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Jared and Ivanka’s accidental revolution

Explore episode Jul 1, 2026
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The Israel-Albania-Kushner Triangle

Jared and Ivanka’s accidental revolution · Jul 1, 2026 News

Albania sheltered Jews during the Holocaust and maintains uniquely warm ties with Israel. Rama views preserving the Kushner deal as essential to protecting those relationships with both Israel and the United States — even as hundreds of thousands protest in the streets.

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Rama's Response: Iranian Hackers, Flamingo Agents, and Antisemitism

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When Weissmann interviewed Rama directly, the prime minister's deflections were revealing. He dismissed the protests as essentially anti-Trump theater, claiming people only cared because of Kushner's connection to Trump. He pointed to Iranian hackers as foreign agents amplifying the unrest. He raised the specter of antisemitism, citing Kushner's Jewish identity and his Abraham Accords work. The Iranian Foreign Ministry fired back with a joke — the flamingos must be the secret agents — that became its own news cycle. Weissmann draws a direct and damning parallel: the tactic of blaming foreign interference to discredit domestic dissent is exactly what Enver Hoxha did during the communist era, pointing at Stalin, at China, at the West. Rama, apparently, has studied the playbook.

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