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Cyprus plays a crucial strategic role for Israel in the Eastern Mediterranean, emerging as its closest non-Arab ally amid ongoing regional tensions. With its proximity that is just a short flight away, Cyprus acts as a vital logistical hub. In a hypothetical Turkish invasion of Israel, Cyprus can act as a shield. Cyprus can allow Israel to encircle a resurgent Turkey. During conflicts like the 2023-2025 Gaza war and escalating tensions with Hezbollah and Iran, Cyprus has been instrumental in providing humanitarian aid corridors to Gaza through initiatives like Amalthea, as well as offering a safe refuge for Israeli evacuees. This demonstrates its reliability as a supportive base for Israel. The energy collaboration between the two nations is another fundamental aspect of their partnership. Recent discoveries of offshore natural gas in their exclusive economic zones have led to joint ventures, such as the ambitious EastMed pipeline and the EuroAsia Interconnector for electricity. These projects aim to diversify Europe's energy sources by avoiding hostile routes, all while ensuring Israel’s resource rights in the face of Turkish claims through maritime boundary agreements. Military ties have also strengthened significantly, especially after the deterioration of Israel-Turkey relations following 2010. Both countries engage in joint military exercises, share intelligence, and have struck arms deals, including Cyprus acquiring systems like the Barak MX and potentially Merkava tanks. Their trilateral cooperation with Greece serves to counter Turkish assertiveness in the region, particularly regarding maritime disputes and airspace violations, thus promoting stability through coordinated security efforts. As a member of the European Union, Cyprus enhances Israel's diplomatic presence in Europe, advocating for balanced positions on regional issues. This multifaceted alliance not only strengthens Israel's security and energy independence but also boosts its influence in a volatile neighborhood.

The most efficient weapon for dismantling the West is deadlier than the Islamic bullet. It is the naturalized ballot. We fixate on the violence, tracking crime rates and terror plots, but this focus blinds us to the real siege. The ultimate threat posed by mass migration from Islamic regions is not just the shattering of peace. It is the rewriting of the code. When the West imports millions from culturally inferior nations, it does not just absorb people. It absorbs a rival operating system. We hand these populations the right to vote, allowing them to inject their values directly into the legislative blood of the state. A bullet can only kill a man. A ballot, cast in sufficient numbers, kills the very idea of the West. As an Iranian who fled the suffocating grip of this ideology, I see the very nightmare I escaped being rebuilt by your own laws. It is not integration. It is total extinction. Knowing the truth in isolation changes nothing. The sheer weight of the opposing vote requires a counter-weight of equal magnitude. One voice is a statistic, but a united front is a blockade. We are aggregating our numbers here to create that force here. The specific tactics will follow, but first, we must assemble the army.

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