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Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jun 9, 2026, 6:14 AM

America’s New Anti-Israel Left-Right Consensus

Fifteen years ago, both major American political parties treated Israel as a strategic asset in the Middle East. Gallup’s 2011 surveys showed clear majorities sympathizing more with Israelis than with Palestinians across Democratic and Republican ranks. By February 2026,...

Jun 8, 2026, 8:18 PM

Trump Turned the White House into a Licensing Desk for Foreign Powers

In the European Parliament, Qatargate 2022 showed foreign influence arriving through intermediaries and ending in raids, cash and criminal files. In Trump’s Washington, it walked through the front door, shook the president’s hand, licensed his name, entered his family...

Jun 8, 2026, 6:33 PM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup–Group B/C/D Previews

(Dear Reader(s): If you read far enough in this lengthy post, you will find a bonus Bob Dylan quote.) Group B Every World Cup features a first-round group known histrionically as “The Group of Death.” The title is applied to...

Benjamen Gussen

May 26, 2026, 10:33 AM

The Death of the Middle East: The Abraham Accords and the Birth of the Med East

The Abraham Accords were not only a diplomatic breakthrough. They were the first clear sign that the region long called the "Middle East" had begun to outgrow the map that gave it that name. "Middle East" was never a native...

May 24, 2026, 7:04 PM

Hormuz: Trump’s Achilles’ heel

Contrary to popular belief, chess was not invented in Persia but in India. Yet the modern game we know today - with its rules and strategic depth - was refined and popularized in Persia after arriving from India in...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

May 19, 2026, 2:13 PM

Mamdani Hates Israel. Stop Pretending Otherwise.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, right, and his wife Rama Duwaji wave at members of media after a news conference at Gracie Mansion, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

American Democratic Jews who consider themselves Zionists must abandon Zohran Mamdani. He advances a clear anti-Israel agenda while using a small circle of extreme-left Jewish activists as political cover. This tactic allows him to claim immunity from accusations of...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

May 13, 2026, 4:09 AM

‘Indiana Trump’ Barks Again; No Bite Yet

In the brutal chessboard of Middle Eastern geopolitics, the Spanish proverb perro que ladra no muerde—a dog that barks does not bite—now defines President Donald Trump’s Iran strategy with merciless clarity. Since the Pakistan-brokered ceasefire took effect on April 8,...

May 6, 2026, 9:28 AM

UAE Targeted, the World Responds as One

There are rare moments in international affairs when divisions blur and a clear moral line emerges. The recent missile and drone attacks on the United Arab Emirates have produced exactly that kind of moment. What could have easily been...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

May 5, 2026, 3:19 PM

Hezbollah’s Drones Challenge Israel’s Edge

In late April 2026, a fiber-optic first-person-view drone struck an Israeli armored unit in the village of Taybeh in southern Lebanon, killing Israeli soldier Idan Fooks and wounding six others. Hezbollah subsequently released video evidence of additional strikes on...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

May 1, 2026, 4:46 AM

King Charles’ Qatar Cash: UK’s Islamism Reckoning

Between 2011 and 2015, then-Prince Charles of Wales accepted three cash payments totaling €3 million from Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al Thani, the former prime minister of Qatar. One payment arrived in a suitcase packed with €1...

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