Secretary of State Antony Blinken is celebrating the fact that Hamas said it welcomed a UN Security Council resolution Monday endorsing the Biden plan (falsely described as the Israeli plan) for a ceasefire-hostage deal in Gaza.
Hamas accepted nothing. It simply pocketed the concessions in the proposal, which by the Biden administration's own admission was "virtually identical" to Hamas's own proposals, and demanded the thing it still really wants: victory.
The resolution calls for Israel to leave Gaza; for Gaza to return to the territorial status quo ante; for outside money to rebuild Gaza; etc. Notably, it does not call for Hamas to be ousted or disarmed. That's the new starting point for a deal.
What Hamas wants is for the deal also to include an explicit Israeli commitment not to return to war to destroy the terrorist organization. There's no way Israel will agree to that. That's why, for months, I've been saying a deal is impossible.
Meanwhile, Blinken is giving away the store. The correct U.S. posture should be: give up the hostages, and maybe we'll let the leaders of Hamas live, in exile. Not this garbage about how nice everyone is going to be, and pretty please.
This week, we are tackling two major areas of contention between the Trump administration and Democrat governors: fighting crime, and redistricting. The president is sending the National Guard to blue cities -- and blue states are trying to stamp out Republican representation. Is this a civil war situation?
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- Bradley Jaye -- Breitbart News congressional correspondent, on redistricting
- Tom Manza, California Business and Industrial Alliance, on Gavin Newsom
- Jon Fleischman, veteran California political expert, on the special election
- Dan Backer, veteran political lawyer and consultant, on corruption
- DJ Mark Anthony, on a recent visit to Rome and visiting Pope Leo XIV
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This week's portion is the last of the month of Av -- also known as Menachem (Comforter) Av -- which begins in mourning and ends in celebration and anticipation of the New Year and the process of repentance and renewal.
In a similar vein, the portion features Moses offering the Israelites a choice between a blessing and a curse. They are masters of their own fates: if they obey God's commandments, they receive the blessings -- and vice versa.
The key commandment is to reject idol worship. There is said to be something magnetic about the practice of worshiping idols in the new land, such that it would be constant moral battle, both individually and collectively, in the land.
Nowadays, according to Jewish tradition, humanity has lost the urge for idol worship (and the antidote, which is divine prophecy) -- but there are several near substitutes, such as lust or excessive appetites for worldly pleasures.
We are wired for compulsive behaviors, bad habits, and even addictions. These ...
We have so much to talk about this week -- Trump's efforts to negotiate peace through negotiation, and Gavin Newsom's efforts to divide Americans through gerrymandering. We'll also talk about Playboy leaving LA and California.
Special guests:
Frances Martel - Breitbart News foreign editor, on Russia & Ukraine
Bradley Jaye - Breitbart News congressional correspondent, on Newsom
Harmeet Dhillon - DOJ Civil Rights Division chief, on the fight against DEI
Jessica Vaugn - Playboy model on political commentator, on California
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