US–Israeli Misdirection Was the Masterstroke—Now Comes the Reckoning

Misdirection Was the Masterstroke 

For weeks, the headlines had told a different story. Trump and Netanyahu were feuding, Washington was uneasy and Israel was alone. There was “daylight” between the allies. That was the illusion. The strategic misdirection. It wasn’t a fracture. It was a cover. It was camouflage. 

While the media debated diplomatic distance, the IDF was already moving. Behind closed doors, the American military infrastructure was repositioning. The illusion became the cloak under which the alliance realigned itself—not in press releases but precision-guided weapons systems. 

This wasn’t deception for the sake of optics. It was statecraft. It was a strategy. It was sovereign misdirection as an instrument of war. 

The Emergence of the Abraham Doctrine

What we just witnessed isn’t only the next evolution of the Begin Doctrine. It is the first open step toward the Abraham Doctrine—a military-religious-political alignment among Western, Sunni and Jewish powers. 

Trump’s groundwork with the Abraham Accords now looks less like a symbolic peace initiative and more like the prelude to a regional military order. Israel’s strike was not only directed at Iran—it was a message to Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Manama, Amman and Cairo: When Israel acts, it acts alone. But when Israel leads, it leads for all of us. And America’s follow-through made that message gospel. 

This joint operation was not just a deterrent to Iran. It signaled to the Sunni world that the axis of power is real, intact and willing to use force to protect regional stability. Quiet coordination has become visible alignment. 

The Abraham Alliance—still informal and largely unspoken—is no longer just economic or symbolic. It now casts a military shadow across the region. 

The Diaspora Reckoning 

But what starts in Natanz never ends in Natanz. Since October 7, the Diaspora [Jews living outside of Israel] has already faced a historic surge in antisemitic violence, particularly in English-speaking countries. In the US, incidents spiked 361%. In the UK, Australia and Canada, synagogues have been firebombed, schools defaced and Jews assaulted on public transit. 

And now that America has entered the battlefield on Israel’s side, the backlash will multiply. Jews will no longer be scapegoated solely for “Israel’s actions.” They’ll be blamed for American wars. The age-old libel—“the Jews are dragging us into conflict”—is being repackaged in high-end studios and podcast sets across the new populist right. 

The Rise of Blame-cloaked Antisemitism 

A new form of antisemitism is gaining traction—elegant, media-savvy and blame-coded. Figures like Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Alex Jones and popular Joe Rogan guests represent a new ideological front: “Zionists control foreign policy,” “Jews pulled us into another war,” “This isn’t our fight—it’s theirs.” 

It doesn’t wave swastikas. It raises eyebrows. It doesn’t shout. It insinuates. It is country club antisemitism rebranded for the algorithmic age—and it is targeting Diaspora Jews as the visible faces of global Jewish power. 

The Awakening 

So now the question becomes: what does it mean to be a Jew in a world where Israel leads and America follows? 

This joint strike marked a turning point in Jewish history. The sovereignty we dreamed of in 1948 just became the sovereignty we share responsibility for in 2025. You can no longer say: “This isn’t about me.” You can no longer retreat into culture and memory and leave courage to others. 

Because the world saw something in the past two weeks that it hasn’t seen in generations: A Jewish nation that struck first. A Western superpower followed. And a global people who now must decide if they are spectators or stewards. 

The illusion is over. The alliance is real. And now comes the reckoning. 

Adam Scott Bellos is the Founder of The Israel Innovation Fund (TIIF) and the author of Never Again Is Not Enough: Why Hebraization Is the Only Way to Save the Diaspora.