Just a Thought

The thought below is my (Diane Sori), thought  alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.or google.com 

 

[[[ And so some still wonder about the '"FlyDubi" co-pilot's loyalties even after passengers reported they heard shouts of "allahu akbar" while the attempted hijacking was taking place...even after the wounded pilot (and hero) attested that the co-pilot did appear to be radicalized...even after we find out 4 Americans were also on the flight...even after the UAE's president's diplomatic advisor Anwar Gargash stated that the recent attempted hijacking of a FlyDubi flight to Tel Aviv was a "dangerous terrorist act"...even after Israel's El Al airline was forced to cancel rescue flights to Dubai to pick up now stranded Israelis and Americans after authorities revoked needed landing permissions. And still worse is the fact that even after all this is proven to be irrevocably true, the Jew haters and pro-Palestinian supporters here in our country will still try to blame these happenings on Israel and the Jews, and be very vocal about it.

 

And the sad reality (even while 2+2 still=4) is that this very mindset has now started to be seen on a number of social media sites. Oh what a "bizarro" world we now live in...a world where "indoctrinated hate" has cancelled out both common sense and logical thinking...how sad and maddening is that. ]]]

Copyright @ 2026 Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / All Rights Reserved. 

Op-ed:
First Step Taken…More Steps To Come
By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor

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

  

Author's Update: Early this morning, October 13th, Hamas started to release the 20 living hostages with the first seven released at around 1am EST with the others soon thereafter.

 

...So as I started to write this article, both Israel and Hamas have agreed on the “first phase” of what in actuality is a Gaza “ceasefire deal”...with the word “ceasefire” being key as in no way is this yet an actual finalized, signed on the dotted line, peace deal. Why so...because Hamas is still getting away with issuing demands that they say must be met most especially before all the hostages, both dead and alive, are released. Also, Hamas is still vacillating on full disarmament as well as their being banned from holding any office in what will be Gaza's new governing body.

Simply, while agreeing on a “ceasefire” and a few other points, Hamas has yet to formally surrender. And while some try to claim that in their agreeing to some things Hamas, in a way, is surrendering while at the same time “saving face,” but that is actually not the case. Why so...because when an enemy officially surrenders to the victor...which is the true first touch point to peace...it transfers control of its combatants, territory, and armaments to the now victor...think World...Read entire article here.

Op-ed: 

First Step Taken...More Steps To Go   

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor

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

  

Author's Update: Early this morning, October 13th, Hamas started to release the 20 living hostages with the first seven released at around 1am EST with the others soon thereafter.

Let me start by saying that I herald President Donald J.Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and all others true friends of the Jewish State of Israel who had a hand in brokering this what has now turned into a “phased-in” peace deal. And I herald Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for this one man tried to save a nation against what seemed to be, at times, insurmountable odds including opposition from certain segments of the Israeli people, with some hostage families sadly included. And while it pains me to say this, the fact does remain that sometimes one must unite behind their country's leader no matter the personal circumstances involved, and understand that sometimes the horrors of war alone dictates that some of the few might have to be sacrificed in order to save the many.

And also know I firmly believe that Israel has no better friend than our great President Trump who worked tirelessly to bring an end to the Israel v. Hamas war...a war started solely by Hamas...a war whose end no matter signatures placed on a piece of paper still do not assure that a lasting peace will take hold...a war that if not for Barack Obama's and Joe Biden's terrorist appeasement and deals done while they were in office, is a war that might never have happened in the first place.

So as I started to write this article, both Israel and Hamas have agreed on the “first phase” of what in actuality is a Gaza “ceasefire deal”...with the word “ceasefire” being key as in no way is this yet an actual finalized, signed on the dotted line, peace deal. Why so...because Hamas is still getting away with issuing demands that they say must be met most especially before all the hostages, both dead and alive, are released. Also, Hamas is still vacillating on full disarmament as well as their being banned from holding any office in what will be Gaza's new governing body.

Simply, while agreeing on a “ceasefire” and a few other points, Hamas has yet to formally surrender. And while some try to claim that in their agreeing to some things Hamas, in a way, is surrendering while at the same time “saving face,” but that is actually not the case. Why so...because when an enemy officially surrenders to the victor...which is the true first touch point to peace...it transfers control of its combatants, territory, and armaments to the now victor...think World War II here. And only after actual peace treaties are signed...as in the “Paris Peace Treaty of 1947” regarding the European theater of war, and the “Treaty of Peace with Japan” signed in 1951 regarding the Pacific theater of war...is lasting peace between former enemies assured.

Simply, what we are currently witnessing in regards to this what is, at least for now, but a “ceasefire” deal is the hoped for possibility for peace. And with the word “maybe” now coming into play one must understand that only treaties between once enemies formally ends a war. In fact, without a  true “treaty,” without its legally binding agreements which do encompass international law, peace itself is not really attained. Words semantics to some, but reality's sad truth.

Now as for the hostages themselves...specifically the remaining hostages soon to be released along with the remains of those starved and tortured who died while in captivity...Hamas has told the hostage negotiators that they may not immediately or ever be able to locate some of those persons remains. In fact, Gal Hirsch, senior Israeli official in charge of hostages, has stated that in the coming days an “international team” will be formed to try to locate and recover the bodies (or more likely the body parts) of any Israeli hostages still unaccounted for. And to that might I add that if the Israel-hating U.N. is involved in any way in said search team, you just know it will not turn out well for the hostage's families still awaiting the return of their lost loved ones remains.

And in Hamas then not affording the hostage families any physical and emotional closure it becomes but an inhumane victory of sorts for Hamas. And this, in my opinion, is but yet another way of Hamas channeling their still all-consuming inner hatred for both Israel and the Jewish people.

Why so...because like with Hitler's Nazi Germany, degrading the physical being of the person themselves is part of the calling card of Hamas as well as other Jew-hating groups like them. And said hatred is ingrained so deep within their very being that said hatred will continue on, in one form or another, probably for generations to come. No simple “ceasefire deal”...no what is erroneously being heralded as a “peace deal”...will ever be Hamas' “come to Jesus” moment if you will. Nor will it soften the hearts and minds of the almost two thousand Palestinian prisoners and detainees (security prisoners they're being called) being exchanged for the now believed to be but 20 still alive hostages...with many of those exchanged being Hamas sympathizers, convicted terrorists, October 7th operatives, and other assorted Palestinians detained since the start of the war.

However, and thankfully, this prisoner exchange does not include notable terrorists Marwan Barghouti, Ahmad Sa’adat, Hassan Salameh or Abbas al-Sayed, the very four persons whose releases Hamas had desperately sought.

But what should not be forgotten in this discourse, whether it be the peace deal itself or even just its implementation, is the fact that those with a still 6th century mindset cannot seem to exist...or even want to exist...in what is a 21st century world.

Why so...because lasting peace, let alone acceptance of one another's differences cannot be obtained by those whose 6th century mindset is still that of what it was when they were captured...simply stated, “leopards cannot change their spots” as the old and ever truthful saying goes.

But now, and again as I write this, we await what should be Monday's agreed upon date for the hostage and prisoner exchanges; Israeli's partial IDF withdrawal from Gaza; the increasing of humanitarian aid into Gaza; and President Trump's trip to both Israel and Egypt where he on Netanyahu's invitation will address the Israeli Knesset and then go to Egypt to be present for the said hostage and prisoner exchange. And here know that while President Trump was foolishly denied the Nobel Peace Prize, the world certainly knows that without Trump's tireless efforts, this what is in actuality a “ceasefire/phased deal” would not and could not have been reached.

And to that being said I add that the U.S. is currently in the process of deploying up to 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor both the “ceasefire deal” and Hamas' at least stating to disarm after Netanyahu rightfully declared that, “Hamas will be disarmed in the upcoming stages of the agreement—either the easy way or the hard way,”

 

Simply, threats and a show of physical strength do work especially when justified, for in this case Hamas still cannot be and probably never will be trusted to abide in full to any deals made. Why so...first because no matter how it appears on the surface Iran still pulls Hamas' strings, and second because as tens of thousands of Palestinians have begun returning to what is left of northern Gaza, numerous media and eye witness verified accounts and reports confirm that among the returning are some Hamas police officials who are trying to “reassert their authority,' something that must never be allowed to happen.

 

Also, certain remaining factions of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) are still saying that they reject “any foreign guardianship” of the Gaza Strip, while a number of Gaza officials continue calling for an independent, international investigation into what they consider to be war crimes and genocide committed by Israel during its war with Hamas. And something not to be forgotten, especially now, is that the “United Nations Relief and Works Agency” (UNRWA) has called for all crossings into Gaza to be opened, saying that there are 6,000 aid trucks ready to reach Gaza in hours...that is if one believes anything the UN has to say...that is unless the remaining Hamas operatives don't “appropriate,” if you will, the aid for themselves as they have done so over the years.

 

But instead of worrying about what the UN or any of their organizations think, what needs to be worried about is the fact that Palestinian sources in Israel have reported what they call “growing security chaos” in the Gaza Strip, with Hamas gunmen... obviously Hamas has not yet and probably never will surrender their weapons... now clashing with local “clans” in both Gaza's Beit Lahia and Sabra neighborhoods, with the son of a Hamas official reportedly being killed in said clash. Bet it's only a matter of time before Israel will somehow be blamed for that.

 

“To all the Hamas rats, your tunnels are destroyed, your rights no longer exist. Repent before it’s too late — there is no Hamas from today onward.” So said one Hussam al-Astal, commander of an armed group now opposed to Hamas in Khan Yunus in southern Gaza.

 

And while it is a hopeful sign that there are Palestinians who are now rising up against Hamas, and with a growing number of Palestinians simply tired of a war they know that they cannot physically win, the fact remains that unless true peace comes to the region more blood will most certainly continue to be shed, and it won't be by Israel's hand, but by the Palestinians people themselves.

 

So now as the Trump brokered, Netanyahu backed “ceasefire”...replete with hoped for future steps soon be taken...starts to take hold and slowly inches its way towards its ultimate goal of peace and stability in the Middle East, remember all players involved are not truly on the same page. For example, Qatar, the country who gave safe harbor to cowardly Hamas leadership who hightailed it out of Gaza when the going got tough...nor will true peace itself ever be attained as long as fundamental issues and differences remain unresolved between Israel and Hamas.

 

And here let me say that what really is needed, in my opinion, is for an actual long-term political based framework to be brokered solely by the two main parties involved...as in Israel and Hamas...to help in trying to resolve what are their still ongoing deep-seated differences no matter the “ceasefire” now in place, for unless they do so one-to-one the risk for potential future conflicts most assuredly still exists.

Remember, as I previously stated, it's treaties that actually bring finality to a given war with everything else being but window dressing to some degree that helps to hide important truths that do need to be told. Peace through strength is what ends wars, peace through forced capitulation only sweeps one side's bloodlust temporarily under the proverbial rug. Case closed. 

Copyright © 2025 Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / All rights reserved. 

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Op-ed: 

On Trump's 20-Point Middle East Plan

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor                                                                                        

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

 

...20. The United States will establish a dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians to agree on a political horizon for peaceful and prosperous co-existence. Dialogue and diplomacy can only accomplish said means to an end of a given war when the victor is able to garner their rightfully won 'spoils of war.' Trump's peace plan as it stands now...in my opinion...still to some degree rewards those who instigated said war while Jew-hatred and misplaced anger against Israel continues to grow day by day.

So here in closing let me first say that even if Hamas were to accept Trump's peace plan...and the countdown for them to do so has already begun...it would only be done with the obligatory fingers crossed behind their backs as those like Hamas do not want peace as it goes against their ultimate goal of removing Israel and the Jews from the face of the map. But even if Hamas were to accept said deal now they will soon breach it for agreeing to deals for Hamas simply means they've bought themselves some time to regroup and rearm. And while said plan in its current state has been agreed to by Netanyahu, in my opinion, it was done so more out of loyalty and thanks to President Trump and the U.S. for standing strong and unwavering with the Jewish State of Israel...Read entire article here.

Op-ed: 

On Trump's 20-Point Middle East Peace Plan                        By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor

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

President Trump's “20-Point Plan to End Israel's War in Gaza” is indeed being proposed with all good intentions for no one has tried harder to secure Middle East peace than has President Donald Trump, something he must be applauded for. And while his proposed plan is being presented with all good intentions it could actually, in my opinion, be the vehicle by which Israel can rightfully finish this war. Why so... because the feasibility of said plan's contents comes into question as Hamas will never abide by this plan's tenets as currently written, and besides Iran will not allow them to do so.

Most astute persons know this to be fact, but the question that should remain is, was this plan, as presented, deliberately designed to fail...fail so as to allow Israel to rightfully finish the job that Hamas started? I personally believe that this is indeed the case as summed up in my article's closing.

But before I delve into Trump's proposed peace plan point by point let me start by saying that I do have some overall objections to the plan itself, again as presented. How so? First, I strongly believe this plan sees way too many concessions being made by Israel. Second, there are way too many other Arab nations involved all with their own agendas unrelated to peace. Third, no western country who siding with the Palestinian/terrorists call for statehood during the UN's recent session should have any say in said plan for they have publicly shown where their decided loyalties lie. In fact, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu rightfully condemned those very UN states by vowing that, “Israel will not allow you to shove a terror state down our throats.” And fifth, I strongly believe Hamas and those of their kind must be eliminated in full for there to be any chance for a lasting Middle East peace to take hold. 

 

To sum those five points up, it's my humble opinion that peace in the Middle East can only be garnered by shows of strength NOT through any sort of what would be akin to capitulation.

So now here's why, point by point, I believe Trump's peace plan will simply not work or might actually be a ruse to speed up Hamas' final elimination. My responses to each point are in red.

Trump's full 20-point plan to end Israel's war in Gaza:

1. Gaza will be a de-radicalized terror-free zone that does not pose a threat to its neighbors. Pretty words but pray tell who can 100% guarantee that...NO ONE!

2. Gaza will be redeveloped for the benefit of the people of Gaza, who have suffered more than enough. Oh really...how quickly it's been forgotten that Israel gave Gaza to the so-called Palestinians decades ago, and that they willingly voted Hamas into power. The suffering of the Palestinians is by their hand alone.

3. If both sides agree to this proposal, the war will immediately end. Israeli forces will withdraw to the agreed upon line to prepare for a hostage release. During this time, all military operations, including aerial and artillery bombardment, will be suspended, and battle lines will remain frozen until conditions are met for the complete staged withdrawal. This sounds good on paper, but neither Hamas nor any terrorist group can be trusted to abide by this or any plan as their actions alone continue to speak louder than any words put to paper.

4. Within 72 hours of Israel publicly accepting this agreement, all hostages, alive and deceased, will be returned. Sadly, I assume that by now maybe only a handful, if even that, are still alive, and if so they're in very bad shape, Trump and BiBi knows this, as well as their knowing that the “rules of war” have no meaning to Hamas savages. Hamas is more concerned about running out of human “bargaining chips” than they are about returning them home alive...an important fact that must NOT be overlooked.

5. Once all hostages are released, Israel will release 250 life sentence prisoners plus 1,700 Gazans who were detained after October 7, 2023, including all women and children detained in that context. For every Israeli hostage whose remains are released, Israel will release the remains of 15 deceased Gazans. A disproportionate number of those being released is again involved, with Israel actually being forced to release a slew of what most likely are future terrorists-in-waiting.

6. Once all hostages are returned, Hamas members who commit to peaceful co-existence and to decommission their weapons will be given amnesty. First, there should be NO amnesty for any involved in the October 7th happenings and second, this idea is a joke as Hamas has broken EVERY ceasefire to date and will do so again...it's ingrained within their very being to do so!

7. Upon acceptance of this agreement, full aid will be immediately sent into the Gaza Strip. At a minimum, aid quantities will be consistent with what was included in the January 19, 2025 agreement. My questions are, where is the guarantee Hamas will NOT steal/appropriate said aid as they have done numerous times in the past, and what will happen if they are caught doing so yet again?

8. Entry of distribution and aid in the Gaza Strip will proceed without interference from the two parties. I believe an Israel military presence must be present at all times to make sure no weapons can be suck in as aid.

9. Gaza will be governed under the temporary transitional governance of a technocratic, apolitical Palestinian committee, with President Trump as chair of a supervising “Board of Peace” to oversee said committee, which is set to include former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and others. I can see Trump overseeing the new governance, but NO other foreign entities should be involved as this is a war between Israel and Hamas/Iran, and Israel should be calling the shots NOT foreign governments...especially those unfriendly to Israel...as in those who voted to reward Hamas with a Palestinian state at the recent UN meeting.

10. A Trump economic development plan to rebuild and energize Gaza will be created by convening a panel of experts who have helped birth some of the thriving modern miracle cities in the Middle East. Who exactly are these so-called “experts,” and will the stuck in a 6th century mindset of most Palestinians be able to even comprehend what would be the change to modernization.

11. A special economic zone will be established with preferred tariff and access rates to be negotiated with participating countries. Who exactly will be involved in said zone, why and how much of a part will they play?

12. No one will be forced to leave Gaza, and those who wish to leave will be free to do so and free to return. We will encourage people to stay and offer them the opportunity to build a better Gaza. Why so as these are the same people who turned Gaza into what amounts to a slum in the first place,

13. Hamas and other factions agree to not have any role in the governance of Gaza, directly, indirectly, or in any form. And we hold Hamas to this when all their actions prove otherwise. And besides, Hamas will do Iran's bidding as long as they are Iran's proxy.

14. A guarantee will be provided by regional partners to ensure that Hamas, and the factions, comply with their obligations and that New Gaza poses no threat to its neighbors or its people. And how will this be done exactly and can Israel count on it's neighbors to keep to this not. I think not as Israel's neighbors have done nothing to help Israel since her inception.

15. The United States will work with Arab and international partners to develop a temporary International Stabilization Force (ISF) to immediately deploy in Gaza. This is just a version of UN lite and we know how well that has worked out in the past. Sarcastically said of course.

16. Israel will not occupy or annex Gaza. As the ISF establishes control and stability, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will withdraw. Simply, an IDF presence must always rermain in Gaza to some degree if for no other reason than to assure the Israeli people that all is on the 'up and up.'

17. In the event Hamas delays or rejects this proposal, the above, including the scaled-up aid operation, will proceed in the terror-free areas handed over from the IDF to the ISF. This truly is the most likely scenario to come for like with most islamist promises made they are done so with fingers crossed behind one's back.

18. An interfaith dialogue process will be established based on the values of tolerance and peaceful co-existence to try and change mindsets and narratives of Palestinians and Israelis. Simply, you cannot change centuries of indoctrinated hate especially when those doing the hating wish both Israeli's dead and the nation wiped off the face of the map.

19. While Gaza re-development advances and when the PA reform program is faithfully carried out, the conditions may finally be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood. We are talking about literally decades of rebuilding with the bottom line being that in rebuilding Gaza...the home of the enemy and perpetrators of the war...are being rewarded. Simply, Palestinian statehood itself cannot ever be allowed to happen.

20. The United States will establish a dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians to agree on a political horizon for peaceful and prosperous co-existence. Dialogue and diplomacy can only accomplish said means to an end of a given war when the victor is able to garner their rightfully won 'spoils of war.' Trump's peace plan as it stands now...in my opinion...still to some degree rewards those who instigated said war while Jew-hatred and misplaced anger against Israel continues to grow day by day.

So here in closing let me first say that even if Hamas were to accept Trump's peace plan...and the countdown for them to do so has already begun...it would only be done with the obligatory fingers crossed behind their backs as those like Hamas do not want peace as it goes against their ultimate goal of removing Israel and the Jews from the face of the map. But even if Hamas were to accept said deal now they will soon breach it for agreeing to deals for Hamas simply means they've bought themselves some time to regroup and rearm. And while said plan in its current state has been agreed to by Netanyahu, in my opinion, it was done so more out of loyalty and thanks to President Trump and the U.S. for standing strong and unwavering with the Jewish State of Israel.

And lastly, kudos again must go out to President Trump for the gauntlet he actually did lay down when saying during Monday's meeting and press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu that, “if Hamas fails to live up to the agreement or refuses to accept it, Israel would have his full backing to finish the job against Hamas.” Now that is indeed a forewarning of my aforementioned words “peace garnered through strength”...words that no one should take lightly. Case closed. 

Copyright © 2025 Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / All rights reserved. 

Op-ed:

On the UN's Upcoming Palestinian Statehood Vote

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  

 

...the now aforementioned western countries...some of whom are NATO members... willingly have chosen to ignore right from wrong and good from evil, and have self reimposed the victim v. perpetrator mentality onto the “Jewish State of Israel.” And why so? I believe it's most likely being done in the name of abject “fear”...“fear” that what was done to Israel on October 7th will, in time, happen to their countries as well. But the truth they refuse to see is that it already has happened albeit on a smaller scale, for now anyway, for islamic incursion coupled with islamic based terrorism into both Europe and Australia has now reached record high numbers as has corresponding rapes, murders, and other assorted nasties.

 

Simply, those countries turning their backs on Israel have, at best, bought themselves nothing but a bit of time for another truth of what they “fear” is that by showing any support for Israel would see the UN then turning its back on them when the Palestinians do eventually come “a-knocking” on their respective doors. What a sad but truthful commentary on misplaced loyalty indeed...Read entire article here. 

Op-ed:

On the UN's Upcoming Palestinian Statehood Vote

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   

As worldwide antisemitism and outright hatred for the "Jewish State of Israel" seems to be showing no signs of abating anytime soon, especially with the upcoming UN vote regarding Palestinian statehood now fast approaching, it got me thinking about why all this hatred for the Jewish people. And know this hatred goes well beyond the still being taught in some Christian denominational churches that the Jews killed Jesus, never mind the historical truth that Pontius Pilate and the politics of the time were what killed Jesus. And even when that indisputable fact is taken out of the mix, the only reason that actually makes any sense to me is that the haters are actually "jealous" of the very people they so love to hate...jealous of the Jewish people's tenacity; their economic successes; the value they place on education and family; and their unquestionable will to survive in the face of continuing adversity.

Throughout documented history no people have been persecuted more than the Jewish people. And while many history books do teach certain historical facts in relation to the Jews, like their being slaves in ancient Egypt and God's promise to Moses of a Jewish homeland; like the “Babylonian exile” in 597 BCE which set the stage for the Jewish people being "stateless" until the 1948 birth of the “Jewish State of Israel;" like the Spanish Inquisition (1478-1834} where Jews were expelled and/or murdered for being supposed “heretics” who converted from Judaism to Catholicism; as well as the Russian "pogroms" of 1the mid-19th to early 20th century where Jews were rounded up and massacred with Russian government approval; the fact remains that nothing could have foreseen the hatred and jealousy for the Jewish people becoming so overtly overwhelming that it culminated in what became known as the "Holocaust."

Simply, the "Holocaust" was the cleverly crafted “systematic genocide" of over six million Jews...men, women, children, and babies...perpetrated by the Nazis both before and during World War II. And while the world at large did know...at least to some limited degree...what was happening to Europe's Jewish population, they willingly closed their eyes to the unfolding horror and did little to nothing to help stop what was, still is, and in my opinion, will forever remain the greatest human tragedy in all of mankind's recorded history.

Nothing...absolutely nothing...compares to the planned and then executed annihilation of six million Jews...killed not in battle but were “selectively chosen” to either be gassed, shot, hung, starved, worked to death, medically experimented on, and then burned to ashes in ovens or thrown into mass graves not only in an effort to try and erase the horrific deeds that were committed against their person, but to deem their very existence as meaningless. And it's this tragedy alone...done for no other reason than they were Jews...was documented via not only the meticulous Nazi records kept, but by photographs, newsreels, testimonies of survivors, and by the words of those American and Soviet troops who helped in the liberation of the camps...that has led me to believe that it's time we put two specific current events into their proper perspective.

First, it's time we no longer give “lip service” to those who are still demanding "reparations" for their long dead ancestors 85 years of slavery here in what is now and what officially was then the United States. That so-called “debt” has been paid way many times over. And second, it's time that those who continue to claim that Israel is committing "genocide" against the Palestinian people...or Gazans as some call themselves...still living in what remains of the Gaza Strip to please keep their mouths shut after Israel's rightful retaliation for the horrific events of what has come to be known as "Black Saturday" ...as in October 7, 2023...the day Hamas tried to finish, at least in part, the job Hitler thankfully failed to do.

Again, the unquestionable historical fact remains that the Jewish people have been on the receiving end of both centuries of violence and hate, which culminated in the “Holocaust.” But from the ashes of the "Holocaust" arose a new generation of Jews who not only founded a nation...the now and forever “Jewish State of Israel”...but whose children and grandchildren stand united in the fact that not only is "Never Again" now, but that "Never Again" does unequivocally mean "Never Again"...no ifs, ands, or buts allowed into the discourse.

And with that said "Never Again" now takes on a whole new and quite dangerous meaning as the UN's late September meeting will once again see on its agenda the official creating of a Palestinian State...the ever so infamous, non-workable “two-state solution”...a solution which would actually reward those who do continue to wish both the "Jewish State of Israel" and the Jewish people dead. And if you think the violence and hate will end with the UN basically trying to orchestrate the total demise of Israel as a “Jewish State,” you best think twice for the haters and one world government sorts...which seems to be the hallmark of the UN...will surely come for the Christians next...to think otherwise is foolhardy at best.

So as Israel's former European supporters are now turning on her one by one, turning in support of islamic terrorists whose self-welcomed incursion into their countries came replete with unseen knives, if you will, being held to their collective throats, we find France, the UK, Austria, Finland, Canada, Australia, and now Germany...as if Germany hasn't already done enough to the Jews...joining together in support of a “two-state solution.” And they do so while ignoring the fact that the Palestinians had already been given the Gaza Strip as a homeland back in 2005 after the “Oslo Accords,” and promptly turned it into both a hell hole and terrorist enclave by electing Hamas as their governing body.

And this now outwardly turning on Israel started just this past July courtesy of a UN “confab” (which the US and Israel rightfully did not attend) led by host countries France and Saudi Arabia...seemingly two peas in the same Israel and Jew hating pod.

And so the media then began spewing its lies about Israel committing “genocide” against the Palestinians still left in Gaza and doing so via starvation, while they completely ignored nor reported on the fact that Hamas operatives were being caught stealing the humanitarian aide that was indeed flowing into Gaza. And also throw into this media stirred pot of lies the cleverly crafted and orchestrated “staged photos” of supposedly starving and dying children that were being sold to the world as truth...that is until said photos were finally exposed as the fakes they were.

But still the hatred for Jews and Israel continues on unabated no matter that Hamas operatives continue to perpetrate acts of terrorism within Israel proper. One case in point, less than two weeks ago a pair of islamist terrorists opened fire on a crowded Jerusalem bus resulting in at least seven Israeli deaths, and many more wounded.

Sadly, the now aforementioned western countries...some of whom are NATO members... willingly have chosen to ignore right from wrong and good from evil, and have self reimposed the victim v. perpetrator mentality onto the “Jewish State of Israel.” And why so? I believe it's most likely being done in the name of abject “fear”...“fear” that what was done to Israel on October 7th will, in time, happen to their countries as well. But the truth they refuse to see is that it already has happened albeit on a smaller scale, for now anyway, for islamic incursion coupled with islamic based terrorism into both Europe and Australia has now reached record high numbers as has corresponding rapes, murders, and other assorted nasties.

Simply, those countries turning their backs on Israel have, at best, bought themselves nothing but a bit of time for another truth of what they “fear” is that by showing any support for Israel would see the UN then turning its back on them when the Palestinians do eventually come “a-knocking” on their respective doors. What a sad but truthful commentary on misplaced loyalty indeed. And so these countries will cowardly acquiesce to the extremist ideologies being pushed forward by the terrorist condoning, Palestinian supporting UN when the already on-the-agenda Palestinian statehood vote does take place later this month.

“Saving face” with their UN buddies is important to them even while knowing that a “two-state solution” is just window dressing and nothing more. Why so? Because the UN knows well that while they actually have no legal authority to take land away from one sovereign nation...in this case Israel...and give its land to a newly made up nation...as in Palestine...it still helps them perpetrate the on going but laughable ruse that the Palestinians will then in having a homeland suddenly coexist with Israel in both peace and security, while at the same time knowing it keeps the bottom of the Arab “cast system” barrel Palestinians corralled in the Middle East instead of their having to forcibly help in relocating any of these people to the aforementioned nations.

Remember, no country wants these people...not even their Arab brethren...no country wants the economic burden they bring with them...plus the known fact that the Palestinians seem to cause trouble and be trouble wherever they go, and that, most assuredly, will again come into play.

Simply, those countries still claiming to want a “two-state solution”...those saying they will vote for said solution even knowing that a sure to come “NO” vote by the United States will prevent it from happening courtesy of our exercising our veto power in the UN Security Council...do though want to see their vote helping to keep the Palestinian-Israeli fight ongoing replete with its bloodshed and depravity, but keeping it on Israel's doorstep and not on their own...it cannot be said any more directly than that.

 

Antisemitism/anti-Israel sentiments remain alive and well in many of the hearts of the aforementioned countries leaders as well as in increasing numbers of their people... while memories of the “Holocaust” and centuries of Jewish persecution and misplaced hate now sadly once again be damned. 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

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

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.

Copyright © 2025 / Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / All rights reserved.

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