05/27/2026
This Week Today
Current Events from Israel
With the conclusion of the Shavuos holiday festivities, the summer is officially upon us - yalla balagan (as they say). There are no Jewish/national holidays for a while now - time to get down to business. Regardless of the current Knesset discussions/decisions, national elections will certainly be held close to when they were originally scheduled for - right after the Jewish holidays in the fall. Now is the time for Israeli politicians to prove their worth to the voters. There are wars going on and there is a Trump Administration in the White House. Hold on tight, this could be a wild ride.
Iran
Who knows. It’s anybody’s guess at this point as to what is going to happen over there and when. President Trump demands that Iran admit that their entire navy has been destroyed and at the same time, Iran continues to shoot missiles from boats in the water at other boats. I’m totally confused.
Lebanon
After more Israeli soldiers were tragically killed by Hezbollah operated explosive drones this past week, the IDF has launched more aggressive and farther reaching attacks. IDF forces are now attacking Hezbollah targets on the ground north of the Litani River, which had been something of a border until now. All the terrorist drones are being operated from north of the Litani. Enough of this sitting ducks idiocy. Now the IDF is pursuing the threats everywhere, at least officially. Beirut hasn’t been struck nor has any national infrastructure.
In short, Israel’s claims of specifically attacking Hezbollah, seem to be quite credible. This is in stark contrast to the many clearly anti-Semitic journalists and online clowns (both parasitic professions) who report that all residents of southern Lebanon are being forcefully evacuated. It’s not true at all. Hezbollah supporters are being removed, but all of the Christians are being left in place. Why is no one reporting this? Not Qatarlson! Not Candace Ovens! None of these morons. We keepin’ it real over here. The Lebanese Christians are not considered a terrorist threat and they are being left alone. Does anyone think those Christians want the Hezbollah terrorists to come back anytime soon? Come on bro.
Gaza
Another week, another head of Hamas was killed in Gaza. The new/former head of Hamas’ “military” wing in Gaza was eliminated in a surgical missile strike this week in the central Gaza Strip. He had played a prominent role in the planning of Oct. 7th. He won’t be planning anything else. A little bit later, more prominent Gaza terrorists were targeted and may have been eliminated. Israel will get all of them. It’s not a left/right thing, it’s a being normal thing.
Things to look for moving forward this summer:
-Approval for even more Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria and vast improvements of infrastructure - roads, water, electricity
-Approval for more Jewish building in Jerusalem
-More evictions of squatting Arabs, primarily in the Jerusalem neighborhoods of the Old City, Silwan/Kfar Teimanim and Nachalat Shimon/Shimon HaTzadik/Sheikh Jarrah
-More demolitions of illegally built Arab construction, especially in the “King’s Garden” section of Silwan. These have been delayed for decades and now it’s full steam ahead.
-The clearing of all illegal Bedouin encampments between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea, including Khan al-Ahmar
-The establishment of control, access and development of historical sites throughout Judea and Samaria, including The Tomb of the Patriarchs (Hevron) Samuel’s Tomb (Jerusalem area), Solomon’s Pools (Bethlehem), Joseph’s Tomb (Shechem), Sebastia (Samaria) and many more
-Serious attempts to establish Jewish communities in what was formerly the Gaza Strip
-Large-scale demolitions in the Negev against illegal Bedouin communities
-Strengthening and expansion of Jewish rights on the Temple Mount
-Many more things
All the boycotts of woke co-ops in gay areas of Brooklyn won’t change any of this. Nothing that happens outside of Israel will likely affect any decisions that are implemented inside of Israel. Diaspora Jews/Communities need to decide: Are they going to stay there and fight back or are they going to leave and come to Israel. Those are the only real choices for anyone wishing to continue identifying as a Jew. Israel just gave a thorough tutorial with the Gaza flotilla freaks on how to deal with active anti-Semites. The pics are amazing, but also instructional. Get’er done.
-Ben Packer
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