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Beware Those Rushing to Declare World War III!!!

“War, what is it good for?” — Edwin Starr
Absolutely nothing.

That is, unless you’re dealing with a regime run by madmen hell-bent on annihilating Jews, Christians—hell, the entire…

I would love to satisfy some of my readers who believe I am too critical of the US president.  However, often he simply makes it so difficult to be complimentary.

For example, in an interview with Israeli news Channel N12 on Thursday, US…

ואתה דבר אל בני ישראל לאמר אך את שבתתי תשמרו כי אות הוא ביני וביניכם לדרתיכם לדעת כי אני ה’ מקדשכם

And you, speak to the children of Israel and say: “But…

Imagine a house in which smoke rises steadily from the cellar. The smell is unmistakable. The floorboards begin to grow warm beneath the feet. A few occupants, uneasy at the creeping haze, point out that something below may be burning.

But…

Sometimes words and agreements aren’t enough, and parties need to stand up for their demands

One of the oft-repeated arguments against the American decision to use kinetic force against the Iranian regime was that negotiations on ending…

The Jewish people heard the voice of God at Sinai.

Forty days later, we built a cow.

Not metaphorically. Not spiritually. A literal golden cow.

Parashat Ki Tisa records this moment with an honesty that borders on rude. The Torah could have…

“If you want to change the world, start by making your bed.” This is how Retired Admiral William McRaven began his famous address and subsequent book. The logic is simple: start your day with a task completed. Life is…

Procurement is not architecture. A battery is not a shield.

On 2 March 2026 an Iranian Shahed launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon struck RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. In one flight the hypothetical became operational.

Missiles travel faster than…

Most eyes are glued to the mutual blows in the current war. Some pundits ask how it will end, militarily and regime-wise. But there’s another dimension, what I would call the “outer circle” of the war’s effects. In the long-term,…

The very first steps I set on Israeli soil were in Haifa harbor in January 1978. I was a Dutch teenager, only eleven years old. The moment my feet touched the ground, something happened that I could not understand at the time. In an instant I…