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Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez
Aug 18, 2026, 12:35 AM
The Nordic Rift: How Scandinavia Estranged Israel
The Postwar Consensus and Shared Idealism In the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, the nations of the Nordic world viewed the nascent State of Israel not with suspicion, but with a profound and genuine affinity. This was a...
Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez
Aug 17, 2026, 12:08 AM
Did Vikings Reach Israel Long Before the Crusades?
While our title invites a simple answer, the historical record resists one. Our contemporary imagination of the Viking Age remains fundamentally captive to popular culture; cinematic narratives such as Vikings and The Last Kingdom continuously reify the historical trope of...
Michael Arizanti
Jul 30, 2026, 7:48 PM
The Muslim Brotherhood Is Not a Charity. It Is a Bank.
Washington has stopped arguing about the Brotherhood's ideology and started following its money. Europe should read the paperwork. On 23 July 2026, the US Treasury sanctioned a man who lives in London. His name is Mahmoud al-Abyari. He is Egyptian, and...
Doug Klein
Jun 29, 2026, 12:25 PM
Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup–Day 18
Mixed emotions were the order of the day for the Zionist's Guide to the World Cup (ZGWC) as it viewed the day's only match, featuring Canada and South Africa in a Round of 32 knockout match. Since October 7th,...
Lars Avner Aqurette
Jun 16, 2026, 10:42 AM
Progressive Sweden Goes Medieval
1. Sweden is going to the polls in September, which means that all the class clowns are now trying to become popular. There’s nothing they won’t do that can turn their ill-conceived ideas into government policies. Clowns are often fun,...
Doug Klein
Jun 9, 2026, 2:35 PM
Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup Group–E/F/G Previews
The much-reviled Group of Death will be revealed somewhere below. Group E Dear Reader(s), it is a testament to the shock of October 7th and the evident anti-Semitic bloodlust in Europe–as well as much of the rest of the world–that Germany...
Branko Miletic
Mar 12, 2026, 4:36 AM
Andromeda’s fate etched in the stars of history
In the first century BCE, the Greek geographer Strabo noted that the inhabitants of the Balkan interior were both poor and tattooed, “as other Illyrian tribes.” The remark is among the earliest written references to a practice that would...
Sheldon Kirshner
Feb 27, 2026, 8:55 PM
The Swedish Connection
Sweden hewed to a policy of neutrality during World War II, but Swedish industrialists profited from the conflict by selling iron ore and ball bearings to Nazi Germany, thereby enabling it to press on with the war. Sweden, too,...
Mohamed Osman
Jan 23, 2026, 11:31 PM
Recognizing Somaliland would be in Sweden’s Interest
I respectfully urge the Government of Sweden to formally recognize the Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state within its 1960 borders. The Republic of Somaliland is in the Horn of Africa, along the southern coast of the...
Alexandra Ell
Jan 15, 2026, 1:57 AM
Raoul Wallenberg: How a British Propaganda Film Became a Model for Rescue
When Pimpernel Smith reached Sweden in late 1943, the Swedish Film Censorship Board banned it from public screening, wary that its openly anti‑Nazi stance might jeopardise the fragile, carefully maintained neutrality of the country. The only people who saw it...
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