Op-ed:

A Dangerous Symbolic Gesture 

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots / Right Side Patriots Radio

The article posted here is the authors opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google  

...And all I stated has led me to think about how the UN outwardly favors both those who commit terrorist acts and those who reward them for doing so. And to that I say the UN itself and certain member nations are part and parcel to what has become a so-called Middle East “crisis of humanity.” Why so...because the UN condones or looks away from any and all acts being perpetrated against the Jewish State as witnessed by all their anti-Israel resolutions that have been the UN's calling card for years. And when you add that the UN is no friend to the U.S. as well, you have to wonder why we and Israel are still member nations of such a group of cowards who lack the guts and fortitude to discern who the real enemies of “humanity” are.  

And all I stated has led me to think about how the UN outwardly favors both those who commit terrorist acts and those who reward them for doing so. And to that I say the UN itself and certain member nations are part and parcel to what has become a so-called Middle East “crisis of humanity.” Why so...because the UN condones or looks away from any and all acts being perpetrated against the...Read entire article and see video here.

Op-ed:

A Dangerous Symbolic Gesture 

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots / Right Side Patriots Radio

The article posted here is the authors opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google  

“Canada condemns the fact that the Israeli government has allowed a catastrophe to unfold in Gaza,”                   - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney

On Thursday, July 31st, Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada plans to recognize the “State of Palestine” at an upcoming September meeting of the United Nations...the reincarnation of the League of Nations in disguise...and do so if the fighting in what they call “Israeli occupied” Gaza has not stopped by then. And Carney believes that this, what amounts to a threat, would put pressure on Israel to stop their “supposed” starvation of Gaza residents...which has never existed by Israel's hand.

And so Carney's announcement, which he claimed was based upon assurances from the Palestinian Authority who claimed that reforms in its “governance” were ongoing, and stressed their willingness to hold general elections in 2026 of which Hamas “can play no part in,” saw Carney ignoring the fact that the PLO does tend to deal with “crossed fingers” behind their back when pushing forth their agenda. And Carney's announcement came but a week after France's President Emmanuel Macron announced that France will “officially recognize” a Palestinian state at said UN September meeting. 

And thus France became the first G7 nation to do so, while the next day the UK jumped onboard as their Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced that the UK will also recognize “Palestinian Statehood” at that UN meeting unless...again with the threats...Israel meets certain of their conditions. And what are the UK's conditions? First, Israel must agree to an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and second, the prospect of a “two-state solution” must be revisited. And upon hearing Starmer's words Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rightfully responded that the UK was rewarding, “Hamas's monstrous acts of terrorism”...to which I say no truer words spoken...while President Trump stated that recognition of a State of Palestine is wrongly “rewarding Hamas.”

So what might have caused our fellow NATO nations to turn their collective backs on Israel, and on Netanyahu?

• First, know that both France and the U.K. have for years been submitting to islamist demands after allowing their countries...hence their cultures...to be overrun by islamist anything but refugees.

• Second, in late May, France, the UK, and Canada demanded that Israel end settlement construction in the West Bank, adding that they would “not hesitate to take further action, including targeted sanctions,” if Israel did not comply.

• Third, it's my opinion that some in the governments of France, the UK, and Canada are either veiled or openly anti-Semitic. Remember, some misguided sorts still blame the Jews for World War II and the destruction and hardships it caused. And when Hamas' actions of October 7th are coupled with the world's response or lack thereof to it, it leads me to believe that certain folks might actually want to help finish the job Hitler (thankfully) failed to complete, but do so minus their actually being physically on-the-ground involved, which is exactly what a UN vote for “Palestinian Statehood” would accomplish.

• Fourth, the governments of France, the UK, and Canada bought into the hype surrounding the now proven to be fake photo of a rail thin, almost skeletal Palestinian boy as being proof positive of Israel's starving the people in Gaza to death. Taking the media's word over the fact that the child was not and had not been starving to death, they willfully ignored the truth that said child suffers from cerebral palsy, hypoxemia (abnormally low levels of oxygen in the blood caused by pulmonary or heart disease), as well as having a serious genetic disorder.

And so this one photo saw the world's “bleeding heart” sorts, along with Jew-haters across the globe, helping to push the media's anti-Israel narrative that Israel wants all of the Palestinians dead. And they did so while ignoring the indisputable fact that it's Israel, together with the U.S., who continues to send massive amounts of humanitarian/food aid into Gaza only to have Hamas literally hijack said aid so that it does not and cannot reach the people in need.

Simply, if anyone is starving the Palestinians to death it's the Palestinians own Hamas brethren, who the people themselves did vote into power. In fact, American envoy Steve Witkoff, at the end of his recent Gaza visit, publicly stated that “there is no hunger in Gaza,” and that Hamas has “no reason not to negotiate”...which I take to mean that Hamas will not be surrendering anytime soon. And our Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee also had a few words to say as well including that, “There is one reason there is suffering in Gaza, it's the same reason that 1200 people were massacred on October the 7th. It's the same reason that 250 people were taken hostage, 50 of them continue to be held hostage and tortured and that's because of Hamas. They are a terror organization and they've acted like it.” Blunt to the point words of truth too many do not want to hear let alone accept as fact.

And the words from members of the “Hostages Family Forum” also ring true as they wait for the release of their loved ones...or sadly their remains...still being held captive in Gaza. Saying that no recognition of a Palestinian state should come before all the remaining hostages are safely returned home and that, “Such recognition is not a step toward peace but rather a clear violation of international law and a dangerous moral and political failure that legitimizes horrific war crimes,” these folks understand better than most the true gravity of the situation.

And while they have appealed to the leaders of France, the UK, and Canada to reconsider their vote, Jonathan Panikoff...former deputy US national intelligence officer on the Middle East...stated that the push for recognition of Palestine as a “state” by France, the UK, and Canada is intended “to increase pressure on Israel to compel it to return to a two-state paradigm.” So while that might well be the case, said scenario is highly unlike as Netanyahu himself has stated that while he wants peace with the Palestinians, Israel sees any future “independent state” as a “potential platform to destroy Israel,” so “control of security must remain with Israel.”

Wise words indeed for it's now being reported, as I write this, that one Ghazi Hamad, a senior Hamas official, proudly boasted on the Qatar based Al Jazeera network about the role that Hamas' October 7th massacre played in bringing the issue of Palestinian statehood back to the international forefront. Saying that interest in Palestinian statehood and the “fate of Palestinians” was only achieved through the terror group's “resistance and the blow we dealt to Israel,” Hamad's words actually sounded more like a not so veiled threat of more terrorist acts possibly to come, which is exactly why Israel must remain in control of security in Gaza for her existence as the “Jewish State” absolutely depends on it.

And while Hamad continues to spew his rhetoric to anyone who will listen, there remains about a month before the UN meets to vote on official Palestinian statehood. But here I present to you these key facts before this vote takes place. First, while Palestine as a nation has already been recognized by 147 of the 193 UN members to date...Israel is recognized as a sovereign state by 164 of said 193 nations...what the UN now considers to be Palestine holds only a non-member “observer status”... meaning they cannot vote...while Israel holds full voting membership. Remember, being recognized as a “nation” is not the same thing as being an official UN member “state.”

So taking yet another vote on the same issue actually has no legal bearing as lands belonging to Israel are not the UN's to take away. The land in question cannot be given by the UN to the Palestinians or to anyone else without Israel's consent as per the “Palestinian Mandate of 1967” which not only “dismissed” the right of Palestinians to self-determination and statehood, but that the land they claim to be theirs was “voided of a legitimate sovereigncy.” Simply, the lands in question belong to Israel alone to do as she so wishes to do.

And that means that while France, the UK, and Canada...in a quest for political relevancy...will most likely “symbolically” recognize Palestine as a “state” come September, it is unlikely that the UN would be able to do so both legally and officially. Why so...because not only will the U.S. likely block such a foolish action, but because logic and the reality on the ground is unlikely to change even if “statehood” was to be passed. 

Remember, in the eyes of certain all-important key players the UN has proven itself time and again to be a neutered, Israel and Jew hating anything but conduit for peace.

So where do we stand now as the vote date is fast approaching? It seems that both Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu...the man trying to save his nation...might now be taking an “all or nothing approach”...as in “NO piecemeal deals"...to the situation by rightfully setting their own set of conditions which includes Hamas' full demilitarization of the Gaza Strip; releasing all the hostages at one time; that “temporary” administration of Gaza is under American leadership; and that if not agreed to by Hamas that Israel will launch a military operation to not only eliminate what's left of Hamas,* but to reverse what was then Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's forced 2005 Israeli “disengagement from Gaza” in hopes it that it would brig peace...which thanks to Hamas' ongoing actions it did not.

And that seems to be the point we're at now, as I write this, for after last week's horrific video released by Hamas of emaciated hostage Evyatar David fearing that he's being forced before the cameras to dig his own grave, Netanyahu now has on the table the retaking of Gaza in full and eliminating what is left of Hamas...a good thing indeed for Yassir Arafat's made-up people along with their made up cause must accept as reality that they already have a homeland and it's called Jordan...let them rightfully go knock on the "kinglet" Abdullah's door. 

 

And all I stated has led me to think about how the UN outwardly favors both those who commit terrorist acts and those who reward them for doing so. And to that I say the UN itself and certain member nations are part and parcel to what has become a so-called Middle East “crisis of humanity.” Why so...because the UN condones or looks away from any and all acts being perpetrated against the Jewish State as witnessed by all their anti-Israel resolutions that have been the UN's calling card for years. And when you add that the UN is no friend to the U.S. as well, you have to wonder why we and Israel are still member nations of such a group of cowards who lack the guts and fortitude to discern who the real enemies of “humanity” are.

And maybe it's also time to take another look at NATO for they, like the UN, so relish in taking what they can from us and our true allies, but delivering little in return. Maybe new alliances need to be forged because what we have now does not seem to be working. We helped to save the world in two world wars, and now it's time to take out the terrorist trash for what we are witnessing regarding Israel v. Hamas, Israel v. turncoat nations, can easily turn into a nightmare that we might never wake up from. Something to think about as the UN's September pro-Palestinian, pro-terrorist agenda vote is fast approaching...something to think about regarding those turning on Israel like France, the UK, and Canada who in supporting said agenda says all one needs to know. Case closed.

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FOOTNOTE

* Late Thursday evening, August 7th, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced that Israel’s Security Cabinet has approved a plan to take over Gaza City not to govern Gaza but to remove the last vestiges of Hamas, and to secure and bring safely home any hostages still found alive. 

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Op-ed:

Concessions v. Strength...Choose Wisely

By Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots / Right Side Patriots Radio

The article posted here is the authors opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google

 

"If they don't make a deal, there will be bombing, it will be bombing the likes of which they have never seen before." 

- President Donald J. Trump words spoken on March 30, 2025.

Let's cut to the chase and start by saying that as I write this article the Trump team is still negotiating with the Islamic Republic of Iran to try and temper down the current Middle East situation regarding both the Jewish State of Israel and the now displaced Palestinian people remaining in Gaza. And while that's a lofty and honorable deed to attempt, the fact remains that we...the United States of America... should not be negotiating with terrorists, neither singularly, collectively, or as a nation especially after seeing all the harm that Barack Obama caused with his infamous “5 for 1” Taliban terrorist exchange deal.

You remember said deal...or at least you should...for it's the deal where Obama ordered released from Gitmo five detained Taliban terrorists in exchange for the American traitor Beau Bergdahl...and know its ramifications do haunt us to this day for the five's release directly led to more American military members being killed or wounded.

Sad indeed, for the fact is that throughout our beloved America's 250 year history our presidents have held to the policy of not negotiating with known terrorists...that is until Barack Hussein Obama became president and started on his “Apology for America Tour.” And while most elected officials on both sides of the political aisle do tend to abide by this very sentiment, unfortunately some others do not especially when it comes time for a vote if need be. And why so...because as recent events have shown more times than not negotiations with terrorist nations and/or their respective “bad actors” usually have proven to be counterproductive to peace especially when it pertains to any sort of lasting Middle East peace.

And the “Jewish State of Israel” knows this better than most as all their efforts to secure a lasting peace with her, for the most part, still hostile Arab neighbors have failed to date, no matter that Israel and the PLO signed the “Oslo Accords” back in September 1993. And yet Israel has continued over these many years to strive for peace, and has done so the point where some Israeli prime ministers knowingly made a number of unwise “concessions” in the hope that peace could finally be achieved. Even Israel giving the so-called Palestinians the enclave known as “Gaza” failed for its population elected the Iranian funded terrorist organization known as Hamas as its governing body, which in a warped sort of way gave a misplaced semblance of legitimacy to what remains Iran's terrorist proxy army.

Simply, “concessions” of any kind does not and likely will not work when dealing with terrorists...only a brute force show of strength will. Remember, strength in today's world, unfortunately, does revolve around who does and who does not hold their finger on the nuclear button. And when it comes to terrorists of the “islamic kind”...terrorists like those who emanate from Iran, and whose leaders do deem their war with others to be but a “Holy War”...it now is of critical importance that we, both the United States of America and the Jewish State of Israel, start flexing our muscle through acts of physical strength while at the same time making it clear that it is we who are setting the rules as to what will or will not be accepted on the diplomatic front.

Iran does not want peace...it cannot be said more clearly or directly than that. What Iran wants... actually what Iran demands...is not only their possessing nuclear weapons, but Islam gaining world domination with all knees bent in allegiance and submission to allah, along with Israel being wiped from the face of the map. And how exactly do we know this... because the qur'an in its own words dictates it so.

First, one must not forget that “concessions”...especially during these volatile and most hostile of times... does for some...seem to easily equate to “appeasement” of ones enemy, with “appeasement” than morphing into what on the surface would be a show of “weakness,” the very thing that neither the United States nor Israel must ever show. Why so...because “weakness”...even on what is the diplomatic front...allows Iran the time needed to gain what is a critical upper hand in the always present “court of public opinion.” And second, to the mullahs in Iran an enemy's “weakness” is but the Islamic driven “fuel”...if you will...that's needed to help reignite the misplaced and misguided religious fervor that is dictated by the words in the qur'an. Simply, when ones religion becomes a given war's driving force there is no backing down allowed for the faithful, for if they do so said person risks whatever punishment allah, the mullahs, and the qur'an so deems.

But no matter my words stated, the reality is that the indoctrination of hate runs deep within those deemed islamists and/or jihadists...individuals who will do and say every and anything necessary to win the mullah's deemed “Holy War” against Israel and the West. And that includes using “taqiyya”... as in the art of “lying”...to justify their means...an art so finely tuned that “lying” itself has now become a constant within said followers what passes for their inner consciousnesses.

And for this reason alone Iran cannot now nor ever be trusted to abide by any rules or agreements made with those they deem to be “infidels”...especially agreements regarding their maintaining uranium enrichment and eventually securing nuclear weapons...two points of contention...“red lines” if you will...that Iran deems non-negotiable. And to fully understand why, one does need to read and digest the words of the qur'an itself...words deemed holy to Islam's followers...words deemed weapons of war to we nonbelievers. Benjamin Netanyahu knows this well as he will not negotiate one-on-one with Iran. However, President Trump, on some level, still believes that he can bring an end to the Israel v, Hamas war...the what in reality is the Israel v. Iran war...as well as bring peace to the Middle East, and do so via open-ended diplomacy albeit with all possible options remaining on the table.

But as long as Iran exists under the tyrannical rule of the mullahs...and I cannot say this enough...I strongly believe that Iran cannot be trusted on any level for the qur'an remains their guiding force with it's words clearly non-apologetic weapons of war. Lying, deceit, and deception under the guise of “taqiyya” is not only permitted but demanded of the faithful for the act of “taqiyya” is of fundamental importance to Islam itself. And this importance is not just in regards to today's political whelm, but with it also being an accepted means by which to push forward the words and teachings of Mohammad...Islam's deemed “most perfect human”...and to do so by any and all means possible.

And while the concept of “taqiyya” is more commonly known to we nonbelievers, “taqiyya” is not the only accepted option by which Iran's mullahs and Islam's followers can do what the qur'an so deems them to do.   In fact, there are seven other types of what's known as “deceptions” that come into play as in: “thiyal, Adab al jadal, dawah, kitman, tafsir, darura, and muruna”... meaning declaration, argument/debate, proselytizing, trickery, expounding, necessity, and resilience respectively. All are definitions being used to help push islam's domination on those not of the faith, and do so by force if and when need be.

And all I just stated must not be forgotten for the sham of peace talks now going on with Iran...talks President Trump must know to be but proverbial “window dressing” of sorts that must be allowed to play out on the world stage before it rightfully collapses no matter any “concessions” Iran might have made...with fingers crossed behind their backs of course... or might not have made, And yet Trump still believes that a new pact with what is the Islamic Republic of Iran would block Iran's path to a nuclear bomb. 

Simply, it will not for it's my opinion that Iran's taking part in these talks is but a deception used to buy the mullahs time to not only complete their nuclear ambitions...which I personally believe they have already succeeded in doing with their possibly already having at least one operational nuclear bomb in their possession....but to use said time to regroup, refund, and rearm their scattered around the world proxy armies in preparation for a new wave of even more deadly offenses against Israel and we in the West.

Remember, the qur'an itself dictates to its followers that they must not bow down to or even befriend one who is islam's enemy or even a nonbeliever for fear of facing allah's wrath, something I think even the mullahs would dare not do...something a peace deal or any deal brokered by President Trump would indeed do. Benjamin Netanyahu knows this...he's always known this...and that's why Israel is rightfully holding back to wait and see how this all plays out for a signature on paper is easily erased when the shadow of mohammad's will hangs over all those involved.

Stand strong President Trump...continue to stand strong Prime Minister Netanyahu...for the strength of the United States and Israel united together in the hope of securing Middle East peace is stronger than the will of the mullahs, and even stronger than the supposed will of allah himself. Case closed.

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Op-ed:

What Hamas Really Hoped to Achieve

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots / Right Side Patriots Radio

The article posted here is the authors opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google

 

“There is no discussion of Barghouti being released,”

 - An undisclosed Israeli senior official's response to media reports regarding Marwan Barghouti being part of the Israel/ Hamas hostage exchange deal.

Marwan Barghouti...a name few have heard of, is the name of the man that every Israeli administration, to date, has refused to release in any prisoner exchanges done in the past and hopefully will not consider doing now. However, even with that said, I believe Marwan Barghouti holds the key not only to Hamas' releasing all the remaining Israeli hostages held...if any are still alive that is...but is the man who holds not only Gaza's possible future in his hands, but who might actually be the underlining reason for Hamas' October 7th attack on Israel.

In other words, securing Barghoti's release might have been Hamas' “Black Saturday” goal all along with their atrocities committed being but the means, they believed, that would have helped to secure his release out of fear that more such attacks would soon follow.

And why do I believe this...because recent musings out of the Middle East show Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, and the UAE wanting Barghouti to be the man to lead what would be their “joint control” of Gaza where Hamas would be allowed to survive intact...possibly tempered down a bit...but would still be operational enough to do their and Iran's anti-Israel bidding. And don't think for a minute that the countries I stated...whether or not they signed onto the “Abraham Accords”...are Israel's true friend for Arab loyalties, for some, do go much deeper then their wanting peace with Israel.

Simply, I believe that Marwan Barghouti is the one prisoner Hamas wanted returned all along, and that Benjamin Netanyahu surmised this as well for he knows the power Barghouti held and still holds now even while he remains in an Israeli high security prison. Remember, none of the prisoners Netanyahu released in what was a totally lopsided... numbers wise...hostage exchange deal remains as important to Hamas as this man is. 

And also know that once imprisoned and with decades now having past, most folks have forgotten Barghouti's importance as a key player not only within the Palestinian Authority...he was a former senior Fatah official and the leading candidate to succeed Mahmoud Abbas as chairman of said Palestinian Authority...but was and remains even from prison a vocal advocate for a “two-state solution” by any means possible. And why...because Barghouti and his followers still see a “two-state solution” being perceived on the world stage as a defeat for Israel and a win for Iran, her proxy army Hamas, and the Palestinian people as well.

A “two-state solution” on what would be terrorist mastermind Barghouti's terms would be but yet another bloodied knife dug into the back of the “Little Satan” Israel, while at the same time humiliating, mocking, and shaming the “Big Satan,” as in the United States.

Now think of it this way, the multitudes of low-level Palestinian criminals who were being exchanged for a few Israelis were but a “divert and defect” operation by Hamas to try and “hide,” if they could, Barghouti within the ranks of the hostages being exchanged, a clever but thankfully failed ploy. Why so...because Marwan Barghouti's release and his becoming the leader in Gaza...that is if Trump's plan was not implemented and the four aforementioned Arab nations plan was...probably would see the dynamics of the Middle East change and not in a way as to secure Israel's survival as the “Jewish State, but in a way to secure her being wiped off the face of the map.

Marwan Barghouthi is indeed a “bad guy,” captured by Israel in Ramallah on April 15, 2002 during the “Second Intifada.” Tried, convicted, and imprisoned with five consecutive life sentences adjudicated for his involvement in a number of deadly attacks...attacks which resulted in the murders of a number of Israelis along with a Catholic priest...saw Barghouti's following amongst his fellow Palestinians, his fellow prisoners, and Israel's enemies growing, thus making him more dangerous now than he was before said imprisonment. A cult hero of sorts to the anti-Israel/anti-Semitic crowd, Marwan Barghouti is known to some as “Palestine's Mandela,” which is a far cry from the truth.

“Leave us Hamas, we want to live freely,” so said a crowd recently demonstrating in Eastern Gaza City, while a similar protest took place just over five miles away in Beit Lahia.

So as more protests against Hamas are starting to take hold in what remains of Gaza...protests led by those calling themselves Gazans as opposed to just being seen as Palestinians...these brave people have made it clear that they are tired of Hamas' seemingly never ending war with Israel, and now want Hamas to leave Gaza. Simply, these voices once silenced now speak loudly and rightfully blame Hamas for failing to bring an end to the war, and the last thing these people need or want now is the shadow influence of a man like Marwan Barghouti to become yet another obstacle to their much wanted peace.

Israel must never release Marwan Barghouti no matter Hamas' promises made or Iran's threats delivered for this one man, who is capable even from prison of stirring the misguided pot of Palestinian discontentment, could well be the lynch pin for seeing the Israel v. Hamas war escalating into a more regional conflict and spreading outward from there. His hatred of Israel and the Jewish people is probably on par with that of Iran which frankly does say it all, for while Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to save a nation, folks like Marwan Barghouti and his supporters are trying to destroy her...one Israeli at a time if need be. Case closed.

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Op-ed: 

Israel v. Hamas and the U.N. 

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right side Patriots / Right Side Patriots Radio

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As I write this article today Sunday, March 9th, it seems that the second phase of the Israel/Hamas ceasefire talks will go forward...at least for now...as Israel will send a delegation to Doha, Qatar on Monday in an attempt to move forward the ceasefire talks and the hostage exchange negotiations. And while Hamas is still saying that they will not release any more hostages until a permanent ceasefire is in place, Gaza is on the brink of running out of aid, as the Houthis threat to resume its naval operations against Israel if Israel did not lift its blockage of aid has apparently gone nowhere

And part of Israel's decision to attend these newest talks could well be courtesy of a letter that 56 (thankfully) former hostages recently sent to Benjamin Netanyahu calling for him to carry out the ceasefire deal if only “to ensure that the release” of all remaining hostages and the return of Israel's dead “happens all at once.” And while their hearts are obviously in the right place, the fact remains that Hamas can never be trusted to hold to any deals made. And while I do understand where the former hostages are coming from and the pain and heartache they must feel, after seeing what happened to the Bibas family I firmly believe that Netanyahu must be cautious as to why Hamas leaders suddenly see that “indicators are positive regarding the start of negotiations for the second phase.”

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, as I've said many times before, is trying to save his beloved nation...the world's only Jewish nation...from those wishing her to be erased from the map, while Hamas still continues to use the current plight of the Palestinian now refugees as yet another conduit by which Israel and Jew hatred...antisemitism as its known...continues to spread worldwide, including here at home, especially on college campuses.

And while Israel and Netanyahu do have the full support of President Trump and most Americans in removing Hamas in its entirety, the fact remains whether those already released accept it as fact or not, Hamas will never willingly give up either its arms or control of Gaza even for peace. Why so...because the word “peace” is simply not in Hamas' vocabulary as peace for Hamas, especially on their terms, equates in the end to anything but peace for Israel

In other words, if a “permanent ceasefire” agreement were to be reached and the hostages and bodies were returned, it would only be a mere matter of time before what's left of Hamas regroups and initiates a repeat of October 7th. Remember, Hamas has gained many new and and angry members...courtesy of the mismatched number of prisoners Israel had to release in exchange for each hostage held...thus leaving Hamas being able to “replace” what were, thanks to Israel, their dwindling numbers. Also, remember that it's the actual physicality of war itself that helps drive Hamas' Jewish blood lust forward which allows them to remain in some semblance of power in Gaza, however limited said power might be.

So if diplomacy and happy endings were to end the war, if all the remaining hostages and the bodies of the Jewish dead were returned to Israel in one last swap, Hamas by default would lose not only what they perceive to be some semblance of control in Gaza and in the political discourse, but those they answer to in Iran would see this as a humiliated defeat at the hands of both the “little and great Satan.” Simply, the hostages and the bodies are all Hamas has left to bargain with and, in my opinion, the hostages alone are the sole assurance of their...Hamas'...survival, especially since, thanks to President Trump, Israel now has in its arsenal bombs that can probably level Gaza and what's left of Hamas in one fell swoop.

And it's for the above stated reasons that I do believe Hamas will not...no matter their willingness to resume ceasefire talks...give into any of Netanyahu's or even President Trump's  demands and threats. Why so... because a caged animal will always fight to the bitter end for they have nothing, except everything, to lose if they do not. And besides, I think Benjamin Netanyahu has already decided, no matter how it might appear on the surface, that the only way to assure Israel's lasting survival lies not just in removing Hamas, but in removing Iran as well, for in no way will he allow the “head of the snake” to reorganize, refund, and rearm Hamas for yet another “Black Saturday.”

Benjamin Netanyahu continues to be faced with tough decisions that have to be made no matter Hamas' now pretty sounding words, and the Israeli people must stand united behind their prime minister no matter what he decides to do or not do. However, and quite unfortunately, that seems not to be the case regarding the few hostages still being held by Hamas, for we see too many putting the wants and needs of a few ahead of the wants and needs of the many. And while Netanyahu seems to stand alone at times in the court of public opinion he is not alone for the actions of Hamas have also rekindled in way too many the hate that is the hallmark of “antisemitism,” the very thing that tends to unite all of the Jewish faith together in their battle of good vs. evil.

So while one would think the civilized world would stand united with the Jewish State against the “savages” that are Hamas, we sadly do not see that happening on the scale that we should. In fact, the world's antisemitic sorts relish in growing their numbers while pushing forward the narrative that “October 7th” was not the fault of Hamas, but that Israel brought the carnage upon herself due to what they considered to be the “plight” of the Palestinians in Gaza. But the word “plight” is subjective in nature for not only did the Palestinians vote Hamas into power, but they did so knowing that terrorism was Hamas' means of not only controlling the populace, but in helping to spread the cancer that is “antisemitism” itself.

And it's “antisemitism” in all its veiled guises that has been embraced not just by misguided and misinformed individuals, but by the very organization that is supposed to be both the world's peacekeeper and its conscious as well. And here I'm talking about the United Nations (U.N.), the very organization birthed in the hopes of world peace, who instead became the instigators of much of today's “antisemitic” rhetoric

In fact, it's my opinion that few, if any, other important organizations has done more to keep Israel and Jewish hatred ongoing than has the U.N., and only now has it become apparent that their “antisemitic” nature has always been on display for all to see most especially in regards to October 7th. And while in the immediate aftermath of what has now become known as “Black Saturday,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres did condemn the Hamas attack in the “strongest terms,” yet soon thereafter he was saying that the attacks didn’t happen in a “vacuum.” And to that I say, the only “vacuum” that existed was the one created by the U.N. in their covering up the truth.

And while one can easily google a full list of the U.N.s anti-Israel actions, here are but two of literally hundreds of resolutions, censures, and warnings they have issued to Israel over the years.

First, just a few weeks ago during what was supposed to be an open “Interactive Dialogue” regarding the UN Human Rights Council's (UNHRC) consideration of High Commissioner Volker Türk’s report on "the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the obligation to ensure both accountability and justice,”...one Anne Bayefsky, Holocaust Director of the “Touro Institute on Human Rights,” submitted a video statement for consideration...a video that the U.N. rules required viewing before it could be shown...a video no one at the time of said viewing objected to. However, when publicly shown at the U.N...and within what seemed like mere seconds...that very video was cut off because Jürg Lauber...Switzerland's permanent U.N. ambassador, and the man elected to preside over the U.N. Human Rights Council in 2025...declared that American Anne Bayefsky had used what he called “inappropriate and disrespectful language” in her video presentation no matter that said words were not objected to when the the video was viewed beforehand.

So what exactly did she say that was so “inappropriate and disrespectful” that it caused such an uproar? Simply, Anne Bayefsky stated the truth that, “The world now knows Palestinian savages murdered 9-month-old baby Kfir.” 

 

And so these few words of proven truth is what Jürg Lauber, deemed “inappropriate and disrespectful”...but murdering a 9-month old baby is okay in Lauber's mind because the baby was just a Jew. But don't dare call the the baby's murderers “savages,” no matter that only “savages” would murder a defenseless baby with their bare hands and then defile and mutilate the baby's tiny body...the very thing Lauber and the world knows well to be truth. Personally though, I think “savages” overall is a bit too kind a word...I think these murdering monsters...I think Hamas and all who support them or cover for them...should officially be deemed to be nothing but “pieces of human garbage.” And to that I add it's now way past time to throw out the garbage, including the garbage that is Jürg Lauber and the United Nations as well...as in maybe it's also time for us and Israel to leave the United Nations.

And yet another key example of the U.N's embracing “antisemitic” actions against Israel occurred in June 2024, when U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in his “Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict,” (CAAC) listed the “Israeli armed and security forces” as being guilty of “grave violations affecting children in conflict.” And while this annual report did list Hamas as a “terrorist organization,” the report itself was lopsided in that it primarily focused on what the U.N. deemed to be Israel's infractions regarding Gaza, while barely saying a word about the “savagery” committed by Hamas against Israeli children on October 7th or in its aftermath. In fact, we now find so-called “human rights experts” condemning Israel for almost any and everything going on in the region while saying barely a word about the atrocities still being committed by Hamas or the fact that the vast majority of Palestinian children in Gaza are indoctrinated, almost since birth, to hate Jews and Israel, thus becoming Hamas' future terrorists in training and waiting.

So knowing this, what was our response to this report? Simply, while we did reaffirm our commitment to the CAAC's agenda, and we did demand increased compliance with international law and child protection norms while stressing the importance of monitoring, reporting, and responding to “grave violations against children,” we failed to mention the happenings of October 7th or Hamas' actions taken since then. But to be fair, this response was issued during the Biden administration's tenure, it will be quite interesting to see the Trump administration's response to the upcoming 2025 report, which I guarantee you will not have us whitewashing the situation or the actions of Hamas.

And know these are but two examples of the 229 resolutions and/or condemnations, to date, leveled against Israel since March 5, 1949...the day the Jewish State of Israel was recognized as a sovereign nation by the U.N. Just 229 examples of the U.N. showing overt “antisemitic” actions against not only Israel, but against those of the Jewish faith as well. 

229 examples easily found online including the U.N.'s actions taken in September 2024, when Secretary-General Guterres' notified Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan that Israel was being added to its infamous so-called “List of Shame.”And why...because as per the U.N., Israel does not now nor have they taken adequate measures to improve the protection of children during what they call the Palestinian “conflict,” while completely ignoring the atrocities Hamas has committed against Israeli children...Israeli babies.

And to me, and here it's just my opinion, but at times it seems like the U.N. is trying to help finish the job Hiltler started. Harsh I know, but the U.N. has done nothing to help curb their seeming love-fest with some of the world's most dangerous “actors,” the trend towards anti-Israel rhetoric, nor the “antisemitic” discourse now gripping the world...a great deal of it of their own doing,

And so to Benjamin Netanyahu I say “stand strong” for Israel will survive because God himself has deemed it so. Case closed.

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