Like Sparta, with nuclear weapons
From Gnomon Chronicles
Israel is among the most militarized societies of our time — like Sparta, with nuclear weapons.
And yet Israel has organized crime gangs.
- Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Jerusalem – July 22, 2026 @ US embassy dot gov
- U.S. Embassy Jerusalem is closely monitoring reports of a spike in violence connected to rivalries between Israeli organized crime groups. These attacks appear to be targeting businesses and homes associated with the groups involved, primarily in the Tel Aviv, Jaffa, and Herzliya neighborhoods.
- Attacks are reported to have involved hand or stun grenades thrown at private residences, vehicles, or business properties, often by an assailant on motorcycle.
- Israeli National Police have responded to this spike in violence by conducting enforcement operations to disrupt violent criminal activity and arrest the leaders believed to be responsible for these attacks.
- Post @ Bluesky (22 July 2026)
