On Yom Hashoah, it seems unfortunately that "never again" is now. This is a painting of a photo of my grandparents soon after they arrived from war ravaged Europe where they both lost most of their families. My grandfather lost his first wife and 5 children. #NeverAgain
IMO Israel has implemented more measure to prevent civilian casualties in urban warfare than any other military in the history of war. This includes many measure the U.S. has (or has not) taken in wars & battles but also many measures no military in the world has ever taken. ๐งต
For three months, I've raised the alarm about pro-terror organizations on U.S. campuses.
I've said this from the very beginning: this isn't about Israel or Palestine.
This is about supporting terrorism.
Now the SJP is going after the U.S.
(a long but informative thread)
This is where I live....my town....which has been a proud multicultural town where Jews, Muslims, Christians, etc have all lived together in harmony. We deserve better.
Teaneck, NJ. Obviously, the pro-Hamas groups are protesting there because that is where the Israeli government makes policy decisions, and not, as you might have thought, because of the large and visibly Jewish population...
@patrickcomack It sure is....if a country doesn't have a right to self defense... Sorry, that smells like anti-Semitism. There is no more moral army than the IDF. War is terrible, especially when Hamas uses innocent Palestinians as human shields.
@bariweiss completely on-point, a must read for all. Plus, thank you for sharing one of my favorite ideas from Rabbi Sacks - Jews first we build the future, only then we can mourn the past. https://t.co/lDMhq9lFaX
In 2012, @BarackObama set a red line with Syria on the use of chemical weapons. A year later, Assad gassed and killed 1,400 non-combatants. We did nothing.
In 2014, Putin invaded Crimea. We did nothing.
In September 2021, we abandoned Afghanistan in a sloppy withdrawal leading to the collapse of the country, handing our weapons and control to the Taliban.
In Feb. 2022, Putin invaded Ukraine. Since that time, we have slow-walked our military support for @Ukraine, failing to give them the armaments they need to win the war.
In our most recent budget debt crisis, we took @Ukraine out of the budget to keep the government temporarily open.
If Russia wins the war, we are handing control of the worldโs bread basket to Russia, and Putinโs power and aspirations will only grow.
On September 18th, we agreed to release $6 billion to Iran, but โonly for humanitarian purposesโ in exchange for five Americans. I remind us all that money is fungible. $6 billion for food and medical supplies frees up $6 billion Iran can use for terrorism and war. And I thought we had a policy of not negotiating with terrorists.
Why did Hamas invade Israel last night? Because the United States has consistently not kept its word on its foreign policy commitments and we look very weak.
Terrorism loves a leadership vacuum and we have created one.
We are politically divided. Our president is physically and cognitively challenged. And we are wavering on the commitment we made to @Ukraine to give them the weapons they need to win the war.
The world has become a much more dangerous place because we have not kept our word.
This needs to stop now or, dare I say, hell is coming. The world is a much safer place when the US leads, and it quickly can become a living hell when we fail to do so.
Now is the time for our government and Congress to show strength, solidarity and leadership and to follow through on our commitments to our allies and the world order.
We owe nothing less to our children.