1)Venezuela Elections In Dispute: Elections last week on July 28th in Venezuela are being disputed. Socialist Pres. Maduro is claiming he won for a third time, and is entitled to another six year term. But the opposition leader, Mr. Edmundo Gonzales, a retired diplomat, claims he won by more than 70% of the vote. What's going on?
2)Netanyahu's Government Assassinated Ismail Hayani---Will This Force Iran to Retaliate? Ismail Haniyeh , Hamas' chief peace talks negotiator was assassinated by Israel while in Tehran attending the new President of Iran's inauguration ceremony. Did this strike put a nail in the coffin for any Gaza Peace Agreement?. Will Iran launch another direct rocket attack on Israel in retaliation? And did Bibi provoke Iran's upcoming attack? If so, should the US defend Israel against Iran?
3)Netanyahu Proposing A New "Abraham Alliance"?: Inspired by the unity of pro Israel allies in rebutting Iran's counter-strike on Israel in April---after Israel forces attacked Iran's Embassy in Syria and killed to Hezbollah generals meeting there----Israel's PM is now proposing a more permanent NATO-like 'alliance' to opposed the anti Israel 'Iran Axis'. What do you think of this idea?
4)A Report Card?: B'tselem, an Israeli human rights group, just issued an 118 page report in Aug 2024 on Israeli detention 'prisons' for 10,000 'detained Palestinians',-- including at Ofer, Sde Teiman, (near Beersheba) and Meggido prisons. It's titled "Welcome to Hell". What did it conclude?
