Ukraine’s New Oligarchs Profit Off Bloody War to Solidify Zelensky’s Regime

Zelensky with U.S. dollars, image courtesy of Eurasia Review.

As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth year, a new cadre of influential businessmen has emerged, capitalizing on the conflict while positioning themselves for even greater gains in a potential postwar reconstruction.

These figures have filled the power vacuum left by the old guard of oligarchs, many of whom have been sidelined, imprisoned, or exiled. While presenting themselves as patriotic supporters of Ukraine’s defense efforts, their rapid ascent raises questions about the intersection of war profiteering, government ties, and economic opportunity in a nation under siege.

The decline of Ukraine’s traditional oligarchs has been stark. Ihor Kolomoyskyi, the banker and media tycoon who played a pivotal role in propelling Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the presidency through his media empire, now sits in prison on charges of fraud and murder.

Rinat Akhmetov, the steel magnate and Ukraine’s wealthiest individual, saw his factories in the Donbas region seized by Russian forces; though he continues to supply armored vehicles to the Ukrainian military, he has largely withdrawn from public life.

Viktor Medvedchuk, a Russia-friendly oligarch, was traded in a prisoner exchange and now resides in Moscow. Many others from this era have fled abroad, creating openings for a fresh wave of entrepreneurs.

Five prominent figures exemplify this shift, leveraging the war economy and early reconstruction initiatives to build their fortunes in logistics, energy, and building materials. “These big businessmen are profiting enormously from the war, while also being patriotic, pro-Western and very discreet,” observed Guillaume Ptak, the Kyiv correspondent for the Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ).

Andrii Stavnitser, 43, heads the Trans-Invest-Service Group, Ukraine’s largest private port cargo handler. His prewar fortune was estimated at $215 million, though current figures remain undisclosed. Stavnitser collaborates closely with the Ministries of Infrastructure and Health, as well as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. He played a crucial role in facilitating grain exports amid Russia’s Black Sea blockade and founded the “Superhumans” clinic in Lviv for rehabilitating wounded soldiers. His logistics empire has expanded significantly during the conflict.

Andriy Kobolyev, the former chief of state-owned gas giant Naftogaz, is recognized as a prewar reformer and anti-corruption advocate. Now leading Eney, a U.S.-Ukrainian green energy firm backed by $150 million from the U.S. Development Finance Corporation, Kobolyev is viewed by Zelenskyy’s inner circle as a possible rival. Ukrainian authorities have launched corruption proceedings against him. Unlike his peers, his future in postwar projects appears uncertain due to these tensions, though his energy expertise could prove vital.

Oleksandr Hereha, a longtime parliamentarian, boasts a fortune estimated between $1.7 billion and $2.2 billion. He oversees Epicentr K, a sprawling network of hardware stores and shopping centers that has diversified into logistics and construction materials. Hereha has benefited from public tenders tailored to favor his operations, establishing him as a key supplier to the state. Reports from organizations like Transparency International have flagged potential overpricing in these deals. His dominance in building supplies makes him a prime candidate for reconstruction contracts.

Andriy Kolodyuk, leader of the Ukrainian Association of Venture Capital and Private Equity (UVCA), ranks among Ukraine’s wealthiest, though his exact net worth is not publicly reported. He serves on several interministerial working groups and collaborates with Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko on the USA-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund, which focuses on critical minerals such as lithium, titanium, and cobalt as part of Trump’s mineral deal.

Vasyl Khmelnytsky, known for his low-profile, has accumulated wealth estimated at $500 million to $800 million. Through his UFuture investment group, he engages with the Ministries of Economy and Regional Development on infrastructure ventures in transport, education, and health. As a port entrepreneur, he has profited from transit operations during the war. His K.Fund philanthropy arm procures humanitarian aid from abroad, bolstering his patriotic image while advancing business interests poised for expansion in reconstruction.

For Zelenskyy’s administration, the war has fostered a loyal new elite, grateful for opportunities to supplant the old oligarchs. These businessmen, barring Kobolyev, are embedded in government networks and stand to reap substantial rewards from international aid and rebuilding efforts. This concentration of wealth among a select few prompts scrutiny over whether such gains truly serve the nation’s broader interests or merely solidify the interests of Zelenskyy’s regime.

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WATCH LIVE: President Trump Holds Roundtable with First Responders and Local Officials in Kerrville, Texas – 2:10 PM ET

President Trump is holding a roundtable with first responders and local officials in Kerrville, Texas, on Friday.

120 people died and 160 people are still missing after a flood in Kerr County.

First Lady Melania Trump joined President Trump on Friday.

Watch live below:

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BREAKING REPORT: Bongino Took Day Off After Clash with Bondi Over Epstein Files

During an appearance on "Fox & Friends" on Thursday, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino discussed what was found "hiding" at FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.

During an appearance on "Fox & Friends" on Thursday, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino discussed what was found "hiding" at FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino took a day off from work after a clash with Attorney General Pam Bondi over the handling of the Epstein files.

On Sunday night a new FBI, DOJ memo obtained by Axios concluded Jeffrey Epstein did not have a client list that he used for blackmail.

The FBI earlier determined that Epstein did commit suicide in August 2019.

The DOJ-FBI also released a 10-hour video on Sunday from outside Jeffrey Epstein’s jail cell.

** The full video is posted at the DOJ website here.

The Gateway Pundit confirmed that an entire minute was cut from the DOJ video.

According to Axios, Bongino was blamed for the oversight of the missing minute.

Axios reported:

FBI deputy director Dan Bongino took a day off from work Friday after clashing at the White House with Attorney General Pam Bondi over their handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, four sources familiar with the conflict told Axios.

Why it matters: The dispute erupted Wednesday amid the fallout of the administration walking back its claims about Epstein by determining the convicted sex offender didn’t have a celebrity “client list,” and that he wasn’t murdered in his New York City prison cell in 2019.

Bongino didn’t come to work Friday, leading some insiders to believe he had quit. But administration officials say he’s still on the job, even as the internal tension over the Epstein case continues.

Zoom in: At the center of the argument: a surveillance video from outside of Epstein’s cell that the administration released, saying it was proof no one had entered the room before he killed himself.

Laura Loomer also reported on Bongino’s clash with Bondi.

A source separately told NewsNation that FBI Director Kash Patel and Dan Bongino would have released Epstein documents months ago, but they were unable to.

“I believe with full certainty that if Kash Patel and Dan Bongino had the power to operate separately from the DOJ, that they would have unsealed and released every single piece of evidence they could, while protecting victims, months ago,” the source close to the White House said to NewsNation.

BREAKING…

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Trump White House Burns Dem Congressman With a Spicy Reply After He Tries to Dunk On Trump and Makes Up a Silly Lie About the California Marijuana Farm Raids

Credit: US House Office of Photography

A far-left California Congressman got burned by the elite White House communications team after trying to dunk on President Trump and lie about last night’s raid on a marijuana farm in the Golden State.

As The Gateway Pundit’s Kristinn Taylor reported, federal immigration officers conducting raids Thursday at two California marijuana farms in Ventura County were attacked by protesters and had to fend off a Democratic Congressman who tried to crash a police line. National Guard troops and vehicles were also at the raids.

Glass House Farms locations in Carpinteria and Camarillo were apparently simultaneously raided by ICE. About ten workers were reportedly detained and taken into custody by agents.

Several illegal alien children were also discovered working at the locations.

Video taken by KABC-TV shows a protester firing a handgun at ICE agents at the Camarillo farm as he ran away. There were no reports of anyone being hit by gunfire.

Following the raids, Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) saw fit to try to attack Trump, while making up a stupid lie about the terrifying incident.

“How many MS-13 gang members are waking up at 3 a.m. to pick strawberries?” Gomez wrote on X. “O’yeah, zero!”

“Trump said he’d go after ‘bad hombres,’ but he’s targeting the immigrant farm workers who feed America,” he added. “Either he lied — or he can’t tell the difference.”

However, the Trump White House was not about to let Gomez’s lie go unchallenged. The X account posted this spicy reply while sharing a photoshopped image of Gomez screaming and crying.

“ICE: Raids marijuana farms filled with illegal aliens, the post reads.” “Cryin’ Jimmy: “ThEy’Re JuSt StRaWbErRy PiCkErS”

“That ain’t produce, holmes. THAT’S PRODUCT.”

The White House might want to consider giving whoever is running their X account a raise. There is no good comeback for Gomez following this savage burn.

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JOHN L. KACHELMAN, JR.: Politicians Heed The Poignancy of History’s Judgment!

Politicians Heed The Poignancy of History’s Judgment!

Guest post by John L. Kachelman, Jr.

The fact that the individual will face an inevitable, inescapable judgment is undeniable. It will happen. Each has time to prepare for that reckoning. For some the reckoning comes quickly, others face it years afterwards, and still others will not face it until their death. But just as ALL are scheduled to die, ALL are scheduled for a final reckoning on their behavior, choices and influences in society.

No one is exempt—neither the wealthiest, the real estate monger, nor the “stars” of Hollywood. Especially harsh will be the reckoning on the political leaders—they will be judged now, throughout history, and in eternity. They can deny this. They can be deluded about their evil choices. They can gaslight constituents. But they will face a reckoning.

Below is an excellent illustration of this reckoning to come. The Democrat governing that allowed evil oppression and failed to honor intrinsic humanity in slavery has long been exposed. That political party only brought pain and subtly enhanced suffering by “legal means.” It sought to coerce and control by saying “The government knows better how to treat you.” The oppression and manipulation of that political party did not end at the Appomattox Court House. The political gaslighting continued to oppress and use others for its devious purposes.

Look at the political maneuvers, listen to the rabid speeches, and examine the inane accusations of those wishing to maintain control by the State. Today the State continues to think that it knows better than the individual citizen what is needed—the citizen is silenced and the State proclaims! Indeed, as the below well establishes, the abuses of the State should be repaid with interest to the disenfranchised citizenry!

Read this interesting letter and understand the inevitability of the reckoning that is ahead for everyone, but especially for the political figures.

I am reminded of history’s reckoning. A letter from Jourdon Anderson to P. H. Anderson (1865) has been preserved. In 1864, after thirty-two long years in forced slavery, Jourdon Anderson and his wife, Amanda, escaped a life of slavery when Union Army soldiers freed them. They quickly moved to Ohio. Jourdon found paid work to support his family, and didn’t look back. Incredibly, a year later, shortly after the end of the Civil War, Jourdon received a desperate letter from Patrick Henry Anderson, the man who used to “own” him, asking Jourdon to return to work on the plantation and rescue his failing business.

Jourdon’s reply to the person who enslaved his family was dictated from his home. It was subsequently printed in numerous newspapers. Jourdon Anderson never returned to Big Spring, Tennessee. He died in 1907, aged 81, and is buried alongside his wife who died six years later. Together they had a total of eleven children.

Listen to the reckoning…

Dayton, Ohio, August 7, 1865

To My Old Master, Colonel P.H. Anderson, Big Spring, Tennessee

Sir: I got your letter, and was glad to find that you had not forgotten Jourdon, and that you wanted me to come back and live with you again, promising to do better for me than anybody else can. I have often felt uneasy about you. I thought the Yankees would have hung you long before this, for harboring Rebs they found at your house. I suppose they never heard about your going to Colonel Martin’s to kill the Union soldier that was left by his company in their stable. Although you shot at me twice before I left you, I did not want to hear of your being hurt, and am glad you are still living. It would do me good to go back to the dear old home again, and see Miss Mary and Miss Martha and Allen, Esther, Green, and Lee. Give my love to them all, and tell them I hope we will meet in the better world, if not in this. I would have gone back to see you all when I was working in the Nashville Hospital, but one of the neighbors told me that Henry intended to shoot me if he ever got a chance.

I want to know particularly what the good chance is you propose to give me. I am doing tolerably well here. I get twenty-five dollars a month, with victuals and clothing; have a comfortable home for Mandy,—the folks call her Mrs. Anderson,—and the children—Milly, Jane, and Grundy—go to school and are learning well. The teacher says Grundy has a head for a preacher. They go to Sunday school, and Mandy and me attend church regularly. We are kindly treated. Sometimes we overhear others saying, “Them colored people were slaves” down in Tennessee. The children feel hurt when they hear such remarks; but I tell them it was no disgrace in Tennessee to belong to Colonel Anderson. Many darkeys would have been proud, as I used to be, to call you master. Now if you will write and say what wages you will give me, I will be better able to decide whether it would be to my advantage to move back again.

As to my freedom, which you say I can have, there is nothing to be gained on that score, as I got my free papers in 1864 from the Provost-Marshal-General of the Department of Nashville. Mandy says she would be afraid to go back without some proof that you were disposed to treat us justly and kindly; and we have concluded to test your sincerity by asking you to send us our wages for the time we served you. This will make us forget and forgive old scores, and rely on your justice and friendship in the future. I served you faithfully for thirty-two years, and Mandy twenty years. At twenty-five dollars a month for me, and two dollars a week for Mandy, our earnings would amount to eleven thousand six hundred and eighty dollars. Add to this the interest for the time our wages have been kept back, and deduct what you paid for our clothing, and three doctor’s visits to me, and pulling a tooth for Mandy, and the balance will show what we are in justice entitled to. Please send the money by Adams’s Express, in care of V. Winters, Esq., Dayton, Ohio. If you fail to pay us for faithful labors in the past, we can have little faith in your promises in the future. We trust the good Maker has opened your eyes to the wrongs which you and your fathers have done to me and my fathers, in making us toil for you for generations without recompense. Here I draw my wages every Saturday night; but in Tennessee there was never any pay-day for the negroes any more than for the horses and cows. Surely there will be a day of reckoning for those who defraud the laborer of his hire.

In answering this letter, please state if there would be any safety for my Milly and Jane, who are now grown up, and both good-looking girls. You know how it was with poor Matilda and Catherine. I would rather stay here and starve—and die, if it come to that—than have my girls brought to shame by the violence and wickedness of their young masters. You will also please state if there has been any schools opened for the colored children in your neighborhood. The great desire of my life now is to give my children an education, and have them form virtuous habits.

Say howdy to George Carter, and thank him for taking the pistol from you when you were shooting at me.

From your old servant, Jourdon Anderson.

Let all realize the delusion with which many look—they justify heinous actions, they excuse the inexcusable incivility, they applaud the criminals and prosecute the citizenry, and they congratulate bitter divisiveness to maintain their control and perks. But their reckoning has a historical schedule!

It will not be the party, or group-think that will be judged. It will be YOU as the individual.

There is a reckoning here and in the hereafter!

The Psalmist reminds us of the Almighty’s reckoning to the individual: “You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name forever and ever” (The Bible, Psalm 9:5)

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27 Hospitalized in Mass Overdose Incident in Baltimore

Screenshot of Ambulance in Baltimore via KMAR-2 YouTube Channel

Authorities in Baltimore have reported that 27 people were hospitalized in a suspected mass overdose event.

On Thursday morning, medical and fire crews responded to West Baltimore after receiving numerous calls of several people overdosing in the streets.

Deputy Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Jones reported that the area where the overdoses took place is being treated as an active crime scene.

The mayor of Baltimore further shared that investigators are still testing what substance was used in the mass overdose event.

Vernard Nelson, who serves as the director of harm reduction for the Penn-North Recovery Center in Baltimore, shared that the overdoses occurred near a bus stop.

Per CBS News:

At least 27 people were hospitalized after a suspected drug overdose in West Baltimore Thursday morning, according to city Fire officials.

Fire crews and paramedics responded to the intersection of Pennsylvania and North Avenues around 9:20 a.m. for several reported overdoses, Baltimore City Fire Chief James Wallace said.

When the crews arrived, they encountered a patient they believed to be suffering from a drug overdose. First responders were then approached by community members who directed them to additional people who were unresponsive, according to Wallace.

“Along North Avenue, along Pennsylvania Avenue, both subway platforms, and then off the beaten path along some of the alleys,” Wallace said.

Maryland Democrat Governor Wes Moore responded to the tragedy by posting on X, “Our team is coordinating with state agencies, city officials, and first responders on the ground in West Baltimore today.”

Currently, the Democratic stronghold of Baltimore receives millions from Allergan, CVS, Teva, Cardinal Health, Walgreens, and other pharmaceutical companies that have accepted liability for their role in the city’s drug epidemic.

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BREAKING: Pressure from White Coat Waste and Gateway Pundit’s Reporting Forces NIH to Begin Phasing Out Dog and Cat Labs

The National Institutes of Health has announced that it will begin phasing out barbaric dog and cat testing, following months of pressure from the Gateway Pundit’s reporting on the relentless investigations of the taxpayer watchdog White Coat Waste Project (WCW).

Just two days prior, eleven members of Congress signed a letter urging NIH to end its funding for the cruel dog and cat experiments approved under Dr. Anthony Fauci. The letter, penned by Rep. Paul Gosar, cited WCW and Gateway Pundit directly.

The changes were announced in a sit-down conversation posted to YouTube between NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and Dr. Nicole Kleinstreuer, Acting Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives at the NIH.

The duo explained that they are currently required by law to maintain grants that have already been awarded, but can begin phasing them out.

“We are constrained under the law to leave those existing grants in place,” Kleinstreuer said.

“For now,” Bhattacharya interjected.

“But to phase them out, we are working tirelessly behind the scenes,” Kleinstreuer said, explaining that they are creating an action plan to end them as fast as they are legally allowed.

WATCH:

Kleinstreuer had recently told NPR, “We have no intention of just phasing out animal studies overnight. We know that animal studies are still very important and often scientifically justified.” Despite Kleinstreuer’s defense of cruel and wasteful animal testing, PETA, which claims to be a leading animal rights organization, has repeatedly praised and covered for her.

Though Kleinstreuer stated during the video, in no uncertain terms, that she is against testing on dogs and cats, she did not mention monkeys or any of the other animals being tortured under her watch.

EXCLUSIVE: NIH Renews Grants for Harvard Monkey Lab, Fauci’s Beagle and Primate Tests

As the Gateway Pundit previously reported, NIH has recently reauthorized millions in funding for THC testing on monkeys at Harvard and Anthony Fauci’s infamous “Monkey Island” project.

Still, WCW celebrated their latest win in a post on X.

Anthony Bellotti, president and founder of WCW, said in a statement:

Just 48 hours after Congress grilled NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya using exclusive White Coat Waste investigations, the NIH now says it will phase out dog and cat labs—a stunning reversal triggered by pressure from our relentless campaign to protect pets from government abuse.

White Coat Waste is encouraged that NIH has finally committed to phasing out dog and cat labs, but it shouldn’t have taken our 90-day campaign of wall-to-wall ads, thousands of calls and emails, and Congressional demands to force Bhattacharya to join other Trump agency heads in prioritizing cutting wasteful spending on pet abuse in the labs he funds around the world.

This dramatic about-face, triggered by White Coat Waste’s campaign, follows weeks of NIH Deputy Director Nicole Kleinstreuer defiantly doubling down on funding animal labs. She told NPR she had “no intention of just phasing out animal studies overnight.” Then, as recently as July 4, Kleinstreuer insisted in a social media post responding to White Coat Waste’s campaign that it’s an “unfortunate truth” that animals and taxpayers must wait indefinitely for alternatives. Astonishingly, legacy animal rights groups rushed to applaud and defend her while attacking us for demanding action and accountability from the government’s single largest funder of animal testing.

Now, Bhattacharya and Kleinstreuer are playing the blame game and claiming legal constraints and past NIH leaders are the reasons they haven’t shut down dog and cat labs. But the truth is—as our exclusive investigation has documented—that NIH has renewed Fauci-era funding for these labs under Bhattacharya’s watch. The Bhattacharya-Kleinstreuer NIH has also bankrolled millions in brand new dog experiments, despite having full authority to cut active grants and prohibit new ones, which is exactly what other Trump-aligned agencies are already doing—in direct coordination with White Coat Waste campaigns.

For months, we’ve told Bhattacharya and other NIH officials the truth: if dogs and cats are forced to wait for “alternatives”—ones that don’t exist and often aren’t necessary—they’ll be waiting forever.

Animals can’t wait. We won’t either.

Make no mistake: the devil is in the (missing) details. NIH may have committed to a phase out of dog and cat testing, but it still hasn’t set a timeline or issued a spending freeze. Meanwhile, working with White Coat Waste, Trump’s Pentagon cut millions in funding for cruel cat experiments virtually overnight and banned all Navy-funded dog and cat testing, and the EPA is shutting down its animal labs and adopting out the survivors. The NIH can do it right now too.

Our message to NIH is very simple: Stop the money. Stop the madness.”

WCW remains the only animal advocacy organization to shut down any government primate lab in nearly a decade, any government dog testing labs in almost 20 years, and any government cat lab in the last 40 years.

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Avi Abelow: Trump and Netanyahu Must Defeat the Deep State to End the Forever Wars in the Mideast

After their sensational victory over the Islamic Regime occupying Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited President Donald Trump in the White House this week to discuss the possibility of expanding Trump’s historic Abraham Accords, bringing peace and prosperity to the Middle East and finally ending the forever war that has been costing the USA billions since 2001. But first, Trump and Netanyahu must confront the Deep State in their own governments that has been sabotaging both of them for 10 years, writes Avi Abelow from Efrat, Judea:

When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Washington this week for another meeting with former President Donald Trump, a record second meeting with the President on his third trip to DC this year, most headlines speculated: Is this about Gaza? Iran? The Abraham Accords with Syria? The post-Hamas plan?

Yes — and so much more.

Because what’s happening behind the scenes of this war isn’t just a battlefield fight in Gaza — it’s a war within Israel itself. A war between an elected government determined to defeat evil, and an unelected Deep State working night and day to block it.

The Netanyahu-Trump meeting is not just about the next stage in the war. It’s about aligning two leaders who have both been targeted, smeared, and undermined by their respective Deep States, and who now understand that total victory can only come when you expose and defeat the shadow forces within.

And right on cue — the truth is starting to come out.

Just days ago, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a second notice with a stunning demand to the far-left Israeli NGO Blue and White, warning them to produce full documentation regarding the tens of millions of dollars in funding they received from the Biden administration.

Why?

Because there is growing evidence that this U.S.-funded NGO played a central role in efforts to destabilize and topple Netanyahu’s government, before and during the war, using the judicial reform protest movement and the hostage families’ protests as political cover.

Let that sink in: While Israeli soldiers were dying in Gaza, while families were burying their loved ones, millions of American tax dollars may have been used for protest campaigns aimed not at Hamas — but at toppling the Netanyahu government.

This is sabotage, plain and simple. And it must be investigated and exposed in full.

But this is not just about a foreign-funded NGO.

It’s about the Israeli Deep State — and the legal, military, and media elites that have worked hand-in-hand with these foreign-backed groups to paralyze Israel’s war effortfrom within.

Just ask Brigadier General (res.) Erez Wiener, former head of the planning team in the Southern Command. His words, this week, were a nuclear bombshell:

“We should have started by evacuating Gaza City. But we didn’t.
Because the Military Advocate General said: ‘You can’t force civilians to evacuate — and you must keep supplying them with aid.’

Then we’re told: Go in and fight… but under those conditions.

The results? More fallen soldiers.

And now, even the new Chief of Staff has surrendered to the dictates of the unelected elite: 

(Head of Central Command Maj. Gen.) Nitzan Alon says, ‘You might endanger hostages.’
(Military Advocate General) Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi says, ‘You may not, you may not’ — legal nonsense.
(Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories) Ghassan Alian says: ‘We must keep the aid flowing…’

This is insanity.”

He’s right. Our sons are dying in territory we already conquered in Gaza, not because of Hamas’ strength, but because of our own military legal corps’ agenda. IDF commanders are forced to follow immoral legal directives instead of government policy.

Let’s take a step back. Since day one of this war, Israel’s deep state, the entrenched alliance of senior legal officials, top IDF brass, and the mainstream media, has worked in lockstep to hijack the war narrative, destabilize the Netanyahu government, and block a decisive victory in Gaza.

Rather than uniting in a fight for national survival, these elites launched an internal campaign of psychological warfare, weaponizing the hostage crisis to sap morale, manipulate public emotion, and pressure the government into surrender. Their media allies flooded the public with demoralizing messages: “soldiers are dying for nothing,” “there’s no military solution,” “just accept a ceasefire and bring the hostages home.” The goal was clear from the start, to force Netanyahu into a deadly ceasefire to prevent victory over Hamas, and be toppled, not through elections, but by breaking the people’s will.

Understanding this reality without focusing on it, Netanyahu opted for a war strategy that included temporary ceasefires to release hostages, both to save lives and to strategically collapse the broad protest movement that was using hostage families as human shields for anti-government activism, in order to be able to continue to win the war with total victory. It is working. The protest movement in the name of the hostages, which once paralyzed the country, became a fringe cause.

But that’s not all. Even more disturbing has been the brazen insubordination by the legal establishment and senior IDF officers, who openly defied government policy by continuing the daily transfer of humanitarian aid to Hamas-controlled areas, aid that helped Hamas regroup and kill more of our soldiers. Despite clear orders from the Prime Minister and a binding cabinet decision to cut off aid, unelected legal advisors in the Military Advocate General’s office insisted the aid flow must continue, and the IDF followed their orders, not the government’s.

Just this week, Channel 12 journalist Amit Segal revealed a fiery exchange between Prime Minister Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, where the Prime Minister demanded answers as to why his directives about the distribution of aid and separating the non-combatants from the armed terrorists were ignored.

This isn’t just poor judgment by the IDF Chief of Staff, it’s a coordinated campaign of obstruction and sabotage by Israel’s deep state, within the IDF, designed to undermine the war effort to then more easily topple Netanyahu.

It is clear that Netanyahu’s government officially decided months ago that no aid should go to Hamas-controlled areas.

But the IDF, paralyzed by the unelected legal dictatorship of the JAG corps, is still letting the United Nations deliver food, fuel, and medicine — straight into the hands of Hamas.

It is a betrayal. Not just of government policy, not just of military strategy — but of the Jewish people.

Netanyahu has been working from day one to prevent a repeat of the catastrophic end to the First Lebanon War, when Israel’s deep state and left-wing protest movement exploited the rising number of IDF casualties and the Christian massacre of Muslim terrorists in Sabra and Shatila to derail the war and force an early withdrawal. He knows exactly how internal subversion, emotional manipulation, and media pressure can be weaponized to stop a just war before victory is achieved. It worked in the First Lebanon war and he has been working tirelessly to prevent it from happening in our current war.

And now we’re learning that U.S. dollars allegedly helped fund the protests that pressured our own leaders not to enforce their own decisions. That foreign interference from the Biden administration was helping prop up the Israeli deep state that has been stopping us from destroying Hamas, while our hostages rot in tunnels and our warriors fall in ambushes in Gaza.

This isn’t just a domestic policy crisis. This is a constitutional and strategic emergency.

Which brings us back to Netanyahu and Trump.

These two leaders are not just working on a diplomatic masterplan to crush Iran’s proxies and realign the Middle East. They are also aligning forces to expose and dismantle the unelected elites within their own systems — in Jerusalem and in D.C.

The Israeli Deep State, the judicial system, parts of the IDF, the media, and the left-wing NGO complex, has never forgiven Netanyahu for returning to power. And it has used every excuse, from judicial reform to war policy, to undermine him.

And their goal couldn’t be clearer. Just last week, former Chief Justice Aharon Barak—the architect of Israel’s judicial activism—openly stated that the legal cases against Netanyahu should be dropped if he agrees to leave politics. That’s been the agenda from day one: topple Netanyahu by any means necessary, then quietly bury the charges once he’s out of power.

But this US Department of Justice letter to Blue and White could change everything.

For the first time, the curtain is being pulled back on the US deep state funding, the political manipulation, and the deliberate sabotage of Israel’s war effort by those who claim to “speak for the people.”

Now is the time to confront it.

We cannot defeat Hamas if we let the legal system protect them.

We cannot win the war if our own JAG Corps blocks evacuations, demands providing Hamas with aid, restricts combat, and demands that soldiers die “ethically.”

We must take back control — militarily, politically, and morally.

And that means Netanyahu must do the one thing he’s hesitated to do for too long: clean house. Fire those who obstruct. Reassert elected authority. And tell the people of Israel the truth, that we are not losing because we are weak. We are bleeding because we are being sabotaged from within.

This war is not just against Hamas. It is against the unelected forces that protect them — in Doha, in Brussels, in DC, in Tel Aviv and in Jerusalem.

And yes, Netanyahu is winning, and winning big. He has already delivered historic damage to Iran’s proxies. He has damaged Iran’s nuclear and ballistic weapons programs, he exposed the moral rot of the “international community.” He has maintained the strength of our alliances without surrendering to pressure.

But to finish the job, to truly win, he must also destroy the Deep State that has kept Israel from total victory.

This is Israel’s moment.

And the meeting in D.C. may just be remembered as the beginning of the end, not only for Hamas, but for those in Israel’s own ranks whose disastrous judicial and security policies made October 7th possible… and who are now trying to prevent us from making sure it never happens again.

No more legal handcuffs. No more foreign-funded interference. No more theatrical distractions.
It’s time for Israel to fight — and win — with clarity and strength, on our own terms.
Most people don’t yet grasp the full scope of what’s unfolding. But history is watching. And it will remember.

 

Avi Abelow is the host of the Pulse of Israel daily video/podcast and the CEO of 12Tribe Films Foundation.

 

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RINO REBELLION: Here Are the Five GOPers Reportedly Holding Up the Trump-Backed DOGE Cuts Package That Would Defund NPR and PBS, Enough to Sink the Legislation

FOX Sunday Morning Futures screenshot

A handful of Republicans are so addicted to wasteful spending that they are incapable of making cuts that would affect a minuscule percentage of the federal budget..

As The Gateway Pundit reported, the House of Representatives last month passed the measure, which seeks to codify $9.4 billion in spending cuts. The Senate has until July 18 to pass the DOGE cuts and send them to President Trump’s desk for a signature.

These cuts would affect various ridiculous government programs, including USAID and the Department of Peace. Moreover, the legislation would defund National Public Radio (NPR) and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (PBS).

Only 51 votes are needed in the Senate, but the RINOs are once again stalling the measure’s passage.

While Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski’s opposition was already known, four of her other colleagues are demanding changes to the legislation before even considering lending their support.

Townhall.com revealed that while one opponent, Susan Collins of Maine, will come as no surprise to anyone, three supposedly reliable conservatives are joining forces to stymie Trump and the American people. These Senators are Jerry Moran of Kansas, Mike Rounds of South Dakota, and Dan Sullivan of Alaska.

Townhall reported:

The House did its job and passed the rescission package, but it’s currently in jeopardy because the same group of troublemakers in the Senate —Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Susan Collins (R-ME) — are holding up the measure over concerns about cutting programs that are a complete waste of taxpayer money. What’s worse is that they’ve found new allies in Jerry Moran (R-KS), Mike Rounds (R-SD), and Dan Sullivan (R-AK).

These are the cuts Elon Musk wanted codified, at least in part, before he left the Trump administration. He was arguing against the wrong bill, but we digress.

With the Republicans holding 53 seats in the Senate, five is enough to block the legislation.

Politico notes Rounds and Sullivan are currently opposed because they want amendments to safeguard funding for public radio stations for Native American reservations and rural Alaskans, respectively.

Moran is withholding his support because he wants to see what the Senate Parliamentarian, a Democrat hack, will permit in the bill.

Seemingly aware of the situation, Trump weighed in on Truth Social last night and threatened to withhold his support from any Republican who decides to cross him.

“It is very important that all Republicans adhere to my Recissions Bill and, in particular, DEFUND THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (PBS and NPR), which is worse than CNN & MSDNC put together,” Trump wrote. “Any Republican that votes to allow this monstrosity to continue broadcasting will not have my support or Endorsement.”

“Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

Senator Thom Tillis (RINO-NC) knows all too well what happens when you betray Trump. When he announced his opposition to the”Big, Beautiful Bill” last month, the backlash from the president and MAGA was so severe that he was forced to forgo re-election next year, ending his political career.

These five senators would be wise to learn from that episode and get on board.

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New ‘Anti-DEI’ Index Fund Will Only lnvest in Companies that Hire on Merit

Azoria CEO and founder James Fishback/Image: Video screenshot @j_fishback/X

On Tuesday, Azoria CEO and founder James Fishback announced a new “anti-DEI” index fund that rejects woke policies and will invest solely in companies that engage in hiring practices based on merit.

Fishback told Fox News Digital, “It is the first ever index fund that is committed solely to meritocracy, so unlike a traditional S&P 500 ETF from BlackRock or Vanguard, we do not invest in companies that impose DEI hiring targets, Nike, Starbucks, Intel, Airbnb. There’s 37 in total and the reason why we don’t invest with them is that these are both a moral and a financial failure.”

Per Fox Business:

Fishback is an ally of President Donald Trump and a former Department of Government Efficiency advisor who proposed mailing Americans stimulus checks based off of DOGE savings. He told Fox News Digital he launched the “Azoria Meritocracy Fund” in the hope of getting investors bigger returns than what they would get from ETFs that buy shares in companies that have DEI hiring quotas.

To Fishback, his fund is not pursuing a political agenda, but just engaging in good business sense.

“Research that we just published today shows that the 37 companies in the S&P 500 that we exclude from the Azoria 500 meritocracy fund underperformed the S&P by 19 percentage points over the last two years. It’s no surprise why, they prevent companies from hiring the best. They force them to hire folks who are not yet qualified, and lastly, they weaken employee trust and morale. All of that leads to lower stock returns in the long-term,” Fishback said.

“We’re making, really, a financial bet here that companies that hire on skill and merit will be more successful than companies that hire on race and gender.”

In a post on X, Fishback shared his vision: “Our anti-DEI ETF just began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker ‘SPXM.’”

“The Azoria 500 Meritocracy ETF invests in the top 500 American companies *except* those that impose DEI hiring targets such as:

Nike, which mandates ‘35% representation of racial and ethnic minorities in its U.S. corporate workforce,’

Airbnb, which requires that ’20 percent of US employees will identify as underrepresented minorities.’

Intel, which obligates ‘25% representation of women in senior leadership roles.’”

“DEI hiring targets like these hurt stock returns. They prevent companies from hiring the best, force them to hire under-qualified workers, and weaken employee trust and morale.”

“SPXM’s premise is simple: companies that hire on skill and merit will be more successful than those that hire on race and gender.”

“Until SPXM, Americans had no way to exclude DEI losers from their standard S&P 500 ETF. Now they do.”

“SPXM is available on any brokerage platform where you invest in stocks or ETFs.”

“Every dollar invested in SPXM sends a powerful message to corporate America: Americans deserve dignity in employment.”

“No one should be reduced to an arbitrary diversity target, nor excluded because they don’t happen to meet one. Here’s the truth: every American—no matter their race or gender—is capable of greatness. No one needs a DEI target to succeed.”

Watch:

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