Israel Wins – Enemies Re-group
by Yossi Yehoshua
This week marks 1,000 days since the beginning of the longest war in Israel’s history – a war that began with the most severe military and security failure the country has ever experienced on October 7.
But the number 1,000 may be misleading. Even if high-intensity fighting fades, the war itself will not truly end. In the Middle East, wars do not end with surrender ceremonies or peace agreements that erase threats. They change form: periods of intense fighting, pauses, targeted operations, shadow warfare, renewed enemy build-up, and struggles over perception.
Israel has achieved impressive battlefield victories in nearly every arena. But victory does not necessarily mean resolution. Decisive victory means the enemy has lost either the ability or the will to continue fighting over time. That has not yet happened. Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran have all suffered severe blows, but none have abandoned the struggle.
The enemies have not disappeared; they are changing methods, recovering, and waiting for the next opportunity. In the Middle East, victory is not the end of the road – it only creates better starting conditions for the next round.
The United States is Israel’s most important ally, but it acts out of interests, not friendship. At some stage there will be no alternative to action that restores weakened deterrence, alongside a deep process of independent force build-up. Israel must also prepare for the possibility of US arms restrictions or an embargo.
Therefore, the most important lesson of October 7 is that Israel must always be the initiating side – tactically, operationally, technologically, diplomatically, and strategically. Not to wait for the next threat, but to shape it in advance.
Food for Thought: by Steven Shamrak
Antisemitism has always been sponsored and propagated by governments. Most of the time it has been done covertly, like it was in the Soviet Union. Sometimes openly like during the time of the Nazi Germany control of Europe. Currently, Jew-haters use anti-Zionism, delegitimization of the Jewish state, as a cover for Anti-Semitic ugliness!
Zionism is the Jewish
National Independence Movement.
Israeli Government Recognized Armenian Genocide
The government unanimously approved Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar’s proposal to recognize the Armenian genocide. The resolution says Israel, “on the basis of moral and historical duty,” recognizes the genocide committed against the Armenian people – about 1.5 million Armenians were killed – in the final years of the Ottoman Empire.
The Armenian genocide remains the subject of an organized world-wide denial.
The Violence against Jews is not Reported
Three Jewish shepherds were injured on Sunday morning near the Mikneh Avraham outpost in eastern Gush Etzion, by several Bedouins from the village of Rashaida, carrying clubs and stones.
The municipality of Tel Aviv-Jaffa has appointed Amir Badran as deputy mayor, making him the second Arab citizen to hold the position, after Rifat Turk, who was appointed in 2003. The appointment undermines the erroneous notion perpetrated by some NGOs and foreign governments that the Jewish state runs an apartheid system. Arabs comprise about 21 percent of Israel’s population. Arabs enjoy the same democratic rights under law as fellow Jewish citizens. Arab Israelis regularly serve in parliament and on the country’s highest court.
Lebanon Must Act Against Hezbollah
Israel is demanding that the Lebanese army prove it can dismantle Hezbollah infrastructure before any Israeli withdrawal from border areas, including by inspecting tunnels in the Ali al-Taher area to ensure they are free of Hezbollah operatives. The fifth round of talks opened at the US State Department with a joint military and political session. “The problem was and remains Hezbollah, for Lebanon and for Israel. Hezbollah is the No.1 obstacle to Lebanon’s independence and sovereign future, and also to Israel’s security. Hezbollah is violating Lebanon’s sovereignty. Iran is violating Lebanon’s sovereignty,” said Gideon Sa’ar, Israel’s Foreign Minister. (The Lebanese Armed Forces are both incapable and unwilling to disarm Hezbollah.)
A United Nations Commission of Inquiry released a report accusing Israel of “genocide” through the alleged targeting of children in Gaza. “No doubt, this latest contemptible UN blood libel will fuel the growing surge of antisemitism and endanger the lives of Jews worldwide,” said Professor Anne Bayefsky, President of Human Rights Voices. The Commission objective is not an impartial investigation but seeks “to turn Israel into a global pariah by inverting reality and accusing Israel of the atrocities actually committed by Hamas.” (The ‘Ugly Nazi’ with the help of international Jew-haters have been consistently inflaming anti-Semitism world-wide.)
Trump’s Policies are Bad for Israel
Over two thirds, 67 per cent, of the Israeli public believe Donald Trump’s policies are bad for Israel as a rift between the US and one of its closest allies deepens. It comes amid ongoing US-Iran negotiations with Israel’s military operations in Lebanon a key sticking point in discussions. In addition, 72 per cent of Israelis believe the current US administration’s conduct is harming the strategic relationship between the US and Israel.
Firearms are Seized from Enemies
IDF says more than 240 weapons have been seized in Judea and Samaria since the beginning of 2026 alone, including arms hidden in civilian sites. The findings point to terror groups embedding themselves within civilian population centers. Among the weapons caches uncovered were firearms, lathes used to manufacture weapons, ammunition, and additional equipment.
Iran and US are Playing a Deceptive Talk Game
The US Vice President JD Vance said that Iran had agreed to allow inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) into the country, adding that he “expects” them to enter Iran as early as this week. At the same time, Tehran says IAEA inspectors will not be allowed into nuclear facilities damaged in the war, and warned against Israeli attacks in Beirut and south Lebanon. At the same time Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads to the Gulf to promote the Iran deal but will not visit Israel.
Inside of Hezbollah’s Underground Drone Fortress
In Majdal Zoun ‘village’, just 10 km from Israel, IDF troops uncovered a fortified underground route with launch shafts, storage rooms, Iranian drones and explosives. The village overlooks the Tyre valley and provides fire and observation control over broad areas of southern Lebanon, as well as parts of northern Israel. According to the IDF, the infrastructure in Majdal Zoun was an underground route more than 200 meters long and more than 25 meters deep, with four launch shafts and 12 rooms used for weapons storage and accommodation.
Quotes of the Week:
“The question Jew-haters cannot answer is: “If Israel is so powerful and is committing genocide in Gaza, why are there so many Gazans still alive?” – Facebook post.
Israel Must Regain Sovereignty
Donald Trump lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an expletive-laden phone call over Israel’s continued strikes in Lebanon, telling Netanyahu that “everybody hates Israel” because of his actions.
Behind closed doors Trump is said to have yelled at Netanyahu over the phone, calling him “f****** crazy”. Trump aggressively halted Israel’s looming plans to launch airstrikes against Beirut. Trump warned Netanyahu that executing threats to bombard the Lebanese capital would only exacerbate Israel’s growing international isolation.
Netanyahu released a statement after the call saying he “told (Trump) that if Hezbollah does not cease attacking our cities and citizens – Israel will attack terror targets in Beirut”.
Trump declared that Hezbollah had agreed to stop shooting quickly unravelled as sirens sounded across northern Israel, but Hezbollah terror group continued attacking Israel just hours after President Donald Trump announced that the IDF would not strike Beirut, sparking outrage among Israeli officials who criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for refraining from the offensive at Trump’s request.
Trump believes that the Israel Defense Forces had responded disproportionately in recent days, risking Washington’s efforts to secure a ceasefire extension with Iran. (How has the ceasefire with Iran worked so far? “Proportionately” response does not work with the Islamist terrorists!)
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