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Jul 19, 2026, 2:14 AM

The Sumud Flotilla’s new mission: casting Morocco as the Israel of Africa

On July 14, the Global Sumud Flotilla announced that it would release a 14-minute documentary titled “One Struggle: Western Sahara” on July 16. (AI-generated using content from Wikimedia Commons).

On July 14, the Global Sumud Flotilla announced that it would release a 14-minute documentary titled “One Struggle: Western Sahara” on July 16. The sprawling maritime coalition, which has spent the better part of a year sailing across the...

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...

Jul 13, 2026, 7:17 AM

Israel now needs years to fix what its war on Gaza did to its reputation

Israeli soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip on June 2, 2025. Credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit photographer / Wikimedia Israel.

There is a particular kind of tragedy – quieter than war, slower than siege, but no less devastating – in watching a country dismantle, with its own hands, the very diplomatic architecture it spent decades painstakingly constructing, and it...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jul 6, 2026, 3:29 AM

Arab Clan Violence Corrodes Israel’s Rule of Law

In 2025, 252 Arab citizens of Israel were murdered—the deadliest year on record. Arabs make up roughly 21 percent of the population yet accounted for 241 of the country’s 309 homicide victims. The homicide rate in Arab society reached...

Jul 4, 2026, 10:48 AM

Mizrahi Civilization

Mizrahi Civilization: The Rise and Fall of a Forgotten Nation. Image © Ivan Bassov, 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

“The Yiddish people must be counted among the founder nations of Europe.” — Paul Kriwaczek, Yiddish Civilization The Rise and Fall of a Forgotten Nation In his acclaimed book Yiddish Civilization: The Rise and Fall of a Forgotten Nation, historian and writer...

Jul 3, 2026, 5:50 PM

The Blue-Collar Bridge: Rewriting Israel’s Domestic Labor Economy

Conceptual illustration: An Indian construction worker on an Israeli building site symbolizes the new blue-collar labor bridge and the profound shift toward working-class economic integration between New Delhi and Jerusalem. Image: AI-generated (free for commercial use).

For decades, the partnership between New Delhi and Jerusalem was defined by exclusivity. The relationship lived in the classified domains of defense ministries, intelligence agencies, and elite agricultural tech summits. Diplomats signed billion-dollar arms deals. Prime ministers celebrated shared...

Jul 1, 2026, 4:54 AM

The Quiet Search for Love Across the Muslim World

Illustrative. AI image created by the author.

My mother spent her life believing that love could be learned. Not performed. Not endured. Not organized around roles assigned at birth and enforced by silence. Learned — practiced, repaired, deepened — by any human being willing to do the work. In...

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...

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...

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