible to know whether this is a passing trend, or a deeper and longer-term change,” he added.
Trump thinks Israel and Saudi Arabia are “similar” US allies
Reporter: Are the F-35s you’re selling to Saudi Arabia the same ones being used by Israel? And if so, how does that allow for an edge for Israel?
TRUMP: I think it’s gonna be pretty similar, yeah. This is a great ally, and Israel is a great ally.
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[Ed.: Right, the only difference is that the Saudis work to eliminate the “Little Satan” Israel (and not visa versa,) as well as the “Great Satan” US. Trump is dangerously delusional.]
UN Just Said YES to Trump’s Gaza Invasion Plan: Hamas Finished, Peace Force Incoming NOW! [VIDEO – fast forward to 2:00 for Mike Waltz]
Nov 17, 2025 #UNGazaVote #USProposal #GazaStabilization
In a historic UN Security Council vote on November 17, 2025, the U.S.-led resolution passes, authorizing an International Stabilization Force in Gaza to demilitarize the territory, dismantle Hamas infrastructure, and pave the way for reconstruction under President Trump’s Board of Peace. Ambassador Michael Waltz declares: “Security is the oxygen that governance and development needs to thrive.” A major step toward lasting Middle East peace. For more details, watch our story and subscribe to our channel, DRM News.
UN Security Council APPROVES Trump’s Gaza Plan: International Force to Demilitarize Hamas Now | AC1G
UN Just Said YES to Trump’s Gaza Invasion Plan: Hamas Finished, Peace Force Incoming NOW!
U.S. Ambassador Michael Waltz praised the UN Security Council’s adoption of the U.S. proposal to establish an international stabilization force in Gaza. He highlighted President Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan, the dismantling of Hamas, and pathways for Palestinian self-determination. Waltz called the resolution a historic step toward lasting peace and prosperity in the region. For more details, watch our story and subscribe to our channel, DRM News.
The United Nations Security Council is poised to vote on a pivotal US-proposed resolution authorizing a UN mandate for an international stabilization force in Gaza, aiming to restore order amid escalating humanitarian crises and post-conflict reconstruction needs. This move, backed by key allies, seeks to bolster peacekeeping efforts and facilitate aid delivery in the war-torn enclave. As stakes rise with a stakeout at 2130 GMT and the meeting around 2200 GMT, global leaders weigh the path to regional stability. For more details, watch our story and subscribe to our channel, DRM News.
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[Ed.: Start at 2:00, and try not to puke:]
U.N. Security Council Approves Sweeping U.S. Plan for Gaza, Clearing Path for International Stabilization Force
November 17, 2025 Yeshiva World News
The U.N. Security Council on Monday adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution outlining the future of Gaza, marking the most far-reaching international intervention in the territory since the Hamas massacre of Oct. 7, 2023. The resolution passed 13-0, with Russia and China abstaining but choosing not to veto—a decision that allowed Washington’s plan to move forward unchallenged.
“We stand at a crossroads. Today, we have the power to douse the flames and light a path to peace,” said Mike Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, immediately before the vote.
The resolution formally authorizes the creation of an international stabilization force in Gaza, to be organized and implemented by the United States and partner nations. It also establishes what President Donald Trump has termed a “Board of Peace,” a transitional governing authority that he will lead. The measure lays out parameters for an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza while permitting Israeli forces to remain in limited and defined areas to prevent renewed terror activity.
Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon praised the emphasis on Hamas disarmament, saying, “The demilitarization of Hamas is a basic condition of the peace agreement. There will be no future in Gaza as long as Hamas possesses weapons.”
Even with the resolution’s passage, there is still no clarity on which entity—the stabilization force, Israel, or another actor—would be responsible for forcibly disarming Hamas if it refuses to disarm voluntarily.
Waltz described Gaza during the Security Council session as “a crucible of conflict, a hell on earth where Hamas’s brutality and terror met Israel’s fierce response.” He noted that a fragile ceasefire is currently holding. “This plan has already silenced the guns and freed the hostages in this fragile first step,” he said. “The remaining hostages must come home.”
The resolution also says that “conditions may finally be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood,” but only after the Palestinian Authority enacts reforms and after significant progress is made on the reconstruction of Gaza. Israeli officials have strongly objected to the statehood language, which was added only to the final U.S. version of the text.
Waltz emphasized the level of international support backing the plan, saying more than a dozen European heads of state, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, and a broad coalition of Arab states aligned with Trump had endorsed it. “With this kind of support, if the region most affected—the Arab nations, the Muslim-majority nations, the Palestinians and the Israelis—can accept this resolution, how could anyone be against it?” he asked the council. “Are you more righteous in this cause than those who must live with it and will ultimately benefit from this plan for peace?”
Russia, which has repeatedly warned against allowing Washington to dominate decisions on Gaza’s future, expressed concern that the resolution effectively places the territory under U.S. direction. Moscow circulated an alternative version that would have transferred responsibility to U.N. leadership. Despite these objections, Russia ultimately abstained, as did China, enabling the U.S. measure to pass.
Waltz previewed the vote on Sunday at the Tikvah 2025 Jewish Leadership Conference in New York, calling the coming moment potentially historic. He highlighted that Arab and Muslim-majority states—including those that have not traditionally aligned with Washington—were prepared to support the resolution. He told attendees, “This will be the best resolution that I think the United States and Israel has seen in the 80-year history of the United Nations.”
He said the fundamental choice was between Hamas control or prolonged Israeli military presence in Gaza. Keeping the IDF there indefinitely, Waltz argued, would jeopardize the expansion of the Abraham Accords, “the number one objective of this administration.” Monday’s vote, he said, offered a different path. “Tomorrow could truly, truly be a historic day.”
With the resolution now adopted, the responsibility shifts to Washington, its partners, and regional stakeholders to implement a plan that could fundamentally reshape the future of Gaza and alter the trajectory of Middle East diplomacy. Whether the stabilization force can be deployed effectively—and whether Hamas can be demilitarized—will determine whether this moment becomes a historic breakthrough or the beginning of another protracted international struggle.
Gaza “Peace” Update Avi Abelow
Nov 17, 2025
The US is trying to pass a resolution at the United Nations regarding Gaza, to gain international support for its Gaza “peace” plan. A critical component of the plan is an international force to disarm Hamas and demilitarize Gaza.
No international force on earth will disarm Hamas. None. Only the IDF can do that. Period. Every inch of this American fantasy plan was doomed from the start.
UN Security Council unanimously approves Trump Gaza plan MIKE WAGENHEIM
“The demilitarization of Hamas is a basic condition of the peace agreement,” the Israeli envoy to the United Nations said. “There will be no future in Gaza as long as Hamas possesses weapons.”
November 17, 2025 JNS
The U.N. Security Council voted 13-0 on Monday to adopt a U.S.-drafted resolution on the future of Gaza, as Russia and China forewent their veto power and abstained on the vote.
“We stand at a crossroads. Today, we have the power to douse the flames and light a path to peace,” said Mike Waltz, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, before the vote.
The resolution codifies a mandate for Washington and partners to create and implement an international stabilization force in Gaza and what U.S. President Donald Trump has called a Board of Peace, which he will lead and which will serve as a transitional government authority.
The resolution also sets parameters for Israeli troops to withdraw from Gaza, leaving some in place to guard against resurgent terror threats.
“The demilitarization of Hamas is a basic condition of the peace agreement,” stated Danny Danon, the Israeli envoy to the United Nations, after the vote. “There will be no future in Gaza as long as Hamas possesses weapons.”
Speaking during the council session, Waltz said that “for two years, Gaza has been a crucible of conflict, a hell on earth where Hamas’s brutality and terror met Israel’s fierce response.”
“We have a ceasefire that is holding. This plan has already silenced the guns and freed the hostages in this fragile first step,” he said. “The remaining hostages must come home.”
The resolution also states that “conditions may finally be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood” after the Palestinian Authority undergoes reforms and Gaza’s reconstruction is “advanced.”
Waltz said that more than a dozen European heads of state, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Arab allies of Trump’s supported the plan.
“With this kind of support, I ask you if the region most affected—the Arab nations, the Muslim majority nations, the Palestinians and the Israelis—can accept this resolution, how could anyone be against it?” Waltz told the council.
“I ask everyone today, are you more righteous in this cause than those who must live with it and will ultimately benefit from this plan for peace?” he said.
Moscow had voiced concern that Washington would be given the power to dictate the future of the coastal enclave and drafted its own stripped-down resolution, which would have put the issue in the hands of U.N. leadership.
Israeli officials have pushed back forcefully on the language regarding a Palestinian state, which was negotiated only into the final U.S. draft of the resolution.
There is little clarity as to whether the international stabilization force, or another, will be charged with demilitarizing Hamas should the terror group fail to willingly disarm.
Waltz spoke about the vote at the Tikvah 2025 Jewish Leadership Conference in New York City on Sunday.
“Folks, tomorrow, knock on whatever I can, we will have a resolution backed by the eight Arab- and Muslim-majority countries that sat with President Trump during the U.N. General Assembly,” he said. “The key Arab countries, plus Turkey, plus Pakistan, plus Indonesia standing with us. We then got the Palestinian Authority to support this, and of course, we are working very closely with the government of Israel.”
“This will be the best resolution that I think the United States and Israel has seen in the 80-year history of the United Nations,” he said. “If we can hold it together another 24 hours, then this will be truly incredible, and you’re then going to have the international community coming in and dealing with and stabilizing Gaza.”
The choices were either Hamas or the Israeli military, he said.
“If it were the IDF in perpetuity, then frankly I don’t think we have a pathway to expanding the Abraham Accords, which is the number one objective of this administration,” he added. “Tomorrow could truly, truly be a historic day.”
[Ed.: If the UN unanimously approves Trump’s plan, you know that for sure it is bad for Israel. But Trump doesn’t care, he’s a steamroller!
Trump greenlights F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia, raising questions over Israel’s edge
November 15, 2025 Jewish Breaking News
President Trump publicly confirmed that the U.S. will sell F-35 stealth fighters to Saudi Arabia, calling the kingdom “a great ally” and saying “we’ll be selling F-35s” when pressed by reporters at the White House. The deal on the table is for up to 48 jets, a multibillion-dollar package.
If it goes through, Riyadh would become the first Middle Eastern state besides Israel to field the F-35, shrinking the gap in airpower that has so far clearly favored the Israeli Air Force. That directly touches America’s legal obligation to maintain Israel’s “qualitative military edge,” and any final deal must still be formally notified to Congress, which can move to block or condition it.
Israeli officials have previously signaled they could live with Saudi F-35s only if they were tied to real normalization with Jerusalem and carefully tailored configurations that keep Israel ahead in capabilities, munitions, and integration with U.S. systems. Trump’s on-camera confirmation did not mention such conditions, and Israeli defense circles are already warning about advanced technology sitting in a country deepening ties with China.
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Saudi Arabia Signals: “If Israel Commits to a Palestinian State, It Can Join”
November 17, 2025 Yeshiva World News
Saudi Arabia is preparing for a major summit as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is expected to meet President Trump on Tuesday, with normalization with Israel listed as one of the key topics.
“This visit is not ceremonial. It is consequential,” wrote Faisal Abbas, editor-in-chief of the Saudi newspaper Arab News, over the weekend. “If Israel is willing to commit to a serious path that leads to the establishment of a Palestinian state, it can join what the Crown Prince calls ‘the new Europe’ — a region of shared cooperation and prosperity.”
He added, “The stakes are high — and the opportunity is rare. This is the moment.”
Former Saudi general Abdullah Al-Qahtani told N12 that the kingdom views the visit as highly significant for the strategic relationship between Riyadh and Washington, especially after the instability seen during the Biden administration. “We hope this meeting marks a new beginning for strong, stable relations aimed at building, developing, and maintaining the security of the entire region,” he said.
Al-Qahtani stressed that broader regional progress is impossible without addressing the Palestinian issue. “Every event points to the same conclusion: we cannot have a safe regional environment defined by development, trade, visits, and tourism as long as the Palestinian problem remains unresolved. Without a political horizon for the Palestinians, there will be no regional breakthrough.”
[Ed.: And there you have it! These are the people Trump gives F-35s to! What will they do with them? Fight Iran, or will they share them with the CCP for analysis? Apparently, Jarod Kushner and Ambassador Nit-witkopf (and the State Department,) are misdirecting Trump and ensuring that he remains clueless. This makes Trump a defacto enemy of Israel, Besides the urgency of Trump meeting with Mordechai Kedar, who is the one who should be advising him, we have one message for the President:
Oh, waidaminit! I just figured it out what Trump has up his sleeve! Trump, the sly old fox, is gonna FAFO the Saudis into making the “Palestinian State” in Saudi Arabia! That would solve it. They can then use their F-35s to bomb the terrorists. Smart.]
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[Ed.: The guy lives in a world of his own completely disconnected from reality in the Middle East. This is because he has not yet spoken with Mordechai Kedar! He thinks the A-rabs will (and must) conform to his perspective. But who is taqiyyahing whom here? What an asshole! He gets away with a lot under the guise of ‘ignorance’… With friends like that, who needs enemies?]
IT’S WAKE UP TIME… Avi Abelow
November 17, 2025 Israel Video Network | Pulse of Israel
A few weeks ago, Channel 12 journalist Nir Drori released a new Hebrew book titled ‘War Report’. It’s already making waves across Israel because of one quote from Ronen Bar, the disgraced former head of Israel’s Shin Bet (Shabak), the internal intelligence agency responsible for protecting Israeli citizens, who was in charge of Gaza security on October 7th, the darkest day in Israel’s modern history.
Bar, the man who ignored months of warnings about Hamas’s plans to invade Israel and massacre civilians, even the night before the attack, never resigned until forced out because of Netanyahu’s determination to replace him.
Instead, Bar granted an interview to Drori for his book in which he made one of the most shocking statements ever heard from a senior Israeli security official.
According to Drori’s book, Ronen Bar said:
“The activities of Minister Ben-Gvir and the Jews praying on the Temple Mount created tension that Hamas decided to take advantage of, based on their belief that they are the protectors of the Muslim holy places. Ben-Gvir’s responsibility for the outbreak of October 7th is much greater than all the army failures on that day.”
Let that sink in. The man tasked with protecting Israelis, the man who ignored direct warnings about an impending Hamas invasion, is blaming Jews praying on the Temple Mount for the atrocities of October 7th.
To grasp how absurd and dangerous this is, we need to remember what serious analysts had been warning for years.
Months before October 7th, Dr. Mordechai Kedar, one of Israel’s leading experts on Islam and the Middle East, warned in multiple interviews and articles that Iran had been building a coordinated multi-front plan on Israel for decades. The goal: to surround Israel with armed proxies, Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Islamic Jihad in Judea and Samaria, Shiite militias in Syria and Iraq, and the Houthis in Yemen, all together with missile strike attacks from Iran, to one day strike simultaneously and overwhelm Israel’s defenses to destroy Israel in a surprise attack.
Dr. Kedar explained in detail how Tehran was uniting these fronts politically, financially, and militarily, under one command strategy, in preparation for the next great war against Israel.
He was not the only one warning. There were countless intelligence briefings, security analysts, and even local IDF spotters in southern Israel who were all sounding the alarm about a Hamas attack from Gaza. Hamas was training openly on the Gaza fennce, and practicing large-scale attacks. The Shin Bet, Military Intelligence Directorate, and Southern Command all had the information.
But the security and intelligence leadership, including Ronen Bar, ignored it.
Instead of preparing for the Iranian-led regional assault, Bar and others were fixated on internal politics, on Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, and on Jews who wanted the basic religious right to pray freely on the Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism.
This is not merely incompetence. It is ideological blindness. It’s a mindset that sees proud Jews, Jews who stand for faith, sovereignty, and identity, as a bigger threat than the jihadi Muslim enemies around us, sworn to destroy us.
So while Iran was coordinating a multi-front assault, while Hamas was training openly along the Gaza border, Ronen Bar was advising the government that Hamas only wanted to improve the economic situation in Gaza.
Yes, you read that correctly. Days before October 7th, Israel’s top intelligence chief was urging the government to grant more work permits to Gazans so they could enter Israel for employment, arguing that Hamas is only interested in economic stability for Gazans.
That thinking is what directly enabled Hamas operatives to infiltrate Israel under the cover of “civilian laborers,” gather intelligence in Jewish communities on the Gaza border, and map out targets for the Oct. 7th massacre. Hamas terrorists knew who lived in which house, how many children, who had dogs, who were the heads of security, where the guns were stored etc. They knew everything, thanks to Gaza civilians who worked in the Jewish communities and acted like spies over months, or even years. (Food for thought, for all those who support continuing to employ Arab Muslim workers in Jewish communities anywhere in Israel)
How can anyone in Bar’s position make such catastrophic miscalculations and not resign immediately after the Oct. 7th failure?
How can the man who failed to defend his own people then turn around and blame fellow Jews, the very citizens he failed to protect — for the attack?
It’s because parts of Israel’s entrenched senior security establishment lost sight of the true enemy. They were, and some still are, trapped in a decades-old ideology, one that prioritizes appeasing a jihadi muslim enemy over Jewish strength and sovereignty. They have more contempt for a Jew praying on the Temple Mount than for a Hamas terrorist waving an RPG in Rafah.
That’s not strategy. That’s moral insanity.
This pattern isn’t new. It’s the same self-destructive thinking that led to the Oslo Accords, the withdrawal from Lebanon, and the 2005 Gaza Disengagement/Expulsion, when the same security “experts” promised that giving land to terrorists would bring peace. Instead, it brought rockets, tunnels, and now, the Oct. 7th slaughter.
And yet even after the bloodbath of October 7th, the same mindset persists. Many of the same unelected bureaucrats, prosecutors, and intelligence chiefs still dominate Israel’s most powerful institutions. They continue to undermine elected leaders, delegitimize religious Jews, and whitewash the enemy’s intentions, all while refusing to accept responsibility for their failures.
For those trying to make sense of this, especially friends of Israel abroad, this isn’t about politics. It’s about worldview.
One worldview says that peace comes from Jewish restraint, self-blame, and endless concessions to our enemies, and hiding our true identity as Jews in our ancestral homeland. The other, the worldview of Zionism, faith, and reality, says peace comes from Jewish strength, pride, and absolute sovereignty over our land.
October 7th proved, once and for all, which worldview is correct.
Our intelligence and defense establishment must undergo a total moral and structural reckoning.
We need a new generation of IDF and intelligence leaders, the fighters forged in this war, to rise and take command as soon as possible. Leaders untainted by the failed Oslo-era illusions or the progressive Harvard trained doctrine of “managing the conflict.”
These new commanders understand what the old guard refused to see: Iran’s grand plan, executed through Hamas, Hezbollah, and their proxies, is not new, not spontaneous, and certainly not a reaction to Jews praying on the Temple Mount. It is the culmination of decades of strategic, genocidal intent to destroy Israel and erase the Jewish people from our land, based on a 1,400 year jihadi Muslim ideology.
We must reject this culture of denial and deflection, and restore a leadership rooted in faith, truth, and courage.
Jews praying on the Temple Mount are not the cause of war. Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Turkey, Qatar, Egypt and the ideology of jihad are.
And any Israeli leader, political, security or intelligence, who cannot tell the difference does not belong in the position of protecting our people.
Israel’s strength will not come from apologizing to the world or silencing our faith. It will come from standing firm, morally, spiritually, and militarily, against the evil that seeks our destruction.
Jews acting as the true sovereign on the Temple Mount, with genuine freedom of prayer for all and the ultimate goal of rebuilding our Third Temple, is not what brings war, it’s what brings peace.
That is the message of strength the jihadi Muslim world understands: that the Jewish people are back in their homeland, that we take our covenant and sovereignty seriously, and that we will never again appease Islamic terror. Appeasement invites bloodshed; strength commands respect.
The path to peace in the Middle East will never come from more concessions, more “temporary ceasefires,” or more illusions of coexistence with those who only use them to regroup, rearm, and strike again.
True peace will come only when Israel stands firm as the sovereign nation it was meant to be, unafraid to assert our rights on our holiest site, to defend 10 million Israeli citizens, and to protect every minority under our care from the same jihadi forces that have persecuted them for generations.
We must once again embrace the spirit that built this nation: courage without compromise, truth without fear, belief in God, and the conviction that this land, every inch of it, is ours to defend and sanctify.
October 7th was the price of ignoring those truths.
Our survival depends on never ignoring them again.
These are the truths we work every day to illuminate through our work at the Pulse of Israel.
Am Yisrael Chai.
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Report: Hamas stockpiling weapons around the world for post-war use
According to a Kan News report, Hamas has begun storing advanced weapons in Africa, Yemen, and other friendly states to smuggle later into strategic locations, undermining disarmament initiatives.
Nov 16, 2025, 8:46 PM (GMT+2) Israel National News
While diplomatic efforts are being made to disarm Hamas, Kan News revealed on Sunday that the terrorist organization has begun stockpiling advanced weapons outside of the Gaza Strip for when it is needed.
According to the report, the weapons are being stockpiled in Africa, Yemen, and other supportive countries. They are intended to be transported and smuggled later to strategic locations, including the Gaza Strip.
The report noted that the operations are taking place precisely as discussions about disarming Hamas intensify, serving as evidence of the organization’s intent to preserve and rebuild its military capabilities in the post-war period as part of a long-term strategy.
About a week and a half ago, it was revealed that Austria’s domestic intelligence service had discovered a weapons cache in Vienna that is suspected to belong to Hamas and was intended for potential terror attacks in Europe.
According to a statement by the Austrian Interior Ministry, as part of the investigation, a 39-year-old British citizen named Mohammed was arrested in London on suspicion of being connected to the weapons cache.
The statement noted that “Israeli or Jewish institutions in Europe were likely the targets of these planned attacks.” After identifying him, the UK began extradition proceedings.
The suspect was arrested as part of an international investigation carried out by Austria’s State Security Directorate and intelligence services, which focused on terrorist organizations around the world suspected of having direct links to Hamas. The investigation raised suspicions that a small group of terrorist operatives or supporters had smuggled weapons into Austria for possible use in attacks.
Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office, which participated in the investigation, said that Mohammed had met twice with a man named Abed, who was arrested in Germany last month on suspicion of planning attacks against Israeli and Jewish institutions in the country.
The discovered cache contained five handguns and ten magazines stored in a suitcase inside a rented storage unit. Austrian law enforcement officials assessed that the weapons were also intended for additional Hamas-related operations, the details of which were not disclosed.
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🟧YEMEN FIELD updates, PM ON RIOTS, LEBANON OOPSIE, GAZA PRESSURE
November 17, 2025 Israel Realtime
ℹ️TELEGRAM READERS – Telegram suffered a strange outage yesterday, getting ’stuck’ until the app was shut down and restarted (not just closed – it had to be swiped to close). If you are on Telegram and not getting updates (then you won’t see this :-(, close the app or restart your phone.
🎗️3 HOSTAGE BODIES remain held in Gaza, with no activity in the last day.
▪️YEMEN FIELD COURT DECISION – The court ruled that given the exceptional and extreme circumstances of the case at hand, the decision of the Minister of Justice – to assign the role of the legal advisor supervising the investigation of the case to an entity outside the Legal Counsel to the Government or the State Attorney’s Office – was within its authority.
However, it was determined that this role cannot be assigned to the Commissioner for Complaints against Judges, due to the provisions of the law regulating his role, to whom the minister had assigned it. The ministers’ decision must meet the standards and limitations detailed in the ruling.
.. Police on the accused former chief military prosecutor being in the hospital: The police are not seeking to extend the house arrest of former prosecutor Yifat Tomer Yerushalmi. She is still hospitalized at Ichilov Hospital without guard. A senior police official said: “She is currently hospitalized anyway. When it becomes relevant, we will decide.”
,, The Ministry of Justice is struggling to find a person who meets the job requirements for managing the investigation as determined by the High Court of Justice: a state employee, a senior prosecutor experienced in criminal law, not subordinate to the minister or the prosecution, without political affiliation, and enjoying broad public trust. The Attorney General herself would not have been able to be appointed to the position under these conditions as she has no prior experience in criminal law.
▪️PM ON RIOTS – Netanyahu: “Recently, we have witnessed two types of riots that we completely reject. One is riots against elected officials wherever they are, and such violence occurred just yesterday against our friend, MK Ben-Tzur. This is a very small minority, it does not represent the Haredi public. But these law violations must be fought with all force and so we will do.
The second is also carried out by a minority, a minority from Judea and Samaria, does not represent the large settler public, law-abiding and loyal to the state. And against them, these riots, also against IDF soldiers, also against Palestinians and against IDF soldiers, we will act against this with all force because we are a state of law, and a state of law operates according to law.” The
▪️HEALTH SYSTEM “COMMITTEE” – Israel has a socialized medical system. While people appreciate ‘not paying’ or minimal payments for health care (besides the 5% health tax), many are unclear of the controls that place required cost limits on the system.
The Min. Of Health announced today the committee that will determine what health services and medicines are covered, the ‘health basket’, for 2026, to stay within cost controls and balance effectiveness vs. cost. “The committee will examine hundreds of new technologies and medicines and recommend their inclusion in the basket according to professional, clinical, and economic criteria.” 19 people were assigned to the committee, ranging from medical professionals to medical budget specialists.
▪️PREFAB BUILDING COLLAPSE – KINDERGARTEN – BEIT SHEMESH – 6 injured in moderate and light condition, children aged 9-11. Apparent collapse of a pre-fab structure due to high winds and heavy rain.
▪️TERROR – Shooting attack near Al Neve farm in Samaria. Pursuit of terrorist.
▪️DRILL – KIRYAT MALACHA – Tuesday a planned emergency drill will take place throughout Kiryat Malachi by the municipality together with security and rescue forces. You may see police cars, fire trucks, volunteers, and professionals in the field.
♦️LEBANON – Two suspects were identified in the Hammis area in southern Lebanon. The forces fired warning shots and the suspects withdrew, with no injuries. After investigation, it was found that the suspects were UNIFIL soldiers who were patrolling the area and were classified as suspects due to poor weather conditions.
.. Heavy IDF air traffic spotted over Lebanon yesterday and today.
.. IDF: activity to disrupt Hezbollah rehabilitation attempts. Detection of weapons, attack on 5 terror targets, and elimination of 3 terrorists.
♦️SAMARIA – near SHECHEM – IDF: During an offensive operation overnight in the Shechem area, a terrorist threw an explosive device at the force. The force responded with fire and eliminated the terrorist. No casualties among our forces.
♦️GAZA – Def. Min. Katz: ‘I was just updated by the Deputy Chief of Staff that the operation to destroy Hamas terror tunnels in Gaza is progressing well. The IDF is working to destroy the tunnels through explosions, or by filling and pouring liquid concrete into the tunnels throughout the territory under its control.
The multinational force led by the US is supposed to handle the disarmament and dismantling of Hamas from its weapons in Old Gaza. ( No progress has been made in this area. )’
.. Demolition explosions of buildings carried out by the IDF in the eastern part of Gaza City overnight.
.. A senior Hamas official told Al-Aqsa TV that Palestinians look to Algeria to oppose the U.S. draft on deploying international forces in Gaza. Palestinian factions urged Algeria to uphold support for Palestine and reject the U.S. resolution, which they say would impose “a new form of occupation.” They emphasized that any foreign presence in Gaza violates sovereignty and prolongs suffering.
🇸🇾SYRIA – Border conflict with Lebanon. Lebanese army soldiers were held inside a base in the Halmat Kara area on the border by Syrian regime forces.
.. Clashes “erupted” with heavy machine gun fire between the Druze National Guard and Syrian regime forces, accompanied by mortar shelling along the frontlines of Arai Town and Khirbat Samar in western Al-Suwaidaa countryside.
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WATCH: NETANYAHU PUSHES BACK AGAINST TRUMP’S MOVE TO ESTABLISH A “PALESTINIAN” STATE by David Mark
November 16, 2025 Israel Unwired
It is no secret that the Trump administration, in the hope of luring Saudi Arabia into a normalization agreement with Israel, put clause 19 in the now vaunted 21-point “peace plan.” Clause 19 states: “Once the Palestinian Authority’s reform plan is implemented, conditions may be achieved for a path toward self-determination and the establishment of a Palestinian state. The United States will facilitate dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians to agree on a political horizon for coexistence in peace and prosperity.”
WATCH https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbBSSQyHdRI
While most people have assumed this clause is a big nothing burger, it has been reported that Washington intends to include it in the draft to be voted on by the UN Security Council, meaning it will be binding.
In response to the report, Defense Minister Katz said the following: “The policy of Israel is clear: no Palestinian state will be established,” Katz wrote. “The IDF will remain on Mount Hermon and in the security zone. Gaza will be demilitarized down to the last tunnel, and Hamas will be disarmed-on the Israeli-controlled side by the IDF, and in old Gaza either by an international force or by the IDF.”
Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir responded, “There is no such thing as ‘a Palestinian people’. This is an invention that has no historical, archaeological or factual basis. A collection of immigrants from Arab countries to the Land of Israel are not a people. And certainly they do not deserve a reward for the terror, murder, and atrocities they sowed everywhere, and especially from Gaza – the place where they received self-rule,” he clarified.
“The only real solution in Gaza is encouragement of voluntary migration, and certainly not a state that rewards terror, which would be a base for continued terror. Otzma Yehudit will not be part of any government that agrees to that. I call on the Prime Minister to clarify that the State of Israel will not allow the establishment of a Palestinian state in any form,” he added.
Others in the Likud and the right have also publicly pushed against the US plan. By the end of today, Prime Minister Netanyahu had no choice but to clarify his government’s position and answered with this: “Our opposition to a Palestinian state on any part of this territory has not changed in the slightest.”
With the UNSC vote expected soon, the real question is: will the Trump administration back off from clause 19, or will it push it forward? If it does, can Bibi’s coalition survive? Netanyahu believes that the so-called “palestinians” will never live up to their end of the deal. Yet, that is a mistake. Trump’s team doesn’t care about the “palestinians.” What they care about is regional deals, and for that, truth takes a back seat.
[Ed.: The problem with Trump is that he doesn’t know history, and is totally clueless about the Middle East. Worse yet is, he thinks that we (Israel) are a vassal state, a banana republic, and that he can boisterously and arrogantly tell us what to do with our enemies.
CAN’T BE BORN IN ISRAEL, IN CANADA
November 16, 2025 Yeshiva World News
A Canadian-Israeli woman says she was barred from listing Israel as her birthplace on her Canadian passport application — a move her lawyer calls a “serious legal, administrative, and human rights concern” tied to the Canadian government’s recent recognition of a Palestinian state.
The woman, who publicly shared her experience on X, said a Passport Canada employee informed her that she was no longer permitted to write “Israel” as her country of birth. “These are the clear consequences of the current government and leadership in power,” she wrote.
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Path to Palestinian state ‘may finally be in place,’ American draft of UN resolution says MIKE WAGENHEIM
“The United States will establish a dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians to agree on a political horizon for peaceful and prosperous coexistence,” per the draft.
November 14, 2025 JNS – The latest in a series of drafts that Washington has penned of a resolution to the United Nations Security Council suggests the Trump administration believes “conditions may finally be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood” after the Palestinian Authority undergoes reforms and Gaza’s reconstruction is “advanced.”
The draft, which JNS viewed, offers no sense of a timeline for a vote, although the Trump administration reportedly wants infrastructure up and running by year’s end for an international stabilization force for the Strip, which would be at the center of the resolution.
Earlier in the week, an American draft text removed a provision that would have deemed groups found guilty of “misuse” of aid “ineligible to provide ongoing or future assistance,” which was widely seen as an effort to bar the U.N. Relief and Works Agency over its Hamas ties.
Other revisions this week stated that the Israeli military will only begin a phased Gaza withdrawal in line with “benchmarks and timetables to be determined jointly with the security forces, the guarantor states and the United States.” Limited Israeli security presence would remain to defend against “any resurgent terror threat,” it states.
Washington is trying to codify the creation of an international force in Gaza via the Security Council. The resolution, if passed, would give it and partner countries a broad mandate to govern and secure the Strip through the end of 2027, if not longer.
Key language remains under debate in the second revision of the document. Washington hasn’t publicly defined which precise demands it has of the Palestinian Authority. The draft that JNS saw refers to reforms “as outlined in various proposals.”
“The United States will establish a dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians to agree on a political horizon for peaceful and prosperous coexistence,” it states. (JNS sought comment from the Israeli mission to the global body.)
A spokesman for the U.S. mission to the global body said on Thursday that “we urge the Security Council to seize this historic moment to pave a path towards enduring peace in the Middle East by supporting this resolution.”
The spokesman added that any effort to “sow discord now, when agreement on this resolution is under active negotiation, has grave, tangible and entirely avoidable consequences for Palestinians in Gaza” and that the ceasefire is “fragile.”
Although the spokesman didn’t name any countries, the remark seemed to refer to a new Russian draft resolution, which asks António Guterres, the U.N. secretary-general, to “identify options to effectively implement” U.S. President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan.
The Russian version does not mention the Peace Board, which Trump has said he would lead and which Washington wants to serve as a transitional Gazan authority.
Any resolution needs the support of at least nine of the Security Council’s 15 members and must avoid a veto by any of the five permanent members, including the United States, Russia and China.
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