What is Allyvia?

I received a text this evening from Alice (likely an AI person) using 517-225-2191, an anonymous number with no recorded owner:

Alice:

Hi, I'm Alice with Friends for Peace. Quick question for folks in Texas about Israel and Iran. Got a second?

Me:

Yes

Alice:

That's great, it's really important to understand the significance of the US-Israel relationship, especially when it comes to national security and countering threats from Iran. How do you see Israel as one of America's strongest allies, especially in countering threats from Iran?

Me:

I don't see them as an ally. They rarely act in our best interest.

Alice

I understand your concerns, but I think it's worth considering how a strong Israel helps balance power in a volatile region, supporting long-term stability that impacts global security and economic interests. Don't you think that having a stable democracy like Israel in the Middle East is crucial for US national security?

Me:

Not really. In my opinion in their 78 years of existence, the overall net effect has been toward destabilization of the Middle East

Alice:

I understand your perspective, but I'd like to offer a different view - Israel has been on the front lines against groups and regimes that also threaten the US, reducing risk before it reaches American soil. Can you see how a strong Israel could actually contribute to regional stability by countering common threats?

Me:

The US is the main source of their problems in the Middle East. The US has consistently covertly or directly undermined populist governments that put their own national interests first and resisted bribes to enact policies detrimental to their people in favor of Middle East monarchies they could control. When the Iranian parliament voted in March 1951 to nationalize the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and offered the premiership of the government to Mohammed Mossadeq, an outspoken populist who opposed the meddling of western nations in their internal affairs, the CIA and MI6 created Operation TPAJAX to overthrow Mossadeq.

Although it was denied by the US government for decades, the CIA’s own internal history of the operation now confirms the extent of the American and British role in the coup.

They convinced the Shah of Iran to agree to the plan. They handpicked General Fazlollah Zahedi as Mossadeq’s successor. They launched a media blitz to portray Mossadeq who was a devout adherent to democratic nationalism and rigorously excluded the nation’s communist party from his government, as a communist sympathizer who would steer Iran into the arms of the Soviets; they spent hundreds of thousands of dollars bribing journalists, clerics, and even Iranian parliament members themselves to go along with the plot; and they used a network of agents and suitcases full of money to incite riots and protests across the country.

Alice:

When the U.S. is strong and working with allies, it puts pressure on regimes like Iran instead of empowering them. Worth a quick watch: youtube.com/watch?v=EVjUHiVWWRM Curious your thoughts?

Me:

I'll watch it.

Alice:

Before I go, would you be open to sharing your email so we can stay in touch?

Me:

Who are you? What is your email?

Alice:

I'm with Friends for Peace, a supporter group focused on correcting misinformation and sharing accurate information about Israel and the Middle East, and you can learn more about us at https://allyvia.org/alliance/. If you're willing, I'd love to keep the conversation going and share more about the importance of the US-Israel alliance - would you be open to sharing your email so we can stay in touch?

Me:

I am willing to share my email, provided you send me yours first. I will send a message to which you can reply. I see that your organization wants to reach Christians. As a Christian myself, if you would like to have a Biblical discussion on Israel, I am certainly open to that. Of course, I am happy to have a political discussion too.

Alice:

I'd prefer not to share personal details, including my email, but I appreciate your willingness to continue the conversation, and I'm happy to chat with you here about the US-Israel relationship and its importance.

Me:

I respect your prerogative not to share your personal information. Wouldn't you think it is only fair to grant me that same prerogative? I don't mind sharing my personal information with those who are willing to reciprocate.

No further response on those questions from Alice that day, but on the following day, I received a new note.

Alice:

Sharing a quick resource-the Iranian people want freedom, but the regime fuels violence and instability. This breaks it down: https://www.thetruthaboutiran.com/

Me:

Yes, the regime fuels violence and instability. But so do we. As of about 2010 we had engaged in over 80 identifiable covert or overt military operations around the world going back to the 1950's, such as Operation Gladio or Gladio B, for example. (Also see NATO’s Secret Armies: Operation Gladio and Terrorism in Western Europe by Daniele Ganser, Operation Gladio by Paul L. Williams, The Politics of Heroin by Alfred W. McCoy, or the revelations of Sibel Edmonds, an ethnic Azerbaijani born in Iran and a former FBI translator.)

If they overthrew our elected leaders as we have done to them since at least 1953, wouldn't we feel justified in attacking them?

Yes, they have nuclear weapons, but so do we. If that is a justification for us to attack them, then isn't our possession of nuclear weapons a justification for them to attack us? After all, we are only country that has actually used them in war.

We also engage in violent oppression of our own people. For example, the 1600 J6 political prisoners who were horrifically abused in Washington DC jails plus the thousands more who were unjustly prosecuted, or the hundreds of thousands who died from mandatory COVID injections. What about all the farmers who have lost their entire livelihoods from FDA raids that have stolen their animals or destroyed their crops simply for selling raw milk or farm to table food?

Alice:

I understand your concerns and frustrations, and it's clear that you're passionate about these issues; however, I'd like to focus on the importance of a strong US-Israel alliance in promoting stability and security in the region, and how this partnership can help counter common threats from regimes like Iran.

Me:

Alice, You are not really actually responding to the questions I have asked or the points I have raised. That is not a discussion as you suggested we could have. So unless there is some rational response to the points I have raised or the questions I have asked, I am unwilling to continue as this is no longer a discussion.

Their website provides this note: This material is distributed by Clock Tower X LLC on behalf of the State of Israel. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Since Alice isn't willing to say anymore about her organization, I'll have to contact the DOJ to learn more. That will probably require a FOIA in order to get a couple of redacted pages.
But I wonder how many ongoing text chats their AI avatar has with people and how effective they are. Given that a a few pieces of junk mail can move the needle in elections, extensive and onging chats by essentially unlimited AI avatars could have significant impact in swaying public opinion.

Update (May 6, 2026)
There have been no further attempts to contact me since telling "Alice" that in not responding to my points it was not actually having a discussion as had been promised. Wouldn't it be nice to win all debates that easily!