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Dear A.,


President Trump
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announced today that he will be holding off on a planned military attack on Iran, which had been scheduled for tomorrow, because "serious negotiations are now taking place" for a deal that may be "very acceptable to the United States of America, as well as all Countries in the Middle East, and beyond. This Deal will include, importantly, NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR IRAN!"


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Meanwhile, over the weekend, the regime and its proxies launched a new wave of attacks on Gulf Arab countries. The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense
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announced that it intercepted three drones yesterday, "entering the Kingdom's airspace coming from Iraqi airspace."


The U.S. recently
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imposed sanctions on Iraqi Deputy Oil Minister Ali Maarij Al-Bahadly, who has abused his position to sell oil on behalf of the regime and its proxies, including Iraqi militias.


Also yesterday, three drones were launched at the UAE: Two were intercepted, and another struck an Emirati nuclear energy facility.


Emirati diplomatic adviser Anwar Gargash
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said that the "terrorist targeting of the Barakah clean nuclear power plant, whether carried out by the principal perpetrator [Iran] or through one of its agents, represents a dangerous escalation and a dark scene that violates all international laws and norms, in criminal disregard for the lives of civilians in the UAE and its surroundings."


As the regime continues its attacks across the region, it has continued its campaign of brutality against its own people, stepping up the
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number of executions it's conducting . Since mid-March, more than 15 Iranians have been executed, including three in one day earlier this month.


This comes as a new report was released showing that over
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2,100 people were executed in Iran in 2025, more than double the number in 2024.


Below are more key news updates. Continue to follow our
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social media channels to stay informed in real-time.

Jake from AIPAC

Israel strikes Hezbollah, PIJ targets and leaders in southern Lebanon


The IDF continues its operations in southern Lebanon, today
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striking 30 Hezbollah targets, including weapons storage facilities, hideouts, anti-tank missile launchers and explosive devices.


Over the weekend, the IDF also carried out waves of strikes across southern Lebanon. On Saturday, the IDF destroyed over
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100 Hezbollah targets , including observation posts, a weapons storage facility, and other terrorist infrastructure in the Tyre area of southern Lebanon.


Additionally, Wael Mahmoud Abd al-Halim, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) commander in southern Lebanon, was
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eliminated .


Al-Halim was responsible for the "integration of Islamic Jihad terrorists into combat operations alongside Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon and operated to advance terrorist attacks against IDF soldiers in recent weeks."


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Meanwhile, Hezbollah
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launched waves of strikes of rockets, explosive drones, and mortars against IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon.


Four Israeli troops were
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wounded yesterday, including one severely, after being hit by a roadside bomb in southern Lebanon.



TOMORROW: Ed Gallrein looks to unseat Rep. Thomas Massie


Tomorrow, AIPAC-endorsed former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein will look to unseat one of the most anti-Israel members of Congress, Rep. Thomas Massie, in the Republican primary for Kentucky's 4th Congressional district.


The Editorial Board of the National Review published an
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op-ed today about how 'Thomas Massie Deserves to Lose.'

"Like most right-wing conspiracy theorists, he has no use for Israel. Massie is a genuine isolationist, who opposes even sanctioning other countries, but his opposition to Israel is bitterly irrational. He boycotted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress and claims that every member of Congress has an AIPAC minder. He opposes all aid to Israel, even for Iron Dome, and routinely votes against pro-Israel resolutions. A couple of years ago, he posted a meme saying that Congress has turned its back on American patriotism in favor of Zionism. It’s telling, if not surprising, that a pro-Massie super PAC is running an ad in the race that portrays the billionaire investor and anti-Massie donor Paul Singer, who is Jewish, alongside a rainbow-colored Star of David."


"We hope that the district’s voters on Tuesday will send Massie to a well-earned retirement, giving him the opportunity to join ally Marjorie Taylor Greene in airing their grievances and wild-eyed theories in the private sector."

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You can read the full op-ed here.



Op-ed: 'A Miscarriage of Journalism at The New York Times'


Federal judge Roy K. Altman, author of the new book, Israel on Trial, penned an
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op-ed in The Free Press, explaining how Nicholas Kristof's opinion piece published last Monday by The New York Times broke the "fundamental rules of fairness and due process that sustain our democracy."

"Nicholas Kristof’s recent essay about supposed Israeli sex crimes against Palestinian detainees is a travesty... because it embraces the erosion of democratic norms at an inflection point in our history."


"Today, this whole system is being undermined by the proliferation of false information — especially on the internet... [but] for The New York Times, a supposed “paper of record,” and one of its Pulitzer Prize–winning journalists to offer a story that — in its disregard of basic evidence-gathering norms, its unwillingness to investigate the opposing side’s position, and its inversion of common sense — violates the fundamental rules of fairness and due process that have, for centuries, served as the xxxxxx of our democracy."


"The timing of the essay is itself troubling. Weeks ago, the independent commission charged with investigating, and reporting on, Hamas’s widespread use of sexual violence against Israelis on October 7 informed the Times that it would be releasing its report on Hamas’s egregious sex-crimes violations on or around May 12 [last Tuesday]."


"In law as in logic, we can and should use a party’s conduct in deciding whether we believe what the party has to say... On the merits, Kristof’s article violates three central precepts of our legal system: It disregards basic rules of evidence gathering; it refuses to investigate the opposing side’s views; and it ignores logic and common sense."


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You can read the full op-ed here.

MUST WATCH
Israel finishes second at Eurovision



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Israel's Noam Bettan finished second at Eurovision on Saturday, marking two straight years in which the Jewish state's performer has finished second at the international song contest.


Israeli Navy intercepts Gaza flotilla with no humanitarian aid; IDF eliminates Hamas terrorists in Gaza


The Israeli Navy today intercepted the third flotilla of anti-Israel activists aiming to provoke the IDF.


After the interception, Israel
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revealed that the boats stopped contained "0 humanitarian aid for the residents of Gaza... This is provocation for the sake of provocation: a 'humanitarian' flotilla with no humanitarian aid. If you want to actually help the people of Gaza, choose coordination over theater."


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Meanwhile, the IDF
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eliminated a Hamas sniper today in Gaza who was planning an attack on Israeli troops in the southern part of the Strip (video below).


On Saturday, a Hamas commander who had been advancing attacks against Israeli troops and civilians was killed in an airstrike, the IDF
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Bill Maher calls out double standards Jews and pro-Israel community face


Bill Maher
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called out the threats, hatred, and double standards that Jews and the pro-Israel community face, and the failure of leadership — including among the Democratic Party — to call it out.


I encourage you to watch Maher's defense of Israel and the Jewish people below.


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Other notable headlines
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Israeli start‑up Kela named winner in DIU's Drone Dominance Program's lethality challenge

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Nick Kristof’s incendiary Israel abuse claims spark civil war at New York Times: ‘I’m sick of being embarrassed’

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First Somaliland ambassador in history presents credentials to Herzog



The mission of AIPAC is to encourage and persuade the U.S. government to enact specific policies that create a strong, enduring and mutually beneficial relationship with our ally Israel.


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