[Epoch Times] The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Jan. 26 said that a grand jury had returned an additional indictment against 31 people allegedly involved in a scheme to steal millions of dollars from ATMs through the use of malware.
"This indictment alleges 32 counts including conspiracy to commit bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank burglary and computer fraud, bank fraud, bank burglary, and damage to computers," the DOJ said in a statement.
"This Department of Justice has already prosecuted more than 290 members of Tren de Aragua and will continue working tirelessly to put these vicious terrorists behind bars after the prior administration let them infiltrate our country," Bondi said.
These individuals join 56 others who have already been charged in connection with the case, bringing the total number charged to 87. According to the DOJ, the 87 people are "Venezuelan and Colombian nationals including illegal alien Tren de Aragua (TdA) members."
[IsraelTimes] In a legal filing, former New York City mayor Eric Adams denies he discriminated against Muslims during his response to the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attack on Israel.
Hassan Naveed, the former head of the city’s office to prevent hate crimes, filed a lawsuit in a New York court in October 2025, alleging Islamophobia in how the Adams administration responded to anti-Israel protests after the massacre in Israel.
Naveed, who is Muslim and was appointed by Adams, claimed he was removed from his position due to anti-Muslim discrimination and was subject to a “hostile work environment.”
His complaint alleged that administration staffers posted “anti-Muslim, anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian” statements on social media, that Adams criticized the Muslim community for not condemning Hamas, and that Adams compared anti-Israel protests to Ku Klux Klan rallies.
Adams’s legal team responds in a new court filing, denying all allegations, while acknowledging some basic facts in the complaint, such as Naveed’s removal from his position.
The response says that Naveed’s allegations are based on “petty slights and trivial inconveniences,” and that Naveed lost his job due to “his own negligent or otherwise culpable conduct.”
The legal team’s response asks the court to dismiss the case.
Naveed also sued the City of New York and the mayor’s office, demanding more than $1 million in damages and a judgment declaring that the defendants had violated city human rights laws.
After filing the lawsuit, Naveed was appointed to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s transition team.
[IsraelTimes] Anti-Israel activists in the US announce a solidarity campaign with members of the so-called Holy Land Five, who are in prison in the country for funding the Hamas terror group.
Five activists from the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development were convicted of illegally funding Hamas, which the US designated as a terror group, in 2008.
The foundation pretended to be a nonprofit, but instead of focusing on social welfare programs, funneled millions to the terrorist group, prosecutors said.
The convicts have become a cause célèbre in some anti-Zionist circles.
Activist groups announce a “week of solidarity” with Shukri Abu Baker and Ghassan Elashi, who are still in prison. The other three people who were convicted have been released.
The activists say the Hamas funders were “wrongfully imprisoned” and prosecuted due to “Zionist pressure.”
The solidarity week, starting today, is backed by anti-Zionist activist groups including Within Our Lifetime and the Palestine Solidarity Working Group.
There will be events in Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington; Los Angeles, California; and New York City.
The events include poetry readings, screenings of an Al Jazeera documentary about the case, the launch of a book by Abu Baker, and letter writing to the prisoners.
[Townhall] A new report has exposed that Students for Justice in Palestine, and other Palestinian campus organizations, have been receiving their talking points and pamphlets directly from Hamas.
This entire movement has never been organic and has always been pro-terror.
Earlier this month, a bunch of high-ranking New York Democrats suddenly decided to condemn the pro-Hamas, pro-Palestine activists they've spent the past two and a half years encouraging. This includes New York Attorney General Letitia James, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Governor Kathy Hochul, Sen. Kristen Gillibrand, Sen. Jacky Rosen, Rep. Laura Gillen, and even Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
The messages were all the same: Hamas is a terrorist organization, it's bad to support it, etc. etc.
But not too long ago, Mamdani was talking about globalizing the intifada, and the Democrats were largely mum as the same people ran wild on campuses across the U.S., including Columbia, where they even took janitorial staff hostage.
Now, The New York Post is reporting that those campus activists were getting their talking points directly from Hamas itself.
Here's more:
Activists on Big Apple college campuses are among those in the US who are peddling propaganda directly from Hamas that “encourage[s] acts of violence against Jews,” a terrifying new study has found.
“Protestors and activists are not merely praising the activity of terror groups; they are actively sharing their official propaganda, disseminating communiqués, videos, and other materials directly onto mainstream platforms,” wrote the Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism in its study titled, “Digital Couriers: How U.S. Anti-Israel Activists Amplify Terror Propaganda on Mainstream Platforms.”
The distribution of such hate on Telegram and other social-media platforms, including X and Instagram, since the Palestinian terror group Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel “shows the increased normalization of rhetoric and messaging from terror organizations that overtly encourage acts of violence against Israel and Jewish people,” the report said.
The New York Post reports that the propaganda is "picked up from official channels and platforms" of Hamas and affiliated groups, and that Resistance News Network is one of the outlets that passes along that info. The New York Post describes the Resistance News Network as a "radical antisemitic, anti-Zionist" Telegram channel that "promotes violence against Israel." It has more than 150,000 subscribers.
The report also lays out some examples of the direct-from-Hamas propaganda, including: The Bronx Anti-War Coalition reposted a Hamas poster and caption by antisemitic rapper Jonathan Azaziah on Global Resistance News in March 2025. "The day Israel is wiped off the face of the planet, we will sing, cheer, rejoice, and dance the night away," Azaziah wrote. That same group shared a violent post published by Hamas in support of a missile attack at Ben Gurion Airport, which injured several people.
Protesters at Barnard College in Manhattan shared an English translation of a document written by Hamas' "media office" that justified the October 7 terror attack in March of last year.
In 2024, CUNY's John Jay College’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter shared an Instagram post from Hamas Al Qassam Brigades with a graphic that read, "We are coming like thunder, making a time of glory."
The University of Illinois Students for Palestine chapter shared a video reportedly from a Hamas terrorist inside an Israeli family's home on October 7, 2023. "Under the feet of the Mujahideen [those engaging in jihad], on this day," the caption read.
That was exactly our thinking. Unfortunately for the Democrats, the cat's out of the bag. They created an antisemitic monster they can no longer control.
[AlphaNews] Federal court documents allege that anti-ICE agitators who disrupted a worship service at Cities Church blocked stairways to the childcare area, preventing parents from reaching their children amid the chaos.
According to an affidavit, one victim told investigators that parishioners attempted to retrieve their children from childcare but “the agitators were blocking the stairs, and the parents were unable to get to their children.”
The document, based on interviews by Homeland Security Investigations and FBI agents, describes additional claims of intimidation. One agitator allegedly screamed in the faces of young children while they cried. Other accounts include an agitator telling a child that their parents were “Nazis” who would “burn in hell.”
One victim told investigators that congregants at the church “were terrorized, our children were weeping, college students and young women were sobbing, it was impactful and it will take time to work through.”
The disruption occurred when about 30 to 40 agitators disrupted the church mid-service, chanting and accusing a pastor of working for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The protest was livestreamed by ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon, who filmed himself questioning the lead pastor, Jonathan Parnell.
Federal authorities arrested three people on Jan. 22. Thus far, those arrested included civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong, St. Paul School Board member Chauntyll Allen and William Kelly.
In a recent Fox News interview, Parnell denounced the protesters’ actions as creating “a scene marked by intimidation and threat” and said that they are “prayerfully considering” legal options, including a potential lawsuit.“
“The First Amendment protects the God-given rights of every American to assemble and to worship God. It does not give anyone the right to invade a church and terrorize worshippers. That’s a federal crime: the FACE Act prohibits intimidating or interfering with people worshipping in a church,” said Doug Wardlow, an attorney for True North Legal, which is representing Cities Church.
“It is outrageous that, instead of doing their jobs and protecting Minnesotans’ rights, state officials like Keith Ellison choose to mock the invasion of a church. Thankfully, the U.S. Department of Justice acted decisively by arresting those who coordinated and carried out the terrible crime.”
Meanwhile, supporters of the activists have launched a GoFundMe campaign titled “Minnesota Activists Legal Defense” to raise money to cover their legal fees. The page, organized by community members on behalf of Armstrong, Allen and Kelly, has raised nearly $18,200 toward a $20,000 goal as of Jan. 26.
The description characterizes the Jan. 18 event as a “peaceful” demonstration highlighting ICE’s impact on families and claims the arrests represent targeting of black leaders and women to silence dissent.
Conservative commentator Benny Johnson has launched a GiveSendGo campaign to help fundraise to cover Cities Church’s legal fees and increased security measures.
All three of the arrested individuals have been released pending trial, and Attorney General Pam Bondi said that the Department of Justice will continue to pursue charges against the other agitators, including Lemon. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said they “will identify & hold accountable every person who unlawfully interrupted this church service.”
[IsraelTimes] Group hosting event that sold merchandise for Hamas and Hezbollah has received $265,000 in discretionary funds from local lawmakers, may have future donations blocked, report says
Lawyers for New York City are investigating an event that sold merchandise in support of terrorist groups, a spokesperson at the New York City Council said last week.
Vendors sold keychains, stickers and pins in support of US-designated terrorist groups during a fundraiser at the Moslem American Society youth center in Brooklyn last week, in an incident first reported by The Times of Israel.
The merchandise had the logos of Hamas ..a regional Iranian catspaw,... , Hezbollah and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Paleostine, and images of the late terrorist leaders Yahya Sinwar of Hamas and His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah ...The late, lamented satrap of the Medes and the Persians in Leb...> of Hezbollah.
The US State Department has designated all three groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
Other items said "Death to the IDF" and "Let’s go bomb Tel Aviv," showed Leila Khaled a PFLP member who helped hijack a plane in 1969, or had inverted red triangles, a Hamas symbol.
The New York Post reported that the Moslem American Society’s New York branch has received $265,000 in discretionary funds from the New York City Council since 2023. Council members are granted budgets for discretionary funds, which they allocate to nonprofits of their choosing to fill local needs.
The Moslem American Society of New York is a nonprofit that had revenue of $781,000 in grants last year.
A spokesperson for New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin told The New York Post that the council will block $80,000 in additional funds to the society pending an investigation by city lawyers, and may ban future funding to the group.
"The City Council has zero tolerance for violations of our standards," the spokesperson said. "Funding to this organization is being paused pending a comprehensive internal review. Any nonprofit found to be supporting organizations that threaten the United States government is unacceptable and incompatible with City Council funding."
Soon after taking the council’s helm last month, Menin, its first Jewish speaker, laid out a plan for combating antisemitism in the city. Jews are targeted in hate crimes in the city more than all other groups combined, and the election of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a longtime anti-Israel activist, has raised concerns about community safety.
The fundraiser took place at the Moslem American Society Youth Center in Brooklyn, according to the social media posts. Organizers billed the event, called Thrift4Sudan ...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans... , as an exhibit and pop-up store, and said the proceeds would "go to Sudan."
Also at the event was a placard showing a masked figure alongside the quote, "Whomever wants to snatch our weapons, we will snatch their soul, God willing," a rough translation of a statement by the late spokesperson for the Paleostinian Islamic Jihad ...created after many members of the Egyptian Moslem Brotherhood decided the organization was becoming too moderate. Operations were conducted out of Egypt until 1981 when the group was exiled after the assassination of President Anwar Sadat. They worked out of Gaza until they were exiled to Lebanon in 1987, where they clove tightly to Hezbollah. In 1989 they moved to Damascus, where they remain a subsidiary of Hezbollah... terror group, Abu Hamza.
A video showing the items was posted by Pal-Awda, a hardline anti-Zionist activist group that caused an uproar by chanting for Hamas outside a Queens synagogue earlier this month. The youth center posted a video showing the display from another angle.
The event organizers advertised that six vendors had participated. One of the vendors sells the pins for terrorist groups and items that call for violence against Israel, and says that the proceeds are donated to families in 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... . Some of the organizers’ social media posts about the event have been taken down since the initial Times of Israel report.
The activists have previously sold the pro-terror items in city parks.
The center and the Moslem American Society did not respond to requests for comment.
Days before the event, a speaker at the youth center said his "life mission" was to fight against the US government and the US army "to the last breath."
India’s deputy national security adviser Pawan Kapoor met in Tehran with Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Iranian media report. pic.twitter.com/cC5oCb9xkA
Showing what side they’re on, in case anyone wondered.
[IsraelTimes] Special rapporteurs on rights to free expression, assembly say activism ‘must not be criminalized,’ after students each fined some $3,500 for occupying Zurich university building
A group of United Nations ...an organization originally established to war on dictatorships which was promptly infiltrated by dictatorships and is now held in thrall to dictatorships... experts on Tuesday protested to Bern after students were sentenced for trespassing after taking part in pro-Paleostinian protests at a Swiss-funded university.
"Peaceful student activism, on and off campus, is part of students’ rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, and must not be criminalized," 10 independent UN experts said in a statement.
The experts pointed to criminal penalties sought by the publicly funded Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ) as mass student protests over 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 rocked universities in many countries in May 2024.
Around 70 students had staged sit-ins at ETHZ, demanding "a stance against genocide, an academic boycott of Israel and full transparency in terms of [the school’s] co-operation with Israeli institutions."
Israel adamantly rejects accusations that it committed genocide in Gaza, and says it has made efforts to avoid killing civilians in its fight against Hamas ..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,... , which it accuses of embedding among noncombatants.
The UN experts, including the special rapporteurs on the right to education, to free expression, and on the rights situation in the Paleostinian territories, pointed out that police were reportedly called within minutes at the Swiss institution.
"A large security presence [was] deployed, and the sit-ins forcibly dispersed, despite no teaching being interrupted and no violence occurring," the statement said.
A spokesperson for the Swiss Federal Ministry of Justice and Police did not immediately respond to a request for comment. An ETH Zurich spokesperson did not immediately respond either.
After the protests, 38 ETHZ students received "penal orders" — mainly fines of up to 2,700 Swiss francs ($3,500) — including 17 who opted to appeal, it said.
"Recent court decisions have upheld trespass convictions against five students, while acquitting two others on procedural grounds," the statement said.
However,
there's no worse danger than telling a mother her baby is ugly... all students involved, including those acquitted, were required to bear court and administrative costs, amounting to at least 2,400 Swiss francs ($3,130) per person, a spokeswoman for the experts told AFP.
Decisions for the remaining 10 students are still pending.
The experts, who are mandated by the UN Human Rights Council but who do not speak on behalf of the United Nations, called on the Swiss authorities and judicial system to "take full account of Switzerland ...home of the Helvetians, famous for cheese, watches, yodeling, and William Tell... ’s human rights When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much... obligations."
"Universities and states must ensure that expressing solidarity with human rights causes and demanding accountability from state institutions, especially in relation to well-documented instances of international crimes, do not lead to intimidation, prosecution, or long-term harm to students’ futures," they said.
Israel denies violating international law in the Gaza war.
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I wonder how many of those students were of Swiss heritage. I generally like the Swiss and Switzerland, even if it is a living case of multiple personality disorder.
I despise the UN in all its forms. The UN is not even worthy of hating.
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LIST OF SHAME— Members of U.N. Human Rights Council that voted against a resolution condemning the brutal crackdown on civilian protesters by the Islamic regime in Iran:
🇨🇳 China
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🇵🇰 Pakistan
🇻🇳 Vietnam
🇮🇶 Iraq
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LIST OF SHAME— Members of U.N. Human Rights Council that voted against a resolution condemning the brutal crackdown on civilian protesters by the Islamic regime in Iran: 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇵🇰 Pakistan 🇻🇳 Vietnam 🇮🇶 Iraq 🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇮🇳 India pic.twitter.com/Ey6L8wazr3
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[REGNUM] Another military crisis involving the United States is brewing in Iraq after the Iraqi Coordination Council, a coalition of Shiite parties, nominated Nouri al-Maliki for the post of prime minister.
"I'm hearing that the great country of Iraq may be making a very bad choice by returning Nouri al-Maliki to the post of Prime Minister. The last time Maliki was in power, the country was plunged into poverty and utter chaos... Because of his insane policies... the United States of America will no longer aid Iraq." This statement by Donald Trump on January 27, 2026, at first glance, seems to express concern for the fate of the Middle Eastern country.
Of course, there are some things one cannot disagree with Trump on.
The return of al-Maliki, a figure whose rule (2006–2014) became synonymous with sectarian politics and institutional collapse, indeed carries great risks for the future of Iraq, and perhaps the region.
His current fanatical rhetoric contrasting "the army of Imam Hussein and the army of Yazid" demonstrates the persistence of his confrontational approach towards Iraq's Sunni community.
However, Trump’s hypocritical “concern” for the future of Iraq is only a pretext for a new escalation, the target of which is the Islamic Republic of Iran.
His harsh criticism fails to take into account the United States' own past mistakes, such as the country's collapse in 2003.
This statement is a tactical move within a larger strategy to counter Iran. Its goal is to exploit Iraq's internal weaknesses and problems and deal a decisive blow to Tehran's regional influence.
Trump's advisers are likely now suggesting this scenario as preferable to direct strikes against the Islamic Republic, or perhaps even in addition to limited strikes.
THE DESTRUCTION OF SAHWA OPENED THE DOOR FOR ISIS
But Trump is right that al-Maliki's rule wasn't just unsuccessful—it systematically destroyed the remaining fragile foundations of Iraqi statehood and sectarian balance. His policies transformed de-Baathification (the elimination of the Baath Party's influence) from an instrument of national reconciliation into a weapon of collective punishment for the Sunni population.
State institutions were de facto replaced by a shadowy system of loyalty, where Shiite militias and proxies of the radical Shiite Islamist party Dawa had priority over professional cadres.
An army riven by corruption (the "ghost soldiers" that cost millions of dollars) proved incapable of confronting the ISIS* terrorists who emerged from the desert in 2014, having been driven there by the Sunni militias of the Sahwa (Awakening) movement.
They had previously single-handedly cleared the provinces of al-Qaeda* from Anbar, Salah ad-Din, and Diyala. Around 100,000 Sahwa fighters became human shields protecting their communities and a key factor in reducing violence. Their success was so significant that the word "sahawat" became firmly established in jihadist jargon as a symbol of shameful defeat.
For al-Maliki, however, the autonomy and influence of Sunni fighters became a direct threat to his model of Shiite dominance.
Therefore, after 2008, his government took a series of steps that led to the movement's dismantling. In particular, funding was completely cut off. Payments to fighters promised by the US and Baghdad were delayed or stopped, depriving thousands of families of their livelihoods, and many Sahwa commanders were arrested on trumped-up charges of terrorism and Baathism.
Plans to integrate Sahwa fighters into the army and police were blocked. Persecution and arbitrary arrests of Sunnis became the norm, leading to mass killings, such as the 2013 al-Hawijah massacre, in which 42 Sunnis were killed while peacefully protesting.
The destruction of the Sahwa was one of al-Maliki's most destructive and cynical decisions of that period.
The consequences were catastrophic.
Thousands of dispossessed, embittered, and experienced fighters and their supporters joined the ranks of the nascent ISIS*, which replaced al-Qaeda* in Iraq, bringing with them tactical knowledge, connections, and weapons.
But more importantly, the Sunni population, betrayed by the state and subjected to repression by the Shiite government and pro-government forces, no longer saw Baghdad as a protector. The state was perceived as an occupying force, and the terrorists skillfully positioned themselves as "avengers" and "defenders."
It was precisely this deep chasm between the government and Sunnis that allowed ISIS* to seize vast territories and the country's second-largest city, Mosul, virtually without a fight in June 2014. Therefore, al-Maliki's return today is not simply a change of power; it is the legitimization of a policy that already led to the country's collapse.
FORMAL BRIGADES AND THE REAL IRANIAN NETWORK
But for Trump, al-Maliki's return is a pretext to crack down on pro-Iranian forces in Iraq and drive them out of the "Axis of Resistance."
Today, the key player in Iraq and the main irritant to the United States are the Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces, PMF). Created in 2014 in response to the ISIS offensive as a collection of various Shiite militias, they are now formally integrated into the Iraqi security forces as "brigades" within the Internal Security Forces.
Their total strength is estimated at approximately 150,000–200,000 fighters. Behind the neutral brigade numbers are well-known, ideologically motivated pro-Iranian groups. Their funding, armament, and ideological training are closely linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The most well-known component of the NMI is the Hezbollah Brigades (Kata'ib Hezbollah), a direct analogue of the Lebanese Hezbollah, created with the active participation of the IRGC. It is included on the US list of terrorist organizations and has been repeatedly accused of launching rocket attacks on US bases in Iraq.
Other major groups include Asaib Ahl al-Haq, a splinter group from Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army, and the Badr Organization, one of the oldest pro-Iranian structures, formed in the 1980s from Iraqi prisoners of war and refugees to fight alongside Iran against Saddam Hussein. It also has close ties to the Iranian leadership. Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, another direct offshoot of the Iranian IRGC, has actively participated in the fighting in Syria on the side of Bashar al-Assad's government.
There are others.
Following al-Maliki's return, these very groups may be presented by the Trump administration as a sign that they have passed the "point of no return," after which Washington will need "urgent intervention." This perception of its urgency is also fueled by statements from leaders of Iraqi groups.
In particular, the leader of the Iraqi group Kataib Hezbollah, Abu Hussein al-Hamidavi, said in a statement released on Sunday that the "enemies" of the Islamic Republic will face "the most terrible deaths."
"You will taste all forms of mortal suffering, nothing will remain of you in our region, and we will sow terror in your hearts," the statement said.
This in turn gives the American carrier force in the Arabian Sea a pretext to bomb the NMS instead of Iran.
US AND ISRAELI STRIKE AGAINST THE "AXIS OF RESISTANCE"
In the context of a likely scenario being developed in the White House, which presupposes not a direct military confrontation with Iran, but its strategic weakening through the defeat of its allies in the “Axis of Resistance,” the political crisis surrounding al-Maliki creates an ideal pretext for the United States to intervene in Iraq.
Under the slogan of “defending Iraq’s sovereignty from pro-Iranian militias” or “preventing a new dictatorship,” Washington could sanction targeted strikes or a full-scale operation against the Hashd al-Shaabi Brigades.
In parallel, as part of a coordinated strategy, Israel could launch a new large-scale operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon, creating a second front.
The IDF's active strikes against targets in Lebanon in January 2026, including the assassination of an Al-Manar satellite channel anchor, indicate a readiness for a serious escalation. Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has already stated that the group will not stand aside in the event of an attack on Iran.
However, it is unclear whether Iran will become involved in this conflict unless it itself is directly attacked. It is highly likely that Tehran will refrain from overt military intervention amid the complex domestic political situation.
Thus, Iraq and Lebanon risk becoming new battlefields of the "Washington-Tel Aviv Axis" and the "Axis of Resistance".
Nevertheless, the risk of direct military aggression against Iran remains. Perhaps, following limited attacks on the Islamic Republic, which would provoke some members of the "Axis of Resistance" to support Tehran militarily, all forces will be thrown against them.
REPEATING MISTAKES UNDER THE GUISE OF CORRECTING THEM
The historical irony and tragedy of the situation is that the United States itself created Nouri al-Maliki as a political project.
After the 2003 invasion, the American administration actively promoted it, seeing radical Shiite politics as a guarantee of stability and loyalty in opposition to Sunni radicals.
Throughout his sectarian rule (2006–2014), Washington gave him full political and military support, turning a blind eye to all negative trends, the collapse of the army and the repression of Sunnis, since he formally complied with the US status of forces agreement.
For years, American advisers and diplomats ignored warnings about Sunni radicalization, seeing Maliki as an ally in the "war on terror." Furthermore, Washington was once again forced to come to his aid, sending troops and air power when ISIS* emerged from the desert and captured Mosul, threatening to overrun Baghdad.
Therefore, Trump's harsh rhetoric today is not remorse, but a cynical rewriting of history. The US is condemning the very politician it nurtured and whose actions it encouraged.
Threats to “cut off aid” are not a concern for the Iraqis, but a tool of blackmail, designed either to install a more convenient figure in power in Baghdad or to create legal and informational cover for direct military intervention.
Al-Maliki's return is truly a bad choice for Iraq. But an even worse choice is believing that the external forces whose past experiments led the country to its current state are now acting in its interests.
Trump's criticism is a call for a new intervention, this time under the pretext of correcting the mistakes that the US itself committed.
Iraq once again finds itself hostage to a great game, where its sovereignty and stability are bargaining chips in the strategy to contain Iran.
[IsraelTimes] Current deal ends in 2028, and former IDF financial chief says joint projects with US take priority over cash, as Israel looks to steer away from reliance on military aid
Israel is preparing for talks with the Trump administration on a new 10-year security deal, seeking to extend US military support even as Israeli leaders signal they are planning for a future with reduced American cash grants, the Financial Times reported Tuesday.
Gil Pinchas, speaking to the FT before stepping down as chief financial adviser to the military and Defense Ministry earlier this month, said Israel would seek to prioritize joint military and defense projects over cash handouts in talks that he expected to take place in the coming weeks.
"The partnership is more important than just the net financial issue in this context... there are a lot of things that are equal to money," Pinchas said. "The view of this needs to be wider."
He said pure financial support — or "free money" — worth $3.3 billion a year, which Israel can use to purchase US weapons, was "one component of the MOU (that) could decrease gradually."
In 2016, the US and Israeli governments signed a memorandum of understanding for the 10 years through September 2028 that provides $38 billion in military aid, $33 billion in grants to buy military equipment and $5 billion for missile defense systems.
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hoped to "taper off" Israeli dependence on US military aid in the next decade, and has said he would not seek the full renewal of the 2016 aid deal.
"We want to be as independent as possible," he stated. Referring to a meeting with US President Donald Trump ...The cad! Twice caught beating wimmin!... in Florida late last month, Netanyahu added: "In my visit to President Trump, I said we very deeply appreciate the military aid that America has given us over the years, but here too we’ve come of age, and we’ve developed incredible capacities."
The US committed to providing billions in military assistance to Israel and Egypt each year when they signed their 1979 US-brokered peace treaty.
While US aid once made up a significant chunk of Israel’s military spending, the percentage it makes up of those funds has significantly declined in recent years as Israel’s economy has flourished.
Under the 2025 budget, the Defense Ministry’s budget swelled to a record NIS 110 billion ($29 billion) out of a total defense budget of NIS 136 billion ($36.9 billion).
Part of Israel’s push to end aid stems from frustrations 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 when several allies halted arms supplies, including the Biden administration, which held up the transfer of some munitions over concerns they could be used in ways that would cause undue harm to Paleostinian civilians.
[IsraelTimes] Event organized by Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli spotlights threat of jihadism, as well as dangers from right and left
After last year’s government-sponsored International Conference on Combating Antisemitism sparked controversy for including far-right politicians, this year’s version was a more muted affair.
Right-wing politics were still on full display at the conference on Tuesday, with a colorful lineup of influencers, Israel advocates, and foreign politicians including some from the far right, and intellectuals associated with conservative movements from within Israel and around the world.
However,
corruption finds a dozen alibis for its evil deeds... appearances by Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Jewish Federations of North America President and CEO Eric Fingerhut, and other mainstream voices helped temper the mood at Jerusalem’s International Convention Center.
Ahead of last year’s event, several high-profile Jewish leaders backed out due to the inclusion of far-right European politicians. But this year, Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli made a point of working closely with Diaspora community leaders to avoid a repeat of the whirlwind of contention, sources told The Times of Israel.
Discussions still focused heavily on the threat posed by jihadist movements abroad, an emphasis of Europe’s far right, as well as the dangers posed by social media and right-wing and left-wing movements.
"This conference seeks to banish political correctness, call the child [antisemitism] by its true name, and mobilize all forces in the ideological and physical struggle against the heirs of the modern Nazis," Chikli said in his welcome address. "This is not just the struggle of the Jewish people. This is the struggle of the free world against the imperialism and tyranny of radical Islam."
Herzog opened the event, held on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, with a warning that antisemitism remains a potent and deadly force 81 years after six million Jews were killed in the Shoah.
"The Holocaust was the single greatest catastrophe in the history of humanity and in the history of our people," Herzog said. "The same ancient poison — hatred of Jews — has always carried the same name: antisemitism. Let us call it what it is."
Chikli, whose ministry organized the conference, has said that one of the conference’s main purposes was to help Israel cultivate ties with the political parties already challenging radical Islam abroad, and invited several members of far-right parties in Europe, which have been historically associated with antisemitic elements.
Politicians associated with the far right who were present at the event included Sweden Democrats ...every time you hear the phrase white people, white supremacy,white anything but paint, you're listening to a Democrat. Ask him/her/it to reimagine something for you; they do that a lot, though not well. They can hear a dog whistle a mile or two away. They invented the spoils system and Tammany Hall, and inspired the addition of the word (Thomas) Nasty to the English language. They want to stop continental drift and repeal the law of unintended side effects... leader Jimmie Åkesson, Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro, Belgian politician Sam van Rooy and Dutch politician Geert Wilders.
The conference also included current and former leaders such as Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama; former Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz and former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison, whose country experienced a terror shooting at a Hanukkah event last month that killed 15 Jews.
Argentine Justice Minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona, Hungarian EU Affairs Minister János Bóka and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee were also present.
Influencers and thought leaders on stage included conservative author and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza, UK legal advocate Natasha Hausdorf, Seth Dillon, who heads the US conservative satire site the Babylon Bee, and Noa Cochva, a former Miss Israel who now engages in public advocacy for the Jewish state.
On the first day of the conference on Monday, delegates met for a plenary session in Knesset and a nighttime gala event attended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Chikli presented an award of honor to Leo Terrell, who heads the US Department of Justice Task Force to Combat Antisemitism. He also honored slain US conservative activist Charlie Kirk with an award presented to Kirk’s pastor, Rob McCoy.
Addressing the conference on Tuesday, Morrison, a conservative, focused on the impact of rising antisemitism in Australia, describing fear and trauma within the Jewish community and warning that democratic societies must confront uncomfortable truths to preserve pluralism.
Referring to the December terror attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, Morrison argued that failures of leadership and education, along with a lack of moral clarity, have allowed extremism to fester in the country.
"Antisemitism flourishes when responsibility is replaced by grievance," Morrison said. "Societies depend on individual moral agency, and when failure is moralized as systemic injustice, liberal norms collapse."
Morrison spoke after Rabbi Yehoram Ulman, the co-founder of Chabad of Bondi and father-in-law of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, one of the victims of the attack.
Ulman urged Jews not to retreat in the face of hostility, arguing that the response to hatred must be "more Jewish life, more Jewish pride, more Jewish visibility — not less."
He called for stronger moral education, including a daily moment of silence in schools to encourage reflection and responsibility, a longtime Chabad priority.
"Antisemitism is not a theory. It is not a policy debate. It is not a headline," he said. "It is an empty seat at a Shabbat table."
"The legacy of those we have lost must be strength, not fear," he added, urging nations to raise children "with accountability to something higher than themselves."
In another speech, Rama highlighted Albania’s record during the Holocaust, when the country, which is majority Moslem, sheltered Jews fleeing Nazi persecution and emerged from the war with more Jews than it had before.
Rama attributed that history to a deeply ingrained moral instinct among ordinary Albanians, many of whom risked their lives to protect Jewish families. Antisemitism, he said, is not merely hatred of Jews but "an assault on the moral architecture of humanity itself."
"Hatred does not begin with violence," Rama warned. "It begins with language, with indifference, with normalization." Antisemitism, he added, "is not a Jewish problem. It is a civilizational test — the test of our humanity — and history has already told us what happens when that test is failed."
[IsraelTimes] The European Union Border Assistance Mission, meant to oversee the Rafah Border Crossing between Gaza and Egypt, currently has 24 staffers in the region ready to start working, a European official tells The Times of Israel.
The crossing is expected to open in the coming days as part of the second phase of the ceasefire in Gaza.
The EUBAM staff is split into two security and police teams. More members will be coming in the coming days.
The EU still has not received a date on which the crossing will reopen, says the official.
[IsraelTimes] Trump too says, ‘Now we have to disarm Hamas’; despite skepticism that terror group will agree, both leaders note that all hostages have returned, a result once seen as unlikely
Following the return to Israel on Monday of the final slain hostage, Ran Gvili, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump ...Never got invited to a P.Diddy party... both said in separate statements that 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... ceasefire’s next challenge would be the disarmament of Hamas ..the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,... Hamas’s disarmament, meant to take place under the second stage of the truce, is broadly seen as one of the most difficult pieces of the plan for postwar Gaza laid out by Trump last year. But on Monday, both leaders drew a comparison between the quest to bring back all of the hostages, which was once seen as improbable, and the effort to disarm Hamas.
There is widespread skepticism in Israel that Hamas will agree to give up its weapons. The terror group has previously rejected the idea.
"The next phase [in Gaza] is not reconstruction," Netanyahu said, speaking at a special Knesset session honoring Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama. "The next phase is disarming Hamas and the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip."
He added that it was in Israel’s interest "to advance this phase, and not to delay it." Then, repeating a warning he has made before, the prime minister said, "It will happen the easy way or the hard way. But it will happen."
Later, speaking to a gaggle of news hounds in a Knesset corridor, he chastised the media for its negativity on the next phase, and said there had also been doubts that Israel could return all of the hostages.
"Always doubting, always scolding," he said of the press, telling the news hounds to have "a little faith. We mean it. We have other missions: to disarm Hamas, to demilitarize Gaza... I have a plan, we have missions, and we are executing them."
The disarmament issue is being spotlighted now, as the return of Gvili’s body after 843 days marks the end of the first phase of the ceasefire. The Rafah Border Crossing between Gaza and Egypt is due to open later this week, another key part of the first phase.
Trump inaugurated the ceasefire’s second phase last week at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland ...home of the Helvetians, famous for cheese, watches, yodeling, and William Tell... , and has launched several bodies meant to govern the postwar Strip. He has expressed confidence that Hamas will disarm as part of that process, while simultaneously threatening the terror group if it does not do so.
On Monday, he praised Hamas for enabling the return of Gvili, while repeating that it must lay down its weapons.
"They worked very hard to get the body back," Trump said of Hamas in an interview with Axios, adding, "They were working with Israel on it."
"Now we have to disarm Hamas like they promised," Trump continued.
In his Axios interview, Trump noted as well that there had been skepticism that all hostages would be returned under the plan’s first phase, but that outcome proved possible.
"Nobody believed we would bring back all the hostages. It was a great moment," Trump said, adding that his top advisers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner briefed him about the recovery this morning, before Trump spoke to Netanyahu, who "was thrilled" about the development.
Last week, presenting a plan to rebuild Gaza as, in part, an upscale resort destination, Kushner linked the war-torn enclave’s reconstruction to Hamas laying down its arms, saying, "Without that, we can’t rebuild."
"If Hamas does not demilitarize, that will be what holds back Gaza and the people of Gaza from achieving their aspiration," he said at the signing ceremony for the Board of Peace, which will oversee the bodies running postwar Gaza.
The Middle Eastern countries mediating the Gaza ceasefire have also pushed Hamas to disarm.
But the terror group has vowed to hold onto its weapons, and sources familiar with the negotiations have told The Times of Israel that the mediators are pushing for a gradual handover of the group’s weapons — a framework Israel opposes.
Ottoman Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met on Monday with a Hamas delegation headed by bigwig Khalil al-Hayya in Ankara amid efforts by the mediators to advance disarmament, as well as the demilitarization of the Strip.
The Ottoman Turkish foreign ministry posted pictures from the meeting, but did not provide additional information about it.
US official: Amnesty for those in Gaza who disarm
[IsraelTimes] The US official reiterated the Trump administration’s stance that Gazan operatives who agree to give up their weapons will be granted amnesty.
“We think disarmament comes along with some sort of amnesty, and candidly, we think we have a very good program to disarm. We’re in contact, or people representing us are in contact, with [Hamas], and we expect it to happen,” the US official said.
The amnesty-for-weapons offer to Hamas fighters was laid out in a 20-point plan for ending the Gaza war unveiled by Trump’s administration in September. It was welcomed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose coalition partners criticized elements of the proposal that spoke of the creation of a pathway for a Palestinian state. For their part, Hamas officials have rejected the parts of the plan that call for the terror group to disarm.
The ceasefire deal Israel and Hamas actually signed only focused on the first phase of the agreement, which covered a hostage-prisoner swap, Israel’s initial pullback from the Strip and humanitarian aid provisions.
But the US official briefing reporters insisted that Hamas had agreed to a proposal that included the terrorist organization giving up its weapons.
“They signed an agreement… If they decide to play games, then obviously President Trump will take other actions,” the US official said.
Hamas has vowed to hold onto its weapons, and officials familiar with the negotiations have told The Times of Israel that the mediators are pushing for a gradual handover of its arms — a framework Israel opposes.
The US official said Washington is working on a disarmament program with Israel and the other Gaza ceasefire mediators, and that announcements on the matter will hopefully be made in the coming weeks.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met earlier Monday with a Hamas delegation headed by Khalil al-Hayya in Ankara in a sit-down ostensibly aimed at advancing the decommissioning of Hamas’s weapons.
US OFFICIAL: BOARD OF PEACE WILL FIRST FOCUS ON GAZA
The US official said that more than 25 countries have agreed to join the Board of Peace. Earlier Monday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed “20 additional countries” had agreed to join Trump’s board, seemingly suggesting that this new group was on top of the roughly 20 that had already agreed to join last week.
A Times of Israel tally of official announcements from countries confirming decisions to join the Board of Peace stands at 26, including the United States itself. The other countries that have agreed to join are Argentina, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Morocco, Mongolia, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.
Nearly a dozen countries have indicated rejection or explicitly rejected invites to join the Board of Peace, including France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Ukraine
Others have yet to respond to the invitation, including China, Croatia, Cyprus, India, the European Union, Russia and Singapore. The US has said some countries need to receive parliamentary approval before joining.
Asked about the scope of the Board of Peace, the US official briefing reporters said the first focus of the panel will be Gaza.
While the UN Security Council gave the Board of Peace a two-year mandate to oversee the postwar management of Gaza, the Trump-led body’s charter makes no mention of the Strip and indicates a desire to usurp the UN in global conflict resolution.
“Independent international monitors will supervise a process of demilitarization of Gaza to include placing weapons permanently beyond use through an agreed process of decommissioning, and supported by an internationally-funded buy-back and reintegration program,” US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz says in remarks to the Security Council.
The remarks confirmed The Times of Israel’s reporting from recent months about plans to institute a “buy-back” program where participants would be given funds or jobs if they agree to hand over their weapons. It is part of a broader decommissioning initiative that the Gaza ceasefire mediators are pushing that would see Hamas gradually hand over its arms, starting with its heavy weaponry.
Israel is unlikely to accept this gradual process that prioritizes heavy weaponry over light weaponry, given that the latter category has also been used by Hamas to maintain its grip on Gaza.
A US official briefing reporters last week also said that the disarmament program would offer amnesty to Hamas fighters who cooperate with it..
Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon says during the Security Council session that Hamas still holds thousands of rockets, anti-tank missiles and some 60,000 assault rifles.
[israelTimes] Naim Qassem stops short of vowing to attack Israel, as he tells supporters that mediators indicated Lebanese terror group could be hit if it intervenes in case of US attack on Iran
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem ... the Grand Vizier of the Hezbullies... warned that "a war on Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... will ignite the region," and vowed to confront US threats to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameni, but stopped short of pledging to retaliate against Israel.
He added that mediators have indicated that Hezbollah could be attacked as part of a US-Israeli operation against Iran.
Last week, US President Donald Trump ...The cad! Twice caught beating wimmin!... said a US "armada" was heading toward the Gulf and that Washington was watching Iran closely after a bloody crackdown on protesters. Trump had appeared to step back from military intervention, but has since insisted it remains an option, and appeared for the first time to call for Khamenei’s removal.
Amid Trump’s latest threats, Hezbollah called on supporters to gather on Monday in its strongholds across Leb ...The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. Only one of those statements is an exaggeration.... to express support for the terror group’s patron Iran, "in the face of American-Zionist sabotage and threats."
Some supporters in Beirut’s southern suburbs held pictures of Khamenei as well as Hezbollah and Iran flags, while also chanting "death to America."
Speaking to supporters at the rallies, Qassem blamed the violence in the Iranian protests on "infiltrators" placed by enemies of the Islamic Theocratic Republic, and said harm to Khamenei would "assassinate stability in the region and the world."
Khamenei’s supporters consider him to be "the deputy of the infallible" Imam Mehdi, a Shiite Moslem messianic figure, said Qassem, adding that "when Trump threatens Imam Khamenei, he threatens tens of millions who follow his leadership, and it’s our duty to confront this threat by any means."
Hezbollah "considers [the threat to Khamenei] to be a threat to us, and we have full authority to take whatever measures we deem appropriate to confront it," said Qassem.
He also said Hezbollah had received via mediators "a clear and explicit question" about whether the terrorist organization would intervene if the US and Israel went to war with Iran.
The mediators brought up potential scenarios in which Hezbollah were attacked before, or as part of, a strike on Iran, said Qassem.
"We are the targets of potential aggression," he said. "We will choose at that time how to act based on the conditions of the battle... but we are not neutral."
[TownHall] Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Tuesday suggested that the Trump administration might take more aggressive action to help the people of Iran amid the government’s brutal crackdown on nationwide protests.
During an appearance with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, Graham praised Trump’s approach to Iran, calling him "Reagan plus." He said the president is "a man of peace, but not to be trifled with."
The senator said Trump sent a message to those protesting in Iran to "keep protesting, help is on the way."
Graham pointed out that the Iranian regime "is the largest state sponsor of terrorism" and that "they killed probably 30,000 of their people."
The lawmaker then stated, "Help will be on the way. I’m not going to say any more."
Graham then pointed out that "the Mullahs in Iran are now trying to reach Donald Trump and make some last-minute deal."
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[Regnum] Iran is entering the third phase of its conflict with the United States and Israel. Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi stated this on January 28, commenting on US President Donald Trump's threats against Tehran.
"The first phase was the 12-day war, the second was the unrest just seven months after the war ended. Now we are entering the third phase," he explained.
Gharibabadi added that the US has changed tactics, but will suffer the same defeat in this phase as in the previous two. Iran, the Deputy Foreign Minister emphasized, has never wanted war and does not want one now, but believes it is necessary to be able to defend itself and will not stop strengthening its defenses, even after diplomatic progress is achieved.
On January 28, Trump stated that he expected Iran to begin nuclear talks as soon as possible, as time was running out. He stated that a large naval task force, led by the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, was en route to Iran. The US Navy is capable of carrying out this task "with force, if necessary," the American leader added. Trump also stated that if negotiations were to fail, the consequences would be far more severe than before, recalling past US military actions against Iran and warning that "the next blow will be much stronger." Furthermore, Trump stated that the US Navy is prepared to act against Iran in the same way it did against Venezuela.
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