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Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jul 12, 2026, 10:37 PM

Israel Needs a Decapitation Deterrence Doctrine

President Trump recently stated on Truth Social that he has already directed the U.S. military “to fire one thousand missiles” and sustain operations to decimate and destroy Iran if the Mullahs assassinate him. This position stems from Israel’s intelligence...

Jul 12, 2026, 9:04 PM

Why Israel is getting clobbered in the foreign press – revisited

Six years ago I wrote a blog for The Times of Israel entitled "Why Israel is getting clobbered in the foreign press. " . The first sentence of that blog states, "It has been obvious for a long time...

Jul 12, 2026, 8:41 PM

A People That Dwells Alone: Destiny or Decree?

Between Har Hamor and Rabbi Meir Kahane, a conception is taking shape that turns isolation from a value imposed from without into an ideological goal — even at the cost of collision with reality In a Dvar Torah for Parshat...

Richard H. Schwartz

Jul 12, 2026, 3:01 PM

The Case For a Two-State Resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Israel faces one of the most difficult periods in its history. Militarily, it remains strong, but diplomatically, morally, economically, and demographically, it confronts challenges that are likely to worsen unless a new political path is found. While no solution...

Ella Ben Emanuel

Jul 12, 2026, 12:36 PM

The Last Food Truck Before the Border

I expected fear, but got food – and a lot of it. Well, my dears, I can reassure you that war or no war, Hezbollah, Hamas or Democrats —Israelis are not dying of hunger. Not even a little bit. Just in...

Jul 12, 2026, 12:29 PM

The Perilous Optics of Israel Beating The War Drums

As the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran unravels into a renewed cycle of maritime aggression and retaliatory strikes, Israel stands at a critical juncture. The recent escalation in the Strait of Hormuz—marked by Iranian attacks on...

John C. Landa Jr.

Jul 12, 2026, 10:44 AM

“Genocide” and the Mass Slaughter of Truth

We often speak of disinformation as a creature of the internet, but it has for centuries been a potent weapon of antisemites. Anti-Jewish libels have been devoured by the masses throughout history, triggering outrage and violence: “The Jews caused...

Jul 12, 2026, 9:58 AM

Mr. President Finish the Job Before History Judges

Throughout history, those who contributed to the collapse of destructive ideologies have earned an enduring place in the historical record. On the global stage, the names of those who confronted Nazism, Fascism, Apartheid, Stalinism, Maoism, Communism, and radical extremism...

Jul 12, 2026, 7:14 AM

How fusing Zionism with Judaism endangers the very people it claims to defend

Orthodox Jews outside Downing Street protesting in solidarity with Palestine. On May 14, 2022, thousands assembled in London, both to commemorate the Nakba and also to protest the murder by the Israeli army of the veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Alisdare Hickson / Wikimedia Commons.

For decades, the sentence you heard across the Arab and Muslim world was: we have no quarrel with Jews; our quarrel is with Zionists. Israel was the Zionist entity. The formula was often a fig leaf – I will...

Jul 12, 2026, 7:12 AM

Stop Turning Israel Into America’s Political Stage

Israel welcomes debate. Israelis argue with each other every day. They criticize their leaders. They question Israeli policies. That’s what democracies do. But there is a profound difference between criticism born from shared responsibility and criticism that turns Israel into...

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