America has no enemies in Middle East! Israel is fighting the enemies it created and dragging U.S., into these wars.

1:      “Israel is fighting America’s enemies” — a popular line pushed by AIPAC.
          But is it true? 

2:     Israel and the U.S. share some security concerns—like Iran and terrorism.
        But that doesn’t mean they’re fighting the same wars. Israel acts in its own interest first.

3:     Hamas is Israel’s enemy. But unlike ISIS or al-Qaeda, 

        Hamas has never said America is an enemy and doesn’t attack Americans.
        So… is Israel really fighting America’s enemies?

4:     Iran? Yes, both countries oppose its nuclear ambitions.
        But the U.S. tried diplomacy (like the Iran Deal).
        Israel opposed it. That’s not fighting together — that’s disagreeing.

5:     Gaza? Thousands of civilians killed. Entire communities wiped out.
        Israel calls it self-defense.
        The world calls it war crimes. ICC convicted Israeli leaders as war criminals.
        Should the U.S. support this blindly?

6:     Bottom line:
        Israel is a powerful ally—but it acts for itself.
        It Always hurts America.

7:     We need honest foreign policy.
        Not slogans.
        Not unconditional support.
        Not silence when there is solid evidence of Genocide and ethnic cleansing.

 The Honest Take
🔍 Israel fights wars to grab large swatches of Palestinian lands.
🤝It does not help America, makes America a dishonest player.
Conclusion:
🎯 A real ally doesn’t demand blind support.
     America must lead with values, not slogans.

The Reality

What’s Overlooked
⚠️ Thousands of civilian deaths in Gaza
⚠️ Accusations of war crimes
⚠️ Short-term and Long-term damage to America’s global image

Under scrutiny over his positions on Israel, the ascendant New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani declined to condemn the phrase “Globalize the intifada” while speaking on a podcast on Tuesday.

This is what he said:

“I know people for whom those things mean very different things,” Mamdani said in the episode, released on Tuesday. “Ultimately what I hear in so many is a desperate desire for equality and equal rights in standing up for Palestinian human rights.”

"We need new leadership that is prepared to stand up to powerful corporate interests and fight for the working class."

With the United States—and the Democratic Party—facing a "fundamental choice" between politics dominated by corporations and billionaires or by the needs of ordinary Americans, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday said that for 8 million people in New York City, there is "a clear choice as to the path forward."

With one week left until voting ends in the city's Democratic mayoral primary, the senator announced his endorsement for progressive Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani.

"Status quo politics is not good enough."

"How does New York effectively address the crises in affordable housing, education, crime, drugs, transportation, childcare, and many more?" said Sanders (I-Vt.) in a statement. "The answers will not be easy, but one thing I do know: They will not be solved by a Democratic establishment dependent on super PACs funded by billionaires who could care less about the needs of working families. We need a new politics and new leadership which is prepared to stand up to powerful corporate interests and fight for the working class."

Sanders' endorsement came two days after Mamdani joined Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) at a rally where the mayoral candidate said the election "isn't just about the future of our city, it's about the future of our democracy, whether billionaires and massive corporations can simply buy our elections."

"We know that this movement is more powerful than their money," he said.

Disgraced former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned in 2021 over numerous sexual harassment allegations, has been leading in polls ahead of the primary, but a survey from Public Policy Polling showed Mamdani, who has focused his campaign on making the nation's largest city affordable for working people, in the lead last week.

Cuomo's lead has also narrowed considerably in other polls as Mamdani has called for a rent freeze for the city's 2 million residents who live in rent-stabilized apartments, a network of city-owned grocery stores to keep grocery prices low, no-cost childcare, and other policies aimed at making life in one of the nation's most expensive cities more affordable.

Corporate and real estate interests have ramped up spending against Mamdani as he's gained momentum and harshly rebuked Cuomo in public statements and debates, attacking the former governor's numerous past scandals, cuts he made to Medicaid, and his March 2020 policy of requiring nursing homes to admit patients who had tested positive for Covid-19.

Sanders noted that Mamdani "is funding his campaign largely through small-dollar donations, including more than 27,000 individual contributions."

Mamdani has also signaled strong opposition to President Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda, directly confronting border czar Tom Homan about immigration agents' abduction of Columbia University organizer Mahmoud Khalil, while Cuomo recently urged New Yorkers not to "overreact" with protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, even as he said the agency is "going to do things that are illegal and unconstitutional."

While the mayoral election will directly impact a relatively small number of Americans, progressive organizer Corbin Trent wrote in a column at Common Dreams on Saturday that "all change starts somewhere."

"This is where we find out if Democrats will transform or keep managing democracy's decline while the world burns," he wrote. "The clock's ticking."

"Every crisis we face—from troops in our streets to endless wars to families who can't afford basics—comes from the same source: a political system that serves power instead of people," Trent added. "Zohran represents a chance to try something different. That's why his potential success terrifies them more than Trump's authoritarianism. Fascists don't threaten their consulting contracts. Politicians who might actually deliver for working people do."

Warning that the U.S. faces a "pivotal and dangerous moment" in its history, Sanders said Tuesday that "status quo politics is not good enough."

"We need the kind of visionary leadership that Zohran is providing in this campaign," said the senator. "In my view, Zohran Mamdani is the best choice for mayor of New York City."

President Trump is becoming ever more emphatic in his backing of Israel’s attack on Iran, with the chances rising by the hour that he will greenlight direct U.S. involvement.

The president discussed the crisis in the White House Situation Room with his closest advisers on Tuesday afternoon. Afterward, according to the Israeli news organization Haaretz, he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The road ahead is complicated, not least because there are stark differences within Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) support base regarding the merits of getting involved in foreign conflicts in Iran or anywhere else.

Then there is the vexing question of what, precisely, the goal would be if the U.S. joined military operations — and how it would be achieved.

Would it be limited to destroying the Iranian uranium enrichment facility at Fordow, which is literally built inside a mountain? Or would it be regime Change?

Then there are questions of economics and logistics, such as the effect of an all-out war on oil prices and on crucial mercantile traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

On Tuesday, Trump adopted his most belligerent stance yet on Iran in a series of social media posts.