Alan, good article. One of the things that frustrates me most is the constant attempt to create a moral equivalence between Israel and its enemies. It is such a misrepresentation of reality.
Jewish extremists are a small fringe. On the other side, we're dealing with organizations and regimes whose stated ideology includes the destruction of Israel and, in some cases, the murder of Jews. Those are not remotely the same.
People should ask themselves a simple question: Where in Israel's founding principles is there a call to destroy Arabs? Israel's Arab citizens vote, serve in parliament, sit on the Supreme Court, and work throughout Israeli society. By contrast, there isn't a Jewish community living openly in Gaza.
When people insist that "both sides are the same," despite these obvious differences, I usually stop arguing. I'd rather spend my time talking with people who genuinely want to understand the facts than with those who have already decided to ignore them.
Thanks for your note, Frederick.... I have progressive friends who firmly believe that all people are basically the same and want the same things out of life. Any differences arise from economic, social, or political conditions which distort the human spirit and society. Confronting examples of people whose worldviews contradict that fundamental progressive assumption, well, it's too much to bear. So progressives ignore examples that don't support their assumptions, and continue on their progressive way.
Alan, I know exactly what you mean. It's very frustrating. I think many people aren't really looking for facts in the first place. They've already reached their conclusion, and from that point on they only accept information that supports it.
All we can do is keep fighting the good fight, keep presenting the facts, and hope we reach people who are genuinely willing to listen, think for themselves, and follow the evidence wherever it leads.
I am all in on this article and thank you for it. You might want to review for accuracy in the citation from Micah. You left an H in the middle of the word sit!;)
This is a brilliant article, and Baruch HaShem, more and more “liberal” Jews are waking up to the realization that making these kinds of “equivalencies” is a fool’s game, and very naive and uninformed.
I’m grateful that I’m becoming more and more informed over the last year and a half or so.
Great to hear that more and more liberal Jews are waking up. I was not aware. I hope that is true!!!! I was always a huge supporter of Israel but my awakening is more in regard to American politics. I simply will not support any Democrat who is anti-Israel.
Robin, I still know many “liberal” American Jews who are clueless; they think that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. That’s so bullsh*t. We’re fighting for our survival.
And, yes, I am now having an extremely challenging time remaining a registered Democratic voter. I’m really in a quandary at the moment about which political party to affiliate with, as the Democratic Party has pretty much lost its mind. The “socialist democrats” à la Bernie Sanders, Zohran Mamdani, etc., look, sound, and feel more and more like communists- they see everything in completely binary terms: good/bad, oppressed/oppressor, etc. And they see Jews as evil and oppressive. How Jewish Sanders has morphed this way into a pretzel is beyond me.
Yes, I am waking up big time, and I’m doing all I can to call out the hypocrisy of the illiberal left in the Democratic Party.
The Republicans, as I’m sure you know, have their own enormous challenges, too, and their own sick versions of antisemitism as well. And it has officially been confirmed what many of us have known all along: as much as Trump has been a “friend” to the Jews, he is also utterly unreliable, and the moment he thinks he looks bad, he’ll pull back from anything, including finishing a war against the Iranian regime, that has made it super clear that we are the “Great Satan”, and Israel is the “little Satan”, and it has no problem annihilating us both, and then taking over the whole world, à la Hitler.
Yes I know many "woke" Dems as well. They drive me crazy. And I agree about Bernie -- it is maddening and sad and pathetic. Currently I am a registered Democrat but I think that just gives me a say in the primaries. That's how I look at it. Doesn't mean I have to vote that way. Re the Republicans and Trump, I couldn't have said it any better.
Love it. Had to be said. Also, I was so excited to read, "Then, perhaps, it might make sense to reconquer the Iberian Peninsula, which was part of the Caliphate from 711 to 1492." Every time Spain comes out with anti-Israel decrees or decisions I think -- don't you realize you're probably next up?!!!! Thank you!!!
Netanyahu is not an extremist. He may be someone worthy of great disdain and that is the case in Israel as many loathe him. But he is a Democratically elected leader of a liberal government. Comparing him to Hamas and now to the Mullahs is yet another blood libel against Israel.
I agree. The mentions of Netanyahu as an extremist, in the post, were in quotes. Meaning it's not me using that word, it's the people who can't grasp the moral difference between Israel and Iran.
I realize this and perhaps should have made it clearer that I was not referring to you but to many people, and not just the Jew haters, who insist on equating the two. How do Israel "supporters" do this? They respond to the lies by saying "You know not everyone supports Netanyahu." This validates the lie.
A very FOOLISH move. Jihadists do not see such acts as good will gestures to be reciprocated. Far from maintaining peace, the jihadists saw it as a weakness to be exploited.
To have handed Jordanian muslims control of Judaism's holiest site and restricting Jewish prayer and refusing to have the Israeli flag raised over the Temple Mount after the decisive victory in the 6-day war was essentially snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory.
"Dayan transferred the daily administration and management of the site back to the Jordanian Islamic Waqf (the religious trust). To avoid religious friction and maintain the peace after the war, Dayan barred Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount itself. Jews were permitted to visit the mount as tourists, but Jewish prayer was restricted solely to the Western Wall. When Israeli troops initially raised the Israeli flag over the Dome of the Rock, Dayan ordered it to be taken down within hours.
This status quo is still intact, more or less. The Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque are still standing. Muslims can still pray there. And no Israeli flag flies above the site".
Author wrote: "But every family shall shit [sic] under its own vite [sic] and fig tree with no one to disturb them. For it was G-d of Hosts who spoke.” Spell checker might ignore the 1st mistake because it IS grammatically correct. Don't see how 'vite' got through. Just sayin'
Yes , Dear Alan, unfortunately those kahanist fanatics they have their hands on the reins of national power. Frankly you cannot deny this. But , hopefully this evil government won’t last after october 2026…
If we respond with incremental change, we will fail.
This moment demands a complete redesign of how we live, build, and protect our environment.
First, cities must evolve into climate-resilient systems.
We need heat-resistant urban design powered by AI real-time temperature mapping, smart zoning, reflective materials, and mandatory green infrastructure like vertical forests and cooling corridors. Cities should function like living organisms that regulate their own temperature.
Second, energy systems must become adaptive and decentralized.
Smart grids powered by AI should predict demand spikes before heatwaves hit. Distributed renewable energy solar microgrids, localized storage, and next-generation cooling technologies must replace fragile, centralized systems that collapse under stress.
Third, we must engineer nature at scale carefully and responsibly.
This includes large-scale reforestation using drones, atmospheric water generation, and climate engineering research under strict global governance. Ignoring these tools out of fear could be more dangerous than using them without rules.
Fourth, protect people especially the most vulnerable.
Wearable health tech connected to public systems can detect heat stress early. AI-driven emergency response systems can predict mortality risks neighborhood by neighborhood. Cooling access should be treated as a basic right, not a luxury.
Fifth, redefine accountability.
Every major infrastructure, corporate investment, and government policy should pass a “climate stress test.” If it cannot survive extreme heat, it should not be approved.
This is the shift leaders must understand:
Climate resilience is no longer environmental policy.
It is national security. It is economic survival. It is human survival.
The countries that move fastest will not just avoid disaster. they will define the next global order.
The rest will be left reacting to crises they can no longer control.
Alan, what a well thought out, and explained article. It is well known that people all have their opinions, but the facts are not owned.
With so much prejudice, in history and currently, against the Jews, it is an uphill struggle to educate people about the difference between Jewish extremists and Islamists.
Islam has an advantage, as they number around 2 billion people, and reproduce at a far greater rate. Many have moved from the countries which they hate, to western lands, where they are slowly taking over.
Alan, good article. One of the things that frustrates me most is the constant attempt to create a moral equivalence between Israel and its enemies. It is such a misrepresentation of reality.
Jewish extremists are a small fringe. On the other side, we're dealing with organizations and regimes whose stated ideology includes the destruction of Israel and, in some cases, the murder of Jews. Those are not remotely the same.
People should ask themselves a simple question: Where in Israel's founding principles is there a call to destroy Arabs? Israel's Arab citizens vote, serve in parliament, sit on the Supreme Court, and work throughout Israeli society. By contrast, there isn't a Jewish community living openly in Gaza.
When people insist that "both sides are the same," despite these obvious differences, I usually stop arguing. I'd rather spend my time talking with people who genuinely want to understand the facts than with those who have already decided to ignore them.
Excellent piece.
Thanks for your note, Frederick.... I have progressive friends who firmly believe that all people are basically the same and want the same things out of life. Any differences arise from economic, social, or political conditions which distort the human spirit and society. Confronting examples of people whose worldviews contradict that fundamental progressive assumption, well, it's too much to bear. So progressives ignore examples that don't support their assumptions, and continue on their progressive way.
Alan, I know exactly what you mean. It's very frustrating. I think many people aren't really looking for facts in the first place. They've already reached their conclusion, and from that point on they only accept information that supports it.
All we can do is keep fighting the good fight, keep presenting the facts, and hope we reach people who are genuinely willing to listen, think for themselves, and follow the evidence wherever it leads.
On another note, please subscribe to my free Substack at FrederickTatala.substack.com.
Have a great weekend.
I am all in on this article and thank you for it. You might want to review for accuracy in the citation from Micah. You left an H in the middle of the word sit!;)
This is a brilliant article, and Baruch HaShem, more and more “liberal” Jews are waking up to the realization that making these kinds of “equivalencies” is a fool’s game, and very naive and uninformed.
I’m grateful that I’m becoming more and more informed over the last year and a half or so.
Great to hear that more and more liberal Jews are waking up. I was not aware. I hope that is true!!!! I was always a huge supporter of Israel but my awakening is more in regard to American politics. I simply will not support any Democrat who is anti-Israel.
Robin, I still know many “liberal” American Jews who are clueless; they think that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. That’s so bullsh*t. We’re fighting for our survival.
And, yes, I am now having an extremely challenging time remaining a registered Democratic voter. I’m really in a quandary at the moment about which political party to affiliate with, as the Democratic Party has pretty much lost its mind. The “socialist democrats” à la Bernie Sanders, Zohran Mamdani, etc., look, sound, and feel more and more like communists- they see everything in completely binary terms: good/bad, oppressed/oppressor, etc. And they see Jews as evil and oppressive. How Jewish Sanders has morphed this way into a pretzel is beyond me.
Yes, I am waking up big time, and I’m doing all I can to call out the hypocrisy of the illiberal left in the Democratic Party.
The Republicans, as I’m sure you know, have their own enormous challenges, too, and their own sick versions of antisemitism as well. And it has officially been confirmed what many of us have known all along: as much as Trump has been a “friend” to the Jews, he is also utterly unreliable, and the moment he thinks he looks bad, he’ll pull back from anything, including finishing a war against the Iranian regime, that has made it super clear that we are the “Great Satan”, and Israel is the “little Satan”, and it has no problem annihilating us both, and then taking over the whole world, à la Hitler.
I think we’re ready for Moshiach.
Yes I know many "woke" Dems as well. They drive me crazy. And I agree about Bernie -- it is maddening and sad and pathetic. Currently I am a registered Democrat but I think that just gives me a say in the primaries. That's how I look at it. Doesn't mean I have to vote that way. Re the Republicans and Trump, I couldn't have said it any better.
Brilliant piece, giving our”Future of Jewish” an important talking point.
Love it. Had to be said. Also, I was so excited to read, "Then, perhaps, it might make sense to reconquer the Iberian Peninsula, which was part of the Caliphate from 711 to 1492." Every time Spain comes out with anti-Israel decrees or decisions I think -- don't you realize you're probably next up?!!!! Thank you!!!
Hi Robin, Glad to know there's someone out there with the same obsession! 😊
LOLOL
Excellent article as it cover an important message (World Domination) missed by too many on the left and political leaders.
If I may be so bold as to add to Mr. Mairson's important article, here are the numbers (with sources) to prove his point: https://thetruthfulproject.blogspot.com/2025/05/this-is-what-they-pray-for-numbers-dont.html
Additionally, just for fun: Imagine the World Without Alcoholic Beverages
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/416150
Netanyahu is not an extremist. He may be someone worthy of great disdain and that is the case in Israel as many loathe him. But he is a Democratically elected leader of a liberal government. Comparing him to Hamas and now to the Mullahs is yet another blood libel against Israel.
I agree. The mentions of Netanyahu as an extremist, in the post, were in quotes. Meaning it's not me using that word, it's the people who can't grasp the moral difference between Israel and Iran.
I realize this and perhaps should have made it clearer that I was not referring to you but to many people, and not just the Jew haters, who insist on equating the two. How do Israel "supporters" do this? They respond to the lies by saying "You know not everyone supports Netanyahu." This validates the lie.
A very FOOLISH move. Jihadists do not see such acts as good will gestures to be reciprocated. Far from maintaining peace, the jihadists saw it as a weakness to be exploited.
To have handed Jordanian muslims control of Judaism's holiest site and restricting Jewish prayer and refusing to have the Israeli flag raised over the Temple Mount after the decisive victory in the 6-day war was essentially snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory.
Why do the Jewish people always play nice?
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"Dayan transferred the daily administration and management of the site back to the Jordanian Islamic Waqf (the religious trust). To avoid religious friction and maintain the peace after the war, Dayan barred Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount itself. Jews were permitted to visit the mount as tourists, but Jewish prayer was restricted solely to the Western Wall. When Israeli troops initially raised the Israeli flag over the Dome of the Rock, Dayan ordered it to be taken down within hours.
This status quo is still intact, more or less. The Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque are still standing. Muslims can still pray there. And no Israeli flag flies above the site".
Thank you. Things in the U.K. are incredibly messed up too
REALLY need to proof read a bit better.
Author wrote: "But every family shall shit [sic] under its own vite [sic] and fig tree with no one to disturb them. For it was G-d of Hosts who spoke.” Spell checker might ignore the 1st mistake because it IS grammatically correct. Don't see how 'vite' got through. Just sayin'
Yes , Dear Alan, unfortunately those kahanist fanatics they have their hands on the reins of national power. Frankly you cannot deny this. But , hopefully this evil government won’t last after october 2026…
What evil??!! Did you read the article?!!
What's all this fuss about??Could you elaborate on your point a little more, please?
If we respond with incremental change, we will fail.
This moment demands a complete redesign of how we live, build, and protect our environment.
First, cities must evolve into climate-resilient systems.
We need heat-resistant urban design powered by AI real-time temperature mapping, smart zoning, reflective materials, and mandatory green infrastructure like vertical forests and cooling corridors. Cities should function like living organisms that regulate their own temperature.
Second, energy systems must become adaptive and decentralized.
Smart grids powered by AI should predict demand spikes before heatwaves hit. Distributed renewable energy solar microgrids, localized storage, and next-generation cooling technologies must replace fragile, centralized systems that collapse under stress.
Third, we must engineer nature at scale carefully and responsibly.
This includes large-scale reforestation using drones, atmospheric water generation, and climate engineering research under strict global governance. Ignoring these tools out of fear could be more dangerous than using them without rules.
Fourth, protect people especially the most vulnerable.
Wearable health tech connected to public systems can detect heat stress early. AI-driven emergency response systems can predict mortality risks neighborhood by neighborhood. Cooling access should be treated as a basic right, not a luxury.
Fifth, redefine accountability.
Every major infrastructure, corporate investment, and government policy should pass a “climate stress test.” If it cannot survive extreme heat, it should not be approved.
This is the shift leaders must understand:
Climate resilience is no longer environmental policy.
It is national security. It is economic survival. It is human survival.
The countries that move fastest will not just avoid disaster. they will define the next global order.
The rest will be left reacting to crises they can no longer control.
Alan, what a well thought out, and explained article. It is well known that people all have their opinions, but the facts are not owned.
With so much prejudice, in history and currently, against the Jews, it is an uphill struggle to educate people about the difference between Jewish extremists and Islamists.
Islam has an advantage, as they number around 2 billion people, and reproduce at a far greater rate. Many have moved from the countries which they hate, to western lands, where they are slowly taking over.
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Wow wow wow .. stuff on that link that I have never seen before .. thank you