The Column
Today’s target may be Betar. Tomorrow’s could be a campus Hillel, pro-Israel nonprofit or Jewish defense group that refuses to be polite.
Ending the Islamic regime in Tehran would help reset the West’s moral compass.
The movement that turned out en masse to demonize the State of Israel for defending itself is uninterested in the slaughter of Iranians. Maybe it’s because they can’t blame it on the Jews.
Since the October ceasefire, Hamas has been said to have revived its tax system, expanded revenues and redirected funds to rebuild military infrastructure, including tunnels.
For decades leading up to the atrocities of Oct. 7, 2023, the top echelons of the Israeli leadership wildly misjudged the realities that prevailed in Gaza.
As Iran’s repressive regime weakens and its people bleed in the streets, the United States signals that this time, indifference is not an option.
The fall of a regime does not erase the crimes it committed, and it should not erase the judgments that follow.
Vice President JD Vance is leading efforts to persuade the president to appease Tehran rather than confront it. America has been down that disastrous road before.
Liberal Jews are rallying behind the partisan effort to use the death of Renee Good to end the enforcement of immigration laws. That isn’t defending Jewish interests or values.
The U.S. government needs to realize that nations with a documented history of hostility toward Israel cannot credibly serve as neutral peacekeepers.
For going on 47 years, the mullahs have been brutally subjugating the Iranian people and terrorizing the globe, while “enlightened” apologists beg to bargain their way to La La Land.