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Justine Johnston Hemmestad
Jul 17, 2025, 7:16 AM
Iran’s End Game, from the Dayton Leader
As Israel continues to be threatened by its neighbors, its right to survive must continue to be fought for. The Jewish State isn’t just about a religion - it’s a nationality. Israel is more than a safe haven for Jews,...
Marc Kornblatt
Jul 2, 2025, 9:43 PM
But he bombed the bunkers!!!
A number of my American friends asked what I thought of the United States bombing Iran’s nuclear sites. As a proud Jersey boy who lived in the US for more than six decades before moving to Tel Aviv six...
Justine Johnston Hemmestad
Mar 25, 2025, 2:56 AM
Israel and Iowa, Happy Places Indeed
U.S. News and World Report ranked Iowa the #6 Best State overall, moving up one spot from 2023. Governor Reynolds said, “Iowa is recognized as one of the best states to live, work, and raise a family because we rely...
Lou Sandler
Mar 8, 2025, 8:15 PM
Trump’s trying to deal with Hamas as he did with the Taliban in Afghanistan
Netanyahu confidant ‘lashed out’ at US envoy over direct talks with Hamas — official Trump released 5,000+ Islamist fighters from Kabul prisons and had the Taliban second in command freed from Pakistan. That didn't work out well for Afghans -...
Sergio Restelli
Feb 23, 2025, 3:15 PM
West and South Asia in Turmoil: Mourning, Outrage, and Silence
In the past week, West and South Asia has witnessed significant developments, each sparking different reactions across the international stage. While the terrorist group Hezbollah held a massive funeral for its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed months ago,...
Christian Rudolf Hamann
Jan 24, 2025, 2:07 AM
Staging an Unsustainable Ceasefire
Because no effective concept against hostage-taking1) has been developed in decades, around 3,000 terrorists are now being released from Israeli prisons in exchange for 98 hostages2) - an encouragement to continue. But the Islamists' goal is not a Palestinian state...
Michael Arizanti
Dec 29, 2024, 2:28 PM
The Dangers of Nations Backing Terror Groups in Middle East Geopolitics
The geopolitics of the Middle East is a labyrinth of alliances, rivalries, and calculated strategies. However, it is time to confront the immorality and disastrous consequences of nations supporting terrorist groups for their own agendas. Such actions betray the...
Ira Straus
Dec 8, 2024, 10:09 AM
What options does Israel have left in Syria?
Time is moving fast in Syria. Terrible things are being destroyed; but new terrible things are emerging before our eyes to fill the space the old ones have left. Our passivity has ensured that the new evils would proceed to...
Christian Rudolf Hamann
Nov 12, 2024, 3:39 AM
Countering the Propaganda War – Part I Background
1.1 The current propaganda war is part of a war being waged by other means against Israel and all other free nations of the Judeo-Christian space. This war involves inciting irrational disputes between these nations. Its "success" can be...
Purna Lal Chakma
Oct 14, 2024, 7:02 PM
Chakma King Broke His Silence Against Jihadism
Chakma King Barrister Raja Devasish Roy broke his silence yesterday and expressed his disappointment with the government led by Nobel Peace laureate Dr. Yunus. He posted his concerns on Facebook, requesting that the rights of non-Muslim minorities and Indigenous...
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