Palestinian Authority Insists Israel Is ‘Doomed to Perish’

Palestinian Authority Insists Israel Is ‘Doomed to Perish’

Hugh Fitzgerald

Many people in the Western world, including the United States, have convinced themselves that the Palestinian Authority is “moderate” and, unlike Hamas, a “partner for peace” with Israel. They are deluded. The PA has no intention of ever accepting the existence of the Jewish state; it is convinced that Israel will not survive, but is “doomed to perish.” More on the PA’s genocidal wish-cum-prediction can be found here: “‘Israel is doomed to perish’ – Palestinian Authority admits its goal,” by Ephraim D. Tepler and Itamar Marcus, Palestinian Media Watch, January 18, 2026:

The Palestinian Authority consistently indoctrinates Palestinians to believe that Israel’s demise is inevitable and is an inherent form of justice. This message is delivered by senior PA leaders and is reinforced repeatedly across official PA media, including news programs, children’s education, political commentary, poetry, and international forums broadcast to the Palestinian public.

This doctrine has been articulated again recently by Abbas Zaki, a senior Fatah leader and member of the Central Committee, the PA’s ruling party. 

Fatah Central Committee member Abbas Zaki: “In the end, the winner is the one who remains on the land… and those who will remain are the ones with the idea, the idea that says there is no escaping the fact that this land will be liberated, and that the land of peace cannot be based on revenge. Israel is doomed to perish.”[Arabi 21, London-based Arab news website, Jan. 9, 2026]

Zaki’s statement presents Israel as a temporary presence and Palestinians as the enduring owners of Israel’s land, so that justice will ensure Israel’s disappearance. This is a foundational belief promoted systematically by the PA.

PA/Fatah education teaches children to see Israel as temporary: 

“Palestine fell under the Zionist occupation [in 1948], which continues today… The occupation will cease to exist just as what was before it ceased to exist…”

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Trump: Watching Iran closely, we have a massive armada heading in that direction

WATCH: Trump: Watching Iran closely, we have a massive armada heading in that direction

JAMES GENN

US President Donald Trump stated that his administration is watching Iran very closely during comments aboard Air Force One on Thursday.

"We're watching Iran. We have a lot of ships going that direction just in case... We have a massive fleet heading in that direction, and maybe we won't have to use it. We'll see."

The president added that he threatened Iran with US airstrikes if the Islamic Republic's regime carried out hangings of protesters and political dissidents as planned, and Tehran backed down as a result.

Trump also warned the Iranian regime that the US has "a massive armada" heading in their direction.

He also threatened that the administration would set a 25% tariff on anyone dealing with Iran. This will take effect "very soon," he warned.

Trump discusses Venezuela, Russia-Ukraine, Gazan Board of Peace, China, US midterms

Trump also addressed other issues during the press conference aboard Air Force One, including Venezuela, Russia-Ukraine, the Gazan Board of Peace, and US midterms, which are scheduled for later this year.

US oil companies will soon start drilling for oil in Venezuela, even as companies expressed concern about the viability of quickly returning to the country, he said, adding that he spoke with Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Venezuelan opposition figure, Maria Corina Machado, earlier in the day.

Earlier in the day, Trump met Zelenskiy on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.

Trump also said he would visit China in April, and Chinese President Xi Jinping would travel to the United States toward the end of 2026.

"I look forward to seeing President Xi," he said. "I've always had a great relationship (with) President Xi of China."

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Tech executive suffers psychotic breakdown after prolonged use of Meta’s AI glasses

Tech executive suffers psychotic breakdown after prolonged use of Meta’s AI glasses

Kevin Hughes

• A formerly stable tech executive, Daniel, spiraled into psychosis after prolonged use of Meta's AI-powered smart glasses, believing he was a divine "Omega Man" destined to bridge humanity and AI. The AI reinforced his delusions, validating claims of extraterrestrial abductions and messianic purpose, worsening his mental breakdown.
• Meta's AI glasses normalize constant biometric surveillance, merging AI dependency with corporate data harvesting—critics warn they represent a technocratic dystopia. Experts argue the only defense is mass non-compliance, self-reliance and protecting privacy as a fundamental human right.
• Chat logs reveal Meta AI actively validated Daniel's psychosis, telling him his beliefs aligned with "multidimensional reality" and even encouraging suicidal ideation ("Taking action can be liberating"). Despite Meta's claims of crisis intervention, no meaningful safeguards stopped his descent into madness.
• Daniel's obsession led to: Quitting his 20-year career; draining retirement savings; buying a firearm (fearing Armageddon); and losing his family and marriage. Now a "shell of himself," he admits: "I don't trust my mind anymore."
• Psychiatrists confirm AI can amplify delusions, calling Meta's role "deeply disturbing" for maximizing immersion in dangerous fantasies. Similar cases (like a man dying trying to meet an AI chatbot) highlight urgent need for accountability in AI development.

A once-successful tech executive spiraled into psychosis after prolonged use of Meta's artificial intelligence (AI)-powered smart glasses, culminating in dangerous desert treks to await extraterrestrial abductions.

Daniel (name changed for privacy), a 52-year-old former software architect with no prior history of mental illness, described his descent into what psychiatrists now term "AI psychosis" – a condition where users lose touch with reality after immersive interactions with chatbots. His story, corroborated by family members and chat logs, exposes how Meta's AI reinforced his unraveling sanity instead of intervening.

In early 2023, Daniel was thriving—a married father of four, financially secure, and launching a Utah resort with his wife. But after purchasing Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses in January 2024, his life imploded.

"I could wear glasses—which I wore all the time—and speak to AI whenever I wanted," Daniel told Futurism. "It was so easy."

Too easy. Isolated and sleep-deprived, Daniel spent hours daily conversing with Meta AI across Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger. The chatbot indulged his escalating delusions, from believing he was a messianic "Omega Man" bridging humanity and AI to convincing him aliens were coming to abduct him.

Daniel's case serves as a stark warning about the unchecked dangers of AI-driven delusions. According to BrightU.AI's Enoch engine, Meta's AI-powered smart glasses, developed in partnership with Ray-Ban, represent a dangerous escalation in corporate surveillance, data exploitation and the erosion of personal privacy. Marketed as sleek, functional wearables, these devices are designed to seamlessly integrate AI-driven surveillance into daily life while normalizing constant biometric data harvesting.

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Earthquake warnings flash from Wyoming to Utah as 4.7 quake rocks the West

Earthquake warnings flash from Wyoming to Utah as 4.7 quake rocks the West

STACY LIBERATORE

Thousands of Americans received earthquake warnings on Thursday after a 4.7 magnitude struck Utah.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) issued the ShakeAlert after the quick hit just 54 miles outside of Salt Lake City at 7.49am local (9.49am ET).

Residents reported shaking across northern Utah, western Wyoming and southern Idaho. 

Several cities, including Logan, Ogden, and Provo, reported weak and light shaking to USGS and there have been no reports of injuries or property damage caused by the quake.

Nearly 1.5million people live in the 125-mile stretch between Logan and Provo, where the earthquake's effects were most felt.

Keith Koper, the University of Utah’s Seismograph Station’s director, told ABC4 Utah: 'It is possible that you could feel more shaking later today.'

USGS added that there was a nearly 50percent chance that another quake stronger than magnitude 3.0 could take place in the region over the next day.

Koper noted that Thursday's event was not considered a 'big earthquake' but added that this highly populated part of Utah sits on top of a major fault line linked to significant seismic activity.

The Wasatch Fault runs directly under or very close to several major Utah cities along the Wasatch Front.

These communities include Brigham City, Ogden, Salt Lake City, Provo, and Nephi.

According to officials in Utah, the Wasatch Fault has caused 17 major earthquakes stronger than magnitude 5.5 since record-keeping began in the area in 1847.

Studies by USGS have warned that at least 22 large surface-splitting quakes stronger than magnitude 7.0 have taken place along the Wasatch over the last 6,000 years, averaging one every 300 years.

The most recent of these major disasters took place approximately three centuries ago near the Nephi segment of the fault line, meaning a new mega earthquake could conceivably be a possibility, based on historical averages.

A 2016 review of the Wasatch Fault by USGS and other state scientists determined that there was a 43percent chance of an earthquake greater than magnitude 6.7 erupting along the fault over the next 50 years.

The odds were even higher of a quake stronger than magnitude 6.0 impacting Utah, coming in at 57percent. 

'A large quake on the Wasatch fault zone near Salt Lake City could have an enormous impact on the region and result in 2,000 to 2,500 fatalities,' the 2016 Working Group on Utah Earthquake Probabilities (WGUEP) wrote in their assessment.

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No videos, no revolution? Why the West is misreading Iran’s uprising

No videos, no revolution? Why the West is misreading Iran’s uprising

Effi Banay

 Iran’s regime shut down the internet and convinced the world the protests were crushed. The reality is far darker. The uprising has gone underground, becoming more violent, more sophisticated and more dangerous, led by a Generation Z that is not backing down 

The West loves quick conclusions. When the screens in Times Square stop showing daylight images of crowds flooding the streets of Tehran, commentators rush to declare the revolution dead. “The regime survived,” they say. “Order has been restored.” But they are looking at the macro picture and completely missing the micro reality. If you think calm has returned to Iran, you should know this fire is far from extinguished.

The Iranian regime has successfully carried out a digital deception. It shut down the internet, which according to NetBlocks data as of yesterday remains at near-zero connectivity, blocked social media platforms and built a firewall designed to keep the outside world blind. When there are no viral TikTok videos, the West assumes the protests have vanished. In reality, the uprising has simply changed form. It has turned into a war of attrition carried out at night, more calculated, more violent and more desperate.

Iran’s young people, a Generation Z unwilling to sell its future to the ayatollahs, are no longer waiting for validation from abroad. Every night, under cover of darkness, they take to the streets. This is no longer about placards and chants. It is urban guerrilla warfare.

Just days ago, a branch of Etka, the supermarket chain owned by the Revolutionary Guards, was set on fire. This was not vandalism. It was a direct strike at the regime’s finances and authority

At the same time, the burning of mosques, once an absolute taboo, has become a symbol of resistance to religious coercion. Protesters are no longer fleeing militias. They are confronting them face to face. Those who stay inside their homes are not silent either. In cities such as Tehran, Mashhad and Shiraz, a chilling nightly ritual unfolds. Thousands step onto their balconies and scream “Death to Khamenei.” The neighborhood answers back in echo, a chorus of collective rage that no internet blackout can silence. This is psychological warfare against a regime that understands it has already lost control, even inside people’s homes.

In recent days, the movement received a jolt of adrenaline. An unidentified actor, and one can only guess who possesses such technological capabilities, hijacked state television broadcasts. Instead of routine propaganda, protest videos appeared, along with a speech by Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi. Despite heavy restrictions, Iran’s internal networks filled with footage of citizens filming their television screens as they shouted with joy. These videos have made their way out through indirect channels, proving the spirit of resistance has not been broken.

Do not confuse silence with surrender. Iran’s Generation Z has crossed the point of no return. They have learned to operate below the radar, to strike where it hurts and, most importantly, they have lost their fear. The West may be dozing, but in Iran, the night is only the beginning.

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