The Israelis understand Iran's jihadist regime for what it truly is, something much of the postmodern West has lost the ability to do and the courage to undertake.
Three times Israel saved the West, the first was 1981, the second was in 2007, and the third is this year 2025. In 1981 they destroyed the Iraqi nuclear facility, in 2007 they destroyed the Syrian nuclear facility , and they just destroyed the Iranian one.
Israel is doing the right thing, of course you can't live in peace with a (far) neighbour threatening to kill you, he might be serious about it.
But at this moment, to fight another Asian war is for the West politically just not an option. With the Afghanistan debacle and the enormous floods of fugitives caused by the ill advised Iraqi adventures + the involvement in Ukraine, there is a serious imperial overstrectch.
Perhaps the US can lend a hand - but don't count to much on mr. Trump.
In 5 or 10 years, the countries of the EU could be a serious military partner for Israel - now the country is on it's own unfortunately.
Perfectly stated. As for the West never believing Netanyahu's warnings and insistence, I believe that is largely due to antisemitism. Much of the world has been taught not to believe Jews because they are "cunning, crafty, liars, evil" and so on. They would rather believe fake death tolls from Hamas than Israel. They would rather believe that the Oct. 7th massacre wasn't that big or bad, even though the terrorists filmed their atrocities and posted them online. Many even say that Israelis themselves organized and created the entire massacre of their own people in order to blame the angelic "Palestinians"--because that is what the terrorists have said. And so, here we are. Will this sad truth ever change? Doubtful. Will the world ever thank Israel and the Jews for the astounding suffering and work they have done to save Western Civilization? Hahahaha. Funny question to even ask, right?--because we already know the punchline answer.
I do not believe that Biden was an antisemite. I believe that his cognitive abilities were failing, and he was heavily influenced by pro-Iranian staff members as well as far left-wing elected officials in the government.
There is a moral dimension here that I believe the West is either missing or ignoring. Evil exists in this world. Those who don’t recognize it and do everything within their power to eliminate evil will be consumed by it. Make no mistake: Your life and the life of the world to come hangs in the balance. Choose wisely or perish.
We are not the West’s pillar, and not its savior. We are not its moral compass—and certainly not its servant.
It is not our duty to save the corrupt West. The West survives only because we have the courage to live—for our own sake.
And when we live as Jews, we do not preach from the mountaintop—nor do we retreat to it with a chosen few. Rather, we engage the world in its darkest places.
We do it because we know the greatest evil is always after us, and on a higher level, because we have a responsibility before הקב״ה—the engine of creation, the One who sustains all of reality.
Cowardice has a lot to do with the spread of post modernist political Marxism in the West. Cowardice is what is at work here. Thus it is Easier to gain qudos with a plague on both your houses analysis: this cowardice then infects both the population and the political Leadership in Europe. The reality is that hatred and jealousy of The West in countries like Iran takes note of this and sees our weakness for what it is, and which they can use…. Exactly as Hitler and Nazism did in the 30’s. This process is well understood. Well Israel hasn’t fallen for this Cowards’ Charter, and nor has the EXCELLENT President Trump. The fight is now on, and Iran is about to loose. Just in time too … those nukes are aimed at Europe and America. But to add a brief caveat: Marxism built the Red Army which defeated Hitler in the East, and therefore prevented the global racist genocide planned by The Nazis. The psychology of Marxism, and politics more generally, is the subject of interesting analysis. Respect for the Freedom of the Individual, in law, backed by Democracy and the strict policing of the extremist ideologies and those proposing them, has seen off both Marxism and Nazism. Islamism is the next to be defeated. Israel is leading this process now, and doing a very good job of this too. Rationalism, and simple Reason and Logic, defeated the ideology of fundamentalist extremist Religion. For Secular Modernism has won the Ideological battle of Ideas, and indeed is the same reason the modern West has the Armaments to defend itself: because Secular modernism gave us Rational Science and technology.
Very well written summation of the lack of western clarity blurred by continued Jew-hate and limited understanding that diplomacy doesn't work with terrorists (after decades of trying). It is a pity that we will probably never hear leaders in Europe, Canada, or Africa (forget about the UN) praise Israel for the bold yet necessary moves in the past week to prevent not just the destruction of tiny Israel and the very small volume of Jewish people in this world, but a nuclear event that would potentially have a much wider geographic impact.
I pray for Israelis (of all faiths) to be protected by the IDF and the various Israeli defense systems during this time of Iranian retaliation.
Natenyahu has been publicly warning the Iranian terrorist regime for months that this was going to happen, while making it clear to the Iranian people that it is the regime and not them that needs to be eradicated for the sake of a safer and better future, and that Israel supports the Iranian people for change. I look forward to seeing the Khomeini terrorist theocracy so destabilized, that the Iranian people internally and externally will at last rise up and make their own path to the creation of a new Iranian democratic and modern government that will become a loyal partner with Israel in the Abraham Accords.
Nachum, very nicely said. But, you haven't given Israel the credit due. Israel is not just the "foundational pillar", but is the very foundation. Israel goes to war to save itself, but also keeps the Muslim beasts from attacking the West.
Three times Israel saved the West, the first was 1981, the second was in 2007, and the third is this year 2025. In 1981 they destroyed the Iraqi nuclear facility, in 2007 they destroyed the Syrian nuclear facility , and they just destroyed the Iranian one.
Israel is doing the right thing, of course you can't live in peace with a (far) neighbour threatening to kill you, he might be serious about it.
But at this moment, to fight another Asian war is for the West politically just not an option. With the Afghanistan debacle and the enormous floods of fugitives caused by the ill advised Iraqi adventures + the involvement in Ukraine, there is a serious imperial overstrectch.
Perhaps the US can lend a hand - but don't count to much on mr. Trump.
In 5 or 10 years, the countries of the EU could be a serious military partner for Israel - now the country is on it's own unfortunately.
Doing the dirty work that the rest of the world should be involved in eradicating!
A masterstroke by Israel. Thank you for what you are doing. IDF is the best army in the world.
Perfectly stated. As for the West never believing Netanyahu's warnings and insistence, I believe that is largely due to antisemitism. Much of the world has been taught not to believe Jews because they are "cunning, crafty, liars, evil" and so on. They would rather believe fake death tolls from Hamas than Israel. They would rather believe that the Oct. 7th massacre wasn't that big or bad, even though the terrorists filmed their atrocities and posted them online. Many even say that Israelis themselves organized and created the entire massacre of their own people in order to blame the angelic "Palestinians"--because that is what the terrorists have said. And so, here we are. Will this sad truth ever change? Doubtful. Will the world ever thank Israel and the Jews for the astounding suffering and work they have done to save Western Civilization? Hahahaha. Funny question to even ask, right?--because we already know the punchline answer.
Obama was an antisemite and Biden was well, just Biden, prone to screw up anything he touched. No love lost on those two.
I agree! Obama was also very involved during the Biden administration - follow the money trail and the moves made during this last few years.
Sorry, but I loved them both! Simply good people.
I do not believe that Biden was an antisemite. I believe that his cognitive abilities were failing, and he was heavily influenced by pro-Iranian staff members as well as far left-wing elected officials in the government.
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There is a moral dimension here that I believe the West is either missing or ignoring. Evil exists in this world. Those who don’t recognize it and do everything within their power to eliminate evil will be consumed by it. Make no mistake: Your life and the life of the world to come hangs in the balance. Choose wisely or perish.
Peace be with us.
Israel has been fighting its war against terror for 77 years, not just 600 days, not to mention Arab terror before May 1948.
This is what is called an existential battle in which Iran must be taken back to the Stone Age
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well put! An' it's always a mitzvah when we "take out a Salami!" lol ;-)
may Israel prevail in this... methinks they're well neigh doin' it!
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My friend—would you read Rashi on Bereishit 1:1?
We—the Jews—are the reason the world exists.
We are not the West’s pillar, and not its savior. We are not its moral compass—and certainly not its servant.
It is not our duty to save the corrupt West. The West survives only because we have the courage to live—for our own sake.
And when we live as Jews, we do not preach from the mountaintop—nor do we retreat to it with a chosen few. Rather, we engage the world in its darkest places.
We do it because we know the greatest evil is always after us, and on a higher level, because we have a responsibility before הקב״ה—the engine of creation, the One who sustains all of reality.
Perfect article
Cowardice has a lot to do with the spread of post modernist political Marxism in the West. Cowardice is what is at work here. Thus it is Easier to gain qudos with a plague on both your houses analysis: this cowardice then infects both the population and the political Leadership in Europe. The reality is that hatred and jealousy of The West in countries like Iran takes note of this and sees our weakness for what it is, and which they can use…. Exactly as Hitler and Nazism did in the 30’s. This process is well understood. Well Israel hasn’t fallen for this Cowards’ Charter, and nor has the EXCELLENT President Trump. The fight is now on, and Iran is about to loose. Just in time too … those nukes are aimed at Europe and America. But to add a brief caveat: Marxism built the Red Army which defeated Hitler in the East, and therefore prevented the global racist genocide planned by The Nazis. The psychology of Marxism, and politics more generally, is the subject of interesting analysis. Respect for the Freedom of the Individual, in law, backed by Democracy and the strict policing of the extremist ideologies and those proposing them, has seen off both Marxism and Nazism. Islamism is the next to be defeated. Israel is leading this process now, and doing a very good job of this too. Rationalism, and simple Reason and Logic, defeated the ideology of fundamentalist extremist Religion. For Secular Modernism has won the Ideological battle of Ideas, and indeed is the same reason the modern West has the Armaments to defend itself: because Secular modernism gave us Rational Science and technology.
Very well written summation of the lack of western clarity blurred by continued Jew-hate and limited understanding that diplomacy doesn't work with terrorists (after decades of trying). It is a pity that we will probably never hear leaders in Europe, Canada, or Africa (forget about the UN) praise Israel for the bold yet necessary moves in the past week to prevent not just the destruction of tiny Israel and the very small volume of Jewish people in this world, but a nuclear event that would potentially have a much wider geographic impact.
I pray for Israelis (of all faiths) to be protected by the IDF and the various Israeli defense systems during this time of Iranian retaliation.
Natenyahu has been publicly warning the Iranian terrorist regime for months that this was going to happen, while making it clear to the Iranian people that it is the regime and not them that needs to be eradicated for the sake of a safer and better future, and that Israel supports the Iranian people for change. I look forward to seeing the Khomeini terrorist theocracy so destabilized, that the Iranian people internally and externally will at last rise up and make their own path to the creation of a new Iranian democratic and modern government that will become a loyal partner with Israel in the Abraham Accords.
Nachum, very nicely said. But, you haven't given Israel the credit due. Israel is not just the "foundational pillar", but is the very foundation. Israel goes to war to save itself, but also keeps the Muslim beasts from attacking the West.
May G-d bless Israel.
What are you referring to, as "total bunk"?