Horovitz: Iran was a decision and a few weeks away from nuclear weapons. But unlike Gaza 2023, Israel had been watching

Posted on July 4, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

TIMES OF ISRAEL
Israel was facing destruction at the hands of Iran. This is how close it came, and how it saved itself
David Horovitz
June 30, 2025

The Iranian regime was increasingly convinced in recent months that it would soon be able to destroy Israel. The “Destruction of Israel” clock in Tehran’s Palestine Square was not an exercise in bravado. It was a public countdown to what the ayatollahs believed was Israel’s imminent demise, at their hands. Along with dismay that Yahya Sinwar had failed to consult and coordinate with them before invading southern Israel on October 7, 2023, the regime drew encouragement from the success of that massacre, its apparent confirmation of Israel’s vulnerability, and the ongoing instability it had caused. Israel’s elimination, the regime delightedly, and rationally, assessed, was truly at hand. READ MORE

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The two leaders’ third summit in six months makes history. It will tout the crushing blow to Iran’s nuclear ambitions – and offer a glimpse into what could unfold next

Posted on July 2, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS)
How the Netanyahu-Trump partnership is reshaping the Middle East
Ariel Kahana
July 2, 2025

In an unprecedented diplomatic milestone, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet United States President Donald Trump for the third time in six months. Such frequency is historic and unlikely to be repeated. The two leaders will likely celebrate their triumph over Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, a feat Trump described on Tuesday as a “celebration.” This operation, led by Israel, may have averted a third world war by dismantling Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Israel’s action demonstrated its strategic value to American interests in the Middle East and beyond. No nation, including China or Russia, expressed regret over the blows dealt to the Islamic Republic. This strengthened American deterrence, justifying the celebratory tone Netanyahu and Trump are expected to adopt. However, the meetings will focus not only on past achievements but also on shaping the region’s future. Regarding Iran, the leaders will likely coordinate enforcement policies to prevent the revival of its nuclear program. READ MORE

MOSAIC American Intervention in Israel’s Internal Affairs Is Never Good Yesterday, President Trump called for an end to Benjamin Netanyahu’s ongoing trial in an Israeli court for charges of corruption. Amit Segal, who has been critical of the case’s prosecution, doesn’t think this is necessarily a good thing. Donald Trump isn’t the first president inappropriately to insert himself into domestic Israeli politics. Under President Biden, the White House sanctioned right-wing Israelis. At the same time, during debates over judicial reform, anti-government activists in Israel explicitly called on the [American] president to thwart the legislation being pushed by Netanyahu’s coalition.

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“Allowing Qatar to be part of an Arab consortium that would replace Hamas rule in the Gaza Strip is essentially placing the alpha-fox in charge of the henhouse”

Posted on July 2, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

GATESTONE
Qatar Must Not Be Allowed to Play Any Role in Gaza
Khaled Abu Toameh
July 3, 2025

…Qatar’s longtime financial and political support for Hamas is one of the reasons the terror group managed to stay in power and carry out countless terrorist attacks against Israel over the past two decades…Qatar’s foreign ministry released a statement on October 7, 2023, holding “Israel alone responsible” for Hamas’s massacres. The ministry ignored Hamas’s war crimes and accused Israel of violating international law….Qatar has never abandoned its goal of promoting the Muslim Brotherhood and its affiliates, including Hamas. Anyone who watches Al-Jazeera (in Arabic) can see that the Gulf state and its media outlets are fully mobilized in favor of Islamist Jihadis engaged in terrorism against Israel and the West. Qatar will doubtless once again use humanitarian aid as a tool to ensure Hamas’s continued rule over the Gaza Strip. This patronage will pave the way for more October 7-style massacres. Qatar cannot be allowed to play any role in the administration of the Gaza Strip. READ MORE

MIDDLE EAST FORUM Attack Iran’s Shadow World and Dismantle Its Proxies The dust is still settling after the twelve-day joint Israeli-American air campaign ripped open bunkers, erased Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps command nodes, and shattered the illusion of Iran’s invincibility. Fordow lies in ruins. The nuclear weapons program—degraded, if not destroyed. Tehran reels from the precision and audacity of allied strikes that not only hit hard but exposed the regime’s vulnerability to modern warfare. While some Western commentators now pivot to calls for restraint, diplomacy, and a new round of negotiations, they fail to grasp one immutable fact: The war never ended. The kinetic phase paused. The conflict itself has transitioned. If Washington and Jerusalem want this victory to endure, they must pivot with equal speed. They must demand that Iran terminate all support to its proxies. 

NEW YORK POST With Iran set back, Trump can now pursue peace in the Middle East Donald Trump has stumbled into a position of extraordinary power in the Middle East. Through a combination of Israeli military audacity and his willingness to take risks, Trump has humiliated Iran, proven his ability to rein in Israel, and positioned himself as the only actor who can now impose a postwar settlement. He has leverage over everyone, and he should use it now. 

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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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