Category Archives: Islam

I rarely post Al Jazeera, but this is worth a read: “Every aspect of Iran’s ability to project regional power is being successfully degraded”

AL JAZEERA The US-Israeli strategy against Iran is working. Here is why. Muhanad Seloom March 16, 2026 Two weeks into Operation Epic Fury, the dominant narrative has settled into a comfortable groove: The United States and Israel stumbled into a … Continue reading

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Iran regime change: “One possible scenario, hinging on the unprecedented ability of the United States and Israel to carry out precision strikes from drones and advanced manned aircraft”

BOSTON GLOBE Yes, regime change could happen in Iran without boots on the ground Alex Safian March 13, 2026 While the fighting with Iran continues, many media commentators, strategic experts, and politicians have claimed that regime change cannot happen there … Continue reading

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‘Palestine,’ for both supporters and opponents, represents the dream of an end to Western hegemony

TABLET MAG Ersatz Israel Daniel Miller March 18, 2026 …Lee Smith presciently described the “Global Empire of Palestine” in Tablet. Of course, Palestinians do not control the empire that has been established in their name, much less a state. Yet … Continue reading

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“The Iran war exposes, yet again, how many modern liberal movements now defend and excuse the very illiberal ideas they are supposed to oppose”

FUTURE OF JEWISH The Left forgot what liberal means. Vanessa Berg March 12, 2026 …Israeli society is democratic and liberal (in the classical sense). Palestinian society, by contrast, is inherently illiberal, which has nothing to do with so-called “oppression” or … Continue reading

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ADL: ‘Gracie Mansion belongs to all New Yorkers. Public office must never be used to legitimize hate’

JEWISH INSIDER ADL condemns Zohran Mamdani for hosting Mahmoud Khalil at mayor’s mansion Haley Cohen March 10, 2026 The Anti-Defamation League condemned New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday for hosting Columbia University anti-Israel protest leader Mahmoud Khalil at … Continue reading

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“The U.S. has joined the IDF in the enterprise, but Americans have not seen their military fight that kind of war in a long time. For some, it is a disorienting experience”

NATIONAL REVIEW America and Israel Remind the World How Wars Are Fought to Victory Noah Rothman March 5, 2026 …Jerusalem’s objective is to “create the conditions” for regime change, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Toward that end, one Israel-based … Continue reading

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“The fact is that no one before Trump had the courage to attack. Iran has been waging a war against Americans, U.S. interests, and allies for nearly five decades, and no other American leader would stand up against that”

TABLET MAG Who Wants This War? Answer: winners Lee Smith March 5, 2026 Polls show that Republican support for the Donald Trump administration’s campaign to destroy Iran’s nuclear weapons facilities, ballistic missile program, and other military capabilities and dismantle the … Continue reading

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“The underlying message of these reports is both conspiratorial and clear: be it Jews or Arabs, America is effectively ruled by influential foreigners who hold power over the U.S. government”

CAMERA BLOG The ZOG and the AOG: The media’s foreign conspiracies about Iran Omri Tubi March 6, 2026 As the United States and Israel began their war with Iran in February 2026, the media tried to understand why the U.S. … Continue reading

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UAE under attack: “America did not help broker the Abraham Accords only to watch their boldest Arab partner become an exposed target”

GATESTONE To Defend the Abraham Accords, Trump Must First Defend the UAE Robert Williams March 9, 2026 …That choice became unmistakable in 2020, when the UAE signed the Abraham Accords with Israel. The agreement formally established peace, diplomatic relations, and … Continue reading

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“Iran’s regional isolation has created a rare strategic opening for Washington to build a durable security architecture linking Israel and the Gulf”

FREE PRESS The Middle East Is Ready for the Abraham Accords 2.0 Zineb Riboua March 12, 2026 …[Pete] Hegseth described Iran’s isolation as a military outcome, but it was in fact a structural inevitability—one confirmed when U.S. ambassador to the … Continue reading

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