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Jannus TH Siahaan

Jun 15, 2026, 7:47 PM

Why the Iran-US Ceasefire May Be Destined to Fail

The surprise announcement on June 14, 2026, that the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran had reached a temporary peace agreement marks the emergence of a dramatic new geopolitical moment in the Middle East. The armed conflict...

Jun 15, 2026, 6:13 PM

Ukraine, Russia, Europe: War of Attrition or Return of Reality?

The uncomfortable question that will not be discussed at the G7 Summit in Evian: Hormuz is much closer to Paris than maps suggest, and Moscow lies almost within Europe’s own backyard. The signals are multiplying, suggesting that something has changed. They...

Jun 14, 2026, 12:30 AM

A Voter’s Guide To New York’s 12th Congressional District – The Nadler Seat

For People Worried About Antisemitism Bad News – The Candidates Suck The primary to select the democratic candidate for New York’s 12th Congressional District (NY-12) in the November election is on June 23, and mail-in voting has begun. This primary is...

Jun 11, 2026, 9:50 PM

The Democrats’ Platner Problem

After All Their Pontificating, Dems Chose the Worst Candidate to Go After an Old Lady. Dem damn Dems possess a particular “talent” only Republicans can envy, which is the ability to sabotage themselves while claiming a moral high ground. They...

Jun 10, 2026, 8:34 PM

The Words That Ate Democracy

How we weaponized language, reduced it to letters, and lost the ability to talk to each other. Think of a word that bugs you. Got it? Now reflect on the statement we hear so often — especially on social media...

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...

Jun 9, 2026, 5:42 PM

Netanyahu, Trump, and the Shadow of Munich

There are moments in history when diplomacy is not the opposite of war, but the prelude to something worse. That is the fear many Israelis now feel as President Donald Trump presses toward an agreement with Iran while warning Prime...

Jun 9, 2026, 1:19 PM

“I Want Them All”

It has been an eventful twelve hours here in Israel, but probably not the way you might think. If you have been listening to the news, following weeks of constant bombardment of the northern part of Israel by Hezbollah,...

Raphael Cohen-Almagor

Jun 9, 2026, 11:19 AM

The Volatility Paradox

Conventional wisdom holds that Benjamin Netanyahu should feel most comfortable when Republicans occupy the White House and most constrained when Democrats do. For decades, observers have assumed that the Israeli right enjoys a natural affinity with Republican administrations, while...

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,...

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