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Purna Lal Chakma

Jun 23, 2026, 1:49 PM

Why Israel Is Right to Watch Hamas-Linked Activity in Bangladesh

Illustrative AI-assisted editorial image inspired by widely circulated visuals from Bangladesh, exploring Islamist mobilisation, Palestinian symbolism, and the debate over national identity; AI-assisted editorial illustration by Purna Lal Chakma.

When Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar reportedly alleged that Hamas-linked activity is taking place in Pakistan and Bangladesh, many people in South Asia may have treated it as another diplomatic warning from the Middle East. But Bangladesh should...

Jun 22, 2026, 5:22 PM

Save the Children

If your child and your neighbor’s child were drowning, who would you save? Easy, right? What comes next is not easy and not P.C. It is a comparison of two opposing cultures topped off with a very obvious, heartfelt value...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jun 22, 2026, 1:45 PM

Iran: Disarm Hezbollah Before Israel Leaves. Deal?

Western capitals and influential segments of the international media are now urging Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon without first disarming Hezbollah. They claim recent Israeli operations have weakened the Iranian-funded terrorist group “enough” and that it is time...

Jun 22, 2026, 12:14 PM

My School District Opened Its Doors to CAIR—and Parents Were Kept in the Dark

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I did not learn about my school district's relationship with CAIR from the district itself. I learned about it from an investigative report. If this could happen in one California school district with little or no public disclosure, parents have...

Jun 22, 2026, 12:01 AM

Israel’s Red Lines despite pressure to weaken its military goals

Israel's northern border with Lebanon in 2023. Photo by Carrie Hart.

As the diplomatic track pushes through the enforcement of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Iran and America, Israel continues to define its red lines, regardless of pressure coming from its allies or its enemies. Israel wants to make peace...

Jun 19, 2026, 5:45 PM

The Iran Deal and American Power

American flag waving in the city with blurred skyline background., as downloaded from Pexels (URL: https://www.pexels.com/photo/crop-person-holding-american-flag-in-wind-4560088/).

President Donald Trump’s effort to contain Iran reflects a broader strategic vision that links geopolitical stability, American economic strength, and the security of US allies such as Israel. Rather than choosing between military escalation and diplomatic passivity, the administration...

Jun 18, 2026, 11:12 PM

Iran Sold America a Dummy

The MOU may end the war, but it has not ended the danger – and Israel knows the job is only half-done Few people expected the US-Israel war against Iran to end this way. I certainly did not. At the beginning,...

Deborah Villanueva

Jun 17, 2026, 5:34 AM

Healing a Nation: What Hadassah Means to Israel’s Body and Soul

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There are moments in Israel when the line between emergency medicine and emotional survival disappears. You see it in hospital hallways. You hear it in the voices of teenagers carrying grief too large for their age. You feel it in...

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...

Yochanan Schimmelpfennig

Jun 15, 2026, 4:15 AM

The De-escalation Trap

The De-escalation Trap When peace does not remove danger, but transfers it. A ceasefire can be a moral achievement. It can also be a technology for moving danger from one body to another. This is the uncomfortable distinction hidden inside much...

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