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Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Sep 8, 2026, 1:38 PM

Israel Must Fight Turkey’s Maritime Aggression Now

Ankara’s revisionist foreign policy thrives on uncontested space, fed by a Western complacency that consistently ignores Turkish expansionism. This aggressive posture materialized in November 2019, when Turkey signed a maritime memorandum with Tripoli’s authorities, carving out a corridor across...

Aug 31, 2026, 7:49 PM

The Holocaust Museum of Greece – An ark of memory being created in Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, Greece’s second biggest city, has for centuries been a major Jewish center, often dubbed the “mother of Israel” or “Jerusalem of the Balkans.” The city was founded in 315 BCE by Macedonian general Cassander, who named it after...

Alexander Shatkhin

Aug 31, 2026, 6:35 PM

Israel, Greece, Cyprus: A New Check on Turkey

The Eastern Mediterranean is gradually becoming one of the most strategically contested regions in the wider Middle East. What began as cooperation among Israel, Greece, and Cyprus on energy, infrastructure, and diplomacy has increasingly acquired a military and security...

Aug 30, 2026, 6:09 PM

Jericho area: A New Hypothesis on Mysterious Latin Letters in the Copper Scroll

The Copper Scroll: Are Its Mysterious Foreign Letters Codes Used by Ancient Water Engineers? The Uniqueness of the Jericho District and the Concentration of the Greek Signs One of the most striking features of the Copper Scroll is not the meaning...

Aug 28, 2026, 6:21 PM

Article 5 Has a Map. Turkey Does Not Get to Redraw It.

An Israel–Turkey clash would be extraordinarily costly to both. But the decisive variables are not platform counts: who is attacked, where, which legal basis is activated, and who is obliged - or chooses - to enter. Cyprus sits at...

Aug 22, 2026, 9:29 PM

Jewish life and antisemitism in Athens

Aron Kodesh at Etz Chaim Synagogue (Photo: By the author John Meister)

On a quiet corner in the Thiseio district of Athens, two historic buildings stand directly across from each other. Together, they tell the extraordinary story of Greek Jewry. On one side is Beth Shalom, the neoclassical, marble-clad Sephardic synagogue....

Aug 22, 2026, 11:37 AM

Turkey’s Next War Could Undo 1974

Achilles’ Shield, Cyprus’s rearmament, Israel’s naval doctrine and the widening F-35 gap now form one deterrent architecture. If deterrence fails, Poseidon’s Wrath will place Turkey’s occupation of northern Cyprus on the battlefield. On 7 July, at the Haifa naval base,...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Aug 17, 2026, 12:08 AM

Did Vikings Reach Israel Long Before the Crusades?

While our title invites a simple answer, the historical record resists one. Our contemporary imagination of the Viking Age remains fundamentally captive to popular culture; cinematic narratives such as Vikings and The Last Kingdom continuously reify the historical trope of...

Aug 13, 2026, 8:37 PM

Rabbi Michael Molho of Thessaloniki

At times, this blog will highlight important parts of the history of the Jewish community of Thessaloniki. In this first post, we will pay homage to Rabbi Michael Molho. Rabbi Michael Molho (Thessaloniki, 1890-Buenos Aires, 1964) was a prominent rabbi...

Silas Anastacio

Aug 7, 2026, 12:08 AM

9th International Congress on Biblical Archaeology Brings Experts to São Paulo

From August 27 to 29, São Paulo will host the 9th edition of the largest international congress on biblical archaeology in Latin America. Organized by the Moriah International Center, with support from the Israeli Ministry of Tourism, the event...

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