Many of my own friends and people in my circle were convinced that Trump was going to lose because they “couldn’t imagine why anyone would vote for him,” especially if they voted for Clinton or Biden previously. The answer as to why Harris lost lies in the fact that they had to imagine anything to begin with because they refused to earnestly engage with anyone who might’ve voted for him.

This past weekend, Israel did something no one ever thought would happen: They actually attacked Iranian soil. There’s a lot to unpack, and a lot of people have extreme takes from both sides but the most interesting ones are those who say Israel didn’t go far enough by refusing to attack Iran’s nuclear sites and energy infrastructure. Many are saying Israel should take advantage and go for the throat to topple the regime. The question is though, “Is that even possible?”

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Shay Khatiri who is the VP of Development and a Senior Fellow at Yorktown Institute. He’s also an Iranian national and a declared enemy of the state who participated in the famous Green Movement in 2009.

In addition to his Substack, The Russia-Iran File, he has also been published in The Wall Street Journal, The Hill, and Middle East Forum Observer. You can follow him on Twitter (ShayKhatiri).

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Topic

The connection between the Jewish people and the land of Judea from which they hail is integral to what it means to be Jewish. To be “antizionist” is not just to be against the actions of the Israeli government, but to be against the very idea of reestablishing sovereignty over our ancestral homeland.

I went LIVE on TikTok to discuss this. Take a listen.

Chapters

What is Zionism? 00:00-29:23

Religious Zionism 29:24-38:04

Judaism is an Ethnoreligion 38:05-47:12

More Jews are more Jewish Now 47:13-48:54

Antizionism in Academia 48:55-54:49

Reform Movement & Zionism 54:50-1:18:09

Wrap up 1:18:10-1:19:31

Announcement — 00:00-02:26

TikTok Live on DNC — 02:26-33:45

Update Post Weekend — 33:45-46:37

Thank you everyone for supporting me so far. I’m looking into how I structure my content and balance it with my TikTok channel. If you haven’t subscribed already, I would love your support: https://www.tiktok.com/@silver_z.e

I’m thinking about how to reward both my communities for being a part of each. Right now, I’m looking into hosting TikTok Lives during the week that essentially act as my podcast recording with the addition of panels and final thoughts. Below are those two recordings.

Panel

Final Thoughts

The Watermelon Warriors have officially entered the infighting phase that anyone who's been involved in this issue for longer than a year could've seen coming.

Back when Trump was POTUS, the Washington Post made a big deal about their tagline, "Democracy dies in darkness." However, when you look at the paper's Instagram feed, you can clearly see that they have no interest in supporting democracy.

They aren't the only the ones. The entire mainstream media has decided that they are no longer skeptical journalists determined to uncover the truth, but rather the vanguard for their specific truth and that of the progressive wing of this country.

As such, they have sacrificed the integrity of the very institution they claim they wish to protect.

Shalom Chaverim! Wouldn’t it be great if we had politicians who stopped complaining about how terrible our country is because ofour problems and started speaking about how great this country is because of our ability to solve them?

Shalom Chaverim! Check out a recording of my TikTok Live on Tuesday, June 18th! First video is my monologue explaining my position, and the second is the debate (3rd Round) between me and Jonathan Katz.

Shalom Chaverim! Feel free to follow this podcast wherever you listen, as it will offer additional analyses that stand on their own along with complimenting what is published on my Substack.