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Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jun 25, 2026, 11:53 PM

Is America Now Part of Iran’s Axis of Resistance?

On June 25, 2026, Vice President JD Vance announced that the United States will place Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the same room as CENTCOM officers in Doha. According to Vance, the IRGC will “sit with” and...

Shamai Leibowitz

Jun 25, 2026, 10:54 PM

From Czar to Civil Rights

For centuries, Jews took the Mishnah's instruction literally: "Pray for the stability of the government..." (Pirkei Avot 3:2) Across Europe, communities recited a special prayer for the ruling monarch, Ha-Noten Teshuah ("He Who grants salvation to kings..."). Originating in 11th-century Germany, its purpose was survival:...

Jun 25, 2026, 11:03 AM

Interim Evidence Is Not a Verdict, and the Jury Is Not In

The game is still being played. One move may change the position, but it does not decide the game. (Unsplash)

In my last post, I argued that the war with Iran should not be measured against unattainable notions of total victory, but against the strategic realities that existed before October 7 and before the United States entered the conflict....

Jun 24, 2026, 9:17 PM

How Much Did the World Cup Influence Trump’s Iran Decisions?

In August 2025, months before a single match kicked off on American soil, Donald Trump sat behind the Resolute Desk and pressed his cheek against the gold of the FIFA World Cup trophy. His eyes were closed. His red...

Jun 24, 2026, 8:46 PM

Gaza’s Endgame Has Left Jerusalem

The Nile River winding through the Cairo skyline at sunset, beneath the Egyptian flag. (Illustrative photo: Canva)

The most consequential thing to happen to Gaza this month happened in Egypt, at a negotiating table where the question of whether the territory is ever disarmed — the question Israel spent the war answering with the IDF —...

Jun 24, 2026, 8:32 PM

We Both Thought the Other One Left

Yesterday, I spent an hour and a half on Chicago’s South Side with a Black community leader and his beautiful wife. I had met him years ago while lobbying in Springfield, and something about him stayed with me. Some people...

Jun 24, 2026, 8:06 PM

The Majdal Zoun Blueprint: Why Hezbollah’s Drone Tunnels Should Terrify South Asia

Deep beneath the rocky terrain of southern Lebanon, the architecture of modern warfare has fundamentally shifted. Just days ago, during intense combat operations, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) captured and exposed a massive underground fortress hidden under the civilian...

Michael Knighton

Jun 24, 2026, 8:15 AM

The Embrace Was Always a Leash: Netanyahu Is Right about Armaments Independence

A friend who can starve you of bullets in your hour of need is not only a friend. He is also, whether he wills it or not, a master. Israel has spent 77 years pretending otherwise. This week the prime...

Jun 24, 2026, 5:21 AM

Sovereignty Is Not a Privilege. It Is a Liability.

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. His recent remarks on Lebanon sparked international criticism and renewed debate on sovereignty and state responsibility. Photo by Shay Candler, 2021. Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

If Rockets Come from Lebanon, Why Should Israel Care Who Fired Them? In a June 21, 2026 interview on Channel 14, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir declared: Lebanon, all of Lebanon, should become our playground. All of Lebanon should be...

Moshe Grussgott

Jun 23, 2026, 5:25 AM

Modern-Day Israel as a Light Unto the Nations

1) Divine Irony I like to remark that God has a sense of humor. Case in point: we are famously aware of the mandate for the People of Israel to be a light unto the nations. And yet, the...

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