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The problem that we (and Israel’s leadership) now must face is that America’s tie to Israel is breakable.

Dry Bones
Credit: Yaakov (DryBones) Kirschen.

The Biden administration’s slick response to Israel’s enemies thinking of joining the attack on Israel was one word: “Don’t!”

The problem is that there was no “or else” attached to the implied threat.

The Biden administration’s threat to Israel, in contrast, is backed up by an “or else”

Israel’s weaponry—from ammo to Iron Dome interceptor missiles—comes through our “unbreakable” tie to the United States.

The problem that we (and Israel’s leadership) now must face is that America’s tie to Israel is breakable.

Political cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., made aliyah to Israel in 1971 and began drawing “Dry Bones” in January 1973. The internationally syndicated, award-winning cartoons ran in The Jerusalem Post for 50 years. They were reprinted in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, TIME and other mainstream media publications. The “Dry Bones” story has been covered by CBS, CNN and Forbes, among other outlets. He was a member of America’s National Cartoonists Society and the Israeli Cartoonists Society. Kirschen died at 87 on April 14, 2025.
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