Category Archives: Islam

Iran: “What initially looked like a one-man show with Israeli assistance now appears to include Israel on stage”

IT’S NOON IN ISRAEL Operation Irani Freedom? Amit Segal February 19, 2026 …There are serious indications that a strike is coming. Senator Lindsey Graham said today that the decision to attack has “already been made.” As for when, we still … Continue reading

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IDF: “Looking ahead, without Hamas disarmament and under the auspices of the technocrat committee, Hamas will succeed, in our view, to preserve influence and control in the Gaza Strip”

ALGEMEINER Hamas Tightens Grip in Gaza as Trump Pushes Peace Plan Reuters and Algemeiner Staff February 19, 2026 Hamas is cementing its hold over Gaza by placing loyalists in key government roles, collecting taxes, and paying salaries, according to an … Continue reading

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It’s official: Palestinian state will be another Islamic theocracy

ALGEMEINER PA’s Draft Constitution Enshrines Pay-for-Slay, Defines Palestine as Part of ‘Arab Homeland’ i24 News and Algemeiner Staff February 15, 2026 A draft of a constitution for a future Palestinian state made public this week cemented in law the pay-for … Continue reading

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Iran, Hamas: “From Cato the Elder, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Machiavelli”

WASHINGTON TIMES A few words of advice on Iran and Gaza Clifford D. May February 10, 2026 “Carthago delenda est!” In case your Latin is rusty, that means “Carthage must be destroyed!” Cato the Elder would repeat the demand in … Continue reading

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Saudi Arabia: “The surge in anti-Israel – and at times even antisemitic – language, evident across editorials, columns and state-aligned media, is unmistakable”

FDD Why Saudi Arabia is turning back to Islamism – and against Israel Hussain Abdul-Hussain February 6, 2026 …Vision 2030 – an ambitious plan to diversify Saudi Arabia’s oil-dependent economy, reshape its society, and position the kingdom as a global … Continue reading

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“According to experts, the growing Israel-Somaliland partnership could be a “game changer” for Israel, boosting the Jewish state’s ability to counter the Yemen-based Houthi terrorist group while offering strategic and geographic advantages amid shifting regional power dynamics”

ALGEMEINER Somalia Warns Israel Against Military Base in Somaliland, Signs Defense Pact With Saudi Arabia Ailin Vilches Arguello February 9. 2026 Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has warned Israel against establishing a military base in the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, … Continue reading

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“As Iran weakens, Arab states warn of war while quietly fearing the rise of unchecked Israeli power. The Middle East prefers a half-dead Iran, and a contained Israel, in one package”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) When the Iranian threat collapses, a New Middle East emerges Amit Segal February 5, 2026 Abbas Araghchi will not be the first foreign minister to fly urgently to meet Americans in an attempt to … Continue reading

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“Memo to Trump: No one in the region wants the regime to survive…Turkey is essentially proposing that Iran and Turkey switch places, with Recep Tayyip Erdogan as the steward of all the mullahs’ ill-gotten gains”

COMMENTARY Is Iran Attending Its Own Funeral? Seth Mandel February 3, 2026 Mideast summit this Friday looks like it will play host to a group of countries that claim to want to save Iran from U.S. strikes—but in reality want … Continue reading

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“Mamdani’s silence on the oppression in Iran is a betrayal of New York’s core value”

TABLET MAG Letter to Mayor Mamdani Masih Alinejad February 4, 2026 Mayor Mamdani, While mass killings are unfolding in Iran, you have chosen silence. While women are being beaten, imprisoned, and killed for refusing compulsory hijab and the entire Islamic … Continue reading

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“US State Department reportedly filed evidence to Congress that the programme, which provides funding to the families of convicted terrorists, continued under a different name”

JEWISH CHRONICLE PA paid out $200m in pay-for-slay despite pledge to end scheme, US claims Jacob Jaffa January 30, 2026 The Palestinian Authority (PA) has been accused of paying out $200 million to the families of terrorists in 2025, despite … Continue reading

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