Megyn Kelly Destroys Jeffrey Toobin With Perfect Response When He Goes After Clarence Thomas Over Jan. 6

 Nick Arama – RedState  "We've seen Democrats push a lot of craziness over the years to attack folks on the right. 

"But one of the worst is the effort to try to somehow attack Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas over the riot on Jan. 6. 

"Case in point? This ridiculous smear from CNN's Jeffrey Toobin. How does anyone want to have anything to do with this guy?" 

In oral argument today, Justice Thomas is minimizing the severity of the 1/6 insurrection at the Capitol. Perhaps that's because his wife was part of the conspiracy. What a disgrace that he's sitting on this case. #SCOTUS

— Jeffrey Toobin (@JeffreyToobin) April 16, 2024

 "In oral argument today, Justice Thomas is minimizing the severity of the 1/6 insurrection at the Capitol," he claimed. 

"Perhaps that's because his wife was part of the conspiracy. What a disgrace that he's sitting on this case. #SCOTUS."

"First, there was no insurrection, and second, there was no evidence that Thomas' wife Ginni was involved in the riot. This is just a liberal conspiracy talking point. And it's disgusting that they do this. 

"But hey, why should Toobin let facts get in the way? 

"Far from a "disgrace," Thomas has served for years, adhering to the Constitution despite the virulent hatred and attacks from the left since he was nominated. But they have ramped up the attacks even more under Joe Biden. 

Toobin obviously didn't want anyone to reply to his post since he cut off regular replies to his tweet. Of course, that doesn't stop people from quote-tweeting replies, and as many people pointed out, perhaps Toobin should be the last one to talk about anyone else being a "disgrace." 

"Now, you had to know the replies to his post were lit. Megyn Kelly had the perfect response, speaking for the rest of us. 

Warning for graphic language: https://twitter.com/megynkelly/status/1780257362432966781

"Kelly was referencing the incident where Toobin was on camera during a Zoom call. After that, he should have just slunk away and hid himself, because that's not something people are ever going to forget. That's if he has any shame at all, which clearly he doesn't. And it says so much about CNN that after that, they are still somehow having him back on their network. A report last month said that he was a "guest" still at that point. He's made several appearances since the beginning of the year. But who can look at him and hold him in any kind of respect after that? Maybe he should handle his own affairs and put his own house in order." . . . 

‘This Seems to Be a Major Strategic Error on the Part of Iran’ -

 Michael Hirsh - POLITICO

“I like to quote Napoleon’s dictum: When your enemies are making a big mistake, don’t interrupt them,” he says. “Iran interrupted its enemy at a time when Israel was increasingly isolated and on the defensive, both internationally and in its relationship with the U.S.”

"Like many Americans, Richard Haass is still trying to understand why Iran decided to attack Israel directly over the weekend with a barrage of more than 300 missiles and drones, most of which were shot down. The attack was a retaliation for an airstrike by Israel earlier this month that killed a top general with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Damascus. But Haass believes Tehran has miscalculated and will come to regret its decision to shift from its longtime strategy of using proxy forces in places like Syria and Iraq into launching a direct attack on civilian areas in Israel, which has only rekindled sympathy for Israelis.

"'The Iranians have lost control of the narrative,” Haass says.

"Haass, the author of multiple books about foreign policy, retired as president of the Council on Foreign Relations last year after nearly 20 years. Previously he was director of policy planning at the State Department under Secretary of State Colin Powell in the run-up to the Iraq invasion in 2003. Today Haass publishes a weekly substack called “Home & Away.”

"The question for the Middle East now is whether Iran’s miscalculation will be followed by an Israeli one." . . .

This interview has been edited for length and clarity. 

. . ."The principal strategic beneficiary of the Iraq war was none other than Iran. And one of the things that struck me the other day when the missiles and drones were being shot at Israel was, look where they were coming from. They were coming not just from Iran but also from Yemen and Iraq. This is the new Middle East. This is the Greater Iran. And to me, that was a reminder of how the Iraq war so imbalanced the region in Iran’s direction. So yes, we are and will continue to pay a real price for the strategic blunder that was the Iraq War." . . .

Here's the REAL Reason the Soros-Bought NYC Prosecutor Put Trump on Trial. Try Not to Laugh.

 Victoria Taft - PJ Media

Why aren't the cases of black men punching white women in the face on New York streets prosecuted as "hate" crimes? Bragg's office actually freed one of those suspects, who then committed more assaults. 

Tony Branco

  "There's nothing at all funny about putting a former president of the United States of America on trial for misdemeanor record-keeping offenses and turning those into felonies through a badly done magic trick. The underlying reason why the George Soros-selected prosecutor put Donald Trump on trial starting Monday, however, is yet another reason why this case should be laughed out of court. 

"The avowed Trump-hating prosecutor, Alvin Bragg, is part of the effort by the left to tie up the former president in court so he can't campaign for president. Additionally, they hope that by ringing up all manner of charges against Trump, they'll smear his reputation. Indeed, Marc Elias, 65 Project, Media Matters, and all of David Brock's smear machines, with the consent of the Biden Justice Department, have been put into service to get Trump. 

"There are many problems with Bragg's case, among them the statute of limitations issues, the unethical way he stacked the indictments, duct-taping a federal statute onto these New York misdemeanors to create a "criminal" case, the fact that non-disclosure agreements are legal instruments unless they attempt to cover up a crime, and reporting that work done by Trump's attorney, Michael Cohen, was laid out as work done by an attorney. 

"Quick! Get the cops! 

"But wait, Bragg doesn't want the cops involved in any misdemeanors (or felonies, for that matter) because, as a Soros DA, there's almost no crime he's willing to prosecute. Note the illegal alien thugs who recently beat up New York cops and walked out free men within hours. This is the kind of prosecutor we're dealing with here." . . . 

Joe Biden’s Wars

 

Issues & Insights (issuesinsights.com)  

And when thinking about terrorism and the Middle East, never forget that Biden, according to Obama, “weighed in against the raid” that killed Osama bin Laden.

Toon added by TD

"It’s long been known around Washington, as former Defense Secretary Robert Gates once said, that Joe Biden “has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four” – now five – “decades.”

So the conflicts raging around the world and forecasts of World War III should have been expected.

But, hey, at least we didn’t elect in 2020 the guy who sent impetuous tweets that upset elites and snowflakes.

"As president, Biden has projected American weakness in a Carter-esque fashion, starting with his chaotic and deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan, which a State Department report said suffered from “constantly changing policy guidance,” and a top general described as a “strategic failure.”

"He’s been no Ronald Reagan. He’s not even been a Donald Trump. So it’s no coincidence that Russia invaded Ukraine a little more than two years after Biden took office. And we all knew it was coming, because three months after Biden stumbled into the Oval Office, Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, as Sen. Tom Cotton noted just before the invasion, “sent tens of thousands of soldiers, tanks, and munitions to the Ukrainian border.”

"In response, Biden proposed a presidential summit in Geneva, which, says Cotton, elevated “Russia in the eyes of the world” and “allowed the image-obsessed Putin to strut on the international stage and pretend that Russia was once again an equal to the United States.” Apparently, the hotline between Washington and Moscow was soon thereafter cut. Putin recently said he hadn’t spoken to Biden in two years, according to Richard Grenell, acting director of national intelligence for the Trump administration." . . .

"Alvin Bragg’s office is now asking the court to impose sanctions and threatened Trump with jail time.

 BREAKING: Manhattan DA's Office Asks Court to Impose $1,000 Sanctions For Each of Trump's Social Media Posts for 'Violating Gag Order' - Threatens Jail Time  "Prosecutors on Monday will be seeking to hold President Trump in contempt for ‘violating’ Judge Merchan’s gag order in the Stormy Daniels ‘hush money’ trial.

"Jury selection was underway on Monday morning for Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s lawfare case against Trump. Last April Trump was hit with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records and conspiracy.

"The far-left judge overseeing the Stormy Daniels trial trampled all over Trump’s First Amendment rights with a strict gag order.

"Juan Merchan earlier this month expanded Trump’s gag order and barred the former president from criticizing his family members.

"The judge’s daughter, Loren Merchan, is a far-left political operative who worked for the Biden-Harris campaign.

"Earlier this month Trump threw down the gauntlet and blasted Judge Merchan in a series of Truth Social posts.

"President Trump said he will continue to tell the truth and will “gladly become a Modern Day Nelson Mandela,” and is willing to “sacrifice my Freedom for that worthy cause.”

“ 'Now, we have Merchan, who is not allowing me to talk, thereby violating the Law and the Constitution, all at once. It is so bad what he is trying to get away with – How was he even chosen for this case??? I heard he fought like hell to get it, and all of the rest of them also! If this Partisan Hack wants to put me in the “clink” for speaking the open and obvious TRUTH, I will gladly become a Modern Day Nelson Mandela – It will be my GREAT HONOR. We have to Save our Country from these Political Operatives masquerading as Prosecutors and Judges, and I am willing to sacrifice my Freedom for that worthy cause. We are a Failing Nation, but on November 5th, we will become a Great Nation again. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Trump said on Truth Social a couple of weeks ago." . . .

"Alvin Bragg’s office is now asking the court to impose sanctions and threatened Trump with jail time."

Trump Trial: At Least 50 Potential Jurors Excused from First Pool (breitbart.com)  . . ."Democrat Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged Trump with 34 felonies, accusing him of falsifying documents to conceal a sex scandal. The trial is the first criminal trial of a president. Trump could face jail time if convicted.

"New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan will prevent Trump from campaigning, appearing at the Supreme Court, and celebrating at his son’s graduation, Trump said Monday." . . .  Did Mr. Trump doze off?

Vivek Ramaswamy SLAMS Soros-funded DA Alvin Bragg for "Embarrassing" Case Against Trump - Elon Musk Chimes in: "This Case is Obviously a Corruption of the Law. LAWFARE" (VIDEO)   . . ."Vivek, in his statement on Bragg’s ridiculous and legally flawed indictment, cited Bradley Smith, Institute for Free Speech Chairman, Capital University law professor, and former Federal Election Commission Chairman. Smith noted earlier in an op-ed for The Federalist that the made-up felony charges against Trump are completely baseless, setting aside the clear conflicts of interest with the prosecution and the judge." . . .

Vivek might be in line for a job in any Trump Administration. TD

 

 Rashida Tlaib Wraps Herself in Terrorist Keffiyeh Scarf: Wraps Dog in an American Flag

More Disturbing Keffiyeh Symbolism From Rashida Tlaib - Israellycool

"Apparently, yesterday was World Keffiyeh Day, “to show solidarity with the Palestinian cause and struggle.” And given the Keffiyeh is a symbol of palestinian terrorism, we all know what those who wear it mean by “struggle.”

"One of those to post in honor of it was (predictably) congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, who tweeted this.

"Note that there is also an American flag … draped around the dog licking out of someone’s hand.

"I don’t believe this is a coincidence. Remember, she once held up a painting of her wearing a keffiyeh, with the keffiyeh draped around the Capitol building."

NOW: A protester sets an American flag on fire outside Brooklyn Borough Hall as protesters rally on the steps pic.twitter.com/aZy7ZzqDzP

— katie smith (@probablyreadit) April 15, 2024

Well, it isn't the flag of those who murder and burn whole families alive in Israeli villages, so who cares? Those are Tlaib's voters. TD

If you enjoyed the Hamas GoPro videos, Rashida, you may want to bookmark this article. (TD):  Facebook censors Auschwitz Museum photograph and flags images of death camp victims for 'promoting adult nudity and sexual activity': Historians blast move as 'hurtful and absurd' | Daily Mail Online

. . .In a statement the museum said: 'The posts, which serve as tributes to individual victims of Auschwitz, have been unjustly targeted by this platform's content moderation system, citing absurd reasons such as "Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity," "Bullying and Harassment," "Hate Speech," and "Violence Incitement.". . .

American Thinker on the Hamas conflict

 Aww, Israel -- Don't hurt 'em - Mark C. Ross  . . ."Perhaps the true essence of this conflict is about the tension between the modern world and the 12th century. Israel is an outpost of modernity amidst an imposed remnant of a dark age, hence their ability to, thus far, defend themselves against a massive aerial bombardment. Female refugees from Iran will eagerly confirm this.

"Meanwhile, as this is being written, pro-Palestinian protests have broken out across the land. They are tying up traffic and chaining themselves to light poles. Again, inflicting misery is supposed to be a good thing. Really? Sounds kind of like the 12th century to me.

"The Europeans are largely compromised on this issue as well. Why else would they have “no go” zones? Domestically, Biden is paying lip service to evil in order to get votes from Dearborn… so he can harvest Michigan’s 15 electoral votes." . . . 

Jerusalem Post photo of cars abandoned by those attacked by Hamas at the Nova music festival on Oct 7th:

Hamas Wants The Land of Israel, But It Also Wants Much More Than That - Sha'i ben-Tekoa    "As I write this, more than one hundred, (mostly Israeli) Jews are still being held hostage. They have been imprisoned and are tortured 24/7. They are deprived of food; the males are beaten just for fun, and the girls, women, and boys are raped.

"We know this thanks to Arabic language documents IDF soldiers found when they cleared out Hamas nests. The documents contain explicit instructions about how to torture and maim and the best way to kill a Jew with a knife by stabbing him in the neck and/or spine. The same orders tell the captors to keep the captured Jews on the most meager rations.

"These instructions also order the captors to show no tolerance to any hostages who show even the slightest resistance or objection to doing what they are told. If they do, they must be killed.

"The inhumanity of these orders illustrates the culture behind the people carrying out these cruel rituals: Domination and submission, and “oppression and humiliation,” are what the Koran demands." . . .

Israel's right to defense in the face of unprecedented challenges - David Rubin  . . ."The chants of "From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free," heard on college campuses (most of whom have no idea which river and which sea they are talking about), echo a call for the eradication of Israel. This rhetoric, left unchecked, fosters an environment where antisemitism can flourish under the guise of political activism.

"The situation presents a distorted picture where the victim of aggression is blamed for defending itself, while the aggressor is portrayed as the victim. This narrative fails to acknowledge the existential threats faced by Israel. This ignores the historical reality that Israel is the only country that has even been sovereign in the land of Israel, which much of the world mistakenly calls Palestine.

"It is essential to recognize that peace and security in the region cannot be achieved by undermining the right of any nation to defend itself or by ignoring the legitimate security concerns of Israel." . . .

The bad faith nature of the “Free Palestine” movement. . .

A Black Lives Matter chapter posted a graphic on Instagram of the Hamas paragliders who murdered hundreds of young Israelis at the Nova music festival. A Cornell professor said he found the massacre “exhilarating,” and demonstrators rallied in his support.

 Opinion | The Appalling Tactics of the ‘Free Palestine’ Movement - The New York Times  "Last week, Susanne DeWitt, an 89-year-old Holocaust survivor who later became a molecular biologist, spoke before the Berkeley, Calif., City Council to request a Holocaust Remembrance Day proclamation. After taking note of a “horrendous surge in antisemitism,” she was then heckled and shouted down by protesters at the meeting when she mentioned the massacre and rapes in Israel of Oct. 7." . . .

"And not too much of what passes for a pro-Palestinian movement but is really pro-Hamas, with its calls to get rid of the Jewish state in its entirety (“from the river to the sea …”), its open celebration of the murder of its people (“resistance is justified …”) and its efforts to mock, minimize or deny the suffering of Israelis, which so quickly descend into the antisemitism on naked display in Berkeley." . . .

It’s true that in nearly every political cause, including the most justified, there are ugly elements — the Meir Kahanes or the Louis Farrakhans of the world. But the mark of a morally serious movement lies in its determination to weed out its worst members and stamp out its worst ideas. What we’ve too often seen from the “Free Palestine” crowd is precisely the opposite.

 Opinion: Don't Be Fooled -- 'Free Palestine' Is a Call for Ending Israel (Times of San Diego)  . . ." “From the river to the sea, Palestine shall be free!” This is not a rallying cry for a two-state solution and it is not about freeing an oppressed group to live peacefully in the world order."

. . ."The chant specifically calls to rid the land of Israel from the Jewish people. The Hamas charter explicitly states to “fight Jews and kill them” and to “obliterate” Israel “in the name of Allah.” Their mission became as clear as ever this past week when terrorists raped women and children, murdered parents in front of their children and murdered children in front of their parents, and burned and decapitated babies." . . .

What “Free Palestine” Should Actually Mean   "Hamas leaders call for a mass uprising, urging Arabs and Muslims into the streets against Israel. What would help the Palestinian people the most, however, would be a mass uprising of Gazans against Hamas, a coup that might succeed now that Israel is intent on destroying Hamas leaders and capabilities.

"In 2006, Hamas gained power in Gaza by winning a parliamentary election against the Palestinian Authority, whose corruption was well-known and unpopular. Hamas soon expelled PA officials from Gaza, beating some with clubs, shooting others and notoriously tossing at least one off a roof. Since then, Hamas has ruled Gaza tyrannically, with cruel punishments for political opponents, no free speech, no free elections, and no respect for other human rights."... 

One of the cruelest comments ever made about politics is that people get the leaders they deserve. Gazans have the strongest possible interest to show that this does not now apply to them. 

 

Protestors in the US blocked our freeways to support the murderers of this young girl and others. Their angry faces seem to say she had it coming. TD

Democrats with Thin Skin and Glass Jaws

"She is claiming racism despite her confronter not saying anything racist. And she doesn’t like complaints over her political positions. In her world, her politics are off limits, but Trump’s politics are open game for attack, physical and verbal."

 Brian C. Joondeph   "A “glass jaw” is a boxing term referring to a boxer who could be knocked out with one good punch to their jaw. It can also refer to a public figure who wilts under the discomfort of public scrutiny.

"Democrats are great at dishing it out but have very thin skin when anything is dished out on them. And a glass jaw when anyone punches back.

"The latest example is Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters."

. . ."She is recommending starting a riot and violently attacking government officials. Weren’t we told that constituted an “insurrection”? Or does insurrection only apply to Trump supporters? It seems that way.

"CNN defends Waters by saying, “Waters, however, did not call for physical harm to the officials or harassment against Trump’s supporters.” Is that so?

"A bunch of MAGA hat wearers should go to a restaurant in Berkeley, San Francisco, Seattle, or Brooklyn and “create a crowd” and “push back” on those they don’t like and see what happens. There may be fists, knives, and guns, not high fives and back-slaps.

"What if Maxine’s words were turned against her? Would she acknowledge that “Dissent is the highest form of patriotism”, a quote attributed to Thomas Jefferson? Or would she cry foul? Dissent and harassment toward thee but not at me.

"When someone followed her 2018 advice to “push back”, she whined,

As a member of Congress, when people, you know, who evidently had a racist attitude, and recently one of them even confronted me in a restaurant. And they don't say racist things, but what they say is they don't like something I said, they don't like a position that I took, but you know that, you know, if you were not black, you would not be approached that way.

. . ." Rep. Waters didn’t take to the airways when U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was harassed at a D.C. steakhouse. Or the same for Sen. Ted Cruz. The White House went so far as to condone such attacks.

"Were these attacks racist? If the justices were black and Democrat would they be condoned? Will CNN ask Rep. Waters?" . . .

"Death to America!": The progressive battle cry

 

. . ."While it is doubtful that Churchill -- or any other Brit born in the late nineteenth century -- could ever have conceived that Britain would willingly give itself over to Islam, here are his rather applicable words concerning passivity in the face of growing threats (in this case, Hitler):

[I]f you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.

"Such words are proving increasingly ominous for much of Western Europe -- with Londonistan at the fore."

Video shows Chicago activists cheer after learning Iran launched attack on Israel: 'Hands off Iran!' | Fox News  "Agitators chanted 'Death to America' and 'Death to Israel' earlier in the day, reporter finds" . 

From Bumbling Biden and the Democrat Clown Show:

Not fact; sarcasm

Gaming The 2024 Campaign › Victor Davis Hanson

  American Greatness

Will Biden’s feebleness still earn him sympathy? Or will it devolve to the point that the public concludes that Joe Biden would not be able to keep any job in America—except the U.S. Presidency?

"We have seen enough of the Biden-Trump race so far to predict what lies ahead over the next seven months of the campaign. Currently, the polls are about dead even. Trump, however, for now enjoys small leads in the majority of the fickle swing/purple states that will likely decide the election.

"So here is what we should expect:

Biden

"Biden has three major vulnerabilities and three major assets. His fate will depend on how these criteria play out.

"First, on the negative side of the ledger, Biden suffers continual mental and physical decline, which is accelerating exponentially. His work week is now more off than on. Aides pray that he can get through a teleprompter without complete incoherence. His speech is so slurred, his syntax so bizarre that he seems to speak a language that is mostly indecipherable.

"They rightly fear that any young attractive woman or even preteen might earn a trademark Biden weird call-out, a hair- or accustomed ear-blow, or even an attempted presidential too-long hug or neck nibble.

"Steps pose an existential threat, given that the president is one trip away from oblivion. Biden is not even the diminished Biden of 2020, when, in his basement, he at least manipulated the COVID-19 lockdown to mask his infirmities and abbreviated schedules.

"The odds are 50/50 whether Biden will even make it over the next five months to the August Democratic Convention. And, assuming that he does, can he rein in efforts to push him off the ticket?

"Second, the Biden family is corrupt. Hunter still faces spring- and summer-long felony exposure in connection with his Biden-family brand of tax cheating. Joe knows that his own documents, first-hand witnesses, bank statements, Hunter’s emails, and testimonies from Hunter’s associates reveal that the otherwise talentless but high-living Biden extended family was surviving only by the sale of Senator, Vice President, and future President Joe Biden’s name—and his known willingness to pay fast and loose with legal and ethical constraints.

"There is still some chance that, in the current impeachment investigations and trial, more incriminating evidence will emerge or turned witnesses will offer proof of Biden’s criminality. For now, Biden’s lawbreaking is completely dismissed by Attorney General Merrick Garland and by special counsel Robert Hur’s satirical-comedy-worthy argument that even overwhelming evidence pointing to Joe Biden’s criminal behavior cannot be prosecuted because of the president’s dementia." . . .

Don't, Don't, Don't

Never forget Israel has a long memory

 "The center of this war — as the hardcore history of the decidedly pre-Israel Hitler–Grand Mufti meeting a full 83 years ago so vividly demonstrates — is about killing Jews. Exterminating an entire race of human beings. And doing so for no other reason than hatred of Jews. Which is exactly what motivated Hitler to launch the Holocaust. That was the position of the Palestinian Grand Mufti in 1941 — and it is the position of Hamas and Iran and their allies today."  Jeffrey Lord (below)*

Iran’s regime strong-armed Jewish community to praise attack on Israel - The Jerusalem Post    "The Islamic Republic of Iran continues to exploit its small Jewish community for propaganda purposes in its war against Israel.

"The Jewish community in Tehran took to its Telegram page on Monday to announce its “Appreciation of the hero armed forces of the land of Iran” for its massive aerial bombardment of Israel on Saturday and Sunday.

"Alireza Nader, an Iran expert who closely monitors minority communities in the Islamic Republic, told The Jerusalem Post, “The small Jewish community in Iran is held hostage to the whims of the regime. Any time the regime wants revenge against Israel, it eyes Iranian Jews.' ”

Of course, there are Iranian Jews; just as there were German Jews. TD

*Hitler’s Meeting With Grand Mufti Shows War in Middle East Is About Hatred of Jews - The American Spectator | USA News and Politics  . . ."Hitler’s visitor was one Haj Amin al-Husseini, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and a Palestinian Arab. A careful record of their conversation was kept. And over there at the Times of Israel, the essence of that conversation has been published.

"Among other things said to Hitler by the Grand Mufti was this:

The Arabs were Germany’s natural friends because they had the same enemies as had Germany, namely the English, the Jews and the Communists.

 "To which Hitler replied that: 

Germany stood for uncompromising war against the Jews…. Germany was resolved, step by step, to ask one European nation after the other to solve its Jewish problem, and at the proper time to direct a similar appeal to non-European nations as well.

 "As soon as Germany had won the war, Hitler said:"

Germany’s objective would then be solely the destruction of the Jewish element residing in the Arab sphere under the protection of British power. In that hour the Mufti would be the most authoritative spokesman for the Arab world.  . . .

 A wounded, weakened Israel is a fiercer one | The Times of Israel  "The assault on Israeli towns was as cruel as Hamas could make it, and every agonizing minute was broadcast to Israelis as a message and a humiliation. Now comes the Israeli answer.". . .

Hamas did everything it could to shock Israelis, to humiliate and horrify, kidnapping children, desecrating corpses, and then crowing about it to the world. And Israelis watched it all, minute by agonizing minute. And they agreed. Their weakness had become clear, unavoidable. . . .

And celebrated by Muslims around the world including, as expected, among some Democrats in the U.S. Congress. TD 

Israel Declares It Does Not Want War With Iran, but Saturday's Attacks Will Not Go Unanswered – RedState

   . . ."As the dust settles from Iran’s attack, the world is watching closely to see how Israel will respond. While Herzog affirmed that Israel does not want war, it is clear the Jewish state will not let the rocket attacks go unanswered. What remains to be seen is the nature of Israel’s retaliation and how it might affect tensions in the region."

Yes, Biden (a Democrat, I must add) DID Approve Iran's Attack – HotAir

"Iran informed Turkey in advance of its planned operation against Israel, a Turkish diplomatic source told Reuters on Sunday, adding that the US conveyed to Iran via Ankara that its operation must be "within certain limits.' "

. . ."Israel has become a de facto ally of the Arab governments in their cold war with Persian Iran and a growing trade partner with these countries. Trump's Abraham accords and, give him credit, Jared Kushner's diplomacy remade the Middle East map, and only Iran wants to see that changed. That is the meaning of this war in which Hamas was unleashed. As much as Hamas is an evil death cult, they are also Iranian proxies. Iran wanted to destroy the Arab states' rapprochement with Israel, and for the most part, it has failed." . . . 

 Israel has a long track record of assassinating its enemies. Will it work against Hamas? (nbcnews.com)  "Last week, the head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency issued a blunt warning to the Palestinian militants who attacked Israel on Oct. 7

“Let every Arab mother know that if her son took part in the massacre — he signed his own death warrant,” David Barnea said." . . .

The killing of a key Hamas figure in a heavily guarded neighborhood controlled by Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants signaled that Israel was ready to go after its Hamas adversaries far beyond the battlefield in Gaza, even at the risk of provoking a confrontation with Hezbollah.

 Israel spent decades tracking down Nazis for the Holocaust