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Secretary of State Marco Rubio referenced the ICC as a “rogue court” that is “crippling” the US

Posted on October 14, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

MILITARY DAILY NEWS Trump Sanctions Entire ICC, Drawing Rebuke From US Allies Haley Fuller October 9, 2026 The Trump administration sanctioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday, expanding restrictions against individual officials into financial measures targeting the institution. Eight … Continue reading →

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“America never agreed to a world tribunal that can override our own courts and the Constitution”

Posted on July 25, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Why We’re Dismantling the ICC Secretary of State Marco Rubio July 14, 2026 Most of us would struggle to imagine a world in which U.S. soldiers, police officers, Border Patrol agents and elected leaders could be … Continue reading →

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“VP Vance’s critique overlooks long history of Israeli diplomacy, compromise, and reluctant wars. But worse, it invokes an age-old blood libel”

Posted on July 10, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

CLARITY The Israeli Response to Vance Michael Oren July 9, 2026 …What they should have asked, “is JD Vance right when he said that Israel “can’t just kill [its] way out of solving every single national security problem that [it … Continue reading →

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“The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding tells Iran that Hezbollah survives and Israel leaves. The Trilateral Framework says that Hezbollah disarms and that, until it does, Israel stays in Lebanon”

Posted on July 1, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

GATESTONE Washington Handed Iran the Paper and Kept the War Pierre Rehov July 1, 2026 …Consider what each document asks of the same actor. The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding tells Iran that Hezbollah survives and Israel leaves. The Trilateral Framework … Continue reading →

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“Washington is drafting the rules of Israel’s self-defense – without Israel in the room”

Posted on June 25, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

MIDDLE EAST FORUM Micromanaging Survival Gregg Roman June 23, 2026 Don’t let the headline numbers — barrels, waivers, frozen billions — set tonight’s frame. The tell of the day is a small procedural fact almost everyone skipped: the United States … Continue reading →

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“We brought the people of Lebanon to the understanding that we’re not the enemy. Hezbollah is,” said Yechiel Leiter, Israel’s U.S. ambassador.

Posted on June 4, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

JNS Israel, Lebanon agree on plan to drive Hezbollah north of the Litani River Mike Wagenheim June 4, 2026 After a marathon negotiating session of over eight and a half hours at the U.S. State Department, Israel and Lebanon announced … Continue reading →

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Senior Israeli official: “United States now intends to actively lead efforts to disarm Hezbollah”

Posted on April 16, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

JPOST US intends to lead Hezbollah disarmament, senior Israeli official tells ‘Post’ Amichai Stein April 16, 2026 A senior Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post that, unlike in the past, the United States now intends to actively lead efforts to disarm Hezbollah … Continue reading →

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“United by their hostility to Israel, the liberal establishment, leftists and right-wing antisemites are hoping to capitalize on a disaster. But it could also backfire on them”

Posted on March 2, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

JNS Trump’s critics have a lot riding on the Iran conflict Jonathan Tobin March 2, 2026 Whether they admit it or not, a lot of people are rooting for disaster for the United States and Israel in the conflict that … Continue reading →

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“Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that moves toward annexing West Bank could endanger Trump’s plan to end the Gaza war”

Posted on October 23, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

JPOST Netanyahu: West Bank annexation bill a ‘provocation’ to sow discord between Israel, US Reuters October 23, 2025 The recent Knesset vote on West Bank annexation was a “deliberate political provocation by the opposition” meant to incite conflict during US … Continue reading →

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US State Department intervenes to prevent FIFA sanctions against Israel

Posted on September 25, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Trump poised to prevent Israel’s World Cup expulsion Erez Linn September 25, 2025 The Trump administration intends to prevent FIFA from banning Israel’s national soccer team before the 2026 World Cup, according to a … Continue reading →

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