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Mihran Kalaydjian

Jun 24, 2026, 5:55 AM

America Didn’t Create Israel—Jerusalem Helped Create America

Vice President JD Vance recently expressed frustration with Israel, accusing Israeli cabinet ministers of “personally attacking” President Donald Trump over his administration’s memorandum of understanding with Iran. Around the same time, President Trump declared that without America, there would...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jun 23, 2026, 10:03 AM

Eilat Requires Capability, Not Complacent Defenses

Shin Bet Director David Zini has directed his agency to place Eilat’s defense at the top of its priorities. He assesses a risk of a large-scale attack on the southern city originating from Jordanian territory or the sea and...

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...

Shaike Komornik

Jun 21, 2026, 9:10 AM

Deterrence or Diplomacy: The U.S.–Iran Agreement from an Israeli Perspective

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The U.S. agreement with Iran, as reported, places Israel before one of the most complex strategic dilemmas it has faced in recent years. On the one hand, any move that distances Iran from nuclear weapons and prevents a nuclear...

Andy Blumenthal

Jun 20, 2026, 11:10 PM

JD Vance: A Korach for Our Time

Vice President JD Vance’s recent remarks about Israel were not merely misguided—they were a striking display of moral weakness, strategic ignorance, and political arrogance. At a moment when Israel is fighting for its very survival against an Iranian regime...

Jun 19, 2026, 9:47 AM

High-Tech Oases and the Missing Piece of Middle Eastern Climate Resilience

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As the Mediterranean summer sharpens into a multi-month crucible of extreme heatwaves and declining water security, a dangerous illusion persists across the Middle East. It is the belief that resilience to an altering climate is purely an engineering challenge—a...

Jun 16, 2026, 5:28 PM

Weapons vs. Welfare: Why Our Defense Budgets Are Sabotaging Our Climate Survival

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We live in a world obsessed with “hard security.” We measure a nation’s safety by the size of its defense budget, the sophistication of its arsenals, and its capacity to project force. Yet, in the Anthropocene—an era defined by...

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...

Jun 16, 2026, 8:38 AM

Lesson from the Jewish Diaspora: Never Give Up – On the Issues, Episode 150

People hold Israeli and U.S. flags and a sign reading “We stand with Israel.” Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images.

Speaking with a professor whose mind and heart are in the right place is like digging for the truth and its deeper historical roots. He is the remarkable scholar who recently founded the Institute for Humanitarian Conflict Resolution (IHCR)...

Jun 15, 2026, 10:03 AM

The Collateral Damage of American Exceptionalism

Conceptual illustration: A merchant vessel engulfed in flames in the Gulf of Oman symbolizes the human cost of escalating geopolitical tensions and military actions at sea. Image: AI-generated (free for commercial use).

The illusion of the Indo-US strategic partnership is currently burning in the waters of the Gulf of Oman. We spent the last decade convincing ourselves that Washington viewed New Delhi as an equal partner. We signed defense pacts, conducted...

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