“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

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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

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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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“Cornerstone market in progessive Brooklyn neighborhood approves BDS campaign against Israeli products, forcing Jews and allies to decide whether they will remain members”

Posted on May 27, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

TIMES OF ISRAEL
Opponents of boycott at NYC Park Slope co-op reckon with community’s vote against Israel
Luke Tress
May 27, 2026

Campaigners for and against a boycott of Israel campaigned outside Brooklyn’s Park Slope Food Coop on Tuesday afternoon, handing out fliers and making their pitch to shoppers, ahead of a vote that has riven the co-op community and become a major issue for Jews in the city…In the vote that took place hours later, the co-op passed a boycott against Israel by a wide margin, leaving the anti-boycott group reckoning with their future in the community…The boycott measure passed by a vote of 67 percent in favor, 31% against, with the remaining 2% abstaining. More than 6,500 of the co-op’s 17,000 members voted….Jewish members told the co-op’s management that they had been “systematically targeted and vilified” for years, had felt unsafe and harassed, had been labeled “genocide supporters,” and had been called “evil Zionists.” READ MORE

ISRAEL HAYOM Israeli products removed from shelves in Brooklyn Hours after a stormy vote in which the required majority threshold was lowered, all Israeli products were removed from the shelves at Park Slope Food Coop. Jewish members of the food cooperative are threatening a counter-boycott and mass resignations.

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Ivanka Trump death threat: “We heard that he had a plan of Ivanka’s house in Florida”

Posted on May 26, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

NEW YORK POST
Ivanka Trump targeted for assassination by IRGC terrorist in twisted plot to avenge president taking out his mentor
Isabel Vincent and Andy Tillett
May 22, 2026

First Daughter Ivanka Trump was targeted for assassination by an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) trained terrorist in a twisted plot to avenge the president taking out his mentor, The Post has learned. Recently captured Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, 32, made a “pledge” to kill Ivanka and even had a blueprint of her Florida home, sources claimed. The Iraqi national was allegedly targeting President Donald Trump’s family in response to the killing of Iranian military chief Qasem Soleimani in a US drone strike in Baghdad six years ago. “After Qasem was killed, he [Al-Saadi] went around telling people ‘we need to kill Ivanka to burn down the house of Trump the way he burned down our house,’” Entifadh Qanbar, a former deputy military attaché in the Iraqi embassy in Washington told The Post. READ MORE

NEW YORK POST NYC man hired by Iranian regime to ‘stalk and murder’ dissident journalist sentenced A New York City man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Wednesday for his role in a murder-for-hire plot orchestrated by the Iranian regime.  Jonathan Loadholt, of Staten Island, previously pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit stalking and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering for taking part in the scheme to kill journalist and human rights advocate Masih Alinejad. 

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Ben-Gvir’s antics “actively sabotages vital, ongoing diplomatic efforts”

Posted on May 23, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

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The Reputational Arson of Itamar Ben-Gvir
Amit Segal
May 21, 2026

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is a reputational arsonist. Yesterday’s fire set by him involved the minister visiting an Ashdod detention center holding the latest batch of Gaza flotilla activists. In a video posted on social media by Ben-Gvir himself, he paraded around bound and bowed detainees, waved the Israeli flag, and blasted the national anthem—shouting “Welcome to Israel” in Hebrew. It immediately caught the attention of Israel’s enemies, as well as friends and even those at the top of the government. On social media at least, the response was almost entirely negative, with rebukes from the foreign minister, Gideon Sa’ar, and even Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, who described the treatment of the activists as “not in line with Israel’s values and norms.” First, some caveats. Are the participants in this flotilla criminals in the eyes of Israeli law and determined enemies of the state? Yes. Were some of the activists associated with ISIS? According to my sources, yes. Should we shed a single tear for them? Absolutely not. READ MORE

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Hoffman: “October 7th exposed the dangers of illusion, yet much of Israel’s Left still clings to a wildly outdated worldview”

Posted on May 23, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

FUTURE OF JEWISH
The Israeli Left learned nothing from October 7th.
Joshua Hoffman
May 28, 2026

There is something seriously revealing about who the international media chooses to platform when it wants to obsessively criticize Israel. Again and again, outlets like The New York Times turn not to Israelis who reflect the country as it actually exists, but to members of a shrinking, culturally influential Left-wing elite that still believes it speaks for the nation. This week, The New York Times chose Israeli historian and public intellectual Yuval Noah Harari, a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The choice was not accidental. Harari represents a particular ideological class in Israel: secular, globalized, highly educated, deeply embedded in international intellectual culture, and increasingly disconnected from the instincts, fears, experiences, and identity of the average Israeli. READ MORE

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