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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...

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 12, 2026, 5:25 AM

Trump Cried Wolf and the Wolf Didn’t Come. But the Lion Might.

On June 11, 2026, President Trump announced that a “great settlement” with Iran was close to completion, that a memorandum of understanding could be signed within days in Europe, and that he believed Ayatollah Motjaba Khamenei had accepted the...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jun 11, 2026, 1:27 PM

Hamas Disarms for Cameras, Kills for Power

The latest United Nations report on Gaza exposes the fraud at the center of every negotiation with Hamas. The terrorist group tells diplomats it may disarm while its own enforcers execute, maim, and beat Palestinians to preserve power. This...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jun 10, 2026, 7:57 AM

Dear President Aoun

Dear President Aoun, My name is Jose Lev. I am an American-Israeli scholar, veteran, and member of a people that has buried too many of its sons because leaders mistook delay for wisdom. I write not as an enemy of...

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