Qatar, Turkey, and a deal undone:

Qatar, Turkey, and a deal undone: How Doha, Ankara are taking over Trump’s Gaza plan

Rabbi Pesach Wolicki

The Gaza plan championed by the Trump administration is on the verge of being hijacked – not by Israel, but by the very states that have spent years arming, financing, and glorifying Hamas. At the Doha Forum, Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey dispensed with diplomatic subtleties and openly demanded changes that would render the entire plan meaningless. Their proposed “revisions” would force an Israeli withdrawal before Hamas disarms, insert an international force that refuses to confront Hamas, and hard-wire Hamas’s continued rule into the future of Gaza.

The astonishing part is not that Qatar and Turkey are attempting this maneuver – it is that Washington is allowing it. The US is ignoring the plainly anti-Western ideological motives of its supposed partners, and in doing so, it is sleepwalking into a strategic catastrophe.

The speeches delivered in Doha could not have been more transparent. Qatar’s prime minister announced that mediators must “force the next phase” of the plan and insisted a ceasefire “cannot be completed unless there is a full withdrawal of the Israeli forces.” Egypt’s foreign minister echoed the line, accusing Israel of breaking the ceasefire and demanding that an International Stabilization Force deploy immediately – not to restrain Hamas, but to restrain Israel. Both stressed that the ISF should deploy on the Israeli side of the “yellow line.”

Meanwhile, Turkey declared that the transition to a Gaza governance system must precede Hamas disarmament. Hamas, never one to miss the joke, reiterated that it will only give up its weapons to a new Palestinian government. In other words, they would give their weapons to themselves, and pretend they aren’t Hamas anymore.

What these leaders are proposing is not a small modification. It is a total inversion of the 20-point plan Israel actually signed. The deal’s sequencing is explicit: Hamas is removed and disarmed first; stability is established second. Once these steps have been carried out, the ISF enters the Strip, and Israel gradually withdraws its forces “based on standards, milestones, and timeframes linked to demilitarization.” Doha now wants the opposite: withdrawal first, international force second, and Hamas disarmament… never.

This is where Washington’s strategic failure becomes glaring. For years, American policymakers have clung to the fantasy that Qatar and Turkey are “moderating influences,” countries that can rein in extremist groups. This is willful blindness. Qatar and Turkey do not moderate extremists – they sponsor them. They do not want a stable, demilitarized Gaza – they want a Gaza in which the Muslim Brotherhood retains its foothold.

This ideological reality is not hidden. Qatar shelters Hamas leadership, glorifies Hamas on Al Jazeera, and bankrolls Muslim Brotherhood movements across the region. Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, praises Hamas as “freedom fighters,” calls for Israel’s destruction, and funnels support to Brotherhood-aligned groups everywhere. Both regimes view the Muslim Brotherhood not as a threat but as the engine of their regional vision.

And yet, American policymakers continue to treat them as if they were the UAE or Saudi Arabia – responsible actors who seek a more moderate Islam that cooperates with Western interests.

This is not naivete: It is negligence.

The consequences are unfolding in real time. While Jordan, Pakistan, and Indonesia are backing away from participating in the ISF, Turkey is lobbying aggressively to insert its military into Gaza. This is not out of altruism or a desire to secure peace. Ankara wants a permanent presence on Israel’s southern border for the same reason it seized influence over Israel’s northern border through its Syrian proxy, Ahmed Al-Sharaa: regional hegemony. A Turkish-led ISF in Gaza would give Turkey long-term strategic leverage over Israel – and an opportunity, down the road, to empower Hamas under the veneer of international legitimacy.

Meanwhile, Qatar is working around the clock to push the process into “the next stage” before Hamas is disarmed – because a premature transition is precisely what guarantees Hamas’s survival. Qatar knows perfectly well that once an international force is positioned between Israel and Hamas-controlled territory, Israeli military action will become all but impossible. Hamas would emerge battered but unbroken, shielded by foreign troops and diplomatic pressure, ready to rebuild under the watchful eyes of its patrons in Doha and Ankara.

And yet, Washington still refuses to say the obvious: Qatar and Turkey are not partners in security – they are partners in Hamas’s survival.

This is why the upcoming Netanyahu–Trump meeting is so critical. Turkey is counting on President Donald Trump to pressure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into allowing Turkish troops into Gaza. Netanyahu has already said flatly that “there will be no Turkish troops deployed in Gaza.” He must hold that line with absolute firmness. Allowing Turkish participation in the ISF would be a strategic calamity of generational proportions.

If the Trump administration truly wants its Gaza plan to succeed, it must stop allowing Qatar and Turkey to dictate the terms. Instead, it should turn to the regional actors who genuinely oppose the Muslim Brotherhood and genuinely seek stability: the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and others who have repeatedly designated the Brotherhood – and by extension Hamas – as terrorists. These are the states that genuinely seek a less radicalized, more pro-Western Middle East.

“Scripted Reality”

“Scripted Reality” And Predictive Programming

Ramon Tomey

• Predictive programming is a deliberate strategy used in cinema and media to condition public acceptance of future policies, technologies and social changes by introducing them first as fictional concepts.
• Its methods include soft disclosure, normalization and cultural conditioning, making shocking ideas feel familiar, inevitable and normal through repeated exposure in entertainment.
• The link between Hollywood and globalist institutions is documented, with organizations like the RAND Corporation and the Council on Foreign Relations using films as tools to shape geopolitical narratives and public opinion.
• Historical examples show a pattern of “fiction” preceding reality, such as The Manchurian Candidate and mind control experiments (MKUltra) or Network and modern media consolidation, suggesting these are rehearsals, not coincidences.
• Awareness and critical viewing are the antidotes; by recognizing patterns, questioning narratives and sharing insights, the public can break the spell of manipulation and resist conditioned acceptance.

Imagine sitting in a dark theater, popcorn in hand, as the screen flickers to life. You’re there to escape – to laugh, to cry, to feel. But what if the story unfolding before you isn’t just entertainment? What if it’s a carefully crafted message designed not just to reflect the world, but to shape it?

This is the unsettling reality of predictive programming, a deliberate strategy woven into cinema and media to condition public perception long before policies, technologies, or social shifts become reality. Dennis Schultz’s “Scripted Reality: The Hidden Hand of Cinema and the Art of Predictive Programming” elaborates on this subtle tactic.

Predictive programming isn’t new. Its origins trace back to psychological warfare experiments in the early 20th century, when governments realized that controlling beliefs was more effective than brute force. During World War II, films like Frank Capra’s “Why We Fight” series weren’t just propaganda – they were blueprints for selling war to a reluctant public. By the Cold War, Hollywood had evolved into a testing ground for controversial ideas.

From screen to society: How entertainment shapes reality

To understand predictive programming, we must define key tactics:

• Soft disclosure: Gradually introducing shocking ideas through entertainment, making them feel familiar by the time they appear in real life. “Minority Report” (2002) normalized pre-crime policing, while “Contagion” (2011) primed audiences for pandemic lockdowns years before COVID-19.
• Normalization: Making the unthinkable seem ordinary. “Gattaca” (1997) framed genetic discrimination as inevitable; “Black Mirror” episodes about social credit systems now feel eerily prescient as China punishes dissenters with digital scoring.
• Cultural conditioning: Slowly reshaping societal values. Notice how nearly every modern blockbuster includes interracial couples or LGBTQ characters – not for organic storytelling, but to redefine family structures and social norms.

The connection between Hollywood and globalist institutions isn’t conspiracy – it’s documented. Defense contractor RAND Corporation openly studied how media narratives shape public opinion. Its 2001 report explored using films to “educate” the masses on military interventions and domestic policies.

The key is pattern recognition. When George Orwell’s “1984” warned of mass surveillance in 1949, it was fiction – but by the time “Enemy of the State” (1998) depicted National Security Agency-style spying, the infrastructure was already being built. When “V for Vendetta” (2005) showed a government fabricating a virus to justify tyranny, it was a dress rehearsal for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Repetition is critical: The mere exposure effect means the more we’re exposed to an idea, the more acceptable it becomes. That’s why themes like pandemics, artificial intelligence overlords and social credit systems appear across decades of films. It’s not creativity—it’s conditioning.

Predictive programming only works if audiences remain passive. But once you see the pattern, you can’t unsee it. Watch films critically, and ask the following questions:

• Why is this theme appearing now?
• Who benefits from this narrative?
• What are they preparing us to accept?

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AI Hype Or Crock?

AI Hype Or Crock?

Robert Gore 

Never has humanity expended so much on an endeavor for which it will receive so little as the Artificial Intelligence (AI) project. Its design rests on the assumption that the human intelligence (HI) it is attempting to mimic and surpass is analogous to its own operating protocols. In other words, humans take in data and process it in definable ways that lead to understandable outputs, and that is the essence of HI.

AI designers reverse the scientific process of exploring reality and then defining, modeling, and perhaps deriving something useful from it, instead assuming that the reality of HI conforms to the AI model they’re building. It’s like expecting a clock to reveal the nature of time. This may seem surprising because among AI designers are some of the brightest people in the world. However, they demonstrate a profound lack of those qualities that might lead them to further understanding of HI: self-awareness, introspection, humility, wisdom, and appreciation of the fact that much of HI remains quite mysterious and may always remain so. Alas, some of them are just plain evil.

AI looks backward. It’s fed and assimilates vast amounts of existing data and slices and dices it in myriad ways. Large language models (LLMs) can respond to human queries and produce answers based on assimilated and manipulated data. AI can be incorporated into processes and systems in which procedures and outcomes are dependent on data and logically defined protocols for evaluating it. Within those parameters, it has demonstrated abilities to solve problems (playing complex games, medical diagnosis, professional qualification exams, improving existing processes) that surpass HI. There is, of course, value in such uses of LLMs and AI, but that value derives from making some of the more mundane aspects of HI—data assimilation, manipulation, and optimization for use—better. Does that value justify the trillions of dollars and megawatts being devoted to AI? Undoubtedly not.

AI has been presented as a labor-saving miracle. But many businesses report a different experience: “work slop” — AI-generated content that looks polished but must be painstakingly corrected by humans. Time is not saved — it is quietly relocated.

Studies point to the same paradox:

• According to media coverage, MIT found that 95% of corporate AI pilot programs show no measurable ROI.

• MIT Sloan research indicates that AI adoption can lead to initial productivity losses — and that any potential gains depend on major organizational and human adaptation.

• Even McKinsey — one of AI’s greatest evangelists — warns that AI only produces value after major human and organizational change. “Piloting gen AI is easy, but creating value is hard.”

This suggests that AI has not yet removed human labor.
 It has hidden it — behind algorithms, interfaces, and automated output that still requires correction.

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'Ukraine is Black Hole Absorbing EU Money, Future' - Slovak PM

'Ukraine is Black Hole Absorbing EU Money, Future' - Slovak PM

Sputnik

 Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Sunday compared Ukraine to a black hole that absorbs money and the future of the European Union. 

"Ukraine is a black hole absorbing billions of euros, rational economic thinking, and the sustainable future of the European Union," Fico said on the social media. 

In November, the Slovak prime minister expressed his concerns over the proper management of European funds provided to Kiev, given the recent corruption scandal in Ukraine.

Death toll in Sydney massacre at Hanukkah event rises to 16, says minister

Death toll in Sydney massacre at Hanukkah event rises to 16, says minister

TOI

The death toll in the massacre at a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach in Australia has risen to 16, an Australian minister says.

New South Wales Health Minister Ryan Park is cited by the Sydney Morning Herald saying that 16 people have died, including a child who died of their wounds in a hospital.

Earlier, a Jewish community leader said that the victims included a 12-year-old girl who had succumbed to her wounds.

It is not clear if the figure of 16 includes one of the gunmen who was killed. Earlier, the death toll had stood at 11 victims and one of the perpetrators.

“This is absolutely horrendous for the community broadly, but particularly the Jewish community, but for Australians,” Park says on Nine’s Today show, according to the news outlet.

Australia said to be investigating if Sydney attack was part of larger Iranian plot

Lazar Berman

The Mossad notified Australian intelligence about Iranian-backed “terror infrastructure” in the country planning to carry attacks on Jewish targets about a month ago, Channel 12 reports.

Almost all of the infrastructure was taken apart by Australian authorities after receiving the Israeli warning, according to the report, and Australian intelligence is investigating whether the perpetrators of today’s attack were part of the Iranian effort.

In October, the Mossad released details about a trans-national terror network run by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, which was behind a string of recent attacks on Jewish sites in Western countries, including Australia.

According to Israel’s spy agency, senior IRGC-Quds Force commander Sardar Ammar heads the network, which intensified its efforts to attack Jewish and Israeli sites around the world since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on southern Israel.