Trump’s pursuit of optics and peace prizes over durable security outcomes forced Israel to restrain itself, accept false equivalence with its enemies, and squander real strategic gains for the sake of a narcissist’s political delusions and his fear of woke right, anti-Semitic critics.

Ceasefires are meant to save lives. This one spared a regime hell‑bent on building nuclear weapons and supporting terror—while punishing the one democracy in the region that dared to defend itself.

In the past 72 hours, Israelis have witnessed farce. Under U.S. pressure, our leaders were forced into a ceasefire not for strategic gain, but to serve an American president’s legacy. It was a muzzle, and the results are stark: Iran’s nuclear program remains intact, and Israel is now scapegoated for “spoiling” the peace.

Reuters, CNN, and The New York Times confirm the U.S. strikes delivered only a few months’ delay to Iran’s nuclear progress. American officials concede the operation “bought only a few months.” Worse, enriched uranium is missing, and undisclosed facilities remain untouched. Iran once again has outplayed Washington. And the Washington Post reported that Iran had other, secret nuclear facilities that had not been treated at all.

The narrative quickly blamed Israel for striking IRGC sites just before the ceasefire began. U.S. sources told The Times the raid “undermined trust”—but whose trust? Not Tehran’s. That “trust” exists only in the minds of those preparing photo‑ops, not strategic outcomes.

Israel’s sovereignty was the price of this ceasefire. We were told to stand down even while intel showed active threats. When we acted, we were rebuked for refusing to make our people collateral in someone else’s political theater.

Trump, who furiously said that the Israelis “don’t know what the fuck they’re doing,” tried to bolster his claim that extensive damaged was done by claiming that Israeli operatives on the ground inspected the site post-bombing. But today, intelligence sources quoted by Israel’s Kan public broadcaster denied any such post-hit inspection. Israel cannot afford to openly contradict the U.S. administration, but instead are expected to perform and clap, like trained seals and the crowds applauding them, even when we know the job was left half-finished if not botched. Was all this worth setting back Iran’s nuclear program by just a few months?

Clearly Trump is intimidated by the Panican wing of the “woke right,” which berated him for taking even a single bombing raid. So instead of leaving options and making sure the job was done properly, President Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, opeted to cut and run from Iran, declaring victory and an imposed peace for all mankind.,

Contrast this with the period before U.S. involvement. Under Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel vc Katz, the IDF and intelligence services executed a superb campaign: precision strikes, critical infrastructure neutralized, terror networks crippled. Expectations were exceeded. Deterrence was being rebuilt. That achievement belongs to Israel alone. And it could be done, again, if Trump would set aside his self-congratulatory, Nobel-seeking ego, and let the Israelis finish the job where he withdrew after prematurely ejaculating.

But much of Israeli’s success has squandered by America’s last-minute entry and abrupt ego-drive imposed pause. Washington’s ceasefire prioritized optics and faux-prestige over actual outcomes, at the cost of momentum, autonomy, and strategic clarity.

This moral fog only deepens when the Biden-Trump drama enters. The New York Times quoted U.S. officials calling both Israel and Iran “obstacles to peace.” It’s moral insanity. Israel fights to survive. Iran fights to dominate.

Then there’s Donald Trump’s bizarre and bombastic outbursts. Before boarding Marine One, evidently after reading the woeful BDAs, he snapped that Israel wanted to get in a few more strategic hits before the ceasefire took effect:

“I don’t like the fact that Israel went out this morning at all… They don’t know what the fuck they’re doing.”

As if scolding a misbehaving child, he went on Truth Social to demand:

“ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS… All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly ‘Plane Wave’ to Iran. Nobody will be hurt, the Ceasefire is in effect! … Donald J. Trump, President of the United States.”

The pomp of signing off like a king reveals the insecurity beneath. While Be’er Sheva buried its dead after an Iranian missile strike, Trump focused on stage-managing his next Nobel pitch. He declared that the “12-day war” was over—although it was eleven. Why lie? Because “twelve” sounds stronger. It’s always about the show.

And a cowed Bibi acquiesced. Can’t really blame him. Trump was out of control and capable of literally anything.

And the real American policy? Shamefully shifting like sand. One day Trump is hailing “Make Iran Great Again,” Then back again, now dismissing regime change and praising the Iranian terror regime’s “stability.” So which is it? Even now he’s running a Beach Boys style parody of “Bomb Bomb Bomb Bomb Bomb Iran.” You can’t make this stuff up.

For Israel, laughter is a luxury. This is no laughing matter. The existential answer is now obvious.

Israel Must Retake Sole Responsibility for Its Own Defense

No need to panic like the woke right panicans. This is a temporary ceasefire—not a peace. Iran will surely violate it, and already has. Directly and by proxies.

Israel, still preeminent in Persian skies, retains options. Ceasefires don’t apply to the Mossad. They don’t limit the creativity or capability of Israeli intelligence inside Iran. They don’t stop cyber operations, psychological campaigns, or surgical sabotage. And they don’t stop national resolve and resilience.

Israel must now conduct its own independent bomb damage assessment of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure—without American input or interference. We must assess what remains, locate what was never touched, and take action to remove the threats that were left behind.

There is no substitute for direct action. If the cost of trusting either Tehran or Trump is Israeli security, then the answer must be no. We cannot afford to subcontract our survival to those who gamble with their own image while we absorb the consequences.

We must never again rely on erratic and destabilizing foreign actors, however warmly they praise us when it suits their ego. It is not their survival at stake—it’s ours.

Israel must act with courage, clarity, and independence. No one else will do the job for us.