Well, Trump is already saying that if Hamas doesn’t stop the killing and give up its arms, WE will do it.
Which is what has to happen, since Hamas never has - and never will - desire peace with Israel.
I think that, just as he did before, he’s going to tell Israel to do whatever they need to do to put a stop to Hamas once and for all.
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From the linked artcle:
The ceasefire between genocidal “death cult” Hamas and Israel lasted about as long as any reasonable person could have expected before the Jew-hating terrorists violated the agreement and war restarted.
Hamas fired an anti-tank missile and gunshots at Israeli soldiers who were in the Israeli-controlled area.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that it has resumed operations against terror targets in a necessary move for its own defense.
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From the same source as immediately above:
IDF added a fact that ought to have been blindingly obvious to the whole world after Oct. 7, but which for some reason seems less acknowledged than ever now: “Hamas is a terrorist death cult that honors no agreement. The IDF is now delivering the only response these barbarians understand. Every cry for ‘proportionality’ from the progressive mob is a demand for Israel to submit to terror. The mask is off. This is righteous and necessary.”
Amen. You cannot hope to make peace with terrorists who openly express their goal of wiping you off the planet.
The last few living Israeli hostages are home; now it’s time to hit the terror-infested, jihadi-run hellhole of Gaza harder than ever.
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Excellent response by the IDF - “Every cry for ‘proportionality’ from the progressive mob is a demand for Israel to submit to terror.”
Yes, now that the remaining hostages are home, its time to hit the terrorists harder than ever.
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Of course President Trump’s plan for destroying Hamas and re-developing the Gaza Strip cannot work.
The miraculous thing is that 20 Israeli hostages were returned home.
As for the rest of the “deal” …
From the linked article:
The involvement of Qatar and Turkey in the Gaza Strip is problematic because the two countries have always been supportive of Hamas. Both countries continue to provide shelter to several Hamas leaders and act as if they are its attorneys by constantly defending the terror group while condemning Israel.
The Saudis and Emiratis have reportedly notified the Trump administration that they would downgrade their level of engagement in the implementation of the Trump plan. Referring to Qatar, they warned that increasing the influence of “countries that destabilize the region” would derail the momentum of prosperity Trump has touted.
A Saudi source warned that Qatar was expected to help Hamas maintain its presence and return at an opportune moment.
Notably, in 2017 several Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the UAE decided to cut their diplomatic ties with Qatar over the Gulf state’s support for Islamist terror groups, especially the Muslim Brotherhood.
More here:
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Yes, I don’t understand Trump’s reliance on Qatar and Turkey. Why is he not listening to the Saudis, who he made so much of, and join them in recognizing the MB as a terrorist organization?
Hamas still insists on Palestinian “statehood”, and of course the Western nations who have already caved to Socialism and Islamism have complied.
The Palestinian official speaks of Hamas as “an ideology linked to resistance and liberation” - this is the dead givaway to what Hamas actually is - a front for Communists.
Every Communist cause in history has labeled itself as a “liberation” and “resistance” to the imaginary monsters it creates of capitalism and Western civilization, in order to destroy them.
“Women’s Lib”, “Black Lib”, blah blah blah.
So predictable it’s embarrassing.
Since that’s all the “Palestinian cause” is - just another front for the evil forces funding them, exploiting them as tools of the “Revolution” - of course they aren’t going to give up the “cause”.
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Thanks for that, Liz!
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I adored Donald Trump, Leader.
But now … ?
What do you feel about him now? Liz? Cogito? Backwoods? Anybody?
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I still think he’s our greatest president, but not sure he’s getting the best advice on this. I hope he’s not going to cave to the “two state” proposal. Bad idea.
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I think Trump isn’t perfect but he’s by far the best game in town.
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There’s an article at gellerreport.com, “The Right and its Growing Cancer”, that addresses the problem of anti-semitism on the Right.
It seems to be alot more widespread than I thought. And because it’s a growing phenomenon, it’s possibly having an influence on how Trump treats Israel in the peace deal with Hamas.
I don’t agree with everything the author says (such as that there’s as much violence on the Right as on the Left) but I think he’s right about the fact that many conservatives are trying to ignore the anti-semites in our midst, but they must be called out and dealt with to stop their influence from growing.
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What if loyalties clash?
From the linked article:
The summer of 2025 marked not only diplomatic confusion; it was when Israel realized that even friends act according to their own interests first.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s “deal-making diplomacy” once seemed refreshing—direct, transactional and bold. But his “quick ceasefire” left Israelis stunned. Washington spoke of friendship; Jerusalem saw disregard, especially after Hamas failed to lay down its weapons and did not release all the deceased hostages.
When Trump announced that Israel had agreed to a 60-day ceasefire—something Israel and Hamas immediately denied—it was more than a miscommunication. It was humiliation. For Israel’s right-wing, it became proof that no one, not even a friendly U.S. administration, should dictate its red lines
Leaders like Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir voiced what many felt: Israel’s security could not depend on political mood swings in Washington. Even Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s polite tone could not hide the growing anger within his coalition.
By mid-summer, the phrase “strategic solitude” began to appear in conservative circles and think tanks. The concept was simple but profound: Israel must work with allies, but depend on none. Editorials in Israel Hayom gave shape to this thinking:
Aug. 1: “Foreign backing is unreliable. Israel must chart its own course.”
Aug. 24: “We cannot live on Washington’s timeline.”
Aug. 30: “Partnership with America? Yes. At any cost? Never.”
Sept. 4: “We kept fighting despite U.S. pressure—lesson learned: independence matters.”
The idea spread like wildfire. Within weeks, it stopped being a slogan and became a mindset—independence not as isolation, but as dignity.
September brought a flood of defining moments. Trump’s private assurances to Arab leaders that he would block any Israeli annexation of the West Bank (Judea and Samaria) outraged Israeli conservatives. Ministers like Smotrich warned that “leadership fleeing from mission” was dangerous, while Ben-Gvir labeled Trump’s plan “a hole-filled document that threatens Israel’s security.”
Across opinion columns and television panels, the same refrain echoed: “Israel’s friendship with the United States endures, but the age of dependence is over.”
By the end of 2025, “standing alone” has become more than a slogan; it has become an identity. Israel is not turning away from the world; it is learning to stand upright within it.
The courage to stand alone means acknowledging that friendship is valuable but never absolute. It is the maturity to cooperate without submission, to accept help without surrendering choice.
In a world of shifting powers and fading certainties, Israel’s new doctrine is both pragmatic and philosophical. America remains a friend, but no longer a pillar.
The liberal world order may be fading, but Israel’s independence is only beginning to shine—not as defiance, but as destiny.
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Comment:
Time will tell us how that works out.
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Thank you, Liz.
Here are extracts:
If one listens carefully in our own conservative circles one can sometimes hear anti-Jewish sentiments at the end of sentences, but this week we heard the vice-president of the United States utter a complete sentence the content of which, if thoroughly implemented, would endanger the very survival of the state he ostensibly champions.
Responding to a preliminary vote taken in the Knesset to reclaim sovereignty over Judea and Samaria Vice-President Vance stated: “If it was a political stunt, it was a very stupid political stunt, and I personally take some insult to it…….the West Bank is not going to be annexed by Israel.”
Why should he take “some insult” to Israel attempting to rectify the horrendous mistake it made in 1993 with the Oslo Accords? Judea and Samaria were part of ancient and historical Israel. Not one square foot should have been ceded to the newly created Palestinian Authority.
To say one is insulted or offended is an attempt to prioritize one’s own feelings. It is not an argument but a call to end the discussion. It is an admission of intellectual impotence.
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The article really needs to be read in full. It is disturbing.
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But can Israel “stand alone”, without the support of the US? How independent can they actually be?
I don’t know. I think they’d do fine independently if it weren’t for the fact that they are surrounded by nations full of Jew hating terrorists.
I know Trump has always supported them, but it is very disturbing to see signs that he is even listening to antisemitic “influencers” like Carlson, and so many others, apparently because they’ve succeeded in making the polls drop on support for Israel.
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Ah, yes. That is so.
Is Trump changing? His daughter and grandchildren being Jewish (Jared less so!) should keep him from actual enmity.
And I think he may be emotionally sympathetic to the religion, too.
The Israelis/Jews as a whole are not a threat to anyone if they are not attacked. Those that embrace Communism and protest with the Left and Islam are trying to abandon their Jewishness. They won’t succeed with that!
Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens are persecutors. Has Trump abandoned them? I hope so.
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I know Trump is too intelligent to be swayed by an obvious nutcase like Owens, and he called Carlson “kooky”, I seem to recall. I don’t think he will abandon his loyalty to Israel.
If anything, the problem is that he’s TOO loyal to Jewish friends and family - like Witkoff and Kushner, who may not have been the best choice to put in charge of the peace negotiations.
I guess the most disturbing thing to me is the polling that showed how many of the younger generations are being swayed against Israel by the likes of Owens and Carlson.
There has also, unfortunately, been a rise in youth embracing socialism. I guess this explains the popularity of antisemitic communists like Mamdami. You couldn’t get two more polar opposites than he and Trump.
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Another note on Carlson - he recently interviewed Nick Fuentes - a well known anti-semite. Here’s what Carlson had to say about “Christian Zionists” -
“people…who I’ve seen be seized by this brain virus, and they’re not Jewish…its Christian heresy, and I’m offended by that as a Christian.”
Apparently he thinks a ‘true’ Christian should hate Jews like Martin Luther did, or something.
How devout and pious of him! What BS.
It does confirm, tho, something I read awhile back - that there is an effort underway to divide American Evangelicals…part of a larger phenomenon - the embrace of the sectarian politics of the Middle East by D.C. since 9/11. Attacks on “Christian Zionism” - propaganda of terror sponsoring anti-American regimes (Iran)(via people like Carlson, Dugin) claim that the Rothschilds hired Scofeild to make a “pro-Zionist” Bible, which “Jewified” Christianity; the Eastern Orthodox Church is our true ancestor - the authentic “Biblical model”.
Evangelicals must re-align with them away from Jews and the West.
(These are notes I took but didn’t cite a source)
Anyway, this adds up about Carlson.
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Very interesting, Liz.
Yes, It does add up about Carlson.
Roughly what proportion of Christians, would you say, know that their Jesus was a Jew?
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