French leftist Mélenchon “has a long history of pushing anti-Israel policies and of making antisemitic comments — such as suggesting that Jews killed Jesus”

Posted on June 1, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

ALGEMEINER
French Far-Left Leader, Presidential Candidate Under Fire for Antisemitism Threatens Israel With Military Force
Ailin Vilches Arguello
June 1, 2026

The leader of France’s largest leftist coalition in parliament and a 2027 presidential candidate appeared to threaten Israel with international military action, marking the latest controversy surrounding the longtime anti-Israel lawmaker, who critics have accused of helping fuel the ongoing surge in antisemitism across France. On Sunday, Jean-Luc Mélenchon claimed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to occupy southern Lebanon, where Israeli forces have been fighting the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah, and called for an international military deployment against Israel. “Israel is invading and annexing all of southern Lebanon. Netanyahu has raised his flag over Beaufort Castle. This French name should remind us of the thousand-year history that binds us to Lebanon. We owe the Lebanese people aid, solidarity, and support in the face of genocidal forces,” Mélenchon wrote in a post on X. READ MORE

TIMES OF ISRAEL France bars Israel from leading defense expo, sparking outcry from Jerusalem Defense Ministry pans ‘disgraceful’ move by Paris to prohibit Israeli firms from showing offensive systems and ban government participation, amid growing strain between two nations

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“If Muslims are unwilling to stand up to the radicals and defend societies that have extended them a welcome, the obvious answer is that the group as a whole is too toxic to society to keep admitting them”

Posted on June 1, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

HOT AIR
Where Are the Moderate Muslims?
David Strom
May 28, 2026

It’s not exactly true that no moderate Muslims stand up against the calls to terror and radicalism of the extremists. I follow several who do, and there are now Gulf countries that are explicitly warning the West about the Muslim Brotherhood and other radicals. The UAE, for instance, will no longer fund students to study in London out of fear that the students will come back radicalized. But they are particularly rare, and especially so in Western countries, where most Muslims remain silent about the radicals, and where an awful lot of the worst extremists are quite open about their plans to bring down Western societies and Islamize them. The Palestinians, who are the new hot group of “victims” in the West, are notably excluded from settling in Muslim countries, which want nothing to do with them. A Palestinian “refugee” from Gaza will be welcomed in Europe, but not in Egypt, Lebanon, or Saudi Arabia. Because they are poisonous to civilization itself. READ MORE

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“When Israel is portrayed as uniquely evil, hatred rarely stops at Israel alone”

Posted on June 1, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

SUBSTACK
How Elite Media Narratives Fuel Modern Antisemitism
Frederick Tatala
May 27, 2026

When elite institutions repeatedly describe Israel using terms like “genocide,” “apartheid,” “ethnic cleansing,” “starvation campaign” and “war crimes,” they are not merely describing military events. They are constructing a moral framework in which Israel is no longer viewed as a flawed democracy fighting a terrorist organization, but as a uniquely evil state operating outside civilized norms. And history shows that when Jews are portrayed as uniquely evil, hatred escalates quickly. For centuries, antisemitism relied on monstrous accusations: Jews poisoning wells, murdering Christian children, spreading disease, controlling governments or engaging in ritual brutality. These lies became known as blood libels. Modern critics argue the language has changed, but the psychological structure often remains disturbingly similar. Today, Jews or the Jewish state are increasingly portrayed as genocidal, racist, sadistic, colonialist or uniquely cruel. READ MORE

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“Mamdani continues to pursue policies that will suppress, not surge, new construction”

Posted on May 30, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

THE HILL
Mamdani introduces New York to socialism, ‘block by block’
Jonathan Turley
May 30, 2026

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani promised in his inaugural address to introduce New Yorkers to “the warmth of collectivism.” It now appears landlords will likely to be the first to feel the heat. This week, Mamdani revealed an effort to transfer properties to tenants and non-profit groups. Mamdani announced that “through our new citywide campaign, Fix the City, we will focus on the worst landlords in New York City.” For landlords, it has been clear that the fix was in for some time. Mamdani faced criticism for his appointment of Cea Weaver as the new director of the Office to Protect Tenants. She previously called for efforts to “impoverish the white middle-class” and called homeownership “racist” while demanding the seizure of private property. Videos of Weaver echoed thread-worn socialist mantras that are the signature of the Mamdani Administration… READ MORE

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“Republican critics, for their part, do recognize these achievements but argue that Trump’s diplomacy is squandering them”

Posted on May 28, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

FREE PRESS
This Is How the Iran War Ends
Michael Doran
May 26, 2026

…The Democratic critics refuse to acknowledge the war’s substantial achievements, foremost among them the severe degradation of Iran’s nuclear weapons program. David Albright, the president of the Institute for Science and International Security and one of the leading independent experts on nuclear proliferation, assesses that Tehran went from near-certainty of the ability to build a nuclear weapon within months, to facing far longer timelines with substantially lower odds of success. Meanwhile, Iran’s economy lies in ruins from sanctions, lost oil revenue, and infrastructure damage. Its proxies wield a fraction of their former power and are incapable of coordinated behavior as the “Axis of Resistance.” The new Supreme Leader, a nepo-baby Ayatollah, hides underground and presides over a fractured leadership. Much of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ballistic missile program lies under rubble. The list goes on. Taken together, these gains leave the United States in a stronger strategic position than before the war began. READ MORE

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Qatar: “The scope, duration and method of penetration into the US education system show that this was not a series of isolated educational programs”

Posted on May 27, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS)
How Qatari propaganda infiltrated the US education system
Ariel Kahana
May 27, 2026

A new report by the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy claims that Qatar Foundation International invested more than $65 million in hundreds of education programs in the United States. According to the findings, the organization influenced teaching materials, teacher training and content about the Middle East, including cases in which Israel was replaced by “Palestine” on maps. The report has already sparked sharp reactions from members of Congress from both parties, who expressed deep concern over the scope of the alleged foreign influence activity exposed and called for increased oversight, transparency and federal scrutiny. The report, titled “Institutional Capture: Qatar Foundation International and the Use of Soft Power to Reshape the US Education System,” details more than $65 million in funding for over 220 programs between 2009 and 2025, reaching elementary and high schools, leading universities, teacher training initiatives and nationwide educator networks. READ MORE

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“Even after overwhelming evidence of Palestinian sexual atrocities of October 7th, much of the world still treats Jewish suffering as negotiable, deniable, or politically inconvenient”

Posted on May 27, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

FUTURE OF JEWISH
They still refuse to mourn the victims of October 7th.
Meg Keene
May 23, 2026

On Wednesday, a comprehensive scholarly report titled “Silenced No More” was released about the patterns of extreme sexual violence and torture perpetrated by Hamas and Palestinian civilians against Jews and Israelis on October 7, 2023. Yet, somehow, most of this week has been consumed about talking about the did-they/ didn’t-they of dog rape of Palestinian inmates in Israeli prisons, in a shoddily-put-together opinion piece for the New York Times by Nicholas Kristof, that had only a handful of sources. Two were Hamas-affiliated, the others were anonymous. In fact, in 950 days since October 7th, we have been screaming about the horrific sexual atrocities that were perpetrated against Jewish and Israeli women. And even though the crimes were live=streamed by jubilant attackers, even though we had video and photo and firsthand testimony, starting the exact minute the crimes commenced, they have been denied and denied and denied. READ MORE

THE CIVIL COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 7TH CRIMES BY HAMAS AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN SILENCED NO MORE Sexual Terror Unveiled: The Untold Atrocities of October 7 and Against Hostages in Captivity After a two-year independent investigation, the Civil Commission reaches a clear conclusion: Sexual and gender-based violence was systematic, widespread, and integral to the October 7 attack and their aftermath.

JNS Filing submitted against Hamas at ICC on behalf of Palestinian from Gaza A filing has been submitted to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on behalf of a Palestinian from Gaza calling for 14 Hamas leaders to be investigated for war crimes committed against the Palestinian people, an American lawyer said last week…The submission lists an array of war crimes that Hamas is alleged to have committed against Palestinians in Gaza including: utilizing the presence of civilians or other protected persons as human shields; attacking civilians; intentionally directing attacks against civilian objects; excessive incidental death, injury, or damage; sentencing or execution without due process, etc.

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Hundreds gather outside Gracie Mansion calling for Hochul to remove Mamdani

Posted on May 27, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
Mamdani faces protesters at Gracie Mansion angered over stance on Israel and Jews
Emily Hallas
May 27, 2026

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday faced backlash from protesters gathered at his home, concerned over his stance on the Jewish people and Israel. Footage from End Jew Hatred, the group that led the rally, appeared to show a few thousand protesters assembled across from Gracie Mansion, accusing the mayor of failing to target antisemitism and turning a blind eye to the rising hate that the city’s Jewish community is experiencing. Some called on Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) to remove the city’s first socialist mayor from office, amid outrage that he revoked the city’s use of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism, and scrapped his predecessor’s prohibition on city agencies engaging in the boycott, divest, and sanctions movement against Israel. READ MORE

NEW YORK POST Mamdani slammed after revealing why he’s boycotting NYC’s Israel Day Parade: ‘I’ve made my views clear’ Mayor Zohran Mamdani will notably be skipping the Israel Day Parade — saying Thursday its because he disagrees with the Jewish state’s government. The mayor’s comments drew consternation from Jewish leaders, who slammed Mamdani for turning the annual celebration political, as he held firm to his longtime decision not to attend the parade set for Sunday. “You know, I said on the campaign trail that I wouldn’t be attending the parade, and I’ve made my views on the Israeli government abundantly clear,” Mamdani said, standing alongside NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch during a security briefing about the event.

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Letter from 92 Republicans points out UNRWA’s corruption, call for dismantlement — sole Democrat signer: Josh Gottheimer

Posted on May 27, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

JNS
House lawmakers urge Trump to dismantle UNRWA over alleged ties to Hamas
Mike Wagenheim
May 27, 2026

More than 90 House members, led by Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), urged U.S. President Donald Trump to dismantle the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, citing longstanding allegations tying the agency to Hamas and other terrorist groups. “Rather than resolving the refugee crisis, UNRWA has perpetuated and expanded the problem through its unprecedented policy of conferring refugee status across generations—transforming what was once a finite humanitarian issue into a permanent and growing political challenge,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter sent to the president. Most of the signatories were Republicans. “We strongly urge your administration to take decisive action to fully dismantle UNRWA and transition its functions to more credible and trusted partners that are demonstrably free of ties to terrorism and committed to transparency, accountability, and peace,” the lawmakers wrote. READ MORE

Click here to see letter and the 93 signers.

TIMES OF ISRAEL US reimposes sanctions on anti-Israel UN rapporteur week after dropping them The United States on Wednesday reimposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, a UN special rapporteur on the West Bank and Gaza who has been bitterly critical of Israel, after an appeals court overruled an earlier order prohibiting the action. A notice on the Treasury Department’s website showed that it had reimposed a sanctions designation on Albanese that blacklists her globally, making it impossible for her to use major credit cards or carry out bank transactions.

I24 NEWS Israel freezes ties with UN Secretary-General Guterres’ office after being blacklisted alongside Hamas Israel announced Thursday that it is suspending relations with the office of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres after Israeli entities were included on a UN blacklist concerning sexual violence in conflict zones. Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, said the Israeli mission would have “no further contact” with the Secretary-General’s office for as long as Guterres remains in his position.

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Democrat Ritchie Torres attacked by opponent for his support of Israel: “This AIPAC puppet has raked in millions from the zionist lobby while our people struggle with rent, groceries, and crumbling NYCHA buildings”

Posted on May 27, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

JEWISH INSIDER
Ritchie Torres challenger Michael Blake endorsed by group that attacked congressman over ‘Jewish donors’
Marc Rod
May 27, 2026

Michael Blake, the anti-Israel candidate challenging Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) in a Democratic primary in the Bronx, accepted an endorsement on Wednesday from a small progressive group that, in its announcement, attacked Torres for his relationship with “Jewish donors.” The group, Progressive Voters Network, also maintains an active endorsement of Maureen Galindo [who suggests Zionists be castrated and imprisoned], the antisemitic Texas Democratic primary candidate who faced condemnation from across the party and was repudiated even by other far-left groups…The group said Torres “must be crushed” and the Democratic Party must be “purge[d] … of these corporate zionists who value zionist interests and fat checks over our community’s survival.” READ MORE

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