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NITZAKHON: Observations From Israel

Written over several days (Note: I’m back in the US – a travel tale I’ll have in a separate post.)  So it’s been several days, and overall, the frequency of “incoming” has gone down by a large margin.  But while there are qualitative as well as quantitative indications of that, fire seems to be focused … Read more

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IMANI: The Armada’s Shadow has Reached a Fever Pitch in the Middle East

The waters of the North Arabian Sea are no longer just a transit corridor; they have become the center stage for what military analysts describe as the most significant American force-generation event in over a decade. As of this week, the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) Carrier Strike Group has officially taken up station, marking the arrival of … Read more

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CARDELLO: Blessed Be the Peacemakers

According to Google and AI, “Blessed are the peacemakers” is a biblical quote from the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:9, meaning that those who actively work to create peace will be called the children of God. This is distinct from being a “peacekeeper,” who merely maintains a fragile status quo. Peacemakers actively resolve conflict by bringing … Read more

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McAdams: Is The Neocon Era Finally Over?

In his first trip abroad, President Trump spoke in Saudi Arabia about the foolish destructiveness of the neocons and nation-builders and proclaimed a new era of respect for national sovereignty and economic development. Does this mean that non-interventionism has finally arrived? Ron Paul Institute Authors’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of … Read more

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Expanding the Abraham Accords Across the Middle East

In a recent statement from the Oval Office, President Donald Trump reaffirmed his administration’s unwavering commitment to fostering peace in the Middle East, declaring, “Every day, we’re keeping our promises to the Muslim community. My administration is engaged in relentless diplomacy to forge a lasting peace in the Middle East, building on the historic Abraham … Read more

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President Trump: Stop Bombing Yemen and Exit the Middle East!

Over the weekend President Trump ordered a massive military operation against the small country of Yemen. Was Yemen in the process of attacking the United States? No. Did the President in that case go to Congress and seek a declaration of war against the country? No. The fact is, Yemen hadn’t even threatened the United … Read more

Middle East “Peace” Deal Happening ‘cuz Trump

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a cease-fire, but don’t let Biden’s Handmaiden media mislead you. This deal only happened because Donald Trump was President. First of all, the Biden Administration has allegedly been trying to broker a peace deal for over a year now. Regular readers will recall Biden’s negotiations have, for some reason, been led … Read more

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The Death of Syria

What is clearly a joint US-Israeli plan to remake the Mideast map is now well underway. Changes will be seismic. The Biden administration, by now almost totally controlled by pro-Israel neocons, is making its final major moves by loosing a Parthian shaft into the heart of the Mideast. Syria – or what’s left of it … Read more

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Winners and Losers in Syria

Iran and Russia are the two big losers in the ouster of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday by the Sunni Islamist groups affiliated to al-Qaeda. Assad fled in the nick of time  after giving orders that there be a peaceful handover of power. The likelihood is that he is in Russia. At any rate, … Read more

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American Neocons Get Their Iran War as Congress Sleeps

Over the weekend, the Commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), General Michael Kurilla, arrived in Israel to “coordinate” with the Israeli military and plan a military strike against Iran. Think about that for a moment: one of the highest-ranking officers in the US military is planning a war in a foreign country against another … Read more

Middle East Chaos Is All On Biden/Harris

Joe Biden gave his last address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, and his legacy would have been better served if he passed on the invitation. The speech was long, disjointed, and a shot at Israel, our greatest ally in the Middle East. Joe also tried to reinvent the botched Afghanistan withdrawal and … Read more

Angels and Demons

Week after week here in NH and around the country, we read how Palestinians are the poor victims of oppression and subjugation written by folks who are uninformed as to the ideology of Islam. I keep urging people to read the Quran so they might know what motivates Muslims (Palestinians are Muslims), but some are … Read more

Happy 76th birthday, Israel

This week, Israel celebrates its 76th birthday. Seventy-six years ago, May 14, 1948, was the rebirth of one of the oldest cultures and nations in history, the State of Israel. With Judaism as its religion, Israel has a historical continuity spanning over 4,000 years.

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The World Doesn’t Need Joe Biden To Solve Its Problems

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a suggestion for advancing President Joe Biden’s awkward three-way deal between the US, Saudi Arabia, and Israel. “Significant concessions,” he said, from Israel to Palestinian Authority (PA) strongman Mahmoud Abbas. Blinken, according to news source Axios, said Saudi Arabia would be needed to show the Arab/Muslim world that … Read more

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Joe Brought His Checkbook, Came Back Empty

There were low expectations and high apprehension about Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East. Initially part of his recent European swing, but Biden’s handlers knew a ten-day trip was too challenging. The White House told us that this trip was an audible not to tire out the aging Biden. He first went to Israel, … Read more

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