Eric Alan Isaacson

What Are the Trump Administration’s True Objectives in Iran? Many of President Trump’s stated justifications for the US and Israeli war on Iran are demonstrably false.

The Director the University of San Francisco's Middle Eastern Studies Program, Professor Stephen Zunes, writes: What Are the Trump Administration’s True Objectives in Iran? truthout.org/articles/wha...

The Democratic Majority for Israel PAC, whose endorsement you enthusiastically accepted last week, is celebrating Trump’s illegal war as an “unequivocally a positive development.” Why are you taking their money?

Rubio says planned Israeli action against Iran prompted US strikes Planned ‌Israeli action against Iran that would have seen retaliation against American forces prompted the United States ​to launch its weekend strikes against ​Tehran, U.S. Secretary of State Marco R...

“Israel First”
Netanyahu leads, Trump follows.
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US strikes on Iran triggered by Israel’s plan to launch attack, Rubio says Secretary of state says Trump ordered pre-emptive strikes out of concern about Tehran retaliation after Israeli attack

U.S. foreign policy is “Israel First”: Netanyahu leads, and Trump follows.
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Rubio says Israel's strike plan triggered US attack on Iran 'There absolutely was an imminent threat and the imminent threat was that we knew that if Iran was attacked – and we believed they would be attacked – that they would immediately come after us,' Secre...

Secretary Rubio admits Israel is in charge: Netanyahu leads, Trump follows.
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Rubio claims US knew Israel would attack Iran, acted to protect American troops from ‘imminent threat’ WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Trump attacked Iran over the weekend because he knew Israel was going to launch a military strike and worried about retaliation again…

Secretary Rubio admits that Israel is in charge: Netanyahu leads, Trump follows.
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US-Israeli strike on girls' school kills at least 85 students, Iran's judiciary says At least 85 students have been killed in US-Israeli strikes that hit an Iranian girls' school in Hormozgan province, Iran's judiciary said on Saturday. Washington has not commented on the reported str...

So are Trump and Netanyahu going to do to Iranian civilians what they've done to Palestinian civilians in Gaza? Sure looks like it:

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The morally bankrupt Trump administration has partnered with another morally bankrupt authoritarian to declare an unprovoked war on Iran, already killing scores of civilians.

We need an immediate vote from Congress on a War Powers Resolution. Then articles of impeachment.

'Terror was needed to make Arabs leave': What Israel's army did in '48, revealed Thousands of Newly Discovered Documents Now Make It Possible to Tell the True Story of Israel's Expulsion of Palestinians in 1948 – and to Begin to Grasp Its Bitter Implications, post-October 7

Adam Raz writes in Haaretz (gift article):
'Terror Was Needed to Make Arabs Leave': What the Israeli Army Did in 1948, Revealed - Israel Security www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

San Diego volunteers cited for observing ICE arrests After observing ICE appointments at San Diego’s federal building for months, volunteers were cited by officials for loitering.

We are living under a dictatorship: Federal officials cite San Diego volunteers who have been observing ICE check-ins for months

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A U.S. veteran adopted an orphan from Iran. Decades later, ICE is trying to deport her The woman has no criminal record and is unsure what prompted the threat of removal. She fears being deported to Iran given her father's military service and her Christian faith.

"The worst of the worst"? NOT!
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Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump. So, why would Trump’s DOJ do this?
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DOJ Scrubs Record of Interviews With Trump Accuser From Epstein Files The FBI interviewed one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims four times over her allegation that Donald Trump assaulted her when she was underage.

Woman Who ‘Credibly Accused’ Trump of Sex With a Minor Reportedly Had Her Records Removed From Epstein Files
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The Supreme Court strikes Trump's tariffs down:
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Hitler’s Greenland Obsession After creating an economic mess with ill-advised tariffs, Hitler looked north in pursuit of resources and national security.

“After creating an economic mess with ill-advised tariffs, Hitler looked north in pursuit of resources and national security.”

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

DOJ Scrubs Record of Interviews With Trump Accuser From Epstein Files The FBI interviewed one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims four times over her allegation that Donald Trump assaulted her when she was underage.

DOJ Scrubs Record of Interviews With Trump Accuser From Epstein Files newrepublic.com/post/206765/... via @newrepublic.com

The Prairieland 19 Case Is a Test for Criminalizing Dissent Nine members of the “Prairieland 19,” anti-ICE protesters in Texas who the Trump administration is dubiously accusing of domestic terrorism, are going on trial this week. The case is a test for how ea...

Antifa trial: The Prairieland 19 Case Is a Test for Criminalizing Dissent
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Judge declares mistrial in Prairieland ICE shooting trial over lawyer's 'politically charged' shirt The shirt, which appeared to show civil rights protestors, led Judge Mark Pittman to halt jury selection.

“The mistrial came after a vocal portion of the pool of 75 prospective jurors expressed anti-ICE and anti-President Trump sentiments when questioned by the judge and Assistant U.S. Attorney Shawn Smith.”
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Yet Jeffrey Epstein’s best friend and fellow sexual predator Donald J. Trump is still free? How can that be?

Live Updates: Former Prince Andrew Arrested in Britain Over Epstein Ties

Yet Jeffrey Epstein’s best friend and fellow sexual predator Donald J. Trump is still free? How can that be? www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...

Who wants to die in Rubio's war of civilizations? | Opinion Anyone Who Wants to Understand the Essence of the Most Important Political Battle of Our Generation, and Why It Is So Important to Fight It Now From Minnesota T

“In the name of defending ‘Western civilization,’ the Trump administration has gone to war against the principles that led to its flourishing.”
Noa Landau, in Haaretz (gift article)
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Board of Peace a ‘colonialist operation’: Cardinal Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, strongly criticized the U.S.-led Board of Peace, an international body chaired by President Donald Trump to oversee the governance and r...

Trump's Board of Peace a ‘colonialist operation’ says Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem www.catholicregister.org/item/3472-bo...

US-led Board of Peace a 'colonialist operation,' Cardinal Pizzaballa says Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, strongly criticized the U.S.-led Board of Peace, an international body chaired by President Donald Trump to oversee the governance and r...

US-led Board of Peace a 'colonialist operation,' says Cardinal Pizzaballa www.ncronline.org/news/us-led-...

A Palestinian citizen of Israel, jailed for Oct. 7 posts, tries to make sense of it all Influencer Abed al-Rahem Haj-Yahya Spent His Early Twenties in Gilboa Prison After Being Charged for Incitement Over Instagram Posts. Now the 24-year-old Reflects on His Arrest, the Conditions Behind ...

“According to the indictment and materials reviewed by Mansour and Haaretz, none of the posts praised Hamas or called for violence, nor did Haj-Yahya identify himself with any political or militant group.” (Gift article)

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Opinion | Netanyahu Plays Trump and American Jews for Fools — Again

Thomas L. Friedman writes that “Bibi is playing both President Trump and American Jews for fools.”
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Judge orders ICE to allow Catholics access to Chicago-area detention center The plaintiff group — the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership — has announced that Cardinal Blase Cupich will be joining them for Ash Wednesday Mass.

Trump’s DHS “did not dispute ordering ‘that no prayer is allowed on federal property on or in the Broadview facility.’”
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Go Kat!

ICE is targeting churches.
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AIPAC Is Flooding Illinois With Cash. Pro-Palestine Groups Are Backing Kat Abughazaleh The pro-Israel lobby has made Illinois a top target. Justice Democrats and the newly launched PAL PAC are trying to counter their influence.

PAL PAC is thrilled to announce our endorsement of @katmabu.bsky.social (IL-09). Kat unapologetically speaks up for Palestinian freedom and against corporate interests. @katmabu.bsky.social is a candidate for the people and proudly has PAL PAC’s support!

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Carrie Prejean Boller Is Not Going Quietly The former beauty queen, dismissed from Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, says that it’s “anti-Christian” to accuse her of anti-Semitism.

“It is not a biblical mandate that I have to worship Israel,” said Carrie Prejean Boller after being dismissed from President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission …
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