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Michael Knighton

Jun 13, 2026, 1:24 PM

When America Negotiates Away Israel’s Security

I have lived in Israel for twenty years. Long enough to know the particular silence that falls over this country when the sirens stop — not relief, exactly, but the held breath of a people who have learned that...

Myles Israel-Pardo

Jun 12, 2026, 6:55 PM

Addressing the Elephant in the Room

In early January, the Islamic Republic was reeling. It was attempting to survive a burgeoning protest movement emanating from Tehran’s bazaar, partially a result of the E3’s activation of the 2015 JCPOA’s “Snapback” Sanctions, and had seen its military...

Jun 12, 2026, 6:15 PM

A Two-Player Method in a Three-Player World

In just a few days, Donald Trump appeared to change direction again. He escalated rhetorically, vowing to hit Iran "very hard" and threatening to seize Kharg Island, Iran's main oil terminal. Then he reversed course in extremis. Two days earlier,...

Jun 12, 2026, 6:06 PM

The Clock is Ticking Part III

Do you ever drive past a car accident and slow down to take a look? You stretch your neck to get a better view and it feels like everything is moving in slow motion? That is my life here...

Jun 12, 2026, 5:25 AM

Trump Cried Wolf and the Wolf Didn’t Come. But the Lion Might.

On June 11, 2026, President Trump announced that a “great settlement” with Iran was close to completion, that a memorandum of understanding could be signed within days in Europe, and that he believed Ayatollah Motjaba Khamenei had accepted the...

Jun 11, 2026, 11:03 PM

Kurdish Memory is Older than Trump’s Resentment

Kurdish YPG fighters, 2016. Photo by Kurdishstruggle, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic, CC BY 2.0.

Trump may speak of disappointment, but the Kurds know the deeper history of betrayal When Donald Trump says he will “remember” the Kurds, it is worth observing that the Kurds, too, have a long and painful memory. His recent...

Jun 11, 2026, 10:58 PM

The President and the Word ‘Ceasefire’

It’s not easy writing and editing dictionaries. As the world changes so does the vernacular. Besides introducing new words that come along, there is a core responsibility of the lexicographer to revise existing words that have taken on new...

Jun 11, 2026, 10:25 PM

A Tired Nation Cannot Dream

For most of Israel’s history exhaustion was not an option. The generation that founded the state drained swamps, built roads, fought wars, buried friends, welcomed refugees, and somehow still found the energy to imagine a future that did not yet...

Justine Johnston Hemmestad

Jun 11, 2026, 10:14 PM

Israeli Sentiments

The Nameless One has shared a powerful reflection of growing frustration within the Zionist world over the relationship between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump, particularly regarding Lebanon, Hezbollah, and Israeli military restraint. The post included the Hebrew...

Jun 11, 2026, 5:07 PM

Israel Is Preparing for the Iran Fight It May Have to Wage Alone

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told ministers in a security cabinet meeting this week that Israel may have to prepare for a scenario in which it confronts Iran without full American backing, according to an i24NEWS report. “We may reach a...

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