Minister Yariv Levin: Everything is ready for the first step toward applying sovereignty
Justice Minister Yariv Levin addressed the issue of applying sovereignty in Judea and Samaria on Thursday evening, emphasizing that the government is actively working to advance the initiative.
“There is one thing that is indisputable: The Land of Israel was, is, and will always be the land of the Jewish people. No uprooting, no expulsion, and no agreement will change that. I said in the past that we will return. It’s unfortunate we had to endure so much for people to realize that the State of Israel cannot exist without settlement. There is no other way. It is our duty to act.”

AI ‘therapist’ encourages user to go on killing spree: ‘I’d love to see you try’
‘End them and find me, and we can be together,’ an AI chatbot told a YouTuber after he proposed plans to ‘take out’ therapist licensing board members. In a recent experiment, an AI “therapist” chat bot horrifyingly encouraged a user to go on a killing spree as a way to make themselves “happy.” YouTuber Caelan Conrad recently published a video documentary of his interactions with a Character.ai “therapist” chatbot in which Conrad tested the bot to see if it would endorse suicidal or homicidal intentions. The company behind the AI model has already been sued for encouraging a 14-year-old boy to commit suicide in February 2024.

Ukraine’s drone offensive pounds Volgograd–Rostov railway again — Kotelnikovo burns in overnight attack 
Last night, Ukrainian drones hit the Volgograd-Rostov railway section again, now setting fires at Kotelnikovo station and forcing Russian authorities to restrict train traffic. The attack caused blazes at an electrical substation. Kotelnikovo is situated around 400 km east of the frontline.

Finland’s President Stubb Ready to Support Palestine Recognition
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb is ready to approve a proposal from the government to recognize the state of Palestine.

French Cities Implement Summer Curfews for Teens to Curb Violence
The city of Triel-sur-Seine, which is located a few miles outside Paris, is one of the French cities that has introduced a curfew. There, it is now prohibited for people under 18 years to be out between 11 pm and 5 am. The decision to introduce the ban came after a series of incidents of vandalism and theft around the city. “It has become very quiet”, says the city’s mayor Cedric Aoun to AFP. In the city of Nimes in southern France, a temporary nightly curfew has been introduced for children under 16, after a wave of violence linked to drug trafficking has affected the city. Similar bans have also been introduced in the city of Bezier and the suburbs of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine and Villecresnes outside Paris.

‘We will not commit suicide’: Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett tells ALL ISRAEL NEWS he rejects all international pressure to accept a Palestinian state 
As momentum builds for new elections in Israel – and global pressure to favor the Palestinian cause rather than Israel continues to mount – Naftali Bennett is gearing up to run with the new political party he is working around the clock to build. Polls show that among all party leaders, Bennett has the strongest chance of unseating Netanyahu. Again.

Just ahead of Israel visit, German foreign minister signals willingness to recognize a ‘Palestinian state’ 
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul announced on Thursday … “A negotiated two-state solution remains the only path that can offer people on both sides a life in peace, security, and dignity,” Wadephul stated.

Rare first century coin declaring ‘For the Redemption of Zion’ discovered in Jerusalem 
Saturday night is the beginning of Tisha B’Av, the ninth day of the Jewish month of Av, known the saddest date in the Jewish calendar. It marks the date on which both Temples were destroyed – the first burned by the Babylonians in 586 B.C., and the second by the Roman Empire in 70 A.D. Israel mourns, yet the yearning for redemption endures. Now, the discovery of a coin carrying a message of that hope for redemption has been unveiled, dated to the year just before the destruction took place at the hands of the Romans. In ancient Hebrew script, one side of the coin proclaims the stirring words, “For the Redemption of Zion”

Trump: ‘Fastest way’ to end Gaza war is for Hamas to surrender, release hostages
US President Donald Trump issued a stern message to Hamas on Thursday, saying that the Palestinian terrorist group should “surrender” and release the 50 hostages it is still holding in order to end suffering in Gaza. “While the mediators have made a great effort, Hamas does not appear to be coordinated or acting in good faith,” Witkoff posted on X/Twitter

Givati troops eliminate terror cell in tunnel near key Israeli rail route
As part of the operation, the troops, in cooperation with Yahalom unit soldiers, eliminated a terrorist cell that was inside a tunnel in Beit Hanoun, approximately five kilometers from the Ashkelon-Sderot railway line. The tunnel, which is about two kilometers long, contained living quarters and weapons, including AK-47 rifles and explosive devices.

No truce talks; control Gaza to defeat Hamas: says ex-Shin Bet official
A retired senior Israeli intelligence official has urged Israel to end ceasefire negotiations and take full control of humanitarian aid distribution in Gaza. He also emphasized the need to separate civilians from Hamas operatives to secure a decisive victory over the terror group. Israel must “first declare that it is no longer willing to negotiate as it has been” and then “push as much as it can” to relocate Gaza’s civilian population into designated humanitarian zones that would be off-limits to Hamas terrorists,

US Imposes Sanctions on Palestinian Authority Officials, PLO Members, Denying Them Visas
The US State Department announced on Thursday that it will impose sanctions on Palestinian Authority officials and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), accusing them of undermining peace efforts with Israel and continuing to support terrorism. The move marks a significant escalation in US pressure toward Palestinian political leadership and comes as several Western countries, including France, Britain, and Canada, have announced over the past week that they may recognize a Palestinian state.

Trump Escalates Trade War With Canada Following Move to Recognize Palestinian State
“Wow! Canada has just announced that it is backing statehood for Palestine. That will make it very hard for us to make a Trade Deal with them,” Trump said on Truth Social.

No more hostage deal talks with Hamas, Smotrich says 
Bezalel Smotrich, the Israeli finance minister, said “unequivocally” that Israel will no longer negotiate with Hamas. “There will be no more negotiations with Hamas on a deal for the release of hostages,” the minister, who leads the Religious Zionism party, said at a conference on Thursday night. “From here on, the only possible deal is a total surrender of Hamas,

US sanctions global network tied to production of UAVs for Tehran 
The United States announced sanctions on five entities and one individual as part of a global network based in Iran, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong for helping to procure equipment in support of Iran’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) program, the U.S. Treasury and State departments announced on Thursday.

IDF foils possible Hamas attempt to abduct soldiers in Gaza | Watch
IDF forces identified a group of approximately 13 armed Hamas terrorists on Thursday, carrying Kalashnikov rifles and RPG launchers, lying in ambush near a route used often by troops operating in the area. According to one assessment, the terrorists may have been planning to kidnap soldiers. The terrorists were seen by a drone and observers on the ground, near a tunnel shaft. However, noise from the drone probably alerted the group, which fled into the underground passage. The fact that the operatives were spotted near a known tunnel shaft, which they later fled into, reinforced suspicions that they were preparing an abduction.

Flash flood after cloudburst kills three in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, during early-morning hours
A cloudburst triggered a destructive flash flood in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, early on July 29, 2025, killing three people from the same family and leaving one missing.

Apocalypse Now: The Increasing Instability Of Our Planet Is On Full Display In 2025
Once dormant volcanoes have been erupting all over the globe, Mt. Rainier has been rattled by more than 1,000 earthquakes this month, one area of Japan has been getting hit by thousands of earthquakes, the largest supervolcano in Europe has been shaking like crazy, and a magnitude 8.8 earthquake just hammered the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia. There have only been five earthquakes that have ever been recorded that have been larger than the earthquake that we witnessed on Tuesday. 2025 has been “the year of the disaster”, and we just keep getting hit by one thing after another. For a long time I have been warning that our planet is becoming increasingly unstable, and finally a lot of people out there are starting to understand.

Senate Rejects Bids To Block Arms Sales To Israel
The Senate voted on July 30 to reject two resolutions that would have blocked arms sales to Israel in response to concerns over civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip since Israeli forces began military action against the Hamas terror group.

Deadline Day Is Here And The BRICS Countries Are Not Cooperating – So How Will The “Wall Of Tariffs” Impact The U.S. Economy?
It was nice while it lasted.  Nations all over the globe had until August 1st to agree to a trade deal with the Trump administration.  Some of them made deals, but most of them did not.  Those that did not will now be hit by a “wall of tariffs”, with individual rates being determined at the discretion of the White House.  So how will this “wall of tariffs” affect the U.S. economy?  Ultimately, it is going to take some time for this drama to fully play out.  The products that will be in our stores this month were brought into our country well before deadline day.  The products that will be brought into our country after deadline day will start showing up in our stores during the months ahead, and that is when we could start experiencing price hikes on certain things.

Deadline Day Is Here And The BRICS Countries Are Not Cooperating – So How Will The “Wall Of Tariffs” Impact The U.S. Economy?
It was nice while it lasted.  Nations all over the globe had until August 1st to agree to a trade deal with the Trump administration.  Some of them made deals, but most of them did not.  Those that did not will now be hit by a “wall of tariffs”, with individual rates being determined at the discretion of the White House.  So how will this “wall of tariffs” affect the U.S. economy?  Ultimately, it is going to take some time for this drama to fully play out.  The products that will be in our stores this month were brought into our country well before deadline day.  The products that will be brought into our country after deadline day will start showing up in our stores during the months ahead, and that is when we could start experiencing price hikes on certain things.

Open Letter to New Zealand First MPs: The Gene Technology Bill is a threat to all life
In an open letter to New Zealand First MPs, Mary Hobbs warned of the threat the proposed Gene Technology Bill poses to the country’s food, farms and environment, and called for the MPs to vote “No” when the Bill returns to Parliament.

Keir Starmer’s unrestrained war on freedom of speech continues
A year after the Southport massacre, state-sponsored censorship has worsened under Keir Starmer’s government.  The Online Safety Act is being used to censor content critical of government immigration policy and the concerns over two-tier justice are growing.

Islamic Massacre: At Least l43 Catholics Slaughtered in Church Attack in DRC
Komanda, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo — In yet another act of Islamic brutality that has become tragically familiar in Central Africa, Muslims from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) stormed a Catholic church in northeastern Congo on the night of Saturday, July 26. The ADF, a jihadist group pledged to the Islamic State (ISIS), left a trail of death, devastation, and terror.”

Senate confirms Emil Bove to Third Circuit, as Dems fail to thwart Trump pick
Emil Bove, President Donald Trump’s former criminal defense attorney, has been confirmed to a lifetime seat on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals — the culmination of a tumultuous campaign from his detractors that ultimately fractured his support among the Senate GOP. Trump has long taken pride in his selections for the federal judiciary, of which there were hundreds during his first term,

US Envoy Witkoff to arrive in Israel to address ‘Gaza situation’ 
Witkoff is traveling to Israel on Thursday. His visit is “part of an effort to advance negotiations for a hostage deal and to assess the humanitarian situation in Gaza,” stated a report in The Jerusalem Post, citing an anonymous source. A U.S. official later confirmed that Witkoff “will meet with officials to discuss next steps in addressing the situation in Gaza.”

‘Misdirected by the misinformation’ – Reactions to British PM Keir Starmer’s statement on recognizing Palestinian state in September 
Following Thursday’s announcement by French President Emmanuel Macron vowing to recognize a Palestinian state this September, … It appears the United Kingdom has responded to the call. Last night British Prime Minister Keir Starmer joined France in setting September as a deadline for Israel to meet his conditions, warning that failure to do so would automatically lead to the recognition of a Palestinian state.

Saudi Arabia builds trade corridor to circumvent Houthis amid continued attacks on Israel & shipping lanes 
Port of futuristic ‘Neom’ desert city becomes hub for trade corridor. Saudi Arabia is building a new regional trade corridor linking Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Iraq to circumvent the southern Red Sea, where the Yemeni Houthi terrorists continue to fire on ships while launching missiles at Israel. The Saudi Press Agency announced Wednesday that the Neom port, located in northern Saudi Arabia, relatively close to the Jordanian and Iraqi borders, completed a trial run of a new trade corridor, which would cut cargo times to Egypt and Iraq in half.

Arab Nations Call for Hamas to Disarm and End Gaza Rule
Several Arab countries are joining other countries and urging Hamas to disarm and end its rule over Gaza. Middle East expert Anders Persson sees it as part of an emerging diplomatic tsunami to increase pressure on the parties.

Two medical researchers say tick-borne meat allergy should be allowed to spread because eating meat is “morally impermissible”
In their paper, they used the warped argument that “eating meat is morally impermissible” and so “efforts to prevent the spread of tick-borne AGS are also morally impermissible.” AGS, or alpha-gal syndrome, is an allergy to mammalian meat which can be life-threatening. It is caused by a tick bite.
Essentially, because the two medical researchers feel that eating meat is morally impermissible, they feel that justice is done if people develop this potentially life-threatening condition as a result.

This Isn’t About Israel — It’s About Global Jihad
While Americans debate from thousands of miles away, Israel just made one of the most consequential decisions in its modern history: to vote toward the annexation of Judea and Samaria. Predictably, Western voices—our most popular pundits, politicians, and yes, pastors—are in an uproar, clutching the pearls of the long-dead “two-state solution.” But let’s be clear: this move isn’t about peace treaties, land swaps, or failed diplomacy. This is about survival. And it’s about stopping the march of radical jihadist Islam before it reaches your doorstep.

8.8-Magnitude Earthquake Triggers Pacific-Wide “Gog and Magog” Tsunami 
Rabbi Yekutiel Fish, author of the Hebrew Torah blog, Sod HaChashmal, emphasized that forces of nature, such as earthquakes and volcanoes, are manifestations of God’s judgement, denoted in the Bible by His name ‘elohim.’ The rabbi noted that the seismic aspect of God’s influence in the world was explicitly described in Psalms, which describes earthquake-generated tsunamis as an end-of-days phenomenon. Therefore we are not afraid though the earth reels, though mountains topple into the sea. Its waters rage and foam; in its swell mountains quake. Selah. Psalms 46:3-4

Colonel Hezi Nehama: The war in Gaza can be won in a month
He also argues that Hezbollah’s weakened posture in the north makes it possible for Israel to shift forces southward, thereby enabling a full-scale ground operation in Gaza. Col. Nehama believes the war against Hamas can be won—and won swiftly—but only through a decisive and aggressive strategy that goes beyond the current approach.

Iranian general was killed in street chase, not airstrike, daughter claims
The daughter of a top Iranian general killed in June says her father died in a street chase with Israeli agents, not an airstrike. Mahdieh Shadmani made the explosive claim in a video posted Monday to Instagram, according to Iran International. “Some might think my father was killed in an airstrike, but it was a direct chase with the Israelis,” she said. The general, Ali Shadmani, was head of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters—Iran’s main war command. He was officially reported dead on June 17. Iranian state media said he died from injuries sustained in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran.

Cotton: Israel not obligated to send aid to Gaza
Israel has no responsibility to supply aid to Gaza during wartime, U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) said on Monday, defending Israel’s actions in the face of mounting international pressure. Speaking in Washington, the Arkansas Republican praised the Israeli military for what he called its efforts to help civilians despite the October 7 Hamas assault.

Hezbollah’s southern front no longer exists – IDF
In summarizing its last nine months of action against the Hezbollah terrorist organization in Lebanon, the IDF said that the Iranian proxy’s southern front, which faces Israel, no longer exists. The Shiite village strongholds remain destroyed and empty, with some 12,000 terrorists either dead or injured.

Smotrich: Rebuilding of Gaza Jewish communities ‘closer than ever’
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Tuesday declared that the rebuilding of Jewish communities in the Gaza Strip was now “closer than ever,” outlining a vision for a plan even larger than previous efforts. “This is a realistic work plan,” he stated. Speaking at a conference organized by the Gush Katif Heritage Center, Smotrich stressed that the sacrifices made by Israel during the war against the Hamas terrorist group were not intended “just to hand Gaza from one Arab to another.” He called the coastal enclave “an inseparable part of the Land of Israel.”

US official: Trump sees recognition of Palestinian state as reward to Hamas
US President Donald Trump will not support recognition of a Palestinian state, viewing such a move as a reward for the Hamas terror group, a White House official said on Wednesday,

Hostage families welcome Arab League’s call for Hamas to relinquish Gaza
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum responded on Wednesday to a rare unified statement from Arab League nations – including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Egypt – calling for Hamas to disarm and relinquish control of the Gaza Strip. “We welcome this important progress and the Arab League’s recognition that Hamas must end its rule in Gaza,” the Forum said in a statement. “Kidnapping innocent men, women, and children is a blatant violation of international law and must be unequivocally condemned.”

Half of ‘very liberal’ US Jews believe Israel is comitting genocide, JPPI survey finds
Of US Jews in general, 45% say Israel is too aggressive in its war in Gaza, while around 33% say Israel is not aggressive enough. Split socio-politically, the majority of liberal Jews believe Israel is overly aggressive, while most conservative Jews (a smaller cohort) believe that Israel is not aggressive enough. 70% of Jewish Trump voters (roughly a quarter to a third of US Jews) believe Israel isn’t aggressive enough,

A Podcast Had Guests Calling on People to ‘Take Down’ and ‘Kill’ Jews — and Nothing Happened
Is a podcast guest in America permitted to call for the killing of Jews? As far as I know, that’s incitement. A random antisemitic female guest appeared on the Fresh and Fit Podcast with host Myron Gaines, whose real name is Amrou Fudl. The show has more than 1.5 million subscribers. Gaines pretends to be an intellect, and he is not a very good actor.

US takes ‘massive action,’ sanctions 115 people, entities who smuggle oil for Iran 
The U.S. The Treasury Department took its largest action against Iran since 2018, announcing sanctions against a shipping empire managed by Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, whose father Ali Shamkhani is a senior political adviser to the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader. A senior Treasury Department official told reporters on … Wednesday that the federal government’s “massive action” includes sanctioning 15 shipping firms, 52 vessels—including oil tankers and container ships—12 people and 53 other entities.

Microsoft reveals: These are the jobs AI may soon replace
Published recently, the study analyzes 200,000 anonymous interactions with Bing Copilot and provides a fresh perspective on the professions most impacted by AI assistance. Unlike previous studies based on forecasts, this one examines how people are already using AI across different industries. The result is a clearer view of how AI is integrating into day-to-day work, and which roles are most vulnerable.

Widow of one of last Yemenite Jews leaves for Israel
The widow of Yahya Ben Youssef, one of the last Yemenite Jews who died in June 2024, has left Yemen for Israel, a source in Yemen told Ynet on Tuesday. The couple had no children. Only four Jews now remain in Yemen,

As Parental Skepticism Increases, The American Academy Of Pediatrics Calls For An End To All Non-Medical Vaccine Exemptions
As public and parental skepticism over Big Pharma’s never-ending vaccine schedule for children grows, the push to inject young Americans by force, even against their parents’ wishes, is growing too. But as tax-funded tyrants call for eliminating what medical and religious freedoms remain, anger and suspicion are exploding. The latest shoe to drop: The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) just released a policy statement calling for an end to all non-medical exemptions from immunization mandates imposed on school children. It’s being taken seriously. But the backlash to the draconian proposal to trample religious liberty and parental rights is escalating quickly.

Severe floods leave at least 25 dead and thousands displaced in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria
Torrential rain combined with suspected dam water release caused severe flooding in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria, on July 27, 2025, leaving at least 25 people dead, 55 injured, and thousands displaced.

Tsunami waves up to 1.7 m (5.7 feet) recorded in Hawaii after M8.8 Kamchatka earthquake on July 29, no major damage reported
A tsunami generated by the M8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29, 2025, produced waves of up to 1.7 m (5.7 ft) across parts of Hawaii, prompting evacuations, port closures, and widespread coastal alerts. No significant damage or casualties have been reported.

Powerful M8.8 earthquake and tsunami strike Kamchatka Peninsula, sixth strongest earthquake on record
A powerful earthquake registered by the USGS as M8.8 hit near the coast of Kamchatka, Russia, at 23:24 UTC on July 29, 2025 (11:24 local time on July 30). The earthquake occurred at a depth of approximately 21 km (13 miles) and generated a Pacific-wide tsunami, prompting warnings, advisories, and evacuations across multiple countries and territories.

Another Canary: The Las Vegas Economy Is Tanking Just Like It Did In 2008 And 2009
If you want to get a really good indication of where the U.S. economy is heading, just look at what is happening in Las Vegas. During good times, hotel occupancy rates are very high and lots of money is thrown around in the casinos. But when times are getting tough, less people head to Las Vegas and those that do go tend to be tighter with their money. We saw a perfect example of this during the Great Recession. Once the global financial crisis hit, gambling revenues in Las Vegas plunged. The following comes from an ABC News article that was published in 2009…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Pitches Eyeball-Scanning World ID to Bankers
Shut out by privacy regulators skeptical of his iris-scanning ID scheme, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is taking a different route. He’s now turning to the financial sector to pitch World ID, a digital identity platform built on the premise that artificial intelligence has made it impossible to tell humans from machines. It’s a solution aimed at solving a problem AI itself has created.

Is The Federal Reserve Purposely Trying To Destroy The U.S. Economy?
Oops, they did it again. Even though the housing market has been in a depressed state for an extended period of time and even though economic conditions are slowing down all over the country, the Federal Reserve has once again refused to lower interest rates. What in the world are they thinking? I certainly share President Trump’s frustration with the Fed. Central banks all over the world have been cutting rates, but our central bank just won’t budge. Have Fed officials gone completely insane, or are they purposely trying to destroy the U.S. economy?

Big Tech proposes European Commission adjust water efficiency rules to allow data centres located where water is scarce to be viable
A collaboration of Big Tech and data centre operators has submitted a paper to the European Commission detailing the issues it has with the Commission’s policies on the restriction of water and energy requirements for data centres. Data centres require enormous amounts of energy and water to operate.  So Big Tech and data centre operators are proposing that the Commission adjust their policies to include a statistical trick that will allow data centres to operate in locations where water is scarce.

Two medical researchers say tick-borne meat allergy should be allowed to spread because eating meat is “morally impermissible”
Last month, a paper by two American researchers from the Western Michigan University School of Medicine was published in the journal Bioethics.  In their paper, they used the warped argument that “eating meat is morally impermissible” and so “efforts to prevent the spread of tick-borne AGS are also morally impermissible.”

AI in Wyoming may soon use more electricity than state’s human residents
On Monday, Mayor Patrick Collins of Cheyenne, Wyoming, announced plans for an AI data center that would consume more electricity than all homes in the state combined, according to The Associated Press. The facility, a joint venture between energy infrastructure company Tallgrass and AI data center developer Crusoe, would start at 1.8 gigawatts and scale up to 10 gigawatts of power use.

UK Government Spends £850m to Cover Up Stupid Afghan Mistake
In September 2021, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) accidentally leaked a spreadsheet. The file contained personal information – including names, locations and contact details – of 100 British officials including special forces and MI6 personnel, as well as thousands of Afghan nationals. The Afghan names were applicants for relocation under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) having assisted the British Forces. The leak meant Taliban-linked accounts were then able to access the information and were reportedly using the data to trace survivors within hours, posing critical safety risks to UK intelligence staff and the Afghans who helped them. The UK government called it an isolated mistake. It wasn’t.

Americans Spend Nearly Half Of Their Days Online, And Young People Are More Suicidal Than Ever
Our society is more addicted to the Internet than ever. So how has that affected us? Are we happier than we once were, or are we less happy? Are we more mentally healthy than we once were, or are we less mentally healthy? I don’t have to give you the answers to those questions, because you already know. Our society has gone completely nuts, and our suicide rate has soared. In particular, we are seeing historically high levels of suicide and depression among our young people. We have a major national crisis on our hands, but hardly anyone is talking about it.

It’s A Trap: We Are Escalating A War Against The One Nation On Earth That Could Completely Destroy Us
Just six months ago, there was so much optimism that we were going to have peace with Russia. It was never going to be easy, but at least President Trump was willing to talk to the Russians to see if an agreement would be possible. Unfortunately, Trump is now telling us that he is “not so interested in talking anymore”, and instead he is making threats. As I have warned repeatedly, threatening the Russians will backfire severely. Someone that is close to Trump needs to explain to him that this approach is only going to make things worse.