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March 9, 2025
Israeli Media Reveals Hamas Actually Funded by Israel
Photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90 – Original image source.
by Brian Shilhavy
Editor, Health Impact News
An explosive report by Israel’s Shin Bet, their internal Security Agency which is similar to the U.S.’s FBI, was published in the Israeli media this week, where they revealed that the Israeli government has in fact been funding Hamas long before the Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attacks.
This news was scarcely covered in the U.S. media, or spun in a way to downplay its significance.
Here is the initial report published by The Jerusalem Post:
Netanyahu’s funding for Hamas via Qatar enabled October 7 invasion, Shin Bet revealsWhile the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) took a significant amount of responsibility for the disasters on October 7 in its report published unexpectedly on Tuesday, it also implicated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by implying that his policies regarding the Temple Mount, the treatment of Palestinian prisoners, and the judicial reform led to Hamas’s decision to initiate its long-planned invasion.
Other policies carried out under Netanyahu that the agency flagged as problematic and as contributions to Hamas’s decision to invade were his facilitation of Qatari funding to Hamas and his opposition to proposed assassination operations of top Hamas leaders at the time.
Israeli intelligence: Qatar developed two funding pipelines to Hamas
Israeli intelligence has said that Qatar eventually developed two funding pipelines to Hamas. One was supervised by Israel and, at least officially, only went to Gaza’s civilian needs. However, Israeli intelligence has said that another funding pipeline, especially in more recent years, circumvented Israeli oversight and went directly to Hamas.
Besides the second funding pipeline, Israeli intelligence analysts have pointed out that the funding that went to civilian Gazan needs made it easier for Hamas to spend more of its existing funds on the vast terror and military operations that the IDF was confronted with in Gaza during the war.
The report never mentions Netanyahu by name, and technically, some of these policies were those of then-national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. Netanyahu, though, as prime minister, allowed many of the policies to continue despite having the power to stop them.
Most of the report, however, was about the Shin Bet’s own failures. It did not warn about an invasion, it misinterpreted Hamas’s intentions – both before October 7 and on the day – it failed to adjust to Hamas as a sophisticated military entity, allowing Hamas to massively arm itself, and it did not recognize the depth of the harm being done to Israeli deterrence.
Another blind spot was the agency’s belief on the eve of October 7 that Hamas might be focused on an attack in the West Bank, partially because its leaders carried out an unusual terrorist attack there on October 5.
Conceptually wise, the Shin Bet said that it had far too much confidence in the IDF’s hi-tech border fence, was too invested in quiet and stability, and was too worried about miscalculations in pressuring Hamas that could lead to instability or an “unnecessary” war – as the 2014 conflict was viewed. (Full article. Emphasis mine.)
The only way to explain how this was not headline news all over the world earlier this week when this report was published, is that the Zionists have a very tight noose around the English media empires, regardless of whether they lean “liberal” or “conservative”.
And of course, shortly after this report by Shin Bet was published in the Israeli media, it was reported in the U.S. media that the U.S. was in fact in direct communication with Hamas. See:
Has Israel’s Goal Always Been to Occupy Gaza through Ethnic Cleansing and NOT to Defeat Hamas?
And this report followed Trump’s Executive Order that bypassed Congress to send over $3 BILLION in military support to Israel last week. See:
I wonder how much of that will find its way into the hands of Hamas’s military?
I bolded two significant points in my quote from The Jerusalem Post above.
First, Shin Bet is admitting that Hamas is a “sophisticated military entity”, without providing any details about how that has happened, and where they are purchasing their “sophisticated” military weapons.
It is always assumed in the Western media that Iran is supplying these weapons, but Iran denies this, and with this report now that Israel has actually been funding Hamas, it is entirely possible that this “sophisticated military” is funded by Israel, which of course is funded by the U.S.
This also lends more credibility to non-Western media sources who claim that Hamas has had the upper hand against Israel all along.
I published some excerpts earlier this week from Sam Parker of Behind the News Network and his most recent article about Gaza.
Contrary to what has been presented to the Western public, the Israeli military did not fight a war that targeted Hamas, instead they pursued their genocides and employed cowardly tactics that aimed to minimize their soldier casualties.
Ever wondered why the Israelis never had any real combat footage that featured their soldiers engaged in battles with Palestinian fighters? One explanation could be that no battles were actually fought in the Gaza Strip, yet that is contradicted by the near daily stream of clips, produced by some dozen Resistance groups, that featured attacks against the invading army.
The spokesperson for the al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Obeida, announced in his ceasefire speech that over 2,000 Israeli tanks were damaged or destroyed by the group’s fighters. Note that this is 1 group amongst many others in Gaza.
Despite the Israelis not having admitted to the number of tanks, bulldozers, jeeps, and APCs that were damaged/destroyed, reports published. And what about the Lebanese front, where an estimated 200 plus tanks were destroyed, besides other military vehicles?
The real reason why the Israelis didn’t defeat the Palestinian Resistance factions is because they weren’t really there to fight them.
The primary target of each of their invasions, throughout the Gaza Strip, was always civilian infrastructure. In Israeli media suggested that tanks were in short supply.
Their true purpose was not to pursue a military victory over Hamas, which we can prove through the absence of any clear plans at any stage of the war; it was just uncontrolled slaughter and destruction.
They sought to pulverize and terrorize, with the propaganda behind them to justify it in their own minds.
While the lie was sold to the world that the war was specifically designed to destroy Hamas, it never was, they sought to destroy the people of Gaza and their livelihoods.
They didn’t invade in order to fight Palestinian resistance groups and that’s why there is virtually no footage documenting this, even the few examples of combat footage they filmed ended up making the Palestinian fighters they killed look like heroes from an action film. (Source.)
The second point I bolded was this: Shin Bet said that it had far too much confidence in the IDF’s hi-tech border fence.
As I have been writing for over 2 years now, Big Tech is going to come crashing down at some point, because our faith in it is NOT justified, and it cannot do most of the things the Technocrats say it can do, because so much of it is Science Fiction, based on FAITH in what it can do, in the future.
As can be expected, Netanyahu received considerable criticism in Israel after this report by Shin Bet was published, and in his attempt to explain it, he did NOT deny that the reports were true.
Netanyahu: Money to Hamas part of strategy to keep Palestinians dividedPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israel’s regular allowing of Qatari funds to be transferred into Gaza, saying it is part of a broader strategy to keep Hamas and the Palestinian Authority separate, a source in Monday’s Likud faction meeting said.
Netanyahu explained that, in the past, the PA transferred the millions of dollars to Hamas in Gaza. He argued that it was better for Israel to serve as the pipeline to ensure the funds don’t go to terrorism.
“Now that we are supervising, we know it’s going to humanitarian causes,” the source said, paraphrasing Netanyahu.
The prime minister also said that, “whoever is against a Palestinian state should be for” transferring the funds to Gaza, because maintaining a separation between the PA in the West Bank and Hamas in Gaza helps prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state. (Source.)
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Yemen gives Israel four-day ultimatum to stop blocking Gaza aid
The Cradle
The leader of Yemen’s Ansarallah resistance movement, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, announced on 7 March a four-day grace period for Israel to resume ceasefire talks and lift its blockade on humanitarian aid for Gaza, threatening to resume Sanaa’s naval operations against Israeli-linked ships.
“We meet the siege with a siege,” Houthi emphasized, adding that Yemen “cannot stand by and watch the Israeli enemy’s aggressive approach in starving the Palestinian people in Gaza.”
“We do not just issue statements, but we can support the Palestinians in several areas,” the Ansarallah leader said, pointing out that “in the course of implementing the ceasefire in Gaza, it was clear that the Israeli enemy was procrastinating in fulfilling its obligations, especially those related to the humanitarian file.
The Ansarallah-led Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) ceased military operations in support of Palestine following the start of a US-sponsored ceasefire in Gaza earlier this year. Since November 2023, the YAF repeatedly targeted US, UK, and Israeli-linked commercial ships and western warships in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea.
Sanaa’s efforts to stop the US-Israeli genocide in Gaza prompted an illegal war initiated by Washington and London, resulting in hundreds of airstrikes in the Arab world’s poorest nation.
Despite the western onslaught, the YAF were undeterred in their military campaign and forced several US aircraft carriers and European warships out of the Red Sea. The country has also downed 15 US MQ-9 Reaper drones and recently fired its air defenses on a US F-16 jet.
A year ago, the former US Special Envoy for Yemen, Timothy Lenderking, admitted that “there is no military solution” for Yemen.
“I don’t think people really understand just kind of how deadly serious it is what we’re doing and how under threat the ships continue to be,” Commander Eric Blomberg with the USS Laboon told US media last year.
Houthi’s warning comes almost a week after Israel reimposed a total blockade on humanitarian aid shipments for Gaza after obstructing the ceasefire agreement from moving forward by demanding an extension of the first phase.
Hamas has rejected any extension of phase one and is demanding strict adherence to the agreement and international pressure on Israel.
“The resumption of war on Gaza will be met with the entire [Israeli] enemy entity coming under fire … If the war returns to Gaza, we will intervene with support through various military means,” Houthi warned on Sunday.
https://thecradle.co/articles/yemen-gives-israel-four-day-ultimatum-to-stop-blocking-gaza-aid
Hamas approves Gaza governance plan
Hamas’ Al-Qassam Brigades fighters stand in formation ahead of the planned release of Israeli captives set to be handed over to the Red Cross in al-Nuseirat, the Gaza Strip, Palestine, on February 22, 2025. (AP)A high-ranking Hamas delegation has finalized crucial talks with Egypt’s top intelligence officer. The sides discussed the ceasefire with “Israel” and governance of the Gaza Strip.
Hamas’ negotiating team finalized its trip to Egypt, where the delegation discussed pathways for the implementation of the clauses of the ceasefire agreement with mediators.
The delegation, headed by Mohammad Darwish, head of Hamas’ Shura Council and Chairman of its Leadership Council, held talks with the head of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service, Major General Hassan Rashad. The two sides discussed several crucial issues, including the ceasefire agreement and the prisoner exchange deal.
A statement released by the Hamas Media Office described the talks as “positive and responsible.”
“The Hamas delegation expressed its gratitude and appreciation for Egypt’s efforts, especially in countering displacement plans,” the Palestinian Resistance movement said, referring to United States President Donald Trump’s plot to “take over” the Gaza Strip.
Welcoming the outcomes of the most recent Arab summit, Hamas highlighted Egypt’s Gaza reconstruction plan and the Palestinian people’s inalienable right to statehood.
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White House envoy to travel to Doha to push for new Gaza deal
By Al Mayadeen English
White House envoy Steve Witkoff is heading to Doha to mediate a new deal for captive releases and a ceasefire between “Israel” and Hamas.
An Axios report on Sunday revealed that White House envoy Steve Witkoff is set to travel to Doha on Tuesday evening to mediate a new deal for the release of captives and a ceasefire between the Israeli occupation and Hamas movement, according to two US officials.
According to the report, this will be the first round of talks since Trump took office, and the first since the original agreement— which secured a 42-day ceasefire in exchange for releasing 33 captives— concluded a week ago.
Witkoff will join Qatari and Egyptian mediators, along with negotiators from both “Israel” and Hamas, to begin discussions on Monday. That said, the Trump administration is seeking a deal that ensures the release of all remaining captives, extends the ceasefire through Ramadan and Passover, and aims for a “long-lasting solution.”
On that note, 59 Israeli captives remain in Gaza, with 35 confirmed dead by the Israeli occupation.
Witkoff is scheduled to travel to Doha after attending a US-Ukraine meeting in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. However, according to the report, it’s uncertain whether he’ll meet with Hamas directly or only with Israeli and Qatari officials, as well as Egyptian mediators.
A senior Israeli official mentioned that Witkoff intends to bring all parties together for intense negotiations over several days in hopes of reaching a deal. Meanwhile, a Hamas delegation held talks with Egyptian officials in Cairo on Saturday regarding the Gaza ceasefire and prisoner negotiations.
Hamas has urged the parties to stick to the original deal and begin discussions on its second phase, which Israel has yet to seriously engage with.
The Resistance group also conveyed its readiness to form a committee of “national independent personalities” to govern Gaza until elections are held, a move that would relinquish its control over the area’s civilian governance.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened senior ministers and security chiefs on Saturday to strategize the next steps for the Gaza deal. His office confirmed that “Israel” accepted the mediators’ invitation and will send a delegation to Doha on Monday to advance the negotiations.
Hamas approves Gaza governance planOn Saturday, Hamas’ negotiating team finalized its trip to Egypt, where the delegation discussed pathways for the implementation of the clauses of the ceasefire agreement with mediators.
The delegation, headed by Mohammad Darwish, head of Hamas’ Shura Council and Chairman of its Leadership Council, held talks with the head of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service, Major General Hassan Rashad. The two sides discussed several crucial issues, including the ceasefire agreement and the prisoner exchange deal.
A statement released by the Hamas Media Office described the talks as “positive and responsible.”
“The Hamas delegation expressed its gratitude and appreciation for Egypt’s efforts, especially in countering displacement plans,” the Palestinian Resistance movement said, referring to United States President Donald Trump’s plot to “take over” the Gaza Strip.
Welcoming the outcomes of the most recent Arab summit, Hamas highlighted Egypt’s Gaza reconstruction plan and the Palestinian people’s inalienable right to statehood.
In further detail, Hamas’ negotiating team emphasized the need to uphold the terms of the multi-phase ceasefire agreement between the Palestinian Resistance and “Israel”.
The Israeli regime continues to blatantly violate the agreement, which includes the delivery of large amounts of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, as well as multiple acts of aggression against civilians.
Most importantly, the Israeli government ignored a time limit to enter negotiations for the second phase of the agreement, which would have secured the release of the remaining Israeli captives and a lasting ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
“The delegation emphasized the need to uphold all terms of the agreement, immediately commence negotiations for the second phase, reopen border crossings, and allow the unrestricted entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza,” the statement underlined.
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Shocking Images from Syria as Biden-Supported Islamists Massacre Over 1000 Alawites, Christians and Druze
Syrian Islamists load Alawites on trucks for ethnic cleansing
By Colin McMahon
The worst fears over the safety of Syria’s non-Islamist population have come horribly true as the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militia unleashed ethnic cleansing on non-Muslims, killing over 1000 since Friday. The failed Obama-Biden Regime had pushed for regime change and supported Islamist militias in Syria since 2011 and most recently dropped a $10 million bounty on the head of radical Islamist HTS leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani.
1,200 Christians, Druze, and other minorities have been butchered in Syria just in the last few days—rounded up, executed, and left for dead.
Where is the international community?
— Isabella Maria DeLuca (@IsabellaMDeLuca) March 9, 2025
Over 1,000 people have been killed in two days of ethnic cleansing by Syria’s new Islamist rulers in the country’s coastal region of Latakia, Reuters reported.
The casualties included 745 civilians, 125 members of the Syrian security forces, and 148 fighters loyal to former President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Other reports speak of 4,000 dead.
Christians in Syria. Islam is a problem everywhere. pic.twitter.com/Y5Gvauuv7T
— RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) March 9, 2025
An Alawite woman from the region of Al-Ghab, where there is a majority Alawite population, told Fox News Digital the attackers told her, “Alawites are pigs, and they have to execute all of them and the small children before the elderly people.”
Syria today.
Germany tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/unWApIKjmk
— Naomi Seibt (@SeibtNaomi) March 8, 2025
The anonymous witness said that two militias had entered her house on Thursday and searched her residence for weapons. One of the members “put a gun to my head and asked for all my money. They took all the money and took money from our neighbors. She stated the Islamist forces murdered a prominent Alawite 86-year-old cleric, Shaaban Mansour, and his son Hussein Shaaban.
745 Christians, Druze, and other minorities butchered in Syria within 48 hours—rounded up, executed, and left for dead.
The so-called international community is conveniently looking the other way, too busy to care, because they can’t blame Israel.
No emergency sessions at the… pic.twitter.com/h4d0c1EP08
— Hananya Naftali (@HananyaNaftali) March 9, 2025
A sizable Christian population living in the area has also reportedly been under attack, Fox correspondent Ben Weinthal reported. “Greco-Levantines Worldwide media reported that a young family, including their infant child, was killed on Friday. A father and son, Tony and Fadi Petrus, were also executed by Islamists.”
The witness said that in other Alawite towns, the Islamist militias “are entering houses and killing people and stealing everything. They are covering their faces.”
Tulsi Gabbard was right about Syria:
“I shed no tears for the fall of the Assad regime, but today we have an Islamist extremist who’s now in charge of Syria, who danced on the streets to celebrate the 9/11 attack, who has already begun to persecute, arrest, and kill religious… pic.twitter.com/gJbNddLjNt
— KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) March 7, 2025
The Biden Government was quick to take up negotiations with the Islamist terrorists, as former Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed on December 15 in Jordan.
The Biden Regime struck down the designation of HTS as a ‘foreign terrorist organization’ and removed a $10 million bounty on the head of HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani. His nom de guerre “Al-Jolani” indicated he intends to conquer the Golan Heights from Israel. al-Jolani. is a former member of ISIA and Al-Qaida.
Syria: The situation is worse than most know.
“They are carrying out a massacre against the minorities . . . Villages, cities wiped out . . . The situation is 100 times worse than what you’re seeing on the media . . . Please stop this genocide.” pic.twitter.com/e1Ywjeupac
— Christian Emergency Alliance (@ChristianEmerg1) March 8, 2025
The name “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham” (Organization for the Liberation of the Levant) refers to the entire Levant (Middle East), including Israel, indicating an intention to attack Israel in the future. HTS members and their Turkish sponsors have announced plans to “liberate Al-Quds”, that is, conquer Jerusalem.
Russia was right to back Bashar Al-Assad in Syria. He was keeping the country stable and protecting minority groups from Islamists.
Biden and the neocons funded the “moderate” Islamic rebels. They are now killing the Christians, Druze and Alawites. pic.twitter.com/MMOgZ6fHoD
— Mirthful Moments (@moment_mirthful) March 9, 2025
The USA has supported Islamist rebels in Syria since Operation Timber Sycamore in 2012 after U.S. President Barack Obama secretly authorized the CIA to begin arming Syria’s embattled rebels in 2013, including rebels fighting with the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Al-Nusra Front.
There are currently approx. 2,000 US Special Forces in Syria, primarily occupying the so-called Conoco oil fields, where they have fought with Kurdish forces against ISIS and the Russian Wagner Group.
This is what Khmeimim looks like now, where a large number of Syrian civilians have taken refuge after fleeing the terror of the new authorities.
People are setting up makeshift sleeping areas directly on the platform in front of the airport’s passenger terminal, while Russian… pic.twitter.com/8LWlAcDHz8
— Venik (@venik44) March 8, 2025
The Russian military opened its Khmeimim airbase in Latakia, Syria, to thousands of refugees fleeing the massacres.
Islamist-appeasing UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, a Spanish Socialist,. met with HTS terrorist leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani on March 4.
Secretary-General @antonioguterres met with Mr. Ahmad Hussein al-Sharaa of #Syria.
They exchanged views about the historic opportunity to chart a new course for Syria as well as the challenges facing the country. Full readout: https://t.co/wWW09dLoNl pic.twitter.com/9Yl82uZaK8
— UN Spokesperson (@UN_Spokesperson) March 4, 2025
European countries like the UK and Germany have also endorsed the terrorist regime and promised millions in funding. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock visited al-Jolani on January 3 and gave the Islamist regime €50 million.
In January German Foreign Minister was the first high-profile Western politician to visit al-Jolani in Syria. She threw in €50 million in aid just for good measure. He thanked her by rejecting her handshake. Great work all around I’d say.
— Dr. Eoin Lenihan (@EoinLenihan) March 8, 2025
“We are lifting asset freezes on 24 Syrian entities”, the UK Foreign Office wrote on March 6.
The UK has provided over £60M to the Syrian terror regime. British Foreign Minister David Lammy met Syrian HTS “Foreign Minister” Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani on Jan 12.
Today I discussed the importance of an inclusive political transition and regional security with interim Syrian Foreign Minister @Asaad_Shaibani.
The UK will support Syria’s long-term stability through humanitarian aid and coordination. pic.twitter.com/1tXBQKL6fl
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) January 12, 2025
March 8, 2025
Trump Pushing To Negotiate Nuclear Deal With Iran
End Times Newsletter
U.S. President Donald Trump has revealed that he is actively pursuing negotiations with Iran to secure a new nuclear deal, marking a potential pivot from his previous hardline stance toward the Islamic Republic.
On Friday, Trump disclosed that he sent a letter to Iranian leadership earlier this week, urging them to come to the negotiating table to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons—a prospect he insists must be avoided at all costs.
This development, signals a willingness to blend diplomacy with his administration’s ongoing “maximum pressure” campaign, raising both hope and skepticism in international circles.
According to Reuters, Trump confirmed his outreach in an interview with Fox Business Network, stating, “I said I hope you’re going to negotiate, because it’s going to be a lot better for Iran.”
He emphasized that the alternative—military action—would be far less desirable, noting, “The other alternative is we have to do something, because you can’t let another nuclear weapon.”
The letter, reportedly addressed to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was sent on Wednesday, though Iran’s mission to the United Nations indicated on Friday that it had not yet received it.
Iran’s foreign ministry has not immediately responded, leaving the next steps uncertain as the weekend unfolds in Tehran.
The New York Times corroborated this account, highlighting the sharp departure from Trump’s first term, during which he withdrew the U.S. from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018—a move that unraveled a cornerstone of Barack Obama’s foreign policy.
The Times noted Trump’s comments in the Fox Business interview, where he framed the outreach as a pragmatic choice: “There are two ways Iran can be handled: militarily, or you make a deal.
I would prefer to make a deal, because I’m not looking to hurt Iran.” This softer tone contrasts with his earlier rhetoric, when he labeled the JCPOA “the worst deal ever” and imposed crippling sanctions to isolate Tehran.
Fox News reported that Trump’s push for a “verified nuclear peace agreement” builds on statements he made earlier in February, when he wrote on Truth Social, “I would much prefer a Verified Nuclear Peace Agreement, which will let Iran peacefully grow and prosper.”
This vision, he suggested, could culminate in a “big Middle East Celebration” upon signing—a characteristically grandiose flourish.
Yet, Fox also underscored the tension in Trump’s dual-track approach: just last month, he reinstated his “maximum pressure” strategy, aiming to drive Iran’s oil exports to zero, a policy that has deepened economic strife in the country.
The New York Post added further detail, reporting that Trump fired off the letter on Thursday—though he later clarified it was Wednesday—and expressed optimism that Iran’s leaders “want to get that letter.”
He told Fox Business, “I think they want to negotiate,” while warning that failure to engage could force a more drastic response.
The Post emphasized Trump’s framing of the deal as a win-win, quoting him as saying it would be “a lot better for Iran” and allow the nation to avoid military confrontation.
This diplomatic overture comes amid heightened regional tensions and growing Western concerns over Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
Reuters noted that the West fears Iran is “rapidly nearing the capability to make atomic weapons,” a sentiment echoed by U.S. officials who estimate Tehran could be weeks away from producing enough fissile material for a bomb, though assembling a functional device might take months longer.
The New York Times reported in December that Iran’s nuclear program has become “more exposed and vulnerable,” potentially increasing pressure on Tehran to negotiate—or risk Israeli or U.S. military action.
Iran’s response, however, remains guarded. CNN reported earlier this month that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed talks with the U.S. as “not smart, wise, or honorable,” citing Trump’s 2018 withdrawal from the JCPOA.
Yet, Iran’s reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian has signaled openness to dialogue, telling reporters in February that he seeks global reconciliation—a stance that could align with Trump’s offer if internal politics allow.
The international community is watching closely. Reuters highlighted Russia’s offer to mediate, with Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov discussing the matter with Iran’s ambassador this week.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia, per CNN, is reportedly exploring a role as a diplomatic bridge, leveraging its ties with Trump to avert a nuclear-armed Iran that could destabilize the region further.
Trump’s latest move has sparked debate over its feasibility.
The New York Times quoted analysts suggesting that “coercive diplomacy” might force Tehran to choose between a negotiated disarmament or a forced one, but Iran’s history of resilience under sanctions casts doubt on its willingness to bend.
As Fox News noted, Trump remains adamant that any deal must ensure Iran “cannot have a nuclear weapon,” a red line he reiterated across multiple platforms.
As of March 7, 2025, the world awaits Iran’s next move.
Whether Trump’s letter heralds a breakthrough or merely another chapter in the U.S.-Iran saga remains to be seen. For now, the president’s blend of olive branch and iron fist keeps the prospect of a nuclear deal alive—if only just.
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Arab League summit for Gaza
via Voltairenet https://www.voltairenet.org/article221893.html
In its Gaza plan, Egypt writes: “There will be no major international funding for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Gaza if Hamas remains the dominant and armed political element on the ground, controlling local governance.”
This is why Cairo proposed to remove Hamas and replace it with interim bodies controlled by Arab, Muslim and Western states.
• In Cairo, the Arab League adopted a project to rebuild Gaza based on the Egyptian plan. The final text consists of about a hundred pages. It acts to sideline Hamas and increases the aid needed for reconstruction from $20 billion to $53 billion. Nearly half of Gaza’s residents are expected to be transferred to seven security zones while construction begins.
For the first six months, the government is expected to be assumed by a committee of 20 technocrats not affiliated with political parties, acting within the framework of the Palestinian Authority. Then elections are expected to be held, for the first time in two decades. The Palestinian police force is expected to be supported by Egyptian and Jordanian police.
• The plan will be submitted to the United States by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS).
• President of the European Council António Costa commented: “Together, we must implement this plan. Together, the European Union, its partners in the Arab world and the international community. It is in difficult times that you can count on predictable and reliable partners and friends. Recent developments in the Middle East have made the Arab League and its members more relevant than ever to the European Union. Our support for the Palestinian Authority remains unwavering. The European Union supports the Palestinian Authority’s reform agenda. This will play a crucial role in the governance of Gaza.”
☞ It seems that the United States will withdraw from the Middle East, excluding Israel, as it does from Europe. The Arab states will be left to their own devices, just like those in the EU. The latter is already running to fill the role of the “Americans” in the region.
This is the editorial from our paywalled “Voltaire, international newsletter”, n°123.
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Via https://www.algora.com/Algora_blog/2025/03/07/arab-league-summit-for-gaza
Could Bombshell Discovery Render All of Biden’s Presidential Actions ‘Null and Void’?
Mandel Ngan/Pool via APMatt MargolisThe Biden presidency might have been the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the American people. A shocking investigation by the Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project has revealed that virtually every document bearing Joe Biden’s signature during his presidency was signed by an autopen — except for one.
What makes this revelation particularly damning is that the only document confirmed to have Biden’s actual signature was his letter announcing his withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race. Let that sink in for a moment.
Remember when House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) revealed his discussion with Biden when Biden couldn’t recall signing the executive order halting LNG exports? Now we know why — he probably didn’t. The real question is: Who did? Who was running the country while Biden was not all there?
The use of the presidential autopen dates back to the 1950s, and there’s been much debate about its legality. In 2013, Barack Obama became the first president to sign a bill into law using an autopen. He was vacationing in Hawaii at the time. His office relied on a 30-page memo from President George W. Bush’s legal team asserting that the president’s presence was not required as long as said president had authorized the signature.
What’s not clear, in the case of Biden, is who was running the autopen and whether Biden was aware it was happening.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is demanding that the Department of Justice investigate whether Biden’s obvious cognitive decline allowed unelected bureaucrats to essentially run the government without presidential oversight. If this is true — and let’s be honest, all signs point to yes — every executive order, every pardon, and every official action taken under Biden’s name could be constitutionally void.
Bailey’s letter to Michael E. Horowitz, the inspector general of the Department of Justice, spells it out perfectly.
I write to request that you conduct a full investigation into President Biden’s mental capacity in his final days in office. By now, Biden’s mental decline is famous. Under the 25th Amendment, his inability to make decisions should have meant a succession of power. Instead, it appears staffers and officers in the Biden administration may have exploited Biden’s incapacity so they could issue orders without an accountable President of sound mind approving them. That would explain why the Biden administration’s orders were aggressively much farther to the left than any previous President. If in fact Biden’s staffers were exploiting his mental decline, those orders are null and void.
The evidence is overwhelming. We know that Biden’s handlers desperately tried to prevent anyone from meeting with him one-on-one. Even Democratic insiders admit the truth. DNC fundraiser Lindy Li recently spilled the beans and acknowledged that Biden wasn’t running the show; his staff, his wife, and Hunter were.
Thanks to the Heritage Foundation’s investigation, we now have proof that Biden’s signature was automated throughout his presidency — which raises serious questions about whether he was aware of what was being signed in his name at all. The Oversight Project rightfully points out that since Biden revoked Trump’s executive privilege, we can easily determine who controlled the autopen and what safeguards, if any, were in place.
The implications are staggering. We essentially had a presidency by proxy, with unelected staffers wielding presidential power while the man himself was barely cognizant enough to read a teleprompter. This isn’t just a scandal; it’s potentially the biggest constitutional crisis in American history.
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Trump considers pulling troops out of Germany
By Paul Serran
It seems that the constant warmongering by the European nations has finally worn out the patience of US President Donald J. Trump, and severe consequences may be incoming.
Reports arose today that Trump is considering pulling US troops from Germany and redeploying them to Eastern Europe.
The Telegraph reported:
“Mr. Trump is weighing up withdrawing some 35,000 active personnel out of Germany in a move that would further sour US-Europe relations.
The US president, who has repeatedly warned that Europe must commit more to its defensive capabilities, is becoming increasingly frustrated that the continent is ‘pushing for war’, sources close to the administration said.”
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Why Mass Killing Serbs Isn’t Genocide
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Ethnic tension in Bosnia dates back to 1908, when the Austro-Hungarian Empire annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina. Determined to free Bosnia from Austrian rule, Bosnian Serb Gavrilo Princep assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. This event precipitated World War I.
During World War II, Bosnia and Herzegovina was part of Croatia, and German and Croatian Nazis slaughtered more than 100,000 Serbs and sent even more to death camps. The Nazis also formed a special SS division out of fascist Muslims in Bosnia. None of these war criminals faced justice for their crimes because the Nuremberg tribunal didn’t view killing Serbs as genocide.
Following the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the US accelerated its historic campaign to balkanize the independent socialist state of Yugoslavia, as it had the USSR. As in Ukraine, the US continued to fund (through Operation Gladio, USAID and NED) descendants of pro-Nazi leaders in Croatia and Slovenia, who (along with Bosnia and Herzegovina) allied with Germany during World War II. These two countries were the first to secede from Yugoslavia in 1991.
In the 1991 census, the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina was 4,377,000 with 43.7% Muslims, 31.4% Serbs and 17.3% Croats.
On March 1, 1992, Bosnia and Herzegovina had a referendum on independence instigated by the Muslim majority. Serb residents of Bosnia and Herzegovina didn’t want to break up Yugoslavia and boycotted the referendum. The same day a Muslim warlord and organized crime figure and his gang attacked a Serbian wedding and killed the groom’s father. This act is viewed as the start of the Bosnian war.
The 1995 Dayton Peace Accords that ended the Bosnia War divided Bosnia into the Serbian Republika Srpska and Muslim/Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It also established a Bosnia and Herzegovina presidency of three people, one from each ethnic group. However both Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska are stilll controlled by an external UN governor who can remove democratically elected officials.
Today the position is held by former Merkel minister Christian Schmidt, whose appointment was opposed by both Russia and China objected to his appointment. Schmidt has been highly criticized for laying wreathes on the graves of World War II Nazis and his attempt to amalgamate Republika Srpska into Bosnia and Herzegovina. Because he’s under the jurisdiction of the UN Office of High Representatives for the Least Developed Countries, the UN Security Council has no jurisdiction over his actions.
The Serbs lost the information war during 1992-95, portrayed, especially by Western media, as brutes and murderers. Serb women, seniors,and children experienced horrific war crimes at the hands of the Croatian army that were rarely reported in the media and largely went unpunished.
The Serbs are blamed for the so-called Siege of Sarajevo, even though Serbian fighters were mainly responding to a Muslim militia firing on hospitals, schools and other civilian target with multiple rocket launcher systems. Many of the fighters the Serbs faced in Sarajevo were Islamic mercenaries the CIA trained in Afghanistan and Pakistan and infiltrated into Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Although NATO openly sided with the Muslim/Croatian Coalition and was openly bombing Republika Srpska, the western media only reported on Muslim deaths.
At the International Criminal Court, war crimes against Serbs (at least 3,460 civilian death by Bosniak Muslims have been documented) have yet to be litigated. Of the total sentences received, Serbs have received 900 years, Croats 170 years and Muslims 48 years.
Although the Dayton Peace Accord requires the facilitation of the return of refugees to their old homes, Serbs still face open resistance in trying to return to homes they own in Bosnia and Herzegovina. To this day, “Kill the Serbs” graffiti remains common in Croat neighborhoods.
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