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Jun 23, 2026, 6:21 PM

Hey Israel, Wouldn’t You Trade Trump for a Democrat President Right Now?

Let’s be honest for a moment. No slogans. No campaign ads. No Facebook comments section. No uncle from Ra’anana explaining American politics to everyone within earshot. Just us talking here. Here's a simple question: Wouldn’t a lot of Israelis trade Donald...

Jun 21, 2026, 7:00 PM

Israelis’ Trump Love On The Rocks

(AI generated image edited by Marc Kornblatt)

Israelis are waking up. They see that President Donald Trump is not the bosom buddy they insisted he was. As his peace negotiations with Iran have shown, the man is an egotistical, self-serving snake oil salesman. While sidelining Prime Minister...

Jun 19, 2026, 6:20 PM

Washington. Do we have a problem?

In recent years many Israelis believed the greatest threat to the US-Israel relationship came from the Democratic Party. In my role as Chair of American Democrats in Israel my cohorts and I felt and continue to feel this sentiment...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jun 16, 2026, 11:41 AM

The Vance Deal’s Nuclear Trap for Israel

Vice President JD Vance appears on "Hannity" on Monday, June 15, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

The “Vance Deal”—underwritten by U.S. Vice President Vance’s preferred Middle East patrons in Turkey, Qatar, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia—does not end a crisis. It monetizes American retreat, legitimizes and strengthens the Iranian regime, lifts America’s naval blockade of Iran...

Aaron T. Walter

Jun 16, 2026, 5:51 AM

Trump’s Cash-for-Concessions Is Appeasement

President-elect Donald J. Trump arrives with U.S. President Barack Obama at the Capitol for the 58th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2017.

Donald Trump seems ready to adopt a strikingly similar strategy, exchanging money for concessions, just months after harshly denouncing Barack Obama's Iran deal. This shocking change exposes hypocrisy and draws attention to a concerning trend: America's tendency to view...

May 27, 2026, 7:31 AM

He Fumbled Me Like a Nuclear Negotiation

Moving to Los Angeles ten years ago hit me like a nuclear bomb. I had just been through my first round with Alcoholic Ex-Boyfriend (for those who have been reading and are familiar with my lore) and had lost...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

May 9, 2026, 12:19 AM

SCOTUS Ends Racial Gerrymandering

On April 29, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued a 6 to 3 decision that struck a powerful blow for electoral integrity. In ‘Louisiana vs. Callais’, the justices ruled that the State of Louisiana’s contorted congressional...

May 5, 2026, 4:37 AM

He “Got What He Wanted” Blast

The relationship between Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu has evolved into a bitter historical drama, with Obama’s recent "got what he wanted" comments serving as the latest chapter in a long-standing ideological war. From the perspective of Netanyahu’s supporters,...

Lucas Shugarman

May 1, 2026, 1:52 AM

On AIPAC, Lobbying, and Double Standards

So far during my time as an undergraduate at the University of Missouri, I have noticed a certain growing obsession with the state of Israel. The contexts for these expressions have been as ideologically diverse as conspiratorial slop such...

Apr 25, 2026, 12:57 AM

How to Tell if You’re the Other Woman

Adapted meme based on a scene from Sex and the City (HBO), included here for cultural commentary.

One thing I wasn’t prepared for in dating was a man’s marital status. I felt good about my ability to spot fuckbois and their vices. I didn’t think I’d have to be on the lookout for their wives. Married Guy...

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