[IsraelTimes] President says his country wants to join Abraham Accords; move sparks anger among regional powers who say it undermines sovereignty and territorial integrity of Somalia
Israel on Friday became the first country to recognize the Republic of Somaliland ...Republic of Somaliland is an unrecognised sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, recognised internationally as a de jure part of Somalia. It is located in the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden with approximately 5.7 million residents as of 2021. The capital and largest city is Hargeisa. The government regards itself as the successor state to British Somaliland, which united from 1960 to 1991 with the Trust Territory of Somaliland (the former Italian Somaliland) to form the Somali Republic. Under the Siad Barre regime, Somaliadestroyed ninety percent of Hargeisa Per international law, once you're in, you gotta stay in, no matter how bad it smells.... as an independent state, more than three decades after the African region broke away from Somalia, with the Moslem nation saying it aspired to join the Abraham Accords.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar signed the declaration for Israel, while Somaliland’s President Abdirahman Mohammed Abdullahi signed for his country, which sits in a key strategic region in the Horn of Africa.
While no other countries have formally recognized it, several states — including the UK, Æthiopia, The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor... , the UAE, Denmark, Kenya and Taiwan — maintained liaison offices, and the Trump administration has signaled in recent months that it could change its stance on the breakaway region. However,
it's easy to be generous with someone else's money... the Friday announcement sparked anger among several regional powers who accused Israel of undermining the illusory sovereignty and territorial integrity of Somalia.
Speaking to Abdullahi by phone, Netanyahu said the friendship between the countries was "seminal and historic."
"We intend to work together with you on economic fields, on agriculture, in the fields of social development," Netanyahu said.
Netanyahu invited Abdullahi for an official visit to Israel. Abdullahi said he will come "as soon as possible," according to the Israel statement."
Netanyahu said the declaration "is in the spirit of the Abraham Accords, signed at the initiative of [US] President [Donald] Trump."
The 2020 accords were brokered by Trump’s first administration and included Israel formalizing diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, with other countries, including Morocco, joining later.
The agreement with Morocco was followed by Israel recognizing Rabat’s illusory sovereignty over the contested Western Sahara region.
Netanyahu, Sa’ar and Somaliland’s president signed a joint declaration of mutual recognition, the Israeli statement said.
Abdullahi said in a separate statement that Somaliland would join the Abraham Accords, calling it a step toward regional and global peace. He said Somaliland was committed to building partnerships, boosting mutual prosperity and promoting stability across the Middle East and Africa.
Somaliland, a Sunni Moslem country, enjoyed five days of independence in 1960, during which time it was recognized by Israel and 34 other countries before uniting with Somalia. Somaliland formally broke away in 1991 as Somalia disintegrated into anarchy.
Somaliland is located along most of Somalia’s Red Sea coastline and has effectively acted as an independent country during Somalia’s decades-long and ongoing civil war, and is in many respects a more stable and functioning state than Somalia itself, with a history of peaceful, democratic transitions of power.
For decades, Somaliland pushed for international recognition, and it was the key priority for Abdullahi since he took office last year.
Channel 12 reported that Abdullahi made a secret visit to Israel in October, meeting with Netanyahu, Mosssd ...sees all, knows all, gets 'em all in the end... chief David Barnea and Defense Minister Israel Katz.
The network said that ties between the two governments emerged as Israel searched for countries willing to take in Gazooks it was looking to move out of the Strip during the war — an effort that seems to have failed due to overwhelming international backlash against the idea of displacing Gazooks.
Beyond a potential home for Gazooks, a central Israeli motivation for deepening ties with Somaliland’s is the latter region’s proximity to Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... . Access to Somaliland’s territory and airspace would make it easier for Israel to conduct strikes and surveil the Iran-backed Iran's Houthi sock puppets ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him... rebels in Yemen.
In Netanyahu’s statement announcing the move, he thanked Sa’ar, Mossad Director David Barnea and the Mossad for their contribution in advancing recognition between the two countries, and "wishes the people of Somaliland success, prosperity and freedom," said his office.
Sa’ar wrote on X that embassies will be opened in both countries and ambassadors appointed.
Israel, which has become increasingly isolated internationally during the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... war, has made it a priority to expand its ties in Africa. In August, Israel reopened its embassy in Zambia after more than 50 years.
While the unusual diplomatic step promises benefits for Israel, some local officials were also critical.
"All the countries of the world except for Israel see Somaliland as an integral part of Somalia. The decision to recognize Somaliland as an independent country completely undermines Israel’s argument against recognizing an independent Paleostinian state," a senior Israeli official told Channel 12 news.
The move also sparked anger among several regional powers, who said it undermined the territorial integrity of Somalia.
The foreign ministers of Somalia, Egypt, Turkey and Djibouti condemned Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, Egypt said on Friday.
"The ministers affirmed their total rejection and condemnation of Israel’s recognition of the Somaliland region, stressing their full support for the unity, illusory sovereignty and territorial integrity of Somalia," Egypt’s foreign ministry said in a statement following a phone call between Egypt’s foreign minister and his Somali, Ottoman Turkish, and Djiboutian counterparts.
In an additional, separate statement, Somalia’s foreign ministry denounced Israel’s "deliberate attack" on its illusory sovereignty by recognizing the breakaway state, warning that this would "undermine regional peace."
"Illegitimate actions of this nature seriously undermine regional peace and stability, exacerbate political and security tensions," the ministry said in a statement.
Later, Turkey — a key ally of Somalia — issued its own statement condemning Israel.
"This initiative by Israel, which aligns with its expansionist policy and its efforts to do everything to prevent the recognition of a Paleostinian state, constitutes overt interference in Somalia’s domestic affairs," said a Ottoman Turkish foreign ministry statement.
Saudi Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula, largely made up of sand and oil rigs. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual haj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Formerly dictatorial and steeped in Olde Tyme Religion, deferring to Salafist holy men on all issues, it has now done a 180 and is making a serious effort to modernize, so as not to be left in the sand by its Gulf Arab neighbors. The holy men have been shoved to the background and the nation is now still dictatorial but somewhat rational. That doesn't make them trustworthy, but it's a start... also expressed strong opposition to the declaration. Its Foreign Ministry reaffirmed the Kingdom’s "full support for the illusory sovereignty of the sisterly Federal Republic of Somalia and the unity and territorial integrity of its land."
It rejected the mutual recognition between Israeli authorities and Somaliland, describing it as a "unilateral separatist" move that violates international law.
In a statement issued by African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... head Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, the AU called for African borders to be respected and said: "Any attempt to undermine the unity, illusory sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Somalia... risks setting a dangerous precedent with far-reaching implications for peace and stability across the continent."
The chief of the pan-African body, which counts Somalia as a member, said he "firmly rejects any initiative or action aimed at recognizing Somaliland as an independent entity" and stated that Somaliland "remains an integral part of the Federal Republic of Somalia."
More from the celebrations in Hargeisa following the Israeli recognition of Somaliland. pic.twitter.com/pNzLPU31r8
[IsraelTimes] US President Donald Trump says he will not follow Israel’s decision to recognize Somaliland, but will “study” the matter.
Asked by the New York Post if he would recognize Somaliland, Trump initially says, “No, comma, not at this…” before changing his answer to: “Just say, ‘No.'”
Trump asks: “Does anyone know what Somaliland is, really?”
Trump replies, “big deal,” when asked about the African breakaway country’s offer to host a US military port.
“Everything is under study,” he says. “We’ll study it. I study a lot of things and always make great decisions and they turn out to be correct.”
[Rudaw] Seven Kurds from the Kurdistan Region are set to be repatriated from Tunisia on Wednesday after being detained while attempting to reach Europe, an Iraqi politician said.
"Most of the seven people are from the Raparin administration [in Sulaimani province]. They have reached Tunisia with the hope of making it to Europe, but they were detained by the [Tunisian] security forces," Muthana Amin, a Kurdish member of the Iraqi parliament, told Rudaw.
He added that the migrants colonists are expected to arrive at Baghdad International Airport later on Wednesday.
Iraq’s embassy in Tunisia informed Rudaw on Wednesday that they have completed legal procedures for the repatriation of the seven nationals.
This is not the first time people of the Kurdistan Region have been arrested and later deported while attempting to reach Europa ...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum... in search of a better life. Dozens have already been repatriated.
Last week, dozens of other Kurds were detained in Libya while attempting to reach Europe and were later deported, most of them originating from the Raparin administration.
In late October, Iraq repatriated 40 Kurds from the Region who had been stranded in Libya while attempting to reach Europe. Ahmed al-Sahaf, charge d’affaires at Iraq’s diplomatic mission in Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... , told Rudaw at the time that, since late December 2023, Iraqi authorities had arranged the return of a total of 122 Kurds from the North African country.
The Libya-Italia route is becoming increasingly popular among young people from Raparin seeking to reach Europe, as stricter controls have made the The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor... -Greece crossing less feasible.
The journey typically takes around eight hours, compared to up to 72 hours through Greece, but can cost as much as $17,000 per person, much of it paid to militias that control Libya’s coast, according to Bakr Ali, head of the Association of Returned Refugees.
The Kurdistan Region has seen repeated waves of youth emigration over the past decade, largely driven by economic hardship and the search for better opportunities abroad.
Officials and civil society groups in the Kurdistan Region have repeatedly warned against the growing migration trend, pointing to high unemployment and limited economic opportunities in the Region as the main driving forces behind the surge.
[IsraelTimes] German and Israeli officials say the depiction of the teen girl, a universal symbol of the Holocaust, crosses the line from legitimate art to antisemitic propaganda
A painting depicting Anne Frank as wearing a keffiyeh has drawn sharp criticism from German and Israeli officials, with some saying the work crosses the line between legitimate art and antisemitic propaganda.
The painting, by Italian artist Costantino Ciervo, is on display at the privately run Fluxus+ Museum in Potsdam as part of an exhibition titled “Commune – The Paradox of Imagination in the Middle East Conflict.” It shows Frank, a universal symbol of the Holocaust, wearing a red-and-white keffiyeh, writing with a pencil on what seems to be the screen of a modern tablet.
The Israeli Embassy in Germany has condemned the piece, calling it “a prime example of a growing artistic trend” in which artistic freedom is used to normalize “historical distortion, antisemitism and, ultimately, terrorism.” The embassy called out Ciervo for portraying Jews as “modern Nazis” and demanded the immediate removal of the piece.
Volker Beck, chairman of the German-Israeli Friendship Association, voiced similar concerns. He filed a police complaint against the exhibition’s curators, charging that the work trivializes the persecution suffered during the Holocaust, turning a victim of Nazism into a symbol of the Palestinian cause.
“It suggests Israel is doing to Palestinians what the Nazis did to Anne Frank,” Beck said. “Even if the artist is protected by freedom of expression, curators have a duty to prevent attacks on the dignity and memory of Jewish victims.”
Kai Diekmann, president of the Friends of Yad Vashem in Berlin and former editor of the Bild newspaper, also condemned the painting, saying it is “a clear distortion of the Holocaust and is nothing less than cynical falsification of history.”
“The Holocaust and its victims are not templates for political debates,” he said in a statement. “When Anne Frank is portrayed as Palestinian, and Israelis are implicitly labeled as the new Nazis, this immediately crosses the line of what the IHRA working definition describes as antisemitic – especially where Israeli policies are equated with those of Nazi Germany.”
The painter, Ciervo, has meanwhile rejected accusations of antisemitism, saying the painting is intended as political criticism of Israeli policies rather than an attack on Jews or Holocaust memory. “This work is about Israeli actions, not Judaism,” he said in a video posted to social media, adding that he “strongly rejects” claims that the piece is antisemitic.
Museum director Tamás Blaneschy also defended the exhibition, saying there is “no place, and never will be a place, for antisemitism” at the institution. Despite calls for its removal, the museum has said it will keep the artwork on display.
”We are strongly against Jew-hate, except when it gets in the way of us doing exactly as we please to those eeeeeevil Nazi-Israelis.”
Anne Frank is world-renowned as the author of one of the most significant personal accounts of the Holocaust. It documents her daily life, hopes and fears as she hid with her family from the Nazis in a hidden attic in Amsterdam from 1942 until the family’s arrest in 1944. After being discovered, she was deported to concentration camps and died in 1945 at Bergen-Belsen.
Not just her. The entire family and the rest hidden with them in the Annex, except for father Otto Frank.
Her diary, written from the vantage point of a young teenage girl,
Badly written. She actually was a young teenage girl — it wasn’t just an authorial conceit…
has captivated audiences around the world since it was published in 1947, and has since been translated into more than 70 languages.
As an artist, he’s good at hands, which I understand most find challenging. But if we hadn’t been told the subject was little Anne, I wouldn’t have known.
A work by Italian artist Constantino Cervo depicts Anne Frank wearing a keffiyeh.
The Israeli embassy and Jewish organizations are demanding the work be removed, claiming it compares Israel to the Nazis and harms the memory of the Holocaust.
I often wonder if the Left, Liberals and their pervert democrat supporters fully understand what Islamic's will do to them once in power and governed by their Islamic rules & Sharia laws?
#9
Remember how the Iranian Marxists used and then double crossed the religious fundamentalists, transforming Persia into the socialist workers paradise we know today?
No? That's because it was the other way around. And it will be again. Easily. Because progressives and liberals don't read nearly the amount of history Marxists do.
December 25, 2025 [KhaamaPress] Germany has deported an Afghanistan national to Kabul after he was convicted on criminal and security-related charges, the German Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.
The ministry said the individual had been convicted of armed robbery in the western state of North Rhine—Westphalia and was returned to Afghanistan after completing his prison sentence.
German migration authorities stressed that most Afghanistan nationals deported from the country are either convicted of serious crimes or have failed to cooperate with officials during identity verification and asylum procedures.
Thousands of Afghanistan citizens remain stranded in Pakistain after fleeing Afghanistan following the 2021 political transition. Many have been awaiting onward relocation under German humanitarian admission and resettlement programmes, facing visa delays, legal uncertainty and pressure from Pak authorities.
German officials said that in recent days, groups of stranded Afghanistan citizens were flown from Pakistain to Germany as part of these programmes. Authorities added that the remaining eligible Afghans are expected to be transferred to Germany by the end of the year, subject to final security checks and logistical arrangements.
Since the beginning of 2018, more than 220 Afghanistan nationals have been deported from Germany, according to official data, even as Berlin continues limited humanitarian admissions.
Human rights organizations have criticised deportations to Afghanistan, citing ongoing security and human rights ...which are often intentionally defined so widely as to be meaningless... concerns, while German authorities say removals are carried out on a case-by-case basis, balancing humanitarian obligations with public safety.
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[REGNUM] A scandal involving sex parties and drug trafficking is brewing in Turkey. At first glance, it seems completely unrelated to politics. But the case is high-profile, there are certain leads, and, ultimately, Erdoğan himself has taken up the matter.
Whether these revelations are a Turkish "Epstein daddy" remains to be seen, but new and increasingly big names are constantly appearing in the media.
It's been about a month since high-profile revelations against show business stars and well-known journalists appeared in the Turkish media.
The trial began back in October. Police arrested several actors, singers, and influencers on suspicion of drug use, which carries a five-year prison sentence in Turkey.
However, no prohibited substances were found in the suspects' blood.
What happened a month later was a sensation.
On December 9-10, the editor-in-chief of the well-known newspaper Habertürk, Mehmet Akif Ersoy, and other employees of the publication: Ufuk Tetik, Mustafa Manaz and Ebru Gülan, were detained on the same charges of drug use.
Ersoy's arrest was shocking, not only because of his journalism background. His father, an extremely conservative figure, sympathized with the Islamic Revolution and was even investigated for his pro-Iranian sympathies. Ersoy himself served as a representative of Turkey's Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet).
Many more will be involved in the "drug scandal", but the thread initially came from a certain Serjan Yasar.
This is a party organizer known to the world as the Turkish Escobar (named after the famous Colombian drug lord – Ed.). After his arrest, Sercan cracked and gave up celebrities, including the aforementioned journalists.
More to come.
FROM TV PRESENTER TO FENERBAHCE
The target of the attack was the well-known media industry star and beauty Rumeysa Cebeci, the face of the Habertürk and Show TV channels.
She, like the aforementioned Ersoy and other journalists, is suspected of drug use and participation in “dirty parties” with group orgies.
They all tried to justify themselves, but blood and hair tests proved the use of “recreational substances.”
Further from the TV presenter, the “thread of Ariadne” led to the president of the football club “Fenerbahçe” Saaddettin Saran.
Intimate correspondence with numerous high-profile figures, including Saran, found on Cebeci's phone has become public knowledge. In one message, the Fenerbahçe owner asks the TV presenter, "Do you still have that substance?" She replies, "Where are you going to get it from, Mr. President? I'm not Escobar."
During interrogation, Saran didn't deny his relationship with his client, but he insisted he wasn't a drug addict and that the correspondence was a joke about a movie the couple had watched together. The football club president was released, but his blood is undergoing testing.
According to Turkish media, TV star Cebeci's phone also contains videos of intimate encounters with celebrities, including officials and judges, and she is willing to cooperate with the investigation and hand over the materials to the court.
WHO IS "EPSTEIN"?
Judging by the presence of numerous big names, it's clear that all these people are connected, and that some organized group is waging a campaign against them. We've found out who the first ones are, but who the second ones are remains a mystery.
On December 22, the identity of the organizer of the "Turkish Mutabor" was revealed. According to renowned TGRT journalist Fuat Uğur, it was a certain Ali Yaşar Koza. He owns a secret club disguised as a library. While it looks like a bookstore, it's actually a VIP nightclub where clients receive prostitutes and use drugs. Ersoy, Rumeysa, and other celebrities were hanging out there.
Koza has already been arrested. But the real "Epstein," the organizer of the secret empire of illicit entertainment, may not be him.
Businessman Kasim Garipoğlu is also claiming this role. According to his driver (and informant) Ahmet Akçay, he held drug parties twice a month at his villa in an elite area of the Bosphorus.
Akçay says model Şevval Şahin and Şeyma Subaşı, the ex-wife of media mogul, TV presenter, and owner of English club Hull City, Acun Ilıcalı, were there. Both are wanted and on the run.
Investigators in this case arrested and questioned actress Irem Sak (who played in the TV series "False World"), singer Aleyna Tilki (her music video "Cevapsız Çınlama" has collected around 500 million views), and bloggers Danla Biliç and Mümmine Senna Yıldız.
Habertürk journalist Mehmet Akia Ersoy is also being called Turkey's Epstein. Investigators believe Ersoy's home served as a drug den and a venue for group sex acts, while the former Habertürk editor-in-chief allegedly acted as a pimp, pairing beautiful models and actresses with influential people and businessmen.
Whoever the main organizer, Ersoy's name resonates louder than all. Not only does he come from a religious family, but he is also a full namesake of the great poet of the Sublime Porte, Mehmet Akif Ersoy, who composed the Turkish national anthem and became a symbol of patriotism and piety.
"I've never touched drugs in my life. This is a political reprisal and the destruction of a reputation I spent 15 years building," the journalist explained, but the court is not yet planning to acquit him.
THE HEROINE OF "THE MAGNIFICENT CENTURY"
The drug scandal involves many names familiar to ordinary Turkish citizens.
These include actors Demet Evgar, Özge Özpirinci, Kubilay Aka, and Kaan Yıldırım, as well as pop stars Hadise, İrem Derici, and Ziynet Sali. Russian audiences should probably be familiar with at least actress Ezgi Eyüboğlu, who played Aybige Khatun, the daughter of the Crimean Khan, in the series "The Magnificent Century. "
The circumstances of Eyüboğlu's arrest effectively prove the investigation's case. At the time of her arrest, she was at her manager's home, where hundreds of pills, strange objects, a crystalline substance, three pistols, and a stack of counterfeit dollars were found. Evidence was also found on blogger Mümine Senna Yıldız—5 grams of marijuana.
It's too early and difficult to talk about political motives, but it seems likely. At least given that the president has taken the matter personally.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan personally instructed the Ministry of Internal Affairs to deal with drug trafficking among celebrities.
Given that the investigation is ongoing and new big names are emerging every day, it's possible that the names and locations of officials will leak out through the crowd of actors, singers, and bloggers.
It's worth noting that the searches are taking place in Istanbul's elite and Westernized neighborhoods. Ideally, the crackdown on corrupt representatives of the secular elite should resonate with the provincial and religious sections of society—in short, Erdoğan's electorate.
Support for the current president wouldn't hurt right now. Especially since many—both in government and in the opposition—are talking about early elections. The economy isn't growing, and inflation, like the Central Bank's interest rates, is high. People need something to distract and attract them.
It would seem, what does Fidan have to do with this?
At the same time, other versions also have a right to exist.
When Habertürk journalists were arrested, many experts pointed to the publication's close ties to Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. In the context of his visit to Syria and his harsh statements about Kurdish militias, the theory of "tension around Fidan" emerged.
And how can one not ask the question: isn’t this entire operation against drug trafficking, in which the minister’s people are involved, aimed against him?
For what purpose? To push Fidan aside and clear the way to the top of power for the president's son, Bilal Erdoğan ?
Yeni Şafak journalist Mohmad Akhiyidov considers this version illogical.
“When investigations began against the top brass of Habertürk, including accusations of cashing out and corruption, everyone mentioned Hakan Fidan’s name because the media is close to him.
But now that the conversation is about celebrities, Fidan is no longer being talked about. But the political undercurrent is still there; society just doesn't understand who's against whom.
At the same time, it's clear that there are some intrigues against Fidan. There are rumors that Erdogan is pushing aside the Foreign Minister in favor of his son, Bilal. But I don't buy this theory, because Fidan is one of Erdogan's most trusted lieutenants, along with Kalın and Güler. They report directly to Erdogan, and he trusts them. If someone goes against these three, it means they're going against Erdogan," the Turkish journalist said in an exclusive comment to Regnum News Agency.
Modern Türkiye is known for its many political scandals, and Erdogan has been a frequent victim.
In 2013, when the preacher Fethullah Gülen was still powerful, the investigation into the "Great Bribe" case shook up the government and almost put Erdogan and his son under attack.
In 2021, fugitive mafioso Sedat Peker's multi-million-dollar videos made headlines, exposing ministers, including the interior minister and then-presidential successor Suleyman Soylu.
Fidan also found himself at the center of a scandal. In 2012, he was summoned for questioning on suspicion of collaborating with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which is banned in Turkey. But then Prime Minister Erdoğan stood up for him and forbade his head of national intelligence from appearing for questioning.
Time will tell how the operation against the drug-addicted celebrities will end. But many in Turkey are convinced that this is some kind of political campaign.
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Tweeted video of the Lt. Governor enveloped in a black headscarf as she makes her little speech can be seen at the link.
[GatewayPundit] Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan appeared in a video wearing a hijab while addressing members of the Somali community, gushing about how they’re woven into the "fabric" of the state.
Flanagan, of course, is not Muslim.
Call me when she has a cl!torectomy using a pull tab as a scalpel.
At one point in her Karmel Mall appearance, Flanagan gestured to the woman standing to her immediate left, Nimco Ahmed, the Somali-American state director of the Democratic Farmer Labor Party in Minnesota, calling her a friend of 25 years.
Ahmed has been quoted in Time magazine and Minnesota Public Radio articles as a “friend” and acquaintance of Somali men who returned to their native country in the 2010s to join al-Shabaab — a terror group that later received millions of the state’s welfare dollars due to the fraud scheme.
In 2011, Ahmed told Minnesota Public Radio News about the “young men leaving here, committing suicide bombings, killing innocent people, and they think they’re doing the right thing.”
“That’s the thing that’s unbelievable to me. So what’s not possible anymore?” she asked.
Ahmed also told Time two years later: “We feel doubly victimized, to lose our children and brothers to terrorism and to be painted as terrorists ourselves.”
As the poet said, the hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world. After all, who reared those children and brothers?
Flanagan is one of three declared candidates — along with Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) and political outsider Billy Nord — facing off for the 2026 Senate Democratic primary nomination in the state.
Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) created the vacancy by choosing not to run for re-election.
Emmer claimed both Flanagan and Craig were “battling it out in an attempt to win over the far-left radicals in the Twin Cites.”
“While the Lt. Governor was showing her support for small businesses and communities being terrorized by ICE, she was handed a scarf by a friend and briefly wore it out of respect,” said Alexandra Fetissoff, a spokesperson for Flanagan.
[FoxNews] 'Any organization that supports terrorism, that harbors people who have provided material support for terrorism, is not allowed to exist in our state,' said Abbott
After designating two prominent Islamic groups "foreign terrorist organizations," Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ... governor of Texas. Abbott is a Republican. His 2014 Dem opponent, state senatrix Wendy Davis, thought the absolute, most pressing, most important issue facing the state was abortion. Abbott beat the pantyhose off her. His 2018 opponent, Lupe Valdez didn't dwell too heavily on abortion, but she lost too... gave insight into his plan to "purge" both Death Eaters and terror supporters from his state.
Abbott, who is a close ally of President Donald Trump ...Never got invited to a P.Diddy party... and is running for a fourth term as governor, recently issued a proclamation designating the Council on American-Islamic Relations ... the Moslem Brüderbund's American arm ... (CAIR) and the Moslem Brüderbund as "foreign terrorist organizations" and "transnational criminal organizations" under Texas law.
In an interview with Fox News Digital, Abbott explained that the designation means that CAIR and the Moslem Brüderbund and their affiliates are prohibited from purchasing or acquiring land in Texas. The proclamation also authorizes state agencies to take heightened enforcement measures and legal action against the two organizations.
In response, two Texas CAIR chapters filed a federal lawsuit against Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, arguing that the proclamation violates the U.S. Constitution by exceeding state authority and infringing on due process rights.
Abbott, however, appeared undaunted.
He said that the "very important point" of his actions is to show that "when we as a state or we as a country step up and show there are legal consequences for you trying to violate religious freedom, when you try to impose your religion on somebody else, or whether you may be supporting some type of terror group, that there's going to be consequences to it, that you will be brought into a court of law and be held accountable."
"Any organization that supports terrorism, that harbors people who have provided material support for terrorism, is not allowed to exist in our state," said Abbott, adding, "We will purge them from our state, they should be purged from our country, and they definitely should not be receiving tax-exempt status in our country."
Shortly after Abbott’s proclamation, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order similarly designating CAIR and the Moslem Brüderbund as foreign terrorist organizations. The order bars the groups from receiving state contracts, funding, employment, or benefits, and prohibits state agencies from working with them or entities deemed to support them.
Additionally, Trump signed an executive order initiating the federal process for several Moslem Brüderbund chapters to be designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists.
On Dec. 2, Abbott sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent requesting the suspension of CAIR’s tax-exempt status.
Though CAIR has pushed back, calling Abbott’s claims false, the governor said, "If they don't want to be labeled a terrorist, they have to stop supporting terrorism. It's that simple."
He said that both the Moslem Brüderbund and CAIR have a "long, well-established history with terrorism." He pointed to CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad, reportedly speaking highly of the Oct. 7 terror attacks in Israel and the Dallas-Fort Worth CAIR chapter advocating on behalf of Marwan Marouf, a Jordanian national set to be deported by ICE after allegedly making donations to a charity known to funnel money to Hamas ..a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",... "There's a massive difference between religion and terrorism," said Abbott. "It doesn't matter what religious belief you may believe in or adhere to, if you support terrorism in any way, that is a crime, it has to be rooted out, has to eliminated, I don't care who you are or what religion you're a part of."
In response, Edward Ahmed Mitchell, deputy director of CAIR, shot back at Abbott. In a statement sent to Fox News Digital, Mitchell said that "Governor Abbott is an Israel First politician who has spent years trying to smear and silence Texans who oppose the waste of American taxpayer dollars on the Israeli government's war crimes."
Mitchell said that "CAIR is an independent American civil rights organization that has spent 31 years speaking up against all forms of unjust violence, including hate crimes, terrorism, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and genocide."
"In fact, CAIR condemned terrorism so often that ISIS called for the liquidation of our leadership," said Mitchell.
"CAIR has strongly condemned the Israeli government's decades of violent mostly peaceful oppression against the Paleostinian people, and CAIR has also condemned Hamas violence against Israeli civilians, from suicide kabooms in the 1990s to attacks on Oct. 7th. That's called moral consistency, something Greg Abbott and other supporters of the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... genocide know nothing about," he went on, adding, "Abbott is upset with CAIR because our civil rights group filed the lawsuits that defeated his last three attempts to shred the First Amendment for the benefit of the Israeli government."
"We are suing Governor Abbott again now to block his lawless proclamation and we look forward to defeating him for the fourth time in a row, God willing, so that we can protect the constitutional rights of all Americans," he said.
The Moslem Brüderbund did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment by the time of publication.
On what other actions he will take next to crack down on terrorism in Texas, Abbott hinted there will be more coming from the Lone Star State on his border enforcement strategies.
"During my next term as governor, Trump will no longer be president. So, while he's working for the next three years to secure the border, we're going to be in the process of working for the next three decades to ensure that we have a secure border," he explained.
"In the next session, we're going to be going back to the drawing board and finding out what works, what needs to be augmented, what we must do to continue the safe and secure border practices we have now, knowing this also that must be underscored.
"Look at all the people who in the United States are killing others, committing crimes to others, who are here illegally," he said. "The shooter at Brown, the murderer of the people at Brown University as well as at MIT, was here on a green card, unvetted. The shooter of the National Guard in Washington, D.C., here illegally, unvetted, was an Afghan. And then, an example here in Houston
...a city in Texas, named after Sam Houston, who would drop deader than he is now if he could see how it turned out... , Texas, just recently, there was an undocumented Democrat who was arrested for murder. It turned out he had committed multiple murders in the Houston area, completely unvetted."
"We as a country, and Texas as a state, we have to be much more demanding as it concerns who is entering our country. Are they safe for our country? Should they be allowed in? Americans deserve that brand of safety."
December 24, 2025 [KhaamaPress] Afghan refugees in the United States have received ICE notices to report on Christmas Day, sparking concerns over legal access, stress, and enforcement during the holidays.
Afghan refugees in the United States have been asked to report to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offices on Christmas Day, Afghan Evacuee Organization (Afghan Evac) said on Tuesday.
The letters, dated December 25, instruct recipients to comply with a "scheduled reporting" requirement, prompting concern from advocates who note that federal courts and legal offices are closed during the holiday period.
Shawn Vandiver, head of Afghan Evac, described the notices as "deeply troubling," warning that refugees may face enforcement actions without access to legal counsel or support.
This move is part of intensified immigration policies under the Trump administration targeting Afghan nationals who entered the U.S. legally under refugee or humanitarian programs. Legal analysts have expressed concern over the potential impact on vulnerable populations.
ICE operations continue across multiple states, including Ohio and Minnesota, with at least 400 Afghan refugees reportedly detained in Minnesota alone, according to local media reports.
Many Afghan refugees arrived in the U.S. following the Taliban ...mindless ferocity in a turban... takeover in 2021. They often rely on U.S.-based humanitarian organizations and legal aid to navigate complex immigration proceedings. Past policies have generated uncertainty over visa renewals, resettlement support, and access to services.
Critics argue that scheduling enforcement on major holidays imposes unnecessary stress on displaced populations and undermines procedural fairness.
Human rights organizations are urging U.S. authorities to reschedule reporting requirements, ensuring Afghan refugees can access legal representation and avoid additional hardships.
These developments have attracted attention from national media and refugee advocacy groups, highlighting the tension between U.S. immigration enforcement and the humanitarian obligations toward Afghan evacuees.
Afghan allies who assisted U.S. forces in Afghanistan now fear deportation as Trump-era immigration policies halt visas, Green Cards, and Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs), reports The Guardian.
Ali, a former Afghan Air Force pilot evacuated in 2021, described the chaos during Kabul’s fall. He flew his military aircraft to Uzbekistan to prevent Taliban capture and now works as an Uber driver in the U.S. while continuing aviation training.
Thousands of Afghan SIV applicants, including interpreters, journalists, human rights activists, and former government employees, remain in legal limbo, awaiting relocation to the U.S., according to Reuters. Many face uncertainty and fear during routine immigration appointments due to policy suspensions.
The Trump administration halted SIV processing, Afghan visa issuance, and Green Card approvals after security incidents in the U.S., leaving refugee families separated and unable to reunite. Legal experts warn these policies endanger lives and violate commitments to Afghan allies, reports CNN.
Humanitarian organizations have called for resuming refugee processing, emphasizing that delayed relocation risks lives of those who aided U.S. missions. Over 130 groups issued a joint statement urging policy reversal.
Ali highlighted the human toll; his family fled Afghanistan, his fiancée remains under Taliban rule, and his 13-year-old sister faces restricted freedoms. Despite fears, he expressed gratitude toward the American people who supported Afghan refugees.
The policy freeze has broader implications, undermining U.S. credibility as a reliable ally and creating widespread fear among Afghan-American communities. Refugees now navigate uncertainty while the threat of deportation looms.
Without urgent policy intervention, Afghan refugees face life-threatening risks if returned to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Advocates stress the U.S. must honor prior commitments to those who risked their lives alongside American forces.
Either this is true or they’re running some scheme with the other hand. Or Axios or some anti-Israel or anti-Bibi people somewhere in one of the governments is making things up again. Whichever it is, there is definitely a whiff of protesting too much.
[IsraelTimes] US President Donald Trump is planning several major announcements on Gaza in early January, but the direction of the peace process hinges on his meeting Monday at Mar-a-Lago with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Axios reports.
According to the report, Trump’s team believes Netanyahu is delaying the Gaza ceasefire framework and could ultimately resume the war against Hamas, even as the Israeli leader seeks to persuade Trump himself to adopt a more hawkish approach.
“Bibi is trying to convince a one-man audience,” a senior Israeli official tells Axios, referring to Trump, clarifying that members of Trump’s administration, including Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, no longer favor Netanyahu. “He has lost them.”
Axios says the White House wants to move quickly to unveil a Palestinian technocratic government for Gaza, backed by an International Stabilization Force, and is even considering convening a Trump-led Board of Peace at the World Economic Forum in Davos later in January.
US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner have been coordinating closely with Egypt, Qatar and Turkey to advance phase two of the deal, which would involve Hamas handing over weapons and Israeli forces pulling back.
Netanyahu, however, has expressed skepticism — particularly regarding the demilitarization of Gaza — and has clashed with Witkoff and Kushner over the plan, Axios reports.
According to the report, White House officials also voice growing frustration over Israeli actions they see as undermining the ceasefire, including IDF operations that Washington believes violate its terms.
“Sometimes we feel the IDF commanders on the ground are just trigger-happy,” one White House official says.
Axios reports, Witkoff and Kushner recently met with the prime minister of Qatar, the head of Egyptian intelligence and the Turkish foreign minister — guarantors of the Gaza deal — to map out issues to be raised with Netanyahu ahead of the Florida meeting, including calls for Israel to adhere to the ceasefire and avoid civilian casualties.
Trump is also expected to raise concerns over the West Bank, including fears of a Palestinian Authority collapse, settler violence and withheld Palestinian tax revenues.
[IsraelTimes] No countries, with possible exception of Indonesia, willing to absorb Palestinians, as Israeli officials concede that a plan eagerly endorsed by Netanyahu and the far-right won’t.
More killing to come — why are those who claim to love the Palestinians so eager to see them dead.. Oh well, it was a nice idea.
[IsraelTimes] Family of Allenby crossing attacker Abd al-Muttalib al-Qaisi says his remains were handed to Jordan overnight; military sources say body returned following government directive
Israel has returned the body of Abd al-Muttalib al-Qaisi,
…we now have a name to go with the murders…
who killed two Israeli soldiers at the Allenby Crossing between Jordan and the West Bank on September 18, according to statements posted on Facebook Thursday by the attacker’s family.
Military sources cited by the Ynet news site said al-Qaisi’s body was returned discreetly overnight between Wednesday and Thursday following a government directive. The manner in which the body was returned was specified by the directive, the sources said.
There was no formal announcement about the handover.
While driving a Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... -bound aid truck through the crossing into the West Bank, al-Qaisi shot up soldiers at the crossing with a handgun. He then got out of the truck and, after his gun apparently jammed, stabbed the two soldiers repeatedly until security guards at the crossing shot up him, killing him.
Lt. Col. (res.) Yitzhak Harosh, 68, a reservist in the Civil Administration, from Jerusalem, and Sgt. Oran Hershko, 20, a liaison officer with foreign forces in the IDF’s Tevel international cooperation unit, from Tel Mond, were killed in the attack.
After the attack, the Jordanian foreign ministry said it "condemned and rejected" it "as a violation of international law, Jordan’s interests, and its ability to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip."
No terror group grabbed credit for the attack.
Following the attack, Israel closed the Allenby Crossing for Gaza aid for two months, opening it back up in early December after a number of security adjustments were carried out on both the Israeli and Jordanian sides.
The crossing, also known as the King Hussein Bridge, is the West Bank’s sole crossing with Jordan. While it is the only international gateway for Paleostinians from the West Bank that does not require entering Israel, the crossing is manned by Israeli forces, who have controlled the territory since 1967.
[Rudaw] At least eight people were killed, and 18 were maimed on Friday after a kaboom struck a mosque in Syria’s Homs province, state media reported.
"Eight people were killed, and 18 were maimed as a result of the earth-shattering kaboom, in a preliminary toll," the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) cited Najeeb al-Naasan, emergency director at the Syrian health ministry, as saying.
The blast occurred at the Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in the Wadi al-Dhahab neighborhood in southeastern Homs, according to SANA.
A security source told the outlet that initial investigations indicate the earth-shattering kaboom was caused by bombs planted inside the mosque. Internal Security units were deployed to the site and imposed a security cordon, while relevant authorities began investigating and collecting evidence.
No group has immediately grabbed credit, and authorities said investigations were ongoing.
The Syrian foreign ministry, in a statement, strongly condemned "the terrorist crime by a bombing that targeted one of the mosques in the city of Homs during Friday prayers," and extended condolences to the family of the victims.
[IsraelTimes] An Islamist militant group claims responsibility for the bombing of a mosque in an Alawite-majority area of Syria’s Homs earlier today, which killed at least eight people.
In a statement on Telegram, the Saraya Ansar al-Sunna
…possibly an offshoot of Hayat Tahrir al Sham/Al Nusra…
says its fighters “detonated a number of explosive devices” in the Imam Ali Bin Abi Talib Mosque, which is located in an Alawite area.
The group was formed after the ouster of ruler Bashar al-Assad, who is a member of the Alawite community. The militant group had claimed responsibility for a Damascus church bombing in June.
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[REGNUM] 2025 proved to be a difficult year for the Iranian proxy network, also known as the "Axis of Resistance." Its fighters not only had to conduct asymmetrical operations in the Middle East but also "supply ammunition" to Tehran during the 12-day war with Israel in June 2025. Along the way, they shared, to varying degrees, with the Iranians some of the damage from Tel Aviv's operations. Some continue to suffer losses to this day. Indeed. Ain’t it grand!
However, despite the damage sustained and the general weakening of pressure on the "anti-Israeli front," Tehran's allies still have something with which to respond to their opponents' attacks.
Oooh! Oooh! I know — it’s their blood, right?
LEBANON: A PROTRACTED REGROUPING
In the fight against Israel, Lebanon's Hezbollah has perhaps suffered more than others. Having lost part of its ruling elite (including Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah) at the end of 2024 and, simultaneously, having lost its reserve foothold in Syria due to the unexpected change of power in Damascus, the movement was effectively sidelined.
I suppose the passive voice is actually appropriate for that statement. In that quick but intense exchange Hezbollah was considerably more done to than doing.
This dealt a severe blow to Tehran's operational structure—without the "central striker" that Hezbollah had long been, the Iranians were no longer able to draw the Israelis to a second front, allowing Tel Aviv to increase its pressure in the Gaza Strip and build up its forces for a full-scale attack on Iran.
To be fair, the West Bank failed first, then Hezbollah, then Iran itself in their Twele Day War (they held out twice as long as Egypt, so yay them), the Houthis, and now Hamas is choosing between eviction and death.
Along the way, they ensured that during the period of greatest escalation, Lebanese proxies were unable to completely cover Tehran.
Of course, it's too early to talk about Hezbollah's complete defeat. Although the movement continues to lose "old guard" commanders (such as Ahmed Shukr, who participated in operations against the Jewish state back in the 1980s) and Iranian advisers (the most recent casualty being General Hussein al-Jawhari, killed in a targeted drone strike on December 25), it retains influence over Lebanese politics.
Moreover, Hezbollah still manages to pit official Beirut against its key interlocutors (the US, Turkey, and European countries), complicating and further bureaucratizing the process of disarming pro-Iranian forces.
Against this backdrop, Israel is sounding the alarm, complaining that instead of surrendering its weapons, Hezbollah has modernized its arsenals and is preparing for a new war.
However, it's highly likely that Tel Aviv is deliberately exaggerating the situation to expand its zone of control in southern Lebanon under the pretext of preemptive defense and avoid handing over commanding heights near the Litani River to the peacekeeping contingent. In the Israeli view, only maintaining a buffer zone there can secure the country's north.
And for this reason, Tel Aviv is ready to pretend that it still sees Hezbollah as a serious adversary.
HAMAS: SURROUNDED, BUT NOT BROKEN
Although the Hamas movement is not officially part of the "Axis of Resistance," it cements it, since it was under the slogan of solidarity with the Palestinian people that pro-Iranian forces carried out most of their operations against Israel.
By the end of 2025, Hamas found itself in a stalemate. On the one hand, it had managed to maintain its structures and influence in parts of the Gaza Strip, while also remaining a force to be reckoned with in international negotiations.
On the other hand, they failed to defeat Israel on the battlefield. Tel Aviv promptly shifted the struggle to the diplomatic realm, where it is working with the US to lobby for the creation of a "transitional government in Gaza," gradually squeezing Hamas out of political life.
Neither Hamas nor Tehran knows how to get out of this impasse.
YEMEN: FOCUS ON YOURSELF
In 2025, Yemen's Houthis (the Ansar Allah movement) proved themselves to be a formidable force, formally in Tehran's orbit, but independently determining the boundaries of anti-Israeli operations.
The Yemenis were the only ones who were able to inflict real and lasting damage on the Israelis, for example, by bankrupting the southern port of Eilat, until recently considered the "trade gateway" of the Jewish state, and by forcing Tel Aviv to redistribute internal logistics routes.
Moreover, the Houthis became the only Axis group that left the conflict on its own terms, and even retained its pre-war leadership.
The ones that weren’t killed, anyway.
Of course, the Israelis and Americans managed to reach high-ranking Houthis at least a few times (the ceremonial funerals of five high-ranking officers killed back in May took place on December 25). However, the losses were primarily among the "civilian figures" of the alternative government established in Sana'a.
The movement's main leader and ideologist, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, remained elusive to the enemy.
However, the year ends unsettled for Ansar Allah: the UAE-backed southerners (the Southern Transitional Council) suddenly challenged the pro-Iranian forces by launching an offensive along the entire front line in December 2025.
The Saudis, whose interests in Yemen are also threatened by the sudden change in the status quo, want to intervene but are hesitant—either out of fear of creating a flashpoint along the border or hoping the southerners' fervor will quickly fade, or the warring parties will simply annihilate each other.
This development indirectly plays into Israel's hands: there is a chance that Houthi forces will be drawn back to contain the offensive from the south and will not be able to participate in the actions against Tel Aviv.
IRAQ: THE ETERNAL BENCH
Despite the significant presence of pro-Iranian forces in Iraq, Tehran never fully played this card against Israel in 2025.
The activity of Iraqi proxies was limited to a series of demonstrations and public actions, such as the burning of Israeli and US flags during the 12-day war in June 2025.
At the end of the year, Iraqi authorities nearly outlawed Iranian loyalists, but quickly changed their minds and turned their attention to identifying "fifth columns" in other countries, including Israel.
Iran sees Baghdad's vacillations and is trying not to stir up local groups unnecessarily. Meanwhile, Iraqi skies remain tacitly open to Iranian missiles and drones.
This forces the Israelis to keep some of their forces on the Iraqi front, which reduces the effectiveness of their offensive on others.
A SHORT RESPITE
Overall, 2025 ends with uncertainty for the "Axis of Resistance." On the one hand, the peak of escalation was passed by both sides back in June, after which Israel and Iran, along with their "support group," returned to the corners of the ring.
The Gaza conflict, partially frozen by the end of September, no longer plays its former consolidating role, and Iran's proxies are gradually turning inward. Iran is also preoccupied with resolving its internal problems and is not looking for new pretexts for conflict.
On the other hand, neither Tehran nor Tel Aviv considers the acute phase of the confrontation to be over, viewing the diplomatic battles as merely a brief respite. This is evidenced by both the increasing accusations leveled at each other, attempts to demonize the other as much as possible, and the accelerated militarization of both sides.
There's a high probability that Iran will once again face Israel on the battlefield in 2026. And the future balance of power in this conflict will largely depend on the state of the "Axis of Resistance."
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[IsraelTimes] President says his country wants to join Abraham Accords; move sparks anger among regional powers who say it undermines sovereignty and territorial integrity of Somalia
Netanyahu invited Abdullahi for an official visit to Israel. Abdullahi said he will come "as soon as possible," according to the Israel statement."
...sees all, knows all, gets 'em all in the end...
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
[IsraelTimes] German and Israeli officials say the depiction of the teen girl, a universal symbol of the Holocaust, crosses the line from legitimate art to antisemitic propaganda
[KhaamaPress] Germany has deported an Afghanistan national to Kabul after he was convicted on criminal and security-related charges, the German Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.
[FoxNews] 'Any organization that supports terrorism, that harbors people who have provided material support for terrorism, is not allowed to exist in our state,' said Abbott
..a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",...
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
[IsraelTimes] US President Donald Trump is planning several major announcements on Gaza in early January, but the direction of the peace process hinges on his meeting Monday at Mar-a-Lago with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 
[Rudaw] At least eight people were killed, and 18 
