12/08/2026
This Week Today
Current Events from Israel
The Israeli left is nearing complete panic. Their many fake election polls are becoming less and less believable. The new parties created by the left and their useful idiots to try to syphon off votes from the right to the left are all polling below the electoral threshold. The Likud is strengthening and will likely continue to strengthen once their primaries take place and their list of candidates is published so they can begin actively campaigning. The religious parties are always underestimated in the polls and Betzalel Smotrich’s party just needs to add a few new ringers and they gain enough mandates to likely carry the right to an easy victory.
As if this wasn’t enough, the facts on the ground are much worse for the left - at least the historical left. It could be that the left is somewhat different since Oct. 7th - still a bit unclear. Nobody on the left is expressing any real confidence in deals with Lebanon, Syria, Hamas or anyone. They aren’t calling for Jewish communities in the areas currently occupied by the IDF, but they aren’t calling for full retreats just yet either.
Things are a bit different when it comes to Judea and Samaria and possibly Jerusalem as well. The left is still fully entrenched with the Oslo paradigm, while most of the right has moved way past that, at least to a large degree. In addition to establishing hundreds of new very strategic Jewish communities and farms over the past few years, there is now a very concerted effort to reign in widespread Arab building expansion all over Judea and Samaria. This week the Israeli Defense Ministry demolished dozens of recently built Arab residences intended to threaten newly established and rebuilt Jewish communities in northern Samaria. In other areas where the authorities acknowledge the security risks of particular houses but have refused to act, heroic Jews are simply taking over the houses themselves, like the IDF should be doing, and securing the area for local Jewish communities. This is the opposite of pre-Oct. 7th and is how everyone should be thinking these days. I guess we’ll find out how many people have truly understood what happened over there come election day.
What nobody is explaining, but I will: One can easily go view the situation on the ground. Over the past years (pre-Oct. 7), the Arabs have made a concerted effort to extend their control of land surrounding Arab hamlets. Houses are built far apart from each to grab as much space as possible. It’s a completely absurd situation that no honest person could possibly simply categorize as anything similar to natural growth or urban sprawl. The strategy is more than obvious. Now (post Oct.7), the Jews are simply reversing those advancements and instead making their own, just like the IDF has done in Gaza. That is what happens when you attack and lose. As boy band legend Justin Timberlake appropriately suggested “Cry me a river”.
Iran
The US says that the Strait of Hormuz is open and totally under their control and direction. Iran is totally trolling them online and claiming the opposite. I’m certainly inclined to believe the US, but President Trump has also said that a deal with Iran is imminent every few hours for the past few weeks or so. Meanwhile, Iranian proxies in Yemen and Iraq are both shooting at Saudi Arabia. It’s all good fun and doesn’t seem to be stopping anytime soon.
Lebanon
Israel is threatening to destroy the last prominent remnant of Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. The terrorists have been holed up in underground tunnels along a mountain ridge for some time. It’s now being reported that the IDF has cut off their water supply and begun heavily shelling the area with artillery. As they say in Mortal Combat: “Finish him”!
As for diplomacy, Israel announced that the Lebanese Army, which entered into specific areas of southern Lebanon as agreed upon, have done nothing to disarm or otherwise oppose Hezbollah. Shocking. Negotiations between the two countries are continuing, but it’s unclear as to why. The Lebanese government/army don’t have the ability to do pretty much anything, so that’s very helpful. They promise things that they have no ability to deliver at any level and they hate Jews - straight out of NYC Mayor Ahmed Mamdani’s playbook. That joke is not a violation of the Satmar Rebbe’s recent exhortation against making fun of Mamdani by Jews living in Exile, because I don’t personally choose to live in Exile. If you are living in the Exile, you’ll have to ask him if it’s ok to laugh at the joke.
Gaza
Israel is publicly refusing to further implement stages of the “ceasefire” deal in Gaza, but in practice, IDF forces have retreated from certain areas and are allowing Hamas terrorists to operate in those same areas. How does this make any sense? US/international pressure probably. Wouldn’t want to offend Hamas who isn’t supposed to exist anymore. It might take a little longer than we had hoped, but G-d willing, Jewish residents will be lighting Chanukah candles in at least some parts of the Gaza Strip this year!
Mexican Countries
It was announced this week that Israel and Venezuela are restoring diplomatic relations between the two countries. Not only was this recently done in Colombia as well, but the new leader over there just recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, joining only the United States in doing so. Que Bueno! If we can get Brazil, we can diplomatically capture the entire continent! It will be like the opposite of the Inquisition. The only Spanish-speaking folks against Israel will be the losers left behind in Spain who are presently getting overrun by the Africans.
-Ben Packer
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