Column
That enemy eulogies of the Jewish state are given a boost by the Israeli press may be disconcerting, but it’s the price—and privilege—of free speech. Soldiers don’t enjoy such a luxury, however.
The Israeli finance minister’s call for wiping out Huwara was abhorrent, but so is the so-called “human rights” group’s demand for the mass expulsion of Jews from their homes.
The spin that Israel’s first lady scheduled her salon appointment in Tel Aviv to attract a commotion and gain sympathy is just as nonsensical as the propaganda that judicial reform will result in an impoverished theocratic dictatorship.
A bid to strengthen the Taylor Force Act that penalizes the Palestinian Authority’s “pay for slay” policy is necessary. But the administration is still evading the law in other ways.
There is a great deal to unpack here, most obviously the newly elected politician’s determination to deny that she is Jewish in the same breath as condemning antisemitism.
Groups claim that they are trying to “save” Israeli democracy. But their support for extreme rhetoric aims at toppling a democratically elected government and aids anti-Zionists.
Due to pressure from the U.S. representative for Palestinian affairs and the Biden administration, the IDF has avoided any major action against the terrorist infrastructure in northern Samaria.
Universalism has undermined it from both inside and out.
Jews who rioted in Huwara following a terror attack have been rightly condemned. But why do the world and the Biden administration still tolerate Palestinian terrorism?
One year after the Russian invasion, it’s not apparent whether the emphasis on bolstering Kyiv is deterring or emboldening both Iran and China.
The legacy of Nazi-style antisemitism among the Palestinians is the real obstacle to peace.
People think they are doing good by attacking the Jews, but they are only enabling absolute evil.