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Finally, on the 5th anniversary of the Abraham Accords I anticipate a future world that will embrace Israel as a true “light to the nations”. Michael Ordman
More good news: Maybe, just maybe, the Gaza war may be ending and the hostages held in Gaza by Hamas may be released soon. rsk
Amusing news: It turns out that the ship of fools with its poster girl Great Thunberg, ostensibly taking food and first aid to Gaza had nothing, nada, zilch, gurnisht, that would help even a Gaza lizard. rsk
Finally: Let’s remember the real “freedom flotillas” that piloted some wretched Holocaust survivors to Israel in the aftermath of the Shoah. The duplicitous English fired on them, and even arrested them and put them in squalid camps in Cyprus. rsk

POSITIVE NEWS IN A WAR

Eden to return to IDF service. American-Israeli Edan Alexander, who was held hostage in Gaza for 584 days, said that he intends to continue his IDF service next month. “I will once again put on the IDF uniform, and I will proudly serve alongside my brothers. Serving in the IDF is one of the greatest honors of my life.”
https://worldisraelnews.com/freed-hostage-edan-alexander-says-hes-returning-to-the-idf-next-month/
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-868112

Yuval is a hero. Yuval Raphael, Nova Festival survivor and Israel’s 2025 Eurovision contestant, received the United Hatzalah Hero Award at the organization’s Los Angeles annual gala. Her rendition of resilience anthem “New Day Will Rise,” won the global audience vote and 2nd place overall, despite suffering anti-Israel abuse.
https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-868140

Water of Life. (TY Scott & Yanky) Two years after the 7 Oct 2023 Hamas massacre, Kibbutz Be’eri turned its bloodied fields into 139 tons of barley to make single-malt whisky, “Single Be’eri”. It featured at Whisky Live Tel Aviv (Sep 10-11) together with other local whiskies plus “SuperNova”, blended by Israel’s nine distilleries.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/whisky-event-will-join-israeli-enthusiasts-and-distillers-launch-oct-7-single-malt/ https://www.ynetnews.com/food/article/bjpqk00aceg
https://travelheights.org/whisky-live-israel-2025-sets-new-benchmarks-a-spirited-celebration-in-tel-aviv/

Robotic vehicles in Gaza. The IDF has deployed dozens of robotic armored vehicles in Gaza. They carry an explosives container, place it at the target, and retreat before detonation. They are a dramatic combat tool, neutralizing thousands of explosive devices and saving the lives of many soldiers.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/415257

Academic support for IDF soldiers. Serving IDF soldiers enrolled in further education, will continue to receive benefits in the new academic year. In addition, all lectures will be recorded and made accessible to students who are serving in the military. More benefits for those serving over 300 days, plus STEM subjects.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-868174

New rehab center in Ramla. Construction has begun on ALEH Zahav, an $81 million, 15-story, 420-bed rehabilitation facility in the Israeli city of Ramla. It will provide inpatient care, trauma therapy, hydrotherapy, adaptive sports, advanced imaging, and family support for soldiers and civilians wounded in the Gaza conflict.
https://www.jwire.com.au/new-420-bed-rehab-facility-in-ramla-to-aid-israels-injured-soldiers/

$7.8 million for recovery projects. The UJA-Federation of New York announced a fresh round of grant allocations to Israeli initiatives on Monday totaling $7.8 million, mainly to recovery projects in the north and the Western Negev. Half the funds will go to communities attacked by Hamas terrorists on 7 Oct 2023.
https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/uja-federation-of-new-york-issues-7-8-million-in-grants-to-israel/

ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Hypnosis before brain surgery. (TY Nevet) Surgeons at the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya have been using hypnosis instead of anesthesia prior to drilling holes in the skull for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS). Psychologist Dr Udi Bonshtein says it helps shorten and improve medical treatment.
https://www.jpost.com/science/article-868234

Technion’s medical breakthroughs. (TY Nevet) Latest news from Israel’s Technion Institute includes AI analysis of imperfect ECG images to pinpoint critical heart problems (see here) plus how dopamine rewires the brain to help learn new movements (see here).
https://ats.org/our-impact/todays-breakthroughs-for-the-next-generation-of-treatment-part-2/

Obese children can still be healthy. A new study from Tel Aviv University and Dana Dwek Children’s Hospital shows that obese children with illnesses had over twice the fat in their liver than healthy obese children. A Mediterranean diet may provide protection against metabolic illness, even in the case of obesity.
https://english.tau.ac.il/research/liver-fat-predicts-health
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2025.1559271/full

More European funds for Israeli research. Two Technion faculty members have been awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants. Prof Efrat Shimron for her development of a low-cost, small portable MRI machine, and Prof Ariel Rapaport for his work on fractal geometry.
https://www.technion.ac.il/en/blog/article/two-technion-researchers-win-prestigious-european-research-council-erc-grants/

ISRAEL IS INCLUSIVE AND GLOBAL

Women’s summit in Tel Aviv. (TY Hazel) 30 women leaders, from or with roots across the Middle East and North Africa, met in Tel Aviv for the inaugural Women Champions for Change summit. Israelis, Lebanese, Iranian, Tunisians, Saudis, Afghans, Moroccans, Emiratis, and Iraqis, discussed collaborating on social change.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-shadow-of-war-iranian-afghani-women-join-others-in-tel-aviv-to-push-for-change/

Day centers for adults with disabilities. Israel Elwyn (see here previously) has just opened a $7 million day center in Herzliya for people with disabilities aged 21 and over requiring constant comprehensive support. It is funded by the Ministry of Welfare and Social Affairs, Bituach Leumi, and the Shalem Fund.
https://israelelwyn.org.il/activity/day-programs/

Fast entry for students. Foreign visitors arriving in Israel with valid student visas will now be able to enjoy a streamlined entry process. Upon scanning their passport at the automatic machines, they will receive a printed “VIP” slip and may proceed directly to the exit gates without stopping at the counter.
https://chaimvchessed.com/updates/good-news-for-student-visa-holders-streamlined-entry-at-ben-gurion-airport/

From beauty queen to pro-Israel influencer. Israel’s Noa Cochva represented Israel at Miss Universe in 2021. In 2023, when Hamas launched the Oct. 7 attack, she was called up as a reservist. Her message is that Israeli women are both soldiers and beauty queens – strong and feminine at the same time.
https://www.jns.org/noa-cochva-from-beauty-queen-to-pro-israel-influencer/

Memorial garden in Majdal Shams. The “Peace Team Garden” was inaugurated in Majdal Shams in memory of the 12 Druze children killed by a rocket fired by Hezbollah terrorists. The garden’s funders include pro-Israel Jerusalem-based Christian organization Bridges for Peace and Toronto-based One Free World International.
https://www.jns.org/memorial-garden-dedicated-to-12-angels-of-majdal-shams/

250 legislators from all 50 states. The largest-ever delegation of US lawmakers, representing all 50 US States, attended the “50 States, One Israel” event in Jerusalem. Prime Minister Netanyahu thanked the “Democrats and Republicans alike”. Delegates visited Gaza border towns, met US lone soldier immigrants and planted 50 trees.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/saar-urges-250-visiting-us-state-legislators-to-pass-anti-bds-laws-in-their-states/ https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-867559

New York police chiefs train in Israel. (TY Yanky) 13 senior police officials from the New York area returned to the U.S. after an intensive week in Israel designed to increase their counterterrorism training and understanding of antisemitism. They also visited the Nova music festival site and several kibbutzim.
https://jewishinsider.com/2025/09/new-york-police-chiefs-israel-counterterrorism-antisemitism-training/

Top entrepreneurial universities. (TY Hazel) Two Israeli universities are listed among the world’s top 10 academic institutions for producing the most entrepreneurs, according to financial research firm PitchBook’s 2025 rankings. Tel Aviv University maintains its 2024’s 7th position. Technion Institute rose 6 places to 10th.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-israeli-universities-listed-in-top-10-global-producers-of-entrepreneurs/
https://english.tau.ac.il/news/tau-maintains-7-place (Highest non-US University)
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/sjjpqw00ogg (unstoppable)

Climate Solutions Prize Tour. The Climate Solutions Prize Tour, in partnership with the Jewish Climate Trust, arrived in Israel on 14 Sep, after launching in the United Arab Emirates on 10 Sep. It connects builders, investors, and changemakers to forge meaningful partnerships, and explore transformative technologies.
https://climatesolutionsprize.com/CST25/

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

More help for the bees. Israel’s Technion is helping Israel’s – and the world’s – dwindling bee populations thrive. From AI-monitored hives to robotic honeybees, Israel’s brightest minds are ensuring that Jewish tradition and nature’s sweetness endure for generations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8n8Iv2DkpE

University prize-winner. 18-year-old Raz Dvora won the top prize at the International Mathematics Competition for University Students, just weeks after graduating high school. He had simultaneously been studying undergraduate mathematics at the Open University of Israel’s Academia in High School program.
https://www.jns.org/wire/open-university-of-israel-program-launches-teen-to-global-math-victory/

Engineering a new future for Haredim. Israel Sci-Tech Schools has inaugurated a new ultra-Orthodox hesder yeshiva, thanks to Chedvata (see here previously). Netanya’s Hermelin College combines Torah study with academic excellence in practical engineering tracks. There are now four Chedvata yeshivot.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-867220 https://chedvata.org/

Filling the Sea of Galilee. As planned (see here previously) for the first time in the world, desalinated seawater is being pumped into a freshwater lake, as Israel transfers Mediterranean water into the Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret). The “Reverse Carrier” initiative will keep the level of the Kinneret above the “Red line”.
https://www.ynetnews.com/environment/article/skadez43xl

Eilat corals survive heatwaves. An Israeli university study has revealed that corals in the Gulf of Eilat have survived four consecutive and intensifying marine heatwaves without experiencing mass bleaching. These include the world’s most extreme event in 2024 – a resilience unmatched anywhere else on the planet.
https://www.jpost.com/environment-and-climate-change/article-868441

Vegan eggs from pea protein. Israel’s Meala FoodTech (see here previously) has unveiled Groundbaker, a single-ingredient pea protein that replicates eggs’ multi-functional performance in baked goods. It enables food manufacturers to reduce costs, decrease reliance on eggs (due to avian flu), and simplify formulations.
https://www.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/meala-egg-replacer-groundbaker.html

Strawberry fields not needed. Israel’s Novella Innovative Technology has used its AuraCell platform to develop Novella Strawberry, a patent-pending, new generation of bio-actives derived from whole strawberry cells. Novella bypasses the need to grow the whole plant, saving time, cost, waste and the environment.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/novella-launches-potent-whole-cell-strawberry-ingredient-at-ssw-302557353.html

Hard cheese. Israel’s SCIO has launched its handheld Cheese Analyzer (see here previously). No need to prepare the sample, the portable near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy device provides fast, accurate, and non-destructive analysis of fat, moisture, and protein content in all types of cheese and curd in under 10 seconds.
https://www.scionir.com/solutions/dairy/ https://farming.co.uk/news/scio-introduces-handheld-cheese-analyzer

Satellite communications in the palm of your hand. Israel’s Commcrete has developed a suite of ultra-compact satellite communication systems (Flipper, Stardust & Bittel) to work without clear sky access or heavy antennas, enabling secure voice, text, data, and location-sharing globally, in any environment or weather.
https://www.commcrete.com/ https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rkzk00fthlx

Science that makes you laugh and think. A team of Ben Gurion University Professors and students has won an Ig Nobel – the international science prize for making people laugh and then think. They published a study to reveal what happens to bats when they get drunk. They won ten trillion Zimbabwe dollars (60 cents in 2008).
https://www.science.org/content/article/ig-nobels-are-science-s-most-lighthearted-event-year-not-typical
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376635710000446?via%3Dihub

ECONOMY & BUSINESS

Israeli hi-tech had a record year. Despite the war. Israel’s high-tech industry posted a record year for exits and cemented its global leadership in Deep-Tech. The “Status Report on Israeli High-Tech 2025,” from Dutch database management company DealRoom, totaled 1,500 active Deep-Tech companies in Israel.
https://www.jns.org/despite-war-israeli-high-tech-has-record-year-new-report-finds/

AIR ONE can fly. (TY OurCrowd) The AIRONE all-electric eVTOL aircraft from Israel’s AIR (see here previously) has successfully received FAA Experimental Airworthiness Certification.
https://www.prnewswire.com/il/news-releases/air-expands-evtol-flight-operations-in-florida-following-faa-airworthiness-certificate-issuance-302545049.html

ElliQ for Japan. (TY OurCrowd) Japan’s Kanematsu will develop a Japanese version of ElliQ, the interactive AI companion for seniors developed by Israel’s Intuition Robotics (see here previously) Japan has 36 million seniors. Kanematsu is also investing in Intuition Robotics to raise its total equity funding to date to $85 million.
https://blog.ourcrowd.com/ai-companion-robot-says-hello-to-japans-36-million-seniors/
https://www.jobtorob.com/elliq-japan-launch

Partnering Nasdaq to prevent fraud. (TY OurCrowd) Israel’s BioCatch (see here previously) has partnered with Verafin (a subsidiary of Nasdaq). They will combine their fraud detection technologies to combat rising payments fraud. Verafin is used by over 2,600 financial institutions.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/nasdaq-verafin-biocatch-strike-partnership-curb-payments-fraud-2025-09-03/

Managing autonomous taxis. The technology of Israel’s Via Transportation (see here previously) is to serve as the backbone of the autonomous taxi service of Google subsidiary Waymo. Via’s platform will allow for pooling multiple passengers into a single ride.
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/lrmoww2qt

No worries for Elbit. Israel’s Elbit Systems has secured a $120 million contract to supply its Hermes 900 unmanned aerial system (UAS) for long-range maritime surveillance to an undisclosed international customer.
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/b1zvead3gx

Living financially smarter in Israel. The third annual Living Financially Smarter in Israel (LFSII) conference, at Nefesh B’Nefesh’s Jerusalem campus attracted some 350 new and veteran immigrants, plus English-speaking Israelis. They heard practical strategies on how to build financial stability and thrive in Israel.
https://www.jns.org/nefesh-hosts-living-financially-smarter-in-israel/

Free banking in Israel? In early 2026 Israel’s newest digital bank, Esh Bank Israel, promises to offer accounts completely free of fees for both retail customers and small businesses. It also will share 50% of the interest earned on their current account balances. The bank will be entirely digital, offering basic banking services.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-newest-digital-bank-to-start-offering-zero-fee-accounts-in-early-2026/

Exits, takeovers, and mergers to 5th Oct 25. US Datavant has acquired Israeli medical document analysis startup DigitalOwl for just over $200 million. Israel’s Kela Technologies has acquired Israel’s Pelanor for tens of millions of dollars. Israel’s Honeybook has acquired Israel’s Fine.dev. Brazil’s Unico has acquired Israel’s OwnID.

Startup investment – to 5th Oct 25: Via Transportation (value $3.65 billion) raised $493 million (IPO); Descope raised an additional $35 million; Commcrete raised $29 million; Datawizz raised $12.5 million; Gain raised $12 million;

CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT & SPORT

Oldest church organ makes music again. A pipe organ crafted some 1,000 years ago for Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity made music once more, as the instrument was unveiled at Jerusalem’s Terra Sancta Museum. It was hailed as the “oldest organ in Christendom.” It was rediscovered in 1906 during construction work.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/oldest-organ-in-christendom-makes-music-in-jerusalem-after-centuries-of-silence/

Ancient gold hoard unearthed. University of Haifa archaeologists have uncovered a Byzantine-period (6th or 7th century CE) hoard of 97 pure gold coins and jewelry at Sussita National Park. They believe it was buried in fear of the Sasanian-Persian conquest. It includes a rare 610 CE tremissis (gold coin) of Emperor Heraclius.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/415383

World’s largest fish visits Israel. Ashdod authorities recorded the the first documented sighting of a whale shark along Israel’s Mediterranean coast and only the third confirmed sighting in the entire Mediterranean. Whale sharks are occasionally seen in the Gulf of Eilat – this one is thought to have swum up the Suez Canal.
https://unitedwithisrael.org/whale-shark-spotted-off-ashdod-in-first-recorded-sighting-in-israeli-waters/
https://www.ynetnews.com/environment/article/skadez43xl

Israel reached Euro baseball quarterfinals. The Israel Baseball National Team beat Switzerland 9-1 to reach the quarterfinals of the 2025 European Championship. Pitcher Justin Alintoff dedicated the victory to all the Israelis fighting in the war and those who have lost their lives. Israel finished 7th in the competition.
https://israfan.com/p/alintoff-leads-israel-euro-baseball-quarterfinals

Good results. Israel finished 7th at the European Softball Championships. Israel placed 8th at the Women’s European U-18 Water Polo Championships. And Israel’s men’s U18 water polo team won the European Championship Division 1, having already secured promotion to the Elite tier.
https://www.wbsceurope.org/en/events/2025-womens-softball-european-championship/teams/34606
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_women%27s_national_water_polo_team
https://www.instagram.com/isrswimming/p/DNyJ9LJ2BIu/

THE JEWISH STATE

Bringing youths from FSU to Israel. (TY Yanky) The NGO Naale (its acronym means Youth Immigrating Before Parents) has brought 40 Jewish teenagers from the Former Soviet Union to pursue a new life in Israel. They are being supported by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) including its Ireland branch.
https://www.icej.org/blog/naale-nurturing-the-next-generations-connection-to-zion/

Training young advocacy leaders. 25 young leaders from four continents completed KKL-JNF’s Zionist Leadership Academy in Israel with a week of training, advocacy and resilience building. Now in its fourth year, the program combines about 10 months of online sessions with a mandatory intensive week in Israel.
https://www.jns.org/young-diaspora-leaders-attend-zionist-leadership-academy/

New home for lone soldiers. A new residential facility for lone soldiers was inaugurated at the Hannaton Educational Center in northern Israel (see here previously), welcoming 30 young immigrants from North America as its first residents.
https://unitedwithisrael.org/new-home-for-lone-soldiers-opens-in-northern-israel/

Future-proof in Jerusalem. (TY Sharon) Jerusalem is busy preparing for future. Construction continues at a pace. Conferences included Living Financially Smarter in Israel, the Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference (including discussion on the rise of global antisemitsm), and the Michael Levin Base gala,
https://rjstreets.com/2025/09/28/from-rosh-hashanah-to-yom-kippur-on-the-jerusalem-streets/

5th anniversary of Abraham Accords. Several articles mark the five years since the Abraham Accords were signed on the White House lawns between Israel, the UAE, Bahrain, and the USA. Despite the current war, international cooperation still continues. Jewish religious events in Dubai and Abu Dhabi have been restored.
https://themedialine.org/top-stories/asher-fredman-on-abraham-accords-fifth-anniversary-continuation-depends-on-peace-as-a-strategic-choice/ https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/the-abraham-accords-offer-a-model-and-a-means-for-countering-antisemitism-on-campus/ https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/414969

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/21928/intent-to-destroy-israel

Raging against Israel are those hypocritical, self-righteous, self-seeking, egocentric, cowardly leaders: Emmanuel Macron (France), Keir Starmer (UK), Anthony Albanese (Australia), Mark Carney (Canada), Pedro Sanchez (Spain) and their ilk, seemingly without an ounce of integrity between them, supporting an avowed genocidal death cult that publicly expresses the desire to murder all Jews, Christians, and other “infidels,” and take down the West.

If you do not want to fight the invasions in your own countries, at least stand aside and do not obstruct someone else doing it for you. These feckless so-called leaders even fail to protect their own Jewish citizens from domestic terror. By so acting, and by legalizing Islamic Sharia law, they are oozing toward complete submission to the Islamist hordes they have encouraged to reside in their midst. In this way, as Trump cautioned, they are actively destroying their own nations and Western civilization itself.

Sadly, suicidally, it is also about appeasing their radical Islamist voters – who will probably reciprocate, as Trump noted, by wanting more.

There are no longer gray areas in the implied intent of major Western nations, such as France, Spain, Portugal, Canada, the UK, Australia and others, to isolate or destroy Israel.

Hamas and associated jihadist murderers are not Israel’s primary enemies; rather, Israel’s real enemies are its purported allies — those Western powers seeking its demise by legitimizing a terror-dominated Palestinian state alongside, and within, the borders of the world’s only Jewish homeland. Ironically, these are the countries Israel is defending as it fights a seven-front war, sacrificing nearly a thousand of its heroic soldiers. Israel is defending these Western nations against an invasion that President Donald J. Trump clearly warned is “not sustainable”:

“You’re destroying your countries…. Europe is in serious trouble. They’ve been invaded by a force of illegal aliens like nobody’s ever seen before. Illegal aliens are pouring into Europe, and nobody’s doing anything to change it, to get them out. It’s not sustainable. And because they choose to be politically correct, they’re doing just absolutely nothing about it….

“Now they want to go to Sharia law, but you’re in a different country, you can’t do that. Both the immigration and their suicidal energy ideas will be the death of Western Europe if something is not done immediately. This cannot be sustained. What makes the world so beautiful is that each country is unique, but to stay this way, every sovereign nation must have the right to control their own borders…. as we do now, and to limit the sheer numbers of migrants entering their countries and paid for by the people of that nation that were there and that built that particular nation at the time. They put their blood, sweat, tears, money into that country, and now they’re being ruined….

“Proud nations must be allowed to protect their communities and prevent their societies from being overwhelmed by people they have never seen before with different customs, religions, with different everything. Where migrants have violated laws, lodged false asylum claims or claimed refugee status for illegitimate reasons, they should, in many cases, be immediately sent home. And while we will always have a big heart for places and people that are struggling and truly compassionate, answers will be given. We have to solve the problem and we have to solve it in their countries, not create new problems in our countries.”

https://amgreatness.com/2025/10/03/trumps-bold-gaza-peace-plan-is-an-offer-hamas-cant-veto/

Although it appeared, as this article went to print, that Hamas would not accept President Trump’s historic 20-point Gaza Peace Plan without substantial changes, the beauty of this plan is that it may bring peace to the Middle East and initiate a process to rebuild Gaza, regardless of what Hamas decides. This is because, due to President Trump’s leadership, Arab states, the Palestinian Authority, and Israel support this plan; the war will soon end, and a process to rebuild and secure Gaza will proceed, even if Hamas rejects the plan.

Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar support the 20-point plan. Even the Palestinian Authority (PA), which rejected previous peace plans as insufficient, has accepted this plan. European states have voiced their support. Although the Israeli government is uncomfortable with some provisions of the plan, it has accepted it.

Some of the provisions of the 20-point plan are similar to previous plans that failed due to Hamas’s opposition. The plan calls for a cease-fire, the release of all hostages held by Hamas, and the release of almost 2,000 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. Hamas will be disarmed and its weapons will be destroyed. Hamas will be barred from playing any role in the future governance of Gaza. Hamas members who pledge to live peacefully and support coexistence with Israel will be offered amnesty. Those who refuse will be provided safe passage out of Gaza.

The plan includes some new ideas involving Israeli concessions that address previous stumbling blocks. Israel will not annex the Gaza Strip, and Israeli troops will gradually withdraw and be limited to a perimeter presence.

A temporary international stabilization force will be deployed in Gaza to oversee security, demilitarization, and reconstruction in Gaza following a ceasefire and the disarmament of Hamas. This force will reportedly be staffed mainly by troops from Gulf Arab states. A Palestinian Authority police force will eventually be deployed after the PA is reformed and deradicalized.

A Board of Peace will be established as a temporary international oversight body to manage Gaza’s transitional governance and redevelopment. President Trump will chair this board. Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair will be a prominent member. Arab and European members will join them. The board will eventually be dissolved and replaced by the PA after it undergoes substantial reforms and deradicalization.

Finally, the plan keeps the door open to a future Palestinian state, albeit as a distant Palestinian aspiration. According to the plan, “when Gaza’s redevelopment has been advanced and the PA reform program has been implemented, the conditions may be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian statehood, which is recognized as the aspiration of the Palestinian people.”

The idea of any role for the Palestinian Authority in administering or securing Gaza and proposals for a Palestinian state have been anathemas for Israeli officials in the aftermath of the October 7, 2023, Hamas massacre against Israel. However, Israel’s grudging acceptance of vague provisions on these ideas was crucial to winning the support of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, and the UAE. Coupled with Netanyahu’s apology to Qatar for violating Qatari sovereignty in Israel’s recent airstrike, Hamas now has no Arab support in opposing the Trump plan. This may set the stage not just to rebuild Gaza but also to expand the Abraham Accords.

https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/10/01/the-gazan-suicide-bomber-who-attacked-israeli-hospital-that-saved-her-life-n4944341

Here’s a story every American should hear — the Gaza woman who twice received extensive life-saving care from Israel, obtained her education through Israel, and then returned to blow up the hospital that saved her life. And she told an American journalist that she would attempt another terrorist attack in a heartbeat if she could.

Westerners tend to be cultural imperialists, which means that they make the false assumption that the overwhelming majority of human beings have basically the same goals and standards and want the same outcomes. The number of egregiously stupid mistakes that American politicians, for instance, have made because they refuse to acknowledge that Communist and Islamic regimes don’t value the lives or prosperity of their people is appalling. 

Even the new America-brokered deal pressed on Israel that would require the release of hundreds of Gaza jihadists — Oct. 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar was previously released through just such a deal — does not seem to acknowledge that the overwhelming majority of the so-called Palestinians fanatically and fundamentally believe they must wipe Israel off the map for Allah. They are taught that from school, the media, and mosques from the youngest ages. As long as Gaza exists as a Muslim-run territory, Israel will be fighting off terror attacks.

But Sinwar was only one of about a thousand Gazans traded back in a deal for a single Israeli hostage, just as the brand new deal would release around 2,000 Gazans in exchange for the nearly 50 Israeli hostages. Among the other Gazans in the Sinwar deal was Wafa, an attempted suicide bomber who targeted the very Israeli hospital that had saved her life. 

Back in 2012, Leland Vittert told The Free Press’s Bari Weiss that he was a foreign correspondent for Fox News. He described how normal it was as a Middle Eastern correspondent to have to cover suicide bombings against Israel and riots in the “West Bank,” which is the Palestinian propaganda term for the Israeli land the Bible calls Judea and Samaria. But the Obama-backed “Arab Spring” that gave birth to so many Islamic terrorist movements had been occupying his time. 

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/10/hamas_says_yes_but_and_the_world_looks_away.html

There’s finally a deal on the table.  Eight Muslim nations signed on.  The Palestinian Authority signed on.  The world is ready to stop the bloodshed.  And yet — predictably, infuriatingly — Hamas shrugs and says, “Yes, but…”

Every time there’s a glimmer of peace, Hamas moves the goalposts.  Another round of haggling.  Another round of delay.  Another chance to keep the chaos going — because chaos is the only currency Hamas knows how to spend.

And here’s the question no one seems to ask: Where are the protesters now?

For months, we’ve seen mobs in the streets screaming, “Ceasefire now!”  They chained themselves to bridges.  They stormed college campuses.  They shouted down Jewish students and politicians.  But now — when there’s actually a ceasefire deal that Israel and the Arab world have signed off on — the silence is deafening.

Why aren’t the protesters outside Hamas’s offices, demanding they accept the deal?  Why aren’t they rallying against the terrorist group that’s blocking peace?  Because it was never really about peace.  It was about blaming Israel.

Hamas survives by saying, “Yes, but.”  It always has.  It feeds on delay, on endless negotiation, on bloodshed dragged out just long enough to buy itself another news cycle.  Meanwhile, innocent families — Israeli and Palestinian alike — suffer while the “resistance” leaders hide in tunnels and play politics with people’s lives.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the UN General Assembly was partly performance, but mostly profound.

The performance part included a QR code on his lapel which delegates were invited to zoom in with their camera phones and see atrocities committed by Hamas that are too gruesome for TV networks to show. He also arranged for his statement that Israel has not forgotten the hostages to be blasted over loudspeakers set up in Gaza for that purpose.

The profound part included repetition of what he has said before with some twists. Netanyahu reminded the delegates that Israel’s battle against terrorism is not limited to the region, but that the terrorists want to return the entire world to the “Dark Ages.”

A few excerpts from his speech:

“Iran’s aggression, if not checked, will endanger every single country in the Middle East, and many, many countries in the rest of the world, because Iran seeks to impose its radicalism well beyond the Middle East.”

“Hamas steals the (humanitarian aid) and then they hike the prices … and that’s how they stay in power.”

“Israel must also defeat Hezbollah in Lebanon. … It has tentacles that span all continents. It has murdered more Americans and more Frenchmen than any group since Bin Laden. It’s murdered the citizens of many countries represented in this room. And it has attacked Israel viciously over the last 20 years.”

“For 18 years, Hezbollah brazenly refused to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which requires it to move its forces away from our borders. Instead, Hezbollah moved right up to our border. They secretly dug terror tunnels to infiltrate our communities and indiscriminately fired thousands of rockets into our towns and villages.”

“In this battle between good and evil, there must be no equivocation. When you stand with Israel, you stand for your own values and your own interests.”

“We see this moral confusion (about which side is good and which side is evil) when Israel is falsely accused of genocide when we defend ourselves against enemies who try to commit genocide against us. We see this too when Israel is absurdly accused by the ICC Prosecutor of deliberately starving Palestinians in Gaza.”