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Nov 4, 2026, 9:47 PM

Were Qumran Caves and Baptism Sites Temporarily Abandoned as the Dead Sea Rose?

The Dead Sea, Qumran and Baptism Sites: What Might the Ancient Landscape Reveal? Fluctuations in the Dead Sea’s level may help explain the conditions in which the scrolls survived, the location of baptism sites and the significance of water installations...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Nov 4, 2026, 3:58 AM

Trump’s Zero Aid Ends the Client State Myth

President Donald Trump’s announcement on this week’s midterm Election Day that the United States will halt roughly $4 billion in annual assistance to Israel by year’s end—citing a prior understanding with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—marks a tectonic shift in...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Oct 25, 2026, 1:03 PM

Christians Butchered in Jordan. The West is Quiet

Moral accountability in modern diplomacy relies entirely on a perverse hierarchy of victimhood. Minor, localized provocations by radical Jews in Jerusalem trigger immediate, synchronized international condemnation across every social media ecosystem. Conversely, a wall of institutional indifference meets catastrophic...

Oct 24, 2026, 12:11 AM

When Christians Are Killed Outside Israel, Where Is the Outrage?

Security camera footage reportedly showing the scene of the October 23, 2026, attack in Karak, Jordan, where mourners attending a Christian funeral were targeted. (Screenshot from video shared on X)

I woke up in Brazil today to heartbreaking news from Jordan. Gunmen had opened fire on mourners attending a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in the southern governorate of Karak. According to the latest reports, seven people were killed...

Oct 23, 2026, 5:32 PM

Will Pilgrims Leave Qasr al-Yahud After Jordan’s Decision on the Baptism Site?

The Copper Scroll, Jordan’s New Nature Reserve and the Dispute over Jesus’ Baptism Site. As Amman positions Bethany Beyond the Jordan for “Baptism 2030,” an early Hebrew text and a reconstruction of the region’s changing waterscape may help connect Second...

Oct 23, 2026, 2:40 PM

A Naval Officer Invented the Middle East. We Still Live Inside His Map.

“If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up someplace else.” — Yogi Berra In September 1902, a retired American naval captain named Alfred Thayer Mahan published an essay in a London monthly about how Britain might keep Russia...

Oct 22, 2026, 3:49 PM

Dear Israelis, we must not forget the peace between our countries

Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Jordan's King Hussein shake hands after the signing of the Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty, at the Wadi Araba border crossing, October 26, 1994. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)

As a Jordanian, I understand your need for strong borders. But barriers alone cannot provide the security that diplomacy and cooperation have helped sustain

Oct 15, 2026, 7:18 PM

The Phantom Solution: Why the ‘Jordanian Option’ Remains an Illusion

During the current election campaign, Israel’s opposition parties have largely failed to articulate a political vision that offers a genuine alternative to Benjamin Netanyahu’s policy toward the Palestinians. Avigdor Liberman, leader of Yisrael Beytenu, is a notable exception. He...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Oct 14, 2026, 8:21 PM

Stop Lying: The West Bank Is Not Occupied

The term “Jew” derives from Yehuda, the biblical kingdom whose heartland comprised the rugged hill country of Judea and Samaria, or as the European globalists love to call it: the West Bank. Throughout these ridges, scripture anchors the foundational...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Oct 11, 2026, 4:30 PM

Palestinian Statehood Threatens Arab Stability

Arab governments must reverse their long-standing support for a Palestinian state. Historically, this so-called “statehood project” has fractured regional sovereignty from within, presenting a direct national security threat to the wider Levant and the Gulf. Palestinian political and military...

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