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Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Aug 24, 2026, 5:30 AM

Bennett and Liberman Must End the Palestinian Mess

Naftali Bennett and Avigdor Lieberman correctly reject diplomatic fantasy, but turning that rejection into hard-nosed architecture requires shattering the West’s favorite delusions. For decades, the archaic Israeli foreign policy establishment chased the mirage of a centralized Palestinian state, creating...

Aug 20, 2026, 9:24 AM

Why I’m Changing My Mind About Trump’s Naval Blockade of Iran

In June I wrote that the strategy behind the American naval blockade was to provoke Iran's implosion, and I doubted the instrument could deliver it. Six days ago I showed that no blockade in the past century has ever...

Aug 5, 2026, 6:31 AM

The Gulf Must Choose: Iran’s Missiles Today or Iran’s Nuclear Bomb Tomorrow

The attack was ready. Trump said so himself. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on August 2, he explained his decision to call off a planned strike on Iran. He claimed the request for restraint came from Saudi...

Elkana Bar Eitan

Jul 29, 2026, 9:50 PM

Bennett Is Right: Israel Must Stop Pretending Qatar Is a Neutral Mediator

For years, Israel has treated Qatar as an unavoidable partner. Successive governments accepted its role as a mediator with Hamas. Western leaders praised its diplomatic efforts. International media portrayed it as a bridge between civilizations. But after October 7,...

Steven Teplitsky

Jul 29, 2026, 9:03 PM

The Architecture of Influence

How Qatar’s Al Jazeera infiltrated Western newsrooms, dismantled Cold War verification standards, and turned breaking headlines into geopolitical leverage. There was a time in American newsrooms when the rule governing foreign state-controlled media was absolute: verify everything, trust nothing. During the...

Jul 25, 2026, 6:12 PM

Houthi Threat Bringing Saudi Arabia and UAE Closer, Will Israel and IMEC Benefit?

The renewed escalation between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis in Yemen, alongside growing tensions between the United States and Iran, may be reshaping relations between the Gulf's two most influential powers—Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. In recent months,...

Sergio Restelli

Jul 19, 2026, 2:41 PM

Qatar After Hamad: The Beginning of a Strategic Recalibration

The passing of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani marks far more than the death of a former ruler. It signals the end of the generation that created modern Qatar and raises fundamental questions about the direction the emirate...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jul 15, 2026, 6:10 AM

This Is How America Wins in Iran and Weakens China

In the last two weeks, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has repeatedly claimed responsibility for missile strikes on several oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, branding the vessels as “offending supertankers that ignored warnings, turned off their...

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...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jul 1, 2026, 3:38 AM

Qatar’s Emir Flies Under Israeli Protection

Israeli companies are shielding Qatar’s ruling family from missile attacks even as Doha hosts Hamas leaders. That contradiction is not merely ironic; it exposes a strategic opening Jerusalem has underused. Three aircraft in Qatar’s royal fleet reportedly carry Elbit’s C-MUSIC...

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