Action/Spy, Dystopian

Could a Holocaust ever happen again, but in the United States?... A billionaire software mogul is the vice president of the United States. He delightfully refers to himself as the “Puppet Master-in-Chief” and tolerates no dissidence or opposition from either political party. American society begins to destabilize, with riots and anarchy taking over entire cities. Armed radicals, extremists, and patriots all clash in the streets. A new state-of-the-art stealth fighter-bomber has been developed by the United States, NATO, and allies such as Israel. This aircraft is poised to shift the global balance of military air superiority. A mysterious and exotic Israeli woman spreads a web of international espionage and intrigue. She works for the Israeli Mossad. A news media personality actively twists truth into “baseless lies” and lies into “acceptable truth” for the masses. She inundates the American nation with shameless and even dangerous propaganda. A Hamas commanding operative in the Palestinian Arab-controlled Gaza Strip coordinates one deadly terrorist attack after another against Israeli civilians. Stabbings, bombings, and rocket bombardments abound. Amidst a network of secret deals, alliances, and cash payouts, Iran reaches their nuclear breakout point. Iranian leadership now plot when and how they will use their newly-developed weapons of mass destruction.

An Israel Defense Force (IDF) special forces team conducts a daring raid with far-reaching political consequences rippling throughout the entire world. A spy and influencer working on behalf of a notoriously oppressive foreign power provides a very special gift to the tyrannical vice president of the United States. Reelection is now all but assured. And a great Chassidic Jewish rabbi is asked, “Could a Holocaust ever happen in the United States?” His ominous
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