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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Speaking Truth

 

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:

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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