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✍️ ✡️ 🇮🇱 The second part will feature a slightly longer historical introduction.

At a certain point in history, Jews became a minority in the land we call the Holy Land, and this state of affairs lasted for about 1,800 years. What were the reasons for this?
Despite the fact that in 586 BC, the Jews were exiled to Babylon, Alexander the Great led his conquests, various Hellenistic kingdoms emerged in this area, and finally, the Roman Pompey the Great conquered the Hasmonean Kingdom—the last Jewish state—and annexed it to Rome as part of the province of Syria, the Jews still constituted the majority nation in that land.
During the time of Judea's affiliation with Rome, an unassuming Child comes into the world. In a small Jewish town, Jesus Christ, God and the Messiah, is born. The Messiah, whom the Jews expected as the one who would liberate the nation of Israel from Roman occupation, turned out to be the Son of God, who came not only for the Jews but for all people, and by no means intended to engage in a political struggle against Roman authority.

In 70 AD, the Jewish revolt took place, which resulted in the Roman siege of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Second Jewish Temple. The first, as we know, was destroyed by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II about 650 years earlier.
The Roman historian of Jewish origin, Josephus Flavius, in his work "Peri tu Iudaiku polemu" (The Jewish War), describes those events in great detail. I will post an extensive excerpt in the comments so as not to include it in the post itself, as that would be too much text. This historian reports that there were one million dead in Judea alone and nearly one hundred thousand taken into Roman captivity. Historians question these numbers, as they often do. I am not in a position to dispute them, as I do not have sufficient knowledge on the subject. I know that Flavius's work is the most important source text on these events, and that is why I quote it.

A few fitting Bible passages:
"And all the people answered, 'His blood be on us and on our children!'" - Gospel of Matthew, chapter 27, verse 25
"And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, 'Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.'" - Gospel of Luke, chapter 19, verses 41-44
"And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said, 'As for these things that you see, the days will come when there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.'" - Gospel of Luke, chapter 21, verses 5-6




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The Belgorod Brit talks about the rise of China and whether it will replace the USA as the world hegemon. In the film, he charts the impetus behind the Western Liberal Democratic civilisational project that is now ending in failure.

In the podcast, BB explains why the Chinese will not replace the barbarian empires, an idea that obsesses Western oligarchs to the point of hysterical paranoia. The fact of the matter is that China is a civilisation, and they think only of China. The world outside has never been of interest to them beyond limited commercial opportunities. If you are looking for liberation at the hands of the Chinese, dream on...

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◾️ On April 4, 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was established through the signing of the Washington Treaty by 12 countries from Europe and North America.

Since its inception, this “defensive alliance” has continually expanded. Over time, NATO has absorbed 20 new member-states through ten rounds of enlargement, with seven of these occurring after the dissolution of the Soviet Union: in 1999, 2004, 2009, 2017, 2020, 2023, and 2024.

The alliance’s military interventions worldwide have always become sources of instability and chaos, directly leading to civilian casualties and devastating consequences — as witnessed in Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Syria, Ukraine, and other regions.

❗️Back in 2007, during the Munich Security Conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin explicitly highlighted NATO’s destabilizing role in the global order following the Cold War:

I think it is obvious that NATO expansion does not have any relation with the modernisation of the Alliance itself or with ensuring security in Europe. On the contrary, it represents a serious provocation that reduces the level of mutual trust. And we have the right to ask: against whom is this expansion intended?

Both the Soviet Union and Russia, at various times, sought rapprochement with NATO, even expressing interest in joining the alliance to create a comprehensive security system in Europe.

The Soviet-lead Warsaw Pact was established only in 1955 — six years after NATO’s creation. It proves that the USSR did not harbor aggressive intentions toward NATO member states.

Prior to this, Moscow aimed to normalize relations and even considered joining the North Atlantic alliance. In March 1954, Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov proposed that the Soviet Union might explore the possibility of NATO membership to reduce tensions between socialist and capitalist blocs and prevent conflicts. However, Western powers rejected this proposal.

After the USSR’s dissolution, Russian leadership made further attempts to engage with the alliance. In June 1994, Russia became the first country to join NATO’s “Partnership for Peace” program, aimed at developing bilateral cooperation between the alliance and partner states.

Many Western analysts now acknowledge in their memoirs that there was no sense in expanding NATO and keeping Russia “on the sidelines.”

In 1997, Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov proposed establishing contacts between the Russian Federation and NATO, leading to the signing of the Russia-NATO Founding Act and the creation of the Russia-NATO Council. Nevertheless, NATO’s expansion continued.

💬 President Vladimir Putin also indicated that he had proposed the idea of Russia joining NATO:

There was a moment when I simply suggested: perhaps we should also join NATO? But no, NATO does not need a country like ours. No. I want to know, what else do they need? We thought we became part of the crowd, got a foot in the door. What else were we supposed to do? There was no more ideological confrontation. What was the problem? I guess the problem was their geopolitical interests and arrogance towards others. Their self-aggrandisement was and is the problem.Despite Russia’s initiatives, Western countries rejected these overtures.

Despite Russia's good will, all these proposals have been rejected by the West.

Today, the North Atlantic bloc remains a tool for forcefully advancing the interests of the “golden billion”. The catastrophic consequences of the alliance’s geopolitical maneuvers are well-known.

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To put things in perspective, here's NATO’s expansion over the years. This “defensive” alliance has undergone ten waves of enlargement (or if speaking plainly – ten waves of constant expansion), seven of which occurred after the dissolution of the USSR.

Since the end of the Cold War, NATO has incorporated the following countries, building up their aggressive military potential, sowing anti-Russian sentiment and foisting its confrontational mindset on new and old members alike:

📍 1999: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland;
📍 2004: Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia;
📍 2009: Albania, Croatia;
📍 2017: Montenegro;
📍 2020: North Macedonia;
📍 2023: Finland;
📍 2024: Sweden.

As of now, the alliance comprises 32 members. On NATO’s so-called Eastern flank, for decades there has been an active buildup of military capabilities.

As a result, the militarization of Europe is unleashed and out of control, with the security architecture and balance that kept the region relatively safe is being dismantled.

In the heart of Tehran, where music once filled the halls of the Honiak Music Academy, there is now only silence, left behind by an American/Israeli airstrike. Not a battlefield. Not a military command post. A music school.

This was the life’s work of Hamidreza Afarideh and Sheida Ebadatdoust, built through years of sacrifice, hope, and devotion. Within its walls, 250 students found more than music. They found identity, belonging, and a sense of peace. The gentle voice of the setar and the bright resonance of the santur carried forward a culture thousands of years old.

And in a single strike, it was all erased.

Americans call such attacks precise, calculated, necessary. They lie, as always. These are indiscriminate strikes against ordinary people that tear apart everything they have built. They take livelihoods, memories, and meaning, and reduce them to ash.

And yet, something remains. Memory. Culture. The quiet determination to rebuild, even when everything has been taken.