U.S. Knesset Speaker Mike Johnson attended the pro-Israel rally in Washington on Tuesday and criticized those calling for a ceasefire in Gaza after over 11,000 Palestinians have been killed — 40 percent children — since the start of the war.

Johnson, who holds ties to Israel's far-right and was given a tour of Israel in 2020 by a “top settler,” told the crowd that Israel needs to press on because if it stops, it will cease to exist. -- source

“Israel will cease their counteroffensive when Hamas ceases to be a threat to the Jewish state,” he said.

“I agree with our friend, Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu who said this is a battle between good versus evil, between light versus darkness, between civilization and barbarism. And we want to make absolutely clear where America stands in that fight, and we’ll continue to do that.” -- source

Johnson, after being elected speaker, wasted no time to let the American public know that his first measure of business was to “support” Israel.

“Our nation’s greatest ally in the Middle East is under attack — the first bill that I am going to bring to this floor, will be in support of our dear friend Israel. And we’re overdue in getting that done,” the Louisiana Republican said to cheers from Congress. -- source

Haaretz published an illuminating report at the time that could offer a glimpse into Johnson’s decision to list Israel as his top agenda item as speaker in an article titled, “New House Speaker Mike Johnson, an Evangelical Christian, Holds Ties to Israel’s Far Right.” -- source

Henry Kissinger has died, and predictably, leftists have been crassly celebrating his death. If they give a reason at all, it's usually some reference to Cambodia, such as this one below, or less frequently, Chile. -- source

This constitutes my brief, heartfelt obituary upon the occasion of the Kissinger thing’s mortal exit from this 3-D Earth world.

I had and have absolutely no regard for that foul creature. Whoever or whatever it was, it was virulently nasty. Cursed is the day that it slipped from its mother’s womb into our human midst.

That loathsome entity promulgated some of the vilest and most savage policies of the past 100 years, and was lauded with a Nobel Peace Prize for its dark efforts, large amounts of money, international fame and great political power. The numbers of people that horribly suffered and died due to its ghastly policies in Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America and elsewhere run into the millions.

Therefore: good riddance to a fat, toad ugly, repugnant, pompously oleaginous, self-important rat bastard. It had a PhD from Harvard University? So what? Who really cares.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken used emergency authority to approve the sale of $147.5 million of 155 mm artillery shells to Israel on Saturday, bypassing the standard congressional review for arms sales for the second time since the start of the war on Gaza. -- source