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The PA Is Not Hamas’s Rival – It’s Part of the Same Ecosystem

Why Israel Should Close Every UN Office in the Country

From Angela Davis to Candace Owens: The Evolution of Russian Influence Operations

How Israel’s and America’s Enemies Weaponize the New York Times’ Prestige

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt transits the Strait of Hormuz in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Dec. 5, 2025.

Hormuz and Uranium Put Trump’s Art of the Deal with Iran to the Test

Dr. Fiamma Nirenstein
Adolf Hitler

The Big Liars and the Propaganda War Against Israel

Joel Fishman
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas receives a draft of the State of Palestine's interim constitution from counselor Muhammad al-Hajj Qasim in Ramallah in February 2026

A Palestinian Constitution of Contradictions: Democracy in Form, Exclusion in Substance

Amb. Alan Baker
Strait of Hormuz. (picryl.com/)

Iran’s Hormuz Gambit: The Strait as a Weapon of Jihadist Endurance

Dr. Dan Diker
Iranian nuclear negotiations. (Omid Vahabzadeh/Wikimedia)

Iran’s Strategy is to Buy Time in Negotiations with the U.S.

Yoni Ben Menachem
Explosion at Shahid Rajaee Port in Bandar Abbas. (MEHR News Agency)

How to Strangle Iran’s Regime Without Igniting the Entire Region

Oded Ailam
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

Law, Politics, and Hypocrisy: The Global Response to the Iran Conflict

Amb. Alan Baker
(AI-generated montage)

The West Wants Finite Wars. Its Enemies Are Fighting Forever Wars

Tirza Shorr
An Israeli prison service response unit seen during an operation where Nukhba terrorists are being held at the Ofer Prison near Jerusalem. (Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Reassessing the Death Penalty in Israel’s Counterterrorism Framework

Lt.-Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch
Israeli military vehicles and tanks are seen along the Israeli border with Lebanon

Provocation As Strategy: How the Iran-Led Axis of Resistance Turns Loss into Leverage – And Why It May Fail

Rawan Osman
The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BATARG) transits through the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait in 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lyle Wilkie)

What Are the Implications of the Houthis Joining the War Alongside Iran?

Yoni Ben Menachem
U.S. fighter jets

Confronting Jihad’s Forever War

Dr. Dan Diker
Ali-Mohammad Naeini

Israel Eliminating Iran’s Psychological Warfare Architects

Yoni Ben Menachem
Pro-regime rally

The Hidden Risks of Total Regime Change in Iran

Dr. Irwin J. Mansdorf
Donald Trump

Trump’s Pause Does Not Mean the War with Iran Is Over

Dr. Fiamma Nirenstein

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