VDH: “Israel destroyed Iran’s expeditionary terrorists, Iran’s defenses, its nuclear viability, and the absurd mythology of Iranian military competence. And worse, Israel showed it could repeat all that destruction when and if necessary”

Posted on July 2, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

FRONT PAGE MAG
In the End, Everyone Hated the Iranian Theocracy
Victor Davis Hanson
July 3, 2025

It is hard even to digest the incredible train of events of the last few days in the Middle East. Iran had been reduced to an anemic, performance-art missile attack on our base in Qatar — the last Parthian shot from a terrified regime, desperate for an out — and a ceasefire. Iran would have been better off not launching such a ceremonial but ultimately humiliating proof of impotence. Even worse for the theocracy, Iran’s temporary reprieve came from the now magnanimous but still hated U.S. President Donald Trump. So ends the creepy mystique of the supposedly indomitable terror state of Iran, the bane of the last seven American presidents over half a century. For Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, it was hard to swallow that U.S. bombers got their permission to fly into Iranian airspace from the Israeli air force.  READ MORE

TIKVAH Victor Davis Hanson on What the Iran War Reveals about Israel and the American Interest We’re pleased to share the fourth and final session in Tikvah‘s special series, Living Through History: Learning from the “12-Day War.” In this conversation, the distinguished military historian Victor Davis Hanson explains the Trump administration’s approach to the American interest in Israel and Iran, the broader vision behind the president’s foreign policy, and the relationship between domestic political debates and American strategy abroad. You can watch the conversation by clicking here 

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“Anyone who sees what the Iranians did to civilians here should fear what they could do with a nuclear bomb”

Posted on July 2, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

JERUSALEM POST
Germany is ‘100% behind Israel,’ minister vows at site of Iranian strike on Bat Yam
June 29, 2025

Israel must be supported in its fight against terror, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said during a visit to the site of Iran’s missile attack in Bat Yam…“We are 100% behind Israel’s actions in recent days, including the strike on nuclear sites. The nuclear threat is not only a danger to Israel but to all of Europe. Israel, Germany, and the United States will not accept a nuclear-armed Iran.” During the war with Iran, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that by striking Iran, Israel was doing the “dirty work” for everyone, and that he had “the greatest respect” for the Israeli army and government for the courage to face Iran. READ MORE

REUTERS Germany seeks Israeli partnership on cyberdefence, plans ‘cyber dome’ Germany is aiming to establish a joint German-Israeli cyber research centre and deepen collaboration between the two countries’ intelligence and security agencies, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said on Sunday…”Military defence alone is not sufficient for this turning point in security. A significant upgrade in civil defence is also essential to strengthen our overall defensive capabilities,” Dobrindt said during a visit to Israel.

JPOST The three European countries that came to Israel’s aid after Oct. 7 A senior Israeli defense official confided to me this week that, while Jerusalem enjoyed a brief wave of diplomatic sympathy when Hamas launched its attacks in October 2023, that solidarity did not translate into hard support on the battlefield. With the lone exception of the United States, every Western ally, Germany and Italy among them, refused to sell Israel ammunition or other critical material. Ultimately, only three unexpected partners filled the gap: Hungary, Serbia, and the Czech Republic.

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In another message Columbia President Shipman said she was “so, so tired” of Trustee Shendelman, a Jewish biotech executive

Posted on July 1, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

NEW YORK POST
Leaked email sees Columbia University president grovel over suggested nixing of Jewish board member: ‘Moment of immense pressure’
Ricki Schlott
July 2, 2025

Columbia University’s president issued a groveling apology, saying she regrets a text suggesting removal of a Jewish board member and a separate one urging the school to get an “Arab” board member “quickly.” A House investigation dug up the texts sent by acting president Claire Shipman in January 2024 amidst anti-Israel campus protests where she advocated removing Shoshana Shendelman from the board of trustees. Shendelman was one of the most vocal members against harassment of Jewish students, but in the private texts Shipman agreed with a text saying she could be a “mole,” called her “extraordinarily unhelpful,” and suggested they “get somebody from the middle east,” according to the Committee on Education and Workforce’s report. READ MORE

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Israel Security Agency (ISA/Shin Bet) dismantles massive Hamas terrorist network in Hebron, foiling imminent attacks and solving past murders

Posted on July 1, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

JEWISH PRESS
Shin Bet Arrests More Than 60 Terrorists, Thwarts Massive Hamas Branch in Hebron
Hana Levi Julian
June 29, 2025

…The Israel Security Agency (ISA/Shin Bet) has dismantled a massive Hamas terrorist network in Hebron, foiling imminent attacks and solving past murders. The operation also resolved one of the deadliest shooting attacks in the past 15 years: the 2010 attack in Judea that claimed the lives of four Israelis at the Bani Naim intersection in the Hebron Hills. A collaborative effort between the Shin Bet, the IDF, and the Israel Police’s Shi’a District, the operation uncovered a sophisticated and multi-faceted Hamas network that was also actively planning to carry out attacks in the immediate future…The Shin Bet, IDF, and Israel Police arrested more than 60 individuals as part of the bust. The intelligence provided by these operatives during interrogations was crucial in thwarting numerous planned attacks and facilitating further arrests. Approximately 10 terrorist cells in Hebron were specifically identified and neutralized. READ MORE

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Hirsi Ali: The strategy is brilliant in its simplicity: Paint Israel as the nexus of evil. Then paint every Jew who doesn’t renounce it as complicit. Force them to choose: dignity or safety.

Posted on June 30, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

FREE PRESS
Glastonbury-and the Purge of the Jews
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
June 29, 2025

…Jews are no strangers to accusations of secret plots: banking plots, media plots, world domination. They’re always scheming, according to the people who can’t stop obsessing over them. What’s unfolding now is a real plot not being orchestrated by Jews, but against them. And it’s happening in broad daylight. It’s called the “Free Palestine” movement. But the branding is a smoke screen. What we’re dealing with is not a grassroots plea for peace, for statehood. It’s Islamism soaked in Maoism, weaponized for the social media era, and sharpened to a point by ideological warriors who’ve read more Foucault than Quran. Perhaps this will sound hyperbolic to you. But I have been researching and writing about subversive movements for decades, especially movements emanating from the world of political Islam. READ MORE

NEWSWEEK Israel’s Army Reacts to “Kill the IDF” Chants from Bob Vylan The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said “we have no response on the matter” when asked by Newsweek for reaction to British rapper Bobby Vylan’s chants of “Kill the IDF” at the Glastonbury music festival, even as the incident sparked backlash from Israeli officials and the public and prompted government action. The U.S. State Department said it had revoked visas for rap-punk duo Bob Vylan over chants made during their televised performance at the Glastonbury Festival, which was broadcast by the BBC. Bobby Vylan led the crowd in chants of “Free Palestine,” followed by “Death to the IDF,” sparking criticism of the broadcaster as well.

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Zohran Mamdani demonizes Jewish charities naming the Central Fund of Israel as one of the main targets of his bill, known as the “Not on Our Dime Act”

Posted on June 30, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

JERUSALEM POST
Mamdani sponsors bill that would ban Jewish nonprofits from raising money for ZAKA, Hatzalah
Mathilda Heller
July 1, 2025

New York City mayoral primary winner Zohran Mamdani sponsored a bill that would force any New York synagogue or Jewish corporation that gives money to ZAKA, United Hatzalah, or the One Israel Fund to pay a fine of at least $1 million or risk a lawsuit. The bill, “Not on our dime!: Ending New York funding of Israeli settler violence act,” was introduced in the New York State Assembly by Mamdani in May 2023 with the aim of prohibiting New York not-for-profit corporations from engaging in unauthorized support of Israeli settlement activity. READ MORE

CANARY MISSION WATCH: Zohran Mamdani gets cozy on stage with recently released pro-Hamas activist Mahmoud Khalil at a Ramy Youssef

CANARY MISSION Zohran Mamdani: A Danger to NYC: The Silent Enabler of NYC’s ‘Ungovernable’ Future

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After surviving direct Iranian missile hit, Weizmann Institute reveals groundbreaking blood test that detects early signs of leukemia and tracks blood aging—offering a painless, data-driven alternative to bone marrow biopsies.

Posted on June 28, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

YNET
Israeli scientists unveil leukemia breakthrough just before missile demolishes research building
Eitan Gefen
June 28, 2025

Steven Spielberg couldn’t have directed a better script. In a scene that feels straight out of a high-stakes drama, two Israeli scientists found themselves caught in a life-or-death race—not only against disease but against destruction. Professors Liran Shlush and Amos Tanay from the Weizmann Institute of Science had been laboring for years on a groundbreaking study, tracking subtle changes in human blood to detect early signs of leukemia. Their work was meticulous, their data hard-won. Then, just as they submitted their research for publication, an Iranian missile struck their building. The direct hit threatened to obliterate everything: priceless samples, sensitive data, and the collective effort of countless sleepless nights. And yet—miraculously—their research survived. READ MORE

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Human rights groups and local media estimate that more than 700 were arrested across five Iranian provinces, with many of the incarcerated clueless about the charges being levied against them

Posted on June 28, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

FDD
Khamenei skips state funeral held for IRGC commanders, nuclear scientists eliminated by Israel
June 28, 2025

Thousands attended a mass Iranian state funeral in Tehran on June 28 to honor Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members and nuclear scientists killed during the 12-day conflict with Israel. Several senior regime officials attended the event, including Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and the commander of the IRGC’s Quds Force, Gen. Esmail Qaani. Crowds observed as trucks carrying the caskets of Gen. Hossein Salami, Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, and other eliminated figures proceeded slowly down Tehran’s Azadi Street…The deceased reportedly included 60 people, including 16 nuclear scientists and 10 senior Iranian commanders. READ MORE

NEW YORK POST Iran executes 6 people after speedy trials, arrests hundreds in espionage crackdown during Israeli war Iranian authorities have executed six people and arrested 700 in a nationwide espionage crackdown during its 12-day war with Israel, officials and human rights groups said. After Israel’s bombardments on Tehran’s nuclear program exposed the extent of the Jewish state’s infiltration of Iran, the Islamic republic began sweeping up residents on suspicion of treachery, with a half dozen killed in lightning-fast trials, according to the Center for Human Rights in Iran.

THE HILL Iranian ‘sleeper cells’: What to know about US warnings The Trump administration has warned of Iranian “sleeper cells” operating in America as the United States braces for Tehran’s response to strikes on three of its nuclear sites over the weekend. Sleeper cells generally refer to foreign agents who lie low, going about their seemingly normal daily life, until called on to carry out a mission or attack…Retired Gen. Wesley Clark told MSNBC he believed Iranian agents in the U.S. could “self-activate” in response to American bombings, potentially seeking to murder certain officials or blow up the electric grid. However, he said there was a “low probability” of such attacks, and that an Iran-linked militia attacking U.S. troops in the Middle East was more likely.

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Bibi and Trump “reached consensus on these fundamental principles in general terms: Gaza hostilities to conclude within two weeks, Abraham Accords expansion to include Syria and Saudi Arabia, a two-state solution with limited Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria”

Posted on June 26, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS)
Trump and Netanyahu’s 2-state vision: Gaza war’s end, Abraham Accords expansion
Ariel Kahana
June 26, 2025

…President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu aim to swiftly pursue fresh peace arrangements with Arab states as part of Abraham Accords expansion… They reached consensus on these fundamental principles in general terms. They plan rapid implementation, beginning with Gaza warfare termination. Gaza hostilities will conclude within two weeks, ending conditions will encompass four Arab nations (including Egypt and the United Arab Emirates) to administer the Gaza Strip, replacing the murderous Hamas terrorist organization. The remaining Hamas leadership will face exile to other countries, while the hostages gain freedom. Multiple nations globally will accept numerous Gaza inhabitants seeking emigration. READ MORE

AXIOS Netanyahu wants to meet Trump at White House after Iran war success Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to meet with President Trump at the White House in the coming weeks to celebrate the joint U.S-Israeli bombing of Iran’s nuclear program, three Israeli officials said. Despite past tensions in their relationship, the two leaders are closer than ever and see the 12-day war against Iran as a monumental achievement — both for their countries and their personal legacies. Two Israeli officials said initial discussions have already taken place between Netanyahu’s advisers and White House officials regarding a potential visit, though no date has been set yet.

REUTERS NATO’s Rutte likens Trump to a ‘daddy’ in Israel-Iran conflict Talking to reporters alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at a NATO alliance summit, Trump again berated Israel and Iran. “They’ve had a big fight, like two kids in a schoolyard. You know, they fight like hell, you can’t stop them. Let them fight for about 2-3 minutes, then it’s easy to stop them,” he said. In response, Rutte laughed and said: “And then daddy has to sometimes use strong language to get (them to) stop.” On Tuesday, after a ceasefire deal, Trump had raised eyebrows by saying Israel and Iran had been fighting “so long and so hard that they don’t know what the fuck they’re doing”…“And when it comes to Iran, the fact that he took this decisive action, very targeted, to make sure that Iran would not be able to get his hands on a nuclear capability – I think he deserves all the praise.”

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IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir says damage to Iran’s nuclear program is ‘systemic,’ ‘severe, broad and deep,’ and ‘pushed back by years’

Posted on June 26, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

JEWISH INSIDER
Experts: Damage to Iranian nuclear sites likely far more extensive than leaked DIA report
Lahov Harkov
June 26, 2025

…CIA Director John Ratcliffe said Thursday that “a body of credible intelligence indicates Iran’s Nuclear Program has been severely damaged by the recent, targeted strikes. This includes new intelligence from a historically reliable and accurate source/method that several key Iranian nuclear facilities were destroyed and would have to be rebuilt over the course of years.”…Similarly, in a statement shared by both Israel’s government and the White House, the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission said that “the devastating U.S. strike on Fordow destroyed the site’s critical infrastructure and rendered the enrichment facility inoperable. We assess that the American strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, combined with Israeli strikes … have set back Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons by many years.” READ MORE

BBC Satellite images reveal new signs of damage at Iranian nuclear sites Satellite images have revealed new signs of damage to access routes and tunnels at Iran’s underground Fordo enrichment facility which was targeted by Israel on 23 June, a day after the US dropped bunker-buster bombs on the site. Previously unseen damage is also visible near tunnel entrances at Iran’s Isfahan Nuclear Technology Centre after it was hit by the US. Meanwhile, there are signs work is already underway to fill in craters at the Natanz enrichment complex in the wake of US strikes. A leaked US intelligence document has cast doubt on the overall impact of the strikes. Media coverage of its conclusions prompted an angry response from President Donald Trump.

TIMES OF ISRAEL Mossad hails Israel’s ‘historic’ Iran offensive, thanks CIA in rare public message In a rare public message Wednesday, the Mossad hailed Israel’s “historic” operation against Iran, declaring that the longstanding Iranian threat was significantly neutralized thanks to the 12-day aerial campaign. “These are historic days for the people of Israel. The Iranian threat, which has endangered our security for decades, has been significantly neutralized,” the intelligence agency said in a statement, hailing its cooperation with the IDF and accompanying American support for the surprise offensive. “Israel, thanks to this entire security apparatus, today feels like a different country, a safer country, a braver country that is prepared for the future,” said Mossad chief David Barnea in a video accompanying the written statement.

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