{"id":59851,"date":"2026-06-24T03:54:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T11:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/?p=59851"},"modified":"2026-06-24T04:46:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T12:46:41","slug":"john-mearsheimer-on-israels-bleak-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/24\/john-mearsheimer-on-israels-bleak-future\/","title":{"rendered":"John Mearsheimer on Israel&#8217;s Bleak Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Reprinted from <a href=\"https:\/\/mearsheimer.substack.com\/p\/israels-bleak-future\">John&#8217;s Substack<\/a>:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On 23 June 2026, I was on \u201cJudging Freedom\u201d talking with the Judge about: the ongoing negotiations to end the Iran war; President Trump\u2019s antics, which certainly do not facilitate the negotiating process; and Israel\u2019s foolish and murderous behavior, which shows no signs of abating.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dTOhamHI_bk?si=0BC75rI1lb3XX1S_\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reprinted from John&#8217;s Substack:\u00a0 On 23 June 2026, I was on \u201cJudging Freedom\u201d talking with the Judge about: the ongoing negotiations to end the Iran war; 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