We are all settlers now

Sometimes the incessant braying of ill or uninformed demonizers counterintuitively contains and conveys a certain “wisdom:" That wisdom might be summed up as the realization that there is no judgment, no discernment coming from the haters, and therefore no explanation, let alone apology is needed.

Quite the opposite: ironically, blind and thoughtless hatred provides a certain clarity that allows us to see things for what they truly are.

The demonization of the evil “settlers" is a great case in point. The excoriation of settlers started as a way to denigrate and to demonize Hilltop Youth mendaciously as marauding bands of violent thugs who were wantonly preying on innocent Palestinians.

Victory for Trump: Thomas Massie defeated in Kentucky primary

 

Long-time Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) is projected to lose his Kentucky House primary election.

According to projections from Decision Desk HQ on Tuesday, the high-stakes race in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District has been clinched by Ed Gallrein, a retired Navy SEAL and farmer who was endorsed by President Donald Trump.

The structural shakeup officially terminates Massie’s 14-year tenure representing the deep-red district. The primary battle garnered intense national scrutiny, transforming into an extraordinarily bitter ideological war zone that shattered all historical spending records for a congressional primary.

The campaign brought prominent national figures to the state to push voters across the finish line. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth flew to Kentucky on Monday to personally campaign for Gallrein. Simultaneously, President Trump utilized his massive platform on Monday to deliver a final blow, renewing his public demand that Massie be “thrown out of office."

Massie, a steadfast libertarian Republican, has spent over a decade building a reputation for an uncompromising independent streak. However, he found himself increasingly isolated and at odds with the White House over the past year on issues of paramount importance to the executive branch.

The maverick congressman helped spearhead the legislative push demanding the administration release files on Jeffrey Epstein, frequently lambasted the establishment's foreign policy consensus, and aggressively voted against Trump’s signature tax and spending legislation, citing principled fiscal concerns about skyrocketing deficit spending.

Among the issues of contention between Massie and Trump was the US foreign aid to Israel. Massie has repeatedly voted against military assistance packages to Israel, including being the sole Republican to oppose $1 billion in Iron Dome funding in 2021 and the only GOP member to vote against a 2023 resolution affirming US support for Israel's military actions in Gaza following the October 7 Hamas attacks.

Massie has also been a vocal opponent of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), introducing legislation to require it to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and highlighting what he sees as its outsized influence in U.S. politics through campaign spending.

US Senate votes to advance resolution restricting Trump's actions in Iran

 

The United States Senate voted on Tuesday to advance a controversial war powers resolution aimed at forcing President Donald Trump to withdraw American military forces currently engaged in hostilities against the Iranian regime, after previously failing to approve similar measures.

The political shift was propelled by Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who lost his bid for a third term in Louisiana’s Republican primary just days prior on Saturday. Turning against his party's congressional leadership, Cassidy became the fourth Republican lawmaker to cross the aisle and vote in favor of the measure, according to The Hill.

With Cassidy’s backing, the Senate successfully passed a motion to discharge the war powers resolution out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee by a narrow margin of 50 to 47. The procedural victory, originally sponsored by Democratic Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), sets the stage for an upcoming floor vote to formally consider the mandate.

Cassidy joined three other long-standing Republican critics of the administration’s foreign policy interventions: Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK).

Conversely, the vote exposed minor fractures within the opposition party. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) broke lockstep with his caucus, standing alone as the solitary Democrat who voted to block the resolution from advancing to the Senate floor.

Tuesday’s razor-thin victory represents a symbolic milestone for congressional opponents of the war. It marks the eighth time since the initial outbreak of military operations that the Senate has voted on a motion to advance a resolution ordering Trump to cease hostilities against Iran, but it is the first time that such a motion has successfully advanced out of committee.

Despite the procedural breakthrough, the anti-war resolution faces an insurmountable path before it can exert any actual force of law. Even if the full Senate manages to gather enough votes to pass the war powers restriction, the exact same measure would still need to clear the House of Representatives and receive the president's signature.

President Trump remains certain to veto any legislative attempt to restrict his commander-in-chief authorities, and the current congressional coalition lacks the necessary two-thirds supermajority support in both legislative chambers required to override an executive veto.

Toronto Police Escalate Search for Missing 14-Year-Old Esther ‘Esti’ to Priority 1

Toronto Police have elevated the search for a missing 14-year-old girl known as Esther or Esti to Priority 1 status, dedicating all available resources as community volunteers join the effort to bring her home safely.

Esther was last seen late Friday evening, May 15, 2026, near Earl Bales Park in the Bathurst Street and Sheppard Avenue West area of North York. She is described as 5-foot-2 with a medium build and brown hair. She was last seen wearing a green long-sleeve shirt, gray sweatpants and no shoes.

The search has intensified with hundreds of volunteers from Toronto’s Jewish community, including Shomrim Safety Patrol, assisting police with door-to-door canvassing, flyer distribution and searches in the wooded park and surrounding areas. A command center has operated from the Petah Tikvah Synagogue parking lot at 20 Danby Rd.

In a statement Tuesday, officials noted the escalation: “The search for missing youth Esti has now been escalated to Priority 1. Bringing her home safely remains our top priority. We joined Esti’s family today as the search continues, and we are grateful to the Toronto Police and Inspector Peter Wallace for dedicating every available resource to this effort.”

Police and volunteers urge anyone with information to call 911 immediately or contact Shomrim Toronto at (647) 557-6735. Toronto Police can also be reached at 416-808-3200 . 

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Smotrich says ICC prosecutor has requested warrant for his arrest; Payback time: Orders demolition of West Bank hamlet

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced on Tuesday that the prosecutor’s office of the International Criminal Court in The Hague has requested an arrest warrant be issued against him.

“Yesterday, I was informed that the criminal prosecutor of the antisemitic court in The Hague submitted a request for a secret, international arrest warrant against me,” Smotrich said at a press conference he held to announce the development, and described the move as “a declaration of war.”

It was not immediately clear what charges the ICC prosecutor’s office might be seeking against the far-right minister, although a report in the Wall Street Journal last year indicated that Smotrich is being targeted by the court for the major role he has played in expanding settlements in the West Bank.

These actions are considered a violation of the Geneva Conventions by the International Court of Justice, and the ICC could therefore prosecute Smotrich for such violations as war crimes.

The Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Kathleen Kingsbury behind the fake Dog rape story in the New York Times!

 Want to know who the senior editor at @nytimes  was who pushed the atrocious and undocumented dog r@pe story? 

Meet Kathleen Kingsbury, who leads the "opinion report" for the New York Times. Melissa Brodsky, prolific author of the outstanding Substack, "The Lioness Writes," did the sleuthing. 

"When she [Kingsbury] assumed control of the opinion section in 2020, three of the most prominent pro-Israel voices on the staff were gone within months. Editorial page editor James Bennet was forced out. Opinion writer Bari Weiss resigned, writing in her letter that colleagues had called her a Nazi and a racist, and that the publisher will cave to the mob, the editor will get fired or reassigned, and you will be hung out to dry. Opinion staffer Adam Rubenstein was gone too. "

Charedim will pay a heavy price for toppling the government during war time

 

Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel strongly attacked the Charedi parties amid the conscription law crisis and the possibility of early elections.

"The Charedim are coming and trying to topple the government. Someone who is prepared to sell off the security of the state of Israel for funding, and someone who goes to Gantz and Eisenkot to threaten the Prime Minister during a war - what kind of right-wing is that?" Haskel wondered in an interview with Arutz Sheva-Israel National News.

Haskel added, "The right is first and foremost about security, supporting IDF soldiers. It is first and foremost about holding on to the Land of Israel."

She was later asked if she was summoned to a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or the leader of her faction, Minister Gideon Sa'ar, due to her opposition to the current conscription bill. Likud members were summoned to the Prime Minister."

She claimed that the proposed bill would "not lead to more haredi enlistment," and added that even without the law, there is an increase in haredi enlistees.

Haskel also presented a proposal to establish yeshivas on the borders to create a solution "that would both protect the yeshiva world and provide the IDF with the manpower it needs for security assignments." She further claimed that if the haredim would understand that they are not exempt from conscription, "The number of haredi soldiers would double."

She also addressed anti-conscription sentiments in the haredi sector:

 "At the moment, what we hear in Charedi society is, 'We'll die and not enlist,' it's crazy." According to Haskel, "If they do not enlist, we will die. The IDF will not have the manpower to perform its security duties."

At the conclusion of the interview, Haskel was asked if she would change her position if she were blamed for toppling the right-wing government during the war. Haskel responded that "those plans should be presented to our Charedi brothers and they should take responsibility, otherwise, they will pay a heavy price in the next elections and they won't be in the next government."

AG totally out of control: announces indictment against MK Tally Gotliv

 Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara announced Tuesday afternoon that she had decided to file an indictment against Likud MK Tally Gotliv.

The statement said: “It was decided to indict MK Tally Gotliv for the offense of revealing and publishing classified information in violation of the Shin Bet Law."

Just minutes earlier, Gotliv wrote on X that Baharav-Miara had informed her that the indictment had been filed.

Gotliv wrote: “Thunderous applause for Miara. She has just announced the filing of an indictment against me. As I clarified, my intention was to convince Knesset members that exposing Bressler’s partner was done within the proper framework and for the fulfillment of my role."

She added: “I have not yet received the indictment, but I trust Miara that I will soon read it through one of her mouthpieces."

Earlier this month Defense Minister Israel Katz signed the required confidentiality certificate, thereby paving the way for the attorney general to file the indictment in the case involving the exposure of the identity of the Shin Bet official, who is the partner of activist Shikma Bressler.

With the filing of the indictment, the legal battle is expected to move to the political arena. Gotliv may claim parliamentary immunity, and the issue will be decided by the Knesset Committee. Given the coalition’s majority on the committee, there is a possibility that her immunity will be upheld and the criminal proceedings blocked.

Education Minister Yoav Kisch called on coalition members to unite against removing Gotliv’s immunity.

“A dismissed political adviser who is occupied 24/7 with undermining and persecuting the government and right-wing Knesset members. I trust my colleagues on the Knesset Committee to make the right decision and approve the immunity of my colleague, MK Tally Gotliv," he said.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir responded: “It’s time for Yariv Levin and my Likud colleagues to overcome their fear barrier מול the attorney general - reform now!"

MK Avichai Boaron, a member of the Knesset Committee, added: “The filing of an indictment against MK Tally Gotliv is part of Gali Baharav-Miara’s hunting and persecution campaign against right-wing Knesset members and their government. Therefore, as a member of the Knesset Committee, with God’s help, very soon we will vote and grant immunity to my colleague Tally and prevent her prosecution."

“We will not allow the radical left that has taken over the State Attorney’s Office and the attorney general to prosecute right-wing representatives for no wrongdoing. We must continue the correction, cleansing, and deep healing of the legal advisory system, the prosecution, and the entire judicial system. I again call on my colleagues in the government to immediately suspend the attorney general and her relevant deputies, after it became clear they lied in the Gofman High Court petition, in addition to the false affidavits submitted in the Military Advocate General petition, until the decisions of a governmental inquiry committee examining the attorney general system and its conduct," Boaron said.

MK Boaz Bismuth also called for action against Baharav-Miara.

“Attorney Miara continues her unhinged conduct against right-wing Knesset members and ministers. Now she has announced an indictment against MK Tally Gotliv. Spoiler: this fabrication will also fail. The government must resume advancing the process of her dismissal, and at the same time examine whether she is breaching public trust through her trampling of elected officials," Bismuth said.

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Alexander the Great's tomb revealed for first time: ‘unique and magnificent’

 Greek officials have unveiled the interior of a massive ancient tomb linked to Alexander the Great as archaeologists continue excavation and restoration work.

Greece’s Ministry of Culture announced the news in a statement on May 11.

The excavation centers around the Kasta Tomb in Amphipolis, the ruins of an ancient Macedonian city in northern Greece, about 60 miles northeast of Thessaloniki.

Greek officials said restoration work at the Kasta Tomb in Amphipolis has uncovered the site’s full enclosure for the first time, revealing the massive scale of the ancient Macedonian monument.

The enclosure, built in the fourth century B.C., measures roughly 1,630 feet in circumference. It surrounds a burial mound spanning more than 20 acres, as Cover Media reported.

Pictures released by the ministry show marble-lined passageways, elaborate architecture, and fine sculptural details that suggest the structure was built for a member of the Macedonian elite.

Greek officials have unveiled the interior of a massive ancient tomb possibly linked to Alexander the Great as archaeologists continue excavation and restoration work.

The excavation centers around the Kasta Tomb in Amphipolis, the ruins of an ancient Macedonian city in northern Greece, about 60 miles northeast of Thessaloniki.

Officials removed older metal supports to make the monument’s interior fully visible, and future plans include installing the tomb’s monumental double-leaf Macedonian marble door and restoring parts of the sphinx sculptures that once guarded the entrance.

“The Kasta Tomb is a unique and magnificent Macedonian monument, which, through the completion of the work of restoring its geometry, but also revealing the entire enclosure, now clearly highlights its historical importance and its value,” Lina Mendoni, Greek minister of culture, said in a translated statement.

Amphipolis is “associated with major figures of the Kingdom of Macedon, such as the three generals of Alexander the Great, Nearchus, Hephaestion, and Laomedon, who resided in the city,” according to the Ministry of Culture’s website.

People walk along a dirt path next to the Kasta Tumulus in Amphipolis.

The enclosure, built in the fourth century B.C., measures roughly 1,630 feet in circumference.

Kasta Tumulus in Amphipolis with a massive burial mound surrounded by a curved wall.

The excavation centers around the Kasta Tomb in Amphipolis, the ruins of an ancient Macedonian city in northern Greece, about 60 miles northeast of Thessaloniki.

“After Alexander’s death, the city’s garrison remained loyal to his mother Olympias and only agreed to surrender the city to Cassander, one of Alexander’s successors, on her orders,” the website notes.

“Cassander imprisoned Alexander’s wife Roxana and his son Alexander IV in Amphipolis and ordered their murder.”

Alexander the Great, who lived from 356 B.C. to 323 B.C., is known for establishing the vast Macedonian Empire across parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa as a young man.

He defeated the Persian Empire — then the dominant superpower of the ancient world — before dying at age 32 under mysterious circumstances, despite never losing a battle.

Researchers believed Kasta Tomb was “built for someone very close to Alexander the Great,” such as his mother, one of his wives, or one of his friends, National Geographic reported in 2014.

Alexander the Great fighting in the Battle of Issus, ca. 310 B.C., based on The Battle of Issus Roman Mosaic from the House of the Faun, Pompeii, Italy.

The latest excavation isn’t the only recent archaeological project tied to the legendary Macedonian ruler.

Earlier in 2026, Fox News Digital spoke with an archaeologist who helped locate a long-lost city founded by Alexander the Great after centuries of obscurity.

The city, called Alexandria on the Tigris, is located near the Persian Gulf in southern Iraq. It was founded in the fourth century B.C.